Ship Grounded in December Snowstorm Off New Jersey Coast
A fierce winter storm blanketed New York with up to ten inches of snow and strong winds, halting traffic and delaying ships. The steamship Turrialba of United Pearl Co. ran aground near Sandy Hook with about sixty-six passengers. the revenue cutter Seneca and nearby crews rushed to assist, but visibility and seas hindered rescue efforts. A second vessel, John H. May, anchored at quarantine was driven ashore by heavy seas and pounded by the gale. Local authorities warned the storm would continue, threatening a heavy Christmas snow threat to the city and region.
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Prutt Company
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Boston
Regulators Seek Details From Anthracite Carriers
Washington December 24 The Interstate Commerce Commission expanded its inquiry into gates practices and regulations governing anthracite transport asking all coal carrying railroads and affiliated coal companies to submit by March 1 detailed information on coal operations. Carriers must name coal companies owned or controlled and provide mining and sales data. Delaware and Hudson regions face mining and leasing disclosures for their anthracite mines.
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Interstate Commerce
Delaware & Macson Company
Delaware, Lackawnnny & Western
Not Guilty Plea in New Haven Grand Trunk Case
Judges in New York City released Charles Mellen and EB Chamberlin on $10,000 bail each after pleading not guilty to charges of illegal monopoly in a Grand Trunk and New Haven railroads case. Trial and further moves under the Sherman Act were discussed as federal officials consider indictments and potential lawsuits, with Alfred Smithers named in court papers.
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New England
London
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Grand Trunk Board of Directors
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Hartford
Jorge C. Adkins
Renersl
Washington
Wickersham
James A. Fowler
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Storm Hits New England With Snow and High Tide
New England today faces a Gulf of Mexico storm bringing seven inches of snow to Bangor and an unusually high tide. A three masted schooner named May went aground near Buzzari while exiting Charleston bound for New York. Life-savers at Sandy Hook rescued the crew using a breeches buoy after the vessel listed dangerously.
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Gulf of Mexico
Bangor
Buzzari
Sandy Hook
N. Y
John Ef. May
Stewisound
Charleston
New York
Captain Little
Sandy House
Train Holdup Near Springfield Stings High Stakes Heist
Unlucky bandits tried five times to blow the safe aboard the Alton Jummer passenger train near Les Junction four miles south of Springfield. Aboard, about 850,000 in bonds, money and jewels were held by the robbers but the safe resisted five nitro glycerine charges and the criminals escaped as officers closed in.
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Negro Syndicate Scheme Disclosed In Lake Geneva Sale
A Chicago article reports a Lincoln Athletic and Social Club led by a Chicago negro syndicate planning to buy luxury properties in Wisconsin Illinois Florida and California to profit from real estate moves. Key figures include W H Harris Judson G Sharman and W G Anderson. The tale echoes a Wheaton incident where a negro syndicate allegedly bought a summer home for a prominent figure and sold at a gain.
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Worida
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Seminole Limited Wrecked in Americus Injures Fifteen
Americus Ga Dec 24 Fifteen aboard passenger train No 2 the Seminole Limited on Central of Georgia railroad were injured seriously when the train wrecked near Americus A bad alignment of the rail caused the accident Three sleepers left the rails but did not overturn The train carried tourists bound from Florida to the central west
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Tragedy in Galveston Hotel Room Ends in Death
A man named A. M. Wunk of Cleveland shot his wife and killed himself in a Galveston hotel room on December 24. Their son, startled by the alarm, rushed from the corridor as witnesses describe the scene. The wife was seriously wounded.
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Cleveland
Partners of Santa Claus deliver gifts by auto in Muscatine
The Muscatine Journal thanks the community for supporting Partners of Santa Claus who used Grimm Garage autos to distribute Christmas presents, food, and clothing to needy families. The effort mobilized many donors and volunteers, with one mother’s tale of a missing gift resolved when a car arrived bearing toys, candy, and fruit.
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Peace Envoys Cast Wall Street Off Official Care Away
Peace plenipotentiaries of the Ottoman empire and Balkan allies relax in London hospitality before renewed talks. They consult with French premier Poincaré as Balkan and Turkish positions linger, with delays likely and hope for settlement without renewed hostilities. The pope urged united prayers for a peaceful outcome during Christmas greetings to cardinals.
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Oakville Robbery: Marshal Wounded in Chase
Oakville, Dec 24. For a third time in a month, Oakville was hit by robbers. A chase ended when Town Marshal Waterhouse fired. he was only slightly wounded. Post office, Hawley Lumber, Farmers' Grain, and M. & St. L. depot all looted for small sums. Suspect fled toward Springfield. authorities alerted. dragnet set. Separately in New York, Christmas bonuses in finance loom as 2,000,000 in stockings expected to be paid, with firms weighing salary boosts over gifts.
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General Rosilie Jones Leads Suffragists Through Snow to Albany
In Upper Red Hook New York on December 24 General Rosalie Jones and her suffrage army resumed their march to Albany to deliver a message to Governor Sulzer. They planned six miles through knee-deep snow to Livingstone and had purchased overshoes mittens and mufflers before starting. They vowed to keep the schedule despite the severe weather.
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Rosilie Jones
Miss Tones
McCloud river water supply proposal costs San Francisco
City Engineer O Shaughnessy and staff proposed the McCloud river water supply as an alternative to Hetch Hetchy, estimating a cost of 97 million dollars for San Francisco. The plan, submitted to the Board of Army Engineers and the Interior Department at Secretary Fisher's request, is about double the Hetch Hetchy project estimate. The McCloud supply would come from 472 miles distant.
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McCloud
Aero Plane Company Loss in Coal City Fire
Fire destroyed the MINGIS Aero Construction Company plant at Coal City and four aircraft. Joliet reporting, the loss exceeds 25,000 dollars with partial insurance.
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Joliet, I
Weather words from Illinois and Iowa report
Fragmented forecast notes indicate warmer conditions across Iowa tonight and Wednesday with rain in Illinois. Include sunrise and sunset times, though text is garbled and some details are illegible.
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