Senate Opens as Cannon Is Re-elected Speaker
Vice President Fairbanks appoints Senators Allison and Morgan to notify the president Congress is ready for his message. The Senate adjourns after a 20 minute session. Aldrich Knox Warner and Frazier take oath and honor is paid to Senator Platt. The House organizes with Cannon re elected speaker and oath and seating formalities completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Morgan
Fairbanks
Congress
Senate
Aldrich
R. I
Knox
Pennsylvania
Warner
Frazier
Tenn
Platt
Connecticut
House
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Wide range of fires, crimes and disasters hit towns
Fire destroyed Broadalbin Knitting Co plant in Broadalbin New York with losses of 110000. Havre Montana saw the Broadwater Pepin block burn for a 150000 loss. Arcadia Florida suffered near total business district destruction with 250600 in losses. Peters burg Indiana had four blocks burned for a 50000 total. Bank robbery at Owl Indian Territory yielded over 3000. Industry, rail, and political unrest cited across multiple states and nations with deaths, legal actions, and financial shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadalbin Knitting Co
Broadalbin
N. Y
Havre
Mont
Broadwater-Pepin
Arcadia
Fla
Petersburg
Ind
Citizens’ National Bank
Owl
Indian Territory
St. Petersburg
Poland
Santa Fe
Romero
N. M
R. B. Brackett
War Department
Commissary Department
Charles F. Douglass
Weston
W. Va
Douglass
United States
Canada
Graff Stove and Range Co
Liberty Avenue
Pittsburg
New York
Samuel McCue
Charlottesville
Norfolk & Western
Hallsville
G. C. Clendennen
T. J. Dye
Thomas J Daneery
Buffalo
Middle River
Tensas
Alabama
Mobile
Ala
Havana
Congress
Erie
Jersey City
Lodz
Korea
Peking
Roosevelt
Colorado
Harry Rowe
Edney
Reading Coal and Iron Co
Yatesville
Edward Lovett
Trenton
N. J
Utica
Citadel
Lille
France
Walter J. Jarvis
Charleston
S. C
Jarvis
Orla Morey
Rupert, VI
Beloit
Rock River
Wis
English Channel
North Sea
Alexander Crepka
Ella Crepka
Jackson
Mich
F. A. Molitor
Midland Valley Railroad Co
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Philippine
Texas Oil Co
Jennings
Beaumont
Tidewater
Texas
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Secretary of
White
Woodstock
Ont
St. Louis
Federal Grand Jury
E. G. Lewis
People’s United States Bank
Woman's Magazine
Woman's Farm Journal
Oregon
George E. Chamberlain
Oswald West
William Gardner
Au Sable
Mlinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Onio
Pennsylvania
Illinois Steel Co
United States Steel Corporation
Thirtyfirst Street
Chicago
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Pere Marquette
Henry Lurton
Judson Harmon
United Kingdom
Arthur J. Balfour
Edward
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Blake Bonnefield
Philadelphia
Bonnefield
Driscoll
Grand Jury
Illinois Brick Co
Eleven Die As Steamer Lunenburg Strikes Rocks
A violent storm drives the steamer Lunenburg aground off Amherst harbor near the Magdalen islands. Eleven aboard perish from the wreck, including a Halifax MP and an owner. only Captain Pride survives after waves swamp a rescue boat. The vessel had been sailing between Pictou and the Magdalen islands since last spring.
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Meat Cove
C. B
Lunenburg
Amherst Harbor
Magdalen Islands
R. J. Leslie
Halifax
Capt
Pride
Pictou
Skull Found In Cellar At 112 West Twenty sixth Street
New York police in the Tenderloin uncovered a crushed skull in a cellar at 112 West Twenty sixth Street along with a hammer bearing possible blood stains. Twenty bones were later found as detectives tore up the floor and a pail showed quick lime evidence. A nearby sailor recalled hearing shots last Christmas and seeing two men carry a third into the same basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tenderloin
West Twenty-sixth Street
Panic on La Champagne Sparks Injuries and Possible Drownings
Six injured and three to six feared drowned after a panic aboard the French liner La Champagne as it began coaling in Havana. The ship carried 350 cabin and 1,400 steerage passengers with 1,100 bound for Havana and 340 for Mexico, and listed as the crowd surged to watch lighters while water entered through coal ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Mexico
Disaster at Charing Cross Station in London
Ninety feet of the southern roof of Charing Cross station collapsed yesterday afternoon during repairs. About 40 workmen were buried in the debris. Casualties include two confirmed dead, two missing, eight seriously injured, and 206 lightly injured. The Avenida theater roof adjoining the depot was crushed, injuring several workers.
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London
Charing Cross
Avenue Theater
Collision on East River injures captain and panics 100 women
In New York the schooner Michael Collins and the ferryboat Garden City collided in the East River. Thomas Miller, master of the Collins, lay fatally injured as the Garden City suffered a large bow hole and passengers, mainly women, plunged into a frantic scramble. Separately, Wisconsin and northern Michigan hunters report 26 killed and 51 wounded this year.
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New York
Thomas Miller
Michael Collins
Garden City
East River
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Womanly Mannishness and the Rise of Female Sports
A columnist mocks scaremongers who claim women adopting sports and lectures will become men. It notes women embrace hockey and intellectual pursuits while cautioning against excessive zeal. The piece ends by praising Canton and a spinning maiden festival with a marriage market for a 16 year old Chinese girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Exchange
Canton
Mistletoe Price Dilemma Sparks Florist Banter
A playful exchange centers on the cost of mistletoe as a customer grills a florist about pricing. The florist coyly notes the price depends on who is beneath it, adding a wink to the seasonal moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Florist
Puck
Wakefield youths honored for sobriety at 21
J D Sliney and H O Hinckley of Wakefield Massachusetts receive $10 each and certificates from the selectmen for abstaining from smoking chewing and drinking until age 21. The awards come from a fund established by Jonathan Nichols.
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J. D. Sliney
H. O. Hinckley
Wakefield
Mass
Jonathan Nichols
Coquette Term Sparks Bitter Defense In Conversation
A heated exchange centers on the meaning of coquette as one party accuses the other of misusing the term. The remark prompts a sharp retort questioning the accuser’s understanding of the word and its implications.
Market Report From New York to Pittsburg December 6, 1905
A multi city commodities summary notes grain prices from New York including Wheat No. 2 red at 97 7e, Corn No. 2 yellow 53 4c, Oats 38 40 14c, with Hay steady and cattle ranges. Regional figures from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh show varied prices for flour, wheat, corn, oats, butter, cheese, potatoes, hay, cattle, calves, sheep and hogs with specific bid ranges.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Inventors showcase curious tools at London dairy show
A battery of new devices include a butter maker from fresh milk in 60 seconds, a flour gold saver powered by gasoline, and mine tailings experiments yielding five and a half pounds of gold in ten days. Also shown are a fireman’s breathing hood, innovative paper cloth fabrics, and an electric generator harnessing locomotive exhaust heat.
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London
Colorado City
Charles E. Chapin
Berkeley
Cal
Saxony
Amusing Advertisements From Historical Press Snippets
A collage of 19th century ads and notices includes: a London dentist advert offering old artificial teeth and a century of establishment. an Irish widow seeking help via a social contact. a Guildford sweep announcing inability to take public concert engagements. a Lincolnshire tailor hiding his name in tortoise form for a prize. and Chronicle jabs at vain washing and aggressive butchers seeking “alive when wanted” salesmen.
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Messrs. Smith
Oxford Street
London
London Morning Post
Guildford
Boston
Lincolnshire
England
London Chronicle
Oath of Office Joke Provokes Local Laughs
A British tourist asks about the oath of office and a Philadelphia citizen quips that in most offices it is Darn that boy. The exchange captures a light political moment from the era.
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Philadelphia Press
Coffee Heart Danger Warns Oregon Woman Study
A Oregon woman, once a coffee addict, describes severe heart and liver issues tied to coffee use. After switching to Postum Food Coffee for six months, her pulse stabilized and health improved, with clearer complexion and stronger meals. Her husband also benefited from the change to Postum. Read The Road to Wellville in Postum packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Congressional
Gerrmaan
Glencoe
A. R. Meyer
Kansas City
Leadville
Col
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Clinton Edward Dawkins
J. W. Morgan & Co
New York Teamsters
Thomas Orr
Mary Chard
Harrisburg
Roy C. McCurdy
Thomas G. Sample
Tuscaloosa
Dominion Coal Co
Douglas H. Thomas
N. S
Rembrandt
Diamond Coal and Coke Co
Diamondville
Wyo
Twilight
Monongahela River
Miners’ Convention
Black Hundred
Kiel
Russia
George W. Vanderbilt
W. S
W. L. Alexander
Charlotte
Kan
Alga P. Berry
Vancouver
Wash
Vancouver Barracks
Georgetown
Demerara
Jersey Central “Flyer
Penn Haven Junction
Scranton
Lehigh River
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Eydtkuhnen
East Prussia
Welkoweszk
Russian Poland
Scannell
Nebraska
Catholic Church
Kennedy
Dewey Theatre
Huber
Charles Gilhooley
Gilhooley
Carriage Workers’ Union
Eng
Toledo
East Buffalo
Dec
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