Passengers Taken Off Grounded Boat In gale off Atlantic City
Wireless from Captain Lindsey reports the transfer of Turrialba’s fifty seven passengers is complete and they should reach New York by four this afternoon aboard the cutter Seneca. The ship blew ashore during a fierce Atlantic City gale and work began at seven this morning to move mail baggage and passengers to the Seneca. An attempt to release the Turrialba is planned for today.
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New York
Lindsey
Atlantic City
Senator Tillman Not to Be Bluffed in Senate Gossip
Washington reporters recount a quiet senate moment as colleagues crowd around Senator Ben Tillman of South Carolina during a health lull. Tillman jokes that he will indict them for conspiracy and accuses the group of bluffing him about recovering.
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Tillman
Washington
Senate
Ben Tillman
South Carolina
Ben
Little Ball Signals Time Across the Fleet
Washington story explains how the time ball atop the naval buildings drops at noon. The Arlington radio station Whitelesgea, the naval observatory, and telegraph operators synchronize clocks worldwide as ships at sea receive the exact moment through a flash of “noon.”
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Washington
Naval Observatory
Arlington
Whitelesgea
Steel trust officers announce general wage increase
New York December 25 officers of the steel trust declare a general wage increase affecting workers across the industry. The move signals a broad raise amid ongoing labor pressures and market conditions.
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New York
The
Steel Trust
Sulzer Faces Deep Problems At Inauguration
Albany December 25 Governor elect Sulzer faces a vast agenda for New York with reform measures on labor women child protection workers compensation factory department reform taxation and railroad laws. The entirely Democratic legislature will push a merit system for state employes while opposition confronts reform efforts. Lt. Gov Glynn aids the senate.
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Albany
New York
New York State
William Sulver
Empire State
Ias
Radicat
Sulzer
Asd
State Assembly
Congress
Senate
Glynn
Shells Fail to Penetrate Iceberg Mystery
Washington reports describe the iceberg’s elusive nature after a Birmingham commander said five inch shells inflicted little damage beyond holes. Birmingham and Chester patrols near the Titanic area warned that only a fourth patrol would render the region safe. In San Francisco a Tank incident left EB W Anderson dead after a flywheel fouled an oil tank, his clothing fragments found clinging to the tank side.
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Washington
San Francisco
EB. W. Anderson
Pacific Tank and Pipe Company
Anderson
Taft visits Pacific entrance of Panama Canal on Christmas
President Taft spent Christmas inspecting the Pacific entrance to the canal at Panamia Panama and expressed pleasure at the work. He then departed for Colon to dine with American Minister Dodge, followed by a ball where President Porras of Panama will be a guest.
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Taft
Pacific
Canal
Colon
Dondge
Porras
Three Men Reported Dead in Rock Blast
A report from Bolse says three foreign workers were killed when a blast in a rock cut between Van Wyck and Crawford prematurely exploded as they worked on the extension into Long Valley. The blast occurred before the men could escape, covering them in rock and debris. News came in by telephone from Van Wyck confirming the explosion and deaths.
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Bolse
Daha
Nampa
van Wyck
Crawford
Long Valley
Shinyo Maru Modified Propellers Delayed Arrival
San Francisco reports the Toyo Kisen Kaisha liner Shinyo Maru will arrive Friday four days behind schedule after Shino was drydocked at Nagasaki to install larger pitched propellers. Engineers complained engines ran at too high a speed.
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San Francisco
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Shinyo Maru
Nagisisaki
Offenders Punished by U S in New Way
Washington December 25. For the past year the navy department has confined enlisted sailors as detainees under the same regulations, instead of sending them to prison for minor offenses. The new policy has kept several men from being discharged as disgraced offenders and allowed them to return to service on the same footing as others.
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Washington
Navy Department
Pipe Line To Supply Pendleton Water Soon
Work to supply Pendleton with mountain water will begin shortly as Frank Faucett of Boise has been awarded the tunnel contract through the bluffs near Thorn Hollow springs. The tunnel will run about 200 feet, four feet wide and five feet high. Faucett says completion is expected within thirty days after the first dirt is moved.
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Pendleton
Thorn Hollow Springs
Frank Faucett
Boise
Daker
Union
Wl Moore
Witer Commission
Faucett
Querving Request From Ohio Woman Reaches Capitol
Washington December 25 an Ohio woman sent an extraordinary request to the Capitol of the United States asking repair of a torn two inch strip from the end of a dollar bill. The secretary of the senate has kept the letter and has not referred it to a committee.
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Washington
The
United States
Ohio
Senate
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Santa Claus Restores Sight to Blind Boy
Chicago crowds celebrate as an 18 year old recipient regains vision after decades of blindness. He recalls seeing his mother's face for the first time and vows to learn to read and write. The story frames Santa Claus as delivering a profound Christmas gift to one of 2000,000 city residents.
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Chicago
Orson Cimiro
Santa Claus
Funeral services for Horace F. Kearney airman
Kansas City mourned Horace F. Kearney with high school society pallbearers for his funeral, following his death in a Los Angeles fight on December 14. He had sent his mother a substantial sum to cover funeral expenses in case of his death, showing his awareness of aviation risks.
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Kansis City
Horace F. Kearney
Los Angeles
Kearney
Christmas Observed Across Pendleton With Quiet Streets
Churches held Christmas services and Mass as Pendleton observes the holiday. Children enjoyed programs, candy, and nuts at church gatherings while the city center remains quiet. A highlights reel includes the Catholic mass and orchestral music led by Eugene Molitor. A welterweight wrestling bout between O Connell and Buzukes headlines the afternoon entertainment.
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Eugene Molitor
Bethlehem
One Defendant Pleads Guilty in Columbia Orchards Case
R H McWhorter, one of three defendants in the Columbia Orchards company case, pleaded guilty before Judge Bean in Portland. Trial set for next Thursday. government has summoned over 100 witnesses. The maximum penalty is five years. Remaining defendants HM Humphreys and A J Beal. W E Delarm is the principal in the DeLarm case and is thought dead, though inspectors doubt it.
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Columbia Fiver Orchards
Muany
Portland
Ore
R. H. McWhorter
Columbia Orchards Company
Hursday
United States District Court
Bean
McWhorter
Seattle
United States
Ne Wis
John McCourt
Humphreys
A. J. Beal
Columbia Orchards Care
DeLarm
W E. Delarm
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