Death of Oscar II King of Sweden and succession
Stockholm reports the death of King Oscar II at 9 10 this morning at 78 years old. Crown Prince Oscar Gustave Adolphe ascends as Gustave V taking oath before Cabinet and Court. The public grieves as flags half mast mark the monarch's passing and royal family gathers in the palace.
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Lost Hunting Santa Claus in Tenderloin Windows
Five Greenwich Village children in search of Santa Claus wandered from Sixth Avenue store windows to the Tenderloin, were aided by two women, and finally reunited with May Dillon and family after police involvement. The youngsters, led by May, referenced the Duchess of Danzig and the real Santa Claus in Danzig, returning home with brothers Peter Tommy Johnny George and May.
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Roosevelt to Lunch With Watson on Currency Question
President Roosevelt will dine at the White House with Thomas Watson the Populist candidate for President in 1904 to discuss currency policy. Watson advocates government issues of greenback notes under Civil War era authority and may influence future administration financial legislation. Morgan is noted as a past White House financial visitor.
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Six Hurt In Twin Trolley Crashes On City Streets
Two trolley collisions at Seventh Avenue and Twenty third Street injure six people. Irving P Gillian was thrown from a car and unconscious under wreckage. Dr Foucan treated him. Others include Mrs Slogan Miss Smith Waill pain Shelter Termarario. Slippery tracks blamed. windows shattered and horses of the First Avenue line briefly spooked.
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Harmony Dinner Fails to Forge Banking Bill Unity
Special to The New York Times reports a Washington dinner hosted by Representative John Sharp Williams for minority members of the House Banking and Currency Committee aimed at aligning Democrats on financial legislation. The event yielded no consensus on a bill amid discord over seven proposed amendments and lack of state representatives.
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City of Memphis Steamship Arrives With Cargo Update
The steamship City of Memphis, under Soret Dae Dees, is reported afloat with cargo signaling arrival. Details remain sketchy as local records confirm vessel in port.
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Lusitania Leads Rough Atlantic Run Amid Forties Feet Seas
The Lusitania and other liners faced violent gales and 40 foot seas while crossing from Queenstown to Sandy Hook. Capt Watt praised the Lusitania’s performance as ships like the Philadelphia Ameri ka Cretic and Amerika endured damage and delays. Passengers noted the rough decks and sparse meals as the fleet pressed into foggy quarantine.
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Operation on Mrs Adair Demands Cataract Surgery
London report says Mrs Adair underwent a second operation for cataract in the right eye after a painful procedure on the left eye last year. The Mayfair surgery on Tuesday at 30 Curzon Street used cocaine for anesthesia and left her with a heavy cold retarding recovery. Doctors hope eyesight will be permanently restored with time.
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Ape in Dentist Chair at Bronx Zoo
August the obstreperous chimpanzee at the Bronx Zoo endured a makeshift dental procedure after toothache. Keeper Engleholm and two assistants restrained him in a improvised chair as Dr Blair extracted three teeth amid panicked protests from August and curious chatter from nearby apes, leaving him lively post operation.
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Orphan House Providence Fire Ignores Syracuse
About 152 orphan boys aged 4 to 16 escaped as the House of Providence run by Sisters of Charity burned after the front collapsed. Firemen lacking facilities could not stop the blaze. Boys and sisters evacuated in squads and were housed at St. Vincent's Asylum and later the old County Clerk's office pending a new orphanage. The three story brick building valued at $90,000 burned. cause undetermined.
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Widow Annie Moses Dies by Gas Self-Destruct in NYC Apartment
A 66 year old widow, Annie Moses, committed death by own action in her second floor 48 Perry Street apartment. After addressing packages for Christmas, she inhaled gas using a rubber tube from the chandelier. The doll and parcels addressed to others were found beside her body.
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Nurse Held in Bondage Case Reaches Relief Search
Police officer Thomas Broderick headed from Asbury Park to aid Olga Sjostedt a nurse living in terror since Thanksgiving Day. She says she is prisoner under guard in a two room shack on a plantation ten miles from Halifax North Carolina. Henry Lange and wife reported her plight and raised funds to dispatch the officer.
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Woman killed in night auto smash on Yonkers road
Miss Carrie Clark, 27, died when a New York Transportation Company cab overturned after crossing the Putnam Division tracks near Farragut Road between Yonkers and Hastings on the Hudson. O Halloran, chauffeur Burdick escaped unhurt. both men arrested, then discharged pending inquest.
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Count Edward Siszo of Nevis Dies in London Poisoning
Count Edward Siszo of Nevis, linked to a wealthy Austro-Hungarian family and the Diplomatic Service, died in his London apartment from morphine poisoning on a Friday night. He had insomnia and poor health, with speculation of personal crisis. His noted life included a 1908 duel with Prince Radziwill in France and a US tour four months earlier.
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Franco Makes an Offer in Lisbon Dictatorship Talks
In Lisbon the Diaro Illustrado reports the government will end the dictatorship and hold elections in April if current calm continues. Premier Franco’s firm stance has fractured the opposition coalition.
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Clergyman Suggests Hanging Rich Men Over Auto Death
In Baltimore on December 8 a Methodist pastor called for hanging several wealthy individuals after a recent automobile killing. He argued such a punishment would deter reckless driving and save lives.
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Three Die in Boston Fire at La Grange Street
A blaze at 24 La Grange Street in Boston killed Mrs. Mary Joubert and her two children. The first floor housed a bakery while Peter Joubert’s family occupied the third story, trapping the victims in the fatal fire.
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Bryce to stay in Washington says Tribune
The Tribune reports Bryce will remain in Washington and deny plans to return to England or be replaced by Sir Henry Howard. The State Department has no knowledge of Bryce planning a return or a personnel change at the British Embassy.
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Divorce After Twelve Years Separate Living Granted
In Trenton New Jersey Mrs Ellen Walker wins a divorce from Frederick A Walker former President of the City Council after twelve years of living apart while preserving a home to educate their children. She says three years of formal separation with weekly support has been promptly paid and cites his infidelity as the reason. The Chancellor granted the divorce.
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$460000 For $11 Clerk Draws Toronto Lawyer
Pittsburg papers say Charles H. von Cremers a Montreal emigrant who worked as a hosiery clerk at $11 a week quit his job. He plans to meet a German lawyer arriving from Bonn with papers claiming $460,000 for him. He spent his last $11 on the night of his quitting in the store.
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Houck to Be Pardoned in Ohio Murder Case
George Houck brother of Senator Lewis QG Houck faces a pardon after bloodhound evidence in the Bladenbourg murder case proved unreliable. Police dogs traced a circular three mile route, leading to Houck’s door. Pardon Board findings and tests supported freeing him.
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Boston Eyes Republican Mayor As Election Near
Boston voters face a mayoral race with George A. Hibbard the likely winner if independent candidate coulthurst fails to split the opposition. Fitzgerald grips a machine line aided by McNary and Lomasney, while Moran cites current tallies: Hibbard 86000, Fitzgerald 24000, Coulthurst 24000. Fitzgerald later adjusts his campaign optimism.
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Tragic Fatality From Self-devised Device In Atlantic City
George Bowen age 60 and housekeeper Mrs. Sarah Entwistle age 58 were found suffocated at 8 North New Jersey Avenue Atlantic City. Bowen a cobbler had suffered left side pain and reportedly used a stovepipe elbow over a burner to vent heat into his body. A neighbor detected gas escape and alerted authorities. The fire department and local officials investigated the unclear sequence of events surrounding the deaths.
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City Spends a Blue Sunday
Museums closed across city while saloons stayed busy on a blue Sunday. German-Americans form committees to seek repeal of the law, signaling political organizing amid social restrictions.
SUNDAY AMUSEMENT CLOSURES SHUT CITY NEARLY
Seventeen New York police inspectors enforced the Sunday closing law with orders to close public amusements including saloons and moving picture halls. Manhattans theatres faced restricted programs while mass meetings formed to protest the ruling. Despite fears of arrests, totals matched last Sunday with forty two excise arrests citywide and limited dances at the Harlem Comedy Theatre and Manhattan Casino.
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