Taft plans broad conservation push and Ballinger inquiry
President Taft will likely send a conservation message to Congress before the current session ends. He believes the proposed conservation legislation will be enacted and agrees to a sweeping joint inquiry into Secretary Ballinger's conduct, expanding beyond a single chamber.
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Washington, D .C
Taft
Congress
Washington, D. C
Interior Ballinger
Ballinger-Pinchot
Turkish cabinet resigns amid Baghdad conflict reports
Constantinople reports the Turkish cabinet resigned after Hilmi Pasha's departure. The coalition government faced internal pressure as the Union and Progress committee maintained control while the young Turks pressed for public works resignations and policy changes.
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Constantinople
Hilmi Pasha
Bagdad
Adana
Committee of Union and Progress
Five Die in Metropolitan Electric Boiler Explosion
Five workers lost their lives when a boiler exploded at Metropolitan Electric company's new plant in West Reading Pennsylvania on December 29. The deceased include Clifford Martin of Toms River New Jersey Elmer Dengler fireman of Mt Penn Martin Lynch of Phoenixville James Connelly of Reading and Frank Cole of Reading.
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Metropolitan Electric Company
West Reading
Clifford Martin
Toms River
N. J
Elmer Dengler
Mt. Penn
Martin Lynch
Phoenixville
James Connelly
Frank Cole
Weather to Moderate After Unseasonably Cold Northwest
Extremely cold weather spans the northwest with Winnipeg at 28 below. Huron South Dakota is 20 below, Norfolk and St Paul 18 below, Sioux City 16 below, Des Moines 12 below. Kansas and Missouri show milder readings around 7 to 10 degrees below or above. Officials forecast rising temperatures by Thursday with possible snow flurries in western areas.
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Ill
Northwest
Winnipeg
Huron
S. D
Norfolk
Neb
St. Paul
Tong War in New York Stirs Chinatown Tension
Detectives and police flood New York City's Chinatown after a tong feud leaves one man dead and another fatally wounded. The Forr Brothers society allegedly hires gunmen from Boston following a prior Hip Sing killings, as authorities search for weapons amid fears of further violence.
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New York
Chinatown
Galvin
Boston
Hip Sing Tong
Low Jung
Lovers Die in India napolis Love Tragedy at Peru Hotel
In Peru Indiana on December 29 L B Lenhart a Chicago man killed Dora Chappel then shot himself in a hotel dining room. Roy McKinney of Indianapolis later identified as the man who shot Chappell. he and the girl were in love but her father separated them.
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Ind
L. B. Lenhart
Chicago
Dora Chappel
Indianapolis
Dora Chappell
Roy McKinney
Illinois Central Fights Interurban Legal Step
Illinois Central Railroad seeks a restraining order from Judge Ladd to stop Ft. Dodge Des Moines and Southern Interurban from crossing its tracks at Ft. Dodge The action aims to block northern extensions and could reach the U S Supreme Court after a May hearing
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Iowa Evening Press
Boone, Ia
Illinois Central Railroad
Ladd
Supreme Court
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Illinois Central
Ft. Dodge
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma Governor seeks cross state testing of deposits law
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma telegraphed Governor Spall(en)berger of Nebraska requesting a conference with Oklahoma and Kansas governors to cooperate on the pending appeal from the state supreme court that upheld the guaranty of deposits acts. The appeal involves testing the three state laws in a unified effort.
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Kapsups
Oklahoma
Lincoln
Neb
Haskell
Spallenberger
Kansas
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Zelaya Reaches Mexico City Amid Welcome by Central Americans
Former President Zelaya arrives in Mexico City to a buoyant reception from Central American supporters. The event signals renewed political momentum as a new candidate emerges in regional discourse.
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Mexico City
Zelaya
Mason City Teacher Mary Parker Weds E. L. Kinnan
Mason City high school teacher Miss Mary Parker and E. L. Kinnan of Marshalltown were married in Mason City at noon and will reside in Marshalltown.
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Mary Parker
E. L. Kinnan
Marshalltown
Iowa Evening Press
Mason City
Fire destroys five Aurora business buildings
Independence Iowa December 29 A disastrous fire in Aurora twenty miles northeast destroyed five store buildings including the post office loss ten thousand dollars partially insured The blaze started from a defective flue mail and supplies were saved from the post office
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Iowa Evening Press
Independence
Aurora
Here
Iowa Poultry League Formed To Schedule Shows
Des Moines Iowa December 29 The Iowa League of Poultry associations will be formed tomorrow to arrange schedules for poultry shows across the state to prevent date conflicts and reduce expenses.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Iowa League of Poultry Associations
Iowa
Deputies Adopt New French Tariff in Parliament
Paris reports the deputies voted 365 to 142 in favor of the new tariff bills. The decision was announced on December 29 as the measure moves to implementation and potential impacts on trade policy.
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Paris
Scientists Kept Busy at Boston AAAS Meeting
Boston December 29. Sectional meetings receptions and other events filled the day for scientists attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The program was the most comprehensive of the week with little leisure today.
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Boston
Mass
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Triple Wedding at Clarion Draws Big Crowd
In Clarion Iowa on December 29 a triple wedding was held before a churchful. The couples are Miss May Dundtley and Edward Lindsey, Miss Emma Michaelson and Harold Hill, Miss Bertha Stevens and Albert Thompson.
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Iowa Evening Press
Clarion
May Duntley
Edward Lindsey
Emma Michaelson
Harland Hill
Bertha Stevens
Albert Thompson
Taft to Aid Settlement in Northwest Railroad Strike
President Taft will use his influence to avert a threatened general strike by crafts in the railroad department of the AFL. A White House conference is planned for Friday with representatives of the striking switchmen, Knapp, and Neill to hear the case and seek an end to the dispute. Perham reported Taft’s concern and readiness to help after peace talks failed at St Paul.
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John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Committee On Rules
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White House
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Henry B. Perham
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St. Paul
Perham
Knapp and Neill
John A. Newman
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Big Four Road
Mining merger at Dubuque reshapes local zinc industry
Dubuque Iowa December 29 The Avenue Top zinc mine the citys biggest with 100000 capitalization is sold to New York and Chicago interests In the Wisconsin and Joplin mining districts A big merger of the Dubuque mines is being consummated Mining has lagged but the coming year is expected to yield record results with operations 300 feet underground in a quarter mile radius and options on additional property
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Iowa Evening Press
Dubuque
Avenue Top
New York
Chicago
Wisconsin
Joplin
Eleven Schooners Believed Lost in Newfoundland Blizzard
St Johns Newfoundland December 29 a Christmas blizzard is believed to have sunk eleven schooners with crews of about sixty men. The storm caused extensive property damage across the island colony.
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St. Johns, N. F
Girl Leaps From Moving Train in Iowa Tragedy
Ottumwa and Red Oak reports detail two suicides in Iowa. Miss Cecil E Dodd, 21, jumped from a Burlington train at Malvern and died from a broken neck. In Ottumwa Mrs Lilly Branchard, separated from Harry Brauhard, drank carbolic acid in his presence and died, asking only to be buried.
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Iowa Evening Press
Red Oak
Cecil E. Dodd
William Dodd
Burlington
Malvern
Mate
Ottumwa
Lilly Branchard
Harry Brauhhard
John Armon
Des Moines
Missouri probes phone companies in merger hearing
Jefferson City Mo December 29 testimony in the telephone merger hearing wrapped except for two witnesses to be called in January Attorney General Major called the day s testimony valuable in showing that American Telephone and Telegraph Co is a holding company for Missouri firms in violation of corporation laws Gleed president of Bell Missouri and Missouri and Kansas Telephone Cos testified they bought most exchanges via one firm and leased patented parts from American Bell while other supplies came from Western Electric Hall of Kansas City general manager of Missouri Kansas Telephone spoke of exchange purchases with mixed rate changes Wallbridge of St Louis said AT T owns 65 percent of his company s stock and reports go to New York with denial of knowledge of graph Co Missouri
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Major
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Missouri
Cc. S. Gleed
Topeka
Bell Telephone Co
Missouri and
Kansas
American Bell Telephone Co
Boston
Western Electrical Co
New York
S. R. Hall
Kansas City
Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co
Cyrus P. Wallbridge
St. Louis
Doctor Guilty Of Crime After Two Week Trial
Anamosa Iowa December 29 Dr J E Gilmore of Monticello was found guilty today of performing a criminal operation that caused the death of Miss Gertrude Jackson. The trial extended over two weeks and was bitterly contested.
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Iowa Evening Press
Anamosa
J. E. Gilmore
Monticello
Gertrude Jackson
Red Cross plans relief fund for disaster widows
The American Red Cross aims to create a permanent relief fund for widows and orphans left destitute by disasters. National Director Bicknell notes support from the Mine Workers' association and an Illinois legislature appropriation. Illinois lawmakers convene January 4 with likely attention. Mine Workers intend to bring the plan to the state miners convention in February.
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American Red Cross
Cherry Mine
Bicknell
Red Cross
Mine Workers’ Association
Illinois
Deneen
Mine Workers
Miners’ State
New Trial Denied in Morse Case by U S Judge Pough
New York December 29 Judge Pough of the United States circuit court denied the motion for a new trial for Charles W Morse after arguments this afternoon.
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New York
N. Y
Pough
United States Circuit Court
Charles W. Morse
Postmaster in Avalon Dies Amid Home Fire
Cyrus Eastman aged 60 postmaster of Avalon Missouri died after re entering his burning home to save papers. The fire also destroyed his residence and contents. In Danville Illinois the old war museum linked to Lincoln’s circuit days burned on the same day.
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Avalon
Cyrus Eastman
Danville
Ill
President Lincoln
Passengers Endure Hours of Cold on South Bound Train
In Waterloo on December 29, passengers on the south bound Rock Island train from Nora Springs to Waterloo endured ten hours in cars with little heat as engine trouble left steam minimal and the temperature at 12 degrees below zero. Women and children suffered most.
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Iowa Evening Press
Waterloo
Rock Island
Nora Springs
Senator James Gordon Faces Lincoln Conspiracy Link
Col. James Gordon of Mississippi, once sought by federal authorities for Lincoln assassination conspiracy, is named by Governor Noel as a U S Senate successor. The Jackson Michigan report notes Gordon allied with Booth during the war, fled to Canada, returned after taking loyalty oath, and has since resided in Chickasaw County.
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James Gordon
Mississippi
Lincoln
Memphis
Tenn
News-Scimeter
Jackson
Mich
United States Senate
Noel
McLaurin
Gordon
J. Wilkes Booth
Booth
Canada
New York
Chickasaw County
Rival Seen Poisoning Bride To-Be In Los Angeles
Mrs. Jennie Priest asks investigators to probe the death of her 18 year old daughter Bessie who fell ill after dining with a rival woman. Bessie who was to marry Harry Sayre of Newark New Jersey died soon after.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bessie
Jennie Priest
Harry Sayre
Newark
N. J
Reception in Porto Rico Honors Dickinson and Edwards
Governor Colton hosted a grand reception in San Juan for Secretary of War Dickinson and General Edwards, chief of insular affairs, drawing delegates from across the island. Republicans and Unionists formed a committee to confer with Dickinson and plan a Washington petition to advance citizenship, an elective senate, and other reforms.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Colton
Dickinson
Edwards
Bureau
Roosevelt
Senate
Ickinson
Washington
Congress
Carrie Nation Appeals Fine Over Window Smash
Carrie Nation in Washington has appealed the $199 fine for smashing a window at the union station. Her attorney raises constitutional questions including that the prosecution was brought in the name of the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Carrie Nation
Union Station
United States
Milk Trust Scandal Aims at Bitter Profits and Price Hikes
New York investigator Marvyn Scudder exposed large apparent intangibles in major milk firms, with $15 million of $20 million capital labeled goodwill at Borden Co. He noted hefty dividends and rising profits, while Sheffield Farms and Alexander Campbell Milk Co showed high returns and large surpluses.
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New York
N. Y
Milk Trust
Marvyn Scudder
Scudder
Borden Co
Coloma
Sheffield Farms Company
Sheffield Company
Alexander Campbell Milk Company
New York Owes Seven Times Debt of Other Cities
The 1907 census figures show New York City's total net indebtedness vastly exceeds all other U S cities. New York accounts for 39 2 percent of the 158 cities over 30 000 in population with per capita debt of 142 52 dollars. Pittsburgh and others follow with lower per capita amounts while Seattle shows the largest increase outside the big 15 cities.
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Washington, D. C
New York City
United States
Census Bureau
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Boston
Galveston
Pueblo
Newton
Mass
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Detroit
Seattle Wash
St. Louis
Washington
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Verdict Blames Mine Owners In Fatal Herrin Explosion
Herrin Illinois December 29 The coroner's jury after three days found the Chicago and Carterville mine management criminally negligent in the explosion that killed nine men last Thursday. Twenty five witnesses were examined.
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Herrin
Ill
Chicago and
Carterville
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