Confession of Hockin Is Due Amid Dynamite Inquiry
Indianapolis rumor says KH S Hockin offered to testify to the grand jury in exchange for immunity. Det. Morgan recovered Underwood's confession linking Hockin to the French Lick explosion and threats against nonunion labor. The case draws federal scrutiny as investigators seek Underwood and tokens of Hockin's possible cooperation.
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Anapolis
KH. S. Hockin
Grand Jury
Miller
Washington
Hockin
John J. McNamara
The
Iron Workers
Meant Hockin
Hopkin
Tom Tageart
French Lick
Morgan
Parry Underwood
H. S. Hocking
the Iron Workers
Underwood
Hoochin
Taggart
Federal
Police Cireles
Leonidas Merritt accuses Rockefeller of grabbing iron stocks
Leonidas Merritt levels accusation against John D. Rockefeller asserting coercive action to seize iron stocks. The dispute centers on control and market influence in the iron industry.
Child Injured by Accidental Gun Fire in Indiana
In Wallash Indiana a neighbor carelessly handling a gun fired a shot that struck a three year old boy of M P Retherford in the face and left side while he played in a yard. In Bloomington Indiana Harvey W Carmichael a 28 year old Indianapolis Southern conductor fell under a train wheel while re boarding at the station injuring his right leg.
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Wallash
Ind
M. FP. Retherford
Bloomington
Harvey W. Carmichael
Indianapolis
Palestine
May wipe out name of notorious town
Lincoln Center Kansas reports Miss Mary Chamberlain, victim of the Shady Bend tar party, may receive at least 25000 in damages and seek further suits. Convicted men, worth over 100000, consider compromise to avoid court. Town faces name change and loss of population amid public backlash. The tar incident has stained Shady Bend and locals yearn to shed the stigma.
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Lincoln Center
Kan
Mary Chamberlain
Young Woman Burned to Death in Evansville Home
Miss Mary Ekles aged eighteen was burned to death at her country home near Evansville Indiana when her dress caught fire from an open grate. Her shoestrings burned off and no clothing remained.
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Evansville
Ind
Mary Ekles
Here
New Discovery Helps Bride Avoid Tragic Fate
A letter from O. J. Brown of Moccadine Alabama credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his wife who suffered a severe bronchial illness and a dreadful cough. He says she recovered after using the remedy, offered at $1.00 with a trial bottle free, guaranteed by Knoefel Drug Company.
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O. J. Brown
Moccadine
Ala
Dr. King
Dr. Kieg
Knoefel Drug Company
Rival forces in the War Department clash over military bill
Washington reports open hostilities as the house military affairs committee begins debate on the army appropriation bill. The plan, led by Rep James Hay, proposes reorganizing the army and merging the adjutant general’s office into the general staff, a move supported by General Wood but opposed by General Ainsworth and critics who warn it would force Ainsworth into retirement with lieutenant general rank.
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War Department
Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Leonard Wood
Fred E. Ainsworth
James Hay
Virginia
House
Representative Hays
General Ainsworth
General Staff
General Wood
Ainsworth
Representative Hay
Wood
Stimson
Taft
Adjutant’s Department
Took Her Back Marriage Case Shocks Indiana Town
In Connersville Indiana Norman Chain aged eighteen and Helen Wiggins aged fourteen wed after a license was issued. The enraged father took his daughter home defying the husband. A lawyer will seek annulment next term. the father claims coercion by the groom's sister-in-law while the bride says she did not want to marry.
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Connersville
Ind
Norman Chain
Helen Wiggins
Dame
Stiit
Will Pay Off Their Mortgages Kentucky Tobacco Sale Report
Announcement from Lexington Kentucky states nearly 8 000 600 pounds of burley tobacco stored since 1909 in warehouses across Kentucky and Ohio was sold to the American Tobacco company for 164 1 2 cents per pound. The sale will enable hundreds of farmers to pay off mortgages taken during the tobacco dispute that began four years ago.
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Lexington
Burley
Burley Society
Kentucky
Ohio
American Tobacco Company
Woman Hangs Herself in Danville Home
Mrs. Samuel Huffman aged thirty five hanged herself at her Danville residence. Ill health and loss of sleep are believed to have caused the act. She leaves her husband and two children.
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Danville
Ill
Samuel Huffman
Twenty Moros Killed in Manila Fighting
In Joio area running fighting continues. Moros report twenty killed in recent battles and many guns captured. American forces report a few casualties with no fatalities among U S troops.
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Manila
Joio
Weather Observations From U S Bureaus at Eight P M
United States weather bureaus report 8 p m readings with conditions nationwide. City data include New York 64 clear Boston 52 clear Denver 26 clear San Francisco 60 clear St Paul 36 partly cloudy Chicago 50 cloudy Indianapolis 68 rain St Louis 52 cloudy New Orleans 66 cloudy Washington 52 partly cloudy Philadelphia 52 clear Colder and late preceded by rain in northeast.
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New York
Boston
Denver
San Francisco
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
Philadelphia
How the Russians Look on Question of Jewish Passports
St. Petersburg dispatch notes the Duma has a passport bill not tied to U S agitation for Jewish passports. Novoe Vremya blames American electioneering and argues the push is unjust legally and politically. It warns the Russo American treaty could fail, risking mass Jewish emigration from Russia and economic consequences for both nations.
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St. Petersburg
United States
Russia
Duma
Novoe Vremya
America
Costly Grocery Fire Tears Through Swearingen Building
Canton Illinois December 11 fire damaged the Swearingen building by ten thousand dollars and ruined the Swearingen grocery stock valued at thirteen thousand dollars.
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Canton
Ill
Swearingen
Terse Telegrams Era Bouts From Around the World
William Jennings Bryan arrives in Panama to lecture along the isthmus. A Liege biograph shop blast injures thirty. An unknown woman’s body is found in Cincinnati sewer. Leo Sharp dies after tarantula bite in York Pa during banana unloading. The steamer Peerless sinks after a fifty mile gale near Peoria Lake. Turkish government to expel Italians from Smyrna Gallipolis and the Dardanelles. Nobel prize split between Asser and Friend. Dr FEilot undergoes appendicitis surgery in Kandy. King George to announce administrative reform for British India. Mile Genelli acquitted in Milan for slander against Enrico Caruso. Caruso reportedly settled suit for $10,000. China finance dominates. empire starved for money. John Weldermeir killed by state militiamen after a running gunfight. Coroner finds self defense in quest over George Lewis, rail agent shot at Centralia.
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William Jennings Bryan
Panama
Liege
Belgium
Cincinnati
Leo Sharp
York
Peerless
Peoria
Constantinople
Smyrna
Gallipolis
Dardanelles
T. M. C. Asser
Netherlands
Friend
Vienna Friendswarte
Charles W. Feilot
Harvard
Kandy
Ceylon
George
British India
Mile. Genelli
Enrico Caruso
Milan
Caruso
China
John Weldermeir
George E. Moody
Richland County
South Dakota
George Lewis
Illinois Central Railroad
Centralia
James. EB. Nacon
Slow Rescue Efforts At Cross Mountain Mine Tragedy
In Tennessee's Cross Mountain mine near Knoxville rescue teams report eight dead and ten to fifteen more bodies located after Saturday dust explosion. Officials doubt any of eighty to one hundred entombed will survive, while some miners fear a few may be found alive in distant chambers near the Thistle mine.
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Cross Mountain
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Stephenson
Knoxville Iron Company
Thistle
Great Cross Mountain
McNamara Brothers Arrive and Enter San Quentin Prison
James B. and J. J. McNamara were transported from Los Angeles to San Quentin under heavy guard. They were housed in the main prison on the bay, assigned to the same cell, and began work in the jute mill. Abe Reuf and former Assessor Dalton are nearby on the same tier as the new prisoners. James B. showed emotion while J. J. remained philosophical.
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San Francisco
James B
J. J. McNamara
San Quentin Prison
Los Angeles
Port Costa
Hamill
San Quentin
Bay Shore
Bay
McNamaras
James
McNamara
Abe Reuf
Dalton
Russia offers to withdraw ultimatum for cash indemnity
The Daily News reports Russia agrees to drop its last ultimatum to Persia in exchange for a cash indemnity and immediate concession of railway rights from Teheran to the Caucasus. The main demand was the dismissal of Mr. Shuster, the American treasurer general.
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London
The
Daily News
Russia
Persia
Teheran
Caucasus
Mr. Shuster
Engineer Killed In Wreck Near Clarksburg
In foggy conditions a freight and a passenger train collided head on on the Short Line railroad ten miles west of Clarksburg West Virginia. Engineer Carr died of his injuries and Baggagemaster Barr was fatally hurt.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Short Line
Here
Carr
Barr
Organize For Sound Bank In De Kalb Branch
A local branch of the National Citizens' league for a sound banking system is formed in DeKalb Alabama with leading businessmen enrolled and Judson Brenner elected president.
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DeKalb, al
National Citizens’ League
Judson Brenner
Tailor Struck and Killed By Freight Train in Illinois
Minolsan killed by train in Galesburg as Charles J. Isaacson a tailor waited for a freight to pass then stepped before another. In New York John Taylore a farmer near Middletown died after learning he was heir to an estate valued at 180000 dollars.
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Minolsan
Galesburg
Ill
Charles J. Isaacson
John Taylore
Middletown
N. Y
Congress Keeps Busy As Messages Roll In
Washington dispatch reports Congress opens the week with Roosevelt and Taft messages to review and a push to maintain Taft’s renomination. Kentucky Republicans rally around Taft while insurgents face stiff opposition. Japan celebrates an early Thanksgiving with Shin Shoo Sai feast. Roosevelt’s big stick quote is linked to peace efforts and naval buildup.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Japan
China
Turkey
Former Governor Joseph M. Brown Returns to Senate Seat
Former Georgia governor Joseph M. Brown resumes the senate seat vacated by Hoke Smith. Brown steps into the role amid ongoing state affairs and political shifts following Smith's departure.
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Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Brown
United States Senate
Faithful Service Meets Its Reward
Uncle Jim Rowan, a 32 year track walker on the Northern Pacific, receives a Christmas gift of a vacation with steamship tickets to Ireland and back, spending money, and paid hotel for his first break in decades. The plan culminates after a trip from Rosa, Washington to New York, funded by the company.
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New York
Jim Rowan
Jim
Washingon
Ireland
Kerry
Rosa
Yakima Canon
Washington
Northern Pacific Railroad
Cal Miracle Found Guilty and Sentenced to Death
Middleboro Ky December 11 Cal Miracle was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to death for the murder of Mathew Jones and Mrs William Gil in the Belleiroult court. Jones and Mrs Gideon were killed August 8 last.
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Gallowa
Cal Miracle
Middleaboro
Mathew Jones
William Gil
Belleiroult
Gideon
City Wins Brawback of Subscriptions Barred in Case
Indianapolis takes possession of Winona Technical Institute property valued at 500000 by circuit court decree. Donors who funded the school’s purchase sued for their subscriptions after doubts about the venture. Judge J L Clark ruled the property was held in trust for a definite purpose and Indianapolis may proceed with the plan.
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Danvills
Ind
Winona Technical Institute
Indianapolis
J. L. Clark
Circuit Court
Marion restaurant keeper jailed for meter tampering
Marion Indiana December 11. George Whittaker a restaurant keeper confessed to stealing electrical current from the Marion Light and Heating company. He was fined ten dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. More affidavits are expected.
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Marion
Ind
Marion Light and Heating Company
George Whittaker
Building Contractors Arrested In Prest-O-Lite Collapse
Indianapolis December 11. Edward R Wolf and Charles S Ewing contractors were arrested for enlarging the Prest-O-Lite building without a permit and are charged with violating the city building ordinance after the collapse last Wednesday that killed nine workmen.
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Indianapolis
Edward R. Wolf
Charles S. Ewing
Wu Ting Fang Named Chinese Peacemaker for Conference
Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to the United States, was chosen to represent the revolutionists at the peace conference alongside a representative of the imperial government. Yuan Shih Kai proposes provincial autonomy with federation under the current empire.
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Wu Ting Fang
Shanghai
United States
Yuan Shih Kai
Ugeder
Pire
Eleven Year-Old Nellie Dowell On Trial for Murder
Hartford Kentucky December 11 Eleven year old Nellie Dowell faces trial charged with murdering her twelve year old playmate Gertrude Kirby in a case that has drawn local attention and court scrutiny.
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Hartford
Nellie Dowell
Gertrude Kirby
Electric Bitters Proved Cure for Liver Disease
In 1906 lightning killed only 169 people nationwide and the odds of death by lightning were tiny. Robert Mi of West Burlington, Indiana, cured after eight months of virulent liver trouble and jaundice by Electric Bitters, praised as the best remedy for stomach liver and kidney issues. Sold by Knoefel Dengl Company for 50 cents.
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Robert Mi
Weet Berlington
Electria
Knoefel Dengl Company
Telephone Talk No 8 Invitation to inspect operating room
A company invites readers to thoroughly inform themselves about telephones by inspecting the operating room during business hours on weekdays. The notice promises a demonstration of the manner in which equipment operates and invites public scrutiny.
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Aes
Ean
Atu
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Jeo Rappaport
Walter Drew
Erectors’ Association
Federal Grand Jury
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American Press Association
John D. Rockefeller
Frederick T. Gates
Stanley
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Leonidas
Alfred Merritt
Shady Bend
Odium
Hina Wile
Kate
United States Weather
Chang Paio
Nanking
McNamara Brothers
California
Big Penitentiary
Republican Natonal Committee
National Committee
Repubiicans
John
John W. Langley
State Committee
Seth Low
Mr. Taft
Major Butt
White House
Secret Service
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
Joseph M. Brown
W. PL
Uncle Jim Rowan
Winona “Tech
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