Flood Devastates Bishee Arizona Damage and Loss Estimated
A severe flood on the San Francisco river and Chase creek in Bishee Arizona destroyed frame buildings and submerged homes. Reported fatalities include Mrs Joseph Throm and her family, with several others missing or drowned amid ruined business districts and destroyed saloons and restaurants.
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Bishee
Ariz
Clifton
San Francisco
Chase Creek
Ife
Joseph Throm
Roosevelt's Annual Message Dominates Senate Session
President Roosevelt's annual message to Congress held the Senate's attention for two and a half hours on Tuesday with only a Japan issue resolution by Senator Rayner of Maryland and memorial resolutions for late House members as exceptions. The House read the message for two hours and twenty five minutes as members crowded the galleries. Speaker Cannon also named Robert G. Cousins to chair the Foreign Affairs Committee to replace the late Robert R. Hitt and Frank Lawden to a vacancy on the same committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Rayner
Maryland
House of Representatives
House
Cannon
Robert G. Cousins
Lowa
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Robert R. Hitt
Mlinois
Frank ©. Lawden
Mr. Hitt
Army Chief Warns on Water Transport in Emergencies
Brigadier General Thomas H. Barry in his annual report notes the army lacks water transportation facilities for emergencies and troop movements. He cites the Cuba pacification campaign and the San Francisco earthquake response, praising overall army adaptability and resilience.
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Washington
Thomas H. Barry
Army of Pacification
Cuba
Atlantic
Barry
San Francisco
Francis guilty of first degree murder in Missouri case
Kansas City switchman Francis was found guilty of first degree murder in the Winona Newton case. The 15 year old girl, his sweetheart, was found dead in a dry creek on the city’s southern outskirts after allegedly being forced to drink poison. The Missouri Supreme Court later reversed the trial verdict. Francis was 21.
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Kansas City
Austin Francis
Winona Newton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Franciss
Francis
Sunday separation proposal at constitutional convention
An Oklahoma delegate on Wednesday called for a law to preserve church state separation in the constitution. The measure echoes a Seventh Day Adventists memorial signed by 6,000 voters asking no constitutional reference to any day set for public worship.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Highest Court Decides Mrs Myers Must Die
Kansas City report states a writ of error for Mrs Agnes Myers winder death sentence for her husband Charlie Myers murder was denied by Justice Hrewoer In Washington Governor Folk granted clemency to Mrs Myers and Frank Hottman under sentence of death Their hopes now rest with clemency and governor’s action as conveyed from Liberty jail where Mrs Myers awaited news She showed calm faith in Governor Folk’s mercy.
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Kansas City
Agnes Myers
Chariie Myers
Hrewoer
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Folk
Myers
Frank Hottman
Liberty
Ex Senator Brown Shot in Raleigh Hotel Rooms
Former Utah senator and noted lawyer Arthur Brown was shot twice in his Raleigh hotel room by Anna M Hradley of Salt Lake. She alleges he fathered two children and refused to marry her. Brown is in critical condition at the emergency hospital as surgeons weigh operation.
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Washington
Arthur Brown
United States
Utah
Raleigh
Anna M. Hradley
Salt Lake
Nia
Brown
Record exports of agricultural machinery to Russia
New York reports near 100000 tons of shipments to North and South Russia this season. International Harvester plans nine chartered ships plus regular line boats. Cargoes include reapers harvesters and mowers valued around five million dollars, with ports Odessa and Novorossiysk involved.
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New York
Russia
International Harvester Company
Black and Pulaice
Odessa
Norvorossiak
Black Wea
River flooding Salton Sink threatens irrigation and towns
A massive Colorado River surge floods the Salton basin threatening Imperial and Coachella valleys and forcing likely relocation of the Southern Pacific main yard. An estimated 25 million dollars in property values is at risk as Hind dam and earthen barriers fail to contain the river, forcing emergency redirection and irrigation shutdowns.
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Yuma
Ari
Colorado River
Salton Alok
Imperial
Coachella
Southern Pacifc
Salton Basin
Southern Pacific
Langan&a
Mexico
Arizona
Hind
Colorado
Plan Mrs Bradley's Defense Over Shooting Senator
Salt Lake City attorneys Barth and Bagley for Mrs Anna Bradley announce an insanity defense for the Washington shooting of Senator Arthur Brown at the Raleigh hotel. They have hired Dr C A Hoover of Blackfoot Idaho and another alienist to examine Mrs Bradley in Washington to assess her mental condition.
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Salt Lake City
Anna Bradley
Arthur Brown
Raleigh
Washington, D. C
Barth & Bagley
Salt Lake
Bradley
C. A. Hoover
Idaho Insane Asylum
Blackfoot
Idaho
Washington
Harriman Plans 10 Million for Los Angeles Railway Upgrade
The Los Angeles morning paper reports Br. H Harriman plans to set aside 10 million dollars to improve the Los Angeles Pacific railway from this city to Santa Monica Ocean Park and Venice. He will join H BE Huntington in the venture and Harriman agents aim to build parallel subways to Fourth Street and erect a ten story terminal station.
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Los Angeles
Castro very ill report from Macuto near La Guayra
Reliable advices from Venezuela say President Castro was moved to the near coast village of Macuto last Monday in a bed and appeared unconscious. The report describes him as very ill and in poor chance of recovery with the journey from Caracas noted.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Venezuela
Castro
Macuto
la Guayra
Presidentia
Caracas
North Dakota Railroads Confiscate Coal Amid Fuel Shortage
Northwestern North Dakota faces a fuel famine as Transcontinental lines seize coal from local dealers to keep trade moving. The Great Northern seized several cars on Saturday under the law allowing civil order to take coal with compensation.
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Minot
N. D
North Dakota
Great Northern
Indictments Target Railroads and Officials in Utah Case
Grand jury returns charges against Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line railways and Utah Fuel officials for undue preferences harming a coal seller. Indictments name H G Williams Robert Forrester William D Foster George A Moore Elroy N Clark Alexander Cowie Theodore Schulte and Thomas A Moore alleging fraud and conspiracy to defraud the government and perjury. The case stems from the D J Sharp affair with testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Salt Lake City.
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East Lake City
Grand
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Coal Company
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Buckingham
James M. Moore
D. J. Sharp
Sharp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Salt Lake
Union Pacific Coal and Railroad
Utah Fuel and Allied Coal Companies
H. G. Williams
Utah Fuel Company
Robert Forrester
William D. Foster
George A. Moore
Elroy N. Clark
Denver
Alexander Cowie
Denver of Aces
Theodore Schulte
H. B. Windsor Insurance Company
Thomas A. Moore
County Recorder's Office
Morgan Defends Panama Railroad Fight Over Control
Senator Morgan of Alabama argues in the Senate that the Panama railroad is a legal fiction to dodge U S obligations as a common carrier. He says tearing it up cannot be enjoined by creditors and calls Cromwell the primary beneficiary while proposing canal commission control under executive oversight. He warns the railroad endangers treasury and commerce and labels it reckless.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Alabama
Congress
Panama
Cromwell
Canal Commission
Treasury
United States
Seven Lives Lost In Chi Pal Fraternity Fire
The Chi Pal fraternity house in Ithaca New York burned early Friday morning claiming seven lives. Four were students and three were prominent townsmen who helped fight the blaze as volunteers. One student survivor C J Pope of East Orange New Jersey is said not to live long. Bodies of the dead except W Nichols of Chicago and F W Grolle of East Orange New Jersey were recovered. Authorities plan to dynamite the ruins to aid search for missing remains.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Chi Pal
C. J. Pope
East Orange
N. J
W. Nichols
Chicago
F. W. Grolle
Navy Ship Costs Reach 19 Million for Past Fiscal Year
The annual report by Paymaster General H. T. B. Harris shows total naval operating costs of 19,604,749 to keep Uncle Sam’s ships in commission. The battleship was the priciest at 714,245, followed by the armored cruiser Colorado at 2024,067 and Admiral Schley’s flagship Brooklyn at 11,530. The Manila Bay cruiser Baltimore cost 226,691 and cruiser Chicago 387,794 to stay afloat and active.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
H. T. B. Harris
Cout
Colorado
Admiral Schley
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Manila Bay
Chicago
Britain to stay neutral as Tangier display proceeds
London signals continued hands off policy toward the Tangier naval and military demonstration by France and Spain. Foreign Secretary Grey notes Britain recognizes France as the paramount power in Morocco and will defer protecting British subjects in Morocco to France and Spain in exchange for France recognizing Britain's position in Egypt.
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London
Great Britain
France
Spain
Tangier
Algeciras
Grey
Morocco
Egypt
Corocco
Demmented Coal Miner Opened Fire on Trolley Killing One
In Jackson Ohio Eimer McNeal a deranged coal miner opened fire on a crowded trolley leaving town killing Harry White mortally wounding J D Van Atta of Newark and severely wounding JFB Kiolason superintendent of Jackson public schools. McNeal was fatally shot by an officer at the scene.
Derailed East Liverpool T and L Car Plunges 71 Feet
A crowded East Liverpool Traction and Light car, carrying a full load of passengers, derailed before a trestle and plunged 71 feet into a chasm. Jamon Vale of Wellsville was killed instantly, with several others injured and feared dead. The car stood upright on impact and then toppled onto its side.
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East Liverpool, CA
East Liverpool Traction and Light Company
Jamon Vale of
Wellsville
Daring Bank Robber Surrounded and Surrenders in Great Bend
In Great Bend Kansas a man calling himself George A Lewis of Kansas City surrendered after a lone attempt to rob the J W Brinkman company bank. Pursuer Hud Westfall of the Wells Forte Express company was killed by a shot from the chase. Lewis claimed prior wine and paper purchase contributions were rejected and that he is despondent.
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Great Bend
Kan
J. W. Brinkman Company
George A Lewis
Kansas City
Hud Westfall
Wells Forte Express Company
Lewis
Desperate Factory Closures Spark Violent Labor Feud
Desperation grows as factory closures push 30 000 workers without food. Demonstrations by lawless groups rise and a renewed feud between nationalist and socialist laborers leads to five nationalist deaths and fifteen wounded in the past two days.
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Lanws
Tosslin
Derelict Koloma Threatens Shipping Off Cape Beale
The derelict Koloma drifts directly in the path of shipping 22 miles off Cape Beale after the crew was removed Friday. The Kaga Maru arrived from Japan with cargo valued at over 4 million dollars, including silk worth 11 million, posing a serious navigation hazard to the area.
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Victoria
Japan
Cape Beale
Clark urges Chinamen superior to Japanese in race remark
Senator William A. Clark at the New Willard questioned the Japanese situation and said his knowledge of the two races led him to conclude Chinamen in this country are superior to Japanese as men. He claimed to have loaned thousands of dollars to Chinamen and said none failed to meet obligations.
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Washington
William A. Clark
New Willard
Treasury Letter Urges Banks to Ease Five Dollar Note Strain
The secretary of the treasury issues an open letter to all banks noting a nationwide scarcity of small bills. Without legislation to allow national banks to increase five dollar notes, banks must act to alleviate the strain.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
Four Soldiers Slain by Pulajanes on Leyte Island
Manila report says constabulary column clashed with Pulajanes between La Pas and Terragona on December 5. Four soldiers were killed and eight wounded, including Lt. Ralph P. Yates Sr., whose injuries are not serious. Thirty Pulajanes were reported killed with many wounded and captured. details remain unclear.
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Manila
la Pas
Terragona
Leyte
Elght
Ralph P. Yates
Chicago Tragedy Enduces Fatal Shooting in Exchange
Retired physician Dr. Henjawin Harris, who moved from Antigo Wisconsin a year ago, was fatally shot by A C Campbell a lumber dealer from Antigo. The shooting occurred in the Stock Exchange building and sparked quick alarm as Campbell offered no attempt to flee and was taken into custody. Domestic troubles between the two families were cited as the tragedy’s motive.
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Chicago
Henjawin Harris
Antigo
Wis
A. C. Campbell
Stock Exchange
Campbell
Washington Subsidy Bill Amendment Aims Trade Expansion
House merchant marine committee discussed amending the Gallinger bill to drop subsidies to the South American and Oriental trades. Chairman Grow venor proposed the change aligning policy with Secretary Root's trade extension aims as outlined in recent western speeches.
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Washington
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Feheries
Growvenor
Root
West
Clifton flood disaster devastates Solomonville residents
Additional details describe a deplorable condition in Clifton caused by the flood. Practically every building in the town is damaged or swept away, with numerous narrow escapes reported as the flood struck without warning. Two men were carried along the street and saved by grabbing store awnings and forcing through a plate glass front.
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Solomonville
Arle
Clifton
Parrow
Mayor Rescued From Quicksand in Los Angeles River
In Los Angeles, Mayor Owen McAleer was pulled from a deadly quicksand trap in the Los Angeles river. A timely rescue by a party on shore saved him and his two driven horns until ropes were secured and the mayor and horses were freed after about an hour of effort.
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Los Angeles
Owen McAleer
Taft endorses discharge of Brownsville soldiers
Washington reports Secretary of War Taft released an annual report excerpt detailing the Brownsville incident. He condemns the crimes as described in dispatches, notes the department did not identify offenders, and supports discharging the entire battalion to remove a dangerous element.
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Washington
Taft
Brownsville
Tex
War Department
Civil Service Report Highlights Merit System Growth
The United States civil service commission reports ongoing political activity within the classified service despite executive orders. Merit system support rises in Congress and four states have civil service laws. During the year 689 exams were held with 122,024 passing and 41,877 appointed, down from prior totals. High-eligibility declines range from forty to sixty percent due to low salaries offered by the government.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Congress
Sheremetieff Gets His Shot In St Petersburg Ambush
Police Inspector Sheremetieff, once linked to the Bialystok anti Jewish outbreak, was shot near the Fontanka canal as he investigated a house searched for terrorists. Although he was wounded in the head, he fired back and helped pursue the suspected assailant before dying.
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Sheremetieff
Major Llewellyn Denies Charges Against Governor Haggerman
Major Llewellyn district attorney of New Mexico says in a Santa Fe statement on Wednesday that he has not made any charges against Governor Haggerman and knows of no one who has. The dispatches claim involvement with charges filed with President Roosevelt.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Llewellyn
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Haggerman
Roosevelt
Bank Teller Admits Theft Of Nine Thousand Dollars
Kansas City report states William C. Anderson collection teller at First National Bank confessed to embezzling $9,000. Ki F Swinney president acknowledged the loss Wednesday morning. Anderson, employed nineteen years, left on Monday on a supposed hunting trip and is accused of taking the funds in three installments over the past week.
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Kansas City
William C. Anderson
First National Bank
Ki. F. Swinney
Anderson
Prolonged Kingston Earthquake Shocks Island Areas
A strong earthquake shook Kingston on Wednesday night lasting eight seconds. The tremor caused panic among residents while Barbadoes and St. Lucia also felt shocks, with St. Lucia reporting the strongest effects. Aftershocks have continued irregularly since last February.
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Kingston
Island of St. Vincent
Barbadoes
St. Lucia
Alan
Stock Sharper Sentenced in Ohio for Mail Fraud
Charles Whitney Norton pleaded guilty to using the mails to promote a fraud scheme. Judge Taylor sentenced him to eighteen months in the Ohio penitentiary and a $100 fine. Norton, indicted by the grand jury, operated nationwide with a mining stock specialty and diverted patrons’ proceeds for himself.
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Toledo
United States
Charles Whitney Norton
Ohio
Taylor
Norton
Prevent Grand
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