Switchmen Strike Hits Northwest Rail Traffic
In St Paul Minnesota Dec 1 1906 switchmen from thirteen railroads west of Havre demand double pay for Sundays holidays and overtime an hourly six cent raise and elimination of meal hour penalties. After failed arbitration the 2390 workers begin a stoppage threatening traffic and grain movement from Lake Superior to the Pacific.
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St. Paul, Minn
Switchmen's Union of North America
Joint Committee of Railway Managers
Northwest
St. Paul
Lake Superior
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Twin Cities
Duluth
Superior
Railroad Managers Committee
Northwest Territory
Havre
Mona
Great Northern Railway
Billings
Mont
Switchmen
Hawkey
De Soto bonds issued at par amid good roads push
Governor Sanders, in New Orleans, announced De Soto Parish good roads certificates will float at par after talks with financiers. He noted higher offers were not available and cited convict labor demands delaying other parishes’ road projects while other parishes prepare to begin work soon. He rejected signs of waning interest, citing growing public enthusiasm for the campaign statewide.
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New Orleans
Sanders
de Soto Parish
DeSoto
Ascension
Ouachita
Baton Rouge
de Soto
Washington
St. John
Jefferson
St. Charles
Natchitoches
Cher Menteur
Prohibition Amendment Defeated in Alabama Vote
Montgomery December 1 The Alabama amendment on prohibition was defeated by a majority of about 22 000. Early estimates placed the opposition at 235 000 but North Alabama counties were counted as reducing that figure. Analysts deem the election a costly mistake with bitter clashes and no tangible gains for either side. Prohibitionists insist sentiment remains, while anti‑prohibitionists claim the result will extend prohibition.
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North Alabama
Ounties
Dless
Alabama
Havana Defeats Detroit Americans 9 to 1 in Baseball
The Havana team beat the Detroit Americans by nine runs to one in a decisive baseball victory.
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Havana
Detroit
Detroit Americans
Zelaya aide arrives in New York with gold in trunk
The article reports President Zelaya's trusted aide traveling to New York carrying gold in a trunk. Details describe security and political context surrounding the shipment and its implications.
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Zelaya
New
Rockerfeller dismisses kidnap rumor amid circus of claims
The article reports John D. Rockefeller denying kidnapping threats after a sensational home rumor. It notes bids delays for the Jeffries Johnson fight at Eddie Graney's request and details Zelaya's diplomats and cash transfer rumors in Washington.
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New York
Jeffries
Johnson
Eddie Graney
San Francisco
Louisiana Man May Be Appointed Minister to China
Washington reports a Louisiana born West Point graduate Oscar Terry Crosby as a leading candidate for the China post alongside A J Montague and Chas E Magoon. Crosby, 48, 1882 graduate No 5 in class, seeks the Taft administration appointment with a stance favorable to Japan influencing State Department deliberations.
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Washington, D. C
A. J. Montague
Virginia
Chas.e. Magoon
Cuba
China
Washington
Oscar Terry Crosby
West Point
Crosby
United States Military Academy
War Department
Engineer Corps
Taft
South
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Georgia Methodist Conference Opens Session in Waynesboro
The South Georgia Conference of the Methodist church gathers in Waynesboro with Bishop A W Wilson of Baltimore presiding. A large delegation attends as sermons lectures by divines missionaries and laymen fill a program spanning nearly a week.
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Waynesboro
South Georgia
Little Rock Seeks Texas League Entry and Franchise Sale
Little Rock baseball boss Mike Finn asks Texas League magnates to postpone their next meeting while finalizing the sale of his club in the Southern League to Chattanooga. Chattanooga holds a $12 500 option expiring December 12. Finn aims to buy Galveston or Waco franchises priced at $5 000.
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Houston
Tex
Navy
Little Rock
Texas Baseball League
Mike Finn
Chattanooga
Finn
Galveston
Waco
Asquith to Move Resolution on Lords Refusal
Premier Asquith declared in the House of Lords that tomorrow he will move a resolution stating the Lords acted against the constitution and usurped the Commons rights by refusing to pass the lower house financial provisions for the year.
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London
Asquith
House of Lords
House of Commons
State official outlines corn club plans in Bienville parish
Arcadia notes reports State Superintendent T H Harris of Baton Rouge spoke to farm boys about agriculture and the corn club, signaling steps to organize a corn growers association in Bienville parish. Box cars serve as railroad offices while depot renewal is sought as brick structure. New York reports negotiations to separate the Rock Island and St Louis and San Francisco systems have been satisfactorily concluded.
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Arcadia
T. H. Harris
Baton Rouge
Corn Club
Corn Growers’ Association
Bienville Parish
Heay
New York
Rock Island
St. Louis
San Francisco
BUNED AND HAIR FOUND
A fragment mentions discoveries of bunned items and hair believed tied to a case. No clear names or locations are provided, but the notes suggest ongoing clues related to the secrecy theme.
Eight Men Rescued From Tennessee Copper Mine Shaft
Eight men from the London mine of the Tennessee Copper Co were brought to the surface after a shaft house fire and a cave in. They survived 500 feet from the mine mouth, built a partition wall, and protected themselves from smoke and gases. The event followed a separate case in New Jersey where Mrs. Snead’s death led to a House of Mystery search.
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New York
O. W. N. Snead
Ducktown
Tenn
London
Tennessee Copper Co
Desperate Negro Attempts Murder Near Atlanta
In Atlanta on December 1 Miss Mattie Ferguson and her aged uncle William Parker were attacked by a black desperado who rode on their buggy and demanded Parker’s money. Parker was repeatedly struck with a club and may die from his injuries while Ferguson used a heavy buggy whip to drive off the assailant.
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Atlanta
Mattie Ferguson
William Parker
Parker
Funeral of Mother Mary Carroll Draws Regional Clergy
Funeral for Mother Mary Austin Carroll head of the Sisters of Mercy in the South drew a large crowd of priests from Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama and Sisters of Mercy from neighboring states to Mobile Alabama.
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Mobile
Ala
Mary Austin Carroll
Order of
Sisters of Mercy
South
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tragic Shooting Spree Ends in Death Near Greenville
Clyde Weaver, 34, described as afflicted with exaggerated ego, murdered his mother and a deputy sheriff during an attempted arrest, wounded another woman and husband, then killed a neighbor and his wife before dying by his own hand near Greenville, Ohio.
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Clyde Weaver
Weaver
John F. Haber
Wm. H. Farra
Farra
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