Shuster to Leave Persia Amid Russian Ultimatum
American treasurer general W Morgan Shuster faces dismissal after Russia accepted Tehran’s ultimatum. Washington expects his departure within days and plans an armed escort for Shuster and about twenty accompanying Americans as north Persia descends into disorder.
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Teheran
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Shuster
Washington
State Department
Charles W. Russell
Department
United States
North
Russia
Deny Russian Atrocities Amid Persian Claims In Tabriz
The Russian consul in Tabriz denies Persian accusations of atrocities by Russian troops. He says troops treat Persians humanely while Fidais allegedly injure Russians and mutilate the dead. He cites bombardment causing civilian deaths and notes a nearly 4,000 strong Caucasian force moving toward Tabriz.
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St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Foreign Office
Fear of Massacre at Mesina Sparks Panic in Asia Minor
A Mesina dispatch via Cyprus reports grave fears of a massacre of Christians and foreigners there. In Adana, 36 miles away, Armenians flee to coastal towns while Turkish authorities remain apathetic.
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London
Mesina
Asia Minor
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Adana
Wolves Terrorize Town as Timber Beasts Kill Calf
Timber wolves menaced Hancock Michigan forcing residents to form drive bands. Four wolves entered a stable and killed a calf prompting safety action and community alarm.
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Hancock, Mich
Traction Firm Wins $15,000 Noble Case Verdict
Martinsville Ind December 27 The jury in the case of Shepler F Noble against the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company venued from Marion County has returned a verdict in favor of the traction company.
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Martinsville
Ind
Shepler F. Noble
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Marion County
Traction Company
Monarch Rulers Fate Rumors About Reyes Exile Planned
Monterey Mexico December 27 General Bernardo Reyes will not face imprisonment for sedition nor extradition to Texas for violating the neutrality law. A military authority says Reyes will be exiled to Europe kept under military espionage while President Madero favors lenient handling.
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Monterey
Mex
Bernardo Reyes
Texas
United States
Reyes
Europe
Madero
Hitchcock to Extend Fast Freight to All Second Class Mail
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports the fast freight system will replace fast mail for second class mail beyond weekly publications. The change aims to cut government costs by about 3 million dollars annually within three years. Currently Ohio to Missouri are served, with 1700 publications notified to protest.
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New York
Hitchcock
United States
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Edward M. Morgan
Review of Reviews Company
Pacific Coast
Conference in Deadlock Sparks China National Convention Plan
Pekin December 27 The Shanghai peace conference deadlock prompts revived push for a national convention to decide China’s future form of government monarchy or republic The imperial clan reportedly agrees while Shanghai leaders have not yet given assent.
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Pekin
Shanghai
China
Imperial Clan
Ruef Parole Expected Within Two Months
A San Francisco businessman says former political boss Abe Ruef will be paroled from San Quentin within two months. Ruef is serving a fourteen year term for bribery and influential efforts are under way to secure his release.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin Penitentiary
Ruef
Taft Leads Guests at Admiral Dewey Birthday
Washington December 27 President Taft visited Admiral Dewey at his home to mark the seventy fourth anniversary of the Spanish American War commander. He spoke with the admiral for over fifteen minutes with Major Archibald Butt and was joined by many notable Washington residents. Telegrams of congratulations arrived from across the country.
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Washington
Taft
Admiral Dewey
Sion
Archibald Butt
Trial Preparations Near for Clarence Richeson Case
Boston notices show district attorney gearing up for the January 15 trial date for Clarence V. Richeson as jury venired from Boston Chelsea Winthrop and Revere. Of 300 summoned, 275 from Boston and 25 from nearby towns. 12 jurors to be chosen with 22 peremptory challenges for each side.
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Boston
Clarence V. Richeson
Avenue
Chelsea
Winthrop
Revere
Steel Case Delayed by Extension of Time Granted
United States District Attorney Vreeland announced another extension for filing answers in the suit to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation. The deadline moved from the first Monday in January to February 1, affecting about sixty defendants including the steel firm itself. Tod D Rockefeller and John D Rockefeller Jr. remain among those who have not requested more time. Minnesota mining and land groups previously secured an extension to January 15.
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Trenton
N. J
United States
Vreeland
United States Circuit Court
United States Steel Corporation
Department of Justice
Chinese Six Companies Push for Hostilities in Loan Fight
The Chinese Six Companies in San Francisco urge Wu Ting Fang to resume hostilities instead of accepting a limited monarchy as they raise a $2,000,000 loan for the Chinese revolutionary government.
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San Francisco
Chinese Sixe Companies
Wu Ting Fang
Couple Born Same Day Buried In One Grave
Wichita residents Mr and Mrs Geore Bailey both born on the same day seventy six years ago died within four hours of each other and were buried in the same grave in a single ceremony.
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Wichita
Kan
Geore Bailey
Panic in Berlin Theater Plunge
A bioscope fire in Berlin ends in fatalities with one woman and two children dead. Six children died from injuries and many others suffer severe or minor injuries in the panic that followed.
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Berlin
Germany
East End
Strikers Use Violence in Winona Street Car Attacks
In Winona Minnesota after dark strike sympathizers attack street cars with missiles. two more cars had windows shattered the past two nights. No arrests have been made. Cars run closer to schedule but ridership remains light. Strikers aim to reach Judge Willard this week to present their case.
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Winona
Minn
Willard
Turkish Attack Repulsed Near Bengazi
Wireless dispatch from Bengazi reports Turkish forces attacked Italian trenches near Tripoli but were repulsed with heavy losses. The engagement highlights ongoing combat in the region as World War I battles continue.
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Tripoli
Bengazi
Plans for Lincoln Memorial Costing Millions Revealed
Washington December 27 Two designs for a Lincoln memorial costing several million dollars were shown at the national museum. Henry Bacon proposes a granite pile in Potomac Park with a tall terrace and a hall, while John Pope and Adolph Weinman favor a north city site with a great open colonnade and a heroic statue of Lincoln.
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Washington
Abraham Linccoln
New National Museum
Henry Bacon
New York
Potomac Park
John R Pope
Adolph A. Weinman
Soldiers’ Home
Bacon
Memorial Hall
Potomac
Pope
Lincoln
Danced With Van Buren at 1837 Inauguration
Isabelle Naudain ninety four died in Charlestown after years as a helpless cripple. Formerly Isabelle Woolf she danced with Martin Van Buren at his 1837 inauguration. Her father was a Washington musician who played at Washington’s 1789 inauguration.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Isabelle Naudain
Elias Naudain
Charlestown
Naudain
Isabelle Woolf
United States
Martin van Buren
Washington
Kherson Provincial Council Proposes Boycott of American Goods
The Zempvo in Kherson, through Count Sten bock, urges all Zempvos in Russia to boycott American machines and manufacturers in response to the abrogation of the 1832 treaty.
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St. Petersburg
Zempvo
Kherson
Black Sea
Count Stenbock
Zempvos
Russia
Mutiny at naval yard sparks troops response in St. Petersburg
Dispatch reports a mutiny at the naval ordnance yard in St. Petersburg with several mutineers wounded as troops suppress the insubordination.
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London
England
St. Petersburg
Naval Ordnance Yard
New York Senator to Preside at Jackson Day Banquet
A New York senator will preside over a Jackson Day banquet in a notable political event. Organizers expect attendance from Democratic figures and supporters.
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New York
Grave of Prince Alexander Looted Near Vienna
Unknown assailants desecrated the grave of Prince Alexander Karagoryevich father of King Peter of Servia in St Marys cemetery near Vienna. They stole the head from the body but left the orders and jewelry buried with him. The event is attributed to Servian revolutionaries seeking revenge for King Peters deposition and desecration of the royal tomb.
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Peter of
Servia
Vienna
Austria
Alexander Karagoryevich
St Mary's Cemetery
Netther i
Servias
Peter
Embezzler Surrenders in New York City
John Fielding of Evanston Illinois fifty seven visited police headquarters seeking to surrender after about a year and a half on the run. He claimed he was cashier at Northwestern Gas Light and Coke in Oak Park Illinois and admitted embezzling about 4000 before fleeing.
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New York
Dee
Police
Mannion
Northwestern Gas Light and Coke Company
Oak Park
John Fielding
Evanston, al
Denied Immunity Baths for Chicago Packers in Trial
Judge Carpenter refused to extend immunity baths to ten packers charged with conspiracy in restraint of trade. He ruled the government may introduce evidence of acts alleged before the indictments, despite defense objections to prior-1905 conduct.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Gary man arrested in steel payroll fraud case
Deputy sheriffs in Gary Indiana arrested Arthur G Savage a local business man in connection with United States Steel payroll frauds He was held in bonds of 8000 and accused of receiving cashing forged pay checks under a resumed name.
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Gary
Ind
Arthur G. Savage
United States Steel Corporation
Savage
Congressional Session Seen Cleaning Up Legislation
Richmond dispatch notes Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama predicts a near clean-up of tariff and public works bills this session with no wasteful debate. He forecasts a Democratic White House in 1912 and a Democratic nominee likely to win unless Democrats err.
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Richmond
Taft
Republi
Demcrates
Democracy
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
House of Representatives
White House
Self Or Harmon
Woodrow Wilson
Underwood
Fifteen Democrats to address Jackson Day banquet
Fifteen noted Democrats have accepted invitations to speak at the Jackson Day banquet in January. The list includes James A. O Gorman Norman E Mack Champ Clark Alton B Kerr Oscar W Cadmanl William Randolph Hearst Woodrow Wilson Robert L Taylor Simon Baldwin Francis Newlands Thomas R Marshall James Lloyd and others.
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Washington
James A. O'Gorman
New York
Norman E Mack
Democratic National Committee
Champ Clark
House of Representtaives
Alton B.ker
Oscar W. Cadernall
Alabama
William, R. Hearst
York
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
Simon Baldwin
Connecticut
William J
Lincoln man found dead in New Jersey after visit
WW Patterson of Lincoln Nebraska was found dead with his throat cut near a quarry in North Plainfield New Jersey. A bloody razor lay beside him and investigators regard it as a suicide. Patterson had left wife and two children in Lincoln and had visited his daughter for Christmas at Mrs Lerey Pates home.
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Plainfield
N. J
Patterson
Lincoln
Neb
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
North Plainfield
Roosevelt Declares He Is Out of Politics
Roosevelt says he will not Partake in New York state politics and has not been asked to back any Republican candidate for the next year’s nomination. He adds he is not in politics and nobody expects him to be. He had a one hour conference with Darwin P. James Jr. president of the Young Republican club of Brooklyn.
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New York
Dee
Roosevelt
New York State
Darwin P. James, Jr
Young Republican Club of
Brooklyn
Woman Dies After Dinner in Rockford
Mrs. Juma a Hamlay collapsed and died in Rockford Illinois on December 27 after eating dinner. Clinicians cited heart disease as the cause of death.
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Rockford, Ih
Juma A Hamlay
Breaks His Neck Climbing Fence in Rockford
Dee. 27. Eimil J. Peterson, 36, lost his way going home and broke his neck while climbing a fence in Rockford. Dispatches report the fatal accident in the city.
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Rockford
Dee
Eimil J. Peterson
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