Antirebate Campaign Sparks Federal Road Probes
Chicago federal officials announce a major antirebate investigation into railroad roads and shippers. Subpoenas issued for many railroad men and industry leaders. grand jury summons set for December 19. Attorney Moody directs enforcement of the Elkins act to indict rebates and discrimination.
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Federal
Milave
Cnerst Willian
Moody
Interstate Commerce Commission
J AL Marshand
Interstate Sorlerce Commission
Morrison
Philadelphia
United States
United ‘Tates
J. Whittaker
Phompson Te
New York
Washington
Nesday
United States District
Meriwether Cleared of Midshipman Assault Charge
Meriwether was acquitted of murder but found guilty of violating Navy regulations by engaging in fisticuffs. He received a one year sentence at the limits and a public reprimand. the Academy penalty was partially remitted by orders from the Secretary of the Navy.
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Meriwether
Dagton Speviat
Asowether
Drary Bonaparte
Government of the Navy
Lifeboat Saves Nan rerket Crewmembers After Ship Sinks
Thirteen men aboard the Nan rerket were rescued after the vessel sank a few minutes after the crew abandoned ship. A New Bedford dispatch notes persistent bailing and wireless aid, with Rinnday the lig Aehesads leader cAsalen aiding from the lightship. Brasil Makes Protest. The Brazilian minister lodged a complaint with Berlin over the Panther incident, and Senator Mitchell is buried in Portland. Sioux City stock market updates follow, with Halidax reports of storm damage and several vessels ashore.
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Ares
Nan Rerket South Shoal
Lig Aehesads
cAsalen
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Brasil
Foreign Office
Berlin
Knjaler
Brazil
Foreigen
Oklahoma Statehood Song Moves Senators at Capitol
A 150 member delegation from Oklahoma and Indian Territory filled the halls of the Capitol as they urged statehood. A 13 year old girl, Helen Rensiow, sang Oklahoma bringing cheers from Beveridge and others. Beveridge praised the cause and Cannon urged the girl to sing for the senate.
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Committee On Territories
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Okahoma City
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Siyone
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Renataye
Cannon
Senate
Russian Unrest Grows After Bloodshed At Petersburg
Dispatches report a crisis rising in Russia as the telegraph strike turns violent. At Petersburg troops and police seized Krustaleff after arrests, while two strikers and several officers were wounded or killed in front of the general post office as workers clash with volunteers and police.
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Russia
Interior
Maade
Krustaleff
Gimé
Shasy
Minneapolis Family Survives Gas Leak Rescue
Five members of J. W. Watt’s Minneapolis family were saved from gas fumes after Morrill, visiting for church, discovered the home unconscious. He carried Mrs Wirch and three children and a guest outdoors where medical help revived them.
Giant Carmania Liner Arrives in New York Port
The turbine steam ship Carmania of the Guards Line arrives at the New York port on its maiden Trans Atlantic voyage. The vessel is 79 feet long, 30 000 tons displacement, eight decks and can carry 3 108 people. It faced severe Atlantic weather but maintained steel integrity throughout.
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New York
Carmania
Guaard Line
Atlantic
RAILROAD MEN PROTEST RATE MAKING POWERS
Chicago union delegates denounce Interstate Commerce Commission control of railroad rate setting in a Tuesday meeting attended by about fifty representatives from Cook County brotherhoods aimed at unifying action ahead of a statewide gathering.
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Unclear General Strike Rumor Reported in St Petersburg
Reports from St Petersburg indicate a possible general strike in Russia. Advices say the government could accept the demands within forty eight hours, prompting widespread labor action if true.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Bank Robbery Staged by Masked Gang in Readius Massachusetts
Eight masked men seized control on Main Street in Readius, Massachusetts, tying up officers on patrol and forcing entry into Mechanics’ Bank. Investigations continue into the audacious early 1900s style heist with authorities seeking suspects and motive.
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Readius
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Mechanics” _Bank
Race Riot in New York Ends in Shootout and Arrests
A deadly Sunday night shooting in New York sparked a riot as three men barricaded in a Franklin Street tenement. Police fought crowds, a telegraph pole was used to force entry, and two men were injured or killed while Antonio Zuarillo Nichole Izorra and Giuseppe Marteus were arrested amid rival enmity claims.
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Franklin Street
New Brighton
Staten Island
Thomes Rooney
Tames Roach
Antonio Zuarillo
Nichole Izorra
Useppe Marteus
Ut Ig
Light ship in peril in severe north Atlantic storm
Nantucket South Shoal lightship No 5 battled heavy seas off Newport Rhode Island as a fire extinguished after water flooded fore rooms. Wireless failed at 3 30 p m Sunday leaving the vessel helpless though officials believed its five watertight compartments would keep it afloat.
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Wesselman
Newport
Nantucket South Shoal
North Atlantic
Miners Seek 10 to 12 Percent Pay Hike At Eastern District Convention
At Shamokin Pa the Eastern District miners conference signals a wage demand of 10 to 12 percent. Contract miners oppose eight hour day plans citing price readjustments. operators are likely to refuse.
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Shamokin
Des Moines Widow Seeks Rice Fortune Heir Claim
Mrs. J. J. Schuler of Des Moines asserts kinship to millionaire William Marsh Rice and hopes to inherit half his fortune. She lives in a small Oak Park hovel with ailing husband and relies on neighbors for food and clothing while awaiting legal proof of sisterhood and impending execution of Albert Patrick in New York.
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Patrick
New York
Willam Marsh Mice
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J. J. Schuler
Des Moines
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Oak Park
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Jons
Omaha Indians Receive Right of Way Damages
Seventy two Omaha Indians at the agency collected about 20000 in right of way damages for the Asuland cutoff railroad through the reservation. Checks drawn on Security National Bank at Sioux City ranged from 20 up to 1200 dollars and many recipients faced delays or hurried cashing as they sought funds.
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Asuland
Bette Baile
Security National Bank
Sioux City
Alany
Wife Sues Saloon Keepers Over Husband Injury
Mrs. Alvene W Nelson of Crescent sues four Cornel Bluffs saloonkeepers for 10000 damages claiming liquor given to her husband Soren Nelson on Sunday August 6 led to intoxication and a fall beside a Northwestern train. Nelson, once a railroad section foreman, is said to be unable to support his wife. Defendants include TLT Griffith Seth Afar H A Filter and Christ Schanz with bondsmen also named.
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Alvene W Nelson
Crescent
Soren Nelson
Northwestern
Wnelson
TLT. Grifith
Seth Afar
H. A. Filter
Christ Schanz
Woman killed by train near Council Bluffs in tragic accident
Mrs. J H Matlack of Cresco married to a Pottawattamie County district court official was struck and killed by a Western passenger train near Council Bluffs while bundled against the cold. The incident spotlights railroad speed enforcement. city officials plan to act.
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Leagan
1. B. Pawel
Lacy Snyder
Dewell
Conscience Prickes Eldora Man To Make Good Old Debt
An Eldora man, after twenty two years, sent $2.50 to Pastor GC Warner of First Congregational church to atone for stealing a 2 cent collar button from Nuckells jewelry store in 1883. The preacher passed the money to Ber a Nuckells the victim jeweler.
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Silake
Calisan
GC. CooWarner
United States Post Office
Nuckell
Hidera
First Congregational Church
Warner
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Fort Dodge Swindle Exposed by Clairvoyant Scam
About twenty five victims in Fort Dodge were duped by an alleged clairvoyant named Tyler billed as Tivier. He collected sums around 25 dollars in cash and coins, placing the money in a silk bag before leaving town. Victims later found the bag contained only paper or metal tokens, as the conman departed for other towns.
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Tivier
Sig
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Juror Dismissed for Drunken Conduct in Council Bluffs
District court juror William Burchard was dismissed by Judge W R Green in Crescent after dozing through testimony in a drunken state. The judge barred Burchard from the rest of the term and refused further penalties beyond removal, citing contempt provisions but choosing not to penalize him further.
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Postmasters Indicted In Dubuque Grand Jury
A federal grand jury in Dubuque returns four indictments amid a small batch. J Wold, postmaster at Hesper, charged with embezzling $1000 from money order funds. Amos J. Rucker, postmaster at Lawter, faces a similar count for $1600. George Lowell accused of breaking into Oneida post offices. J W Bolton of Farere charged with violating revenue laws. The cases will be continued. Lowell is in custody and may plead guilty.
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J. W. Bolton
Farere
Lovell
Gad Mar
Portland Mining Company Reorganized under Wyoming Charter
The Portland Gold Mining Company, reorganized under a Wyoming charter, will surrender its Iowa charter and move its home office from Council Bluffs to Cheyenne. The change aims to avoid a proposed $400,000 tax on the stock, while taxes on company property continue.
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Accused Robbers Apprehended After Industry Hold Up
Two men robbed a town store in Industry forcing Patrick O Connell at gunpoint to open the till. They escaped toward corn fields but were later identified in Mort Dodge by O Connell. Short takings included mainly checks. Suspects named Ed Gorman and Smith. Gorman previously jailed for similar crimes.
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Mort Dodge
O'Conner
Ed Gorman
Smith
Gorman
Fragmented Chronicle Of Monarchs Wars And Deaths
A garbled list chronicles rulers and events from Henry I to Napoleon, noting births deaths coronations battles treaties and notable incidents across Europe and beyond. It reads like a damaged timeline with scattered dates such as 1135 1292 1642 1700 1810 and 1898, mentioning England Scotland France and the United States among others.
Fundraising in Toronto and Montreal for Queen Alexandra
Three thousand dollars were subscribed in Toronto and Montreal for the Queen Alexandra fund supporting a relief or philanthropic cause linked to the London project.
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Meniceal
Quen Alexendrea Fund
Avemplaped
London
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