Roosevelt Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Ending War
The Norwegian parliament awarded President Roosevelt the Nobel Peace Prize worth about $40,000 for services in ending the Russo-Japanese War. Sponsors include professors Judson Yale Baldwin Harberger and Georgetown faculty. Roosevelt proposes using the prize fund to establish a permanent industrial peace commission in Washington to promote better industrial and agricultural conditions.
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Christiania
Norwerdan
Roosevelt
H. P. Judson
Chicago University
Baldwin
Yale
Harberger
University of Munich
Georgetown University
Washington
Baroness von Suttner
Vienna
W. H. Creemer
M. P
England
de Martens
Russia
Henri Dunant
The
Red Cross
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Peirce
Seetch
Thun
United States
Tt Gen Fund
Pyultntt Tong
Iowa Good Roads Move Boosted by Mr. Cortelyou
In a report General Cortelyou notes cooperative efforts with the Department of Agriculture to improve rural car routes. Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri New Jersey New York and Wisconsin postmasters aid local officials by gathering data on road conditions bridges culverts and materials. Receipts for the year total 167 7eie5 expenditures 178 44 TiS 80 with a deficit of 10 016 995 08. Postmasters up for reappointment cited for needed personal attention. efficiency in office management is urged to strengthen service.
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Washington
D. G. Dee
Cortelyou
Department of Agriculture
Lilinois
Iowa
Maite
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Wisconsin
Department
Shite Ang
Attorney General Attacks Commission in Minnesota Probe
In St Paul on December 12 the attorney general assailed the state railway commission. The action centers on alleged malfeasance and improper conduct tied to members Mills Charley Stagles and Wildant rE. The charges, led by Attorney Monohin, arose from a commission hearing where a witness testified about purported issues within the commission’s operations.
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St. Paul
Minn
Neleioncy
Johneon
Monshon
Cduestkm
Jaya J. Hil
Intention to Probe Lumber Trust in Kittredge Resolution
Washington plans to pass the Kittredge resolution directing the secretary of commerce and labor to launch an investigation into the lumber trust. The measure likely won’t reach a vote until after the holiday recess, placing Oscar Strauss in the role of initiating the inquiry if approved. The probe would cover lumber regions across the northern middle west, far northwest, and the south.
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Lumber Trust
Washington, D
Kittredge
Lumber
Oscar Strauss
Middle West
South
Garfield Charges Railway Favoritism
Washington December report by Corporations Commissioner Garfield details widespread railway discriminations favoring Standard Oil. The investigation shows secret and open rate biases that granted Standard Oil an overwhelming transportation advantage, enabling monopoly in many regions and long-term competitive suppression.
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Bureau
Railoads
Gaifield
Washington
Garfield
Impart
Standard Oil Company
Woman whips man over backing his theatrical work
Mrs. C. C. Atwood, a widow, struck Eugene Tz. Sanger with a riding whip in front of his Broadway office. Police intervened and she appeared before Magistrate Mayo at Jefferson Market court. She claimed to be an angel and sought redress for a $3,000 loan backed by Claye Saher and Richard Pittman.
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New York
C. C. Atwood
Eugene Tz. Sanger
Knickerbocker Theater
Broadway
John Brady
Sanger
Brady
Pittman
Frees Her Cub by Gnawing Off Leg
A trapper in Chambord Junction, Qc, tracked a silver gray fox and set multiple traps. He found an old bay lynx with an eight month cub caught in a wolf trap. The mother lynx gnawed off the cub's leg to free it, then carried on with care and determination.
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Chambord Junction
Dee
Pate
Fate
No NCE eas NIMAL Court in Bridgeport Case
Bridgeport Dec 12 Captain Charles Ti Ducross of Darion, an elderly sea captain, was arrested after puncturing a sea turtle dipping creature and tying it to his bowt house on Loup flan Sound. He argued the turtle cruelty laws were applied wrongly and appealed the case. The charge was read and Ducross left the court room.
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Hridgeport
Charles Ti. Ducross
Missouri Governor Foil Involved In Murder Case Hint
In Jefferson City Missouri the governor is tied to a case involving a husband’s murder. The matter concerns a potential appeal to the United States Supreme Court from a Missouri Supreme Court decision. The court processes and timelines are under scrutiny as the federal request proceeds.
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Jefferson City
Foil
Aste
United States Supreme Court
Missouri Supceniy Court
No Free Advertising Rider Magehnd Claims Obituary Mix
Rider Magehnd author of She protests a Hungarian ballet based on his TomMates War to be produced at Huydapost. He received a manager’s reply stating they believed the author dead due to obituaries. Mrs Haggard sought a death report contradiction, but editors refused to publish it, calling it a dodge to boost the ballet.
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Rider Magehnd
Huydapost
Remembering Negro Troops and Lynchings in Midwest Towns
South Dakota and Nebraska towns recall violent riots as soldiers parade streets amid fear. A prominent doctor is slain in his sleep during the unrest, while the assailant is lynched.
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South Dakota
Nebraska
Nation Stirred by Negro Troop Question After Brownsville Raid
Reports from Sturgis and Valentine Neb indicate violent incidents by Twenty fifth Infantry troops. A push in Congress seeks disbanding of all negro regiments and expulsion from the U S Army. Across towns mobs attacked and killings occurred, with witnesses reluctant to testify. Troops from Fort Meade and local rioters faced lethal confrontations and trials followed.
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United States Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Roosevelt
Congress
United States Army
Sturg
Hooxervelt
Valentine
Neb
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fnally
Wves
Sturgis
Philippines
Lakes
Wort Meade
Twenty-11th Infantry
United States
Johny Taylor
Canan
Hill
Taylor
Hiro
Hullus
Ash
Stobert S. Bell
Evans
Watson
Creer
Th Lynch
Geral Mallen
Lynch
Mame Lewis
Hallen
Hatley
Tallen
Fiddler's
Heller
Viientina
Nen
Cornell
Fes
Haneel Stratton
Vie Bill
Lulu Dolingan
Raymond Sik
Aegi
Winferm
Jeanne
Carnet
Coxen
Death Sentence For Chester Gillette in Grace Brown Murder
Chester Gillette was sentenced to die in the week starting January 23 for the murder of Grace Brown. Gillette left the courtroom without speaking to his mother, who had traveled from Denver, as she planned to arrange funds for a possible new trial.
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Hereimer
MT Ben Dh Dieter A. Gillette
Grace Brown
Gillette
Denver
Wan
Collrti Mrn
New York
Tenn
Mermaid in Show Charms Man in Lockup
New York dispatch reports James Earl Williams 21 confessed to theft at West Sixty-eighth Street station after being entranced by a mermaid act. The Baltimore native, living with Mrs. Elizabeth Fairchild at 163 West Eighty-fourth Street, studied Wall Street finance but became obsessed with the mermaid in the show.
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New York
James Earl Williams
Baltimore
Wall Street
Williams
West Sixty-eighth Street
Elizabeth Fairchild
West Highty-fourth Street
Swedish Woman Paints in Peril on Arctic Isle
Stockholm reports on Anna Boberg, a Swedish painter, who toils on Furven island in the Arctic. Alone save for a lighthouse keeper, she navigates treacherous rock, slips to icy slopes, and climbs to glacier peaks to capture sunlit scenes. Her work proceeds despite freezing winds and biting cold.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Furven
Arctic Conn
Anna Boberg
Rivedon
King Leopold Said to Have a Lobby in Washington
The New York American reports an alleged effort by King Leopold II of Belgium to sway U S lawmakers in favor of Congo Free State policies. Colonel Walsky and a U S senator's secretary allegedly aided Leopold to defend Belgium's Congo actions and block unfavorable resolutions.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Leopold
Belgium
Congo Free State
Colonel Walsky
United States
Walsky
Congo
Congress
Kington
Woman Drunk Role Gets Oak Park Choir Dismissal
In Oak Park Illinois Lillian Parsal was removed from the choir of the Methodist church after portraying a drinking woman in Captain Bucket presented by the Oak Park Dramatic club on Thanksgiving night. The incident sparked church strain with some parishioners withdrawing and criticizing pastor Rev Milton B Williams. Parsal, highly regarded in Oak Park, had long served the church.
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Chicago
Lillian
Bernard Varsal
Oak Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Oak Park
Not One More Man to Be Tolerated in This New Colony
Fort Worth Texas December 1 A defiant note from Mary Hayden a noted novelist outlines plans to establish a colony of 1000 women in Refugio County along the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad line as a new social experiment in Texas described amid unusual publicity and debate.
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Fort Wort
Tex
Texas
Mary P Hayden
Refugio County
San Antonio and
Aransas Po
Zola Children Battle Over Father Name Suit
Mme Emile Zola seeks permission to place her late husband’s name on all three children born from his affair with Mme Rose Reau. The affair, revealed at Zola’s death, led to a famed domestic triangle with Zola’s wife supporting the children’s status as heirs and guardians.
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Paria
Mme
Emile Zola
M. Zola
Mme. Rosereau
Zola
Zolo
France
Dreyfus
Mma
Rosereau
Pope Defies Government in French Church Crisis
Paris reports a religious crisis as the pope allegedly orders priests to be driven out by violence under the 1881 law. Cardinals and archbishops push compliance while Paris church leaders read a letter from Cardinal Richard confirming continued services despite government pressure.
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Paris
France
Dinai Leoot
Bordeaux
Germain
Ceres
Church of Paris
Mane
Richard
Holy See
Matelype
Funeras
Tod
Pithales
Ore Dead Cle dc Call Plunge
Fragmentary OCR text states an ore dead event, with unclear references to centers, trees and a call plunge. No coherent names or places are readable to establish a full news item. The readable fragments suggest technical or industry terminology without complete context.
Allotments Bake Dua Le WD An Se SeT
A garbled OCR note outlines allotment terms with unclear references to names and numbers. The readable bits mention allotments and a sequence involving a set, a comma, and vague identifiers, but most details are illegible. The fragment lacks coherent events, entities, or a definite outcome.
Connecticut Docket On Sherman Act Case Decided
Hartford dispatch reports a Dec 10 ruling from Connecticut on a Sherman act contract dispute involving a hat maker. The opinion notes allegations that defendants tried to unionize the plaintiff’s factory and interference with distribution, but finds no obstruction to interstate commerce and questions the breadth of the Sherman act in this context.
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Cikeinnatl
Brbmia
Araten
United States
Hig City
Jfendants
Ieal
Connecticut
Preme Court
Scalds Father Sentenced to Jail in Jamestown Case
In Jamestown Pennsylvania Albert, a minor, severely scorched his father with boiling water after a dispute about work. Police intervened before a mob formed. The judge sent Albert to Norristown Jail for trial while his father faced charges of assault and battery with intent.
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Scalds
Jamestown
Justles
Albert
Norristown
PACKAGES BARRED FROM CAPITOL DUE TO BOMB FEARS
Washington DC December 11 No person will be admitted to the capitol building carrying satchel or package an order issued by Sergeant at Arms Ransdell The move follows rumors of disaffected Twenty fifth infantry soldiers in town and aims to prevent bombs from being smuggled into the capitol under wartime precautions and galleries policy
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Washington, D. C
Capitol
Ransdell
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Spain
Panic at Wilmot church floor sinks during funeral
In Kenosha Wisconsin on December 11 panicked worshipers at a Methodist church in Wilmot when the floor sank four inches during a funeral sermon. People rushed to exit trampling and injuring several attendees while the coffin was moved outside and the service continued at the grave.
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Kenosha
Wis
Wilmot
Willuns
Huge Russian orders for Harvester Trust shipments
New York dispatch reports record exports of agricultural machinery by International Harvester to Russia for the Baltic and Black Sea ports. Eighteen vessels will carry tugs and cargo, with nine chartered steamships set to sail next week. Total shipments near 100,000 tons this season, loading about 2,000 cars valued at $5,000,000.
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New York
International Harvester Company of America
Wack
Baltic
Russia
Bank Robbery Attempt Ends in Capture in Great Bend
A man identified as George A. Lewis of Kansas City attempted a bold singlehanded robbery of the Brinkman bank in Great Bend Kansas this morning. He was surrounded and surrendered after the attempt. Bud Westfall an express company driver was killed by a shot from an unseen assailant and details remain unclear.
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Great Bend
Kas
Brinkman Bank
George A. Lewis
Kansas City
Bud Westfall
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