Robbers Hold Up Pavonia Station in Midnight Duel
Five masked desperadoes robbed a Pavonia rail station after holding up a bridge tender and a watchman. They blew the safe with dynamite, escaped after a running exchange of gunfire with policemen, and secured about $10. The bandits also took $2 from Frank Eppler, the bridge watchman, and damaged clothing and effects at a nearby shack.
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Camden
N. J
Pavonia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oscar Till
State Street
Cooper's Creek
Frank Eppler
Ralph Haines
Tower
Schmidt
Fell
Frederick Stackhouse
Abbe Loigny's Book Near Condemnation Debate
Rome notes a push to place Abbe Loignys Life of Christ in the Index Expurgatorius and condemn it by the holy office. Archbishop Migret of Albi favors hearing him first, praising his faith and sincerity. The pope, receiving Bishop Lecamus, commends the book and says he reads it nightly to aid his French.
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Holy Office
Rome
Abbe Loigny
B. J. EH. Migret
Albi
France
Monsignor Lecamus
la Rochelle
Christ
Last Day of Six Day Bicycle Race at Madison Square Garden
Ten teams remained in the six day event with seven on even terms as the final sprint nears. Leander and Nat Butler lead betting, while Bobby Walthour and Munroe are hot contenders alongside Bedell and Fischer. Mor an, Keegan, and other pairs persist despite accidents, with Contenet and Breton still in title contention and drug concerns plaguing Breton. The 10 o'clock standings show Contenet Breton and Butler leading a tight pack with Moran Keeran, Vanderstuyft, Gougoltz, and Krebs close behind in pursuit of prize money.
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New York
Dig Oval
Madison Square Garden
Leander
Nat Butler
Bobby ‘Althour
Munroe
Keegan
Moran
Golgoltz
Franz Krebs
Contenet
Breton
Stimson
Vanderstuyft
Belgiar
Gougoltz
Dave
Hedspeth
Hie
Teander
Butler
Ployd Krebe
Peterson
Newkirk
Jacobson
Bowler
Fisher
Walthour
Bedell Brothers
Keeran
Sampson
Gorgoli
Mrs Beatty Acquitted In New Jersey Murder Case
Mount Holly New Jersey December 12 Mrs Sarah A Beatty was acquitted of murdering her husband Samuel Beatty claiming self defense The jury deliberated for eighteen hours The case drew wide attention in the community and local officials noted the length of the trial Berlin December 12 Emperor William and the Empress arrived in Berlin from Potsdam marking a notable appearance outside the capital city
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Mount Holly
N. J
Sarah A. Beatty
Samel Beatty
Potsdam
Berlin
William
Empress
Lord Abinger Dies After Fall At Paris Restaurant
Paris December 12 Lord Abinger died in a Paris hospital from injuries after falling down stairs at a restaurant. Born in 1871 he was unmarried and lived with his mother in London. He will be succeeded by S T L Scarlett a distant relative. His eldest sister Mrs Scarlett Synge is a doctor and medical officer at Bloemfontein.
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Lord Abinger
Paris
Lord Abbinger
Commodore Magruder
United States Navy
London
S. T. L. Scarlett
Scarlett Synge
Normal College and High School
Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
TO PLAY A LARGER PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS
St Petersburg December notes President Roosevelt’s message to Congress is friendly. It highlights arbitration and calls for a stronger navy, suggesting the United States will take a larger role in world affairs.
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St Petersburg Journal
U. S
St Petersburg
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Russian Troops Suffer Extreme Cold in Far East
Novoe Vremya reports Russia will not delay Russo Japanese talks while Port Arthur’s NovoKrai notes Russian troops endure severe frost. Ten degrees of frost at Tallenwan. tents and hospital capacity remain inadequate amid harsh conditions. A steam yacht Scythian formerly Susan Day’s asset arrives New York and heads to Haiti as flagship with limited armament.
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Far East
St Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Russia
Novokrai
Port Arthur
Tallenwan
New York
Scythian
Susan Day
Lady Durand Sails From Liverpool on Lucania
The Cunard steamer Lucania departed from Liverpool for New York with Lady Durand wife of Ambassador Durand and Miss Durand aboard along with Henry White secretary of the U S embassy in London. He is returning on two months leave.
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Liverpool
Cunard Line
Lucania
New York
Lady Durand
Ambassador Durand
First Steps Taken Toward Panama Government Change
Washington reports the state department has learned steps begun for a permanent Panama government. A dispatch from Panama states elections for a constitutional convention are set for January 4 and the convention will ...
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Washington
State Department
Panama
Straw bondsmen must go crusade against lucrative practice
New York December 12 authorities plan wholesale arrests to curb straw bondsmen who allegedly formed an organization to aid illicit bail bonds. An assistant district attorney said one bondsman lined up 174 bonds in nine months at a single station, with property owned by an unrelated woman. He is jailed on perjury charges.
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New York
Gas companies at war over lampblack factory
In Kentucky, the court of appeals reverses a Meade circuit ruling and affirms Louisville Gas Co against Kentucky Heating Co amid a dispute over gasfields, a lampblack factory, and alleged wasting of natural gas. The factory used 90 million feet of gas to produce 200 pounds of lampblack valued at $12, ending operation.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Meade Circuit Court
Calor Ol & Gas Co
W. ©. McGhee
Louisville Gas Co
Kentucky Heating Co
Meade County
Lumpblack
Louisville
Lampblack
Doings on Wall Street Opening Market Decline and Recovery
Spirited selling at 11 a m dumped several shares including Pennsylvania Brooklyn Transit and People's Gas. United States Steel preferred rose to 51% then rallied to 52% while Amalgamated Copper Illinois Central and Tuckahanna moved. Opening ceslings showed fractional gains except for some declines with Colorado Fuel.
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Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn Transit
People’s Gas
United States Steel Pfd
United States
Pfd
Amalgamated Copper
Illinois Central
Tuckasvania
Southern Pacific
Sugar
Colorado
Ion
Goodwin resigns as Yale Alumni Weekly manager
Burnett Goodwin, back this fall as business manager of the Yale Alumni Weekly, has sent in his resignation and will leave New Haven in January to take up mining in Dudleyville Arizona. He will make a short visit next week and return in about a month. His handling of distributing football tickets has been notably effective.
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New Haven
Burnett Goodwin
Yale Alumni Weekly
Ninning
Dudleysville
Ariz
Goodwin
Offices to be Seized and Merged with Rock Island
San Francisco reports the Rock Island line will absorb the Frisco offices in the new year. The Frisco local office in San Francisco will hand over affairs to Pacific coast Rock Island agents in this city and Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Rock Island System
i"Frisco
Los Angeles
Rock Island Co
Frisco
Pacific Coast
Rock Island
Yale Club Dinner Attended by Prominent Yale Men
Last evening there was a significant dinner at the New York Yale club attended by many notable Yale alumni including President Hadley Amos P Wilder Julian W Curtiss Edward Tolter and Judge Henry Kh Howland among others from Wisconsin New York Montana and beyond.
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New York
Yale Club
Yale
Hadley
Amos P. Wilder
Wisconsin
Julian W. Curtiss
New York City
Eadward Tolter
Montana
Henry Kh. Howland
New
Divorces Granted in Local and New Haven Courts
Three divorces decided with two in Superior Court at New Haven and one in Waterbury. Hattie A. Megin was granted divorce from Solon Megin on desertion and intemperance. Rutherford B. Hayes won a divorce from Lilian Hayes with child custody, and Mary A. Dwyer Bush received a divorce from Henry Bush for infidelity and desertion.
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New Haven
Lawler-Scadden
Shumway
Rutherford B. Hayes
Lilian Hayes
Hayes
Mary A. Dwyer-Bush
Henry Bush
Pope Pius X Praises Restoration Efforts at St John Lateran
Rome, Dec 12. The pope expressed satisfaction to Cardinal Satolli over the ongoing restoration of the Basilica of St John Lateran. Leo XIII had funded part of the work, seeking Franciscan help after an appeal worldwide. The tale links Giotto’s legend of St Francis foretelling the church’s collapse. John R. Proctor Dies After Heart Neuralgia Attack.
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Rome
Cardinal Satolli
St John Lateran
Leo XIII
Leo
Giotto
Francis of
Assisi
Lateran Church
John R. Proctor
Washington
Civil Service
Connecticut Weather Forecast With Rain Snow And Cold Spell
Cloudy conditions across Connecticut with rain or snow in the west portion tonight and Sunday rain in the south. The north portion also expects rain or snow with a much colder night and freshening south winds. Monday brings fair but colder weather with winds increasing and shifting to the offshore.
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Connecticut
Valuable Collection Saved Fire at Marshhall Yale Forest School
New Haven officials report the Marshhall fire started in the basement from a steam heating defect and burned the first floor, with three separate flames. The herbarium of over 3,000 specimens and the library escaped total loss. damage now estimated under $100,000, likely under $10,000 per university treasurer Morris Tyler. Some water and smoke damage occurred. firemen faced water pressure issues on Prospect Street hill and delayed by locating the janitor. Work at the forest school may resume with the winter term.
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New Haven
Yale
Marshhall
Yale Forest School
Othniel C. Marsh
Prospect Street
Anson Phelps Stokes
University
Morris Tyler
Forest School
Boys and Y M C A Boys Department Focused on Growth
National leaders praise the Y M C A boys department for guiding boys through supervised play and social activities. Local association officers and secretary R S Ross, physical director Dr F Goodyear, attend a conference with five boy delegates Eldridge Beecher Elwood Thompson Gordon Take Ronald Morse William Stahl. The four reporters will present conference findings at a social next week. The department thrives as boys enjoy gym and woods activities.
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R. S. Ross
F. Goodyear
Association
Masters Eldridge Beecher
Elwood Thompson
Gordon Take
Ronald Morse
William Stahl
Murray a Winner Judge Robinson Decided in His Favor
Hartford December 12 Fire Commissioner James T. Murray won his quo warranto case as Judge Robinson ruled for him without leaving the bench. The Connecticut building for the St Louis exposition was completed and ready to be turned over to the commission, notified by H Wales Lines of Meriden and Secretary Vaill.
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Robinson
Hartford
James T. Murray
Connecticut
Connecticut Commission
Capitol
Hon H. Wales Lines
Meriden
Vaill
Dynamite Explosion Blows Off Foreman Johnson’s Legs
In Huntington West Virginia during a thaw a stick of dynamite exploded blowing off the legs of Dee is F P A Johnson of Lynchburg foreman on the Norfolk and Western railroad. John Blake, a Black man, was killed in the blast.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Dee
F P. A. Johnson
Lynchburg
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Johnson
John Blake
President selects W. S. Buchanan as first Panama minister
Washington announces the appointment of W. S. Buchanan of New York as the first United States minister to Panama. The decision was announced today by the president, marking a historic step in diplomatic relations with Panama.
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Panama
Washington
W. S. Buchanan
New York
United States
Friedman Simons Row Ends Injunction Battle at Bank Street
Judge Cowell dissolved the injunction between Samuel Friedman and Loupgs Simons of 153 and 155 Bank Street after illness prevented full evidence. A doctor testified on Friedman's illness, linked to an assault by Simons. The judge warned the parties that criminal courts would intervene if further trouble arose, with Cassidy and Bronson representing Friedman and Simons respectively.
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Samuel Friedman
Loupgs Simons
Bank Street
Cowell
Criminal Courts
Cassidy
Friedman
Atorney Bronson
Simons
Suit Against Mayor Initiated in Auburn Libel Case
John L. Hunter, attorney, filed a libel suit for 25000 dollars against Mayor Osborne in Auburn New York. Hunter, who ran for city judge as a Republican in the last charter election and was defeated, claims Osborne damaged his character with several campaign speeches.
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Auburn
N. Y
John L. Hunter
Osborne
Hunter
Births and local notices fill Torrington daily life
A son was born last Tuesday morning to Mr and Mrs T F McGuire of 199 East Main Street. Nicholaus Kobela, about 16, was arrested for breach of the peace by Officer Phelan. M Ortone’s Italian Marine band performs in Torrington tonight and Sunday. Yale student Thomas Parker returns home due to his mother’s illness. Mrs Parker’s condition slightly improves. Local 254 Bartenders union meets tomorrow at 2:30 with a social session afterward. Wilfred Robillard, 3, of 12 Walnut Street, dies of convulsions. funeral set for tomorrow. Sacred Heart drum corps hold annual concert and promenade in Speedwell on Thursday. tickets include watch drawing for boys in jail over the Faber switch case. Mrs Keough of 104 Baldwin Street has specials: various boxes, handkerchiefs, aprons, jackets, skirts, gowns. Warrants issued for military tax delinquents. next week several owe $8.85 each. Tax collector Thoms urges settlement before warrants. First Baptist church committee appoints assistant pastor to Rev Mr Haywood due to increased duties. pastor granted leave of absence.
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T. F. McGuire
East Main Street
Nicholaus ‘Kobela
Phelan
M. Ortone
Torrington
Thomas Parker
Yale College
Parker
Bartenders’ Union
Wifred
Joseph Robillard
Walnut Street
Sacred Heart
Speedwell Lu
Faber
Keough
Baldwin Street
Thoms
First Baptist Church Society
Haywood
Ford
National Republican Convention Opens in Chicago Vote Decide Venue
Washington Dec 12 The national committee session at the Arlington hotel selected Chicago as the venue for the national Republican convention with a 43 to choice. Pittsburgh and St Louis offered up to 100000 dollars and 75000 respectively, after Chicago’s up to 75000. The committee of arrangements chaired by Senator F B Scott includes Payne, Harry S of Indiana and R B Schneider Kraska. The convention opening is set for June 21 at 12 o'clock.
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Washington
Ean National Committee
Arlington Hotel
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Pitt
F. B. Scott
Wesxinia
Payne
Harry S
Indiana
R. B. Schneider Kraska
Aldermen Critical Of Unsafe Elm Street School Building
On tour of inspection the aldermen and Board of Education surveyed the Elm Street building this afternoon. They declared the structure unsafe with loose bricks and deep cracks in the northeast wall and urged it not to be used further. Builder Walter Rowley faced inquiry as inspectors noted hazards inside the hall and warned against further dancing on the upper floor.
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Whitenttom
Department of Education
Elm’ Street
Griggs
Sat
I. & G. S. Chatfield
Ing
Walter Rowley
High Shoe
Handy blind thwarting device invention described
Charles E Root of Hayden has devised a service to deter sneaking thieves by blind fasteners that block the sash and prevent entry through windows. The contrivance would stop blinds from being pulled back or broken, reducing break in attempts and noise.
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Charles E. Root
Hayden
Mr Root
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