Pontifical Appointments and International Dispatches
The pope named Rev. James O Reilly to Fargo bishopric and Rev. F M Fallon to London Ontario. An Buenos Aires telegram says the 1910 exposition will feature a building for American railway exhibitors. Tolstoi publisher in St Petersburg jailed a year. An American expat linked to the Cuban steamer Otori is expelled across Panama. A China minister arrives in San Francisco with a large delegation. Guam reports a severe earthquake damaging the women and children's hospital with no casualties. Zelaya seen likely to resign Nicaragua presidency.
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James O'Reilly
St. Anthony of Padua
Minneapolis
W. G. Spitter
Astor House
Colon
Panama
Magdalena
Jamaica
New York
Ubaldia
Panama Canal
Chan Yin- Fang
Wu Tung Fang
China
United States
San Francisco
Mongolia
Guam
Navy Department
Women’s and Children's Hospital
Zelaya
Nicaragua
St Paul fights for lower telephone rates and rail rulings
A mixed set of 1910 era notes includes St Paul pressing for cheaper telephone charges and an Interstate Commerce Commission order forcing a fare cut on the Omaha and Council Bluffs line. Other items report a Pine Ridge burial plan, political contests for a Nebraska district attorney, a Southern Railway wreck near Greensboro with multiple deaths, and various presidential and legislative tidbits.
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St. Paul
Interstate Commerce Commssion
Omaha
David C. Hughes
Hughes
New York
Executive Mansion
Willard
Burkett
Brown
Nebraska
Taft
Farmers’ National Congress
Lincoln
Leslie M. Shaw
Standard Oil ‘Company
Supreme Court ‘of
Hartford
Conn
George A. Puckett
Roswell
N. M
Daily Record
Congress
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Frank
Hicks
Wayne
Kansas
Oklahoma
Biog
Washington sees pension plan amid Navy orders
News from Washington reports the Navy department issued orders to the Nebraska fleet amid a pension system announcement for war veterans employed on ships. Officials say the move comes despite unpopularity but earns mourning over a death, while other political notes run through Congress and state events.
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Washington
Navy “Department
Nebraska
Tng
Zelaya
Johnny
Thompson
Sycamore
Dick” Hyland
San Francisco
Empire Athletic Club
Kansas City
Henry W. Blodgett
United States
Eastern District of
Missouri
Central of Georgia
Macon
Birmingham Road
Red Cross
McGuire
Wilson
Topeka
Lincoln
Iowa
Alaska
Congress
Jas. Wickersham
Towle Syrup Company
St. Paul
Minn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois General Assembly
Deneen
Toledo
Ohio
White House
Washington Notes on Zelaya Resignation and Land Frauds Debate
U S officials treat Zelaya’s resignation in Nicaragua with satisfaction though no comment is offered by administration officers. Rep Hitchcock calls for a special committee to probe land frauds while a joint resolution seeks a seven person panel for a semi centennial emancipation celebration. Mount Vernon marks Washington’s death with a wreath as Masons honor the tomb. Major Forsythe urges conserving timber lands in Yosemite. Hawaii opposes liquor bans as self government threatened. War Department expenditures for the coming year total 94 799 067 and await House action.
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Washington
Zelaya
Nicaragua
State Department
Inter
Richard A. Ballinger
Guggenheim
Land Office
Hitchcock
Nebraska
House
Artiny
Congress
George Washington
Alexandria-Washington Lodge of Masons
Mount Vernon
Yosemite National Park
California
Major Forsythe
Secretary of the Interior
Hawaii
Houses of
War
Department
Oniby
The
Committee
John P Rainga Dies. New York Senator
State Senator John P Rainga of New York died at an advanced age after a long career. Horace H Larton has been appointed as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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John P Rainga
New
York
Ralnes
Law
Dana
Eupteume
Horace
H.larton
United’ States
Assassinations Hit St Petersburg and Nasik Officials
In St Petersburg Colonel Karpost, head of the secret police, was killed by a bomb in a Viborg district apartment. An accomplice was captured. a second aide was badly injured. In Nasik, Bombay, Chief Magistrate Arthur Mason Tippets Jackson was assassinated at a theatre, likely over a recent life sentence handed to a criminal.
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St. Petersburg
Karpost
Police
Viborg
Michael
Vossekreigenkt
Korpoff
Korpof
Backu
Secret Police
Bombay
British India
Arthur Mason Tippets Jackson
Nasik
Presidency of
Jackson
British Indian Service
Estrada Wins Victory in Rama Campaign
In Rama Nicaragua General Estrada defeats government troops with about 600 killed or wounded and 1900 Zelaya forces surrender including General Gonzales. Two Americans killed. fighting outside the city limits. Des Moines surgeons land at Bluefields to aid the wounded. General Castrillo with artillery and rifles also surrendered. total Zelaya losses around 2600.
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Gonzales
Seoul
Korea
Bluefields
Estrada
Rama
Zelaya
Neral Gonzales
Shiply
Des Moines
Washington
Associated Press
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Shipley
Governor Sees Settlement Progress in Switchmen Strike
Governor A O Eberhart praised yesterday’s talks between railroads and the AFL railway department council. He said conferences led by Ralph Wheelock indicate a fair attitude from both sides and that conditions are clearing toward a settlement.
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St. Paul
A. O. Eberhart
Frank T. Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
American Federation of Labor
Railway Department Council
Ralph ‘W.” Wheelock
Copenhagen Debates Honorary Degree Award Controversy
The article discusses criticism over a Danish university awarding an honorary degree to a controversial figure. Debates focus on propriety and the university's judgment, with some calling for reconsideration while others defend the decision as a gesture of respect.
Wrecks Tap Rail Lines Across the Nation
A string of rail disasters crosses multiple lines with dozens of casualties. The Omaha freight crash near Blakely Minnesota injures twelve and kills two. a passenger train driver omitted a switch, with engineer Herman missing and later recounting the event. Officials weigh punishment as Omaha road investigates.
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St. Paul
Paul
Bridgely
Minn
Omaha
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Pwreckedi
Herman
Blacker
St.ames
Road
New - York Central
Southern
Limited
Central of Georgia
New York
Central Express
Collinwood
Ohio
Oriental Limited
Burlington
Western
Springs
Ill
Southern Railway
Chalomlee
Rio Grande
Crested Butte
Col
Great Northern
Winnipeg
Society Ladies Aid Strike Leaders Plan Campaign
Miss Anne Morgan and Miss O. H. Belmont, daughters of J P Morgan and millionaires, led the labor drive of 40 000 shirtwaist workers in New York. They announced plans to defend arrested picketers and personally direct the strike effort with union officers and legal support.
Trainmen Demand Major Wage Increase Across 75,000 Workers
Pittsburg dispatch reports that 75,000 railroad workers east of the Mississippi, organized by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen based in Cleveland, will formally notify divisions and railroads of a wage demand ranging from five to forty percent. The notice precedes formal presentation, with a reply expected by January 20 after a January 2 filing.
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Pittsburg
Mississippi River
Brotherhood of ‘Railroad
Cleveland
Ohio
Lured to Her Death in City Car Crash Case
An inexact report describes a fatal car strike on a street near Bevile that killed a woman. The coroner indicates death by car impact with the body placed by the lake as a receiver at Bevile contemplates next steps.
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Copenhagen rejects Cook pole claim in university review
The University of Copenhagen committee concluded Dr Frederick Cook failed to prove he reached the north pole. The report found his papers of no value and noted only results, not original calculations, supporting the claim. Cook, listed as recovering, was in Christiansand Norway with plans to return to Copenhagen for further information.
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Aneali
Univer ‘Sity
Copenhagen
Institut
Fred- Ferteke Atys Caeook
Janet
Cook
Sitev
Uthe
North
Pole
Stromeren
New “York Herald
Fcom
New York
New ‘York
Dépat News
Univérsity’ ‘of
Drs. Cook
Dr. Cook
Christiansand
Norway
University
Grammatan
Bronx
North Pole
Caronia
Naples
HY Wellington
Wack
Frederick
University of Copenhagen
Fodk
Perth Pole
Senate Inquires Into Ballinger Pinchot Controversy
Senators begin an inquiry into the Ballinger Pinchot controversy with a resolution authorizing a full examination of forestry service activities and the conduct of officials. The probe aims to uncover facts across the administration and related personnel as hearings prepare.
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Washington
Peelisi
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Senate
Callis Ria
Seaton
Pana Thes Senate
Mriganen
Bal- Unger
Saervice
Palntes
Eada
Wwe
Jaswaltth
Alten Statally
Sagarea’ Agnendeavor
Aed
Esiowsi
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