Cummins Sworn In As Iowa Senator In Senate
Washington reports show Cummins sworn in to fill the late Allison seat after the December 8 oath. The Senate read credentials and accepted the appointment amid a flurry of nominations sent by the president. Interior and forestry bureau illustrations highlighted the president’s message, while icy conditions threatened local travel.
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Forestry Bureau
Argus
Cummins
Washington
Senate
Dolliver
Iowa
Allison
Congress
Scent A Steal In Affairs Of Church Fund Co
New York Dec 8 Receiver Thomas F Gilroy Jr says the Fidelity Funding company once aimed at financing Catholic church building is in a tangled state with liabilities at least 4 5 million and few assets. Creditors include fifty churches seminaries colleges and many priests and nuns across the country led by St Mary's Academy Nauvoo Illinois owed about 500000.
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New York
Fidelity Funding Company
Thomas F. Gilroy, Jr
Gilroy
New England States
Oregon
St. Mary’s Academy
Nauvoo
Illinois
Hold Up Bank Takes 15000 In Portland Robbery
Three men robbed an East Side bank in Portland Oregon of fifteen thousand dollars. The heist occurred on December 8 as the trio entered the depository and escaped with the cash. Local authorities pursued leads and investigated the incident.
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Portland
Oregon
Portland, Ore
East Side
River Freezes Briefly Forming Thin Ice Bridge
The Mississippi river near here hardened after two nights of frigid, near zero temperatures. Local observers report a thin ice bridge forming across sections of the riverbank and warning signs issued for shoreline travel.
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Mississippi River
Women win in two big money suits in court
In Washington the supreme court ruled for Mrs. Eva A. Ingersoll widow of Robert G. Ingersoll against Joseph Coram over a $109,400 claim for services in breaking the will of Andrew J. Davis. In Richmond Virginia the chancery court awarded victory to Mrs. Florence Maybrick and Baroness von Roque in a land dispute worth about $2.5 million.
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Washington
Dec
Supreme Court
Ingersoll
Eva A. Ingersoll
Robert G. Ingersoll
Joseph Coram
Andrew_ J. Davis
Montana
Richmond
Florence Maybrick
Baroness von Roque
Chancery Court
Visiting Nurse Association Reports December Work and Salary Raise
The December meeting of the Visiting Nurse association at the Harper house heard reports from officers and Miss Margaret Giles detailing 169 visits under 11 doctors, 9 old cases and 11 new ones with 4 recoveries, 2 deaths, one transfer to Ottawa, one to hospital, and 12 remaining. Donations from various individuals and societies were noted. The headquarters moved to Lindorff's pharmacy, the nurse salary rose from 60 to 65 dollars monthly, and night calls were eliminated.
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Visiting Nurse Association
Harper House
Margaret Giles
G. L. Eyster
E. Bradford
J. C. Souders
Carlton
Arp
Moline
Louis Ostrom
K. Campbell
H. D. Mack
M. L. Henderson
G. H. Sherwood
Sol Levi
Miss Smith
Bogardus
Buford
M. M. Sturgeon
A. Mosefffelder
Lincoln School
Wendell
Associated Charities
B. B. T. Club
Watch and Work Circle
King’s Daughters
Lindorff's
Twentieth Street
Fourth Avenue
Cotton Ginned This Year Surpasses Last by Large Margin
Washington December 8. Census Bureau reports 11,011,000 bales of cotton ginned from 1908 growth by December 1, up from 8,343,000 bales ginned by December 1 last year. Numbers show a substantial increase in cotton production year over year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Prosecutor Promises Test For Restoring Life After Electrocution
In Trenton on December 8 prosecutor William J. Crossley outlined a test to see if life can be restored after electrocution in the case of John Mantanna, who faces the electric chair the week of December 21. If revival occurs, the sentence would require another electrocution. County Physician Scannell dismissed any chance of revival and said the test aims to satisfy public sentiment about electrocution not causing death.
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Trenton
N. J
William J. Crossley
John Mantanna
Montanna
Crossley
Scannell
Minors Stand Ready to Break From Baseball Accord
New York December 8 war clouds loom over baseball as the Eastern league and American association press demands for independence from the National Association. They seek authority to run their affairs, altered draft and purchase rules, roster limits, and drafting terms, with a 48 hour armistice granted to consider.
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New York
Eastern League
American Association
Baseball
National Commission
National Association
Farrell
Commission
Killilea
Pulliam
Tim Murnane
J. H. O'Rourke
M. H. Sexton
M. Shively
Herrman
Johnson
Henry J. Killilea
Milwaukee
Association
Murderer and his Sweetheart Dead in Colorado
Maggie Garcia aged 18 and Francisco Martinez, linked to the Garcia family massacre, were found dead twenty miles west of the Garcia ranch. Authorities believe Martinez killed the girl and then committed suicide.
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Garcia
Trinidad
Girl
Col
Maggie Garcia
Francisco Martinez
Garcia Ranch
Martinez
Fist Blow Sparks Gunfire at Springfield Bank Meeting
A heated gathering of Springfield bankers over the National Exchange bank ends with W O Oldham firing a shot missed by McDaniel but splintering a wall. The bystanders subdued the cashier. no arrest. Rumors tied to National Exchange failure and State Savings ownership fueled unrest among depositors.
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Springfield
National Exchange Bank
W. O. Oldham
State Savings Bank
H. B. McDaniel
Union Ntonal Bank
South Missouri
Oldham
McDaniel
Hawker
National Exchange
E. F. Rorebeck
National Bank Examiner
Springfield Trust Company
Ozarks
Trust Company
W. E. Taiey
E. C. Jones
State Savings
Don't Like Sunday Former Ball Player Forced to Go
Armed threats against Billy Sunday escalate in Muscatine and Ottumwa Iowa as the evangelist demands protection. Four thousand in the tabernacle cheered his vow to defend himself while authorities deploy two detectives to accompany him to the tabernacle, then to Spokane in two weeks.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Billy
Tabernacle
Mr. Sunday
Hell
Ottumwa
Billy Sunday
Spokane
Convicted Land Thieves Get Limit
Frederick A. Hyde of San Francisco was sentenced to two years in prison and fined ten thousand dollars after being convicted of land theft. The case, filed in Washington, details Hyde’s recent conviction and penalty.
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Frederick A. Hyde
San Francisco
Washington
Frederick A.hyde
Panama Canal Deal Punished In District Court
A district court sentenced two men linked to a Panama canal land deal to fines and prison terms, with appeals noted. Hyde received $10,000 fine and two years, while Schneider got $1,000 and one year two months. both men plan appeals as bail was set at $20,000 and $10,000 respectively. The report also notes a New York World call for full congressional investigation into the Panama canal matter and Cromwell’s ties to the French company and the U S government.
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United States
Oregon
Washington
District Criminal Court
Joost H. Schneider
Tucson
Ariz
Hyde
Schneider
New York
New York World
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Congress of the United States
William Nelson Cromwell
Congress
Cromwell
Panama
Wars of future to be changed by the airship
Victor H Metcalf former secretary of the navy predicts that aerial navigation will bring tremendous changes in warfare. He says the airship will play an important part in future civilization though the full effect cannot be foreseen.
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Los Angeles
Victor H. Metcalf
the Navy
St Louis Man Dies in Mysterious Circumstances
Francis D. Hirschberg a prominent Roman Catholic church figure and Louisiana Purchase Exposition director was shot at his home in St Louis early today. Family claim burglary while police say there is no evidence of intruders and the death remains undetermined as murder or self destruction.
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St. Louis
Francis D. Hirschberg
Archbishop Glennon
Mrs Emma Chesebrough Dies By Shooting In Bristol
Mrs Emma Chesebrough aged 29 wife of Alfred S Chesebrough yacht designer in Bristol shot herself twice in the head while her husband is in Scotland. She suffered melancholia and insomnia. She is survived by two children and a sister in law Mrs Samuel P Colt wife of the president of United States Rubber Co. Her father was former Lieutenant Governor Jonathan Russell Bullock.
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Bristol
R. 1
Emma Russel
Chesebrough
Alfred S. Chesebrough
Scotland
Jonathan Russell Bullock
Samuel P. Colt
United States Rubber Company
Well Ahead of the Record in 6 Day Bicycle Race
Eight leading teams packed the field in the six day bicycle race, three miles and four laps ahead of the record with 71 miles completed. In other news, Rufus Thayer of the District of Columbia is named judge of the United States court at Shanghai China, succeeding Lebbius I Wilfiey who resigned.
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New York
Dec
Cams
China
Washington
Rufus Thayer
District of Columbia
United States
Shanghai
Lebbius I. Wilfiey
President Roosevelt to pay own travel costs on Africa trip
Washington reports Roosevelt will cover all his own expenses for the Africa trip and that of his son Kermit while three Smithsonian naturalists will be funded by a dedicated pool. The statement from Smithsonian says Roosevelt will not receive any funds from the government or the fund.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institute
Kermit
Roosevelt and Taft to Speak at Southern Commercial Congress
At the closing session of the Southern Commercial Congress in December, prominent speakers discussed southern industry and development. The highlight is the mass meeting with President Roosevelt and President elect Taft scheduled to address the gathering this afternoon.
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Washington
Southern Commercial Congress
National Conservation Commission
Roosevelt
Taft
Pat Crowe Turns Evangelist After Kidnapping Confession
Chicago reports Pat Crowe once known for the Eddie Cudahy kidnapping and a long crime record has renounced his past. He claims to seek a Christian life and to lead a soul saving campaign under the W C T U and Pastor Eaton. Indirect influence came from Fannie Woodmanse and Mrs Barton plus Mrs Eaton.
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Chicago
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Cudahy
Pat, Jr
Fannie McG. Woodmanse
Cook County
Bartonn
Evanston
E. L. Eaton
Immanuel Methodist
Episcopal Church
Crowe
North Side
Dearborn Street
Pastor Eaton
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Miss Giles
Li Po
Theodore Roosevelt
Evangelist
Panama Canal Deal
A. S. Chesebrough
Husband
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