Waterways memorial seeks Lakes to Gulf canal aid
A fifty member Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways Association delegation, led by W. K. Kavanaugh, presented a memorial to Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon urging Congress to back a Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico ship canal and to appropriate 350 million annually for harbors and waterways.
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Washington
Memphis of the Lakes
Senate
Fairbanks
Indiana
Ohio River
Republic
James J. Hill Addresses Rivers and Harbors Congress
James J. Hill delivering at the Rivers and Harbors Congress earned enthusiasm with praise for railroads backing waterway development. He urged permission to conduct business under proper regulations and vision for United States waterways, highlighting Duluth’s growth as a key point.
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Washington
Rivers and Harbors Congress
James J. Hill
United States
Greg
Hill
Duluth
Henderson halts railroad rate litigation in Alabama
President Henderson of the Alabama Railroad Commission ordered a suspension of all rate cases before the commission. The move halts actions on rectifying discriminations and fixing rates for roads under a Federal restraining order, delaying any rate reduction proceedings until the commission's powers are clarified.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Alabama Railroad Commission
Jones
Railroad Commission
Raid on West 68th poolroom uncovers rare literary cache
Police arrest Charles Frank Wagner known as a broker for maintaining a poolroom in a five story building at 67 West 68th Street. A sewing machine, three leather bound books, and a chemistry notebook are found among the belongings, with fifteen men questioned and released except Wagner.
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Charles Frank Wagner
West 68Th Street
Roycroft
Elbert Hubbard
Walt Whitman
Chopin
Jimmy
Frank
Shekels
Hanson
Walsh
Goldheimer
Wagner
Trapper W B Nethaway Kills Wife and Takes Own Life
On a passenger train in Norfolk Nebraska W B Nethaway a noted trap shooter killed his wife and then killed himself after confronting a crowd and telephoning his mother He angrily referenced Senator Allen the former Nebraska senator who represented Mrs Nethaway in divorce proceedings against him.
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the Tribune
Norfolk
Neb
W. B. Nethaway
Nethaway
Alien
United States
Nebraska
Allen
Fire causes small blaze at Metropolitan Opera House
A short circuit ignited a lantern during La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera House last night. The flame flared for about a minute before a super in a gendarme costume toppled the burning paper. Performers Bond and Mme Sembrich remained unperturbed.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Mme. Sembrich
Bonci
Bond
Mme. Semprich
Grafts 1974 Pieces of Skin Placed on Woman
Westboro Massachusetts December 5 a remarkable skin grafting achievement was completed today at the J G Kestler farm when the last of 1974 pieces of skin was applied to the right side of Mrs Kestler who was severely burned in a kerosene explosion last July. The operation lasted over three months and used skin from her husband on arms and legs. The entire right side and face are now covered.
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the Tribune
Westboro
Mass
J. G. Kestler
Bryan and Guffey Discuss Various Topics in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on December 5 W J Bryan sought Colonel James M Guffey Democratic national committeeman. The two men met for two hours at the Bryans hotel and discussed many subjects but avoided politics in the presence of Mrs Bryan.
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Pittsburg
W J. Bryan
James M. Guffey
Bryans
Extreme Cold Grip Shakes Adirondacks and Mohawk Valley
Temperatures plunged across the Mohawk Valley and Adirondacks with Utica recording 6 below and areas as low as 24 below at Bigmoose. Ice formed two to four inches on the Erie Canal raising doubt about keeping the waterway open through December 10.
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Utica
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Adirondack
Adirondacks
Morehouseville
Erie Canal
Coast steamers in collision near Providence
The whaleback steamer Bayport from Newport News to Boston with a coal laden tow collided with the Merchants and Miners steamship New Orleans off Providence last night. Bayport was cut down at the bow to the water line and docked today to remove cargo for repairs.
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the Tribune
Providence
Bayport
Newport News
Boston
New Grileans
Actress Clara Bloodgood Dies by Own Action in Baltimore
Baltimore report: actress Clara Bloodgood, star of Clyde Fitch’s The Truth, shoots herself in Stafford Hotel rooms after a matinee and mailing a note to her husband. Leading man William Courtney and company members witnessed her passed mood and earlier performance. motive cited as nervous breakdown fear.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Clara Bloodgood
The
Academy
Clyde Fitch
Stafford Hotel
New York
Paul Armstrong
Society
Mr. Farnum
Clara Sutton Bloodgood
Laimbeer
Ann Sophia Stephens
Nina Sutton
Walter Crosby
Clara Sutton Stephens
William Havemeyer
Havemeyer
John K. Bloodgood
John Bloodgood
Emily Lattimer
William Lattimer
Bloodgood
Daniel Frohman
Detective Fends Off Mob To Nab Suspect in Brooklyn
Joseph Russo, a Central Office detective, faced a 500-strong mob to arrest Michael Carlucci on a contempt charge after resisting a subpoena. Russo forced entry from Union Street and escorted Carlucci to headquarters amid threats and a locked door.
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Joseph Russo
Central Office
Rapelyea Street
Brooklyn
Michael Carlucci
Foster
Luigi Favata
No. 171
Mulberry Street
Russo
Carlucci
Union Street
Boston & Maine Shops Burned At Prison Point
Fire at the Boston & Maine Railroad repair plant East Cambridge destroyed the boiler machine paint and roundhouse buildings along with fifteen locomotives. Loss estimated at 250000. An onlooker Augustus W Ring of Somerville was killed by runaway horses from Engine Company 31. Two firemen were severely injured by falling girders.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Prison Point
East Cambridge
Engine Company 31
Augustus W. Ring
Somerville
Doctor Charles A Dor man dies. attended Jefferson Davis
Dr. Charles A. Dorfman who cared for Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe died at his New Haven home from apoplexy. A famed Connecticut physician, he left a wife and son and wrote extensively about Fortress Monroe and the Miles controversy defending General Miles.
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Tribune
New Haven
Conn
Chaaries A. Dorman
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Fortress Monroe
Connecticut
Nelson A. Miles
Davis
Norman
General Miles
Warwick House sale noted in St James Palace area
The Warwick House property near St James's Palace, associated with the Earl of Warwick, stood as the residence of Miss Mary H late William E Dodge of New York. The town press notes the sale and references the Dodge family connection to London.
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Warwick House
St. James's Palace
Earl of Warwick
Istood
Mary H
William E. Dodge
London
Uncle Dodge
The
New York
Maniac shooter wounds three at Governor Guild visit
John A. Steele of Everett opened fire in the Massachusetts State House anteroom wounding labor leaders Edward Cohen Dennis Driscoll and Huddell. Cohen is critical while Driscoll unconscious after a scalp wound and Huddell knocked down. Steele, released on parole from Danvers Insane Asylum, was overpowered and jailed.
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Boston
John A. Steele
Everett
State House
Governor Guild
Govnor
Edward Cohen
Lynn
American Federation of Labor
Dennis D. Driscoll
Arthur M. Huddell
Central Labor Union
Danvers Insane Asylum
Charles S. Groves
J. H. Whitney
Guild
Steele
Cohen
Massachusetts General Hospital
Driscoll
Huddell
A. M. Kennedy
Salem
Essex House of Correction
Rhode Island
Groves
Abraham Lincoln
General Whitney
Kennedy
Mr. Groves
Waddell
Mr. Huddell
State Police
Dr. Harvey
Driscol
Hudden
Board of Insanity
Massachusetts
Engineers’ Union of
Danvers
Mass
State Insane Hospital
Westboro
Jane Steele
Bryan dollar dinner marks kickoff of presidential bid
Omaha on December 5 reports the Dahlma Democratic Club has arranged a dollar dinner at the Auditorium for Saturday night. Mr Bryan will deliver the principal address with many prominent Democrats from across the country attending as speakers and guests.
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Omaha
Dahlma Democratic Club
Bryan
Troops Deployed to Goldfield as Nonunion Mining Returns
President Roosevelt ordered General Funston to send regular troops from San Francisco to Goldfield Nevada to quell potential unrest. Mine owners plan to resume nonunion operations in a camp historically dominated by unions, with 500 arms reported and powder stolen from Booth mine. Local streets remain quiet amid precautionary measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Goldfield, Nev
Sparks
Booth
Goldfield
Republics to Arbitrate at Central American Peace Conference
Washington reports delegates in session reach practical outlines for an arbitration treaty with an international court to resolve disputes among Central American nations. Minor points remain about language while disarmament is discussed only in theory. The conference aims to finish before Christmas and consider commerce, navigation, extradition treaties to deepen regional ties.
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Washington
Central America
Mayor outlines line of inquiry for City Commissioners of Accounts
Mayor McClellan said the Commissioners will probe all city departments beginning with the Water Board then move to Borough Presidents Haffen Coler Bermel and Cromwell. Beginning January 1 two investigations run parallel with Mitchel handling hearings and Gaynor focusing on books. Governor Flughes seeks briefs in Ahearn charges.
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McClellan
Commissioners of Accounts
Water Board
Haffen
Bronx
Coler
Bermel
Cromwell
Mitchel
Gaynor
Flughes
City Club
Ahearn
Bold Jewelry Theft in Williamsburg Store
Two men robbed John W. Brower’s jewelry shop at 471 Grand Street in Williamsburg last night, smashing a front window and removing four trays of diamonds and watches worth about 5000 dollars. The pair fled down Grand Street, into Hope Street, Marcy Avenue, and South 4th Street, boarding a car to New York as the clerk pursued.
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John W. Brower
Grand Street
Williamsburg
Mr. Brower
Brower
de Witt Brower
Hope Street
Marcy Avenue
South 4Th Street
New York
Woman leaps from window at Monongahela House
Elizabeth Reunek of New York City, about thirty five, well dressed, jumped from a third story window of the Monongahela House in Pittsburg at 7 30 pm. She was found unconscious at the scene and taken to the Homopathic Hospital. She claimed her brother Frederick Reunek of Union Switch and Signal Company would meet her.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Reunek
New York City
Monongahela House
Homopathic
Union Switch and Signal Company
Republican National Committee debate on Roosevelt succession in Washington
In Washington many Republican National Committee members discuss the 1904 campaign. The mood shifts from backing Roosevelt to uncertainty about extending his presidency. The meeting at Shoreham will choose a chairman Harry S. New and decide convention location with Kansas City Denver and Chicago as leading options.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Republican National Committee
Platt
Connecticut
Allison
Lodge
Cannon
The
Tribune
Roosevelt
National
Anchorage
Mr. Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
William Barnes, Jr
William L. Ward
Shoreham
Harry S. New
White House
Kansas City
Denver
Chicago
Informal Republican caucus shapes convention plans at Capitol
A Washington informal caucus of Republican National Committee members and other politicians met at the Capitol to discuss Chicago as convention city and to prepare a sub committee slate for convention details. Participants included Senators Dick Crane Hemenway and Lowden and Representative Lowden. The group aimed to keep any slate secret until nomination time.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Republican National Committee
Capitol
Chicago
Foraker
Crane
Knox
Hemenway
Fairbanks
Lowden
Illinois
Cannon
Carter
Kansas City
National Committee
Colorado Committeeman previews Roosevelt Taft options
Marshal Bailey, Colorado National Committeeman by proxy, reports Colorado voters favor Roosevelt if he runs again or Taft if Roosevelt declines. He notes strong support for Taft due to his administration and believes Colorado reflects regional sentiment, awaiting presidential nomination decisions.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Marshal Bailey
National
Colorado
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Taft
Wyoming
Utah
Nebraska
Idaho
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