Trains Crash Leaves Dozens Dead in D C Wreck
Washington reports the Terra Cotta wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio line killed about forty to fifty, with fifty injured. Names include Dr E O Bell and son, Commodore P Brown, Colonel Robert Anderson, and many Washington residents. Coroner to hear inquest Wednesday as officials probe signals and foggy conditions.
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Subcommittee weighs 50 percent raise for Congress
Washington December 31 the senate appropriations subcommittee has studied the legislative executive judicial appropriations bill and considered boosting salaries of senators and representatives. though no fixed plan exists it now appears likely the subcommittee will back a 50 percent salary increase for Congress.
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Partial liberty and partly elective senate in Teheran
The shah and crown pinned the new constitution at ten o clock yesterday morning establishing a partly elective senate and financial control of government by the lower house. It provides annual parliament meetings for revising laws and enacting new measures, with self fixing compensation and reforms across administration. Voting is open to Persian males ages 30 to 70 not in state service and without criminal convictions. Also noted is the arrest of forty social democrats in Kiev on December 31.
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Hitchcock
Plan Ends Rebate Wars Across British Railways
London December 31 under a new agreement all private rebates to shippers are abolished by every UK railroad. Any company giving rebates to secure traffic faces a heavy fine payable to the railway clearing house, with the measure becoming operative tomorrow.
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Kansas City Aged Recluse Found Dead After Robbery
Police believe the killer of Thomas W. Fanning, an elderly recluse, stole about $20,000 in government securities currency and gold from his home chest. Fanning kept the money at home and left no bank deposits. No suspect or clue has been found.
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Increase the Pay Large Percentage Resigned Past Year
First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock reports to Washington that postal wages must rise to curb growing resignations and attract talent. He urges legislation to raise salaries and create six graded steps from 600 to 1,200 dollars for clerks and carriers, noting high turnover across first and second class offices.
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Cambridge Murder Mystery Shocks Town
Cambridge is rocked by a deadly stabbing in a rural area with Mary Anderson killed in her bed. Henry Anderson, husband, is distraught while police pursue a suspect tied to an alibi and a missing pocketbook as an inquest begins and witnesses recount the scene.
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Mary Anderson
Henry Anderson
Doomed Leaders Named in St Petersburg Terror Plot
Reports from St Petersburg say police captured 100 leaders and members of a social democratic militia, including the editor of a secretly published paper The Barracks, twenty four soldiers and several women. A list of 27 high officials sentenced to death was seized and a thwarted plot to attack a conference was claimed. Odessa dispatch notes Governor General Kaulbars denying dismissal rumors while hinting at retirement upon parliamentary changes.
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Associated Press
New York Customs Set Yearly Record In 1906 Totals
New York customs receipts for 1906 topped all prior years with 209 million 909 thousand dollars, a gain of 26 million over 1905, which was the previous peak. December led all months in duties collected. Also reported five deaths from freezing near Jera, West Prussia, with more cold related fatalities noted across the country.
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Rajah of Goa Found Dead After Ravine Fall
The Rajah of Goa, ruler of an island in the Celebes, fled with followers when a Dutch punitive force located his stronghold on Christmas. In the escape he and companions toppled into a ravine and perished, ending years of government disturbance.
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