Explosive Reward Bares Terror Plot in Los Angeles Area
A large reward is offered as a grand jury adjourns after a cipher telegram to prosecutor Lawler. A vacant house near an arsenal sparks a federal investigation into nitroglycerin and dynamite stored to threaten a neighborhood. Investigators trace shipments from Muncie Indiana and uncover a network moving near explosives through local channels. Police averted a potential disaster as agents pursue leads and arrests unfold.
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Los Angeles
Lawler
County awards first reward in McNamara case
A county warrant for 500 was drawn in favor of William Burna, the first of rewards for capture and conviction in the McNamara brothers case. District Attorney Fredericks said no further county rewards will be paid.. The Federal grand jury's session ended quickly after Oscar Lawler received a coded telegram, then Lawler Malcolm McLaren, Samuel Browne and Larry Sullivan left the Federal building together.
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Los Angeles
Willam
McNamara Brothers
Fredericks
Oscar Lawler
Lawler
Malcolm McLaren
Samuel Browne
Federal Building
Larry Sullivan
McNamara Defense
Dynamite Found Buried Near Los Angeles Store Owner
Dynamite discovered by a gardener near Arthur Letts home in Los Angeles. Police believe it was planted by an unknown person seeking to dispose of the explosives. No active attempt indicated, no caps or fuses found. Two men seen near the mansion are being sought.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Arthur Letts
Ln Angeles
Letts
Lette Mansion
Beef Barons Face Jury In Sherman Antitrust Case
The jury of ten Chicago packers charged with Sherman anti trust violations heard opening statements by U S district attorney James H Wilkerson. He contended the defendants through the National Packing Company built a powerful mechanism to suppress competition and control the market since 1880, using a plan that masked slight compliance with the law.
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Chago
Chicago
United States
James H Wilkerson
Wilkerson
National Packing Company
Packera
Peire
Singer and husband part amid income and environment
Special to The Washington Post reports Metropolitan Opera soprano Mme Marie Rappold and her Brooklyn physician husband Dr J Rappold Jr are separating informally. He says it stems from diverging income and environment as she rose in fame. Married twenty years with one daughter living with her mother, the family story centers on career growth and personal drift.
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Washington Post
New York
Mme Marie Rappold
Metropolitan Opera
J . Rappold, Jr
Brooklyn
Mme Rappeld
Rappeld
Rappolda
Hendrik Hudson
Garb for New Year's Eve Dinner Outfit Suggestion
A New York reader asks what to wear for a New Year's Eve dinner in a Broadway restaurant. The column suggests a compromise outfit and even pajamas after 9 PM, noting observers may not detect the clothing choice. Guidance emphasizes comfort over formal dress in the crowd.
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Washington Post
New York
A H. J
Consuls to Advise Peace Delegates at Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports Weng Testing Yao warning foreign intervention would worsen China’s crisis and resist retention of the Manchus. He says Yuan Shi Kai should be offered the presidency, consuls plan a joint note to peace delegates, urging an early settlement while remaining neutral. The six powers seek a timely end to the upheaval, affirming hands off China policy.
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Theirtatus
State Department
Absurd says Nat Goodwin on Parrott nuptials
Nat C Goodwin denies marriage plans with Marjorie Parrott of Baltimore known as Marjorie Moreland. He calls the rumor absurd after a performance at Ford's Theatre. The couple shared light exchanges on stage with Miss Parrott smiling and Goodwin quipping about a secret.
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Baltimore
Nat C_ Goodwin
Marjorie Moreland
Goodwin
Miss Moreland
Ford
Ittle Scotchman
Nat
Shoplifter Gets a Year in Workhouse
Richard Block a seven year old pleaded guilty in the United States police court to six shoplifting charges and was sentenced by Judge Pugh to a year in the workhouse. He admitted stealing stockings neckties handkerchiefs shoe strings pens pencils writing paper and ribbons from several big stores amid Christmas shoppers.
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Richard Block
United States
Pugh
Bock
Health Office Births and Deaths Record Summary
Births list includes Caloghe and Guineppa Mameitio girl. Robert L and Anna C West girl. many couples noted with children. Deaths include John Bredekamp 88, Henry R May 40s, Elizabeth Troutnan 92, Calvin Town 78, Alfred Moyers 28 naval hospital, Mary Maguire 71, Philip Pfeifer 1, Joseph Bryan 1, Carrie Graham 45, James Glater 17 TB Hospital, Ida Burton years, Nina Walkey 32, and others. Records show extensive birth entries and elderly deaths with locations and ages.
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Harry E
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Smith
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Attongo
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Henry R May
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Troutnan
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Gauve Anw
Carrie DB. Graham
Liston
Ave
Peter Moran
Myrtle
Elien
Wormeile
Bilaha
Pat Aw
Harry E Houser
Daga
Beatrice Carlinte
Myrtle St
James Glater
Howard Ebing
Mexican Revolt Spreads Across Regions. Reyes Targeted
A large state and federal force under Col Garcia Tago moves near Linares Nuevo Leon aiming to capture Gen Bernardo Reyes who crossed the Rio Grande with four followers on December 15. Government troops report failures to seize Reyes as unrest lingers in Chiapas Morelos Guerrero Sinaloa Oaxaca and other areas.
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Mexico
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State Department
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Tamauitas
Texas
Republic
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Morelos
Querrero
Sinaloa
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Monterey
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Linares
Neuvo Leon
Two Firebugs Sentenced In Cliffside Arson Case
Terrified Cliffside section of Bergen county in New Jersey endured five years of arson terror. Charles and August Deichman, heads of the firebug gang, were sentenced to state prison with heavy terms after confessing to arson charges. They owned destroyed buildings insured for significant sums, tied to multiple fires over two years.
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N. J
Washington Post
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W. J
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Augnat
Charles Deichman
States
Fudge Demarest
Charles
John Kapun
Deichmans
Seizure of Cutlery Tied to Undervaluation Probe
Treasury officials praised a St Paul seizure of a Farwell Osman Kirk and Company consign ment of cutlery believed undervalued at import. The action, part of a broad crackdown, targets the U S cutlery trade under close scrutiny as authorities seek overdue duties amounting to millions.
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St Paul
Farwell Osman, Kirk & Company
United States
Fortune Goes to Hospital Will Leaves Carnegie Partner Estate
The will of Thomas N Miller, Andrew Carnegie's first steel industry partner, was filed for probate. It bequests modestly to relatives and a housekeeper, with the remainder valued around 2 million going to the Woman's Hospital of Pittsburgh, founded by his wife. The fortune supports Carnegie's hospital legacy in Pittsburgh.
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Institution
Pittsburgh
Thomas N Miller
Andrew Carnegie
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Kia
Woman's Hospital
Hia
Teachers Pay Day Debate at Board of Education
James F. Oyster and Henry P Blair defend teacher pay practices against Board of Trade charges of discrimination against women due to late checks. Blair proposes a definite pay day, possibly the sixth of each month, with rolls closed by month end. officials cite legal and procedural limits. Oyster says teachers are satisfied and disputes deny delays.
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Henry P. Blair
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Henry P Bialt
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Board of Trade Committee
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Blair
Board of Education
REPORTED MERRIMAC FIGHT WAR CORRESPONDENT DIES AT 82
Charles Henry Farrell, longtime Herald war correspondent famed for Civil War reports on the Monitor versus Merrimac, dies at 82 in Brooklyn after a career covering battles and events for the New York paper. He passed away at his home on Gates Avenue.
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New York
Charles Henry Farrell
The
Herald
Monitor
Merrimac
Bright
Gates Avenue
Brooklyn
Rosabelle Morrison Dead After Vaudeville Illness
Rosabelle Morrison, known actress wife of Mitchell Lewis and daughter of actor Louis Morrison, died at her New York home after fainting during a vaudeville sketch. She collapsed last night and never regained consciousness. The exact cause of death was not determined.
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New York
Rosabelle Morrison
Mitchell Lewis
Louis Morrisan
Washington Society of Engineers Elect Officers
Members of the Washington Society of Engineers last night at the Cosmos Club elected John H Hanna president Frank Sutton vice president J C Hoyt secretary H B tablet treasurer and W A McFarland directors A L Baldwin M O Leigh ton FW Albert J A Holmes and Capt E N Johnson served as directors The meeting was followed by supper and smoker.
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John H Hanna
Frank Sutton
J C Hoyt
H. B A Tablet
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A L Baldwin
M O Leighton
FW Albert
J A Holmes
E N Johnson
Birthdays honor 102nd Joseph Lomax in Indianapolis
Joseph Lomax, organizer and first president of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad and noted newspaper publisher, celebrated his 102nd birthday at his Indianapolis home. Lomax, born in Stokea county Nebraska, is recognized as the country’s oldest Knight Templar.
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Joseph Lomax
The
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Knight Templar
Lomax
Botorn
Stokea County
Russian Troops Likely Picket Shuster House in Teheran
In Teheran Rouasians plan to post pickets before W Morgan Shuster to bar him from performing treasury duties after Russia decided to move troops from Kaabin to Teheran. The persistent Mekliss refusal to dismiss Shuster prompted the行动.
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Russia
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Mekliss
W. Morgan Shuster
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