Tobacco duty and canal zone policy debated in Congress
Washington reports Secretary Taft heard from National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association leaders on a possible 60 percent Philippine tobacco duty under Dinkley rates. Congress may consider a canal zone government bill placing control in the president, with Munn expected to introduce legislation. Senate foreign relations weighs arbitration treaties, with Southern states wary of bonding disputes from Reconstruction era. A breakfast note ends the article.
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Taft
A. Biyur
Charles Fox
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association
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War Department
Canal
Senate
House
Munn
Issels
Gehete Committee On Foreign Relations
Abolishing Land Offices Might Hit Missouri Sites
Washington reports fourteen central West land offices to be abolished under state statutes. Missouri offices at Ironton and Boonville are included, with Springfield favored for consolidation. Officials resist changes amid efforts to retain positions, as Ironton and Boonville show 1900s fiscal figures and staff costs.
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Central West
General Land Office
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Hamlin
Lye
Springfield
McCook
Neb
Hy House
Missouri
Ironton
Varalt
Armenians Thank President for Support in Turkey Crisis
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation committees in the United States send a letter to President Roosevelt congratulating him on his reelection and asking him to pursue reforms to protect Armenians facing systematic extermination under the Turkish regime. They hail the United States as a champion of freedom and appeal for safeguards for Armenian life and honor.
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Boston
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
United States of America
Roosevelt
United States
Choate Plans Resignation After Roosevelt Inauguration
London reports say Ambassador Choate has not sent any resignation or been asked to leave by President Roosevelt. He intends to resign soon after Roosevelt's inauguration, noting that six years is a long span at his age and he will return home to focus on his own affairs.
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London
Choate
Roosevelt
State Department
Hay
Sis
Mr. Choate
Hagland
Mnill
California
Ehia
Nabstedt & Pierce Company
Child cremated in fireplace tragedy at Cloyds Lending Ky
A three year old child of Martin Anderson of Kettle County, Kentucky, was burned to death after slipping into an open fireplace while popping corn. The mother left the room briefly, returning to find the child enveloped in flames and unable to save it.
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Cloyd
Lending
Martin Anderson
Kettle
County
Death in wreck halts B&O fast passenger train
Defiance Ohio December 31 Baltimore and Ohio fast passenger train No 5 west bound collided with a freight train. Engineer Jim Ollima and Fireman Join Bann were badly scalded and died shortly after. Most passenger coaches derailed and burned while all other passengers escaped unharmed.
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Defiance
Baltimore & Ohio
Jim Ollima
Join Bann
Holiday excursion rates announced by C R I & P L
The railroad offers round trip tickets to all points west of Missouri at one and one third fare. Tickets available December 24 25 26 and December 1904 to January 1 and 2 1905 with return by January 4 1905. For details contact City office 807 Brady Street or depot ticket office corner Fifth and Main.
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Missouri Flyer
Meketson Ente
Brady
District Attorney seeks probe of Dodge-Morse case
District Attorney Jerome moves to uncover a conspiracy and press hearings against prominent lawyers in the Dodge Morse affair. An attachment for Edward J. Bracken, a detective, is issued as details emerge of Dodge’s alleged perjury and questions of service in divorce proceedings. Morse's wealth and public prominence intensify scrutiny while Judge Cowling sits in court ready for swift action if indictments follow. Mr. and Mrs. Morse are in Europe.
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Jerome
Dodge-Morse
Watn
Edward J. Bracken
Bracken
Dodge
New Orleans
Texas
Clemener Dodge
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Hts
Dodgs
Law Association
District ‘Attorney's
Ieea
Braden
Cowling
Court of General Sessions
Europe
Dodge at hotel on brink of collapse due to ill health
The article notes Dodge, staying at a hotel, is in bad health and was today described as on the verge of collapse, signaling an imminent restatement of plans.
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Dodge
Atte
Train Struck By Engine In Chicago Riverdale Crash
Chicago dec 31 two trains collided injuring several persons as a westbound Chicago Terminal Transfer locomotive struck the engine of a northbound Union Central passenger train at Riverdale. Fred Fowler from Harvey Indiana among the injured, others shaken up. several individuals reported hurt or killed in various incidents across the city and suburbs. An inquest into J G Hartigan of Little Rock Arkansas was postponed to January 3 after a fatal railway accident in Dauphin Park.
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Chicago
Chisago Terminal
Uline Central
Riverdale
Fred Fowler
Harvey, Lnd
Crago
Antonowich
John
Lnhorer
Cooke
Herbert
Eab
Pennsylvania
Gress
Miss Lair
North
Evanston
Ervest
Buble
Rock Island
J. G. Hartigan
Little Rock
Ark
St. Louis, Tron Mountain & Southern Road
Dauphin Park
Tuesaday
Adjourning Amid Uproar In Hungarian Assembly
Budapest, Dec 31. A disorderly sitting forced Premier Tina to abandon an indemnity vote for the government’s exploit without parliament’s sanction. Amid great uproar he adjourned the chamber to Jan 3 for the emperor’s speech. Accusations of breaking oath and a predicted bloody electoral struggle follow.
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Budapest
Chamber
Deputies
Tina
Ting
Tiza
Andrassy
Chadwick Requisition Finally Is Granted
New York officials approve Governor Odell's extradition warrant for Dr Hadwick to Ohio. Sheriff Barry awaits arrival of the Hamburg-American liner Pretoria carrying Dr Hadwick and his daughter. Weather delays the ship, now due later.
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New York
Odell
Hadwick
Ohio
Albany
Sherif Barry
Cleveland
Joyce
Pretoria
Dr. Hadwick
Posatly Kiter
Holy Ghost men deported from Scotland to Shiloh colony
Fifteen members of the Community of Kingdom arrived from Scotland en route to Shiloh Maine to join the Holy Ghost colony. They were denied admission at Ellis Island as undesirable immigrants due to lack of support plans and definite, stated intentions. Only 46 was paid on arrival.
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New York
Community of Kingdom
Comunity of Kingdom
Scotland
Jean
United States
Shiloh
Saitoh
Bribing did not free him on second trial
Guittang Pisciulta was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in the second degree in Cleveland Ohio on December 21 1903. He shot Policeman Work during a disturbance on December 9 1903. The first trial was halted by bribery allegations leading to two men sent to the penitentiary.
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Guittang Pisciulta
Tallun
O Ni
Willig
Werks
Puta Gully
State Department announces several appointments in Missouri
St Joseph December 21 John E Swanger secretary of state elect announced appointments to state offices. W L Buechle of St Joseph will succeed W H Reed as state bank examiner B M Cook of Trenton will be supervising clerk in secretary of state office WB Plank of Bethany and Ed Adams of Linn county receive clerkships T S Reid of Fulmore Andrew county named to a clerkship in State Aauditor for Wilder's office
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John E Swanger
W. L. Buechle
St. Joseph
W. H. Reed
B. M. Cook
Trenton
WB. Plank
Bethany
Ed.Adams
Linn County
T. 5S. Reid
Fulmore
Andrew County
Staty Audi
Wilder
Austrian Premier Von Korber Resigns for Health
Vienna reports Premier Von Korber offered his resignation to Emperor Franz Joseph due to ill health. The Neu Frei Presse notes the formal audience where the resignation was tendered.
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Vienna
Neu Frei¢ Presse
von Korber
Francis
Joseph
First pro boxing bout in Chariton armory draws slim crowd
The boxing card featured Jack Carey of Chicago versus E A Boghtan of Ottumwa, halted after six rounds due to slim receipts with Carey clearly ahead. A preliminary produced two Gras. Wrestler James H Alldredge from Zeon will meet Jack Whitmer of Lebanon Ohio on January 7 at the armory, while local showings keep Chariton's entertainment scene alive after the fire destroyed the Mallory block opera hall and prior events fill the week on a makeshift stage.
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Chariton
Focal
James H. Alldredge
Zeon
Will Beet
Jack Whitmer
Lebanon
Ohio
Whitmer
Ildredge
West
Mallory
Hail Mae
Armory
Jolly Della Pringles
Ennus
Memorial for J. D. Pierce in Michigan schools
The state teachers association initiated a plan to erect a monument to John D. Pierce founder of Michigan's educational system. Each teacher would give 10 cents, and October's second Friday would be Pierce day in schools. Resolutions also favored electing a state superintendent of public instruction for four years and raising the salary to 3,500.
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Lansing
Mich
State Teachers’ Association
John D. Pieres
Michigan Educational System
Astronomer Burnham Wins Lelande Medal for Double Star Research
Professor Sherburne Wesley Burnham of Yerkes Observatory receives the Lelande gold medal from the French Academy of Sciences for pioneering astronomy work. He is noted for discovering more double stars than any other active astronomer.
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Chicago
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Yerkes Observatory
Lelande
Académie of Sciences
Nan Reallt Bt Hig
Burnham
Uring
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