Supreme Court orders dissolution of coal trust contracts
The Supreme Court upholds lower court in cancelling 65 percent contracts with independent dealers and dissolving railroad control of the Temple Iron Company. Wickersham says the ruling should destroy the anthracite coal trust, opening path to competition and relief to the public. The decision may lead to further suits against minor coal road combinations as Justice Lurton delivers the court's unanimous opinion.
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Mystery in Contract With Inventor
A cryptic contract dispute involving an unnamed inventor sparks questions about ownership and surprise terms. Officials scrutinize the agreement as witnesses hint at hidden motives and potential leverage in the deal.
Governor Pardons 360 In Arkansas Convict Lease Protest
Governor George W. Donaghey pardons 860 convicts to be released tomorrow as a protest against the convict lease system. The action frees sentences of one to fifteen years, abolishes three convict camps, and keeps some camps for road work while pressing legislative action.
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Mystery in Fifth Avenue Shirts Heist at Store
A young man on Fifth Avenue discarded shirts and two pajama sets after a shoplifting spree at a department store. Police say Frank Johnson and accomplice Andrew Carr planned distractions to steal silk shirts and pajamas worth about 60 dollars. Johnson claimed to be a waiter. Carr a performer. Johnson arrested December 7 for previous sock theft. bail set at 200 dollars.
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Bandit and Sheriff Die in Tamato Springs Shootout
A desperado killed after a dawn standoff atop Tamato Springs ridge as more than a hundred county officers militiamen and citizens close in. Under Sheriff Kert Squires dies after being fatally wounded by the bandit’s fire, deputies wounded, and National Guard Company 1 sent in to flank the position and end the siege. The slain outlaw had earlier attacked Myrtle Huff, 14, niece of a ranchman. The body of Squires recovered after the bandit is killed.
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Astor Narrowly Escapes Auto Crash Near Red Hook
Vincent Astor, driving a high power racing car on a wet Hod Hook road near Red Hook, narrowly avoided serious injury when his car raced alongside Garrett Kipp’s vehicle at high speed. Casey, driving Kipp’s car, was thrown out and injured as the car left the road, damaging the vehicle. Astor stopped, helped, and the Kipp car was towed back to Red Hook.
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Vigenet Takes In New District
District Attorney Whitman widens probe into police graft and disorderly houses as suspensions and investigations spread from central cases to the 1st Inspection District. Key figures including Sergeant O Grady, Patrolman Skelly, and alleged graft collectors are drawn into the drive, with grand jury action expected and Manny Maas possibly called to testify.
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Heinze Divorce Granted After Alimony and Custody Ruling
Mrs. Ternice Heinze of New York City wins a Manhattan Supreme Court divorce from Frita Augustus Heinze known as a kingpin. Justice Arthur Tompkins orders $1,000 monthly alimony and $238 rent for two to three years, plus custody of their son F. Augustus Heinze with educational support after age five. A lone witness Crocker testified about a Denver Denver trip photo, while Heinze did not contest the suit and the decree was signed.
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Mother Promises Private Teachers After Court Hearing
Mrs. Florence Welland of 283 Morris Avenue Bronx appeared in Morricanta Court to answer charges that she failed to send her children to school. She admitted the charge and said she valued health and morals over arithmetic. She claimed to be secretary of a group The Common Health planning a home for babies and argued public schools harm morals. Magistrate Appleton praised the ideas but ordered she send her children to a private school, and the case was dismissed.
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Governors Join Crusade Against All Gambling
Eight states pledge help in suppressing gambling across churches clubs lodges and professional venues. Governors Osborn Michigan Colquitt Texas Gilchrist Florida Dix New York Goldborough Maryland Vesey South Dakota Morris Montana Carey Wyoming back campaign led by Arthur Burrage Marwell. Colquitt of Texas vows punishment including penitentiary for gamblers.
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Baseball blesses China says Harvard president
Cambridge December 16. President Eliot declared that baseball has been the greatest single factor for good among the Chinese. Speaking to students he cited his Orient trip and said the game is growing popular in China and helping them abandon games of chance.
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London Mourns Whitlaw Reid in Westminster Service
London honors American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid with a state funeral style service arranged on the King's initiative. Prime Minister Asquith and Foreign Secretary Grey led tributes in the Commons while Britain proposed sending Reid’s body to New York aboard one of the royal battleships.
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