World wide week in review spans leaders fires and trials
Passengers aboard the steamer Princess Irene bring Archbishop Christie of Portland and other dignitaries into focus while political shifts unfold. Dawkins dies. Corral ill. Cokeville, Wyoming burned. and a Chicago jury trials a nonunion death case.
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Genoa
Archbishop Christie
Portland
Ore
Democratic House
John Sharp Williams
Clinton Edward Dawkins
J. P. Morgan
London
Mexico City
Corral
Honolulu
Lena
Maresland
San Francisco Bay
Vladivestock
Cokeville
Wyo
Oregon
Wyoming
Chicago
Gilbert F. Little
Seattle
Canal Zone
Ancon
Panama
Little
Hilo
Hawaii
Senor Felipe Pardo
Washington
Peru
Callao
Senora Pardo
James Leslin
Liverpool
England
Racine
Wis
Lord Curzon
India
Lady Curzon
Charles Gilhooley
Edward Duaiey Kenna
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Depew
Senate
Victoria
B. C
Mobile River
Boston
Percy D. McLeod
Susanna Geary
Milwaukee
Mississippi
Pacific
North Dakota
Montana
Utah
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Railroad Brotherhoods
Honolulu Seeks European Laborers for Territorial Needs
The territorial board of immigration plans to send Territorial Secretary Atkinson to Europe to secure labor and charter steamers for transport. Laborers are expected from the Azores, and Atkinson may resign if he cannot secure leave of absence.
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Honolulu
Territorial Board of Immigration
Atkinson
Europe
Azores
Bold Robbery in Spokane on Ninth and Oak
Mr and Mrs W O Parker returning from a dinner party were held up by a highwayman at Ninth avenue and Oak street at about 11 pm They were robbed of four diamond rings a diamond scarf pin and a watch valued at 800 dollars on December 6 in Spokane Washington
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Spokane
Wash
W. O. Parker
Eighth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Oak Street
Cigar marker shoots wife and himself in Chicago boarding house
Frank Krouskeke, a cigar marker, killed Mrs. Antoinette Liska at the house where he boarded and then shot himself in the head. He allegedly pursued Mrs. Liska. The report also notes Lord Templemore’s brief 21 word maiden speech after 28 years in the Lords.
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Chicago
Frank Krouskeke
Antoinette Liska
Krouskeke
Lord Templemore
House of Lords
Balfour Resigns as Cabinet Crisis Reaches Climax
London reports Arthur Balfour has formally tendered his resignation and that King Edward VII accepted it. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman is invited to form a new cabinet with Morley and Asquith in key roles. A potential Irish labor alliance is discussed as parliament dissolution nears.
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London
United Kingdom
Arthur J. Balfour
Edward
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Lord Rosebery
John Morley
Sir Henry
Morley
Indian Office
Herbert Henry Asquith
Lord Elgin
Sir Edward Grey
Ireland
Stirling
James Keir Hardie
Record of Life Savers Summary
The Life Saving Service report to the secretary of the treasury covers the last fiscal year. It records 1141 vessels aided, 83 steamers and 88 sailing vessels warned in time to avoid danger, 365 disasters affecting 4809 people with 27 deaths, and $10 320 660 in vessels and cargoes impacted, $7 917 385 saved. Succor aided 624 people over 1510 relief days, with 955 people in 400 casualties among undocumented craft and $258 025 saved. The report urges pensions for widows and orphans and for disability retirement.
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Kimball
Secretary of the Treasury
Plumber Bob Falls Through Window On Roosevelt Train
An unknown assailant hurled a heavy iron plumb bob at President Roosevelt’s special train between Princeton and Washington. The object shattered a Gothic stained glass transom in the combination car and landed at Major Webb Hayes’s feet without causing injury.
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Roosevelt
Princeton
Washington
Webb Hayes
R. B. Hayes
Army
Navy
Major Hayes
Congress Resumes With Limited First Week Actions
Congress resumes with preliminary tasks in both chambers. Four new senators will take oaths, with rapid committee organization expected. The House plans emergency Panama Canal funding late in the week, while Senate focus remains on initial business and oath completions.
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Panama Canal
Cannon
House
Senate
Brandegee
Connecticut
Warner
Missouri
Frazier
Tennessee
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Platt
Massive funds spent in US presidential campaigns
The Washington Post cites New York dating an authoritative statement on campaign finance. It records about 1.9 million raised and spent by the Republican National Committee in the last canvass, with McKinley 1900 at 2.8 million and 1896 at 3.8 million. Democratic 1892 Cleveland tally is about 4.1 million. About 1000 contributors, 40 percent named, 60 percent anonymous. largest donation 75 to 100 thousand dollars from a treasurer’s committee fundraiser.
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Washington Post
New York
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Cleveland
Bliss
Absence of Moscow News Sparks Panic in Berlin
Berlin reports no word from Moscow fueling worst fear for the capital as mobs sack government buildings and police pillage imperial granaries while telegraph wires are cut, isolating Moscow from the world and the rest of Russia.
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Berlin
Moscow
Russia
Precautions Tighten as Sebastopol Mutiny Looms
In St. Petersburg on December 5, authorities report naval battalions fully won over by revolutionaries and now largely uncontrollable after arms were seized, signaling feared outbreak.
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St. Petersburg
Sebastopol
Roosevelt Married Nineteen Years Ago
Nineteen years ago Saturday, at St George's church in London, Canon Guthridge married Theodore Roosevelt and Miss Edith Carew of New York. Guthridge, a bride’s cousin, officiated as she traveled in Europe with her mother and sister.
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St. George’s Church
London
Canon Guthridge
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Edith Carew
New York
Europe
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans Long Term Tree Planting
The Pennsylvania railroad is planting trees to provide crossties for use 15 or 26 years from now, signaling a future supply strategy and timber-based material planning.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Mark Twain and Rail Travel The 70th Year Note
The article highlights Mark Twain at age 70 and notes his long career. It claims he traveled over 150000000 miles by train in the first half of the year, reflecting on his fame and busy schedule.
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Ritish Railways
Thirteenth annual six day bicycle race starts in Madison Square Garden
The six day bicycle race opens in Madison Square Garden with 16 teams of two riders each. Five teams are foreign, many riders making first six day appearance. prizes total 4805 dollars. Also notes boxing matches and Northwest Intercollegiate football selections. Army and Navy football game ends in a tie with 6 6 score.
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Madison Square Garden
Barney Mullin
Spokane
Jack Reilly
la Grande
Oregon
Barney
Jack
Chicago
Matty Fitzpatrick
Honey Melody
Gardner
Sullivan
Fitzpatrick
Mellody
Boston
San Francisco
Jack Kerns
20Th Century Athletic Club
Kid Scaler
Kid Harrison
Salt Lake
Cannon Chosen Speaker by Republican Caucus
The Fifty ninth Congress Republican members met in the House hall and renominated all current officers. Hepburn was again named caucus chairman. Joseph G Cannon delivered a well received acceptance speech and was unanimously nominated for Speaker amid loud approval.
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House
Fifty-ninth Congress
House of Representatives
Representative Hepburn
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Still Hold the Fort in Spokane Car Incident
Mrs Ina Berry of Spokane is held in the stalled passenger car near Girard Kansas after a violent incident en route to Tulsa. She refuses to surrender, citing cold and hunger and threatens to die in the car. Meanwhile Cornelia Craven, once Miss Bradley Martin, is noted as a stylish English social figure with a passion for home life and gardens. The Japanese rice crop this year shows a 14 percent drop from the average and 25 percent from last year as parties seek relief measures for distress.
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Girard
Kan
Ina
Sallie) Berry
Spokane
Wash
Tulsa
I. T
Eighteen Die In Diamondville Coal Mine Explosion
Diamondville Wyoming reports a mine blast at Diamond Coal and Coke No. 1 killing all 18 miners. Explosure occurred 1100 feet underground with many English workers among the dead. rescue efforts joined by Kemmerer miners, earlier mine disasters noted.
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Diamondville
Wyo
Diamond Coal & Coke Company
Sneddon
Kemmerer
Salt Lake
Washington Notes A Mixed Bag of State News
Seattle reports a barber Fred Gagnon dying after a mysterious assault, with suspect Bell missing. Washington shingle mills halt for holidays. Estate news puts Louis Giraldin heir to 250000 from Mrs Caroline Giraldin Rose. Officials reveal graft case and local accidents. Generators, earthquakes, mine accidents, resignations, and school exam results headline this compact bulletin.
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Fred Gagnon
Seattle
Bell
Gagnon
Washington
Louis Giraldin
Pacific Coast Company
Caroline Giraldin Rose
St. Louis
Belfast
Skagit County
Geo. Rummings
Tacoma
Carl Kock
Spokane
State Board of
Barber Examiners
Oscar O’kelly
Allion
H. W. Fellows
Klickitat River
Chelan Lake
Louis Kunce
Robert Soucinski
William Prince
Ravendale
Souncinski
Eugene Lorton
Walla Walla
Tate Fishens Aban
Disappearing Americans Challenge Police Statistics
The piece cites police data showing more than 5 000 people vanish yearly in the United States with thousands never found. It notes 1 418 missing in New York last year, 664 still unaccounted. Philadelphia reports 1 919 missing with 367 still gone. Boston had 411 missing and 38 unaccounted.
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United States
Brooklyn Eagle
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Philadephia
Peirces
No Privacy in the Grave and Publicity of Letters from Dead Authors
A critique argues that posthumous publication of private letters and manuscripts intrudes on the privacy of great figures. It cites Pope and editors like Wellington, noting public curiosity but warning that such disclosures must illuminate work or character and not merely expose secrets for profit.
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Tennysos
Thackeray
Ruth
Pasion
Wellington
Avis
Amoun
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King Edward
Same
Campbell-Bannerman
Record OF
Quaker City
Congress
Mark Twain
Wain
Sporting Notes
Northwest Intercollegiate Association
Middleton
Idaho
Walker
Athletic Conference of Iowa Colleges
Iowa
Jerry McCarthy
Ketchell
Great Falls
Mont
Battling Nelson
Terry McGovern
Nelson
N. J
P.C
Los Angeles
Oakland
Cornelia, Countess of Craven
Bradley Martin
Washington Notes
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