Tennesseans Back Col. Walker in Pension Commission Fight
Friends of Col. I. N. Walker push a stronger bid to appoint pensions commissioner to replace H. Clay Evans, with Tennessee allies courting support. Reports say John W. Yerkes’s potential swift rise to internal revenue secretary rekindles Walker’s prospects. veterans group and Chattanooga dispatch indicate Tennessee Republicans Brownlow and Gibson now favor Walker.
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Col. I. N. Walker
Aim
Pensions
H. Clay Evans
Yerkes
Col. Walker
Washington
Tennessee
Evans
Chattanooga
Brownlow
Gibson
Walker
Boers Stagger British As 400 Captured In Dewetsdorp
London reports from Johannesburg state the Dewetsdorp garrison of two guns and 400 men surrendered on November 23. British losses total 15 killed and 42 wounded as De Wet presses operations and Roberts pursues. Alarm grows in London over possible uprisings and intervention rumors swirl from Cape Colony to France.
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London
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Dewetsdorp
Roberts
Knox
DeWet
Steyn
Cape Colony
Kruger
France
Russia
Britain
Denetsdorp
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
de- Wet
Indians whip Mexicans in Sonora clash
Two hundred Yaqui indians surprised two battalions of Mexican soldiers in a Sonora mountain pass. Twenty Mexicans and nine Indians were killed. The Indians held positions in rocks and withstood much of the Mexican fire before the Mexicans retreated.
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EL Paso
Tex
Sonora
Rebels Lose 400 in South China Battle
Chinese steamer reports from China describe a large clash near Kwang Tang as rebels clash with villagers at Sam To Chuk. Rebels suffer 400 dead and villagers 2,000 killed with 3,000 houses burned and many civilians killed. Victoria reports a typhoon in Tourance Indo China drowning 1,500 and causing crop damage.
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Kwang-Tang Province
Sam-To-Chuk
Victoria
B. C
Tourance
Indo-China
Liquor Licenses Tightened in Manila by War Dept
Washington reports Manila liquor traffic policy shows higher fees for saloons: first class $600, second class $250, third class $100, last class $50. Soldiers barred from buying vino. no discharged veteran holds license. Licenses tally: Spaniards 66, Americans 2, Filipinos 26, negroes 2, Chinese and Japanese 3, unknown nationality 27.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Icense
Clinton Ogilvie Dead Artist Noted for Landscapes
Clinton Ogilvie of New York, a landscape painter whose work In the Woods drew attention at the Philadelphia centennial, has died. Adjutant General Corbin denies reports that the president is weighing replacing Gen. MacArthur in the Philippines with Gen. James A. Smith.
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Clinton Ogilvie
New York
Corbin
Gen. MacArthur
Philippines
Local Patent Medicine Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cold remedy promising relief in one day with a no cure no pay claim. The price is listed as two cents for the treatment.
Did Miss Morrison Kill Mrs Castle Trial In Eldorado
Miss Jessie Morrison stands trial for murder in Eldorado Kansas charged with killing Mrs Olin Castle with a razor. The case features 81 state witnesses and 31 for the defense with testimony detailing a jealous love triangle and a scream heard by Bettie Moberly at Castle’s home.
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Eldorado, Kas
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Olin
Miss Morrison
Leg Pulling by City Firemen
City controller Johnson endorses the merit system for the fire department, opposing promotions via politics and arguing superiors should assess merit. He warns against firemen seeking favors from politicians and cites potential discharge for such acts. Johnson also opposes raising firemen salaries and lauds the Commercial Club report on the water contract, asserting the city should have bought the plant for 3 million and notes it could be worth 5 million to a private buyer with annual net gains offsetting the investment.
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Johnson
Armin Koehne
Harry New
Commercial Club Committee
Davis Taken to Capitol for State Funeral in Minnesota
The late Senator Davis lay in state at the Minnesota Capitol on Friday from morning until 3 p.m. as thousands lined the route and city commerce paused. At the state house, mourners viewed the casket and floral tributes, while many wept. funeral scheduled for Saturday.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Davis
Capital
State House
Minnesota
Was He a Scapegoat in Cincinnati Embezzlement Case
Friends of the late George Griffiths facing embezzlement charges totaling $100,000 expect startling revelations. The Enquirer warns an exposure is certain while suggesting others may use his name to cover broad grabs. Nine bonds of $5,000 each may be irregular and unlikely to be collected.
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Cincinnati
George Griffiths
Enquirer
Property owners seek widening of Central Avenue to sixty feet
Mason J Osgood and nearly all property owners on Central avenue north of Fall Creek petitioned the county commissioners Friday afternoon to widen the avenue to 60 feet from the creek to the Center township line.
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Mason. J. Osgood
Central-ave
Fall Creek
County Commission
Ers
Center Township
Earthquake Devastates Australian Town. Many Reported Killings
Dispatches from Herbertshone say a severe earthquake caused extensive loss of life and property damage. Thirty-two shocks were recorded and an apparently extinct volcano reawakened, according to advices from Australia. The report comes from Victoria British Columbia dated November 30.
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Victoria
B. C
Australia
Herbertshone
Bobby Dobbs Accepts London Challenge Offer
Memphis Tenn Nov 30 Bobby Dobbs the negro lightweight champion received a £1000 offer from the National Sporting Club of London to meet Dick Burge. He will accept. Dobbs fights Ed Wall here Tuesday.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bobby. Dobbs
National Sporting Club of London
Dick Burge
Dobbs
Ed’.Wall
Annual reports reveal state institution finances and death rates
Three annual reports to Gov. Mount detail finances for Indiana institutions. The blind school reports 164 inmates, per capita cost 202.75, and 31 from Marion county. The girls and women's prison requests 45 000 more in funding for repairs and operations, with 236 inmates. Health data show 35 458 deaths in the year, influenza and tuberculosis prominent due to foul air. Hammond records the lowest death rate at 10.1.
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Indiana Institution For the Education of the Blind
Indianapolis
Marion County
George Wilson
Indiana Industrial School For Girls and Women's Prison
Hibben, Hollweg & Co
Columbia Club
Parry Manufacturing Company
State Health Board
Hammond
Harry
Castle Rock Couple Shot During Dinner in Seattle Home
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Knapp were shot through a window as they sat to dinner on Thursday in Seattle Washington police say Mrs Knapp died instantly and Mr Knapp was wounded in the breast after the house was found ransacked.
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Seattle
Wash
Cornelius Knapp
Castle Rock
Knapp
Notorious Norfolk Gunman Kills Man in Triple-Front Murder
In Norfolk Virginia on November 30 C Church Lewis age 40, already linked to two prior killings, fatally shot Thomas Fogarty, 26, with a pistol after Fogarty fired three rounds. Lewis lies near death from his own gunfire as the investigation unfolds.
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Norfolk
C. Church Lewis
Thomas Fogarty
Lewis
Fogarty
Small-pox Breaks Out on New York City West Side
Twenty four cases of small pox have been found on the West side. A cordon of police surrounds the stricken district. A patient reports recovery from sore throat after using Eclectric Oil in twenty four hours. The note is signed M S Gist Hawesville Kentucky.
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New York
Gist
Hawesville, Ky
Market Briefs Chicago Wheat Prices Inch Down
Chicago reports mixed commodity movements with wheat down 14 cents for November futures and December at 70.34 cents. Corn shows weakness under free selling, oats slip, pork futures around 11.97, lard at 6.82, ribs near 6.27. Poultry prices rise for live birds and dressed turkeys, butter and cheese show modest gains, eggs quoted at 22 to 23 cents.
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Chicago
Young Americas
Limburger
City Grain Market Report Shows Mixed Wheat and Corn Prices
Grain prices steady to firm with No 2 red wheat at 78c and No 1 white corn at 36c to 30%c. Oats No 2 white 25c, hay steady with No 1 timothy at about 12.75 to 13.25. Inspection data lists several cars rejected or noted for wheat and corn, with totals and dates imperfectly recorded.
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Timothy
Whedt
Lear
Hermsdorf
IndianapolIs Stock Yards Cattle and Hogs Prices Friday
Indianapolis Stock Yards reports Friday receipts with cattle totals around 600 and hogs about 4,500. Quotations list good to prime steers 1,350 pounds up to 400 per head, cows and heifers varying by weight and quality, and prime to fancy export bulls at 3 60. Sheep and lambs market shows 3,000 shipments with common to medium lambs at 30 to 49 per hundred and good to choice lambs around 45 to 47.
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Indianapolis
Cesssee Voessceess
Blcot Ecos Entice
Ds Ok
Seanae
Interstate
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