Taft to Appoint Knox as Secretary of State
Augusta Ga residents learn President Elect Taft has selected United States Senator Philander C Knox of Pennsylvania as secretary of state. Taft announced the cabinet choice after Knox telegrammed his acceptance to serve, with Taft praising Knox as a great lawyer and American figure.
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Augusta
hom
New York
Mr. Knox
Root
Washington
Taft
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Society
J<Knox
Henry W. Taft
Dudley mayor kills Hatch in street shooting
Ira Hatch a prominent Dudley resident was shot through the heart by Badger J Bowden mayor of Dudley after Hatch accused Bowden of shooting his dog. Hatch died and Hatch Jr wounded Bowden in return with only flesh injuries.
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Gooldsboro
N. C
Dudley
Ira Hatch
Badger J. Bowden
Hatch
Bowden
Merrill Chosen President of Cotton States League
P S Merrill of this city was unanimously elected president of the Cotton States base ball league at the league directors meeting Saturday Col Walter Weaver of Columbus was named vice president Merrill is 35 a native of Pennsylvania Harvard graduate and a member of the G B Merrill & V Brother lumber firm and other concerns
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P. S. Merrill
Walter Weaver
Jackson
Miss
Alleged peonage system at Summit plant examined
Chicago report on a district attorney investigation into a Summit Illinois plant alleging a peonage system. Accused stockade allegedly thirty feet high imprisons workers, who are said to be kept in debt to their employers. Some claim escapes via a tunnel under the stockade.
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Chicago
Summit
Louisiana War Claim for Citizens Bank Relief
A House bill for $216,820 relief to the Citizens Bank of Louisiana passed the Senate after repeated passes. The claim stems from General Benjamin Butler seizing the bank’s funds in 1862, with the Court of Claims finding the sum due.
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Citizens Bank of Louisiana
Washington
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court of claims
senate
Gen. Ben. FP. Butler
Murder Drugged Man Lynched by Mob in Kentucky
Elmer Jenn charged with the murder of Mary Womack in Adair county was dragged from Monticello jail by a mob and hanged at Greasy Creek. The mob, from Adair and Russell counties, executed him without shots or mutilation after giving a brief prayer. The case follows previous mob actions targeting the suspect’s cousin.
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Lexington
Elmer JENN
Mami Womack
Adair county
Montinele
Wayne county
Greasy Creek
Adaly
Russell
Hill
Mary W Womack
Senate Prude Inquest Delayed By Holiday Break
Washington reports no action by the Senate committee on appropriations to probe President Roosevelt and the secret service. The matter will be reviewed after the holidays with a subcommittee to be named, likely chaired by Senator Hemenway of Indiana.
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Christies
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Hemenway
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Secret Service
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W. M. Kavanaugh
Southern League
Nacsville
Chas. Frank
New Orleans
Four Grater Case Sentences in Capitol Scandal Conviction
Four men connected to the state capitol procurement case were sentenced to two years in prison and fined $500 plus costs. John N. Sanderson, contractor for Capitol furnishing, along with ex-Auditor General W. P. Snyder, ex-State Treasurer W. L. Mattines, and ex-Superintendent Jas. M. Shumaker, were convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
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Harrisburg
John N. Sanderson
state capitol
W. P. Snyder
W. L. Mattines
Jas. M. Shumaker
Christmas in New York Season of Prosperity Forecasted
New York forecasts a brighter Christmas for Wall Street workers with more generous gifts and improved finances. Brokers expect earlier year end bonuses and holiday cheer as pockets loosen after a lean prior season.
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Wall Street
New York
financial district
Slalom at Slhom store sparks deadly shooting in Trampton
A merchant was shot and killed at Slhom store in Trampton Ark, injuring his brother Bunk Abbott, county treasurer, during a dispute over a business transaction. Enraged posses pursue the two Black suspects as excitement runs high across the county.
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Slhom
Trampton
Ark
Charles Avcott
Bunk Abbott
Boy Boxer James Curren Killed in Philadelphia Match
James Curren aged 11 died after a boxing bout at the Broadway Athletic Club in Philadelphia. He faced Benjamin Barnet, 17, in an amateur event watched by a large crowd. Curren was the sole support of his widowed mother, and the tragedy followed a series of local try-outs.
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Philadelphia
James Curren
Benjamin Barnet
Broadway Athletic Club
Curren
mrother
Boy Badl Wounded in Alexandria Pistol Incident
Eleven year old Joe Mooe, son of City Judge Tart L Hope, was wounded while playing with a pistol in Alexandria Louisiana. The weapon, thought to be blank, contained a BB cartridge and was fired by Jack McDonald.
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Tart
Alexandria
Joe Mooe
Hope
Jack McDonald
Rockefeller Jr. sued over peonage article in New York American
John D Rockefeller Jr. was arrested and arraigned in a police court on a criminal complaint filed by S Carvalho president of Star Company publisher of William Hearst's New York American. He charged the Dec 17 article in the paper with injuring his good name.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
S. Carvalho
star Company
William Hearst
New York American
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Jerome
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Braley Labadia
George Pace
Lake, Miss
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Alexandria
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Vo AL Herlong
Woodstock
Fla
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Vicksburg
John Roddy
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Paris
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Austria
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Nikolai A. Whomyakoff
Charles M. Schwab
Ways and Means
Woman sought as firebug in Englewood church fires
Chicago police and church leaders hunt a religious fanatic believed to have set five churches ablaze in Englewood and nearby districts. Fire attorney Frank J. Clogan says he has information that could lead to the woman's arrest.
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Chicago
Englewood
Frank J. clogan
State banks show healthy growth and rising deposits
State Auditor I J Smith released a compilation of Mississippi bank statements for Nov 27 versus June 2, noting banks increased from 316 to 321, aggregate resources from 56,666,863.75 to 63,414,502.36, and deposits rising sharply. Loans grew modestly while overdrafts and interbank balances climbed, with undivided profits at 2,209,021.48 and dividends expected. Other items report a life sentence for Birdsong, a drainage commission funding update, a Mulberry baptism and marriage, a Magnolia house fire, and Jackson seeking a rescue home for women and girls.
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I. J. Smith
Mississippi
Monuments Dedication by Indiana Party in Vicksburg
Governor Frank Hanley will lead a party of 100 from Indiana to Vicksburg to dedicate recently completed handsome monuments on December 29. The special train will transport the party for the ceremonial event.
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Indiana
Frank Hanley
Vicksburg
Boll Weevil Special tours southern state farms
Farmers in Mississippi turn out in large crowds for the Boll Weevil Special tour to hear agronomic experts argue against an all cotton policy. They urge diversification into profitable, varied crops with ready markets and stronger financial returns than cotton in many cases.
President Roosevelts Rough Ride Sparks School Girls Incident
Miss Id I Sisson of Forest Green Seminary reports three students and her were riding near Washington on Thanksgiving when Roosevelt ordered them to fall back. The president’s horse bumped their party as he rode past four abreast, knocking a girl's foot from the stirrup and striking a horse with his crop. The girls recall a visible rage and confusion, while denying any insult to the president.
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Washington
Id. I. Sisson
Forest Green
Miss Sisson
Deaths under scrutiny in Somerville arson case
In Somerville Massachusetts District Attorney Tilghman orders inquiry into the deaths of six members of Mrs Mary Kelleher's family over three years. The charge against Mrs Kelleher is arson, with reports of life insurance paid to her. the investigation follows concerns raised by police about these deaths and an examination of Mrs Kelleher's sanity.
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Paaninedon
Kelleher Brantly
Somerville
Mass
Mary Kelleher
Cambridge
Attoarnes Tilagsins
Mys
Kelleher
Right of Defendant to Testify Questioned in Virginia Case
Danville Virginia after the Commonwealth rested its case in the Samuels murder trial the defense called W Belt Samuels as witness a novel legal point was raised by Commonwealth Attorney Thomas Tomlin contending Samuels prior perjury conviction in the United States court disqualified him from testifying even in his own defense the court adjourned without ruling on the issue.
Ten Soldiers Die After Drinking Suspect Beverage
A Manila cable report says soldiers of the Nineteenth Infantry in Keithley Mindanao drank a native beverage laced with columbic acid. Jacob died and others sickened the same day or the following. Officials blame the tainted water and anticepten law.
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New York
Nighteenth Infantry
Ul oo
Keithley
Mindanao
Jacob
Arius
Shreveport City Poker case ends with fine
In Shreveport Louisiana Mayor Didisco faced a poker charge in city court for actions three months before an election. Judge Fullilove fined him 25 dollars or 25 days. the fine was paid.
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tian
Shreveport
Didisco
Fullilove
Weds on Sick-Bed in Macon Mississippi
While lying ill in a Macon hotel, Mrs Lucrece Godwin Rogers of Bear Station Delaware married her attorney Charles DD Stockley of Wilmington who had come to attend her extensive landed interests. Mrs Rogers is the widow of Theodore Rogers, nephew of the Rogers Locomotive Works head, and she is several years Stockley’s senior.
Global news in blizzard of headlines and rumors
A chaotic wire flash summarizes political, economic, and military chatter across nations. References to CaAina Onan crisis, Venezuelan cabinet moves, Dutch capture of a Venezuelan ship, France rail disaster, Brazil Argentina naval tensions, and US Senate maneuvers mix with local incidents from Louisiana and Mississippi including fires, shootings, and levee work.
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