Bank Robbery by Masked Bandits at National Stock Yards
Six masked men raided the National Stock Yards bank in St. Louis area last night after choking and overpowering two night watchmen. They dynamited the vault and stole about $5,000 in coin and currency, tying and gagging staff before fleeing. One watchman and a fireman were beaten. the escape route was guarded by police soon after.
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Ours
National Stock Yards
Feman
Philpot
Daily Stock Reporter
Clarkson
Carey Cabinet Possibility Sparks Interior Dept Talk
Inquiries from the East discuss ex Senator J M being considered for the interim ent portfolio after Secretary Hitch’s retirement. Rumors circulate about Mr Carey’s knowledge of Interior affairs while abroad and his friends seek clarity on the situation as officials in New York weigh the state of affairs.
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J. M
Hitch‘urs
York
Carey
Interior Department
Pan-Americans in Discord Over Arbitration Plan
Washington January 7 The State Department seeks to avert a break up of the Pan American Congress as delegates from Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Peru Bolivia Santo Domingo Venezuela fear a walkout over compulsory arbitration The United States backs a Hague plan and Chile Colombia Ecuador Costa Rica Nicaragua Salvador Haiti and Mexico approve a similar approach A deadlock over the exact terms prompts cautious diplomacy and concern that the congress may end in failure
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Washington
Pan-American Congress
State Department
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Peru
Bolivia
Santo Domingo
Venezuela
Hay
United States
Hague
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Salvador
Haiti
Mexico
Congress
Congress Debates Nicaragua Canal Bill In House
The House opens debate on the Nicaragua canal bill with Grosvenor presiding and Hepburn leading the committee on interstate commerce. Rep Cooper introduces a Philippines civil government bill setting a January 1 1904 start with a president-appointed governor and two-House legislature. An advertisement from Kline Kohn & Co. promotes ladies tailoring.
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Washington, D.C
Grosvenor
Ohio
Hepburn
Iowa
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Washington, D. C
Cooper
Wisconsin
Committee of Insular Affairs Today
Philippines
Washington
Kline Kohn & Co
United States
Smith
Son of the Sun Returns to Defiled Capital Scene
The Imperial procession into the Forbidden City is described as the most brilliant scene seen by Peki. The Emperor, Empress Dowager, Prince Chun and princesses rode in glittering caparisoned chairs, escorted by banners and silk umbrellas as troops led by General Yuan Shi Kai arrived. The foreign community gathered atop the Chien gate to witness the event.
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Prince Chun
Yuan Shi Kai
Pe Chi Li
Chien Gate
Arizona marshalship still unsettled amid delays
In Washington dispatches dated January 7 the Arizona marshal appointment remains unsettled. Daniels, the favored candidate, avoids calls at his hotel while a White House decision lingers. A friend says the President will appoint him once the incumbent is disposed of, and Daniels plans to return home.
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Bington
D.C
Arizona
Daniels
Senate
White House
Admiral Schley May Get Justice in White House Appeal Move
Admiral Schley sought presidential consideration for his appeal to reverse Secretary Long action and the majority Court of Inquiry ruling. The interview was arranged in advance and ended with the President granting the appeal and Schley reporting satisfaction.
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Washington, D. C
Admiral Schley
White House
Secretary Long
Messrs. Rayner and Teague
Schley
Court of Inquiry
Faro Winnings Go to Chicago University
Chicago, Jan 7 Fully 1 000 000 of the money George W Hankins earned in twenty years of gambling in Chicago went to the University. Hankins real estate valued at more than 1 000 000 was foreclosed and bought by the University for 415 000. This is the last 1 500 000 Hankins possessed. He said if it helps the poor and their children it may grow to 2 000 000.
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Chicago
George W. Hankings
Chicago University
Hanking
University
Hankins
Balloon to Oversee World’s Fair Construction
ST. LOUIS Mo Jan 7 Director of Works Taylor will use a balloon to direct the construction of the World’s Fair and take photographs. Officials of the World’s Fair Company declare the work of construction will be begun within a week.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Taylor
Rare Metal Discovery Up in Wyoming
In the Douglas creek district near Laramie Wyoming a new iridium discovery joins existing copper ore. Noted figures in St Joseph Missouri received word of the mining fortune as Prof E E Slosson of Wyoming State University drives the find. The Rambler mine shows copper ore valued high per ton with platinum readings boosting totals. experts predict Rambler may become the first platinum mine, with copper as by product.
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ST. Joseph
Huston Wyeth
Wyeth Hardware Company
0. M. Spencer
Burlington Railway
Douglas Creek
Laramie
Wyo
E. E. Slosson
Wyoming State University
Rambler
Burlingame and Woods
Denver
Widow dies in blaze as stove sets dress alight
In Waco Texas on January 7 Mrs Katie Mason aged 72 was burned to death at her home after her dress caught fire from the stove. Her husband John L Mason aged 80 a helpless invalid watched the tragedy from his bed as rescuers fought the flames and saved the house.
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Waco
Tex
Katie Mason
John L. Mason
Long and Short Of Kentucky Matrimony In La Grange
A. A. Powell billed as the "Kentucky Giant" seven feet seven inches tall and Miss Mattie Kerlin, four feet five inches, were married today at Starlight. Powell, a traveling salesman for a New York firm, formerly worked in a circus.
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LA Grange
A. A. Powell
Kentucky
Mattie Kerlin
Starlight
Powell
New York
Texas Attorney General Moves Against Gypsum Trust
Texas Attorney General Bell plans investigation into the United States Gypsum company and its Acme Cement and Plaster connections with a large gypsum lands and plant investment near Acme. If links are confirmed, the firms face prosecution and Texas business prohibition.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Texas
Bell
Acme Cement and Plaster Company
Acme
Obeyed Dead Husband Married His Brother
Mrs Katie Meyer of Kansas City married her deceased husband H G Meyers brother Augustus H Meyer of St Louis twelve years after his death. He had urged his widow to wed his brother Gus before dying. The widow, heir to a Kansas City wholesale grocery business, agreed to the match and now resides there. The groom, a bachelor, had long contemplated proposing but was shy.
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Louis
Katie Meyer
Kansas City
Augustus H. Meyer
St. Louis
H. G. Meyer
Gus
Meyer
Chancellor Day links Miss Lund's death to Christian Science
Syracuse University Chancellor James R. Day provokes Christian Scientists by asserting Miss Unni Lund died from anaemia after relying on Christian Science treatment. He recounts her refusal to see a physician and cites a late bedside claim of recovery as she died. He labels Christian Science a dreadful scourge harming both soul and body.
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Syracuse
N. Y
James R. Day
Syracuse University
Unni Lund
Europe
Day
Miss Lund
Boston
Christian Science
Heffron
Anni Lund
Bryan Will Reside In a Barn Temporarily
Lincoln dispatch reports William J. Bryan will live in a barn near his D Street residence while a new house is built. The barn will be converted into a temporary dwelling as Bryan oversees construction and plans a $20,000 brick home with about twenty rooms, slated to move in March.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Bulding
Paoli Dentist Faces Public Reading of Offensive Letter
In Paoli Indiana a woman named Eva Miller forced Doctor C D Driscoll to publicly read a letter he wrote her and apologize before a crowd. After threats of horsewhipping and revolvers at the doorway the townspeople compelled him to leave town within twenty days.
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Paoli
Jan. T
C. D. Driscoll
Eva Miller
Satillo
Driscoll
Miss Miller
Doctor Driscoll
Mining States Representatives Seek Department of Mines
Western and Southwestern state lawmakers plan a caucus to press Congress for a department of mines and mining or a dedicated bureau in an existing department. They highlight repeated attempts and link to the broader push for a department of commerce and industries, with Martin's bill on mining stations guiding the effort.
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Mining States
Department of Mines
Washington
United
Congress
Department of Mines and Mining
Department of Commerce and Industries
Martin
South Dakota
United States
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Department of Commerce and Industry
Interior Department
Cabi Net
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Son of the Sun
Imperial
Forbidden City
Peki
Roosevelt
Majority Report
Faro
Wyoming
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