Inane Demon Kills Family in Fresno Calams Tragedy
Charles Chevaront, an insane rancher, butchered his wife and three children with a hatchet at dawn. He fled to the Northern Pacific tracks, threw himself before a passenger train, and died. One child survived, another fatally wounded, two killed. Authorities note prior insanity and later care.
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Fresno
Calif
Dee
Charles Chevaront
Northern Pacific
Mia
Chevurent
Chevuront
Southern Pacific
Himeself
Card game ends in prospector’s death in Montana
Butte Mont December 22 A quarrel over a card game in a prospector camp in the Powder River country near here led to the killing of Thomas Bell a prospector when W J Schmalsie struck him on the head with a poker Schmalsie surrendered to the police claiming self defense
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Butte
Mont
Ihn & Quarrel
Powder River Country
W. J. Schmalsie
Thomas Bell
Schmalsse
Girls Relatives Indicted for Murder in New Jersey
Newark New Jersey December 22 The grand jury indicted Mrs Caroline B Martin the dead girl Ocey Sneade mother Mrs Mary W Sneade and Miss Virginia Wardlow aunts of Ocey Sneade for murder after testimony in the state case.
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Newark
N. J
Ocey Sneade
East Orange
New Jersey
Caroline B. Martin
Mary W. Sneade
Misa Virginia Wardlow
Inet
Ocoy Sneade
Solons Leaving Washington for Holidays
Washington officials depart in large numbers for Christmas and New Year. By tomorrow most senators representatives and officers will have left the national capital leaving only a small remainder in Washington for the holidays.
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Solons
Washington
Ficlwla
Nasik Official Shot in City Theater Lobby
Bombay dispatch reports A M T Jackson Nasik administrator killed in lobby of a Bombay theater. Police believe the shooting was not part of a larger plot. The assassin, a native, boasted of the deed after arrest as Jackson entered with two young women.
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Bombay
India
A. M. T. Jackson
Nasik
Boel Eh
Jackson
Rain dampens Leopold funeral crowds in Brussels
Dec 22 Brusacks reports heavy rain hindered the spectacle of King Leopold's funeral. Despite the weather, streets were crowded and rooftops along the procession route filled with spectators, with some paying up to $100 for a window seat to view the cortege.
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Brusacks
Leopold
Assassins Busy in Two Continents
A revolver of killings and political violence reported worldwide. Premier Yi of Korea was stabbed fatally by a countryman in Seoul while St Petersburg’s police chief was killed by a bomb. A Romanian prime minister was shot but survived, and a suspected terrorist reign began. The dispatch notes multiple incidents and suspects amid global turmoil.
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St. Petersburg
Houwmania
Seoul
Korea
Shemler Yi
Yie Cham Yog
Marqus Ito
Kourpoff
Assalsia
Michael Voss- Kressensky
Karpoff
Falls
Washington
First Warehouse Looters Guilty Plea Narrowly Clears Path
One of three men charged in the O R H & N warehouse raid pleaded guilty and was fined 60 dollars. William Mdwarida abandoned his not guilty plea under counsel James A. Fee as the earlier sensational case connected to Charles Dickens and Frank J. Ely faced further court action. Dickens and Edwards, warehouse workers, awaited sentencing as the grand jury had indicted others in the raid.
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William Mdwarida
James A. Fee
Meyers
Chnarién Dickens
Frank J. Ely
William Edwards
Ely
Dickens
Edwards
Chiarios Dickey
Mbborney
Nika
Justice of
Penow Parkes
Bly
Denmark Split Over Cook Pole Claim Debate
Copenhagen observers split into three camps on Dr. Frederick Cook's alleged pole discovery. Some believe he reached the pole. others think he believed it, while the majority call him an impostor or doubt his data. Amundsen supports Cook’s self-proclaimed claim but questions the completeness of his data. The University of Copenhagen faces censure for accepting Cook’s proofs. Lonsdale disclaims knowledge of Cook's whereabouts as authorities scrutinize the explorer.
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Brooklyn
Pole
Cook
Amunsen
Lonsdale
Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederick Cook
North Pole
North
Greenland
Arctic
al- Inge Amunsen
Amutsen
Beloves Cook
University of Copenhagen
Fils
New York
Maurice Francis Egan
Frederick A. Cook
Kilhed Nicaragua Dispatches Report Christmas Eve Losses
Americans report Kilhed Nicaragua two armored dines killed during the first round rain yesterday. Homes of the deceased not learned. Mims Then Makin will visit Enterprise for Christmas vacation.
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Nicaragua
Mims
Makin
Enterprise
Gas Explosion Fatal in Muskogee Home
In Muskogee Oklahoma on December 22 a gas explosion blew out the front of the Condrey home. Mrs Charles Condrey and her 10 year old daughter Ord ery were fatally burned. Husband Charles Congrey and three other children, plus neighbor Mrs Lillian Harris, were seriously burned. Hospital reports today said Mia, Condrey and Cordrey would not recover.
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Muskogee
Okla
Charles Condrey
Ordery
Charles Congrey
Lillian Harris
Condrey
Mia
Cordrey
New Year Signals Mythical Plan Reported
Washington dispatches say officials may unveil a legendary New Year signal from the Naval Observatory aided by telegraph and cable firms. The plan, claimed to cover Buenos Aires, Australia, the Philippines, Guam, Matilda and Japan, has never before been attempted on such a global scale.
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Yeor
Washington
Washingtov
Bean
Naval Observatory
Telegraph
Actin Gowler
Nave
Roosevelt expedition prep raises questions of timing
A garbled report from Nairobi indicates Roosevelt and associates are planning a northern expedition with Governor at Government House referenced. Mentions dinners with Miasevelt and others, possible boating plans, and a 4 tennis winner ranking. Unclear specifics due to damaged text.
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Nairobi
If. A
Roonevelt
Government House
Celonel Roosevelt
Little Tim Sullivan Gravely Ill in Tammany Circles
New York December reports Alderman Timothy P. Sullivan known as Little Tim is gravely ill with a heart condition and complications. Attending physicians hold little hope for recovery as last rites have been administered and the longtime Bowery political figure teeters near death.
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New York
Timothy P. Sullivan
Little Tim
Will Continue Sale at Baker and Folsom Furniture
Baker and Folsom will continue their dissolution sale of furniture until Christmas Day. Big bargains across the store with the gale closing in. only two more days remain to shop before the sale ends.
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Baker & Folsom
Trainmen blamed for Kamela derailment investigation report
A board of inquiry pinned blame on Conductor Ray and Brakeman Anderson for failing to set hand brakes on extra 2723 west, causing a wreck four miles west of Meacham Oregon on December 20 1909. No injuries occurred. damages totaled 7500 equipment 2006 contents and 40 track. Younke cleared. Rays duties cited as cause.
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Kamela
Ray
Anderson
Board of Inquiry
Meacham
Oregon
I. D. Fields
Wilson
F. Ray
W. £. Anderson
Board of
Younke
W. Rollons
W. Rk, Ladd
A. Buckley
K.P. Wentworth
B. Fr. Marlin
Hotel Prop
Karl Gillander
Poastmeter & Merchant
Fire destroys wards at Central Hospital for the Insane
A fire at the Central Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville Tennessee destroyed three wards of the north annex. About 180 women patients were moved safely to the men's department and to the south wing as firemen and volunteers aided evacuations. Some inmates fled, and reports say several women perished on the fourth floor while officials could not confirm any deaths.
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Washington
Zelaya
Estrada
Rama
State Department
Shipley
Cruizer Des Moines
Extrade
Gonzales
Central Hospital
Jacksonville
Tus
Central Hospital For
Wills
Conbre
Funrid
H. P. Carrier
Eouth
Miners Reported Killed in Oklahoma Mine Explosion
McAlester Oklahoma December 22 Several miners are reported killed in a noon explosion at Samples Number 2 coal mine near here Local officials and rescue teams rushed to the scene as authorities began identifying the victims and securing the mine for investigation
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McAlester
Okio
Farer Queen Seeks Plea Change to Not Guilty
Mary Myrtle fohieon and Maud Raney faced arraignment as the Farer Queen, known for swindling, attempted to withdraw pleas of guilty before Judge James A. Fie. The state, represented by District Attorney Pholpe, opposed the move. The case centers on forged evidence and the long delay affecting the defendants’ ability to be retried, with the Queen previously acquitted in another Seattle matter.
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Mary Myrtle Fohieon
Maud Raney
Seattle
Seatil
Gener
Jipyong
Scarle
Efi
Joe Glakely
Panton
James A. Fie
Pholpe
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