Trial of Thornton Hains Hears Juror Injured in Car Crash
In Flushing New York on January 13 the hand scored case against Thornton Hains progresses as Juror Thomas Walsh, battered in a streetcar wreck, is cared for by a physician. Prosecutor Darrin wraps his closing, defense argues insanity, and Justice Crane prepares to send the case to the jury after further remarks.
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Flushing
N. Y
Faust
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Thomas Walsh
Justice Crane
Darrin
Walsh
McIntyre
Captain Hains
William Annis
Hains
Anhis
Trent
Crane
Fire destroys Higgins home. mother killed in New Haven blaze
Samuel Higgins of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad escaped from a second floor window as a fire swept his residence. His mother was killed and his mother in law seriously hurt while Higgins wife daughter and son escaped or were aided by police. A rescued cook fell from a third story and likely survived. Fire blamed on an overheated furnace.
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Conn
Samuel Higgins
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Corbin
Jahbelle
Higgins
Harald
Seriou
Bes Teather
Mr. Higgins
Heyburn Re elected U S Senator in Idaho Vote
In Idaho on January 14, Welton B. Heyburn was re elected United States senator by a party line vote. The joint assembly gave Heyburn 57 votes to 19 for McClear, with Democrats uniting behind McClear.
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Heyburn
Iwise
Idaho
Welton B. Heyburn
United States
Toy
James
McClear
Joint Assembly
Milkwagon Driver Swept Out to Sea
Italian milk dealer Massimo Mossi attempted to cross the flooded Lorenz river when a swollen stream swept him away. Rescue efforts were unable to reach him as the current carried the vehicle downstream in the harsh winter weather.
Daring Rescue Efforts Fail as Wagon and Horses Sink
A man named Mossi was swept from his wagon into the ocean. Two rescuers swam out with ropes but Mossi resisted and lost his will to help. His horses fought the waves for about thirty minutes before drowning. Mossi was alive at last sight.
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Mossi
Prospectors Lost in Death Valley Desert Found
A Ballarat special reports three of four men missing in Death Valley have reached safety in San Bernardino. Miner B W A Williams of Randsburg is still missing. the others survived nine days with little water and are said to be demented from exposure.
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Special
Ballarat
Death Valley
B. W. A. Williams
Randsburg
Williams
Lannon Named Haiti Minister to United States
Port au Prince Haiti January 13 H Paules Lannon once foreign minister and a key leader in the revolution against Nord Alexis has been appointed minister to the United States.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
H. Paules Lannon
Nord Alexis
United States
Japanese land bill drive stirs California Legislature
Sacramento lawmakers push three anti Japanese measures to bar aliens from land ownership and restrict Japanese in schools and housing. Johnson bills seek corporate limits, classroom segregation, and residency restrictions amid national tensions and a growing anti Japanese sentiment.
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Cal
Grove L. Johnson
A. M. Drew
Presne
Johnson
Roosevelt
United States
Japan
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Myr. Johnson
Sam
Washington
Japanese Immigration Data Show Net Increase in 12 Months
Washington reports from the Department of Commerce and Labor reveal that from the year ending November 1, Japanese admissions to the United States reached 6 0147 with 6 452 departures, yielding a net rise of 655 Japanese laborers. Total entries to the United States and Hawaii hit 12 093 with 7 084 departures, marking a mainland and Hawaii population increase of 4700 as Japan adheres to an agreed immigration arrangement.
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Imade
Department of Conmmercs
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Hawaii
Japan
Former Brooklyn factory worker held in torpedo plans case
Robert P. Lobbet, a former employee at a Brooklyn government projectiles factory, was arraigned today on charges related to the alleged larceny of plans and blueprints for a new self-propelling torpedo under construction. He remains in custody pending further investigation.
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New York
Robert P. Lobbett
Brooklyn
Lobbet
Thirty Five Dead Taken From Lick Branch Mine Wreck
A gas explosion at the Lick Branch mine in Bluefield West Virginia leaves thirty five bodies recovered. Rescue parties of forty report ghastly scenes as they search the wrecked tunnels where many victims are mangled and unidentifiable.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Lick Branch
Labor Leaders Appeal For Aid In Gompers Contempt Case
Washington Jan 14 labor leaders plan a vigorous appeal against Judge Wright's contempt sentence for Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison. The AFL aims to raise funds and present papers to the president on refugees extradition while factions contest the presidency of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers McNulty favors the deal terms Reid declines and recognition will go to the compliant side.
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Wright
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
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Executive Council
Federation
Jude Alton B. Parker
New York
Jan Pouren
Russia
Mexico
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Held
Brooklyn divine lost in New Mexico
The Rev. Von Tracy a Brooklyn Episcopal rector is believed to have died in a snowstorm in the Guadalupe mountains of New Mexico. He was visiting his son at Carlsbad and dispatched to Queen to perform a marriage. He got lost in a severe blizzard with zero temperatures and has been missing for about a day. search parties continue with little hope of locating him.
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von Tracy
Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
N.Y
Guadalupe Mountains
New Mexico
Tie Son
Carlsbad
Missing Clergyman, Rev Albert Munn, Mourned by City
New York reports the loss of Rev Albert Munn, rector of St Matthews Episcopal Church in Queens and longtime friend of Rev Tracy. He left Hroskire Manor two weeks ago to establish a new mission in New Manica. Previously in Brooklyn he served as assistant rector and was chaplain of the Eyitcopal church foundation. His wife belonged to the Gal latin family.
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New York
Albert ¢ Munn
St. Matthews
Lireskiyn Manor
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Nev
Tracy
Hroskire Manor
New Menica
Brooklyn
Br Munn
Reeter
Tracey
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Cathedral of the Incarnation
Garden City
Gallatin
Officer Killed in Ambush Near Arcadia Lines
Birmingham on January 18 officer W. HL Ray a special deputy sheriff from the coal miners strike last summer was shot dead at Arcadia lines while preparing to move after learning his life was in peril. He was killed instantly in the ambush.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. HL Ray
Arcadia Lines
Ray
Increases Approved in New Mexico Property Valuations
At Santa Fe on January 15 the Board of Equalization approved about 5 million dollars in increases to railroad, grazing, and agricultural valuations. Railroads saw a ten percent hike. land grants and grazing land rise to fifty cents per acre, lifting territory totals. Governor Curry advocated broader equalization to reduce territorial taxes.
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N. M
Board of Equalization
New Mexico
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Leamere
El Paso and Southwestern Faces Hurdles in Merger Case
James Douglas of the El Paso and Southwestern testifies in New York before a government suit to dissolve the Union Pacific merger. He details the railway’s struggle to reach El Paso and obstacles to the Phoenix and Eastern transcontinental line via Benson and the San Pedro valley, noting Southern Pacific obstruction and efforts for a connecting link at El Paso.
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el Paso and Southwestern Hailroad Company
el Paso
Phoenix and Eastern Railroad
San Pedro Valley
James Douglas
el Paso and Southwestern
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Bpo- Cl
Sylvester G. Williams
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Jengin
Frank M. Murphy
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I Paro
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Rook Imand
Texas and Pacific
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Orea
Robert B. Lovett
Doveles
ittem@tate commerce commission
Phoenis and Mastern
Benson
Han Podco
Phoenix and
Southern
Tennessee House approves liquor sale prohibition bill
The Tennessee House passed a bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor by a 62 to 36 vote. It matches the senate’s measure and goes to Governor Patterson, who is expected to veto it, though a veto would be only a suggestion. Prohibition would take effect July 1, 1909. Proponents believe the bill could override a veto with a similar House vote.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Senate
Patterson
Jap Clark Must Leave Term in the Per
The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed a seven year sentence for Jap Clark in the Torrance deputy killing of 1906. Attorney Renehan argued Estancia not Torrance County seat and a Springer act violation, but the court kept the verdict while reviewing the transfer legality. Several other cases were argued with no notable Otley decisions expected this week.
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Chase
Estancia
Morning Journaly
Santa Fe
N. M
Jap Clark
Territorial Penitentiary
Torrance
Interea
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Clark
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Betaneia
Renehan
Progresso
Progresso Ia
Otley
Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Italian Cities
Morning tremors shook Lombardy Veneto and Tuscany causing panic but little damage. Reports from Venice Treviso Milan Florence Vienna and Rome describe residents rushing outside and seeking safety, with no deaths and minimal property harm despite fear.
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Venitia
Tuscany
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Rielly
Plovence
Leimbach
Saxony
Trevivo
Venice
Riece
Pape
Tome
Rome
Lamnbardi
Tuscapy
Bologna
Marine Officers Back Admiral’s Order on Marines aboard ships
Marine officers including Brigadier General Eliott told a House Naval Affairs subcommittee that removing marines from ships would boost efficiency. Cablegrams from Atlantic and Pacific fleet commanders supported the change, noting improved ship performance without marine detachments.
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Eliott
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House
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Pacific
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Vermont
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Swinburne
Militia Commander Appointed Adjutant General in North Dakota
Bismarck, Jan. 18 A P Park commander of the state infantry regiment and acting adjutant general was today named adjutant general by Governor H Burke replacing T M Poole who retired under law Poole has refused to surrender duties and title amid the transition
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N. D
A. P. Park
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H Burke
T M. Poole
Poole
Court Martial Looms After Poole's Arrest Disobeying Governor
The text notes Poole faces a court martial for disobeying the governor's orders while the militia remains on guard in the adjutant general's office. It claims Poole's life appointment under a constitutional provision is contested.
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Adjutant General's
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Bogus nobleman jailed in Kansas impersonation case
Edmund Burke posed as a British nobleman and was sentenced to three years in Leavenworth and a $1000 fine by a U S district court jury for impersonating a United States officer. A Decatur woman who married him in Denver secured a divorce after his arrest in St Louis.
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Edmund Burke
Leavenworth
kKan
United States District Court Today
United States
Decatur
Ilia
Denver
Clash in San Pedro Sula Ends with Court Clerk Dismissal
A report from San Pedro Sula Honduras states that after a clash between American Consular Agent J M Mitchell Jr and a local court clerk, the clerk was dismissed by the government.
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New Orleans
San Pedr Eura
Spanish Honduras
J. M. Mitchell, Jr
Watch Tower Keeper Found Dead In Santa Fe Crossing Tower
Houston report says Joseph Watson, the Santa Fe railroad crossing watch tower keeper, was found frozen to death today in his post after twelve years of service.
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Houston
Texas
Joseph Watson
Hotel Men Reform Order in Western Protective Association
In Salt Lake City on January 14 the hotel men voted to rename their organization to The Western Hotel Men's Protective Association and adopted a plan of operation to eradicate deadbeats and dwindlers. A secret service was created to enforce the new policy as the group adjourned sine die.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Hotel Men of the Weet
Western Hotel Men's Protective Association
Carrie Nation Arrested in English Saloon Raid
New Castle on Tyne England Jan 13 Carrie Nation the American anti saloon crusader was arrested today during a raid on a local saloon. She was released on bail.
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New Castle-on-Tyne
England
Carrie Nation
Government Okays Private Executions Bill in Paris
January 13 reports say Paris government approves a bill to be introduced in the chamber of deputies mandating all executions be held in private. The measure aims to replace public hangings with sealed procedures.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Wool Growers Meet Opens In Pocatello Idaho
National Wool Growers association convenes for a three day session in Pocatello Idaho with talks on a stored wool co operative selling plan and warehouse storage to secure financing. Debate expected on grazing regulations and tariff sufficiency while Pinchot Hotly remarks on forestry policy.
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Pocatello
Idaho
United States
National
Lawue
Chicago
Chef Forenter Gifford Pinccet
Forestry Department
Pinchot
Association
Delagetes
Cuban Congress Assembles in Havana Amid Independence Hope
The Cuban congress meets at noon signaling renewed independence after over two years of U S intervention. Permanent organization will follow Gomes inauguration on January 28 and the U S relinquishment of affairs then.
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Havana
Gomes
United States
Roosevelt Spends Day in the Saddle
President Roosevelt rode ninety eight miles in a single day from the White House to Warrenton Virginia and back, demonstrating endurance after a physical test order. He traveled in winter conditions with aides and four horses, returning after more than seventeen hours.
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