Insurgents press for sugar trust probe in Taft era clash
Open war looms between President Taft and insurgent Republicans over demanding a congressional inquiry into sugar trust frauds. Key senators and House rebels rally behind probes while opposition seeks to block postal savings bank bills and other reforms. The conflict reshapes Congress as leaders seek to guide or blunt the revolt.
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Taft
House
Senate
Sherman
Cannon
Sugar Trust
Congress
Cummins and Dolliver
Iowa
Borah
Idaho
Lafollette
Wisconsin
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Nebraska
Beveridge
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Bristow
Kansas
Nelson
Minnesota
Crawford
South Dakota
Dixon
Montana
Murdock
Postal Savings Banks Project
Lumber Company
Postal Savings Banks
J. J. Gardner
New Jersey
Postals Banks
Permanent Tariff Commission
W. J. Moxley
Tllfnois
Lorimer
Custerman
Bennett
New York
Immigration Commission
Sulzer
Cummins
Town
Commerce Committee
Boy Sues Over Hand Injury From Cutting Box
Joseph Mack, by his father, sues William Katton for 5000 dollars alleging the boy was employed to operate a cutting box in Katton’s barn and his hand was mangled in the machine cogs, resulting in loss of use of the hand.
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Joseph Mack
John Mack
William Katton
Katton
Boy Sentenced After Bicycle Offense
Joseph Morris was sentenced to the State School for Boys by Judge Stubbs on Friday for a bicycle offense.
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Joseph Morris
Stubbs
Rubens Nominated by Democrats for Council President
George B. Rubens, Second district councilman, likely to receive the Democratic minority’s complimentary vote for council president. Other Democratic members Frank E. McCarthy and James E. Troy confirm no objection to Republican choice Dr. W. H. Johnson. Rubens believes Republicans are starting in strong shape and that minority members will be safe in their hands.
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George B. Rubens
Frank E. McCarthy
James E. Troy
Mr. Rubens
W. H. Johnson
Republican Council
Stag Wounds Prove Fatal To Republican Politician Jefferson Harris
Jefferson Harris a Republican ward activist and precinct committeeman died at City hospital at 1 am Friday from injuries after a stabbing in a Friday night attack. Two foreigners were involved with George Fleser, a foreign laborer, under arrest identified by Harris as the assailant. Harris, 62, was a bartender at Patrick Campbell's saloon and was attacked near 19 S Blackford Street after leaving California and Pearl streets. Authorities report Fleser was intoxicated and claimed self defense after being robbed. another foreigner held by police denies stabbing.
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Jefferson Harris
Harris
George Fleser
Patrick Campbell
S. Blackford Street
California
Pearlstreste
Flesor
Houser and
Walsh
Okey
Bardash
Harrie
Salvation Army aid for hungry children and elderly couple
A Salvation Army letter describes five hungry children in a single family and requests Christmas food and clothing. Ensign Munselle notes many similar pleas at headquarters and vows to provide holiday baskets. He also cites an elderly couple over 70 at risk of eviction, promising temporary relief and Christmas cheer.
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Salvation Army
Munselle
Government Pharmacopoeia Bill Aims to Standardize Drugs
Representative Countrey of Missouri pushed an amendment to the pure food and drug act proposing that the United States publish the pharmacopoeia national form and set standards for purity and strength. It would make nonstandard drugs a criminal act if not aligned with U.S. Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary standards.
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Washington
Countrey
Missouri
United States
Fire alarm surge as city endures brutal cold wave
An epidemic of fires grips the city amid a sudden zero weather spell as 35 alarms strike in two days. Fires stem from defective flues and overheated furnaces, with significant blazes at Acme Carpet Cleaning on East Twenty-third and a railway carpentry shop near the stockyards. Losses reach $2,500, while hose teams battle through bitter cold, with homes along Miami to Pennsylvania streets sustaining damage.
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Acme Carpet Cleaning Establishment
East Twenty-third Street
Petty
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Indianapolis
John Stalhut
Miami Street
Dr. C. E. Worth
Newman Street
Andrew Shelly
Sixteenth Street
Mre
E. Miller
Delaware Street
B. T. Bentz
Tremont Avenue
Frank Feeser & Co
Prospect
Shelby
Daniel Meeks
Georgia Street
Pennsylvania Street
Harvey B. Stout
John Frazee
Mr. Stout
George M. Steott
Martowe Avenue
M. Bachellor
Fifteenth Street
Wall
H. G. Glickman
Washington Street
M. Wilkins
Eveest Street
C. W. Marker
Mayor vetoes ordinance boosting pay for police and firemen
Mayor Bookwalter on Friday vetoed ordinances raising salaries for police and firemen, claiming the timing goes against public policy and noting raises were given in the past two years. Council will consider overriding the veto at its next regular meeting on December 20.
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Bookwalter
Mayor Enjoined Over Water Shutoff in Cleveland Mills
Cleveland Ohio December court action forbids Mayor Johnson and cabinet from stopping the water supply to Cleveland Worsted Mills. City politics swirl around the dispute with the mayor accusing the mill of stealing city water and demanding $5,600 claimed for unmetered use.
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Cleveland, CO
Johnson
Cleveland Worsted Mills Company
Johason
Ciry Water
Head of Home Brewing Leader Dies at 61
August Hook, 61, president of the Home Brewing company, died Friday morning of pneumonia after illness starting Tuesday. He leaves a widow and five children. He lived at 610 Central Avenue and had led the firm for two years after previously serving as brew-master and superintendent. A well known figure in business and German circles, he was a member of Liederkranz Maennerchor Independent Turners K of P and Catholic Church. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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August Hook
Home Brewing Company
Central Avenue
Liederkranz
Maennerchor
Turners
K. of P. Lodge
Ten men trapped as river Irvine floods Kilmarnock mine
December 19 report from Edinburgh says ten miners were entombed when the Irvine River burst its banks at Kilmarnock. Galleries became flooded as underground rivers and lakes formed, and a relief effort was immediately mounted though officials feared for the men.
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Kilmarnock
Irvine
Lifeboat Search Rushes Over Lake Erie
A flotilla of tugs combed Lake Erie from Cleveland today seeking Capt. E. J. Bell and 12 crew of the steamer Clacion which burned to the water line near Point Pelee. If survivors did not reach shore in a metal lifeboat or be picked up, they may have frozen. The storm was so fierce that some doubted any lifeboat could endure the seas.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
E. J. Bell
Clacion
Point Pelee
Bradburn Not “Live” Enough for Old Wife in Divorce Case
T van Bradburn, two years old, an engineer at the Indianapolis Orphans' home, claims his wife Lucille objected to him for being too steady and homebound. Lucille, 18, left him after learning he preferred staying in and working daily. Mrs. Bradburn sought $100 and had him arrested for wife desertion, but Judge Whallon discharged him after hearing Bradburn's account.
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Tvan Bradburn
Indianapolis
Bradburn
Lucille
N. West Street
Whallon
Strike disrupts coal supply in Lane County
News from Eas says a coal famine looms as a railroad strike halts freight. Dignton reports no freight for ten days and a clogged line with cattle. The railroad commissioners have urged officers to move tied up freight at once and restore coal deliveries.
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Topera
Eas
Te Board of Railroad Commissioners
Cal
Lane County
Dignton
Dishton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Bord
Torture Tale Unfolds as Italian Noble Slays Wife and Lover
Vincenzo Tinelli, of a noble Turin line, surrendered after a jealous plot that trapped his wife and her lover, torturing them with starvation and salt rubbed into wounds. He watched as his victims were mutilated, laughing as he described the horrors to police.
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Rome
Potensen
Vincenzo Tinelli
Tinelli
Guiseppe Saceuc
Saccuci
Tve
Highway plan opposed by water company in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Water Company filed objections with the county auditor to a proposed highway from Illinois Street west along Fairview park then north across White River to another public road. It claims the route benefits private interests and would shift bridge costs over the canal and White River, estimated at at least $70. County commissioners appointed E A Wilson, Thomas Gentle and Rehard Camplin as viewers to inspect the proposal and report on its viability.
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Indianapolis Water Company
Ilinois Street
Fairview Park
White River
A. B. Carter
Ff Company
Whit River
E. A. Wilson
Thomas Gentle
Rehard Camplin
Qudden Attacks Stops the Beat of Roman Heart
John Hernedon, 40, of 944 Bates Street, employed at National Biscuit, collapsed at work Friday. He died on the floor after leaving a room. bicycle policemen Schlangan and Todd sent the body to the morgue. Believed heart disease caused death. leaves a widow.
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John Hernedon
National Biscuit Company
Hernedon
Schlangan
Todd
Bates Street
Daughters of the American Revolution to drop prosecution
Washington authorities report that the Daughters of the American Revolution will not prosecute a staff employee who allegedly defrauded several thousand dollars. The case involves embezzlements spanning at least one year, with details emerging from yesterday’s statements.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mystery death of Mrs. Clegg linked to unknown assailant
Witness Allen Patterson testified about the assault that left widow Mrs. Katie Clegg dead at City hospital. Clegg claimed an Italian man, introduced by a friend of Mrs. Wilson, struck her with a club while escorting her home, after leaving a restaurant. The Italian reportedly fled the city.
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Katie Clegg
City Hospital
Allen Patterson
Maryland Street
Flo
Roduced
Mrs. Clegg
Mrs. Wilson
Plot to kill Czar Nicholas uncovered on Standart
Berlin reports a plot to assassinate Czar Nicholas I of Russia after two bombs were found on the imperial yacht Standart. An investigation is under way with arrests made at Kiev and Yalta, signaling possible far reaching implications among prominent men.
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Berlin
Nicholas
Russia
Standart
Kief
Yalta
Mother awaiting ransom in Louisville kidnap case
Mrs. Frederick H. Kellner Jr awaits ransom demand from kidnappers who stole her 8 year old daughter Anna on a Wednesday morning on the way to church. Police across the south and Midwest track two white women and a man disguised as a woman who contacted a former Kellner maid, directing a meeting today for the exchange. Authorities shadow Mrs Kellner hoping to nab the abductors.
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Louisville
Frederick ‘Hh. Kellner, Jr
Anna
Katie Martin
Kellner
Actress Miss Barrigan Robbed Near Fairmount Park
Miss Mabel Barrigan reported a late night robbery near Fairmount Park after midnight on the 33rd Street Bridge by the Pennsylvania Railroad. She and three companions were held up. a thief grabbed her sable muff containing money and jewels while she fired five shots.
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Philadelphia
Mabel Barrigan
Fairmount Park
33Rd Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Second Ward Remonstrances Accepted by County Board
County commissioners on Friday morning approved remonstrances for the Second Ward amid unclear notes. The document shows portions of names and dates difficult to decipher, with officials indicating further review pending clarification.
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Lignaigg FM
Abana
Man Dying in Resort Mystery Prompts Coroner Inquiry
J W Rickey a 53 year old traveling salesman died two hours after falling violently ill at a resort on 201% W Ohio street Indianapolis after 1 am Friday. Coroner Blackwell delayed notification and an autopsy will determine cause amid rumors of poisoning while apoplexy is suspected. Rickey worked for Belding Silk Co of Cincinnati and was staying at Claypool hotel. Representatives of the silk firm will oversee arrangements in Indianapolis.
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J. W. Rickey
Ohio Street
Blackwell
Rickey
Seys
Belding Silk Company
Race Street
Cincinnati
Claypool
Ulery
E. F. Hodges
Flanner & Buchanan
Hodges
N. Illinois Street
Silk Concern
Indianapolis
Aged woman found near freezing in barn loft
Mrs. Mary Barnhill a 70 year old Black woman was found nearly frozen on a barn loft floor at 2340 Indianapolis Avenue. Humane Officer Merrill sent her to the police station where she was revived. A charge of insanity was placed against her and neighbors had supplied her with provisions. She had been living in the barn for weeks and slept on a bare mattress with only her dress for cover. She had no shoes and was barefoot in the snow when found.
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Mary Barnhill
Indianapolis Avenue
Merrill
Sembrich Rushes To Save Husband With Pneumonia
In a race to save her husband Herr Stingl, the famed soprano Mme Sembrich travels from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles by train. Stingl was struck with pneumonia here, and doctors say only the warm climate of Los Angeles offers a chance for life. All engagements are canceled as she accompanies him.
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Salt Lake City
Herr, Stengl
Mme. Sembrich
Los Angeles
Herr Stingl
Mme. Seimbrich
Kentucky Racing Commission Upheld By Court Of Appeals
Louisville December 10 The Kentucky court of appeals today upheld the Kentucky Racing Commission in the Latonian case. The ruling confirms statutory authority for state regulated wagering on horse racing.
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Louisville
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky Racing Commission
Latonian
Shectaheossinly Spears
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