Honeymooners endure eight day mountain ordeal in Colorado
John L. Hadden of Cambridge and his wife survived eight days in zero weather and deep snow after getting lost during their honeymoon journey from Utah toward Rifle. They battled hunger, kept moving to avoid freezing, and credits the wife with sustaining morale until reaching a ranch house near Meeker.
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Meeker
John L. Hadden
Cambridge
Mass
Haggard
Hadden
Boston
Utah
Rifle
Lorimer Probe: Illinois Witnesses Testify in Senate Hearing
Washington December 6 Senate Lorimer committee resumes hearings on the Illinois senator’s election. Fred G Hull and F L Brown of Illinois Central Railroad testified to passes for Charles A White the former state representative who confessed to taking a bribe. Defense witnesses include George F E Gloss Mrs Hila Gloss William Sturmer E J Bell of Chicago and Fred Zeniner a traveling man.
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Washington
Senate
Lorimer Committee
Lorimer
Ilinois
Fred G. Hull
F. L. Brown
Ilinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Hull
Brown
Charles A. White
White
Illinois
Elbridge G. Hancey
George FE. Gloss
Hila Gloss
William Sturmer
E. J. Bell
Fred Zeniner
Chicago Gas Rate Case Enjoins Rate Violation
Judge Kickham Scanlan of the Superior court granted the citys motion for a preliminary injunction against Peoples Gas Light and Coke company. The gas ordinance set a maximum rate of 75 cents per thousand cubic feet and ordered impounding the difference from the present rate of 80 cents per thousand. Judge John Gibbons had recently fixed the higher rate in the circuit court.
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Chicago
Kickham Scanlan
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
John Gibbons
Hamlin on the job in probe of State Department funds
Representative Hamlin of Missouri, chairing the expenditures committee, stated in Congress that secret State Department funds totaling 722,981 dollars were spent under blanket vouchers over six years, averaging 122,163 dollars annually, despite a $2,000 yearly secret fund.
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Washington
Hamlin
Missouri
State Department
Congress
Indictment Against Edward G. Lewis Quashed by Judge
St Louis judge nullifies the indictment of Edward G. Lewis as Hamlin accuses tapping other funds and treating them as secret funds. The Hamlin speech marks a politics driven session of Congress.
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Hamlin
Wabash in New Hands
The Wabash Railroad is to be reorganized possibly without receivership, or with it if needed. Four independent directors have been elected to replace Gould directors, signaling a shift in international affairs and a de facto change in ownership. Robert Goelet Edwin Hawley Alvin W Krech Winslow S Mercedes named as directors.
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New York
Wabash Railroad Company
Gould
Robert Goelet
Edwin Hawley
Alvin W. Krech
Winslow
Mercedes
Fete for King George in Bombay Hails Royal Crowning
A brilliant fete in Bombay honored King George and Queen Mary with 26 000 children taking part. The Durbar will crown them emperor and empress of India as uniforms of British officers and native chieftains’ dress add magnificence to the spectacle.
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Bombay
George
Mary
England
India
General Slocum Wreck Remains Reported Near Sandy Hook
The last vestige of the General Slocum steamboat lies at the ocean bottom near Sandy Hook after the disastrous New York incident that took about 1000 lives years ago.
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Philadelphia
General Slocum
New York
Sandy Hook
LaFollette Supporters Gather in Milwaukee Banquet
Supporters of United States Senator LaFollette gather in Milwaukee for a Wisconsin branch National Progressive league conference and a large banquet.
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Milwaukee
United States
LaFollette
Wisconsin
National Progressive League
Cable Rates Reduced To Half For Urgent Telegrams
Postmaster general announced in the house that after December 15 press telegrams not of urgent character may be sent to the United States Canada New Zealand and Australia at half the current rates.
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London
United States
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
President Taft Pushes Federal Charter Plan For Trusts
Taft supports the Sherman law but proposes a voluntary federal incorporation act overseen by a federal bureau. The plan would require strict supervision, publicity, and court-like oversight, though it would not shield firms from anti trust prosecutions. The message cites past trust prosecutions across administrations.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Department of Commerce and Labor
Comptroller of
Currency
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Commission
Supreme Court
Northern Securities
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco
Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Fifty Years Ago Today December 6 Reference
Fifty years ago today December 6 the United States forces totaled 660071 troops with 640071 volunteers. Infantry about 550000 cavalry around 60000 and artillery 25000. The Navy had 264 ships with 2557 guns and 22000 sailors.
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United States
Money trail in McNamara dynamiting case unearthed
Indianapolis reports reveal post office records show John J. McNamara used money orders to pay agents and operated under fictitious names including C. J. Sandusky. Investigators seek how the $1,000 monthly organizing fund was spent and identify recipients of the funds.
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Indianapolis
John J. McNamara
Federal Grand Jury
McNamara
C. J. Sandusky
J. J. McNamara
Hunters Shoot Farmer and Hired Man in Farm Ejection
In Champaign Illinois on December 6 officers seek two hunters who shot Thomas West a farmer and his hired hand after they ejected the hunters from Wests farm.
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Farmer
Champaign
Thomas West
West
Life sentence for dynamiter McNamara at San Quentin
James B McNamara received life imprisonment from Judge Bordwell for the Los Angeles Times building dynamite attack that killed 21 employees on Oct 1 1916. His brother John J McNamara got 15 years for involvement in the related ironworks blast.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Quentin
San Francisco Bay
James Barnabas McNamara
Walter Bordwell
McNamara
Los Angeles Times
John J. McNamara
Liewllyn
James B
John J
James B. McNamara
Bordwell
Burns questions McNamara confession details
Cleveland reporter William J Burns says James B McNamara’s Los Angeles Times dynamiting confession is only partly true. He challenges McNamara to disclose how gas was released at the Times building and where the dynamite filled suitcase was placed.
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Hall of Records
James B. McNamara
Times
Cleveland, O
William J Burns
Los Angeles Times
Jim’ McNamara
Federal inquiry placed with Oscar Lawler
Washington December 6 The federal dynamiting inquiry has been placed in the hands of Oscar Lawler of Los Angeles California a former assistant attorney general whose appointment was announced by Attorney General Wickersham.
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Washington
Oscar Lawler
Los Angeles
Cal
Wicketsham
Girls Riot in N Y Court Over Triangle Fire Trial
A mob of 300 women survivors of the Triangle waist fire attacked Isaac Harris and Max Blanck as they appeared in court for manslaughter trial. Court officers and police defended the scene. defendants were released with heavy protection while witnesses for the prosecution were summoned.
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New York
Triangle Waist
Isaac Harris
Max Blanck
The
Waist Company
Weather outlook for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
Forecast calls for fair weather in Indiana and southern Wisconsin with increasing cloudiness tomorrow. Northern Wisconsin sees local rain or snow today, fair tomorrow, with cooler temperatures and moderate southerly winds turning westerly.
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Indiana
Mlinois
W.sconsin
Arother Grandson for Mrs Harrimen
New York December 6 A second son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Livy ingstom Gerry. Gerry is the elder son of Mr and Mrs Wige T Gerry and Mrs Gerry is the daughter of Mr and Mrs EK H Harriman.
Trial Set But Legal Loopholes May Halt Chicago Packers Case
The U S Supreme Court refused to stay the trial of ten Chicago packers charged with conspiracy in restraint of trade. Levy Mayer and John B Miller sought a delay to challenge the Sherman Act. none was granted. Jury selection was to proceed, but further Supreme Court ruling could interrupt the proceedings.
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Chicago
Tilted States Supreme Court
Nll
Chicago Packers
Levy Mayer
John
Miller
Washington
Supreme Court
Packers
White
Justice White
Judith Gap Man Confesses Train Hold Up Ties to Alaska
Charles Adams of Judith Gap Montana admits involvement in a Northern Pacific passenger train robbery near Buffalo North Dakota on June 28. He claims six men started from Aberdeen South Dakota with four boarding the train and two remaining at the rear.
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Judith Gap
Mont
Charles Adams
Northern Pacific
Buffalo
N. D
Aberdeen
S. D
Adams
Fargo
Ashley
Kaufman
Montana
Lewis Fraud Case Fails In U S District Court
St Louis December 6 United States District Judge Trieber quashed the indictment against ER G Lewis publisher charging him with using the mails to defraud. Lewis properties including several publications have been the subject of litigation for several years.
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St. Louis
United States
Trieber
ER. G. Lewis
Lewis
Five Italians Sentenced to Death in White Plains
Five Italian men appeared before Justice Tompkins in the Westchester county supreme court White Plains and were each sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week beginning January 15 for the murder of Mrs. Mary Hall at her Croton Lake area home on the morning of November.
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New York
Westchester County Supreme Court
White Plains
Tompkins
Sing Sing
Mary Hall
Croton Lake
Explosion Fatal to Woman at Benton Residence
In Mattoon Illinois on December 6 1916 Mrs J Mellenton died as the third victim of an acetylene gas tank explosion that wrecked the Benton residence on Thanksgiving Day. Benton is held temporarily insane and physicians doubt he will recover his mind.
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Mattoon
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American Press Association
James B. M'Namara
Meat Packers
M'Namara
Burns
N. Y. Court
United States Supreme Tribunal
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