Train Wreck Kills Nine on Christmas Trip at Enderlin
A passenger train on the Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie line failed to clear a switch at Enderlin North Dakota. The collision with a shunting engine caused a fire and a large number of casualties. Nine confirmed dead, six fatally injured, at least twenty five hurt. Names of the dead include Charles Backus and H J Volkering. Rescue teams battled flames to release trapped passengers.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis, St. Maur
Sault Ste. Marie
Enderlin
N. D
Moose Jaw
Sask
Charles Backus
Bergen
H. J. Volkering
Anamoose
Osceola
Wis
John Satterburg
Embezzling Cashier Arrested in Mississippi
Detroit reports a dispatch from Vicksburg that Clem ent, cashier of the Wisconsin Land and Lumber Co of Hermanville Michigan, has been arrested on embezzlement charges for about $10 000. He claims mental irresponsibility and mailed checks to cover the loss after two weeks on the run, and has spent time in Memphis Birmingham and Vicksburg under the alias J C Far. He is now in a sanatorium.
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Detroit
Vicksburg
Miss
RE. J
Clement
Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company
Hermanville
Mich
Memphis
Birmingham
J. C. Far
Will of Prof William W Borden Probate in Jeffersonville
The will of the late Professor William W Borden who died this week at his home in Borden Indiana is probated. His estate is valued around 1 000 000 pounds. His museum of private geological collections is left to the people of Indiana to be managed by a board of trustees. The remainder goes to Mrs Bordon the widow.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
William W. Borden
Borden
Indiana
Missoori Poison for Whisky Fatal Mistake
John Wilkie a capitalist is dead after firing carbolic acid mistaken for whisky. He kept a bottle of whisky and a bottle of carbolic acid in a barn, both similarly shaped, leading to the fatal error in Albia Ta on December 24.
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Missoori
Albia
Dee
John Wilkie
One Strike Off One On
Houston reports a strike of about 400 locomotive firemen who stayed with the firemen’s union rather than joining the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. John J. Hanrahan, grand master, orders the action from Peoria Illinois as jurisdictions clash. In New York there will be no holiday yardmen strike after talks with railroad officials. a 5 cent per hour demand was met with a 4 cent offer and arbitration is planned.
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Houston
Tex
Firemen's Union
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Southern Pacific
John J. Hanrahan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Peoria
Locomotive Brotherhood
Hanahan
New York
Mrs James G Blaine Wins Divorce in Yankton Case
Mrs. Jas. G. Blaine, wife of the son of ex secretary of state James G Blaine, is granted divorce on grounds of non support and desertion. The suit, heard before Judge E G Smith, ended with a decree at 8 p m as she prepared to depart by train for the east to spend Christmas with her parents Rear Admiral and Mrs Hickborn. Blaine and his wife married in June 1901. His first wife was Marie Nevins, now wife of Dr W T Bull.
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Yankton
Dee
Jas. G. Blaine
E. G. Smith
Assassination of Count Ignatief in Russia shocks zemstvos
In Tver a young revolutionary killed Count Alexis Pavlovitch Ignatief ex governor of Whites and leader of the court reactionary party during a zemstovists conference. Six bullets ended his life as he sat in the refreshment room. The assassin wounded himself but was captured after shouting that he had completed his task. Ignatief was 64.
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St. Petersburg
Alexis Pavlovitch Ignatief
Whiets
Tver
Zemstovists
Count Tenatief
Count Ignatief
Zemostvo
Nobles’ Assembly
Zemstvo
Alexis
Bedford Men Suspect Confession in Shafer Murder Case
Bedford Indiana police think the Goshen jail inmate Berger linked to the murder of Sarah Shafer may have been paid $500 by a man named White. Detectives had pursued White years ago to New Orleans and other cities but lost trace. The case hinges on how the jailed man learned of the payment and murder.
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Bedford
Ind
Berger
Goshen
Sarah Shafer
White
New Orleans
Shafer
Workmen Demand Break Halts Edgar Thomson Plant
Operations at the Edgar Thomson Steel works in Pittsburg Virginia were suspended for two days as workers demanded a rest and protested machine conditions. The United States Steel plant will undergo repairs during the shutdown.
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Pittsburg
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
United States Steel Corporation
Illinois students suspended for hazing at university
E H Bailey A McCormick Sidney B Smith and T R Trowbridge, University of Illinois students, suspended for terms from one month to a year for hazing freshmen. One charge states a first year man was made to shine an upper classman’s shoes in the incident.
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Champaign
E. H. Bailey
A. McCormick
Sidney B. Smith
T. R. Trowbridge
University of Illinois
Six Miners Die in Breese Tremblay Shaft Cage Accident
In Carlyle Newfoundland six men died and one was injured when a cage carrying miners fell at BreeseTrenton Mining Company's shaft. The dead are Herman Flater August Jop Herman Hollman Henry Middeke Frank Sarre and Walter Schaffner. Injured is William Fritz with a broken leg.
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Carlyle
Breese-Trenton
Herman Flater
August Jop
Herman Hollman
Henry Middeke
Frank Sarre
Walter Schaffner
William Fritz
Miner Hicks Survives Sixteen Day Cave In Rescue
Bakersfield California December reports the rescue of L. B. Hicks from a mountain tunnel after sixteen days entombed. He tapped to signal life and described matches that helped him map his enclosure, as doctors and Superintendent Cone guided the perilous rescue with other miners. Three men died in the collapse and five companions perished during efforts to reach Hicks.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Ll. B. Hicks
Hicks
Frank Miller
Man of Iron
Stingfield
Dr. Stinchfield
Superintendent Cone
Dhan
Edison Power Company In &A
Dangerous Rescue Work Endangers Lifesavers Through Efforts
A fragment notes the rescue operation put all men at risk from start to finish as they faced ongoing peril during the mission. The terse wording emphasizes constant danger and bravely persisted effort by the rescuers.
Meservey Alledgedly Confesses to Fraudulent Living
William Meservey, claiming to be son of a president, told police in St Louis he lived luxuriously for three months and confessed to six frauds. He admitted borrowing $15 from Joseph R. Dugan of Acme Cement, $10 from Union Land, and $5 from Pittsburg Paint and Glass. He was arrested after a Goetz Line company call.
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St. Louis
Ober
William Meservey
United States Goysum Company
Meservey
Stillman T. Meservey
Kenwood Avenue
Chicago
Young Meservey
Chief Desmond
Joseph R. Dugan
Acme Cement Company
Union Land Company
Pittsburg Paint and Glass Company
Goetz Line
William E. Smith Dies. UMW Illinois Leader Dead
William Smith, president of the United Mine Workers of Illinois, died at his home in Coal City. He was elected to the state executive board in 180 and to vice president in 1904. He became president after Herman Perry’s resignation this year. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon in Coal City with burial in Braceville cemetery.
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Wm. E. Smith
Springfield
William Smith
United Mine Workers of
Ilinois
Coal City
State Miners’ Organization
Herman Perry
Braceville Cemetery
Train Collides With Detached Cars Injuring Crew
Two Monon passenger train workers and several passengers were seriously injured when Train Nooo struck detached freight cars near here. Conductor Charles Elisherry and Engineer John Sarles of the Mississippi train suffered serious injuries.
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Fireencastle
Ind
Monon
Nooo
Here
Charles Elisherry
John Sarles
Jmissengerr
Knights of Columbus boycott French firms over church row
The Standard reports on best authority that the Knights of Columbus ordered a boycott of French manufacturers and agreed not to buy goods imported from France in response to the Canadian government action against the Roman Catholic church.
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Montreal
Can
Order of
Kndghts of Columbus
France
Rowman Catholic Church
Sienkiewicz Elected President of Polish Election Committee
The Central Polish election committee of forty four party representatives unanimously elects Henryk Sienkiewicz, the novelist, to be president.
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Sienkiewiczs
Warsaw
Russian Poland
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Condition of King Oscar
Stockholm December 24 bulletin reports King Oscar's temperature at 96.9 degrees and says otherwise his condition remains unchanged.
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Oscar
Stockholm
Chicago Markets Show Mixed Hogs Cattle And Sheep Movements
Chicago market notes from December 24 1906 show hog receipts estimated at 32000 with yesterday’s carryover 3263 and markets steady to higher on hogs and cattle buying. Cattle receipts around 13000 with beef and dairy classes up 10 to 15 cents, while sheep demand remains strong with natives and western lambs rising. Official week totals indicate 163369 receipts and 20312 shipments, with ongoing price ranges across hogs cattle and sheep.
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Advance Light
John A Babcock Chicago Ad Reminds of Square Deal
Chicago note from John A Babcock inviting readers to contact him anytime, promising a square deal. The message emphasizes reliable service and straightforward dealings.
Virginia Statesman Criticizes Root Speech in Dec. Primaries
Representative-Elect Lassiter of Virginia lashes at President Roosevelt style rhetoric and federal power expansion citing recent dinners in Charleston and New York. He accuses calls for dismissal of officers and civil service tenure as threats, urging southern conservatives for presidency.
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Virginia Statesman
Root
Charleston
8. C
United States
Caesar
Perora
Jeffies
Pranela D. Lassiter
Virginia
New Maglkind Society
Lasasker
Vatican
Congress
New York
Aldermath
University of Virginia
New Bargland Society
Gotham to Grow Wings Sunday Theater Crackdown
New York officials plan to sue to revoke Victoria theater license. Oscar Hammerstein may appear in supreme court to justify why the license should not be revoked. Action follows requests from the Actors Church Alliance with the corporation attorney handling the case. Past arrests for Sunday theater law violations mostly resulted in nominal fines.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Supreme Court
Victoria Theater
Actors’ Church Alliance
Corporation Attorney
New York Sabbath Committee
Mills commits suicide in Mobile boarding house yard
Edward J. Mills formerly of 130 Washington Place Springfield NL shot himself in Mobile on December 24. He had been in a melancholy state for days and spoke of a love disappointment. His mother in Springfield has been notified.
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Mobile
Ala
Edward J. Mills
Washington Place
Springefield
Mills
Springfield
Army bans white or gray horses for cavalry mounts
Washington December 24 the war department issued orders excluding horses of white or gray color from cavalry service to keep animals from offsetting concealment efforts through dress and equipment.
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Washington
War Department
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Texas
James G. Blaine
the Statesman
South Dakota
Ignatief
Jefferson Davis
Arkansas
Davis
James H. Berry
Senate
United States Senate
Miner Hicks
Mesersey
Seconda
Catile
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Gotham TO Grow Wings
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