Prisoner Inrons The Same Old Story In Island Revolt
Kingston Jamaica December 27 It is reported that President Meraltes of the republic of San Domingo is a prisoner in irons at the capital. Advices from Monte Christi say Guayubin Dajabon and Sebanda have taken up arms against the government and the Dominican American fiscal corvillion. Generals Rodriguez Barba Martinez Alvarez have gone with men to attack Santiago and Lasala has marched on La Vega with ten men. Deschamps former vice president has left for Puerto Plata. Troops pursue the chief magistrate after Morales departure. A fight occurred ten miles from Santo Domingo with government troops and rebel commander Pimentel involved.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Meraltes
Republic of
San Domingo
Monte Christi
Guayubin
Dajabon
Sebanda
Jiemetrio Rodriguez
Joaquin Barba
Navarro Martinez
Pedro Alvarez
Santiago
Perico Lasala
la Geve
Deschamps
Santa Domingo
Puerto Plata
Morales
Santo Domino
Pimentel
United States Will Not Interfere in San Domingo Until Needed
Washington Dec 27 officials say the United States will refrain from intervention in the San Domingo dispute as long as internal affairs do not threaten Americans or their interests. If lawless acts occur or customs are disrupted the government would act to quell the trouble, a policy confirmed after a White House conference with the president and Secretaries Roct Taft and Bonaparte.
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Washington
United States
San Domingo
State Department
White House
Roct
Taft
Bonaparte
Girl Wounded by Shotgun Accident at Home Near Berne
Joseph Smith of near Berne returned from a hunting trip and left his shotgun in the sitting room. His daughter, aiming to move it to its usual place, brushed the trigger and the gun fired wounding her sister Cloe in the back. Cloe is a high school pupil and very popular.
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Churbusceo
Ind
Joseph Smith
Berne
Cloe
Anarchist takes poison after failed cathedral attack
In Barcelona an anarchist who tried to stab Cardinal Salvator Cassanas y Pager at the Urge cathedral killed himself with poison soon after his arrest. The incident followed his assault on the cardinal during the service.
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Barcelona
Spain
Salvator Cassanas Y Pager
Urge
Horrors Told Of Russian Jewish Massacres
Descriptions from Minneapolis readers recount massacres in Koloras and Uman after the czar's manifesto. Brigands attacked the Jewish quarter burning children and slaying parents as police allegedly aided the assailants, with hundreds killed.
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Minneapolis
Koloras
Russia
Uman
Jose
Tman
Miners Demand Eight Hour Day and New Conciliation Board
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers asks anthracite operators to hold talks on extending work hours and recognizing the union. The major demand is a permanent conciliation board with three miner representatives, three operator reps, and a seventh member chosen by the six.
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Philadelphia
John Mitchell
United Mince Workers Union
United Mine Workers
Mirers
Pioneer Simon B. Clark Killed by Grizzly Bears in Big Horn
Omaha reports the death of Simon B. Clark known as Blondy a longtime plainsman hunter and former Omaha public official. A ranchman Adams said Clark was killed after his horse returned December 21 and the body with two dead grizzlies was found near a cave mouth five miles into the mountains.
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Omaha
Neb
Simon B. Clark
Nebraska
Big Horn Country
Adams
Clark
Big Horn
Blondy
Mystery of the Sea Near Cape Henry
Reports say the adrift barge cut from Bayview during the last storm was found three days ago about thirty five miles east southeast of Cape Henry. No signs of life aboard and presumed lost with Captain Maken zie his wife and five crew members or rescued by another vessel crossing the area.
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Norfolk
Bayview
Winter Quarters
Cape Henry
Makenzie
Mrs Switzer Acquitted in Michigan Murder Case
Mt. Pleasant Mich Dec 25 Mrs Margaret Switzer was acquitted of the charge of murdering her husband Dr John Switzer at Leighton Mich on Sept 19.
Northern England shipbuilding hits record 965000 tons
London reports the northern coast of England produced a record 965000 tons of ships in the past year, up 230000 tons from 1904.
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London
England
Faithless Friend Tragedy Tied to Lust for Money
William Bement is under arrest in Princeton Indiana on charges he lured Charles Fowler to a lonely lumber yard in Huntingburg hit him with a car coupling pin and robbed him of 1724 Fowler is dying from a fractured skull. Bement denied the assault and claimed he and Fowler were living in a double house together. Police found 996 hidden in his socks.
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Princeton
Ind
William Bement
Charles Fowler
Wuntingburg
Bement
Fowler
Suit seeks abolition of prison contract labor in Indiana
S R Wells a Maxwell chain manufacturer files suit in Indianapolis challenging the 1905 law abolishing prison contract labor. He seeks to restrain the Jeffersonville reform school trustees superintendent and Indiana Chain Co from selling convict made chains under contract and demands open market disposal. Wells says the contract robs taxpayers of at least 250000 dollars yearly and gives the company a state wide monopoly.
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Indianapolis
S. R. Wells
Maxwell
Board of Trustees
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
W. H. Whittaker
Indiana Chain Company
Indiana Company
Reformatory Trade School
Wells
Forgeries surround disapperance of Frank McNeal in Columbus
Columbus Indiana December 27 investigation into the disappearance of Frank McNeal reveals a trail of forgeries. McNeal allegedly obtained about 24500 dollars in ten to twelve years by forging his brother Alanson McNeal's name. The funds’ use remains unclear, with theories pointing to covering business losses from a prior grocery venture that failed.
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Columbus
Ind
Frank McNeal
McNeal
Alanson McNeal
Santa Claus Burn Accident At Petrie Home
Elizabethtown Indiana December 27 Fred Lambert an eighteen year old Black man employed by James A Petrie a prosperous farmer near this place was severely burned while impersonating Santa Claus at a Christmas dinner at the Petrie home. The cotton used in making the costume was ignited by a wax candle.
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Santa Claus
Elizabethtown
Ind
Fred Lambert
James A. Petrie
Petrie
Stricken Horses Fall Dead in Williamsburg Streets
More than twenty horses collapsed from spinal meningitis in Williamsburg New York with at least half dying before a veterinarian could arrive. The outbreak alarms residents and prompts animal health officials to intervene.
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New York
Williamsburg
Refused to Resign Baxter Said Removed as U S District Attorney
Omaha reports Irving Baxter was allegedly removed from the U S district attorney post by presidential order. Baxter refused to resign in a letter to the attorney general dated December 21, noting he served since April 1904 and denied responsibility for the Richards and Comstock sentence. The action follows government prosecutions of Nebraska cattlemen over public land fencing and marks a shift after fines and brief custody for Richards and Comstock.
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Omaha
Neb
Irving Baxter
United States
Baxter
Richards and Comstock
Nebraska
Eainless Richards
W. E. Comstock
Munger
U. S
Matthews
Highwaymen at Work in Cohibus Mississippi
Police reported three assaults and robberies on a Saturday night in Cohibus Miss Two victims died a white man and a negro The first victim was found near hosiery hill with head injuries and robbed pockets The second case a man killed by a Mobile and Ohio train bore a rifle wound and a knife wound The dead man was identified as A E Kelley of Scranton Pa The coroner said robbery and murder followed by body placed on the track The third case involved Mr Wells who was knocked unconscious and had his pocketbook taken No arrests.
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Cohibus
Miss
Mobile & Ohio
A. E. Kelley
Scranton
Wells
Riots Erupt At St Casimir Parish Meeting
In St Louis Sunday parishioners protested the archbishop's chosen pastor at St Casimir's Polish Catholic church. The meeting escalated into a riot requiring a patrol wagon of police to restore order. Seven arrests were made and two officers guard church property.
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St. Louis
St. Casimir’s
President and family visit Plain Dealing in Virginia
President and Mrs. Roosevelt with several children depart Washington for a few days at their country home Plain Dealing in Albemarle County Virginia. They plan to return Sunday night while the caretaker and wife will handle cooking during the stay.
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Flain
Washington
Presicont
Odessa General Strike Wavers as Tension Rises
Odessa reports a partially successful general strike with a threatened resort to arms. Governor general vows drastic action if violence occurs while the city remains tense but tranquil at present.
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Genta
Odessa
Daring Rossery in Toledo Safe Blow
Seven bandits robbed the Toledo Railway and Light car barns office on Central avenue at 2 45 am. They netted about 700 dollars from the strongbox while two employees were overpowered. Night Dispatcher Will Condon escaped and notified police. robbers planned to force him to open the safe. Police arrived shortly after the thieves fled.
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Toledo
Ohio
Central Avenue
Toledo Railway and Light Company
Will Condon
Condon
Deputy Harris Fatally Shot in Ambush at Dearborn Station
Beaumont, Texas, December 26. Johnnie Harris, twenty four, a deputy constable for Hardin County, died of buckshot wounds after arresting blackans in a shooting spree at Dearborn near Saratoga. He was shot while speaking to bystanders near a saloon. A bystander was killed by buckshot in the same volley. the shooter fled.
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Beaumont
Tex
Johnnie Harris
Hardin County
Harris
Dearborn
Saratoga
Mormon colonists to settle thousands of acres in Chihuahua
Mexico City reports a large Mormon migration from Utah arriving in Chihuahua after Christmas. About 1000 people will settle on several thousand acres with freedom to practice their faith without government interference.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Chihuahua
Utah
Canada and U S Rates Set for Mexico Pacific Travel
For the first time in Mexican rail history a Canada and United States passenger rate schedule is offered that matches California and Pacific coast rates. The change is expected to spur tourist travel to Mexico, currently going to California.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Canada
United States
California
Pacific Coast
Revolutionary Daughter Dead at 109 in Northampton
Mrs Drusilla Hall Johnson, daughter of Revolutionary War soldier Aaron Hall, died at her Northampton home at age 109. Her father was captured by the British and taken to England during the independence struggle. Her health had been remarkably good until recently.
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Northampton
Mass
Drusilla Hall Johnson
Aaron Hall
England
Three Men Die in Rooming House Gas Tragedy
In New Orleans on December 26 John Mc Call J H Wells and Jim Bester all from Lumberton Mississippi were found dead in Broderick's rooming house on St Charles street. They had retired about 2 AM and apparently blew out the gas. The porter discovered them while preparing rooms for the night.
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New Orleans
John McCall
J. H. Wells
Jim Bester
Broderick
St. Charles Street
Lumberton
Miss
Robbery on Pasadena Electric Car by Two Masked Men
In Los Angeles on December 26 two masked robbers stopped a Pasadena electric car near East Lake Park at about 9 pm. Fifteen passengers and the conductor were forced to surrender their cash before the criminals jumped off and vanished into the darkness.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
East Lake Park
Sheriff Rescues Prisoner Amid Lynching Threat
In Beaumont Texas on December 26 a white male stranger was arrested for assaulting the six year old daughter of Constable Holder. A large crowd gathered at the jail urging lynching, but the sheriff moved the suspect to safety and kept him jailed.
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Beaumont
Tex
Holder
Mrs A B Dibble Dies In Grass Valley Leader Of Temperance Union
Grass Valley California December 2 Mrs A B Dibble former first president of the National Christian Temperance Union and co founder with Frances Willard is dead at her home after a long illness She was among California’s early settlers.
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Grass Valley
Cal
A. B. Dibble
The
National Christian Temperance Union
Frances Willard
California
Telegraph pioneer J D Flynn dies after brief illness
Pittsburg December 27 J D Flynn well known in telegraphic circles nationwide through his work with the B and O and the Western Union Telegraph companies died at his home here of pneumonia following three days illness.
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Pittsburg
J. DD. Flynn
W. A. Telegraph Companies
Moscow Strikes Quiet as Loyal Troops Gain Upper Hand
Moscow battles wind down as Government forces report the revolt crushed. Troops seize the insurgent leadership, capture plans and weapons, while one third of Putiloff workers depart. Leaders face choice to push matters or see strike fray collapse. Ongoing Moscow fighting described as tapering with fires under control.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Fighting Revolutionary Organization
Putiloff Iron Works
M-1
Brest
Tversakaie Street
Tverskoi
Sadovia
Bronnia Bovie
Anvil Explosion Kills Herbert Smidet in Indiana
In Santa Claus Indiana on Christmas Day Herbert Smidet was fatally injured when a powder explosion split an anvil during a celebration. A fragment struck his head fracturing the skull according to A.F. 1 Celebration report.
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Santa Claus
Ind
Herbert Smidet
Smidet
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