Mine towns on edge as unions and owners weigh ranger force
In Goldfield on December 24, miners hear Vice President Mahoney of the Western Federation discuss settlement terms while mine owners insist on their stance. Manager Mackenzie travels to call Francisco. rumors persist of forming a troop of rangers for mine protection as crowds grow restless.
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Mahoney
Western Federation
Mackenzie
Gold- Neld Consolidated
Francisco
San Francisco
Sparks
Stock Exchange Sluggish Amid Bank Worries
New York stock exchange opened with little activity and soon grew lethargic as Memphis savings bank closure news rekindled fears from Atlanta and New Orleans bank turmoil. Bonds showed irregular movement.
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Associated Press
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Memphis
Atlant
New Orleans
Ansizes Court Sentences Anti-Military Leader in Paris
Gustave Herve, noted anti-military leader, is jailed for one year and fined 750 dollars for detaining the army and navy and inciting mutiny through writings. His assistants received five years imprisonment and a 750 dollar fine by default.
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Associated Press
Paris
Ansizes Court
Gustave Herve
Trade Board Expels Wright for Dishonest Conduct
Chicago December 24 directors of the board of trade expelled Daniel Wright after he pleaded the gambling act in his defense. A commission house brought the action to recover money due. Minutes of the hearing lasted less than fifteen. Wright did not appear for the charges.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Wnantiness
Daniel ©. Wright
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Mass of Victims Recovered in Pittsburg Coal Mine
Rescuers at the Date mine, Pittsburg Coal Company, Jacobs Creek, recovered forty nine bodies and located scores more in entry Nos 27 after five days of search. The mine’s condition improved and progress was satisfactory as more remains were identified and buried.
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Associated Press
Jacobs Creek
Pittsburg Cou Company
Lawson plans to launch a new political party
Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson, who met with President Roosevelt and said he would address the public soon, plans to form a new political party. His ticket would nominate Theodore Roosevelt for president and Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota for vice president, per an interview.
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New
York
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court Rules Cigarette Law Lacks Scope
Chicago December 24 The Supreme Court declares the anti cigarette law passed this year does not apply to cigarettes with pure tobacco. It holds the legislature may prohibit cigarette sales under its police power but cannot enforce the current act’s bans as written.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Railway work shows heavy 1907 railroad construction
Chicago December 24. Statistics from Railway Age indicate U S railroad construction in 1907 was nearly as heavy as 1906 the peak since 1888. New track laid total 5730 miles while orders for freight passenger cars and locomotives fell to the lowest in seven years and block signals rose by 8721 in the year ending December.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Railway Age
United States
Prairie Fire Threatens Boulder Outskirts Amid High Winds
Boulder residents face prairie fires burning in several areas around the city. The flames have already consumed twelve buildings as a high wind drives the blaze through the outskirts and surrounding countryside.
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Associated Press
Boulder
Colo. der
Prairie Res
The Daily Bonanza Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
The Daily Bonanza wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year with seasonal greetings and a hopeful outlook.
Conclusion of Judge In Pettibone's Favor
Boise court moves toward acquittal with judge ruling insufficient corroboration of Orchard's testimony for Steunenberg murder. He says conspiracy proof also needs corroboration and invites argument on State's adequacy. Substantial issue remains whether Pettibone must be linked to a conspiracy or if conspiracy proof alone suffices.
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Associated Press
Boise
Pettibone
Wood
Orchard
Steunenberg
Taadh Cap Sso Gay Ca
First Oklahoma lynching shocks Henrietta town
Muskogee December 24. James Garden a Negro man was hanged from a telegraph pole in Henrietta following a fatal shooting of Albert Bates a white liveryman who refused to rent a rig. A mob of about one hundred men stormed the jail and hanged Garden then fired bullets into his body. Authorities fear another lynching may occur before morning.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
James Garden
Henrietta
Okla
Here
Garden
Albert Bates
Bates
Joi
Lawrence Sullivan again in fraud scandal at Winnemucca
Winnemucca December report details Larry M. Sullivan forging checks at the local First National Bank after returning from Goldbanks with his wife. Sheriff Lamb questioned him. Sullivan promised to repay but risk of prosecution if funds are not restored.
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Winnemucca
Larry M. Sullivan
Bank of
Doubly Joyful Christmas in Pittsburg Mills Return to Work
Pittsburg and nearby towns rejoice as Morongahela Valley mills in McKeesport Glassport Duquesne and allied plants plan to resume operations by January with over 40000 workers returning after weeks idle. Newcastle Shenango tin mills also to restart with ten plants January 6th and more soon, employing about one thousand men.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Pitsburg
McKeesport
Glassport
Duquesne
Morongahela Valley
Newcastle
Shenango
death of Senator Stephen B Mallory in Pensacola Florida
Pensacola Florida December 24 United States Senator Stephen B Mallory died at 12 48 AM after a long illness begun November 20 a general breakdown and paralysis of the left side preceded a rapid decline this morning
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Pensacola
Fla
United States
Stephen B. Mallory
Death of Missionary Franklin Hatch in Brooklyn
Rev. Franklin Hatch general secretary of the Christian Endeavor movement in India Surmah and Ceylon for years died at his Brooklyn home tonight aged 60 years.
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Toy Associatea Press
Boston
Franklin Hatch
Chris.t An Endeavor
India
Surmah
Ceylon
Brooklyn
Boulder derailment injures six on Colorado & Southern train
The northbound Colorado & Southern train 25 left Denver at 1 am and its baggage car and first passenger coach derailed four miles south of Boulder after a gale swept northern Colorado. Six people were seriously injured and several more lightly hurt as strong winds of 45 to 60 miles per hour caused damage to farms and buildings.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Boulder
Colorado
Railroad survey to start for Ely Tonopah Goldfield road
Ely Dec 24 surveying work will begin January 1 on a new road from Ely to Tonopah and Goldfield. The route will cross the big 1000 mile smelter at McGill Nevada, currently nearing completion.
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Ely
Onesenheim
Tonopah
McGill
Nev
Fleet Welcomed by Trinidad as 2000 Sailors Arrive
Two thousand men of the battle ship fleet arrived in Port of Spain Trinidad and were granted liberty on arrival. They spent time sightseeing and playing games while the town prepared for their presence and the crowd crowded the area.
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Associated Press
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Reporter stabbed by Japanese in Watsonville Chinatown
B J O'Donnell of the Daily Pajaronian was stabbed in the back by a drunken Japanese near a bridge in Brooklyn Watsonville after attempting to gamble at fantan games. The assailant fled and O'Donnell was hospitalized with a dangerous wound but survived thanks to a rib deflecting the blade.
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Watsonville
B. J. O'Donnell
Daily Pajaronian
Brooklyn
O'Donnell
Monterey County
Pajaro River
Reel Hospital
Russians to try 169 for treason over manifesto
At Petersburg 169 Douma members go on trial before the court of appeals for high treason tied to a Vivors mania text urging popular representation and tax or military refusal. A guilty verdict is seen as likely, with the trial expected to last ten days. Also, three more bodies were recovered from the Monogah mines, bringing total to 340.
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Douma
Russia
Court of Appeals
Downs
Fairmont
W. Va
Rescue under way as entombed men near safety
At Ely the 500-foot level of Alpha wharf has been reached by rescuers. Ground below is settling but expected to improve progress. Entombed miners have three weeks of provisions, work may extend two weeks due to frequent earth falls, and rescuers secure ropes to prevent cave-ins while air from the tunnel seeps out.
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Ely
Alpha Wharf
Gallagher
Man Known as Scotty Tosses Turkeys in Streets
In Wallad on December 24 a local character nicknamed Scotty, a recent naval service veteran and boilermaker with about $800 in the bank, bought turkeys at four dollars each and released them on the main streets as gifts to whoever could catch them. He plans to squander more and then return to work at the yard to earn more, continuing the spectacle.
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Wallad
Scotty
Naval Service
American cardinals not named in Rome consistory
A Rome report cites Vatican saying no American cardinals were created at last week’s consistory. Some say this hints at guilt among U S clergy, while others note advanced ideas by several American bishops may have blocked cardinal appointments for years and could extend into the future.
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Rome
Vatican
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