Nebraska Rate Case Re پرون mandamus to judges to remand to state courts
The U S Supreme Court granted Nebraska leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus ordering U S District Judges William H Munger and Thomas C Munger to remand proceedings with Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad to Nebraska courts. The court set a Jan 6 date to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
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Federal District Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Nebraska
United States District
William H
Thomas C. Munger
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
North Carolina
Supreme Court of
United States Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Bodies Recovered After Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek
In Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania on December 24 fifty three bodies have been recovered from the Darr mine. More than two dozen others were loaded on coal cars and expected to be brought to the surface within hours. W R Woodford says 228 men were killed replacing the earlier 175.
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Jacobs Creek
Darr
W. R. Woodford
Pittsburg Coal Company
Woodford
Severe sleet storm cripples Chicago telegraph networks
A severe sleet storm badly demoralizes telegraphic communications in all directions from Chicago. Reaching St Louis is possible only via Omaha and Kansas City, while Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois, are out of reach. Wires to the North and East fail. storms and high winds complicate relays through Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Peoria
Bloomington
Ill
New York
Pittsburg
Cathedral of Seattle Dedicated and Opened for Worship
The cathedral of the newly formed Catholic diocese of Seattle was formally dedicated and opened. It cost $500,000 to erect. Global migration to the Hed region shows a 25 percent year over year increase in the grantor's data.
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Seattle
New Brunswick
American Pulp and Paper Manufert
International Paper Company
Oskar Lassar
Berlin University
Professor Lassar
Hamburg
Massive Darr mine explosion toll in Jacobs Creek
At the Darr mine in Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania rescuers found half a dozen bodies, totaling twelve in the morgue. Gas and danger hinder further salvage as officials deploy brattices and gas clearance, with estimates ranging toward three hundred dead and relief committees forming. James E. Roderick orders state mine inspectors to assist in rescue and investigation.
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Jacobs Creek
Darr
Michael Hallaphy
United Mine Workers of America
Experts link mine disasters to climate and ventilation
Pittsburg experts reviewing Naomi, Monongah, and Darr mine disasters suggest explosions reflect seasonal climatic factors. They note similar timing, altitude, and longitude of incidents, with moisture laden carbon dioxide and impurities from moist air entering vents. Proper ventilation with heated purified air could reduce coal dust and explosive gases.
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Pittsburg
Naomi
Monongah
Darr
Train backs into buggy. two women killed or fatally hurt
In Des Moines on December 23 a Great Western train backed into a buggy killing Mrs. James Scofield and fatally injuring Miss Louisa French, while a third woman suffered serious injuries as the trio attempted to cross the track.
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Des Moines
Great Western
James Scofield
Louisa French
War ner bill creates rank of vice admiral in navy
Senator War ner of Missouri introduces a bill to create the rank of vice admiral in the navy. If enacted it would permit promoting Rear Admiral Evans to the new rank, but the aim is broader than that single outcome.
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Washington
Warner
Missouri
Evans
New York Republican committee delays Hughes endorsement
At a brief session the New York county Republican committee refused to endorse Governor Hughes for the presidential nomination. An amendment to print and make the resolution a special order for January was carried amid a street hearing shout. Some supporters say deferral signals no hostility to Hughes.
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New York
Republican Committee
New York County
Charles E. Hughes
Friends of the Governor
Speaker Cannon
Hughes
Committee
Brewers Sign Pact to Block Illegal Clubs in City
Excise Commissioner Mulvihill announced a formal pact with 73 інших lead merchants to blacklist saloons violating liquor laws. The agreement urges suppliers to refuse to furnish illegal clubs, aiming to reduce illegal activity in St. Louis.
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Mulvihill
St.Louis
Tillman Seeks Federal Route To State Liquor Policing
Senator Tillman introduced a resolution asking the interstate commerce committee to report what station is needed for states to police liquor commerce within borders to promote temperance and curb illicit dealing, aiming to counter circumvention of prohibition laws. He later withdrew the resolution and proposed a bill on the same subject.
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Washington
Tillman
Committee On Interstate Commerce
May Delay Pettibone Trial in Idaho Case
Clarence Darrow's illness may push back the Pettibone trial in Boise as defense counsel Edgar Wilson announced when proceedings resumed. The prosecution and defense examined issues tied to the Miners Magazine articles from the Western Federation of Miners era, linking to the Coeur d'Alenes troubles and Steunenberg's death to illustrate ongoing hostility toward Steunenberg.
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Boise, Ida
Clarence Darrow
Pettibone
Edgar Wilson
Co Unsel
Miners’ Magazine
Western Federation of Miners
R d
Stenenberg
Western Federation
Police Clash Ends With Colonel’s Death in Vasili Fight
In Vasili island of St. Petersburg a search at a house led to a clash. Colonel Kalchak and several officers were wounded or killed as revolutionists resisted. The fight lasted about thirty minutes before police were driven off and the rebels escaped.
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St. Petersburs
Kalchaks
Vasili Island
Kalchak
Colonel Halford Retired After Reaching Age Limit
Washington Sept 5 Lieutenant Colonel Elijah W Halford pay department U S A has retired upon reaching the statutory age of sixty four He is among the best known officers in the army pay corps and served as private secretary to the late President Harrison from 1889 to 1893.
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Washington
Elijah W. Halford
Halford
Pay Corps
Army
Harrison
Final appeal lost in defrauding government case
The U S Supreme Court denied certiorari in the Carter case linked to Savannah harbor improvements. Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor face four years in prison and a 575 749 fine each for embezzlement and conspiracy, with Carter already served part of his sentence. The ruling leaves the district court verdict in force.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin D. Greene
John F. Gaymor
Oberlin M. Carter
United States
Savannah
Carter
Greene
Gaynor
United States District Court
Southern District of Georgia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Petie Supreme Court
Regurt
Minnesota Saloon Prohibition Case Reaches Supreme Court
Supreme Court upholds Sunday saloon prohibition against Minnesota Marciniak who challenged a jury trial denial. Chief Justice Fuller announced the decision without a written opinion, in a federal review of municipal court action.
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Canada
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
New York
Georgia
Greene
Gaynor
District Court
Fuller
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
State of
Minnesota
Val Marciniak
Marciniak
Minneapolis
State Supreme Court
State Co
Lazard Freres Pledges 1 Million in Gold for Import
Lazard Freres of New York announces a commitment of 1 000 000 in gold for import, bringing the present movement total to 103 350 000. The announcement cites ongoing support from financial houses and dealers aiding shipments and payment schedules.
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Lazard Freres
New York
Wisconsin Paper Mill Fire At Falls Manufacturing
The Falls Manufacturing paper mill at Burns Oconto Falls Wisconsin burned on December 24 causing an estimated loss of 100000 with the blaze origin unknown. The charred body of engineer Henry Hertwig was recovered from the debris.
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Oconto Falls
Wis
the Falls Manufacturing Company
Henry Hertwig
Miners Narrowly Escape in Pittsburg Area Mine Fire
About 100 men were in the Schoenberger mine near Monongahela when a fire broke out. All escaped with narrow margins as the mine burned and officials worked to account for every worker.
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Pittsburg
Schoenberger
Monongshela
Pair Held on Ancient Law Charge Common Scolds
John Pfeiffer fifty five and his daughter Margaret age thirty were arrested in Jersey City on indictments for the offense of being common scolds under an old New York law. Neighbors testified to disturbances from caustic remarks at passersby near their home. Penalties include up to three years in prison or a fine up to one thousand dollars for this nuisance charge.
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New York
John Pfeiffer
Margaret
Jersey City
Pfeiffer
Persian capital calm as priests broker new cabinet
In Teheran the crisis eases as priests secure a durable pause. Opposing factions disperse and Artillery square empties except for tents kept for possible recall. Parliament members depart while Nizal Es Sultan forms a new cabinet with himself as premier.
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Teheran
Artilery Square
Nizal Es Sultan
Harahan and Fish Clash at Illinois Central Meeting
At the Illinois Central Railroad annual meeting in Chicago on December 21, President Harahan and Stuyvesant Fish clashed over a March 2 meeting amendment. William Nelson Omwell sued for Harriman while Cromwell claimed a proxy. a dispute arose about the motion Cromwell offered.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company Betw
Harahan
Stuyvesant Fish
William Nelson Omwell
Harriman
Fisha
Cromwell
Fish
Whitelaw Reid Arrives in New York Aboard Mauretania
Immigrants with contagious diseases arrive in New York faster than city health authorities can handle. Joseph H Choate urges charity under Mosaic law at the New York State Charities Association annual meeting. Trade reports show seasonable weather boosting retail activity but overall totals lag behind recent years. Old time stage driver Billy Warren dies in Stuart having begun in nineteen when he drove from Chicago to Cedar Rapids in the fifties.
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Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
New York
Joseph H. Choate
New York State
Aiqesseration
Dun
Billy” Warren
Stuart
Warren
Chicago
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Epitaph Letter Found With Drowned Man in Brooklyn
A drowning victim found at Thirty-ninth Street in Brooklyn carried a letter hinting at a troubled life. The note speaks of a planned marriage, warns not to return home for Christmas, and calls the writer’s subject “as good as dead.” The letter is dated London and received in Brooklyn December 11.
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New York
Thirty-ninth Street
Brooklyn
Tom
Hortens
Frank
Howard
Emily
Londom
Milk Combine Evidence Report From Chicago
Evidence from Chicago on December 20 shows absolute proof of the organization of the large milk deal into a single combine. The report cites concrete steps and named participants indicating a centralized control of milk prices and supply in the region.
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Chicago
Escape Saves Dozens After Sudden Mine Flood Near Audenreidh
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on December 23 more than 450 miners escaped when unexpectedly tapped water flooded the No 1 slope adjoining the Valley and Wilkesbarre Company mine at Audenreidh. Some men reached the surface through two openings. a miner’s body was later found in the No 4 slope. Nine lives had been lost there last July.
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Hazleton
Wilkesbarre Company
Audenreidh
Mauretania Breaks From Moorings Sinks Barges
The Mauretania, the largest ship in the world, broke from moorings near West Thirteenth Street in a light gale and struck a small fleet of barges, scows, and canal boats, sinking one. Four hawsers snapped, forcing the vessel’s bow toward the north while the crew kept the ship from leaving the river.
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New York
West Thirteenth Street
American torpedo boat flotilla returns to port after accident
The flotilla left Port of Spain for Rio Janeiro en route to the Pacific but returned due to machinery trouble on the Lawrence. The damage is not serious and repairs are expected to take one day.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Rio Janeiro
Pacific
Lawrence
Neal State Bank Closed in Atlanta. Depositors to be Paid
Atlanta December 24. The Neal State bank has been closed after officials requested the state bank examiner to take charge. President Thornton states all 3 depositors will be paid in full.
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Atlanta, Ga
Neal State Bank
State Bank
Thornton
No Money in Diamonds Declines Deferred Dividend
London reports the De Beers Mines Limited defers its diamond dividend as the depressed trade and restricted U S purchases after financial disturbances lower activity. The company aims to strengthen reserves to keep prices steady and will restrict diamond mine work in Kimberley to five days a week.
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London
de Beers Ed Mines, Limited
Diamondcate
America
de Beers
Kimberley
Huns Remain at Home Emigration Drops at Flume Port
Emigration from Flume Hungary slows as Cunard liners sail for American ports with far fewer steerage passengers. The Caronia carries about 300 steerage emigrants and the Carpathia fewer than fifty, who will be redirected to Liverpool for transfer to another ship.
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Flume
Hungary
United States
Cunard
Caronia
Carpathia
Liverpool
Nebraska cuts oil rates 30 percent after complaints
The Nebraska state railway commission voted to reduce oil tariffs in the state by 30 percent. The move follows complaints from the National Petroleum Association of Cleveland and the National Refining Company of Omaha alleging Nebraska tariffs were excessive.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska State Railway Commission
National Petroleum Association of Cleveland
National Refining Company of Omaha
Nebraska
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Wisconsin
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