Martial Law Paralyzes Cripple Creek Business
Cripple Creek Colorado December 5 martial law halts city commerce as National Guard armed pickets guard all streets. Provost Marshal McClelland occupies the mayor's office and censors news content, promising a Denver paymaster to oversee future reporting. In Victor censorship extends to the Victor Record, limiting columns to approved material. Chicago also faces a potential strike over new rules at the City Railway Company including prohibition on wearing union buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Col
National Guard
Thomas HK. McClelland
Victor Record
McClelland
St the UN
Victor
Kyner
Naylor King
Soetad
Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Carmen's
Press- Buckley
Anatto
New Source of Supply for Radium Found at Princeton
Professor Alexander H. Phillips of Princeton University reports discovery of radium in carnolite ore from Utah with potential in other Mountain States. Laboratory tests yield twenty five pounds of carnolite producing radiant active barium chloride and significant activity sufficient for various practical uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton, N. J
Alexander H. Phillips
Princeton University
Utah
Princeton
House Committees Conclude First Page Listing Members
A fragmented roster lists members assigned to committees such as Foreign Affairs Insular Affairs and Public Works. The names reflect legislators from multiple states with references to Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania and New Jersey among others.
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Hichardson
Alabama
Lamar Pas
Burton
Dovener
Bisho
Alexander
Laurence
Ede
Ter
Akhead
Sperone
Ransdell
Burges
Humphreys
Oll Marine and Fisheries
Gros- Minor
Greene
Stevens
Fordney
Saantieneld
Humphrey
Flack
Wilson
Illinois
Spight
Small
McDermott
Luking
Golden Iture
Wadsworth
Henry Connee
Wright
Haughen
Scott
Haskens
Cromes
Lorimer
Brooks
Adams Ee Tee Bowie
Burleson
Lever
Isingham
Rodey
Hitt
Adams
Petania
Cousins
William A. Smith
Charles B. Landis
Perkins
Foster
Vermont
Otten
Capron
Dinsmore
Howard
Kehoe
Flood
Hull
Ketcham
Parker
Mondell
Esche
Holliday
King
Sulzer
Hay
Broupard
Mahoney
Dennis
McAffaire
Foss
Dayton
Loudenslager
Butler
Pennsylvania
Mudd
Roberts Vreeland
Brick
Loud
Meyer
Tate
Rixey
Kitchen
Vandiver
Wade
Overstreet
Gardner
New Jersey
Sperry
Qoy Steenerson
Stafford
Gatmundock
Moon
Tennessee
Canoe Herd
New York
Kalmninnadle
Miller
Idney
Volstead
Tekan McCarthy
Shaf- Bison
Nmin
Jenny Jackson
Moon Y
Robinson
Maryland
Tasect
McGuire
Coe
Wisconsin
Grounds
Gillett York
Bartholde
Burleigh
Howell Herpeg
Don Conner
Martin
Minor
Red Bankhead
Brantley
North Carolina
Miers
Shepard
Scarboroug
Paska Carers
Bartholot
McCall
Vreeland
Coner
Spalding
Goebel
Caldwell
Gilbert
Maddock
Hearst
Hughes
Militia
Gaines
West Vir
Smithllinois
Steenerson
Ames
Ruppert
Bassett
Keliher
Sulloway
Gibson
Samuel W. Smith
Michigan
Calderhead
Deemer
Hunter
Bradley
Fuller
Crowley
Lindsay
Snook
Patterson
Pennta
Draper
Campbell
Brown Ivania
Hogg
Longworth
Rich
Wiley
Mc- See
Croft
Howell Ixtles
Ersey
Douglas
Evans
Massace
French
Robb
Benny
Sareen
Dun
Well
West Virginia
Pearre
Favterson
River Tiber Floods Regions Surrounding Rome
The rise of the Tiber has flooded districts near Rome making access to St Pauls impossible. Outlying areas and roads are submerged as water covers broader areas disrupting travel and daily life. Local authorities warn residents to avoid floodwaters and seek higher ground.
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Rome
Tiber
St. Paul's
Paper Road Rebates Probed In Hutchinson Salt Case
C A Prouty of the Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into alleged railroad rebates to Hutchinson Salt Company. He found rebates existed and ordered their discontinuation. Joy Morton said about $16,000 in rebates were paid this year. W K Biddle testified a 25 percent division of tariffs with the paper Hutchinson & Arkansas River Railway claimed as owner. Further testimony to follow in Chicago on Dec 2.
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Hutchinson
Kan
C. A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hutchinson Salt Company
Hutchinson & Arkansas River Railway
Prouty
Joy Morton
Salt Company
W. K. Biddle
Santa Fe
Biddle
Trouble for new agency faces suit in court
In Pittsburg on December 5 a suit was filed in the United States Circuit Court against President John Phillips Jr and the Window Glass Workers Association of America. The Palmer Window Glass Company seeks a restraining order to stop the association from withdrawing its scale and threatening expulsion of workers at its sixty-pot Shingle House factory in Peters County. The firm claims it refused to join the planned selling agency. The defendants allegedly pressured workers to strike and withdraw the scale. A preliminary injunction was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States
Palmer Window Glass Company
New Jersey
Shingle House
Peter County
John Phillips, Jr
Window Glass Workers’ Association of America
Langley Aerodrome Flight Delayed by Wind Conditions
The Langley sixty foot aerodrome was prepped for another test but unfavourable wind halted launch. Prof Langley and assistant Manley, aboard the houseboat with mechanics, await calmer conditions before hoisting the craft for a new attempt likely Monday near the Potomac. The Army ordnance board will be notified and witnesses invited when testing resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
F. M. Manley
Langley
Thomas W. Smilie
Professor Manley
Manley
Potomac River
Ordnance Board of the Army
No Hope Reyes Mission To Washington Fails To Impress
General Rafael Reyes of Colombia, visiting Washington to discuss the Panama issue, met with President Roosevelt at the White House in a cordial yet informal exchange. The president suggested only future representations be made to Secretary Hay, signaling little prospect for Colombian aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rafael Reyes
Colombia
Roosevelt
White House
General Reyes
State Department
Hay
Herran
United States
Panama
Reyes
Tin Plate Industry To Be Concentrated In Sharon
Sharon Pennsylvania plans a major tin plate center. American Tin Plate Co will expand South Sharon to seventy hot mills, employing nearly 6000 workers. Muskegon mill will move to Sharon, as will Falcon mill from Niles. The sheet steel plant near Sharon will convert to tin plate.
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South Sharon
Falcon
Niles, O
Sharon
Dense London Fog Halts Port and Travel
London reports a thick fog on December 5 disrupting Southampton shipping as New York steamship delays occur. London streets suffer collisions and power failures in Pimlico and surrounding districts causing shops to close while authorities use flare lights to guide pedestrians and trains face delays.
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London
Southampton
American Line
New York
Pagana Palace
Pimlico
Mrs Van Dyke claims husband insane in Dorchester death
Boston authorities plan an autopsy on Dr James Van Dyke a Dorchester physician and relative of a Princeton professor who died suddenly. He warned a private detective he feared poisoning and Mrs Van Dyke insists the husband was insane and that any poison traces would show self administration.
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Boston
Mass
James van Dyke
Dorchester
Princeton
van Dyke
Venetian Fete by Governor Taft in Manila
The Venetian fete given by Gov. W. H. Taft attracted large crowds as a water carnival paraded colorful boats past the palace. Spectators along illuminated river banks enjoyed the display while Taft and his wife welcomed guests in costume. Farewell receptions followed, largely attended by residents of all nationalities.
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Manila
Dec
W. H. Taft
Taft
Alleged Plot in Panama Targets Huertas Army Officers
Panama reports a letter noting a plot to kill General Huertas and provoke a Panama garrison revolt. Four Colombian battalion officers, including a colonel Ferol, a pair of majors, and Huertas's adjutant, were arrested in Panama and sent to Port Limon, Costa Rica. They say the charges stem from personal enemies.
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Colon
Panama
Huertas
Republic of Panama
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Colombia
Republic
Ferol
Multiple corporate and labor shifts shake markets nationwide
The Westinghouse Airbrake Company declares a regular 2 percent dividend plus a 3 percent extra to stockholders of record. Union and Algemeine Elektricitaets plan a share consolidation, while St Louis union action halts operations briefly. Several Boston brokers file for bankruptcy and a Pittsburgh bank resumes after solvency verified. Coal Creek miners escort 27 workers from St Louis. a St Louis injunction limits union interference. rail workers’ lodge in Lancaster closes pending review. Cotton markets feel pressure as European mills brace for American price gains, with talks of curtailment in Charlotte.
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Westinghouse Airbrake Company
Serta Perent
United States Steel Corporation
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Elisha W. Bucklin
Felton M. Lyttle
Algemeine
Coal Creek
Tenn
St. Louis
Colorado
First National Bank of Allegheny
Charles E. Speer
First National Bank of Pittsburg
Thayer
United States Circuit Court At
Brotherhood
Baltimore
Rupeley
William Clarke & Sons
New York
van Norden Trust Comny
James
Judson Clarke
Fall River
North Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
Europe
Desperate counterfeiters held after Boston arrests
In Boston six men including John Davis Moses Novak and Joseph Daump liz were jailed at $1,000 each for further hearings next Friday. Authorities say Davis heads the gang and deceived the Bank of England. In New York seven men including Benjamin Farber Jacob Farber Harry Stein Nathan Stein Morris Holden Morris Isenberg and Benjamin Morgenstein were arraigned on forging a $10 silver certificate and held for Thursday examination. Isenberg freed on $2,000 bail, others on $5,000 bail.
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Boston
John Davis
Moses Novak
Joseph Daumpliz
Revere
Davis
Bank of England
NEW_YORK
Benjamin Farber
Jacob Farber
Harry Stein
Nathan Stein
Morris Holden
Morris Isenberg
Benjamin Morganstein
United States
Shields
Mass
Isenberg
Letter to be filed in probate case over Bennett will
In New Haven on December 5 counsel for William J Bryan moved in Probate Court to place the sealed letter tied to Philo S Bennett's will in the court's custody. The letter, directing Grace Bennett to give 50 000 to Bryan and family, would be needed for an appeal in Superior Court. Judge Henry Stoddard was absent but reportedly did not object to the custodial request and the court agreed to take custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
William J. Bryan
Philo 8. Bennett
Grace Imogene Bennett
Probate
Henry Stoddard
Bennett
Fraud in Fire Insurance Probe into Adjusters Conspiracy
District Attorney Jerome to convene the grand jury this week to probe grand larceny charges against several New York City fire insurance public adjusters. An organized band is alleged to submit perjured and false loss claims for millions stolen from insurers. Confessions have been obtained through attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jerome
New York City
Massacre of Christians Reported in Sze-Chuan Province
Paris dispatch cites St Petersburg report that Boxers massacred a number of Christians in the Sze-Chuan province of China. The alert notes a renewed conspiracy by the group in the region.
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Sse-Chuan
Paris
St. Petersburg
Sze-Chuan
China
Shaw’s Start as a Campaign Orator in Iowa Tale
Judge F P Conner recalls earlypolitical days with Leslie M Shaw then treasury secretary and law partner. Shaw learned from Bryan Denison speech sparking study in a basement room with a blackboard, crafting charts that built lasting fame as a political orator leading to a rapid gubernatorial nomination.
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New York
F. P. Conner
Iowa
Leslie M. Shaw
Bryan
Denison
Shaw
Conner
Colonel Hepburn
Hepburn
Smith McPherson
McPherson
Robbed Express Co. Emplees Under Arrest In Jewels Heist
Pittsburg dispatch reports Howard R. Biddings and Leo J. Blough of United States Express Company were arrested as detectives name twelve other thieves tied to a long running robbery ring. A trunk sent from New York to Fin derine New Jersey yielded jewels valued at 3500 dollars missing from transit. Blough confessed and led officers to his home stash revealing broader thefts within the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Howard R. Biddings
Leo Joseph Blough
United States Express Company
Express Company
John C. Shaw
New York
Express
Finderine
N. J
Blough
Biddings
Cumberland
Civil service reform debate and Indianapolis army post plans
The article covers Civil service reform discussions at a White House dinner with President Roosevelt and former commissioners, Indiana figures like Representative Overstreet and John Roberts in the Fort Benjamin Harrison site dispute, and notes on Foulke, Rodenberg, and pension actions. It also mentions William Sims traveling to Johannesberg, Wishard’s upcoming legal work, and Red Cross suspensions with Clara Barton’s proposal rejected. Postmaster Lampton appointed at Tampico.
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White House
Civil-service Commission
President Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
John R. Procter
Procter
Cooley
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
James R. Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce
W. A. Rodenberg
Illinois
Congress
Rodenberg
Commission
House of Representatives
Billy Rodenberg
Washington
Indianapolis
Overstreet
Calles
War Department
Fort Benjamin Harrison
John Roberts
Army Post
Richmond
Roosevelt
Foulke
The
Red Cross Society
Clara Barton
Con 3
American National Red Cross
Narrow four inch paint puzzle in The Bronx
New York Press reports Frederick Jager faces a four inch unpainted side of his Bronx home on Neo Weeks avenue and seeks an artist slim enough to work in the tiny space without trespass. Neighbour George Schroeder blocks access, ruling out ladders and scaffolding as the only hope is a living skeleton handyman who can squeeze into the four inch gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Frederick Jager
Neo Weeks Avenue
The
Bronx
Jager
George Schroeder
Schroeder
Boston Transcript
United States Treasury
Mechanics
United States
Treasury
Dow
Comly
Anree
Miy
Poe
Mr. Downing
Crane
Berkshires
Chicago
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Mr. Prouty
New Jersey Glass Company
Selling Pool
Workers’ Association
Will
Huy
D. H. Baldwin & Co
Pennsylvania Street
Hanna
Williams
Mississippi
Missouri
Armond
Josephine E. Henry
Commis
Sioner
William Sims
Washington, Ind
Johannesburg
South Africa
Sims
Senator Fairbanks
Albert W. Wishard
Fairbanks
Jane Smith
Z. A. Smith
Frank C. Ferguson
Nun AA
Montezuma
Wallace Laverty
Ben Laverty
Kokomo
James C. Doty
Warren E. Doty
Thomas W. Lampton
Tampico
Jackson County
Millard H. Moore
John E. Monk
the News
Mayer
Germany
Charles Mayer
Company
Washington St
Merchants’ Ass'n
Painter
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