Congressman's Death in Fire Ends Political Career
Representative David A. DeArmond and his six year old grandson Waddie died in a Butler Missouri home fire that also wounded his wife and son. The blaze started at 3 AM, with DeArmond attempting to rescue the boy before perishing. the bodies were found amid the ruins later in the day. He was a longtime Democratic leader and former congressman from the Sixth district, with a notable career on the judiciary committee and ties to Taft.
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Congressman Dearmond
Kansas
David A. DeArmond
Waddie
DeArmond
Butler
James A. DeArmond
Interest Grows In Sixth District Election
Chicago November 23 congress election in the Sixth district fills the house vacancy after William Lorimer’s senate win. Three candidates vie William J. Moxley Republican backed by Lorimer, Frank S. Ryan Democrat, Carl L. Barnes Independent. All factions claim victory in a district traditionally Republican.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States Senate
William J. Moxley
Lorimer
Frank S. Ryan
Carl L. Barnes
Bradford Hazers Must Pay 14900 Dollars
Kewanee Indiana November 23 Judge Green of Stark county circuit court rules the county court lacked jurisdiction to settle a case arising from eight Bradford youths who tied a boy to a tombstone causing a broken leg. The StotterHart verdict of 14000 against the youths remains unresolved.
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Kewanee
Green
Stark County
Stotter Hart
Stoner
Bradford
Interstate Commerce wins coal rate suit against B&O
The Interstate Commerce Commission secured a victory in Philadelphia as the U.S. Circuit Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sustained the Commission's demurrer to dismiss a Baltimore and Ohio led suit. The railroads had sought to block enforcement of an order establishing a tariff on big vein coal from the George's Creek and Elk River regions to Atlantic coast points in other states and had asked the court to enjoin the rate reduction.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court For
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
George’s Creek
Elk River
Maryland
Tornado Hits Dexter Demolishes Homes and Fair Buildings
A noon tornado struck Dexter Missouri demolishing 15 houses and wrecking the county fair buildings including the amphitheater. Two women and two children were injured. The storm cut a 300 foot wide path about a quarter mile long, origin north of town. Several buildings were damaged in Essex.
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Dexter
Navy
Essex
Steamer Puritan Safe After Drifting 24 Hours
The steamer Puritan, with a broken rudder, drifted on Lake Michigan for 24 hours before being towed into South Chicago harbor by a tug. The wireless message to Grand Rapids said the ship was picked up this morning and is safe.
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Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Evening Press
Lake Michigan
Chicago Harbor
Nourmahal With Astor Party In San Juan Porto Rico
The Nourmahal yacht with Astor and party was at San Juan Porto Rico on the evening of November 17 preparing to leave for Ponce and then Cuba. A steamer arriving today from Porto Rico brought the report.
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Porto Rico
New York
Nourmahal
San Juan
Ponce
Cuba
Central America in upheaval as troops move
Dispatches from Port Limon report a large troop movement in Salvadorean ports led by Alfaro with 1000 Nicaraguans armed and ready. Prediction of regional action if Alfaro loses, with potential marches through Honduras toward Zelaya and fears of a broader uprising. Meanwhile 400 U S Marines prepare to sail from Philadelphia by Dec 3 to Nicaragua or canal zone after slayings of Americans Grace and Cannon, with Navy Yard repairs racing to finish by Nov 27.
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Port Limon
Costa Rica
Punta Arenas
Alfaro
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Zelaya
Central America
Washington
Philadelphia
Canal Zone
Nicaragua
State Department
Grace
Cannon
Panama
League Island Navy Yard
Zalasais
Praire
League Island
Opening of Civic Federation Hearing Demands Worker Protection
Samuel Gompers blasted lawyers at the National Civic Federation meeting on November 23 in New York, urging new laws to cover employers liability and worker compensation. Mitchell warned mining risks exceed Europe’s, citing five deaths per thousand, while Gillette of Minneapolis criticized damage suits as costly and disruptive to industry.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
National Civic Federation
Cherry
Aged Workmen Seek Legal Action Over Small Share
Aged workmen go to the lawyers as the workers themselves receive only a small portion of the total. the report outlines the dispute over distribution and the pursuit of legal remedy.
Nine in a Posse Shot by Blacks
Union New Jersey November 23. After two days of riot threats from a drunken negro frolic the deputy sheriff and nine posse members were wounded by shotgun fire. One suspect was arrested, three warrants issued but not yet served, others escaped. Officials say the situation is under control as the assailants fled into the night.
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A. 5
McCall
State funds available for cherry relief
Springfield Illinois November 23 Colonel Frank D Whipp investigator of conditions at Cherry Ill as Governor Deneens representative made a report to the governor In view of the facts set forth the governor drew 2500 dollars from the contingent fund at his disposal by the general assembly This amount is to be sent to Orson Smith treasurer of the Illinois branch of the Anne Red Cross society for distribution among the sufferers.
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Springfield
Frank D. Whipp
Cherry, Ill
Deneen
General Assembly
Orson Smith
Ilinois
The
Anne Red Cross Society
Explosion Blows Up Italian Fruit and Wine House
An early morning dynamite blast at Joseph Mascari’s fruit and wine house at 13 College Street, Danville, Illinois, destroyed about 25 buildings in the business district. Mascari suspects the Black Hand. The block was demolished with damage estimated between $50,000 and $75,000. flames quickly swept the area but caused limited further damage.
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Danville
Joseph Mascari
College Street
Mascari
Guard Dr Cook's Report To Leave For Copenhagen
A 50000 word document by Dr Frederick A Cook detailing his North Pole claim will be sent aboard the United States on Thanksgiving Day under heavy guard. It will be stored in the captain's strongbox guarded by Walter Lonsdale and reach Copenhagen by December 7 for University of Copenhagen officials to decide early next year.
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Copenhagen
New York
Frederick A. Cook
University of Copenhagen
North Pole
United States
Cook
Walter Lonsdale
Mine Blast Kills Six In Ohio Shaft Disaster
Martin's Ferry Ohio November 23 Fire damp exploded at the Florence mine of the Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal company fatally burning six miners who were in advance of the main force. The men were rescued by comrades but all will die and the mine was badly damaged.
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Ohio
Martin’s Ferry
Florence
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company
Here
Pretty Blonde Frauds in Fox River Valley
A young woman posing as a representative of the Chicago Industrial Home for Children swindled prominent Elgin men and others along the Fox River this past summer by soliciting dues. The fraud was uncovered yesterday but she has not been arrested.
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Fox River Valley
Elgin
Chicago
Woodstock
Fox River
BAGS 4 MORE ELEPHANTS Roosevelt Party to Leave for Londl anai With Valuable Trophies
Nairobi dispatch reports from the American hunting expedition that all members of the Roosevelt party will depart for London with four additional elephants killed and valuable trophies secured.
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Roosevelt
Londlanai
Nairobi
British East Africa
Fire in Cherry Mine May Halt Rescue Efforts
Rescue work at Cherry Mine in Illinois faces days more of danger as a new fire breaks out in the third vein. Officials urge the Governor to appoint a single supervisor for the recovery operation. Dozens of volunteers labor under snow and rain, with 42 bodies recovered and 59 still missing. many victims died from asphyxiation while attempting to escape.
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Cherry Mine
Cherry
Ill
The
United Mine Workers
Deneen
St. Paul
McDonald
United Mine Workers of
Warner Resigns Federal Pension Post
Clinton Illinois November 23 Vespasian Warner United States commissioner of pensions has tendered his resignation to President Taft and it has been accepted. The move follows his return home due to his son C M Warner illness and stress on managing two large estates. Veterans’ letters urged him not to resign.
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Clinton
Vespasian Warner
United States Commissioner of Pensions
Taft
Washington
Warner
Roosevel
C. M. Warner
West Baden
United States
Former Mercer County Residents In Trouble
Columbus Neb Nov 23 On account of the reported condition of Mrs Doxey who with her husband was arrested recently on the complaint of Kate Erder of St Louis on a statutory charge the county attorney charged Dr Doxey with administering poisons to his wife with intent to kill Circuit Judge Ratterman freed Doxey under condition that he place his wife under the care of a local physician and administer no medicine to her himself The Doxeys are former residents of Joy Mercer county the wife being a daughter of Jefferson Fuller a well known farmer stillliving at that place
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Columbus, Neb
Doxey
Kate Erder
St. Louis
Ratterman
Doxeys
Joy
Mercer County
Jefferson Fuller
Wright Aeroplanes company forms to deliver planes soon
New York on November 23 the Wright Aeroplane Company forms with major financiers including Cornelius Van derbilt Theodore P Shonts Allan A Ryan Morton F Plant Howard Gould Andrew Freedman Robert J Collier August Belmont Edward J Berwind and Russell A Alger One Wright brother to serve as president the other as vice president The firm capitalizes at 1 million and will take over Wright patents for the United States and Canada A Dayton Ohio factory will be built
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New York
Wright Company
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Theodore P. Shants
Allan A. Ryan
Morton F. Plant
Howard Gould
Andrew Freedman
Robert J. Collier
August Belmont
Edward J. Berwind
Russell A. Alger
Wright Brothers
Wright
United States
Canada
Dayton
Ohio
Cabinet Session Ends Without Nicaragua or Sugar Trust Action
Washington November 28 The cabinet announced that no decision was made on the Nicaragua situation nor on the Standard of Decision and sugar trust fraud at the close of fodey’s cabinet session.
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Washington
Fodey
Nicaragua
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