Week's History in Epitome Condensed for eaDER
News digest highlights invitations from President and Mrs. Roosevelt for a Jan 4 dinner and musicale. Foreign and domestic items cover Red Cross treaty report, Union Pacific rail inquiry delay, a Massachusetts congressman election win, banking bill alignment, German ambassador to visit southern ports, and various global events from famine in China to strikes in Italy. Included are accidents, crimes, and personal tragedies from North America and Europe with names and places noted.
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Brannington
Roosevelt
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Red Cross
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union
Southern Pa ‘Alfte
Harriman
Charles G. Washburn
Massachusetts
Rockwood Hoar
House Committee On Banking 4 Currency
American Bankers’ Association
Baron Speck von Sternburg
State Department
Panther
Bremen
Notable Deaths and Appointments in Postwar Era Obituaries
A string of notable deaths and appointments spans several states and professions. Mrs Hannah Pearce of Pittsburg and William Roseberg, a leading financier, are reported deceased. Harvard names meteorologist Abbot Lawrence Roteh as professor of meteorology. Others include Dr William Harrison Hipp of Illinois health board and John Armoy Knox former Texas Siftings editor, all noted in obituary form.
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Hannah Pearce
William Roseberg
Pittsburg
Abbot Lawrence Roteh
Harvard
William Harrison Hipp
Illinois State Board of Health
Chicago
Charles Fremont Cochran
St. Joseph
John Armoy Knox
Texas Siftings
New York
John L. Farwell
New York City
New Hamshire
William James Hardman
University of Michigan
Baltimore
John Mercer Brooks
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
R. M. C. Brown
Washington
William Haywood
Consuil Eneral
Seoul
Korea
Government
Fort Bayard
N. M
Gerald Webb
Colorado Springs
Cole
Webb
Jefferson Davis
Jeremiah Curtin
Bristol
Bright
Curtin
Altyaix
Des Moines Farmer Found Dead After Field Incident
A Des Moines area farmer was found dead in a field near town with his horse and plow gear nearby. Authorities suspect heat illness contributed to the death amid harsh farm labor conditions and wage tensions in the region.
Harriman Urged Congress to Reimburse Pacific Repair
President presses for swift action after a major break threatens up to 13 million dollars in losses. He urges Congress to reimburse Southern Pacific and directs Calfornia Development to repair promptly, with authority to involve other Pacific carriers if needed. The aim is rapid restoration and to minimize further damage.
Hearing Ends Suddenly In Oil Case In New York
Hearings in Missouri versus Standard Oil and related companies in New York ended abruptly as the defense sought time to present testimony. The next session likely moves to St Louis. Separately heavy rains and chinook winds in Tacoma caused renewed flooding, washing out the Northern Pacific bridge at Heywood and delaying all trains.
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Standard Oil
New York
Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
Heywood
Town Treasurer Accused Of Malfeasance In Cook County
St Paul December 22 Charges of malfeasance in office have been filed with Rev Johnson against James H Pinkerton treasurer of Schroeder township Cook County. The charge alleges the loss of $8000 of the county funds.
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St. Paul
Rev. Johnson
James H. Pinkerton
Schroeder Township
Cook County
Pinkerton
Nab Alleged Gamblers in Larimore North Dakota
Sheriff Turner raids an alleged gambling house in Larimore North Dakota and arrests five men on gambling charges. The brief item notes a crackdown on illicit gaming and contains other scattered clippings about executions in Radom and a shaving death in Colfax.
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Nab
Larimore
N. D
Turner
Man Fights for Life After Paranoid Attack
Matthew Stonan, 27, a homesteader sixteen miles east, rushed at his father and brother with a butcher knife and a double bladed ax in a sudden spree of temporary insanity. The clash left both men seriously wounded before they subdued him. Doctors report he has fully recovered from the mental episode.
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Dias
Deest Maer Jendrickson
Here
Matthew
Mother Finds Her Boy in Fergus Falls
A St Paul boy who ran away two years ago was found in Fergus Falls after a telegram from St Paul ordered his arrest and return to his parents. The youth, Roy Dose or Davehaus, was in school when taken into custody. His mother arrived from St Paul and did not recognize him at first. identity confirmed, they left for home after an emotional reunion.
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St. Paul
United
Parente
Fergus Falls
Minn
Roy Dose
Davehaus
Missing Fort y Years Returns to Contest Will
Charles J. Glover, once thought dead by relatives in Manitowoc and Kenosha, reappears in county court at Kenosha to contest the will of his sister Nancy Glover who died recently from an accidental burp related incident. He fled decades ago and was missing for over forty years, with his brother and sister in Kenosha believing him dead for twenty five years.
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Kenosha
Wis
Charles J. Glover
Nancy Glover
Manitowoc
Pardons for Christmas Gift Prisons in South Dakota
Gov Elrod pardons two inmates at the South Dakota penitentiary on Christmas, Thomda Ford from Butte County arson and Charles O Bj elketrom from Stanley County horse rustling. Other brief items report Frank Borchert's suicide in Chicago, a Minnesota student honored at Columbia, and a Utah fire cutting coal output at the Cumberland mines.
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South Dakota
Pierre
Elrod
Star Board of Pardons
Thomda Ford
Butte County
Charles 0. Bjelketrom
Stanley County
Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific Coal
Cumberland
Wyo
Child Drowns At Bay In Menominee Funeral Day
Six year old boy in Menominee Michigan drowned when he fell into a channel carved in the bay while his mother Mrs Charles Stone attended a friend's funeral. The incident occurred December 23 and the boy was reportedly playing on the edge when he slipped into the water. Local authorities investigated the tragedy as a fatal accident with the missing child presumed drowned.
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Silden
Menominee
Mich
Charles Stone
Arson Charge Reported in Barber Case
A court case lists an arson charge against a defendant linked to a Barber location. The document notes the suspect appeared before the court on the charge and details related to the alleged attempt to fire a building.
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Bociedr Nok
Lamate i
Ate
Arges Made as Boby ArgEs Made as Boby
Minnesota win tied for diomisbal row of pige 18 being dewanved.
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Arges
Boby
Minnesota
Bixby Faces Push For Dismissal Over Creek Nation Affairs
Washington dispatch reports strong efforts to remove Tama Bixby Minnesota for the five civilized tribes after charged misuse of public office in Creek nation affairs. William Foulke’s inquiry report and conferences with Secretary Hitchcock hint at forthcoming actions and possible suspension pending further inquiry.
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Washington
Tama Bixby
Minnesota
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Marshall L. Mott
Creek Nation
Inlan Affairs
Bixby
Ain
William Dudley Foulke
Secretary of ‘the Interior
Foulke
Hitchcock
Mr. Mott
Mott
Four Guilty Of Land Frauds In Nebraska Trial
Bartlett Richards president Will G Comstock C C Jameson and Aquilla Triplett were found guilty by jury on thirty six counts alleging conspiracy to defraud the government of public lands and perjury. The case concerned ranch enclosure in Cherry Sheridan and Box Butte counties Nebraska through fraudulent homestead entries.
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Lcharde
Comstock
Jameson
Triplett
Omaha
Neb
Federal District Court
Bartlett Richards
Will G. Comstock
C. C. Jameson
Nebraska Land and Feeding, Company
Spade
Aquilla Triplett
Charg Ranch
Cherry
Sheridan
Box Butte
Nebraska
Patrick Gets Commutation for Murder Case
Albert T. Patrick, once condemned to death for the murder of William Marah Rice, had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Gov. Higgins. The decision followed a four to three Court of Appeals vote and cited concerns over Patrick’s sanity amid years on death row at Sing Sing.
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Aipany
Albert T. Patrick
Gov. Higgins
William Marah Rice
New York
Court of Appeals
Patrick
Sing Bing
Heyl Seeks Divorce Amid Household Turmoil
Clara Heyl files for divorce from Jacob Heyl citing accusations of cruelty and family tensions. The case centers on inherited property valued around $5,900 with restraint and custody questions implied by the domestic dispute.
Denies Forgery Charge In Billings Arrest
Billings Montana December 23 D Jones an employee of Yegen Brothers was arrested last night on a charge of forging a check Jones claims he obtained the check from another man and denies committing the forgery.
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Billings
Mont
D. Jones
Yegen Bros
Jones
Hhe
Vatican protests over Paris nunciature search and secrets
Rome protests were filed by Cardinal Merry del Val over the Paris nunciature search the expulsion of Mgr Montastrini and seizure of a cipher enabling access to papal correspondence The note argues such acts violate diplomatic norms and Pope Catholic rights and cites unprecedented conduct. Paris meanwhile passes new religious legislation strengthening the government against Vatican confrontation The measure gains swift chamber approval with 443 to 168 votes and signals the ministry’s stance in the ongoing Vatican clash.
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Rome
Cardinal Merry del Val
Paris
Mgr. Montastini
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
Senator Foraker Criticizes Roosevelt on Brownsville Troops
Washington December 22 Senator Foraker challenged President Roosevelt's discharge of the Brownsville troops. He argued the President misconceived constitutional power and evidence, reading excerpts he called unsatisfactory. Foraker urged the President to reconsider once the true situation is known.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Foraker
Cap Macklin Shot at Fort Reno in Brownsville Fallout
Capt Ba r B Macklin of Company C Twenty First Infantry was shot twice at Fort Reno Oklahoma while dining with his wife. The assailant a negro is believed to be one of the men discharged by President Roosevelt for Brownsville riots. Doctors say wounds are dangerous but not fatal and may implicate neglect of riot control during August.
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Kolle
Berne University
Switzerland
Enrique Creel
Chihuahua
United States
Kiangsu
China
Trinklansy
Haffcing
Naples
Genoa
Japan
McCormick
Paris
St Petersburg
Harry Skilling
Des Moines
Iowa
Clinton
W. D. McCrary
Zella Drake
J. P. van Hymert
Dicer
Brownsville
el Reno
Okla
Baar B. Macklin
United States Infantry
Roosevelt
Fort Reno
Macklin
Mob Lynches Suspect Who Attacked Woman in Annapolis
In Annapolis Maryland a mob of about twenty five to thirty men broke into the jail and hanged Henry Davis a Black man who last Friday assaulted Mrs John Reid near Iglehart station. Davis offered little resistance and was executed by firing bullets after being dragged to a vacant lot.
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Annapolis
Henry Davis
John Reid
Iglehart
Davis
Parliament prorogued as bitter notes rise over education bill
London dispatch reports the cabinet met in a special session to prorogue parliament for holidays. The session will resume mid February. Strong bitterness surrounds the cabinet after the crushing defeat of the education bill, the centerpiece of its program.
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London
Farmer Mo Kinley Slays Timber Wolf at Farmyard Gate
A large timber wolf attempted to enter the stables on Mo Kinley’s farmyard. Kinley shot and killed the animal as it pushed toward the structures, ending the threat to his livestock.
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MoKinley
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