Sugar Refining Company to Pay 700000 in Settlement
New York December 24 The American Sugar Refining Company will shortly hand the government a check for seven hundred thousand dollars in settlement for further customs frauds according to the Herald. The total amount recovered from the company is nearly three million dollars. The latest settlement relates to the drawback frauds investigated since the original customs frauds were detected two years ago.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Herald
Wool Market Steady in St Louis Trade
St Louis reports wool steady with territory and western medians at 21 22 for fine mediums 17 19 and 12 13 for fine.
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St. Louis
Special Christmas Dinner at the Gilkeson
The Gilkeson offers a special Christmas dinner at regular price fifty cents from noon to 2 PM.
Two Fatal Rail Wrecks Shock Scotland and Ohio
Kirby Stephens Eng December 24 eight persons killed and twenty five injured in Scottish express wreck near Hawes Junction after colliding with a pilot engine. Fire destroyed wreckage. some victims burned. Among the dead a small girl. Also six killed in Attica Ohio collision between passenger No. 15 and an express train on the Pennsylvania railroad.
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Kirby Stephens
Eng
Hawes Junction
Scotland
Pennsylvania
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Attica
Engineers Reach Wage Settlement in Chicago Area
Chicago officials report no railroad engineer strike north south or west of Chicago. The Erdman law mediated talks between railroad managers engineers and Labor Commissioner Neill yield a ten and one third percent wage increase about forty cents a day. A final settlement is anticipated after proposals from both sides.
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Chicago
Neill
Erdman
Brotherhood of Locomotive ‘Engineers
Charles P. Neill
Wreck on Curve Claims Lives and Leaves Dozens Hurt
A collision on a curve killed several and seriously injured about six others. Officials say the east bound train failed to heed block signals, guiding investigators toward engineer error as the probable cause.
Chicago Stock Yards Fire Still Subdued
Chicago reports the Morris Co. beef warehouse fire at the stock yards remains unsubdued with twenty four lives lost. Flames rise from ruins as water streams continue to pour on the site for days and all bodies have been recovered.
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Chicago Stock Yards
Chicago
Stock Yards
Morris Co
Grace search fails for missing American flyer Cecil Grace
London reports continued search for Cecil Grace, the American aviator lost in fog while crossing the English Channel from Calais. Authorities fear he fell into the North Sea and drowned after the Thursday incident.
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London
Cecil Grace
English Channel
Calais
France
North Sea
Asylum of Rio Hondo Commandery Christmas Observance
On Monday December 26 1910 at 930 am the Grand Commander will be present All Sir Knights and visiting Sir Knights are requested to be present A regular home cooked dinner at the Grand Central Cafe priced 35 cents Recorder Wm W Phillips notes the event and location
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Wm. W. Phillips
Grand Central Cafe
Express Rates in Canada Reduced by Rail Commission
Ottawa dispatch reports the Canadian Railroad Commission orders express firms to file lower tariffs within three months. Rates will drop at least ten percent on through traffic with local rates cut accordingly. The commission faults the practice of separate express firms owned by railways.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Canadian Railroad Commission
Printer Error Buoys Railroads With Wrong Freight Rates
A Denver tariff printing mistake under the new Federal rail freight law forces a railroad to charge fourteen cents per hundred pounds for certain classes of freight from Denver to Texas points instead of the intended dollar fourteen. The error, caused by a printer, cannot be corrected in print for thirty days.
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Denver
Texas
No Record Monday Holiday Notice
The Record will not be issued Monday due to Christmas holiday. For cabs call No. 9 City Livery.
Christmas Day Dinner Menu at Grand Central Cafe
A historical menu advertises a Christmas Day dinner at Grand Central Cafe priced at 75 cents. The spread includes Celery Olives Pickles Oyster Cocktail Soup Turkey Cranberry Sauce Roast Leg Mutton Cauliflower Candied Yams Corn Pudding Combination Salad Fruit Cake Ice Cream Cheese Crackers Black Coffee Fresh Fruits and fresh fruits. A second, unfinished line hints at another large dinner.
King George A Gay Sports Man Intends To Become
London reports King George of England plans active participation in horse racing following his father. Entries for next season include New Market October 2 Bath Bibury Park Doncaster Spring Gatwick Whit sunday Hurst Park Whit sun next summer Sandown Park first summer meeting.
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George
London
King George of
England
The
Jockey Club
New Market
Bath
Bibury Park
Doncaster Spring
Gatwick
Hurst Park
Whitsun
Sandown Park
Bev ers Funeral Held At Tilden Street Home
The funeral of the late W. M. Bev ers was held at ten o'clock yesterday morning from the home of his daughter Mrs. Fred Gayle on Tilden street. A large gathering attended the service followed by burial at South Side cemetery.
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W. M. Bevers
Fred Gayle
Tilden Street
South Side Cemetery
Medicine Hat eyes name change over weather jokes
Ottawa reports Medicine Hat in Assiniboine considering a name change after jokes about its weather. Rudyard Kipling reportedly sent a letter urging residents to keep the name, arguing it is an asset and distinctive worldwide.
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Medicine Hat
Ottawa
Canada
Assiniboine
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
United States
Holiday Close at Kansas City Stock Yards
Today was a holiday at the Kansas City stock yards. WANTED two experienced dining room girls extra for Christmas dinner. The Gilkeson.
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Kansas City
Gilkeson
Six Persons Die in Kenton Gas Poisoning Tragedy
Six people including two women and four men were found dead in two rooms behind an opera house in Kenton Ohio. Clerks from a first floor restaurant heard no responses and discovered four bodies, while two others were found in bed. Authorities suspect gas stove fumes caused the deaths.
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Kenton
Ohio
Opera House
Clark Latham
Pearl Kennedy
William Kennedy
Harry Newcomb
Elizabeth Bailey
December Arrests Down by Half This Year
December arrests through December 24 fell to 15 from 32 last year, a drop described as a Christmas present to the people.
Coal price cut on Union Pacific orders 35 cents
Cheyenne Wyom Dec 24 President Lovett of the Union Pacific Railroad wired Rock Springs ordering coal prices at the mines reduced thirty five cents a ton. The cut follows strong protests against previous increases and will affect consumers on the Union Pacific line in Wyoming Colorado and Nebraska.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
President Lovett
Union Pacific Railroad
Rock Springs
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Roswell Weather Report December 24 1901
Roswell New Mexico report shows highest temperature 53, lowest 22, mean 38 with 0 precipitation. Wind from the east at 3 miles per hour. sky clear. Forecast: fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature change.
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Roswell
N. M
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Gross-Miller Grocery
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