Lamar Moves to Impeach Judge Swayne in Congress
In Washington on December 10 the House adopted a resolution directing the judiciary committee to probe Judge Charles Swayne of the Northern District of Florida. Representative Lamar of Florida pressed for impeachment, accusing absenteeism corruption and maladministration in his court amid a lively floor debate. The pension appropriation bill was reported for consideration tomorrow. The Senate session lasted 37 minutes with Cuba's bill prior to adjournment. Hoar announced a forthcoming resolution seeking information from the President on Panama's recognition.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Charles Swayne
United States District Court
Florida
Lamar
Dem. Fla
Swayne
Mr. Lamar
Senate
Hale
Hoar
Panama
House panel OKs pension bill totaling 138 million
Washington notes the House appropriations committee authorized a favorable report on the pension appropriation bill worth 138,150,100 dollars, 2,500 dollars below estimates and 1,697,500 dollars less than last year's pension appropriation.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
National Capital Briefs Highlight Forest Reserve Bill
Washington, Dec 10. Secretary Hay’s condition remains unchanged with a slight bronchial trouble. Senator Gallinger introduces a bill to form the National White Mountain forest reserve in New Hampshire with a $5,000,000 appropriation for land acquisition by the secretary of agriculture. Also, a bill to govern the island of Tutuilla is introduced, and a measure setting congressional salaries at 7500 per year after March 4, 1904 is proposed.
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Washington
Hay
Gallinger
White Mountains
New Hampshire
White Mountain Forest Reserve
Foraker
Tutuilla
Congress
Baron de Adelsward's suicide attempt shocks Alsace trial
Paris was abuzz as a telegram from Mulhouse reports Baron de Adelsward who, with Count de Warren, was convicted on December 3 for inciting minors to debauchery. He attempted death by self harm near the girl’s residence involved in the scandal. He received six months but was freed after five months and then vanished, leaving mysterious letters.
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Paris
Nulhouse
Alsace-Lorraine
de Adelsward
Count de Warren
Adelsward
Unnamed man dies after head wound on South Boston bridge
Boston reports a suspected murder when a man believed named Coleman Gill was found unconscious on the footbridge to South Boston along Broadway extension shortly before 11 PM. He was taken to City Hospital and died around midnight.
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Boston
Coleman Gill
South Boston
Broadway Extension
Gill
City
THREE REASONS Each With 2 Legs and 10 Fingers
A Boston mother extols Grape-Nuts and Postum Co claims, noting three sons aged 6, 4, and 2 as examples. She cites rapid improvements in a weakened neighbor’s child after feeding Grape-Nuts, and asserts daily use by her family for health and vigor. The ad urges mothers to swap candy for Grape-Nuts and to look for The Road to Wellville in every package.
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Boston
Bob
Jack
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Dyspepsia relief promotes cheerful work life
An article endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and its impact on mood and social life. It claims the tablets contain natural digestives like aseptic pepsin and malt diastase, relieve stomach burdens, and let users resume normal duties. The product is sold by druggists at 50 cents a box.
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Stuart
Hard on Willis in Roxbury Court
Boston December 10. George F. Willis, sought by New England police for house breaking, was held for the grand jury for robbery in Brookline and jailed. In Roxbury Court a default was entered after he failed to appear, with officers ready to rearrest him upon his appearance.
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Boston
George F. Willis
New England
Willis
Brookline
Roxbury Court
Dewey
Trouble in Peacedale Mills Stalls Weavers and Loomfixers
In South Kingstown on December 10 trouble grew at the Peacedale cotton mill where about 130 weavers and 80 loomfixers are idle. The stoppage follows a reported quarrel between the superintendent and boss weaver and is tied to a possible dispute over management. The rest of the 700 operatives are at work as a conference with the treasurer, who is away, is expected to clarify the situation.
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South Kingstown
R. L
Peacedale
Weavers Return To Work At Glendale Elastic Fabric Co
Notices posted at the Glendale Elastic Fabric Co mill say 200 weavers will be reinstated in their former capacities on Monday. Astell of Easthampton Mass will be general superintendent. The finishing room with 100 workers will start the following Monday.
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Providence
R. L
Glendale Elastic Fabric Co
American Tubing and Webbing Co
Astell
Easthampton
Mass
Mrs Soffel Freed From Prison
Pittsburg December 10 Mrs Katharine Soffel wife of the Allegheny county jail warden was released from the western penitentiary after serving twenty months for her role in the Biddle brothers escape. During her confinement her husband obtained a divorce and she plans to retire to her father's home living quietly after rejecting two stage offers.
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Pittsburg
Katherine Soffel
Allegheny County
Biddle Brothers
Western Penitentiary
Soffel
Burglars Strike Boston Wholesale Drug Stores
Boston on December 10 police revealed burglars ransacked the wholesale drug houses of C. S. Cheney & Co. and Samuel A. Keill on Union Street last night and attempted further robberies in the vicinity. A large quantity of druggists' sundries was taken.
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Boston
C. S. Cheney & Co
Samuel A. Keill
Union Street
President invited to Middlesex club dinner in Boston
James B Reynolds secretary of the Republican state committee of Massachusetts introduced to the President by Senator Lodge. Reynolds invited the President to attend a Middlesex club dinner in Boston next March. The President took the matter under consideration.
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Washington
James B. Reynolds
Republican State Committee of
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Reynolds
Middlesex Club
Boston
Wentz Search Fails as Bristol Train Story Proves False
Cincinnati reporters combed every sanitarium and hotel in the city and waited for trains from the South, but by 10 a.m. no sign of Edward L. Wentz. It became clear the tale of his arrival in Cincinnati from Bristol, Tennessee was untrue.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Edward L. Wentz
Wentz
Bristol
Minister Bowen Calls On President At White House
United States minister to Venezuela Herbert W. Bowen met the President to express gratitude for representing the U S and Venezuela before The Hague tribunal over preferential treatment. Bowen and his wife plan to sail for Venezuela December 26 with a decision from The Hague expected in early February. Holiday goods row open at Lawlet's.
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Washington
Herbert W. Bowen
United States
Venezuela
Hague Tribunal
Bowen
Hague
Lawlet’s
Dr Chase Blood and Nerve Food Advertises Vital Cure
An 19th century style health ad claims Dr Chase Blood and Nerve Food restores vitality by enriching blood and nerves. It promises rapid improvement of weakness, brain function, and muscular strength, urging weighing before use and listing price and local Philadelphia sellers.
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Dr. Chase
Chase
Dr. Chase*o
North Tenth Street
Philadelphia
A. W. Dows & Co
Fails & Lurkinshaiw
Probate court delay in Plant million estate case
Judge Cleaveland was told Mrs. Plant declined to sign the petition to declare Henry Bradley Plant a New York resident to speed the million dollar estate settlement. Attorney Shipman noted the omission and the court postponed the hearing to the 16th for proper service on all interested parties while litigation continues. The article also mentions Pit and Flinch games at Lawler's.
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New Haven
Conn
Cleaveland
Probate
Shipman
Hartford
Plant
Henry Bradley Plant
New York
Bound for Frisco Gen MacArthur Nears San Francisco
Washington report says General Douglas MacArthur is traveling from Honolulu toward San Francisco and is expected to arrive in the city on December 16. The war department confirms the route and timing as he proceeds with duties related to the Pacific theater.
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Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Honolulu
San Francisco
Young Vermont State’s Attorney Bailey Dies at Colorado Springs
Montpelier reports the death of 29 year old State’s Attorney Frank A. Bailey in Colorado Springs after a two week stay seeking tuberculosis relief. The notice also promotes a Grand Bazaar in Huntington Hall tonight to aid the Soldiers’ Monument association and mentions Lawler’s selling linen picture books.
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Montpelier
Frank A. Bailey
Colorado Springs
Col
Bailey
Huntington Hall
Soldiers’ Monument Association
Massachusetts street railway unions report big gains
Boston reports at the annual convention that unions in aivan Lowell Lawrence Gloucester Salem Taunton Quincy and Fall River show large increases in membership. John J. Coughlin of Fall River presides over the state branch as talks with Massachusetts Electric Company presidents focus on pending proposals about hours and wages.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Aivan
Lowell
Lawrence
Gloucester
Salem
Taunton
Quincy
Fall River
John J. Coughlin
International Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Emplover of America
Coughlin
Sullivan
Massachusetts Electric Companies
Boston & Northern
Old Colony
Finns Man Killed in Rockland Quarry Collapse
In Rockland Me today Anthony Jarvela a 21 year old Finn was killed instantly in a stone slide at the Ulmer quarry owned by Rockland Rockport Lime company. Two fellow workers William Whitney and Thomas of Thomaston escaped with minor bruises in the事件.
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Rockland
Anthony Jarvela
Ulmer
Rockland-Rockport Lime Company
William Whitney
Thomas
Thomaston
Lawler’s New Current Fiction Debuts This Season
Lawler introduces a slate of new fiction this season. Prominent titles feature gripping plots and character driven narratives. Readers can expect fresh voices and diverse settings from the author’s latest collection.
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Prince's
Baron Adelward
Peacedale Mills
MR. Roosevelt
Waltham
Elgin
Sec
Merrimack St
Fred Gray
Tiffany
Belcher
Minister Bowen
White House
Lawler’s
Frisco
Lawler's
Pj.f
Lawier’s
Lawler*s
C. B. Coburn & Co
Markst St
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