Bandit Suspects Under Arrest in Chicago Alton Heist
Six men are in custody in Springfield over the holdup of the Chicago and Alton Hummers near the city. Suspects include Hartnett and Elmer Vigas from Chicago and four others. a conductor and passengers witnessed the attack as a switch engine aided the pursuit.
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Springfield
Alton
Ill
Chicago & Alton
Chicago
Jack Hartnett
Thomas Martin
Elmer Vigas
Ben Vigas
Frank Wade
Rock Island
Joel
Hartnett
Illinois Central Railroad
Fred Ayers
Capital Building
Express
American Express Company
West
Railroad
The
Express Company
John C. Boyd
H. Roller
Tes
Hanks
McLean Couple Host Christmas Dinner for 18 Servants
Edward Beal McLean and Evelyn Walsh McLean oversaw a Christmas dinner for 18 servants. They wore aprons and helped serve a carriage house meal, then joined the staff. Each servant received a $25 gold gift.
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Washington
Edward Beal McLean
Evelyn Walsh McLean
McLean
Buonomi Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
In Bridgeport on December 26, Chi Joe Buonomi was convicted of first degree murder for fatally shooting Jennie Cavaglieri in Stratford last October. Co-defendants James Matto Frank Pizzichemi and James were acquitted by direction of the court.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Edouard Detaille, Noted French Battle Painter, Dies
Paris reports the death of Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille better known as Edouard De at age sixty. The renowned French battle painter passed away in Paris on December 25.
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Edouard Detaille
Paris
France
Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Edouard de
Woman Dies When Train Hits Funeral Procession
A Chicago Northwest through train struck an automobile in a Valley Junction funeral procession local time. Mrs P H Ludwig of Norwood Park was killed and four others injured including John Brannon and Mrs William Shannon. The fatality and injuries delayed services as bystanders aided victims.
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Waukegan
Ill
Chicago & Northwestern
Vailey Junction
Here
P. H. Ludwig
Norwood Park
John Brannon
Chicago
William Shannon
Paul Frank
Stave Street
Brannon
Shannon
Elizabeth Ryan
Fire Company
F. Wendt
Edward Hanson
Chicago Fire Department
Wreck of Seminole Limited injures fifteen near Americus
Fifteen passengers were injured, several seriously, when the Seminole Limited of the Central of Georgia railroad wrecked near Americus Georgia. The train carried tourists en route from Florida to the central west. In Rome, the pope exchanged Christmas greetings with the Sacred College.
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Americus, Ga
Jacksonville
Chicago
Florida
Rome
Sacred College
Million in Presents For Wall Street Christmas Shoppers
New York reports about one million dollars paid in Christmas gifts to financial district employees. Bonuses vary by firm with fixed sums, a percentage of salary, or special gifts. J P Morgan & Co. bonuses arrive near year end, while some firms shift toward January raises to reward merit.
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New York
Wall Street
Financial District
J. P. Morgan & Co
Defeat for Federals at Guatamipe Sacked by Insurgents
Washington reports a rebel force captured and sacked Guatamipe six miles north of Durango. No Americans wounded, many natives killed, town burned and horses seized. General Blanco’s capture confirmed. John Morris released after bandit seizure. Mounted police still unreported on pursuit outcomes.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Guatamipe
Durango
Blanco
Chihuahua
John Morris
Morris
Near Kill Japan Prince Yamagata and Viceroy Bar on Assassination Attempt
In Tokyo the would be assassin of Prince Aritomo Yamagata was captured after stabbing himself and ingesting morphine. he is 22 and faced prison. In Delhi Baron Hardinge, favored by a bomb blast, survived with recovery slow. shattered howdah fragments and phonograph needles recovered while police pursue the broader plot.
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Tokyo
Aritomo Yamagata
Prince Yamagata
Delhi
Baron Hardage
India
Senator Kin Loses Diamond Brooch at Navy Yard Ball
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith. daughter of the Georgia senator. asked police to search for a $5,000 diamond brooch lost Saturday at a ball held at the navy yard.
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Washington
Lucy Hoke Smith
Georgia
Navy Yard
Diamond Studded Slippers From Washington Wife Receives Gift
Dec 26 Mrs Charles B Alden of Washington has received satin slippers as a Christmas present from her husband. The heels are studded with rhinestones and diamonds and the slippers are said to have cost 200 dollars.
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Washington
Charles 8. Alden
Miller Attacks Kern at Dynamite Conspiracy Trial
Indianapolis December 25 District Attorney Charles W Miller challenged defense lawyers to deny the guilt of defendants in the dynamite conspiracy case naming Olaf A Tveitmoe Eugene A Clancy J A Munsey Frank H Ryan H S Hockin Philip A Cooley and Michael J Young as murderers and McNamaras accomplices He assailed Senator Kern and accused lawyers of deceiving clients and failing to read the indictment. He pledged support for a hard line and invoked Sherman’s march to the sea.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Miller
Herbert 8. Hockin
The
Iron Workers
J. E. Munsey
Salt Lake
Hockin
Miller
Mat Aribe
Kern
United States
Kearns
Utah
Munsey
John W. Kern
Olaf A. ‘Tveitmoe
Eugene A. Clancy
J. A. Munsey
Frank H. Ryan
H. S. Hockin
Philip A. Cooley
Michael J. Young
McNamaras
Tveitmoe
San Quentin
Public Prosecutor’s
Los Angeles
Clancy
Sherman
Washington
BLEASE FREES 80 IN DAY IN COLLEGE STATE
Governor Blease grants eighty pardons in one day across the state as Christmas presents, including offenders from first degree murder to minor infractions. In Colorado, a mine fire traps 35 men in the Nelson tunnel until ropes and a rescue effort bring them out safely.
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Columbia
D. C
Blease
Dray moves 16 million in bonds at Omaha bank
In Omaha on December 25 a dray carried sixteen million dollars in bonds and securities from a bank vault to safes in the Woodmen of the World building. The operation was guarded by four police officers and twenty Woodmen clerical staff.
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Omaha
Neb
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen
Blizzard Bathes New York In Christmas Snow Storm
A brutal blizzard pounds New York and the northern Atlantic coast with ten inches of snow by noon, winds to forty miles per hour driving vessels ashore and ships to cover. Trains stalled, streets blocked, and harbor activity halted as winter chaos spreads.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
New Jersey
Turrialba
United Fruit Company
John H. Maye
Philadelphia
Seneca
John H. May
Sandy Hook
J. P. Morgan
Rotterdam
George Washington
Bremen
Suriname
Paramaribo
Catherine Cuneo
Port Antonio
Hudson
Grand Central
New Haven
Manhattan
Washington
Wilson
Trenton
N. J
Willson
Princeton
State House
Isabella L. Hagner
Pistol duel leaves two workers dead in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania two laborers on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad engaged in a pistol duel after a quarrel. One man died after a fourth bullet to the breast and the other after five chest and back wounds. Names given as Tevhen Mockse and Mollie Bosear.
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Scranton
Dee
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Tevhen Mockse
Mollie Bosear
Turkeys for Prisoners by Chicagoan Visitor
Thomas Byrne, a wealthy Chicagoan visiting Mobile for winter, authorized the sheriff to provide a turkey dinner for every prisoner and gave a check to cover the expense. The Mobile county Jail houses 89 prisoners.
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Mobile
Ala
Wee
Thomas Byrne
Draft fraud suspect arrested in Denver case
In Denver on December 25 Johann Midler, claiming German noble status, is accused of spending most of 2600 in bogus drafts drawn on a New York trust company. He was arrested as a wanted man and faces charges in the fraudulent draft scheme.
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Denver
Colo
Johann Midler
New York
Latal
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Princess Victoria Louise
Germany
Yamagata
U. S
Treitmoe
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Young
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Marinelg
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Lemley
Wm. Palmateer
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