Anarchist Plot Reported Against Emperor and Heir
Budapest and Vienna reports discuss a sensational claim that four anarchists left Geneva for Hungary planning to attack Emperor Francis Joseph and Archduke Francis Ferdinand. Police monitored frontier but no entry confirmed and Vienna says government has no evidence of such plans.
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Budapest
Nap
Francis Joseph
Francis Ferdiand
Stary
Vienna
Sec J
Francis Ferdinand
Gvernment
Geneva
Hungary
Four Kansas City Banks Suspended by National Bank Examiner
National Bank of Commerce and three smaller institutions in Kansas City suspend operations under orders of the comptroller of the currency. Deposits declined by about 19 million with loans cut to 3.5 million and cash reserves reduced. a steady six week drain prompted the action amid efforts by Chicago and New York banks to assist.
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National Bak
Thos Fo.cx
Clos Kansas Ciy
Dee
The
Nations Bank of Commerce
Stock Yards Bankf Commerce
Union Avenue Ban of Commerce
State Bank
Argentine
Tional
F Commerce
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
December Weather Summary For Past Thirty Years
December weather data cover the month across the past thirty years. The mean temperature is 32 degrees F with a warmest average in 1891 at 39 and a coldest in 1904 at 25. The highest single day reading was 65 on December 25, 1889, and the lowest was 10 below zero on December 20, 1884. Average precipitation is 3.58 inches, with a stormy eleven days on average. The peak rainfall occurred in 1901 at 7.65 inches. the least in 1875 at 1.3 inches. A single-day record of 75 inches is noted on December 17, 1883, and the month’s snow peaked at inches during the winter of 8845 on December 28, 1896. The usual breakdown includes about ten clear, ten partly cloudy, and eleven cloudy days. prevailing winds come from the north. Lewisohn suit totals $1,700,000 against Old Dominion Mining and Smelting Campy in New Jersey. Leonard Lewisohn of New York connected to the suit. O’Brien investigated in Bridgeport. Newell of Middletown found guilty in Hartford on second-degree charges. fined $200 plus costs.
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Weather Areaa
Fair to Saturdalsh in Haven Weather Note
Weather bulletin reports fair to Saturday with light south breeze at 4:12 and temperature noted as 11 55 2a in Haven.
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Saturdalsh
Sete
Haven
Miners Entombed After West Virginia Explosion
A vast explosion hit Consolidated Coal mines 6 and 8 in Monongah West Virginia. Officials report hundreds possibly up to a thousand entombed with limited hope of rescue. Rescuers struggle through foul air and debris as families gather. governor may send troops for aid.
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Pittsburg
Consolidated Coal Company
Monongah
West Virginia
Ma Jone
Sine 6
Monongahela Biv
Wren
Parish Aid Society Exposition Attracts Large Parish Attendance
The St John s Parish Aid society held an event at the parish house under Mrs Clara Chesson and a long list of officers and workers. The Pantomime Ballad of Mary Jane was staged by Gardner Catlin and Ned Goss with music by W H Minor. A Seoul dispatch notes Koreans attacked a station branch after Prince Ito departed, quickly quelled. Two men found frozen feet in Winsted, one amputation. plans completed for Heligoland harbor project.
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St John's Parish Aid Society
Clara Chesson
A. A. Crane
Clara
Louise Toucey
W. B. Merriman
Edith Kingsbury
William Fulton
Angelo Burritt
James Crompton
Edmee Preta
David Griggs
Ralph Smith
Edward Gows
Clarence Cook
T. D. Barlow
George Babcock
Henry Rowland
Ry Barlow
John M. Burrall
Mary
Lucy Burrall
Helen Griggs
John P. Elton
John Lackie
John N. Lewis, Jr
C. R. Conkey
E S. Sanderson
Mary Jane
Gardner Catlin
Sherwood Rockwell
Ned
Will Goss
Edith Mason
W H. Minor
Tokio
Seoul
Prince Ito
Korea
Battleship Prince George Damaged In Harbor Drift
Portsmouth reports the battleship Prince George broke from moorings and adrift in a harbor clash that scarred several vessels including the cruiser Shannon. The Prince George took on water and listed after being towed to dock. the Shannon suffered only upper-works damage. In Washington, Harry S. New of Indianapolis is elected chairman of the Republican National Committee succeeding Cortelyou.
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Harry New
P. National Committee
Portsmouth
Prince George
Shannon
Washington
Dee
Harry
New of
Indianapolis
Republican National Committee
George B. Cortelyou
White House
Roosevelt
Rates and Regulations Under Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington December 6 A crucial question tests the commission authority over rates and regulations for American export goods from inland points The Cosmopolitan Steamship Co accuses Hamburg American and other foreign lines of a Baltic pool conspiracy with U S railways to control European trade The foreign defendants hire Senator Spooner leading demurrer argues lack of jurisdiction The commission fears loss of export rate control if its power is overturned and the case may go to the Supreme Court The issue draws transatlantic interest and could shape future export commerce policy
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State Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Iterstate Commerce Commission
Commission
United States
Cosmopolitan Steamship Co
Ai American Corporation
Philadelphia
Interstate Conmerce Commission
Hamburg-American Ine
Lloyd Steamship Line
Cosmopolitan Co
Europe
State Department
John C. Spooner
Interate Commerce Commission
The
Spooner
Mters
Becausr
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic
Bishop Tierney Sues Over Insurance Policy
Bishop Michael Tierney of the diocese of Connecticut sues the National Accident Society in the county court. He claims he suffered a broken leg and sprained ankle on November 4, 1906, at Mt St Joseph's Academy West Hartford. He seeks 228.58 dollars under the policy that promised 25 dollars weekly for 52 weeks. The company allegedly refused payment.
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Michael Tierney
Connecticut
Court of Common Pleas
National Accident Society of New York
Tierney
Tuerney
Mt St Joseph's Academy
West Hartford
Deaths and Funerals Highlight Local Notables
Obituaries note several Waterbury residents. Elizabeth Lillian Regan’s funeral will be from 196 Piedmont Street to St Francis Xavier Church at 8 30 AM tomorrow. Marie Corcoran’s remains go to Immaculate Conception Church at 6 45 AM for burial on the 8 35 train to Danbury. Mrs C J Carrington, a former Waterbury resident, died in Providence Rhode Island. Magdalena Pfaff, widow of John Pfaff, died at 27 West Clay Street and will be buried at Riverside Cemetery. she leaves four children and several relatives. James M Claffey’s funeral proceeded from 112 Baldwin Street to Immaculate Conception Church with a solemn mass. Anne Ophelia Sperry died at the Southmayd Home. she was the daughter of Captain Anson Sperry and linked to local families. funeral at St John’s Church Sunday at 3 30 PM. The notices mention numerous relatives and local church ties.
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Elizabeth Lillian Regan
Piedmont Street
St Francis Xavier Church
Marie Corcoran
Walnut Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Danbury
Bergin
C. J. Carrington
Waterbury
Clutreb
Providence
R. I
St John’s Church
Magdalena Pfaff
John Pfaff
West Clay Street
Waterury
Dernbach
Germany
Louis Pfaff
Naugatuck
George H. Schwenk
Phillippina Wright
John W. Pfaff
Amy
Lena Illy
Emma Illy
Trenen Schwester Lodge
Riverside Cemetery
James M. Claffey
Baldwin Street
Father Broderick
Father Flynn
Father Brennan
Samuel Collins
John Elloughy
James Muldowney
William Donahue
Michael Donnelly
William Blum
Papa
James Longworth
J. A. Pebbles
E. A. Lewis
Miles McCarthy
E. H. Longworth
C.J. Mulville
St Joseph's Cemetery
Anne Ophelia Sperry
North Main Street
Anson Sperry
West Side Hill
C. H. Hart
Robert A. Christine O
Emma E. Lang
Richard Sperry
New Haven
Got
Whaley
West Rock
Miss Sperry
Lois Upson
Southington
West Main Street
Thomas Kelly
Captain Sperry
St John's Parish
Jury Deliberates in Fisher Manslaughter Case Near South Brooklyn
Evidence concluded in the State against Will Edward Fisher for the manslaughter of William Norton the fireman of his train. Fisher claimed icy tracks and inexperience of the fireman contributed to the wreck near the acid shop in South Brooklyn. His wife testified he seemed dazed after the collision. The court recessed for lunch before the jury began deliberations.
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Will Edward Fisher
William Norton
Brooklyn
Kellogg
Fisher
Bessie Fisher
Acyume
Cheshire
New Haven
Higgins
Curtis
City band prom, hospital operation, and local notices
City hall hosts an American band prom and Gus Asheim, son of Paul Asheim, is slated for throat surgery at Jacksonville city hospital later this week. Town Clerk Frank P. Brett seeks discharge after fifteen years in Company G. Moriarty of Waterbury high heads to Meriden for Trinity league talks as a possible next year member. A Buffalo wheel devise by Bergin and Painter, once Waterbury residents, is now held by Zucker Levett Loeb Co of New York. Sisters of the Holy Ghost report a busy wreath period. December expected busier as more sisters may be needed to aid the sick poor. The Queen's Daughters again fund the work in Waterbury. Superintendent Reach reports handling arrests of Fritzline, held at New Haven jail, as Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford police sought information on the case.
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City Hall
Gus Asheim
Paul Asheim
Jacksonville City Hospital
Frank P. Brett
John €. Moriarty
Waterbury
Meriden
Trinity” League
Michael Bergin
William Painter
George Painter
Zucker, Levett & Loeb Co
New York
Sisters of the Holy Ghost
Angels of Mercy
Hartford
New Haven
Stamford
Fred Fritzhine
Httappil
New Onder
Kim
Wiliam H. Brennan
Fritzhincome
Pinet
Fort Pitt National Bank Fails to Open in Pittsburg
Pittsburg December 6 Fort Pitt National Bank failed to open with a door notice stating it was closed by order of the comptroller of the currency. John B Cunningham, examiner. President Andrew Herron said depositors are fully protected. The suspension followed yesterday events and does not affect other local institutions. New York December 6 The National Bank of Commerce acted as New York correspondent for Fort Pitt. Valentine P Snyder said the Fort Pitt bank carried little business and its suspension should not affect New York or Pittsburg. a balance is due the bank.
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Pittsburg
Fort Pitt
National Bank
John B. Cunningham
Andrew Herron
New York
National Bank of Commerce
Fort Pitt National Bank of
Valentine P. Snyder
Organta Society Forms Men's Baptist Social Union
The First Baptist church organized a society named the Men's Baptist Social Union with officers led by Honorary President Dr Oscar Haywood and President A J Shipley. Committees cover social, boys work, athletic, Sunday school, devotional, visiting, employment, and literary activities with broad denominational eligibility. Also noted is a Dec 6 Washington report that Secretary Cortelyou will reduce Panama Canal bonds by half, with allotments set at 25 million dollars.
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First Baptist Church
Men's Baptist Social Union
Oscar Haywood
A. J. Shipley
4. E. Benedict
John Littlejohn
H. Y. Langley
Warren Trott
W. A Chase
William O'Neil
Martin
Russell
David Crandall
J. Clayton Smith
Roy Roxburgh
George Carter
Arthur Bronson
William Stanley
Charles Engelke
William Gray Remsen Cole, Jr
Oscar A. Ziglatzki
J. A. Littlejohn
Alex Johnston
F. J. Willets
Arthur Beal
W. M. Shaw
Lyman Rich
F. M. Bannell
J. G. Couteh
C.F. Kayser
William Stahl
Henry Littlejohn
Frank Afiendale
Oscar Stahl
William Dixson
Charles Littlehales
Paul St Pierre
L. Plchard Leslie Smith
J. J. Tripp
C. French
James Stout
J. H. Mintle
E. JL. Ashley
Theodore Shelley
Washington
Cortelyou
Panama Canal
Sad case before Judge over neglected children
Elizabeth Ramsey and her brother William, ages 15 and 13, appeared before Judge Burpee in city court charged with improper home conditions. Their aunt Mrs Stephen Surke testified of family loss and neglect, with Probation Officer Campbellack noting poor care and exposure. The girl was committed to the state school for girls in Middletown while the boy’s case continued awaiting county commissioners’ notification.
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Burpee
Elizabeth Ramsey
William
Stephen ‘Surke
Naugatuck
East Main Street
Virginia
Weaving
Lalse
Combellack
Lan
State School For Girls
Middletown
Probate notice of administration for Waterbury estate
In the Waterbury district the estate of Sarah Ryan late of Waterbury is opened with Johanna Crowe applying for letters of administration. The court orders the hearing at the Probate Office in Waterbury on December 9, 1907 at 9 o clock in the forenoon. The notice is published in a local newspaper in the district. By Order of Court. Somes J. Cus
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Somes J
Cus
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Boston
Minion Mining
New Jersey
Bigeof
Leonard Lewisohn
Jie Sheldon
Sucport
Denon Copper Mining
Bancre
Bigelow
Ewisohn
O'Brien
Bridgeport
Fairfield Ganty Bartov
E. O'lon
Parish Aid Society
St John’s Parish House
Norfolk
William Roberts
Abraham Foot
Winsted
Foot
Bertin. der
Heligeland
Earth Sea
Evening Democrat
Democrat
Rates and Regulations
Acy
City News
Comptroller of Currency
Pittsburg National Bank
Organta! ) Society
Baptist Church
Ibrother
Upson
Bank St
Hampson-Sellew Furniture Company
Bank Street
Reid & Hughes
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