Roosevelt orders withdrawal of troops from Goldfield
President Roosevelt directs U S troops to leave Goldfield Nevada on December 20 saying the state must handle its own police powers and insurrection is not imminent as Nevada officials refused to convene the legislature. Telegrams to Governor Sparks recount that peace officers suffice if urged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Goldfield
Nev
White House
Sparks
Nevada
Congress
Neill
Dee
Goldfield Wild Talk Over Troop Withdrawal Sparks Opposing Views
News from Goldfield Nevada reports President Roosevelt ordered federal troops to leave by Dec. 30. Local officials and mine owners meet with the governor’s representative Captain Cox and Colonel Reynolds to discuss safety, with threats of martial law if trouble arises and calls to keep troops longer. County officers sign to favor continued presence. Civic groups prepare statements for the president.
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Goldfield
Nev
Cox
Sparks
Reynolds
Roosevelt
W. IF. M
Ingalls
Esmerelda
Esmerelda County
Labor Commission
Mine Owners’ Association
Open Druce’s Grave at Highgate Cemetery after Christmas
The Home Office consented to opening the grave of T. C. Druce in Highgate Cemetery. The exhumation, aided by Professor Augustus J. Pepper of the University of London, will determine if a body lies in the coffin or if a lead roll is present. Scotland Yard will assist.
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Druce
London
Home Office
T. C. Druce
Highgate
Augustus J. Pepper
University of London
Scotch Yard
Irish M P Ginnell Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
Dublin reports Laurence Ginnell member for North West Lath has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for contempt of court after a speech urging resistance to cattle driving trials. The case stems from his remarks in a recent speech advocating defiance of the trials.
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Dublin
Laurence Ginnell
North Westath
West of Land
Ginnell
Leading Indiana Farmer Dead in Indeton
Dec 21 report from Inceton Indiana states Robert Cell a member of the state board of agriculture and a leading local farmer has died.
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Indiana
Inceton
Ind
Robert Cell
State Board Agriculture
Ana
Finland's latest issue sparks Russian deportation case
St Petersburg officials banished Finnish editor Tiederman for three years to northern Siberia after his Oct 20 arrest with Mr and Mrs William English Walling. The move skipped trial and raises Finns as foreign subjects entitled to due process. The editor allegedly attacked Emperor Nicholas in print.
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St. Petersburg
Siberia
Tiederman
William English Walling
Russia
Nicholas
Queen Victoria of Sweden Life and Letters
Queen Victoria of Sweden pursues literature due to frail health and outdoor fatigue. Her winter Egypt journals circulated widely among European royalty, reflecting her lineage as great granddaughter of Gustav IV and her enduring popularity despite personal troubles.
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Queen Victoria
Sweden
Egypt
Europe
Gustavus IV
Vasa
Rescue Work Halts After Deadly Mine Explosion
At the Darr mine in Jacob's Creek Pennsylvania a blast trapped over two hundred workers. Only six bodies recovered and others located in entry awaiting removal. Rescuers halted seven thousand five hundred feet from the main entrance due to dangerous roof falls and heavy slate. Additional bratticing and precautionary work required before reentry.
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Jacob's Creek
Darr
Pittsburg Coal Company
John Mitchell Ill at Conference in Indianapolis
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America was taken ill at a joint conference of miners and operators at the Claypool hotel. He complained of side pains from recent abscess operations but a physician said the pain was due to adhesion and not serious. He is resting comfortably.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Claypool Hotel
Mitchell
Taft Tours World Trip Yields Cautious Views on US Politics
Secretary of War William Howard Taft returned from a round the world journey reporting friendly Russia relations with Japan, avoiding discussion of American politics. He declined to name a presidential favorite, noting he had been away from domestic affairs and would focus on war department duties and his forthcoming Philippine report.
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New York
William Hi. Taft
Japan
United States
Taft
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Jersey City
President Grant
West Twenty-Third Street
Pacific
Philippine
Russia
Taft Arrives Home in Washington After Voyage
Secretary of War Taft arrives in Washington with son Charlie amid a welcoming crowd of war and department officials. Taft jokes about politics, wearing a heavy overcoat and fur cap, appearing well and tanned after his ocean voyage. Mrs Taft and Miss Helen Taft stay in New York with Henry W Taft for several days.
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Washington
Taft
Charlie Taft
Union
Oliver
Beekman Winthrop
the Treasury
Huntington Wilson
Department
Dane Killed by Kansas Youth at Ellsworth Ranch
Magnus Christiansen a Dane from Kenosha Wisconsin was slain by Archie Wayne eighteen of Kansas City at the M. M. Sherman ranch Ellsworth county near Salina The weapon was a heavy monkey wrench With no witnesses and Wayne silent no motive is known
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Salina
Kan
Magnus Christiansen
Kenosha
Wis
Archie Wayne
Kansas City
M. M. Sherman
Ellsworth County
Here
Wayne
Rural mail carrier's child fatally scalded in stove accident
D. J. Blackman, a rural mail carrier in Springfield Ohio, attempted to put on his boots near a stove when the coffee pot toppled into his four and a half year old child’s lap, causing fatal scalding injuries.
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Springfield
Dee
D. J. Blackman
Thieves Boldly Rob Jewelry Store in Springfield
In Springfield on December 21 two burglars shattered the plate glass of John Pierik’s jewelry shop near the courthouse square and escaped with about 10000 dollars worth of diamonds as crowds shopped for Christmas. Other items note political placards in Montgomery and a Philippine island count of 2600.
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Springfield
John ©. Pierik
Courthouse Square
Postholiday curtailment seen sufficient to prevent buildup
After the holidays the reduction already made proves sufficient to prevent accumulation and few changes were announced in quotations. Pig iron in Birmingham has sold at less than 15 dollars.
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Birmingham
Suicidal Jump Ends Life of Railroad Brakeman Schoonover
H Schoonover a head end brakeman with the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad ended his life by leaping from a freight train into the Iroquois river at Danville Illinois Just before the leap he spoke rationally with the engineer and fireman then suddenly shrieked and plunged from the engine. His body was recovered near the bridge.
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Danville, Til
H. Schoonover
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Iroquois River
Schoonover
Christmas sentence for Des Moines killer Cain
J C Cain, convicted of murdering J C Morris, a wealthy mine owner, faces life imprisonment at Fort Madison. He sobbed that the Christmas sentence means a lifetime of toil away from home and family. A new trial motion may delay the start until Christmas Eve.
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Des Moines
J. C. Cain
J. C. Morris
Fort Madison
Cain
Morris
Verdict of homicide in drowning case in Indiana
Coroner has rendered a verdict of homicide by drowning in the Hazel Cooper case. Frances Cooper, the ten month old child’s mother, is jailed on the charge after the infant was found dead in Lick creek on December 8 in Columbus Indiana.
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Frances Cooper
Columbus
Ind
Corone
Benhim
Hazel Cooper
Lick Creek
Chicago Markets Quiet but Firm on December 21 1907
Estimated receipts 11 000 with yesterday's leftovers 12 224. Market ranges show light hogs from 10 to 15 higher 4 20 to 4 60 for mixed packers 4 25 to 4 65 for heavy shipping porkers 4 25 to 4 3. Cattle about 200000 unchanged and sheep about 15000 steady in Chicago markets.
Holiday Trade Is Normal In Final Week Of Year
R G Dun Weekly Review reports holiday trade at normal proportions with better movement in staple lines due to seasonable weather. While leading industries did not show rising totals, future prospects look brighter with many inquiries suggesting orders will rise in early 1908. Foreign trade in November set a record, yielding a favorable balance of 93,655,751 dollars and supporting a hopeful iron and steel sector outlook.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Report Dec 21 1907
Official receipts yesterday 36712 shipments 8975. estimated receipts today 11000. Market ranges show hogs light 420 to 460 heavy 425 to 465 rough 425 to 430 porkers 445 to 455 pigs 360 to 450. Cattle and sheep prices were steady with sheep at 15000 and unchanged.
John A. Babcock Promises a Square Deal
A brief note from John A. Babcock asserts a commitment to fairness, stating the promise of a square deal as a central message. The message emphasizes straightforward honesty and reliable service in dealings.
Tobacco Meet Aims to End Outlawry Amid Turmoil
In Frankfort Kentucky Governor Willson convened a Kentucky Burley tobacco gathering of American Society of Equity and American Tobacco Co leaders to quell arson and felonious crimes. Elihu Root transmitted Italy’s memorandum on riots at Hopkinsville and tobacco damage, with a committee to report.
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Frankfort
Capitol Hotel
American Society of Equity
American Tobacco Company
Willson
Lebus
Kentucky Burley
R. K. Smith
James B. Duke
H. R. Prewitt
Kentucky
Elihu Root
Hopkinsville
Peace Meet Nearly Ended At Central American Conference
Washington reports the final work of the Central American peace conference has begun. Delegates must sign eight treaties 120 times each, with many copies and attestations required for all nations. The group presents secretary W. T. Doyle with a gold watch and chain and will meet President Roosevelt in the White House east room.
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Washington
W. T
Doyle
Roosevelt
White House
New York Republicans decline to back Hughes for president
The New York county Republican committee refuses at this time to consider a resolution endorsing Hughes for the presidency. Ahearn, once Manhattan borough president, is re-elected by the borough council. W. J. Bryan departs Lincoln for a southward trip to hunt ducks. Loftus of St Paul complains to Marble after a bay division investigation begins into the Pullman sleeping car raid.
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New York County Republican Committee
Hughes
Ahearn
Borough of
Manhattan
New York City
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
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