Senator Burton Found Guilty in Post Office Bribery Case
In St Louis, Senator J R Burton of Kansas was convicted on six counts for accepting compensation from Rialto Grain and Securities to act as attorney before the post office department. Verdict came by 12 30 am after a 10 36 am start. He faces possible appeal to the Supreme Court and risks removal from the Senate seat with term ending March 4, 1907.
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St. Louis
J. R. Burton
Kansas
United States
Rialto Grain and Securities Company of
Post Office Department
Senator Burton
Supreme Court
Burton
National Congress
Powers Alarmed Over Turkey Defenses At Dardanelles
Washington reports the Dardanelles defenses are strong with Krupp guns across both shores. Turkish fortifications guard the strait with high banks, enabling a stiff crossfire against fleets. European supervision and land-side lines prevent easy landward neutralization, complicating any breakout toward Constantinople.
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Washington, D. C
Turkey
Dardenelles
Sea of Marmora
Aegean
Constantinople
Roosevelt Fires U S Officer For Civil Service Violations
President Roosevelt yesterday removed from office William S Lieb assistant United States treasurer at Philadelphia for constant and persistent violation of the civil service law while in office.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Washington
William 8. Lieb
United States
Philadelphia
Columbia University Bans Football In Student Sports
New York November 29. Columbia University has abolished the game of football as played at present and will permit students to engage in other sports instead. The action ends a long tradition and shifts athletic policy at the university.
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New York
Columbia University
Death toll rises in Lincoln railroad crash
Seventeen were killed in the Lincoln railroad accident. In Boston no change in the condition of injured persons was posted. Positive identification remained lacking for four men and four women whose bodies lay in the city morgue, the mutilated and charred state hindering results.
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Boston
Mass
Nev
Lincoln
Woman’s Power to Influence Men Linked to Earlier Gesture
A provocative remark notes that a woman can sway a man by first turning his own actions against him. The comment implies manipulation hinges on a prior move by the man, suggesting a cycle of influence within relationships.
Mutiny at Sebastopol Threatens Black Sea Stronghold
Nov 26 reports say sailors and Brest regiment mutinied joining red flag meeting, panics in Sebastopol. Odessa notes troops sent to quell disorders and railway disruption as Admiral Plisarevski is wounded. By Nov 27 mutiny expands with Bielostok regiment and artillery joining. fortress commander Neplueff captive. Euxine fleet crews show disaffection while Seventh Army Corps rushes from Simferopol. Propaganda by social revolutionaries linked to Kronstadt mutiny context.
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Sebastopol
Brest
Odessa
Admiral Plisarevski
St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Associated Press
Black Sea
Ukase
Russia
Neplueff
Bielostok
Euxine
Chouknin
Seventh Army Corps
Simerfopol
Cronstadt
Austrian People Secure Suffrage Demand Across Empire
Vienna reports a nationwide demand for universal equal suffrage by the people, with Premier Barn Gauth von Frankenthurn promising a bill by February end. Monster demonstrations spread to major towns, while Austerlitz alone saw troops fire on rioters, killing two and wounding thirty as order remained otherwise intact.
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Vienna
Barn Gauth von Frankenthurn
Austerlitz
Tom Johnson Triumphs Over Fares Fight in Cleveland
Columbus Ohio November 29 Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland gains a supreme court victory in his bid for 3 cent streetcar fares. Court rulings have struck down other Cleveland franchise ordinances proposing 8 cent fares amid ongoing opposition lawsuits.
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Tom Johnson
Columbus
Supreme Court
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Hearst Gains Eighty Votes in New York District
William R Hearst gained 80 votes in the fifteenth election district of the Twenty-sixth assembly district after a recanvass of ballots in New Yorks contested mayoralty election. The board of Inspectors faced arrest recently as county canvassers reported erasures and numerous changes on the tally sheets in this district.
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Hearst
New York
William R. Hearst
Assembly
Board of Inspectors
Board of County Canvassers
Ite
Turbulent St Petersburg Strikes Cut Telegraph Links Martial Law Likely
Reports from St Petersburg describe a massive strike locking out about 100000 workers. The cabinet plans to raise martial law in Poland while communications to the outside world were disrupted by the telegraph strike. Rumors say mutineers’ leaders may have been executed as battleships were sunk and mines laid near Sebastopol.
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St. Petersburg
Poland
Sebastopol
Moscow
Biriloff
Navy Department
Battle of
Otchaloff
Dneloper
Chouknin
Pantelel
Baron Meller Gakomelskie
Seventh Army Corps
Novosti
Turkish Customs Seized by Powers
Detachments from the international fleet landed at Mytilene to seize customs and postal buildings under Rear Admiral Ritter Von Jedina's orders. The governor protested, and a respite was promised during the Bairam festival, with threats to occupy Nenedos if demands are not met. Ferid Pasha dismissed as unfounded. envoy Zinovieff reports no concession on financial control scheme.
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Constantinople
Sofia
Bulgaria
Mytilene
Ritter von Jedina
Nenedos
Asia Minor
Porte
Ferid Pasha
M. Zinovieff
Austria
Russia
Postoffice Dynamited at Bluegrass Post Office
Davenport Nov 28 Robbers dynamited the Bluegrass Scott county post office safe Sunday night securing 78 dollars and escaping with the loot.
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Postoffice
Davenport
Bluegrass
Scott County
Floods devastate Italy with Rome submerged and basilica ringed
Severe flooding grips Italy with Campagna Romana under water and areas around Rome flooded. St Pauls Basilica is surrounded by water and boats are used to reach it. The Tiber rises forty five feet at a location and may threaten embankments and low-lying areas.
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Italy
Rome
Campagna Romana
St. Paul’s
Tiber
Oyas
Lakes Storm Wrecks Nineteen Vessels Overnight
Chicago reports indicate nineteen ships wrecked as a massive Great Lakes gale battered Monday night and Tuesday. Three large steamers were driven ashore near Duluth, the Mataafa among them, with crews saved or believed lost. wind peaked at seventy miles per hour and several vessels remain missing or in peril as relief efforts continue.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Duluth
Minn
Wisconsin
Apostle Islands
Big Lake
Crescent City
Pittsburg Steamship Company
R. W. England
Wengland Transportation Company
Cleveland
England
Milwaukee
Wis
Superior
Elife
Aavers
Mataafa
Cheboygan
Mich
J. H. Outhwaite
Mary Mitchell
Point Sable
Mrs Rogers Must Pay Death Penalty
Washington reports the US Supreme Court upheld a Vermont murder case, leaving Mrs Mable Rogers under death sentence. The ruling returns the case to state authorities and warns that if Vermont officials do not act, her execution is set for December 8.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court of Vermont
Mable Rogers
Vermont
Football season ends with nineteen killed in clash
Chicago dispatch reports the football season concluding yesterday tallies nineteen deaths and 203 serious injuries. Six of the injured may die and over forty remain permanently crippled. Public sentiment calls for curbing brutality and slugging, with rules changes likely to promote open play and easier umpire detection.
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Chicago
King Model Houses Foreclosure Ties Equitable Funds
Gerald R. Brown of the Equitable Life Assurance Society testifies that 138th street King Model houses were foreclosed on and sold to D. H. King Jr. The Equitable provided 3.1 million dollars for construction and improvements and held a mortgage. Upon completion King deeded the properties back to the society.
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Equitable
New York
Gerald R. Brown
Equitable Life Assurance Society
King Model
138Th Street
Equitable Society
D. H. King, Jr
Riot In Court House Ends In Brawl In Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Illinois on November 29 a murder trial erupted into a riot as Willis McDonald refused to move for the sisters of the deceased. Smith family members attacked. one man jailed for contempt and multiple injured. Judge Thompson demanded swift action to restore dignity of the court.
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Willie McDonald
Smith
Man
Jacksonville
Owen P. Thompson
Willis McDonald
Alfred Thornborrow
Frank Smith
Joseph Smith
David
Charles
Leonard Smith
McDonald
Wyatt
Boruff
Smith Brothers
Smith Boys
Joseph Smith, Sr
Hayden
Chancery
Clark
M. T. Layman
Court of Justice
Smiths
Government Plans Disease Spreading Parasites for Moths
Washington authorities announced a regulation allowing entry from Europe of gypsy moth parasites and parasitized moths. The aim is to use these biological agents to combat the gypsy and brown tail moths, with the parasites spreading disease among the pests.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
United States
Fire at the Proving Grounds Destroys Several Buildings
Fire at the United States proving grounds on Sandy Hook destroyed multiple buildings including the machine shop carpenter shop plumbing shop paint shop and blacksmith shop. No injuries are reported and cause is under investigation.
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the Proving Grounds
New York
United States Proving Grounds
Sandy Hook
Merchant Marine Commission meets on amendments
Washington November 29 the merchant marine commission chaired by Senator Gallinger met to consider amendments to the merchant marine bill. Few changes will be made.
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Merchant Marine Commission
Washington
Gallinger
Iowa News Notes Urge Ballot on Divorce and Yeoman Pacts
Des Moines reports detail Iowa delegates named for a Washington divorce law conference, plus possible early action in 1906 or 1907. A new Yeoman-aligned society may form, while Appanoose County faces a mandamus suit over overseer of the poor wages. Adjutant General Thrift seeks $100000 for the National Guard and warns of a $31000 deficit, Kennedy urges vital statistics reform and higher clerks’ pay, with a single state registrar plan and expanded local registrars across townships.
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Des Moines
Towa
Washington
Cummins
Walter I. Smith
B. P. Birdsall
Iowa
Supreme Court
Appanoose County
Board of Supervisors
Isaac Lane
Thrift
Iowa National Guard
California
Kennedy
State Board of Health
Secretary of State
Atate
Terse Exchange Sparks Laughs Across Papers
A collage of humorous historic snippets shows a girl asking about Papa, a boy replying he’s ten, and a deaf old woman mishearing speech. Chicago Record-Herald, Cleveland Leader, and Punch contribute lighthearted vignettes on language, memory, and miscommunication.
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Storn
Paul
Colorado Springs
J. B. Paul
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