Federal land fraud arrest shocks Washington
Secretary Hitchcock orders immediate arrest of John A. Benson, a San Francisco real estate operator, amid bribery charges tied to alleged pervasive land frauds across western states. Benson allegedly paid 500 to a former land office official for investigative tips as inside reforms swirl. bail set at 5000. Dozens of interior staff implicated. widespread dismissals anticipated. Benson allegedly defrauded the government of vast forest reserve land through insider information and fraudulent entries, targeting Minnesota, South Dakota, and other areas. Meanwhile the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin expected to be named in official silver wedding announcements in Austria.
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Washington
John A. Benson
San Francisco
Interior Department
Territories
Benson
Woodford D. Harlan
Special Service Division
General Land Office
Land Office
Department
Hitchcock
Secre Service
Bensor
Minnesota
South Dakota
Princess Alexandra Engagement Reported in Berlin
Berlin report says Princess Alexandra of Cumberland is engaged after repeated denials. The announcement cites royal confirmation and notes the engagement follows months of speculation as European royal circles watch for forthcoming marriage details.
Bryant Writes 10 Committeemen to Set 1904 Convention
General George E. Bryant, chairman of the Republican state central committee, sent letters to executive members calling a January meeting to plan the date of the state convention and decide if one or two conventions will be held. The group will likely meet late January to fix the convention date and promote a single 1904 convention to renominate Governor La Follette and other state officers. Four delegates at large to the national convention would be named at the gathering.
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George E. Bryant
Republican State Central Committee
State Central Committee
Executive Committee
la Follette
Battles of the future fought on commerce routes
New York dispatch notes John J Esch of Wisconsin addressing the annual banquet of Group Eight of the New York State Bankers Association. He says future battles will be fought on highways of commerce and in the marts of trade, not on tented fields, and urges solutions in transportation and legislation.
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New York
John J. Esch
Wiscotsn
Tadyarre
York State Bankers’ Association
Protest Over Lecturing by Prof Monaghan in Milwaukee
Social democrats protest to the school board against allowing Prof J G Monaghan to lecture in the new free lecture course. They allege he distorted facts in his Milwaukee socialism lectures last winter.
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Milwaukee
J. G. Monaghan
Monaghan
Fond du Lac Cheese And Local Warriot Senator Mentioned
A fragmented note recalls Fond du Lac Cheese and the Warriot senator linked to Elmer D Morse of Princeton, mentioning eighty years ago and a local company.
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Fond du Lac
Asf. Butter
The
Warriot
Elmer D. Morse
Priceton
Quick Madison Divorce Ends After Half Hour Marriage
Judge Dunwiddle grants a divorce to Mrs. Emma Earle from Ralph Earle. Married in Madison nine years ago, they lived together 30 minutes before he took $1500 from her funds and disappeared from the Park hotel in Madison.
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Janesville
Wis
Indians in the West on late football excursion
Carlisle football team under Coach Warneck arrived in Salt Lake City. They play the University of Utah this afternoon before continuing to the coast for Christmas and New Year games.
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Salt Lake City
Carlisle
Warneck
University of Utah
Indians
Original Petition and Survey Found in Racine
The original petition and plot of survey affecting 159 acres in Racine were found after over 40 years missing. Stored with court papers, the documents dated from 1841. The partition suit was filed then and had not been questioned due to record omissions.
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Racine
Wis
Rev J J Fox for bishop in Green Bay
Marinette Wis Dec 18 Bishop Messmer expects Rome to appoint an archbishop of Milwaukee next week and he will name an administrator for Green Bay. The administrator will be Rev J J Fox current Green Bay vicar general who is likely to become bishop of Green Bay.
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Marinette
Wis
Messmer
Milwaukee
Rome
Green Bay
J. J. Fox
Dinner for Cabinet Opens White House Social Season
President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted a White House dinner to inaugurate the social season. The guest list included cabinet members, a large Senate and House turnout, and many notable figures, marking a formal start to the season.
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President
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Cooper Favors Porto Ricans Memorials Move to Congress
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin introduces a concurrent resolution for free transport of 100 Porto Rican public school teachers to attend U S summer schools and return. He also presents a Porto Rico house of delegates memorial requesting U S constitutional extension and a territorial government.
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Congress
United States
Washington
Cooper
Wisconsin
Porto Rico
House of Delegates
Candidate Piggott for State Senate in Fond du Lac
Otto A. Piggott, alderman of the second ward and chairman of the county central committee, announced his candidacy for state senator on the Republican ticket in the eighteenth district from Fond du Lac. He established measures to back his bid.
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Fond du Lac
Otto A. Piggott
Piggott
Milwaukee man shoots wife over county alms dispute
Milwaukee December 19 Mrs Fret Wagner 44 is hospitalized after her husband a painter recently released from a mental hospital shot her twice once in the head and once in the arm The husband says he tried to kill himself but the gun jammed He was arrested hiding under a bed as the couple’s quarrel over food and money sparked the violence Local worker Richard Mokros store owner and police are involved in the investigation The wife and husband gave conflicting accounts of the events leading to the shooting
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Milwaukee
Fret Wagner
Wagner
Lient
Kranich
County Poor Office
St. Joseph's Hospital
Fieger
Miners Trapped as Isle Royale Mine Burns in Michigan
Houghton Michigan December 19 Isle Royale mine is burning fiercely and two miners and a young boy are trapped north of the burning shaft. About 14 miners in neighboring shafts escaped with rescue efforts bringing some to the surface. Little hope remains for those inside as fumes threaten the shaft house and the shaft is doomed.
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Houghton, Mich
Isle Royale
Train collision near East St. Louis kills, injures
A Klingls Central freight train broke in two near East St. Louis, with its tail section crashing into the Dixie Flyer. The express, baggage and pall cars leaped the track and burned. Ireman Hastings was killed and Engineer McConicky of the Dixie Flyer seriously injured. other injuries reported but not serious.
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St. Louis
Nec
East St. Louis
Ireman Hastings
McConicky
Senger
Senate debates Panama relation and China treaty ratified
Washington reports Senate debate on Panama revolution information and US stance against foreign intervention. Senator Morgan's peace resolution and approval of a China trade treaty are noted, with critics warning of Russian influence. House moves to fund fortifications inquiry, amid partisan procedural battles as lawmakers vote 109 to 100 to adopt the resolution.
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Washington
United States
Republic of
Panama
Senate
Daniel
Virginia
Hoar
Isthmus
Fulton
Portland
Oregon
Morgan
Congress
Colombia
Colombian
Colobia
Law of Nations
Setala
Department of Panama
House
China
Nelson
Republican
Minnesota
Russia
Mukden
Antung
Warrants Avoided in Milwaukee Marriage Case
Manitowoc officers failed to take custody of Joseph Mrozinski and Agnes Wachowski on a charge of illegal marriage alleged as uncle and niece. The pair waived preliminary examination in municipal court, blocking Milwaukee county prosecution and leading to a circuit court jurisdiction dispute and their remand to jail in default of $200 bonds.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Milwaukee
Joseph Mrozinski
Agnes Wachowski
Indictments Nullified for Driggs and Miller
In New York on December 19 indictments against Congressman Driggs under section 1781 were nullified by Brooklyn district attorney motion while 1782 charges remain. Miller’s indictments in the same case were also nullified since payment and receipt of funds were deemed not offenses if the underlying contract was made before Driggs qualified for Congress.
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Driggs
Miller
New York
Brooklyn
Congress
George F. Miller
Jury tampering charge shocks Fond du Lac court
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin yesterday morning attorney Quarles defending a street railway company in a $25 000 damage suit against Julius Klingbeil accused plaintiff witness Dr Karl De Sombre of tampering with the jury He allegedly spoke privately with two jurors and discussed main points of the case Judge Kirwan ordered a thorough examination and the implicated jurors will be questioned closely
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Quarles
McKenna
Julius Klingbeil
Karl de Sombre
Kirwan
Foul Strike Rule Repealed and 154-Game Schedule Adopted
Magnates of the American baseball league at the annual meeting here yesterday rescinded the foul strike rule adopted last year as an experiment. They declared in favor of a schedule of 154 games to extend the league schedule and noted the playing season will open April 16.
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Chicago
American Baseball League
Stove Explodes at Seminary Dormitory Fire Narrowly Prevented
Evansville Wis December 18 a gas stove in the seminary dormitory basement exploded starting a fire. Timely aid saved the structure from greater damage. The Free Methodist boarding school has endured three fires in two months.
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Evansville
Wis
Free Methodist Society
Farmhand Gunder Oulstadt Found Frozen to Death
Beloit report of a Norwegian farmhand about 60 found frozen to death at Rausmus Neilson’s home on the state line road between Beloit and Manchester. Neighbors identify the deceased as Gunder Oulstadt. Police investigation pending.
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Beloit
Gunder Oulstadt
Rausmus Neilson
State Fine Road
Manchester
Death of Father Follows Son’s Fatal Ironworks Fire
Matthew Keefe of Racine dies at age unspecified after shock from his son’s death in a fatal iron works fire. Keefe had lived in Racine for 60 years and died December 1 after the tragedy.
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Racine
Wis
Matthew Keefe
Lipton Receives U S Emblem for Cup Challenge
London observers report Sir Thomas Lipton was presented with a silver service in a London dinner marking an American invitation to defend the America's Cup. Ambassadorial officials and about 100 Americans attended. Lipton expressed pride and gratitude, saying the gift would be a cherished treasure.
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London
Thomas Lipton
America
People of the Red
Gtates
House of Commons
United States
Evans
Sir Lipton
Amerilca
Sir Thomas
Colored Cocos Burn in College in Tennessee
In Nashville, the Ten Nesseee Central college colored department of Walden University burned last night. About 60 students were inside when a panic erupted as they jumped from windows. Three bodies were recovered, with many feared still inside as the building burned. Four dead, 30 injured, 12 fatally, including Eleanor Moore of Chicago, the institution’s preceptress.
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Nashville
Eleanor Moore, White
Chicago
Cheese Prices Fall In Sheboygan Market Report
In Sheboygan Wisconsin on December 19 cheese prices dropped 2 to 3 cents from last year due to over supply in cold storage. Sellers are holding firm expecting future gains as 4 303 boxes were offered this week, a record for the season in local history.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Paris Street Cleaning Brigade Demands 3980 Workers
Visitors to Paris notice a street cleaning system organized into brigades under forty four superintendents and 159 foremen. Five hundred sweeping machines operate with the water carts to employ 1,600 horses, forming a substantial municipal effort.
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Paris
Cly
Jury Nearly Complete in Green Bay Grand Panel
Green Bay Wis Dec 19 The grand jury is almost complete but the charge delivery before Monday is doubtful. Of the two vacancies Boyden of Mill Center has been secured to fill the other Justice Kidwan was excused as a witness.
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Green Bay
Wis
Boyden
Mill Center
Kidwan
First Come First Served Dance Quip from Philadelphia Ledger
A lively quip notes plans for a dance with a joke about home timing. The exchange mentions a brother arriving at 3:45 and dregs being drawn, reflecting humorous domestic banter in a Philadelphia Ledger item.
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Philadelphia Pulllng Ledger
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