Fairchild in Rome as indictment over forgery charged
Charles H. Fairchild former U S treasury secretary and George W Perkins were indicted by a New York grand jury on forgery in connection with New York Life Insurance company dealings. He has been in Rome three weeks and says no personal profit arose from the transactions tied to railroad securities and policyholder benefits. He awaits further developments and would return to America if needed.
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Cleveland's Illness Is Claimed To Be Minor
Mrs. Cleveland says Grover Cleveland's illness in Princeton New Jersey is not dangerous. Reports early in the week called his condition serious but he is now convalescent. The attack began Saturday night with indigestion severe enough to alter Christmas plans. Doctors say the malady is painful yet not dangerous, and the family kept details private to avoid public notice. He has been recovering since arriving in Princeton in September.
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Summer Capital Invested in New Hampshire Tourism
A biennial state labor bureau report shows $22,285,179 invested in New Hampshire's summer resort industry. Wages total $844,47 with female workers earning $60,465. Steamboat earnings reached $111,000 for part of the season while other expenditures show $1,707,000 for hotels and improvements.
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Taft denies presidential run amid public inquiries
Secretary Taft stated that his ambition is not political and he does not seek the Republican nomination. He said he would decline if the opportunity arose, though he would not rule out running if the chance presented itself, noting it would be untrue to say he would refuse.
New Wage Scale for Engineers Takes Effect
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad implements a wage increase for engineers starting today. Passenger engineers earn 3.35 dollars per day for 100 miles, down from 3.50, with freight engineers at 4.40 dollars per 100 miles and pro rata for extra distance or time beyond 12 hours. A separate Kalamazoo deal reports the New York Central购买 Chicago Kalamazoo Saginaw railroad, with terms undisclosed but operation kept distinct from other holdings.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
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Carroll Files Petition In Hartford On City Officials
Carroll of New Haven files petitions with the secretary of state asking for the removal of City Attorney Simpson and Judge Matthewson for failure to prosecute cases and for prosecuting others too aggressively. In Mobile, receivers were appointed for the Chicago and Gulf railroad by order of the chancery court at New Albany, part of the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City line.
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Connecticut Forecast Aims for Cloudy Sunday
Fragmented forecast text suggests partly cloudy to cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday in Connecticut. The readable portions indicate a mix of cloudy periods with limited detail on temps or exact timing.
Nine Frozen To Death Across England In Snow
London dispatch reports nine people found frozen to death on English roads in the last twenty four hours amid record snowfall. isolation across provinces deepened as trains and routes remained buried, including a passenger train near St Andrews blocked by a drift. Rescue efforts struggled through the night with limited success.
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Weighing Mail Reforms Considered by Congress
Washington reports that Congress may pass definite legislation to revise rail mail weighing methods. The aim is to base payments on six month totals rather than a fixed 90 day average, reducing overpayments and ensuring fairness. Investigations show larger rail lines carry most mail, with potential nationwide inquiries into discriminatory practices slated.
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Washington. Der 29. Assistant Attorney General McReynolds
The 29th day in Washington saw Assistant Attorney General McReynolds formally present to the Attorney General a matter of official business.
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18 Horses Drowned In Hudson River Ferry Sinking
New York reports the Erie Sailboat Paterson sunk after a collision with a freight lighter in mid stream on the Hudson. All passengers and crew were rescued but eighteen marketmen owned horses aboard drowned as the vessel sank swiftly before they could be removed.
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Thaw Spreads as Trains Gradually Resume Service
Snowbound routes thaw in London and provinces with lines reopening including Edinburgh and Carlisle. Foulke report on Indian territory town site fraud forwarded to Interior law officers. Hitchcock to release details after review. National Shawmut to absorb National Exchange in Boston. stockholders notified. Navy bids for fifty thousand tons of seat bituminous coal opened with prices set above last year.
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Silverware sale in cool weather promotion
WhierT notes cooler months bring whist back as a pastime. A sale offers solid silver tea spoons at 50c to $1 each and tablespoons at 2. 25 and 2.50. Various novelties also available.
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Indian Uprising Strikes Lancho Station Massacre
Bisbee Dec 29 details say a Yaqui band attacked Lancho on the Cananea Yaqui River near Guaymas Sonora killing ten and torturing a Mexican family before fire and plunder forced the town’s destruction. A fort nearby housed 100 soldiers as General Orres organized a punitive expedition the next day. Pullman Company sues to avoid state ouster claiming it acts only as railroad servant and does not operate trains.
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Historians, scientists close Brown meeting with new topics
Providence closing sessions of the American Historical Association meeting at Brown University feature papers on American history not commonly covered in textbooks. Readers include Clarence Brigham, Edward Channing, Evarts B Greene, Frank H Hodder, and James A Woodburn from Rhode Island, Harvard, Illinois, Kansas, and Indiana universities.
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Session Closes as American Physical Education Meet Ends in Springfield
Springfield mass December 29 delegates to the American Physical Education association closed three days of sessions with visits to Smith Mount Holyoke and Amherst colleges. In the therapeutic section Rose Pose of Boston Bolin Institute New York Jay W Seager Yale Grace M Gil Boston B st McKenzie Toronto and E H Arnold Haven normal school spoke on general and technical topics. A man was kicked by his horse and grievously injured, now in hospital in Litchfield county.
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