Collision at Cherbourg Involves Wilhelm Der Große and Orinoco
Chaos followed a collision off Cherbourg as the Kaiser Wilhelm der Große and the Royal Mail steamer Orinoco struck. Four Wilhelm crew killed, 12 injured. five Orinoco crew missing presumed drowned. both ships damaged and heading to Southampton for repairs.
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Cherbourg
France
Vive
New York
Orinoco
Southampton
St. Paul
Lorraine
Honolulu
Robin
Kumbhuli
Charges Denied As Relief Funds Found Correct In San Francisco
California promotion committee denies corruption claims about a San Francisco relief fund. Of more than 600000 contributed, about 1500 went astray in transit. audits by Reid Cross and state relief groups found all other funds accounted for and the books correct.
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San Francisco
California Promotion Committee
Oac
Reid Cross
Engineer Admits Blunder In Woodville Wreck Probe
Coroner Carson finished the inquest into the Woodville wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Engineer Frank Dalours admitted he did not wait for a reply to signals to the freight train at Babcock and did not run back. He stopped at McCool where signal lights were out. Dalours, Moste, and Woodard were arrested on manslaughter charges with $1,140 bonds each after waiving examination.
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Valparaiso
Lod
Corone
Carson
Woodville
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Frank Dalnosr
Babcock
McCool
Dalour
Green
Samuel Jd. Moste
Daniel Woodard
Louderback
Fines assessed on railroad for sugar rebates
Federal Judge Holt fined the New York Central railroad 18 000 for rebating freight charges to American Sugar Refining company. Also reports Wylie Armstrong a cashier for the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad found dead near a depot with a gunshot wound and Earl Wilson arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapo
Wylie Armstrong
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Earl Wilson
New York Election Costs Top Three Million In State Campaign
Official figures show Democratic Republican and Hearst league spending in the recent state campaign exceed 3 million dollars. The Republican state committee led in expenditures with major donors including J P Morgan Co Levi P Morton Co William R Hearst who spent 256 270 22. Large contributions came from Carnegie Rockefeller Depew and others. Local committees mostly unreported if under 200 dollars.
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Albany
Hearst League
New York
Kings County
Republican State Committee
William R. Hearst
J. P. Morgan & Co
Levi P. Morton
Cincinnati Bank Teller Arrested for Cash Shortfall
Cincinnati banker B G Cavagna receiving teller of First National Bank was arrested by U S Marshal Lewis on a charge that he is short 31600 in his accounts. In New Haven Professor James Mason Hoppin’s will leaves Yale 60000 for an architecture chair and 500 to Knox College, reflecting his role in Knox College’s founding.
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First National
Cincinnati
Ohio
B. G. Cavagna
First National Bank
United States
Lewis
Cavvagna
Knox College
New Haven
Conn
James Mason Hoppin
Yale
Galesbury
Hill
Kindel
Judson C. Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt visits Puerto Rico en route home from Ponce
President Roosevelt and party travel from San Juan to Arecibo and Ponce aboard with Governor Winthrop accompanying. He urges citizenship for Porto Rico and pledges continued efforts toward self government while greeting crowds along the route. Governors, mayors, and students cheer as trains and autos transport the president.
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President Roosevelt
Porto Rico
San Juan
Washington
Navy Department
Louisiana
Ponce
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
Arecibo
Winthrop
Wreets
Ponceal
Juana Diaz
Coamo
Aibonito
Caguas
Rio Piedras
Porto Rico Normal School
Old City
Todd
Object to Paying Strike Benefits
Minneapolis November 22. The convention debated levying an assessment against the Federation of Labor for striking structural iron workers. International Typographical Union speaker James M. Lynch said his union paid $31,000 weekly in strike benefits and could not bear more burden. The convention referred the matter to the executive council by an almost unanimous vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Federation of Labor
James M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
Executive Council
Peary Arctic Steamer Roosevelt Heads Toward Nova Scotia
The Roosevelt left St George's Bay Newfoundland at 6 PM for Port au Basque to coal and continue to Sydney Nova Scotia. The ship arrived Saturday short on fuel after taking on eight tons of coal but lacking enough to cross the gulf of St Lawrence. It awaits favorable weather to proceed.
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St. George’s Bay
N. F
Nova Scotia
St. George's Bay
Roosevelt
Port ‘Au Basque
Sydney
N. S
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Attempt on Life of Sultan Reported in Constantinople
A bomb outrage was perpetrated in the Pera quarter a day ago in Constantinople. No details are obtainable at this time.
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Constantinople
Pera
Athens barge sinks in Lake Erie storm claims several lives
The barge Athens towed by the steamer Prat sank in Lake Erie during a storm near Sandusky, Ohio. Captain Mackey of Milwaukee and six crewmen drowned. Four men washed from their harbor work at Holland, Michigan, also perished. Reports of crop damage and rising rivers followed as other political topics and a sharp rebuke of interstate commerce officials appeared in related dispatches.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Athens
Prat
Lake Erie
MacKey
Milwaukee
Holland, Mick
Holland
Mich
Harbor
Death Knell for Betting on Races at Dellar Club
Jefferson City Mo Nov 22 The supreme court today concluded the suit by Attorney General Hadley to oust the Dellar Jockey club from the state by issuing a writ of ouster. Last summer a decision held the club violated its charter by allowing betting on races after the repeal of the breeders law. The club filed a mansion hearing and the case has been kept in court. Today's decision is said to be final.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Hadley
Dellar Jockey Club
Elit
Dr Henrotin Stricken Again In Chicago Surgeon's Illness
Dr Ferdinand Henrotin a noted Chicago surgeon suffered a fresh heart attack and is critically ill at his home 052 La Salle avenue Attending physicians Dr Robert Preble Dr Robert WH Babcock and Dr Frank Billings held a consultation The attack follows a grip siege and occurred after he spent Sunday at his Norwood Park farm News notes his second serious attack within a short period and reports possible recovery prospects.
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Chicago
Navy
Ferdinand Henrotin
la Salle Avenue
Robert B. Preble
Henretin
Norwood Park
Preble
Robert WH. Babcock
Frank Billings
Dividing $500 Million in Steel Trust Deals
Denver dispatch says the National Grange transportation committee adopted a report urging farmers to unite for waterways to cut transport costs and to curb railroad discrimination. Ohio master Dether tile proposes gates and flagmen at rural crossings, a measure also adopted. New York reports a plan to divide over $500 million from steel trust to the Great Northern for ore lands in Michigan, with shares in a Lake Superior company issued to three heirs, while U S Steel pays 85 cents a ton for ore first year and 34 cents yearly increases. lands reportedly hold 500 million tons of iron.
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Denver
National Grange Transportation Committee
Dethertie
Ohio
New York
Steel Trust
Great Northern Railroad Company
Michigan
Great Northern
Lake Superior Company, Limited
Pgeer
Pau
Ea Visa Srs
United States Steel Corporation
Quarrel Over Furniture Ends in Tragedy Near Casnovia
Delos Highland, a young Michigan farmer near Casnovia, shot and killed his bride of three months after a quarrel over furniture purchase, then killed himself in a double tragedy reported from Grand Rapids on November 22.
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Michigan
Bride
Grand Rapids
Mich
Delos Highland
Casnovia
Body in State at Philadelphia
In Philadelphia at Christ Church burial ground the body of James Wilson lay in state for several hours. A steady stream of mourners viewed the bier and paid final tribute before interment beside his wife in the historic tomb.
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Philadelphia
James Wilson
North Carolina
Christ Church
Bid to Oust Kansas Mayors Sparks State Prohibition Suit
Attorney General C C Coleman filed suits in the Kansas Supreme Court seeking to oust Pittsburg Mayor A B Kirkwood Junction City Mayor F W O Donnell and restrict Pittsburg and Junction City from collecting licenses on alleged illegal “joints” under state prohibition law This follows an earlier action against Kansas City Kaw Mayor Rose and signals further actions against mayors in towns violating the law.
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Topeka
Kan
A. B. Kirkwood
Pittsburg
F. W. O'Donnell
Junction City
Supreme Court
C. C. Coleman
Rose
Kansas City
Kaw
Coleman
Two Thanksgiving Days Spotted By Mississippi Code
In Vicksburg and Fairfield two Thanksgiving days are observed this year. Mississippi code draft error set Thanksgiving for the fourth Thursday, causing today and next Thursday to both be observed. Claude Kammer of Fairfield was fined $19 and costs for disturbing a revival service at a Free Methodist church.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Fairfield
Iowa
Claude Kammer
Free Methodist Church
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