Sultan Rebuffs Powers Demands in Macedonia Dispute
The sultan ratified the council of ministers decision to reject powers’ demands for international control of Macedonia finances. A naval demonstration by powers alarms Mussulmans in Constantinople and warns of possible Christian-Muslim unrest. The porte’s reply is unsatisfactory, and palace influences push the sultan to overrule a war minister’s more conciliatory stance.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Macedonia
Hosni Pasha
Dardanelles
Cris
Turkey
Porte
Germany
Bacon Testifies In His Own Defence At Trial
Colebrook New Hampshire November 23 witnesses for the defense in the Plum mer Bacon murder trial testified this morning with Bacon present. His brother in law James Harriman spoke of Bacon’s strange conduct the testimony was supported by his wife and daughter. Bacon’s father Geo Bacon also testified that night Bacon acted unnaturally. Bacon 22 said he had been drinking with Sawyer and Mann then a confrontation occurred as Sawyer pulled him from the wagon and struck him repeatedly. He recalled little after that save placing his horse in his father’s barn late at night.
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Colebrook
N. H
Plummer Bacon
John Sawyer
Young
Dalton
Bacon
James Harriman
Geo. Bacon
Plummer
Sawyer
Mann
Whitefield
Lorenzo Ash
Betting Prohibition at U S Printing Office
Washington orders ban on handbooks in the government printing office. Acting Public Printer Rickette Ricketts ordered two or three men to halt secret Benning race handbooks or face discharge. The directive enforces official policy against gambling related material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Government Printing Office
Rickette
Ricketts
Benning
Hickette
Harvard President Dines with Emperor at Herlin University
Professor Francie Greenwool, president of Harvard, delivered a four course lecture series at Herlin university and dined with Emperor William yesterday evening in Tedam.
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Hertin
Francie Greenwool
Harvard
Herlin University
William
Tedam
Unusual Opportunity Seeks City Position Receiver
An unusual opportunity opens in the city for a right party to fill an important and desirable post. Applicants between 25 and 50 are welcome, preferably someone with suitable qualifications and background.
War on the Brown Tail Moths At Billings Street School
Billings Street School pupils led by Miss Robbins destroyed 2170 brown-tail moth nests through last Saturday, a record aided by park officials and soon to be supported by continued clipping. A report from A H Kirkland notes the pest now harms oaks and fruit trees, causing skin irritation and property devaluation.
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Lowell
Park Commission
Billings Street
Supt. Whitcomb
A. H. Kirkland
Details of an American murder plot ends in Mexican execution
New York reports the sentencing of Leslie C. Hulburt alias C. T. Richardson C S Harle and William Mason to be shot in Chihuahua Mexico for a 1902 murder and insurance fraud involving New York Life. The case spans Rochester Texas and Fort Worth, with poisonings by strychnine and bichloride of mercury and a tangled web of defrauded policies totaling significant sums.
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New York
Leslie C. Hulburt
C. T. Richardson
C. S. Harle
William Mason
Chihuahua
Mex
Harry H. Bottome
New York Life Insurance Company
Bottome
Hulburt
Rochester
Mexico
Mitchell
Mason
Harle
Texas
Gray
United States
Mitchell and
Dallas
Hulhurst
Richardson
Helen Mitchell
Harry Mitchell
New Mexico
Helen
Harry
Harie
el Pago
James Deevers
Deevers
Harte
Meredith
Fort Worth
Transatlantic Liners Reported Safe At Sea
Wireless reports from Cape Race say the Lucania on a Liverpool Queenstown to New York voyage passed 760 miles east of Sandy Hook at 7 22 am with all well. The Pennsylvania from Hamburg for New York was sighted by Nantucket lightship at 5 30 am.
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New York
Lucania
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cape Race
Sandy Hook
Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Wireless
Nantucket
Norway’s new king departs as crowds greet procession
In Christiania today King Haakon VII Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olaf left for the capital amid large crowds. Reporters note the royal party’s arrival and the public’s warm reception marking the new ruler’s journey.
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Copenhagen
Haakon VII
Queen Maud
Olaf
Christiania
Norway
Yale Team Given Big Send Off
Yale Varsity football squad left New Haven for Auberndale Mass with a hearty send off from several hundred undergraduates. The team is not in ideal shape with Tad Jones unlikely to play at Harvard due to an injured ankle. Flanders and Tripp-ard are hobbling from injuries but may travel with the group.
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New Maven
Conn
Nerth
Yale
Auberndale
Mass
Mack
Tad” Jones
Gtarterack
Harvard
Flanders
Tripp
Rico
Tjuriee
Bodies of a Man and Woman Die in Maine Mystery
Two murder suicide deaths found near a New Hampshire town involve W H Jones and wife of Portland Maine. A revolver with two empty chambers, letters and Knights of Pythias dues point to Harry W Leavitt and W H Leavitt. Identifications tied to Lisbon Falls and Falls Maine.
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Claremont
N. H
Boston & Maine
Junction House
W. H. Jones
Portland
Harry W. Leavitt
W. H. Leavitt
Mary J. Leavitt
Lisbon Falls
EL. L. Saunders
O. D. Blanchard
Saunders
Knights of ‘Pythias Receis
Tor
Victor Lodge
Newport
Maine Central Railroad
Man is sentenced to death for murder in Waterbury
Cimarca Capobianco was condemned by Judge Silas A. Robinson to be hanged at Wethersfield prison on February 27, 1906, for the murder of Angelo Solomita. He collapsed when the sentence was read and was carried from the courtroom. He accused former boarding house keeper Sabbino Perillo of instigating the crime and providing liquor. The defense motions to arrest the sentence and set aside the verdict were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Cimarca Capobianco
Silas A. Robinson
Wethersfield Prison
Angelo Solomita
Capobianco
Sabbino Perillo
Perillo
Solomita
Robinson
Taft rejects limits on Panama canal spending
Secretary Taft states section 3679 does not apply to Panama canal expenditures under the Spooner act. He notes the act authorizes contracts, allocates $10 million, and provides $135 million in bonds. Canal Commission Chairman Shonts says Congress authorized $135 million, enabling contracts beyond the initial appropriation.
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Washington
Taft
Panama
Panama Canal
Shonts
Canal Commission
Congress
Marquis Ito Hurt By Korean Rowdies
A Tokyo dispatch reports Marquis Ito was slightly injured by a stone thrown by Koreans in Seoul. In another incident a window of Ito's train car shattered, causing three minor scratches. four natives were arrested. The act is linked to the Patriot Students Society protesting the new treaty with Japan.
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London
Tokio
Seoul
Marquis Ito
Korea
Hayashi
Patriot Students Society
Japan
McRea Testifies in Burton Senate Case in St Louis
Hector C. McRea former Rialto Grain and Securities comptroller testified in St Louis that he met Senator Burton on March 26, 1903 in Rialto offices and that Burton said he had severed ties with the Rialto Company before leaving Washington. He recalled Burton stating no complaints existed against Rialto at the post office department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
U .S
J. Ralph Burton
Kansas
Post Office Department
Hector C. McRea
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Rton
Mahaney
Rialto Company
McRea
Senator Burton
Washington
Forte Frigate Sunk After Fire In Medway River
London reports the old 74 gun frigate Forte built in 1812 sank in the Medway river after shells from the gunboat Hustara were used. A blaze destroyed 2000 tons of coal stored aboard the vessel and threatened nearby ships, prompting the shelling to halt the fire spread.
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London
Forte
Medway
Hustara
Attempt to Break Strike in St. John
In St John New Brunswick an effort to break the longshoremen strike failed as 20 newcomers from Montreal refused to take striker jobs. Ship unloading remains contested with the Parisian at risk and barricades growing at Band Point wharves.
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ST. John
N. B
Montreal
H. A. Allen
Allan Line Steamship Company
Parisian. An Attempt Was Made By Two Members of the Longshoremen’s Association
Donaldson Tiner
Band Point
Youth arrested for lighting cigarette in Lincoln
Chicago reports Patrick Raymond, 8, was arrested yesterday while lighting a cigarette he prepared for his own use in the old city detective. He paid a fine of 60 dollars and costs. This is the highest penalty prescribed by the law for manufacturing cigarettes.
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Chicago
Tribune
Lincoln
Nebeae
Patrick Raymond
Old City
Hearst G Nlot Case Prehearing in New York Supreme Court
In New York on November 22 the motion to open ballot boxes in the Hearst mayoralty contest was argued and held for action until tomorrow as pre hearing proceedings continued in the Supreme Court.
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New York
WHR. Hearst
Supreme Court
Togo's Mikasa Flagship to Be Raised in Victoria
Salvage efforts near completion as Shawmut departed Japan, authorities pressing for a prompt recovery of Togo's sunken flagship Mikasa. A prevailing theory attributes the loss to decomposition of explosives in the magazine causing spontaneous ignition.
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Togo
Victoria
B. C
Mikasa
Japan
Brewery Workers oppose arbitration plan amid union dispute
In Pittsburg on November 22 the Brewery Workers union clashed with the Engineers Firemen and Teamsters unions as the AFL considered a sub resolution. The measure would settle the quarrel by arbitration, a move opposed by the Brewery Workers who accused them of admitting members from the other unions and risking charter revocation under the San Francisco resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Brewery Workers Union
Engineers, Firemen and Teamsters
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Injury at Ray Otate milly as railroad iron crushes foot
Benjamin J Craggy employed at the Ray Otate mill was injured when railroad iron fell on his right foot this morning. Dr Dug dale treated him at the Emergency hospital.
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Benjamin J. Craggy
Ray Otate Milly
Dr. Dugdale
New Japanese loan to be issued
The Japanese authorities announce a new loan arrangement with a 1 percent rate. Details indicate conversion of internal bonds and a staged distribution plan. The funds are to be used for unspecified purposes and divided between two entities, with terms yet to be finalized.
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Jenanhete
Marshallfield Jr Improves After Night Shooting Accident
The condition of Marshallfield Jr who was accidentally shot last night was reported today as somewhat improved. Doctors say his chances of recovery are better now. The brief item notes the incident and current health update.
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Marchallield, Jr
Divorce Decrees Granted in Multiple Cases
Judge Rishor granted nisi decrees for Mary A. Rilteon and Charlee W. Ue lieon, desertion causes cited. Adolph Baceeville and Martelauiee Baceeville share desertion case from Lowell. Patrick H. Mc Dermott brings case against Richmond F Hudson after an accidental team incident in Quincy, with a disputed ditch condition cited in road work.
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Rishor Thieforencen
Mary A. Rilteon
Charlee
W. Uelieon
Meirote
Adolph Baceeville
Lowell
Martelauiee
Larsen
Crawford
al Te Ati
Postmaster Appointment in Washington Nev Details
A brief notice reports the appointment of a postmaster in Washington Nevada with specifics on the selection process and effective date. The item notes the new official will oversee local mail operations and community postal services.
Spain Seeks Funding to Replace 296 Rapid Fire Guns
In Madrid the War Minister presented to the Cortes an appropriation of 4.29 million dollars to replace 296 rapid fire guns on the Creset pattern.
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Madrid
Net
Cortes
Creset
In the Good Old Time Steal Sey ah of tees
Fragmentary OCR item notes a reminiscence or lyric line with garbled wording and stray quotes. Readable portions imply a song or column fragment titled In the Good Old Time, lacking cohesive context or identifiable names.
Harvard Captain Hurley Suffers Brain Surface Injury
Boston reports an official bulletin from Dr. Edward H. Nichols on Harvard football captain Daniel J. Hurley. A serious brain surface injury from the Dartmouth game will prevent Saturday play. The blood clot may absorb naturally. operation unlikely. Hurley remains in the city hospital and is considered serious but not critical.
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Boston
Daniel J. Hurley
Harvard
H. Nichols
Hurley
City Hospital
Dartmouth
W. N. Bullard
Edward H. Nichols
Nichols
Insurance Inquiry Continues In New York Hearings
Gerald R Brown of Equitable Life's bond and mortgage department testified on the adjourned insurance investigation about a 26000 annual payment to the main building janitor, noting 28 assistants benefited and the janitor drew 1288 yearly. Geo D Eldridge of Mutual Reserve Life expanded on policy forms and postmortem assessment history since 1884.
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New York
Gerald R. Brown
Bond and Mortgage Department
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Insurance Investigation Committee
Brown
Geo. D. Eldridge
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Eldridge
Fidridge
Gerhard Appointed Governor of Finland
Privy Councillor Nicholas N. Gerhard is named Governor General of Finland. A senator and head of civil and ecclesiastical affairs, he formerly sat on the old committee of ministers presided by Count Witte.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Nicholas N. Gerhard
Department of Civil and Ecclesiastical Affairs
Committee of Ministers
Count Witte
King Edward Plans Visit to Madrid in May
Official circles indicate King Edward will visit Madrid in May, with details yet to be finalized. The announcement arrives amid heightened diplomatic activity as Madrid prepares to host royal engagements.
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Edward
Madrid
Edward Will
Newport Harbor Delayed by Exceptional Low Tide
A remarkably low tide today left Newport's harbor crowded with vessels. The steamer New Bhore ham ran aground for two hours as crews tried to free it and resume passage between the city and Wieckteland.
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Newport
R. L
New Bhoreham
Wieckteland Amt
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Harry Leavitt
Capt. Hurley
M’rea
Sen. Burton
Nebraska
Hearst
Federation OF Labor
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BEA Marche Buiding
Field
Helece
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Spain
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