Atlantic Fleet Leaves Hampton Roads for Pacific Crossing
The Atlantic squadron led by President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower under Admiral Evans sets sail from Hampton Roads to join the Pacific squadron in a 35 ship, 42 000 ton force bound for San Francisco. The fleet features advanced fire control and wireless telephony, carries 11 500 sailors, 581 officers, and 664 guns as it embarks on a 115 day voyage across the Pacific.
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Bob" Evans
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Callao
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Connecticut
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Idaho
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Congress
Newport News
Bloomington Church Reopens After Interior Renovations
The First Presbyterian Church in Bloomington reopened after extensive interior improvements following July closure. The auditorium, redesigned by decorators and electricians, now presents a beautified space. Rev. Thomas R. White of Reedsburg Wisconsin was installed as pastor at Sixth and Lincoln streets.
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Bloomington
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas R. White
Reedsburg
Wis
Sixth
Lincoln Strets
Monongah Mine Disaster Relief Appeal Seeks $200000
Gov Dawson heads a permanent relief committee urging nationwide funds for 250 widows 1000 orphans and other dependents left after the Fairmont Coal mine explosion. The appeal requests contributions via chambers of commerce and local governments with checks payable to Monongah Mines Relief Committee J E Sands treasurer Fairmont W Va.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Permanent Relief Committee
W. M. O. Dawson
Fairmont Coal Company
Monongah
Chambers of Commerce
W. H. Moore
Monongah Mines Relief Committee
J. E. Sands
Republicans Set January Reorganization Dates
The Republican state committee met with full district representation and set election dates for precinct committeemen on January 10 and 11. County committees will be organized January 13, district convention January 14, and state committee reorganization January 16, coinciding with the Republican Editorial association meeting in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
Republican
Confesses Slaying Child in Indianapolis
Mrs Frances Cooper aged 18 confessed to killing her ten month old baby after failed attempts to find work and a home. Her husband Stephen Cooper had recently been sent to the penitentiary. Clifford Groves and William Kellymeyer were arrested on suspicion of complicity in the murder as the mother was seen with them on the day the baby died.
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Indianapolis
Frances Cooper
Stephen Cooper
Columbus
Clifford Groves
William Kellymeyer
Cooper
Washington officials to investigate Goldfield labor trouble
Assistant Secretary Murray and commissioners Neill and Smith left Washington for Goldfield Nevada to probe the miners versus operators clash. Gen Funston arrived in Goldfield and conferred with Governor Sparks pledging to assume martial law only if violence escalates.
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Sturray
Department of Commerce and Labor
Charles P. Neill
Herbert Kxnox Smith
Goldfield
Nev
Murray
Smith
Roosevelt
Funston
Casey
Verdict for Saloon Man
Jury favors saloonkeeper James Dudley in the Roe vs Dudley case over 2000 dollars for the death of Henry W. Roe near Sullivan after a December 1903 spree. Anna Roe and co plaintiffs claim exposure after the husband’s death.
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Princeton
Anna Roe
James Dudley
Henry W. Roe
Sullivan
Widow awarded damages in coal company death suit
Etta M. Dean won a $1,000 verdict for the loss of her husband Frank Dean killed when a root fell during work for Hudson Coal and Mining Co of Sullivan County. The suit, originally for $10,000, was moved to a new venue.
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Bloomfield
Hudson Coal & Mining Company
Sullivan County
Etta M. Dean
Frank Dean
E Company
Escape of a Wounded Man in South Bend Railway Yard
Lewis Baker who attacked his wife was found in Lake Shore Railway Company yards. Police witnessed a running battle with shots exchanged. Baker leaped to a passing freight train locomotive and escaped alive.
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South Bend
Lewis Baker
Lake Shore Railway Company
Baker
Advisory Board Meets in Special Session
Eagle township advisory board met at the office of township trustee Wilbur Wood to take formal action advertising bids for loans of township funds in line with a recent state law.
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Zionsville
Eagle Township
Township
Wilbur Wood
Indiana University Founding Celebration Planned
Arrangements were made for a two day celebration on January 20 and 21 marking the founding of Indiana University in 1820. This year’s program focuses on the university as it is today rather than its past the exercises.
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University
Monroe County
Indiana
Blonmington
Indiana University
Woman Arrested for Altered Dollar Bill Fraud at Groceries
Ada Williams registered as a woman arrested after passing a one dollar bill raised to a five at Jacob Schneider's grocery. She was alleged to be attempting the same fraud at John Schaefer's. A man outside the store was also arrested.
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Fort Warne
Ada Williams
Jacob Schneider
John Schaefer
Glazier Death Rumors Roil Chelsea State Treasurer Illness
Reports circulate about the illness of State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier after a collapse tied to over 1 000 000 in interests. His Chelsea Savings Bank funds totaling 685 000 were involved in a bank closure. Once thought a cold, his condition worsened to a comatose state with doctors unable to rouse him.
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Chelsea
Mich
Frank P. Glazier
Chelsea Savings Bank
Zimmerman
Man Dies of Self Inflicted Gun Wound After Attempt
James Sheets of Dalenville is dying at St John’s Hospital after firing a bullet into his head at home. He is totally paralyzed and doctors have not located the bullet.
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St. John’s Hospital
Anderson
James Sheets
Daleville
Farmers' State Congress plans annual meeting in Indianapolis
The Indiana Farmers' State Congress cabinet officers led by president Joshua Strange of Marion have drafted the program for the annual meeting to be held Tuesday in room 12 at the statehouse.
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Farmers’ State Congress
Indianapolis
Farmers’ State Congress of
Indiana
Joshua Strange
Marion
Statehouse
Indiana railroad order supports interlocking plant cost share
Judge Henry C. Fox of the Wayne circuit court sustained the Indiana rail road commission in ordering the Cincinnati Richmond and Fort Wayne rail road to pay 25 percent of the cost of constructing an interlocking plant in Decatur.
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Suntains Road Commission
Richmond
Henry C. Fox
Wayne Circuit Court
Indiana Railroad Commission
Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad
Decatur
Indiana Republicans secure rooms for headquarters at Auditorium
J P Goodrich Indiana Republican chairman signed contracts with Auditorium hotel management securing rooms for Indiana headquarters during the coming convention in June. The agreement positions Indiana at the center of the event with official party space arranged in Chicago.
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Indiana
Chicago
J. P. Goodrich
Auditorium Hotel
Robbers Hold Up Farmers on Lockport Road
Terre Haute farmers William Riley and A. H. Price told police they were held up on Lockport road near the E T H crossing early in the evening and relieved of 50 25.
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Terre Haute
William Riley
A. H. Price
Lockport Road
Fire damages Kokomo Brass works in Kokomo
A large fire partially destroyed the Kokomo Brass works causing an estimated loss of eighty thousand dollars. Fire teams fought the blaze through the night. The cause was not stated and no injuries were reported.
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Kokomo
Kokomo Brass Works
Patrolman Grimes Cleared After Probe in Greencastle
In Greencastle the city council dismissed charges against Patrolman John Grimes after a three week investigation. He was cleared of alleged drunkenness and profanity.
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Greencastle
John Grimes
Beasley Trial Set After Bid to Postpone
George R. Beasley of this city is indicted for wife murder. His attorneys defeated the state’s postponement effort and the trial will begin Monday at Bloomfield.
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Lintor
George R. Beasley
Bloomfield
Navy Deserters Sent Back from Richmond
Three deserters from the United States Navy named Ernest McAllister Frank Dilion and Edward Henning were forwarded to the port month in Richmond after being arrested in the city.
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Deseters
Navy
Richmond
Ernest McAllister
Frank Dilion
Edward “Henning
United States Navy
Operation on Alice Longworth Successful at White House
Mrs. Alice Longworth wife of Representative Nicholas Longworth and President Roosevelt’s daughter underwent an appendicitis operation at the White House. Dr Finney of Johns Hopkins Baltimore led the procedure with Dr Sophie Nordhoff Jung and Surgeon General Rixey assisting. The surgeon reported a successful outcome and excellent condition post operation.
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Alice
Washington
Alice Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
White House
Finney
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Sophie Nordhoff-Jung
Rixey
Navy
Lawyer Abraham Hummel Near Death in Prison
Abraham Hummel, the lawyer, serving a sentence at Blackwell's Island for conspiracy in the Dodge Morse divorce case, is reported near death from a kidney ailment.
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New York
Abraham Hummel
Blackwell's Island Penitentiary
Dodge-Morse
Lad Kills Little Playmate in Missouri Gorge
A boy described as a cowboy and his four year old companion an Indian Ned H. ggedy 11 years shot in Blakely gorge near St. Joseph Missouri. Police investigate scene and motive unclear.
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Lad
Ned H.ggedy
Ingorges Blakely
Santa Claus Letters Turned Over to Charity Groups
Postmaster General Meyer orders that all letters addressed privately to Santa Claus be delivered to regu larly organized charitable societies in the city or town of address for philanthropic use until January 1, 1908. If multiple societies claim letters they will be divided among them. The rule applies only to Santa Claus to avoid confusion with Kris Kringle.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Meyer
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Kidnapped Illinois Child Found After Chicago Abduction
Five year old Lillian Wulff rescued five miles south of Momence Illinois after being abducted in Chicago Saturday. A man and woman named William and Mrs Jones were arrested while claiming to travel from Pennsylvania to Missouri. The child identified herself as Wulff and said she traveled under the name Jones. She had escaped previously but was recaptured and appeared neglected.
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Momence
Lillian Wulff
Chicago
William Jones
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Jones
Reilly
Wulff
Kankakee
Cummins Refuses Move to Presidency in Iowa Speech
Des Moines Governor Cummins of Iowa stated he has no intention of abandoning his bid for the U S Senate. He acknowledged rumors of a presidential run are spreading in other states but said he will remain in the senate race and not pursue the presidency.
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Des Moines
New Record for Immigration in 1907
Washington reports immigration to America in the year ended June 30, 1907 reached 1,285,349. Commissioner Frank P. Sargent notes the total rose 184,614 from 1906 and 258,850 from 1903, marking increases of over 17 percent and more than 24 percent respectively.
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Washington
America
United States
Frank P. Sargent
Beloit Firm Faces Bankruptcy Action
Creditors of John Thompson & Sons Manufacturing company makers of gasoline engines asked for bankruptcy. J W Ferguson of Rockford was appointed receiver Friday. Liabilities total $100 000 while assets are listed at $300 000.
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Beloit Company
Beloit
Wis
John Thompson & Sons Manufacturing Company
J. W. Ferguson
Rockford
Man Shoots Self After Threat to Wife on Board
Parkersburg Ohio reports a steamboat worker identified as William Shields 2 killed himself Friday after attempting to shoot at his wife aboard the vessel. Authorities say the man carried out the act following threats to kill.
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Parkersburg
William Shields
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