Land Fence Clashes in Nebraska Stirring Presidential Threats
President Roosevelt vows to tear down illegal cattleman fences and root out fraudulent land entries by soldiers widows in Nebraska. Colonel John S. Mosby subpoenas, indictments likely, and broad conspiracy claims target big cattle companies and corrupt agents exploiting widows.
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Omaha
Nebs
Nebraska
Roosevelt
John S. Mosby
Land Department
Colonel Mosby
Millard
Bartlett Richards
Alliance
Wyoming
Mosby
United States
Summers
North Platte
Federal Grand Jury
Broken Bow
Wealthy Victims Targeted by New York Blackmail Ring
Theobald faces sensational disclosures after dismissal as Treasury special employee. A nationwide blackmail gang used tips on travelers and seizures to extort wealthy individuals. Cincinnati capitalist Goldsmith paid about 17000 dollars. the gang’s negotiator was a respected local figure.
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New York
William H. Theobald
Treasury Department
Port of
Theobald
Customs Service
Europe
Mr. Goldsmith
Cincinnati
Washington
Goldsmith
Railroad Smash at Sunbright Shatters Train Sets
Serious crash on the Queen and Crescent route near Sunbright Tennessee leaves the fireman and express messenger cremated as mail baggage and express cars and two coaches burn. Locomotives destroyed and remains of a negro tramp found. No passengers hurt. Much mail destroyed and thirty cars wrecked.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Queen and Crescent
Sunbright
England and Germany Move Toward Venezuela Crisis
London declares Britain and Germany will press Venezuela for satisfaction. German warships are already off Venezuela’s coast and British ships will join them shortly as tensions rise over the dispute.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Regulation of Philippine currency bill proposed in Senate
Senator Lodge introduced a bill to regulate currency in the Philippines declaring the gold dollar as the unit of value and authorizing coinage of a four hundred sixteen grain silver peso for payments under one hundred pesos.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Committee On the Philippines Today
Philippines
Sagasta Resigns as Spanish Premier
MADRID December 3. Senor Sagasta premier of Spain has resigned.
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Sagasta
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Spain
Weather report from Tucson by Observer E Wetmore
Local conditions show a maximum near 26 and a wind from the northwest. Clouds are clearing across the area with a light to moderate breeze.
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Tucson
I. Wetmore
Statehood plan shifts focus away from Arizona and New Mexico
In Washington on December 3, Senator Beveridge and most Republican Territory Committee members vote to consolidate Oklahoma and Indian Territory into a single statehood bill. Democrats plan a minority Omnibus bill. Arizona and New Mexico are excluded, with ongoing debates on reporting paths and potential Senate actions through next week.
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Washington
Beveridge
Committee On Territories
Quay
Pennsylvania
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Nelson
Minnesota
Senate
United States
Territories
Friends of Statehood
Bard
California
Smith
Smitth
Flynn
Republians
Bate
Tennessee
Committee On
Arbitration Commission Hearing Resumes In Scranton
After a ten day adjournment miners and railroad representatives resume testimony before the anthracite coal strike commission. A large crowd is present with new lawyers in attendance. Chairman Gray says outside settlement efforts continue and the commission remains willing to aid an agreement.
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Lancaster
William Lawson
Cleara Anderson
William A. Reed
Belle Griffin
Belle Griffith
Kentucky
Gang of Loafers
Scranton
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Gray
Commission
Armour Endows Chicago Hospital Institute Of Bloodless Surgery
Millionaire J Ogden Armour plans a $3 million endowed hospital in Chicago to support a bloodless surgery program led by Professors Adolf Lorenz and Friedrich Mueller. The project honors Armour's daughter Lolita, who recovered from congenital hip dislocation. The institute will be free of knives and aim to generate about $1.1 million yearly.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Lolita Armour Institute of
Mr. Armour
Packer
Adolf Lorenz
Friedrich Mueller
University of Vienna
Dr. Lorenz
Armour
Lolita
Vienna
Dr. Mueller
Bsoever
Lorenzo
Lorenz
Northwestern University
Armour Institute
Mueller
Doctor Mueller
Doctor Lorenz
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