General Suffrage Delayed by Assembly Votes
St Petersburg Dec 26 The new electoral law gazetted today delays universal suffrage with cabinet passing responsibility to the national assembly. The extension of suffrage targets major cities where it is nearly universal. Moscow Dec 25 Insurgents attacked Kasan and Nicholai stations as 300 revolutionaries arrived from Perovo and 2,000 strikers joined. Fire opened on troops. many casualties reported and widespread fires and bombed buildings. London Dec 26 casualties in Moscow estimated at 5,000 killed and 14,000 wounded with guards restricting movement and a looming food shortage amid ongoing cannon fire and barricades near rail stations. Warsaw Dec 2 military governor bans street sale of papers, revolutionary songs, meetings and processions. violators face three months imprisonment and fines. Railroad workers plan to resume unless St Petersburg comrades join strike. telegraphers resume work.
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Moscow
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Perovo
London
Daily Telegraph
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Kursk
Warsaw
Poland
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Vivikers
Stabbing at Muscatine Leaves Liveryman Wounded
In Muscatine Iowa Jack Smith a Negro stabbed Fred Bowman a liveryman during a fight yesterday Bowman was severely cut Smith was captured after a chase In Peoria a Christmas night mining brawl led to Frank Bartonick being shot and killed by Mike Make in Norris Fulton county A Chicagoan Louis C Hack father of Mrs Marshall Field Jr dies in Winnetka sanitarium
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Jack Smith
Fred Bowman
Muscatine
Lowa
Smith
Peoria
Norris
Fulton County
Frank Bartonick
Mike Make
Chicago
Louis C. Hack
Marshall Field, Jr
Winnetka
Eisner Disappears After Massive Election Bets In New York
In New York on December 26, Max Eisner a 261 Grand Street restaurant keeper and key local political figure reportedly vanished with $15,000 to $20,000 in election bets in his control. District residents believed him wealthy. rumors say he settled the money in November and left with only a few dollars.
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New York
Max Eisner
Grand Street
Florrie Sullivan
Eisner
Eva Booth Loses Precious Relic In Subway Crash
Commander Eva Booth of the Salvation Army had a chatelaine bag cut from her wrist at a New York subway station. While papers and cash were taken, her greatest loss was a wedding ring passed down from her grandmother and later to her sister, Mrs Booth Tucker, who was killed in a railroad wreck two years ago.
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New York
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
Booth Tucker
Strike in Morocco step to civilization in Tangier
In Tangier on December 26 Moorish native workmen at the custom houses and pier halted work after two weeks without pay. The strike forced two French steamers to proceed to Marseilles without unloading, seen as the latest development of civilization in Morocco.
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Marseilles
Morocco
Corey Rupture Still Holds In Pittsburg Area
William Elisha Corey president of United States Steel did not visit Braddock for Christmas at his father A A Coreys home where his estranged wife and son Allan stay. It is believed the rupture is complete and reconciliation unlikely. It is thought Madelle Gilmans remark calling Andrew Carnegie a domestic peacemaker implies Carnegie demanded Corey give up Miss Gillman or lose his job.
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Wee
William Elis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Braddock
A. A. Corey
Allan
Madelle Gilman
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Corey
Mies Gillman
Miles Granted Relief From Militia Duty in Massachusetts
Secretary Taft approves Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles retired, relief from further militia duty in Massachusetts. Offers to effect will be issued tomorrow. Since January 10 Miles has served as military adviser and inspector general on Gen Douglas's staff in Massachusetts.
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Wee
Taft
Nelson A. Miles
Massachusetts
Miles
Douglas
Threatening Letter Demands Cash for Crouse
Syracuse magnate Charles M. Crouse received two letters claiming Black Hand ties and promising to dynamite his residence and harm his family unless $2.40 was placed in a curbside box. Police received the notes and opened an attempted dynamite threat.
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N. Y
Charles M. Crouse
Black Hand
Crouse
Dividend of 55 Per Cent for Devlin Creditors
Topeka Kansas December 26 Receiver Bradley of the defunct First National bank announces a dividend of 55 per cent to depositors payable in 15 days. The payout totals about $800000 aided by life insurance policies turned over by the Devlin estate. To satisfy all claims the receiver must raise over $700000 more, with an expectation to secure about half that amount. The chief depositor in Kansas state funds in the failed bank stood at several hundred thousand dollars.
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First National Bank
Devlin
Kansas
Christmas Sport Down in Raintuck
London Kentucky December 26 In a dispute over a turkey shooting match at Bis Park Lestie county last night Join Duff and Jake Wilson shot and killed Joseph Wilson a prominent citizen and Alexander Little shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Roberts Duff and Wilson were arrested but Little escaped At Goose Creek in a fight over broncho ownership William Van over shot James Creech dead
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Bis Park
Lestie County
Duff
Jake Wilson
Joseph Wilson
Alexander Little
Roberts
Wilson
Little
Goose Creek
William Vanover
James Creech
Broomstick Halts Jail Break Attempt in Missouri
In Macon Missouri on December 26, Mrs Graves wife of the sheriff aided by a broomstick repelled a jail escape attempt by prisoner John Flake who had pried open the jail door during Christmas liberty. Flake escaped through a gap while other inmates tried to follow.
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Alexander
Frank Johnson
Ben Foster
Car A Latier
Johnson
Missouri
Macon
Dee
Republican Senators Move to Eliminate Taft as Presidential Possibility
Washington dispatch reports a prominent Republican senator stating Taft is next on the list and Congress reconvening next month will target Taft’s Philippines administration. The piece describes a opened 1908 presidential contest with Roosevelt weakened, senators seeking to deny him another term and to prevent his chosen allies from guiding the party.
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Walter Wellman
Jodas
Record Herald
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Senate
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Philippines
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Kelas
Illinois Central Tower Flagman Killed After Shootout
In Paducah Kentucky a confrontation at an Illinois Central tower ended with Patrolman James Clark shot twice in the hip and flagman John Tice killed after barricading the tower and firing on bystanders. Police returned fire from surrounding streets and roofs, ending the siege.
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Paduesh
Dee
John Tice
Inois Central
Kim Fe
James Clark
Tice
Call money rises to 35 percent in New York trading
New York reports call money advancing to 35 percent amid stock market activity. Also, Naval Commander William Herschell Allen of the U S N has died at the naval home in Philadelphia aged about decades, having joined the service in 1872.
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New York
Philadelphia
Wiliam Herschell Allen
Naval Home
Naval Service
Judge Tuley Dies on Cook County Bench Trail
Judge Murray F Tuley famed as nestor of the Cook County bench died at Pennoyer sanitarium Kenosha at 2 30 pm from exhaustion after long service including partnership with Joseph E Gary He served as attorney general of New Mexico and Chicago circuit court judge before leading Tuley Stiles Lewis firm Describes era of Chicago jurisprudence and long lineage in Kentucky family Meanwhile Tipton Oregon fire destroys much of the town after a blizzard leaving homelessness and little insurance
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Murray F. Tuley
Nestor
Cook County
Pennoyer Sanitarium
Kenosha
Tuley
Kentucky
Louisville
Mar- Hamilton
5Th
Illinois Infantry
Santa Fe
Territe of
New Mexico
Joseph E. Gary
Tuley, Stiles
Fire forces 150 guests from Exchange Hotel in Uniontown
A fire at the Exchange hotel in Uniontown early in the afternoon gutted the dining room area and damaged the interior and contents. About 150 guests fled in their night clothes, with cold weather causing suffering. No lives were believed lost. losses estimated at $80,000.
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Uniontown
Exchange Hotel
Walter Scott Alive After Death Valley Shooting Report
A letter from Walter Scott the cowboy miner confirms he was shot in Death Valley but not seriously hurt, contradicting earlier reports of his murder. The communication reached a friend in Los Angeles on December 26, clarifying his status after days of rumors.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Walter Scott
Scott
Lafayette’s Car Burned in Ohio on 1824 Visit
The tie car Lafayette rode during his 1824 American visit was destroyed by fire in nestown Ohio. The blaze caused about $10,000 in damage. In Colorado Springs, Frank L. Scott, vice president of Davie Real Estate Co., died from wounds after a holdup incident on Wednesday night.
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Ohio
Lafayette
Colorado Springs
Colo Dee
Davie Real Estate Company
Avon Basketball Team Train Tragedy Kills One Injures Four
In Freehold New Jersey on December 26 John Bennen of the Avon basketball team was killed when a Pennsylvania Railroad train struck the team’s coach on the way home from a game. Four others were fatally injured and several players suffered skull fractures in the collision.
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Freehold
N. J
John Bennemen
Avon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harvey Hurd, Chicago Lawyer, Stricken by Paralysis
Harvey B. Hurd, a longtime Chicago bar member and prominent state figure, was stricken with paralysis at his Evanston residence Sunday evening. At 77, family and friends hold cautious hopes the stroke is not serious, with physicians saying it is transient paralysis and promising recovery after a week of treatment.
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Harvey B. Hurd
Evanston
Hurd
Frank Dakin
STOP WORK ON WALSH ROAD THREE HUNDRED LABORERS
In Indianapolis on December 26 orders from Chicago halted construction on the Indianapolis division of the Southern Indiana railroad a John R Walsh enterprise. Over 500 workers were left idle while extra crews were sent to the Chicago division to push the Terre Haute to Chicago Heights line toward completion.
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Chicago
Southern Indiana Railroad
John R. Walsh
Terre Haute
Chicago Heights
Wedding present drive for Alice Roosevelt Longworth
News from Brussels reports King Leopold's secret morganatic marriage to a widow named Vaughan and notes the couple resides at Cap Verar near Nice with a newborn son. In Oregon, citizens start a statewide fund drive to raise about 1000000 for a wedding gift to Miss Alice Roosevelt Longworth, with plans to send funds to state treasurers and then to Washington by February.
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Revell de Bruges
Leopold
Lacken
Mechiln
Vaughan
Chamber of Deputies
Cap Verar
Nice
Baker City
Ore
Dee
Ralee
Mise Aliee Roosevelt
Longworth
Oregon
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Roosevelt
Troops Pursue Morales in San Domingo Troubles
Reports from San Domingo indicate President Carlos Morales fled the capital prompting government troops to pursue him. A clash occurred about ten miles from the capital with rebel commander Pimintel reportedly attacked. Morales’s whereabouts remain unknown as Puerto Plata braces for further turmoil and the U. S. State Department notes internal strife with no intervention planned.
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San Domingo
Carlos F. Morales
Pimentel
Former banker sentenced for fraud in Iowa case
Cedar Rapids Dec 26 E E Snyder former banker at Olin whose failure cost depositors 100000 was sentenced at Anamosa to pay a 100 fine and costs. Snyder pleaded guilty to fraudulent banking but plea for clemency was signed.
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Iowa
E. E. Snyder
Olin
Anamosa
Snyder
Mysterious Woman Sought in Doctor's Death at Sherman Home
Marshall investigators pursue a mysterious woman after Dr N B Sherman is found dying in his residence. Officers theorize the unidentified visitor controlled him into poisoning himself. The woman, last seen leaving the Sherman home, vanished and is pursued as a suspect with a crew ready to arrest.
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Mich
Dee
N. B Sherman
Tise
Sherman
SIUZO AOKI EMBASSADOR PROMINENT JAP SATE?MAN
Secretary Root announced Viscount Siuzo Aoki has been appointed Japanese ambassador to the United States. Aoki sits on the privy council and holds high diplomatic rank. The report notes his stature and role in Tokyo.
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Root
Viscount Siuzo Aoki
Privy Council
Wis
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