Life Saving Service Records 849 Disasters A Year
Springfield Ill The Supreme Court rules contracts to sell on future dates illegal. Washington reports show the life saving service saved thousands of imperiled lives and property in 849 marine disasters with 811 people rescued and $12 266 100 saved while 2 775 040 was lost.
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Springfield
Ill
Supreme Court
Board of Trade
Washington
Kimball
Life Saving Service
United States
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Falls of
Ohio River
Nome
Alaska
Officers Found Guilty In Naval Surrender Trial
Admiral Nebogatoff and four senior commanders were sentenced to death by a St. Petersburg court martial for surrendering to the Japanese at the 1905 Sea of Japan battle. The court will petition Emperor Nicholas to commute the penalties to ten years in a fortress. others receive shorter terms or acquittals.
Santa Fe Must Produce Records in Grand Jury Probe
A federal grand jury seeks books and documents from the Santa Fe railroad over alleged rebates. Judge E M Ross granted and then dissolved a temporary injunction, allowing the grand jury access to secondary evidence in the railroad’s possession.
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Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Federal
Grand Jury
E. M. Ross
United States Circuit Court
Grand
Spain Seeks Restitution of Cuban Artillery and Debt
Madrid reports the foreign minister told the chamber of deputies that Spain continues to seek the return of artillery left in Cuba under the Paris treaty and to press for recognition of Cuba's Spanish debt through ongoing negotiations.
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Spain
Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Cuba
Paris
Cold Wave Grips Southern States Forecast Prolonged Chill
Forecaster Henry of the United States Weather Bureau says the cold spell will last at least three days. At 10 PM Monday the bureau showed 15 degrees above zero, with a predicted dip to 12 above overnight.
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Washington
Henry
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Drowned in Missouri River air hole tragedy
Three men Sage Andes from S D Sunday night H Cashman Charles Slaight and Dan Slaight drove into an air hole opposite Fort Randall and were drowned in the Missouri river.
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Sage Andes
S. D
H. Cashman
Charles Slaight
Dan Slaight
Missouri River
Fort Randall
House Adjourns After Brief Session to January 3 1907
Washington D C after a three quarter hour session on Thursday the house adjourned until January 3 1907 leaving lawmakers with a short break before resuming business in the new year.
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Washington
D. C
Woman who shot herself leaves pets to Roosevelt
In New York on December 8 Mrs Lulu B Grover committed suicide by poison. She wrote a will requesting the president receive her property and arrange disposal of her body and pets. President Roosevelt ordered cremation and the two angora cats were sent to the White House. Henry L Stimson and public administrators arranged the rest and notified relatives.
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New York
Lulu B. Grover
Roosevelt
United States
Henry L. Stimson
White House
Secret Service
Favor Car Clearing House Discussed by Commerce Officials
Chicago officials Harlan and Lane announced findings from a inquiry into car shortages. Suggested remedies include a nationwide car clearing house, higher per diem charges for retaining foreign cars, reciprocal demurrage, shorter free unloading times, and new terminal facilities in dense areas with testimony planned for Galveston in January.
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Chicago
Ill
Interstate Com
Galveston
Gulf Ports
Postal deficit reduced and postage reform urged by Madden
Washington reports a $4.09 million deficit cut in the post office department for 1906, with receipts totaling $167.93 million and expenditures $178.45 million. Madden proposes uniform local letter postage at one cent and two cents for forwarded mail, plus a single four cent per pound rate for all printed matter and continued payment methods for newspapers.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Edwin C. Madden
Madden
Famine in China Prompt Roosevelts Call for Relief Funds
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation urging US citizens to donate to famine relief in China where 40 000 square miles are affected and 15 million people face starvation. He will seek congressional authority to use government transport vessels to deliver flour and food to the famine stricken region. Contributions can go to the Red Cross treasurer or the State Department or directly to Charles Hallam Keep.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
China
Congress
Focal Red Cross
Department of State
Charles Hallam Keep
Red Cross
United States Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Land Fraud Trial Ends in Conviction in Omaha
Bartlett Richards president Will G Com stock C C Jameson secretary treasurer and general manager of the Nebraska Land and Feeding company which controls the 400000 acre Spade ranch Aquilla Triplett their agent were convicted on 36 counts of an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government of public lands and subornation of perjury. The jury deliberated only two hours.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal Department
Bartlett Richards
Will G. Comstock
C. C. Jameson
Nebraska Land and Feeding Company
Aquilla Triplett
Bungled Hamilton Hanging
Houston Missouri reports the botched execution of John Hamilton twenty-year-old farmer boy who murdered five members of Barney Parsons family. The first rope broke leaving him in agony before a second attempt at the scaffold ended the death.
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Hamilton
Houston
John Hamilton
Barney
Parsons
Mrs Caldwell Not Guilty In Salina Murder Trial
Mrs Susan Caldwell was declared not guilty of murdering her husband by a Salina district court jury on Saturday. The case had three trials, two hung juries, and fourteen days to reach a verdict after a first trial at the November term last year also ended in a hung jury.
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Caldwell
Salina
Kas
Susan Caldwell
Train Wreck Kills Eight on Christmas Travel Run
A south bound passenger train carrying holiday travelers collided with a switch engine in Enderlin North Dakota at 2 10 Sunday morning. Eight men died at once and two more succumbed to injuries bringing the toll higher. Thirty seven were seriously hurt as flames from overturned stoves endangered survivors. Rescuers fought the blaze to pull out the dead and injured.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste Marie
Enderlin
N. D
Japanese Cabinet Plans Army Expansion to Two Divisions
Advices received by steamer Tremont from the Orient say the Japanese cabinet has agreed to enlarge the army by two divisions, meeting the minister of war's urging. The minister of finance reportedly objects strongly.
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Japan
Victoria
B. C
Tremont
Orient
Supreme Court Adjourns in Washington for January 7 return
The Supreme Court of the United States adjourned on Monday and will reconvene January 7. The brief session paused all current matters as the term pauses for the recess.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Locomotive Firemen Strike Hits Southern Pacific Lines
Houston Texas. Following an ultimatum issued Saturday by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen after a member referendum a strike began Sunday afternoon at 5 o clock on Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana About 300 or 400 men are affected The strike covers the Morgan Louisiana and Texas Iberia and Vermilion Louisiana and Western Texas and New Orleans and Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio lines extending from New Orleans to El Paso across 28 branches serving key by points in the two states.
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Houston
Texas
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Southern Pacific Company
Louisiana
Morgan
Iberia
Vermilion
Louisiana and Western
New Orleans
Galveston
Harrisburg
San Antonio
el Paso
France Maintains Position in Chamber Vote
Paris reports the government bill on religious measures passed the Chamber of Deputies with 413 to 166. Supporters say the measure strengthens the ministry for continued conflict with the Vatican and will hasten the government’s policy.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
Earthquake Indicated by University Seismograph
The Omori Sei smograph at UC Berkeley recorded seismic waves Sunday at 9:26:35 PST indicating a severe earthquake occurred at a distant point.
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Berkley
Cal
Omori
Students’ Observatory
University of California
Famine Relief Urges Flour and Cornmeal Shipments
Washington reports that Shanghai famine committee urges immediate shipment of flour and cornmeal in 6560 pound sacks. They also request fifty thousand bushels of wheat for spring planting.
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Washington
Shanghai
State Department
Famine Committee
Death sentences in Nebogatoff court martial
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports the Nebogatoff court martial sentencing Rear Admiral Nebogatoff and 78 officers for surrender at the Sea of Japan battle on May 28, 1905. Nebogatoff and others face death or fortress imprisonment with mercy sought for commutations. several officers are acquitted or receive shorter terms. The defense focused on political factors while the prosecutor argued the penalties fit the times. The admiral responded emotionally to the prosecutor’s remarks.
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Bedivi
Nebogatoff
Navy
Bryce preps for Washington post as Ireland chief secretary
James Bryce, soon to succeed Sir Mortimer Durand as British ambassador to Washington, plans a three to four week leave for a tour to wrap up affairs. He starts in Dublin with the lord lieutenant, then Aberdeen, then London for final talks with Grey before sailing to New York.
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James Bryce
Ireland
Mortimer Durand
Washington
United States
Dublin
Lord Leutenant
Earl of Aberdeen
Bryce
Aberdeen
London
Grey
New York
Mr. Bryce
France and England Move Toward Firm Understanding
A Paris dispatch reports that France and England maintain mutual sea and land cooperation in response to any aggressive move, though no formal military or naval convention has been signed. Both governments see growing friendship as a practical stand against Germany, even without binding notes.
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France
England
Quai d’Orsay
Downing Street
Paris
Germany
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Nicholas
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Coast Defense Ironclad
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Gregorieff
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