Food and Fuel Famine Strains North West Towns
Reports from Ambrose and multiple North Central towns describe coal and food shortages amid cold and blizzards. Telegrams urge immediate coal and provisions by rail and show widespread distress, with Lakota dispatching a car load to aid 1,200 residents.
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Anneapolis
Northwest
Prairies
Citizens’ Committee
Ambrose
N. L
Soo Line
Lakota
N. D
Coal Shortage Inquiry Adjourned to Chicago Hearing
The interstate commerce commission led by Franklin K. Lane and John H. Harlan adjourned its hearing in Minneapolis on western coal car shortages and scheduled a reconvened session in Chicago. Attorney John H. Marble of the commission spoke to the Associated Press after adjournment.
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Minneapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Franklin K. Lane
Joln H. Harlan
Chicago
John H. Marble
Commission
Associated Vpress
Castro Is Not Dying Successor Report Denied
Willemstad Curaçao December 20 There is no truth to the report that President Castro of Venezuela is dying. His condition is not worsening but he is largely incapacitated from work due to non malignant tumor developments. A Macuto conference with Velutini and Dr Baptiste arranged a possible transfer of power to Vicente Gomez to prevent a revolution, though success is doubtful.
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Willemstad
Curacoa
Castro
Venezuela
Macuto
Velutini
Leopoldo Baptiste
Baptista
Vincente Gomez
Awful Famine in China Near Nanking and Yangtse
Refugees flee famine in Kiangsu province as about 30,000 camp near Nanking and 300,000 near Yangchow. Distress rises daily and relief societies, alongside Chinese officials, begin aid efforts to avert worse conditions in the coming month.
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Nanking
China
Yang Tse Kiang
Yangchow
Kiangsu
Body mixup delays burial of Bryan druggist
Preparations to bury John Long of Bryan were halted when his divorced wife identified the body in Camden as someone else. Dr James Long, a cousin, suspects a Camden error in shipping the remains. Long had vanished earlier, with word later that he was killed in an accident in Camden.
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Bryan
John Long
Camden
N. J
James Long
Long
Vanderbilt Sheds Old Look For Vandyke Beard
Cornelius Vanderbilt Sd adopts a Vandyke beard this winter. The Vanderbilt name is noted for industry and wit. He once designed a multitubular bottler for locomotives and drew railroad interest. He began his career by marrying Grace Wilson against his father's wishes, showing independent judgment in life decisions.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Sd
Mr. Vanderbilt
Grace Wilson
President Roosevelt Defends Brownsville Soldier Removals
The story reports President Roosevelt’s strong message to Congress defending the discharge of three companies of color soldiers in the Brownsville incident. He calls the whites guilty or complicit and insists discipline must be maintained, stating the act was unparalleled in Army history and warrants removal rather than retention.
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Cherers
Tam
United States Army
Washington
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Tex
Congress
Marther
Foraker Challenges Roosevelt Document as Testimony
In the senate a lively debate followed the reading of Roosevelt’s message. Foraker urged sending it to the military committee for further investigations while Lodge objected to an immediate inquiry. Foraker called the documents testimony, noting many items were not sworn and warning there is no testimony in the proper sense. The resolution was laid over after Clay’s objection.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Foraker
Paraker
Lodge
Committee On
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Clay
Fort Barancas Car Conductor Shooting Reported
No official war department advice yet on alleged firing on a car conductor by soldiers at Fort Barancas Florida. The incident reached unofficial attention and the fort’s commanding officer has been notified.
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War Department
Fort Barancas
Florida
Department
Fort
Soldiers Fire At Train Near Pensacola Fort Barrancas
Reported disturbance near Pensacola involves United States soldiers from Barrancas Fort. Car conductor says five coast artillery companies caused trouble over fare, threatened him, a pistol was shown, a soldier who arrested by civil authorities fired a volley as the car departed, wounding no one.
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Tatermatop
Texas
Pensacola
United States
Pittsburg Clerk Arrested for Robbing U S Mails
DeWitt W. Baker a railway mail clerk from Allegheny has been arrested in Pittsburg on a charge of robbing United States mails during his run between Pittsburg and Cleveland.
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Pittsburg
DeWitt W. Baker
Allegheny
Cleveland
United States
Local Court Martial Trials in Poland End with Executions
In Sledlce Rusealan Poland on December 20 local terrorists were tried by a drumbeat court martial and executed by firing squad.
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Sledlce
Rusealan
Poland
Drumbend
Bank examiner uncovers forged notes in Waynesburg bank
Waynesburg Pennsylvania reports Bank Examiner John B. Cummingham found forged notes among rediscounts at the Farmers' and Drovers' National Bank. Prominent men named on the notes repudiate signatures. The examiner fears more forged notes may be uncovered.
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Waynesburg
Dee
National Bank
John BR. Cummingham
Man Killed While Hunting Rabbits for Christmas Money
Carmi WL Dee 20 Chalmer Thomas died while hunting rabbits to buy Christmas presents. He was climbing a fence when his shotgun discharged. Police report an accidental shooting on the scene.
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Carmi
Dee
Chalmer ‘Thomas
Chicago Markets Reported Mixed Activity on December 20 1906
Chicago daily market notes show cattle steady hogs mixed with light and shipping grades. Receipts yesterday 30157 hogs 2075 cattle 18000. prices range from 85 to 87 for beeves and 83 to 85 for western natives. Sheep and lambs strong with packing firms steady to higher.
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Yesterdys
Texas
The North American Commission Company Advertises
The North American Commission Company promotes its services with a promise of fair terms and a guaranteed square deal.
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The
North American Commission Company
Mystery in Sex Found to Have Been a Woman Declared
Chicago reports a sensational case of Nicholas de Raylan once secretary to Baron von Schup penbach claiming Russian descent and a noble birth. Authorities cite hospital records and wives testimony asserting he was a woman, plus court filings and war records, while neighbors recall a life among chorus girls and social circles.
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Chicago
Nicholas de Raylan
Baron von Schuppenbach
Conaban I
Physiclang
Phoenix
A. T
de Raylan
Superior Court
War Department
Russia
Masaverade
Taron von Schlippenbach
de Rovlan
Nelehboers
Origin of De Raylan a Modern Mystery
The article details De Raylan's obscure origins and education, noting his marriages and alleged gender, with claims from his widow Eugenie Bruchulis and Miss Davidson. It describes scandal, divorce proceedings, and reactions, alongside separate reports of Nantes evacuations and a French court ruling freeing Mme Gould from a large debt.
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Nantes
France
Paris
Count Boni
Mme. Gould
de Castellane
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Hansbrough
Cooperstown
Lisbon
Sterum
Bathgate
Hunter
Inkster
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Tom
Ohio
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vandyke Beard
Sherp
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Chicago, Ill
de Rayvlan
California Avenue
Eugenie Bruchulis
Halsted Street
Anna Davidson
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