Pittsburg Engineer Arrested in $70,000 Bribery Scheme
H Milholland civil engineer was arrested on conspiracy to defraud charges tied to a bribery scandal involving Pittsburg and Tube City railroad franchises. President Cameron faces contempt and obstruction charges for refusing to testify. Warranted arrests for Joseph Flaherty and H T Bostaph followed, with bail set at $2,000 for Milholland and Dec 17 hearing adjourned for councilman Martin.
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Isburg
H. Milholland
Joseph Flaherty
H.T. Bostaph
C. §. Cameron
William A. Martin
Itaburz and Tube City
Pittsburg
Mithholland
Ittsburg and
City
Central Station
AB ii Safety
Grantiag
Dube City
Cameron
Grand
Brady
Marin
Ar ‘St
Indiana Sues a Railway Over Coal Car Delays
Indiana Attorney General filed suit against the Big Four Railroad charging it with delaying coal cars by keeping them on switches near Terre Haute for long periods. The action accuses the Big Four of diverting about 500 cars from Evansville Terre Haute Indianapolis and South Indiana railroads to other parts of the state and beyond while embargo on coal was lifted.
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Indianapolis
Charles W. Miller
State Railroad Commission
Big Four Ailroad
Terreaute
Evansville
Japs Active in Manchuria and Rail Dividends Announced
Dispatch from St Petersburg reports Japanese regiments being drafted into Manchuria via Korea amid tensions with Russia and China threatening to advance to Lake Maikal. In New York, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern declares a 6 percent semiannual dividend, up 2 percent, and Michigan Central posts 3 percent, up 1 percent. In Indiana, Nelson Tshe window glass plant superintendent sustains wrist dislocations after a fall during a tool removal.
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Manchuria
London
St. Petersburg
Russian War Ministry
Anchuria
Korea
Lake Maikal
Explosion at Rathburn factory injures many
Eight girls were fatally burned and crushed in a factory panic after an explosion at the Rathburn factory. The incident occurred today as described in a dispatch from Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
the Evening Journal
Rathburn
Royal Neighbors Elect Officers
The Royal Neighbors elected officers last evening in the hall. Oracle Mrs. Eva K. Nicola. vice oracle Mrs. Maud Reister. past oracle Mrs. Bessie Fritz. chancellor Mrs. Mary Meek. recorder Miss Ida Harmon. Treasurer Mrs. Anna Thompson. marshal Miss Hanna Schilling. inner sentinel Mrs. Lana Crone. outer sentinel Mrs. Flora Ross. manager for three years Mrs. Myrtle Shaw. physicians Drs. H. L. Courtright and C. W. Stewart. pianist Miss Bessie McClean.
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Royal Neighbors
Oracle
Eva K. Nicola
Maud Reister
Bessie Fritz
Mary Meek
Ida Harmon
Anna Thompson
Hanna Schilling
Toner Sentinel
Lana Crone
Outer Sentinel
Flora Ross
Myrtle Shaw
H. L. Courtright
Severe Burns From Stove Blacking Fire Hazard
Mrs. Curtis McClellan suffered severe burns after a can of stove blacking ignited on a hot stove. The flame spread to her arm neck and lower face as her husband smothered the fire with bed clothes. The incident warns of benzine based polishes and hot stove dangers. The couple urge caution to prevent similar injuries.
New Spanish Ministry Formed Premiere Marquis de Armijo Heads
United States Minister William W. Russell and Mrs. Russell arrive in New York from Caracas. John Wesley Minnebaugh dies in Philadelphia at 58. Alfred Small's two children perish in Pittston home fire. Explosion in Pocahontas mines at Bluefield wounds ten Hungarian miners. Reading Pa firm raises wages for motormen and conductors by five percent from Jan 1. Shah of Periysia health reportedly improves. Colon Panama records ten inches of rain in 24 hours by Monday night.
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Spain
Marquis de Armijo
William W. Russell
United States
Venezuela
Russell
New York
Caracas
John Wesley Minnebaugh
Philadelphia
Ele
Oshkosh
Wis
Alfred Small
Pittston
Pocahontas
Bluefield
W. Va
United Traction Company
Reading
Colon
Panama
Harahan Named New President of Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad announces James T. Harahan as its new president succeeding Stuyvesant Fish. A lifelong railroad man, Harahan has held nearly every official railroad post and long service with Louisville and Nashville and other southern lines. He began his career in 1864 at age twenty one.
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Ilinois Central Railroad
Stuyvesant Fish
Mr. Harahan
Louisville and
Nashville
Uaershaw
Ilinois Central
James T. Harahan
Rayner Seeks State Rights Versus National School Policy
The San Francisco school controversy over excluding Japanese students draws strong California opposition to federal treaties. Senator Rayner introduces a resolution denying U S power to regulate state school systems and urging notification to Japan. Courts may decide the issue via an injunction to keep Japanese children in schools pending a broader ruling.
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California
San Francisco
No More Negro Soleiers Proposed in Army Discharge Bill
Representative Slayden of Texas has introduced a bill to discharge all enlisted Black soldiers by June 30 1907 and bar future negro enlistment or appointment. He argues the army must be purged of a dangerous element while noting bravery does not justify integration with white troops. The president supports sending papers on Twenty-fifth Infantry discharges to Congress.
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Washington
Slayden
Texas
United States
Army
Buncombe
Congress of the United States
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Congress
Twenty-fifth
Senate
President's Message Delights Democrats on Tax Plans
In Washington on December 5 the president's message was read with close attention by members of both houses. Clark of Missouri quipped that the president has stolen and converted to his own use another plank of the Democrats as the inheritance and income tax provisions pleased the party. Discussion focused seriously on the portion addressing the Japanese question.
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Washington
Clark
Missouri
Lacey Speaks as Standpeter Is Read in Cannon Session
The document closing drew applause from Democrats and Republicans. Representative Lacey of Town served as speaker pro tem during the reading, becoming the first defeated standpeter to be recognized by Speaker Cannon.
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Lacey
Petters
Cannon
Roosevelt Speaks as Senate Hears Two-Hour Message
Washington news notes President Roosevelt's annual message occupies two and a half hours in the Senate. Rayner introduces a resolution declaring U.S. noninterference with San Francisco school regulations. In the House, Cannon names Cousins to foreign affairs to replace the late Robert Hitt and assigns Lowden to the committee. No further business is transacted.
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Washington
Dee. G
Roosevelt
Senate
Rayner
United States
San Francisco
House
Cannon
Cousins
Iowa
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Robert Hitt
Roosevelt to Send Porto Rico and Panama Messages in December
The special message on Porto Rico will be sent to Congress on December 5 and the Panama message will be laid before Congress on December 17, outlining policy and action.
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Washington
Dee
Roosevelt
Congress
Porto Rico
Panama
Man in Michigan Fires at Bar After Failed Robbery
Archie W. Blakely, 25, a disabled man in a chair, attempted to rob Millar's billiard hall in Jackson on December 5. He bought a drink, then fired a revolver at his chest. the bullet lodged in the upper lung and he may recover.
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Jackson
Archie W. Blakely
Millar's Billiard Hall
First Jail Delivery At Renton Jail Break Reported
The first delivery from Renton's new 25000 pound jail ends with three men escaping after knocking down Jailer W Dor ris who left the door unlatched. A posse pursues but no capture yet.
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Renton
William Dorris
Chicago Markets Mixed as Cattle and Sheep Hold Steady
Chicago December 5 1906 market report shows cattle receipts about 24000 and sheep 32000 with beef and stocker demand steady to 10 higher. Hogs 600 to 650 per head with light and mixed packers steady, western cattle and natives mixed outlooks.
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Texas
Carnegie Gifts Lake to Princeton University
Andre Carnegie presented a lake to Princeton University, cost $108,000, three and a half miles long, with gates closed recently. The donor attended an academic procession and addressed the gift, then toured the lake with President Wilson and a committee, noting its broad valley layout and islands near swimming pools.
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Carnegie
Princeton
N. J. Dee
Andre Carnegie
Prine
Ew Dam
Stony
Inneheon
Mra. Wilson
College
Tlarrison Street
Water Lake at Princeton Fueled by Carnegie Gift
The Yale Princeton game crowd testing trains showed the school town’s growing draw. Carnegie funded a lake after meeting Grover Cleveland era coxswain Russell Butler, planning a broad lakeside drive from Washington Street to Nassau Street. The lake aims to boost aquatic sports and campus life.
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Princeton
College
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Newark
Philadelphia
Trenton
Carnegie
Grover Cleveland
Russell Butler
College Town
Butler
Washington Street
Harrison Street
Aqueduct Meadows
Kingston
Nassau Street
Miners Thwart Railroad Wreck Near Stonington Bridge
In Taylorville Illinois on December 5 miners returning from the coal mine near the depot discovered two heavy railroad ties wedged upright between bridge ties. They halted a northbound freight train with lanterns before it reached the obstruction, averting a potential disaster.
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Taylorville
Ill
Stonington
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Neil
Wint
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Ake Shore
Michigan Southern Ailway Company
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Ind
Nelson
Tashe
Min
Chicago
Sy ‘Lal
The
Evening Journal
Monon Road
Cincinnati
Frankford
President Harahan
Illinois Central
Uncle Sam
Niaves
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Japan
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Brier
Grain Market
Lake
Andrew Carnhole
Bald Carnegie
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