Port au Prince Breathes as Revolution Holds Fire
Port au Prince eases under a respite as revolutionary forces under General Antoine Simon plan to strike Jacmel before moving on the capital. Government defections rise while foreign ships, including the Des Moines and Tacoma, bolster interests as President Alexis faces a likely loss of control.
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Lord Alexie
Port Au Prince
Antoine Simon
Revolutionary Forces
Jacme
Department
Louis Borne
General Lete
Interior
Generaleau
Marcelin
Cyriaque
Louis Borno
General Sannon
Legation
Alexis
Firmin
Uip
Presient
Cana
Turenne Gilles
Solon Menos
Mafonts
Department of the South
Generalles
Simon
Nerd
Cty
Des Moines
Tacoma
United States
Duguay Trouin
Leylla
Fieramoson
President orders broad Post Office upgrade east of Mississippi
Washington December 2 16 009 fourth class postmasters east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio have been placed in the classified service by executive order Those already holding positions will not need to take examinations Indiana accounts for 1084 of the affected posts
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Washington
Fourth Clase
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Indiana
Probable Sea Rescue Reported in December Turmoil
In San Francisco on December 1 a fragmentary report notes police patrols at sea and a motor launch engaged in patrols. William J. Biggey is mentioned as having disappeared and later returned, with unclear details about who had taken control of the situation.
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San Francisco
William J. Biggey
Hellevad
Terms of Notes Between United States and Japan
The two governments seek free peaceful Pacific commerce and uphold the existing status quo in the Far East. They pledge mutual respect for territorial possessions and aim to preserve China’s independence and equal opportunity for all nations in the empire. Should events threaten these aims they will confer to decide on useful measures.
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Pacific Ocean
China
Infant Pu Yi Enthroned As Chinese Emperor Today
In Pekin three year old Pu Yi was enthroned amid ancient ceremony as mandarins and officials from across the empire testified to loyalty to the new regime. Prominent Chinese figures including Yuan Shi Kai and Chang Chih Tung attended the rites.
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Pekin
China
Middle Kingdom
Pu Yi
Kwang Sen
Yuan Shi Kai
Prince Chung
Chang Chih Tung
Chen Tung Liang Chang
United States
Chinese Ambassador Presents Indemnity Letter to Roosevelt
Tan Shao Til the special Chinese ambassador in Washington presented to President Roosevelt the Chinese government letter thanking the state department for remitting much of the Boxer indemnity. The occasion coincides with the new emperor's accession. Simple ceremonies at the Chinese legation featured rare gifts for the president and Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary Root, and other officials.
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China
Washington
Roosevelt
Tan Shao Til
State Department
Root
Telegraphic world briefs from late 1900s headlines
A fifty mile blizzard over Lake Superior halts navigation. Dr Jose Mora becomes Mexico Archbishop succeeding Archibishop Alarcon. Herbert Satterlee named assistant secretary of the navy. Vienna street crash during imperial jubilee leaves four dead and many hurt. Mrs N P Errington of Chicago killed her daughter then herself in Memphis hotel. November 1908 public debt stands at 989,425,561. Prague Czechs and Germans threaten martial law. CG Cowie commits suicide amid financial trouble. Chicago wheat hits high December and May deliveries. Lincoln Memorial fund seeks 560,000 in contributions. depository of the semmittes remains.
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Lake Superior
Jose Mora
Leon
Mexico
Alarcon
Herbert L. Satterlee
New York
J. P. Morgan
Perzams
Vienna
N. P. Errington
Chicago
Hot Springs
Ark
Memphis
Prague
CG. G. Cowie
Night riders blamed for Warrick barn fire
Evansville Ind Dec 2 Night riders destroyed the tobacco filled barn of W H Gosar in Warrick county near here The loss is about 3000 with 1000 insured Gosar recently moved from Kentucky and had refused to pool his tobacco authorities say the fire may reflect opposition to a plan favored by Kentucky growers
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Warrick County
Kentucky
Evansville
Ind
W. H. Goswar
Goasar
Stabbed to Death in Logansport Rail Yard Fight
Vincent Herrmann, 19, Panhandle rail yard night call boy, dies after being stabbed by Joseph Milburn in Logansport Indiana. Milburn invited him outside after a dispute over work, allegedly cut Herrmann’s jugular vein with a knife. Milburn faces a charge of translaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Hermann
Logansport
Ind
Vincent Herrmann
Pan-Handle Railroad
Joseph Milburn
Hermann
St. Joseph's Hospital
Milburn
Pan-Handle Yard
Bride-to-Be Prostrated by Lover’s Death in Sullivan
Miss Vera Bishop, to be wed this week to Melvin Tennis who was murdered Saturday, is in a semi conscious stagger after learning of the death. The only new development is that seventeen-year-old Tom Dunn of Jackson Hill was seen driving with Tennis during much of Saturday afternoon, but Dunn proves he spent 5 PM Saturday to 4 AM Sunday with friends in Dunnville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
Vera Bishop
Melvin Tennis
Tom Dunn
Jackson Hill
Dunn
Dunnville
Woodruff Insanity Plea Sought in Ind. Murder Trial
In Brookville Indiana on December 2, the State's case against Jesse Woodruff for the murder of his wife proceeds in circuit court. The defense plans to argue insanity. The Sept. 7 crime left Mrs Woodruff dead from three gunshot wounds and a crushed skull, with Woodruff himself wounded but alive.
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Woodruff
Brookville
Ind
Jesse Woodruff
Engineer's Gruesome Discovery in Hobart Train Accident
In Hammond Indiana on December 2, Alfred Smith a Pennsylvania freight brakeman was killed when struck by a flyer moving sixty miles per hour. The crew did not realize the impact until Tollenton stop when the engineer found the victim's head on the engine pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Alfred Smith
Pennsylvania
Hobart
Tollenton
Alleged Cracksmen Arraigned In Indiana Bank Burglary
Edward Morgan and Fred Kinney were arraigned in the circuit court at Lafayette on bank burglary charges. They pleaded not guilty, were remanded to jail, and will stand trial Monday December 21. The case concerns the Clarksville bank robbery.
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Lafayette
Ind
Edward Morgan
Fred Kinney
DeHart
Eircuit
Clarkshill Bank
Tragic Freight Accident Claims Life Of Young Husband
Goshen Indiana December 2 Jesse Shull twenty two lived five miles southwest of Nappanee returned from Michigan visit learned his wife was in Bremen he attempted to grab a freight train with no passenger car and fell beneath the wheels losing both legs he died within minutes
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Goshen
Ind
Jesse Shull
Nappanee
Michigan
Bremen
Bones Found in Burning Barn Tramp Theory in Huntington
In Warren township Huntington county residents are stirred by bones found among the ruins of a barn that burned Saturday night. The fire reportedly involved thirty five tons of hay and locals believe a tramp who lit a pipe inside may have been cremated in the blaze.
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Huntington
Ind
Warren Township
Huntington County
Baby Dead From Poison in Dana Indiana
An eighteen months old child of Roy Maxfield and his wife in Dana Indiana died from strychnine poisoning. The tragedy occurred on December 2 as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the infant’s death.
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Dana
Ind
Roy Maxfield
Postoffice Reform Proposal Creates Districts and Director
Washington notes a postal reform bill to abolish four assistant postmaster general offices, create a director of posts with a fixed tenure, and divide the service into fifteen districts. The joint congressional investigation commission, a panel of three senators and three representatives, expects to finish the bill this week.
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Washington
United States
Joint Postal Investigation Commission of Congress
Congress
Commission
Colliery Problems Up for Discussion
Delegates from across the United States gather in Pittsburg for the American mining congress opening. They aim at uniform state mining laws, mine safety, investor protection, and waste reduction with anticipated input from James J. Hill, Frank Harriman, and John Hay. Governors of sixteen mining states invited for Friday's session.
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Pittsburg
United States
American Mining Congress
Congress
James J. Hill
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Indianapolis market reports show Wheat No 2 red at 1.04 to 1.05 and corn No 2 around 59 to 64 cents. Oats No 2 mixed near 49 to 50 cents. Cattle and hog prices varied with regional quotes in Cincinnati Chicago and New York. Receipts included 16,000 hogs and 1,650 cattle with horses awaiting closing auction and a lower basin price.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Gannon Feels Sure Of Gavel In Speaker Fight
Washington dispatch notes that James R. Mann reports strong, though not yet majority, Republican support for Joseph G. Cannon as speaker. Only one House member pledges opposition. Attention shifts to house rules amendments and potential calendar reform for easier passage by unanimous consent.
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Washington
Cannon
James R. Mann
Chicago
Ilinois
Joseph G. Cannon
Mann
House
Senate
Deficit Outlook Grows as November Receipts Rise
Government inputs for November show receipts at 48.0 million dollars, up from 45.5 million last year, while expenditures surged to 57.9 million, up from 42.3 million. Seven month trend suggests a FY deficit near 112 to 115 million. Customs and internal revenue rise, miscellaneous receipts fall. In Pittsburg, rescue progress at Marianna mine reports 126 bodies recovered with two more feared. mortuary work continues.
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Washington
Pittsburg
Buffalo Coal Company
Passenger Train Narrowly Rescued in Illinois Wreck Plot
A track worker on a speeder was dumped to lose him at the planned wreck point between Effner and Sheldon stations. He regained balance and flagged the Toledo, Peoria & Western passenger train with over sixty passengers aboard, averting disaster as spikes were removed and the rail spread. In Springfield, Illinois, 47 Republican legislators pledged to back Governor Deneen by organizing the lower house to favor his administration and secure a sympathetic speaker. The Mint reports November coinage and money supply details.
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Peoria
Ill
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Deneen
Springfield
Deneer
Senate
State reapportionment debate and election figures emerge
The report covers Durbin remarks on state chairmanship and candidate plans, voter enumeration by Auditor Billheimer, and apportionment debates. It notes total votes 745,227 with 17,065 colored voters and various district changes. Indiana railroad rate cases in South Bend and Mishawaka are addressed as freight reductions are sought.
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Durbin
Billheimer
Dia
House Deioratic
McClure
Anderson
Chicago
Railroad Commissions of
Indiana
Nisnots
Wisconsin
Booth Bend
South Bend
Mishawaka
Keefe Succeeds Sargent as Immigration Commissioner
President Roosevelt appoints Dani Keefe of Detroit to fill the immigration post after Frank Gent’s death. Keefe heads the national Longship association and serves as sixth vice president of the American Federation of Labor. He supported Judge Taft during the campaign and backed the federation’s policy, remaining a loyal Taft ally.
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Berth
Washington
Roosevelt
Dani . Keefe
Detroit
Frank FP
Keefe
Iunational Association of Longship and
Amcan Federation of Labor
Taft
Gompere
Federation of Labor
Burglary Loot Hits Five Thousand In Port Byron Vault
A burglar blew open a vault at the State mine in Port Byron and escaped on a handcar with about 5,009 dollars in cash. A lookout was aroused by a miner but ignored the incident, and rain delayed the alarm until the day’s market opening.
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Port Byron
Ll Bea
Pipaar
Held for Post Office Robberies Titans and Arkansas
A three year span saw Titans and Arkansas linked in post office robberies with peers taken to Ragville UL for custody and further action.
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Titans
Arkansas
Ragville
Wealthy Farmer Arthur Cox Fatally Injured in Dispute
In Mode, west of the city, Arthur Cox a wealthy farmer, was fatally injured by a Clover Leaf railway brakeman after a two year dispute alleged to have begun when Cox knocked down Minnie Gallagher now Moelmes's wife at a grocery. Holmes has been arrested amid related chaos. Emperor Francis Joseph diaries celebration noted across Austria.
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Brekeman
Sateos
Clover Leaf Railway
Arthur Cox
Mode
Cox
Minnie Gallagher
Moelmes
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