Saloon Assault Leaves Man badly injured in Butte
W Johnson of Missoula, a structural steel worker, arrived in Butte and agreed to a pitch game at a saloon on Arizona street. After losing, he was attacked, struck in the right eye, and kicked as he fled. He required stitches and filed a police report. George Plumer was arrested on assault charges with a $20 bond. Johnson’s overcoat vanished during the fracas.
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W. Johnson
Missoula
Butte
Arizona Street
Johnson
George Plumer
Ballinger Defends Appointment Amid Idaho Shore Lands Fight
Jack Ballinger, now in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, says he did not usurp anyone's job and explains he was appointed by President Roosevelt as principal of land claims and contests and served as private secretary to the interior secretary at $2,000 yearly. He notes the previous holder died and he filled the vacancy.
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Roosevelt
Jack Ballinger
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Mr. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger Responds to Hitchcock's Charges in Defense
Secretary Ballinger issued a long denial of Representative Hitchcock's statements before the house committee on expenditures. He rejects charges of extravagance and favoritism as false and ridiculous and explains appointments and removals at the land office as justified or circumstances driven. He notes the land office chimney and clerk appointments were proper under congressional appropriations and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ballinger
Hitchcock
House Committee On Expenditures
Interior Department
General Land Office
Schwartz
Ballinger remarks on public lands funds and furniture costs
The report notes the congressional appropriation of $1 000 000 to protect public lands and says the furniture charge is comparable to hiring more clerks. Mr Ballinger’s statement surprised observers as he signaled a preference to defer remarks until the joint investigation committee is formed.
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Flee
Ballinger
Joint Investigation Committee
Isadore Rayner Nominated for Senate Reappointment
Annapolis Maryland January 17 Democratic members in caucus unanimously nominated United States Senator Isadore Rayner to succeed himself ensuring his re election by the legislature tomorrow.
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Annapolis
United States
Isadore Rayner
Chinese Feud Over Elopement Shocks Boise
In Boise Idaho on January 17 a wealthy Chinese merchant Fong Shue was attacked in his room leaving him with severe facial and hand injuries. Police seek Wong Gwow alleged instigator after a slave girl Chen Mary Nee Lee Lee was eloped and married in Idaho last August.
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Boise
Idaho
Fong Shue
Wong Gwow
Chen Mary Nee Lee Lee
San Francisco
Wong
Louie Shue
Shue
Wong Gnow
Wires Knocked Out By Fog Sleet And Rain
Telegraph wires from the Missouri river to Buffalo and from the Ohio river to the great lakes were seriously hampered today by fog sleet and rain. Chicago endured the season's worst slush with four weeks of snow melting into pools a foot deep in many streets.
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Chicago
Missouri River
Buffalo
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Connell Great White Sale Brings Half Price White Goods
White outer garments take center stage with lingerie waists at half price and lower. Prices list 89c to 2.50 for waists, white serge suits 11.25 to 21.25, coats 7.50, skirts 4.95, and lingerie dresses at 4.48. Includes plain and fancy styles with lace, insertion, and embroidery details.
Greater White Sale Offers Savings on Lace Curtains
The Greater White Sale presents big savings on lace curtains with hundreds of pairs in stock. Nottingham lace curtains, novelty net, and Irish point lace offerings include ruffled Swiss and bobbinet styles. White curtains valued up to 1.75 per pair available for 98 cents, and higher quality lines worth up to 3.50 per pair priced at 1.95.
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Connell
Nottingham
Brussels Net
Irish Point
Battenberg
Marie Antoinette
Cluny
Brussels
White Lace Curtains Bargain at Half Price
Large sale offers 500 pairs of white lace curtains in Nottingham, cable net, Marie Antoinette and Irish point styles. Each pair valued at five dollars now two ninety five, limited stock and quantities apply.
Floodwaters Swell Across Districts Submerging Basements
Report notes water rising to four to six inches in streets and overflowing sidewalks in outlying areas, with basements flooded as the heavy rain persisted.
Federal engineers sent to dynamite ice gorge
Acting on urgent requests from Indiana and Kentucky governors, the War Department approves a US engineers force. A train with dynamite and laborers will depart Louisville for Stevensport to blast loose the 10 mile ice gorge blocking the Ohio River, with work starting immediately.
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Louisville
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio River
War Department
United States Engineers
Stevensport
Ohio
Leavenworth
Ind
Diekema Candidacy Seen as Signaling Rivalry for Speakership
Washington January 17. Reported candidacy of Representative J Diekema of Michigan for Speaker to succeed Uncle Joe Cannon prompts speculation that Cannon may seek a free for all race. Allies of Walter I Smith of Iowa also hint at a challenge, fueling capital talk on leadership at the close of the current session.
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Washington
J. Diekema
Michigan
House
Joe Cannon
Congress
Diekema
Friends of
Walter I. Smith
Iowa
Cannon
Hope for full repayment at Citizens' National bank closure
Evansville Ind Jan 11 Hope for payment in full of all depositors brightened tonight with directors statement that the Citizens' National bank may repair loan losses from capital surplus and profits. Directors served notice that up to 100 percent may be determined from stockholders.
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Evansville
Ind
Citizens’ National Bank
J. ¢C. Johnson
Kansas Corporation Law Declared Invalid by Supreme Court
The U S supreme court in a divided decision holds the Kansas Bush act invalid. Justice Harlan writes the controlling opinion with a concurring view. The act required outside firms to pay a charter fee to support state schools as a condition of doing business in Kansas.
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Washington
Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Harlan
Western Union vs Kansas Case Clashes Over Interstate Commerce
Justice White writes for the court with three justices in dissent as Western Union Telegraph fights Kansas law. The case centers on acquired rights and argues the law is unconstitutional and burdens interstate commerce.
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White
Fuller
Holmes
McKenna
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas
Western Union
Big Blackfoot lands withdrawn from entry by secretary
Special dispatch reports 3700 acres along the Big Blackfoot river are withdrawn from entry by the secretary pending congressional action. The land is noted as valuable for water power development.
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The
Standard
Washington
Ballinger
Congress
Big Blackfoot River
Rockefeller estate names seven armed special deputies
New York on January 17 seven employees at the Pocantico Hill estate of John D. Rockefeller were appointed special deputies with power to bear arms and arrest within the estate. The move follows threats against Rockefeller, reflecting heightened security at the estate.
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New York
Pocantico Hill
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Taft to propose consolidation of insular bureau
President Taft plans to send a special message to Congress within weeks recommending consolidation of the insular bureau and agents handling public health matters. The move aims to streamline administration of territories and health programs under federal oversight.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Insular Bureau
Steamer Lakme Sinks Off San Pedro in Stalled Passage
Reports at 12 35 AM indicate the steam schooner Lakme from Eureka is sinking off San Pedro. The revenue cutter Peary has departed to assist.
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Los Angeles
Lakme
Eureka
San Pedro
Peary
Why did you quit drinking quote joke from Chicago Journal
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Journal pointedly notes a punchline about quitting drinking. The joke hinges on self deprecation about weight and space at the bar, ending with a wry payoff about the check always being in front of the speaker.
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The
Chicago Journal
Why Central American Republic Engine Draws Revolutions
In the Washington Star a quip from an inventor explains why his engine is called Central American Republic. He notes it yields a maximum number of revolutions with a minimum initial force.
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The
Washington Star
Central American Republic
Peculiar Gimbileton girl lips remark sparks bet
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a peculiar line about a Gimbileton girl and her lips. The piece hints at a proposal and a forthcoming international botanical congress to be held at Bugels Wp in May.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bugels
New Theater Opens With Musical Play in New York
Special Correspondence reports the week opening with Globe Theater production The King of Cadonia and New Amsterdam debut of The Barrier. Dailys presents The King of Cadonia in Americanized form with Marguerite Clark, Jerome Kern numbers, and a lavish cast while The Jolly Bachelors enlivens Broadway with Nora Bayes and others. Dustin Farnum stars at West End in Cameo Kirby. Metz in Ireland enjoys extended run despite weak season.
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The
Standard
New York
New Globe Theater
Cadonia
Daly's Theater
New Amsterdam
Necla
Neela
Theodore Roberts
Hart
Richard Thornton
Florence Roberts
Klaw & Erlanger
Prince of Wales Theater
London
Sidney Jones
the Geisha
Jerome Kern
Marguerite Clark
William Morvis
Clam Palmer
William Dan
Melville Stewart
Hick
Nora Bayes
Jack Norworth
Walter Percival
Stella Mayhew
Robert J. Dailey
Fiske O'Hara
Cleveland
Theodore Burt Sayre
Mr. O'Hara
Hilda Spong
Vincent Serrano
Ida Conquest
Wallack Theater
Liebler & Co
Mabel Hite
Miss Hite
Michael Donlin
Edward W. Townsend
Frank W. O'Malley
Eatate
Chicago
Windy
Charles Waldron
Word
Jimmy Valentine
al. B. Warner
Paul Armstrong
Cameo Kirby
al H Wilson
Metz
Ireland
Sidney R. Ellis
EB Edmund Day
Thomas Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Nancy Bykes
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Land Office
Teone
Judge Wright
J. 8
Judge Gray
America
McKinley Consulting Optician
M. J. Connell Company
Connell’s
Rayner
URILA
Butte Postoffice
Ice
Kansas Corporation
Elizabeth Hatzell
East Seventy-ninth Street
Rockefeller Grand Jury
Hem Answeeh
NEW Theater
Florence Hoberts
Theodore Hoberts
Dustin Parneam
Kirby
West End
Smith Drug CO
Anaconda
Newbro Drug CO
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