Wreck toll rises to eleven in Dresden crash
At Dresden Ohio a collision between a C A and C M V passenger train and a following C A C train killed ten and injured several as air pipe failure caused rear coach to split open. Engineers, brakemen and multiple passengers including Mrs Nellie Taylor of Zanesville and Max Harris of Lodi were named among the dead. Janes Bryant, a C M V engineer, died later in hospital.
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Zanesville, O
Wilbur Ludwig
Jacob Burgy
Nelle Taylor
Dresden
Janes Bryant
Lancaster
B. A. Emerson
Zanesville
Max Harris
Lodi
Henry Bartles
Akron
Henry Batbian
Cleveland
Cleveland Woolen Mills
L. H. Blaney
Henry J. Haskell
American Agricultural “Chemical Company
Willan Ludwig
Zanesville Bridge
Nellie Taylor
Akron & Columbus
Tragedy in Hospital Room Ties to Sigma Chi Members
Henry Balbian died after a head injury from a window incident. Max Harris asked to notify fiancée Julia Rodman of Paola Kansas before dying. Bartles also died in the same hospital room. Injured include Frank Saup of Lancaster and Guy Altrock of Tiremen with scalds, George Kinsel of Kilbuck with a facial cut. Sigma Chi members connected to the fatalities.
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Henry Balbian
Max Harris
Julia Rodman
Paola
Kan
Harris
Bartles
Sigma Chi
Frank Saup
Lancaster
Express Messenger
Guy Altrock
Tiremen
George Kinsel
Kilbuck
Beef Trust Ouster Suit Heads Toward Supreme Court
In St. Louis on December 5, the final argument in the case to oust the St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Co. and Hammond Packing Co. of St. Joseph from Missouri was presented before Special Commissioner Daniel Dillon. Assistant Attorney General Charles G. Revelle argued that evidence shows orders from National Packing Co. set prices and allotted territory for Missouri firms. Attorneys for the packers filed briefs, with completion expected by Saturday, and Judge Dillon anticipated submission to the state supreme court before January 1.
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St. Louis
Hammond Packing Company
St. Joseph
Missouri
Daniel Dillon
H. S. Priest
Charles G Revelle
National Packing Company
Revelle
Dillon
Supreme Court
Wolves Tree a Tramp in Napton Chase
Wolves in eastern Saline county are increasing as hunters patrol daily. A party of boys on horseback out coon hunting were chased by wolves, and a tramp fled to a tree near Napton to escape a pack about 30 strong.
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Marshall
Saline County
Napton
Peace terms delay Greece sign in London talks
Dec 5 dispatch from Sofia reports Greece reserved verdict for 24 hours on the armistice terms while Greece may still participate in London peace negotiations. Turkey blames Greece for Balkan rifts as negotiators prepare in London for December 13 talks.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
London
Baghtche
S. Daneff
Black Sea
Adrianople
Balkan
Ferdinand
Athens
Europe
Austria
Bervia
Turkish Princess Ends Life in Courtyard Fire
In Constantinople on December 5, Princess Zekky, wife of a high ranking officer, killed herself by self immolation after delays to the peace protocol and defeats. She had servants construct a large bonfire in the courtyard near Abu Sheira in Anato lia.
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Constantinople
Zekky
Abu Sheira
Anatolia
Fielder Chosen to Lead New Jersey Senate
In Trenton on December 5, Democratic state Senators caucused to nominate James F. Fielder of Hudson County as the majority candidate for president of the senate. Fielder will replace Gov. Wilson when he resigns to move to Washington.
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Fielder
Wilson
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
James F. Fielder
Hudson County
Senate
Gov. Wilson
Washington
Pension Not Favored In Budget Bill Hits Congress
Washington December 6 The budget bill reports to the house by the appropriations committee carries about 34.97 million dollars, nearly a million less than treasury recommendations. The measure keeps the president’s salary at 75000 and omits the former plan to employ ex presidents as representatives at large. It ends the private secretary allowance of 125 dollars a month by requiring secretaries to be paid by the clerk of the house.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Subcommittee
Commerce Court
Mint
Car Nev
Idaho
Charlotte
N. C
Salt Lake
Utah
Helena
Mont
Pickpocket Lamont Pardoned After Returning Loot
Raleigh December 5 George Lamont once convicted of pocket picking during President Tafts Raleigh visit in 1909 and sentenced to five years was pardoned by Governor Kitchin Lamont returned all the money he had stolen and was released to public life
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Raleigh
N. C
George Lamont
Taft
Gov. Kitchin
Lamont
Kansas City Stock Yards Sold in Boston Deal
The Kansas City Stock Yards Company was sold in Boston to a buyer believed controlled by packers. The identities of the principals behind the deal were not announced.
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Kansas City
Taft Refuses Pardon for Counterfeiter Roberts
President Taft declines to grant clemency to John Roberts, serving a ten year sentence for counterfeiting Mexican bank notes. Roberts pleaded guilty in Louisville Kentucky on October 18, 1909.
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Taft
Washington
John ©. Roberts
A &Lo
Louisville Ky
Theater Fire Destroys Bristol Opera House
A Bristol Connecticut theater was destroyed by a fire believed caused by a boiler explosion in the basement. No further details on injuries or cause were provided.
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Bristol
Conn
Opera House
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Beef Trust
Bank OF Prescott
Prescott
Arkansas
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Wren Scott
Congress
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