War Tax Reduction Aims for Christmas Passage
Chairman Payne introduces a bill reducing War Revenue act taxes with a 40 million dollar cut, detailing large-scale reductions including beer wine cigars checks and telegraph items. The measure seeks passage before holidays with a 60 day effect and broad adjustments to Schedule A and B taxes.
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Washington
Payne
Rep. N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
Sunn
Schedwie Ua. Ay
Amixing S
Pasne H
Ways and Means
Brewers Seek Greater Reduction in Beer Tax
Brewers visiting the capital push for a larger tax cut on beer than 20 percent offered by the House. They cite beer tax receipts of 40 million dollars for the current year and argue profits have declined from earlier years. The Senate Finance Committee weighs an internal revenue cut approaching 60 million to remove nonpermanent wartime levies, hoping to relieve brewers next year from the extra dollar per barrel.
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TV Astiungeon
Doers
House
Treasury Department
Terrier Alerts Family. Man Arrested After Break-In
A fox terrier barked loudly at a burglary attempt at the home of Lawrence T. Bayne on East ertieth Street last night. The intruder, identified by a name James M. Ferry, entered through the front door and went upstairs before the dog alerted the family. Police were summoned and arrested the man.
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Lawrence T. Bayne
Eastertieth Street
James M. Ferry
Index to Departments and Market Notes
Stock values firmer across sectors with wheat at No 2 red 7940.4 corn No 2 mixed 47e oats No 2 mixed 26tuc and cotton about par. Iron Northern No 1 future at SiG butter Western creamery at ise. Various sections listed include Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers and Marine Intelligence.
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Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails
New Corporation Railroads
P. ‘Society
United Service
Weather Report
Fragmentary notice yields unclear headline
OCR fragment mentions Ballentine's India and meal time but lacks coherent event, names, or date to form a concrete news item.
Minister Killed in Street Duel in Williamson WV
S Davis Stokes, a prominent Mingo County lawyer, shot and killed Rev. John W Wohl after a public dispute outside Wohl's house. Stokes was wounded. Wohl died from a headshot as both men fired. Wohl was a noted Presbyterian minister.
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Wohl
Stokes
Ms. Stokes
Virginia University
Old Dominion
Seven-year-old girl dies after mob attack in Bridgeton New Jersey
A white child, Rachel Brown, lies dying after a crowd of colored children led by Anna and Bertha Clark stones her at her home. Dr. Reba Lloyd says injuries are fatal. Police arrest warrants issued for the Clark children as Mrs Clark confronts Officer Smith in a violent confrontation.
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New York Times
Bridgeton
N. J
Rachel Brown
Anna
Bertha
Clark
Maurice River
Little Rachel
Leonee
Reba Lioyd
Smith
Chirk
Boar Hunt in Danbury Delights Local Crowd
A 700 pound black boar, shipped from Ridgefield to Waterbury, escaped its cage in Danbury and charged through the depot crowd. Pursued along White Street to a hat factory, the animal was finally lassoed by an owner using a rope and sent to Waterbury on a later train.
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Danburry
Conn
Danbury
Ridgefield
Waterbury
Adams Express Company
Express
Lee & Co
Express Company
White Street
Philadelphia Judge Rules Will of Bennett Valid
Judge Manna in Orphans Court upheld the will and codicils of Col. Joseph M. Bennett a Philadelphia merchant died recently He left nearly all his fortune about 2 million to the University of Pennsylvania and the Methodist Orphanage His daughter Imogene E Bennett was cut off and challenged the will claiming unsound mind The court refused to grant jury trial and dismissed the appeal
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Philadelphia
Manna
Orphans’Court
Joseph M. Bennett
Bennett
University of Pennsylvania
Methodist
Imogene. E. Bennett
WeHens
Coil
Common Pleas Court
Westchester Lighting Files $10 Million Bond Mortgage
The Westchester Lighting Company has filed a mortgage for 10 million dollars in favor of Colonial Trust Company of Manhattan Borough. The mortgage covers first mortgage 5 percent fifty year gold bonds, 10,000 bonds at one hundred dollars each. Revenue stamps total 1,725. Phy sicians prescribe Pallantine's India Pale Ale for run down men and women.
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White Plans
Westchester Lighting Company
Colonial Trust Company
Manhattan
Register
West Chester County
Phyrsicians
Pallantine
India
Ady
Astor Sells Block on Lower East Side for ~740000
Col Astor sells a block bounded by First Ave Avenue A Fourth and Fifth Streets with about fifty parcels. Tenants will become owners. title passes December 10. Total proceeds near 740000 with corners around 2000, inside lots 18000, street lots 10000 each. Second large sale after Morgenthau deal of 1808.
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First Avenue
Avenue A
Fourth
11Th Streets
John Jacob Astor
Mr. Astor
Lower East Side
Henry Morgenthau
William Waldorf Astor
Seventh Streets
Sawlers
Astors
Fraud Attempts Near Matteawan Clergyman as Surgeon General Fakes
A man posing as M A Flannery surgeon general told Father Kelly at St Kim’s Church he needed money to return to New York and paid his hotel bill with a phantom draft from Drexel Co. He loaned $5 and fled. police arrested him after backtracking. The priest won’t prosecute.
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T. F. Kelly
St. Kim’s
Matteawan
M. A. Flannery
United States Army
Philippines
Walher Kelly
Les
Hi Kelly
Father Kelly
Tad
Father Keil
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia
Nelly
Father I Nelly
Father Kelly MW
New York
Locked in Bridgeport Jail Ex-Committeeman Arrested
George P. Fisher former East Port Chester School District committeeman, now at the New York Custom House, was arrested in New York by Deputy Sheriff Fitzroy and brought to Bridgeport jail for failing to appear in court in a civil action over district contracts. Fisher, who resided in Connecticut, accompanied the officer to Bridgeport after a confrontation at the Custom House. a mittimus was obtained pending transfer.
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Bridgeport
Conn
George Pp. Fisher
East Port Chester
New York Custom House
New York
Fitzroy
W. R. Monroe
Cos Co ‘Village
Fisher
Connecticut
Monroe
Custom House
Titzroy
No Sale of the Cramp Yards Denied by Cramp and Vickers
Philadelphia reports that Vickers Sons Maxim offered 7.5 million dollars for Midvale Steel Works and Cramp Ship Yards but Charles H Cramp Edward S Cramp and Midvale officials deny any sale or even offer. They say the story is false and no deal exists or is under consideration.
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New York
Philadelphia
Vickers’ Sons & Maxim, Limited
Midvale
Cramp
Charles H. Cramp
Edward S. Cramp
Vickers
Washington
Cramps
Midvale Steel Company
Charles J. Harah
Albert Vickers
Vickers’ Sons & Maxim
London
United States
James F. Sullivan
Midvale Company
Vickers’ Sons & Maxim Company
Lim
Ted
England
Sullivan
William Sellers
Vickers’ Sons & Maxin Company
Banking figure denies report on billing district
Henry Seligman of J. & W. Seligman & Co. rejects the report as untrue and says there may be something in the air, offering only that remark at this time. The financial district shows little credence and no confirmation for the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Seligman
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Sis Air
Dady Contract Trouble in Havana Sewer Fight
Havana officials meet over a sewer project with the Sewer Commission recommending a 564000 payout to Mr Dady for ownership and plans costs since 1805. Estimates vary from 58000 to 10600000. Gen Wood contests the commission’s award as absurdly large, urging a fair Black estimate.
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Havana
Sewer Commission
Michael J. Dady
Sefior Villalon
Senor Villalon
Patty
Col. Black
Senor Casuse
Lady
Gen. Wood
Cady
Corn Shorts Rush to Cover as Philips Sees Market Control
In Chicago on December 6 the December corn rush to cover rose prices from 2734 to 712 with short sellers scrambling to close outs. George H. Philips held most trumps, selling about 400000 bushels while remaining long, and claimed further holdings. He reported profitable deals to Liverpool St, underscoring a buoyant market.
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Chicago
George H. Philips
Board of Trade
Phillips
Liverpool St
Diamond Ring Found in Hog Stomach Sparks Mystery
Rochester, Dec. 5. George Smith found a diamond ring in a hog's stomach on his Hornby farm. The ring had been lost by his daughter four years earlier at a husking bee in the barn. Miss Smith accused Bertha O'Brien of stealing it, but O'Brien denied it and disappeared with her friends suspecting her guilt. No trace of her has ever been found.
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Rochester
George Smith
Hornby
Miss Smith
Bertha O’brien
Miss O’brien
Segun
California Excursions Daily Tourist Cars Travel Ad
California excursions offered on Thursdays with daily tourist cars from Chicago. Two fast trains depart at 6 30 P M and 10 40 P M on the Union Pacific Northwestern Line. No car changes. Tickets and information at Chicago and Northwestern Office 461 Broadway. Advr
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California
Chicago, Union, Pacific and Northwestern Line
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Broadway
Deputy Chief John MacKellar Dies After On Street Collapse
Deputy Chief John MacKellar, second in command of the Brooklyn police, died after being found unconscious on Eleventh Street near his home. Born 1842 in New York, he long served in Brooklyn and Queens, directing the detective bureau and handling trolley strike crowds. He leaves a wife, a daughter, and brother ex-Alderman Robert Mackellar.
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John MacKellar
Brooklyn
New York City
Volunteer Fire Department
Atlantic Dock Squad
Red Hook
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Park Slope
Patrick Campbell
Mackellar
Greater
New York
McKelvey
Office of Register
Queens
Patrick McLaughlin
Police Department of
MackKellar
James Reynolds
Delaney
Eleventh Street
Robert Mackellar
Standard Oil Loses Suit in Nebraska Supreme Court
Nebraska Supreme Court sustains Attorney General motion to inspect Standard Oil records. Court also rules it has jurisdiction to try the case. The suit, filed a year ago by A G Smith, charges the company as a trust violating anti trust laws. Thurston argued the case was criminal and fall outside jurisdiction. Testimony to prove it a trust will begin.
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Lincoln
Neb
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Smith
Nebraska
John M. Thurston
Miss Alta Rockefeller Deafness Inspires European Ear Drum Work
Cleveland reports that Europe’s leading specialists are growing new ear drums for Miss Alta Rockefeller, daughter of John D. Rockefeller. A Vienna student’s letter says surgeons are creating diaphragms ear drums in her ears, a rare feat previously done only once or twice. The deafness followed scarlet fever years ago and has progressed to near total loss.
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Cleveland
Europe
Alta Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Vienna
Rockefeller
Cash Prizes for Employees at Chicago and Alton Railroad
Chicago and Alton Railroad announces semiannual cash awards for meritorious service. Engineers and conductors receive 20 dollars. firemen, brakemen, station agents, and collectors get 10 dollars. Awards apply to trainmen divisions and station staff across the system. Company official says cash rewards will boost consistent work.
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Chicago
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Towne Accepts Senate Appointment From Gov Lind
Charles A Towne of Duluth confirms he will accept the United States Senate seat offered to him to fill the late Senator Davis. He telegraphed approval to Gov Lind and plans to depart for Washington via St Paul the next day. Duluth residents express general satisfaction at the nomination and Townes prominent status in the governor's party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Charles A. Towne
Lind
United States
Davis
Towne
Gov. Lind
Senate
Fight Over Vice Admiral Title Splits Navy Stance
Washington reports a Senate bill to revive the Vice Admiral rank threatens to elevate Rear Admiral Sampson over Schley, provoking factional names and delay. Supporters warn promotion may hinge on a deal ensuring both leaders reach vice admiral before retirement next year, or else efforts collapse.
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Bill
Sampson
Washington
House
Senate
Hale
Congress
Schley
Naval Register
Santiago
North Atlantic
Friends of Schley
Heavy gale wrecks schooners along New England coast
A powerful storm off the New England coast wrecked more than a dozen schooners and damaged many others from New Hampshire to Maine. Five crew members died when the Gloucester fishing schooner Mary A Brown sank off Hampton Beach, as winds reached up to 75 miles per hour and thick weather hampered seamen.
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Boston
New England
New Hampshire
Maine
Aececk
Mary A. Brown
Hampton Beach
S. H
Scarborough Beach
Severe Snowstorm Kills Two in Utica and Wrecks Wires
A severe upstate snowstorm killed two in Utica as broken wires from toppled poles crippled city telephone and telegraph services. Syracuse reports confusion in communications with over 500 phones out of order and three inches of snow, while Plattsburg notes one to two feet of snow and four feet in two days delaying railroad traffic and trapping wildlife.
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Utica
N.o
Syracuse
Plattsburg
New York
Adirondack
Rough Weather at Sea Forecast for North Atlantic December
The Naval Hydrographic Office forecasts December weather for the North Atlantic. Frequent storm areas move northeast along transatlantic routes, with strong west and northwesterly gales and fog east of Newfoundland. Gales frequent north of 35th parallel, with occasional northern winds in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Washington
Naval Hydrographic Office
Bermuda
Azores
Gulf of Mexico
Newfoundland
Won a Bride With His Rifle in a Quiet Town Duel
Charles Mirzena, a Clay Township farmer, won Miss Minnie Anderson after a bloodless rifle duel with Alstor Blood. The two men, famed marksmen, settled the dispute by shooting two bullseyes and won the bride in a quiet back‑of‑the‑barn ceremony. Mirzena’s rifle was gilded for display in their parlor.
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Callender
Iowa
Charles Mirzena
Clay Township
Webster County
Minnie Anderson
Mirzena
Charles
Alsto
Alstor
New Coal Company Organized in Alabama
In Birmingham on December 5, F. M. Drennen D. M. Drennen and F. W. Hopkins organized the Palos Coal and Coke Company to operate mines in Walker County. The capital stock is $100,000 and the incorporators are prominent Birmingham capitalists. The plan is for extensive operations.
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Birmingham
Ala
F. M. Drennen
D. M. Drennen
F. W. Hopkins
Palos Coal and Coke Company
Walker County
Mrs McKinley Supports Overbrook Bazaar
Mrs McKinley has mailed two pairs of slippers to a Philadelphia woman for a bazaar in Overbrook on Saturday. Each slipper pair bears Mrs McKinley’s visiting card. The event features a Japanese tea garden theme with young aides in Japanese costumes.
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Philadelphia
Envoys at Peking Agree A Triumph for American Diplomacy
Washington reports a triumphant mood at the State Department as a Peking dispatch says the powers accept the U S position in widening talks with Chinese plenipotentiaries. Conger authorized to sign. indemnity and guarantees to be debated in fuller discussions. London Times notes scepticism about the pact's scope and timelines.
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Washington
Department of State
Hay
Peking
United States
China
Germany
Cenger
Conger
Rook
America
London
Dec
the Times
Shanghai
Times
Tung-Fu-Liang
Che-Kiang
Tien-Tsin
Daily Mail
Chinese Governor Li-Liang executes eighty rebel leaders
The Chinese Minister reports Li-Liang, new Shan-Si governor, publicly executed over eighty rebel leaders and intensifies Boxers suppression while protecting missionaries. Telegram carries Emperor and Empress Dowager thanks for moderating powers demands and a wish to return to Peking to seek understanding with the powers.
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Ferlin
Foreign Office
Li-Hung-Chang
Li-Liang
Shan-Si
Kwang-Su
Peking
Praise for American troops from British minister in China
General Chaffee forwards a letter from Sir Claude M. Mac Donald praising the review of U S troops at Peking on October 3. The note lauds the marching and bearing of the soldiers and mentions praise from cavalry officers. Transport Rosecrans sails from Nagasaki for Manila with the Fifteenth Infantry, the last unit leaving China except for the legation guard under Gen. Chaffee.
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Washington
Chaffee
War Department
United States
Conger
Claude M. MacDonald
China
Peking
Claude
Ludington
Rosecrans
Nagasaki
Manila
Legation Guard
Chinese Troops Hold Mountain Passes Frontier
Berlin dispatch dated December 4 from Field Marshal von Waldersee reports Chinese regulars under Gen Ma strengthening mountain passes along the Pe-chi-Li frontier from Shan-Li, with strong detachments cited as guarding key routes.
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Berlin
von Waldersee
Peking
Shan-Li
Pe-chi-Li
Skeletons Unearthed in 1813 Battle Grave Near Niagara
While digging a grave in Drummondville Ontario Lundy's Lane, William Dalton uncovered seven skeletons of soldiers from the 1813 battle. Insignia and buttons suggest they were members of the Ninetieth Regiment, United States Army.
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Niagara Falls
Drummondville
Ontario
Lundy's Lane
William Dalton
Ninetieth Regiment
United States Army
Tin Plate Company Loses by Fire in Cambridge
Fire at the Cambridge works of the American Tin Plate Company destroyed the finishing department four sets of cold rolls the picking department and a warehouse of finished products. Several railroad cars burned. Estimated value of finished tin nearly 200000 with total loss and insurance figures not yet known. Mills had just resumed after idleness.
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Tin Plate Company
Cambridge
Ohio
American Tin Pilate Company
Burnett's Vanilla Ad Claims Pure Flavor
An advertisement extols Burnett's Vanilla as pure and wholesome while warning against cheap imitations that leave a wood taste in the mouth.
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Burnett
Ady
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Miss Rockefeller
Cushman K. Davis
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New Coal Company
Alabama
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