Zelaya Seeks Refuge on Mexican Gunboat In Corinto
Rear Admiral Kimball orders U S naval forces in Nicaraguan waters to prevent Zelaya’s escape. Vessels officered by the United States are to demand his surrender and counter any thwarts by Nicaraguan or Mexican authorities. Zelaya faces deaths of Cannon and Groce as a consequence of his actions.
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Washington
Kimball
United States
Nicaraguan
Zelaya
Corinto
General Guerrero
Cannon
Groce
Mexican gunboat at Corinto awaiting Zelaya’s boarding
A Mexican gunboat arrived at Corinto with plans to receive ex-President Zelaya, amid strong local hostility. Protests from the United States were anticipated as Madriz’s succession gains are viewed as reform. Mindwiz and Irias are named, with concerns over mob violence and possible assassins.
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Colon
Corinto
Zelaya
United States
Madriz
Petrel
Mindwiz
Irias
United States Aids Zelaya Prisoners After Greytown Evacuation
Greytown falls under government control as Zelaya forces retreat toward Managua. Gen Estrada plans an advance while 1,900 Zelayan prisoners suffer food shortages in Rama captivity. US offers Red Cross funds and surgical aid aboard ships to relieve hospital shortages and fever.
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Bluefields
Greytown
Estrada
Managua
Chamoro
Rama
State Knox
Red Cross
Denounce Zelaya Sparks Nationwide Turmoil in Managua
Reports say ex-President Zelaya completed his flight today to the dismay of government forces. Rioting grips the city as Zelaya's followers march and demand he stay. Guard surrounds the palace while provisional authorities and Estrada allies plot to counter Entrada’s advance.
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Managua
Zelaya
Madriz
Provisional Government
Gen. Estrada
Entrada
Thurston Sentenced to Ninety Days in Criminal Court
Grents Thurston, a Black man, appeared before Judge Pritchard on charges of stealing a guitar sold for 50 cents. He initially pleaded not guilty and sought a delay, then changed to a plea of guilty and requested a sentence of about 90 days to allow work and employment after the warm season. The judge granted 90 days in jail.
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Negro
Judge
Grents Thurston
Pritchard
Criminal
Thurston
Messina Quake of Terror Strikes City Again
The Sicilian city of Messina faced a violent earthquake on December 24 causing panic as residents deserted homes and camped in streets. Walls collapsed and the tremor followed a five second first shock with additional aftershocks, echoing the disaster of December 28, 1908.
Christmas releases free 44 prisoners at city workhouse and jail
Police Judge Thomas Whalton granted 44 Christmas releases based on recommendations from the workhouse superintendent and county sheriff. Thirty eight prisoners from the workhouse and six from the jail were freed after being deemed deserving and non threatening by officials. One former release later admitted it worsened the man's situation, revealing the risk of freedom without solid support.
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Thomas Whalton
Whalton
Workhouse
Whallon
Supt. Shaw
Woessner
Judge Whallon
Nut seller cited after underweight pound of nuts
Inspector of weights and measures found a pound of mixed nuts sold by Ed Lockwood weighed only 11 ounces instead of 16 when weighed for L L Miller at 340 Downey Avenue. Wulfson checked the scales at the market house and noted complaints from Christmas shoppers about short weight.
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Insidor Wulfson
Ed Lockwood
L L. Miller
Downey Avenue
Lockwood
Wulfson
Washington Street
Senate Avenue
Miller
Kidnapping Probe In Black Hand Case In Chicago
Police hunt 15 year old Frank Benanti son of Samuel Benanti, a wealthy Chicagoan, after letters signed Black Hand demanded $100 or his life. He vanished December 5 after saying a mysterious man followed him home. Authorities in New York and St. Louis alerted as nationwide search begins.
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Chicago
Frank Benanti
Samuel Benanti
Chicago Avenue
Black Hand
Elm Street
New York
St. Louis
Hundred Warm Overcoats For Needy Boys From Saks & Co
The Saks & Co Christmas drive will present one overcoat to each of one hundred young boys. The coats are distributed at the store after the boys assemble at police headquarters. Officers have gathered names and vetted applicants, hearing many poignant stories of poverty and need from widowed mothers and families, with one elder brother urging the coat be given to his younger sibling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saks & Co
Pennsylvania
Washington
Powerful Western Maryland Group Seeks Pittsburg Coal Control
Report states that in the last seven months the Western Maryland interests led by B F Bush, with John D Rockefeller Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr George J Gould Myron T Herrick and others, bought Pittsburg Coal stock aiming to gain control and channel Pittsburgh coal to the seaboard.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Maryland
B. F. Bush
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
George J. Gould
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Seaboard
Taft Gives Turkeys and Gold Pieces to White House Staff
President Taft distributed turkeys to White House employees with families earning under 1200 dollars a year and issued gold pieces to others. The gifts cost about 500 dollars from the president's private funds.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Whitehouse
Sambia Grounded in Algiers Harbor
The Hamburg American liner Sambia ran aground today in the harbor of Algiers while en route from Hamburg to Japan with a large passenger list aboard.
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London
Sambia
Algiers
Hamburg
Japan
Not Much To Be Expected Tall Session Sen Shiveley En Route
Senator B F Shiveley returning from Washington for Christmas in South Bend arrived in Indianapolis Friday noon and met with Democratic state chiefs including Thomas Tagart at the Denison. He declined to discuss Indiana politics, predicting a cautious session due to the looming election and a risk to Cannon and Cannonism amid Republican worries of losing the House majority.
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B. F. Shiveley
Washington
South Bend
Indianapolis
Denison
Thomas Tagart
Shiveley
Crawford Fairbanks
Indiana
Congress
House
Senate
Garr closes purchase of Phill Lewis for Brooklyn infielder
Charlee Carr announces the deal to acquire Phill Lewis from Baltimore. Lewis, a Cornell alum developed at Syracuse under Hughey Jennings, played in the Eastern League last season and is praised as a strong infielder and solid hitter. He told Carr in New York he wanted to join Indianapolis, and the club says the roster is now complete.
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Sun
Lewis
National Commission
Orioles
Mike Donlin
Cornell
Hughey Jennings
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Carr
New York
Indianapolis
Watkins
Sal Meyer
Chicago
A. A
Indianapolis Club
Joseph O'Brien
Tom Chivington
O'Brien
Utah Governor Bars Jeffries Johnson Fight in Utah
Utah Governor Spry announced in Philadelphia that the Jeffries Johnson world heavyweight title bout cannot be held in Utah. He cited state law prohibiting the fight and said the law will be upheld.
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Philadelphia
Jeffries-Johnson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Spry
Jeffries and Johnson
Ketchel To Fight Burns In London
Chicago Dec 2. Stanley Ketchel announces a London bout with Tommy Burns at the National Sporting Club with a February or March date. He says a London match with Sam Langford and later bouts with Bill Squires and Bill would follow if he wins.
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Chicago
Stanley Ketchel
Tommy Burns
National Sporting Club of London
Burns
Sam Langford
London
Australia
Bill Squires
Bill
Salvation Army Feeds 500 With Christmas Baskets in Indianapolis
An army of the poor gathered at 3 PM on Capitol Ave in Indianapolis to receive 500 Christmas dinner baskets from the Salvation Army. Major Escott reported widespread need, with cases of poverty, sickness, and diphtheria among applicants, while the city enjoys a large Christmas program at Tomlinson Hall for 200 children and other festivities.
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Indianapolis
Capitol Avenue
Salvation Army
S. Capitol Avenue
Cit
Hecott
Elliott
Oriental Street
Pastantine
Tomlinson Hall
Mayor Escott
Joshua Stansfield
Bookwaiter
Shank
Escott
Calvin I. Fletcher
Tomlingen Hall
Pergzon
Army
Frisky Burglars Target Homes and Shops Across Town
Burglars operated Friday night throughout the city, stealing small items from S Chandler at 2414 College to Kiser & Co on 150 E Washington. They broke a shop window at Geo Gaynor 910 N Illinois and a saloon at 2% N Delaware, taking butter bacon fur muffs dolls whisky cigars. Neighbors confronted intruders at 509 N Illinois and 429 N Senate as suspects fled after escapes.
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S. Chandler
College Avenue
Geo. Gaynor
Illinois Street
Kiser & Co
E. Washington Street
Delaware Street
J. A. Batman
Ashland Avenue
Caroline Murdock
Frank Logue
Senate Avenue
J. C. Burkhardt
Alabama Street
Loving Couple Bill and Gurgle In Court Room
Bernard Ruhl age 1 percent and his bride formerly Miss Margaret Robinson age 18 sat in juvenile court Friday morning holding hands and kissing while Judge Stubbs questioned their marriage. Adam Ruhl father of Bernard had the bride and her sister Mrs. Helen Frazee arrested for contributing to delinquency. The Ruhls say they live at 142 Blaine avenue and the bride and sister claim Coffey street. A man other than Bernard obtained the license and Joseph O'Brien was later named by the couple. O'Brien was ordered into juvenile court. The bride and sister were jailed and Bernard released on $50 bond.
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Bernard Ruhl
Margaret Robinson
Joseph O’brien
O'Brien
Young Ruhl
Money Vanishes From Snoring Man at Union Station
Ira Eichhorn of Campbellsburg Indiana slept through an early morning at Union station allowing a thief to steal a bill book containing cash from his breast pocket. He lost sixty dollars and could not raise the fare for himself and his wife to return home.
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Ira Eichhorn
Campbellsburg
Ind
Union Station
Eichhorn
Archbold kin's relative granted divorce in Parkersburg
Mrs. Caroline Insley niece of Standard Oil magnate John D. Archbold was granted a divorce from J B Insley a former Parkersburg merchant. Desertion was the allegation and Insley vanished about four years ago.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Caroline Insley
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
J. B. Insley
Insley
Wreck near Sudbury injures 17 aboard CP train
A Canadian Pacific train carrying about 800 passengers wrecked west of Sudbury Ontario. Seventeen people were reported injured as travelers, mostly residents of the northwest heading east, faced the incident today.
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Toronto
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Sudbury
Northwest
Christ
Tragedy Strikes Mark Twain's Household Drowns Daughter
Jean Clemens, elder daughter of Mark Twain, drowned in a bathtub at the authors home in Redding Connecticut. The body was found at 7 30 am and epilepsy was cited as a factor. Twain, 74, faced the blow with his usual fortitude. Jean had recently returned from Germany and was described as vivacious and charming. Local servants discovered the tragedy after she failed to respond in her room. Jean Clemens body will be taken to Elmira for burial in the family plot.
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Redding
Conn
Jean Clemens
Mark Twain
Miss Clemens
Miss Jean
Germany
West Indies
New York
Osip Gabrilowitsch
Jean
S. L. Clemens
Italy
H. H. Rogers
Pittsfield
Mass
Rodman Gilder
Elmira
Ballston Post Office Safe Blown Open
Ballston New York December 4. The post office safe was blown open with nitroglycerin. Four men were seen fleeing the scene during the robbery.
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Ballston
N. Y
Ballston On
Pentemes
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Nazarene
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Sage
Garr
Phill Lewis
Charlee Carries
Phil Lewis
Ketchel
T. Burns
Bill and
Gurgle
Archbeld
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