Roosevelt plans and political notes from Washington
News roundup from Washington reports a cheese seizure in Ashington over alleged pure food law violations. It notes Roosevelt accepting a Royal Geographical Society invitation for London in spring 1910, delaying Alaska Yukon Pacific expo trophies, Loeb refusal, and an army shake up targeting officers past retirement ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ashington
Roosevelt
Royal Geographical Society
London
Loeb
Vanderbilt invites Clyde shipbuilders for new yacht bids
A Glasgow shipyard race begins as Cornelius Vanderbilt calls Clyde builders to tender for a 1600 ton steam yacht. McQueen the English anarchist dies in Leeds from tuberculosis after a conviction tied to the Paterson silk dryers riots in 1902. Weston gets California command while Smith shifts duties. Richmond Times Dispatch owner Joseph Bryan dies after illness. Walter Bryant plans evangelism in Chicago at Moody Institute. Holliday urges improvements at insular stations and navy yards. Cora Van Norden leaves Salvation Army work under family pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Clyde Shipbuilders
Glasgow
William McQueen
Paterson
N. J
Leeds
England
McQueen
John F. Weston
Department of California
San Francisco
F. A. Smith
Joseph Bryan
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
South
Walter Bryant
Hannibal
Chicago
Moody Institute
Himslf
R. C. Holliday
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy
Cora van Norden
William M. van Norden
van Norden Trust Company of
New York
Salvation Army
Several Fatalities Reported From Disparate Accidents
Casualties mount as four men die from noxious gases in a Bingham Utah Copper mine. A 13 year old in Marquette is killed in a duel incident. A Cleveland suburb car collision fatally injures a motor man and injures ten. Two Burlington train crews die in a west of Red Cloud crash. A seven story Canal Street NY fire claims four lives with two rescuers praised. Tornado deaths in Arkansas rise with many injured. Cincinnati powder blast kills two and injures two. Lake Winnipeg drowning reports two more. New York auto accident kills James B. Vanwoert. Indiana forest fires rage through hundreds of acres. Southern Indiana drought persists for 174 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Steida Steinwitz
Broadway
Cleveland
Burlington
Red Cloud
Neb
George Bertholoma
Donald Snake
Canal Street
New York
Far East notes exchange likened to Monroe Doctrine
Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japan's ambassador Kogoro Takahira exchanged notes outlining peaceful Pacific commerce policies. The nonbinding declaration aims to promote free trade in the Far East and is expected to influence future diplomacy, with a moral effect similar to the Monroe Doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
America
Washington
Elihu Root
United States
Kogoro Takahira
Japan
Root
State Department
Associated Press
Pacific
Senate
China
Steinheil Case Protocols Proceed Amid Precautions
Paris December 2 The Steinheil inquiry yielded few leads as examining magistrate Andre heard minor witnesses. The main session will reexamine Mme Steinheil today and tomorrow to decide if reconstructive testimony with her present is needed. Security measures rise for possible demonstrations. Mme Steinheil departs to Conciergerie. Her lawyer M Aubin withdraws, handing the case to a special assize court advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Steinheil
M. Andre
Mme. Steinheil
M. Aubin
Accident Fatality In Wisconsin Woods
Oscar Anderson was accidentally shot and killed by his brother Andrew Anderson in Delmar town Wisconsin. Oscar had bagged a deer and was walking ahead while his brother carried both rifles when a discharge occurred piercing the back and causing instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Oscar Anderson
Andrew Anderson
Delmar
Oscar
New Line Opens From Fernie to Michel BC
The Great Northern announced a new line from Fernie to Michel in British Columbia. The twenty two mile route crosses the area burned last summer and will operate in conjunction with the Crow's Nest Pass Coal company line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Great Northern
Fernie
B. C
Michel
Crow’s Nest Pass
Boy Bleeds to Death in Minnesota Hunting Accident
Clarence Johnson age fifteen bled to death from a gunshot wound while hunting near Carver Minnesota He was trying to pull a gun from a boat when the injury proved fatal and he died from the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carver, Minn
Clarence Johnson
Washington vote count shows Taft leads in state totals
Olympia December 2 official presidential tally places Taft at 106310 votes, Bryan 58383, Debs 14177, Hisgen 248, Chafin 4700. A concise statewide result after election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Olympia
Wash
Taft
Bryan
Debs
Hisgen
Chafin
Mark Twain Celebrates 73rd Birthday at Home
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain marked his seventy third birthday at his Redding Connecticut home yesterday. He began with his morning ride and spent the rest of the day with his household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Redding
Conn
Samuel L. Clemens
Mr. Clemens
Child Scalded to Death in Wisconsin Household Accident
Wausau Wisconsin December 2 Harold Reinicke three year old son of Mr and Mrs F W Reinicke burned to death after falling into a pail of boiling water in their home The tragedy highlights the dangers of hot liquids to young children in domestic settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau, Wis
Harold
F. W. Reinicke
Death Toll Climbs From Marianna Coal Mine Disaster
In Marianna Pennsylvania the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal mine disaster after an explosion in the Rachel and Agnes shafts has left an estimated 120 dead. By nightfall over 100 bodies had been recovered or brought to the surface with 110 identified, and officials expect most remains out within days. James E. Roderick of the state mining department noted a death list unlikely to exceed 120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Rachel and Agnes
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
Marianna
James E. Roderick
State Department of Mining
Detective shoots farmer after coal theft arrest
In Marion Ohio on December 2 a railroad detective H R Curry killed farmer J W C Jackson on Jacksons farm after an argument over a coal theft warrant. Curry says Jackson rushed him with a corn cutter. He surrendered and was escorted to safety as mobs threatened lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
J. W. C. Jackson
H. R. Curry
Curry
Jackson
Delaware
Seven Hundred Lives Lost In Chefoo Collision
Report from Chefoo China says seven hundred people drowned when two Japanese steamers collided off the port. Details are scarce and officials have not confirmed the catastrophe. Tokyo also reports the collision and mass loss with no official confirmation yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chefoo
China
Tokyo
Japan
Pine Bluff considers diverting river channel to prevent flood
Citizens fear Arkansas River banks will fail as water rises. They meet and propose cutting a narrow strip of land to divert the river from its horseshoe bend north of Pine Bluff to reduce overflow risk and protect nearby property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas River
Vanderbilt Declared Sane After Insanity ruling
New York December 2 Edward Ward Vanderbilt husband of Mary Ann Scannell Pepper Vanderbilt was declared sane by a sheriff s jury after a year of insanity and incompetence in managing his affairs Vanderbilt was a wealthy Brooklyn lumber dealer prior to his illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
New York
Edward Ward Vanderbilt
Mary Ann Scannell-Pepper-Vanderbilt
Brooklyn
Bridge Dynamited Cripples Wheeling & Lake Erie Span
An abutment of the Wheeling and Lake Erie lift bridge in Cleveland Flats was badly damaged by a dynamite blast last night. Traffic halted pending inspection. The bridge, built by non union labor, is cited in connection with the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Flats
Flood Danger Past Recedes Across Oklahoma
Oklahoma rivers that overflowed their banks and caused damage are receding and danger is believed past. Train service is being restored as evidenced by recovery efforts in Guthrie and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Alleged Safeblowers Caught in Hot Springs
Three alleged safeblowers and post office burglars were arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas last night. The trio is said to have operated across the Mississippi Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Mississippi Valley
Duluth Lumberman Dies After Illness
Duluth reports the death of David E. Holston aged seventy after a paralytic stroke. For twenty eight years a resident he served as a partner in the lumber firm D E Holston and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
David E. Holston
D. E. Holston & Co
Stevenson Will Contest Aims at Illinois Governorship
Adlai E Stevenson plans a contest against Charles S Deneen for the Illinois governorship. Chicago dispatch notes the move follows the official canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Charles S. Deneen
Illinois
Rebels Threaten Port au Prince as Gen Simon Advances
Port au Prince reports Gen Antoine Simon plans to attack Jacmel before resuming toward the capital. President Nord Alexis faces resignations and desertions as rebels muster thousands across the southern peninsula. An American cruiser arrival calms foreign residents amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Antoine Simon
Revolutionary Forces
Jacmel
Department
Simon
Prince
Nord Alexis
Alexis
Cyriaque
Leogane
Gonaives Channel
Sister defense ends in fatal shooting in Chicago
In Chicago the shooting death of Henry Hornberg by Miss Estelle Stout’s sister, Mrs. A Chambers, occurred after Hornberg struck Mrs Chambers during a dispute over an enlarged picture. Mrs Chambers then witnessed Hornberg die from a bullet to the heart fired by Miss Stout as the assailant lay on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Estelle Stout
Henry Hornbberg
A. Chambers
Miss Stout
Hornberg
Dean E W Randall to resign dean post at state college
In St Paul on December 2 Prof W M Hays assistant secretary of agriculture in Washington may succeed E W Randall as dean of the state agricultural college. Randall has just been named president of Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. The regents will name Randall's successor, likely at their meeting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
W. M. Hays
Washington
E. W. Randall
State Agricultural College
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company
Randall
Board of University Regents
Hayes
Henry Snyder
University Board of Regents
Tenant Fires on Landlord in North Dakota Farm Incident
Devil's Lake North Dakota December 2 Robert Stanley and Frank Moylan were arrested for shooting with intent to kill B B Regan a farmer near Devil's Lake Regan says Stanley a farm tenant shot him from a wagon after he fell to the wagon floor Stanley says Regan attempted to seize the farm and he fired in defense per counsel advice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil’s Lake
N. D
Robert Stanley
Frank Moylan
B. B. Regan
Regan
Stanley
Son saves father from gas plant explosion blaze
In Muscatine Iowa last night a gas plant near the Kimberly home exploded demolishing the house. Wilson Kimberly raced through flames and falling debris to pull his father Alas Kimberly to safety. Both men were badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Wilson
Alas
Kimberly
Children Used Cruelly Among Settlers Reported
William M. McDonald of Minneapolis, back from Beltrami and Clearwater counties, says conditions among poorer settlers include deplorable treatment of children and orphans. He recounts depravity and urges prosecutions if verified by state humane officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
William M. McDonald
Minneapolis
Beltrami
Clearwater
McDonald
Chief of Frisco Police Drowned in Bay
William J. Biggy chief of police of San Francisco disappeared from a patrol boat between Belvedere and the city on Monday night. The body was not recovered despite daylong searching by patrol boats and ferries. The loss follows tension over newspaper attacks and the Heney case fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief
Honey
San Francisco
William J. Biggy
Belvidere
William Murphy
Murphy
Golden Gate
Hunters Point
Keil
Biggy
Bay
Morris Haas
Francis J. Heney
Ranchman’s Son In Self Defense Fire Follows Shooting
Hume Hahn aged twenty one shoots farm hand Williams in self defense during quarrel at Townsend area ranch. Hahn calls for help and surrenders while a neighbor later finds a house on fire and Williams’s body burned beyond recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Hume Hahn
Williams
Townsend
Young Hahn
Stars Victim Before Crowd
In St Paul Otto Bradesh, Baltimore restaurant proprietor, was stabbed five times in front of about forty onlookers. The assailant fled but was later arrested. Bradesh was hospitalized in critical condition but expected to recover. The suspected knifer Alvis, formerly employed by Bradesh, had been discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Otto Bradesh
Baltimore
Bradesh
Alvis
Burglars Blow Vault Open in Port Byron Bank Heist
Burglars exploded the vault at the State bank in Port Byron Illinois and escaped on a handcar with nearly five thousand dollars in gold silver and currency. Residents heard a muffled blast but did not investigate until the bank opened for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Byron
Ill
State Bank
Diplomatic notes outline Far East policy in new U S Japan pact
Tokyo reports the text of notes signed in Washington by Secretary Root and Ambassador Takahira detailing the Far East policy articles of the new American Japanese agreement. The publication notes the notes were warmly welcomed on all sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Washington
Root
Takahira
Far East
Miners Escape Smoke in Central City Mine
One hundred miners in the Central Coal and Iron company mine near Central City escaped as smoke filled the working after an armature blew off a dynamo. The workers hurried to the ground through an air shaft shortly before 5 oclock last evening, frightened by the fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Central Coal and Iron Company
Yale Student Kills Self at West Rock Jump
John Alan White twenty, of Walton New York a Yale graduate student killed himself last night by jumping from the top of West Rock a distance of about 100 feet in New Haven Conn Dec 2 The tragedy involved a Yale graduate student from New York State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
John Alan White
Walton, N. Y
Yale Graduate School
West Rock
Attempted Train Wrecking in Illinois Case
Peoria reports an attempted wreck of the Toledo Peoria and Western passenger train between Effner and Sheldon stations early yesterday morning. No injuries reported and investigation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ill
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Effener
Sheldon
1884 Dollar Brings $280 at Chicago Auction
At the Chicago Numismatic Society sale a silver dollar dated 1884 sold for $280. Only five such coins are known. A copper cent from 1799 brought $82.50. Two 1856 flying eagle cents, one copper and one nickel, sold for $31 and $37.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Numismatic Society
FORGER REGAINS MIND AND IS SENT TO PRISON
Willie Dixon, a self confessed forger who lost his mind after imprisonment believing his wife had deserted him, was sentenced in Waterloo Iowa to fifteen years in the Anamosa reformatory under the indeterminate sentence law. Dixon regained his reason after five weeks in the insane department of the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Dixon
Waterloo
Iowa
Anamosa
Dixon
President Reappoints Crum as Charleston Port Collector
Washington Dec 2 The president decided to reappoint W D Crum colored as collector of the port at Charleston South Carolina. The move follows years of senate controversy sparked by Senator Tillmans sharp attack on the original Crum appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. D. Crum
Charleston
S. C
Crum
Senate
Tillman
Wisconsin bars cattle from four states over foot and mouth
Madison December 2. Governor Davidson ordered Michigan New York Pennsylvania and Maryland cattle barred from Wisconsin due to foot and mouth disease. The action aims to protect local herds as state authorities monitor movements and disease risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Davidson
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Wisconsin
Woman Dies After Sudden Neuralgia Strike
Waterloo Iowa December 2 Mrs Thomas Dunkerton of Lester township Blackhawk county died suddenly of neuralgia of the heart while laughing with her family. She lived less than twenty minutes after the attack, at age fifty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Thomas Dunkerton
Lester Township
Blackhawk County
Body of Unknown Man Found Near Alborn
The unidentified man found dead near Alborn on the Duluth Missabe & Northern line was brought to Duluth on the 3:30 Missabe train yesterday afternoon. No clues to his identity or cause of death are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Alborn
Duluth, Missabe
Aberdeen church burned in December blaze
Fire destroyed the First Baptist church in Aberdeen South Dakota causing about 8000 dollars in damage with 4000 dollars covered by insurance. A high wind spread the flames and nearby structures were saved with effort. The blaze began from a defective furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
First Baptist
Lumber camp accident claims local man in Rhinelander
Menominee resident Ed Salinsky died after logs rolled over him in a Rhinelander lumber camp. He is survived by his parents and six brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Mich
Ed Salinsky
Rhinelander
Burglary at Glyndon Hotel Yields Cash and Coat
Glyndon Minnesota December 2 robbers entered the Syverson hotel broke the till and secured twenty dollars in cash and an eight dollar overcoat. They left no clue and no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glyndon
Barnesville
Minn
Syverson Hotel
Elderly Man Swindled Out of 3000 in Indianapolis
William B. Cunningham age eighty three, a retired farmer, was swindled out of three thousand dollars yesterday in Indianapolis by residence men. He reported the loss locally on November 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William B. Cunningham
Cunningham
Navy Officers Offered Silence on Newport Conference
Washington dated Nov 29 reports Secretary Metcalf ordered naval officers to stop public discussion of the Newport conference without presidential permission. The directive comes directly from the president through Metcalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newport
Metcalf
Two May Die of Burns in South Dakota Fire
The residence and store of E. J. Lacy at Lacy post office, thirty miles NW of Pierre, burned last night. A woman and child suffered severe burns and are not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre, S. D
E. J. Lacy
Lacy Post Office
Here
Blizzard Ties Up Navigation In Michigan Waters
A fifty mile blizzard since early morning blankets Lake Superior and St Marys River, halting navigation around Sault Ste. Marie Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
St. Mary’s River
No Hope Left Aboard Ship As Passengers Face Sinking
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a passenger asks if any hope remains during the ship’s sinking. The captain replies there is no hope, while the passenger curses bad luck and recalls avoiding cucumbers for fear of indigestion.
Poor Balloon Missing and Love Not Ridiculed
A terse reflection notes a failed balloon display and asserts that when a woman loves a man she does not mock him, offering a moral stance against ridicule.
Market Quotations from Multiple Cities
Daily price summaries across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul show grain futures for wheat corn oats and flax along with cattle hogs and sheep. Prices are given for various grades and categories with typical ranges noted for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Tragedy Clouds Vienna Jubilee After Million-People Crowd
Vienna observes Emperor Francis Joseph diamond jubilee with electric displays across the city. Huge crowds exceed safety measures. at Hofburg panic and trampling cause multiple deaths and injuries while officials try to manage the massive turnout. About 1.5 million people fill the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Imperial Kefburg
Hofburg
Abdul Aziz to abdicate throne in favor of Mulai Hafid
In Tangier Abdul Aziz former sultan agrees to an annuity of 35000 dollars and the undisturbed possession of his inherited fortune in exchange for stepping aside. He would surrender the throne to his brother Mulai Hafid though negotiations to sell Abdul’s harem falter due to his insistence on keeping his wives. Mulai regards the offer as scarcely worth accepting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Abdul Aziz
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Abdul
Mulai
Cotton buyer C. G. Cowie found dead in Memphis
Memphis today reports C. G. Cowie once a leading cotton buyer and social figure was found dead with a bullet hole in his temple. His body lay in a locked roof room at his Union Avenue residence. Police say it is a suicide amid claims of financial distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
C. G. Cowie
Cowie
Union Avenue
Dentist Dies by Poison at Wife’s Grave in New York
Dr. Randolph F. Haas a Lexington Avenue dentist, consumed poison at his wife’s grave yesterday, grieving over her death on Friday November 15, an ill-omened day. He had suffered melan cholia since her death and fell on the grave while drinking the poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Vanwoert
The
Holland Trust Company
Home Insurance Company
Fifth Avenue
Madison Square New York
New York
Randolph F. Haas
Lexington Avenue
Blackleg Disease Detected in Essex County Cattle
Blackleg, a contagious cattle disease, has appeared in Rochester township Essex county Windsor Ontario. About fourteen to fifteen head infected will be slaughtered to curb the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Windsor
Ont
Rochester Township
Essex County
Plot Against Figueroa Discovered in San Salvador
A plot to overthrow President Figueroa was discovered and frustrated. Martial law has been proclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Figuero
San Salvador
Figueroa
Don’t Cultivate a Taste for Neighbors’ Af Fairs
A brief social note counsels against prying into neighbors affairs if one seeks popularity. The remark emphasizes discretion and good manners in community life.
The Bluffer Who Acted Rich Reveals a Cunning Stage
A sharp witted speaker claims the man who mimics wealth is a bluffer while noting true millionaires never pretend wealth. The remark frames social pretense as hollow and exposes the vanity of ostentatious showmanship.
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Ladysmith
A. A. Hadden
Utah Copper Company
Bingham
Utah
Marquette, Mich
Robert Warren
Marquette
Robert Miller
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad
Cincinnati
Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
H. Vidal
John Stephenson
Fisher Bay
Stephenson
Dubois County
Indiana
Envoy
Mme
Pine Bluff, Ark
Louis Borno
Legation
Dean E. W. Randall
Hays
Father
Mill City Lumberman
Frisco
Yeggmen
Yale
Self
Forger
Baptist Society
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