Coal schooner Mary Adelaide Randall wrecks off Block Island
Four masted schooner Mary Adelaide Randall carrying coal was driven onto ledges west of Block Island by a fierce gale. Crew of ten rescued after hours of peril by Block Island life savers. Vessel was en route from Norfolk to New London with cargo.
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Block Island
Mary Adelaide Randall
Port Jefferson
Blockland Life Saving
Wis
Randall
Norfolk
New London
Conn
Benefit Show At The Butler This Evening
Tonight benefit for the Fraternal Brotherhood features four reels of pictures and acts by Anna Crittchfield Bong Markey Sullivan, Mrs Bather, Mr Kells, Catherine Gage, Clifford Brixsel, Dora Joyner and Warrell Sisters. Pathé Weekly views from major cities plus Western Chivalry and other films. Police later report Mrs P F Ie Towner's diamonds valued at $200 were recovered from a shoeshine parlor.
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Anna Crittchfield
Markey Sullivan
Bather
Mr. Kells
Catherine Gage
Bees
Clifford Brixsel
Dora Joyner
Warrell Sisters
Josephine
Pathe
Paris
Italy
Germany
Los Angeles
London
England
Pitteburg
New Orleans
Santa Monica
Lubin Westyorm
Chicago
PF. Ie Towner
Hyde Park
Copper Organizer Dead In Atlantic City
Captain C Palmer age 70 organizer of the Butte and Boston Mining Company is dead in Atlantic City. Palmer came to Butte in 1888 from Lake Superior.
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Butte
Mont
C. Palmer
Butte & Boston Mining Company
Atlantic City
Palmer
Lake Superior
Woman Admits Throwing Infant From Car Window
Mrs. C W Welshon confessed to police she gave birth near Sparks Nevada and threw the infant from a train window near Clipper Gap in Placer County. Her brother John Rutledge accompanied her and investigators seek a second passenger who may help clarify the case.
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Auburn
Placer Co
C. W. Welshon
Oakland
Clipper Gap
John Rutledge
Cortex
Welshon
Fabiols Hospital
Mira. Welton
Sheri McAuley
Digiriet Storney
Charles Tuttle
Hur
M Welshon
Walter J Peterson
Ara
Jail Now Holds George Graham Rice After Bail Refusal
George Graham Rice, charged with defrauding investors in a mall scheme, was rearrested on a bench warrant and committed to the Tombs without bail. Judge Ray said the warrant served justice, as prosecutors pursue alleged juror bribery and a broader conspiracy, with further arrests anticipated.
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New York
George Graham Rice
B. H. Sheftein
United States
Ray
Rice
George J. Byrne
Sehelteta
Byrne
Department of Justice
Lin
Lila
Habeas Corpus
Yes Fendi
Gid Hela
Tong
Grand Jury
John Ahlberg
George TH. Becker
Materia Witheskes
Cansing
Rive
Arkansas Father Murders Family Then Hangs Self
In Little Rock on December 29, Jaime Grant killed his wife, five children, and a stepson with a club saying he was in deep despair and that they would be better off in heaven. He then hanged himself. son Hugh Grant, 16, found the bodies yesterday after returning from a nearby town. A note by the father offered the reason.
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Little Rock
dJamen Grant
Hugh Grant
Familly
Norb
Funeral of the late John Hanna Saturday
The funeral for John Hanna, who died yesterday, will be held at 2 o clock Saturday afternoon from the Presbyterian church with Rev. H. L. Burnham officiating. Interment will follow in the new city cemetery.
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John Hanna
Presbyterian Church
H. L. Burnham
New City Cemetery
Fire destroys Canadian town of Golden City in Porcupine area
A blaze in Cobalt Ontario on December 29 swept Golden City’s business district, destroying most structures that survived a prior fire last July. Authorities halted the fire by blowing up a theater and adjacent buildings, amid reports Golden City is the Porcupine region’s pioneer townsite.
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Cobalt
Ont
Golden City
Porcupine
Spanish Army Victorious In Morocco Report
Advices from Melilla say the Spanish army advanced and repulsed the Rif tribesmen. General Ros was badly injured. Casualties reported as 27 killed and 105 wounded for Spain, Rif tribesmen 400. Franco-Spanish negotiations falter amid tension and protests by French agitators blamed for a Rif uprising.
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Madrid
Melilla
Morocco
Ros
RifMians
Spain
France
Impartial
Luque
Dynamite Found in Many Places Across Cities
Reports from Pittsburg Rochester and Chicago detail dynamite discoveries. George Bridges in Monessen charged with larceny after 72 sticks seized from Henderson Coal. Subpoenas issued in Seattle and near Seattle tied to McNamara case. Dynamite found near Thebes Illinois bridge and at other sites linked to explosive concerns.
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Pittsburg
George Bridges
Monessun
Steel Town
Here
Henderson Coal Company
Hidges
Watt
Seattle
Caplan
Schmidt
J. B. McNamara
Times
Rochester
McDonald & Hartman
Orson Contractors
Ohio River
McNamaras
Chicago
Mississippi
Thebes
Ilinois
Stores to Close for New Year Celebration 1912
All stores and shops in Tonopah will close on Monday January 1 1912 to observe New Year. The town’s proprietors and workers celebrate the old year’s passing and the birth of the new year with a public jubilee on the main street.
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Tonopah
La Follette Denounces The Present Plan
Washington reports President Taft will extend his Oslo trip next month sparking talk of political significance. La Follette campaigns in Ohio January 29 to 31 delivering several speeches as he denounces trusts and outlines his reform ideas.
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Washington
D. C
Taft
Oslo
Follette
Ohio
Cleveland
Robert la Fallette
Boys Unearth Treasure Left by Spaniards at Fort George Island
Two Jacksonville boys say they found a strong box containing gold silver and copper coins worth about 150000 dollars in ruins of a Spanish shell house at Fort George Island. Officials have not yet verified the claim.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Don
Fort George Island
Printers Remembered With New Year Cigar Gifts
The Bonanza force received two boxes of Havana cigars from the West End and Halifax Mining company managers as a New Year gesture. The recipients thanked the givers and wished them well as they smoked the cigars.
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Bonanza
West End
Halifax
Conference set for meeting with Count in Italian Hall
A man who wrote to Manhattan about Count Della Ginestra Reggio Salvatore of Palermos plans a conference of his countrymen at the Italian Hall on Water Street. The gathering is scheduled for Sunday, December 3 at Topom, TL.
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Manhattan
Count Della Ginestra Reggio Salvatore
Be Happy But Be Quiet Order in Los Angeles
Los Angeles officials issue an order prohibiting loud merriment and public revelry. Saloons to close and restaurants to stop liquor service at midnight on Sundays. No public mirth or noisy celebrations permitted. last year’s New Year festivities reportedly included champagne and miscellaneous items.
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Presihe
Auage
Ray
I R Eady
Rico
Byrne
Edward Wilson
Ries
Los Angeles
Dee
Morsh Wins Narrowly In White Hope Bout In New York
Carl Morsh the Obi onginger defeated Tom Kennedy in a ten round New York City match to tighten his claim in the white hope ladder. Kennedy lacked speed and Morsh outpointed him while both seek to challenge Jack Johnson for the world title.
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New York
Dee
Carl Morsh
Tom Kennedy
Uy Civineenon
Jack Johnson
Oklahoma
Kennedy
Marvin
East Lake City
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Tony Caponi
Caponi
Flynn
Owen Moran
England
Pugliiam
Ad Wolgast
Moran
Wolgast
Oldest Worcester Policeman to Wed Los Angeles Widow
William Streeter, 76, veteran Worcester police officer of 34 years, plans marriage to 54 year old Cecetia Amsten San horn of Los Angeles next month. Streeter may retire before the wedding.
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Worcester
Mass
New England
William Streeter
Cecetia Amsten San Horn
Los Angeles
Streeter
Turkish and Arabian Forces Concentrating Near Tripoli
Air reconnaissance and cavalry scouts report large Turkish and Arab concentrations south of Alsara. Italians send small scouting parties as a six hour fight near the last attack area ends in Italian retirement. A Marseille dispatch notes volunteers enrolling daily and the Ottoman army in Azizia is well supplied with captured Italian ammunition. The leading spirit is Mi Fethi Bey, reported killed by Italians.
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Tripoli
Alsara
Marseilles
Spe
Cial
Cith
Azizia
Mi Fethi Bey
Paris
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