Nominations and Army Inquiry At Congress
Washington dispatches report President Roosevelt’s nominations to the senate including Cortelyou Bonaparte Meyer Garfield and Straus as appointments across executive posts and associate justice Moody. A war department inquiry into the 25th infantry’s discharge and the Brownsville incident is outlined with cross references to Fort Stugis and lynching history. Senator F Drake plans an inquiry resolution into the Brownsville affair and Congress weighs spelling variants in the record.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
George von L. Meyer
Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
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James R. Garfield
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Congressional Record will keep standard spelling
Charles Landis, chair of the House printing committee, said the Congressional Record will continue to be printed as before and simplified spelling will not apply. He believes Senator Platt, chair of the Senate print committee, agrees. A separate report notes a fatal domestic shooting in East Liverpool followed by a self-inflicted gunshot.
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House Committee On Printing
Congressional Record
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Senate Committee On
Washington
Supreme Court Rules Against New Haven Road In Stock Appraisal Case
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled against the New Haven road in a stock appraisal dispute involving Charles K. Offield, a stockholder in the New Haven & Derby railroad, who was required to accept an appraisal and sale to a company with a majority stake. The court also ruled on habeas corpus cases of Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone, miners held in Idaho on charges tied to Governor Steunenberg's murder, with trials to proceed.
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Washington
Charles K. Offield
New Haven Road
Offield
New Haven & Derby Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Idaho
Steunenberg
Metcalf Says Go Ahead for Separate Japan School
San Francisco dispatch notes Secretary Metcalf told the city school directors before leaving for Washington that they were within rights to establish a separate school for Japanese pupils. The move aims to counter any impression Metcalf favored Japan in his forthcoming report to the president.
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San Francisco
D. H. Oliver
Metcalf
Washington
Tobacco stemmeries, Princeton fire by masked mob
Fire destroyed the tobacco stemmeries of John Steger and John G. Orr in Princeton Kentucky, controlled by Imperial Tobacco. About 300 masked men seized the town marshal, looted the police station and waterworks, and set fires. Cottage damage reported, $170,000 loss. No injuries. Mob dispersed toward Hopkinsville after flames swept the buildings. Police telegraph lines cut. firemen unable to reach all flames. The incident linked to tobacco trust agitation.
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John Steger
John G. Orr
Imperial Tobacco Company of New York
Hopkinsville
Tobacco Trust
Fight Over a Grieving Heiress with No Heirs
Pittsburg reports a grim joke as a dead woman’s supposed $1,000,000 legacy is posited to be fought over by relatives. The outcome likely yields nothing to any claimant, while a separate Huntsville incident notes a negro suspect in a white woman’s assault escaping police custody.
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Pittsburg
Nan
Gillette Case Near Verdict As Defense Rests
In Herkimer New York the Gillette murder trial nears its end as District Attorney Ward and defense counsel present final arguments over whether Chester Gillette killed his sweetheart Grace Brown on Big Moose Lake or whether her death was self inflicted. The defense contends lack of motive and questions the eyewitness testimony while the state maintains guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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Chester E. Gillette
Cortland
Grace Brown
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Big Moose Lake
Gillette
Senator Mills
Silas D. Feeter
South Bay
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Feeter
Jadan A. van Wie
van Wie
Chester Gillette
Mr Ward
Justice Devendorf
Mills
Vermont
Devendort
Socety
New Yorker Buck Arrested in Butte for Missing Jewelry
Arthur P Buck, formerly traveling salesman for Abel Brothers of New York, was arrested in Butte Montana on December 3 after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry from Abel & Co. The firm believes Buck carried about 15 000 in show pieces and mislaid 7 000 worth at trunk return. Buck may be taken to Boston for trial to face chargesback.
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Polie
Abel & Co
John Street
New York
Arthur P. Duck
Abel Bros
Higshome
Boston
John A. Abel
Buck
Abel Brothers
Abel
Portland
Ore
Congo reform leader asks Roosevelt on Congo talks
Morel wrote Roosevelt seeking clarification on US participation in a Congo situation conference. Assistant Secretary Barco replied November 19 that the president cannot forecast policy through channels outside official ones. Bacon noted past involvement when invited and that similar consideration would occur if a future opportunity arose. One life lost in a Baker Street tenement fire. a boy suffocated while attempting to escape bathing facilities.
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Dee
Congo Reform Association
D. Morel
Roosevelt
United States
Congo
Moret
Robert Barca
Bacon
Africa
Warren
Baker Street
Toeslay fair and cobler Brisk to high worth to Borthweet winds
The Evening Democrat, Berkeley, December 3 reports uneven weather and market notes. A brief item mentions local trades and winds affecting daily life, with sparse details on vendors and prices. The fragment hints at a community update from the Berkeley press.
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Toeslay
Pope Receives Cardinal Kopp Before Berlin Mission
Rome declares Vatican sympathy for Poles while not supporting their cause against Germany. Cardinal Kopp, bishop of Breslau, meets Pope Pius X in a private farewell audience and plans to report to Chancellor von Buelow and Emperor William on Vatican talks.
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Pope Pius
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Berlin
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Vatican
Germany
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Coroner Finds Easton Criminally Responsible for Yalesville Crash
New Haven dispatch: Coroner Mix rules engineer Harry W. Easton of New Haven criminally responsible for the Yalesville accident after failing to heed a banjo signal. Conductor William J. Casey receives severe censure. Easton and Devine arrested on bonds of 1000 each. hearings likely tomorrow. The report notes clear 900 foot view and train speeds. A Cedar Hill crash involving Engineer George O. Devine is also blamed for disregarding a signal.
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New Haven
Cedar Hill
Yalesville
William Leary
Springfield
Harry W. Easton
George O. Devine
Waterman
Devine
Cedar Fall
William J. Casey
Piano Sale Slashes Prices At F H Lewis Co
The F H Lewis Co at 24 East Main Street holds a near ten day piano sale offering big bargains. Prices cut by one third to one half as customers are urged to buy now with the opportunity for substantial savings.
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F. H. Lewis Co
East Main Street
Piano sale promises big savings at 24 East Main Street
Open every evening the ad urges residents to buy a high grade piano at about one third off retail with monthly payments. It lists makes such as Haines Knabe Doll Marshall Wendell and more, offers various finishes, and promotes easy terms and cash options. Emphasis on urgency and family approval.
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East Main Street
Haines, Knabe, Doll
Marshall & Wendell
Briggs
Newby & Evans
Schencke
Armstrong
Brewster
The Clansman Coming to Polls Theater Saturday
Mayor and City Clerk decline to intervene as The Clansman by Thomas Dixon is set to play at Polls theater on Saturday December 15. City Clerk Sandland will issue or revoke licenses. he will not bar the production and has asked extra police if trouble arises. The theater’s license is state annual but revocable by the clerk for objectionable shows. The mayor and clerk say they will not block the performance.
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Thomas Dixon
Poll’s
Thoms
William Sandland
Harry Parsons
Sandland
Weaver
Philadelphia
Boy in Vanderbilt race recovers after injury
New York December reports Ralph Baldwin the 10 year old son of Dr William Baldwin of Norwalk Conn was struck by Joe Tracy’s racing automobile in the Vanderbilt cup race. He sustained both ankles broken and surgeons advised amputation but his father consented only with Ralph’s objections. Tetnus developed and weeks of danger followed before recovery.
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New York
Raron Kaldwin
William S. Baldwin
Norwalk
Conn
Joe Tracy
Ralph
Rioters Fined Over Parish Church Riot Dispute
Police allege Anthony Puskey was fined one shilling for participation in yesterday afternoon's riot at St Michael's Polish Roman Catholic church parsonage. The disturbance centered on a change in the rests ordered by the bishop, attracting several objectors.
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Anthony Puskey
City News Death of 15 Year Old Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs James Kelly of 28 Lafayette Street died this morning. Sister Thomas Hetak Reece Wetmotey Ansar will take him to St Patrick's Church for a funeral service. The interment will be in New St Joseph's Cemetery.
Winter Sale On Silver Tea Spoons And Flatware
Amid cower weather, a winter sale offers solid silver tea spoons at $1 each and tablespoons at $2, $2.25, and $2.50. The shop promises a range of flatware and novelty items, inviting shoppers to view current stocks and grab bargains.
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