Lawmakers approve Mississippi bridge and tobacco tax
The House passed a bill to authorize a bridge across the Mississippi near St Paul Minnesota and approved a $100 annual tax on cigarette and cigarette paper dealers in the District of Columbia. Other actions include Taft cabinet retirement talk by Attorney General Bona part, Roosevelt policing orders for Panama, a Supreme Court reversal on timber and coal land fraud charges in Colorado, and army brigadier general selection reforms plus Bannock war pensions for Oregon and Washington officers.
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House
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minn
District of Columbia
Charles L. Bonaparte
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
United States
Panama
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court of Colorado
Colorado
Anthony
Kansas
Secretary of the Interior
Oregon
Washington
Notable Elected Leaders and Notable Deaths in Early News
Arthur Curtis James elected commodore of the New York Yacht Club succeeding Cornelius Vanderbilt who had held the post three years. Herman Knickerbocker Viele civil engineer artist and author dies of pneumonia in New York. Mrs Nicholas Fish wife of the eldest son of the Grant cabinet secretary dies in Washington from a stroke. John Bruce Woodward student at the state university at Lexington Ky dies from bursting of a blood vessel in his lung while using a lung testing machine. Mayor Charles H Gaus announces Otto Kelsey accepts appointment as first deputy state controller. Charlemagne Tower defeated for president of Union League club by James F Hope. Bishop William S Lewis departs for China to take up new work in Foo Chow as permanent residence. Chief William T Belt of Washington fire department dies suddenly of heart disease.
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Arthur Curtis James
New York Yacht Club
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Herman Knickerbocker Viele
New York
Viele
Egbert L. Viele
Nicholas Fish
Grant
Washington
John Bruce Woodward
The
State University At
Lexington
Accidental Happenings Across States Claim Several Lives
A series of mishaps from California to Manitoba report fatalities and serious injuries. Incidents include three dead and one injured in a Beau monde Southern Pacific siding explosion, a rabbit hunt shooting near State Center Iowa, a Rend mine suffocation in Mount Vernon Illinois, and a deadly stunt of ptomaine poisoning from local sausage in Chester County Pennsylvania. Additional losses include a Chicago auto collision injuring William Ganschow and his daughter, a Kansas City hunting accident fatally injuring Fred N Sewall, a fatal fall of David McLean in Winnipeg, and Dorothy Colton's fatal coasting accident on the Red River bank.
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Southern Pacific
Beaumont
Cal
State Center
Iowa
Harry Groth
Rev
A. Groth
Fred N. Sewall
Kansas City
Salvation Army Chief Booth Undergoes Cataract Operation
Gen William Booth, commander in chief of the Salvation Army, had cataract surgery in London last week and doctors expect a full recovery of sight.
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William Booth
Salvation Army
London
Federal and local crimes across a wide news span
Reports of multiple incidents include Francis Owen Griffin a retired hardware merchant from Elgin Illinois committing suicide after misappropriating 2 million dollars. Adolph and Fritz Eberbach hotel promoters arrested in Berlin. Frank Ross Italian laborer shoots ex contractor John Clifton in Cleveland. Body of Waldo Schlack found in Idaho Falls with ax wounds. D Lyons jailed in Le Mars Iowa rescued after attempting hanging. Norman Thetford killed in Miles City Montana. manslaughter sentence given. Locke anti racing test arrests in New Orleans. C T Birdsell confesses embezzlement to police in Oakland. H O Smith shot and killed in Delorme West Virginia.
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Francis Owen Griffin
Elgin
Adolph
Fritz Eberbach
Berlin
Frank Ross
John Clifton
Cleveland
Ross
Waldo A. Schlack
Dillon, Mont
Idaho Falls
Idaho
D. F. Lyons
le Mars
Iowa
Steward Hosp
Miles City
Mont
Norman Thetford
Locke
City Park
New Orleans
McPherson
Kan
Missouri Pacific Company
C. T. Birdsell
Oakland
Cal
H. O. Smith
Freebury Coal and Coke Company
Delorme
W. Va
P. A. Conners
Norfolk & Western Road
Papke Kelly Draw In Los Angeles Eleven New Matches Noted
Billy Papke of Kewaunee Illinois and Hugo Kelly of Chicago fought twenty five rounds to a draw in Los Angeles. Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee defeated Abe Attell in ten rounds with no official decision under the law. Lord Northcote commended the US fleet at a New York luncheon. The Chase and Sanborn firm will give $300,000 in bequests to employees in Boston Chicago and Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Papke
Kewaunee
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Los Angeles
United States Fish Commission
Fairport
Iowa
Washington
Katherine Clemmons Gowd
Supreme Court
New York
Howard Gould
Ad Wolgast
Milwaukee
Abe Attell
Pacific Athletic Club
Lord Northcote
Australia
Lawyers’ Club
Chase & Sanborn Company
Caleb Chase
Boston
Mr. Chase
Montreal
Fire damages Herald Square theater before curtain call
Fire started from a large electric sign at the Herald Square theater in New York. The blaze spread to the executive offices as actors and chorus hurried into the streets in scant attire. Fire engines fought the flames, causing about 60 000 dollars in damage before the gallery roof collapse near the Broadway end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald Square
Broadway
Lyon
Theater
Subpoenas Issued in Chicago Beef Rebating Probe
Federal grand jury advances beef inquiry with a hundred subpoenas. Twenty five served on Morris & Co traffic department workers. District Attorney Sims dodges comment as court action follows. Rumors point to rebate focus with possible broader beef trust probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morris & Co
Sims
Jude Landis
Christmas Mail Pouch Stolen From Belt Line Depot
A mail pouch containing sixty pounds of registered Christmas packages bound for Eastern points was stolen from the baggage room of the Belt Line depot last night. It is believed to contain valuable merchandise though no money was in it. A negro seen loitering nearby is thought to have secured the pouch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Eastern Points
Belt Line
Widow Drops Dead at Husband's Bier in Philadelphia
Catherine Moore aged sixty two died of heart disease immediately after viewing her husband’s coffin at their home in the southern section of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husband’s Bier
Philadelphia
Catherine Moore
Despondent Man Fatally Shoots Self in Iowa
Frank Waters, forty, of Marshalltown Iowa, shot himself yesterday afternoon through the right temple and died instantly. Despondent over ill health, he ended his life in a local incident reported from the city.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Frank Waters
Newman Quits Central Line
President W H Newman of the New York Central lines tendered his resignation yesterday at a meeting of the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
Central Line
New York
W. H. Newman
New York Central Lines
Bark Lost With Crew of Seventeen
A cablegram from St Pierre Migg reports that the French bark Artere, which departed France on November 8 carrying salt for Gaston Menier, has probably been lost with her seventeen crew members.
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North Sydney
N. S
St. Pierre
Migg
Artere
France
Gaston Menier
Suspect Council Bribery Case to Hear Today
Pittsburgh detectives prepare a preliminary hearing for seven council members and two ex-bank officials on bribery charges amid a bribery probe tied to the Voters' league. A decoy promoter’s money exchange, filmed by a flash photo, is described as a key piece of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Voters’ League
Witness Seeks Armed Protection in Night Riders Trial
Emma Jackson, a state witness in the night riders case, urged Judge Jones for armed protection before leaving the stand. She detailed visits by riders and identified about 27 members, with daughter Dora confirming her testimony. Will Russell, another alleged rider now a witness, testified and expressed fear of being killed despite guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Tenn
Emma Jackson
Dora Jackson
Will Russell
Russell
Fehringer
Two Officers Killed in Artemus Mine Robbery Attempt
London Kentucky dispatch reports officers Brooks and sole y were killed while attempting to arrest suspects in Artemus mining town. Officer Robert Smith was fatally wounded and others seriously hurt as the group opened fire in a general fusillade.
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London
Artemus
Brooks
Soley
Robert Smith
New England Association Alters Presidential Toast
In Brooklyn last night the New England association broke a twenty nine year custom by not toasting the president. Instead they proposed and drank a toast to The Sovereign People of the United States with hearty enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
New England Association of
Brooklyn
Oliver Indorsed for Knox's Place as U S Senator
Pittsburg December 24 George T Oliver owner of the Gazette Times and the Chronicle Telegraph was unanimously indorsed by Allegheny county members of the state legislature for United States senator to succeed Philander C Knox who is to be secretary of state in the Taft cabinet
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Knox
Pittsburg
George T. Oliver
Gazette-Times
Chronicle-Telegraph
Allegheny County
United States
Philander C. Knox
Taft
Four Die in Ocilla Pistol Duel
In Ocilla Georgia Owen Smith son of the police chief and Charlie Moore plus his brother Virgil Moore were killed. Policeman Cain Walters lies dying from injuries after a four cornered pistol duel last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocilla, Ga
Owen Smith
Smith
Charlie Moore
Virgil Moore
Cain Walters
Self-inflicted rifle accident claims Charles Thurston Jr
Mandan North Dakota December 24 Charles Thurston Jr of Mandan accidentally shot and killed himself yesterday while cleaning a rifle. The bullet passed through his heart causing instant death.
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Self
Mandan
N. D
Charles Thurston, Jr
Diamond Thief Sent to Prison in Winnipeg Case
Philip Greenbaum, once among America's most skilled diamond switchers, traveled from Chicago to Winnipeg and was caught replacing real diamonds with phony ones in a local store. He received an eight year penitentiary sentence yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Philip Greenbaum
America
Chicago
Plowing in Alberta Encouraged by Mild Winter
Winnipeg reports a notably mild winter allowing Southern Alberta farmers to plow extensively this week. The favorable weather has boosted early field work and soil preparation for upcoming seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Winnipeg
City Councillors Held in Graft Probe
Pittsburg reports seven city council members arrested by the Voters' league on charges of conspiracy bribery and corrupt practices tied to two years of municipal legislation including depository use. Warranted arrests also set for other officials and bankers. bond posted for Wednesday hearings as league pledges sensational evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Voters’league
Frisco
Voters’ League
San Francisco
League
A. Leo Weil
Widow Recalls Killings in Hains Trial
Mrs Helene Annis widow of William Annis described in detail how Thornton Hains and Capt Peter Hains Jr confronted her husband at a boat float. She testified that Thornton fired a revolver and her husband fell into the water as she fled the runway. The dramatic testimony followed by new evidence challenged Hains lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Helene E. Annis
William E. Annis
Peter C. Hains
Annis
Thornton Hains
Mrs. Annis
Hains
Boxing death prompts coroner to commit Barnett
Benjamin Barnett was committed by the coroner charged with causing the death of James Curren eighteen after a boxing bout at the Broadway Athletic Club Curren collapsed in the second round from brain hemorrhage and head injuries, with seconds and the club proprietor discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Barnett
Curren
Philadelphia
James Curren
Broadway Athletic Club
Taft Family Takes Cottage in Augusta
Augusta Ga December 23 The Taft family moved into the Terrett cottage yesterday after leaving the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas where they had stayed since arriving in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Taft
Terrett
Thomas
Alleged Robber Caught in Secret Service Sweep
Bluefield West Virginia December 23 Secret service men at Norton Virginia arrested Chicago Bill Miller the man said to be a pal of Kentucky Joe arrested last week in town Miller carried seven thousand dollars in cash when seized for post office robberies authorities say he is linked to the Kentucky Joe case and faces federal charges
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Secret Service
Norton
Chicago
Bill” Miller
Kentucky Joe
Colby Miner Killed at Bessemer Mine Trestle
Bessemer Michigan reports Frank Zieninski was killed instantly when he fell from a trestle while loading an ore car at the Colby mine on December 23. Local authorities investigated the accident and notified his next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Bessemer, Mich
Frank Zieninski
Lisbon Scandal Unearthed In Municipal Accounts
Lisbon reports a newly elected municipal council unearths a large city finances scandal. Over 7 million dollars are missing as former monarchical councilors admit irregularities and blame the government for illegally taking the city’s funds.
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Lisbon
Prospector Murdered in Butte After Gold Vein Opened
Butte Montana December 23 an old time prospector William T Clark was found murdered just after he opened a promising gold vein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
William T. Clark
Carnegie on tariff reform and steel industry debate
Andrew Carnegie testified to eight hours of questioning about tariff revision. He argued the steel industry needs no extra protection and urged free trade conditions, while denying involvement with Carnegie Steel's sale and criticizing trusts. Two brutal Chinese murders in Winnipeg laundry shack shock city, suggesting highbinder involvement and prompting mass meetings and tighter laundry hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Carnegie
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Winnipeg
Kung Pow
Chun Lung
Night Rider Trial Details Blast Band Murders
In Union City Tennessee on December 23 the state rested its case against eight alleged night riders for Captain Ranken murder as Frank Fehringer a band member gave a detailed account of the crime and related outrages. Witness Emma Thurman Johnson described abuse tied to her divorce fight and coercive pressure from the riders to withdraw her case.
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Ranken
Union City
Tenn
Frank Fehringer
Emma Thurman Johnson
Fatal marital dispute ends in Chicago death
Police report a quarrel over answering a telephone led to the death of Mrs. Charles Holmes. Her husband, a railway clerk, is jailed on a murder charge after a son testified the husband beat her when she refused to answer the call. She died hours later from a fractured skull. Holmes denies striking her claiming she fainted from apoplexy after the phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Holmes
Holmes
CUT TOE PARING CORN ENDS IN DEATH
Sioux City Iowa December 23 As a result of cutting his toe in paring a corn Patrick Teefey aged fifty four is dead at his home 1019 Pearl street. Blood poisoning spread to his leg and doctors amputated the leg in a last effort to save his life. Mr Teefey was a wealthy landowner in Iowa and Oklahoma. He lived at Danbury Iowa before moving to Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Patrick Teefey
Pearl Street
Teefey
Oklahoma
Danbury
King Otto II in padded cell amid violent insanity
Berlin December 23 The King Otto II of Bavaria lies in a padded room bound in a strait jacket and raving in violent insanity. The passive idiot in recent years has become destructive and is believed near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Otto
Bavaria
Japanese Diet Opens with Basiba Elected Speaker
The Japanese diet opened its two houses this morning. Sumitaka Basiba, a prominent Constitutional party leader, was elected speaker of the lower house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Sumitaka Basiba
Constitutional Party
Hunting Tragedy Claims Henry Magnuson in Iron Mountain
Henry Magnuson aged nineteen was fatally shot by an accidental discharge of his own gun while hunting with friends in Iron Mountain Michigan yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred as Magnuson and companions hunted on a December day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Mountain
Mich
Henry Magnuson
Anna May Lose Children Court Mulls Boarding School Plan
In Paris the court handling Count Boni de Castellane’s suit over his three children’s custody to Princess de Sagan and the Marquise de Castellane discusses placing the siblings in a high school for a set period or as partial boarders. Judges and a prosecutor questioned the children to assess their fitness for school life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Marquise de Castellane
Childrren
Moonshiner's Last Stand
Delbert Moore a wanted moonshiner and robber engaged a posse in a 45 minute fight near Wheeling West Virginia before dying at the bottom of a 50 foot precipice after attempting to blow up a circus and commit other crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Delbert Moore
Slayer of Boy Freed in Grand Rapids Trial
Edward Parks was found not guilty of manslaughter after a jury declared he did not intentionally kill Willie Haverkamp. Prosecutors said Parks threw an empty bottle at rowdy boys at the opening Central league game last May, striking the bystander who died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Edward Parks
Willie Haverkamp
Parks
Haverkamp
Suicide of Union Pacific cashier in South Omaha overwork
William R. Kelley, cashier of the Union Pacific at South Omaha, killed himself at his home early Sunday. A letter to his wife suggests that overwork may have unsettled his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Wiliam R. Kelley
Union Pacific Railway
South
Chicago Fire Fatal Panic Sighs at Lodging House
A blaze in Chicago Saturday night caused a panic among about one hundred occupants of a lodging house. Paul Heiligendorf aged seventy died from suffocation in the fire and is listed among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paul Heiligendorf
Scarce sea serpents puzzle locals amid law talk
A guest notes fewer sea serpents seen lately and a summer landlord ponders if the decline is due to local option or the pure food law. The exchange highlights community curiosity and regulatory references in a rustic setting.
Farm Implements Exchange Barbs in Dialogue
A farmer and suitor clash in blunt terms over daughter’s hand. The farmer declares plain speech, calling the suitor a rake, while the suitor retorts with pointed, candid exchanges. The exchange frames a rural courtship in stark, direct language.
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Ladysmith News-Budget
A. A. Hadden
Wisconsin
Ladysmith
Charles H. Gaus
Otto Kelsey
Charlemagne Tower
Germany
Union League Club of
James F. Hope
William S. Lewis
Methodist Episcopal Church
China
Foo Chow
William T. Belt
Washington Fire Department
National Association of Fire Chiefs
John Donahoe
Will Murphy
George McMannen
Mount Vernon
Ill
George van Horn
Mendenhall
Chester County
William Ganschow
David McLean
Free Press
Seymour Hotel
Red River
Dorothy Colton
J. Colton
la Balleta
Alexis
Munich
Ireland
William Hunter Doll
Cushman K. Davis
Minnesota
Hyattsville
Davis
Capital Society
American Steel and Wire Company
Donora
C. W. Draper
North Macassasin
John W. Gates
Kendall, Mont
Huffing Detective Agency
Scranton
Guthrie
Otto II
Anna
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