Washington Notes Mix of congress, spy rumors and obits
The column reports ships and officials moving in and out of Washington including the Garniereey Tooran ordered to visit an American fleet in South America, and mentions tuberculin congress invites. It lists multiple obituaries and deaths across cities, with ministers and business figures noted, reflecting a broad weekly digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mick
Cortesy
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Cortesyouts
Tie
Secretary of
Metcalf
Department of State
Cortelyou
Interstate Commerce Ecomimission
Commission
Fragmented World News Blitz From Distant Fronts and Fires
A chaotic scrawl lists a murder suicide in Tennessee and a swindle case tied to a railroad. It notes gunfire casualties in a quarreled dispute and a torpedo shipwreck. Also covered are diplomatic chatter on Tibet telegraphs and Congo treaties, plus a fire destroying Mercer County Court House with $150000 loss.
Broker Killed as Demented Man Demands Credit
New York Tar 22. senior partner of Oliphants & Con Wied shot at his office by Charles A Geiger a customer from Beaufort South Carolina. Geiger enraged by denied credit killed Wolf and wounded the other broker. Papers show Geiger lost $75 000 in Steel stock and faced $5 000 owed to the Oliphants as motive.
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New York
Tar
Lyee
Ties
Oupunin & Con
Charles A
Eiver
Beaufort
8. C
Mohn
Wolf
Orphants
Lme
Oll- Chant
Hls
Geiger
Dope
Oliphants
Holland House
Taft Assures Japan Friendly Ties After Worldwide Trip
Secretary of War William H. Taft returned from a global voyage and urged readers not to fear war with Japan. He said Japan desires peace, spoke of favorable Philippine conditions, and noted courtesy shown by Russians while visiting the emperor and observing the open door policy in China.
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Taft
Japan
America
New York
William H. Taft
United States
Hamburg
Philippines
Nicholas
Russia
Pacific
China
Shanghai
Orchard's Wife Testifies in Idaho Trial
Ida Tenney, Harry Orchard's second wife, corroborated his testimony on December 22 in Boise. Clarence Darrow resumed cross examination after illness as he led the defense at the trial.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Ida Tenney
Orchard
Clarence Darrow
Mra. Tenney
Troops to Leave Goldfield Trigger Wide Alarm
News from Goldfield Nevada reports President Roosevelt orders federal troops withdrawn on December 2. Mine owners and residents fear disorder and pressure from authorities. Sheriff Ingalls vows order and vigilance while the Mine Owners Association insists removal won’t change their stance. A telegram to the president cites failed conference attempts and demands fair settlement.
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Goldfield
Dew
Dee
Guy Spirke
Goolafield
Roosevelt
Sheriff Ingalls
Mine Owners’ Association
Gasfield
Cruel Treatments Alleged at Manhattan Hospital Hearing
At Ward’s Island New York attendants allegedly brutalized insane patients with beating and hanging. Former attendant John McCarthy testified patients were knocked down kicked for minor offenses and subjected to a torture practice called hanging. Doctors described the torture using towels twisted to near suffocation in front of dozens of terrified patients. Witnesses also cited use of a substance called green dope with little provocation for the attacks.
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Manhattan Hospital
New York
Guv. Hughes
Manhattan State Hospital
Ward
John ©. McCarthy
McCarthy
Premier to Fight Duel Granted Dispensation
Budapest December 22 the Hungarian premier Dr Wekerle challenged former justice minister Polanyi to a pistol duel after accusations of political honesty. Seconds appointed the meeting to occur soon. Vienna December 21 the emperor granted Wekerle a dispensation to duel as prime minister under laws prohibiting dueling.
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Francis Joseph
Budapest
Dr. Wekerle
Polanyi
Vienna
Crisis ends as priests quell Tehran unrest
In Teseran on December 22, priests intervened and urged factions to withdraw with the pledge of a satisfactory solution. The artillery square was vacated and disorderly villagers returned to their homes after a second dispersion.
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Teseran
Peralan
Water pours into slope in Harzleton coal disaster
December reports detail a flood in the Lehigh Valley Wilkes-Barre coal mine near Andenfeld. More than 16 miners escaped through two openings as water surged into slope No 1 and No 4. A Polish boy found in slope No 4 is believed linked to the blast that breached barriers. Officials fear further losses due to confusion during evacuation.
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Harzleton
Dee
Lehigh Valley & Wilkesbarra Coat Company
Andenfeld
Sunday amusements resume under police monitors in New York
Police act as monitors as New York Sunday amusement promoters restart business after Justice O Gorman strict interpretation of the Sunday closing law. Theaters operas and music halls reopen with limited stage business and costumes forbidden while dancing banned. skating rinks and academies remain open as officials report compliance.
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New York
Justice O'Gorman
Italians Go Home After Long Stay in America
Naples reports more than 5 500 immigrants landed yesterday from the United States. Steamship lines have booked several hundred thousand Italians for return home. The emigration office discourages U S emigration and notes the next year’s presidential election may slow development and reduce labor demand.
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United States
Naples
America
Interior seeks 50100 vote for Flathead irrigation survey
The Interior Secretary asked Congress for a 50100 appropriation to survey and prepare plans for an irrigation system on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana and Washington.
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Flathead Reservation
Montana
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Flathead Indian Reservation
Officer Killed in Raid by Moonshiners in Smithtown
In Smithtown North Carolina December 24 a United States revenue officer J W Hendricks was shot and killed during a raid on blockade liquor distilleries. Hendricks moved ahead of the group when ambushed by moonshiners. an associate escaped. Four other officers continued the raid after the attack.
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Smithtown
N. C. Chriotte
N. C
Foraythe County
J. W. Hendricks
United States Revenue
Winston
Nto
Hendricks
Fears Trouble at Goldfield
Goldfield Nevada December 24. Sparks prepares a statement for President Roosevelt on current conditions and troop withdrawal. Gov and sheriff seek to retain at least part of federal troops as local officials promise to handle potential trouble. White House reports reception of telegraph appeals but no decision yet.
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Meno
Capt. Cox
Bameraida
Galdfield
Ney
Funston Tsaves
Pimstoiy
Col Leopolds
Sheri Tn Balls
Benjamin Rosenthal
Spinker
Eligie
Washington
White House
Goldfield
Roosevelt
Lawson to form new party with Roosevelt and Johnson
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston says in a World interview he will launch a new political party with Theodore Roosevelt for president and Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota as vice president. He asserts the candidates need not consent and will be elected by the people to finish his reform program against wall street thieves.
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Roosevelt
Gov
Johnson
New York
Thomas W W. Lawson
Boston
Whie House
the World
Theodore Roosevelt
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Lawson
Mr. Lawson
Wall Street
Janson
Four Hurt in Bolivar Railroad Wrecks Near Pittsburgh
Four persons injured and heavy property loss after two wrecks near Bolivar Pennsylvania. An extra freight train hit a broken rail wrecking twenty cars and blocking three Pennsylvania railroad tracks for the night. The Chicago mail eastbound crashed into debris wrecking one locomotive.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bolvar
Chicago Mail
Wisconsin Board Boosts Railroad Valuation by 13 Million
The Wisconsin state board of assessments fixed railroad property valuation at 268,961,500, up 13,111,500 from last year. Expected taxes for the coming year total about 2,945,262, an increase of 143,577.
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Wisconsin Board
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Board of Assessments
Rescue Work is Stow. Miners Trapped After Darr Mine Explosion
Jacob's Creek Pennsylvania December 24 Only thirty three of the two hundred or more miners caught by the explosion in the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal company last Thursday have been found and brought to the surface. Nearly all the others are believed to be a mile or more beyond the search area.
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Jacob's Creek
Darr
Pittsburg Coal Company
Fire destroys multiple buildings in Fort Smith
Fire yesterday leveled the Hagin six story office building the American National Bank and two other structures in Fort Smith Arkansas. Loss set at 75 000 dollars. Two men are missing and are believed to have perished.
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Periah
Fort Smith
Ark
Hagin
American National Bank
Fatally Burned Woman Dies After Nighttime Accident
In Washington on December 23 a seventeen year old girl, Elizabeth Hatfield, was kneeling at her bedside when a gas stove ignited her nightgown. She suffered fatal burns and died from the injuries.
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Washington
Elizabeth Hatfield
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