Four Sailors Drowned When Bark Matterhorn Foundered
The British bark Matterhorn, loaded with barley, foundered off Matin Island after sailing from Portland on November 17. Four sailors were drowned, including the first mate, while 27 crew members reached the Umatilla Lighthouse in boats. The gale toppled the ship as the cargo proved too light to steady it.
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Associated Prey
Portland
Weather Bureau
Tavoosh Island
Matin
Mirst Mite Steward
Umatilla
United Kingdom
Prairie tug fleet fails to float grounded transport
Philadelphia December 4 The Prairie lightened of cargo but lies aground despite six tugs efforts. Another attempt will be made in the morning to float the vessel so it can proceed to Panama as planned.
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Philadelphia
Panama
German Actor 15 Arrested as Vagabond in Denver
A German youth named Adolphus Boehmer claimed to be a famed actor and was jailed after being arrested as a vagrant in Denver. He said he possessed a list of German residents he wished to recruit for a German play.
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Associated
Denver
Adolphus Boeher
Boehmer
Brush Fire Near Santa Monica Sparks Ship Fire Rumor
A Temescal canyon brush fire near Santa Monica sparked reports of a ship on fire near the place where the St. Croix was recently burned. A revenue cutter was sent to the scene before the truth was learned.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Temescal Canyon
Santa Monica
St. Croix
Rise of U S Automobile Industry Over a Decade
In ten years the American auto industry grew from 26 firms with 2 million dollars capital to over 250 firms with 2 billion capital. This year output of cars excluding accessories will exceed 120 million dollars in value.
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United States
Jeffries and Johnson Not to Engage in Boxing Events
Final articles for a 45 round bout were signed in Hoboken. The fight location remains unnamed but expected in Salt Lake or near San Francisco. Training begins 90 days prior under Queensbury rules with a $101600 purse and multiple stakeholder arrangements.
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Queensbury
Rickard
Gleason
Fght
R. W. Murphy
New York
Johnson
Richard
Inns of
Utah
Salt Lake
Feffrien and Johnson
Rickard and Gleason
Washington flood toll rises with massive losses in food
Heavy floods in northern Washington cause food losses estimated at 2.5 million dollars or more. Skagit valley borders remain cut off for months, with 40 miles of rail needing relocation. Towns near Bellingham endure record water levels as rivers spill into communities and mail service is severely disrupted.
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Associated Press
Bellingham
Wash
Washington
Eesalvnn
Seattle
Skagit Valley
Suni
Noekaaek
Frasier
Mallee Porth
Tne
Parmer Sound
Entire crew perishes as steamer sinks near Appledore
London dispatch reports the steamer Thistlemor foundered at Appledore gate in Barnstable Bay. Believed the 30‑man crew perished with four bodies washing ashore. Vessel bound for Liverpool. Lloyds notes violent gate and strong current. Further reports mention the steamer Ellem Varnia with 21 crew lost.
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Associated Press
London
Thistlemor
Appledore
Barnstable Bay
Liverpool
Amer
Tca
Lloyd’s
Valmouth
Mann Rhannel
Bodies Burned by Zelaya to Hide Identities Revealed
Reports from Washington and New Orleans allege that President Zelaya ordered the execution of Cannon and Grace and had their bodies burned to conceal their identities. U S officials view Zelaya as responsible for the torture and deaths, with dispatches and consular alerts tracing efforts to influence Congress and the State Department. Zelaya’s agents were said to operate from Washington, Corinto, and San Salvador, while insurgents claim a government defeat at Zahino.
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Zelaya
Associated Press
Washington
Nicaragua
Knox
State Department
Congress
Ian
United States
Grace
Cannon
Sonoy Fernando Sanchez
V. We Row- 40
Sanches
Jatoong
Tron Sanchex
Nic
San Francisco
Peru
Ancon
Safeey
Corinto
Mometombe
Nicar
Aguan
New Orleans
Dee
Nicaragus
Zelaya Aftorsearch
Senior Navy Officers Feared Too Old for Duty
Secretary Meyer in his Taft report urges Navy reform arguing senior officers are too old for modern battleship duties. He cites aging yards and inadequate docking facilities and promises recommendations to raise efficiency and training while resisting immediate base closures.
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U. S. Navy
Associated Press
Washington
Meyer
Taft
Panam Canal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Atlantic
Tle
Prefers Death 10 Life On A Ranch
Ivy Belle Lewis a 21 year old daughter of Charley Lowe of Jacks Valley ingested strychnine after a family dispute over returning home Her father Charley Lowe followed her to Carson City and found her in convulsions She died before medical help could reach her in the motel room where she had been staying with a friend Situated at Car.. May include
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Carson City
Knoch
Ivy Belle Lewis
Charley Lowe
Jacks Valley
Abe
Ant
Ely
Caran Tu
Ivy Lewis
Gaspyehe
Tliwis
Wolf
Lot
Fe Yhemtetan
Telegraph Operators Wage Increase Abruptly In Delaware
Telegrapher operators relay staff and managers in the railroad system in Delaware will receive higher wages effective June. The Associated Press notes the raise, though details are sparse, as workers await formal notices and adjustments.
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Chicago
Del
Alfeak
Ayetom
Aituerive
Flight Thwarts Strike at Tin Plate Plant Ranklines
Shots were exchanged today between strikers and workers who voluntarily returned to the factory at the American Shoot and Tin Plate company in Wheeling WeVa. One man employed in a neighboring mill was injured. extra troops have been summoned.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
We Va
Wick
American Shoot and Tin Plate Company
United States Steel Corporation
Nevada Depositions To Be Used To Help Ryan
Attorneys for Albert Ryan organizer for the Western Federation of Miners will seek a sanity examination before he faces two murder charges in Judge Davis's court next week. They will back their claim of insanity with depositions from Nevada, Arizona and other states showing Ryan's condition prior to his arrival in San Angeles.
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Associated Prean
Angeles
Albert Ryan
Western Federation of Miners
Davis
Ryan
Iit
Nevada
Arizona
San Angeles
Gunboat Princeton to Spearhead Nicaragua Departure
The gunboat Princeton is due tomorrow to head for Corinto, skipping Mare Island and docking at California City to load stores and ammunition from Hehters. Officials expect the vessel to depart for the south on Sunday morning.
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San Francisco
Princeton
Corinto
Mare Island
California City
Wife's Extravagance Traces Army Officer's Fall
Ralah Smith a former lieutenant in the regular army was arrested in Denver on charges of passing worthless checks. He attributes his downfall to his wife whose extravagances plunged them into debt after his service in the Philippines and marriage in Boise.
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Associated Press
Denver
Ralah Smith
Smith
Philippines
Marrie
Boise
Life Insurance Firms Refuse Payouts in Sneed Case
New York insurers refuse to pay on Mrs. Ocey Wardlaw Martin Sneed policies until it is proven she is the deceased. A $24,000 policy on Fletcher Sneed remains unpaid with no claim filed, as investigators doubt his death. Wardlaw, now under arrest, allegedly forged duplicates to favor her aunt. Papers found imply Sneed daughter of Col. Robert Martin had $100,000, later seized, with borrowable sums on policies listed alongside endorsements from notable figures.
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Amsoghted
Trews
New York
Dee
Holdings Life Insurance
Ocey Wardlaw
Martin Sneed
East Orange
Mra. Sneed
Mra
Sneed
Fletcher Sneed
Virginia Wardlaw
Mins Wardlaw
Sneedly
Robert Martin
Officials of Switchmen Union Not Worried
The switchmen union officials state they are not alarmed by west reports that brotherhood men returned to work. They claim reliable signals from St atte show ongoing friction and that trainmen actions are immaterial. President Hawley met with the governor who said a definite settlement movement is in progress. President HI of the Great Northern denied managers agreeing to united action.
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Associated Preap
ST. Paul
West
Brotherhood
Statte
Hawley
Great Northern
Demarest Beats Button In Billiards World Championship
Calvin Demarest of Chicago defeats George Button of Chicago to win the world billiards match. Demarest makes a notable run of 117 points in a game that ended 300 to 117 in the fourtoesti event held today in New York.
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New York
Thy
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
Gnorge Button
Wotlen
Ae Ballstine
Untae Demarest
Many Students Are Working in Seattle Yards
Associated Press reports Seattle rail yards employ many students to ease a freight blockade. Strike disruption lessens as officials expect normal operations within days. Northern Pacific lists fifty workers with more instructed as students, others to follow.
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Seattle
Associated Proms
Northern Pacific
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