Juror Waldron Returns Home as Trial Is Dismissed
Pale and weak from hunger and exposure, juror Waldron tells Judge Porterfield of four days wandering seeking air. The judge dismi sses the trial on grounds of mental incompetence amid Waldron’s claim he is not crazy and his fear of confinement.
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Field
Waldron
Porterfield
Argentine
Emporia
Kan
Kansas City
William Moore
Jury
Courthouse
Centeropolis Hotel
Weather Forecast for Nebraska from Chicago Weather Bureau
The December bulletin from the Chicago station of the U S Weather Bureau forecasts generally turning cooler tonight and Friday in Nebraska with little change in temperature.
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Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Prohibition Order on Import of Absinthe to U.S.
Washington reports the Pure Food Board of the Department of Agriculture declared absinthe dangerous to health and ordered its importation banned after January 1. The order awaits the Secretary of Agriculture's signature to take effect.
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Washington
Pure Food Board
Department of Agriculture
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Sioux City Bride Switch Sparks Elopement In Illinois
Miss Marion Lake of Sioux City changed plans at the last minute to marry Lawton Wyckoff, a former fiancé, eloping from Chicago to Elgin Illinois where they wed on Tuesday evening. Wyckoff went to meet Lake after she telegraphed from Chicago to Lawton Wyckoff.
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Sioux City
Marion Lake
Chicago
Lawton Wyckoff
Elgin
Governor Vessey Refutes January Resignation Claim
Harrisburg dispatch reports Governor Vessey denying plans to resign in January. He states he has no intention to leave office early to return to business, but will do so at the end of his term. The telegram answers rumors that circulated in South Dakota.
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Harrisburg
Vessey
South Dakota
Shuster Retains Persian Treasurer General Post
In Teheran on December 14 W Morgan Shuster remains as Persia treasurer general as the cabinet lacks authority to dismiss him without the national council consent which has not been granted.
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Teheran
Persia
W. Morgan Shuster
National Council
Know Where Reyes Is Under Secretive U S Surveillance
Washington December 14 The Department of Justice knows but will not reveal the location of Gen Bernardo Reyes who is under surveillance by agents. Reyes was indicted at Laredo Texas for alleged neutrality law violations and released on a ten thousand dollar bond.
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Reyes
Washington
Department Justice
Bernardo Reyes
Department
Laredo
Tex
Murdered by Farmhand in Defreestville Tragedy
Albany dispatch reports an Italian farmhand killed Mrs. Conrad Morner and her two daughters Edith and Blanche plus 2-year-old Arthur at the Morner farm in Defreestville New York. A bloodstained hatchet and four foot balestick were found near the bodies in a cow barn, with authorities deeming the suspect insane.
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New York State
Albany
Morner
Defreestville
Rensselaer County
Conrad Morner
Edith
Blanche
Arthur
Morher
Arthur Morner
Dennis
Horse falls injures Ira Ellenwood in Neligh Nebraska
Ira Ellenwood suffered a fractured right toe when his horse stepped in a hole and fell between the knee and ankle while he and Pete Peterson were buying cattle for a local firm near Neligh. The attending physician reports he is resting as well as could be expected.
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Neligh
Neb
Ira Ellenwood
Pete Peterson
Cummins presses for Supreme Court review of Tobacco decree
Senator Cummins of Iowa urged swift action on his bill to have the Supreme Court review the New York circuit court decree approving the American Tobacco company reorganization. He argued the same owners control the three holding companies and the old firm, making the new arrangement just as unlawful as before. No action was taken on the bill.
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Washington
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court For
Southern District of New York
American Tobacco Company
Congress
Supreme Court
Cummins
American Company
P. Lorillard Company
Liggett & Myers Company
Old American Company
Attorney General
Circuit Court
Tobacco Trust
Nation wide dynamite crimes linked to McNamaras
Indiana grand jury begins probe into a 17 state explosion spree involving over 100 structures. The list from the National Erectors Association traces incidents from 1905 to 1911 across Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania New York California and more, with McNamara and McManigal central but others implied.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Federal Grand Jury
National Erectoral Association
Het
Massachusetts
Connecticut
John J
James B. McNamara
Ortie McManigal
Detroit
McNamaras
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Utah
Washington
Calfornia
Illinois
Pennsylvanian
McNamara
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Cleveland
Santa Barbara
Cal
Taft
National Erectors Association
W. E. Griffin
Kansas City
McManigal
Alx
Mec
Sheep Growers Conclave Opens Amid Tariff Debate
The 48th annual National Wool Growers Association meeting began in Omaha with delegates from most states. President F R Gooding Idaho urged tariff reform and protested Western freight rates claiming European flockmasters can ship to Boston cheaper. He pushed tariff shift to tax scoured wool and cited Wilson bill effects. Bryan and Pinchot criticisms followed with reports from treasurer E Demiraca Montana and secretary S W McClure Idaho.
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Omaha
Dee
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Congress
F. R. Gooding
Idaho
Gooding
Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Commission
Boston
Mr. Gooding
Bryan
Pinchot
Forester
E. Demiraca
Montana
S. W. McClure
Doctors report progress on Dr Charles Eliot
Columbo Ceylon dated December 14 reports that physicians in charge of Dr Charles Eliot show good progress in his condition.
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Columbo Ceylon
Charles Eliot
KILLED BY TRAIN IN NELIGH YARDS
Alfred Graham a young mixed blood Indian from near Cody Nebraska was fatally injured while attempting to beat his way on westbound passenger train No 5 in Neligh Nebraska He died at 4 AM from internal injuries with ribs and the right leg broken Coroner Conwell summoned the train crew to testify and the jury adjourned to hear more testimony about how the accident occurred
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Graham
Neligh
Neb
Alfred Graham
Cody
Conwell
Roosevelt Sees 5000 Cheer at Harvard Overlook
Col Theodore Roosevelt observed a crowd of about 5000 in Boston as he attended Harvard college board of overseers meeting. He greeted supporters with smiles but refused to speak. He later backed Gov Robert Bass of New Hampshire to address a progressive Republican rally next Saturday.
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Boston
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt
State Street
Board of Overseers
Harvard College
Col. Roosevelt
Robert P. Bass
New Hampshire
New Sioux City Bank to Open in Sioux City
Ed T. Kearney of Jackson Nebraska plans to start a new bank in Sioux City with a capitalization around 100000. He is a leading banker in the region and will open the bank shortly after the first of the year.
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T. Kearney
Jackson, Neb
Sioux City
Ed. T. Kearney
Jackson
Neb
American Troops Kill 42 Outlaws in Mindanao Campaign
Reported today that American forces killed forty two outlaws in Mindanao amid efforts to suppress brigandage by Moro bands. The action followed a three month old order to disarm the Moro population of Mindanao and Jolo, with several engagements but few American casualties.
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Lanae
Mindanao
Jolo
Ammerintus
Four criminals confess in Kaufman murder robbery case
Chicago police report that four men Stacey, Rabenau, Channell, and Habenau planned a robbery that ended in the north side killing of Mrs. Hattie Kaufman on December 2. Habenau claims he did not fire the shot while the others acted. the group fled in the car but abandoned it after the gasoline ran out.
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Chicago
Ale Fred” Bone
Oakland
Hatthe Kaufman
Dee
Honeham
Habenau
Ravenan
Foot of the Bee Claws and Pads Enable Ceiling Climbing
Tickner Edwardes explains in The Lore of the Honeybee how bees cling to rough and smooth surfaces. Bees use short strong double claws to grip uneven surfaces and soft flexible pads with oily exudate to attach and detach per foot independently.
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Tickner Edwardes
Aossociation
Saxon Names and Viking Fury Across Ancient Shores
The New York American recalls how Saxons bore bloody names like Ax and Skull Cleaver, while Vikings spread death along coasts. It notes the terror of Northmen spurring Christians to prayers and claims descendants remain fearsome when roused.
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New York
Not Full Grief in Parisian Dress Codes
The Baltimore American reports on social customs noting Gladys holds rigid views on modest dress. Her strict ideas extend to mourning when her half sister dies, she wears only half mourning. This reflects strict etiquette in period society.
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Gladys
Baltimore
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