Miners Face Delicate Reopen in Goldfield Clash Risk
Telegram from Colonel Reynolds reports Goldfield Nev district orderly but fear rises that reopening mines Thursday could trigger violence. Mine operators plan to use strike breakers, card system, and guard troops near the works while Nevada Governor Sparks oversees action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Goldfield
Nev
Reynolds
Mitting
Weerery Federation of Miners
Crin- Me Creek
Sparks
Nevada
Frank A. Keith
Tonopah
Western Federation
Diamond Field
Jack Davis
Union
Mine Owners’ Association
American Federation of Labor
Funeral Set For December 19 In Sweden King Varys
Stockholm December 10 King Gustav V received military homage as troops stood in a semicircle around the palace. The king spoke briefly affirming loyalty for the welfare of the country. The late king Oscar’s funeral is expected December 19 with limited royal attendance while Danish and other representatives may attend. An earlier note said theaters should not close on Oscar death per his wish. In Wabash Indiana, Dr B A Hauser saved two children by a swift automobile dash after strychnine pills caused convulsions.
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Stockholm
Gustav V
Sweden
Denmark
Oscar
Wabash, Ind
B. A. Hauser
Bert Havens
Calls Strike Off Ends Four Year Cripple Creek Turmoil
The Western Federation of Miners officially ends the Cripple Creek strike citing camp need for skilled milk workers. Union men in less favorable positions may return to Cripple Creek without violating pledges. The 1903 strike began August 12 in sympathy with Colorado City mill workers and led to martial law and deportations, making Colorado a focal point for months.
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Denver
Dee
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek
Colorado City
Colorado
Prizes for corn and bread at Taylor Ridge institute
A county farmers institute at Taylor Ridge plans a corn contest with three prizes totaling 80 for the best 10 acres of corn from any resident. Separate boys and girls categories offer premiums totaling 50 and 15 respectively. Bread exhibits offer prizes for the best three loaves by women and three loaves by girls under 18, totaling 20 and 15. Entries due by 12 o'clock Jan 1. corn may be mailed prepaid to F. Garnett.
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Farmers’ Institute
Taylor Ridge
Institute
F. 6
Garnett
Grand Jury Ordered to Reconvene January First
Judge James W. Craig issues order to reconvene the grand jury on Monday January 1 to allow State's Attorney McNutt to modify indictments against Federal Judge Grosseup of Chicago and officials of the Central Illinois Traction company. Indictments expected to read criminal negligence instead of manslaughter.
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Malloon
James W. Craig
McNutt
Grosseup
Chicago
Central Illinois Traction Company
Collision at 50 MPH hits Northwestern train near Beloit
A northbound Northwestern passenger train and a freight train collided one mile south of Beloit at about midnight. The vestibuled passenger train derailed partly and five trainmen were seriously injured but not fatally. Nearby Beloit residents heard the crash as authorities investigated.
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Northwestern
Beloit
Wis
Senators Propose to Investigate Treasury Action
Resolutions in the Senate call for a committee probe into the treasury department’s recent financial crisis actions and the issuance of clearing house certificates. It questions legality, possible unlawful money, and whether certificates against cotton, wheat, or tobacco stored in warehouses could circulate as money. The session was brief with minor business and adjourned.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Senate
Tillman
Committee On Finance
Treasury Department
The
Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
House
State Railroad Body Gets Setback
The U S Supreme Court ruled that a state railroad commission cannot compel a railroad to halt fast mail trains during interstate commerce. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co v Board of Railroad Commissioners of South Carolina reversed the South Carolina Supreme Court decision, marking an interference with interstate commerce.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Board of Railroad Commissioners of
South Carolina
Peckham
South Carolina Supreme Court
$500 A Minute Penalty For Delayed Fire Pump Power
New York Edison Company signs a contract to supply power within three minutes after a fire alarm to operate pumps from the citys high pressure water mains between Chambers and Twenty third streets. The penalty of $500 per minute is the heaviest proposed by a city. In Kentucky, Augustus Wilson is inaugurated as the 88th governor at Frankfort noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Edison Company
New York
Chambers
Twenty-third
Catholics plan grand cathedral for Washington DC
Baltimore report says U.S. Catholics aim to build the world’s largest cathedral in Washington funded by 14 million lay members. Cardinal Gibbons declined to discuss the project and noted it unlikely Baltimore’s current cathedral will be superseded.
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Baltimore
Rorman
United States
Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
New York
Chicago
Red Cross mobilizes aid for Monongah disaster victims
The Red Cross machinery is activated to raise funds for families of Monongah mine victims. Telegraph instructions target state branches Illinois Ohio New York Rhode Island Pennsylvania and Massachusetts for local newspaper announcements and through local groups at Monongah West Virginia. Rescue progress continues with 112 bodies on surface and 29 more expected. rain and poor conditions hinder crews as they expect most bodies recovered by night. A separate item notes two Fairport men questioned over the murder of Mr and Mrs William Van Winkle, Governor Cummins offering a $500 reward for the killer, with prior $300 reward posted by Muscatine officials. Descriptions of suspect Jones included height around 5 ft 11 in weight about 190 pounds age about 45, distinct facial marks and tattoos, military bearing, and recent hard drinking. No solid lead despite ongoing investigations.
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Washington
Red Cross Society
Monongah
Illinois
Ohio
New York
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
W. Va
Cummins
Iowa
William van Winkle
Fairport
Benham
Pepper
Muscatine
Noted Democrats Call Upon Bryan in Lincoln Luncheon
Lincoln, Dec. 10. Senator Du bois of Idaho, Mayor Dahlmann of Omaha and Editor Hoyt of Milwaukee dined with William J. Bryan. No statement released. the political situation was discussed. Bryan learned of J. W. Pattrick of Cincinnati’s death. As a boy, Bryan once carried water to harvest hands for Pattrick, who rented his father’s farm.
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Lincoln, Neb
Senator Dubois
Idaho
Dahlmann
Omaha
Hoyt
Milwaukee Today
William J. Bryan
Bryan
J. W. Pattrick
Cincinnati
Pattrick
Secretary Taft Receives News At Sea
Secretary Taft learns of his mother's death aboard the steamer President Grant in the English Channel. The message arrived at 1:30 AM by wireless from Falmouth, arousing him, and he was greatly affected. He had hoped to reach America before the worst.
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President Grant
English Channel
London
Falmouth
Taft
America
Evans In Charge Of Fleet For Start Of Cruise
Norfolk reports Admiral Robley D Evans takes command as the flagship Kentucky joins the fleet at Cape Henry and sails north to form the lead of a vast naval movement. The assembly at Hampton Roads completes the fourth division with 16 battleships ordered to skirt South America, two ships lagging.
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Norfolk
Kentucky
Cape Henry
Hampton Roads
Sperry
Old Point Comfort
Connecticut
Robley D. Evans
America
Minnesota
C. M. Thomas
Army eyeing practical heavier-than-air craft for military use
Washington December 10 The Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army says the service will seek plans from American inventors for a practical aircraft heavier than air to replace balloons for military purposes. The advertisement terms are under consideration.
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United States Army
Washington
Kulp Faces Court Martial Over Prize Fight Charge
Des Moines Iowa December 10 Captain O W Kulp of Company B ILN G was placed on trial before a court martial for disobeying orders by allowing a prize fight in Davenport after Governor Cummins had ordered it stopped. The defense argued he only permitted a boxing exhibition. Witness Louis Martens of the Tri City Athletic Club testified, but gave evasive answers about payments to principals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
O. W. Kulp
IL. N
Kulp
Davenport
Thrift
Cummins
Martens
Louis Martens
Tricity Athletic Club
Supreme Court Sustains North Dakota Adulteration Law
Washington December 10 The Supreme Court of the United States sustains the Heath and Milligan Manufacturing Company and numerous paint manufacturers in testing the 1905 North Dakota statutes prohibiting adulteration of white lead and mixed paints. Justice McKenna writes the opinion upholding the law and the circuit court ruling.
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United States Supreme Court
North Dakota
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Company
Paint Manufacturers of
Chicago
J. H. Worst
North Dakota Government Agricultural Experiment Station
McKenna
United States Circuit Court
Roosevelt warns cabinet on third term delegates
After a cabinet session President Roosevelt published a Nov. 19 letter instructing federal office holders not to participate in the third term movement. He warns that any officer advocating renomination or serving as a delegate will face serious official discipline and possible punishment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Oklahoma elects its first senators in state legislature
Guthrie Oklahoma December 10 Robert L Owen of Muskogee and Thomas H Gore of Lawton were formally elected to the United States Senate today by the Oklahoma legislature Both are Democrats Republicans backed Charles G Jones of Oklahoma City and Clarence B Douglas of Muskogee editor of the Phoenix
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Guthrie
Okla
Robert Laen Owen
Muskogee
Thomas H. Gore
Lawton
United States Senate
Oklahoma
Charles G. Jones
Oklahoma City
Clarence B. Douglas
The
Phoenix
Sharp Cotton Woes Follow Government Estimate Drop
Washington reports the agriculture department pegs 1907-08 cotton at 5.58 billion pounds. New Orleans sees cotton futures fall 20 to 27 points after the crop estimate posting before buying orders halted the decline.
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Washington
Departees of Agriculture
New Orleans
Cotton Exchange
ANOTHER BRANCH OPENS
Stock Yards Bank of Commerce in Kansas City resumes operations after National Bank of Commerce failure. It opens with 80 000 in cash and sight exchange and 120 000 in deposits. Union Avenue Bank of Commerce is undergoing reorganization.
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Stock Yards Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Kans. City
National Bank of Commerce
Union Avenue Bank of Commerce
Gould Line Removes Trains and MP Discontinues Topeka Fort Scott Route
Missouri Pacific ends its sole passenger trains from Topeka citing the 2 cent fare law enforcement. The topeka Fort Scott service had operated daily. Also notes a December 10 quake in Clinton Illinois with shocks in DeWitt county and felt near Weldon and Lane.
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Missouri @Pacific
Topeka
Fort Scott
Kan
Missouri Pacific Railway
Clinton
Ill
DeWitt County
Weldon
Lane
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Goldfield Situation Look
County Farmers’ Institute
Boston
Mass
John F. Fitzgerald
George A. Hibbard
John A. Coulthurst
Walsh
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Congress
Stoessel
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Stoes- See
Fock
Reiss
Smirnoff
Esunova
Nogi
Lincoln
Board of Regents of
the State University
W. C. Rogers
Waterloo
Vane
Great Cathedral
Washington, D.C
RED Cross Helps
National Society
van Winkles
Jones
Jack
al Bassett
James Lewis
Commoner
Mother
Evans
Robert L. Owen and
Department of Agriculture
Gould Line
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