Hawley Release Sparks Fan Demands for Reinstatement
A directors meeting after the stockholders vote directed President Elliott to release manager Pink Hawley. Patrons condemn the move and fear attendance decline, urging reinstatement as a crisis in baseball governance unfolds.
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Stockholders’ Meeting
The
Baseball Association
Elliott
Pink” Hawley
Hawley
Eliott
Association
John Kindley
Prince Ludwig of Abyssinia Offers Northern Territory For Sale
The Abyssinian prince visits Berlin seeking European or American buyers for 150000 acres in northern Abyssinia with rich minerals and forests. He prefers American development, cites European powers’ interests, and may visit America if no sale occurs. Booker T. Washington has contacted the prince.
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New York
Ludwig Menelik
Berlin
Paris
Abyssinia
Prince Ludwig
Ludwig
Red Sea
Prince Menelik
Booker T. Washington
Bashford Named to Supreme Bench in Wisconsin
Robert McMynn Bashford of Madison, former state senator and head of Bashford Aylward and Spensley, was appointed justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed J B Carow. He must run next April for the unexpired Cassaday term ending January 1916. Salary $6,000 annually. Bashford, born December 31, 1845 in Lafayette, Wis., will take the bench next Wednesday.
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Fred L. Holmes
Madison, Wis
Robert McMynn Bashford
Madison
Bashford, Aylward and Spensley
Supreme Court
J. B. Carowday
Cassaday
Bashford
James W. Bashford
Ohio Wesleyan
Bishop Bashford
M. E. Church
China
Wisconsin
la Folette
Davidson
Lafayette, Wis
Bomb wrecks an oil trust bank in Kansas City
A bomb exploded in the First National Bank of Kansas City injuring porter plumber and three others. Authorities linked the blast to tensions with the Waters-Pierce company and the town’s premier bank, with detectives pursuing leads. The assailant was seen lingering near the washroom by assistant chief clerk F J Snyder.
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Kansas City
First National Bank
Moon
Porter
Oani
J. Donaldson
Logan Wilson
Elbert Ward
F. J. Snyder
Assisnt
Josephine Fliegel Dies of La Grippe At 14
Josephine Fliegel aged 14 died last evening at her parents home on Mormon Coulee road after a week long illness with la grippe complications. Survived by her parents, one sister and three brothers, the funeral is set for Monday afternoon at g o'clock from the residence with Rev. Andreas officiating. Interment will follow at Mormon Coulee Cemetery, with Mrs. Theo Mannstedt in charge.
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Josephine
Joseph Fliegel
Mormon Coulee
Judge Hazel looks at rate discrimination indictments
Federal Judge Hazel ruled on demurrers by Standard Oil and Vacuum Oil in bids of rate discrimination indictments. All rulings were against the companies. Trial likely in March with potential fines from twenty thousand nine hundred to thirty four million dollars.
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Buffalo
Hazel
Standard Oil
Vacuum Oil
Administration Arraigns Santa Fe Railroad Officials
The Justice Department under Roosevelt attacks Ripley and Santa Fe officials over rebates. Bonaparte accuses the railroad of a long pattern of interstate commerce law violations, with 76 counts proven from records, many burned, and a conviction on all counts. The court-set penalty is one fourth maximum to deter future violations.
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Washington, BD. C
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Ripley
Santa Fee
Los Angeles
Bonaparte
Woman Involved In Hammer Death At Chicago Address
C A Langler 45 was found dying in a room at 126 Clark street with head crushed by a hammer. A woman's back comb and breast pin and the bloody hammer were found there. Langler, once of St Louis, had a registered letter receipt addressed to Mrs F L Baker of East St Louis.
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Chicago
C. A. Langler
Clark Street
St. Louis
F. L. Baker
East St. Louis
Court Rebukes Walsh Lawyers Over Court Conduct
Federal Judge Anderson rebuked Walsh's lawyers for an alleged attempt to mislead the court by suggesting the judge excluded a document from the record. He dismissed the innuendo as unwarranted and noted the defense's conduct as proper.
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Chicago
Anderson
Walsh
John S. Miller
Six Thaw Witnesses Called for Monday in Thaw Case
The prosecution in the Thaw case called six witnesses for Monday and will prove the actual killing of White. The state will hold most evidence for rebuttal. Thaw lawyers seek to know if May MacKenzie has been subpoenaed by the state.
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New York
Thaw
White
May MacKenzie
Abandon Hope of Missing Steamship Mount Royal
Officials of the Canadian Pacific have about abandoned hope of the missing steamer Mount Royal missing since December 6 with 304 aboard. It is believed she foundered.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Mount Royal
Marion Street Car Men Go On A Strike
Marion Indiana workers from the Union Traction company walk off the job causing no street cars to run. The strike began today and halts service in the city.
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Marion
Ind
Union Traction Company
Goldfield Commissioners Report to the President
Goldfield commissioners returned from their visit and made a verbal report to the President in Washington on January 4. They will provide a full written report later.
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Goldfield
Washingon
D. C
Court Rules Actress Owes Her Plays and Gowns to Creditors
Judge Hough held Mrs. Carter-Payne has right to possession of the Zara and Du Barry properties and to the contracts for Fedora and La Tosca. Ezra P. Prentice as receiver must relinquish theatrical assets. She admitted ownership of the plays by turning over receipts except 1200 dollars weekly as salary.
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New York
Hough
United States District Court
Carter-Payne
Zara
du Barry
Thomas R. Hart
Fedora
Ezra P. Prentice
Syracuse
Powers Jury Is Disagreed Again
In Georgetown Kentucky on January 4 the Powers jury reported at 4 45 am there was no hope of a verdict after a walk they were recalled at 11 45 am and said agreement was impossible and were discharged marking the fourth disagreement in the Caleb Powers case over Governor Goebel s assassination.
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Georgetown
Powers
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Pettibone Freed At Boise Today
Boise court records say Pettibone was found not guilty after a jury verdict delivered shortly before noon. The article notes Pettibone was too weak to enter the room unassisted and mentions Moyer who had been with Pettibone.
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Pettibone
Boise
Haywood
Orchard
First Leap Year Wedding Permit Issued in 1908
Hakon Peterson of Monroe county Wisconsin is first to apply for a marriage license in 1908 leap year. His bride will be Bernice Borreson, a La Crosse county girl. Peterson secured the license yesterday.
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Hakon Peterson
Monroe County
Wis
Bernice Borreson
la Crosse County
Peterson
Woman Linked to Whitmore Mystery in Passaic Case
New York police tie a woman named Georgia to the Whitmore case after a nude body was found in the Passaic swamp near Harrison. Whitmore was seen with Georgia days after the wife disappeared, and neighbors heard carousing in his rooms. The case involves Pettibone and judicial rulings over the state’s stance.
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New York
Theodore Whitmore
Passaic
Harrison
Georgia
Whitmore
Bandmaster Dana to Leave La Crosse
Bandmaster Frank G. Dana of the Third Regiment band confirms possible departure from La Crosse within five or six days. The contract runs to March 1 1909 but Dana cites undisclosed plans and may or may not take the band. He declines further comment while promoters note poor support as a factor.
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Frank G. Dana
Third Regiment
la Crosse
Dana
George Burton
Taft Stalwarts Press Wisconsin Organization
Milwaukee leader E L Phillipp announces a Taft drive to organize committees in every Wisconsin district and nominate delegates to the national convention. The plan targets anti La Follette forces who claim the move seeks to trouble La Follette, while supporters dispute that outcome.
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Washington, D. C
Jan
Roy J. C. Welliver
Taft
Wisconsin
E. L. Phillipp
Milwaukee
Phillipp
la Follette
Martial law declared in Muncie after riot
Governor Hanley declared martial law in Muncie and took over city government during car riots in Indianapolis on January 4.
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Muncie
Indianapolis
Hanley
Weather Forecast and Yesterday's Temperature Extremes
Yesterday's extremes ranged from 28 degrees at Devils Lake to 49 in warmer areas with light rain and light winds. Forecasts show Wisconsin and Minnesota fair but cooler at night with Sunday warmer, Iowa cooler east and central, and rain in the lower Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys. A second low pressure system and high Atlantic pressure are noted with movement toward the lake region and mid Atlantic.
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Devils Lake
San Antonio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio
Mississippi Valleys
British Columbia
Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain Districts
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