NEIGHBORHOOD SHOOTING ENCOUNTER IN OKLAHOMA
A negro in the picture of a sehsive shot and killed a Chinaman during an attempted hold up in Reno Oklahoma last night. The assailants escaped in the confusion as residents organize to rid the town of discharged colored troopers accused of crimes. Captain Macklin was shot in a Brownsville riot dispute and is in no danger. Fort Reno reports Twenty-fifth Infantry troops nearby and continues to monitor the situation as authorities seek to identify suspects.
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Washington, D. C
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Twenty-fith Infantry
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Twenty-fifth Infantry
Capitol Hill
Soldiers Run Away With Car At Fort Leavenworth
Seven Ninth Cavalry men were intoxicated last night and kicked windows of a streetcar, beat the motorman and conductor for interference, then chased the car to the fort. Several women aboard jumped off, all were only slightly injured. All soldiers involved are in the guard-house.
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Soldier Kills Another at Christmas Dinner
Cable report from Chicago dated December 26 describes Sergeant Griffin shooting Corporal Taylor during a Christmas dinner at a regular army post over a woman. The Fairbanks Times quoted that officials of the post office department committees on territories and appropriations should be given a ride over mail trails originating from this point.
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Chicago
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Corporal Taylor
Post Office Department
Committees On Territories and Appropriations
Fairbanks
Old Martin House Burns at Sunrise
Sunrise December 18 report says the old Martin house burned to the ground the morning of December 5. Cause suspected soot in the chimney. fire started about 1 20 after occupants left. Winds from the southeast spread flames toward nearby stores and buildings. recovery would have been difficult if wind were the opposite. The structure once served as a hotel and Inn in Sunrise mining days, owned by A. Allensworth. Weather was rainy four days with rough overland travel reported by William Weaver and others arriving from Girdwood.
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P.M. Ogie
C.D. Hunter
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Literary Society
A. Allensworth
Foster
Washington
William Weaver
R. E. Oldham
Crow Creek
Joe Beaddy
Girdwood
Oldham
Seward
Mr. Beaddy
Portland Arrives and Sails Westward to Seward
Steamer Portland reached Seward Brigay morning with 31 passengers from Seattle and other ports and 65 tons of freight. She left at 1 p.m. for Seldovia and Kodiak, carrying 50 tons of mail. Among Seward passengers were residents aiming to reach before Christmas. delays pushed the schedule from December 10 to 13. Del Clark reports Valdez reopened gambling about a week ago, with concert halls still banned, and Kid Brown reportedly paid gamblers $7000 to leave town, fueling the town’s closing of the concert hall.
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Saratoga
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Valdez
Kid Brown
Death sentence for Nebogatoff in court martial
Reports say Admiral Nebogatoff and eighty six officers of his squadron were condemned to death by a court martial for surrender at the Sea of Japan fought by Japanese forces. The sentences were later commuted to ten years imprisonment. The prosecutor argued the commander could have sacrificed some ships to save others. Nebogatoff defended his actions, saying the prosecutor lacked seafaring knowledge.
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Tremor Wrecks Chilean Towns in Tacna Province
An earthquake destroyed half of Arica in Tacna today, with severe damage to surrounding towns. Loss of life is reported heavy and property destruction extensive.
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Santiago de Chili
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Child Escapes From Big Bear Near Home
A large bear carried the girl from her yard in Olympia Washington while she played. A posse searched the woods but the child returned after an hour, saying the bear dropped her half a mile away. The brother witnessed the disappearance.
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Nine Die in Soo Line Passenger Collision at Earling
A Soo Line switch engine collided with a passenger train near Earling South Dakota yesterday killing nine passengers and wounding thirty as travelers headed to Minneapolis for Christmas. The crash disrupted those holiday plans and prompted immediate emergency response.
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Soo Line
Earling
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Minneapolis
General Allen Recommends Alaska Cable Extension
Washington reports Gen. Allen chief of the signal service bureau urges laying another Alaska cable as the present line is burdened with growing traffic. Sailors and waiters aboard Alaska boats seek a salary raise effective April 1, 1907, including monthly and overtime pay increases. The note cites a $35,000,000 annual gold use in the arts by the United States.
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Washington, D. C
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Signal Service Bureau
Alaska
House Committee On Military Affairs
United States
Will Try to Dispose of Wickersham Case
Washington officials report Judge Wickersham's Alaska appointment may be taken up by the president tomorrow Senator Penrose plans to press for confirmation or nominate another candidate The Portland’s purser says the Bertha will sail for Seward January 10 as mail steamer for the Alaska Coast Company Meanwhile the Jeanie is in question with Brown & Hawkins asking if cargo should be shipped indicating she had not cleared yet.
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Tennessee
United State
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Gable
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
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Senator Penrose
White House
Portland
Bertha
Alaska Coast Company
Jeanies
Brown & Hawkins
Seattle
Jeanie
Narrowly Escapes Death by Freezing on Sunrise Trail
Martha Smith, a mining woman from Sunrise, nearly froze while en route to Seward for Christmas. Duke Harris found her in a stupor and brought her by dog sled to mile 24, then 49 on railroad business. Chris Anderson and Jane aided rescue beyond mile 28. Snow depth ranged four to five feet on the second summit, trail poorly broken.
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Cable into Ketchikan Now Open for Business
The cable extension into Ketchikan opened for business on Wednesday unlocking telegraphic reach to Alaska towns. Rates from Seward to Wrangel Hadley and Ketchikan are listed as 19 24 and 25 cents per word respectively. The Ready Bullion mine moves a 40 horsepower air compressor to Lynx Creek from Sunrise to advance tunneling toward the ledge. Indictments against railroads and shippers for rebating have been secured by the attorney general department. Poultry raisers around Portland report rock blasting hurting egg reproductive quality.
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Ketchikan
McGuire
Alaska
Seward
Wrangel
Hadley
Lynx Creek
O. H. Sleeper
Nate White
Trains Tied Up on Texas Lines in Strikes
San Antonio reports Southern Pacific lines blocked by engineer and fireman strike. Houston notes no freight movement westward in Texas or Louisiana. Strike may spread to Harri man lines as passenger trains run irregularly and many are abandoned.
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San Antonio
Southern Pacific Railroad
Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Texas
Louisiana
Harriman
Engine men strike on Southern Pacific in Texas and Louisiana
Houston Texas December 24 firemen and engineers on Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana struck today over contract breaks with the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and Locomotive Firemen. The walkout may spread system wide as the dispute escalates. Meanwhile Seattle papers note Northwestern Steamship ad for Sta Clara sailing January 8 but agent Stiles says Santa Clara won’t sail before late January and the vessel is being rebuilt in the shipyard.
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Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific
Louisiana
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Seattle
Northwestern Steamshipmpany
Sta Clara
Seward
Stiles
Santa Clara
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