President Taft weighs terminating 1832 Russia treaty
Washington reports Taft convened cabinet to decide on sending a senate message about terminating the 1832 treaty with Russia. Council members debate signaling Russia with minimal offense, amid wider debate in Congress and risk of partisan politics.
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Washington
Russia
Taft
White House
Senate
Cullom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House of Representatives
Senate Committee
St. Petersburg
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Sulzer
House
Kentucky Assembly Faces Bitter Fight Over County Unit Bill
Townsville, Ky. December 1. Local politicians expect a vigorous push to defeat the Democratic county unit bill urged by Governor James B. McCreary. The house favors dry measures. senators oppose the party platform, risking a statewide prohibition fight if the bill stalls in the senate.
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Townsville
General Assembly
James B. McCreary
Main Street
Lewisville
Senate
House
McCreary
Assembly
Bristol marriage of youth elopement ends in swift voyage
Kinred Hartt aged seventeen and Misa Loulema Bates aged thirteen eloped after failing to gain consent. They traveled all night over muddy mountains to Appalachia Virginia then rode to Bristol Tennessee for marriage by the marrying parson. They plan to hike back to seek parental blessing and return home.
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Sargent, Ky
Kindred Hartt
Misa Loulema Bates
Appalachia
Bristol
Tenn
Peventy
Squire Bur
Mayor predicts universal women's suffrage soon
Dr. Julia S. Sears reports that New Thought, New York, notes the mayor's claim that all women will gain the vote shortly. The statement signals broader push for female enfranchisement and public support.
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New Thought
N. Y
Night Watchman Shot Dead in Circleville Chase
Circleville Ohio December 18 George Karr night watchman for a canning company was shot and killed after pursuing a burglar through several blocks. The incident ends a manhunt as authorities investigate the fatal shooting.
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Circleville, O
George Karr
Weather observations at 8 p m across major cities
United States Weather Bureau readings at 8 p m show New York 39 clear New Orleans 52 cloudy St Paul 20 snow Chicago 28 clear Philadelphia 42 clear Hoston 40 cloudy Washington 38 clear Indianapolis 22 cloudy Denver 16 clear San Francisco 48 clear St. Louis 60 cloudy. Falling air pressure noted with increasing loudness in the report.
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Temp
New York
Hoston
Denver
San Francisco
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
Philadelphia
Mediation Offered by Britain and Japan in China Conflict
Reports from Peking and Tokyo state Britain and Japan have offered to mediate between the Chinese government and rebels after consultations with Shanghai consuls general. Edits note possible further measures if terms are refused, with confirmation pending negotiations.
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Tokio
Great Britain
Japan
Vorozza
China
England
Ijuin
Pekin
Yuan Shih Kai
Shanghai
Jiji Shimpo
Foreign Office
Foreign
Matsui
Washington
Peking
Yuan Shib Kai
John Newell Jordan
Peace Conference Delegates Arrive for Talks in Shanghai
Tang Shao Yi, senior government delegate, arrives with associates as Wu Ting Fang and Republican representatives already wait. Negotiations for cessation of the political revolt and stable government will be held in the foreign concession amid pessimistic sentiment about the outcome.
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Shanghai
Tang Shao Yi
Wu Ting Fang
Lake County Grand Jury Seeks Conference With Governor
Governor Marshall received a telegram purporting to come from the Lake county grand jury asking for a conference. The governor said he would meet the jurors. In Hammond, Charles E. Greenwald and deputy Ralph Ross denied plans for a visit related to a race news clearing house report.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
Lake County Grand Jury
Hammond
Ind
Charles E. Greenwald
Ralph Ross
Thomas R. Marshall
Lake County
Grand Jury
Lake Superior Court
Race News
Has a Chance to Recover in Indiana Wreck
Marion Indiana December 18 George A Kimmel Niles Michigan life insurance claimant injured in a wreck near Converse will be brought to Marion within a few days if his condition improves. He has a chance to recover, it was reported today.
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Marion
Ind
George A. Kimmel
Niles
Mich
Converse
Earthquake Toll Reported in Mexican Cities
Dispatches from Colima state say a three minute quake in the province caused many deaths with fifteen in Cuernavaca seven in Guayamas and thirteen in Jalapa. Several extinct volcanoes are reported active amid the disaster.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Colima
Cuernavaca
Guayamas
Jalapa
Suspects Identified in Graysville Saloon Keeper Killing
Carmi Illinois dispatch reports Sheriff Charles W. Frazier traveled to Wabash Indiana to identify three suspects believed involved in the October 20 murder of John Schaich a Graysville saloon keeper.
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Carmi
Charles W. Frazier
Wabash
Ind
John Schaich
Graysville
Infant dies after consuming patent medicine sample
In Kankakee Illinois an eighteen month old boy of Julius Lambert a wealthy hardware merchant died two hours after eating a free sample of a patent medicine The incident occurred on December 18 and is investigated as a tragic accident.
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Kankakee, Ill
Julius Lambert
Alfred G Vanderbilt Takes New Wife Abroad
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, noted American financier and member of the Vanderbilt family, reportedly has married again while living overseas after adopting self expatriation. The report notes his new spouse and his continued public footprint in society circles.
Endurance prize goes to vegetarian dieters
Los Angeles reports Jesse H. Buffum and Warren H. Buffum reached the city after a Boston to Los Angeles walk begun July 8 under Harvard's Dr. Dudley A. Sargent. They tested meat versus vegetable diets, with Warren gaining eight pounds and Jesse three. They endured days without shelter and food during a San Bernardino detour before finishing the journey.
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Los Angeles
Jesse H
Warren H. Buffum
Boston
Dudley A. Sargent
Harvard University
Warren
Jesse
Kill the Dogs In Richmond After Rabies Attacks
Richmond Indiana December 18 police ordered all dogs acting peculiarly killed and health officials require muzzles or confinement to prevent rabies spread. The move follows attacks by the mayor’s coach dog on his son. the dog was killed and found rabid.
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Richmond
Ind
City Health Department
Zimmerman
Jesuits Barred From Russia Seismograph Team
The Russian government refused the British ambassador’s request to admit Father Pigott an Australian Jesuit priest to Russia to work with Prince Galliaen on seismological studies. Earlier Russia also denied Bishop Hogan of Scranton entry.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Father Pigott
Prince Galliaen
Bishop Hogan
Scranton
Hedges Murder Case Declared Mistrial in Indiana
Boonville Indiana December 18 Judge Roberts dismissed the jury in the Hedges murder case after learning they were hopelessly hung with ten for acquittal and two for conviction A second hearing is scheduled for February.
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Hedges
Boonville
Ind
Roberts
Dictaphone Evidence in Crown Point Bribery Trial
Dictaphone records of conversations between Walter Gibson of Gary and T. B. Dean were admitted in the Crown Point bribery trial. Witnesses included Dean, Gibson, and stenographer Meyer Himmelblau. The transcripts reference the Geist and Nean franchises and alleged payoffs to Alderman Castleman and Baukus.
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Crown Point
Gary
Ind
Harry Moose
Gibson
Dean
Himmelblau
Geist
Knotts
Mdoney
Castleman
Baukus
Nean
Wall Street
Julian Youchen
Bloodhounds Help Capture Suspect in O'Connell Attack
In Lafayette Indiana December 18 bloodhounds tracked Nathaniel Towles a black man accused of stabbing Miss Iva O Connell at her home near the telephone exchange. She identified Towles as her attacker while her father Timothy O Connell briefly threatened police with a revolver before authorities contained the incident. Towles denies guilt but police deem him the suspect.
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Lafayette
Ind
Nathaniel Towles
Iva O'Connell
Miss O'Connell
Timothy O'Connell
Schaffer
Durgan
Towles
To Be Buried In Wedding Gown
Terre Haute Ind Dec 18 Miss Hattie Beechman twenty six died from burns after her dress caught fire when a lamp she carried toppled her down stairs She was to be married to Frank Davis a Vandalia machinist this Saturday and will be buried in the gown planned for her wedding.
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Terre Hautte
Ind
Mise Hattie Beechhman
Frank Davis
Conflict Over Wet Or Dry Status Reaches Court
In Richmond Indiana on December 18 the fight over making Jackson township and Cambridge City wet will be heard in the commissioners court. Four dry lawyers and two wet lawyers prepare to argue. Dryside seeks to prove last year’s remonstrance valid while wets claim fraud.
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Richmond
Ind
Jackson Township
Cambridge City
Peacher Electrocuted by Misplaced City Wire in Home
Cornelius W. Peacher a Vandalia passenger fireman died at his Logansport home after touching an electric light switch. A high tension city wire had crossed the line entering his house delivering a full electric shock.
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Logansport
Ind
Cornelius W. Peacher
Vandalia
City Electric Light Department
Peacher
Farmer killed by through freight near Zionsville
Jacob W. Jones a 65 year old farmer from near Zionsville was struck and killed by a through freight on the Big Four line while walking to visit a sick daughter. His body dragged about 100 feet and rolled to an embankment where it was found two hours later.
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Lebanon
Ind
Zionsville
Jacob W. Jones
Japanese Minister at Peking Leads Peace Negotiations
Sir Gera Iuin, the Japanese minister in Peking, is conducting peace negotiations to advance settlement talks. Local observers note steady progress and encourage cautious optimism as talks proceed through the capital.
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Peking
Man Hangs Self After Voided Tickets Found
Pittsburg December 18 David Haggerty 28 committed suicide at Union Station in view of about 800 travelers by cutting his throat after finding his travel tickets void. He was born in Alva Scotland and had been an engineer on the steamer Transfer of New Westminster BC A ticket on White Star Line Laurentia from New York to Liverpool dated December 20 was found in his possession Letters postmarked Alva Scotland bore romantic references and Christmas plans.
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Pittsburg
David Haggerty
Union Station
Haggerty
Alva
Scotland
Transfer
New Westminster
B.C
Laurentia
New York
Liverpool
Tom’s
Judge Landis Backs Light Sentences For Bank Clerks
In Chicago on December 18 Judge Landis excoriated loan brokers again and gave lenient sentences to two young bank clerks who falsified bank records to cover a $500 shortfall to repay a debt to a loan agent. Carl Carroll, a money lender and attorney, was cited to appear and show cause why he should not be barred from practicing in the U S district court. The judge urged that thieves should not pay for loan men, adding a harsh line about pursuing them with a wagon tongue.
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Chicago
Landis
Carl Carroll
United States District Court
Judge Landis
Terse telegrams of notable events and status updates
A digest of brief items includes Frank J Gould giving his wife a 500000 string of pearls, a five foot rattlesnake captured near Rio Grande Texas, detective W J Burns expected as witness before Indianapolis grand jury, George A Mirick named as assistant New Jersey education commissioner, Chicago business interests visiting Washington for Democratic convention, Mrs W M Laffan sells New York Sun to William C Reich, Taft urging Maine sailors' bodies be moved with honors, Diaz asked by Madero to return home, James K Hackett remarries Beatrice Beckley, and pensions for all superannuated workers of American Sugar Refining Co affecting about 7560 employed.
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George A. Mirick
Indianapolis
New Jersey
Chicago
Washington
Democratic National Committee
W. M. Laffan
New York Sun
William C. Reich
The
Times
Taft
Secretary of the Navy
Maine
Porfirio Diaz
Madero
James K. Hackett
Mary Mannering
Milwaukee
Beatrice Mary Beckley
Hackett
American Sugar Refining Company
Board of Directors
Majority Rule Stirs Protest in Congress As Reed Smoot Rises
Washington dispatch notes recurring protests over majority control during extra sessions. It cites Tom Reed's adjournment tactics, Democratic committee appointments, and the difficulty of changing inauguration dates. Smoot's rapid rise from Mormon apostle to senior Senate power highlighted amid military life and marriage restrictions for service members.
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Tom Reed
Reed Smoot
Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
Dec
Congress
House
McKinley
The Fire of Moscow and Historic Conflagrations Across Empires
A historical survey notes Moscow as perhaps history’s most fateful blaze, alongside Persepolis, Babylon, Carthage, Rome, Jerusalem, Athens, and other capitals. It cites de Bourienne on Napoleon and Moscow’s burning signaling a turning point for Europe.
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Persepolis
Indus
Hellespont
Babylon
Carthage
Rome
Jerusalem
Athens
Syracuse
Bagdad
Alexandria
Antioch
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de Bourienne
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Caesar
Strapontin: Paris theaters use folding aisle seats
A New York Press column explains strapontins as folding aisle seats attached to chairs in Paris venues. Tourists pay 10 francs for a program and a seat that lacks legs and back, causing discomfort that ruins the experience.
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Paris
New York Press
New Discovery Proves Life Saver Says Alabama Man
In Muscadins Alabama O H W Brown credits Dr Kings New Discovery for saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and dreadful cough. He says she was near death but he bought a bottle and recovered quickly. The ad touts 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with a free trial bottle and a guarantee by Knoefel Drug Company.
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O. H W. Brown
Muscadins
Ala
Dr King
Dr. King
Knoefel Drag Company
No Trace of Missing Murderer in Morner Farm Case
Troy New York December 18 authorities remain baffled on the Morner family killings as they pursue Donato the missing farmhand while probing the theory that another culprit may have slain the four Morner members and that Donato could be a victim. A search of the Morner well yielded a trace of the Italian suspect’s body.
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Troy
N. Y
Morner
Donato
Special Venire Called for Richardson Murder Trial
Boston December 18 Clerk John P Manning reports an order from Chief Justice Aiken to summon over 200 Suffolk County citizens to report January 16 at the courthouse to select a jury for the murder trial of Rev Clarence V T Richardson in the case of Avis W Linnell.
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Boston
John P. Manning
Superior Criminal Court
Jostice Aiken
Suffolk County
Clarence V. T. Richardson
Avis W. Linnell
Bound to Have
A brief Seattle Post-Intelligencer moment quotes a wife unsure about car choice and a snappy retort on a model described as the last word in touring cars. The exchange captures a light, suburban leisure moment.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Lightning death risk in 1906 figures and body organs risk
In 1906 lightning killed only 169 people in the United States. The chance of death by lightning is less than two in a million. The text also notes risks of death from liver, kidney or stomach or related organs.
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Orantey
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