Hale backs Brownson resignation as Admiral
Washington dispatch reports Senator Hale, chair of the naval affairs committee, defending Admiral Brownson's resignation as chief of the bureau of navigation. Hale cites discipline and support for staff officers with safeguards against granting actual ship command. Stokes likely to command hospital ship Relief. merchant crew sought if available.
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Washington
Hale
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Admiral Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Brownson
New York Firms Seek Brownsville Case Over Twenty-Fifth Infantry
In Brownsville Texas a test suit is filed in federal court on behalf of Private Reid of Company C Twenty-Fifth Infantry seeking 123.26 pay from November 9 1906 to July 18 1907 after enlistment termination. Attorneys funded by wealthy New England backers allege challenge to presidential action. They seek constitutional rights for a poor plaintiff and promise disclosure of their identity later.
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Washington
War Department
New York
UN States Court
Twenty- Fifth
Brownaville
Tex
Reid
Company C
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
United States
Henry L. Stimson
United States District Court
Oscar W. Reid
Brownsville
New England
Case Mellen
Hamilton execute: Tamill o alias Sunfield hanged for murder
Jacob Tamill o alias Sunfield was hanged in Hamilton for the murder of Radzyk. He came from Chicago and lodged with the Radzyks. After drinking with Radzyk, Tamill o induced Radzyk to retire and Tamill o shot him while Radzyk slept. The death was instantaneous.
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Hamilton
Ont
Jacob Tammillo
Sunfield
Radzyk
Chicago
Radzyks
Pochicago
Death of John Jackson After Christmas Day Altercation
In Paris Indiana on December 28 John Jackson lies near death from a skull crushing poker attack by Grover C. Plank. Plank is jailed in Paris pending the outcome of Jacksons injuries as public sentiment runs high. the quarrel began over a five cent settlement, sparked after Christmas Eve intervention.
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Paris
Til
John Jackson
Metcalfe
Grover C. Plank
Plank
Jackson
Resting on a bed of jewels in New York
English mineralogist Ralph E B Morgan found a mass of garnets in a subway excavation on Thirty third street. The rock dump at Sheephead Bay yielded several garnets but their value is limited and mining prospects are not good.
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New York
Der
New York City
Ralph EB. Morgan
Thirty-third Street
Morgan
Sheephead Bay
Work for 10 000 Men Resumes Across Cleveland Industry
Cleveland manufacturers plan to resume work for about 10,000 former employees in January with many factories to reopen on January 6. The American Shipbuilding Company aims to hire 5,000 workers nearing full capacity as steel mills bring back hundreds. Smaller plants also restart, signaling a broad business revival in the area.
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Cleveland
American Shipbuilding Company
President Roosevelt Replies to Worcester Boy Gift
President Roosevelt sent a letter and a ten dollar bill to Jack Kriesfeld a fourteen year old boy in Worcester Massachusetts in response to a Christmas gift he sent. The gift was a calendar decorated with an American eagle image and a scroll bearing the president s name in the eagle s beak.
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Worcester
Mass
Roosevelt
Jack Kriesfeld
Debrell Charged With Embezzling 835000 in New Jersey Case
Samuel H. Debrell, a Norfolk Virginia native and bookkeeper for New Jersey Boiler Co of Boonton, N J, is jailed in Morristown after an audit revealed embezzlement of 835000. The charge follows the company’s complaint.
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New York
New Jersey Boiler Company
Boonton
N. J
Samuel H. Debrell
Morristown
Debrell
Norfolk
Attack on Leontise Home for Girls Provokes Anonymous Letters
In Battle Creek Michigan on December 28 anonymous letters attacked the Leontise Home for Girls. A tar and feather suggestion was also mentioned for inmates and staff. The home is generally recognized as a worthy charity.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Irl
Man fined for wife whipping in Evansville case
Edward Ross was fined 100 dollars and costs by Judge Winfrey after pleading guilty to whipping his wife. He returned home and severely beat her when she did not have dinner ready at noon.
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Evansville
Ind
Edward Ross
Winfrey
Ross
Violinist Carl Meisel Dies in Boston at 50
Carl Meisel a renowned violin master soloist and teacher and an original member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra died in Boston on December 28 at age 50. He was widely known across the country for his performances and teaching.
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Boston
Carl Meisel
Boston Simphony Orchestra
Scottish brides form club on Atlantic voyage
Seven young Scots who arrived in New York aboard the Anchor line steamship California learned mid voyage they would all head to America to marry their US boyfriends. Each groom, a Scot who has lived in the United States, plans to bring his bride to marry in proper fashion. The brides’ club vows to write and share wedding details.
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New York
Anchor Line
California
Glasgow
America
New York Sun
United States
Great Wild Goose Shooter Dominates Local Field
Morocco Indiana December 28 Simon Floyd living northwest of the city killed eight wild geese with two shots. The birds settled in a cattle feeding field and Floyd, wrapping a sheet about him, neared to make the shots. Last winter he killed seven geese at one shot under similar conditions.
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Morocco
Ind
Simon Floyd
Floyd
Mystery of Unknown Woman Deepens in New Jersey Case
The unknown woman found near Harrison New Jersey may have died in Newark after being seen Christmas Eve by a carpenter who said she spoke of a restaurant. A chemise matching the waist found near the Passic Yacht Club was recovered, and no ID was made as investigators pursue the theory that the body was moved to conceal the crime.
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Newark
New York
Harrison
N. J
William Snyder
Rogers
Converse
Passaic Yacht Club
Ford City
Pittsburg
Tiate Glass Company
Kelly Station
Rhode Island Senatorial Balloting Opens January 21
Providence Dec 28 Balloting for a United States senator to succeed George Peabody Wetmore will begin on Jan 21 in the Rhode Island general assembly. Three candidates stood in the last session Senator Wetmore Samuel P Colt and Colonel Robert H S Goodard with Colt withdrawing leaving Wetmore unopposed in the Republican ranks.
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Providence
R. J
George Peabody Wetmore
Rhode Island General Assembly
General Assembly
Wetmore
Samuel P. Colt
Reublicans
Robert H. S. Gooddard
Colonel Colt
Bridegroom Fails to Appear in Patoka Wedding
In Patoka Indiana on Christmas night William E Hawkins of Dallas Texas did not arrive for his marriage to Florence E B Braselton a Patoka resident. The Presbyterian church had been prepared for the ceremony as had a dinner at the bride’s home. No reason for the no show was given.
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Princeton
Ind
Patoka
William E. Hawkins
Dallas
Tex
Florence EB. Braselton
Presbyterian Church
McClung
Jacob Brasebton
Shees
Protect Whales and Turtles Move To Congress
New Haven Conn Dec 28 Congress urged to pass game laws protecting whales and green sea turtles At Yale University Vertebrate Paleontologists of America annual meeting a resolution was adopted against slaughter During a ten year study Professor G R Welland estimated one million whales killed in a century with 272 million dollars in profits He warned the whale is nearly gone and urged protection while noting the endangered status of the green sea turtle.
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New Haven
Conn
Congress
Wieland
Five Men Die in Fog Bound Train Collision
A Grand Trunk pager train smashed into a dense fog at forty miles an hour, killing five men. Investigators blame reduced visibility and high speed for the fatal derailment.
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Detroit
Grand Trunk
Five Die in Lenox Michigan Train Wreck
A head on collision half a mile north of Lenox Michigan killed five trainmen and left a baby unscathed among the passengers who all escaped injury. The deceased are Engineer Bohowskis Fireman Broughner Fireman Albert McCall and Switchman W G Taylor of Detroit. The passenger locomotive crushed under the freight engines and the wreckage mangled their bodies in scalding steam.
Cain Commits Death by Own Action in Des Moines Jail
J. C. Cain awaiting transport to Fort Madison for life for Morris murder slit his throat with a smuggled razor in the county jail. He died after tearing open the wound, muttering about readiness for transfer.
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Des Moines
J. C. Cain
Fort Madison
Chas
H. Morris
Cain
Tenants Must Have Babies In Phipps Buildings
The stork is set to grace Henry Phipps’s new Allegheny apartments which open soon. Rental prices target low income residents and the lease requires tenants to have at least one child, a rule praised for its emphasis on larger families.
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Henry Phipps
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Phipps
Hog Markets Report From Chicago on December 28 1907
Estimated receipts 16000 hogs with yesterday leftovers 4167. Market 5 higher than yesterday on light hogs 4 20 to 4 65 mixed packers 4 30 to 4 70 heavy shipping parades 4 25 to 4 75 rough 4 25 to 4. Cattle 300 unchanged sheep 1500 steady.
Chicago Hog Market Report December 28 1907
Official receipts yesterday 22603 shipments 6386 estimated receipts today 16000. Market mostly higher than yesterday close with bulk 450 to 465 light 425 to 465, mixed packers 430 to 475, heavies 430 to 475. Pigs 380 to 450, porkers 450 to 460. Sheep 1500 steady, market weak to 5 lower than early.
John A. Babcock Promises a Square Deal in Message
A terse note from John A. Babcock asserts confidence in receiving a square deal. The message emphasizes fairness and straightforward dealings, reflecting a campaign or business stance. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Alleged Tschaikovsky Imprisonment Challenged in US Effort
Reports from St Petersburg claim US citizens petition Premier Stolypin for clemency in Tschaikovsky and Madame Breshchkovskaya cases. Officials deny dark fortress confinement, calling cells dry and humane while outlining potential charges for arms transport and organization aiding assassinations of Pavloff and Maksimovsky.
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Tchaikovsky
Russia
Madame Breakovskaya
Open
Gener Vladimir Pavloff
Maximosky
Gold Lying Around Loose in Refrigerated Car Heist Suspect
Nine teen thousand dollars in gold and silver found stuffed in frozen bags in a Soo Line refrigerator car near Menominee Michigan. The money, tied to safeblowing gangs, may have come from Milwaukee express office theft or from the Marinette Oconto and Brown counties theft spree. The car was moved by Northwestern Freight through Midway yards. origin and timing remain unclear.
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Menominee, Mich
Soo Lin
Menominee
Northwestern Railway
St. Paul
Gang of
Marinette
Oconto
Brown Countiie
Express Ofice
Milwaukee
Midway Yards
Nort Western
Quette
Death of Henry T. Helm in Los Angeles after brief illness
Henry T. Helm once a Chicago lawyer died in Los Angeles California after a short illness. The national committee headquarters will be at the Brown Palace hotel in Denver.
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Lienry T. Helm
Los Angeles
Cal
Tional Committee
Denver
Krown Palace Hotel
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