Cripple Creek Lawyer Barricades Office Defies Militia
In Cripple Creek Colorado on December 20 attorney John M. Glover barricaded his office and refused to surrender two guns while denouncing an arms surrender order. Troops surrounded the building after exchanges of shots wound him in the arm and he was captured. Nearby Telluride reports an ex Attorney General Eugene E. of Cripple Creek faces arrest if he does not leave the district amid rumored mass arrests of striking miners.
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Colo
John M. Glover
Missouri
Verdeckberg
Militi
Glover
Govenor Peabody
Major Naylor
Telluride
Dee
Eugene E
J. C. Williams
Western Federation of Miners
Union Stereotypers Case Denies Injunction Against The Herald
Justice Leven in New York Supreme Court denied permanent injunctions sought by Louis Quanchi and Charles Bailes foreman and assistant foreman of The Herald’s stereotyping department. The ruling found their union ties make them subject to union rules and barred court interference. The Herald suspended them with pay during litigation. union had threatened to withdraw workers if they were not discharged.
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Leventritt
Supreme Court
Louis Quanchi
Charles Bailes
New York Herald
Freeley
Herald
Quanchi
Bailes
No One to Blame for B and C Wreck
Pittsburg division superintendent D W Duer reports complete investigation into the Duquesne limited wreck near Dawson Pa last Wednesday night finds no Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee responsible. Official ruling declares the accident unavoidable and an inquest by Fayette county coroner will be held in a few days. Railroad officials say all grounds have been thoroughly covered.
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D. W. Duer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Duquesne Limited
Dawson
Laltimore and Ohio Railroad
Dvuer
Fayette County
Marks an Epoch in Church Matters
London December 29 Archbishop Francis Bourne of Westminster was enthroned in Westminster Cathedral today marking the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the metropolitan see of England since the Reformation.
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Francis Bourne
Westminster
As of Westminster
Ca of
Japan Financed for All Emergencies Promulgated
Four ordinances promulged last night fully provide for emergencies including government credit for military defense. The text hints at appeals to local unions affiliated, touching on conditions precedent to maintaining an action to invoke equity.
Pickets Pay the Price for Violating an Injunction in Strike Case
In Paterson, Frank & Dugan silk mill strikers including two men and six girls were found in contempt of court for disobeying an injunction against interfering with employment. Vice Chancellor Pitney denied mercy on appeal, costs amounting to 740 dollars were ordered, and the court asserted the illegality of making it uncomfortable for workers. The ruling emphasizes this is the law of the land.
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Emphatic
New York
Pitney
Mercy
Jers City
Frank & Dugan
Paterson
Ohio Man Ends Life to Save Insurance Benefit
Deeans Adams a 70 year old insured resident of Chicago died in Tiffin Ohio by shooting himself in his Empire house room. He timed the act to occur before a $10,000 life policy lapsed at noon and left a note of no threats. He leaves a daughter and two brothers Capt Adams of North Baltimore and Thomas Adams of Toledo. A total life insurance of $15,000 was carried.
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Tiffin
Deeans
Mr. Adams
Empire House
George W. Adace
Adams
Capt. Adams
North Baltimore
Thomas Adams
Toledo
Bryan Honors Peace Tour at Tolstoi Visit
Berlin reports show William J. Bryan's American Chamber of Commerce address praised for sincerity and eloquence. Reichstag members and officials noted his call for peaceful mutual relations and rejection of force, with Kaiser said to be sincere yet declining audience. Bryan then went to The Hague to meet Tolstoi and then London, planning homeward sail from New York.
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Reichstag
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William J. Bryan
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Londen
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Williams
New York
President Roosevelt reviews Kishineff massacre reports
Washington dispatches report President Roosevelt has ordered a state department review of abroad reports on Kishineff massacres. A consular cable from Odessa states no fresh outbreak occurred. A late afternoon cabinet meeting during holiday recess addresses departmental matters with no immediate crises evident.
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Roosevelt
Kishineff
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United States
Odessa
State Department
Ngton
Dee
Qinet
Man Who Ran Amuck Is Captured After Running Fight
Police tracked Jessie Bodkin to an uncle's home twelve miles north of the city. Bodkin fled a rear door but was soon cornered, clutched two smoking guns, and surrendered after a fierce struggle. He was jailed in Marion after being wounded by police during the pursuit.
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Marion
Tad
Dee
Sever
Mile Bodkin
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O Cers
Poutiae
Uncertain Crisis as U S Sends Warship to Santo Domingo
Washington reports three evolutions on the island and rising tension near San Domingo city. Minister Powell appeals for aid and the State Department orders Rear Admiral Lamberton to dispatch a vessel to Santo Domingo to protect American interests alongside the gunboat Newport.
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San Domingo
Powell
State Department
Ald
Moody
Lamberton
Trinidad
Newport
Colonel Arthur Lynch Spends Christmas Season in Prison
Col Arthur Lynch an Irish Australian who fought for the Boers is spending the Christmas season in an English prison. The parliamentary group of the foreign press will discuss his case at their annual meeting. Fifty European journalists plan a protest to publish in the Freeman's Journal to stimulate debate on Lynch's plight.
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Alen
The
Foreign Press
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Lynch
Freeman’s Journal
Dublin
Colored man faces electric chair in Oswego county murder
A Montgomery County man is scheduled for execution after being found guilty of shooting farmer George c Seriba in Oswego county. The electric chair will receive six 1,740 volt contacts before the death sentence is carried out.
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George c
Seriba
Oswego County
Mob at jail as guards thwart attempt to lynch two suspects
In Council Bluffs Iowa a mob of around fifty Vigil Guards gathered to threaten two Black women charged with attempting to assault two women on Christmas. The jail was ringed by would be lynchers until daylight. two leaders were jailed near the suspects. Sheriff Cousins held guard with added police and a police squad to prevent further violence while the jail remained under protection.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Dodge Light Guards
Neely Immerman
Charles Burke
Cousins
Palisbbits
Russians at Lincoln Named Leprosy Suspects
A World-Herald report from Lincoln Neb says Russians near Ninth and H streets are suspected of leprosy. An informant claimed physicians sought measures to quarantine lepers while the group allegedly washed in city homes. Authorities are investigating.
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World-Herald
Neb
Ninth
Investigati
Iyatte
Omaha
Judge McEwen Seeks Writ to Force Higher Judge Salary
Chicago December 24 A petition filed in the circuit court seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the county board to raise the salary of Judge William McEwen from 7460 to 10000 a year. The dispute follows an 1870 statute increasing Superior Court judges salaries from 7000 to 10000, with the board required to appropriate funds to cover the gap between state total and the judge’s pay.
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Chicago
Willi Mo McEwen
Circuit Court
Lota
Insanity ruling in Tobin murder case in New York
Albany reports Tobin killed Captain Craft in a Tenderloin resort then robbed and mutilated him. A commission appointed by Odell found Tobin insane at the time, likely prompting a possible commute of the death sentence. Craft was lured inside, robbed, and murdered, with the killer burning part of the body in a furnace.
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N. Y
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Tobin
Captain Craft
New York City
Ior Odell
Craft
Josh
French Collier Reported Lost at Sea
A French navy collier named by seamen is feared missing after departing Rochefort bound for Toulon. The commander of the vessel and its crew, including officers and ratings, were aboard when it vanished days ago prompting warships to patrol the area in a search.
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Vienne
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Toulon
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Two Judges Set for Dietrich Case in Omaha Court
Omaha January 20. The grand jury results lead to major trials beginning January 4 with Senator Dietrich facing indictment for embezzlement against the government. Judge Munroe transferred the Dietrich case to the circuit court inviting one of four circuit judges Sanborn St Louis Deventer Topeka or Thayer to sit.
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Dietrich
Emuspir
Muneer
Circuit Court
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St. van Deventer
Cheyenneyer
St. Lou and
Hook
Sheep Perish in Fire at Buffalo Stock Yards
A blaze destroyed two long sheds at the East Buffalo stock yards burning thousands of sheep confined 600000 square feet total. Loss pegged at 75000 dollars as wind fed flames swept the structures in minutes. A hog and cattle shed ran parallel to the burned pens. Mrs Day of Canton Ohio underwent tumor operation today and was reported improving.
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Day
Canton
Ohio
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Supreme Court
Wrecks Kill Two in Illinois and Indiana Trains
Residents of Galesburg, Illinois, lose two in a Burlington freight derailment near Denrock due to a broken rail. Fireman Badger and Brakeman Long are dead and Ginger Healey is injured. In Indiana, a Pennsylvania Limited rear-ends a freight near Larwill, killing Snyder and injuring Fireman Stafford, Engineman Hebert, and a Pullman car barber. Several others wounded. the wreck blamed on the freight engineer misreading orders.
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Badger
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Ginger Healey
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Pennsylvania Limited
Larwill
Snyder
Stafford
Hebert
Brady
Suttler
Wreck Victims Rise to Twenty One in Pere Marquette Collision
Grand Rapids Michigan reports the Pere Marquette wreck claims a twenty first victim, Gers Rit Matman, dying from injuries. Identifications mix with grim scenes at the wreck site as authorities report a tramp likely among the remains and a mass of charred fragments. A misidentification in the morgue leads to later correction of John Metheny McSween as the decedent from Reed City, while A J Kingsley’s nephew marks another misread.
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Pere Marquette
Grand Rapids
Mich
Matman
Paris
Witten
Childreen
Grand Rapala
Gece
A. J. King
Kingsley
John Metheny McSween
Reed City
McSween
Grand Ledge
A. J. Kingsley
Millionaire Carriage Maker Dead at Dubuque
Dubuque Iowa millionaire carriage manufacturer Connelly died today of apoplexy at age 67. The news notes his wealth and prominence in the local industry. A respected figure in the trade, he left a sizable legacy in carriage design and manufacturing.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Connelly
Marriage Epidemic Shrinks Omaha School Teacher Ranks
Omaha public schools face an urgent shortage as married women teachers leave posts, forcing the board to disassemble classes. Superintendent Pearse laments ongoing attrition after Christmas vacation, noting 27 applicants in last week's exams and a scramble to fill vacancies across Iowa Nebraska and Kansas.
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Board of Education
Pearse
Iowa
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Kansas
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