Walker Again Sinks into Mexico to San Diego Journey
Hartford dispatch details the escape of William B. Walker, former savings bank treasurer, from Ensenada to San Diego after fleeing New Britain amid a $565,000 deficit. Telegrams from Elihu Root and David J. Thompson relay authorities’ pursuit across Mexico and the U.S. West Coast, tracing Walker’s movements from Ensenada to Portland, Spokane, Seattle, and beyond as investigators seek the truth behind the crash and embezzlement claims.
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Connecticut Forecast: Fair to Thursday, Colder Night
Forecast for Connecticut calls for fair weather through Thursday with a colder night and brisk northerly winds. New Haven report shows 02 a.m. update, with temperatures near 4:12.
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Congress opens three day National Rivers and Harbors meet
Washington reports the National Rivers and Harbors Congress opens with delegates from every state plus Alaska and Hawaii. The three day session features addresses by top officials, ambassadors, and state leaders, plus a formal opening led by Joseph E. Ransdell and J. F. Ellison.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Joseph E. Ransdell
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J. F. Ellison
Cincinnati
Earl Bishop
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hartford Opinion On National Guard Matter Clarified
Attorney General Hotcomb to issue formal opinion on the national guard issue. The review considers the implications for state defense forces and outlines potential conclusions to be released after final drafting.
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WILL CLOSE SHOP 7500 GE WORKERS TO RECEIVE PAY
Lynn Dec 4 Notices posted at General Electric works announce that about 7500 employees will be paid tomorrow and that the works will close Friday or Saturday. The item reflects labor and payroll practices of the period. Also included is a discussion on truancy attributing causes to curriculum teacher quality and parental control. The piece cites three main factors: narrow courses, ineffective teaching, and weak or indifferent parenting.
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Charities and the Commons
Telling Tales About a Family Ride Incident
A bashful pupil recounts a ride with her family when a fast approaching horse and buggy collided with another vehicle. The passengers were thrown out and the father quips that the outcome was deserved, referencing the Columbus Dispatch.
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Columbus Dispatch
Naval Academy Adopts Lacrosse With Club Formed
Annapolis Md Dec 4 The naval academy adds lacrosse to its sports lineup forming a club led by Midshipman James Irish. Few matches are expected this year as the club begins correspondence with Johns Hopkins Harvard and other colleges.
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Telegraph Editor Dead in Ansonia
Thomas W. Wood telegraph editor of the Sen Unel for four years died early today after a long illness. He was 56 and leaves three grown daughters. In other notes, Hugh L. Pickington an engineer on the Hartford who helped storm the forts below New Orleans during the Civil War died in St Paul. Augusta Knurizer, Grace Episcopal Church lead contralto in New York, hanged herself in the Bronx. Mrs Lowman M. Taft, mother of the secretary of war, is not expected to live today in Millbury Worcester.
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Fowler In Appointed
Washington December 4 Edward W Fowler former appraiser of the port of New York has been appointed to fill a position due to ill health at the port authorities in New York City description of the appointment and its implications for port operations.
Cargo of Geld Coming Southampton
The White Star Line steamer Oceante, sailing from Southampton to New York, carried 275000 pounds in gold. Inquire at Demarcat office about Aap red and joe an coe.
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Joe An Coe
English Inn Signs and the King’s Reflection in Dorset
A Dorset village inn named the Ass Head gained fame when George II visited Weymouth, prompting a painting of King George. Rival hosts copied the sign, leading the Weymouth coachmen to stop at the rival site. The original inn countered by adding a marker reading This is the original Ass.
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Discovery of coal notes in early American history
A 17th century Jesuit record in 1679 mentions a coal mine on the Illinois River near Ottawa. Coal mining in the Richmond basin Virginia began about 1749 with 1822 production recorded at 54,000 tons. Ohio’s coal discovery dates to 1755 with production data from 1805. Anthracite mining in Pennsylvania began circa 1790, with limited shipments in 1807 and fuller trade records starting 1820. Also reports 1814 Carbondale shipments to Philadelphia.
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Washington Star
Death by own action at Atlantic City
John Minch, a well known citizen of Atlantic City New Jersey, committed death by own action by sending two bullets through the roof of his mouth.
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John Minch
Population boom in Santiago census shows surge
Santiago Chile December 4 a census reports a steep population rise since 1800 from 270100 to about 90000 residents marking a remarkable urban growth trend.
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Wanted boys to distribute circulars at Democrat Office
Advertises a call for ten or twelve reliable boys to deliver circulars. Invites to report to the Democrat Office prepared to work Thursday at 8 o'clock in the morning.
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Ford Goes Free on Graft Trial in San Francisco
Tirey L Ford, general counsel of the United Railroads, was acquitted late last night of bribery charges tied to a former supervisor's vote for an overhead trolley franchise. It was Ford's second trial after a hung jury in the first. The case formed the third graft prosecution alongside Schmitz and Louis Glass convictions, and spectators applauded the verdict.
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Yale Tobacco Users From Yale Freshmen Class
New Haven December 4 Dr Born medical director cites Yale freshman class figures showing 152 students or 46 percent use tobacco. Of these 118 began smoking in prep schools and twelve before that. John R Kilpatrick of New York leads the class of 313. Robert C Deming is second. Other items include an assassination attempt on Moscow’s governor general Guer schelmann, a bomb blast, and a hospitalized attacker. Also reports 5,461 lectures given in public schools last year and 114,? attendees. R N Post renominated as governor of Porto Rico by President Roosevelt.
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Benham's horses auction set for tomorrow
City notes announce Benham plans an auction sale of horses tomorrow. Dr O'Hara reports the Mellon sisters of Wall Street in comfortable condition. Fisher trial testimony continues with Engineer Fisher on the stand. An Immaculate Conception Mass for the late Mr and Mrs Daniel Cassidy is set for Thursday at 8:00 AM. A burning fuse halted a North Willow Street line car last night delaying about half the fleet for up to fifteen minutes. The board of health meets this afternoon at 6:00 PM and finance cuts raise questions on the garbage budget. Funeral arrangements for Mrs Catherine Bannon are listed for tomorrow at 8:30 AM from 2 Walnut Street to St Joseph’s Cemetery. The public charities board approves payrolls, discusses a tuberculosis ward at Brookside Home, and adjourns to Friday night awaiting the mayor’s opinion on funding.
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Union College Names New President George Alexander
The Rev. George Alexander, J. D., pastor of University Place Presbyterian Church in New York City, will become president of Union College in Schenectady, succeeding Rev. Andrew V. Ray mond who resigned last June.
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Wesleyan Names Captain for Football Team
Wesleyan in Middletown reports Horace A Hammond of Saratoga has been elected captain of the Wesleyan football squad. The decision was announced today by school officials.
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Snow In New York Battleships Reach Hampton Roads
A heavy snow storm disrupted ships arriving and departing New York as battleships prepare to rendezvous at Hampton Roads before Pacific sailing. The Vermont reached Sandy Hook awaiting better conditions to enter the harbor while the Rhode Island anchored at Tompkinsville after leaving the Newport yard.
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Airship Seen Lands in County Down Farm
A dispatch reports an airship believed to be La Patrie descended on a farm in County Down. The car’s machinery was wrecked and the incident occurred on December 4. Local observers confirmed the event and described the wreckage.
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