Adjournment of Congress Set for Saturday or Monday
Washington dispatch details plans to adjourn for the holiday recess on Saturday or Monday, with sessions resuming January 4th or 6th. It notes committees moving to act in January, Cuban reciprocity debate in the Senate, and push for Panama and Chinese treaties after Christmas. Hemenway’s opposition to a congressional junket provokes Louisiana ire amid immigration restriction talks.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Representative Hemegway
Jesse Overstreet
Miller Seen as Butler College President Candidate
In Columbus Indiana on December 13 rumors spread that Hugh Th Miller Columbus banker had been offered the presidency of Butler College to replace Scot Butler whose resignation takes effect next year. Miller denies any trustees contact and declines comment. Several recent reports link his name to the post.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Christian Church
Hugh Th. Miller
Butler College
Scot Butler
Miller Says Board Took No Action On Successor Choice
Miller President Scot Butler of Butler College said the board of trustees had taken no action toward selecting a successor. He noted that Hugh Th Miller, formerly a faculty member, had been considered individually by board members.
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Miller
Scot Butler
Butler College
Hugh Th. Miller
Standard Oil Faces Opposition in Romania Oil Bid
Vienna December reports from Bucharest indicate Standard Oil encounters strong resistance in its push to gain a foothold in Romania. M Stourdza, prime minister, warned Americans aim to monopolize Romania’s petroleum industry. The company reportedly abandons plans to merge Romanian oil firms but seeks undiscovered fields for its European trade.
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Vienna
Bucharest
Standard Oil Company
Roumania
M. Stourdza
Council of Ministers
Pope Receives Bryan in Private Audience
Willam Jennings Bryan and his son met with the Pope in a private audience in Rome. Monsignor Kennedy acted as interpreter as the Pontiff spoke of American Catholics with interest. Bryan said he was pleased with the Pope's kindly bearing and later toured Rome sites before lunch with Ambassador Meyer.
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Rome
Willam Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Monsignor Kennedy
American College
United States
Vatican
Roman Forum
Cicero
Cataline
Meyer
Identity of man known as Frank Wilson disclosed
Burial permit in Columbus, Ohio reveals the deceased as W. N. Greenleaf, 38, son of former Columbus resident Albert Greenleaf. Greenleaf died in Chicago county jail, body brought to Columbus. cemetery authorities refused burial under a fictitious name. George T. Spahr reports Greenleaf died of natural causes, not by self harm.
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Columbus, O
Frank Wilson
Chicago
W. N. Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Albert Greenleaf
Columbus
Masonic Temple
George T. Spahr
Man From Falls Church Shoots Self in Washington Hotel
Joseph Harrie Thidabeau, 61, a former clerk in the pay master general's office, shot himself in a local hotel between 9 PM Saturday and 1 AM today while facing a supposed conspiracy. A letter found on the bureau indicated financial trouble and belief he was a target. he had worked in Atlantic business for 37 years.
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Washington
Joseph Harrie Thidabeau
Falls Church
Paymaster General
Thidadeau
Thirteen Lives Lost in Deadly Rail Disasters
Ottumwa Iowa dispatch reports five killed and ten injured when a west bound passenger train derailed on Cedar Creek Bridge, flames engulfing cars. Victims include Mildred Mitchen three, Mrs W E Mitchen, and Thomas Beatty. injured aboard include W P Martin, E Blair, Robert Ferguson, and others. The wreck halted near Albia, rescue hindered by fire as the cause remains a mystery. The train was led by Conductor R. Robinson and Engineer William Walce.
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Ottumwa
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Alblala
Cedar Creek
W. E. Mitchen
Albia
Mildred Mitchen
Thomas Beatty
Franklin
Chicago
Cook
T. Williams
Porter
Beatty
Chariton
Kitchell
R. We Robinson
William Walce
Five Die as freight engines overturn on grade near Piedmont
Two engines of a Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed on the seventeen mile grade near Piedmont West Virginia. Five men were killed and several injured, including engineer Ernest D. Erwin and fireman E. C. Buckler. The train descended the grade, left the track, and the engines and most of the twenty four cars derailed.
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Piedmont
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Ernest D. Erwin
Cumberland
Emery Ervin
Tunnelston
Walter B. Mine
Terra Alta
J. V. Carter
North Carolina
John Hays
Staunton
Michael J. Gibbon
E. C. Buckler
B. F. Bolinger
Grafton
Dr Charles E Bacon to Undergo Operation
Dr Charles E Bacon former pastor of Roberts Park Church and presiding elder of the Indianapolis district of the Methodist Episcopal Church will have an appendicitis operation at Deaconess Hospital this morning. He is in good condition and walked to the hospital yesterday. He feels little pain and does not dread the procedure, believing his excellent health will aid success. The hospital telephone was busy with inquiries about his condition last night.
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Charles E. Bacon
Roberts Park Church
Indianapolis
Methodist Episcopal Church
Deaconess Hospital
Bacon
Robbed Sheriff Rain in Baxter Springs Depot
Charles Rain sheriff of Cherokee county was robbed at Baxter Springs depot by escaped prisoner Clarence Cunningham after Rain arrested him. Rain was relieved of his watch revolver and money as a companion pistol was aimed. The pair then robbed the station agent and drove off with a team and buggy from a livery stable.
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Galena
Kan
Charles Rain
Cherokee County
Baxter Springs
Clarence Cunningham
Columbia
Cunningham
Rain
General staff eager to fight in Panama
Washington reports the administration has no current plan to send troops to the isthmus of Panama. General Bell was chosen to lead a force, but his plan wasn’t approved by President Roosevelt or Secretary Hay. Moody says ships and marines there can protect U S interests. The War Department faces daily worries of Colombia action while Bell reviews campaign plans for acute scenarios. Elections in Panama will be held January 15 for delegates to a constitutional convention. Bunau Varilla visits diplomats Cassini Hengelmuller and plans to go to New York tomorrow.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Panama
Franklin Bell
General Staff
Roosevelt
Hay
Moody
United States
War Department
Colombia
Bell
Varilla
Associated Preas
No Colombian Force at Panama Boundary
United States cruiser Atlanta reports at the Panama boundary that inquiries about a reported landing of Colombian troops found no evidence. Indian interpreters and territory chiefs confirmed no troops landed and noted that passage would be blocked by lacking mountain trails. Atlanta and Mayflower continued toward Atrato river, reporting the same.
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Colon
United States
Atlanta
Panama Boundary Lne
Atrato River
Coghlan
Mayflower
Train Late Wife Comes After Johnson's Death
William L. Johnson died shortly after 4 am at St. Vincent's Hospital after artificial support and oxygen. Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland arrived when his brother died. His wife and daughter raced by train, delayed by Logansport and other holds, missing the chance to say goodbye in Indianapolis. The funeral party was bound for New York and later Burizl’s mother’s burial.
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William L. Johnson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Mr. Johnson
Logansport
Claypool Hotel
Johnson
Pittsburg
Ey Reork
Funeral Attended by Crowd in Rising Sun as Brother Misses
In Rising Sun Indiana the funeral of Miss Gillespie drew a large crowd at the Presbyterian Church. James Gillespie and Mr and Mrs Pyron Barbour were not present. The Rev John Henry urged restraint and justice over vengeance. The service featured music by the Woman's Literary Club and pallbearers, with prayers and a sermon stressing pity for the offender. Expected new developments may reveal indictments next week.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rising Sun
Ind
James Gillespie
Pyron Barbour
Presbyterian Church
John Henry
Woman's Literary Club
Miss Gillespie
Gillespie
Mary Green Peyton
Jesus
Henry
Adrift on Ice Cake Far Out in a Lake
Middlesboro Massachusetts December 13 Two young men Harry Haskins age 22 and Frank Allen age 26 were stranded on a shifting ice cake about ten by three feet on Lake Asdawampsett after a shore breakaway. A rescue by A B Lewis went badly awry as the ice floe drifted. Lewis swam ashore after saving Haskins and Allen drowned when their boat sank during a squall as the wind rose and ice broke away.
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Middlesboro
Mass
Asdawampsett
Harry Haskins
Frank Allen
A. Lewis
Lewis
Baltimore treasurer Otto Berger arrested in Joliet for 1891 embezzlement
Baltimore police report the arrest in Joliet Illinois of Otto Berger accused of absconding in 1891 with four thousand dollars from the Baltimore Musical Union where he served as treasurer. He used the alias Hetsting Berger and was said to have worked in a Joliet theater orchestra. He will return to Baltimore for trial without extradition formalities.
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Baltimore
Joliet
Otto Berger
Baltimore Musical Union
Hetsting Berger
Berger
Fugitive horse thief Haskett commits suicide to evade capture
Elwood Indiana December 12 A 27 year old fugitive John Haskett charged with horse stealing died by slashing his throat at his brother William Haskett's Aroma home as a pursuit by Horton Justice of the Peace Coast and Deputy Constable William Hires closed in. Authorities had trailed him from Leeson hitchyard after he stole a rig, chased all night, and surrounded him multiple times before he killed himself at daybreak.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
John Haskett
William Haskett
Haskett
Edward Horton
Leeson
Horton
Justice of the Peace Coast
William Hires
Robbers Shoot Two in Chicago Saloon Tragedy
In Chicago at 2231 Princeton avenue Anton Nieseler was killed and John Tempel wounded during a late night armed hold up. The two highwaymen, who fled without stealing, remain at large as Tempel fights for his life.
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Chicago
Anton Nieseler
John Tempel
Princeton Avenue
Nieseler
Tempel
Rev. Owen D O Dell in Serious Ill at Home
The Rev. Owen Daviess O'Dell, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, is seriously ill at his home with inflammation of the bowels from a cold. No services were held yesterday at the Second Church as his condition varies.
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Owen Daviess O'Dell
Second Presbyterian Church
Fire in Eagle Store at Meridian and Washington Streets
An overheated stove in Schmuck & Killilea’s tailor shop in the Hubbard block sparked a fire at 3 this morning. The blaze burned through floors, the stove falling into Frank Cady’s law office on the second floor. Firemen saved the Eagle store stock on the ground floor with water and tarpaulins.
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Schmuck & Killilea
Hubbard Block
Meridian
Washington Streets
Frank Cady
Eagle
Neuman
Big Omaha Mill Burns in Four-Story Blaze
A large mill in Omaha Nebraska burned on December 13 causing an estimated loss of $50,000. The Model Milling Company plant, a four story frame building, was destroyed with extensive damage to surrounding structures and unknown insurance details. Fire officials reported the blaze started in the afternoon and quickly spread across the wooden frame, forcing evacuations nearby as crews battled the flames.
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Omaha
Neb
Sestanta
Model Milling Company
Tontigee
Pinne Dalleras
Fire destroys customs warehouse in Metz Alsace Lorra i ne
Fire swept a customs warehouse in Metz Alsace Lorraine destroying bacon and oil stored there. Estimated loss runs to about 500000 dollars.
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Metz
Alsace-Lorraine
North Side heat outage spurs citywide relief efforts
Blizzard blocks heat for scores of Home Heating and Lighting Co patrons. Pipes break on Sixteenth Street causing west of Alabama street and north of Sixteenth to lose heat. Repair crews struggle through back-to-back breaks while churches and families seek warmth in schools, hotels, and temporary shelters as officials rush to restore service.
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North Side
Home Heating and Lighting Company
Indianapolis
Sixteenth Street
Delaware
Alabama Streets
Alabama Street
Sixteenth
North Alabama Street
Wickard
Mr. Wickard
First Presbyterian
Sixteenth and
Delaware Streets
M. L. Ines
Unitarian
Unitarian Church
F. Wild
E. Rauh
Wild
North Meridian Street
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