Mongolia Proclaims Independence and Russian Influence Looms
Reports from St Petersburg and Washington describe Mongolia's independence declaration and the potential shift in regional power. Analysts foresee Russian expansion likely including a trans-Mongolian railway and possible autonomy or protectionist aims, with tensions over Chinese authority and Manchu rule in the region.
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Mongolia
Turkestan
Russia
State Department
Fiva
China
Thssinge
Formation of Ohio River transport lines discussed
Plutaburgh Pennsylvania 28 details of a one million dollar combination of Ohio River transportation companies are being worked out with an announcement expected early next week. Capital will come mainly from Pittsburgh, with Memphis and Ohio interests also involved. If formed it will operate five boats from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. The obstacle is the rate at which steamers are taken into the plan.
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Plutaburgh
Pittsburgh
Memphis, Tenn
Russians Seize Control in Tabriz Area and Set Russian Courts
Soviet and Persian authorities face a shift as Russian forces in Tabriz consolidate power. Reports say Russian police chief announces financial control of the city and the establishment of exclusively Russian courts. Wholesale arrests and court martial trials are expected as Russia extends authority over Enso, Resht, Julfa, Tabris and other northern Persian towns.
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St. Petersvers
Persia
Porala
Enso
Resbt
Julfa
Tabris
Steel Schedule to Be Taken Up First
Washington D C December 48 Ron Underwood chairman of the ways and means committee announced that the steel schedule would be the first tariff measure addressed by the house. The committee will not draft a wool bill until the tariff board report is printed and examined. Meanwhile the committees will draft and replace steel schedule contemplating reductions of 30 to 42 percent.
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Washington, D. C
Ron. Underwood
Ways’ and Means
House
Commit
Tariff Board
Carroll Adds $500 to Bowman Reward
Gov B F Carroll posts a $500 reward for the capture of the three men who abducted Dr Lucy Bowman, a prominent Winfield young woman, last week. She was taken to the outskirts of town where she was detained for two hours.
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Des Moles
B. F. Carroll
Lucy Bowman
Winfield
Col Roosevelt Refuses Attending Peace Banquet
Col Roosevelt will not attend the citizens bank banquet planned in New York on Saturday despite community efforts to include him. The banquet committee, led by Millard J. Blaumer, stated treaties with Britain and France will not be officially discussed at the event. Roosevelt's stance follows his refusal to endorse the treaties by implication.
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New York
Roosevelt
Citizens' Bank
Great Britain
France
Millard J. Blaumer
Col. Roosevelt
Los Betwoon
New York Bakers Face Sanitary Crackdown
New York bakers are facing strict health orders as the Board of Health targets bread production sites. In two months more than 250 bakeries were deemed public nuisances or health hazards and ordered to clean up within days or close, amid a sweeping sanitation drive in the city.
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New York
Berlin Poisonings Raise Deliberate Poisoning Doubts
Berlin authorities report a surge of ptomaine poisoning deaths at a municipal shelter for the homeless on Froebel Street. Dozens more destitute men died or fell seriously ill, with symptoms matching cholera but postmortems disproving it. Police probe possible deliberate poisoning amid crowded shelters and conflicting theories.
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Berlin
Frroebel Street
Iam
Richmond Witness in Trial of Marks
Council Bluffs Ta Nee 8 Meet for George H Richmond former police of Council Bluffs removed from office a year ago through Webb Byers efforts was the only witness at that forenoon session of the trial of Ben Marks the alleged co worker with J C Mabray whose swindling operations claimed victims nationwide Major Richmond testified against Mabray on the stand that the police department had been paid for non interference Attorney General Cosson conducts the prosecution and reviewed the witness record and admissions by state attorneys to aid the case.
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Council Bluffs
George H. Richmond
Sme
Council Blufis
Webb Byers
Cima
Ben Marks
J. OC. Mabray
Sims
Richmond
Mabray
Wirnegs
Syndi
Cosson
Mary Adelaide Ruddall Rescued After Block Island Shipwreck
A four-masted schooner named Mary Adelaide Ruddall, from Port Jefferson, was driven onto ledges west of Block Island by a fierce northwesterly gale. After four and a half hours, a Block Island lifesaving crew hauled tenmen from the stranded vessel. Rescue required multiple perilous efforts as life savers fought dangerous seas. The Randall was sailing from Norfolk to New London when wrecked.
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Block Island
R. I
Mary Adelaide Ruddall
Port Jefferson
N. Y
Jacen
Ifa
Sivers
Randall
Norfolk
New London
Car
China Considers National Conference to Decide Future Government
In Pekin China December 28 the throne agreed to refer the future government of China to a national convention. Premier Yuan Shi Kai proposed the plan and the throne pledged to abide by the delegates' decision regardless of form. Imperial officials and Manchu princes debated the method and scope of the convention and its advisory regulations.
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Peking
China
Yuan 'i Kai
Ita
Yuga Shi Kai
Ghia
Ching
Yu Lang
Grand Council
Tsai Tao
Jefi
Shanshal
Tinperia
London
Nec
Tiexram Company
Tain
Telhus
Hong Kong
Wen
West River
Rom i Pir Rarles
Ates
Ong Hong
Canton
Imperial Clan
Yuan Shi Kai
Wu Ting Fang
Shanghai
Mexico to Seek Extradition of Emilio Vasquez Gomes
Rumor says the Mexican government plans to request the extradition of Emilio Vasquez Gomes former minister of the Interior from the United States. He is believed to lead a revolutionary party and recent reports place him in San Antonio. General Freyes will arrive in Mexico City tonight per schedule.
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Mexico City
Mex
Emilio Vasquez Gomes
United States
Gomez
San Antonio
Gomexany
Gannet
Freyes
No Blame Fixed for Fire at Triangle Shirtwaist Co
New York acquittal ends long trial over the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire that killed 147 workers. Proprieteors Jane Harris and Max Blanck were found not guilty after jurors delivered the verdict as officers shielded them from a crowd of onlookers.
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Triangle Watat Co
New York
Disappearance mystery ties to railroad worker friend
Chicago December 28 A railroad employee longtime friend of Violet Buehler who vanished with her on November 2 is missing, Inspector Hunt said. Police seek his habits and whether he visited Violet at her mother's South State street hotel while also pursuing Charles Lewis, a former hotel roomer, amid claims the mother withholds information about the daughter’s past.
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Chicago
Des
Violet Buehler
Hunt
South State Street
Fust
Charles ‘Lewis
Viele
Beecause
Preaching Sermon Ties to Fort Riley Bridge Plot
In Quanah Texas Rev Charles M Brewer denounced charges linking him to the Fort Riley Kansas bridge explosion after a Private Quirk confessed. Brewer seeks a full explanation from government officials and plans to travel to Fort Riley to clear his name, insisting his loyalty to his congregation.
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Brewer
Quirkin
Fort
Bir
Kansas River
Quanas
Texa
Quirk
Dinag asks Doty to resign health officer post
Albany December 25 Gov. Dinag urged immediate resignation of Dr Alvah H Doty health officer of New York state quarantine since 1895 His term ended last January Commissioner Bulger had urged removal citing incompetency negligence and unclean quarters for email plants showing shocking conditions and the health officer’s responsibility for them
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Albany
N. Y
Din’ Nag
Alvah HH. Doty
The
Park of New York
Bulger
Court Fright as Crowd Reacts to Fire Murder Trial
Spectators and one hysterical man pressed toward the courtroom steps crying Not guilty. The man collapsed, convulsing, after claiming he had lost his sister in the fire as the proceedings continued inside.
Des Moines Considers Public Loan Bureau to Curb Sharks
Des Moines commercial groups reject private lenders plan and back a public loan bureau under club supervision. A committee will study establishing the bureau to end inflated rates and offer legitimate loans, addressing alleged exorbitant interest by loan agencies.
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Des Moines
Tural
Joan Shasia
Hinstee
Weather Town Forecast With Snow Possible
Increasing cloudiness tonight likely snow in the east and a warmer night. Friday sees a colder west portion with warmer conditions in the east. Sunrise 7:15, sunset 4:36.
English Promoter Proposed Merger Faced Early Rejection
In Chicago on December 28 1902 English promoter Panmure Garden first proposed merging the major packing firms with a 929 million dollar capitalization. Attorney A H Veeder testified in the Chicago packers trial that Swift and others initially rejected the idea but a later conference among packers set the merger plans in motion. The hearing covered meetings with G P Swift Ogden Armour and others and noted that later discussions centered on the purchases of Fowler Packing G H Hammond Omaha Packing St Louis Dressed Beef Anglo American Provision and United Dressed Beef companies as part of the consolidation effort. The trial resumes with Veeder describing the pre merger negotiations and the roles of various firm representatives.
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Chicago
Panmure Garden
Albert H. Veeder
Carpenter
United States District Court
United States
G. F. Swift
Swift
Chicago Packers
Ami
G. P. Swift
J. Ogden Ammour
Edward Morris
A. H. Veeder
Swift & Company
Chicago Mest
Henry Veeder
A. A. Veeder
Packers’ Pool
Packers’ Pagl
Butler
Mr. Veeder
J. Ogden Armour
Arthur Meeker
P. A. Valentine
L. ©. Nieutholst
Gustavus P
Veeder
Fowler Packing Company
G. H. Hammond & Company
Omaha Packing Company
St. Louis Dressed Beef Company
Anglo-American Provision Company
United Dressed Beef Company
Jurr
Samuel Keeler Confesses to Bank Check Fraud
Davenport police report Samuel Keeler confessed to obtaining money on checks drawn on a Wellston bank with no funds. He is said to admit similar offenses in Chicago Toledo Ohio and elsewhere.
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Davenport
Samuel Keeler
Wellston
Chicago
Tolefs
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