Plan to divert Ark an gad River at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Ark December 1 mass meeting voters plan to cut a strip of land to divert the Arkansas river away from the city to avert a major flood. A 16 foot crest is expected midweek threatening warehouses hotels banks and a courthouse. Oklahoma floods receding train service restoring public schools closed due to water.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas River
R. M. Knox
Jefferson Hotel
Jefferson County Bank
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Haitian Revolt Advances Toward Port au Prince
Reports from Paris dated December 1 describe Gen Antoine Simon's insurgent forces now 25 to 30 miles from Port au Prince. President Nord Alexis vows to fight on as the government convokes an extraordinary session to preserve the regime or strike a compromise.
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Port Au Prince
Antoine Simon
Anse A Veau
Nord Alexis
Alexis
Cameau
Nau
Hyacinthe
Grand Gcave
Department of the South
Alleged Burglar Gang Arrested in Hot Springs
Three alleged safe blowers and post office burglars tied to the Mississippi valley were arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas on Monday. Charles Gallagher alias McMullin Laughing Charlie and Charles Martin led the group with Joe McCarthy alias Big Mack and William Strong alias Yege Billie. They waived exam in a special session and await transfer to Danville Illinois where they face indictments. Investigators C L Patterson and A D Brunson of the St. Louis secret service had pursued them for three years. The suspects made no statements at arraignment.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Mississippi Valley
United States
Danville
Charles Gallagher
Charles McMullin
Charlie
Charles Martin
Joe McCarthy
Big Mack
William Strong
Crow slain at Northern hotel by Eldridge and Cochran
In Chattanooga on December 1 Fred Crow, a prominent gambler in the city and well known in the south, was stabbed to death at the door of his room in the Northern hotel by Jake Eldridge and a companion named Cochran.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Fred Crow
Northern Hotel
Jake Eldridge
Cochran
Crow
Kne
South
Arkansas Supreme Court bans mailing liquor order solicitations
A Little Rock sourced dispatch reports the Arkansas supreme court on Monday ruled it illegal to solicit orders for intoxicating liquors by mailing circulars into prohibition territory. The decision addresses circulars sent to homes within restricted zones.
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Arkansas
St. Louis
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Prohibition
Taft Brotherhood Elects Taft Secretary in New York
Henry W. Taft brother of President elect William H Taft was chosen Monday night as president of the Ohio Society of New York succeeding Col M J McCook in the body that promotes Ohio ties in the city.
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H. W. Taft
New York
Henry W. Taft
William H. Taft
Ohio Society of New York
Col. M. J. McCook
Frisco Police Chief Drowned Off Alcatraz Island
Frisco police chief Biggey drowned off Alcatraz Island late Monday night. The incident occurred while he was on duty, prompting a formal investigation and mourning from the department.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Biggey
Alcatraz Island
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days
PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Pack includes 50 cents.
Virginia two cent fare rate ruling by Supreme Court
The high court rebuked railroads and others seeking federal injunctions, saying state law issues must exhaust state courts first. Justice Holmes wrote that Judge Pritchard erred in classifying the Virginia commission as administrative rather than legislative. The court did not decide if the two cent rate is confiscatory or the case's broader merits.
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Washington
United States
Supreme Court
Virginia
Holmes
Pritchard
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Commission
Chinese envoy arrives in Washington to thank U S for indemnity
Tang Shao Yi president of the Chinese board and ambassador arrived in Washington to express gratitude for remittance of a large portion of the Boxer indemnity. He was joined by Prince Tsai Fu and a group of attaches. Huntington Wilson greeted the party and escorted them to two Washington residences for a stay of three to four months.
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Washington
Tang Shao Yi
Prince Tsai Fu
Huntington Wilson
Satterlee Tenders Navy Assistant Secretary Post
Washington reports Herbert L. Satterlee of New York has been offered the job of assistant secretary of the navy to replace Truman H. Newberry who became secretary of the navy after Victor H. Metcalf resigned earlier this week.
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Washington
Herbert L. Satterlee
New York
Truman H. Newberry
Victor H. Metcalf
Harriman Suit Opened Over Union Pacific Merger Ties
Government began testimony in New York on December 1 in suits to dissolve the Union Pacific railroad system as a restraint of trade under the Sherman act. The bill seeks to unwind Union Pacific ownership of its subsidiaries Southern Pacific and Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line, and stock in Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific railroads deemed competitors.
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Harriman
New York
Union Pacific Railroad System
Union Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Townsend Announces Senate Candidacy Plan
Jackson Michigan December 1 Congress man Charles E Townsend of the Second Michigan district announced he would run for United States senator two years hence and said he would not seek the speaker post.
Missing Perkinsville teen Ralph Goldsberry
Ralph Goldsberry aged eighteen from Perkinsville is missing from his home. Relatives believe he may have run away.
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Ralph Goldsberry
Perkinsville
Elkins Abruzzi engagement off as Duke seeks polar quest
Rome reports the Elkins Abruzzi marriage is definitively abandoned due to insurmountable family objections. The Duke of Abruzzi plans another Antarctic or polar expedition while the Perseveranza calls out sensational press behavior.
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Rome
Italy
Elkins
Perseveranza
Milan
America
Courmayeur
Aosta
Petigaz
Turin
Abruzzi
Miss Elkins
Pittsburg
Katherine Elkins
W. Va
Elkinses
CastroCannot Enter Paris Amid Venezuela Diplomatic Tensions
Paris reports the French government weighing how to handle President Castro of Venezuela on arrival at Bordeaux. Officials may board his steamer to learn intentions and decide whether to admit Bordeaux or route him via Berlin to the Swiss frontier, but Paris will be barred. Berlin notes no confirmation on proposed surgery by Prof. Isreal upon Castro’s arrival.
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Paris
Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
Caracas
Guadeloupe
Berlin
France
Lyons
Basse Terre
James Israel
Isreal
Equitable Bank and Loan Company Closes in Macon
The Equitable Bank and Loan Company shut its doors on Monday after a directors petition. Judge Felton of Bible superior court appointed R. L. Anderson as receiver to handle about 116000 pounds in liabilities and 60000 to 75000 dollars in assets. The firm operated as a building and loan association.
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Georgia Loan Company
Macon
Equitable Bank & Loan Company
R. L. Anderson
Felton
Bible Superior Court
Building and Loan Association
Congressman Landis Returns Home After Lecture Tour
Congressman Charles Landis, defeated in the late election, is resting at his Delphi home after concluding a lecture tour. He plans no immediate political moves and will assess next steps in coming weeks.
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Charles Landis
Delphi
Orville Wright Plans Paris Visit After Fort Myer Recovery
Dayton Ohio December 1 Orville Wright who has remained at home since leaving Fort Myer hospital says he will go to France at once The trip will occur within the next thirty days and may be undertaken as soon as next week.
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Orville Wright
France
Dayton
Fort Myer
Racial Riots Erupt in Prague Bloodshed Flares
Prague Bohemia December 1 racial riots spread Sunday and continued Monday with clashes between Czechs and Germans. Police cleared streets using swords and bayonets as many were injured in multiple quarters.
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Prague
Bohemia
Farmer Harry Lockyear Fatally Shot Near Boonville
Harry Lockyear a Boonville area farmer was found on his front porch with three bullet wounds and is expected to die. The incident occurred near his residence and police are investigating the case.
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Harry Lockyear
Boonville
Two Japanese Steamships Collide Off Chefoo Killing 700
A dense fog accident near Chefoo China involved two passenger steamers carrying Americans and Europeans. About 700 people drowned as ships sank within minutes after collision. A fisherman witness described cries and frantic escapes as lifeboats failed and passengers fell into the sea. The Japanese government planned vessel identification.
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Chefoo
China
Scases
Chinese Policies Settled After Notes Between Nations
Secretary Root and Ambassador Takahira exchanged notes at the state department outlining five articles to govern policy in China and the Pacific. A final meeting preceded signing the note, with the articles slated for press publication Wednesday and the state department noting improved understanding of each government's intentions.
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Washington
Root
Takahira
Japan
State Department
China
The
Pacific
Indictments in Political War Reach Philadelphia Leaders
Philadelphia December reports state Senator James P. McNichol head of the Republican organization in Philadelphia was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of criminal libel. The indictment stems from the political war of 1905 and was filed by Max Kaufmann former mayoral secretary who is himself indicted for perjury.
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Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Grand Jury
Max Kaufmann
Reyburn
Kaufmann
Sunday Edition Shifts to Afternoon Publication
The Washington Times announces its Sunday edition will now appear in the afternoon rather than the morning, at the weekday price. This move is believed to mark the second instance of a U.S. Sunday afternoon newspaper.
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Washington
Washington Times
United States
Indiana Manufacturers & Shippers to Meet in Indianapolis
The annual meeting of the Indiana Manufacturers and Shippers Association will be held December 9 and 10 in Indianapolis.
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Indiana Manufacturers & Shippers’ Association
Indianapolis
Kalamazoo Man Arrested in Jewelry Store Robbery
Iba Schley, 34, was arrested in Battle Creek on accusations of complicity in the January jewelers theft at F. P. D Archy store where about 10000 dollars worth of goods were taken. A deputy sheriff received a tip from a self described close friend who said Schley showed him jewelry and silverware and admitted involvement. Police searched his rooms Thursday but found no stolen loot.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Iba Schley
Battle Creek
F. P. D’archy
Schley
One Killed Five Hurt In Pennsylvania Train Crash
A Chicago Limited passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio line collided with a puckled freight near Valencia Pa twenty miles north of Pittsburg. One fireman G E Spidell from Plainsville Ohio was killed, five others seriously injured, wreck caused by a freight car detaching on a grade and lurching onto the track.
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Chicago Limited
Pittsburg & Western
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Valencia
Here
G. E. Spidell
Plainesville, O
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