Roosevelt may appoint commission to study Navy department
The report notes President Roosevelt may soon appoint a civilian secretary of the navy advisory commission to study naval administration and reform. Other items include census cost estimates at 52 million dollars and various international and domestic political updates from Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt Hae
Neill
North
Post Fee Department
Cuba
San Francisco
Tonite Tm
St Foian Canal
Isthimlan Anal Combnion
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Navy
Germany
State Department
Bonaparte
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court
Seventh Circuit
Fudge
Roosevelt 10 The Lawmakers Repeats Recommendations on Corporations
The president's message to Congress urges stronger federal control over interstate corporations. He cites the need to regulate railroads via the Interstate Commerce Commission, curb stock manipulation, and provide comprehensive supervision of securities. He calls for a permanent commission to coordinate waterways, post savings banks, census staffing under civil service, and rapid statehood for New Mexico and Arizona.
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Aui
Cure Fenes Commission
Hstioonodb
Panama Canal
United States
Sedre Union
de Stes
Onequalis
Ita
Aship
Pulite
Sudlelal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Tesards Faten
Ivestors
Ise
Esard
Commerce Commission
the ‘Nghe Agalnat Adequate
Gocernane Conte
Gual
Rovernment
United
Ana
Department
Ther
New Mexico
Arisona
States
Panama ‘Canal
Irgent
Medic
Etawa
Philippines
Porto Rice
Porto
Cts Arshtine
Orien
Seria
Hinttacaen
Uae
Government to prosecute Anaconda smelters over fumes
President Roosevelt authorized an equity suit against the Anaconda Copper smelting trust to stop poison fumes threatening thousands of acres of forest reserves. A Justice Department agent will report on damages and potential future harm as the case moves toward court action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Montana
Department
Solicitor General
Host
Department of Justice
Black Hands Own Father Threat Letter Arrested Youth
Will Davis, son of a farmer near Murphysboro Illinois, was arrested on a charge related to a Black Hand letter targeting residents for six months. He was seen posting a threatening note that was delivered immediately. The case includes his own father as a victim. In Arkansas, Mrs Ben Chism and her infant died from an overdose of poison at the home of the woman's father.
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Camus
Gilford Dudley
Topeka
Kan
Broadway
New York
Vernon Cripe
Walter Evang
Walkerton
Ind
Mler
Tiller
Tona
Salinsky
Menominee
Mich
Rhinelander
Guy Hough
Floyd Town
Murphysboro
Til
Will Davis
Here
Rene
Davis
Holley Grove
Ark
Ben Chism
Oil Tank Explodes Near Bayonne Stirs Panic
A 75,000 gallon Olt Tank near Bayonne New Jersey exploded with a terrific roar igniting a fire. Citizens of Greenville nearby village were panicked but police and fire reserves reached the scene and soon controlled the blaze.
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Olt
Bayonne
N. J
Stantard
Greenville
Train brakeman dies after slip near Freeport
Saturday night snow south of Freeport led to a fatal accident as Upton Morin a young brakeman living in Freeport fell from a freight train and was crushed to death early yesterday authorities reported.
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Freeport
Here
Upton Morin
Finais
Police Killed by Strikers in Chile Mines
A strike at the Collahuaso mines near Tquique on December 8 led to police being deployed to restore order. Officials report several officers killed or wounded and troops dispatched to relieve the force.
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Tquique
Chile
Collahuaso
Doctor Guilty of Assault in Far South Dakota Case
Belle Fourche December 8 A jury in the circuit court found Dr H M Champner guilty of assault and battery for shooting hospital nurse Mrs Anna Farrell last summer The trial featured the well known local physician and the nurse as the principal parties in a sensational case that drew community attention.
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Belle Fourche
8. D
H. M. Champner
Annna Farrell
Mine Death Toll 151 in Marianna Coal Blast
Reports from the Marianna mine of the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal company confirm the deadly Nov 28 explosion has raised the death toll to 151. Officials warn safety measures and rescue efforts continue as families await confirmation.
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Pittsbur
Marianna
Pittsburg
Buffalo Coal Company
Castro Cant Land In France Over Apology Demand
Paris does not permit Fidel Castro to land in France if he visits Bordeaux until he issues a formal apology for France, and signals compliance with the arbitration award. The cabinet secretly decided to bar landing unless an official telegram of apology to France is sent and orders to Caracas for immediate arbitration execution are issued.
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Paris
Dec
Castro
Venezuel
Bordeaux
France
Spain
M. Taigny
Caracas
Woman Escapes East Mississippi Asylum in Disguise
Mrs. Mason Hooper fled East Mississippi insane hospital by fashioning a disguise. She obtained a lead pencil to write a note, covered her face with powder, wrapped a shawl over her head, and carried a market basket as she left the grounds. She reached Meridian and was detained until an attendant arrived.
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Meridian
Mason Hooper
East Mississippi Insane Hospital
Admiral Coghlan Dead Fought With Dewey to Receive Naval Funeral
Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan, U S N retired and a Manila Bay hero, died at Sutton Manor near New Rochelle from heart disease. He authored the Hoch der Kaiser poem that strained U S German ties. He is to be given a naval funeral in Washington on Wednesday.
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Dewey
New York
Joseph Bullock Coghlan
Manila Bay
Germany
Charles Chamberlain
Sutton Manor
Nea New Rochelle
Washington
American battleships pass Singapore harbor ceremony
United States Atlantic battleship fleet led by Rear Admiral Sperry steamed through Singapore harbor in a stately procession. The flagship Connecticut saluted as the fleet passed by, drawing praise from experts and the large shore crowd of spectators.
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Singapore
Dec
Sperry
Connecticut
Markets Report From Multiple Cities On December 8
Wheat prices across St. Paul Minneapolis and Chicago show No 1 hard and No 1 Northern around 1.08 to 1.12 dollars, with No 2 Northern near 1.04 to 1.08. Corn and oats quotes hover near 58 to 63 cents and 47 to 49 cents. Cattle hog and lamb figures appear in Chicago and Sioux City, while a Gardner Massachusetts chair factory resumes full time after eight months of reduced operations.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Towa
South St. Paul
Tim Gardner
Mass
Haywood Bros. & Co
Tragic Grade Crossing Fatality In Milwaukee Area
A wagon was struck and instantly killed when a Milwaukee passenger train hit it at a grade crossing. James Griey, a farmhand at the crossing, is detained by police pending an inquest.
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Milwaukee
James Griey
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