Miners Strike Commission Considers Holiday Adjournment
Scranton Pennsylvania December reports that the coal strike commission may adjourn next Saturday for holidays and reconvene after New Year. Testimony covered wage disputes health and eight hour arguments, with Mitchell presenting wage comparisons between bituminous and anthracite regions.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Delaware & Hutcor. Co
Wilkesbarre
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Illinois
Simon P. Wolverton
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co
Philadelphia
Reading
Commission
Tuberculosis Devastates Sac and Fox Tribe in Oklahoma
Government physician Dr. Wyman reports a large majority of the Sac and Fox Indians in Oklahoma suffer from tuberculosis scrofula and other incurable diseases. He warns the tribe will be practically annihilated within a few years and notes the tribe now numbers only 479 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Wyman
Sac and Fox Indian Agency
Oklahoma
Coal Coming Nearly 15,000,000 Bushels To Be Shipped
Pittsburg reports the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers rising then falling as 3 million bushels move south on Sunday and 5 million more expected Monday. Four days total approach 15 million bushels shipped. Also notes Pennsylvania society dinner in New York with coal bucket souvenirs. Stoppage of a steam trip hammer in Chicago to aid a typhoid patient nearby.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio River
New York
The
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Society
Chicago
Chicago Health Department
Pearl Culver
Mrs Ulysses S Grant dies in Washington at 76
Mrs Ulysses S Grant wife of President Grant died at 11 17 Sunday night in Washington from heart failure aggravated by valvular disease and bronchitis She was 76 and had lived frail for years Nellie Grant Sartoris her daughter and three sons were away at the time Rose Mary Sartoris a granddaughter attended with Dr Bishop and two nurses The body to be interred at Riverside Park New York near her husband location and timing of the funeral were not yet determined
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
President Grant
Grant
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Rosemary Sartoris
Dr. Bishop
Riverside Park
New York
Wrecking train plummets from bridge near Brookfield
A Hannibal & St. Joseph wrecking train plunged through a high Yellow creek bridge Saturday night while clearing a prior wreck. Three dead and several injured were recovered. more may be found as rescue efforts continue. The bridge collapse followed a collision between the causeway superstructure and a steel derrick. Engineer Goode and Fireman Greene were trapped in the cab but escaped after three men hammered an opening and crawled to the water.
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Brookfield
Hannibal & St. Joseph
Yellow Creek
Goode
Greene
Devastating City Fire Hits Centerville Business District
Devastation in Centerville Maryland as a weekend blaze destroyed the business portion, estimated at 150000 dollars with 78000 dollars insured. High winds hampered local volunteers until a Wilmington Delaware train brought two engines to curb the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Wilmington
Del
Wager Drives Pair Toward Asheville After 3000 Mile Run
Edward M. Barr of Chicago and Dr. Stanley Q O Sabel of New York travel from Colorado to Asheville on a wager. They left Knoxville on Sunday with under 100 miles remaining before Christmas after covering 3000 miles since mid June. Barr is son of J M Barr, head of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Edward M. Barr
Chicago
Stanley QO. Sabel
New York
Colorado
Asheville
N. C
Barr
J.M. Barr
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
A Long Journey Ends in St Louis for Globe-Trotting Tramp
George Harold, a 27 year old tramp claiming a 65 000 mile journey, rests in St Louis with a queer mix of relics. He plans to reach Guatemala for a $5 000 wager and says he has roamed every country in eight years after traveling from the Klondike regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
George Harold
Guatemala
Harold
Klondike
Alaska Coal Samples Highlight Illumination Quality
Tacoma reports Charles F. Sinclair arrives from Katala with coal samples testing 70 percent illumination quality. Katala lies 200 miles east of Valdes, suggesting Southern Alaska may rival Pennsylvania in coal and oil output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Charles F. Sinclair
Katala
Valdes
Jealousy Triggered Fatal Shooting in Clinton
In Clinton Iowa on a Sunday quarrel left Charles Granderson of Sioux City dead from a shot. Benjamin Carrol was wounded twice and Mrs Carrol was likely fatally shot. The incident arose from jealousy.
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Clinton
Charles Granderson
Sioux City
Benjamin Carrol
Pacific cable christening marks new era in coast development
San Francisco on December 15 witnessed Lucille Gage christen the trans Pacific cable linking the mainland to Honolulu. Gov. H T Gage and Clarence Mackay led ceremonies as 30 000 to 40 000 spectators watched. The first message sailed from shore to Chief Engineer Benest aboard the Silvertown.
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San Francisco
John W. Mackay
Lucille Gage
H. L. Gage
California
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
Newsboy
Baker's Beach
Cliff House
Schmitz
Clarence Mackay
Clarence W. Mackay
The
Commercial Cable Co
H. T. Gage
State of
Mackay
Roosevelt
Silvertown
Benest
Cal
Subsidized Railroads Report Details Bonded Lines
Washington report by Gen. Longstreet shows all bond subsidized roads except Central Branch Railway Co have settled government debt. Bond aided and land grant roads post 20 million year net earnings rise from 1901 with gross up 45 million and expenses up 27 million. The document covers annual road operations and related laws and includes supreme court decision abstracts affecting bond aided Pacific railroad companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Longstreet
Central Branch Railway Co
Central Branch
Union Pacific Railway Co
Congress
Supreme Court
Pacific Railroad
United States
Divorce Enthusiasm in Sioux Falls Diverted Plans
In Sioux Falls South Dakota friends claim Mrs. Roland B. Molineux will drop all divorce proceedings and return to New York for a reconciliation with her husband. Meanwhile snow storms lash Newfoundland coast with four schooners lost and crews feared dead. A new Cranach portrait of Martin Luther surfaced in Wittenberg, Germany.
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Sioux Falls
8. D
Roland B. Molineux
New York
St. Johns
N. F
New Foundland
Berlin
Martin Luther
Lucas Cranach
Wittenberg
German Count Dies of Morphine Poisoning in Galveston
In Galveston Texas a young German man known locally as H. Benjamin died from morphine poisoning. Reports say his true name was Hans Gwarblehl von Schoffky a German count who owned a large estate in Germany.
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Galveston
Tex
Benjamin
Hans Gwarblehl von Schoffky
Germany
UC Professor Develops Cheaper Cyanide of Potassium Method
Berkeley Cal December 15 Professor Edmund O Neill of the University of California chemistry department reports a new process to make cyanide of potassium from atmospheric nitrogen. The method could slash costs in cyanid gold extraction and other metallurgical uses and mirrors the nitric acid production process demonstrated at Niagara Falls.
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Berkley
Cal
Edmond O'Neill
University of California
Prof
O'Neill
Niagara Falls
Submarine torpedo boats reach practical defense status
Maj. Arthur Murray and Captains C. J. Bailey and G. F. Landers report to the War Department from trials of the torpedo boats Adder and Moccasin in Little Peconic Bay. They state the tests prove these submarines have passed experiments and must be considered a practical element of sea coast defense.
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Washington
Arthur Murray
C. J. Bailey
G. F. Landers
Artillery Corps of
Army
War Department
Adder
Little Peconic Bay
National League Adjourns. Pulliam Elected President
The National League completed its business and adjourned subject to the call of President Harry Pulliam, who was elected to lead the league. The next session awaits the peace committee’s report on a broader agreement with the American League.
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New York
National League of Baseball Clubs
Harry Pulliam
American League
Ocean Tug Wreck Off Mount Desert Rocks
Standard Oil barge No 70 commanded by Capt Herman Oleson was towed to Rockland by the revenue cutter Woodbury after being picked up seaward of Saddleback ledges. The Astral under Capt Root bound for St John New Brunswick was wrecked on Mount Desert Rock in a gale, with one sailor lost.
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Rockland
Standard Oil
Herman Oleson
Woodbury
Saddleback Ledges
Astral
Root
New York
St. John
N. B
Mount Desert Rock
Costly Conflagration Destroys Winston-Salem Mills
Fire in Winston-Salem North Carolina destroyed Vaughan's knitting mill and multiple tobacco firms causing about 175000 dollars in damage with 120000 dollars insured. The blaze started on the third floor of Vaughan's mill and the cause remains undetermined.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Vaughan’s Knitting Mill
Whitaker-Harvey Co
Lippert, Scales & Co
Leaf Tobacco
Ogburn, Hill & Co
Vaughan
Illinois corn crop tops prior records in yield and value
Springfield Dec 13 according to the state board of agriculture the current corn crop is the largest and most valuable in Illinois history. Total yield reaches 321000000 bushels, 15000000 more than 1879, with a value of 114217000 dollars, the highest ever for corn in the state.
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Springfield
Ill
State Board of Agriculture
Illinois
President selects Griscom for Japan post
President chooses Lloyd Griscom Jr now minister to Persia to become minister to Japan succeeding the late Buck. Richmond Pearson of North Carolina will replace Griscom as minister to Persia, serving as consul general at Tehran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lloyd Griscom, Jr
Persia
Japan
Mr. Buck
Richmond Pearson
North Carolina
Teheran
Mr. Griscom
Scarcity of Coal in Kansas Sparks Relief Urgency
Topeka reports a severe coal shortage across parts of Kansas with growing suffering. Railroads are accused of diverting coal shipments to their own use, risking deeper hardships unless relief arrives promptly. Separately in Port of Spain Restaurador, Jay Gould’s yacht, arrived with a German flag and was captured with the Gazelle nearby. Restaurador crews number 40 Germans.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Port of Spain
Jay Gould
Gazelle
Fire damages Hathaway building in Summer Street blaze
Fire Sunday night in the Hathaway building at 203 218 Summer street caused about 150000 in damage. The structure housed printing and bookbinding firms and wool dealers.
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Boston
Hathaway
Summer Street
Night to Day Home Illumination by Wealthy Recluse
A lavish mansion owned by Mr. Brownjohn, a retired stock broker, is redesigned to ban all natural light. Windows are bricked, access is through an underground passage, and a roof sun substitutes daytime illumination with an electric glare. The owner’s nightly routine shifts to nocturnal hours with artificial day and night cycles.
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Brownjohn
Pearson’s Weekly
Remarkable 18th Century Highwaymen Suit
The case filed October 3 1725 in the Exchequer Court alleged John Everit and Joseph Williams formed a profitable highwayman partnership. Everit claimed £5 000 was wrongfully taken, but the suit ended in contempt, with costs and fines. both men were hanged at Tyburn and Maidstone after a sequence of penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of the Exchequer
England
John Everit
Joseph Williams
New York World
Everit
Williams
Ken Everit
Wreathcock
Tyburn
Maidstone
Disguised Hands Reveal Social Clues in Handwriting
A Philadelphia records handwriting expert says disguising a hand is common and misleads readers. The expert explains that disguised writing pretends to be poorer, guiding investigators to focus on higher social standing writers and speed up detective work.
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Philadelphia Record
Corenn Umbrellas Costing About 12 Cents
Corena ships a serviceable umbrella priced at about 12 cents with a covering made of oiled paper.
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Tn Corena
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SAC and Fox Indians
Gen. Grant
Asheville, N. C
Luther
Omaha
Neb
O'Neil
National League
Griscom
Corenn Umbrellas
Infanis
Bears
Castoria the Centaur Company
New Tore City
Ohio
Hubert
City Star
Carter
Lee
Carters
Montgomery Ward & CO
H. H. Green
Doxie
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