Canal bill debated over Panama canal appropriation amounts
Washington December 7. Reading resumed in the house on the canal appropriation bill with amendments proposed to cut or raise the sum. Williams urged 6.86 million, Prince proposed 10 million, while the house adopted 11 million as the canal appropriation. Debates touched on December liabilities, equipment costs, and all water rates versus New Orleans routes.
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Washington
House
Williams
Tawney
Prince
Illinois
Burton
Ohio
Mann
Illinoi
Payne
New York
Clerk
Mississippi River
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Wanger
Penn
Colon
Mr. Clark
Mr. Wanger
Senate action on Smithsonian board and bank fund probes
Washington reports the senate named Lodge and Bacon to the Smithsonian Institution board of regents at session start. It granted Culberson's request to print Allison Mayfield's Texas railroad commission reply to attacks by Victor Morawetz. A naval affairs probe into the Constitution's condition was directed, Tillman pressed for treasury information on bank examiner reports and campaign contributions by national banks, and the chamber went into executive session at 2 PM.
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Washington
Senate
Messrs. Lodge and Bacon
Smithsonian Institution
Culberson
Allison Mayfield
Railroad Commission of Texas
Interstate Commerce Committee
Victor Morawetz
New York
Gallinger
Naval Affairs
Tillman
Secretary of the Treasury
Colton Testimony on Dominican Customs Collection
Col. Geo. T. Colton testified before the senate committee on foreign relations in Washington regarding his role in Santo Domingo. He stated he traveled with a Roosevelt administration letter of introduction to President Morales and that his salary was paid entirely from Dominican revenues.
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Washington
Geo. T. Colton
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Col. Colton
Santo Domi
Santo Domingo
Morales
Roosevelt
Senate caucus names new committee personnel
Washington December 7 Senator Allison, head of the Republican senate caucus, announced the personnel for all vacancies on committees. Hale is chairman with Aldrich Cullom Perkins Clark of Wyoming Nelson Spooner Kean and Beveridge as members.
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Washington
Allison
Senate
Hale
Aldrich
Cullom
Perkins
Clark
Wyoming
Nelson
Spooner
Kean
Beveridge
Mayoralty contest stirs city betting and rallies
Interest in the mayoral race grows as bets from $5 to $150 appear, with larger wagers expected. Farnham and Mayor Casey energize campaigns with planned rallies citywide. School committee candidate Andrew G Swapp gains cross party support in ward 7, while ward 9 council hopefuls Frederick A Evans Charles H Clough and Gustaf Knutson press campaign rides.
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Frederick W. Farnham
Casey
Lyon Street School
Good Templars Hall
High Street Engine House
Odd Fellows Hall
Centralville
Fletcher Street Engine House
Andrew G. Swapp
Common Council
Frederick A. Evans
Charles H. Clough
Gustaf Knutson
Mrs Rogers's Lawyers Meet Him To NEW EVIDENCE
Windsor Vermont December 7 Mrs Mary M Rogers in her prison cell faced the looming execution with calm. Deputies gathered and the gallows was erected as U S Marshal Bailey arrived unseen on possible escape plan. In St Johnsbury Gov Bell's secretary left for White River Junction to deliver executive mail and reiterate no change in attitude toward the execution.
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Windsor
Mary M. Rogers
State Prison
Rogers
C. C. Delaney
Burlington
Father Delaney
U. S
Horace W. Bailey
Rutland
Mrs. Rogers
United States
Marshal Bailey
St. Johnsbury
Gov. Bell
James Walters
White River Junction
Walters
Korean Diplomat Upset By Brother Death Report
Washington reports Yeung Than Min, former Korean minister to France, distressed by news his brother Yeung Whan Min died by his own actions. He is too shaken to receive visitors and plans to see President Roosevelt and Secretary Root about Korea. Officials say U.S. intervention is unlikely despite sympathy.
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Washington
Yeung Whan Min
Yeung Than Min
France
Roosevelt
Root
Japan
United States
Corey Starts 90 Mile Milwaukee to Chicago Run
Albert Corey the French long distance runner began a 90 mile trek from Milwaukee toward Chicago at 11 PM aiming to finish before 2 PM at Adams Street Michigan Avenue. He seeks a 15 hour crossing time to set a new record for the distance.
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Chicago
Albert Corey
Milwaukee
Michigan Avenue
Adams Street
Fram Sunks Off Christiana Fjord In Norway Disaster
The timber laden steamer Fram sank today in Christiana Fjord near Christiania Norway. Seven crew members and four passengers drowned in the incident.
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Christiania
Norway
Fram
Christiana Fjord
State Clerk as Actuary for Insurance Firm
New York December 7. President Turner of Security Mutual Insurance Company of Binghamton testifies the firm paid $1000 yearly to D. H. M. Keefer a clerk in the New York state insurance department to act as actuary. Turner says he did not see a conflict with Keefer’s department duties. The hearing began with William A. Butterer of Mutual Reserve Life. questions followed on commissions paid from premiums bequeathed by the late B. R. Harper. Continued on page eight.
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New York
Turner
The
Security Mutual Insurance Company of
Binghamton
D. H M. Keefer
New York State Insurance Department
Security Mutual
Keefer
Insurance Department
William A. Butte
Mutual
Two Women Seek Commutation for Mrs Rogers
Two women arrive in Rutland Vermont to press for clemency for Mary M Rogers sentenced to death for murdering her husband The visitors Mrs W J Blickendorfer of Stamford Conn and Miss Jessie Portion of Cincinnati claim jurors from the trial have provided documents urging commutation and the report continues on page eight
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Rutland
Dee
Mary M. Rogers
Windsor State Prison
Rogers
W. J. Blickensdorfer
Stamford
Assassination Shocks St Petersburg Amid Rioting Turmoil
The St. Petersburg despatch reports Lieut. Gen. Sakharoff was assassinated while on a mission to quell agrarian riots in Saratoff. A revolutionary woman shot him. reaction alarms the capital. Reports also note mutinies among Finnish and Moscow troops, a general strike at Kharkoff, and fatalities in Kiev after battles.
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Sakharoff
Saratoff
Revolutionary Movement
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Rudiger
Madam Sakharoff
Kiefi
Viborg
London
Kieff
Eydtkuhnen
Moscow
Kharkoff
Worcester man's will contested by Waldo Hubbard
Waldo Hubbard of Nashua claims kin to Stephen Salisbury and seeks to contest the Worcester philanthropist's will. Hubbard, superintendent at a US fish hatchery, has hired counsel and arrived in Worcester with plans to challenge the will, which largely bequeathed funds to charities.
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Nashua
N. H
Stephen &. Salisbury
Worcester
Waldo Hubbard
United States
Salisbury
Hubbard
Hub
Berlin Population Crowns City at 2,033,900
Berlin census figures released today show the city housing 2,033,900 residents. The count reflects residents in Berlin as of the census date and details the urban area population.
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Berlin
Dec
Sakharoff's Cruelty News From St Petersburg
St Petersburg reports the assassination of Lieut. Gen. Sakharoff former minister of war. He was shot three times and killed instantly in the governor's palace in Saratoff. The dispatch notes the east Prussia via Eyedtkunen dated December 7. Continued on page three.
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St. Petersburg
Eydtkunen
East Prussia
Sakharoff
Saratoff
Wreck of Overland Limited Kills Nine Near Rock Springs
Nine people are dead and 19 others injured when Union Pacific overland limited No. 2 strikes a freight train five miles west of Rock Springs Wyoming. An engineer overruns orders, causing a head-on collision after the freight waited for incoming eastbound trains. Several cooks and crew die. many passengers sustain minor injuries. Wrecking crews and physicians rush to the scene as relief trains are dispatched.
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Omaha
Neb
Overland Limited
Union Pacific
Rock Springs
Wyo
James Busbeer
Rosenbaum
Oakland
Cal
John Laws
Stigers
Brink
Rawlins
Smith
Ahsay
Granger
Tokio Cheers For Oyama Triumphal Entry
Field Marshal Oyama and his staff entered Tokio amid large crowds and heavy rain. Students and representatives from various sectors lined the route to the imperial palace, cheering the marshal whose wartime achievements are celebrated alongside Admiral Togo.
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Tokio
Oyama
Marehial Oyama
Togo
Studehta
Imperial Palace
Roid Oyama
Ie. Nege
China and Japan Near Settlement in Pekin Talks
London dispatch reports negotiations between China and Japan at Pekin near conclusion. China agrees to a joint plan on Liao tung peninsula and Yalu timber concession, while Japan drops proposals on railroad and telegraph posts and telegraph concessions.
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London
Morning Post
Bhanghal
China
Japan
Pekin
Liaotung Peninsula
Yalu
Dover Cutters Are Called Out After Factory Action
Lynn December 7 A strike at the Luddy and Currier branch in Dover N H prompted by Knights of Labor Business Agent Snow. He called out nineteen cutters from the Eastern Shoe Company at 126 Summer Street Boston where foreman Lane was shipping uppers to the Dover plant. The workers quit upon notification.
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Lynn
Snow
Knights of Labor Cutters
Luddy and Currier
Dover
N. H
Eastern Shoe Company
Summer Street
Boston
Foreman Lane
Stratis Papanikolan Expected to Leave Lowell Hospital Soon
Stratis Papanikolan, moved to Lowell hospital Tuesday night with stab wounds, is rapidly recovering and expected to be discharged in less than a week. The update notes continued improvement and stable condition as doctors monitor the case.
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Stratis Papanikolan
Lowell Hospital
Wheyld
American envoy Mey er sails to St. Petersburg
Berlin reports Ambassador George Von L. Meyer, the United States representative to Russia, left for St. Petersburg today as part of ongoing diplomacy amid tensions between the nations.
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Berlin
George von L. Meyer
Russia
St. Petersburg
Expert Key Workers Arrested in Boston Heists
Boston police arrested two young men, Charles Howard of Chicago and Edward Carr, ages 26 and 28, linked to about 60 daylight thefts in and around Boston over the past year. They allegedly used fake keys during tenants’ absences, with Lynn break-ins noted as their swiftest, and are wanted for further thefts in Brookline Watertown Worcester and Springfield.
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Boston
Tiio
Chas. Howard
Chicago
Edward Carr
Lynn
Brookline
Watertown
Worcester
Springfield
Boy Struck by Auto in Cambridge Street Injury
Eight year old Lloyd Sawyer, son of Mary H Sawyer of 10 Cambridge Place, lies at Lowell Hospital after being struck by a moving auto driven by W S Southworth of the Massachusetts Mills. The crash occurred about 9 20 this morning as three children played near the curb. Sawyer suffered a head injury with brain hemorrhage and underwent operation. his condition remained unconscious with two surgeons attending and a full report expected in a couple of days.
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Lloyd Sawyer
Mary H. Sawyer
Cambridge Place
Lowell Hospital
Dr. Simpson
Cambridge Street
W. 8. Southworth
Massachusetts Mills
Sawyer
Righ
Southworth
Record of Big Game Shot in Maine Shown
Bangor Maine December record from the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company lists 2187 deer 86 moose and 15 bears shipped in November. For October and November total 3728 deer 167 moose and 29 bears, against prior year totals 2904 163 and 20. Moose season closed December 1 deer season ends December 15.
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Bangor
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company
Maine
Elgin Likely to Become Foreign Secretary in New Cabinet
London dispatch notes cabinet formation proceeding slowly with Lord Elgin favored for foreign affairs and Sir Edward Grey slated for colonies. The process remains unsettled as appointments are not yet announced.
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London
Lord Elgin
Edward Grey
Medford Pastor Called to New Haven Church
New Haven Conn Dec 7 A call to become pastor of the First Universalist church of this city has been extended to Rev Theodore A Fischer of Medford Massachusetts The resignation of Rev William F Dickerman who has been pastor for eleven years will take effect January 1
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New Haven
Conn
Theodore A. Fischer
Medford
Mass
William F. Dickerman
Was shooting deliberate in Concord murder case
New evidence in the Concord shooting of John Tyler shifts the case against James Maynard of Nashua from accidental discharge to possible aggravated assault. Maynard is held for the January term as the grand jury weighs intent to kill or robbery amid witness statements and details of a revolver purchase and a struggle over Tyler’s pocketbook.
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Manchester
N. H
John Tyler
Concord
Merrimack Street
Healy
James BE
Meynard
Nashua
Maynard
Joseph Langlois
Mealy
Tyler
Joseph Barnes
Frank M. Sundquist
Arson Suspect Arraigned In Market Worthen Fire Case
William Ferron 38 at police court on a charge of setting fire to a block at Worthen and Market streets rented by J F O Donnell Sons though owned by the P Dempsey estate He pleaded not guilty and was held on $1000 bail for Friday hearing Fire Chief Hosmer calls it incendiarism. Ferron claims he acted from accident and says he lived with his mother in the Dempsey block Police note suspicious lamp and wood box findings and Ferron may be examined by insanity experts prior to next court date.
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William Ferron
Worthen
Market Streets
J. F. O'Donnell & Sons
P. Dempsey
Perron
Sriday
Ferron
Frank Whitney
Market
Dutton
Dempsey
William
Hosmer
Fire Department
Perron Tenement
Welch
Ferrey
Willies Matched for 26 Round Colma Fight
Willie FitzGerald of Brooklyn and Willie Lewis of New York were matched yesterday to box 26 rounds at Colma on January 10. They will fight at 138 pounds.
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San Francisco
Willie Fitzegerald
Brooklyn
Willie Lewis
New York
Colma
A Fair Question About a Long Savings Employee
A rousing editorial asks what action to take toward an employee who saved his salary for eleven and a half years. It praises Mayor Casey for saving Lowell residents 34500 on the gas contract and argues to keep the official in office another year for this achievement.
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Casey
Lowell
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Corey
Gen. Sakharoff
Daily Telegraph
Casey Rally
Carpenters
Dongrry Bros
Payne and Saunders
the Centrale
Mechanics Hall
Middle Street
Frederick W
Farnham
Little Lloyd Sawyer
Manchester Lodging House
Worthen Sts
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