Cuba Begins Evacuation Of Pacification Troops
Havana reports New Year marks start of Cuba's evacuation by the army of pacification after provisional government gains. About 450 Marines depart Havana January 3 aboard the Prairie for Newport News. rest to follow mid month with minimal ceremony. Cubans welcome American troop departure as step toward full independence.
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Havana
Cuba
Army of Pacification
Fslands
Marines
Nuing
Prairie
Newport News
Periodical Expulsions of Hebrews Reported in Finland
Helsingfors Finland reports another wave of Jewish expulsions as thirty families are ordered to emigrate. The senate uses a narrow law interpretation to grant six month residence licenses renewables at its discretion. Hebrews face property and citizenship restrictions. 1850 allowed 200 families. diet declined to end disabilities. A cruelty bill seeks to ban kosher slaughter, opposed by Russian Hebrews fearing similar moves at home.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Senate
Russia
Demonstration Planned by Laboring Men Over Gompers Sentence
New York labor leaders plan a Sunday march of two hundred thousand to protest the jail terms for Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison. The Central Federated Union appointed a committee to arrange resolutions and sent a copy to President Roosevelt. It urged unions not to seek pardons, asserting no crime was committed and punishment would be improper.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchrell
Frank Morrison
Central Federated Union
Roosevelt
Federated Union
Erar
Girl Sets New Record for Rapid Shorthand Writing
A 14 year old San Francisco girl set a new world record in rapid shorthand by writing 850 words in five minutes under the gaze of Superior Judge T Eb Graton. Her performance surpassed local and state benchmarks, marking a remarkable feat in stenography.
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San Francisco
Mim Pnison
T. EB. Graton
Wave of Prohibition Expands Across Southern States
Washington reports a wide sweep of prohibition leaving large dry areas with limited alcohol sales. States like North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Texas and Arkansas move toward state wide or near prohibition while enforcement remains a major challenge. Prohibition correlates with fewer drunkenness arrests and higher bank deposits for workers despite ongoing political battles and legal tests.
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Washington
Georgia
North Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Texas
Arkansas
Eis
Young Hargis May Go Free
Irvine Kentucky jury fails to convict Beach Hargis in the murder of his father Judge James Hargis discharging with nine for acquittal and three for conviction. The youth, brought back from a regional benching, allegedly fought with the judge in a mountain town store leading to shots fired and a fatal collapse.
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Irvine, Ky
Beach Hargis
James Hargis
Judge Hargis
Jackson
Riot Killing in Amoy Sparks Military Clampdown
Riot erupts after Tan fan natives refuse to plant opium poppies killing one officer and ten civilians. Troops deployed to Tungon to restore order as authorities vow strict enforcement of antiopium edict. Washington hosts talks on North American resource conservation with leaders from Canada and Mexico to be delivered by Gifford Pinchot.
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Amoy
Tanfan
Tungon
Washington
White House
North America
Kenora
Canada
Diag
México
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Commission
Vagrant Powell Sentenced in Vagrancy Case in Baltimore
William Powell bars his fortune claim as he receives 180 days in the workhouse after conviction for vagrancy. Described as handsome refined and educated Powell says he will concede his fortune once he reaches age sixty. He plans to claim his wealth soon after release from the workhouse.
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San Angela
Baltimore
William On Vowell
Ely
Powell le
Powall
Assault on French President During Morning Stroll
An unidentified man leaped from behind as President Pailieren and companions walked near the Elysee Palace on Christmas day. The assailant grabbed the president’s beard before being restrained by Colonel Lasson and Mme Romondou. Police searched the assailant at Orleans and found a card of the Patrie Francaise among his papers.
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Paris
Arment
Framen
Mme. Romondou
Lascos
Elysee Palace
Qual
Ge Tee Dent
M. Pallileres
Lasson
Mondou
Jant
Orleans
Murder Tragedy Tears Through East Lake City
Charles Seinsoth an employed Bell Telephone worker who collected a bill for Charles Washington. Seinsoth was found dead near gravel pits with carbolic acid in his possession. Washington a Negro turned himself in as police pursued him. Authorities suspect suicide or epileptic fit aftermath and keep the suspect under patrol as the case unfolds.
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East Lake City
Charles Seinsoth
Seinsoth
Bell Telephone Company
Charles ‘Washington
Washington
Christmas Cheer for the Poor in 1908 New York
The Christmas of 1908 in New York saw abundant donations from the wealthy to aid the needy. Philanthropists supplied meals and gifts to inmates, hospital patients, prisoners, and those in institutions, with about 10 080 people helped through various dinners and charitable efforts.
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New York
Robbers Loot Monrovia Bank In Sunday Night Raid
First National Bank of Monrovia California was robbed of about $29,000. Detectives continued work on the case with no arrests or major leads reported as bank hours resumed Monday morning. Bank officers declined to discuss details while President Jobe Bartlet acknowledged the robbery.
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Los Angeles
First National Bank of
Monrovia
Cal
Jobe Bartlet
Toledo Robbers Tie Victim and Steal Horse and Buggy
Maskea rushers forced H. A. Bachbow of Our Home Ohio to open a safe at the farm house and turn over 140 dollars. They tied him to his bed and inserted gas in his mouth before fleeing with a horse and buggy. A revolver was seen during the escape. Surrounding country area sightings reported.
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Toledo
Maskea
Cary Fhey
H. A. Bchabow
Multiple 1909 executions and trials reported in Wyoming and nearby states
The report covers a series of criminal cases and sentences including hangings and life terms. It notes Anthony White and Joe Robbins among the convicted, a murder by Mrs. Brown in Thermopolis, and railroad wreck settlements in Illinois and Wisconsin. It mentions estates, burglaries, and a fatal stabbing in Botts, with various legal outcomes.
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William Reese
Perth
Mivtena
Chris Retchews
Rewltes
Joe Robbins
Fay
Big
James F. Kinney
M. F. Brown
Thermopolis
Wyo
Brown
Bellingham
Wash
Thomas
W. T. Clark
Miles
Bulle
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Ivan S. Jones
Attorney At Law Notary
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George Prisher
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