Quiet Danville Bride Attempts Poison at Christmas Dinner
Mrs Rachel Hichberg of Danville Virginia aged 41 wife of a wealthy merchant attempted suicide by drinking carbolic acid after leaving her husband and returning to her parents home at 1012 C Street Southwest. She was found semiconscious with burns to face and body and rushed to Casualty Trust Hospital where doctors say recovery is doubtful.
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C Street
Rachel Hichberg
Danville
Casualty Trust
Mas Blehberg
Abe
Durinx
Ehichberg
Cynic physician dies by planned asphyxiation on Christmas day
Dr Albert Reeder a 55 year old Back Bay physician who lived apart from his wife arranged his death to be found on Christmas morning. He was known for his morose views and disdain for laughter, stating death should come at the time of greatest happiness. His body was discovered by the housekeeper after a late morning call.
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Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Albert Reeder
Back Bay
Reeder
George Washington Chang
Tone
Chimesa Legation
George
Virginia
Dragons
George Ana Manr
Boy Hangs Himself in Cleveland Home
Cleveland reports the death of Ralph Shannon, 10, from convulsions after a failed hanging attempt in a woodshed. He wanted to attend a moving picture show. his mother had kept him at home. He tied a skate strap and, after alarming himself, screamed for help before dying later the same day.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ralph Shannon
Clash on Haitian border raises Dominican tensions
Reports from Santo Domingo say an engagement occurred along the Dominican Haitian border with several killed. A gunboat was ordered to deploy troops to the scene to restore order.
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Santo Domingo
Six Die In Ship Collision Off Scheldt Mouth
The Belgian steamer Baltique sinks after colliding with the Finnish steamer off the Scheldt mouth. Six crewmen drown, including sleeping members. ten of Baltique’s sixteen crew are rescued. Finland sails to Newcastle to assess damage. Details note Baltic ship’s specifications and earlier incident at Dover.
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Newcastle
Washington Post
Antwerp
Finland
Cramps
Philadelphia
Dover
West Hartlepool
England
By &. Withy & Co
Glan) & Muller
Explosion Wrecks Fire Department Building in New York
A cable from Buenos Aires to the New York Herald reports an explosion in the engine room of a fire department and police headquarters building in New York. Part of the structure was destroyed, walls collapsed, windows shattered, and twenty people were seriously injured.
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New York
Wee. W
Buenos Aires
New York Herald
Fire Department
Police Department
Mrs Cook in Reno Colony Seeks Divorce Hearings Far From Pittsburg
Pittsburg society notes Mrs J Walton Cook wife of prominent Pittsburg clubman has relocated to Reno New Mexico to pursue a divorce. Her husband declined a Christmas invitation to join her and their children, while Mrs Cook hopes to reunite with the children. Cook’s grandfather Joseph Walton, the coal king, left a large estate, and the family avoids press commentary as plans unfold. Also listed are matinee show times for The Deserters at the Columbia Theater.
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Washington
New York
Pittsburg
New York Times
J. Walton Cook
Reno
New
Cook
Pittsburgh
Edith Soule
Walton Cook
Joseph Walton
King
Thomas McKnight Cook
Western Avenue
Rasmussen Denies Latest Arctic Charges Amid Muckrakerrow
In New York on December 25, Dr. Frederick A. Cook rebutted Knud Rasmussen's Arctic accusations tied to Eskimo statements about Dr. Cook and Peary. Cook denounces Rasmussen's methods and claims, cites leading questions, and ridicules Rasmussen's motives while narrating a decades old yacht episode and a stench incident aboard the Bradley.
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New York
Knud Rasmussen
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Rasmussen
Cook
Robert E. Peary
Ayilak
Dr. Cook
Sam
Cane Seddon
Larse
Rasmoussen
Tassuasak
Cape York
Bradley
Btarbay
Canalejas and Nicaja Discuss Spanish Government Crisis
Madrid December 25 Special cable reports Prime Minister Canalejas and Minister of Marine Nicaja held a lengthy conference on the political crisis. They reportedly discussed opposition attempts to block passage of seventeen ministerial bills and a council meeting planned for tomorrow. Conservatives deny any crisis.
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Washington, Post
Madrid
Canalejas
Nicaja
Council of Ministers
Earl of Ancaster Dead
The Earldom of Ancaster founder died. William Henry Heathcote Drummon Willoughby was born October 1 1830. The earldom created in 1892, the earl served as privy councillor and joint hereditary lord great chamberlain of England. His eldest son Lord Willoughby Deeresby married Miss Bloise Breese of New York in 196.
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Willam Henry Heathcote Drummon- Willoughby
Ancaster
England
Lord Willoughby Deeresby
Bloise Breese
W. L. Braese
New York
Workers Arm With Rifles in Pittsburg Plant Strike Threat
Foreigners nearly all veterans of European armies buy discarded United States army rifles as tensions rise at Pressed Steel Car Company after last year’s Schoenville riots. Police monitor stacks of rifles in foreigners’ homes and plan raids to confiscate weapons amid expected strike in the new year.
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United States
Washington Post
Pittsburg
United States Army
Schoenville
Pressed Steel Car Company
Lve
Woods Run
John A. Ford
Wood Street
Suffrage Play Faced Opposition at Boston University
Boston University faculty forbade the Equal Suffrage League from presenting a suffrage play on campus and prohibited announcing league authorship on programs. The production is indefinitely postponed amid mixed reactions. Dr Huntington, the university president, declined to disclose explicit reasons but endorsed nonapproval as expedient.
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Boston University
Washington Post
Boston
Equal Suffrage League
Alice Stone Blackwell
Woman's Journal
Huntington
Woman's Suffrage
Mexican Troops Halt as Witnesses Tell of Battles
Special to The Washington Post from El Paso reports a Mexican battle scene near Mulato with insurgents victorious and federal horse losses at Ojinaga. Officials describe exchanges at Mulato and Ojinaga, with refugees fleeing to the American side and proclamations urging Chihuahua citizens to rally in defense of the government.
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United States
Mulato
Ojinaga
Washington Post
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Chihuahua
Mat Paso
Navarro
Cases Grande
Marfa
Yaat
Luke, Dowe
Weisiger
Grigsby
Howard
Sitter
M. Warren
Revolvestan
Leutenant
Texas
Rio Grands
Alberto Terrazas
Eagle Pass
Presidio County
Rio Grande
Presidio
Shafter
Whisky Kills 6 Year Old Boy In New York
A 6 year old, Michael DeDiase, drank a pint of whisky from a closet bottle while his mother was at church. He collapsed in convulsions and died within half an hour despite medical efforts. The incident occurred in New York on December 2.
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New York
Michael DeDiase
Train bandit robs Kansas City Pullman unveils Christmas caper
A masked thief boarded a Missouri Pacific train at Leavenworth Junction, Kansas, and after holding up more than a dozen passengers in the Pullman and day coaches, escaped at Northwestern Junction in Kansas City. He took money and watches, fired at Capt. H. T. Newbold and conductor J. A. May, and left the car in approximately 25 minutes. Several passengers reclaimed small sums after surrendering valuables. The robber, described as small, well dressed in a brown suit with a black cap and mask, disappeared after leaping from the smoking car.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
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St. Louis
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North-western Junction
May
Northwestern Junction
City
Northwestern Tyne
Banat
Renny
H. T. Newbold
oMleer
Fort Leavenworth
Newbold
Sadie Beach
Pastor Loses His Job Over Church Board Feud
In New Jersey the Rev. Clarence E. McKelvey, pastor at Navesink Methodist Church, is removed by superintendent Rev. Dr. John Handley after accusations of calling board members tightwads and hens, misappropriating church funds, and alleging his family was near starvation. Salary disputes and letters to other congregations fuel the dispute amid a family of wife and three children. Also noted, Capt Nathan Averill arrives as military attaché in St. Petersburg, succeeding Maj. Stephen H. Slocum.
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Washington Post
New York
Clarence E. McKelvey
Methodist Church
Navesink
N. J
John Handley
New Brunswick
Methodist Conference
McKelvey
Averill
St. Petersburg
Nathan
KK. Averill
Michigan
Stephen L. H. Slocum
London
Loeb Taft Aids Blink Roosevelt Ties Reported Break
Washington dispatch reports a New York Herald claim that William Loeb Jr has broken with Theodore Roosevelt as Taft allies prepare for the 1912 GOP struggle. The piece notes Loeb may become the administration eyes for patronage in New York, amid calls to declare loyalty.
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Washington
New York
New York Herald
Taft
William Loeb, Jr
Col
Roosévelt
New York State
Loeb
Coffe
Oyster Bay
Havemeyer Violin Seized In Customs Forfeiture Suit
A forfeiture action against the Havemeyer estate seeks the Kileswitter Stradivarius valued at over 20,000 dollars. The instrument was seized at Mrs. Havemeyer’s 1 East Sixty Sixth Street home and is now with Collector Loeb. The alleged smuggling occurred in September 196, and the violin was linked to a ship officer entering Boston harbor before reaching New York.
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Washington
Boston
Havemeyer
New York
Loeb
Tve
Violinist's Hand Crippled by Cannon Crackers in Rome
Russian violinist Alexander Skibinski and his wife Mme Skibinski were injured when a cannon cracker exploded in his left hand. Skibinski, head of the music department at Shorter College, will never play again. Mme Skibinski, four months married, lost hearing in one ear.
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Skibinski
Rome
Alex. Skibinski
Shorter College
Russia
Capital's Holiday Quiet, Tafts and Court Members Attend Services
Washington observes a calm Christmas with President Taft and family at the White House after morning services. Chief Justice White and diplomats attend mass at St Matthew's, while churches host large gatherings and charity trees for orphaned children. Street life is notably subdued as capital declines into quiet holiday observances.
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Taft
White House
AU Souls’ Unitarian Church
Mra Taft
Anas Helen Taft
Charlie
St. John's Church
Familly
Justice White
Supreme Court
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Father Sirvent
Buckey and
Cooper
St. Matthew's
Father Guckey
Baron Hengelmuller
Austro-Hungary
Baroness Hengelmuller
Mila
St. Fatrick’s Church
Ambassador de la Barra
Mexico
Lurton
Justice Lu
Cuno H. Rudolph
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