Nicaragua Crisis Deepens as Estrada Rejects Peace Terms
Washington reports General Estrada rebuffs Madriz terms for peace in Nicaragua. Madriz proposes halt in fighting while sending commissioners. Estrada insists Madriz is Usurper and refuses to recognize the assembly’s presidential choice. Madriz to dispatch troops eastward. Pasos elusive, Sentes jailed for unauthorized telegrams.
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Washington
General Esstrada
Nicaragua
Madriz
Bluefields
Estrada
Etrife
Madrid
Revolutionary
Legislative Assembly
Managua
State Department
Madris Party
Pasos
Sentes
Taft Supports Open Inquiry On Ballinger Pinchot Case
President Taft and Representative Dalzell discussed a forthcoming congressional probe into the Ballinger Pinchot controversy. Dalzell said a joint committee of five to seven members will carry out an open public inquiry with leaders agreeing that public access is best for a thorough examination.
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Washington
Taft
Representative Dalzell
Pennsylvania
House
Dalzell
Senate
Mass meeting planned by 14000 shirtwaist workers in New York
New York December 29 preparations are under way for a mass meeting in Madison Square Garden. Fourteen thousand union shirtwaist makers plan a major labor demonstration as part of their campaign to win recognition for their union.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Gays Genera Strike May Begin Soon
Duluth Minnesota December 29 President Howley of the Minnesota Federation of Labor predicts a sympathy strike may begin early next week if Mr Perham fails to act in Washington. The strike could involve 7000 to 8000 workers in the northwest.
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Duluth
Minn
Perham
Washington
Northwest
Howley
Minnesota Federation of Labor
Stevens Held for Trial in Mackenzie Murder Case
At the preliminary examination in Selby B. F. Stevens was held for trial for the murder of David G. Mackenzie at Le beau two weeks ago. Stevens claimed self defense. Mackenzie was the son of Murdo Mackenzie a wealthy Colorado cattleman.
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Mackenzie
Aberdeen
Selby
Stevens
David G. Mackenzie
Lebeau
Murdo Mackenzie
Colorado
Seven Children Cremated In Pa Home Fire At Sykesville
Seven children aged two to eight died in a fire that followed an explosion of mine powder at the Bronosky home in Sykesville Pennsylvania. Three other residents, including the Bronosky couple and a boarder, were seriously injured after leaping from an upstairs window. The blaze started with an overheated coal stove and spread to a keg of powder.
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Pennsylvania
Dubois
Stephen Bronosky
Sykesville
Bronosky
Four Killed in Windy Shot at Centralia Coal Mine
Four shot firers died in a dust explosion at mine No. 6 two miles south of Centralia as a windy shot tore track and damaged workings at the 700 foot level. The mine had been operating one year and the dead were foreign born, including Charles Carlson who had relatives lost in the Cherry mine disaster.
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Firera
Centralia
Ill
Here
Charles Carlson
Cherry
Kansas City Mystery Ends in Unidentified Body
Kansas City authorities remain unsure after a body found in a brush pile near Kansas City Kansas is identified by Trelius Hendricks as John Whitehead of Carthage Missouri, though police later learn Whitehead was alive at home and the case remains unresolved with conflicting identifications and clues from the victim’s pockets misled investigators.
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Kansas City
John Whitehead
Carthage
Harry McConnell
Grand Island
Neb
Kan
Whitehead
Trelius Hendricks
Hendricks
Aged couple found dead in Elmore township home
Authorities say wealthy William E Ritter and wife, both about seventy, were found dead in their Elmore township residence. Mrs Ritter's body lay in the living room with torn clothing and neck marks suggesting strangulation. Mr Ritter was found in a stooping position. investigators believe he murdered his wife and then committed suicide by consuming poison.
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Rich Indiaman
Washington
Ind
William E. Ritter
Elmore Township
Ritter
Four Die In Explosion At Ollie Bell Mine Mouth
Four men died in a powder house explosion at the Ollie Bell mine mouth two miles south of Benton Wisconsin. The victims were John Oldberg of Benton Ed Sullivan of Lead Mine C H Morton of New Diggins and Thomas Clegg of New Diggins. The blast burned and scattered bodies over half an acre.
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Ming
Benton
Wis
Dubuque
John Oldberg
Ed Sullivan
C. H. Morton
Thomas Clegg
New Diggins
Ollie Bell
Carrie Nation Appeals After Window Smashing Fine
Mrs. Carrie Nation appeals her $100 fine for smashing a Union Station window in Washington. Her lawyer raises constitutional questions including that the prosecution was brought in the name of the United States.
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Kansas
Washington
Carrie Nation
Union Station
United States
Carnegie Hurt by Fall on Ice in Central Park
Andrew Carnegie suffered a painful fall on ice while taking a constitutional in Central Park. He showed improvement and expects to be out again in a few days after injuring his left knee.
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Carnegie
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Central Park
Body of Woman Found in Platte River in Denver
The body of Mrs. Belle Rup wife of a railroad employee was found in the Platte river. Police are searching for a Black man they believe committed the crime.
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River
Denver
Belle Rup
Platte River
German Ship and Crew of 23 Lost
Hamburg December 29 reports the German freight steamer Capua with a crew of twenty three is given up for lost after a voyage incident.
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Hamburg
Capua
Lta
Mother held for tragedy in Loveland murder fire
Mrs. Paul Sonnecalf is charged with murdering her two sons aged eight and three and setting fire to their Loveland home to cover the crime. The bodies were found after the blaze. the father was away at the time. Neighbors saw the mother in a distressed state, walking near the burning house. She will be held for trial in common pleas court.
Brownsville Shooting Witness Testimony in Army Inquiry
Sergeant James B. Reid of company B Twenty fifth infantry testified before the military court of inquiry on the Brownsville shooting. Cross examined by Captain James Howland, Reid offered few memories of the incident.
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Reid
Washington
James B. Reid
Company B
Costly havoc of eastern storm
Five million dollars in damage reported as a nor’easter lash swept New England. The Davis Palmer schooner crew of twelve is missing near Boston after nine other vessels wrecked along the Massachusetts coast. Four deaths in Chelsea followed tidal flooding that forced 2,500 residents from Island End area. The storm ranks as the region’s worst in eleven years with widespread sea wall and shore damage.
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Boston
New England
Davis Palmer
Massachusetts
Chelsea
Island End
Stock Deal Probe Begins In Rock Island Flurry
New York December 29. The Stock Exchange committee opened a three member inquiry into Rock Island common stock moves that surged 30 points then fell back, squeezing shorts. Investigators will review trading sheets and trace buying orders while eight or more brokerage houses were active. The committee aims to finish by Friday and promise full publicity of results.
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New York
Stock Exchange Committee
Rock Island Common
Hughes
Rock Island
Hogan Declared Sane and Released from Iowa Falls Asylum
M Hogan of Iowa Falls has been declared sane by the county board of insane commissioners after a review prompted by his Knights of Pythias lodge. He was confined in the Dubuque asylum but will not be returned there following witnesses and a careful inquiry into his mental condition.
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Iowa Falls
M. Hogan
County Board of Commissioners
Hogan
Dubuque
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Board of Insane Commissioners
Dubuque Asylum
Ford Trial Postponed to January 10
Cincinnati December 25 Mrs Jeanette Stewart Ford charged with blackmail in connection with the embezzlement of 643000 from the Big Four railroad offices will not be tried until January 10. Her attorneys sought a continuance after she suffered a severe fall on icy pavement.
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Ford
Cincinnati
Jeanette Stewart-Ford
Big Four Railroad
Iowa Miner Killed in Violent Quarrel
In High Bridge Iowa on December 29 G Anderson was stabbed to death by Thomas Muller in his home after a quarrel said to have brewed for weeks. Muller was arrested and held for questioning as the investigation continues.
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Iowa
High Bridge
G. Anderson
Thomas Muller
Muller
Taft Signals Anti Trust Law Push Ahead of Court Ruling
President Taft prepares a special message to Congress outlining amendments to the interstate commerce and Sherman anti trust acts. He plans a voluntary federal license for corporations, and will read the message to both houses on January 6 after a brief adjournment for Senator McLaurin’s memory.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Senate
House
Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
Taft Seeks Limits on Futures Market Gambling
President Taft plans a White House conference with Secretary Knox Attorney General Wickersham and others to curb speculative trading in futures for wheat corn cotton and other commodities. Federal inquiries support federal action within its power to regulate the market.
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Taft
Washington
White House
Knox
Wickersham
Scott and Lavering
Massachusetts
New Suffrage Movement Uses Stamps in Plea
The National Woman's Suffrage Association launches an indirect plea campaign by distributing blue "votes for women" stamps in New York. Larger than the Lincoln 2-cent stamp, they feature five-pointed stars in each corner and carry the slogan Taxation Without Representation In Tyranny beneath a justice motif.
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New York
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Legation Clerk Missing in Peking Absconds with Funds
Frederick Faulkner of Kentucky formerly served as a clerical aide at the U S legation in Peking China and is reported to have absconded with legation funds. The amount is not stated and rumors of a hunting trip and possible murder are not supported by officials.
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Washington
Frederick Faulkner
Kentucky
United States Legation
Peking
China
Legation
Faulkner
Black Hills Roads Tied Up in Heavy Snow
Deadwood South Dakota December 29 The heavy snow and high winds have halted all railroad traffic across the region causing stranded travelers and disrupted freight service in the Black Hills area.
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Black Hillis
Deadwood
Community honors Washington Smith at funeral in Plattsmouth
Friends and relatives gathered at the Presbyterian church for the ten o’clock funeral of Washington Smith, a longtime Plattsmouth citizen. Rev. J. H. Baird delivered the eulogy as A. F. and A. M. lodge No. 6 led the services, with the Oak Hill cemetery interment and floral tributes from local shops and friends.
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John T. Baird
Presbyterian Church
Washington Smith
J. H. Baird
A. F
A. M. Lodge No. 6
Baird
Plattsmouth
Belog
Mesers
W. C. Tippens
Harry Barthold
William Budig
William Ballance
Dan Smith
Robert Hayes
Glen W. Smith
Omaha
W. FE. Coolidge
Roseline
J. Cleve Scott
Central City
C. M. Butler
Lincoln
Mr. Smith
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Explain Claims Allowed
The city council met Monday night with all members present in the council chambers. Only routine business was discussed as several claims against the city were allowed by the finance committee before adjournment.
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Nance
Nobr, Lighting Co
W. H. Miller
Monroe
John Harkins
Streitweiser Iron Works
G. Smith
Kroehler Broa
Mdao
Walter Breen
New Life Pills Cure Chronic Indigestion Says Ingleside Man
B F L Ryscue of Ingleside North Carolina suffered fifteen years with indigestion after trying many doctors and two hundred dollars in medicine. He tried Dr King’s New Life Pills and was wholly cured. The remedy cures constipation biliousness sick headache stomach kidney and bowel troubles. 25 cents at F G Fricke & Co.
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B. FL Ryscue
Ingleside
N. C
Dr. King
F. G. Fricke & Co
Ladies enjoy a sleigh ride around town and countryside
A group of ladies chartered and enjoyed a bobsled like ride last evening. The merry sleighers drove in and about the city for several hours and also ventured into the surrounding country as far as the country home of C. L. Jean.
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C. L. Jean
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Mexico City
Brownsville
WIII
Asylum
Knights of Pythias
C. E. Wescott
NEW Suffrage Movement
Oak Hill
Anton H. Koubek
Geo. McDaniel
Same
Raymond Henry
Frank Libershall
W. Gochenour
Geo. Mann
W. Baylor Co
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