Congress News and Local Disasters in Brief
The House killed the London dock charge bill while the Senate amended the immigration bill. Highlights include Hon. Galusha Grow on Adbot and capital, a coal strike commission pay vote, and pension bills. A Brooklyn man seeks spine surgery. a bank robbery fails. Perry Trumbull, famed chess figure, dies in Chicago.
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Congress
London
Senate
Hon
Galusha A. Grow
Pennnsylvania
Adbot
House
Wagroner-Butler
Local farmer dies in six miles north of Kalamazoo
Peake Wright, a young farmer, is killed while returning home with his sweetheart Nellie Snyder who loses a leg in the crash. The accident highlights countywide concerns as multiple rail and public safety incidents occur across Colorado, Illinois, and New York with various fatalities.
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Peake Wright
Grand Lepids
Kalamazoo
Mich
Nellie Snyder
Cripple Creek
Col
Teller County
Queen Alexandra
London
Kingman
Ariz
Thomas Martin
George Vanatta
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis
Chesterfield
Medora
Ill
Pennsylvania Southwest
Chester
William Chapman
England
Sir John Francis
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
Southern Railway
Louis Smith
Megro
New York City
Edmund O'Neill
University of California
Salvador
Arbitration Board
Washington
Salvador Commercial Co
Saginaw, Mich
Frances Wirth
Chicago
National Guard
New England
Senate
Sol Hirsch
United States
Turkey
Portland
Halpina
Miss
George Kilrain
Stilrain
Department of Agriculture
St. Louis
Ryan
Robt
M. Snyder
New York
Kansas City
Snyder
Dona
Thomas Rogers
Bellevue Hospital
Mary Bond
Raymond Bond
Rose Bond
Bonds
Reading Railway Co
Philadelphia
Alop
Roosevelt Policy Praised by Civil Service Reform League
The Civil Service Reform League in Philadelphia reports President Roosevelt has advanced civil service laws and moral standards in federal appointments. It notes some criticism for minor exceptions and regrets that New York City reform gains have not fully met hopes.
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Civil _Service Reform League
Philadelphia
Civil Service Reform League
Executive Council
Roosevelt
New York City
League
Friends
Civil Service Reform
Three Miners Killed in Coal Slope Accident
In Wilkesbarre region Edwardsville Kingston Co No 3 slope three men were killed and one injured after a train of loaded wine cars shifted. The victims were Benjamin Davis John Washki and Peter Pedo. Injured: Anthony Zucke.
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Wilkesbarre
Kingston Co
Edwardsville
Benjamin Davis
John Washki
Peter Pedo
Anthony Zucke
Counterfeit Cigar Label Plant Raided in Chicago
Police and labor leaders seized Hyman L. Meites printing shop at 380 Halsted Street. They captured ten counterfeit plates believed to be the nation s largest source of fake union cigar labels and confiscated 100000 counterfeit labels. Cigarmakers International union officials say these plates are the only ones in existence. Meites shipped blue slips in orders from 1000 to 100000 across the United States.
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la Halded
Chicago
Hyman L. Meites
Halsted Street
United States
Cigarmakers’ International Union
Meites
Train wreck kills pilgrims near Mexico City shrine
At Tepa on the Hidalgo railway a special train carrying about 1000 pilgrims returning from Mexico City derailed after backing from a switch. Three people died and many were injured as the Tear car left the track and toppled an embankment. Six hundred passengers, mostly women, were aboard the coaches. Over twelve thousand pilgrims have visited the Guadalupe shrine.
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Mexico City
Tepa
Hidalgo
Guadaloupe
Crowe Brother Pat May Surrender In Johannesburg
Steven A. Crowe, hotel proprietor and Pat Crowe’s brother, said Pat Crowe is in Johannesburg South Africa and may surrender within weeks under an agreement with Cudahy that ended the $25,000 reward for his arrest.
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Pat
Chiengzo
Steven A. Crowe
Pat Crowe
Johannesburg
South Africa
Cudahy
Boodler John Schnettler Convicted in Suburban Case
St Louis report says John H Schnettler former member of the house of delegates was convicted yesterday of bribery in the Suburban franchise deal and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. It marks the ninth Iboodle case disposed of to date.
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St. Louis
John H. Schnettler
House of Delegates
Child Froze to Death Near Auburn Laundry
Three year old Willie Hinger was sent on an errand Sunday and found dead Friday on a laundry man's piazza outside Auburn New York. He likely reached the door and froze before the household returned. Tears were frozen on his face as the body was discovered.
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Auburn
N. Y
Willie Hinger
Train Collision Injures Crew and Passengers Near Brilliant
Buffalo and Oil City express on the Allegheny Valley railroad collided with a freight train above Brilliant Station A. Engineer James Lewis and Fireman James Morgan of the express were seriously injured. about 20 passengers hurt, none seriously.
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Han
Pittsburg
Buffalo & Oil City Express
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Brilliant Station
James Lewis
James Morgan
Rumor Claims Death of Mad Mullah in Somaliland
From Aden Arabia December 12 a rumor arrives of the assassination of the Mad Mullah in Somaliland. The Mullah is said to have been killed by a spear thrust to the stomach.
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Mina Dena
Aden
Arabia
Somaliland
Justice versus Chivalry in a City Line Dilemma
In a bank line a young man faces a test of justice versus chivalry when a known woman asks to cut ahead for a luncheon, risking delays for others. The piece weighs whether modern haste undermines old chivalry or if justice tempered by thoughtfulness creates a truer form of courtesy across nationalities and sexes.
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America
Foreign Gossip and Odd Local Observations Spotlight
London rear pillars seen from every doorstep as postboxes. Austria to build convalescent homes for anaemic children. Brus sels nights quiet with police rounds and watch dogs. Oshima Japan water scarce brides bring water as dowry. Russia studies nationalizing medical profession. Edinburgh pauvres washed at baths then clothed. one child says clothes dear. Vienna split by smoke from industry chimneys. Bills likely to pass soon. Liverpool dentist room lined with shark teeth frames. Birmingham study lined with chains and padlocks.
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London
Austria
St. Gilles
Brussels
Oshima
Edinburgh
Vienna
Liverpool
Birmingham
Effects of Mental Tension on Soldiers During Parade
A Brooklyn young lieutenant recalls paralyzing fear during dress parade with his regiment. He imagined falling and failing to stay still, while others appeared calm, reflecting how nerves affect performance under inspection. The piece discusses broader anxiety and vivid mental imagery among soldiers.
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Gassett’s Mills
Manhattan
Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn
Italy
The Enforced Stillness of Theater Supes During Rousing Orations
Actors in a grand stage tableau must stand motionless while a central orator delivers forceful lines. The quiet restraint aims to preserve the focus on the speaker's words and gestures, but the restraint proves painful for those in the background. One actor even toppled forward last season, dragged away to avoid spoiling the scene.
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Brutus
Virginius
Water Color Causes and Remedies in Streams
The article explains that natural water color comes from vegetable stains and suspended matter including iron. It notes color variation by surrounding vegetation, depth, and time in contact with sources, with color units used for measurement. It also mentions bleaching by sunlight and economic ways to prevent color in town supplies.
Three would be bank robbers attempt Alvord National Bank
Three white men arrive to rob the First National Bank of Alvord Texas at 3 pm. John McFall is killed after aiming at Deputy Yeary, Frank Martin is shot dead while fleeing, Claude Golden is captured by Constable Dobbs. Deputy Ben Prior and two constables cover the bank.
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Seth Williams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Manhattan
First National Bank
Irwin
Perry Trumbull
United States
Lyman Trumbull
Chicago
Clarksburg
W. Va
Goff
Otter Creek Coal and Lumber Co
Tucker County
W. Vas
Meyer Rubber Co
New York
Smith & Steinbraker
Ontonagon County
Michigan
Steinbraker
Hughes
Indiana
Aindiiana
Ohio
Charles B. Peet
Rogers, Peet & Co
Florence
St. Joseph
Newfoundland
Detroit
Lake St. Clair
A. H. Glennon
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Washington
California
Glennon
Oklahoma
Mexicco0
Tampico
Narry
Mexico
JL. Connell & Co
Scranton
Truck Drivers’ Union
Santa Maria
Guatemala
a-Sinim
Alvord
Tex
First National Bank of
Frank Martin
John McFall
Claude Golden
Dobbs
Ghico
Ben Prior
Martin
McFall
Golden
Yeary
Prior
Colombia prepares invasion of Nicaragua over Mosquito strip
Semi official reports in Washington say Colombian army officers at Panama and Colón plan an invasion of Nicaragua. Colombia seeks to seize the Mosquito strip to control canal routes and provide work for soldiers exhausted by four years of civil conflict.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Colombia
Panama
Colon
Mosquito Strip
Southern Floods Ravage Kentucky and Tennessee Railways
Continuous rains swamp the Mississippi valley causing washouts and extensive damage to rail lines in Kentucky and Tennessee. Gracey is submerged with four feet of water, Paducah reports nearly a foot of rain in four days, and rail traffic across the region is badly demoralized with tracks washed out between Hopkinsville Nortonville and near Paducah.
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Louisville
Mississippi
Illinois Central
Memphis
Kentucky
Paducah
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Louisville & Nashville
Hopkinsville
Nortonville
Gracey
Paducal
Memphis Tenn
Banks Form $50 Million Emergency Lending Pool
New York December 16 a group of banks led by George F Baker and J P Morgan & Co has created a 50 million pool to lend in a money market emergency. Participating banks pledge varying sums with Morgan Stillman and a committee to manage the pool.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
George F. Baker
First National Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Hanover National Bank
Fourth National Bank
Western National Bank
Three Children Die In Home Fire In Pellston
Alfred Durkee's two sons and a daughter, ages 1 4 and 6, perished when their house burned while parents went to the store. The blaze occurred Saturday night in Pellston Michigan as the family left the children alone for about 30 minutes.
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Pellston
Mich
Alfred Durkee
Charles Durkee
Official governor canvass shows Elisa leading in Michigan vote
The state canvass reports A. T. Elisa, Republican, 211,261 votes. L. T. Durand, Democrat, 174,077. Westerman, Prohibitionist, 11,326. Walter, Socialist, 4,271. Cowles, Socialist Labor, 1,282. Plurality for other Republican ticket candidates averages about 74,000.
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Lansing
Mich
A. T. Elisa
L. T. Durand
Westerman
Walter
Cowles
Man pleads manslaughter in policeman murder case
William A. Henderson formerly John Fraser of Montreal, one of five men who killed Policeman Robinson in San Francisco last year, pleaded guilty to manslaughter before Judge Cook. The court accepted the plea and he faces a ten to thirteen year penitentiary term for turning state's evidence. He led to convictions of Frank Woods and William Kaufman.
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San Francisco
William A. Henderson
Policeman Robinson
Cook
Henderson
Frank Woods
William Kaufman
John Fraser
Montreal
Another Eruption Imminent at Saint Vincent
Premonitory symptoms of another volcanic eruption were observed in Kingstown St Vincent on Sunday. Soafriere was disturbed with peculiar electrical discharges and detonations reported from the volcano.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
Arrest of a Mail Clerk in Buffalo Embezzlement Case
Albert Lawrence a railway postal clerk on the Buffalo to Pittsburg route was arrested in Buffalo on December 16 charged with embezzling 51 letters. He is held on 2007 dollars bail awaiting further examination.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Albert Lawrence
Pittsburg
Train timetable notes for No 6 and No 7 routes with stops
Northbound No 6 on the B&O lists Bridgeport at 4:00 PM Flunhing 5:02 PM Chriobsville 6:06 PM New Pails 6:23 AM GO Dover 5:31 PM and Massillon 7:20 PM along Akron Cleveland Main Line 9:3 PM. Southbound No 7 on B&O shows Akron 6:00 AM Barberton 0:14 AM Warwick 6:54 AM Fulton 6:32 AM Massillon 6:52 AM Justus 7:07 AM Dover 7:Mai New Phila 7:48 AM Uhrichsville 8:04 AM Flushing 9:0 AM Bridgeport 10:10 AM. Sunday northbound Sterling 3:57 AM and 8:28 PM and southbound 9:50 AM and 7:58 PM. Electric cars connect Bridgeports Wheeling Bollaire and Martins Parry. Daily service notes from CARREL Div. Pass. Agt.
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Cleveland
Akron
Barberton
Warwick
C Fulton
Massillon
Justus
C. Dover
Mai
New Phila
Uhrichsville
Flushing
Bridgeport
Sterling
Bridgeports& Wheeling
Bollaire
Martins Parry
Dally
Ally Ween
Sunda
Mg, Carrel
Div
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Bouteroune
Lorain Br
A.M. A. Me
Elyria
Pevee
Grafton Lester
Mars Line
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Brooklyn
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Lester
Chippewarke
Wees
Sterling, Bao
Beo
Asaeee
Ory
Neere Ee
Canal Fultos Tf
P.M
Canal Dover
New Phils'l
Whrichsville
A. M
P. MM
FP. M
P.me
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