Union Heads Knew Guilt of McNamara Explosions
Indianapolis dispatch reports two years ago mayor Charles Bookwalter held a secret inquiry linking John J. McNamara to a series of dynamite blasts. He claims he warned labor leaders and that Samuel Gompers was well informed but did not cooperate with the investigation. Lawler and Miller say union leaders offered no help in tracing the conspiracy despite McNamara’s Los Angeles confession.
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Indianapolis
National Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Charles A. Bookwalter
John J. McNamara
Bookwalter
Albert von Schreckelen
Rockwalter
Grand Jury
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
Iron Workers’ Union
McNamara
Owere
van Shreckelen
John J
Tok
Gompers
McNamiras
Bor
Gampers
Wis
Loki
Iron Workers
Labor
Dffeaders
Federation of Labor
Los Angeles
Oscar Lawler
Lawler
Menamaras
Guent
Clancy
Fr. C. Clancy
Newspaper Man Dies by Gas Fumes in St Joseph
W F Bassett age 64 a long time newspaper man in St Joseph and other cities was found dead in a rooming house death believed accidental from inhaling gas stove fumes in St Joseph Missouri on January 4 based on readable report.
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St. Joseph
W. F. Bassett
Kansas City
St. Louis
Plattsburge
Mechanics walkout in Norfolk over scientific time system
About 250 Norfolk shipyard mechanics protested by refusing to sign time cards in a dispute they call an effort to impose a scientific time system. A final decision on their future course was expected to be announced this afternoon.
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Norfolk. Va
Norfolk Navy
Gompers Denies Charge Of Trampling The Flag
Samuel Gompers denied trampling the American flag during a September Oakland speech. Photographs shown to Army leaders allegedly captured him standing on the flag, with fellow labor leader John A. Kelly also shown. Gompers described the Oakland gathering as a large athletic park event and stated no one stood on the flag.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
Oakland
Cal
War Department
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Wood
Army
Ainsworth
John A. Kelly
Building Trades Council of
Gorpers
San
Sten
Husband Answers Plea of Divorce in Navan v Nau man
In the contested divorce case Susie M Navan sues Louis St Nauman alleging intoxication and cruelty. Nauman answers denying drunkenness, says he drinks beer as a German tradition, admits time lost from work, claims he was forced to handle housework while plaintiff spent much time away and reading love novels. plaintiff seeks custody of two children aged five and two and $59 monthly alimony. couple married September 1902 and separated July 28 1911. testimony heard ninth day.
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Susie M. Navan
Louis St. Nauman
Defendiant
Nauman
Naupian
Ths City
Imperial troops split as Chinese mutiny backs republic
In Peking a four thousand strong force at Ching Wang Tao and Tianchan seeks a republic, while Chinese units in rebellion worry court leaders. Rebels pledge loyalty elsewhere but negotiations with remaining governments proceed amid tense movements toward Peking.
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Peking
Ching Wang Fao
Ching Wang Tao
Gulf of
Liao Tang
Thai
Tianchan
Wang Wie Tze
Lanchan
Cour
Striker Is Given Thirty Days In Workhouse
Harry Andrews a striking Mine Central shopman at Clinton was found guilty of contempt of court for defying an order restraining Hiingis Central railroad strikers from interfering with company workers. He received a thirty day sentence in Peoria. Fred Irwin James Meagher and James T. McCloskey were arrested with him.
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Springfield
Wil
Harry Andrews
Mine Central
Clinton
Lumphrey
Hiingis Central Railroad
Peoria
Andrews
Tifinais Central
Fred Irwin
James Meagher
James T. McCloskey
To Brave Death for an Estate
Elsa M. Torres of New York, widow of a Mexican landowner, plans to travel to Mexico City to claim her share of more than $80,000 in coffee plantations and mineral lands. She says the journey may be deadly but will go at any sacrifice, trusting protection from a U S representative in Mexico.
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Elsa M. Torres
New York
Mexico City
Big Swift & Co Smoke House Fire in Chicago
Fire at Swift & Co smoke house in the stock yards began at 1 o'clock last night. The fire caused damage estimated at 55,000 dollars, with 50,000 on the building and contents. Four dozen engines responded, three firemen injured, and authorities reported the loss total would not exceed 55,000. The blaze occurred near the yards where a fatal incident claimed several firefighters a year earlier.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Horan
Contrel Swift & Con
Explosion Destroys Home in Dewitt Iowa
In Dewitt Iowa at 1 10 this morning a gas lighting explosion ripped the basement of a residence where Dr M Scanlan and his wife slept on the second floor. The rear of the house was sawn out by fire, leaving the rest of the structure heavily damaged. Both residents escaped injury.
Fruit Jobbers Meet Opens Under Western Association
Mt Lonis hosts the Wereetern Fruit Jobbers association three day meeting with Denver president John AM Walker and members across western and southern markets. Weights measures traffic and reform were scheduled for discussion today and during the session.
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Mt. Lonis
John AM. Walker
Denver
Prozen in Tus Home Kat Gnaws Body
The dead body of John F. Teey was found in his Cedar Rapids home yesterday afternoon. He had been beaten to death and was reportedly a heavy drinker last seen under the influence of liquor. A small dog was present as his only companion.
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John FL Teey
Tie
Rey
Improvement Number for Waterloo Edition Soon at News Stands
The extra edition of the Improvement Number from the Waterloo Evening Courier, dated December 28, is nearly ready and will be stocked at the office and at all news stands tomorrow morning. Waterloos residents are urged to buy multiple copies to answer outsiders inquiries in 1912, as last year hundreds requested copies after selling out.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Evening Courier
Alfred Dickens Dies in New York After Illness
Alfred Tennyson Dickens eldest survivor of the Dickens family, died suddenly in New York City from acute heart illness after a stroke and prior health decline. He had been traveling from Australia to the United States for engagements when he fell ill near the Hotel Astor. His death follows a brief period of paralysis and illness in the days leading to his final departure.
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Alfred ‘Yetnysen Thelaisa
Malbourne
Australia
Charles Dienens
Hotel Astor
New York City
New York
Che Dadier
Cane
New Yyear
Kingston
Dickens Family Legacy Highlighted After English Author's Death
The piece recalls Alfred Dickens son of Charles Dickens, his life in Australia, schooling in Boulogne and Wimbleldon, and tours recalling his father's work. It notes a planned Carnegie Hall event, the revival of Dickens memories, and a fund to aid Dickens heirs amid copyright gaps.
Taft Vows 10 Fight For Nomination To Death
Taft declares he will not quit the race for the Republican nomination, insisting he will stand to the end. Roosevelt remains a possibility and La Follette’s camp says the campaign continues until the convention gavel falls, with no withdrawal planned. The White House reports Taft’s firm stance and readiness to campaign.
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Washington
Patt
Yatt
Aid
Col
Roosevelt
Chicago
White House
Mgr. Taft
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Lia Kollette
Chas S. Osborn
Lansing
Mich
Robert M. la Follette
la Follette
la F
Kalamazoo
Opera Singer Granted Divorce In Seine Court
In New York, Thina Cavalieri was granted a divorce from Robert Winthrope Chinter by the quiverer court of the department of the Seine. The decision cited purely formal grounds and ordered relief as specified by law.
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Thina Cavalieri
Condos
Robert Winthrope Chinter
New York
Qliverer Court
Department of the Seine
Bank cashier near death after Albion National Bank closing
Washington Jia 3 Comptroller of the Currency Alarr announced forged notes totaling 3114,098 were processed at Albion National Bank Albion Michigan by cashier May Basbate Toilay. Detriot Journal reports Albion official H. M. Dearing lies in serious condition after the bank’s closing leaving him unable to speak.
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Washington
Jia
Currencey Alarr
Albion National Bank
Albion
Mitel
Basbate Toilay
Jackson, Mbeh
Chain
Albion Special
Jackson Citizens’ Press
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Journal
M. Dearing
General Rise in Mercury Today
Kansas City dispatch reports a light show across Iowa eastern Kansas and western Missouri with warmer temperatures than yesterday in Nebraska Iowa Missouri and the southwest. South Dakota and Colorado saw a drop with Des Moines at 4 below North Platte 14 below Omaha 20 below Wichita 20 below Oklahoma listing in the text.
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Kansas City
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Nebraska
Southwest
South Dakota
Thuiren
S. Dak
Des Moines
North Platte
Neb
Omaha
Wichita
OklahomahCite
Magnificent Industrial Number in Waterloo Waterloo Courier
The Waterloo Courier published a four page December 28 issue described as magnificent, highlighting Waterloo’s growth, active newspapers, unity among merchants, and rapid commercial development with strong schools and churches reflecting the town’s progress.
Loti Appeals for Mohamedans in World Peace Plea
Paris January 3 The Figaro publishes a striking peace appeal by Capt Louis Marie Julien Viaud known as Pierre Loti the famed traveler author and friend of the Mohamedans He denounces Europe s treatment of Mohamedans and condemns Italy s seizure of Tripoli and war on Turkey as a mockery of modern civilization amid massacres and bloodshed.
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Paris
The
Figaro Today
Louis Marie Julien Viaud
Pierre Loti
Europe
Italy
Tripoli
Turkey
Loti
Burlington saloon closure debate amid costly Moon Jaw edict
An honored Burlington institution linked to the town’s saloons for fifty years faces elimination as the Moon Jaw edict drives up costs. Officials estimate Burlington saloons spent about 335,970 annually on hatch related expenditures, sparking debate over the future of the lunchroom and its legacy.
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Burlington
Jadan
Burtington Siloen
Hatch
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