Crisis in Ottumwa War on Saloons as Saloon Opens
Ottumwa Iowa December 24 a saloon opening under a pre arranged plan led to the arrest of Charles L Hallgren for selling liquor The trial set for Monday will challenge the anti saloon petition So far thirty eight retailers and seven wholesalers stand behind the effort to prove petitions valid and signatures proper
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Charles L. Hallgren
G. B. Melick
Hallgren
John M. Smith
J. M. Smith
Castro signals potential withdrawal from Venezuela crisis
Cipriano Castro states he will not block Venezuela's government from settling outstanding disputes with foreign powers even if it means stepping back. The Hague mission, Curacao gunboat dockings, and U S mediation efforts mark a fragile return to normal relations amid internal opposition and calls for American naval support.
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Castro
Holland
The
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Foreign Office
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la Guaira
Paris
France
Curacao
Willemstad
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United States
Dolphin
Washington, D. C
William S. Buchanan
North Carolina
Stuch
State Department
Gomez
Robber of Oriental Limited Caught in Moorhead
George T. Frankhauser, held in Moorhead, Minn., is believed to be the man who with a companion robbed the Oriental Limited on the Great Northern near Ronan, Montana, Sept. 12, 1907, securing nearly $50,000. rewards totaling $13,000 had been offered for his capture. Two other suspects were arrested and escaped from Kalispell to Helena, then vanished after a jail break.
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St. Paul
Minn
George T. Frankhauser
Moorhead
Oriental Limited
Great Northern Railroad
Rondo
Mont
Spokane
Kalispell
Helena
Inauguration Fund Grows for Taft’s 1909 Event
Washington reports a growing Taft inauguration fund with $75,000 in hand, surpassing the ten year ago total. The $46,000 inaugural ball and $20,000 from reviewing stands are main revenues, and about 200,000 visitors are expected in Washington for the March fourth event.
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Washington
Ailes
Finance Committee
Washingto
President Roosevelt plans January conference on dependent children
President Roosevelt states the best care for dependent children is in a family home and convenes a January 25 conference in Washington to discuss the issue. He sent letters to about one hundred leaders urging a bureau to gather data on dependent children and related topics.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
United States
Woman writer dies from burn injuries in Boston
Boston reports Mrs Eve lyn Greenleaf Sutherland a noted writer and playwright died at her home from burn injuries. New York fire at 122 West 127th Street killed one man and burned four others with tenants aiding escape. Lima stables of Davis and Sons burned destroying 25 horses with minor adjacent damage.
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Mass
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland
New York
N. Y
West 127Th Street
Lima, O
Davis and Sons
U S NEEDS LARGER ARMY SAYS BELL
Major General J Franklin Bell chief of staff declares in his annual report that the army needs an adequate remedy for abuses from detached service officers. He warns against maintaining an inadequate force for peace and an antiquated organization, noting the high officer count on detached service in 691 and linking it to desertions.
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Washington, D. C
United States
J. Franklin Bell
Bell
Labor Leaders Face Court Sentence Rally Public Attention
The labor federation plans an executive council meeting in January to address the court ruling against union leaders Gompers, Mitchell, and Morrison. Key figures, including James M. Beck and William J. Bryan, react as the boycott issue and judicial action draw national attention.
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Coufl
Messis
Uolipers
Mitchell
Morrison Py
Wrigit
toUresnel
Federation of Labor
Bryan
Philadelphia
William J. Bryan
Gompers
Roosevelt Silent On Secret Service In Message
Indications are that President Roosevelt will not comment publicly on the basis for the secret service section of his message to Congress. Washington dispatches report no personal remarks from the president on this topic.
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Secret Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Ryan resigns from 31 corporations health cited
Thos F Ryan, a leading financier, announced he has resigned from the directorates of thirty one corporations to follow physician advice. He retains control of Morton Trust, National Bank of Commerce, and American Tobacco Company.
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New York
F. Ryan
Morton Trust Company
National Bank of Commerce
American Tobacco Co
Barn Fire Burns Man After Pipe Ignites Hay
R A Jones aged 60 a Kingsley Iowa bachelor was burned to death when he fell into a manger in a barn the lighted pipe he smoked set fire to the hay and caused fatal injuries Dec 24 Sioux City Iowa newspaper report
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Iowa Evening Press
Sioux City
R. A. Jones
Kingsley
Kansas Ouster Suit Targets Frisco Railroad
Topeka attorney general filed an ouster suit in the state supreme court against the Frisco railroad alleging repeated charter renewals and refusal to pay due charter fees. R. R. was named as a defendant in the action filed December 24.
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Topeka
Kan
Jackson
Supreme Court
Frisco’ Railroad
Bryan Conducts Forthright Address on Lawyers Ethics
William Jennings Bryan spoke at a Philadelphia business school commencement, calling the courtroom a soul market where lawyers barter ideals for wealth or fame. He compared lawyers and journalists in urging ethical restraint to curb the public’s overreach by the privileged.
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Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
U S Navy Ranks Second Among World Powers
The Navy Year Book lists the American Navy as second among world powers. Germany is third, France is fourth, and Japan fifth. Great Britain holds sixty one first class battleships totaling 910,339 tons, while the United States has thirty one battleships totaling 449,796 tons and 607,241 tons for its battleships and armored cruisers.
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Washington, D. C
Pitman Pulsifer
Senate Navy Committee
Germany
France
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Iowa Attorney General Proposes Good Roads Bill
Des Moines attorney general Byers drafts legislation to encourage improvements to Iowa highways and promote safer, better road systems across the state.
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Des Moines
Byers
Iowa
Canadian labor leader warns of threats after Buck's case
Montreal reports AlI phones Verville M P president of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress expresses disappointment at the Washington Buck conspiracy verdict. He says Gompers and associates face imprisonment for boycott by publication, arguing Canadian courts would handle equity differently and predicting broader impact on American labor.
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Montreal
Canada
AlIphonse Verville
M. P
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Washington
Gompers
Vervillie
United States
Defense lawyers score point in Hains trial scene
In Flushing New York on December 24 defense lawyer McIntyre asked for cabman Martin Skura to be committed for perjury after he testified Thornton Hains asked him to drive behind the stage with Mrs Annis and one brother said we ve got him now Skura admitted signing a defense prepared statement denying conversations and Annis name being mentioned but said the statements were false Justice Crane refused to commit Skura to custody.
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N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
McIntyre
Martin Skura
Skura
Thornton Hains
Hains
Annis
Crane
Governor to Release Woman From Anamosa Prison
Des Moines reports Josephine Wilson jailed for running a bawdy house in Oskaloosa will be released by Governor Garst tomorrow if there is a likelihood she may go insane if confined longer. She was sent to Anamosa for the offense.
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By Town Evening Press
Des Moines
Josephine Wilson
Anamosa
Oskaloosa
Garst
Taft Senatorial Move Grows With Harris Support
Columbus Ohio December 24 Wade E Ellis former Ohio attorney general and now assistant to the U S attorney general arrives in Columbus to back Charles P Taft. Governor Harris openly declares support for the senatorial caucus boosting the Taft campaign with added strength.
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Columbus
Wade E. Ellis
Ohio
United States
Charles P. Taft
Gov
Harris
Taft
Boy Who Killed His Mother Sentenced in Toledo
A jury finds 17 year old Harvey Hazel guilty of murder in the second degree for beating his mother to death with a hammer in Toledo Ohio. The defense claimed adolescent insanity and robbery was cited as the motive. He faces life in prison.
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Toledo
Ohio
Harvey Hazel
Holiday Trade Is Better This Year
New York December 24 reports the usual quiet in most staple lines of trade but notes the holiday trade is decidedly better than a year ago.
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New York, N. Y
Dun
TENNESSEE STARTS ACTION AGAINST MORE OUTLAW BANDS
Nashville reports six men indicted for white capping and Ku Kluxing in Humphreys county with fourteen more arrested on similar charges. Union City notes the state strengthens its case against night riders by calling Thomas F. Cloar as its first witness, confirming earlier testimony.
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Tennessee
Humphreys County
Union City
Tenn
Thomas F. Cloar
Arthur Cloar
Cloar
Fehringer
Royal Grave Robbers Loot Danish Cathedral
The cathedral at Roskilde, Denmark, longtime royal burial site, was entered by burglars last night and a large quantity of gold and silver wreaths urns and shields were stolen.
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Copenhagen
Roeskilde
Brokers Suspended for Three Years for Poor Conduct
New York stock brokers W. H. Martin and Thomas W. Moorehead of Marshall Spader Co were suspended from the exchange for three years. They were charged with doing business in a manner inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade.
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New York
N. Y
W. H. Martin
Thomas W. Moorehead
Marshall, Spader & Co
The
Stock Exchange Today
Weather Outlook For Iowa and Illinois
The forecast calls for fair weather in Iowa tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures across the south tonight. Illinois will see fair conditions tonight and Friday with a cooler night. Sunrise is 7 16, sunset 4 25, moon set 5 43 p m.
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Illinois
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