New Minor League League To Be Formed By Baseball Magnates
Chicago December reports note baseball men from Detroit Grand Rapids Toledo Louisville Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City and others gather to discuss creating a minor league modeled on the Western League with support from the American League A formal title remains undecided and a full eight club lineup is expected after January talks led by likely president Ben Johnson and aligned bylaws. The meeting will focus on initial organization with a full roster to be set post the January magnates conference.
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Chicago
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Toledo
Louis Ville
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Ray Johnson
James Manning
Charles Strobel
C. Saispaugh
Navin
Geo.m. George
National League
Ben Johnson
American League
Swindling Charge In Castellane Warimer Case
Taus Dec 26 The Castellane Warimer civil suit resumes with Wertheimer suing the Count and Countess de Castellane for 12940 francs in a 400000 franc total. Castellanes counter sue for damages alleging inflated prices and imitations. Court heard that the couple faced a swindling conspiracy as Maitre Bonner urged protection of the couple and demanded payment. decision reserved.
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Taus
Wertheimer
de Castellane
Castellanes
Argu
Ment
Maltre Bonner
Maitre Poucault
Castellane
Feelind
CAUGHT SANTA CLAUS IN A BEAR TRAP IN BINGHAMTON
In Binghamton New York on December 26 Harry and William Johnson of Unton attempted to trap Santa Claus to gain toys. They set a bear trap beneath a window, hid with friends, and heard a cry. Santa was found in the trap with a broken ankle likely needing amputation. Henry DeKalb was freed.
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Santa Claus
DeKalb
Arrested at Dinner in Christmas Burglary Ring
Chicago police arrested John Murrey while he carved a Christmas turkey at 180 Harrison street. Officials say he is the reader in a wave of burglaries across multiple cities totaling about $70,000 in valuables. Detectives found four large telescope cases with imported silks stolen from a Quincy dry goods store. Murray, a paroled convict, and an unnamed accomplice allegedly traveled to Ottawa Detroit Beloit Indiana City Dubuque Kansas City Stevens Point during the holiday spree.
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Chicago
John Murrey
Harrison Street
Olivers
Quincey
Murray
Ottawa
Detroit
Beloit
Wis
Elkhart
Michigan City
Indianapolis
Dubuque
Kansas City
Stevens Point
Wir
Mother Learns Sons Fate Then Falls Dead
Rickrsiey Dec 26 a fatal accident in which Charles Crunch and Wayne Crowell two Montpelier men were killed instantly when their buggy was struck by Wabash No 3 train near the village. The buggy was crushed the horse died shortly after. Crowell recently married Cannon was single. The mother fainted upon hearing her son's death and died soon after.
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Rickrsiey
Charles Crunch
Wayne Crowell
Montpellier
Here
Gannon
Canon
Crowell
Cannon
Sensational Arrest Rumors in New Castle
In New Castle Pennsylvania rumors claim arrests may follow the decade old murder of City Treasurer John Levine. The dead man’s body was found in the city hall vault near police headquarters, with investigators pressing a case against two prominent residents. Police and detectives continue probing as an official investigating committee remains at work.
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New Castle
Halle
Johm
Levine
Trolley Car Companies to Be Sued
Inventor Bidwell seeks patent royalties from electric railway firms nationwide claiming his lighted trolley system invention justifies large compensation. He alleges theft of rights and potential profits running into millions, following losses tied to forged checks connected to late George and Anatin Bidwell.
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Chicago
Ver
Benyuie Wd
Bell
Mr. Bidwell
George and
Anatin Bidwell
England
Furious Fight At Vergennes Saloon Ends With Wounding
In Vergennes Alabama on Christmas Day a deadly saloon fight left two men mortally wounded and two others maimed. Brothers Joe and Jake Davidson fought Henry Fox when Davidson fired twice, wounding Fox in the abdomen and grazing bystander Joe Pyatt. A running country chase followed with a wounded brother and a derailed pursuit.
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Vergennes
Carbondale
Mrs
Lfe
Lis
Joe
Jake Davidson
Henry Ox &Farmer
Fake Davidson
Fox
Joe Davidson
Joe Pyatt
Ptoyscic Society
President Mystified Over White House Christmas Turkey
Six fat turkeys arrived as Christmas presents from various parts of the country for the White House dinner. With guests limited, a single bird was chosen by the White House chef after removal of donor cards, to avoid jealousy over the sources.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
McKinley
Meeting of Envoys in Pe King Confirmed by Prince Ching
Secretary Hay received a message from Minister Conger noting that on Monday the envoys of the powers held a meeting in Pe King. Prince Ching presented credentials for Li Hung Chung and himself as official representatives of the Chinese empire, which were received and approved. The power agreement was formally presented to Prince Ching.
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Washington
Hay
Conger
Peking
Prince Ching
Li Hug Chang
Mrs Alford Surrenders Jewels After Bank Robbery
Mrs Cornelius L Alford Jr turns in jewels believed worth 160000 to First National Bank. Her husband allegedly stole a record sum from the bank and his trial was set to begin in U S court in New York City on December 26.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alford
First National
Alvord
United States
Adam Roth Lying Low With Stomach Cancer
Adam Roth a prominent Marion town ship resident lies at his country home with stomach cancer. He is unconscious part of the time and the end seems near.
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Adam Roth
Marion Town
Better Dead He Thought and Proceeded to KU
Two laborers living together in a coastal town faced a fatal incident after a confrontation. Simon Baier instructed Henry Guer to act and a pistol was fired, resulting in Gutuntaer’s death. The event occurred last evening in Cofton with unclear motives and minimal verified details.
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Simon Baier
Henry Guerther
Eso
Cofton
Christmas Riot at Lumber Camp in Christmas Me
A report from Forks Me describes a violent riot at a Chase Street lumber camp near Chirhelus Yeulog. Adams & Knowlton crews suffered numerous injuries including skull fracture ribs and severed artery from axe and pike blows. Several others received cuts and facial injuries.
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Ihe Forks
Doc
Chase Strenn
Adams & Knowlton
Phiip
Wm. Hennessy
Thomas Landry
Narcisse Ouilette
Elotil Langota
Forenun Chas
Brain
Pletron Dubole
Eddie St. Clatroa
Horace Wyman
Wim
Whipple
Jes
Dutelle
Millionaire murdered near Millersville in Savannah area
Frank Richardson, a Savannah millionaire and partner in Fife & Richardson, was shot in the hallway of his home Monday night. He left work at 8 PM and was talking to a stranger at his front door when the killer fled. Authorities suspect Savannah business circles and hint at a woman’s involvement. J J Richardson Jr., head of American Biscuit, is the victim’s brother.
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Bt. Joseph
Frank Richartson
Savannah
Richardson
Fife & Richardson
J. J. Richardson, Jr
The
American Biscuit
Suffragist Anthony quells lynching rumor in Wichita missive
Rochester December 28 veteran woman suffragist Miss Susan B. Anthony, weakened but resting, spent Christmas with her niece Annie Bacon. She expressed concern over rumors of a planned women’s lynching in Kansas and welcomed a letter from Wichita Mayor Ross denying a meeting in Hiderado for Miss Morrison’s lynching.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cliss
Susan B. Anthony
Annie Bacon
Miss Antheny
Kansas
Minch
Mayor Ross
Wichita
Hiderado
Miss Morrison
Prominent Citizen Arrives in New York from Europe
Jum Kruger former Transvaal justice of the peace at Pretoria arrived yesterday on the steamship Amsterdam from Rotterdam and Boulogne. He carried $10,000 in letters of credit and no baggage. He told customs he was captured by the British and escaped and wishes to settle in the United States away from the Transvaal.
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New York
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Jum Kruger
Transvaal
Pretoria
Customs Office
Christians Assaulted in Albano Church Fire
Vienna reports from Salonica detail a violent attack on a Greek church in Bania Albano where Bashi-Bazouks surrounded the building during service. Windows were smashed and the edifice set afire as worshippers fled, with twenty Christians burned alive and many wounded by stones and blows.
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Vienna
Salonica
Shul
Bania
Albano
Burglar Stabbed in Seath Bond Home Encounter
In Seath Bond Indiana on a Monday night Wood, once notable for a prior crime, confronted a burglar inside his residence. During a struggle over a dagger the assailant attempted to flee with the weapon as Wood grappled him, the knife penetrating the burglar's back amid the confrontation. The attacker, still armed, fled the scene.
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Seath Bond
Ind
Wood
Bia Eine
Teddy's New Man Leads New York DA Office
Eugene A. Philbin was appointed district attorney of New York by Governor Roosevelt and assumed his duties. Asa Bird Gardiner, removed from the post, turned over the office and wished Philbin success in his new role.
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New York
Eugene A. Philslin
Roosevelt
Asa Bird Gardiner
Philffin
Buffalo Man Chas Martel Found Dead Near Chicago Lines
The mangled body of Chas Martel of Buffalo North Carolina was found by a Chicago and Northwestern switch engine engineer who saw blood on the wheels while oiling his engine in the yards. The engine backed off the track and the body was discovered.
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Chicago
Chas, Martel
Buffalo
N.C C
Chicago & Northwestern
Rank Grintel
Noted church figure Chia dies at Halliday Hotel at 63
The right Reverend Chia Hale passed away yesterday at the Halliday Hotel in this city aged 63. Burial plans set for Philadelphia.
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Chia
Hale
Cale
Halliday Hotel
Philadelphia
McCutcheon Chicago Reporter Out Of Danger After Illness
John T McCutcheon the Chicago newspaper correspondent and artist who had been dangerously ill with pneumonia for a week in World War I era WoW reports now out of danger.
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Chicago
John T. McCutehron
Newen Paper
O Dangerously
Pamymonis
Wow
Where is Gen. De Wet in Basutoland area
Dec 26 Masera Basutoland dispatch says the British ace presenting Gen. De Wat in Ladybrand district has not been heard of in cavera. Saya and his present object is not known. The dispatch appears censored.
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DeWet
Tandon
Masera
Basutoland
DeWat
Ladybrand
Cavera
Saya
Chicago grand jury eyed on police graft probes
In Chicago on December 26 Judge Trudge Gibbons urged the county grand jury to return indictments against police department officials who may have taken tribute to permit dives and vicious resorts to stay open against the law. The panel may consider malfeasance and conspiracy charges if higher officials tolerated corruption, with Inspector Shea testifying he could close the open haunts if directed. The judge cautioned jurors to require solid evidence before convicting and warned against indicting without crime.
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Chicago
Trudge Gibbons
Lie Cool County Grand Jury
Police Department
Grand Jury
Algo
Gibbons
Witusaees
Ameluato
Shea
Pettigrew Bows to Defeat Hanna Bill in Congress
Washington December 26 Senator Pettigrew vows to block the ship subsidy bill this session if he can. He says he will use prolonged speeches to exhaust time and push the measure to an extra session. He asserts two other senators back his opposition and foresees Democrats backing him with some Republican support. He warns any forced action on the subsidy will delay other major business and possibly trigger an extra session.
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Washington
Pettigrew
Congress
Tlanna
Souuth Dakotian
Mr. Pettigrew
Hanna
Strikes Stir Bitter Labor Clash at Scranton Rails
Scranton railway workers resist a strike by imported labor from Syracuse and New York. Thirty one newcomers arrived, met by soldiers and about 200 citizens who swayed seventeen to refuse operating cars. Fourteen were jeered to the company office and quartered for the night. Police dispersed the crowd. The seventeen will be sent home today.
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Scranton
Scranton Railway Company
Syracuse
New York
Diamond Thief Suspect Linked Across Cities
Alfred J. Thurnes arrested in Indianapolis for stealing a diamond ring. He is believed to be Alfred Bruce the repeated house robber active in Cleveland Chicago St Louis and other cities. Fourteen own tickets from a Chicago firm were found on him and investigators seek more items including rings and chains.
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Thuiianapolis
Ind
Des
Alfred J. Thurnes
Alfred Bruce
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
West Virginia Senators Meet President Over War Dept Vacancies
Washington December 26 Senators El king and Scott of West Virginia called at the White House and held a long consultation with the President It is understood they pre vented the names of West Virginians whom they would ask to see appointed as tor and deputy auditor for the war department vacancies created by the death and resignation of Frank J Morris and Tantel Grosvenor
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Washington
Elking and
Scott
West Virginia
Red
West
Hospital Ambulance Called For Drunk Man Accident
Rochester city ambulance rushed to Maple and Mantron streets after a man reportedly broke his ing a wandering joke proved true. Jus. Burton, very drunk, caused the incident, leaving hospital staff annoyed by the long run.
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Rochester
City ‘Hospital
Maple
Mantron Street
Jus
Burton
Hopital
Actor Roland Reed Resting at West 122nd Street Home
Famous actor Roland Reed is resting comfortably at Captain Rush’s home on West 122nd Street after being discharged from the hospital Sunday. Reed’s physician says he is well on the road to recovery and should be out soon.
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New York
Roland Reed
Captain Rush
122Nd Street
Della Fox Marries John Levy in Maryland Court
Della Fox, the actress touring Chase's theater, married John Levy of New York in the new courthouse office of the common pleas judge. Rev W T Why officiated at Manuel Reformed Episcopal church. Witnesses were Mr Livingstone and Fox's maid. The couple left for a hotel after the ceremony.
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Della Fox
St. Louis
New York
Boxing day theater crowds mark holidays in London
The box day holiday in England draws people to fifty three London playhouses as pantomimes and specials fill the stage while the transport Canada carrying Lord Roberta reaches Madeira and Gibraltar. meanwhile in Peking English officers protest German troop actions under British protection and threaten withdrawal from the allied command.
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Madiera
Canada
Lord Roberta
Finglind
Gibraltar
London
England
Peking
Count von Waldersee
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