Guatemalan Ministers Injured In Virginia Auto Crash
Senor Don Juan Barrios and Senor Dr. Luis Herrera Barrios, along with Gen. John Drummond, were badly hurt when their heavy touring car overturned after crossing a Virginia bridge. Barrios suffered a brain concussion and possible skull fracture, while Dr Herrera and Drummond had facial and head injuries. Chauffeur George Starling escaped with minor injuries as the party headed to Mount Vernon with a wreath for Washington’s tomb.
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Washington
Don Juan Barrios
Guatemala
Don Luis Toledo Herrarte
United States
John Drummond
South America
Virginia
Virginia, the Occupants Being Yel Pyre
Enmihe
Tonneau
George Starling
Senor Barrios
Herrarte
Highlands
Gen. Drummond
Mount Vernon
Estrada Cabrera
Townsend 15 Busy on Rail Rate Law
A roundup of proposed amendments to the Hepburn railroad rate law by Rep Townsend of Michigan. Measures seek to curb rate advances with prior notice and give shippers routing rights, plus witness list for tariff hearings. Roosevelt backs an emergency volunteer army bill to replace faulty existing law.
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Washington
Townsend
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ways and Means Committee
House
James W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Cullom
Spain
Army
War Department
Weeks
Massachusetts
Department of Agriculture
Garrick's Mock Drunken Tea Party Ends With Shattered China
The tale recalls E. A. Sothern as David Garrick in a benefit performance. Garrick's feigned drunkenness in Ada Ingot's drawing room causes chaos at the tea table. A missing crockery crisis leads a messenger to borrow cups from a neighbor. The theft of the old lady's heirloom china sparks her belief that Garrick was truly intoxicated.
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David Garrick
E. A. Sothern
Garrick
Ada Ingot
Sothern
Riot near city hall leaves patrolmen dead and girl killed
In Kansas City a riot led by religious fanatics and police erupted near Fifth and Main. A patrolman Albert Dalbow was killed, patrolman Michael Mullane and sergeant Patrick Clark injured, and 13 year old Lola Pratt mortally wounded as a gunfight raged around a houseboat by the Missouri river. Adam God, John Sharp, and others were involved.
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Albert O. Dalbow
Lola Pratt
John Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
Patrick Clark
Harry E. Stege
George M. Holt
Sharp
Louis Pruit
Holt
Jndulies
Dalbow
Tege
Stege
Missouri River
Midshipman Bernard Pardoned by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt pardoned Midshipman Richard I F Bernard on Secretary Newberry’s recommendation. Bernard pleaded guilty to drunkenness on duty and scandalous conduct and was court-martialed with dismissal. The pardon requires he take rank at the foot of his class and, if commissioned, be the last number.
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Bernard
Washington
Roosevelt
Newberry
Richard IF. Bernard
Tug Sunk in River Collision Sinks Two Crewmen
The tug Anthra of the George M. Morrell Towing Company was sunk by the ferry Maryland in the North river on Tuesday. Two of the seven crew members were drowned.
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New York
Anthracite
George M. Morrell Towing Company
Maryland
North River
Infant Sold for Ten Dollars Amid Starvation in Philadelphia
The destitute Mary Leven sold her six month old son to Abraham and Shendel Kevin of 1719 South Sixth Street for ten dollars. An extraordinary agreement, sworn before notary David Apotheker, transferred ownership with the child crying as the mother departed. The couple supplied food and shoes, while the money did not change hands.
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Philadelphia
Mary Leven
Abraham
Shendel Kevin
South Sixth Street
David Apotheker
Abraham Kevin
Kevin
Apotheker
Hobson Sues Kelcher for Slander in 1909 Suit
Congressmen Richmond P. Hobson of Alabama brings slander suit in U S circuit court returnable February 1, 1909 seeking 20090 dollars in damages. The remarks were spoken during a recent campaign after Hobson visited Boston and spoke for Joseph A. Conry who challenged Kelcher for the nomination.
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Boston
United States Circuit Court
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
John A. Kelcher
Massachusetts
Capt. Hobson
Joseph A. Conry
Congress
Kelcher
River Falls Bank Caves In At Pine Bluff
River at Pine Bluff Arkansas fell three inches overnight while eastern banks caved in. Cady mill site washed away and Harding bayou mouth hit by flood waters. Workers from cotton belt railway shops built revetments of lumber and steel rails to brace the current. Tuesday’s danger eased as revetments held.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas
Cady
Harding Bayou
Cotton Belt Railway
Haskell Libel Suit Dropped in Guthrie
Charges of criminal libel against Omer K. Benedict, manager of the Oklahoma City Times, dismissed in Guthrie after Gov. Charles N. Has Kell filed the case over an August editorial. Benedict was arrested last August on Has Kell's complaint.
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Haskell
Guthrie
Okla
Omer K. Benedict
Oklahoma City Times
Charles N. Haskell
Benedict
Times
Freight Engine Blows Up Near Lost Nation
Des Moines reports an explosion on the Milwaukee road near Lost Nation Iowa killing fireman W H Horn of Savanna Florida and severely injuring engineer Will Steele and brakeman Joe Reimers of Marion Iowa. The incident occurred Tuesday evening as the freight engine exploded.
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Des Moines
W. H. Horn
Savanna
Will Steele
Joe Reimers
Marion
Lost Nation
Bank Robbers Loot Maize State Bank in Midnight Heist
Wichita report says the State Bank of Maize was entered at midnight by burglars who dynamited the safe and seized 6000 dollars. The incident occurred about 18 miles west of Wichita, Kansas, on December 9.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
State Bank of
Maize
Millionaire Francis D Hirschberg Shot in St Louis Home
Francis D Hirschberg a prominent Catholic layman and friend of Archbishop Glennon was shot at his home 3818 Lindell boulevard St Louis. Police say blood traces suggest murder while family cites burglary. Hirschberg a 54 year old insurer and early Fire Underwriters leader helped found the St Louis Fire Underwriters association and financed the archbishop’s residence site.
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St. Louis
Francis D. Hirschberg
Archbishop Glennon
Lindell Boulevard
Mr. Hirschberg
Hirschberg
Papin
D. M. Frost
America
Pittsburgh Rail Fare Law Challenge in Equity Suit
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie and the Pittsburg McKeesport and Youghingham Railroad Companies file an equity suit in common pleas court seeking a preliminary injunction. They challenge Pennsylvania two cent railroad fare law and ask to block Allegheny County or officials from collecting the $1,000 penalty per violation.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Pittsburg, McKees
Port & Youghingheny
Allegheny County
Bulgaria Offers Indemnity to Turkey in Independence Dispute
The Sofia correspondent for Temps reports Bulgaria notifies the powers of willingness to indemnify Turkey with 16.506 million dollars for damages from Bulgaria's declaration of independence.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Paris
The
Temps
Sofia
Hoyt Sustains President On Panama Canal Payment
Solicitor General Hoyt confirms to President that money for the Panama Canal was paid by the Bank of France to liquidator M Gautron under a Seine tribunal decree. The funds were then apportioned between the new and old companies per the decree, actions he says mirror government court decisions.
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Washington
Hoyt
Foulke
Panama Canal
Bank of France
M. Gautron
Civil Tribunal of the Seine
Civil Tribunal of the
Seine
Taft Re elected President of Red Cross at Session
President elect Taft was unanimously re elected president at the American National Red Cross annual meeting. He will assume the presidency next March while also holding the nation’s highest office.
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Washington
Taft
United States
American National Red Cross Society
Fire Routs Indiana Box Factory in Muskegon
Muskegon Michigan December 9 A Tuesday night blaze leveled the Indiana Box Company's factory and menaced the west side residence area. Officials estimate the loss at seventy five thousand dollars.
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Muskegon
Muskegon, Mich
Indiana Box Company
Eight Indicted Night Rider Members Charged in Rankin Murder
Union City Tennessee reports grand jury handed up eight first degree murder indictments against Garret Johnson Sam Applewhite Arthur Clear Fred Pinion Roy Ransom Bob Huffman Tid Burton and Bud Norris alleged to have participated in Capt Quin ten Rankin's death at Walnut Log on October 18. All indicted men are in custody.
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Union City
Tenn
Night Rider
Reelfoot Lake
Garret Johnson
Sam Applewhite
Arthur Clear
Fred Pinion
Roy Ransom
Bob Huffman
Tid Burton
Bud Norris
Quinten Rankin
Walnut Log
Church Council Adjourns to Meet in 1912
The first Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America adjourned after final sessions. Delegates adopted strong resolutions opposing increased armament by nations and set next meeting for December 1912 at a location to be chosen by the executive council.
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Church Council
Philadelphia
The
Churches of Christ In America
Nations of the Earth
Arrest Warrant Issued for P. J. Kieran
Police seek the former Fidelity Funding Co president P. J. Kieran. Mrs Kieran left Washington at 3 PM and met him in Baltimore before continuing to New York. No arrest location reported by press late Tuesday night.
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P. J. Kieran
New York
Fidelity Funding Company
France Retains Death Penalty Despite Opposition
Paris deputies vote 330 to 201 to continue the death penalty in France. The chamber of deputies approved preserving capital punishment amid ongoing debate.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Bonds to Save Resources at Conservation Meeting
Roosevelt and Taft publicly backed government bonds for permanent public improvements to conserve national resources. Taft chaired a joint conservation meeting at the Belasco theater where Roosevelt delivered the main address and endorsed expert conservation plans. Governor Chamberlain voiced federal jurisdiction while a large audience including Andrew Carnegie and John Mitchell cheered the statements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Belasco Theater
White House
Gov. Chamberlain
Oregon
Democratic Party
Andrew Carnegie
John Mitchell
S. E. Gross Freed from Debts in Bankruptcy Ruling
Detroit bankruptcy: Samuel E. Gross of Battle Creek formerly Chicago, discharged in federal court. Liabilities listed at over $500,000 with assets about $101,000.
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S. E. Gross
Detroit
Mich
Samuel E. Gross
Battle Creek
Chicago
Chaffee Daughter Weds U S Army Lieutenant
Miss Helen Chaffee daughter of Lt General Adna R Chaffee and Mrs Chaffee married Lt John Hastings Howard U S Army on Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles California with family present in a formal ceremony significant for the Chaffee lineage and army ties.
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Chaffee
Los Angeles
Cal
Helen Chaffee
Adna R. Chaffee
John Hastings Howard
Markets Report Show Flour and Wheat Movements Across Cities
Chicago markets show flour prices firm with spring wheat at 6.80 and various pat ent and jute grades. December wheat around 1.02 to 1.04, corn declines. butter and eggs vary by grade. New York quotes mixed but steady for flour, with spot wheat and corn prices fluctuating through December.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Duluth
Market Report Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Omaha Nebraska early December market notes cattle steady with native steers 4.00 to 7.25, cows 3.00 to 4.75 and stockers 3.00 to 5.25. Hogs quoted firm to strong with heavy 5.50 to 5.65 and light 5.25 to 5.50. sheep steady with yearlings 5.50 and lambs around 6.00 to 6.65.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Texas
$4000 Hidden In Old Pump Discovered In Wells
John Roberts of Watkins Schuyler County bought an old pump from Angelo Dupree. While breaking it up $4000 in gold coins, mostly $20 pieces, spilled out. The latest coin dates to 1888. He deposited the find and awaits rightful owner. The junk dealer will inspect interiors of old pumps before sale.
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John Roberts
Watkins
Schuyler County
Angelo Dupree
Mr. Roberts
Roberts
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Utica
N. Y
An Unsavory Charity In German Cafes
In German cafes and beer halls a canister sits on each table to collect the ends of cigars and tobacco from guests. The alms-boxs funnel lid is padlock secured and used by a charity to fund clothing for poor children at Christmas. The practice is described as malodorous and unsanitary.
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Germany
Benefit of Gymnastics to Golfers
Capt Hutchison of the Coldstream Guards reports gym work in five hours daily was initially detrimental to golf but ultimately aided the game by strengthening the wrist and forearm. He shortened his swing and adopted the overlapping Vardon grip, which he credits with noticeable improvement.
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Hutchison
Coldstream Guards
London Standard
His Qualifications
A traveling revenue officer heard cries from a nearby house and found a boy who had swallowed a quarter. He briefly shook the boy to dislodge the coin, which fell to the floor. The mother thanked him, asking if he was a doctor. he replied he is an internal revenue collector.
What He Meant at the Exhibition
An old sea captain toured a display and asked how far a large buzzer could be heard. A deputy explained the claim as eight miles in each direction, totaling sixteen miles, revealing a pragmatic interpretation of the distance.
Nugget Found on Australian Gold Field Worth 650
A man walking near Tarragulla, a prolific gold district, kicked up what seemed like a mushroom but proved to be a nugget containing £650 in gold. The find comes as miners keep vigilance on the ground amid shafts and diggings.
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Tarragulla
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