Estrada, Madriz Likely to Seek Peace Terms in Nicaragua
News from Washington and Bluefields report Estrada open to madriz peace terms. Madriz proposes suspending hostilities for a commission to discuss settlement and a six month timetable for elections after recognition. Estrada seeks to disband both armies and hand over arms, while Madriz accuses Estrada of usurping authority. Bolanos, Nicaragua's New York consul, favors Estrada and US recognition to end the crisis.
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New York City
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Weather and history notes from late December
Snow flurries and a cold spell forecast with a 5 degree low, 19 high, and traces of precipitation. Weather data include 7 am readings and humidity. Also contains December historical events, astronomical data, and several Central American political updates about Zelaya’s exile, Nicaragua politics, and Mexican asylum discussions.
Black Fiend Charged With Denver Crime
Denver police pursue a suspected African American killer after the mutilated body of Mrs. Belle Rup, wife of a railroad employee, is found in the Platte River. Earlier, a male intruder was repelled by two shots from the doorway, and the alleged assailant is thought to have waylaid her later.
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Sheep and cattle sold as range conditions worsen in Wyoming
Buffalo Wyoming December 28 Range and weather conditions are harsh with flock masters offering sheep at one dollar per head. Prices would have been six dollars earlier. The cold wave and snow persist with little feed and severe cold causing expected great losses to sheep raisers. Cattle are in bad condition too.
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Hogs at Kansas City Set a Mark
Hogs fetched $8.60 in Kansas City marking the highest market since 1882. St Louis reported $8.75 for two loads the year’s peak since 1890. Chicago paid $8.75 for select hogs the year’s high, and Pittsburg quoted $8.90 the highest on record here. Association magnates gather in Chicago as baseball leaders prepare for tomorrow’s American Association meeting with Joseph D O Brien and Tom Chivington as presidential candidates.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Craze Drives Woman to Kill Pets and Attack Children
Cincinnati dispatch reports Mrs. Mary Lion seized by murder mania lecturing pets to death and setting fire to a home while attempting to cast two children into flames. One child burned, Mrs. Lion injured before police arrive. In Philadelphia, Bernard H Bail, Reading railway official, became violently insane at work and was hospitalized, with overwork cited as cause.
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Philadelphia
Bernard Hbail
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Taft to Reply on Ballinger-Pinchot Dispute and Mines
President Taft plans a public joint committee inquiry into the Ballinger Pinchot controversy, with a forthcoming message to Congress signaling policy differences from Roosevelt. Pinchot’s New York University Club talk triggers administration plans, while Ballinger drafts new land and mineral acts. Lewis predicts a 56,000 majority for reelecting the UMW president over Green.
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Indianapolis
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United Mine Workers
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Coshocton
Ohio
London Investors Caught As Rock Island Rise Collapses
New York lawmakers probe a volatile Rock Island move after 218000 shares changed hands and the price swung 31 2 points up and 30 down in half an hour. A special NYSE committee led by Francia J. Eames, J T Atterbury and Ernest Groesbeck began questioning brokers and seeking the culprits while secrecy surrounds testimonies. London investors are blamed as the rise prompts a broad discussion of market irregularities.
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Francia J. Eames
J. T. Atterbury
Ernest Groesbeck
Rock Island
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Northern
Stock Exchange
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Exchange
Taft and Ballinger clash in major land-office probe
Special correspondence from Washington notes the Ballinger investigation as a high stakes clash between Taft and Roosevelt era policies. Pinchot’s backing by Roosevelt and Ballinger’s defenders threaten a political crisis with possible Alaska trip by investigators and potential court of inquiry into forest service.
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Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Ann Arbor
Rock Island stock surge tied to London calls squeeze
A Chicago market report alleges Rock Island insiders benefited from a London backed squeeze in the stock driving its price from mid forties to the fifties. Reported selling calls by English speculators and large London Paris buyers are cited as tightening positions while officials and major owners deny involvement. A parking-house head confirms no company wrongdoing and notes possible short-covering by those who sold stock they did not own.
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Paris
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Schooner Minnie A Caine Arrives After Typhoon Threat
Hoquiam Washington December 25 The schooner Minnie A Caine reaches Gray's Harbor after a perilous voyage from Hupong China since September 20. Crew nearly starved, captain near death from heart disease, saved by favorable winds with only hard tack left. Cap Olsen unable to be moved to hospital. German freighter Capua reported lost with 23 crew after December voyage from Hamburg to Genoa.
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Capua
Genoa
Four Shot Firers Die in Mine Explosion Near Centralia
In Centralia DL on December 28 four foreign workers were killed when a windy shot exploded at mine No. 5 two miles south of town. The blast badly damaged the workings. One victim, Charles Carlson, had two relatives who died in the Cherry disaster.
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Labor Leaders Plan Big Railway Strike Action
Labor leaders from the Switchmen's union, after meetings with President Hawley, have left for headquarters to organize a general strike if railroads do not meet their demands. Reports from New York and Chicago note rail executives resist any drastic wage changes while talks continue with no immediate decision.
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Mexico City
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Eastern Railway
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Seven Children Die In Powder Explosion At Miner Home
Seven children aged 2 to 12 were burned to death and three others injured when a powder explosion ignited a house in Dubois Pennsylvania. The home belonged to Stephen Bronosky, a miner from Sykesville. All victims were foreigners. Also noted is the death of former U S Senator Roberts of Wyoming in Los Angeles.
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California
Massive Chicago Traction Merger Could Unite Transit
Financiers foresee a vast consolidation uniting all city surface and elevated lines with Commonwealth Edison to supply motive power. The south division deal acts as a curtain raiser for broader networks including interurban lines from Chicago toward New York, valued at over 826,000,000 in stock and bonds.
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Commonwealth Edison Company
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Ira M. Cobe
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East Chicago Electric
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Capitaliata
Ship On Fire Off Liverpool Leaves Passengers in Dark
Liverpool, Dec 2, Fire broke out in the hold of the liner Celtic four days out from New York. Four hundred passengers remained unaware of the danger as the cargo was discharged and the hold flooded. Extent of damage not yet known.
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Ex Gov Mickey Near Death After Brief Illness
Osceola Nebraska December 25 Former Governor Mickey is reported gravely ill with a brief illness. Local authorities and family remain at his bedside as medical staff monitor his condition.
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