Black Hand Fights Police In New York Bomb Plots
In New York City a Black Hand group attempted to bomb a tenement and a private residence. An explosion at Dr. Bartoli’s home on East 106th Street shattered windows and panicked 100 girls at St. Cecilia’s Academy. A second device exploded near Baxter Street as letters demanding tribute were sent to Bartoli and residents. Commissioner Flynn intensified police action in a broad crackdown.
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New York
Flynn
Black Hand
Dr. Bartoli
East One Hundred and Sixth Street
St. Cecilia’s Académy
Baxter Street
AF. Bartoli
St. Cecilia's Academy
St. Cecilia's Church
Bartoli
Entre
Love lands in divorce court in Westchester
Mrs. Marjorie C. Love has filed for divorce from Sidney C. Love in Westchester County Supreme Court. The couple wed in 1907 and separated in 1909. A 2-year-old child and a 7-year-old dog are mentioned, with the husband said to be living in Seattle, Baker City, and Unity, Oregon, and the wife appealing for service by publication.
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New York
Marjorie C. Love
Phillip Barnes-Jones
America
Westchester
Sidney C. Love
Far West
Seattle
Wash
Baker City
Ore
Unity
Love
Westchester County Clerk's Office
Supreme Court
Mills
Mount Vernon
Mrs. Love
Chicago
Northern Trust Company
Keokuk
Newport
Palm Beach
William H. Moore
Stock Exchange
Afra
Barnes
Chicreo
London
Minerva Cool
Cornish
Ohio
William Ti. Kemble
Philadelphia
Hotel Majestic
A Christmas Mystery Continued on Second Page
In an exhausted voice a narrator seeks aid for an unconscious woman as Masters of knowledge admit ignorance. McCurdin recalls his wife’s childless status, Biggleswade confesses avoidance of women, and Boyne laments distraction as the trio confronts an unexplained phenomenon.
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Three Wise Men Find a Christmas Child in a Wreck
In a ruined home, three great men confront death and birth on Christmas morning. They care for a dying mother and a newborn boy, then, seeing a "new vision," kneel together to adore the child as a symbol of renewed humanity and wisdom.
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Professor Biggleswade
Boyne
Biggleswade
McCurdie
Deverills
Angus McCurdie
McCurdle
Higgleswade
Gespar
Melchior
Balthazar
Metor
Queen Mary Displays Cullinan Diamonds in Parliament Attire
Queen Mary wore the famous Cullinan stones at the King George opening of parliament. The four cut stones total over a million dollars, with the 516 1-2 carat pear in the scepter and the 509 carat in the imperial crown, both removable for queenly adornments. She paired them with a diamond circlet and Indian necklace, dressed in black to highlight the sparkle.
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England
Mary
Shadow of the Croes painting faked in Birmingham
In Washington after the Corcoran Gallery opening rumors spread that a famous Washington owned work titled The Shadow of the Croes, a Christ portrait, has been counterfeited in Birmingham. The original by Henry Hammond Ahl is connected to Dr. W. L. Wright of Washington, and a Charleston-like imitation prompted legal threats and a search for the missing painter.
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D. C
Corcoran Art Gallery
Taft
Birmingham
Ala
Croes
Christ
W. L. Wright
St. Louis
Jamestown
Sentil
Dr. Wright
Henry Hammond Ahl
Springfeld
Mass
Henderson
House of Representatives
Wright
United States
South
Mears Found After Mysterious Philadelphia Disappearance
Harry T. Mears of Onley Virginia, who vanished after obtaining a large sum of money in Philadelphia, has been located in Bradford Junction Ohio in a state of mental and physical collapse. A family fortune tied to Miss Mary S. Mesen of Accomack County and other heirs prompted a lengthy search with large rewards offered. Officials plan immediate sanatorium care as relatives in Maryland and Virginia react to the startling development.
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Harry T. Mears
Onley
Philadelphia
Virginia
Bradford Junction
Ohio
Dayton
Horeee
Baltimore
A. W. Mears
Middle West
Hiss
Cottrin
Mary S. Mesen
Awoomamee
Ted Bem
Mears
Honit
Leo
Nou
L. J. Savage
Olney
Baltimoore
Snow Storm Delays Traffic Across Northeast
Snow from the Southwest blankets New York as two to three inches fall by midafternoon and forecasts of continued heavy snow hamper transit. Pittsburg endures the season’s heaviest snowfall with eight inches in places, while Baltimore reports three inches and disrupted streetcar service amid mixed precipitation.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Take Course in Table Markers at Kansas College
One hundred seniors at Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan sign up for a course in table manners. The program aims to curb sword swallowing and promote proper use of forks spoons and cups with sauces discarded. Mrs Mary Vangile leads the domestic science department and plans five meals weekly in the dining room.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mary Vangile
Domestic Science Department
Vangile
Littleton Enters Race for Senate in New York
Albany dispatch reports Martin W. Littleton announces candidacy to succeed Chauncey M. Depew and end the Senate deadlock. Backers predict he can unite insurgent and regular factions, drawing Theodore Roosevelt ally support and impacting Tammany figures amid the factional scramble.
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Albany
N. W
William F. Sheehan
United States
Martin W. Littleton
Chauncey M. Depew
Litleton
Charles E. Murphy
Mr. Littleton
Pees
Democratie i
Tribute to Senator Daniel Virginia’s beloved statesman
In the Senate today a memorial tribute honors the late Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia. The speaker recalls his heroic war service, long public career, and bold leadership, praising his patriotism, eloquence, and steadfast party loyalty through conflicts, defeats, and victories.
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Washington
Senate
John W. Daniel
Air
Virginia
House of Representatives
Dantel
Democratic Party
Dauniel
Twenty-seventh Virginia Regiment
Stonewall Brigade
First Manassas
Stonewall Jackson
Jubal A. Early
Homesboro
Sharpsburg
Eurie
Lee
Maryland
Gettysburg
Northern
Bis
Pahec
Eld
House of
Curtiss Demonstrates Naval Airplane Landing on Water
At San Diego Curtiss shows aeroplane with hydroplanes can land in water beside the cruiser Pennsylvania. The craft is hoisted aboard, then returned to water and flown from the shed again. NavySecretary Meyer accepts Curtiss offer to train officers at San Diego Palm Beach and College Park. Ensign Poustand to report immediately. Theodore Ellyson already in instruction.
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San Diego
Cal
Curtice
Navy Department
Pennsylvania
Curtiss
New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Meyer
Mr. Curtiss
Ensign Poustand
Palm Beach
J. A. D. McCurdy
Curtiss Company
Norfolk Poll Book Missing in Norfolk Virginia
Special report that missing poll books from two Norfolk county precincts hindered grand jury indictments. Colonel Fenton Dey testified he received and handed the books to Major K. R. A. McIntyre who said the books were returned by a representative.
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Noorfolk
Norfolk County
Fentom Dey
Democratic District Committee
Wee
Smithfield
KR. A. McIntyre
Warrenton
Commonwealth
Shall
McIntyre
Plymouth merchant Namibea Hampton Dies at 69 in County Home
Namibea Hampton a prominent Plymouth merchant and Norfolk bank officer died at his Plymouth residence in the morning. He was sixty nine and had visited Richmond twice but did not require hospital care. His passing removes a longtime local business figure and community leader.
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Namibea
A. Hampton
Plymouth
MN. C
Norfolk
Mr. Hampton
Richmond
Deportation ruling on American citizen wife sparks dissent
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Norfolk reverses a Norfolk lower court ruling on Sadie Sprung, an Austrian born woman married to an American, arguing she is an American citizen by marriage and cannot be deported by an inspector of port without court review. Judge Pritchard strongly dissents, warning such a shortcut undermines liberty and due process.
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Richmond
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pritchard
Leges
United States
Sadie Sprung
Norfolk
Waddill
United States Circuit Court of Peals
Sadie Spring
Austria
Otto
Morton
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
Coust
Government
Otto Spring
Otto Sprung
Wealal
Justice Harlan
Headless Woman Mystery Haunts Ohio Case
Police in Cincinnati and surrounding towns investigate a headless body found near Shady Towns and potential links to a Catlettsburg discovery. The missing woman case remains unsolved, with theories tying to a murdered baby and later deaths. investigators pursue clues across several counties as they publicize possible connections.
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W. Poulice
Cinel
Ohio
Big Sandy River
Catlettsburg
Bshadytows
Cincinnati
Charles Wilkler
Tome
Cimcinmagh
Thref Staten Ava
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Swanson
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Lexington
Washington Monument
Battle of
Jefferson Davis
Congress of the
Virginia Democracy
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Norfolk Poll
Norfolk Grand Jury
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