Notable Carrington Volume Covers 1866 Big Horn Route
A Boston publisher issues a new edition of Henry B. Carrington's Some Phases of the Indian Question highlighting Wyoming history, the 1866 Big Horn expedition and the Fatterman massacre with portraits. It includes Pedigreed sketches of Carrington and survivors and a Bridger guided 907 mile itinerary. The narrative contrasts 1866 occupancy maps with Burlington railroad travel in 1908.
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DeWolfe, Fisk & Co
Boston
Henry B. Carrington
Wyoming
Sharidan
Carrington
General Carrington
James Bridger
Burlington Railroad
Sharkey predicts Jeffries victory in proposed ring clash
Tom Shar key says that if Jeffries regains wind it will be a slaughter not a fight. If not, Jeffries will be just an ordinary fighter. He calls the Jeffries Johnson bout a grand ring battle and rates Johnson as second best but unable to whip Jeffries.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Jeffries
Jeffries- Johnson
Johnson
Dagoans Fear Chinese Tong War Breaks Out
Chicago police and detectives fear bloodshed in Chinatown as two rival tongs clash. Sing Moy, shot while held by rival tong members Sunday, died today amid a night of revolver fire between the warring groups.
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Chicago
China Town
Sing Moy
Little Tim Sullivan Dying as Crowds Gather at Home
In New York on December 22 Timothy L. Sullivan known as Little Tim, famed bowery politician, is dying. A tearful crowd of judges, city officials, politicians and diverse citizens gathers at his home to learn of his condition.
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New York
Timothy L. Sullivan
Little Tim
Bowery
Freight Conductor Survives Blizzard Crossing Snow Drifts
In South Dakota, Conductor Bixler of a Chamberlain Murdo freight faced a life threatening blizzard ordeal as heavy snow halted the regular run. After departing Draper, he battled a deep snow drift four miles from Murdo while attempting to reach the town on foot.
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Mitchell
D. D
Bixler
Chamberlain
Murdo
Dilwizard
Draper
Minister Egan backs Cook degree and medal
Dr Maurice F Egan American minister to Denmark believes Cook thought he reached the pole not the Danish university will not revoke Cook s degree and medal He arrived on the Oscar II from Denmark and said the decision will be final unless new Cook material is presented at Utah
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New York
Maurice F. Egan
Denmark
Cook
Egan
Whitney
Utah
Home Found Of The Mysterious Aeroplane
United Press reports discovery of a hidden aeroplane home in the dense woods on John B. Clough Estate Worcester Massachusetts. A reporter found fourteen men at work on the estate while the shed near the site was identified as the aeroplane hideout. State police detained him and he was fined for a passing offense as workmen were employed by Paul B. Morgan, Worcester, an aircraft enthusiast and associate of Tillinghast.
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Worcester
Mass
Massachusetts
United Press
John B. Clough
West Boylston
Pmtate
Rtea
Paul B. Morgan
Worchester
Tillinghast
Cannons Boom at Funeral of Leopold
Torrential rain marred the Belgian king Leopold funeral as crowds filled Brussels streets. Spectators paid a hundred dollars for choice window seats while cannons boomed in the downpour.
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Leopold
Brussels
Volunteers In Peril In Mine At Merrin
Merrin I W Va Dec 24 The wet of miners has been checked and indicates that all except eight escaped the explosion Volunteers are searching the mine today It is feared there will be more explosions and that the lives of the searchers are in peril The explosion was caused by open lamps carried by the miners Black damp prevented effective rescue work
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Merrin
Generals Monzales and Castillo Captured in Nicaragua
Zelaya forces suffer heavy losses as Gen. Estrada’s surge advances toward Managua. Zelaya’s generals Monzalez and Castillo fall, 1900 troops captured, four field pieces and many rifles seized, over 600 killed or wounded. Madriz organizes resistance, volunteers rally for Estrada.
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Monzales
Castillo
Bluefields
William A. Deverall
United Press
Estrada
Rama
Vasquez
Managua
Zelaya
Monzalea
Madriz
Thousands at Sullivan Funeral Draw Massive City Crowd
New York on December 24 observed Tim Finliivan's funeral with thousands lining streets within a mile of his home. Crowds gathered before daylight, traffic was suspended, and police managed large demonstrations marking the event as the largest since Rabbi Joseph's burial.
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New York
Tim Finliivan
Rabbi Joseph
Nisland Names Postmaster for New Town
John B. Stewart, father of a local business partner, is appointed post master of Nisland. He plans to run a general store in the new town and was recommended by Congressman E. W. Martin. The announcement comes via a letter to Mr. Rogers.
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John BH. Stewart
Stewart and Griffith
Whitewood
Nisland
J. B. Stewart
E. W. Martin
Rogera
Pope Confined to Bed with Gout in Rome
Rome report says the Pope is confined to his bed with gout on December 22, preventing any public duties. The Vatican has not released further medical details or a timetable for recovery.
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Rome
English pug arrives to fight Battling Nelson
Owen Moran the English lightweight arrived in New York on the Lusitania eager to fight Battling Nelson at 184 pounds. The New York explorers club denounced Dr. Cook as an imposter, declaring his claim to having climbed Mr. McKinley unfounded.
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Pug
Nelson
New York
Owen Moran
Lusitania
Battling Nelson
New York Explorers Club
Dr. Cook
Mr. McKinley
Vault sealed after death of Senator Patani Waa
Naples December 24 The vault in the mansion of the late Senator Patani Waa was opened and authorities found that four million dollars in cash and securities were missing. The vault had been sealed since his death in November while executors were awaited.
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Naples
Patani Waa
Trial of Mrs Jeanette Ford Follows Big Four Blackmail Claim
Cincinnati finds Mrs Jeanette Stewart Ford, called the queen of blackmailers, to stand trial before Judge Woodmansee for allegedly attempting to blackmail Charles L. Warriner ex treasurer of the Big Four who is accused of stealing 643000 from the railroad. The case promises a tale of intrigue, romance and tragedy spanning ten years and involving prominent figures.
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Cincinnati
Warriner
Burns
Allence
Ford
Ohio
Mysterious Woman in Ohio Blackmail Case Headed for Trial
The long tale follows a Cincinnati socialite who spent an early fortune and married Edgar Cooke then allegedly blackmailed Warriner for hundreds of thousands. Authorities say more chapters may surface as Mrs. Ford faces trial next week while Warriner remains jailed awaiting bail.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Billy Ford
Ford
Edgar
Cooke
Warriner
Large crowds bid adieu to Hoosevelt party in Nairobi
Nairobi December 18 large crowds bid farewell as the Roosevelt party departed for Uganda. An array of naturalists hunters and runners accompanied them with Kermit notably off the camera for the gym as he lucked into good fortune at the station departure.
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Nairobi
Roosevelt
Uganda
Kermit
Defaulter Warriner Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Charles L. Warriner, former treasurer of the Big Four, pleaded guilty to embezzlement in Cincinnati. Judge Woodmanzee sentenced him to six years in a Columbus penitentiary for stealing more than five hundred thousand dollars and spending it on women.
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Big Four
Ohio
Cincinnati
Charles L. Werriner
Woodmanzee
Columbus
Town name feud over post office ends with Nisland
In Belle Fourche area on the Northwestern extension a town site 15 miles east pursued a post office name amid contests between Lucerne and Nisland. Rail officials favored Nisland. petitions to Washington sparked protests, and the Post Office department ultimately settled on Nisland.
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Belle Fourche
Nia Sorenson
Lucerne
Nisland
Washington
Martin
Postoffice Department
Thornby
Secret Police Chief Dies In Stairway Bomb Blast
St Petersburg reports Col Karpoff chief of police blown to pieces during attempt to capture Michael Vosskressensky at his home. Witness says Karpoff visited as Vosskressensky’s uncle and feared explosion on top of stairs. Police have Vosskressenky in custody. Seoul reports Yi Wan Young, Korean premier, assassinated by Li Tsl Ming as he left church.
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ST. Petersburg
Col. Karpoff
Secret Police
Melikoff
Filz
Karpoff
Michael Vosskressensky
Vosskressensky
Vosskressenky
Seoul
Korea
Yi Wan Young
Li Tsl Ming
Leopold
Young
English Official Shot in Nasik Theater Lobby
A.M. T. Jackson, administrative head of Nasik, was assassinated in a Bombay theater lobby last night. He was shot by a native who surrendered and boasted of the act. Authorities fear an organized plot to kill English officials.
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Bombay
India
M. T. Jackson
Nasik
Assassin strikes Romanian prime minister in Bratnio
Washington reports a Bucharest dispatch states an anarchist shot the Romanian prime minister today at Bratnio, leaving the leader seriously wounded.
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Washington
Bucharest
Bratnio
Petition for Review of Walsh Case Filed
Washington reports a petition filed in the United States Supreme Court seeking a review of the circuit court of appeals ruling in Chicago that found John R. Walsh guilty of bank wrecking.
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WALSH
Washington
Circuit Court of Appeals of Chicago
John R. Wale
United States Supreme Court
Tennessee Senator Fights to Save Samuel Hampton
In Mexico City on December 23 Senator Taylor of Tennessee fights to save Samuel Hampton, a St. Louis attorney sentenced to be shot for killing a Black man. The federal court refused an appeal to the supreme court, citing misrepresented testimony by interpreters. Intoxication is not considered a defense. Hampton’s wife Mrs. Hampton is ill in Texas from worry.
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Mexico City
Taylor
Tennessee
Samuel Hampton
St. Louis
Mexico
Supreme Court
Hampton
Texas
Here is a Girl Well Worth Having
Miss Della Howard aged 22 holds a mining claim near Carter and has built a sod barn for her team of horses keeps a dog for a companion and runs a country Sunday school near her home. The claim lies within a mile of the new townsite of Carter and is valued at about 8000 dollars.
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Gregory
Della Howard
Carter
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