Mystery in cruel murder of woman on Hackensack Meadows
A refined woman about 26 was found dead in an icy pond on the Hackensack Meadows across from Newark. Her nude body showed signs of strangulation and dragging. Two men in a yacht gapored area detained. witness accounts describe cries for help and a well dressed stranger. The body has not been identified and police pursue leads.
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Novi
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Passaic
Coogan
Peter Coogan
Marine Engine Company
Court-martial verdict on Capt Kulp for disobeying orders
Des Moines reports the court-martial of Capt. Kulp of Company B Thirty-Third regiment for allegedly failing to stop a prize fight on Adjutant General Thrift's orders on November 21. The panel held he did disobey though not intentionally and recommended reprisal.
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Thrift
Three Die In Penn Railroad Wreck Near Camden
In dense fog near Camden New Jersey three people died and 17 were injured when a Pemberton accommodation train collided with an Atlantic City express on elevated tracks just outside the station. Victims include C H Brown of Moorestown JL Turbarinl Mount Holly and T J Webster of Merchantville.
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Atlantic City
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Merchantville
Davis executive dies after tenure at Wakets elevator
George W. H. Davis, president of a farmer owned elevator company with holdings in North Wakets and Maniwala, died Thursday. He had served four years in the legislature and was a prominent figure in local farming circles.
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Christmas Tide Aboard Fleet Ships At Port of Spain
Port of Spain reports a lively Christmas scene as 6000 to 7000 bluejackets went ashore for festivities and a regatta, while torpedo boats steam toward Para. Admirals Evans and staff watched races as governors hosted sailors at luncheon and races.
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Terinidad
Albert G. Beausinne Dead Assistant to Chicago News
Albert G Beausinne, assistant to the publisher of the Chicago Daily News, died suddenly Thursday afternoon of a disease. He was years old and joined the News in 1879 after teaching school and studying law. He belonged to the Union League, Press, Quadrangle and Caxton clubs. St Louis University lost at Spokane to Washington State College, 11 to 0, in the second half.
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St. Louis
Constable Guard on Stage Hisses at Albani during Il Trovatore
Boston December 27 A comic note colored the San Carlo Grand Opera performance of Il Trovatore at the Majestic theater as a constable guarded tenor Carlos Albani in a civil suit brought by Oscar Hammerstein for $1000 in advance salary. Early day papers served the tenor. before second act a mesne process arrest was ordered but the singer was allowed to finish the program on stage under guard, the audience frequently hissing until bondsman released Albani after the performance.
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Fight Union in Courts at Goldfield Nevada
Goldfield Mine Owners association plans federal court action to end the local miners union. A suit to barring picketing and interference seeks dissolution of the Goldfield miners union, filed by Goldfield Consolidated Mine Company against the Western Federation of Miners and 20 officers including Charles A. Mackinnon.
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Two Men Fatally Injured in Kings Powder Plant Blast
Dayton Ohio December 27. A third explosion in as many weeks at Kings powder plant fatally injured two workers Thursday night. Almazo Yong and Andrew Bears were hurt as caps exploded while Yong was shaking primers, demolishing the battery shop. Yong lost a left arm and Sears nearby suffered severe burns. Damage to the facility estimated at $2000.
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University President Resigns at Missouri Board Meeting
St Louis Dec 28 At a meeting of the University of Missouri board of curators in Columbia R F Jesse resigned as president. A committee headed by C B Faris of Caruthersville was appointed to select a successor. The resignation was stated to be for personal reasons.
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Kansas Congressman Calderhead in Critical Condition
Kansas Congressman William A. Calderhead of Kansas is critically ill with double pneumonia at his city apartment. He was taken down about five weeks ago with the grip and has since worsened, doctors report.
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William A. Calderheart
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Calderhead
Plans of Mrs Eddy Charitable Fund To Teach Indigents
Boston reports detail Mary Baker G. Eddy's plan to establish a charitable fund bearing her name. The board, based in Boston, will fund an educational program to teach the science of Christian Healing. A million dollars will be devoted, with beneficiaries chosen by certificates of indigence and moral character.
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Gypsy King Held On Grand Larceny Charge
Gus Stanley king of a traveling gypsy camp and eight followers were jailed on $10,000 bail each after a grand larceny charge by rival Queen Dora Pearse. A court heard jewelry valued at $20,000 was stolen from Pearse’s quarters. a romance between camps was noted as stabilizing tensions.
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Dora Pearse
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Westchester
John Kruss
Pearse
Ethel Stanley
Stanley Camp
Stanley
Multiple News Snippets From Around the World
A compilation of brief items: Henry Wuitt leads in Chicago as former Illinois treasurer. Kurdish raiders besiege Urmia. New Buffalo land cotton mills cut output 25 percent. San Francisco fire destroys blocks worth over 200000 dollars. A Toledo broker J Frank Zahm dies by own hand. Bertram Somers kills his five year old in San Jose. J C Cain commits suicide in jail after murder sentence. A Des Moines coal train robbery. Dutch cabinet resigns. Delta Tau Delta house burns in Champaign. Cronstadt healer ill in St Petersburg. Chicago saloon case setback. Henry Thaxton death sentence reprieved in Birmingham. Lake Shore freight collision at Franklin PA, fireman killed. Denver wedding links Cora Arnold and Albino Chavyarria. Lethbridge mob attacks Chinese quarter. Ernest Stedman commits suicide in NYC subway. Ft Leavenworth planning field for annual maneuvers. Lost Spanish Bullion Mines promoters fined. thieves flee after car pursuit near Whittier.
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Fairbanks Indorsed at Triliana Republicans Meeting
Indianapolis large crowd hears unanimous resolutions urging Vice President Charles W. Banks for the presidency. Gov. J. Frank Hanty led the resolutions, cheered by active party workers statewide. Two perish in Bradford fire. Henry Meisr and Antonia Obert die in a blaze at Andrew Bartow’s home. two others injured.
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Thaw to Face Second Jury Trial in White Murder
New York reports that Harry K Thaw will be called before a jury again for the murder of Stanford White. The defense plans to present Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and alienist experts to argue Thaw’s insanity at the crime but restored balance since, with health and family attendance expected.
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Madison Square Roof Garden
Concrete in Dams Would Build Eight Room City Homes
Washington engineers on the Panama Canal plan vast concrete work for the locks. The Canal Record notes the amount of concrete could build 22,842 eight room houses, forming a continuous street from New York to Philadelphia, with enough left to supply suburban homes for about 120,000 people.
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Expedition to Explore South of Amazon Organized in Boston
An expedition to explore the southern watershed of the Amazon river between the fourth and tenth parallels is being organized in Boston under the supervision of George M. Boynton.
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Amazon River
George M. Boynton
Nebraskan Soldier Found Frozen to Death in Sod-House
John M Griant, an old soldier from Bayard Nebraska, was found frozen to death in an abandoned sod-house. He had no known relatives and the body had been in the house for about three or four weeks.
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John M Griant
Georgia Goes Dry As New Prohibition Law Takes Effect
Atlanta marks the start of the year with Georgia becoming the first southern state under a stringent prohibition law. It bans manufacture and sale of intoxicants, bars keeping or gifting liquor in public places, and imposes a $500 tax on civil owners or members allowing drinks of intoxicating liquors.
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Balloon Contest to Highlight July Fourth Aeronautic Event
The Aeronautique club of Chicago plans an international balloon contest in Chicago on July 4 with prizes for the longest distance and the greatest time aloft. Telephones are being installed to connect Amoy with Tsuen Chou and Chang Chow, extending about fifty and thirty miles respectively.
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Aerontudique Club of Chicago
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