Governor Hadley halts fights and errant matches
Governor Hadley ordered Nevada and other authorities to stop prizefighting under the guise of boxing. Despite the order a Nevada match between Kid Ferns of Oklahoma and Knockout Brown of Kansas City proceeded, Ferns winning in the sixth round. Young Togo’s fight in Kansas City was canceled due to police interference and he heads to New York for a December 20 bout with Johnny Daley.
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Young Togo
Chalky Germain
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New York
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Nevada
Kid" Ferns
Oklahoma
Brown
Kansans City
Ferns
Wolverton Named Manager of New York American League Club
Carry Wolverton, former Oakland Pacific Coast League manager, signed a contract to become manager of the New York Americans. The deal was sanctioned by Jo Cal Ewing, with Wolverton already bound for Oakland next season, succeeding Hal Chase who may stay as first baseman.
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Wolverton
Oakland
Frank J. Parroll
Rumor Denied on North Star Mining Management
A San Francisco dispatch reports no plan to replace Mr. Luckett as manager of the North Star and Rescue-Eula mining concerns. Directors say Luckett shows no resignation intent, and Herman Zadig notes no change expected. John Kirchen of Tonopah Extension is said to have been appointed consulting engineer.
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W. W. Booth
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Resete-Euja
Herman Zadig
North Star Mining Co
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Tonopah
Resene-Bula
Mississippi Senator Attacks Hearst Magazine Article
Senator Percy of Mississippi denounced an article about his election in the November issue of Public Magazine and attacked William R. Hearst as owning the magazine. He also criticized former Governor Vardaman, named by the Mississippi Democratic primary to succeed Percy.
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Boe
Percy
Mississippi
Senate
Pepulic
William R. Hearst
Sde
Ernor Vardyman
Rescue at Cross Mountain Mine Briceville Reported Survives and Losses
In Briceville Tennessee on December 13 rescue workers at the Cross Mountain mine found signs of life and later recovered thirty four bodies. Inscriptions and chalk directions guided rescuers toward entry No 23 where additional miners were believed trapped. Two rescued miners, John Dut and John Smith, are driven mad and fleeing through the mine as crews press on.
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Cross Mountain
Reve
John Dut
John Smith
Chandler
Woman to Attend Major League Meeting as Club Owner
In New York on December 13, Mrs Helene Hathaway Britton owner of the St. Louis National League club will attend the National League directors meeting marking the first known instance of a woman attending a major league gathering. She says the club president will vote and speak for her.
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New York
Helene Hathaway Britton
St. Louis
National League Baseball Club
Chicago chosen for next Republican convention in June
Washington December 1 The Republican National Committee ratified the convention plan for nominating president and vice president. Chicago will host the gathering starting June 18 with Taft forces pushing for a broad arrangements committee. Denver and Chicago figures vie for influence as delegates are chosen amid absences and disputes.
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Taft
National Committee
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Republical National Committee
Cinenga
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St. Doula
St. Louis
Cecil Lyon
Texas
Cal
Girl Relates Story Of How She Shot Millionaire
In New York Miss Lillian Graham tells how she and Ethel Conrad came to buy a revolver and shoot W I K Stokes. She recalls the May 31 department store visit and denies planning the act with Miss Conrad over the phone. She describes an assault by Stokes and says she grabbed the revolver from an open drawer before firing.
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Wilan Graham
Ethel Conrad
W. IK
W. Stokes
Stokes
Graham
Conrad
Stan
Miss Graham
Miss Conrad
Europe
Gambling Guilty Pleas End With Fines in Judge Kinaston Court
Judge JH Kinaston presided as C T Brown was fined 150 dollars and K Ian Isaacs received no fine after being found guilty of a misdemeanor for sitting at a table with cards and chips. Defendants Sam Amas Jim Jo Jo and Ed Uren sought a continuance to tomorrow at 2 p.m. to continue proceedings with attorney P M Bowler.
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JH. H. Atkinson
C. T. Brown
K. Ian
Fighting 18 Reported Near Chuan Chow Gate
Amoy China dispatches report fighting near the north gate of Chuan Chow. Troops were sent yesterday to Chuan Chow to restore order in the northern coast districts.
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China
Chuan Chow
Holdup Recognized as Nevada Convict
San Francisco dispatch reports a robber killed during an attempted hold up identified as Geo. O Neal who previously served a term in the Nevada state penitentiary. The death occurred after a confrontation with C F Webber a saloon proprietor who led the effort to stop the crime.
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C. F. Webber
Geo. O'Neal
Nevada State Penitentiary
Day With The National Law Makers In Washington
Washington dispatch describes a busy congressional day with the Lorimer investigation resuming, an anti trust hearing before the interstate commerce committee, and foreign affairs panel ready to report Sulzer resolution. Debate on the Sherwood pension measure continues as Sen Vardaman is sharply criticized.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Steel Committee
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Lake Erie
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Qeet Vardaman
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Percy
Minsiasippi
House
Fitzgerald
New York
Evononi
Train Held Up by Robbers Near Hareeville
Savannah December reports an Atlantic Coast Line train from Savannah to New York was halted near Hareeville, DC at dawn. Robbers seized several sacks of registered mail as the express cars were attacked in the second section. A Savannah posse was dispatched to pursue the robbers.
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Atlantic Cons. Line
New York
Hareeville
D. C
Tragic Fall From Masonic Temple in Chicago
An unidentified mentally disturbed man climbed to the fifth story ledge of the Masonic Temple in Chicago and jumped to the rotunda level below. His body struck a cigar stand and a nearby man, causing panic as spectators believed two suicides occurred. The victim was later identified as Greek, a machinist.
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Nina
Ben
Notin
Masonic Temple
Retunda Teneath
Reida
Runaway Train Fatal to Four Men at Delawary Yard
By the running away of a freight train in the Cartondaly yards of the Delaware & Hudson company yesterday four or five men were killed and five injured, two of whom will die. The midline shops and five locomotives were burned, others trapped beneath wreckage. Two bodies were recovered, the rest unidentified and buried beneath debris.
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Delawary & Hudson Company
Dobria
Young PLT Enbank in critical condition at bedside
The Goldfieth Tribune reports that the very saddest news arrives from PLT Enbank's bedside as Tifa fears for his life. He remained unconscious into the evening, with updates awaited from medical staff.
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Enbank
Tifa
Goldfieth Tribune
McNamara Brothers Work at San Quentin Mill in Prison
At San Quentin James B McNamara and his brother begin a second lesson in the state jute mill under a 15 year old burglar as warden Hoyle notes no tuberculosis exam yet. McNamara shows quicker mastery of loom and printing machinery while others learn, and the prison routine limits delays.
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San Quentin
Cal
James B. McNamara
John BE. Hoyle
McNamaras
State Mill
James DB
United States guards poised for Juarez attack action
Dec 13 report says border guards doubled as army units warned of an attack on Juarez. Claims of a Reyes revolution planned for December 15 with seizure of customs houses are widely discredited.
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EL Pass
Texas
United States
United States Army
Juarez
Reyes
Fire at Luna Park causes major damage in New York
A December 13 report describes a fire at Luna Park in New York that raged yesterday afternoon threatening the park’s heart. The blaze confined to a restaurant and an adjoining resort, destroying both structures and causing estimated losses of 140,600 dollars.
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Luna Park
Coney Laland
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