Mitchell letter sought by government in land fraud case
Washington letters expose partnership terms between Senator Mitchell and Judge Albert Tanner. The government says the missive shows the intended grand jury testimony Tanner should give. The letter urges secrecy and immediate travel with books and ledgers to Washington for defense talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Mitchell
Harry C. Robertson
Washington, D. C
Albert H. Tanner
Robertson
United States
Heney
Tanner
Grand Jury
Harry
John
Washington
John H. Mitchell
Cuban owner wins first international car race in Havana
The Havana race ended with Cuban E. K. Connill owning the winning car driven by Ernesto Carricabura who beat C. J. Miller's car driven by Joseph Tracy by 1 minute 32 25 seconds. Carricabura's time on the 9 36 10 mile course was 1 hour 53 minutes 30.5 seconds with an average speed around 53.7 miles per hour.
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Havana
Cuba
E. K. Connill
Ernesto Carricabura
C. J .S. Miller
Joseph Tracy
Carricabur
Townsend and Esch Lead Bid to Regulate Rail Rates
Jackson Michigan's Charles E Townsend and La Crosse Wisconsin's John Jacob Esch emerge as key Republicans backing a bill to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix railroad rates. Townsend, born 1854, a Michigan lawyer, chairs the committee report with Esch, born 1861, a Milwaukee resident closely allied with President Roosevelt.
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Harles E. Townsend
Jackson
Mich
John Jacob Esch
la Crosse
Wis
Roosevelt
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Townsend
Mr. Esch
House
Representative Townsend
Concord
Michigan
Esch
Messrs
Townsend-Esch
Representative Esch
Norwalk
Milwaukee
McCormick to Leave Russia for Paris Embassy
Ambassador McCormick will depart St. Petersburg for a new post in Paris during March after two years in czarist Russia. The move follows Roosevelt's promotion for him. colleagues laud his tact in tense talks over contraband and hostilities while maintaining strong relations with Foreign Minister Lamsdorf. He also delivered the Kishinev petition amid its anticipated rejection.
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St. Petersburg
McCormick
Paris
Roosevelt
France
Russia
America
Lamsdorf
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Battle House in Mobile
Fire at the Battle House in Mobile on February 13 caused more than a million dollars in damage. The landmark hotel, among the South’s largest, burned rapidly and threatened surrounding properties as firefighters battled the blaze.
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Mobile, Alabama
Mobile
Ala
Battle House
McCormick's Embassy Plans Under Russian Arbitration Talks
The question of passport recognition for Jews is favorably begun by Russia in principle. A German treaty adds free travel for Jewish commercial travelers. McCormick will likely depart for Paris mid March after arranging embassy affairs for Meyer’s arrival and a farewell to the imperial court and diplomats.
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Russia
Hay
Japan orders 50 locomotives from Glasgow manufacturer
Tokyo reports that a German steamer, the Parros bound for Vladivostok, was seized off Hokkaido carrying shipbuilding material and foodstuffs. The dispatch notes London saying Japan placed an urgent order for 50 powerful locomotives with a Glasgow firm.
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London
Japan
Glasgow
Tokio
Parros
Vladivostok
Hokkaido
Russians repulsed in multiple Manchuria clashes
Japanese telegraph reports a Russian company attacked Waitaoshan village Friday night and was repulsed. Russian batteries shelled Putsaowo, and another attack on Liuchi entun Sunday failed. Russians continue defensive works near Liuchientun and along the railway toward Liaofangshen.
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Tokio
Waitaoshan
Ta Mountain
Putsaowo
Liuchientun
Liaofangshen
Mentapao
Two Austrian Miners Killed in Snowslide Near Silverton
Denver news reports Austrian miners Peter Casagranda and Rudolph Sarchleti killed by a snowslide at Irene seven miles from Silverton Colorado while snowshoeing. Their wrecked cabin left Daniel Casagranda injured and rescue efforts under way to recover the two bodies. Both victims were unmarried.
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Denver
Peter Casagranda
Rudolph Sarchleti
Irene
Silverton
Colo
Daniel Casagranda
Bishop Carroll Delays Butte Visit To Thursday
Extremely cold weather postpones Bishop Carroll's trip to Butte. The bishop will now arrive Thursday with a reception at Broadway theater and a later Friday gathering by city children. The Boston and Montana band meets the party from Helena at the station and clergy escort the prelate to St Patrick's parish. visiting priests from Anaconda planned.
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Carroll
Butte
Boston & Montana
Helena
St. Patrick’s
Broadway Theater
Broadway
Anaconda
Senate and House Week Outlook in Washington
The senate will weigh Swayne impeachment and the agricultural appropriation bill. After that bill passes, the District of Columbia appropriation will be taken up. The house will start on the naval appropriation bill, facing debates over new ships armor plate contracts submarines and torpedo boats. At least four days are expected for action, then the river and harbor bill follows, with Panama canal discussion possible if decks clear.
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Washington
Senate
Swayne
District of Columbia
House
Robbery Attempt Ends in Four Deaths at Colorado Saloon
Cripple Creek report identifies the attackers as William Dugan and Frank Harris, both miners, who died during a hold up of the Silver Bell saloon in Independence. Saloon owners Henry Drach and Edward Fay were wounded and are in critical condition with poor recovery prospects.
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Colorado Springs
the Gazette
Cripple Creek
Silver Bell
Independence
William Dugan
Frank Harris
Henry Drach
Eaward Fay
Sisters’ Hospital
Montana House Passes Twenty-Two Bills This Session
Helena Feb 12 Ten bills passed both houses last week, bringing total enacted this session to 22. Highlights include penalties for mining child employment, cemetery associations, trespass in vacant buildings, surety bonds, bank officer penalties, and public bathing spaces. Rail and poolroom legislation loom Monday with a proposed cumulative voting bill under discussion.
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Helena
House
Senate
Ninth Legislative Assembly
Klathead County
Conrad
Montana
Gheat Falls
Lewis and Clarke County
Lewis and Clark
Woman suffrage bill faces uncertain action in house
The suffrage issue is a special order for Tuesday but debate on constitutional amendments stalled by reluctance to act without the initiative and referendum measure. A two thirds vote is uncertain though some favor a county based compromise. The railway commission bill requires only a majority, making a Montana commission unlikely. Primary election law progress is slow and nearing session end. The poolroom bill from Everett focuses on licensing obligations.
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Ilinois
Silver Bow
Legislative Assembly
Railway Commission
Et’ House
Montana
Wife shoots husband in California pistol duel after seven weeks of marriage
In Oakland a shipping clerk Edward R. Koehn 32 was killed in a pistol duel with his wife 23 after a quarrel at their seven week marriage. She escaped injury and is under arrest.
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Oakland
Cal
Edward R. Koehn
Koehn
San Francisco
Drowning in Sacramento River Near Marysville
Ernst Blackmar and his 16 year old son Earlin of Meridian Sutter county were drowned when their rowboat capsized in the Sacramento river. A third man clung to the overturned craft and survived. Bodies recovered late evening near the accident site.
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Marysville
Cal
Ernst Blackmar
Earlin
Meridian
Sutter County
Sacramento River
Warsaw Strike Still In Force Amid Coal Crisis
Baron von Nolken, Warsaw chief of police, vows to intercede between employers and workers. Non-resident strikers will be expelled if not returning to work. Factories in Dombrova close. 30,000 wagonloads of ore idle. Authorities seek to quell political movement from St Petersberg.
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Warsaw
Baron von Nolken
Tchertkoff
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Dombrova
Vistua
Sosnovice
Emperor Nicholas
Silesia
Coldest N Years Grip Midwest and Oklahoma
The Midwest endures record cold as Kansas City records 18 degrees below zero and Oklahoma towns report 6 to 40 below. Cattle suffer, Indians face exposure, and dozens may die. Rail traffic stalls, snow blocks lines, and communications falter amid the blizzard.
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Kansas City
Concordia
Lawton
Okla
Tuls
I. T
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Fredonia
Kansas
Intense Cold Grips New Mexico and Colorado
Denver reports severe cold and snowfall spilling into Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico. Blizzard conditions in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico cause stock losses and subzero readings from Denver to Telluride Monument Fort Collins Twin Lakes.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Fort Collins
Monument
Colorado Springs
Twin Lakes
Leadville
Engineer Killed In Iowa Train Derailment
A Burlington road passenger train derailed near Creston Iowa on February 12 killing engineer E P Allen of Lincoln Nebraska and scalding four crew members. No passengers were injured as coaches remained on rails.
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Creston
Iowa
Burlington Road
E. P. Allen
Lincoln
Neb
Severe Cold Parralyzes Nebraska Rail Traffic
Omaha reports sixteen degrees below zero with plummeting temperatures expected overnight. Nebraska and Western Iowa endure severe conditions as trains face heavy delays. Westbound Burlington passenger No 42 was stranded for 11 hours near Seward with many passengers without food.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
Burlington
Seward
Coal famine threatens city in extreme cold
St. Joseph Missouri reports a coal shortage as railways struggle to move fuel amid record cold. The temperature dropped to 18 degrees below zero, leaving residents facing power and heating concerns.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Frosty record as temp hits two below in Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls Minnesota reported a government thermometer reading of 2 below zero tonight the lowest in six years. Local residents faced a bitterly cold night with the chill intensified by strong winds and clear skies.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Temperature Drop and Snow Report Across States
Memphis Tennessee reported a notable temperature drop with the thermometer reading about ten degrees above zero and light snow in the area. Nearby Arkansas recorded a nearing the zero mark and light snowfall as winter weather persists.
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Memphis
Tenn
Felipe
Arkanaa
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Larry
Fulton
Charles E.townsend
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Mr. McCormick
Meyer
Diplomatic Corps
Mrs. McCormick
Bishop Carroll
Bret Cese
Ram
Railway
Brennen
Meaderville
Walkerville
Everett
Lice
Doembrova
Chidlovski
Council of the Empire
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