Kulp Cleared of Willful Disobedience in Prize Fight Case
Des Moines dispatch reports Capt. Oliver W. Kulp not guilty of willful disobedience, but guilty of disobedience warranting a repri mand. The court finds telegraph companies lax in duty and blames them for failing to deliver messages about the order to stop the advertised prize fight. Governor Albert B. Cummins to receive recommendations and a public comment on the verdict.
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Des Moines
Oliver W. Kulp
St Des Moines
Albert B. Cummins
Kulp
D.e
Anj
Roosevelt telegraphs Nevada governor five day call for special session
President Roosevelt uses a telegraph to urge Governor Sparks to issue within five days a call for a Nevada legislature special session to authorize continued troops at Goldfield for three weeks. If no call is issued troops will be withdrawn, amid efforts by Senator Newland and Secretary Taft to secure delay for talks with Sparks.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Sparks
Nevada
Goldfield
Charlottesville
McGrew
Sloan
Pine Knot
White House
Newland
Edeavor
Root
Spa
Train Wreck Kills Five as Freight Rears Head-On Collision
A Grand Trunk passenger train collided head-on with a double-header freight near Lenox Michigan, killing five crew members from Detroit and injuring none of the passengers except a baby who was lightly hurt. The dead include Engineer Bennett Bohowksi Fireman Boughner and McCalls, Switchman Taylor.
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Detroit
Mich
Grand Trunk
Port Huron
Lenox
Bennett
Bohowski
Boughner
Albert McCalls
W. G. Taylor
Haugh
Washburn
White Girl Marries Indian After Eleven Year Betrothal
Miss Cora Marie Arnold of Denver wed Albino Chavarria a full blooded Indian in Santa Fe New Mexico after an eleven year engagement. The ceremony was witnessed by the bride's sisters Lillian and Geneva Arnold and performed by Rev Rendon after many ministers of varied denominations refused to marry them over the last decade.
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Denver
Colo
Cora Marie Arnold
Santa Fe
N. M
Albino Chavarria
Lillian
Geneva Arnold
Rendon
Famine Rages in the Far Off East Reports
Messages to the American Board of Missions say famine in Eastern Turkey and Armenia is more severe than first feared and emigration to the United States is at a record pace. In Russia, Parliament approves a famine relief appropriation of 7.5 million dollars for relief work across twelve provinces.
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Boston
Mass
Turkey
Armenia
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Russia
St. Petersburg
Mitchell Begins Journey to Excelsior Springs
Indianapolis December 28 John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America left for Chicago to join his wife and brother and travel to Excelsior Springs Missouri He is slowly recovering but still in a weakened condition.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Chicago
Excelsior Springs
Mitchell
Nude woman found in Passaic river with silk shirtwaist nearby
A nude female body was found in the Passaic river near a boathouse in New York. A white silk shirtwaist was discovered close to the scene, but no identification could be made. Investigators search for clues in the area.
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New York
Passaic River
Steamer Alpa Strands on Glovers Reef Off Honduras
A cable from New Orleans reports the steamer Alpa bound for Porto Cortez ran aground on Glovers reef near the Spanish Honduras coast and cannot be freed. Relief has been dispatched from Port Belize. The Alpa carried William Adier and Moses Swartzi who departed New Orleans about ten days ago.
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New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Alpa
Porto Cortez
Glovers Reef
Spanish Honduras
Port Belize
William Adier
Moses Swartzi
Conspirators Arrested Over Property Fraud Case
Chicago authorities report three conspirators tied to a sick woman case claiming a deed was signed under pressure for a paltry sum. The woman, Ruth E Laughlin, denies knowingly signing. Meanwhile George S McReynolds, a grain broker, had a habeas corpus denial and awaits serving his sentence for wartime grain receipt charges.
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Chicago
Iil
Landis
United State
George S. McReynolds
Fire Threat Bakes Core of Fresno Oil Town
A fire rages near Fresno California within the Coakeys district along the Southern Pacific line about 50 miles from the city. The town, an oil center in southern California, is menaced as flames spread through the area.
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Fresno
Calif
Dec
Mern California
Gypsy King Stanley in Court on Grand Larceny Charge
New York December 28 Stanley leader of a wandering gypsy band and eight followers were each held on $10,000 bail for grand larceny. A crowd offered nearly a peck of gold jewelry to secure him, but the court did not accept it and he remained jailed. Queen Dora Pearse reported her quarters entered with jewelry valued at $20,000.
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New York
Jus Stanley
Dora Pearse
Stanley
Dora
May Solve Bonut Mystery In San Francisco Vault
Stocks and bonds missing from a California Safe Deposit vault have been found. Attorney Wal dicted the securities and the case turns on the vaults of the California company. Dec. 28 marks a turning point as authorities recover the deposits and identify the depository involved.
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San Francisco
Casto
Califo
Haing Point
California
Taft Named State Central Secretary's Choice for President
Fragmentary notes indicate Taft was chosen as the presidential candidate by a state central secretary. The brief text is incomplete and lacks full context or confirmation of details.
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Taft
Asas
Change Location of Canal Loses Change Location of Canal Loses
Isthmian Canal Commission plans move dams and locks from Laboca to MarafTorres four miles inland for safety and cost savings. President Roosevelt approves. Tokio talks immigration limits with American ambassador O'Brien and signals a forthcoming memorandum. Latin American republics discussed by Barrett Bingham and Rowe at the American Political Science Association in Madison.
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Washington, D. C
Isthmian Canal Commission
Laboca
Maraftores
Roosevelt
Tokio
Madison, Wis
United States
American Political Science Assn
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Ra Rowe
University of Pennsylvania
Hiram Bingham
Yale
Railroad Men Seek Ten Percent Pay Rise
Firemen and engineers on the New York New Haven and Hartford line request a ten percent wage increase. The move was reported from New Haven Connecticut on December 28.
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N. Y
New Haven
Conn
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Czarina's Illness Forces Imperial Functions Postponement
In St. Petersburg on December 28 the czarina's continued ill health has led to the suspension of all imperial functions due to the uneasiness caused by her condition.
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St. Petersburg
Czarina
County Officer Resigns as Muscatine County Treasurer
Ed Stocker resigns after six years as county auditor and six as treasurer due to ill health. The Muscatine County Board accepts the resignation and elects Dr. R. Stafford as county treasurer with Ray Johnson as deputy. The board praises Stocker’s faithful service and wishes him a full recovery.
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Ed Stocker
Board of County Supervisors
Dc. R. Stafford
Ray Johnson
Stocker
E. C. Stocker
Muscatine County
Discharge Appeal Filed by J W Reid After Army Disbandment
New York attorney Henry filed papers in district court by J W Reid a member of the Twenty first Texas unit. The action seeks to recover a discharge claimed as earned after disbandment. The object is to date the President’s records and prove the discharge without honor.
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New York
Henry
J W. Reid
Twenty-1
Texas
Worral man linked to grain trust found dead in Lincoln
A prominent figure connected to a Nebraska grain trust was found dead in Lincoln around noon. He served as chairman of the state central organization.
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Neb Lincoln
Iowa Weather Notice Echoes Unsettled Sky Over Midwest
Fragmentary forecast mentions unsettled conditions in Iowa with hints of influence from Illinois. Reference to sunrise and moonrise times appears cut off and unclear.
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Ment
Cummins
Earth
Metcalf
NAVY
Newlandd
Pittsburg
V'lm
Paltry Sum—McReynolds
Los
Chicago, Ill
Moses D. A. S. Kelley
Ruth EE. Laughlin
Connects
Alleg
McReynolds
Bie
Perl
I ‘Npn Securities
Zell Brown
Ssit and Trust
Panama
Culebla
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Suez Canal
de Lesseps
Commission
Co. R. Stafford
Do. R. Stafford
Iowa
Illinois
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