Vote selling scandals shake Adams County in Ohio
West Union Ohio December 26 more than two thirds of Adams County voters sold their ballots in recent selections Judge A Z Blair cites 650 indictments 114 convictions and hundreds more arrests to come He notes graft by leaders of both parties and cites Reverend Isaac Hilton who paid one dollar fine and five year disenfranchisement Manchester and Portsmouth arrests expand probe to about 3000 men with Judge Blair predicting widespread action
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West Union
Adams County
A. Z. Blair
Blair
Isaac Hilton
Red Brush
Portsmouth
Manchester
Ohio
Christmas Day in Washington Observes Holiday Quiet
Christmas morning in Washington featured carol singes outside the White House as President Taft and family kept to home with church attendance. Mrs Taft and Miss Helen Taft attended St John s Episcopal Church while the president went to All Souls Unitarian Church. An informal Treasury dinner followed at night with Secretary MacVeagh and wife. Embassies staged formal Christmas tree unveilings at Austro Hungarian German Mexican legations and at the Belgian and Danish posts.
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Washington
White House
Taft
All Souls Unitarian Church
Ships Carry Aeroplanes In Navy Study
Washington reports that two aero planes or at least a two seated machine should be part of equipment for each scout cruiser as the Navy begins aerial navigation development. The recommendation comes from Captain Washington I. Chambers, assigned by Secretary Meyer to study aeroplane use in warfare.
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Washington
United States Navy
Meyer
Washington I. Chambers
Papke Loses World Title Fight to Australian Opponent
Billy Papke, claiming the world middleweight crown, lost to Dave Smith of Australia on a foul in the 10th round. Smith led the bout from start to finish in Sydney, N S W, as the referee halted the match on the disputed infraction.
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Billy Papke
Sydney
Dave Smith
Smith
Weather forecast for Rock Island Davenport Moline vicinity
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with no precipitation. Yesterday’s high 37 and low 24. today at 7 am 24. Humidity 62 at 7 pm. Winds 14 mph. Sunset 4:35, moon rises 2:46 am, Mercury visible at 6 pm and Venus conjunction with Uranus later.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Funeral for Chicago Fire Marshall Horan Draws City
Funeral services were held for Fire Marshal Horan who died in the stockyards fire that killed 22. Mayor Busse and Police Chiefs joined a mile-long procession with a hose-cart casket and a fire helmet inside the car. Thousands lined Ashland Avenue to honor the city’s beloved firefighter.
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Chicago
Horan
Stock Yards
Busse
Schuettler
Seyferlich
Ashland Avenue
Shot Down While Preparing Feast in Frederick
In Frederick near Greeley Colorado, Mrs. Maggie Roberts was fatally wounded by a shot through the kitchen door as she prepared Christmas dinner. The blast is believed aimed at her husband, Evans mine foreman, who has clashed with strikers. George Berte and four other union miners were arrested.
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Greeley
Col
Maggie Roberts
Frederick
Evans
George
Berte
Largest Christmas Dinner Party Near Delmar
John F. Guy of near Delmar hosted the eastern shore’s biggest Christmas dinner with 32 of his children plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. Eight large turkeys were needed to feed the group. Guy had three wives, yielding 32 children in total across marriages, including twins born recently.
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Wilmington
Del
Chesapeake Bay
John F. Guy
Delmar
Guy
Gunboat to Be Sent From San Domingo After Border Clash
News from San Domingo reports an engagement on the Dominican Haytian border with several killed. A gun boat will be dispatched with troops to the area. In Nebraska, Thomas Benton Hord, reputedly the largest cattle feeder, died in Minneapolis after a paralysis illness.
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San Domingo
Central City
Neb
Thomas Benton Hord
Minneapolis
Minn
Explosion Damages Llwelwyn Iron Works in Los Angeles
An explosion at the Llwelwyn iron works in Los Angeles partially wrecked the building early yesterday. The blast, likely dynamite, tore out the front and injuried a night watchman who escaped with minor injuries. Police investigated and the site was secured as crews cleared debris.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Llwelwyn Iron Works
Win
Plan Change in New City Form
A state meeting of advocates for the municipal commission form gathered in Springfield on December 26. They adopted resolutions endorsing the plan and urged amendments to the statute. The group said the amendments will be taken up when the legislature convenes January 4, focusing on section 9 and the method of holding preliminary elections.
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Springfield
Mypnaciipal Commission
Lone bandit robs Missouri Pacific train in Kansas City area
Police across Kansas City and Leavenworth search for a lone bandit who last night boarded a Missouri Pacific passenger train, robbed twenty victims, and escaped with about 300 dollars before vanishing. The incident occurred in the Kansas City area prompting a wide-area hunt.
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Kansas City
Dee
Kan
Moe Apes
Kans
Labor clash blamed for Llwellyn works blast
A dynamite blast damaged the Llwellyn Ironworks sparking labor war details. Police seek motives tied to the metal workers strike begun June 1. Officials note minor injuries to a night watchman and a hole 18 inches deep six feet wide marks site.
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Llwellyn Ironworks
Metal Workers
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Llwellyn Company
Paterson Tree Vendor Heir Claims $60,000 Fortune
Harry Reiser of Paterson New Jersey stood selling Christmas trees all day Saturday at a downtown corner. He will travel to Chicago to claim his share of a half million dollar estate left by his grandmother who died recently in Gerlingen Baden Germany. The news came via a letter from his uncle Louis Reiser of Chicago.
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New York
Harry Reiser
Paterson
N. J
Chicago
Gerlingen
Baden
Germany
Reiser
Louis Reiser
Insurrectos Slay Mexican Colonel Near Ojinaga
El Paso report says Colonel Durante of the federal army was killed in a battle with insurrectionists at Mulato near Ojinaga. Federals were repulsed, San Carlos captured, many wounded, 490 livestock seized, and a rapid fire gun fell to the rebels.
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el Paso
Tex
the Times
Marfa
Ojinaga
Mexico
Durante
Mulato
San Carlos
Bomb wrecks Buenos Ayres fire station headquar ters
New Orleans reports from Buenos Aires dated December 25 say a bomb exploded in a fire department building, wrecking the fire and police headquarters and seriously injuring 20 people. Details are unavailable.
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Buenos Ayres Fire Station
New Orleans
The
Picayune
Buenos Ayres
Kewanee Annexation Struck Down by Court
Judge Ramsay nullifies the annexation of outer territory to Kewanee, citing too few signatures in the preliminary petition. Only residents within the old city limits may vote in the upcoming special election on city government by commission.
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Kewanee
Til
Ramsay
Postal Savings Bank to Open in Pekin
Postmaster Adolph Fehrman announces a Pekin branch of the postal savings bank system will open January 3. He cites strong local interest and hundreds of inquiries, though no official rules have arrived. Also, Woodrow Wilson left Princeton for St Louis to attend the American Political Association convention.
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Pekin
Til
Adolph Fehrman
Washington
Postal Savings Bank
Fehrman
Wilson
St. Louis
Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
American Political Association
Twenty Seven States Elect Senators Amid Party Strife
Washington December 26. Legisatures in twenty seven states will meet to elect U S senators. With half the union represented and bipartisan alliances forming in Tennessee and Massachusetts, Democrats face a crisis that could shape the party's 1912 prospects.
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Washington
Union
United States
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Politiqae
Montana
Senate
Baltic Steamer Sinks after Collision Near Scheldt
The Belgian steamer Baltique sank after colliding with the Finnish steamer Finland off the Scheldt mouth. Six of Baltique's crew died, ten were rescued, including the captain. The collision cause remains unknown. Finland sails to New Castle to assess damage.
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Antwerp
Finland
Scheldt
New Castle
Holtman Denies Losing Four Hundred Dollars
Arthur J Holtman of Meline declares in a signed statement that he never lost any money or property and that his mother never owed him anything He had reported losing 190 at a Turf gambling house on Eighteenth Street and asked Sheriff Bruner for help but was told to file a warrant He refused and now claims he acted for a friend in the call to the sheriff
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Arthur J. Holtman
Meline
Arthur J. Heliman
Pete Schaum
Heliman
J. Bruner
Eighteenth Street
Engineer Nolan Victim Of Yard Accident
Michael Nolan, an engineer on the Rock Taland, was badly bruised after being caught between the locomotive and coal chutes in the east end yards yesterday noon. He attempted to load coal from the chutes and was struck by a beam, rolling between the engine and chutes. He sustained shoulder and hip injuries. no bones were broken. An ambulance carried him home for treatment.
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Michael Nolan
Rock Taland
Evsleih Avenue
Hhe
Attack on Trust Aims at 17 Associations and 4 Big Firms
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune reports government plans to dissolve the electrical trust led by General Electric and Westinghouse. Civil proceedings target 17 associations controlling lamp and electrical prices. Named individuals include J Pierpont Morgan Bernard Sunny and others connected to GE and related firms.
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Chicago
Washington Dispatch
the Tribune
Department of Justice
Wickersham
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Combine
Association of
Mineral Electric
Westinghouse
National Electric Lamp Company
General Electric Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Bernard E. Sunny
Chicago Telephone Company
Tenton Abbot
Manchester
Mass
Electric Securities Company
Catlin
New York
Robert Treat Paine 11
Boston
Railway and Light Securities Company
Charles Steele
J. P Morgan
E.W. Rice, Jr
Schoonmaker
J. P
Heaven His Home Is Far From Abode Leads to Jail
Charles Mansberger, a Rock Island depot restaurant employee, spoke of heaven as his home and claimed to be on the way there. When asked about driving a horse, he complied. police detained him for sanitation concerns and possible trial tomorrow. Par Mefive, a paroled inmate from Watertown hospital, was arrested for intoxication and to be sent back to Watertown.
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Charles Mansterser
Rock Island
Denns Rennet
Mansberger
Rennet
Mansherser Sildver
Par Mefive
Watertown Hospital
Watertown
Hot Springs Mob Lynches Houpt Slayer
A Hot Springs mob seized Oscar Chitwood from jail and executed him by shooting. Chitwood, accused of killing Sheriff Houpt and Inez August, was killed in an enclosure between the jail and the court where a previous prisoner was hanged last September.
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St. Louis
Dee
Oscar Chitwood
Sherif Houpt
Hot Springs
Ark
Inez
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