Policy of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Returns at Albert Hall
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman opened his premiership with a mass Liberal Federation rally at Albert Hall London. He was supported by fifteen cabinet members including Asquith Gladstone Morley Burns and Haldane. The crowd praised John Burns as the standout figure while the premier avoided Ireland home rule and announced halting coolie imports to South Africa until a South African vote settles the issue.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bankerman
Albert Hall
The
Admiralty
Richard Burdon Haldane
War
John Burns
Jobhn Burns
Asquith
Robert Reid
Burns
Ireland
South Africa
Sir Henry
Sir Henry Promotes Peace Policy and Liberal Reform Push
Sir Henry voiced pro peace stances toward Russia and welcomed informal Germany ties while endorsing existing US France and Japan relations for peace. He urged armament restraint and economy, pledged government to oppose aggression, and promoted arbitration and people powered governance. Women suffragists demanded voting rights as Asquith spoke with limited additions.
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Sir Henry
Russia
Germany
United States
France
Japan
Asquith
TWO NOTABLE CONVICTS Joliet Illinois December 22
Newton C. Dougherty a Peoria defaulter takes over Edward S. Dreyer's record room duties at the penitentiary. Dougherty, once an apprentice in broom corn sorting, now helps manage convict records. William H. Hunt ex Pan American Bank president of Chicago seeks release alleging indictment errors and guilty plea under misapprehension.
Growth of Luck for Des Moines Heir in Bemidji Take
Cass Lake Minnesota Dec 22 William Grow penniless and ill from exposure sought aid in Bemidji. A letter found by doctors led to Des Moines relatives who took him home and he inherited 13 000 dollars from a relative as his share of an estate.
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Cass Lake
Minn
William ‘Grow
Bemidji
Des Moines
P. G.grow
Ice Gorge Threatens Des Moines Water Supply
An ice gorge six miles long stretches from above the water works to below Kato on the Des Moines River, threatening the city’s water supply. Anchor ice surrounds the intake as the river runs five feet above normal after a week of formation.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Kato
Eckels Predicts Over a Million Surplus After Walsh Bank Debts
James H. Eckels president of the Commercial National Bank and clearinghouse member says the three Walsh banks will leave more than a million dollars surplus after all liabilities are settled. The statement comes as the three institutions wind up affairs in Chicago.
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Chicago
James H. Eckles
Commercial National Bank
Clearing House
John R. Walsh
Noted public figure John N. Irwin dies in Hot Springs
John N. Irwin, former minister to Portugal and two time territorial and state governor, as well as Keokuk mayor, died today in Hot Springs Arkansas. Keokuk rang bells in sorrow upon receiving the news.
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Keokuk
Evening Journal
John N. Irwin
Hot Springs
Ark
Portugal
Arizona
Idaho
Martial law proclaimed in Russian Poland
A proclamation by the Governor General announced martial law across all Russian Poland governments and named ten temporary military governor generals.
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Warsaw
Evening Journal
Russian
Poland
Four Lions Escape In Roanne Causing Panic Amid Pursuit
From St. Etienne France on December 22 four lions escaped during a menagerie train accident near Roanne a town of about 30000 residents Residents fled in terror as armed men chased a lion into the Vendreadges forest where it was killed Gendarmes shot another in Roanne and the remaining two were lassooed and returned to cages Meanwhile in Evansville Indiana on December 19 Governor Hanly visited the Southern Indiana Insane Asylum with no lid carried and Sunday saloons and theaters operated freely as in years past.
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St. Etienne
France
Roanne
Vendrianges
Evansville
Ind
J. Frank Hanly
Laughlin
Southern Indiana Insane Asylum
Pless Prince Made Duke by Emperor Noting Nontransferable Title
Berlin December 21 Prince Henry of Pless eldest son of Prince of Pless married Mary Cornwallis West. The Emperor William created the Prince of Pless a duke but the title is not transferable to descendants.
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Berlin
Prince of
William Coreys Rise to U S Steel Leader Amid Personal Turmoil
William Be. Corey, who began at Edgar Thomson Steel at sixteen, has become president of United States Steel with a $75,000 annual salary. At thirty nine, he faces mounting public attention over marital troubles and is expected to resign soon due to the notoriety.
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William BE. Corey
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Insurance Probe Finds Limited Look at Management
New York December 22 Francis Hendricks state superintendent of insurance testified before a legislative committee that examinations focus on solvency and avoid assessing management or officer salaries. He noted investigations into commissions loading loans or related practices were not conducted and suggested the department would need more examiners and funds to probe deeper.
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New York
Francis Hendricks
Insurance
New York State
Legislative Committee On Insurance Investigation
Hendricks
Isaac Vanderpoel
Insurance Department
Flaff
Legislative
Flo
Equitable
Kubo, Loeb & Co
Hughes
New York Life
Prussia
State Insurance Department
ISOS
New York State Department
McCurdy
Mutual
Supply Department
Expenditure Committee
Vanderpoel
German Method Different Demands Fuller Statements
Testimony by Vanderpoel contends German methods require fuller statements than those used locally. Hendricks denied knowledge of New York Life Insurance Companys large legal expenses and described washed sales activity as without attention.
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Vanderpoel
Hendricks
New York Life Insurance Company
Equitable
Devlin Creditor Move Enters New Trustees for Devlin Firms
Creditors of Devlin remove receivers and install J J Kurley Cyrus Leland and Walter Reeves as trustees to run Devlin and its subsidiaries Marceline Coal Marceline Mercantile and Kansas City Coal and Coke. Dr W S Woods named trustee for the three subsidiary entities. Holders consider forming a holding company to operate all Devlin interests.
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Topela
Kangbee
Bite
Devlin
J. J. Kurley
Cyrus Leland
Walter Reeves
W. S. Woods
Kansas City
Mareceline Coal Company
Marceline Mercantile Company
Kansas City Coal and Coke Company
Railways Adopt the Pension Plan Across Major Lines
At meetings of the boards of New York Central Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Michigan Central and Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railroads a pension bureau was created to care for long serving employees no longer active. A committee was named to implement the plan.
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New York
New York Central
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Michigan Central
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Portugal to import wheat due to crop shortfall
A dispatch from Bryan the United States minister to Lisbon reports Portugal faces a crop shortfall and will need to import about 5,000,000 kilos or 3,000,000 bushels of wheat from abroad. The note comes from the state department in Washington on December 21.
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Washington
State Department
Bryan
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
Gets a Life Sentence for Murder in Danville
Danville Newfoundland and Labrador December 21 William King a Black man has been given a life sentence by Judge Kimbrough for the murder of John Connor. The case centers on a fatal shooting in Danville with a jury verdict delivering a lifelong term.
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Danville
William King
Kimbrough
John Connor
Chicago Markets 1905 Receipts and Prices
Chicago markets report mixed receipts and price levels for cattle hogs and sheep. Official receipts totalled around 20005 yesterday with 26000 estimated for today, hogs trading from 4.75 to 5.00 for mixed packers, cattle at 3.25 to 6.50, and lambs around 5.65 to 7.85 in varied stocker, feeder, and western categories.
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Chicago
Decisive Issue in Russia Sparks Troop Deployments and Arrests
Report from St. Petersburg dated Dec 22 describes large scale troop deployments in Moscow and St. Petersburg after a general strike. Wholesale arrests target workmen’s leaders and council members. The League of Leagues appeals for support as authorities vow to crush unrest.
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St. Petersburg
St. Peter and St. Paul
League of Leagues
Moscow
Strike opens tamely as troops guard Berlin train move
The strike began at noon with open shops and guaran teed protection for owners. Inindustrial areas a strong show of force preceded a locomotive deployed by soldiers to move a passenger train toward Berlin. Troops, bayonets, and a search of carriages followed before the train departed. In Muskogee a colored doctor killed his wife and another man after she refused to return to Sherman, then was arrested.
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Warsaw
Berlin
Muskogee
I. T
Dee
Killingsworth
Sherman
Tex
Wate Gordon
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Dougherty
Peoria
Geta Dreyer
Joliet
James H. Eckels
Walsh
William E. Corey
New York Insurance Chief
Grill
Philadelphia
Reading Company
J. W. Spalding
A. G. Spalding & Bro
Mondragon
Spalding
Marshall
Marshall, Mich
Marshal Stone
Urain Marke
Imperial
Syn Ontechestyva
Rior
Workmen's Council
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