World Happenings and Public Life in Brief
Taft returns from world tour with note on Japan. Central American peace conference ends with eight conventions. Williams and DeArmond clash on House floor. Dewey’s 70th birthday dinner precedes a Pacific fleet departure. Roosevelt orders fleet review. wireless reports all well. Congress urged to pass emergency currency law. Tillman denounces administration in Senate. Panama bonds under court dispute. Paquin and Creighton obituaries. gas mine explosion entombs miners. Palermo powder magazine blasts. King Oscar buried. Lord Kelvin dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taft
Japan
United States
Root
Luis Anderson
Ambassador Creel
Mexico
Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
David A. DeArmond
Missouri
House of Representatives
Williams
de Armond
Admiral Dewey
Roosevelt
Evans
Hampton Roads
Pacific Ocean
Norfolk
Charleston
S. C
Congress
Tillman
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of Justice
Ansberry
Ohio
Toledo
Chicago
Maumee River
Lake Michigan
New Vegas National Forest
Nevada
Aquarius National Forest
Utah
Paris
H. Clay Wyatt
Lawton
Okla
Rosebud Reservation
South Dakota
Hugh L. Creighton
Oakville
London
German War Ministry
Pulsen
Berlin
Copenhagen
David Currier
Westbrook
Conn
Saybrook Point
Kentucky
Mike
Bridgeport
Teheran
Charles Hank
International Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta Workers
Athens
Billy” Warren
Stuart
Warren
Robert Mitchell
State Board of Agriculture
Indiana
Princeton
Ind
Edward Clifford
Peoria
Darr
Pittsburg Coal Company
Jacobs Creek
Palermo
John Meyer
Holy Cross
James B. McGonigal
Panhandle
Kansas City
King Oscar of Sweden
Stockholm
Republican County Committee
New York County
Charles E. Hughes
C. Hauge
Christiania
Henry Dibblee
Philippine Assembly
Springfield
Ill
John C. Pierik
Glenville Banking & Trust Company
Cleveland
M. Filossofoff
Maine
Frank Krag
Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Shore
Collinwood
Waisner Bros
Sheridan
Wyo
Kate A. Henderson
Joliet
American Federation of Labor
Buck’s Stove and Range Company
St. Louis
Gould
Court of Equity of
Oliphant Fatally Shot in New York Office
James H. Oliphant senior partner of Oliphant & Co. was shot and killed by customer Charles A. Geiger from Beaufort South Carolina who then killed himself. Also notes various international and national events including legal sentences and political actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Oliphant
Stock Exchange
James H. Oliphant & Co
New York
Charles A. Geiger
Beaufort
S. C
Oliphant
Karlsruhe
Germany
Karl Lindenau
Olga Molitor
St. Thomas
Culebra
Roosevelt
United States
Goldfield
Nev
University of Oklahoma
Alfred M. Hewlett
Weston Tube Company
Kewanee
Ill
Terri Pomare
Royal Family of
Tahiti
Queen Maran
San Francisco
Papeete
Berlin
Copenhagen
Rev
L. I. Conrady
Father Damien
Molokai
Hawaiian Islands
Cuba
War Department
Magoon
Island
Republican State Committee of
Missouri
Taft
Nitrate labor strike swells across Tarapaca Province
The Chilean strike by nitrate laborers expands to cover Tarapaca with over 30 plants shut down. The protest signals growing unrest in the industry and regional labor action affecting production.
Columbus Negro Confesses to Hershey Murder Case
John Young a Dayton arrestee confessed to police in Columbus to the Friday morning assault on Mrs. W. B. Hershey at her home. He said he entered the basement, overpowered her, gagged her with a dress, ravished her, and then fled to a Big Four train before being captured near Dayton. Crowds shouted lynching as officers escorted him to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
John Young
Tobias
W. B. Hershey
Columbus
Police Department of
Young
Hershey
William B. Hershey
Union Station
Panama Canal progress rivaling Suez and Kiel works
Officials report Panama line excavation last month reached 1,838,486 cubic yards, enough to cover ten city blocks at 40 feet. Col. Goethals and team show threefold faster progress than major canals, with health improving as yellow fever stays absent over 18 months and death and sick rates drop significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Cheops
Suez Canal
de Lesseps
Manchester Ship Canal
Kiel Canal
Panama
Acquitted of Manslaughter in Terra Cotta Wreck Case
A Washington jury found Engineer Hil debrand Conductor Hoffmeyer Fireman McClellan and Brakeman Rudder not guilty of manslaughter in connection with the Terra Cotta wreck on the B and O line of December 30 1906. The three week trial concluded after four hours’ deliberation with defense arguing a double green signal misled the crew and that Takoma Park station was effectively closed at 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hildebrand
Hoffmeyer
McClellan
Rudder
Terra Cotta
Silver Springs
Washington
Takoma Park
Takoma
University Station
New England Industries Curtail Output Amid 1907 Year End Outlook
Boston reports conservative tone across wool, hide, leather, boot and shoe trades with curtailment in many sectors. Banks held up better than elsewhere while output restrictions aim to avoid price slumps. Shoe factories move toward full time as improvement appears likely in 1908. 200,000 to 250,000 workers face short time schedules early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
New England
United States
U S Issues Tough Heavier-Than-Air Flying Machine Specs
Washington invites bids for a two person heavier-than-air flying machine with total weight of 350 pounds, 125 mile range, and minimum 40 mph speed. Machines under 40 mph pay 60 percent of price. over 40 mph receive a premium. A one hour endurance flight in air is required before acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Gen. Allen
Congress Adopts Short Winter Session Adjournment
Both the senate and house adjourned on the 21st until January 6. No business was transacted beyond the introduction of bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Two Lives Likely Lost in Fort Smith Fire
A Sunday blaze destroyed the Haglin office building the American National Bank and two others in Fort Smith Arkansas with losses around 175000 dollars. Cotton buyer J A McVitty and a man named Kauffman who slept in the Haglin building are missing and believed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
M Haglin
American National Bank
J. A. McVitty
Kauffman
Supreme Court Denies Writs in Carter Harbor Case
The Supreme Court refused petitions for writs bringing Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor to the court. They are sentenced to pay a combined fine of 575,749 and four years imprisonment each for embezzlement and conspiracy tied to Capt. Oberlin M. Carter in Savannah harbor improvements. They must now begin terms in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Gaynor
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin D. Greene
John F. Gaynor
Oberlin M. Carter
United States
Savannah
Toepperwein Ends Ten Day Shooting Series
A. Toepperwein concluded a remarkable shooting series in San Antonio Texas after ten days of trials firing at 72 500 targets and missing only nine. The exhibition broke many records and showcased his expert marksmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
A. Toepperwein
Negro secret society halls dynamited near Kestler
Advices from Kestler, Albany district, say two more negro secret society halls near Kestler were dynamited Friday night. The blasts demolished the structures, following an earlier hall blown to atoms several days before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Kestler
Supreme Court Upholds Sunday Closing Law
Washington D C Sunday closing ordinance of Minneapolis prohibiting saloons from opening on Sundays is not unconstitutional the U S Supreme Court ruled Monday in a landmark decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Minneapolis
Supreme Court of the United States
I Wish People Wouldn’t Be So Polite About Age
Mr Grayboy recalls moments on the elevated last night and a morning street encounter with a young driver who shows him courtesy due to age. He reflects that the kindness dents his illusion of youth and prefers less polite responses to aging reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Grayboy
Where Our Money Goes in Support of European Music Art
The piece estimates Americans will send at least 6 million dollars to Europe after the season as a tribute to musical art. It notes 1.25 million for foreign opera companies, 500 thousand for concert artists, 500 thousand in royalties to foreigners, plus additional spending on musical comedies and popular songs abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Paderewski
Kubelik
From Dewberry to Dubarry a Village Name Change
A returning stranger learns the Dewberry family renamed themselves Dubarry after striking oil. The old postmaster notes their rise to a mansion on the hill, three automobiles, and a daughter engaged to a real duke. The gate no longer bears Dewberry but the new name.
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du- Barry
His Kind of Traps
A scene with Uncle Hank snipping a trigger for a rabbit snare while a woman in a red sunbonnet teases him about ambition. Lucy urges wealth and stylish traps, but Hank sticks to his simple, practical rabbit and possum traps.
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Society
Uncle Hank
Lucy
Markets Report From Multiple Cities on December 24 1907
New York and other cities show steady tones with grain and livestock prices. Wheat No 2 red around 1.04 dollars in New York and 1.02 in Cleveland. corn varied from 60 to 72 cents. oats near 52 to 54 cents. Live cattle, calves, and sheep posted broad ranges across markets including Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo with hog prices around 5.00 to 5.25 dollars in several outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
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Washington Notes
Chile
Tarapaca
Olive Bartlett
J. J. Bartlett
Olathe
Kan
J. Frederick Ekastendiek
Howard West
Frank Earl
Ohio Penitentiary
William Legg
Sidney, O
Philadelphia
William A. Hewett
D. L. Keller
D. L. Smith
Reno
Kamloops
B. C
Fort Sheridan
Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
Pittsburg
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jacob Dalm
Bryant Paper Mills
James Dolan
Lebanon
Garfield
Supreme Court of Illinois
Henry F. Currier
National Bank Examiner
Jewelers’ National Bank
North Attleboro
Frederick E. Sar
California
Othe
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
Catherine Breshkovsky
St Petersburg
Col. Gurko
Stoessel
Port Arthur
J. Israel Tarte
Public Works
Canada
Montreal
William H. Hinrichsen
Illinois
East Liverpool
A. Hilton
Denver
Col
Moyer
Western Federation
Gov. Harris
William Houck
Sarah Hess
Bladensburg
W. A. Moore
Cornell University
New York State
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Randolph
Charles M. Freeman
Gus Ringling
Circus
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Forepaugh-Sells
New Orleans
Custom House
M. J. Howell
Bureau of Combustibles
Frederick E. Sargeant
Jewelers’ National Bank of
Providence
R. I
John Greenleaf Whittier
Amesbury
Haverhill
Leslie M. Shaw
Kansas City National Bank of Commerce
Negro Rayisher
East Buffalo
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