John Sheridan Kills Wife in Goldfield Saloon Tragedy
John J. Sheridan head barman at the Casey Hotel Goldfield shot and killed his wife with a bread knife after a drunken dispute. The couple’s background links to San Francisco Tonopah and Rawhide circles, with Sheridan later claiming amnesia and intoxication. Police say the case sparked shock among Tonopah friends.
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John J. Sheridan
Casey
Goldfield
Sheridan
Stockton Street
San Francisco
Tonopah
Government seeks breakup of American Tobacco Company
New York November 9 government efforts to dissolve the American Tobacco Company advance as four circuit court judges find the firm violates the Sherman anti trust law. They suspend injunction actions against subsidiaries pending appeal while deeming a receiver impracticable.
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New York
American Tobacco Company
Une World Cniside
Great Britain
United States Circuit Court
Imperial Acca Company
Brltiaherican Company
Lacombe
Areiaion
Smelter Case Dismissed After Government Company Settlement
The U S government and Mountain Copper Company of California settled the Keswick smelter dispute in Shasta county California, ending a request for an injunction over fumes harming timber lands. Robert Anderson of the US Geological Survey arrived in Reno to study oil prospects in California and assist in the department’s oil outlook.
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Washington
United States
Mountain Copper Company of
California
Keswick
Shasta County
Supreme Court
Reno
Robert Anderson
United States Geological Survey of Washington
Wash
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul orders fifty engines
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad has placed an order for fifty locomotives to be built at the Brooks locomotive works in Dunkirk New York with delivery arranged to follow.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Brooks Locomotive Works
Subterranean Lake Delays Panama Canal Work
A report from Colon Panama states a hidden lake beneath the Gatun site of one of the proposed locks will delay completion of the Panama Canal by years and require a much larger expenditure. Engineers familiar with the project reportedly refuse comment while Colonel Goethals is abroad.
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New Orleans
Colon
Panama
Gompers Praised by Labor Delegates at AFL Convention
Denver November 9 delegates to the twenty eighth annual AFL convention greeted President Samuel Gompers with hearty applause at the opening session. He reported on political work and congressional experience and said there must not be a permanent army of unemployed. His re election surfaced with no effective opposition.
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Denver
Hearty Applease
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Congress
Eight Injured During Fire at Annie Woods Resort
A fire at Annie Woods resort at noon left two dead and six more injured. Most victims slept when flames started, believed caused by cigarettes, forcing all inmates to jump from the second floor.
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Annie Woods
Speedy Auto Captures Thief on Third Avenue Platform
A well known highwayman robbed Mrs. Robert Lissauer of a gold chatelaine bag on Madison Avenue. After a pursuit aided by a passing car and a police officer, the robber was captured on a Third Avenue railway platform.
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New York
Robert Lissauer
Third Avenue Railway
Madison Avenue
Canada’s Marine Graft Triggers 28 Suspensions in Quebec
Disclosures before Judge Cas wells reveal graft in Canada’s marine department. Twenty eight minor officials and employees in Quebec are suspended. Testimony shows contractors paid a bonus on goods and charged the government excessive prices.
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Quebec
Caswells
Canada
Marine Department
Taft Keeps Resting At Hot Springs Before Winter
President elect Taft will extend his stay at Hot Springs Virginia into early December if mild weather holds. He agreed to attend the Red Cross annual meeting in Washington December 9 at the request of Miss Boardman. He may then move to Augusta Georgia for the winter. National Chairman Hitchcock arrives tomorrow for talks with Judge Taft.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Virginian
Miss Boardman of
Washington
The
Red Cross
Augusta
Hitchcock
Markets Remain Strong Amid Stock Selloff Pressure
New York markets show resilience despite large stock sales by heavy buyers and long term holders. Prices move with irregular bond activity but demonstrate strong absorption and resistance to decline.
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New York
German City Jostled by Violent Morning Earthquake
A powerful earthquake struck Plauen Germany at 6 40 yesterday morning alarming residents who fled into the streets. The tremor lasted several minutes and was followed by a sharp explosion and rumblings. Daily shocks had been felt for a week, now less frequent but more violent.
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Plauen
Germany
England's Trade Decline Reported by Board of Trade
The October board of trade statement shows imports down 34.6 million and exports down 26.6 million. Exports fall includes 10 million in food and 15 million in raw materials, with declines in manufactured goods and 15 million in cotton and wool textiles. Mills start fires at Elmira Heights steel rolling facility after long idleness.
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London
Board of Trade
Elmira
Elmira Heights
Raisin Growers Pool Seeks Market Control
Fresno Nov 9 The raisin pool movement reports enough signers to control the market. Fifteen thousand of twenty thousand tons held by growers have been pledged to the plan. The price is set at eight and a half cents per pound.
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Fresno
Cal
Chinese Emperor III Reported Sick in Pekin
Nov reports from Pekin say the Chinese emperor is gravely ill after a fever outbreak. Imperial family members are alarmed by his deteriorating condition and health authorities monitor the situation.
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Pekin
China
Editor Carmack Shot Dead in Nashville Feud
In Nashville Tennessee, editor B. W. Carmack of the Tennesseean was killed in a street fight by Robin Cooper, who was with his father Duncan Cooper. The incident follows political controversy after Carmack criticized the Democratic machine and Cooper’s gubernatorial ally in recent editorials. Robin was wounded slightly. Duncan Cooper is detained.
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Nashville
Tenn
United States
B. W. Carmack
Nashville Tennesseean
Robin Cooper
Cooper
Duncan C. Cooper
Duncan Cooper
Dem
Carmack
Tennesseean
Democratic Machine
Colonel Cooper
Young Cooper
Woman Threatens Phipps for 20000 Deadly Car Heist Foiled
In Denver on November 9 a mysterious woman threatened Mrs Genevieve Chandler Phipps with two dynamite sticks demanding 20000. Bank and city detectives foiled the plan as officers surrounded the vehicle and restrained the suspect who refused to reveal her name claiming hypnotic influence.
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Denver
Genevieve Chandler Phipps
Lawrence Phipps
Pittsburg
Pope to mark fifty years as priest in Rome
Great preparations are under way in Rome to celebrate November 16 the fiftieth anniversary of the Pope's entrance into the priesthood. The pontiff will celebrate mass at St Peters in a crowded ceremony while the Sacred College will greet him on Monday and present four thousand dollars in gold.
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Rome
St. Peters
Sacred College
Counterfeit $5 Silver Certificate Circulated Says Official
Washington officials warn of a new counterfeit of the 1899 series $5 silver certificate. The note mimics denomination five with serial 1164. In Newark New Jersey the Worthington company says 5,000 workers to be at Harrison plant by January 1, and Ledgerwood Manufacturing reports a similar payroll impact for 2,000 workers.
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Washington
John B. Wilkie
Burden
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
H. R. Worthington Company
Harrison By
Ledgerwood Manufacturing Company
Hariman Employees Barred From Sundown Liquor Dives
Ralph Blaisdell, auditor of the Hariman railroad system in the northwest, issues an order forbidding department employees from visiting saloons or liquor houses for any purpose. The policy affects about 100 workers and follows earlier dismissal of all women clerks in favor of men citing greater efficiency.
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Portland
Gre
Ralph Blhisdell
Harriman
Northwest
Blaisdell
Hin
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