Tank steamer Oklahoma sinks off Sandy Hook. crew saved
A tank steamer named Oklahoma foundered in rough seas near Sandy Hook while part of its crew were rescued by the Hamburg-America line freighter Bu Veta. Captain Alfred Gunter and several officers were taken aboard, with continued reports of distress from other vessels. The vessel, 2795 tons, left New York for Port Arthur, Texas, and rescue efforts were hindered by damaged wireless and late identification.
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Associated Press
New York
Sandy Druck
Oklahoma
de Stites Stince
Shessumburg-American Line
Philadelphia
Buxton
Alfred Gunter
Bert Iverson
Knute Dahle
Carl Eklunde
William Oasis
Christian Russmussen
Hamilton Fowell
Herman Erickson
J. M. Guffey Petroleum Company
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Admits Many Crimes In St Louis Robberies
Sigmar Zimmerman, seventeen, confessed to police in St Louis that he had committed fourteen burglaries in saloons groceries and drug stores in the city over the past three weeks.
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Associated Proesy Bt
Probe into city streetcar collision begins in Chicago
The newly formed public utilities commission launches an inquiry into a late Saturday streetcar collision in Chicago. The first case before the board involves representatives from the streetcar company and the utility body promises thorough, permanent oversight in Ulis City and Springfield.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jane
Jmnavis Public Utilities
Rey
Offons
Nefitead
Hesky Telerapt
Sormaeneld
Vid Comicuession
Alee
Sesson
Ulis City
Springfield
Supreme Court upholds state income tax law challenges
The Supreme Court today held Wisconsin’s income tax law valid amid a series of cases on state revenue and jurisdiction. It affirmed that state courts may collect revenue, while city or county officials may face limits. The decision touched on naturalization fees and other local charges, with emphasis on Congress’s intent to warn consumers about certain drugs and on interstate commerce restrictions affecting city ordinances.
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Associated
Harry I. Mulerevy
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Congress
McKenna
Bartlesville
Oklo
James Day
Robert Ross
Las
Woathin
Day
City of
New York
Harold Cramer
Chicago
Will Fight to the Death in Mexican Rebel Conflict
AP dispatches report the northern division of the Mexican federal army intent on crushing rebels and keeping Huerta in power. Gen Francisco Castro and Gun Wars Interviews are cited from headquarters amid rebel attacks. Washington notes Major McNamee aided four Mexican soldiers near the Rio Grande as the Ensenada situation involves a U.S. warship and rising tensions.
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Ojimaga
Brieadier
Dis
McNamee
Coderal
Rio Grande
State Department
Ensenada
True Bill for Moulthrop in Forgery Case
Assorted press report notes Jane Moulthrag, former Senate clerk, charged with forging a senator name on a $4000 check. The piece cites links to a Chicago figure, a prosecutor, and publication of a certificate, mentioning various names and alleged connections.
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Assomatid Pres
Washington
Jane Moulthrag
Senate
Lew Te
Hinels
Chicago
Levis
Oldest Man John Weels Dies at Fordham Birthplace
John Weels, aged about forty one years, died today in New Jersey. Born at Fordham, he endured blindness for many years and lived in hardship after his early life. The report notes his long decline and mentions the family’s mourning in the community.
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Ascocline Fress
H Conn
John Weels
Saul Te de
Did not go to Ireland admits hoax claims
Special to The Northwestern from Wausay Wisconsin dated January 3 reports Patricek HH Orien denied traveling to Ireland. Sheridan had claimed relatives met him there and he was visiting a twelve million estate. The letter from California says he has not been to Ireland and appears to be probing a hoax.
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Wis
Patricek HH
Orien
Sheridan
Fou
Ireland
California
New Posting for Sir Lionel Carden to Rio De Janeiro
London reports Sir Lionel Carden British minister to Mexico City will be transferred to Rio de Janeiro as minister to Brazil. Charles Murray Marling is named likely successor, with Carden’s move tied to ongoing debates over his interviews and not discrediting his record.
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London
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Aleaiy
Shorty
Lio de Janvire
Brazil
Ile
Francis William Strange
Mexico City
Charles Murray Marling
Turkey
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Renett
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Beit
Maacan
Sir Langel
Mester City
Fletcher
Tanyuce
Huerta Gayey
Britel Cormen
Elgin Prices Edge Up By One-Half Cent On Jan 3
By Anseated Pres Flain VH, prices for potter worn at thirty one cent? Not clear. The notice records a small price movement with a drop of about half a cent and notes Elgin as the location.
Bank opens after deficit linked to missing cashier
The Farmers' Bank of Schaumburg Illinois reopened after a 40000 deficit blamed on irregularities by a disappered assistant cashier. Twenty-two stockholders voted to double the capital, while President John Fenx said warrants would be sought for Henning and the bank awaits explanation and restitution.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Farmers’ Bank
Oi Schauniurg
Niermias
Stork
John Fenx
Henning
Rates Protest Over Tolls In Menasha Wisconsin
A large petition from Menasha and area farmers prompts a Menasha Advancement Association meeting at City Hall to challenge Wisconsin Telephone tolls deemed unfair and discriminatory, with a post office building issue also on the agenda. Also notes on local court appearances, new nursing position in Milwaukee area, and community items from Menasha.
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Nortunweswin
Wade
Furces
Appleton
Menasha
Frank Schmid
Eagle Code
Schubert
Stein
Ife
Oshkosh
Peter Berringer
Telitak Toe City
Unclear historical clash noted with undefined parties
Fragmentary OCR recounts a dispute or event involving Wiesau, Palle te, and others, with mentions of a county, a protest or legal action, a dated sequence, and an official remark by Edward Miler about enforcing or delaying a legal pronouncement. The text is garbled and names, places, dates are partially unreadable.
Ferris Handles Strike Settlement Effort in Calumet
Calumet Mich January reports an intensified strike dispute as labor leaders and company managers seek avenues for state and federal intervention. Governor Ferris and Labor Commissioner Cunningham weigh potential actions while union and employer factions argue over lasting resolution. Authorities contemplate the deportation of United Mine Workers president Moyer and respond to ongoing inquiries.
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Associated Dress
Calumet
Mich
Dan
Western Federation of Miners
Dulduny
Ferma
Cunningham
Charles H. Moyer
John 8
Densmore
Federal Department of Labor
Uen
Jh Vara
Anton Agedils
Duiten
Elace
Conaparaca Fe Pbs
Stotea Cates
Owere
Blas
Cepertis
Bronwo
Beer Prices, Rail Fares Cut Across Regions
Rates across Wisconsin and nearby routes were lowered affecting shipments to Manitowoc and Minocqua. Freight charges from Waukegan to Milwaukee and from Wausau to Minocqua decreased to nine prices per hundred pounds with reduced service times. The railroad commission denied David Ganterhein’s request to stop all Burlington trains at Pine Lake. Vive trains will now stop there.
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Morrison
Woorsall
WA Vane Rent Association
David Ganterhein
Diamond Bhat
Pina Luc
Vive
Keating and Forester Graves Discuss Action on Rail Activity
Representative Keating talked with Cluet Forester Graves who promised an immediate probe into General Rail activity. Keating said Mother Jones would return to the scene of her report.
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Keating
Cluet Forester Graves
Jones
Aliens Must Be Good Despite Years In U S
The Supreme Court ruling says aliens who have lived in the United States for years remain subject to immigration law. If they visit their homeland and return within three years, they may face permanent ineligibility for naturalization or other immigration benefits.
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Heven
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Supreme Court
Anna Lapina
Hammel Cases Dismissed in Dickson County Court
Special to The Northweete reports that all criminal charges against Lasid Fluminel and his sons Hoy and Walter Hammel were dismissed by the Dickson County Circuit Judge, after venue moved from Appleton. The bank failure, blamed on private banking by Bly, Hammel, and Walter, led to bankruptcy with liabilities of 156,110.92 and assets of 45,721.48. Depositors suffered heavy losses. one man attributed stress to the turmoil, and former Appleton mayor David Lummer and Walter Hammel, ex-mayor of Gladstone, are named in connection with the era’s events.
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Appleton
Hoy
Walter
Dickson County
Mie
Mounetui
Ks~ Canada
David Lummer
Walter Hammel Wis
Gladstone
Companies Join Hands In Wisconsin Utility Merger
Green Bay and Milwaukee gas and electric concerns merge with Wisconsin Public Service Company to cut accounting costs. Clement Smith of Milwaukee led a two year syndicate of bankers. the Wisconsin Public Service name will be used. The nominal purchase price was $1. Public Security Company and Green Bay Electric are included in the consolidation.
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Green Bay
Dhve
Wisconan Public Securie Company
Green Bay Kivctrie Company
Clement ©. Smith
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Service Company
Wisconsin Public Service Company
Tracks Torn Up in City After Grade Crossing Crash
In Memphis Tennessee today a large force of workers including Mayor E H Comp and Commissioner Thomas Iles tore up railroad tracks at the grade crossing where five persons were killed and several injured last night in a collision between a freight train on the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis road and an street car.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jan
E. H. Comp
Thomas Iles
Ambie Wilities
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Bride Victim of Accidental Shotgun Death
An accidental shotgun discharge while her husband cleaned the gun killed Mrs. Herbert Higgings at North Henderson. The bride of only a few months died instantly from a chest wound near the heart.
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Uichburg
Mra. Hieherd Lgging
North Ldenderson
Reporter Appointed and Clerical Post Filled in Wisconsin
Madison June 6 report by special to The Northwestern notes Charles A Cyob4 of Fudsom is reappointed court reporter for the Eighth district by Judge George Thompson. Wusene Wullt of Milwaukee earns a clerkship in the state ranking department starting at 1200 dollars and is at ware.
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Madison
Wis
Charles A. Cyob4
Fudsom
George Thompson
Wusene Wullt
Milwaukee
State Ranking Department
Ware
Rest Day Observed Amid Turmoil in Caubiport
Ambiguously worded report from Caubiport Massachusetts notes a day of rest declared by President Witten, with unclear references to soil and travel by auto. The piece mentions a golf course and an afternoon drive along the coast or road, leaving readers without a clear sequence of events or identifiable actions.
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Dros
Caubiport
Dan
Witten
Freedmen to share in $5,001,000 of tribal funds
A district court of appeal held today that Breediman of the Cherokee nation will oversee distribution of five million one thousand dollars in money and property to freedmen, with the court determining how the assets are allocated.
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Ty Associated Press
Worshmedon
Jan Breediman
Cherokee Nation
District Court of Appeal
States May Levy Tax Case Reported
A Supreme Court ruling from Malden Mass involves Pandan Ro Hawley contesting state tax on stock holdings in corporations in other states. The case centers on whether states may tax intangible property and the impact on constituents.
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Washington
Supreme Comit Se Treld
River Free of Ice Hums January Boating Feats
The Misats ipph river at this point has broken all records and remains ice free except along the shore. Big boats can navigate the open channel while several parties used rowboats and launches to test boating in January.
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la Crone
Wie
Misatsipph
Rivalry in Idaho power war leaves consumers in the dark
Federal court proceedings reveal a tangle of companies sharing similar names in a fierce electric power dispute in Boise. Idaho Light and Power and Idaho-Oregon Light and Power face injunctions, receivers, and claims by stockholders about control and payments. Battery of lawsuits exposes complex ownership across Swan Falls and Horseshoe Bend plants, with utilities at risk of interrupted service as $60,000 allegedly due remains unsettled.
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Northwestern
Boise
Iduha Jan
Uutwara
Unis City
Idaho Light and Bower Company
Beaver River Power Company
Idaho-Oresen Light and Power
Idaho Light and Power Company
Idaho-Oregon
Frank
Dietrich
Idaho Power and Light Company
Idanhoe-Oregon Company
Ali
Ptate
Northwest
Idaho-Oregon Light and Power Company
Idaho
Idaho Traction Company
Swan Walls Power Company
Idaho- Oregon Light and Power Company
Itlano Railway, Light and Power Company
Idaho-Oregon Company
W. J. Ferris
S. L. Fuller
Idaho Railway, Light and Power Company
Reaver River Power Company
Heaver River
Beaver River Company
Miletrich
O. G. F. Markings
Idaho-Oregon Height and Power Company
Swan Falls
Horseshoe Bend
Idaho Company
Idaho- Oregon Company
Crder
Pantel M. Lord
Menais
Ralway Company
Markhng
Beaver
Idaho Laight and Dower
Lordasha
Markhus
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