Treasure of the Vatican mystery revealed in Rome
In Rome on December 22 the Vatican reports Cardinal II, prefect of propaganda, handed the Pope a claim that Pope Leo XII left nine million dollars to be returned after death. A financial probe showed a deficit of over one hundred thousand, with a monsignor as the sole potential keeper of the funds. Under questioning he claimed Leo XII entrusted the money to him to return to his successor after four months.
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ROME
ot II
Leo XII
Leo
vatican
holy see
Torpedo Boat Collision Near New York
The torpedo boat Winslow collided with the ferry America in the Mast river. The ferry hull was stove in and Winslow was damaged and returned to the navy yard. The crowded ferry steered to Grand Street pier as captain brought it to shore. Also a Nebraska item reports Sherman Doyle robbed of $750 from a pocket en route to the Pacific Coast.
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NEW YORK
Winslow
America
Mast river
Theo Winslow
Newport
navy yard
Manhattan
Grand street
OMASTA
Neb
Dee
w. T. Sherman Doyle
Council dn Bluffs
Qmiho
Sherman Doyle
Pacific Coast
Died From Her Imagination in Chicago Case
Coroner's physician ruled Virginia Jackson, an elderly Black woman, died after believing she had been poisoned. Autopsy concluded the belief triggered stress that caused her heart to burst. Neighbors provided medicine, after which she felt ill and died.
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CHICAGO
Springer
Virginia Jackson
Moonshiners in Chicago charged with operating in shopping district
In Chicago on December 22 five officers and instructors from the Columbus Laboratories were arrested by U S Deputy Marshals for displaying a distiller sign and urging distillation in a non authorized location. The group includes United States Commissioner Solomon. They operated from a State Street skyscraper office. The arrests followed a bid for injunctive relief in federal court against Dr Evans, Dr Gehrmann, Commissioner Solomon and others alleging a school teaching imitation liquors. A damages suit of 10000 was expected. Charles Norton led the academy and defended its legitimacy. Secretary Hay, after two weeks of illness, is recovering at the White House library while continuing work. Hay’s health remains hampered by lingering bronchial ailments.
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CHICAGO
Columbus Laboratories
United States
Solomon
State street
Washington
United States Revenue
Levi G. Nutt
Charles Norton
J. A. Welsener
A. Gehrmann
W. A. Trans
M. D
A. D. Salomon
United States district court
Evans
Gehrmann
Postmaster General Awards Strap Contract in Newark
WASHINGTON December 22 The postmaster general has awarded the contract for leather straps used by letter carriers bundles to Handley & Farmer of Newark New Jersey The prices are four five and six cents per strap The amount paid by A W Machen former superintendent of the tree delivery system is noted Kid Williams Discharged in Sacramento Dec 22 Frank Solomon known as Kid Williams arrested for manslaughter after the death of Tom Pendergast was discharged in city justice court today Other suspects in the affair were also discharged Hillson shot by Mattie Lee Atee over a money dispute resulting in Hillson's death
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WASTINGTON
postmister general
t Handley & Farmer
Newark
N. J
post office department
A. W. Machen
Kid Williams
SACRAMINTO
Frank Solomon
Kid” Williams
Tom Pendergast
justice court
HILENA, Miont
Charles Huklson
Mattie Lee atee
Hillson
Willson
Warships to South Near Yanama and Panama Advances
A trio of U S naval movements unfolds as Rear Admiral Walker, aboard the Seguranca, reports Panama's conditions as calm and prosperous while Panama would likely support itself if the United States withdrew. Concurrently the U S cruiser New York increases readiness in California for Panama passage, with ships and crews mobilizing at Mare Island and Colonia, and helper vessels bound for the isthmus.
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lon
admiral Walker
Panama
United States
Colombia
Walker
canal
SAN FRANCISCO
New York
Bremerton
Wash
Mare Island navy yard
Independence
NEW ORLEANS
Topeka
Colonia Key West
wfoal
San Diego
Pechitinque Bay
Acaipulco
Insane Man Forces Entry to Governor’s Office in Capitol
In Lincoln Nebraska Clayton S Deeter an escaped inmate of the Grand Island Soldiers Home armed with a large paper knife entered Governor Mickeys private office and claimed Senator Dietrich was innocent. Capitol workers then overpowered him.
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LINCOLN, Neb
Clayton S. Deeter
Grand Island Soldiers
Mickey
Dietrich
capitol
Two Italian Fishermen Drowned Near Cliff House San Francisco
Two Italian fishermen Salvador Geraldo and his brother Giusseppe Geraldo drowned when their gasoline fishing boat Femelia Unita capsized near the Cliff House during a crab search outside the heads. Wave swept the craft, flooding it and tossing the men into the sea. their bodies were recovered later.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Salvador Geraldo
Giusseppe Geraldo
Femelia Unita
crabe
Holidays at White House In Holiday Recess
Washington dispatch reports no cabinet meetings during the holiday recess. President Roosevelt and advisers will observe the break with daily engagements in the afternoons, while mornings remain off the record. Moody held a brief talk with the president about navy department advisories regarding the isthmus situation, though officials deem them not significant.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Moody
navy department
Boston Wool Market Holds Firm In Slow Trade
Boston reports firm wool market conditions with large recent sales but manufacturers lacking wool to fulfill existing orders. Fleece wools remain firm as supply is moderate and buyers proceed cautiously amid steady demand. In Georgetown a jury selection for a miners case linked to union activity at Idaho Springs stalled with no jurors yet chosen. At Monominee Michigan a fire drove twelve from a hotel. the thirteenth guest James Beatty perished in the blaze. In Tower Illinois burglars robbed the local bank of $6000, fleeing in a stolen buggy with anti horse thief members in pursuit.
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BOSTON
GEORGETOWN
Colo
Idaho Springs
TOWER XIIII
HHL Bank
anti-horse thief association
Pure Water Delivery Ad Promises Health Benefit
An advertisement touts pure water at ten gallons daily for one dollar a month. It promotes a Pasteur germ proof pressure water filter installed at home in a mountain spring and invites readers to try a free drink at Carr and Eliott's, agents at 28 West Second Street.
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Rene
Carr & Eliott's
West Second street
Burned Des Moines Woman Strangled, Coroner Reports
Des Moines investigators report Mrs. Charles W. Graves was found dead in her home burned nearly beyond recognition and strangled. The coroner said her husband had earlier threats and was barred from the residence by court order. Her daughter Winnie Reider, away in Chicago, was due home for holidays but has not arrived, with search efforts ongoing. Bar silver closed in New York at 5 8 8.
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DES MOINES
Charles W. Graves
Winnie Reider
Grau Oper Company
Chicago
Union Label Funeral Held in Chicago Amid Strike Tensions
Members of the Livery Drivers' Union met to discuss arbitration to end their strike. News arrived of the first union label funeral since the strike began, arranged by G. M. Marks. The hearse bore a dead wage placard claiming the vehicle was owned by a union-supported undertaker. Funeral mourners rode in similarly labeled carriages. John J. Kelly's funeral was held under cover of darkness due to potential violence.
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CHICAGO
G. M. Marks
John J. Kelly
Mexican Dollars in Philippines Proclaimed Value
Governor Taft of the Philippines issued a proclamation dated October 28 1903 and made public by the war department announcing that Mexican silver dollars shall be receivable for public duties until January 1 1904 at a rate of 2.30 Mexican per US dollar unless changed by proclamation New York December 22 Emile Tatterman arrested in connection with the murder of Sarah Marlin at a sailors resort on the east side waterfront held without bail to await coroner inquest
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Philippines
WASHINGTON
Taft
war department
United States
NEW YORK
Emile Tat-terman
Sarah Marlin
east side
wester front
Gov Cummins' Mother Dead in Des Moines
Des Moines December 22 Mrs J T Cummins mother of Governor A B Cummins died of pneumonia today The governor who had wife in Boston a week earlier started west upon telegram announcement He arrived home while his mother remained conscious Mrs Cummins traced to historic Flenniken lineage an ancestor was a signer of the Mecklenburg declaration of independence She was a Pennsylvanian native seventy seven years old.
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DES MOINES
J. T. Cummins
A. B. Cumins
Cummins
Boston
adath
Flenniken
Annancestor
Pennsylvania
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