Policeman Shoots Fugitive in Front of St Regis Hotel
New York police officer James P. Gleason chased John Walsh after a violent confrontation on Thirth Avenue near 53d Street. Walsh fleeing into the St Regis entrance, Gleason fired wounding Walsh in the thigh after a struggle, with Gleason left battered and hospitalized.
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New York
James P. Gleason
John Walsh
St Regis
Gleason
Waleh
Thint Avenue
53D Street
Walsh
Walah
Premature Blast Seriously Injures Man on North Willow
Tony Devello suffered severe injuries when a blast in a building under construction on North Willow Street went off unexpectedly. The force blew off fingertips and endangered his eye as coworkers worked in the cellar. he was taken home on Jackson Street for treatment.
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North Willow Street
Tony Devello
Frederick Gilmour
Wallo
Devello
Jackson Street
Hoodoo Train Fatalities Reported On Westbound Line
Death rode on the Eile train No 25 as it neared Binghamton. A man from the freman stuck his head out of the window and was crushed by a bridge, life believed extinct. Near Owego the same train struck and killed a Hungarian laborer.
Acute race clashes threaten kemper county outbreak
Memphis dispatch reports escalating violence in Kemper county Mississippi with at least fifteen dead and reports of fresh riots at Srooba after troops moved in. At Wahalak five negras killed before troops arrived and at Crawford conductor R N Harrison fatally shot. assailant killed in return fire. Three companions were involved.
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Memphis
Tenn
Kemper County
Miss
Wahalak
Srooba
Wabalak
Crawford
R. N. Harrison
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Harrison
Powse
Mad dog shot in north city after bite spree
A rabid brown collie and a small fox terrier caused chaos on North and East Main streets. The collie bit several dogs before being shot by Officer Fadden. the terrier was killed by Officer Brickel after biting multiple animals and nearly injuring bystanders.
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North Street
Division Street
Brewster Street
McLinden
Frank J. Stapleton
Colle
Fadden
East Main
North Elm Streets
North Elm Street
James Connor
Jesse Lounsbury Place
John Brickel
No Extra Session Planned for Tariff Readjustment
Washington dispatch reports no extraordinary session will be called next spring to revise the tariff. Presidents and Republican leaders, citing prosperity and the coming election, favor delaying tariff changes until after the next presidential election. A commission may study proposed changes and report to the president for referral to Congress after inauguration.
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Washington
D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
Congress i
Senate
House
Mans
Pot
Gnance Committee
Boni Cases End With Partial Verdict Against Madame Gould
Paris court ruled Madame Gould not liable for Zeigler’s claim tied to Castellane. She was found jointly responsible for two jewelry claims totaling 137000 dollars.
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Paris
Madame Gould
Count de Castellane
M. Zeigler
Government spends more on mail transport than express firms
Chicago statistics compiled by the Typothetae of America and the American Weekly Publishers Association show the government pays railroads about three times the rate paid by express firms for mail transport. For the year ending June 30, 1907, post office estimates claim roads would cost almost 32 million dollars less if transportation rates mirrored those of express companies. W. D. Boyce argues the cure is better government outlay management to secure favorable rates.
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Chicago
Rec
United Typothetae of America
American Weekly Publishers Association
W. D. Boyce
Express
Gratuity Scandal In Legislature Attracts Attention
New Haven reports detail a gratuity scheme at the 1905 Connecticut legislature. William J. G. Myers, AP Connecticut correspondent, arranged for William E. Bidwell of Hartford as a legislative correspondent amid an AP rule against gratuities. A bid to award $300 to multiple reporters died after discovery of Bidwell’s interim, with Myers objecting to Bidwell receiving special funds. The episode highlights temptations faced by reporters in the capitol and the attempts to skirt AP rules.
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Tegairs
New Haven
New York Tribune
Associated Press
William J. G. Myers
Connecticut
William E. Bidwell
Hartford
Bidwell
Capitol
House
Senate
Publishers’ Press
Myers
Sen
Big Cotton Harvest In Central Asia Expeds for Eclipse Observers
Reports from St Petersburg and Tashkent cite a strong cotton harvest in central Asia with 17,000 carloads and export constraints. The French German and Russian expeditions to observe the January 14 eclipse arrive in Asiatic Russia to conduct upper air studies with balloons and instruments.
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Central Asia
Asiatic
Russia
St Petersburg
Tashkent
Der
Law Now On Books Providing That Absent Members Forfeit
Washington reports Representative John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee supports enforcing an 1858 statute that bars absent members from salary claims. He notes a 1894 attempt to repeal failed. he will urge Congress to enforce the rule that forfeits pay for days missed.
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Washington
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
House
Gaines
Inwlet
Year of Trials for Railways in 1906
The Chicago Tribune notes 1906 as a year of severe railways trials. Federal prosecutors pursued Elkins law violations, rebates cases, and conspiracy charges against railroads and their officers. Prosecutions were largely successful, with large fines and two men convicted and imprisoned.
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Chicago
the Tribune Today
Roosevelt
Moody
Elkins
Father Daly's Funeral in New Haven
The funeral of Father M. J. Daly was held in New Haven. The report notes a tense political scene and references controversy over legislative actions and proposed graft accusations, reflecting a period of unrest surrounding the session's end and public reaction to officials.
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New Haven
M. J. Daly
Japanese Emigration Shifts to Mexican Plantations
Warren Garrett, general agent for the Tras Oceanic Emmigration Co of Tokyo, reports 1,200 Japanese emigrants landed in Mexico last month. Fifty five hundred were landed at Manzanillo and Salina Cruz then transported to the Oaxaca plantation, with 57 women among the group. One thousand three hundred more are en route to Japan. The plan includes bringing women to accompany men to improve contentment.
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Mexico City
Mex
Warren Garrett
Tras- Oceanic Emmigration Company
Tokio
Japan
Republic of Mexico
Pacific
Tehauntepec
Garrett
Mexico
Manzanillo
Salina Cruz
Guns on Coast Defenses Labeled Obsolete After One Hour of Fire
A Sandy Hook test shows twelve inch coastal guns degraded after an hour of continuous firing. Army experts warn all current twelve inch guns must be replaced with fourteen inch rifles with shorter barrels costing about 125000 each. Congress likely to act this session. production and mounting will take time while twelve inch guns remain in service as interim protection.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Testa Mule
Sandy Hook
Congress
Corgren
Privnce
Fife
Fatal shooting at Waterville construction camp in Italy group
Guiseppe Valerio died at Waterbury hospital after a pistol discharged by Domenico Presutto at the O'Brien Construction camp above the crematory in Waterville. Police call it a likely accident as Presutto fled, with detectives and coroner involvement ongoing and tensions among Italian workers rising.
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O’brien
Mix
O'Brien Construction Company
Waterville
Presutto Ft
Valerio
Waterbury
Colesanto and
Keegan
O'Hara
Lang
Grove Street
Waterbury Hospital
Presutto
Italy
Former Assistant Paying Teller Stole Money Found
Between 4000 and 9000 dollars stolen by William C. Anderson former assistant paying teller of the First National Bank of Kansas City have been found in Austin Texas. An Austin agent for the bonding company says the recovered amount plus what Anderson turned over covers the 10000 dollar bond. The arrest occurred last week in Kansas City after the theft was uncovered.
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Texas
Kansas City
Star
Austin
William C. Anderson
First National Bank of Kansas
New Year Polo Tickets Sold At Towle Store
Tickets for the polo game at the Auditorium on New Year’s day have been put on sale at the E H Towle company store on West Main street. The mayor’s veto message was printed before aldermen saw it, prompting newsroom chatter.
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E. H. Towle Company
West Main Street
Charles W. Bauby
C. B. Rutenber
New York
Rescue Mission
South Main Street
Mint Grace Hayward
Poll Stock Company
George W. Katz
Atchison, Kaw
Board of Aldermen
Gos
Bertha Faints: Repeated escape from hospital ends
In Chicago on December 26 a woman known as Fainting Bertha escaped from the Illinois insane hospital using her classic feigning of epilepsy. She has a history of stealing by fainting and hiding items, evading staff during Christmas by seizing keys and slipping away. She has been confined to Elgin previously after arrest.
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Chicago
Bertha
Ilinola Imusane Hospital
Elgin
Juliet
Connecticut Weather Outlook: Fair and Warmer Thursday Night
The forecast calls for partly clear skies in Connecticut with a warm trend ahead. Light west to southwest winds ease through Thursday night as temperatures rise briefly.
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Connecticut
Gift Card for Complete Glasses Exam and Purchase
A note offers a useful gift of a full eyeglass service. It describes a pt card entitling the holder to a complete glasses examination and eyewear, or the option to buy glasses directly with changes made after some event.
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