Shipwrecked in Midlake Monarch Survivors Reach Port Arthur
Forty one survivors of the Monarch spent three days and nights on a rock in Lake Superior without food or shelter. One man, James Jakes of Point Edward, drowned. The others are badly frozen but not in danger. They reached Port Arthur aboard the tug Whalen after the wreck occurred Thursday night with a heavy sea and a frozen compass.
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Fort William
Lake Superior
Monarch
Port Arthur
James Jakes
Point Edward
Charles H. Elton
Eckhand
Jakes
Gas asphyxiation cause of Winthrop death
Winthrop Mass December 12 Forme Franklin J Moses of South had been found dead in his bed at Winthrop Beach with his room broken into and the death attributed to gas asphyxiation authorities reported.
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Winthrop
Mass
Franklin J. Moses
South K
Winthrop Beach
Ex-Governor Moses Found Dead in Winthrop Residence
The body of former South Carolina governor Moses, aged sixty, was found escaping from a small stove used to heat the place in Winthrop where he had resided for years. He had served as moderator at town meetings and died in comparative poverty after a varied career.
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Moses
Winthrop
South Carolina
Gilman murder case arraigns siblings in Dayton
Colling and Fayne Gilman pleaded not guilty in magistrate Wagner's court to aiding and abetting their sister Dana's murder. They faced a preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday. Colling remained jailed while Fayne was freed on her own recognizance. No new evidence was disclosed at arraignment.
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Dayton
Colling
Fayne Gilman
Wagner
Dana
Fayne
Comptroller Seeks 500000 Refund From Former Treasurer
Chicago city action seeks half a million dollars from former County Treasurer John Hanberg. McGann alleges Hanberg withheld city interest on city funds while in his custody. The case marks a civil recovery effort against the former official.
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Chicago
McGann
John Hanberg
Hanberg
Currency Commission Backs Elastic Currency Bill In House Meeting
The currency commission of the American Bankers' Association urged support for the elastic currency bill before the House banking and currency committee. Principal speakers were James B. Forgan of First National Bank Chicago and A. B. Hepburn of Chase National Bank New York.
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Washington
Currency Commission
American Bankers’ Association
Banking and Currency Committee
House
Association
James B. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
A. B. Hepburn
Chase National Bank of New York
Pope Interdicts Catholic Services Under 1881 Law
Paris dispatch reports the Croix a Lantient organ stating the pope definitively interdicted any steps by Catholics to hold church services under the public worship law of 1881. The government proposes services be held after December 11.
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Paris
Croix
The
Negro in Mississippi boarding house killed, opened fire
In Greenville Mississippi on December 8 a black assailant killed a black woman in a boarding house. Police attempted arrest, the suspect shot at them fatally wounding a patrolman. He barricaded himself, killed two more blacks and a white man, and shot Captain Quinn and Aide Abercrombie. He was captured soon after amid great excitement.
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Greenville
Miss
Kofler
Quinn
Abercrombie
Women Win Their Fight Over Meat Prices in East Side
New York reports the East Side women press the 14 to 16 cent meat price rise and threaten a shop closure. Packers capitulate to retailers to preserve 5,000 tenement shops as a 2 cent increase sparks a notable strike. Paris reports a historic church state separation with legal closures looming. Cardinal Richard warns against violence and bishops move out as priests seek new service locations.
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New York
East Side
Per
Paris Moves to Seize Clergy Properties and Evict Residences
After a cabinet meeting Clemenceau plans to ask parliament on December 14 to suppress clergy pensions and liquidate Catholic properties while distributing presbyteries and seminaries. War Minister Picquart orders ecclesiastical students to present certificates by December 20 with compulsory enlistment from January 7 for non compliant. Cardinal Richard and Paris clergy receive formal eviction notices with similar orders countywide.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Picquart
Mer. Montagnini
France
Mgr. Montagnini
Italy Credits France in House Session Resolution
Rome December 12 Signor Mirabelli a Republican opened the day’s session in the chamber of deputies and introduced a resolution that was adopted praising France for its actions. The measure expresses accord and friendly relations between the two nations.
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Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Signor Mirabelli
Rockefeller Income Put at 60 Million for 1906
Report says John D. Rockefeller will earn 60 million dollars in 1906. Henry H. Rogers and John D. Archbold cited the figure as authoritative, detailing daily hourly and per-minute gains. Police report notes a separate slaying by William Weedon, who fatally shot his father in Glendale, L I.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Henry H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
Mr. Rogers
William Weetson
John Weedon
Glendale, L. I
Opposition to hurried currency legislation in senate
In Washington on December 12 the senate finance committee signaled opposition to rushed currency reform. Members debated the need for legislation but did not consider any specific bills, reflecting a preference to avoid hurried passage during a short session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Committee On Finance
Two Nominations Delayed by Senate Finance Panel
Washington reports the Senate finance committee will not favorably report the nominations of George B. Cortelyou for secretary of the treasury and James R. Garfield for secretary of the interior until President Roosevelt states when Shaw and Hitchcock will retire. The delay aims to avoid a dangerous precedent about immediate confirmations without clear retirement dates. Political questions are said to have no bearing on the discussion.
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Washington
Senate
George B. Cortelyou
Woman Swallows Live Chameleons Dies in Omaha
Louise Douglas a former comic opera star dies in an Omaha hospital after swallowing live chameleons. Report says two reptiles crawled from her mouth an hour before death, heightening publicity from a prior incident two years earlier.
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Omaha
Louise
Louise Douglas
Harry F. Lee
Peoria Lawyer Admits Forgery in $10,000 Case
Daniel F. Raum prominent lawyer of Peoria admits guilt in forging false mortgages on Knox county land. F C Cunningham money broker files complaint. Raum surrenders to the state's attorney and is placed in custody awaiting further action.
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Peoria
Til
Daniel F. Raum
Knox County
F. C. Cunningham
Baum
Son Fatally Shoots Father in New York Home
A family tragedy unfolds in New York as a son fatally shoots his father in what police say began as a domestic dispute. Investigators cordon the scene while neighbors report loud arguing before the shooting occurred.
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Son
Father
New York
Interstate Commerce probes Harriman system relations
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an investigation into the relations between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific systems tied to their common segment and control. Attorneys Kellogg and Severance have been retained. hearings are to be scheduled later this month, with the process expected to take about sixty days.
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Washington
Harriman
Interstate Commerce
Knapp
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Central California Cities
At 10 40 p m San Luis Obispo and nearby towns felt a strong earthquake lasting about thirty seconds with a north south motion. A second, milder shock followed half an hour later. Tremors were reported in Santa Maria Guadalupe Cayucos and Cambria with items rattling at Cambria. no significant damage reported.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Dee
Santa Mara
Guadalupe
Cayucos
Cambria
Federal grand jury probes Utah coal land frauds in indictments
Salt Lake City December 8 a federal land jury investigating coal land frauds in Utah returns indictments against Union Pacific Oregon Short Line Union Pacific Coal Company Utah Fuel Company and several Hariman Gould officials They are accused of violating interstate commerce laws and defrauding the United States government through Utah coal land acquisition schemes including discrimination against a Salt Lake City coal dealer and other alleged misdeeds by Gould interests officials and associates.
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Salt Lake City
Federal Land Jury
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Union Pacific Coal Company
Utah Fuel Company
Harriman and Gould
Harriman
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Everett Buckingham
Moore
Interstate Commerce Law
D. J Sharp
Gould
Hy .G. 8
Robert Forester
W. R. Foster
Alexander M. Cowle
Elroy N. Clark
Denver
George A. Moore
United States
Insurance Check for 10000 Reaches Platts Company
A $10000 check payable to James Y. Watkins as trustee and signed by Timothy Donovan, made payable to Louis F. Payn, endorsed to United States Express, was shown in the George Burnham Jr. trial in the New York supreme court. Burnham, counsel for Mutual Reserve Fund Life, faces trial.
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New York
James Y. Watkins
Timothy Donovan
Louis F. Payn
Payn
United States Express Company
George Burnham, Jr
Supreme Court
Burnham
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
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