Death Toll Grows From Pacific Coast Train Crash
Stockton flyer rear–ended the Owl train near Syron Saturday night. Sixteen dead, expected to rise to twenty. Many injured taken to Southern Pacific hospital in San Francisco. several victims died en route. Identified victims include Elizabeth I. Smith Fresno and Clarence D. Cluffs Freeno.
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Martinez
Stockton Flyer
Southern Pacific
S Yron
San Francisco
RK. Post
Fowler, Cal
Lon Len
Col Ualon
Elizabeth I. Smith
Fresno
Cal
Clarence D. Cluffs
Freeno
Mise Hirdie Elliott
San Franccisco
Mabel Vevey
Modesto
George Rensions
Oakland
Chas
Owens
Miss Myers
Robert Kentick
Len Irwin
Temple
Tony the Gong
J. Vernon
Edward Joyce
Stockton
Crites
Bakersfield
George Washington
Cook
Ed Slaughter
Chas. Harris
FE. Towles
Eugene
Ore
F. Lee
Louisville
Burns
Collision Flares In Oakland Owl Train Crash Kills Fresno Passengers
A Stockton local train behind the Oakland bound Owl plowed into the Fresno coach, trapping passengers amid debris and steam from a shattered boiler. The Stockton crew warned ahead, but the Fresno car telescoped as officials investigate the fatality and whether the flue leak contributed to the collision. Washington also reports Senate adjournment to January 5 1908 after a short session and strike commission debate.
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Fresno
Stockton
Oakland
Maguire
Joyce
Local man mauled by horse in Kalamazoo incident
Kalamazoo Michigan on December 22 reports Eugene Hezard was attacked by a vicious horse that grabbed him with its teeth, shook him and ripped off an arm. Hezard is expected to recover.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Eugene Hezard
Hezard
Senate confirms Cyrus Beetle as Indian inspector
The senate on Saturday confirmed Cyrus Beetle of Iowa for the position of Indian inspector.
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Washington
Senate
Cyrus Beetle
Iowa
There’s Another Prince In England Born to the Princess of Wales
London reports the Princess of Wales gave birth to a son on Saturday. The event adds another prince to the royal family, with details circulating about the newborn and succession considerations.
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England
London
Princess of Wales
Burial of Mrs Grant in Riverside mausoleum
New York dispatch reports brief services held yesterday in the Riverside Drive mausoleum for Mrs. U. S. Grant. The event followed a simple, dignified ceremony at the site, with attendees noting the couple’s late state and the stipulations of the will.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Mra. U. 8
Grant family memorial service attended by state and city leaders
The Grant family gathered with New York leaders including the governor and mayor. General Pretterick D. Grant and relatives sat near the crypt as services were led by Mahop EB. G. Andrews and Bishop Alexander Mackay FE. Smith. Mrs Grants remains arrived from Washington where similar services were held with the president and other prominent men present.
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Grant
New York
Pretterick D. Grant
Mahop
EB. G. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alexander Mackay FE. Smith
Pennsylvania
No Fight at Detroit Ends Boxing Plan
Sheriff Henry A. Dickson of Wayne County says he will not permit the Corbett Mellovern fight in Detroit or Wayne County after Governor Bliss instructed him to stop it. An attorney advised stoppage as the only legal course, despite initial permission to proceed until a legal violation could be proved. Governor Bliss intervened during a visit, changing the sheriff’s stance.
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Detroit
Henry A. Dickson
Wayne County
House
Representative Butler
Pennsylvania
Naval Committee
Congress
Military
Naval Academies
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Four Quarters Storm Sweeps St Louis Saturday Night
Peculiar weather struck St Louis with rain in the east, sleet in the south, hail in the north, and snow in the west. Vivid lightning and heavy thunder accompanied the chaotic conditions Saturday evening.
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St. Louis
Coroner Rules Whayne Death Accidental
The coroner's jury in Louisville rules the death of R. C. Whayne from a gunshot wound in the breast as accidental. If upheld, Whayne's heirs receive a $300,000 life insurance payout.
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Louisville
R. C.whayne
Whayne
Senator Jones seeks urgent hearing on Hearst railroad charges
Washington dispatch reports Senator Jones of Arkansas has filed a Senate resolution urging immediate consideration of William K Hearst's claims that railroads violate the interstate commerce law. The move presses Senate action on the contentious charges amid ongoing regulatory debate.
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Washington
Jones
Arkansas
Senate
William K. Hearst
Affidavit Triggers Slander Suit in Eastern County Divorce
Blanche Cole Case sues Frank D Case for divorce as the affidavit from a physician prompts a $10,000 slander claim by the husband’s side. A separate $5,000 suit by the wife’s father ex-Sheriff Cole alleges alienation of affection.
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Cornmuna
Mich
Dee
Eircuit
Blanche Cole
Cole
Reclamation Plan for Indiana Marsh Lands Moves Forward
Preliminary steps begin in LaPorte Starke Porter Lake and Jasper counties to build a large artificial waterway. A contract for the first fourteen miles costs 120000, with the ditch to be eighty feet wide and sixteen feet deep. The project aims to reach the Illinois line over sixty miles with total costs near 1000000.
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Crown Point
Ind
Indiana
LaPorte
Starke
Porter, Lake and
Jasper
Kankakee
Ilnois Line
Churchill Visits St Louis Relative in Lawful Stay
Mrs Lelia Monson was arrested at Ashford Conn charged with poisoning Julia A Wilson an old well known resident of that town Winston Churchill the author is in St Louis visiting relatives.
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Winston Churchill
St. Louis
Lelia Monson
Ashford, Conn
Julia A. Wilson
Roosevelt as Umpire in Venezuelan Arbitration Proposed
London reports allies want Roosevelt as arbitrator to avoid guarantees. Germany and Britain submit detailed replies to the arbitration proposal, with Tower and White handling communications. Roosevelt’s possible acceptance would surprise the foreign office and might remove the question of guarantees, as Castro may not be bound by The Hague tribunal.
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Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Ambassador Tower
White
London
Associated Prem
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
United States
Castro
Hague Tribunel
Good bye to the cable wireless link seals transatlantic reach
Marconi reports from Glace Bay Nova Scotia to Cornwall England the establishment of wireless telegraph communication between Canada and the British Isles. Inaugural messages include a Canada governor general to King Edward VII and a transmission to the London Times witnessed by D Parkin.
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New York
Marconi
Glace Bay
N. 8
Associated Press
Cape Breton
Canada
Cornwall
England
Edward VII
Italy
London Times
D. Parkin
M. VP
G. Manconl
Jeffries Loses In Four Round Boxing Bout At Butte
Champion Jeffries was decisioned by Jacek Munroe after four fierce rounds in Butte Montana. Munroe, amateur Pacific coast champion, faced Jeffries who once dropped to his knees. A forfeit of 250 dollars stood for anyone to last four rounds. Fitzsimmons posted 500 to stop Munroe in four rounds. Also reported, two men Frank Branham and Frank Payne died in a snow slide at Government Creek Idaho.
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Butte
Mont
Dee
Jeffries
Jacek Munroe
Munroe
Pacific Coast
Fitzsimmons
Frank Branham
Fayette
Frank Payne
Government Creek
Idaho
Doctor Pierce advertised cure for weak women in old letter
An advertisement claims Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo offers free confidential correspondence and medicines to restore health in women. It cites a Minnesota testimonial from Mrs. Alviena Scholtz praising Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery, saying the pills and remedies made her well.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Alviena Scholtz
Lake Washington
Lesueur Co
Minn
Congress in Holiday Mode as Venezuela Debate Sees No Break
Washington December 22 Special Members of both houses depart for holidays hoping for three territories to be admitted to the Union. Lawmakers face a short session with an appropriation bill looming and the possibility of an extra session. Remarks cover naval academy pranks and the late Senator Reed. A Virginia exchange warns against war over Venezuela. Artur W Dunn reports from Gas City Indiana. Vaccination foes win as city rescinds ordinance and mayor’s son’s death influences school policy.
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Washington
Congress
Quay
Senate
Tom Reed
Reed
House
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Morgan
Ecgar
Virginia
Senator Elkins
Artitur W. Dunn
Gas City
Ind
Canal bridge notices spark Joliet meeting and action
Joliet and surrounding towns convened to oppose a canal board notice claiming they will stop maintaining certain bridges over the Illinois and Michigan canal. A committee was appointed to negotiate with the canal board. Also reported are charges against Gordon Co. Matt for false pretenses and a timber car sale dispute.
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Joliet
Dee
Iehway
Eoltlee
Plinois and
Michigan Canal
Canal Board
Hloughien
Mieh
Gerdon Co
Matt
Chamberlain Transportation Company
Chicago
Wilber
John Price
Destitute Finns, Caracas claims, and a fire in Brooklyn
A famine already leaves hundreds of thousands in Finland destitute and starving. An 82,000,000 claim dispute cites Italy against Venezuela. William Lane shoe factory in Brooklyn burned, losses around 100,000 dollars. Michael Davitt greeted in Queenstown. A Hyaver t family captured in Madrid after a long police search. Swindlers of twenty years noted in Spain. Reports say black ex soldiers lead the Ladrones in the Philippines.
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Finland
Venezuela
House Committee On Commerce
William Lane
Brooklyn
Michael Davitt
Queentown
Ireland
Hyay’ Ert
Prench
Madrid
Philippines
Quieting Title in Described Washington County Real Estate
In Washington County Iowa Jane Term files a district court petition seeking to quiet and establish fee simple title to extensive parcels in Piroteburg and surrounding townships. The action targets numerous defendants and unknown claimants claiming interests by heirs mortgagees and heirs of deceased owners alleging twenty years adverse open possession and seeking reform and costs. The notice warns defendants to appear by the next term or face default and a decree in favor of the plaintiff. The case is filed by W L Brookeart and colleagues and published in the Evening Journal.
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Washington County
Iowa
Jane Term
Samuel Hampeher
Ve. Asa Wilson
Sarah Wilson
John 8
Said
Jacob J. Adams
Plcotaburg
District Court
Washington Green
Pamplainelt
Patotiff
Platofil Altones
Laintiff
Old District Court
Court House
Washington
City
Brooknart
Plaintif
Evening Journal
Jedpnat
Goat
Mrs Tingleys Rule A Prophet Among Them
A deposition from Hart ford lawyer describes Katherine Tingley head of the Universal Brotherhood at Point Loma as a prophet. It claims she taught marriage is fake, that life at Point Loma leads to a stage where marriage is unnecessary, and that she exercises strict control over members and affairs.
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San Diego
Cal
Theosophical Institution
Point Lowa
Katherine Tingley
Universal Brotherhood
Times Mirror Company
Los Angeles
S Bitch
Bond Street
Hartford
Conn
Tle
Esoteric Society of ‘Theosophy
Mra. Tingley
Spot Overseer Rules Colony Members Strictly
Dependent testimony describes Mrs. Tingley dominating colony members including meals conversations attire and contacts with outsiders. Reports of armed guards and restricted visits accompany notes of Spot the dog tied to spiritual leadership and a rigid regime within the Universal Brotherhood.
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Opera House
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Hanks
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J. A. Cunningham
A. Anderson
J.T. Anperson
Ase't
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B. Y. Brown
A. Harver
W. A. Moore
W. W. Wilson
D. J. Painer
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Chas, Ohngemach
D.M McLaughin
J. G, Wilson
Henry Knecht
Tabor
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J. J. McKheone
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