Postmaster nominations confirmed by Senate Indiana list
Washington December 12 Indiana postmasters were confirmed by the Senate. The list includes M. B. Pate New Harmony Taylor Reagan Plainfield J. Ho Warnock Princeton E. E Weezer Rockport J. F. Law Spencer FP. J. Hecom Tell City H. Adams Vincennes C. West Farmiard W. A. Stevens Columbus W. E. Ward Converse W. Boyd Covington D. Page Fort Wayne D. M. Mills Ladoga M. C. Garber Madison L. V. Buskirk Bloomington G. E. Gray Terre Haute J. S. Culbert Portland J. A. Yockel Plymouth Co. F. Brown Pendleton E. A. Smith Montpelier A. H. Bain Martinsville H. J. Martin Franklin W A. Finch Elwood G. T. Miller Cannellon W. L. Bryan Boonville A. L. Sharpe Bluffton R. P. F. Grimes Anderson M. W. Pershing Tipton Homer Havens Rushville J. S. Smith North Vernon L. B. Holleman Mt. Vernon M. Hye Crawfordsville J. M. Teeple Charlestown er Aikman Dana er Miller Hope The president also confirmed Charles H. Darling and G. B. Egbert as officials and discussed appointing Patrick J. Garrett collector at El Paso. Gen. Lew Wallace supported Garrett. Roosevelt praised him amid New Mexico talks.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Senate
Lst
Indiana
M. B. Pate
New Harmony
Taylor Reagan
Plainfield
J. Ho Warnock
Princeton
E. E Weezer
Rockport
J. F. Law
Spencer
Tell City
Tipton
Homer Havens
Rushville
J. S&s. Smith
North Vernon
L. B. Holleman
Mt. Vernon
M. Hye
Crawfordeville
J. M. Teeple
Charlestown
Er Aikman
Dana
Miller, Hope
Charles H. Darling
Vermont
Jmary
G. B. Egbert
Illinois
Garrett
Southwest
Wallace
Texas
Hawley
Otero
J. W. Reynolds
United States
Oklahoma
Canada
H. Thompson
Fof
Supreme Court
Southern District of Indian Territory
Hosea Townsend
Colorado
United States Atttorney
Central
Ainer
Dewey
Twenty-second Infantry
Leutenant
Peeet John Pitcher
Adolph
C. F. Mason
New Mexico
Arizona
White House
Indiana Politicians Discuss Bank Charter Renewal Reflections
Representative Crumpacker introduced Robert Ross the East Chicago postmaster to the President. William Dudley Foulke of the Civil Service Commission heads to Boston for the National Civil Service Reform League convention. Senator Fairbanks is pressed by Indiana bankers to enact a law renewing national bank charters, a move rejected by the Senate last year, with a new bill expected soon.
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Crumpacker
Robert Ross
East Chicago
Ind
William Dudley Foulke
Civil Service Commission
Boston
National Civil-service Reform League
Fairbanks
Indiana
Congress
House
Senate
Mystery of Ada Dennis Assault Baffles Police
Washington police struggle to solve the attack on Ada Gilbert Dennis. Blood stains found on balcony and sidewalk raise links to a possible female assailant. A man’s overcoat with stains and a woman’s apron found in a distant sewer are hoped to form the first crucial link, while the victim remains in critical condition.
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Washington
Ada Gilbert Dennis
Dennis
Trouble at Santiago Demonstration in Favor of Maso
In Santiago de Cuba a large Independent party demonstration for General Bartolome Maso filled the Venus cafe and a capacity auditorium. Thousands of Black and Nationalist supporters paraded the streets shouting for Thomas Estrada Palma while police failed to disperse the crowd until rural guards arrived. Several smaller riots occurred but no major violence.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Independent Party
Bartolome Maso
Venus Cafe
General Collazo
Santiago
Thomas Estrada Palma
Tragic double tragedy in Upper Sandusky
Mrs. Valentine Wisebaker was found with fatal head injuries in her home. Her son Jacob Wisebaker, reported present earlier, was found dead with a bullet wound in the hay mow at Long's livery stable. A revolver bought shortly before was recovered. Pension money had been received yesterday. Authorities suspect robbery prompted the attack, with self-inflicted death by the son.
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Upper
Sandusky
Valentine Wisebaker
Doctor Fights Robbers at Wholesale Grocery
Dr Don C Hughes single handedly confronted three safe blowers at D Kirk Son wholesale grocery in Findlay on December 12. He fired while taking cover as robbers fled after wounding one assailant. A bullet hit the doctor above the heart but was cushioned by a medicine case. another bullet struck his wrist causing pain.
Man Arrested for Attempted Arson in Buffalo
George Nowacaik drank nearly a quart of kerosene in Buffalo on December 12 and tried to ignite oil with a rag in his mouth. He was arrested as he attempted the fire and likely will recover.
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Buffalo
N. Y
George Nowacaik
Gale and Snowstorm Ravage Britain in Historic Tempest
A violent gale and heavy snow cut England and Ireland from London, with telegraph and telephone networks down for twenty years of degraded service. Widespread ship distress and the loss of fourteen lives from a North Sea fishing smack are feared as reserves of weather and rescue efforts operate, while rail and mail services become main news conduits.
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North Sea
London
Dover
Midlands
Birmingham
Ireland
New York
Commercial Cable Company
Liverpool
Scotland
Great Britain
Continent
Yerkes London Electrification Project Details
The London electrification cost for both systems is estimated at 10 million dollars, with two years to complete the district section. Mr Yerkes plans a giant generating station, 70,000 horsepower, powering the Yerkes London tubes in Brompton Piccadilly Great Northern Strand and Charing Cross Hampstead districts.
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New York
London
the Tribune
Yerkes
Brompton
Piccadilly
Great Northern
Strand
Charing Cross
Hampstead
Riot at Northampton Over New Shoe Machines
Riotous scenes erupted in Northampton as hundreds of shoe operatives protested the use of labor-saving lasting machines. They threw mud and stones at a leading manufacturer’s house, then held a meeting and threatened a strike if factories push ahead with the new equipment.
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London
Northampton
Tuberculosis Deportation Case In Galveston Port
A passenger from the Bernard Hall, Paul H Edwards, was detained in Galveston after tuberculosis was found during customs inspection. The Marine Hospital Service surgeon confirmed the diagnosis as the first inbound deportation case noted, with Edwards to be sent for treatment.
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Galveston
Tex
United States
Paul H. Edwards
Edwards
Bernard Hall
Thia Luding
Wards
Amarile
Deportation decision allows travel to Amarillo with recall option
The Treasury Department ruled that the individual may proceed to Amarillo under the understanding he can be recalled within a year and deported if necessary. He had been held in Galveston pending the department’s decision.
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Galveston
Treasury Department
Amarillo
G A R Encampment Chosen for Washington DC Next Year
National council of the Grand Army of the Republic decided to hold the next encampment in Washington DC in the fall. Denver and Atlantic City sought the meeting but Washington was chosen unanimously. The Sherman monument dedication is noted as a potential timing factor.
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Chicago
National Council of the Grand Army of the Republic
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City
N. J
Denver
National Capital
William T. Sherman
Kilpatrick and Bullion Convicted in St Louis Case
Ben Kilpatrick the Montana train robber suspect was found guilty on one count and sentenced to fifteen years in Jefferson City. Laura Bullion also guilty on one count but her sentence was delayed to determine transfer options outside Missouri. Both were arrested in St Louis over links to the Great Northern hold up and altered Helena bank notes.
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ST. Louis
United States District Court
Ben Kilpatrick
Montana
Adams
Jefferson City
Laura Bullion
Kilpatrick
Missouri
Max Barrett
Bullion
Great Northern
Wagner
Mont
Helena National
Goebel Papers Burned In Cincinnati Fire
Arthur Goebel lost papers tied to the death of his brother William Goebel and the Kentucky trials of Caleb Powers James Howard Henry Youtsey and others after a fire at Lowry & Goebel. The cache included affidavits confessions and volumes of testimony crucial to prosecutors. Arthur, exhausted by the effort to preserve evidence, continues to push for forthcoming Howard case actions.
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Cincinnati
Lowry & Goebel
Arthur Goebel
William Goebel
Caleb Powers
James Howard
Henry Youtsey
Kentucky
Frankfort
Policy Shops Raided in New York City Raid
Frank Moss president of the Society for the Prevention of Crime and Captain Norton Goddard head of the Anti policy Society with agents raided three policy shops on the west side. Eighteen people were arrested and paraphernalia seized. Alfred J. Adama known as the policy king was arrested. All prisoners were arraigned before Justice Hinsdale and held for examination next Saturday.
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New York
Frank Moss
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Norton Goddard
Anti-policy Society
Alfred J. Adama
Chile and Argentina near clash over disputed roads
Buenos Ayres reports strained relations as Chile delays stopping road construction in disputed territory. Argentine mobilizes 60,000 reserves for Jan 1, votes credits for militia, and contemplates arbitration by Britain if needed. Chile buys warships while both nations seek calm and possible amicable settlement.
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Buenos Ayres
Chile
Santiago de Chile
Great Britain
Argentina
London
Diplomats say war unlikely between Chile and Argentina
Secretary Hay reports cablegrams from ministers in Buenos Ayres and Santiago de Chile stating the crisis is grave but the prevailing view is that war between Chile and Argentina will not follow.
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Washington
Hay
Lord
Buenos Ayres
Wilson
Santiago de Chile
Chile
Argentina
Man Died In Jail Amid Violent Fracas At Frick Works
In Uniontown on December 12 William Allen, a Black man, died by strangulation at 10:07 a.m. during an execution in the jail yard. Eyewitnesses say about 1.5 people witnessed the scaffold event as Allen allegedly insulted a woman and attacked her at the shanty of a Kenney home near H. Frick Coke Winn works in April. Hiram McMillan, a WV man from Preston county who had just married, tried to intervene to protect his wife.
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Uniontown
William Allen
Allen
Frick Coke Company
Winn Works
Allen Convicted of First Degree Murder After Fatal Abdomen Shot
Allen fatally shot him in the abdomen and was arrested. He was tried at the June term and convicted of murder in the first degree. Since his conviction he has shown indifference to his fate, though he submitted to baptism in the jail on Monday.
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Allen
Virginians Indicted In Recent Election Frauds
Norfolk Virginia December 12 the grand jury investigating November election fraud today returned fifteen indictments against election judges and clerks. Three indicted were members of the City Council from the Fourth ward one of whom resigned after changing residence and his newly elected successor is also charged. The probe followed a bitter factional fight between the so-called ring and the good government Democrats over legislative candidates with the ring allegedly controlling the election and naming all judges.
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Norfolk
Grand Ju
Jude
Fourth
Democratic Party
Post Office Clerk Accused of Laziness Sparks Fatal Shot
In Hugo North Carolina a postal clerk Lawrence Hazelton allegedly blamed a Black patron Tom Tate for “lazy” mail search, grabbed a shotgun, and shot Tate in the knee. Tate later died from shock after his leg was amputated.
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Raleigh
N. C
Tom Tate
Hugo
Lawrence Hazelton
Hazelton
Tate
Dowie's Alleged Wiles Buy Brother-In-Law For Zionist
In Judge Tuley's court, Samuel Stevenson testifies about Dowie's manipulation to win his brother in law as a business partner. He details Dowie's persuasion to invest, a midnight meeting, and a $50 check passing through Stevenson to Dowie, with Stevenson later disputing the contract terms.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Church
Stevenson
Dowie
America
Samuel W. Packard
Island ports closed as Leyte-Samar link breaks
Manila reports General Smith controlling Leyte. contact with Samar is nearly impossible. West coast trade restrictions lifted. boats need not show signals. General Bell notes large quantities of rice captured, sacks marked Smith & Bell mills, bought in Manila with insurgent funds and moved to the mountains via Calamba and Pagsanjan, Laguna province, and other bay ports, underscoring port closures.
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Manila
Laguna Province
Bay
Army post Manila barracks funding requested urgently
The secretary of war asked Congress for appropriations totaling 0,000 for Manila barracks and related buildings and 2,000,000 for other Philippine posts. General Chaffee at Manila reports the transport Grant arrived yesterday and the Kilpatrick sailed with discharged and short-term men.
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Washington
Secretary of War
House Committee On Appropriations
Manila
Philippines
Chaffee
Grant
Kilpatrick
Died on a Train Near Havelock Nebraska
Tobas Castor, a Burlington Railroad right of way agent in Nebraska, died suddenly on a train near Havelock while en route to Omaha. He appeared healthy when leaving Lincoln, dropped over in the aisle reading a letter, and died before aid arrived. Castor had a long connection with the Burlington and was a notable figure in Democratic politics, aligned with the gold wing though not active in party councils recently.
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Omaha
Neb
Tobas Castor
Burlington Railroad
Nebraska
Havelock
Democratic Party
Howard to be tried again in Michiganfor estate swindles
The Ohio penitentiary board released Rev. G. F. B. Howard to be sent to Michigan to face indictment for mail swindling directed at English heirs. He had served six years and escaped just before good time expired, later operating in Jackson Michigan before capture and return. United States Marshal Fagin escorted him to Detroit.
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Columbus. O
Board of Managers
Ohio Penitentiary
G. F. B. Howard
Tennessee
Michigan
Howard
Jackson
Mich
England
Detroit
United States
Fagin
San Juan District Court Convicts Iglesias in Labor Plot
Santiago Iglesias, head of Porto Rico’s Federation of Workmen, and nine companions faced conspiracy charges in San Juan. Iglesias received three years four months eight days, seven others four months. two acquitted. Case tied to August wage-raising scheme amid peso-dollar shift. Federation dissolved as illegal, appeal to Porto Rico Supreme Court pending. Gompers pledged possible relief and legal reforms.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Santiago Iglesias
Federation of Workmen of
District Court of
Iglesias
Federation of the Workmen of
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Savage
District Court
Ilegality
Supreme Court of
Mberty
Federation of Labor
Republican
Federation
Hunt
United States
Scranton
Gompers
Color Line and Other Questions Dis cussed Anti Baker Resolutio
At Scranton on December 12 delegates of the American Federation of Labor debated the South's problem for trades unions and the split with Socialists. The convention discussed organizing common laborers into a national union and excluding unions allied with other bodies unless they affiliate. Socialist Max Hayes and D A Hayes urged strict enforcement of laws amid a lively morning session.
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Scranton
American Federation of Labor
South
Gompers
D. A. Hayes
Philadelphia
Glass Bottle Blowers
Max Hayes
Cleveland Central Labor Union
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