Second Rebel Victory Elevates Revól e Strong
Amplified reports confirm a rebel victory after the Mal Paso attack on a government troop train. The train with three field pieces and 500 men was shot up as insurgents opened fire from mountains, forcing a five hour fight. Wounded were transported to Bustillos then to Chihuahua City, with crude medical care and a late permission to move the injured.
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Cerro Prieto
Diaz
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Navarro
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Madera
Lockhart Presbyterian to Hold Christmas Tree and Reception
The Lockhart Presbyterian church will host a Christmas tree and reception at Vorel's hall on Tuesday after Christmas. The event aims to be a reuning gathering for members and visitors to spend a pleasant hour.
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Lockhart. Tex
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Lockhart Presbyterian
Manuel So Poor That He Can't Pay His Help
Rome reports a Tribunal interview with an unnamed Portuguese royalist asserting King Manuel III is poverty stricken and unable to pay servants. He supposedly resides with the Duke of Orléans at Wood Norton Eversham England for three months and hopes restoration, with royalists ready to fight if needed.
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Manuel
Duke of Orleans
Wood Norton
Eversham
England
Congress of the Powers
Annals Claim of New Mexico Texas Boundary Change
President Taft urged Congress to authorize annulment of a portion of New Mexico's proposed state constitution seeking to alter the Texas New Mexico boundary. Congress adopted the joint resolution. the House had not acted. The measure would re mark the Clarke survey boundary of 1859 60 and nullify any NM provision aiming to change it.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
New Mexico
Texas
House
United States
State of
Irma Woermann Returns With Tow After Gale At Sea
Las Palmas Canary Island December 21 The Irma Woermann of the Woermann line returned with the Ingbert in tow after both ships fought a terrific gale twelve miles off the coast. Alarm for their safety had been felt but both vessels remained intact.
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Associated Press
Las Palmas
Canary Island
Irma Woermann
Woermann Steamship Line
Ingbert
Light and Gazette SNAP: Missed photos risk viewers’ regret
The Light and Gazette touts a vast photo catalog and urges readers to explore the many snaps available. It emphasizes personal responsibility for missing the images and invites engagement with the publication’s extensive content.
Lorimer Affair Report Finds Seat Not Invalidated
The Senate received the Lorimer bribery inquiry report. It states Lorimer’s title to a seat is not shown invalid by corrupt practices while noting bribery claims against Illinois legislators and potential investigation into a corruption fund. Beveridge dissents on details, plans a digest after holidays.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Burrows
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate
William Lorimer
Illinois
Lorimer
Robert E. Wilson
Beveridge
Gallinger
Frazier
Hornet Sails After Thorough Check In New Orleans
The steamer Hornet weighed anchor at 11:40 AM for a voyage to Central American waters after federal officers completed a final search for military equipment. A customs inspector and the Davy revenue cutter watched the vessel. Mexican agents tracked its movements as the Hornet briefly reanchored near Algiers Point.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Hornet
Uncle Sam
Davy
L. F E. Bentley
Cape Gracias
Nicaragua
Algiers Point
Mississippi
Texan Convicted of Assault on Girl
Julius W. Coleman of Fort Worth was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for the assault to kill Mabel Karos, whom he sought to marry. He attacked the girl after learning she had a family and refused him.
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Special Dispatch
Milwaukee
Julius W. Coleman
Fort Worth
Mabel Karos
Coleman
Oklahoma City rail rate discrimination probe ordered
Guthrie Oklahoma December 21 The corporation commission directed an inquiry into charges by the Oklahoma City Traffic association that railroads favor Fort Worth and Wichita by offering lower livestock shipping rates than to Oklahoma City.
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Associated Press
Guthrie
Okla
The
Corporation Commission Today
Oklahoma City Traffice Association
Fort Worth
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Ten Miners Dead In Bolton Explosions At Little Hulton Colliery
An explosion at the Little Hulton Colliery in Bolton England traps 290 miners. Rescue teams recover ten bodies by 2 PM as flames and poisonous gas hinder effort and hope fades for the rest. Thousands gather at the surface amid a grim coalfield scene.
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Bolton
England
Little Hulton
Congress to regulate railroads in interstate commerce
Walter D. Hines, chair of the executive committee and general counsel for the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, told the railway securities commission on December 21 that Congress has the power to regulate railroad operations in interstate commerce and he did not object to that power being exercised.
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Associated Press
New York
Walter D. Hines
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Railway Securities Commission
Congress
Senate confirms two to Interstate Commerce Commission
The senate confirmed C. C. McChord of Kentucky and B. H. Meyer of Wisconsin as members of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Interstate Commission
Associated Press
Washington
Dee
Senate Today
C. C. McChord
Kentucky
B. H. Meyer
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoff man Found Guilty in Assault on Big Hollow Teacher
Joseph Hoff man, a young Peoria farmer, was found guilty this morning of criminally assaulting Miss Maro Clark, a school teacher at Big Hollow, on November 1. A strong guard was stationed at the jail.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Ill
Joseph Hoffman
Maro Clark
Big Hollow
Princess Louise Sues Over Eight Million Dollars
Princess Louise of Belgium petitions to recover 8 million dollars once owned by her late father King Leopold and held by the Nieler Fullbach Foundation. Belgium asserts government ownership due to Congo origins and seeks accounting from Leopold’s valet and entourage regarding three trunks turned over at Leeken Palace.
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Brussels
Louise
Belgium
Leopold
Nieler Fullbach
Belgian Congo
Leaken Palace
Vaughan
Emanuel Durieux
Woman Convicted in Oregon Murder Case
Portland decay: Mrs. Carrie Kersh found guilty of manslaughter after a second trial for the death of W. A. Johnson in a north end hotel. Johnson’s body was reportedly stuffed in a trunk and sent to North Puyallup, Washington. Webb was convicted of first degree murder in a related case.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Carrie Kersh
W. A. Johnson
Strike disrupts MKT shops in Denison Texas
Denison Texas December 21 electricians on the M K and T railroad struck last night halting shop operations. The railway had to buy power from the city plant as machinery runs on electricity. If the strike lasts, all stops in Denison may close.
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Denison
Tex
Lumber Plant Burned in Texarkana Blaze
Texarkana Texas December 21 The J A Brow Lumber Company plant at Homan was totally destroyed by fire late last night with the loss not yet learned.
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Texarkana
Tex
J. A. Brow Lumber Company
Homan
Poll tax allegations and city vice raise concerns in county report
A historical report details sale of city rack returns 1500 dollars with no municipal benefit while favorites gain. It cites poll tax fraud claims of over 100 Mexicans registered from 1684 Jones Avenue at Rubiola’s store and lax enforcement of Terrell election law. It notes establishments of ill fame, county officials profiting from fines on fallen women, and a negro gambling hub near East Commerce street. It concludes no law violation found and urges reform and clean up of Commerce street joints while praising collector and clerk for compliance and records.
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Rubiola
Terrell
Commerce Street
Southern Pacific
Next champ may be Morri to vyhe Hon Edward Dwyer
Long report by the Thirty seventh District Court cites exhaustive grand jury review of local issues. It finds no indictments, notes street reform steps on East Commerce, proper naturalization records, and lawful poll tax receipts. It criticizes aging rock quarry practices but sees no law violation and suggests legislative change on periodic arrests of prostitutes. It also highlights county finances from excess criminal fees and praises mayor Callaghan in a guarded verdict. Journal closes with boxing speculation naming Carl Morris as potential next heavyweight champion and praising journeyman prospects.
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Edward Dwyer
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