Vote Buying Revealed in Adams County Probe
In West Union Ohio Judge Blair outlined a contract system of vote buying in Adams County. Contractors sold voters in wholesale lots to the highest bidder, with commissions kept by the sellers. About half the county’s votes were reportedly bought or sold, and 65 percent of indicted individuals face disfranchisement as state witnesses supply details.
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West Union
Adams County
Grand Jury
Blair
A. Z. Blair
Strikers' Children to Share Christmas Cheer in Chicago Halls
In Chicago 45000 garment workers on strike for over three months will have Christmas tree celebrations in four major labor halls. President John H. Fitzpatrick of the Chicago federation of labor will serve as Santa Claus, and Women’s Trades Union League representatives will distribute toys. Peace talks are paused until after the holiday season.
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Chicago
John H. Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
Women's Trades Union League
Unti
Santa Claus Dies From Freezing in St Louis
William Rio known as a real Santa Claus to North St Louis children froze to death in a roadway on a cold Saturday while returning from delivering gifts. A basket of presents hung from his arm and candies remained in his pockets for the children’s stockings.
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ST. Louis
North St. Louis
William Rio
Santa Claus
Duchess Leaves City After Switching Case Turmoil
A Paris report says the Duchess de Choiseul Praslin formerly Mrs. Charles Hamilton Paine of Boston withdrew her formal complaint and secretly departed the city amid a sensational dispute over a $200,000 suit involving Count Aulby and Madame d Aulby.
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Tours
France
Duchess de Choiseul
Praslin
Charles ‘Hamilton Paine
Boston
Magnate Murphy Breaks Arm After Icy Fall
Chicago December 24 President Charles Murphy of the Chicago Cubs baseball club suffered a broken right arm in a fall on an icy Sheridan Avenue sidewalk near his home last night. The fracture is described as the large bone above the wrist.
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Chicago
Charles Murphy
Chicago -Cubs Baseball Lab
Sheridan and
Washington Street Bliss Native Richer Shop
The notice outlines a shop project on Washington Street featuring Bliss Native and Richer Shop. Details reference a commercial venture with a new storefront, emphasizing local business activity and development.
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Washington St
Bliss
Trustee suits yield unexpected results across townships
Attorney General Bingham’s suits against township trustees bring unlooked for outcomes. Former Browntown trustee Jerry McCosker paid $804 in full under protest, raising whether interest should be added. Thomas M. Hanan will decide if the case is dismissed without interest. Douglas, Curry trustee, faces suits as plaintiff and defendant over inflated advisory board pay. Other actions target Seybold, Hayworth, Benning, Brown, and Nail in several counties.
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Wiliam L. Eustin
Browntown Township
Jackson County
Jerry McCosker
McCosker
Thomas M. Hanan
Richard B. Douglas
Curry Township
Sullivan County
State Board of Accounts
Douglas
Charles I. Seybold
Washington Township
Cass County
Perley M. Hayworth
H. T. William Benning
Madison Township
Allen County
Wiliam P. Brown
Raccoon Township
Parke County
Daniel B. Nail
Jefferson Township
Wage dispute nears settlement as engineers mull compromise
Chicago December 24. A critical day in the wage controversy involving 33 000 locomotive engineers and sixty one western railroads appears likely to avert a strike. Commissioner Neill proposed a final peace plan with concessions by both sides. Grand Chief Warner Stone and engineers advisers planned to meet Saturday to endorse the proposal for the roads grievance committees. Railroad general managers also scheduled a Saturday meeting, with signs pointing to acceptance of the agreement.
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Chicago
Western
Neill
Warner Stone
Engineers’ Advisory Board
Refuses to Trade Upon Friendship in Juvenile Case
Murray Bruce, son of a Shelby street fireman, faced a $250 bond for wife and child neglect. Judge Stubbs noted the friendship with Murray’s father and offered to cancel the bond if the boy appeared Thursday. George Bruce Sr refused to withdraw the bond, insisting he does not support his son. Murray claimed to earn 50 a month and contribute to his family.
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Stubbs
George Bruce
Murray Bruce
The
No. & Company
Murray
Young Bruce
Shelby Street
Bruce
George
Bruce Sr
Kimball Refuses Deputy Role as Wallace Seeks Controller
City Controller Howard Kimball rejects the deputy controllership offer from Wallace’s designated successor Harry R. and signals he will remain in office through year end. Kimball vows to finish office work before deciding January actions, leaving Wallace free to appoint his protege Fred B. Aiken as deputy controller, with Mayor Shank backing Alfred E. Cook for now.
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Howard Kimball
Harry KR
Wallace
Kimball
Shank
Fred B. Aiken
Alfred E. Cook
Cincinnati
Akin
Navy orders chase Hornet as filibuster fears rise
Capt. Davis of the U S S Tacoma cruises near the Atlantic fleet of Honduras to intercept the Hornet recently cleared from New Orleans bound for a Filibustering expedition against President Cavilla. If Hornet appears off Honduras coast it will be barred from landing or blocking shipping. The Yorktown at Corinto is ordered to Amapala.
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Washington
Davis
U. S. S. Tacoma
Honduras
Navy Department
Hornet
New Orleans
Cavilla
Yorktown
Corinto
Amapala
Terry McGovern Discharged After Court Arraignment
New York December 24 Terry McGovern former lightweight champion was discharged by Magistrate Gelsmar after arraignment on a charge of intoxicant ion and assaulting Policeman Barney Friday night. The ex champion and officer clashed for some time with the officer getting the worst of it. The policeman did not appear against McGovern on Saturday.
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New York
Barney
Terry McGovern
Gelsmar
Terry
Prima Donna Sings In Open For Poor In San Francisco
Wulsa Tetrazzini the opera star will sing on a flower bordered platform near Lotta's Fountain Saturday night. Thousands will attend the open air concert and poorer classes will have admission. Critics complain society women may block the event for fear it harms the diva's voice. A program of Christmas carols is planned and after the performance the crowd will sing Auld Lang Syne while showering roses on Tetrazzini.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wulsa Tetrazzini
Tetrazzini
Insurgents at Lorimer Clearance Fight Gains Momentum
Washington dispatch reports rising likelihood that Senators Cummins Beveridge Borah Culberson Rayner and others will join a Senate showdown over the Lorimer matter. Insurgent and mild regulars weigh actions as a potential split looms and a minority report may gain backers.
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Beveridge
Frazier
Lorimer
Majority
Governor visits Crawfordsville to check on former partner’s son
Governor Marshall traveled to Crawfordsville on Saturday to see Phil Clugston, son of his former law partner. Clugston is critically ill following an operation prompted by a pleurisy attack. The governor spent the day there.
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Gov. Marshall
Crawfordsville
Phil Clugston
Theft at U S commissary cited in Panama raid
Official inquiry into a major theft at the Balboa United States commissary uncovers hundreds of thousands of dollars in supplies looted by ten or more employees. J. J. Hines Peter Peterson and Charles Stewart are among those jailed as accessories, with government attaches alleged to have knowledge of the operation.
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Colon
United States
J. J. Hines
Charles Stewart
Peter Peterson
Balboa
Hines
Peterson
Man thanks himself for lost legs after railroad near miss
Tack Riggs of Grand Rapids Michigan narrowly escaped death when he slept on tracks twice Friday night. A switch engine and multiple cars passed over him both times without injuring him, later leading to a brief detention and a suspended sentence for the incident.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Prisoner Burns Dies on Eve of Release at Jackson
Billy Burns aged 62, a Detroit burglar known as the gentlemanly burglar for his polite methods, died at the Jackson state penitentiary on Saturday after spending more than half his life in prison. He was near release when pneumonia caused his death.
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Billy" Burns
Detroit
Jackson State Penitentiary
Kid McCoy's Fifth Wife Divorces Him
New York December 24 The fifth wife of Kid McCoy Norman Selby the former pugilist has secured a divorce from him. The papers signed Saturday by Justice Platzek in the state supreme court state Mrs McCoy was previously married to Edward C Bud Ellis who inherited a fortune in the locomotive industry. McCoy had seven marriages with wife No 3 occurring three times.
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New York
Kid McCoy
Norman Selby
Dugilist
Hus
Justice Platzek
Supreme Court
Dixon Favored For Much-Sought Place
Washington December 24 Representative Lincoln Dixon is favored to win a seat on the Ways and Means Committee from Indiana. Democratic leaders credit his service. three other Indiana Democrats vie for the single slot. The committee will grow to twenty members with thirteen Democrats and seven Republicans.
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Washington
Lincoln Dixon
Ways and Weans
Indiana
Dixon
House
Todiana
Sixteen Miners Sentenced in Colorado Disorder
Sixteen Lafayette Colorado miners and United Mine Workers members began one year jail terms for contempt of court after disobeying a November 30 injunction restraining interference with Northern Coal and Coke Company mines. The judge refused a stay but gave 3 days for filing a bill of exception.
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Greeley A. Whitford
Northern Coal and Coke Company
Milk dealers protest rail rate increases on shipments
The interstate commerce commission heard complaints from milk dealers about rate increases by the Pennsylvania on Baltimore and Ohio and eight other rail lines on cream and condensed milk shipments. An order suspending the higher tariffs was issued until March 1, 1911, pending a hearing.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
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