Fort Riley Threats and Bomb Attacks Alarm Army Post
Reports detail explosions and fires at a Kansas military post costing about 1 million dollars. Sentries fired at, multiple arrests linked to an alleged plot to destroy the post. Former federal marshal and chaplain figures cited amid accusations. letters threatening officers and a destroyed engineers bridge are described.
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Kansas Military Station
Tading
Fort Riley
Woubhsey
Oo Owei
Federal case developments at Fort Riley Kansas City
Federal officers failed to arrive to take Mrs Anna Jordan into custody after her arrest was released by police in Kansas City Missouri. W H Mackey deputy warden says Rev Mr Brewer and Anna Jordan were not implicated in the Fort Riley fires and explosions. He attributes the disanters to soldiers, with no evidence linking the accused to the crimes.
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Fort Riley
The
Col Hoyle
Crite
Anna Jordan
Kanaks City
United States
A. E. Meed
Hare
Chase
Nce
Charles M Brewer
Kansas City
Jordan
Leavenworth
Kans
W H Mackey
Federal Yenitentiary
Kansas
Brewer
Texas
Junction City
Mackey
Indianapolis
Ind
Miller
W.E Griffin
Chhef
Ortie McManigal
Hockin
Association
Washington financiers plan elite Virginia gun club
Wealthy Washington sportsmen have secured riverfront land along the Quantico River in Virginia to build a premier gun club. Plans call for a large lodge with luxury amenities, wild rice plantings to attract waterfowl, and several hunting retreats for prominent capital figures. The project aims to rival European shooting lodges, with steamer access possible via a Norfolk Washington line and a new Quantico wharf.
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Washington
Quantico
Potomac River
Virginia
America
Syndi‘dt
Attata
Quantico River
Europe
Plang
United States
New York
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Shooting Club
Gun Club
Ghorus Girls Free Miss Conrad After Four Ballots
New York December 15 Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad were acquitted of attempting to kill J W Stokes. The jury's four ballots produced not guilty on the main charge and the defendants left to cheers outside the courtroom. The trial spanned three weeks with dramatic testimony and a strong prosecutor critique.
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Stokes
Washington Post
New York
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Weld
Buckneys
Embrep
Miss Graham
Miss Conrad
Conrad
Counse
Misas Graham
Mias Conrad
Buckners
Buckner
Graham
Ansonia
Marcus
Aaid Buckner
Stolken
Fragmented tale of a vengeful feud and tainted romance
A tense scolding voice condemns a man named Stokes amid a charged confrontation. The speaker, masking bitterness with moral undertones, questions loyalty and manipulation, contrasting Stokes with a minister father while implying betrayal and impropriety within a courtroom or social circle. The dialogue hints at ongoing conflict, with themes of wealth, influence, and perceived deceit.
Governors in Auto Crash at Speedway
In Indianapolis on December 15 a crash at the motor speedway involved visiting governors including Gov Joseph Muarey of Wyorping and Gov Edwin Norris of Montana. Norris suffered a slight cut finger while others escaped with fright as two skidding cars veered off course and spectators and officials rushed to safety.
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Norris
Montana
Tlal
Washington
Indianapolis
Ind
Motor Speedway
Joseph Muarey
Wyorping
Edwin 1 Norris
Tneir
Gov Norris
Gov Carey
Strike for 30 cent eggs in Cleveland finds wide support
The 30 cent egg strike gains momentum in Cleveland as the TM Cent Egg Club reports over 2100 residents joining eggless breakfasts. Frank Krause, club president, cites letters from leading businessmen pledging abstinence for three weeks, while egg dealers note no immediate price changes.
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Washington Post
Cleveland
Ohio
Legg Club
Frank 8 Krause
Krause
Krause Dees
TUMPS TRACK NEAR RIVER
A Conshohocken Norristown and Phoenixville express train leaving Broad Street station at 49 o clock narrowly escaped derailment when the rear coach jumped the track near a river bridge. The train smashed a signal tower, delayed lines and air traffic for about an hour with several bruised passengers.
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Philadelphia
Conshohocken Norristown
Phoenixville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
Schuylsill
Ciock
Four Deaths Probe Links Doctor and Nurse in Poison Case
In Bad Axe Michigan mid December police held Dr Robert A MacGregor of Ably and nurse Margaret Gibbs of Port Huron as accessories after the fact in the Cyril Sparling death case. Sheriff McAuley testified of alleged plots to exhume bodies and force confessions amid suspicions the Sparling family died from poison.
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Cyril
Robert A MacGregor
Donald McAuley
Huron County
MacGregor
Misa Margaret Gibbs
Port Huron
McAuley
Cyril Sparling
Sparling
Sheriff McAuley
Polsai
Albert Sparling
Araenic
Population projections spark talks of world power
Special to The Washington Fest from San Francisco reports Professor Alvin Johnson of Stamford University estimates the United States will reach 300 million people in five years. He says Great Britain will stay near stationary, England becoming a secondary power comparable to Spain, while Germany will be Europe’s second major power behind the United States.
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San Francisco
Cal
Alvin 8. Johnson
Department of Economics
Stamford University
United States
Johnson
Great Britain
England
Spain
Germany
Trunk of Diamonds Found in Winnipeg Case
The shakeup over a missing trunk valued at $80,000 belonging to John Lindley of a New York firm was clarified when the trunk reappeared in St Paul Minnesota en route to Winnipeg. Lindley in Chicago mixed his checks with Miss Sax’s as she traveled toward Winnipeg.
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Racine
Wis
Dee
John Lindley
New York
St Paul, Minn
Winnipeg
Lindley
Chicago
Sax
Labor Leader Gompers Attacked in Indy Speech
Detective William J Burns denounces Samuel Gompers as unfit to lead organized labor and predicts more McNamara case arrests. He claims unions and political rings manipulated the McNamara trials, and vows to expose Gompers, with rewards totaling 7600 offered for LA Times bombing arrests. Indictments in Los Angeles loom as the investigation shifts to Indianapolis.
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Los Angeles Grand Jury
Washington Post
Cleveland
Ohio
William J. Hurns
National Metal Trades Association
Bamuel Goropers
American Federation of Labor
Clarence Darrow
McNamaras
Organized Labor
McNamara
Gompers
Indianapolis
Darrow
Burns
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
Impostor James Jefferson Tries to Defraud Union Trust
A New York man calling himself John M Jefferson attempted to obtain a $3 000 loan on Frank G Carpenter s Vermont avenue home at the Union Trust Company in Washington He used Carpenter s identity forging letters and forged endorsements to back the loan police suspect a larger scheme with accomplices The suspect was arrested as he prepared to sign loan papers and identify himself before a notary public The case unfolds as detectives link forged documents to a real estate broker and other associates with Carpenter s home as the target
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John M. Jefferson
E. J. Stellwagen
New York
Union Trust Company
District of Columba
Frank G Carpenter
Jefferson
Trust Company
Carpenter
Connecticut Avenue
E J. Stellwagen
Vermont Avenue
Ho Ward L Hillyer
Stelwagen
William L Crane
Treasury
Pennsylvania Avenue
Boardman
Boardman Jefferson
West 18Th Street
Mr. Carpenter
Vermont Street
Stellwagen Sald
Thin City
George E Flemming
Flemming
Hillyer
South America
Panatha
Threats to Kill Army Officers Wealthy Sportsmen Plan Club Shooting
A chaotic page outlines threats to kill officers and a plan to shoot club members, spiraling into coverage of society figures and editorial commentary as the issue lists various topics across pages.
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Gompers
Taft
Barnes
Sporting Everts
New York Sun Sold to William C Reick
William C Reick reportedly purchased a majority of the New York Sun stock from Mrs. William M Laffan. The transfer of control is expected to be announced with the Sunday issue. Reick has been an owner of the New York Times and the Philadelphia Public Ledger since 1907. William M Jaffan died on November 9, 1908.
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William Reick
New York
William C Reick
William M Laffan
New York Sun
The
Tribune
Sun
Reick
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledger
William M Jaffan
Taft Supporters Press Barnes to Speak Clear or Leave
New York December 15 Taft backers demand Barnes declare opposition to President Roosevelt and warn him to talk less or quit while urging Col Roosevelt to lead the party in New York. Buffalo Taft men William Daniels and John Wickser press Barnes at state headquarters as city leaders also seek Roosevelt endorsement.
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Old Guard
Roosevelt
New York
Washington Post
New York Dee
Taft
Republican
William Barnes
Joe Ola
Ted Meramaey
William Daniels
John Wickser
Buffalo
Barnes
MessaRea
New York City
Mr Taft
Cal Roosevelt
Det Roosevelt
Saratoga
Oyster Bay
New York World
Col Roosevelt
Gax
Gifford Pinchot
LEAGUE URGES PUNISHMENT FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
Civil Service Reformers at Philadelphia urge prompt impartial punishment for federal employees who violate civil service laws. A old-age retirement fund backed, if the government pays adequate salaries. Charles W Gil et reelected president with other officers.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Natonal Civil Service Reform League
Charles W Gilet
Harvard University
Fin Merlon
League
Trusts and Christmas Gift Stir Social Unrest
Boston Attorney Louis Brandeis testifies before the Senate interstate commerce committee about a $4000 pearl necklace gift Judge E H Gary plans for his wife as an illustration of trust profit sharing. He argues such unearned wealth fuels social unrest and calls for stronger anti trust measures and labor protections.
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Senate
Louis Brandeis
Boston
E H Gary
Hranfein
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Steel Trust
Cummins
Brandete
Great Britain
England
Gary Holds Taft Blameless in Steel Suit Interview
Judge Elbert A. Gary chair of U S Steel’s detectives board says emergencies of his position led to policy dictating actions. He calls Federal suit unjust and refuses blame on President Taft, acknowledging unavoidable actions but offering no forecast on the outcome.
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New York
Elbert A Gurs
Detectors
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Wall Street
Taft
The
World
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