Woman Wins Strong Stand Against Steel Firm in Hibbing
In Hibbing Minnesota on December 4 Mrs Elizabeth Hukari Liend won a permanent injunction against Oliver Iron Mining Company a unit of United States Steel Corporation. Judge Hughes ordered the company to stop cutting into or obstructing Liends property preventing the Great Gilers open pit from endangering her home. The long fought case halted further mining and stripping operations near her dwelling and adjacent streets.
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Hibbing, Minn
Elizabeth Hukari Liend
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Ijend
United States Steel Corporation
Hughes
Oliver Company
Liend
Help for Widow of 1898 War Vet pension act passed
Washington reports the Crago bill providing pensions for nearly five thousand widows and minor children of Spanish-American War and Philippine insurrection veterans. The measure, part of the $34.8 million budget, reduces previous spending by $319,000 and strips proposed salaries for former presidents from the House budget.
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Washington
House
Commerce Court
Federll
Bristow
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Futter and Egg Board Halts Quotations
Chicago news reports the butter and egg board suspended quotations, tying the move to a government price-fixing suit. Dealers expect an open market with actual sale prices guiding reports. Vice President Mitchell says quotations were dissolved until March and that open board operations may become permanent.
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Chicago
Halem
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Hale
Mitchell
Eost
Roosevelt not to run again as a candidate
Boston dispatch reports Charles Sumner Bird, a defeated progressive gubernatorial candidate, telling a progressive banquet that Roosevelt would not seek another presidency. He said Roosevelt would continue to back progressive policies with the party rank and file and had met Roosevelt recently in New York.
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Boston
Charles Sumner Dird
Roosevelt
Bird
New York
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Unsettled weather with likely rain tonight or Thursday. Warmer tonight with lows above freezing, colder Thursday. 7 am temp 34, high yesterday 41, low last night 33. Wind 5 mph. Precipitation .02 inch. Humidity 91 at 7 pm, 97 at 7 am. Water stage 3 feet, up 2 inches in 24 hours. Astronomical events include sets at 4:33 and rises at 7:00. Evening star: Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn. Morning star: Mars.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J.m.sherier
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Cameron Girl Is Johnson's Bride
Chicago on December 4 reports Jack Johnson wed Lucille Cameron in a ceremony at Johnson’s home at 3344 Wabash avenue. The couple exchanged rings amid festive decor as friends toasted with popping champagne. Rice and kisses followed the delayed minister’s arrival, with Johnson’s guests sharing celebratory embraces and portraits of Johnson on display.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Lucille Cameron
Johnson
Wabash Avenue
Miss Cameron
H. A. Roberts
St. Mark's
M. E. Church
Lucille
Mrs Goelet Dies in Paris Home
Mrs Rupert Goelet of New York died at her Paris residence after a period of illness diagnosed as cancer. She left for France in August to seek treatment.
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Paris
Rupert Goelet
New York
France
Commission defeated and free lunch wins in Los Angeles
Citizens woke to no new charter as the commission form proposal and the anti free lunch ordinance were defeated about two to one. The harbor zone rejected prohibition by a small margin while Duluth voted by a large majority for a new charter including initiative referendum and recall and a commission government.
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Los Angeles
Harbor
Duluth
Minn
Los Angeles Debates Hatpin Limitation Over Tickling Plumes
Councilman Toppam presents an amendment to curb hatpin plume length to prevent tickling nearby pedestrians. In Hawaii news, President Taft nominates Walter F. Frear for governor and E. A. Smith for territorial secretary.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Toppam
Hawaii
Washington
Taft
Senate
Walter F. Frear
E. A. Smith
Territory of
MacVeagh Urges Swift Banking Reform to Avert Panics
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh urges Congress to overhaul the unscientific banking and currency system. He warns the government bears sole responsibility for panics and calls for flexible currency, never failing reserves, and a central bank coordination to stabilize finance and protect homes. He cites projected deficits and surpluses for 1913 and 1914.
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Washington
United States
Franklin McVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Wilson
Wse
Rouse Simmons Lost With Fifteen Crew on Lake Incident
The three masted schooner Rouse Simmons carrying Captain Schuenemann and a crew of 15 is declared lost after storms on Lake Michigan. The vessel departed Thompson, Majistique, Nov. 21 for Chicago with Christmas trees, a cargo for 30 years, while searches by the revenue cutter Tuscarora continue and wreckage washes ashore at Peat Water, Michigan.
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Chicago
Rouse Simmons
Schuenemann
Simmons
Thompson
Pier
Majistique
Tuscarora
Milwaukee
Kewaunee
Wis
Peat Water
Mich
Jury Now Ready for Fitzgerald
Chicago dec 4 the government rested in the case of George Fitzgerald accused of embezzling 173000 from the sub treasury at Chicago. Marshall Eberstein former government secret service operative was the last witness for the prosecution. He testified that at Fitzgeralds arrest in 1910 several promissory notes a letter and stock were found.
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Fitzgerald
George
Chicago
George Fitzgerald
Sub-Treasury
Marshall Eberstein
Government Secret Service
Fitzgeral
Eleven Die In Ohio Train Crash Telescoping Cars
Zanesville Ohio December 4 Eleven dead and one fatally injured after a rear end collision between a Cincinnati and Muskingum valley train and a Cleveland Akron and Columbus train. The rear coach of the latter telescoped. Among the dead is Henry J Haskell of Zanesville a traveling salesman and Gideons leader.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Cincinnati and
Muskingum Valley
Cleveland
Akron
Germany bars American wives from diplomatic corps
Berlin December 4 entry of American born wives into the German diplomatic corps is forbidden by Imperial Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg. He restored a Bismarck era regulation prohibiting German diplomats from marrying foreigners.
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Berlin
Bethmann-Hollweg
Prince Bismarck
Railroad pays big fee to state under protest
In Springfield on December 4 the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Rail road paid a 110,885 dollar extension fee to Secretary of State C. J. Doyle under protest. Rail company argues its charter is perpetual but chose to extend for 50 years under a new law, while lawyers plan supreme court action to recover the fee.
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Burlington
Springfield
Ill
State Treasury of
Illinois
C. J. Doyle
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail, Road Company
Doyle
Davis
Supreme Court
Four Hundred Clergy at Bishop Hanna Consecration in Rochester
In Rochester St Patrick's cathedral four hundred archbishops bishops monsignors and priests gathered for the consecration of Rev Edward Joseph Hanna as auxiliary bishop of San Francisco with Archbishop Bonzano as consecrator and Archbishops Quigley and O'Connell as assistants. In New York Newman Erb resigns as chairman of Ann Arbor railroad board to become president succeeding Joseph Ramsey Jr who retires.
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Rochester
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Edward Joseph Hanna
San Francisco
Bonzano
United States
Quigley
Chicago
O'Connell
Richmond
Taft backs flood prevention linked river improvements
Washington December 4 The National Rivers and Harbors congress opened with Taft speaking as the first delegate. He urged fifty million dollars for Mississippi improvements aimed at flood prevention and endorsed army engineers. Delegates reacted with surprise yet applause at the flood focus and railroads accused of monopolizing river terminals.
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Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
United States
Canada
Taft
Townsend
Michigan
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Army
Ranedell
Chicago Evening World Suspends Publication Due to Financial Troubles
The Chicago Evening World, formerly the Daily Socialist, suspended publication today amid mounting financial difficulties. An appeal for assistance appeared in one edition, but insufficient funds halted further presses.
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Chicago Evening World
Chicago
Daily
Socialist
Colonel Gracie Dies Titanic Survivor and Helper
Colonel Archibald Gracie of Washington a Titanic survivor died in a private hospital. He went down with the vessel but resurfaced and found a life raft that he used to aid others. Jap Cabinet Resigns in Tokyo following war minister crisis. Pioneer Editor Stevens Dies at 80 in Paxton Illinois after nearly 60 years in editing.
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Gracie
New York
Archibald Gracie
Washington
Tokio
Ayehera
Paxton
N. E. Stevens
Paxton, Ill
Register
Stevens
United States
Armistice Signed as Balkan Peace Agents Begin Talks
London and Sofia dispatches report an armistice signed last evening ahead of a London peace conference. Turkey Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro plenipotentiaries prepare to meet December 13, with Greek participation pending a 24 hour decision. Besieged fortresses remain non revictual and Bulgarian field forces will be resupplied via the Black Sea and Adrianople. Serbia also calls up arms nationwide.
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Sofia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
London
Black Sea
Adrianople
Greece
Suffragists Consider Hazardous Devices in Protest
London December 4 militants debated using hazardous materials if the government blocks woman suffrage in the franchise bill. Volunteers would be trained to deploy dangerous devices inside and outside the House of Commons as part of protest plans.
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London
House of Commons
G. O. P. Reorganization Dinner Set for Jan. 4
Washington reports details of a Republican reorganization dinner in New York discussed by Secretary Hilles and ex Representative Olcott. The date January 4 was nearly decided with President Taft as the principal speaker. About 1,500 Republicans will be invited. Taft will not permit his name for 1916.
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Washington
New York
Hilles
Olcott
Taft
Heinze Copper Company Sells at Small Price in Butte
On a $2,000,000 judgment obtained by Lincoln Trust Company of New York as trustees, the LaFrance Copper company holdings in Butte were sold at sheriff sale to T. B. Crotey of New York for $100,000. Crotey represents a newly organized LaFrance Copper Company after the original defaulted on bonds.
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Butte
Mont
Lincoln Trust Company
New York
LaFrance Copper Company
F. Agustus Heinze
T. 8
Crotey
LaFrance Company
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Cameron
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MacVeath
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Treasury Service
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Russia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rethmann-Hollweg
St. Petersburg
Heinze
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