Battleship Fleet Leaves Port of Spain on Pacific Voyage
Washington reports Christmas eve departure of 13 000 officers and men from the battleship fleet for the first leg to the Pacific with five days of festivities at Port of Spain Trinidad and a ten day Rio de Janeiro stay. Torpedo flotilla to Para Brazil for Christmas at sea. Officials discuss return route via Suez or around Africa.
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Washington
Spain
Trinidad
Pacific
Httle
Port of Spain
Government House
Rio
Metcalf
Remaral
Connecticut
Jv. Ans
Suez Canal
Loeb
Feaie
Neval
Pacife
Su- Canal
Dhorn
An of
Perans
Shimir
Apn
Evans
Mae Nent
Governor to Call Extra West Virginia Legislature Session
An official announcement states Governor Dawson will convene an extra West Virginia legislature session in Charleston on January 28 to consider stricter mining laws. The move aims to address pending mining regulation and safety concerns.
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Charleston
W. Va. Pee
Dawson
West Virginia
Steel Mills to Close for Holiday Week in Joliet
Almost all departments will shut from Dec 23 through Jan 2, affecting nearly 3,000 workers. Management promises resumption on January 2.
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Joliet
Ex-Wife Killed Then Husband Shoots Self Near Edgemont
W B Lock of Fountain Colorado shot and killed his ex wife Mrs Leonard Collins on a ranch near Edgemont South Dakota and then killed himself. The woman had been recently divorced from Lock and had married Collins.
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Edgemont
W. B. Lock
Fountain
Col
Leonard Collins
Here
Lock
Collins
Young Man Hangs Himself in Barn Tragedy at Sims Township
Marion Indiana reports farmer William Bryant found his son Boyd Bryant hanging by a halter from a barn rafter in Sims township. He cut the body down and tried to revive him but failed. The death occurred recently in Hancock County.
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Himeelis
Marion
Ind
William Bryant
Sims Township
Boyd Bryant
Rescue Efforts Continue After Deadly Darr Mine Disaster
At Darr colliery in Jetoka Creek Pennsylvania Pittsburg Coal Company mine explosion traps hundreds. Six bodies recovered with many still buried beyond dangerous slate falls a mile plus inside the mine. Rescue teams 7500 feet from the mouth seek air ventilation and safe passage while town efforts improve with Father LaCarroll aiding mourners and sobriety.
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Darr
Jetoka Creek
Pittsburg Coal Company
Hetle
Kitanning
Father LaCarroll
St. Timothy's Catholic Church
Thief Confessed in $32000 Express Jewelry Heist
William White, seventeen, confessed to stealing a $32,000 jewelry package from United States Express. Police say he was arrested in Jersey City after allegedly dropping a clue from a wagon yard and being traced to the loaded parcel.
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New Yore
Wiliam White
United States Express Company
Jersey City
Express Company
Dis Sapot
Brutal Negro Still at Large in Columbus
A report from Columbus states John Young, a Black man, remains at large after assaulting Mrs. W. C. Werches near a West Sixth Avenue factory. Her condition shows slight improvement. authorities continue efforts to capture the fugitive.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Young
W. C. Wershes
Ac der Hems
West Sixth
Aventis Vesterdas
Reeve
Nitrate Strike Shuts Down Chile Plants Nationwide
In Santino Chile on December 21 the nitrate workers strike grows with every plant closed. The nitrate industry is a major Chilean resource and paralysis could trigger serious complications for the national economy and supply.
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Chile
Santino
Paris dressmaker M Paquin dies in abrupt end
TERSE telegrams report the death of M Paquin the famed Parisian dressmaker. Also noted are industrial and political items including Roosevelt signing a proclamation creating the Arkansas national forest and tensions in Persia over the shah. Other items mention Mrs. Theodore Weld Birney’s death and fluctuations in cotton and wheat markets.
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Persia
Shah
Roosevelt
Arkansas National Forest
Iron and Steel Industry
Argentina
Chicago Exchange
Theodore Weld Birney
National Congress of Mothers
Chevy Chase
Washington
Gas Wrecks Mine In Third Nearby Disaster
An explosion in the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal company at Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania entombed 200 to 250 miners. Rescue teams report bodies badly mutilated and hope of survivors dwindling as crews search beyond a heavy rock fall about 1,500 feet from the mine mouth. Superintendent William Kensington led rapid rescue efforts while miners and relatives await word on those still trapped.
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Jacobs Creek
Darr
Pittsburg Coal Company
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Naomi
Fayette City
Monongah
W. Va
Soe
GAA
Thee
Catholic Church
Gisbos
Youghiogiens
Tata Vels
Wil
Maine
Raviae
Joeseph Manleten
Tie
Mapleton
William Kensington
Offdala
Pittsburg
Berlin Faces Food Crisis for Starving School Children
Berlin officials debate municipal responsibility as 11 917 of 12 009 primary school children lack breakfast or midday meals this December. The Children’s Canteen Society can provide 4 498 meals from 14 canteens. 7 449 children remain unfed. The council may vote 50 900 to cover winter feeding costs, with 8 421 already available to sustain one meal daily for 4 498 children.
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Berlin
Offic
Society For Administration
Ates
Survivors of the Indian Mutiny honored in a London ceremony
Veterans described as aged around sixty to seventy gathered as a brass band led a procession to a reception in Alleso. A memorial review featured Lord Roberts and King Edward VII praising service of those involved in the mutiny era. Actor Lewis Wallon recited Kipling verses and a crowd filled the venue with tears and cheering.
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London
Dee
Crea
War Office
Incudinis
United
Ford Notlor
Hur
Lord Sobert
Ronda
Sry
Dre
Fae Chevon
Dhaner Hor
Oxford Nuive Csi
Lewis Walon
Rudyard Kiptime
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Greene and Gaynor Case
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear the petition in the Greene and Gaynor case. They face a total fine of 575000 dollars and four year prison terms for embezzlement and conspiracy tied to harbor projects in Savannah Georgia. They must pay the fines and serve the sentences.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin PD. Greene
John F. Gaynor
Obderiin Carter
United States
Savannah
Greene
Gaynor
Florence man dies in hydrophobia case after dog bite
Chicago report Dec 24 states David Marshall of Florence Kentucky died of hydrophobia after being bitten by a mongrel dog. Calvin Rice, also of Florence, is in serious condition in a local hospital with early hydrophobia symptoms following the same bite incident.
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Chicago
David Marshall
Florence
Marshall
Calvin Rice
Rice
Night Riders Probe in Kentucky Conference
Fragmentary report states a conference with General Johnston and Circuit Judge Cook to discuss actions related to an investigation of night riders in Kentucky. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
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General Johnston
Cook
Howard on Stand in Taylor Deposition Defense Denies Allegations
In Georgetown Kentucky December 24 the defense scheduled James B. Howard to testify but illness postponed it. Readings of W S Taylor 1903 depositions were introduced from the Powers trial as potential corroboration, with witnesses recounting the Goebel shooting, Youtsey discussions, and weapon handling.
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Georgetown
James B. Howard
W. M. Smith
Howard
W. S. Taylor
Powers
W. L. Brown
Laurel Coun
Godel
Yoieey
Cincinnact
Gms Mas
Miyself
Albert i
Vton
Passessiert
Goebel
Vanbnibver
Executive Bonding
Caleb Powers
Youtsey
Helton
J. B. Noe
Tallow
Dick Combs
Trade outlook mixed as holiday buying centers market
Bradstreet's weekly review of trade reports holiday buying at the center of retail activity but overall volume below last year. Wholesale and jobbing remain quiet with declines in iron steel coal and cotton. Future production in New England under review as sentiment for next year varies and currency conditions slowly normalize in several cities.
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New York
Bradstreet
Trade Today
Presen
New England
Fire-Damp Checks Rescue Work at Darr Mine
Rescue attempts at the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal Co. near Jacobs Creek Pa. were halted after rescuers penetrated about 1 1/4 miles, due to deadly firedamp risking the lives of the rescue party. The suspension follows last Thursday's explosion and ongoing dangerous conditions.
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Jacobs Creek
Pittsburg
Violet Greville
Lewden Graphic
Kentuckian survives shooting due to low heart position
Calloway Sebastian, recently released from a Lexington hospital, credits survival to his heart being lower than normal after a Lee City shooting in Wolf county on election day. Bullet pierced his chest but spared the heart by striking a lower-than-usual heart area during medical imaging.
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Lexington
Calloway
Sebastian
Lee City
Wolf County
Headquarters to Move from Louisville to Nashville
The Pasta Telegraph company fifth district will relocate headquarters from Louisville to Nashville on January 1. The district, previously covering Tennessee and Kentucky, will expand to include Mississippi Lonixiara and Alatuma. W. J. Slater resigns as district superintendent and will be succeeded by CLTL Arring tno ineref the Tychsonville Florida Office.
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Louleville
The
Pasta Telegraph Company
Fifth District
Louisville
Nashville
Liberta
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rake
Mississippi
Lonixiara
Alatuma
W. J. Slater
Istrict
CLTL
Tychsonville
Fla
Offive
Seven Robbers Executed and Death Sentences Abroad
Seven men convicted of robbery were executed at Yekaterinoslay. Four soldiers were sentenced to death at Sevastopol in relation to the Brest regiment unrest. Additional death sentences were ordered at Smolensk and one each at Morocow Kestroma and Riga.
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Peter
Lurge
Yekaterinoslay
Sevastopol
Brest
Smolensk
Morocow
Kestroma
Riga
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Taylor
Ty Cirrcuit Court
Jarre Howardev
Gey Tett
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Saaeon
Wheekly Review of Trade
Cleaares
Micerade
Michael Angelo
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Battle of Fpisa
Leonardo
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Carracci
Albert Durer
Reids Station
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