Roosevelt White House New Year Reception Draws Crowd
A large New Year reception at the White House drew thousands including diplomats, judges, Congress members, and officials. President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt greeted attendees as the crowd, mostly women, moved through the line past the receiving party. The event featured festive gowns, military uniforms, and a marine band playing as guests were introduced by Col Bromwell.
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Supreme Court
Wreck adds casualty in Terra Cotta tragedy
Tuple of deaths grows as little Estelle Barnes, daughter of Edith Barnes, dies from injuries after the Terra Cotta wreck. Barnes, 26, wife of J S Barnes, died at her grandmother’s home. Coroner Nevitt reports 43 certificates issued from 46 victims as identifications finalize within 36 hours of morgue arrivals.
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Edith Barnes
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Clifton Barnes
J S. Barnes
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M. £. Barnes
Nevitt
Dead Man's Son Arrested in Boston Slaying
Boston January 1 William Hartnett labor leader is found dead at his home from a fractured skull. His son William J Hartnett was taken into custody amid suspicions. Autopsy by Dr McDonald notes possible brass knuckles used. son claims death was not doubtedly the result of a full.
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Lagniappe Abolished in New Orleans Trade Action
New Orleans merchants and grocers, urged by the board of health, ended the lagniappe custom a longtime staple. The practice, a survival of early Spanish settlement, offered small favors with purchases and drew criticism for rotten edibles given to children.
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Van
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Louisiana
Blow of Fist Kills Man in St Louis Saloon Scene
In East St Louis Charles Smith confronted David F Meyers over flirting remarks. Smith struck Meyers behind the ear, breaking his neck and killing him. Meyers, fifty five, from Morristown Tennessee, died at the scene. Smith, twenty seven, a factory worker, fled to a saloon to fetch a bondsman but was arrested after Meyers’ death became known.
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St Loui
Charles Smith
East St. Louis
David F Meyers
Smith
Meyers
Morristown
Tenn
Clash Over Patriotic Airs In Madrid Café
In Madrid a cafe popular with army officers had a confrontation during New Year festivities as officers demanded the Marseillaise and republic praise while another group pressed for the Spanish national anthem. The owner dismissed the musicians to avert trouble.
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Seven feet of snow paralyzes Western Russia railways
A Christmas storm sweeping from Great Britain reaches Western Russia bringing enormous snowfalls. Railroads are paralyzed, many lines interrupted, and towns like Orsha and Borissov reportedly buried with business suspended. Seven people die as snow reaches seven feet in Mohilev and the storm continues.
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Bursting Pipe Kills Two at Pressed Steel Plant
Pittsburg January 1 William Foulds and Peter Mist were killed and two others fatally injured when a twelve inch steam pipe burst at the Pressed Steel Car Company plant in Schoenville a suburb of the city. The pipe carried 149 pounds pressure from sixteen boilers and threw workers from a platform to the floor twenty feet below.
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William Foulds
Peter Mist
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Revolt in Honduras Crushed. Salvador Postmaster General Dies
Jan 1 report says a brief Honduran revolutionary outbreak was quashed by government forces last week. Aristides Paredes, postmaster general of El Salvador, died yesterday.
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Honduras
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Lions Run Wild at City Zoo Triggers Panic and Injury
A lion seized a boy at Maryland City's zoo, drawing him toward the cage before attendants pulled him free. In Baltimore two others were hurt while aiding the boy, and a stampede followed as guards secured exits and calmed the crowd. In Toledo a circus trainer battled a lion, was seriously hurt, and a lifelike struggle ended with medical teams treating the wounded and fears of amputation.
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Plunges Knife Into Man Aboard Steamer Carmalina
A dispute on the steamship Carmalina docked at the Federal Sugar Refinery pier in Yonkers led Swedish steward John Anderson to stab the 16 year old Portuguese mess boy Oberk with a table knife. Anderson was fatally wounded and hospitalised. Oberk was jailed.
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Hudson
Killed His Stepfather in New York Visit
Thomas Harris twenty two shot his stepfather Henry Miller forty five at Miller's home in St. Louis last night killing him instantly Harris claimed he fired to defend his mother who he says was beaten by Miller He had been visiting his mother over the holidays and lives in New York He was taken into custody and admitted the act
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Henry Miller
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Author Found Dead Behind Bowery in New York
Special to The Washington Post. William Rosser Cobb, known as The Hon William Rosser Cobb and famed as professor and author, was found dead in a doorway at 223 Park Row after New Year celebrations. Cobb had a varied life from Confederate service to naval chaplain, teaching languages, editing papers, and running the Emergency Laboratories at 32 West Twenty fifth Street. Police report death caused by intoxication and exposure. Cobb identified by a Tampa newspaper letterhead.
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Leonard Hit
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Bowery Wreck
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India
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China
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Chicago
Illinois
Far East
Free Delivery Cut Off In New Orleans
New Orleans on January 1 600 families were cut off from free mall delivery by order of the Postmaster General due to lack of sidewalks. The city has contracted to build walks and expects service to be restored within a year. First Assistant Postmaster Hitchcock said the order was issued three months ago, with withdrawal requested until January 1. service will resume once the city meets government requirements and completes improvements.
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Ryan Scores France Tyranny Denunciation by Philadelphia Archbishop
Archbishop Ryan denounces the French government as infidels worse than pagans in a New Year's reception address. He cites the denial of crucifix placements in Paris hospitals as an example of tyranny against Catholic institutions. He argues the regime aims to drag God from hearts and ban religious instruction from France's children.
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Son of God
Industrial crisis warned by Stuyvesant Fish in 1906 era
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports Stuyvesant Fish warning of an imminent great industrial and political crisis. He cites high prices, dear money, war effects on Russia Japan and Britain, capital losses from San Francisco and Valparaiso, and a global shift toward higher wages and shorter hours. The piece notes stock market manipulation and economic tension with a New York exchange no longer a free market.
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Southern Railway
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Washington
Attempted bombing of liner in Odessa sparks crew clash
An unidentified band tried to blow up the Russian Steamship Company's Atlantic liner Gregory Moreh in Odessa as it completed its first Odessa to New York voyage. A struggle ensued between crew and attackers, several sailors were shot, and a fuse was extinguished before any damage occurred.
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Odessa
Gregory Moreh
Autoist Killed in Oakland Collision Date Noted
A January 2 collision in Oakland between an electric car and a standard auto killed George B. Young of Alameda instantly. Injured were Mr and Mrs A T Swain of East Oakland and Mr and Mrs L M Martin of Alameda. Young was described as a wealthy contractor.
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Big Fire Rages Through West Fifty third Street Block
A major blaze in New York starting on West Fifty third street destroyed ten buildings including a silk manufactory and several tenements. Firemen faced low water pressure and strong winds while hundreds fled as police managed panicked crowds and kept residents from reentering burning areas.
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Union Pacific Inquiry Opens as Harriman Group Summoned
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced a long audit of Union Pacific and related lines. Jane H. Harriman head of Union Pacific Southern Pacific and other executives were summoned to testify at sessions in the Federal Building starting Friday. Witnesses include A L Mohler J C Stubbs William Mohl W V Thorne and T Knutschnitt. The probe will explore rival lines and possible Sherman act restraints along with Harriman family finances and corporate operations.
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New York reports 1906 birth and marriage rise
Health Commissioner Darlington releases Greater New York City 1906 vital statistics showing 11 772 births up 8 000 from 1905 and 43 5 marriages up 5 700. Deaths total 76 208, up 2 492, with birth record the greatest on record and a low death rate despite population growth. Philadelphia meanwhile notes 1866 deaths 27,372 and 2,507 deaths in 186? with tuberculosis leading causes.
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Chinese Sneak Ashore On Desonze at Bayonne
New York dispatch reports 22,000 dollars in penalties spared Standard Oil after police at Bayonne New Jersey halted a mass desertion aboard the steamship Desonze bound for China ports. Many Chinese crewmen left, but officers detained them and will return them to the ship. Federal law imposes a 1000 dollar penalty on marine companies permitting permanent removal of workers from the country.
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N. J
Constable Hook
Desonze
China
William Wingon
Woman Murdered in Wellington Home Captivates City
New York city brief reports Mrs Wiliam Wilson of Wellington New Jersey was found murdered at home as her husband returned from work. She wore night clothes, suggesting she was dragged from bed. Coroner’s inquiry cites strangulation with a towel, a stab wound, and a blunt impact fracture. no weapon located. Children asleep nearby remained unaware.
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Wiliam Wilson
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Interstate inquiry to probe deadly Terra Cotta wreck
Federal investigators and the Interstate Commerce Commission prepare to examine the Baltimore and Ohio disaster and related wrecks. The coroner and district attorney coordinate with federal officials to uncover blame, with a focus on dispatchers and higher railway authorities responsible for the block signal system failures.
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Baltimore and Ohio
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Harlan
Harriman
New York
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