Two Bandits Die in Mexico Raid and Editor Jailed
In Mexico City Dec 3 government rounds up revolutionary leaders as Jan B Vaca and Rafael Quiroz Cardenas are captured. El Paladin editor Ramon Alvarez Soteo is jailed for fomenting trouble as four men and a boy are killed during a Hacienda Santa Rosa attack by mounted bandits.
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City
Mexico
Jan B. Vaca
Parral
Vaca
Madero
Republic
Durango
Jalisco
Secret Service
Rafael Quiroz Cardenas
J. E. Socorro Cervantes
Jiquipan
Michoacane
Colonia Aldana
Atzcapotzalco
el Paladin
Orfan
Ramon Alvarez Soteo
Belem
Pacienda
Smpolves
Mexican Troops Slain in Chihuahua Train Clash
Fourteen government Mexican soldiers were killed in a Gomez del State of Chihuahua clash with insurrectionists. Cowboys William Hildreth Ben Sneed and William Nell reported the attack after a train with three coach cars was ambushed from a ditch. The hour long fight ended with the attackers withdrawn and the track torn up. Passengers walked miles to reach another train. Hildreth described the Chihuahua situation as serious.
Harness meet purses to total 15000 in Port Huron 1911
Port Huron announces purses not to exceed 15000 for harness meetings in 1911. Secretary Henry J. Kline will attend the Detroit stewards meeting to secure dates and arrange stake races. The local association reports a prosperous year.
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Port Huron
Mich
Henry JL. Kline
Detroit
25 Hurt as Three Missouri Pacific Cars Leave Tracks
Lamonte Missouri dispatch reports three cars of Missouri Pacific train No. 4 traveling from Kansas City to St. Louis left the track four miles west of Lamonte. A total of 25 people were injured including a Warrensburg boarding passenger who was severely hurt. The empty cars were taken to Sedalia hospital for treatment. The smoker derailed dragging the chair car and two Pullmans down a 25 foot embankment. one Pullman turned over twice.
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Lamonte
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
St. Louis
Warrensburg
Sedalia
British Elections Begin With Unopposed Returns
London reports the opening of elections with 11 Unionists and 4 Liberals returned unopposed. Among the Unionists are Arthur Balfour and Joseph Chamberlain, while Liberal Arthur A. Haworth won as his opponent was disqualified for late arrival at the nomination station.
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London
Arthur J. Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Arthur A. Haworth
Mrs Enoch Drake Burns in Oil Lamp Explosion
Mrs Enoch Drake of Shelby Michigan was severely burned when a kerosene lamp she dropped on a hot stove exploded. Doctors say all hope of recovery is gone.
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Shelby, Mich
Enoch Drake
Salome Dancer Mary Garden Wins Warm Reception Across Cities
Chicago reports Mary Garden will perform Salome in Detroit and Milwaukee with strong advance seat sales in Milwaukee the largest in that city’s history. Milwaukee leaders welcome her. Chicago portent remains under debate as officials plan to observe the performance.
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Chicago
Mary Garden
Detroit
Breitmeyer
Milwaukee
Seidel
Salome
Miss Gardner
Wisconsin
Janssen
Miss Garden
Chicago Market Prices for Hogs Cattle Sheep and Butter
Market report shows hog receipts 20 000 with bids from 7.30 to 7.40 for choice heavy and 6.80 to 7.30 for good to choice pigs. Cattle receipts 2 500 with prime steers 7.00 to 7.20, beef cows 4.14 to 4.75, veal calves 8.25 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 14 000 with lambs 5.50 to 6.50 and yearlings 4.50 to 5.75. butter prices listed for creamery and dairies. Omaha stock values include cattle 4.00 to 7.75, hogs 6.95 to 7.40, sheep 4.00 to 5.15. East Buffalo listings show active hog market 7.60 to 8.10 and best lambs 6.25 to 6.35. Calves quoted 5.00 to 10.75.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Landis Attacks Lawyers in Fraud Case Hearing
Federal Judge Landis criticized government tactics in the $100000 fraud case involving Simon Frindel and co defendants Max Bronstein and Samuel Weiss. Frindel was found guilty after a trial in which Bronstein and Weiss testified. Landis warned he may release Frindel if a proposed cash compromise of the other two is pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Frindel
Chicago
Landis
Max Bronstein
Samuel Weiss
Simon Frinde
Illinois Fruit Distilling Company
Frindel
Bronstein
Weiss and Bronstein
Harry Parkin
Henry Freeman
Mr. Freeman
Secretary of the Treasury
Weiss
U S Population Seen Near Ninety One Million in Census
Washington reports the thirteenth census total expected December 10. Estimated national population about 91.6 million as of now. Arizona and New Mexico counted. twenty-eight states totals released show a 21 to 22 percent rise since 1900.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Arizona
New Mexico
Tree Kills Detroit Man at Michigan Lumber Camp
Tony Matisczak, 46, of Detroit, was fatally struck by a falling limb at a Ward's lumber camp six miles east of Mancelona. He and a partner were felling a tree when he stepped back to judge its direction. the limb hit his head, killing him instantly.
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Cadillac
Mich
Dee
Tony Matisczak
Ward
Mancelona
Matesczak
Detroit
Kaiser Hosts Grand Funeral for Chilean Leader Montt
In Berlin a state funeral honors Pedro Montt former Chilean president. 5,000 troops escort his body from St Sedwig’s church to Lohriier station as massed bands play Chopin. Foreign diplomats and Chilean residents attend alongside Mr. Hill the American ambassador while Berlin flags fly at half mast.
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Berlin
Pedro Monti
Chili
Hearst
Chilian Legation
Mr. Hill
Miner dies in Falls at Tamaqua No. 5 shaft
Martin Strick of Lansford slipped over the edge at No. 4 colliery and fell 485 feet to the shaft bottom in Tamaqua. He landed on and killed Alex Samenski, a miner awaiting hoist. The disaster occurred December 3.
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Tamaqua
Martin Starick
Lansford
Alex Samenski
Mind Sound at 108 Years
Kokomo Indiana December reports Martha Gammons, a Black woman, proclaimed to have reached 108 years of age as a court recognizes her long life and freedom from slavery. The article notes her survival and historical context of emancipation.
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Kokomo
Ind
Martha Gammons
Maya Indians on Warpath Around Valladolid
Maya Indians in Yucatan clash with government troops near Valladolid with several skirmishes reported in the past days. No official casualty figures have been released.
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Merida
Mex
Yucatan
Valladolid
Philippine Outlaws Taken After Davao Gulf Massacre
A cable from Zamboanga, Philippines, reports four of the outlaws captured after a battle that left three dead. Capt. C. B. Humphreys of the Twenty-Second Infantry led the operation. he formerly played for the West Point football team in 1896 and 1897 and is noted for his fighting prowess.
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New York
Zamboanga
Philippines
Davao Gulf
Mindiano
C. B. Humphreys
Twenty-Second Infantry
Humphreys
West Point
Weather Outlook for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin
Snow or rain and colder today and tomorrow with northerly winds across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Arctic air moves in as temperatures fall, bringing wintry mix and possible slick travel conditions in the afternoon and into tonight. Local advisories may be issued as results of precipitation and temperature drops unfold.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Woman Declared of Sound Mind in Howard County Case
In Howard County circuit court a woman once judged of unsound mind has been declared a sane person and placed in possession of her $5,000 property. Evidence toward proving her age was presented during the proceeding.
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Gress
Howard County
Fire Destroys Home In North Anderson Indiana
The residence of Mrs. Mary McFarland on East Sixth street in North Anderson burned Friday night. The family narrowly escaped in night clothes. Fire officials suspect an overheated stove as the cause.
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Anderson Ind
Mary McFarland
East Sixth Street
North Anderson
Chorus Girls Resign Over Tights in Musical Comedy
Three chorus girls reportedly quit a musical comedy troupe saying they would not wear horrid tights. The remark humorously notes that a girl must wear something on stage even in these emancipated days, reflecting the era's theatrical fashion debates.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Markets Open with Mixed Hogs and Weak Sheep
Chicago markets show hog receipts about 14 000 with steady tone to yesterday's average and varied hog classes trading between 6 60 and 7 40. Cattle and sheep demand soften with 3 000 sheep and 700 cattle prospects described as weak to slow while grain prices move slight gains in December futures.
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Chicago
Indictments allege rate violation conspiracy with rail and steamship lines
Five indictments returned by a U S district court grand jury charge Morris F Miller Harvie C Miller and Merchants and M Transportation Co with Sherman antitrust violations. The cases allege deliberate rate cutting from 15 to 10 or 18 cents per 100 pounds on oats and wheat in shipments from Philadelphia to Savannah and Jacksonville between late 1907 and May 1908. Indictments name Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard Air Line and Merchants and M Transportation Co as participants. All defendants held on 25000 bonds.
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Savannah
Dee
Grand Jury
United States District Court
Merchants’ and M Transportation Company
Ndt
Atantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Morris F. Miller
Harvie C. Miller
Pany
Phabia
Jacksonville
Wah
Te' A
I. F
John Morris F
Bers
L. F. Miller & 1
Philadelphia
Seahonal Air Line
M. & M. T. Company 1
Atlantic Coast Line
Miller & Sons
Morris P. Miller
Confesses steel robbery in Fort Wayne alley attack
Raymond A. Martin admits to enticing the strutter Duke into an alley near a theater, slugging him and robbing an unconscious man of $25. He arrived in Fort Wayne from Pittsburgh on Sunday and is jailed awaiting trial for highway robbery.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Duke
Raymond A. Martin
Highway Martin
Wayne
Pittsburg
Two Die In Blaze At Racine Home On Chestnut Street
A fire at 1133 Chestnut Street in Racine Wisconsin killed Mrs Anna Sadoski age 51 and her husband Joseph Badoski age 52 when kerosene bound blaze ripped through their house. Annie Chavala survived but sustained severe burns.
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Racine, Wis
Mre
Anna Sadovski
Joseph Badovski
Chestnut Street
Annie Chavala
May
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Republic OF Merge
E\ Paladin
Chihuahua
Port Huron Association
Shelby
Charles Nagel
United States Supreme Court
Lawyers Action
U. S
Tree
David Wallace & Sons
Grocers
Gregory, Mayer & Thom
Kaiser
Man Missile
Weather Forecast
Anderson Home
Sheey
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Nec
Washington City
Eeeeee
Reister & Son
John A. Babcock
Commission
U. S. Yards
Exch’ge
Roosters
Steamship Company
Racine
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