Coal Debate Stirred by Legislation on Coal Duty and Rail Control
A Senate session opened with a sharp debate over coal issues. Senator Lodge urged a ninety day suspension of the coal duty to relieve New England factories amid scarcity. Senator Culberson pressed to remove the anthracite duty, while West and Jones pushed related resolutions. The session, marked by tension over alleged railroad coal shenanigans, ended with talks fading into a statehood omnibus bill and a later Oklahoma Indian Territory single statehood vote.
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Washington, Jan
Senate
Lodge
New England
House of Representatives
Finance Committee
Culberson
Platt
Conn
West
Roosevelt
Jones Ark
W. R. Hearst
Nelson
Minn
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Machinery Breaks Down On First Call To Vote
Washington January 6 Congress resumes after a two week recess but fails to reach a quorum within two hours as a general army staff bill faces suspension and two thirds support. A call of the house reveals about thirty members short of quorum and the house adjourns.
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Washington
House
Missing Fort Leavenworth Officer Edward Perkins
Leavenworth Kansas January 6 Lieutenant Edward Perkins of the Fourth Cavalry U S A left Fort Leavenworth December 30 on four days leave and has not returned. Creditors attempted to attach his personal property yesterday. Perkins once served as Admiral Dewey’s orderly at Manila and earned a commission after a prior spell as a cavalry private. A woman identified as his wife claimed fourteen years of marriage at Fort Stanton New Mexico and alleged his name was Edward C Raynor.
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Fort Leavenworth
Lieutenant Perkins
Fort Slanton
N. M
Edward C. Raynor
New York
Boundary Dispute Referred to Supreme Court
Attorney General Tate of Tennessee filed the boundary report with the United States Supreme Court seeking to resolve a boundary line dispute with Virginia. The matter covers about a square mile of territory and the court ordered the report printed.
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Washington
Genera Tate
Tennessee
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Venezuelan Revolutionaries Lose Battle Near Guatire
Fourteen hundred revolutionists fought government troops near Guatire, Venezuela, under Generals Ramos and Penalosa. After four hours the revolutionists retreated, with fifty seven killed and many wounded. One gun was captured and a prisoner said ammunition remains scarce as about 1,500 rebels reportedly march on Caracas.
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Caracas
Ramos
Penalosa
Acosta
Guatire
Castro
Matos
Hague Tribunal
Who Fired Shot Pretty Nellie Paul Found Dead
Mishawaka Indiana January six Miss Nellie Paul twenty one of age was found dead in luxurious parlors over the city bank with a revolver lying near two feet away The tragedy fuels questions if death was by her own hand or by a lover who called by letter Her home is Savanna Illinois Authorities will work to solve the mystery of her death
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Mishawaka
Ind
Nellie Paul
Savanna
Ill
Caracas Traders End Bank Run Agreement
In Caracas and surrounding cities a financial panic eased after leading traders and the Bank of Venezuela reached an agreement to accept the bank's notes for all payments. The run on the bank has ceased and stability returns to the market.
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Caracas
la Guayra
Valencia
Puerto Cabello
Bank of Venezuela
Sagasta Former Spanish Premier Dies in Madrid
Former Spanish Premier Sagasta dies in Madrid at 11 last evening due to bronchitis and gastric trouble. His family and former Liberal cabinet members were at the deathbed as a bishop offered condolences.
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Madrid
Sagasta
Senor Sacsasta
Sheriffs Meet in Terre Haute Over Sheriff Pay Reform
Fifth congressional district sheriffs gathered in Terre Haute to push legislation to guarantee salary payments independent of collected fees. They argue fee income drops as cases settle out of court and criminal business rises, creating a funding shortfall for personnel.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Fifth Congressional District
King Alfonso Mourns Former Premier’s Death
News from Madrid reports the death of the former premier and King Alfonso expresses profound regret. The item mentions health concerns and promotes Foley's Kidney Care with a sales line by O. D. Knoefel.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Foley's
O. D. Knoefel
Alleged Ghoul Fo ley trapped by detective trick
Indianapolis Jan 6 William Cofelt, sought as Michael Foley in a grave robbery scandal, was captured by Rufus Cantrell and detectives on a grave disturbance charge. Cantrell says Coffelt offered him his fourteen year old son's body burned three years earlier. Cantrell says Coffelt named several bodies, which Coffelt denies knowing.
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Indianapolis
William Coffelt
Michael Foley
Rufus Cantrell
Cantrell
Coffelt
Boy Hunter Crippled After Lodged Shotgun Misfire
In Rochester Indiana on January 6 a fourteen year old boy, son of Thomas Du Buis, was pulling his shotgun through a wire fence near Green Oak. The hammer snagged the wire and the discharge mangled both hands, leaving him a cripple for life.
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Rochester
Ind
Green Oak
Thomas DuBuis
Telegraphic Miscellany of Notable Deaths and Appointments
A scattered telegraph of brief items reports the death of Mrs. Mary Morgan in Dubuque, the passing of former Spanish premier Sagasta in Madrid, and Bishop Galatan F. Klopert heading Hawaiian church affairs. It notes Emma Calve's engagement to Jules Bois, Etta Alldredge eloping with a prisoner, and military updates on the sultan’s victory. It closes with political and naval appointments in the United States involving Taft, Justice Shiras, and Rear Admirals Strasusey and Saids.
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Dubuque
Sagasta
Spain
Madrd
Galatan F. Klopert
Hawaiian Islands
Emma Calve
Jules Bois
Mise Etta Alldreddge
Alldredge
Blount County
Morgene
Woonsocket RK
Emanuel L. Simmons
Oe President Will Sendito the Senate the Nomination of Gov
Taft
U.S. Supreme Court
Concord
Shiras
Stras Usey
League Island Navy Yard
Saids Whee
North Atlantic
Body found frozen on Wabash River near Darwin
Terre Haute ind jan 6 the body of an unknown man was found on the wabash river at darwin south of there the body was covered with ice and the man froze to death it is thought that his name was haynes and that he lived at marvin station th
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River
Darwin
Haynes
Marvin Station
Bereaved mother dies after daughter's funeral
Martinsville Indiana reports Mrs. Mattie A. Goss died from nervous prostration after her daughter's death. Near Paragon she was taken home from the funeral in a prostrated condition and never recovered. In Hagerstown Indiana Charles Hussey, 24, died by suicide after taking poison at a Methodist church meeting in Economy. no cause is known.
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Martinsville
Ind
Mattie A. Goss
Paragon
Hagerstown
Charles Hussey
Economy
Deaths From Toy Pistols Rise in Norfolk
Lockjaw fatalities from holiday toy pistols total seventeen after nine year old Frank Hume of Portsmouth dies in Norfolk Virginia. The report lists the emerging toll and cautions on dangerous toys as authorities report more incidents.
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Norfolk
Frank Hume
Portsmouth
Incendiary Fire Destroys Lapel Saloon Building
The John Judd saloon building in Lapel Ind. and its contents were destroyed by a fire judged incendiary. It marks the second arson event at that building in the past year. In Sullivan Ind. Sheriff Jas Dudley, ousted by Gov. Durbin after the Jim Dillard lynching, was officially recognized as still in office by Judge A B Harris allowing him to work in the courtroom.
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Lapel
Ind
John Judd
Sullivan
Jas. Dudley
Durbin
Jim Dillard
A. B. Harris
Dudley
Miner Killed by Falling Slate at Collins Coal Mine
Brazil Ind Jan 6 Golden Hadley age thirty five was instantly killed yesterday when heavy slate fell at the Collins coal mine near Billtown nest of here.
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Brazil
Ind
Golden Hadley
Collins
Billtown
Train Death Claims Noblesville Man in Chicago
Noblesville Indiana January 6 Frank Boone son of James Boone a retired farmer near Noblesville was killed by a Monon train in Chicago.
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Noblesville
Ind
Frank Boone
James Boone
Monon
Chicago
Change of Base Dr Hill to Leave Washington for Switzerland
Dr David Hill first assistant secretary of state will relinquish his post this month to become United States minister to Switzerland. He will be succeeded by Francis B Loomis now minister to Portugal with Charles Page Bryan to take Lisbon post and confirmed as minister to Switzerland. Hill has held the office longer than all but Seward among his twenty four predecessors.
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Switzerland
Washington
David Hill
United States
Francis B. Loomis
Portugal
Loomis
Lisbon
Charles Page Bryan
Hill
Seward
White mob orders Black mail carrier to quit route
Postmaster General Payne received word that a white posse at the Boeuf River Louisiana ordered Charles Jackson a Black mail carrier not to return with the mail and threatened him with death if he refused. The incident prompted an immediate postal inquiry with Inspector Peters of the New Orleans division sent to Girard for full investigation.
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Washington
Payne
Pboeuf River
Louisiana
Charles Jackson
Postonce
Peters
New Orleans
Girard
Tragic double death shocks Rockville area
George Mayer of Mecca, 34, killed himself with a shotgun in an unoccupied house after borrowing the weapon from his brother. His mother, overcome by grief, died of heart failure the following night. In Hammon, Thomas Harold, foreman of the G H Hammond sheep killing dept, was assaulted by subordinates, knocked unconscious, and restrained during a labor dispute after the company refused to discharge him.
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Rockville
Ind
George Mayer
Mecca
Hammon
Thomas Harold
G. H. Hammond Company
Premier Silvelra confirms Morrocan pretender retreat
Madrid reports Premier Silvelra has presented King Alfonso with dispatches confirming the retreat of the Morrocan throne pretender. The move enables the sultan to reorganize the army and stamp out the insurrection.
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Madrid
Silvelra
Alfonso
Remarkable British Medical Institute Opens Free Service
A permanent branch of the British Medical Institute opens at 136 East Main Street with eminent physicians offering three months of free services to all callers before February 1st. Consultations examinations minor surgeries and advice are provided without charge medicines excepted. They promise cures for a range of conditions including female weakness catarrh deafness rupture goitre cancer skin diseases and rectal ailments.
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East Main Street
British Medical Institute
Stop Work on Wabash Extension in Pittsburg
Pittsburg orders halt to all Wabash extension work after a year and a half delay. About 1,000 workers lose jobs and $3,000,000 in contracts stand suspended while the city council considers the Wabash ordinance and supreme court ruling. The dispute centers on pier construction for a Monongahela River bridge project.
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Pittsburg
J. W. Patterson
Pittsburg, Carnegie & Western Railroad
Wabcish
Supreme Court
Patterson
Council
Wabash
Monongahela River
McClung
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission Resumes Hearings
Philadelphia January hearings of the anthracite coal strike commission resumed in the federal building. President John Mitchell of the miners union and counsel Clarence Darrow arrived. Attorneys for non union men presented evidence of violence and intimidation by striking miners as witnesses continued today.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
United States Circuit
Federal Building
Commission
Continental Hotel
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
Electric Bitters Promise Vital Organ Health and Vitality
Advertisement claims Electric Bitters keep all main organs in healthy action and quickly destroy disease germs. It says they regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify blood improve appetite cure kidney troubles female complaints nervous diseases constipation dyspepsia and malaria with vigorous health and strength. 60 cents guaranteed by Dr Knoefel druggist.
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Or. Knoefel
Job Hunters in Indiana Legislature Face Fewer Open Seats
Indiana Republicans plan one appointee per senator, but house seats remain scarce as ward workers flood lines. The piece notes a push for a sword commemorating Admiral Taylor and reports on university debts, monuments, and caucus patronage as session starts.
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Indianapolis
Senate
House
Rent Receipts for Sale in Book Form at Office
A book of rent receipts is offered for sale at this office. The item includes dated receipts and appears suitable for landlords handling monthly rents. Purchasers may inspect the collection and negotiate terms at the counter.
Crown Princess Louise of Saxony Faces Divorce Petition
The German consul at Geneva is authorized to serve a writ notifying Crown Princess Louise of Saxony that divorce proceedings are to begin. The petition seeks judicial separation and requires her return to Dresden to appear January 28 before a special tribunal, while she seeks absolute divorce from the crown prince.
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Dresden
Geneva
Louise of Saxony
Two States Move To Ban Toy Pistols After Injuries
In Richmond two bills were introduced to halt toy pistol sales amid tetanus outbreaks. Arthur and Eugene Edelblut were wounded by toy pistols Christmas day, fueling public concern. In Louisville a conservative physician estimates about thirty children injured by blank cartridges over Christmas, with two deaths and several in critical condition.
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Richmond
Arthur
Eugene Edelblut
Louisville
Judges rule prize fight participants liable under assault laws
In Cumberland Maryland Judge Boyd held principals in prize fights punishable as assault and battery, and attendees or bettors on the events indictable as aiding and abetting. The ruling widens criminal accountability for running or backing prize contests. A wide range of participants faces penalties under the decision, reflecting broader enforcement against illegal fighting activities.
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Cumberland, Md
Boyd
Grocers Advertise i8c and 35c Per Package
Advertisement notes prices at grocers across the area with items priced at 8 cents and 35 cents per package. The brief highlights the low cost theme expected to attract shoppers.
Colored postmistress Mrs Minnie Cox leaves Indianaola
Mrs Minnie Cox the colored postmistress of Indianaola Mississippi departed for Birmingham Alabama last night with her mulatto assistant. Authorities closed the post office due to her resignation amid controversy. Public sentiment opposes the government action though no violence is expected as business remains partially paralyzed.
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Cols
Indianaola
Miss
Minnie Cox
Birmingham
Ala
Devery Faces Tammany Hall Seat Challenge
Judge Gaynor of the supreme court issued an order restraining the Tammany executive committee from meeting or acting. The order requires the committee to show cause why Wm. Devery should not be seated as a Ninth district member. Returnable Thursday.
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Devery
New York
Tammany Hall
Gaynor
Supreme Court
Smuggling Case Hearings Set for Trial in Federal Court
In San Juan Puerto Rico the so called smuggling cases heard before United States Commissioner Anderson Lieutenant Commander George W Mentz and Supervisor of Elections Benjamin Butler have been held for trial by the federal court on charges of receiving and facilitating transportation of smuggled goods. Pneumonia and the Grippe. Coughs cured quickly by Fobeys Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes. Sold by C. D. Knooefel.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Anderson
George W. Mentz
Benjamin Butler
Fobeys
C. D. Knooefel
Miners Die in 600 Foot Windsor Mine Fall
In Hurley Wisconsin three miners Dominick Marlowe George Davia and Frank Bruchette died after falling 600 feet from a mine car while being lowered into the Windsor mine yesterday. The accident occurred as the car descended with workers.
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Hurley, Wis
Dominick Marlowe
George Davia
Frank Bruchette
Windsor
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