Immigration Inquiries and Global Notes From Washington
Washington reports grant 4s close inquiry at Honolulu on Portuguese immigration to Hawaii. The National Business League backs a six year presidential term. Judson B. Clements to be reappointed to the interstate committee commission. Executions, crimes, accidents, and deaths across multiple states are listed with diverse details, including shipper and rail incidents, hotel fires, and notable deaths of public figures and artists.
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Washington
Henry A. Berwind
Sault Ste. Marie
Notable Figures Die in 1906 Across Several Nations
Obituaries and career notes of prominent figures across the era include Maine Chief Justice Andrew P. Wiswell dying in Boston of heart disease, Cincinnati Southern railway chief engineer George B. Nicholson at Covington, Ky, and musician Mark Hassler in Philadelphia. The variety extends to European and U.S. figures, with mentions of royalty, diplomats, and scholars, reflecting a global obituary sweep in the era.
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Andrew P. Wiswell
Maine Supreme Court
Boston
George B. Nicholson
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Covington, Ky
Mark Hassler
Philadelphi
Irish Dentist Prank Leaves Patient in Twinge of Pain
A Washington dentist lured an Irish patient with a swollen jaw into his chair then had an assistant insert a pin in the leg to force the mouth open for a routine extraction. The patient, though shocked by the stunt, admitted the root was still far down and grimaced at the hidden needle.
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Washington
Miss Lena Ham Elected Justice of Peace in Picton
Miss Lena Ham daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Ham of Union County Ohio was elected justice of the peace at Picton Colorado on the Republican ticket by an overwhelming majority. She has seven years teaching experience in Union County schools starting at a young age.
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Periodma'am
Lena Ham
Willam’h. Ham
Raymond
Union County
Ohio
Picton
Colo
Lumber Trust Indictments Spark Broad Public Interest
Indictments against Ariman Roads and Gould Corporations mark a major inquiry into the lumber trust. Senator Tredge proposes a resolution urging wider attention as households nationwide face high lumber prices and constrained improvements. The trust allegedly uses a gentleman's agreement to eliminate competition, controlling all U S lumber with an $11 million capital, the fourth largest industry after steel iron textiles and meat packing.
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Kittredge
Congress
Dakotas
Prairie States
Lumber Trust
United States
Lam- der
Coal fraud indictments hit Harriman Gould interests
A federal grand jury investigating Utah coal and freight frauds returned indictments against the Union Pacific Railroad company the Oregon Short Line railroad the Union Pacific Coal company and several top officials linked to Harriman and Gould interests In Salt Lake City the panel charged discrimination against a coal dealer D J Sharp and alleged Gould interests defrauded the United States by land title methods used to acquire Utah coal lands
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Rand
Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Oregon
Short Line Railroad
Union Pacific Coal Company
Utah Fuel Company
Harriman and Gould
Fire at Cornell Leaves Seven Dead in Dormitory Blaze
A fire at Cornell University destroyed a dormitory early yesterday, killing seven people including four students and three volunteer firefighters. Rescue efforts were led by Cornell football men as the building burned, the cause remains unknown and authorities plan to dynamite the ruins to reach missing victims.
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Cornell University
Cornell
Negro Victims of Plot Debunk Brownsville Inquiry
New York reports that Gilbert Stewart a colored man returns from the Southwest with an affidavit and strong facts claiming the investigation clears three companies of Negro soldiers of the Twenty fifth infantry once dismissed for booting up the town of Brownsville. Attell knocks out Walsh in Los Angeles as the featherweight champion defeats Walsh in the eighth round in Boston.
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Lera
New York
Twenty Fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Gilbert Stewart
Attel
Walsh
Los Angeles
Cal
Abe Attel
San Francisco
Jimmie
Boston
Gold Stolen From Irkutsk Assay Office
Report says a gold ingot weighing 166 quarter pounds was altered and stolen last night at the government assay office in Irkutsk Siberia. Police seek motive and suspect details while investigating the tampering claim.
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Irkutsk
Siberia
Gov ‘Rament Assay
Waste at Government Printing Office Triggers Inquiry
Washington reports a House Appropriations Committee plans a winter inquiry into the Government Printing Office. Conservative lawmakers estimate mismanagement and extravagance have cost the government over 15 million dollars in the last 15 years. An unofficial tour found discarded type worth 75,000 dollars, 165,000 pounds of unused new type, and thousands of dollars of unused machinery, all in good condition.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
House Committee On Appropriation
Money Printing Office
Five Soldiers Fallen In Leyte Clash With Pulajanes
Dec 9 report from Capt Ham states a U S infantry unit with constabulary was attacked by bolomen four miles from La Pas along Tarragona trail on Dec 5. Five American soldiers died and nine were wounded, with thirty Pulajanes killed. pursuit detachment sent.
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Mauit
Manila
Samuel V. Ham
Leyte
Eighth United States Infantry
Ralph F. Yates, Jr
la Pas
Tarragona
Japs and Russians Ready for War in Far East
London reports war risk premiums rise as underwriters price Asia conflict. Col Gaede writes on Far East military position for Berliner Tageblatt, noting no renewal of hostilities yet. He cites Russia's enhanced Far East force, from eighty eight to 187 battalions, amid easing financial constraints.
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Far East
London
Livy
Assia
Japan
Gulneas
Gaede
Berliner Tageblatt
Geedko
Russia
Treaty to Exclude Japanese Laborers Arranged in Washington
President Roosevelt approves a treaty with Japan to exclude Japanese laborers from the United States. Secretary Root and Ambassador Aoki will arrange the document here after Japan indicated acceptance. The plan shifts from congressional action to formal treaty, with final wording to be negotiated locally.
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Root
Aoki
Washington
United States
Japan
Presdent
Roosevelt
Aok
Tn ‘Ming
Government of
Marlborough Custody Fight Continues in London
The Marlborough family remains unable to reach a friendly agreement on child custody. The children, separated from their mother for the first time in years, feel the distress of the split. The duke has consulted in the Lords with Sir Edward Carson, signaling possible court action to address alleged wrongs.
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London
Marlboroughs
House of Lords
Edward Carson
Uke
Sir Edward
Cowboys threaten to lynch man in Topeka dispute
Partial report from Topeka Kansas on December 7 describes cowboys confronting and threatening to hang John Lewis Lawrence over racial tensions. The incident follows a claim that a Negro man was "putting on airs" and sparked tense scenes with local authorities and bystanders.
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Coe Manel
Aaron
Topeke
Kan
John i Lewis Lawrence
Topeka
Roosevelt cites Storer misstatements and private letters
President Roosevelt released a long letter to Secretary Root criticizing former Ambassador Bellamy Storer and Mrs Storer for misstatements and private correspondence. He defends his position on Archbishop Ireland and notes Mrs Storer urged a cabinet appointment while alleging improper ambassadors. Cortelyou letter counters McKinley’s supposed personal favor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Root
Bellamy Storer
Storer
Mate
Ireland
Storers
Railroad Rates Reforms Highlight Garfield Report
Washington December report by Commissioner James R. Garfield notes investigations into oil transport and Standard Oil. Railroads canceled secret or illegal discrimination. shippers report improved equality of treatment from carriers after the inquiry.
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Washington
James R. Garfield
Standard CW Company
Bureau
Compa
Exposition building to be wrecked in St Louis
The St Louis Exposition building, historic for the Democratic nominating coliseum, will be wrecked after contracts were set. The venue once hosted conventions nominating Cleveland and Thurman in 1888 and Parker and Davis in 1904 for president and vice president.
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Cleveland
Parker
St. Louie
St. Louis Exposition
Coliseum
Thurman
Davis
Castro Dies or Failing Health Reported in Martinique
Relayed advices from Venezuela say President ro was moved by bed to Macuro near La Guayra last Monday. It is believed he has little chance of recovery. In Saskatoon a 17 year old, John anes of Red Jacket, is charged with attempting to wreck the Imperial Limited near Coot Hill siding.
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Martinique
Venezuela
Seacoast
Macuro
la Guayra
Caracas
Moosomin Sask
John Anes
Themperial Limited
Canadian Pacific
Coot Hill Siding
Memorial service for fire victims at Sage Chapel
A memorial service held yesterday at Sage Chapel on Cor Wall campus honored four students and three others who perished in the Chi Pat fraternity lodge fire. The event paid tribute to those killed while the campus community mourned the losses.
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Mourne
Ithaca
Bat
Chi Pat
Sage Chapel
Cor ‘Wall
Riots Break Out in Ping Kiang Over Anti Foreigner Tensions
Shanghai dispatch reports revolutionary and anti foreigner riots erupting in Ping Kiang during a provision issue. Local authorities struggle to restore order as clashes disrupt market areas and prompt calls for calm. Police and troops reportedly disperse rioters amid rising tensions and scattered property damage.
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Shanghai
Ping Kiang
Senator Arthur Brown Shot by Salt Lake City Woman
Former Utah senator Arthur Brown was shot by Anna Bradley in Salt Lake City and remains in precarious condition. Doctors had said he might recover but health worsened with risk of blood poisoning. Bradley claims she acted to force a marriage after Brown refused proposals. She remains close to collapse. lawyers advise keeping her isolated as political figures offer aid and local restaurants offer free meals.
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Utah
Washington
Arthur Brown
Anna Bradley
Salt Laké City
Bradley
Noone
Sutherland
House of Detention
Converted Bums In Pulpit At St. Nicholas Church
Wealthy and influential congregants filled St. Nicholas Church to hear Bowery former outcasts testify. The night featured an intense religious service that stunned Milhonake Row’s shadowed area and drew Dr. Mackay’s supporters to urge continued work.
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Fifth Avenue
Bowery
Mackay
Seven Are Blown To Atoms In Railroad Dynamite Blast
A dynamite blast in a tunnel on the New South & Western railroad right of way near Charlotte on December 11 killed one white man and five Negroes and an Indian. The man ordered to open the box was struck by the blast. only a fragment found. Six others were dismembered and seven seriously injured. A mule and car were thrown from the tunnel portal. the mule escaped.
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Alta
Charlotte
N. C
New South & Western Railroad
Sessions v INBANE: Col. Sessions confined after assault
Col Fitz Roy Sessions a former Iowa official, held many government posts, was an inmate at the Towa soldiers' home until last year. He went violently insane last night and attacked Adam Liebernecht in the hospital with a cane and knife, causing a thigh gash. Sessions was arrested and sent to the asylum in Marshalltown on December 11.
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Marshalltown
Col
Fitzroy Sessions
Towa
Adam Liebernecht
Col. Sessions
May floods Salton basin endanger Salton Sea region
The Colorado river breaches Hind dam and floods Salton sink. If not stopped soon the Southern Pacific main line may need rebuilding for 200 miles on higher ground, threatening homes of about a thousand people in the basin and a $25 million stake in the effort. A separate item notes John Schults injuring his leg after a fall near Okabena, and another brief reports a suicide off a Seattle steamer.
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Aziz
Colorado
Hind Dam
Salton Sink
Salton’ Basin
Jess
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