New British Cabinet Delights the Liberals
London report lists the new ministry with Augustine Birrell to receive Cabinet rank and John Morley moving to India secretary. The era counts several appointments including Grey as Foreign Secretary and Herbert Gladstone as Colonial Secretary, with press noting Kilke’s omission and Harcourt’s popularity.
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John Morley
Leora
The
Admiralty
Lord Twee Edmouth
Board of Trade
Daved Lloyd-Geghce
Whe Swear Governument Board
Soun Worns
Scotland
Jolan Senela
Lie
Bian Ot Agrientire
Vati Carringlin
Tast Nasi Steal
Sydney Cy Buxton
Lrylani
James Bryce
Toni Wreselent
Tas Verncib
Tity
REWE
oLord Ayy Senk
the Marguis OF
Ripor
Thie Florid
Lsinedtdon
Gus
Chacelior
Duchy
BeNee Maris Tower
Pete Psperuin
Millipiers
Raffaire Eonce
Lancaster
Lord Withtenan de Jerdlen
Ries Campissioser
Woilka
Tiarcourt
Herr Campbell-Brunnerman
King Ferward
Ivey
Rentthiciusih
Wwe
Tne
Rai
Hemo
Yale
India Office
Aioe
Rosebery
Lord Crewe
Cal Ties
Pinto Weinhers
Henry
Wesibuse
Comrie
Berhaps
PyuyRier Scipaiarment
Els Tian Tia
Howard
Iered
Delige aNize
Leiria Ediadelys
Sinclair
Flarcourt
Henry Campbell- Bennerman
Harcourt
Pweedmouth
House of Lords
Earl Spencer
Charles Kilke
Afinistre
Teteera Bh
Cherries
Sir Charlig Dilke
Pratt Telegraph
Owen Ted Rag Heron
Homiend
Beef Trust Trial Opens in Chicago Today
Chicago December 19 The beef trust trial proceeds with the government alleging anti trust violations and labor misconduct. Prosecutor team led by Oliver Hagan and special assistant to the attorney general will present the case for the United States against Packers and allied parties as witnesses and officials prepare to testify.
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Chicago
Tahoe
Ami Allarmy
Ig Minods
Sieciel
Oliver Hagan
Stieney Morrison
United States
Amusemeants Pay Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers
Amusemeants reports arrivals of out-of-town buyers and related financial activity. Details cover purchase momentum and market reactions within regional commerce.
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Financial News
Ite
Marine Intelligence Tea Foreign Mails
Society
Weather Report
Weaterday's
Wireless appeal as Nantucket lightship fights North Atlantic storm
In a severe gale the Nantucket South Shoal Lightship No. 1 sprang a leak in the fireroom as it drifted far offshore. Wireless messages reported water flooding compartments and the fires extinguished with the vessel helpless. Aid was dispatched from Boston as the Azalea rushed toward the scene.
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Newport, R. 1
Nantucket South Shoal
Cal
Val
Boston
New Bedford
Policeman Heroic Rescue In Brooklyn Tenement Fire
A four story building on Third Avenue Brooklyn caught fire from a casheater blast in a tailor shop. Policeman Gibbons led trapped children to safety, guiding Henry Juliet and Alfred Brown to the street while Mary and Helen Brown were escorted down through a scuttle. The blaze caused about $2,000 in structural and $2,000 in tenant losses.
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Third Avenue
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Brooklyn
Jacob, Rosenberg
Roysenberg
Patrelmai
Gibbons
Fifth Venue
Henry Juliet
Voiner Altreu
Henry
Alfred
Malcolm Brown
Mary
Helen
$100,000 Pledged in Anticipation of Strike Action
Officers of Typographical Union No. 6 announce a $100,000 guarantee to support members during a potential conflict with the Typothetae over the book and job trade opening on January 4. Delegate Greenberg reports plans for a general lockout and the hope to keep workers under old conditions, with fears of widespread stoppage and a possible $500,000 fund to sustain the fight if needed.
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No. 6
Elf
Central Federated
Greenberg
Typothetae
Butterick Etablishing Company
Ditrichstein Thrown When Horse Roars at Car
Playwright actor Leo Ditrichstein was hurt when his saddle horse Jolly reeled after a car frightened her in Noroton. The horse escaped, then returned to Stamford where Ditrichstein, unconscious, was helped by Fritz Williams and F Eldridge. He suffers brain concussion and a possible shoulder fracture. the show Before and After at Manhattan Theatre is postponed.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Jolly
Leo Ditrichstein
Noroton
Ditrichstein
Overnight to Chicago Pennsylvania Special schedule
The eighteen hour train departs New York at 4 55 P M for Chicago arriving 8 55 A M then leaves Chicago at 2 45 P M arriving New York 9 45 A M via Pennsylvania Railroad Also Buffalo and Niagara Falls by New York Central lines priced under Adv shows daily departures and schedules between major hubs.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
New York Central Lines
Auto crash at viaduct injures five
A touring car with five aboard veered near the viaduct edge after a sprocket chain broke. The vehicle toppled into broken railing and a granite coping block, prompting crowd rescue efforts as occupants escaped by jumping or being helped to safety.
Nobel Prizes Awarded Across Physics Chemistry and Literature
Stockholm today saw the Nobel Prizes distributed by King Oscar at the Academy of Music. Recipients include Prof Len for physics, Adolph von Boyer for chemistry, Prof Robert Koch for medicine, and Henryk Sienkiewicz for literature. Prize ceremonies highlighted royal presence and international attendance.
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Nobel
Royal
Oscar
Stockholm
Fhwere Distri Academy of Music
Ering
Len
Adolph von Boyer
University of Munich
Robert Koc
Berlin
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Elist
Mme
Singer Shuns Stockings At East Society Reception
Marta Sandal Bramsen head of the vocal department at a Pittsburgh musical school caused a sensation at a society reception when a careless gown movement revealed a bare foot in a sandal. She has not worn stockings since age fourteen after attracting King Oscar of Sweden.
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Specal
New York
Pittsburg
East
Marta Sandal-Bramsen
Wifle
Mme
Sandal-Bramsen
Icar
Sweden
Conservatory of Music
Christiania
Sandal Bramsen
Musical Institute
Urnett's Vanilla Extract in Stores Nationwide
Urnett's Vanilla Extract is advertised as sold by leading grocers nationwide. The note highlights broad retailer availability and wide distribution across supermarkets.
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Urnett
Railroad Brotherhoods Oppose Roosevelt Rate Plan in Chicago
In Chicago, December 10, railroad employes protested President Roosevelt’s rate regulation policy. A Briggs House meeting saw rival groups, the Railroad Employers Twentieth Century Club supporting the president and railroad brotherhoods opposing the plan. Beside planning a Cook County meeting, workers aim to prepare for a congressional address on the railroad question.
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New York Times
Fncago
Roosevelt
Briggs House
Twentieth Century Club
Cook County
Congress
Gas Explosion Roars Through Bodman Residence
A gas buildup in the Bodman home at 1 Madison Avenue exploded in the basement after a candle was used to inspect a leak. Servant Gustave Carlsen was badly burned as a higher blast shattered the coalhole and cracked steps. Fire and gas damage affected phones and street wiring, with repairs needed from the New York Steam Heating Co. and Plaza exchanges. The four story townhouse sustained major lower-area damage while the upper floors remained intact.
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Edward C. Bodman
Madison Avenue
Gustave Carlsen
Sodman
Carlsen
Plaza Exchange
Re .Purcuit
New York Steam Heating Company
Boomen
Fire causes deadly panic at Bijou Theatre
In Baltimore 11 year old Sarah Huss died of heart failure caused by fright during a theater fire panic at a crowded Hebrew Shelter ing and Protective Association benefit in the Bijou Theatre. Actor Harry Sauber stood at center stage as a steam valve burst, sparking a stampede but rapid egress saved many.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Sarah Huss
Hebrew Sheltering and Protective Association
Harry Sauber
Ten Die in Widow’s Coffin Land Suit in Texas
Ten people connected to the case of George E. Smith against John Dailey have died in three years from mysterious illnesses. The suit over title to property given by a widow for her husband's coffin left the District Clerk’s office with the papers in limbo. Original parties Smith and Dailey died early, followed by District Clerk Brick and Judge Stewart. Three lawyers, Clegg Stewart, Foster Rose, and William T. Austin, died soon after. Other involved officials also perished, leaving no one to proceed.
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Galveston
George E. Smith
John Dailey
George Smith
Thomas Brick
William H. Stewart
Clegg Stewart
Foster Rose
William T. Austin
Stewart
Family found starving in torn down building near McCarren Park
Mrs Kate Sharkey and four children were found yesterday morning in an old Union Avenue building being demolished. Police say they had four days without food and were nearly frozen. Sharkey was arrested for vagrancy and held on 300 bail. the children were sent to the Children's Society.
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Kate Sharkey
Robert Sharkey
Union Avenue
McCarren Park
McLaughlin
Dewey's Wines for Holiday Gifts
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co offers gift wine cases priced at $4.00 $5.00 and $6.75. Located at 188 Fulton Street New York, this holiday ad promotes selection for season gifts.
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Dewey’s
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
New Turbine Liner Carmania Held Off By Gale
The Cunard liner Carmania arrived off Sandy Hook but could not enter the harbor due to rough seas and high winds. She rests off the Hook overnight and is not to dock until morning, delaying passengers who awaited her at the pier. The ship, first Cunard turbine liner, sailed from Liverpool on December 2 and faced heavy Atlantic storms delaying time of passage to about 7 days 9 hours 30 minutes.
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Cunard
Liverpool
Queenstown
North Atlantic
Daunt’s Rock
Cunard Company
Cunard Line
Manhasset Village Faces Transformation Into Country Estates
Manhasset Village, once home to a Long Island tribe, is described as doomed as white settlers take over. Recent sales include the Nathan Mitchell homestead of ninety acres for 65 000 and the William Willets farm of sixty nine acres near Manhasset Bay. Plandome estate and Isaac Guegenheim plan substantial development for his three children, with surveyors laying out the Schenck farm and reports of a sale to Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
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Manhasset
Long Island
Payne Whitney
Nathan “Mitchell
Lower Hill
William Willets
Manhasset Bay
Plandome
Isaac Guegenheim
Schenck
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Glass Breaker Arrested After Big Barge Office Smash
Louis Rouse a 22 year old prisoner from the Tombs Court was charged with breaking all first floor windows of the Barge Office at Whitehall Street. John Leddy the Werner Transfer watchman aided by Officer Smith detained him until magistrate Walsh set $500 bail for Tombs court hearing. Immigrant crowds wait for trains shivered through the day.
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Louis Rouse
Tombs Court
Barge Office
Whitehall Street
John Leddy
Leddy
Werner Transfer Company
Rouse
Smith
Sliy
Walsh
Kelley Gang Hounds Man Sought Shelter at Station
A sharply dressed man burst into West Thirtieth Street Station claiming he is pursued by the Paul Kelley gang. He asked to be confined for six months, saying the Kelleys track him everywhere. He was taken to the island on a vagrancy charge after giving the name Michael Conway, which he later admitted was false.
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Kelleys
Inspector McClusky
Michael Conaway
Beef Trust in Denver Consolidates Stockyards
Denver reports the Packing Trust for Chicago has bought a controlling 60 percent stake in the Denver Union Stockyards and will assume control January 1. The yards join two local packing plants acquired in September, with $170 per share paid to stockholders. Key holders include Charles Francis Adams of Boston and Charles Morse of Kansas City. The move, increasing West live stock control, aims to shorten shipments and expand packing capacity.
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New York Times
Denver
Packing Trust For
Chicago
Denver Union Stockyards
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Charles Morse
Kansas City
Sacking and Burning of Harbin Described by Refugees
Refugees recount the sacking and burning of Harbin by mutinous Russian troops. The reports describe desperate fighting between mutineers and loyal troops and a massacre of many Russian and Chinese residents in Moji.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Moji
Harbin
Fire destroys two torpedo boats at Carraca Arsenal
A fire at Cadiz Carraca Arsenal today destroyed two torpedo boats under repair and caused extensive damage. One man was killed in the blaze.
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Cadiz
Carraca
Georgic Ashore at C 11 Gas Buoy Reported
A Lloyds report from Liverpool states the White Star Line freighter Georgic ran aground inside the C 11 Gas Buoy. The vessel, commanded by Capt. Clark, departed New York on November 29.
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White Star
New York
Liverpool
London
Lloyd's
White Star Line
Georgio
Georgic
Clark
Russia for Bering Tunnel plan approved by Russia
A dispatch from St Petersburg reports Baron Loicq de Lobel the French engineer has a Siberia to Alaska railroad scheme approved by the Russian Government. The government has named a commission to draft contract regulations.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Trolley Smash Hurts Three in Bay Ridge Brook lyn
A rear end collision of two Fifth Avenue trolleys at Bay Ridge Avenue and Fifth Avenue Brooklyn sent three to Norwegian Hospital. Richard Porters 66 Gravesend Annie Richards 66 and Mary Peters 15 suffered injuries. Richards serious with brain concussion. Peters bruises and shock. Porters leg broken. Two BRT employes treated and sent home. Cause cited as stray rails and defective brakes.
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Fifth Avenue
Bay Ridge Avenue
Brooklyn
Richard Porters
Eighty-sixth Street
Gravesend
Annie Richards
Mary Peters
Sulzer to Tackle Shaw in House Resolution
Representative William Sulzer of New York will introduce in the House a resolution demanding Treasury information on the administrations policy amid currency stringency. The measure accuses Secretary Shaw of bank troubles and cites Treasury City National Bank ties as contributing to high rates and scarce currency harming business.
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New York Times
Washington
William Sulzer
New York
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Treasury Department
City National Bank
Department
Three Men Rescued After Naphtha Launch Breaks Down At Sea
A thirty foot naphtha launch named Hummer from Communipaw headed into the Lower Bay to catch cod when a gale drove it off Sandy Hook. The boat filled with water, engine and rudder failed, and three men were rescued by a Philadelphia tug bound outward. They reached Stapleton last night, were questioned, and gave no names.
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Sandy Hook
Philadelphia
Stapleton
Hummer
Havana Convicts Mutiny Ends in Fatal Shootings
Mutiny at Havana penitentiary during supper led to a deadly clash. Two inmates were fatally shot and sixteen wounded as guards and officers fought to regain control. Four more guards arrived with rifles, and artillery finally quelled the revolt in a prison housing over 1,300 inmates.
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Havana
Wth
Major Swain Acquitted in Texas Murder Case
Major Hugh N. Swain, U.S. Army retired, was acquitted of second degree murder in the slaying of Charles W. Jones, secretary of the Houston Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Swain’s father was its president. A prior trial had sentenced him to twenty five years.
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Houston
Texas
Hugh N. Swain
United States Army
Charles W. Jones
Houston Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Swain
Florida's Famous Trains Ad for Regional Service
Florida's Famous Trains advertisement from the Florida & West Indian Ltd lists the A. Co. L. Express schedule at 9 25 A M and 9 25 P M with unexcelled service via Penn and Atlantic Coast Line. The ad promotes 1 161 Broadway N Y as the contact point for advanced reservations.
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Florida
Fla. & West Indian Ltd
A. Co. L
Penn
Atlantic Coast Line
Arrests of Russian Labor Leaders Amid Siege and Strikes
Troops surround Printers' Union HQ in St. Petersburg arresting the Central Labor Committee chairman M Krustaloff and Printers' Union president M Eisebitch. Rail workers on Livonian lines strike. telegraph and press restrictions rise while editors threaten to suspend output as Curfew tightens. Sailors moved from St. Petersburg to Kronstadt amid volatile political crackdown.
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Central Labor Committee
M. Krustaloff
Printers’ Union
Gen. Ignatieff
Count Witte
St. Petersburg
Kronstadt
Russia braces for wider strike after telegraph clash
Reports from St Petersburg describe arrests of Krustaloff, leader of the Workers Council, as Cossacks and troops storm the council headquarters. A post office confrontation left a carrier dead and police wounded while a large socialist meeting threatened a general strike. Authorities hint at martial law if order cannot be restored.
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Russia
M. Durnovoe
M. Krustaloff
Workmen's Council
Targovia
Krustaleff
General Post Office
Krustaloff
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