Notable Deaths and Disasters From Across the World
A summary of a Chicago doctor Dr. Joseph F. Piesen dying from tetanus after a fall and nose fracture. A major fire in San Francisco destroys a large block near Mission and First streets inflicting over 200000 in losses. Revere Rubber and Mangum Otter prominent victims. Ernest G. Stedman, bankrupt official, commits suicide in New York by jumping in front of a subway train at Fourteenth Street.
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Joseph F. Piesen
Chicago
Piesen
San Francisco
Mission, Jessie
First
Second Streets
Cal
Revere Rubber Company
Mangum & Otter
Ernest G. Stedman
J. C. Lyons Building and Operating Company
New York City
Fourteenth Street
Caro Line Islands
Bchmits
Olympic Theater
Duma
Prof
Alexander
Herechel
McClellan
New York
Great Catskill Aqueduct
Jamestown Exposition
Francis Murphy
Texas Members Propose Measures on Cotton Grain Options
Washington correspondence reports Texas legislators introducing measures to curb options in cotton and grain and possibly stock deals. The plan seeks to curb market speculation and could threaten embargo actions if enacted.
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Texas
Awakening Over Cotton Speculation Sparks Congressional Letters
A nationwide wakeup to possible gambling on cotton futures and embargo threats on stock speculation surfaces. Senator Culberson and Representative Burleson introduce bills targeting cotton futures with potential expansion to wheat and grains. The Burleson measure seeks to curb interstate commerce by limiting telegraph and telephone transmission of futures contracts.
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Washington
Congress
Culberson
Texas
Burleson
Congressional Activity Highlights Early Session Actions
The Senate did not meet on Thursday while the House announced committee appointments and introduced many bills. Adjournment was set for Saturday with plans to reconvene January 6. Senate measures include suspending a mining labor requirement, a six year presidential term proposal, a mine disaster investigation commission, and a vice admiral rank bill.
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Senate
House
Cannon
Teller
Cullom
Committee On Judiciary
Scott
Warner
Gaines
Wrecks and deaths reported in distant rail and mine incidents
A train collision near Franklin Pennsylvania derailed the passenger train killing fireman William J. Daly and injuring several including Conductor William Miles and engineers H. C. Tombes and T. E. Evans. Wrecks occurred in Chicago yards and a mine disaster near Monongah, with 346 total dead. Admiral Dewey turns 70 and remains in robust health. Whispering Larry Delmour, ex-Tammany leader, dies in New York City.
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Fernoa
Lake Shore Road
Franklin
Wm. J. Daly
Ashtabula
Wm. Miles
Oil City
H. C. Tombes
T. E. Evans
Larry” Delmour
Lawrence Belmour
Tammany Halil
New York City
Bryan party arrives for Galveston duck hunt
William Jennings Bryan and his son reached Galveston Texas to be hosted by Col W L Moody for several days of duck hunting on Moody's Lake Surprise preserve.
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Col. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Galveston
Tex
Col. W. L. Moody
Lake Surprise
Great Lakes Seaaon Loss Totals 1907 Ship Losses Revealed
Total vessel property loss on the Great Lakes for the 1907 season reached 743000. Cleveland marine men compiled the figures showing thirteen steamers and one schooner lost.
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Great Lakes
Cleveland Marine
Student Hangs Self in Philadelphia Room
Frank W. Miller aged 20 of Kansas City and a University of Pennsylvania student was found hanging in the big room in Philadelphia. Life was extinct when the body was cut down. He was the grandson of Reverend John H. Miller of the Presbyterian Synod of Missouri.
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Frank W. Miller
Kansas City
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
John H. Miller
Presbyterian Synod of
Mis
National financial bills and political shifts noted
The article cites moves to regulate stock and bond dealings in the US with mentions of Hepburn and Burleson plans, France and Germany restricting margins, and inherited tax proposals. It covers Senate changes, candidates ill in Pensacola, new Oklahoma senators Owen and Gore, and a Discovery Day bill. It also records a Pittsburg fire losses and a San Francisco murder lynching, plus a Chicago lawyer's death by suicide.
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Boards of Trade
Burleson
Hepburn
Iowa
France
Germany
Perkina
New York
Pensacola
Fla
Mallory
Robert L. Owen
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Owen
Gore
House of Representative
Goulden
Steel Exports Jump to Record November Volumes
New York and eastern ports report November steel shipments at 76 199 tons, up nearly 55 percent from October and the heaviest for the period in two years. Rails, nails, and pipe led exports to the Far East while wire sales peaked to South America.
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New York
Eastern Seaboard
Far East
South America
New York Brewers to Raise Beer Prices After January 3
New York brewers announce a price hike of one dollar per barrel effective after January 3. The uppland grounding near Chester Island is noted as floated with the vessel sailing from Philadelphia to Vera Cruz.
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New York
Uppland
Philadelphia
Vera Cruz
Chester Island
Delaware River
Mary Elizabeth Lewis
President nominates Magdeburg for Milwaukee pension agent
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Frederick H. Magdeburg to be pension agent at Milwaukee. Rep Ansberry of Ohio introduces a survey bill for a Toledo Chicago ship canal. Rep DeArmond of Missouri proposes a bank officers felony for bank fund speculation. Indian affairs commissioner urges laws to empower progress in tribal self management.
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Senate
Frederick H. Magdeburg
Milwaukee
Ansberry
Ohio
Toledo
Chicago
DeArmond
Missouri
White Matter Determines Brains
Dr Edward Spitzka argues in a new book that white matter linking brain hemispheres largely dictates intellect quality not gray matter. He cites studies of eminent figures and notes left handedness deafness and vision defects leave brain imprints.
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Edward Anthony Spitzka
Jefferson Medical SoNege
Rioters Fire and Loot in Town Against Warehouse Men
An organized raid destroyed a tobacco plant and bookstore during a night attack, burning stores and telegraph lines and causing an estimated 200000 dollars in damage. A posse pursued the raiders but was overwhelmed. militia were sent in by Gov. Beckham.
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Osely
Tobacco Trust
Farmers’ Association
Trust
Gov. Beckham
Smith
Rabies as Germ Generated Disease Says Chief Melvin
Chief Melvin of the Bureau of Animal Industry asserts hydrophobia is a real germ generated disease. He notes two forms, dumb and furious, with transmission possible between animals and to humans. He warns there is no known cure for rabies.
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Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
The
Agricultural Department
Bureau
Business tone improves as year closes but full recoveryawaits
The piece notes brighter sentiment in business circles yet expects no real pickup until banking conditions normalize. Weather boosts retail activity, consumers buy essentials and Christmas goods, while wholesale activity remains quiet but steady for spring merchandise.
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Chicago
Dun’s. Review of Trade
Holiday retail and trade outlook in New York
New York reports show holiday buying centers on display yet overall retail volume remains below last year. Sentiment on next year’s fur trade is mixed while financial circles gradually normalize. Cash payments ease nationwide with several cities operating on a cash basis and grain exports show notable growth. The week ends December 19 sees 208 business failures, fewer than prior weeks and years.
Grain and livestock price reports across major markets
Market notes list Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Prices shown include wheat No 2 corn oats rye and specialty items with ranges reflecting quality and market conditions.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Bay State Gas lists Lawson as new president
Thomas W. Lawson is elected president of the Bay State Gas Company of Delaware. The army chief of staff recommends building officers quarters at the army war college in Washington at a $100000 cost. Heinrich Conreid of the Metropolitan Opera House plans retirement after this season amid company friction. A fire on East Ninth Street in New York City kills one, injures two others, and possibly burns Ning horses. Dr. William F. Boose reports arsenic in Boston youth William Farnsworth Baker’s body and notes aconaznic fluid used in burial preparation.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Bay State Gas Company
Delaware
Army
Army War College
Washington
Heinrich Conreid
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
East Ninth Street
New York City
William F. Boose
Boston
William Farnsworth Baker
Bogota
N. J
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M. Casimir Perier
Toulon
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Statehood
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Rathdrum
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Allegan, Mich
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Fayette City
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Monongah
Oscar II
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Roosevelt
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Ala
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Lord Kelgin
Chicago Woman’s Club
William I. Thomas
University of Chicago
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Alexander Graham Beil
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