Wreck Cause Blamed on Operator Mattoax at Rangoon
Lynchicore Virginia November 30 A railroad tragedy near Lawyers Depot killed Southern Railway President Samuel Spencer and several passengers. Officials blame shift operator C D Mattoax for allowing two trains in the same block at Rangoon leading to a fatal collision. Six or more lives lost in the crash with multiple injuries and a survivor E A Merrill among them.
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Lynchicore
Lawyers Depot
The
Southern Railway
Samuel Spencer
New York
Baltimore
C. D. Mattoax
Rangoon
Mattoax
Sandy Level
Pittsylvania County
Southern
Mattoux
Virginia
Associated Press
Lawyers Block
Jacksonville
Lawyers
Washington and South- Western
Southwestern Limited
W. S. Andrews
Dan
Hald
Kenny
Andrews
Washington
William Pollard
Spencer
J. W. Shaw
Benjamin Roswell
Toledo
Ohio
E. A. Merrill
Funeral for General Philip Schuyler Held in Irvington
The funeral for General Philip Schuyler, killed in the Virginia railroad accident that also claimed Samuel Spencer, will be held at 2 pm at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Irvington. A special Grand Central train will carry many friends and delegates from clubs and institutions. Burial follows at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
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Philip Schuyler
Virginia
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railroad
St. Barnabas's Episcopal Church
Irvington
Benjamin
Leighton Parks
St. Bartholomew's Church
New York Hospital
New York Zoological Society
New York Public Library
The
Loyal Legion
General Schuyler
Pennsylvania Railroad
Grace Church
Alexander Hamilton
Jersey City
W. Pierce Hamilton
J. P Moran
Kuyler
Hanover National Bank
Union Club
General Schuyl
Ward Cooper
Board of Governors
Schuyler
Spencer Funeral Plans for Southern Railway President
The funeral of Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway, will be at St John’s Church in Washington at 2 p.m. Sunday with private services. The Southern will halt all trains for five minutes during the hour. Active pallbearers are ten of the oldest Negro porters. honorary pallbearers include J. Pierpont Morgan and other officials. The list of honorary pallbearers is released by Southern Railway officials.
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Washington
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Sawyer's
St. John's Church
Roland C. Smith
Southern
Lst
J. P. Morgan
St.ohn’s Church
A. B. Andrews
May Succeed Mr. Spencer on Southern Railway
New Orleans reports say Second Vice-President W. W. Finley may be named president of the Southern Railway due to the advanced age of First Vice-President Andrews. Finley, born September 2, 1863 in Pass Christian Mississippi, has held key freight roles with the Texas and Pacific and Pan Handle routes and led major traffic associations. He is viewed as the executive ally and confidant of Mr. Spencer.
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A. B. Andrews
Southern Railway
Raleigh
N. C
W. W. Finley
Washington
J. . Culp
C. H. Ackert
T. C. Powell
St. Louis
Fairfax Harrison
Francis L. Stetson
New York
Alfred P. Thom
A. P. Humphrey
Louisville
R. D D. Lankford
H. C. Ansley
W.S. Townsend
E. L. Russell
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mobile
W. J. Murphy
Chicago, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway
Cincinnati
J. F. Hanson
Central Railway of Georgia
Macon
A. R. Lawton
Savannah
J. Pierpont Morgan
George 5. Bowdoin
George F. Baker
New York & Long Branch Railroad
New_York
Joseph Bryan
Richmond
Robert M. Gallaway
Samuel M. Inman
Atlanta
Adrian Iselin, Jr
Charles Lanier
Edmund PD. Randolph
James T. Woodward
Harris C. Fahnestock
Charles Steele
John N. Cadwalader
Augustus D. Juilliard
J. S. Bassett
J. Turner Atterbury
John Gill
Roswell Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. D. Underwood
Erie Railroad
Henry Walters
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
W. Butler Duncan
Newark
Tribune
New Orleans
Andrews
Mr. Finley
Pass Christian
Miass
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Pan Handle
Trans-Missouri Traffic Association
Western Passenger Association
Southern States Passenger Association
Southern
Finley
Spencer
Porto Ricans May Gain U S Citizenship This Session
Representative Parsons said legislation granting Porto Rican citizenship is likely this session after a May 16 favorable committee report. Rep Cooper will push to rally support for early House action, with the bill amending the 1900 act to declare Porto Ricans as U S citizens and form a People of Porto Rico.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Parsons
New York
Congress
Committee On Insular Affairs
House
Cooper
Wisconsin
Friends of
Porto Rico
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
United States
Spain
People of
Roosevelt
Alfred R. Page
Thanksgiving in Mexico City Charity Ball Draws Diplomatic Elite
The American colony held Thanksgiving in Mexico City with a charity ball featuring the diplomatic corps. President and Mme Diaz attended at 10 pm and received the toast. The event raised over $20,000 for the American hospital in the city.
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Mexico City
Mme. Diaz
Warren denies Mayendorff affidavit in coal land probe
Senator Warren of Wyoming rejects claims by Special Agent Mayendorff that he and Senator Clark conspired to halt coal land investigations. He says Clark never met Mayendorff, never communicated with him, and that the alleged aide’s work and the Union Pacific coal cases were unrelated to his reelection.
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Washington
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Mayendorff
General Land Office
Salt Lake City
Warren
Senator Clark
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Meyendorff
Clark
Cheyenne
Denver
Colorado
Mark Hanna
Elmer Dover
Union Pacific Coal Company
Richards
Union Pacific
Secret tariff charge in intermountain coal probe
Salt Lake City November 80 F E Clarke Interstate Commerce Commissioner continued coal trade inquiry focusing on Denver Rio Grande system and coal companies. Charles Livingston testified of pre August 1 1906 secret rates, including $5 a car to Pueblo versus 155. Williams described dividends, land deals, and freight-rate concessions.
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Salt Lake City
F. E. Clarke
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Intermountain
Denver & Rio Grande System
Charles Livingston
Sunnyside
Utah Fuel Company
Wa- Said
Gould
Denver & Rio Grande
Livingston
Pueblo
W. O. Willams
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Wasatch
Williams
New York
Clear Creek
Byron Groo
State Land Board of Utah
Whitmore Canyon
Holliday Coal Company
Robert Forester
Robert Kirken
Holliday
Utah
Coa Company
Kirken
Pleasant Valley Company
Messrs. Livingston and Williams
Good Coal Company
Coal Company
Oregon
Daily Mail backs Canadian as Washington ambassador
The Daily Mail argues in an editorial that appointing a Canadian ambassador to Washington would consolidate the Empire. It cites past British missteps on North American treaties and urges recognizing Canada’s growing role by placing a Canadian official in the capital, forecasting stronger imperial policy collaboration.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Washington
Mortimer Durand
Canada
Ashburton
Maine
Oregon
Great Britain
United States
Alaska
War ends after 200 years in South Celebes
Victoria B C Nov 30 The steamer Antilochus reports from Singapore that Holland's two hundred year war in South Celebes ends with the capture of Barupu fortress after a months long siege. Nine hundred rebels surrender as Dutch forces seal off supplies. The insurrection there concludes.
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Victoria
B. C
Celebes
Congo State Leaders Push Hopeful Path Amid Bonded Labor Talk
In Brussels a Chamber speech by M. de Poeste expresses optimism for Congo Independent State reforms. He urges abolition of bonded labor when feasible but notes parliamentary institutions are not yet ready. M. Renken backs annexation yet warns against exploiting a worn land.
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Brussels
Congo
Chamber of Deputies
M. de Poeste
M. Renken
Belgium
Leopold
Famine Deepens in Volga Provinces Amid Grain Scandal
Reports from St. Petersburg detail a growing famine in the Volga region tied to the Lidval grain contract scandal. A new investigating commission will be chosen to avoid whitewashing, with Guruko under scrutiny as grain supplies falter and railways fail to move essential cargo.
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St. Petersburg
Gurko
Volga
Schwanebach
Tsarskoe-Seio
M. Gurko
Gurko Investigating Commission
M. Goluboff
Council of the Empire
Koni
Count Gudovitsch
Marshals of Nobility
M. Prosuroff
Lidval
Alexandrovski
Penza
Zemstvo Committee
Tula
Ministry of Railroads
Donetz
G. E. Looff and
Orbeliiani
Zemstvo Bureau For Famine Relief
Moscow
Khelisk
Saratov
Riot at Vetroff Granary Sparks Fatal Clash
Agrarian riot in Vetroff Kazan district led to looting of a communal granary. Police fired on protesting peasants, causing deaths and injuries as crowds gathered in St. Petersburg reporting.
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St. Petersburg
Vetroff
Kazan
Lipton Describes American Prosperity Across Trades
Sir Thomas Lipton writes in The Weekly Dispatch that American prosperity is unparalleled, driven by expanding solid industries, rising purchasing power, and growth in agriculture and mining. He rebuts English views attributing prosperity to finance and notes broad confidence and lavish spending.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Weekly Dispatch
America
Department of Trade and Commerce
England
Thomas
Atlantic
New Civil Service Commissioner Named
The President appointed John A Mellhenny of Louisiana as Civil Service Commissioner to replace Alford W Cooley of New York. Mellhenny, a Democrat and former Rough Rider lieutenant, took the oath at the White House and will join Commissioner Black on the board.
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Tribone Bureau
Washington
John A. Mellhenny
Louisiana
Alford W. Cooley
New York
United States
Mellhenny
Rough Riders
Black
Black Also Being of That Political Party. Mr. Melhenny
White House
Civil Service Commission
Rumors of Disturbances as Menelik Ill Warned
From Addis Ababa reports say King Menelik is seriously ill and fear grows of grave disturbances during the succession struggle in Abyssinia. Sources note instability and potential clashes as power shifts loom.
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Rome
Adis-Abeba
Abyssinia
Menelik
Iron market soars as American and German buyers push prices
Glasgow reports a strong iron market with American buyers pressing for pig iron and German buyers contracting. Cleveland iron rose to 1 ton and hematite gained 1s. Fifty thousand tons changed hands as exports boom, with buyers signaling they will take all available iron at seller prices.
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Glasgow
Cleveland
Beveridge Pushes Federal Child Labor Law and Meat Bill Amendments
Senator Beveridge, author of the Meat Inspection Act, arrives in Washington to advocate a federal child labor law and to seek restoring two provisions cut from the Meat Inspection bill. He proposes requiring carriers to know if a factory or mine employs underage workers and to fund inspection by the owners with can dating. He signals strong public support and plans to reintroduce these measures.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Beveridge
Senate
Senator Beveridge
Boston
Nebraska
Indiana
Minneapolis
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Indianapolis
Aeasenaae
Newark Reapportionment Sparks Stormy Council Session
The Newark Common Council rushed through a reapportionment ordinance to create sixteen wards, sparking Democratic protests and planned legal action. The move would tilt control of the Board of Freeholders and Board of Education, with new wards adding seats and potential partisan shifts ahead of the upcoming appointments and elections.
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Newark
John F. Sinnott
Henry M. Doremus
Board of Freeholders
Board of Education
County Board of Freeholders
Reuben Odell
Board of Aldermen
Husband shoots self after wife murder in two states
Felice Belleme, husband of a woman found shot in her No 512 Fast lith street rooms, shot himself in the hallway of No 17 Lexington avenue. Bellome, at Bellevue Hospital, left a note saying he could not bear the disgrace. Coroner quotes Bellome confessing to shooting his wife after striking her. His condition remains critical.
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Felice Belleme
Fastlith Street
Lexington Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
Ita
Bellome
Dooley
No More Appointments Seen From Higgins as Term Ends
Friends of Governor Higgins say he will not fill vacancies. successor to decide. Swazey, deputy superintendent, hoped for promotion if Morgan resigned, but Higgins likely passes on Swazey and Hughes may appoint a Manhattan candidate due to local election work and Tammany Hall familiarity.
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Higgins
Brooklyn
Friends of
Lewis M. Swazey
Morgan
Gins
Swazey
Manhattan
Tammany Hall
Discharge of Negro Troops Sparks Uproar in Washington
President Roosevelt faces vigorous reaction after dismissing without honor the three companies of the 25th Infantry over Brownsville disturbances. Telegrams and letters pour in from the North, including Civil War veterans and veterans who served with Negro troops. A congressional resolution may demand official War Department action and the President’s stand.
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Washington
Rocasvelt
25Th Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
North
Congress
War Department
White House
St Paul Reports Rough Weather Delays Arrival
The American ship St Paul, due here today, reported to Sable Island by wireless that rough weather since leaving Southampton has slowed progress. She was 43 miles east of Sandy and weathering a northeasterly gale, expecting to reach port twenty four hours late.
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New St Paul
Sable Island
Southampton
Sandy
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