Riot Crashes Kansas City Near City Hall Killing Officer and Child
In Kansas City a riot between police and religious fanatics near city hall left one policeman dead and a thirteen year old girl Lola Pratt fatally wounded. Four others were seriously or lightly injured as officers fought to disperse the mobs.
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Kansas City
Albert
Dalbow
Lola Pratt
John Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
Patrick Clark
Holt
Sharp
Stege
Clark
Muldane
Adam
Kansas
Rebels Enter Port au Prince as General Simon Is Welcomed
The revolutionary army of about 8000 reached Port au Prince led by General Antoine Simon. The crowd greeted him with cheers as he entered the city and attended a Te Deum at the cathedral. An ovation followed, with palms and a jubilant escort.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Antoine Simon
Simon
Committee of Public Safety
Prediction of Sherman law tweak and China forest photos
Washington reports confirmation of a president's plan to modify the Sherman anti trust law, with quotes attributed to Marco Polo and illustrated by photographs showing the impact of forests in Northern China, all noting no reference to a tariff.
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Washington
RE. H. Harriman
Marco Polo
China
Roosevelt’s Congress Message Seen as Masterpiece
The president’s message to Congress was viewed as a disappointment by some for sensationalism, though Washington generally regards the document as his masterpiece in the genre.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Bank Robbery in Portland Sees $16600 Taken
Three masked men robbed the East Ride bank in Portland on December 8, seizing about 16600. Bank president Henry H. Newhall and his son were held up inside the bank during the heist.
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Portland
Ore
East Ride
Henry H. Newhall
Congress in Session in Deliberate Opening after Recess
Both houses met briefly in session with adjournment for memorials. The Senate swore in Senator Page of Vermont. The House opened with a quorum roll call and a lengthy bipartisan show of support for Speaker Cannon and for Champ Clark as the Democrats questioned credentials from a New York district.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Senator Page
Vermont
House
Cannon
Sherman
New York
Champ Clark
Pew
Panama Canal Bonds Sold At Slight Premium
Secretary Cortelyou announced Panama Canal bonds sold at an average price of 1.024368. Of 834 bids, 159 were accepted totaling 102.808 million dollars, while 672 bids totaling 72.809 million were rejected. Most bids came with certified checks or cash for 2 percent of face value.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Cholera Hospitals Reopened in St Petersburg
The Asiatic cholera case count rose to thirty-three new infections and eight deaths in the last twenty four hours in St Petersburg. Hospitals treating cholera patients are being reopened to handle the surge.
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St. Pet
St. Petersburg
Admiral Coghlan Dead in New Rochelle
Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan dies at his New Rochelle home after apoplexy. The Kentucky native led naval service in the Civil War era and commanded the New York navy yard from 1904 to 1907, living with Charles Chamberlain in Sutton Manor while awaiting a new residence.
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New York
Joseph B. Coghlan
New Rochelle
N. Y
New York Navy Yard
Coghlan
Charles Chamberlain
Sutton Manor
Kentucky
North Squadron
Unemployment Fair Push for Use of surplus Labour
Over 7,000,000 people in Great Britain face hardship from unemployment. The General Federation of Trades Unions urges union men to refuse overtime to boost job opportunities. Consul General Wynn notes for every skilled worker out of work, two unskilled are without jobs and calls for national and municipal projects to absorb surplus labor.
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Washington
Great Britain
General Federation of Trades Unions
Wynn
London
Netherlands begins indefinite naval demo off Venezuelan coast
Willemstad reports a Dutch naval demonstration near Puerto Cabello and La Guayra after failed talks with Venezuela. The battleship Heemskerk and cruisers Gelderland and Friesland sail 3,000 yards offshore, with plans to blockade the Venezuelan coast while officers keep movements discreet.
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Willemstad
Venezuela
Netherlands
South Ameri
Puerto Cabello
la Guayra
Jacob van Heemskerk
Gelderland
Friesland
Maracaibo
Heemskerk
Yankee Sinks Near Buzzards Bay During Towed Repair
The United States cruiser Yankee, impaled at Buzzards Bay for ten weeks, sank six fathoms near Sand Spit while being towed to port for repairs. It lies north of Penikese Island close to the resting ledge. Recovery efforts are planned, with work to start immediately despite the setback.
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Buzzards Bay
Yankee
Penikese Island
Vessel Lost in Gale Believed Soo City Sank With All Aboard
Wreckage ashore at Cape Ray confirms the Soo City, a Great Lakes excursion steamer, went down in a Newfoundland gale. Captain John G. Dillon of Brooklyn led the voyage. eighteen crew aboard, with uncertain exact number. The Soo City sailed from Michigan City on November 1 and was last reported at Quebec on November 14. first mate John Casey of Chicago among the crew.
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St. Johns
N. F
Cape Ray
Soo City
Great Lakes
Newfoundland
John G. Dillon
Brooklyn
United States
Missouri
Michigan ‘City
Cutesa Ogdens
Burg
N. Y
F. Y. Douity
Milwaukee
Ogdensburg
Dillon
Quebec
John Casey
Chicago
South Dakota Wealth Jump in 1908 Reaches New Peak
Doane Robinson reports South Dakota produced 185,434,000 in new wealth in 1908, up 25,202,000 from 1907 and significantly higher than 1906 and 1905. The year saw record markets, with 428,984,448 pounds marketed, driven by large fat stock increases as homesteaders spread out.
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South Dakota
Doane Robinson
Moshe
Robinson
Treasury estimates for appropriations to 1910 fiscal year
The secretary of the treasury transmits to Congress the book of estimates of appropriations required for the fiscal year ending June 1910. The document outlines the estimates by department.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Book of
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
Navy Department
Interior Department
Postoffice Department
Department of Agriculture
Commerce and Labor
Dee
Department of Justice
Democrats seek inquiry into Panama canal purchase
The Democratic House plans an investigation into the Panama canal property deal. Representative Rainey introduces a resolution to appoint a five member committee to determine how much of the 40 million paid to the French company actually went to the firm. The move follows campaign charges about profits by Douglas Robinson and Charles Taft and Roosevelt’s public denial.
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Washington
House
Panama Canal
Rainey
Illinois
National Democratic ‘Committee
Douglas Robinson
New York
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
William Dudley Foulke
India
Diplomats in Fatal Wreck Near Virginia Bridge
Senor Don Juan Barrios Guatemala foreign minister on a Washington mission was fatally injured in a car crash near a Virginia bridge. Senor Dr. Louis Toledo Herrarte Guatemala minister to the United States and General John Drummond a South American coffee planter were badly hurt. George Starling the chauffeur escaped with minor injuries.
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Washington
Don Juan Barrios
Guatemala
Louis Toledo Herrarte
United States
John Drummond
South America
Virginia
George Starling
Yankee Goes to Bottom
Free from Spindle rock at the western en route to New Bedford Mass, December 5 reporting a maritime incident involving a vessel going to the bottom near Spindle Rock with no further details available.
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Yankee
New Bedford
Mass
Fatally Shot at Home Francis D Hirschberg Dies in St Louis
Louis police investigate a fatal shooting at the home of Francis D Hirschberg a Roman Catholic church figure and Louisiana Purchase Exposition director. Family suspects burglary while investigators consider possible self harm or murder amid a wider personal crisis among local social figures.
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Louis
Dec
Francis. D. Hirschberg
Archbishop Glennon
Hirschberg
Charles A. Exstromer
Ue Ae Eee
Wheat market prices on December track report
Minneapolis market bulletin lists Dec Wheat at 1.07 and 1.10 for May futures. On track prices show No. 1 hard at 1.11 and No. 1 Northern at 1.10. No. 2 Northern quotes range from 1.04 to 1.08 with nearby levels 1.06 to 1.06.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Grain futures: Wheat and flax prices from Duluth market
In Duluth on December 8, wheat prices for delivery later this year steady on track. No 1 hard priced at 1.10 and 1.10 for July, with No 1 Northern at 1.09 and 1.10, Dec at 1.08, May at 1.10. Flax prices rising, Dec at 1.42 and May at 1.45.
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Duluth
Northern
Cattle and Hogs Prices at St Paul Stock Yards
St Paul Union Stock Yards report from December 8 shows cattle prices good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.50, fair to good 4.50 to 5.25, veals 6.00. hogs 4.90 to 5.60. sheep wethers 4.00 to 4.35, yearlings 4.50 to 5.15.
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St. Paul
Woman Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot in Brooklyn Hotel
A 26 year old woman identified as Mrs L H Falconer Doty registered at a Brooklyn hotel as Mrs L H Falconer of Sioux Falls South Dakota. She shot herself in the breast after returning East two weeks ago and was found dead by a hotel bellboy. Her husband M M Doty of New York.News points to a broken engagement as the motive.
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Brooklyn
L. H. Falconer
Sioux Falls
Doty
Sioux
M. M.doty
New York
The
East
Milwaukee Line Extension Promises North South Rail Access
A reliable source says in spring the Milwaukee road will extend from Stickney or Platte to Orient in Faulk county to fill a long gap in railroad service. The line will cross the Milwaukee Chamber at White Lake, linking White Lake to north south and east routes.
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Milwaukee Road
Stickney Or
Platte
Orient
Faulk County
Mitchelli Chambertae Tte
Milwaukee
White Lake
Big Returns From Alsatfa Crop in Hughes County
A one year crop in Hughes County yields about 140 dollars per acre, signaling strong returns for farmers. The report cites Alsatfa as the crop driving this revenue, with farmers optimistic about ongoing profitability.
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Alsatfa
Hughes Coun
Northwest County farmers thresh alfalfa seed from fifty acres
Fred Ebbert and Frank Put nam, two growers from the northwest corner, threshed about fifty acres for alfalfa seed.
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Fred Ebbert
Frank Putnam
Indian fund payments claimed for Sigseton Indians
Senator Gamble reports that 788000 dollars in claims for the Sigseton Indians will be paid at the Sinseton agency under Indian Inspector James McLaughlin and concluded by Christmas.
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Senator Gamble
Sigseton Indians
Sinseton Agency
James McLaughlin
Aberdeen Doctor Arrested on Bigamy Charge
Aberdeen physician Dr. Jonah C. Gilfillan, a prominent figure, was arrested on a bigamy charge after moving to South Dakota in 1905. He had divorced his first wife in 1907 and remarried the same year. He claims the case is blackmail and says he will fight it as his attorney failed to file the divorce decree.
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Jonah C. Gilfillan
Aberdeen
Vermont
Gilfillan
Sau Dakota
Arson Plot Charged In Northern Ranch Conspiracy
Roger Roe, a young hand, was captured after a confession tying him to an arson plot involving two barns hay and six horses. He waives preliminary court and is bound to circuit court in 5000 dollars, with authorities stating Charles Montgomery admitted involvement to cast odium on ranchers and force them out of the country.
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Belle Fourche
Roger Roe
Charles Montgomery
Boe
Odium
Yankton Citizens Seek Special Election on $100000 Water Bonds
At a mass meeting in Yankton citizens formed a committee led by Judge Bartlett Tripp to circulate a petition for a special election on bonds totaling 100000 to fund a new Missouri River water system. The petition will be circulated in every city ward and the project seems likely to pass.
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Yankton
Bartlett Tripp
Scholastic Enrollment Climbs at State University
President F. B. Gault releases biennial report for 1906 07 showing total university enrollment at 424 as of June and nearing the record before the end of the current year. The rise marks the largest attendance in nineteen years and is expected to exceed the prior high.
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F. B. Gault
Sta University
Twine Plant at Sioux Falls Penitentiary to Open Soon
Superintendent of the twine manufacturing work at the Sioux Falls penitentiary says the plant will be in operation between January 1 and 10. By the next harvesting season, 860 to 1060 tons of twine will be ready for market.
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T. P
Ing A. Kinder
Sioux Falls Penitentiary
Connor
Black Wolf Slain Near Pierre
A black wolf, rare for the region, was killed near Pierre in the Missouri River vicinity. The first record of a black wolf in the area is attributed to W. Lumley who resides northwest of Pierre on the county line. The animal is described as all black with a small white spot on the breast.
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Pierre
Missouri
W. Lumley
Tramp Sets Fire in Elk Point Jail Cell
A tramp jailed in Elk Point for drunkenness started a fire on his mattress and was nearly overcome by smoke. He cried out in distress and was rescued by officers and revived.
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Elk Point
South Dakota Presidential and Gubernatorial Vote Totals
Official statewide counts show presidential results Taft 67 943, Bryan 40 266, Chafin 4 039, Hisgen 88. Governor totals list Vessey 62 989, Lee 48 837, Knappen 3 536, Krapp 2 642.
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South Dakota
Taft
Bryan
Chafin
Hisgen
Vessey
Lee
Knappen
Krapp
Aberdeen Church Burned in Early Morning Fire
Fire gutted the First Baptist church in Aberdeen causing about $8,000 in damage with roughly $4,000 covered by insurance or restitution. Investigators flagged the blaze as a significant local church fire incident.
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Aberdeen
First Baptist Church
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Panama Canal Bonds
Admiral Coghlan
Holland
Cruiser
St. Louisan
South Data
Stickney
State University
Tramp
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