Manufacturers Express Views on Currency Law Impact
New York Dec 26 manufacturers representative of over 100 small and mid sized firms argue currency legislation will boost business once enacted. Letters to senator and representatives urge swift passage, with 38 of 40 approving of the bill. While many basic industries feel a downturn, some sectors report prosperity due to strong crops and farm based industries, though lumber and machinery sectors face layoffs and plant shifts abroad.
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T. M. Simmons
Wall Street
Ohio
Cincinnati
Alliance
Salem
Hampton
Wisconsin
Michigan
South
Colorado
California
Utah
Hungry men riot clash with police in Los Angeles Plaza
In Los Angeles on December 26 a riot at the Plaza left Rafaal Adames dead and five policemen injured as hundreds of unemployed men resisted a police attempt to disperse a meeting. Twenty rioters were arrested after stones and clubs were used. The Plaza was cleared and the disturbance ended. In New Orleans the Christmas cold froze the cotton belt with a sharp temp drop following weeks of warmth.
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Cal
Rafaal ,Adames
Mexican
Adames
New Orleans
Examinations for Fourth Class Postmasters In Ohio
The civil service commission said Ohio will hold fourth-class postmaster examinations on February 7 and 14. Tests occur in county seats. February 7 sites include Batavia Caldwell Carrollton Chardon Georgetown McArthur McConnelaville Warblerly West Union. The February 14 exams cover remaining counties.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Pomereno
Ohio
Slasa
Batavia
Caldwell
Carrollton
Chardon
Georgetown
McArthur
McConnelaville
War
Verly
West Union
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Colorado Labor Men March Through Snowdrifts to Capitol
Denver December 26 The labor war in Colorado intensifies as 800 union delegates led by Mother Jones march through snowdrifts to the state capitol demanding Governor Ammons withdraw troops from mine districts. Martial law governs 14 000 striking miners since Sept 23 with 1 200 state troops on guard and ten fatalities reported in clashes with mine guards.
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Capitol
Denver
Ammons
Mother Jones
West, Virginia
State House
Ludlow
Despondent man dies by gas in New York boarding house
New York December 26. John Crawford a boarder on West Seventy third street noticed a gas odor and found George B. Parker dead in a third floor room. A gas jet tube remained in Parker s mouth. Parker, employed by a law firm headed by Alton B Parker, died apparently by his own hand over inability to join his wife and five children in Brookline Massachusetts.
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New York
West Seventy-third Street
John Crawford
George B. Parker
Alton B
Parker
Brookline
Mass
Moyer calls for federal probe into Calumet disaster
Charles H. Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners demands a federal investigation into the Calumet Michigan tragedy. He cites a Christmas Eve fire alarm that led to 77 deaths and presses Secretary Wilson to urge immediate action.
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Western Federation of Miners
Michigan
United States
Washington
Calumet
Mich
Charles H. Moyer
Wilson
Moyer
Rampolla's Will Stolen From Ebony Box Found Empty
Home, Dec. 26. An ebony box said to hold the will of Cardinal Rampolla and a large sum of money has been found empty. The will and funds are presumed stolen as police conduct a secret investigation with tacit Vatican consent.
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Cardinal Rampolla
Vatican
Fatal fire injuries in Cleveland home tragedy
Felisha Trendowitz aged six died from burns after an oil lamp was overturned in the Trendowitz residence in Cleveland. Her sister Sophia, three, is believed fatally burned and boarder Vincent Satola, nine, sustained serious injuries while attempting to extinguish the flames.
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Cleveland
Felischa Trendowitz
Trendowitz
Sophia
Vincent Satola
Beachey Breaks World Record Looping Five Times
Lincoln Beachey celebrated Christmas by looping the loop five consecutive times from a height around 350 feet at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. He later performed a double loop from 300 feet, claiming it as a record in itself, a feat praised by aviation pioneer Pogoud.
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Lincoln Beachey
San Franciars
Lincoly B Beachey
Bedchey
Pogoud
Ohio building at Panama-Pacific Expo to mirror state capitol
Ohio plans a replica of the state capitol for its exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Daniel P. Torpy Marietta director general and many Ohio California citizens urge adoption. Governor Cox and commission members will decide.
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Ohio
Daniel P. Torpy
Marietta
Ohio Commission
Cox
Torpy
San Francisco
Rockefeller Christmas in Cleveland With Family
John D Rockefeller and Mrs Rockefeller spent Christmas day in Cleveland for the first time in 26 years. The dinner, served at 2 o'clock, was attended by relatives and their pastor Rev Dr W W Bustard and Mrs Bustard in a quiet family gathering.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Rail war rages Tampico Victoria line in Tamaulipas
Heavy fighting reported along the Tampico to Victoria railway as rebels hold Tamaulipas capital. Federals commanded by General Saragosa and General Almendi suffer losses near Prieta where about 60 killed on both sides. In Columbus Ohio, Benjamin H. Akin, 53, longtime general agent for Hocking Valley railroad at Wollaston, dies at home.
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Victoria
Tamaulipas
Saragosa
Almendi
Insurrectos
Prieta
Ralway
Columbus
Benjamin H. Akin
Hocking Valley Railroad
Wollston
Fred Bader Dies At Friend's Home In Cincinnati
Frederick Bader a recent county auditor died at a friend's house while visiting for Christmas. The coroner cites heart fatty degeneration as the cause. A prominent Ohio Republican, Bader entered politics in 1880s as a legislator and later served as state senator. He led fixation measures and was a top figure in Hamilton County politics. Born 1857 in Cincinnati, he chaired the Ohio Republican central committee for the First district and helped reorganize the party in Columbus.
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Cincinnati
Frederick Bader
Downty
Bader
Ohio
Hamilton
Mr. Bader
Ohio Republican Central Committee
Piret
Columbue
Claims self-defense in Wooster teamster killing
Wooster Ohio December 28 Hoy Deakies a teamster is held after a deadly shooting of fellow teamster Oliver Hagerman who died from a wound. A year earlier a razor slash on Dunkle's throat occurred during a fight over Mrs Cora Mackey wife of Bert Mackey employer of Sethmen. Dunkle says self defense while Mackey family says he acted at Mackey's request.
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Hoy Deakies
Oliver Hagerman
Dunkle
Cora Mackey
Bert Mackey
Sethmen
Mackey
Punkle
Livestock and Grain Prices from East Buffalo and More
A cluttered market summary lists cattle and hog prices across East Buffalo and Chicago, with steers, cows, heifers, calves, and hogs posted in dollars per hundredweight. Grain bids for wheat and corn appear alongside scattered city summaries and a brief joke exchange from a later page.
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WGN
Bheepsind
Wothers
Pigod Sheen
President Wilkon in Pass Christian Amid Guarded Rest
President Wilson rests in Pass Christian as local guards expand for his safety. Report notes a close watch, port hours, and a warm welcome from postmistress Mrs. Annette Simpson. Weather and town scenes color the Christmas visit with festive gun salutes and a quiet seaside holiday mood.
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Wilson
Eleanor Wilson
Helen Wondraw
Annette Simpson
Sander
Caryl N. Grayson
Asid
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