Brownsville affair dominates Senate session and war report
Senator Foraker pushes an amendment to reenlist discharged Twenty-fifth regiment soldiers under a three officer commission to assess innocence before reenlistment. The president’s war department report on the Brownsville shooting is read, noting most Company B soldiers were involved and others possibly knew. The Senate discusses reinstatement and continued investigation as the House approves 85 cent gas in Washington and other measures.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
Senator Foraker
Twenty-fifth Regiment
War Department
Foraker
Secretary of War
Herbert J. Browne
W. G. Dwin
Company B
Partici
B Troop
District of Columbia
House
Supreme Court Rules Harriman and Kahn Need Not Answer I C Questions
Justice Holmes delivers opinion that Harriman and Otto Kahn cannot be compelled to answer Interstate Commerce Commission inquiries about stock dealings among Union Pacific and rival lines. Justice Day dissents noting broad limits on I C investigative power. Case stems from 1906 ICC inquiry into Union Pacific alliances with railroads including Southern Pacific and others.
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Washington
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
EE. H. Harriman
Otto Kahn
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Justice Day
Harriman
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of the United States
Union Pacific Road
Southern Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Chicago & Alton
New York Central
Omaha Hosts Grand Ball for Generals Carter Morton
In Omaha on December 15 a grand ball was hosted by Fort Creek and Fort Omaha officers honoring Generals William H. Carter and Charles Morton and their wives, an event noted for its splendor and pomp rarely seen in the city.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Fort Creek
Fort Omaha
William H. Carter
Charles Morton
Guaranteed cure for piles in six to fourteen days
PAZO OINTMENT promises to cure itching and bleeding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. The product is advertised at 60c and to be applied as directed for relief and healing.
Battleships Bei Ov Evano in Magazine Feature
A magazine profile spotlights the battleships Bei and Ov Evano, detailing their design, operations, and role in naval history. The piece highlights crew experiences and the ships’ significance within modern maritime heritage.
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Evano
ExCHANGES 18 BE PROBED Fights to defend U S battleships
Rear Admiral Robley D Evans asserts in Hamp tons Broadway Magazine that American battleships vastly surpass England s Dreadnoughts and criticizes changes in armament and armor layout He argues the 13 inch gun outclasses the 12 inch and defends waterline armor while warning against the Russian fleet comparison and urging policy studies on securities speculation and investor protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Robley D. Evans
Hamptons
Broadway Magazine
Henry Reuterdahl
Evans
Admiral Evans
Michigan Banker Arrested After Springport Bank Closure
Henry P. Foglesang former cashier of the Springport State Savings bank arrested by Sheriff Beam as he stepped from a Toledo train in Jackson Michigan. He denied profiting from bank losses and said he had not been hiding. He planned to call Banking Commissioner Donovan and travel to Tansing on Wednesday after receiving letters.
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Jackson
Mich
Henry P. Foglesang
Springport
State Savings Bank
Beam
Toledo
John W. Miner
Foglesang
Donovan
Tansing
Head of Odd Fellows Dead in Nashville
Judge John L. Nolen, grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, died at a Nashville hospital after surgery for gall stones. He was 55, practiced law 30 years, and was a Nolensville native. He leaves a widow four sons and a daughter. He was elected grand sire at the Denver convention on September 22.
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Nashville
Tenn
John L. Nolen
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Gall Stone
Nolen
Nolensville
Williamson County
Oldest Human Remains Found in France
In Chapelle-aux-Saints Correze researchers Abbes Bouysson and Bardon excavate what may be the oldest human remains about 170000 years old from the middle Pleistocene. The skull resembles a monkey with a long jaw and no canines, while other bones show an almost quadrupedal gait. The skeleton was acquired by Paris Natural History Museum.
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Paris
Abbes Bouysson
Bardon
Chapelle-aux-Saints
Correze Department
Natural History Museum of
Moscow Millionaire Burns Fortune in Sickroom Fire
A St Petersburg dispatch reports Moscow magnate Petroff, dying, had his entire fortune withdrawn and burned in his sickroom. He gathered relatives, showed the ashes, and congratulated them on escaping wealth’s evil.
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London
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Petroff
Hansbrough in Serious Condition Not Improving
Minneapolis December 15. Senator Hansbrough remains seriously ill with condition weaker than Monday. Physicians see no immediate cause for alarm despite the lack of improvement.
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Hansbrough
Minneapolis
Minn
Col. Henry A. Darling Dies at 80 in Toledo
Col. Henry A. Darling of Toledo dies at 80 after a cerebral hemorrhage in the home of his son in law Judge L. W. Morris. He had a distinguished war record. He passed Monday afternoon.
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Darling
Toledo
Henry A. Darling
L. W. Morris
Mrs Miles Finds Husband at Marion Soldiers Home Hospital
Mrs. Charles Miles of Plymouth locates her husband in the hospital at Marion Soldiers' Home after a period of separation. The update notes the reunion at the veterans facility.
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Charles Miles
Plymouth
Marion
Street Car Strike Inevitable as Philadelphia Union Threatens
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes demands wage increases and concessions. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company replies it will not recognize the union, prompting threats to strike by association members.
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Philadelphia
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Amalgamated Association
Attorneys Score Delays in Missouri Hearing
Judge Smith Mac Pherson of Red Oak Iowa reprimanded Kansas City attorneys for tardiness during a Missouri passenger and freight hearing after a four week recess. He warned no further delay would be tolerated as the case has lingered on the docket for three years.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Smith MacPherson
Red Oak
Chicago Editor Milton Bucklin Dies of Typhoid
Milton Bucklin editor of Judicious Advertising died at Englewood Presbyterian hospital after a brief illness. Typhoid fever was the cause of death. Bucklin was a well known figure in advertising and publishing nationwide.
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Chicago
Milton Bucklin
Englewood Presbyterian Hospital
Doctor Stewart Resigns at Evansville Marine Hospital
Dr. E. M. Stewart of the Marine hospital in Evansville suddenly resigned his post Sunday evening and departed the city.
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E. M. Stewart
Marine Hospital
Evansville
American Churchmen in Rome Report Arrival of Irish and Scannell
Rome reports Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul Minnesota and Right Rev Richard Scannell of Omaha Nebraska arriving from Genoa. Both prelates are in good health and are in Rome.
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Rome
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
Richard Scannell
Omaha
Neb
Genoa
Governor Harris' County Goes Dry in Ohio Vote
Columbus Ohio December 15 Preble county votes dry by 1 043 ten saloons were knocked out Gov Harris resides in this county a local dry outcome reshapes the liquor balance in the region.
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Gov. Harris
Columbus
Preble County
President Sidney Mitchell A B B factory to reopen soon
Sidney Mitchell, president of the American Box Board factory in Anderson, says the plant will reopen soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Mitchell
American Box Board
Anderson
Castro Cheered by Germans on Caracas-Venezuelan visit
President Castro of Venezuela arrived in Berlin with his party amid cheers at Zoologischer Garten station. He greeted Venezuelan officials, rode to the Hotel Esplanade, and sent a dispatch to Emperor William seeking medical aid while his wife accompanied him. Caracas protested naval actions by the Dutch Gelderland, declaring a state of defense as Alexis was seized and sovereignty threatened.
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Berlin
Castro
Venezuela
Zoological Garden
Senor
Senors Velozo
Nachod
William
Herbesthal
Germany
Gelderland
Caracas
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Paul Monday
Venezuelan
Holland
Venezuelan Coast Guard
Alexis
Plaza Bolivar
Gomez
Brill Company Plant Fire Attack Foiled by Watchmen
Philadelphia on December 15 reports an apparent attempt to burn the J. G. Brill Company big car building plant. Watchmen, hired after a prior incendiary blaze two weeks earlier causing over 250000 in losses, thwarted the assault.
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Philadelphia
J. G. Brill Company
Congressman Mouser Taken Home
Grant E. Mouser of Marion Ohio congressman from the Thirteenth district was taken from a train in Wooster in an unconscious state due to kidney trouble and has recovered enough to be returned to his home.
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Mouser
Wooster
Grant E. Mouser
Marion
New High School Project May Be Delayed for Jail Plan
The community weighs postponing the $1200000 high school building at Anderson in favor of constructing a $100000 jail, changing local development priorities and funding allocations.
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Anderson
Intercollegiate football deemed slow by Northcliffe after Yale Princeton
Lord Northcliffe dismisses the Yale Princeton game as slow and uninteresting. A taunting lyric interjects with the line Bye Baby Bunting about a hunter and a violent image with ninety shots behind his skin.
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Princeton
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