Heroic Boatswain Saves Adder From Mountainous Seas
Boatswain Patrick Deery of the US Navy tug Peoria swam 100 yards through a thirty four mile gale to reach the derelict submarine torpedo boat Adder. He hauled a hawser aboard and made it fast, then returned hand over hand to the Peoria as the Adder struggled in heavy seas. The Moccasin lay ashore at Currituck, and the Yankton, Vixen, and Peoria moved to assist. Deery is expect ed to be commended by the President for bravery and is noted as a long-serving boatswain from Brooklyn.
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Norfolk
Peoria
Adder
Navy Yard
Deery
Yankton
Weather Bureau
Annapolis
Currituck
English
Virginia Capes
Leutenant
Des Moines Woman Fires At Escaped Husband at Hotel
Mrs Nettie Kligenbiel of East Des Moines shot at her divorced husband who fled from the State Hospital for the Insane. Five shots were fired and one bullet just missed his heart. Afterward she summoned a policeman and the man was taken to a hotel then to the police station. She said he had turned on her and forced the shooting.
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Des Moines
State Hospital
Mre
Nettie Kligenbiel
East Des Moines
Ligen
Gale
Water charge case probes sugar refinery firm
New York December 4 Brooklyn grand jury investigated claims that the American Sugar Refining Company used large quantities of water from city mains without paying. The inquiry centers on alleged improper water use and unpaid charges totaling a substantial sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Grand Jury
American Sugar Refining Company
Brooklyn
Durbin’s hunt ends with bird missed and horse hit
Governor W T Durbin of Indiana and Joe Brewer hunted in Coffee county near B H Tanners. Weather was cold and the governor’s aim failed late in the day, resulting in a miss on a bird and pellet damage to a horse that ran away with bits of a buggy along the road. The pair returned to camp late, foot sore from the trek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Douglas
W. T Durbin
Indiana
Coffee County
Joe Brewer
B. H. Tanner
Brewer
Bribe Takers Admit They Received Money in Water Doodle Case
In Grand Rapids Michigan ex Alderman Abraham Ghysels and Corey P Bissell former Board of Public Works member confessed to accepting bribes referenced by Salsbury. Both said they received funds and will plead guilty in Superior Court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Abraham Ghysels
Corey P. Bissell
Board of Public Works
Salsbury
Ghysels
Ward
Bissell
Ghysell
Superior Court
Heroine Stabbed Beat Actor in Stage Drama
GERVAIS Ore December 4 A traveling showman Robert E Matthewson of Minneapolis was stabbed in the breast during a performance at the opera house. A farce within the play features a heroine stabbing the leading man. the actor wore a beard to look realistic but the blade pierced the left lung. Doctors fear internal hemorrhage and possible blood poisoning as his condition remains precarious.
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Gervais
Ore
Robert E. Matthewson
Minneapolis
Uncle Sam Strikes First Blow At Colombia Race Car
New York dispatch reports one of President Marroquin of Colombia’s automobiles, built for him and tested on Broadway, was struck by a U S mail wagon at speed. The damage forces postponement until the next steamer sails.
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Uncle Sam
Colombia
New York
Marroquin
Broadway
Iowa Financier George D. Wood Shoots Self at Colfax
George D. Wood president of the Bank of Colfax and director of Ira Mingo and Baxter banks died at his Colfax home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 43 and newly married to a nurse. Domestic trouble is cited as a possible cause. County funds security eyed as A W Layman’s $20,000 deposit faced concern. State bank at Baxter closed briefly to determine course of action. others in the Wood banks remained open.
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Des Moines
George D. Wood
Bank of Colfax
Ira
Mingo
Baxter
Colfax
Wood
Lino
A. W. Layman
Polk County
State Bank
Mitchellville
Cleveland denies plan to foreclose on oil region railroad
Former President Cleveland states he does not intend to foreclose on the Bradford Bordell Elisen Railroad in Pennsylvania. He explains the narrow gauge line once held stock given for professional services. Bonds were issued to cover interest only if the road proved profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Bradford, Bordell & Elisen
Dynamite Blast Shakes South Kokomo Injures Dozen
A dynamite charge exploded near Courtland and Markland in South Kokomo injuring about a dozen people, none fatally, and damaging the Sixth ward school and nearby residences. A second gas explosion in the city building burned John Dillard and sparked a blaze quickly controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo City
Eek Eee Cain
Wee Keyes
George Ellers
John Thomas
John Dillard
Kokomo
Marion & Western Traction
Courtland
Markland Avenues
South
Sixth-ward
William Keyes
Thomas Cain
Cain
T C. McReynolds
McDowell
Dillard
Concerted Plan to Crush the Mafia in New York
A full plan to exterminate Sicilian and Italian blackmailing bands is reported. Secret service agents from the Board of Trade, Post Office inspectors, and police operatives in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and other cities will join a coordinated effort. Chicago and Philadelphia are known for strong bands, but New York hosts a powerful Mafia faction linked to murders, kidnappings and extortion. Vigorous prosecution is anticipated in and around New York.
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New York
Secret Service
Board of Trade
Postoffice Department
Philadelphia
Chicago
America
Bryan Files Appeal Over Excluded Letter
New Haven Conn Dec 4 Counsel for William J Bryan executor of the will of the late Philo S Bennett filed an appeal in the Superior Court from Probate Judge Cleavelands decision excluding the sealed letter granting 0 000 to Bryan and his family from probate The appeal challenges the probate of the sons of the will naming Bryan as executor and placing funds in trust for college scholarships
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
William J. Bryan
Philo S. Bennett
Superior Court
Cleaveland
Four Chinese Drowned in Canal Accident at Buffalo
A covered wagon carrying eleven Chinese immigrants overturned in the Erie canal near Buffalo after the tongue broke while descending a hill. Four occupants drowned, seven escaped, and the driver fled as the vehicle rolled into the water.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Erie Canal
Boy Shot Friend Surrenders at Police Station
Joel Webber a sixteen year old Negro accidentally shot and seriously injured George Reed a colored playmate yesterday. The boys lived at 763 Indiana avenue and after the accident Went to the police station and surrendered.
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Joel Webber
George Reed
Indiana Avenue
Union Label Must Go: Citizens' Industrial Assoc Platform
Dayton report on December 4 notes the Citizens' Industrial Association executive committee votes against union labels on member articles and opposes the eight hour bill. It calls for a labor information bureau and condemns organized labor's methods, urging loyal citizens to defend free competition and law and order against strikes and boycotts.
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Dayton
Citizens’ Industrial Association
Congress
Labor Information Bureau
Citizens’ Industrial Association of America
Parry Returns on Industrial Association Headquarters
D M Parry returned from a Citizens' Industrial Association executive meeting in Dayton Ohio reporting that the group will locate its headquarters in this city with a bureau of organization and publication. A C Marshall of Dayton will lead the bureau and offices will be established as suitable accommodations are found.
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D. M. Parry
Citizens’ Industrial Association
Dayton
A. C. Marshall
Ie Bureau of Organization and Publication
Dynamite Found in Chicago Car Barn Inquiry
Assistant Chief of Police Schuettner reports dynamite in large quantities hidden in the northwest part of Chicago. Police begin a citywide search for those who hid the explosive, linked to car barn bandits captured near the Indiana state line.
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Chicago
Schuettner
Indiana State Line
Magnificent Boston Area Counterfeit Ring Captured
Three well known counterfeiters were arrested in Revere near Boston in a major raid. Authorities seized an extensive counterfeit operation with paper sufficient to print over a million dollars in notes and high quality plates and presses. Additional arrests were reported in New York, with seven others believed seized nearby.
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Boston
United States
Revere
John Davis
Joseph Baumenblitt
Moses Novak
New York
United States Secret Service
No Testimony for the Defense in Postal Case
In Baltimore on December 4, defense lawyers for ex Postal Clerks Thomas W. McGregor and Columbus E. Upton announced they will offer no witnesses, saying the government failed to make a prima facie case in the conspiracy to defraud the government by selling leather pouches at high prices. William S. Bryan stated the defense would submit prayers tomorrow, with argument to follow. the court will not sit tomorrow.
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Baltimore
Thomas W. McGregor
Columbus E. Upton
United States
John C. Rose
Morris
United States Circuit Court
Cotton costs force mill curtailment across United States
Boston report from December 4 notes widespread curtailment by cotton mills due to high raw material costs. Needing lower output, mills in New England employ about 175,000 workers with wage cuts for 6,000 and an expected 15,000 more layoffs. U S mills total roughly 22 million spindles, with England harboring about 14 million.
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Boston
United States
New England
England
Hanna and President Reach Agreement on Heath Retention
Washington December 4 The President and Senator Hanna held a long conference at the White House over Heath remaining secretary of the Republican national committee. Hanna expressed unbounded confidence in Heath and a modus vivendi was reached to keep him on the committee at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Hanna
Perry
Heath
National Committee
Bristow
Arlington
Senator Hanna
White House
Wrecks Kill and Injure Crew at Crooksville Ohio
A Zanesville and Western engine crashed into a rear coach of a Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley passenger train at Crooksville on December 4. One man, Michael Gordon of Junction City, was killed. Four seriously hurt and about twenty others—railroad and contract workers—suffer minor injuries. The coach toppled from an embankment. The seriously injured include Richard Wolf of Junction City, with multiple limb injuries, and D. Bartley of Lancaster, cut about head and shoulders. Cause reported as misread crossing orders.
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Zanesville, CO
Zanesville & Western
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley
Crooksville
Michael Gordon
Junction City
Richard Wolf
D. Bartley
Lancaster
Panama Canal Treaty Delivered to U S Consul General
In Panama on December 4 the canal treaty was officially handed to United States Consul General Gudger at the palace. The transfer occurred before the junta and Panama’s ministers, with U S Vice Consul present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Treaty
United States
Gudger
Panama
Reeter
Ceuaing Th Peay
Aged Nebraskan Hires Princess Riveria in Matrimonial Swindle
An elderly Hastings man paid $2,100 to a clairvoyant known as Princess Riveria, also Madame De Bora, who promised a wife and wealth. Riveria and William Haley were arrested for grand larceny after the man’s plan to wed and hid wealth collapsed, with Riveria claiming she would marry but warning of breach of promise. The case unfolds as detectives pursue potential ties to similar schemes in other cities.
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Riveria
Madame de Bora
William Haley
Gerber
Trimpe
Colbert
Hauser
Haley
Henary Weyenberg
Hastings
Neb
Weyenberg
Peter C. Weyenberg
East
New York Street
Edwards
Vermont Street
Wen
Cess
Indiana
Indianapolis
Princess Riveria
North Alabama Street
Renson
Werenberg
Will Werenberg
Boston
Maes
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Buttato
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Patrick Deery
Ireland
Navy
Des Moiines
Wat
Durbin
Bird
Iowa
Domenti
Ange
Construction Company
Ind
Bryan
Bennett Will Cane
Thomas Taggart
THE
Citizens’ Industrial Alliance Committee
Bureau of Organization and Publication
Bogus Mint
McGregor
Upton
Perry S. Heath
Utah
Ohio
Clairvoyant
Wonder Worker
Peter C. Wyenberg
Peter Haley
Bunco
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