Canadian Parliament Opens Its 11th Session in Ottawa
The 11th Parliament of Canada opened with a grand ceremony in Ottawa as Lord Gray arrived amid a salute from Nepean Point. Speaker Charles Maréil is expected to be re-elected, and the session is anticipated to be relatively short with a light legislative program including new insurance legislation and bills on secret commissions labor portfolios and boundary extensions. Currency and revenue measures aim to trim expenditures to match public needs.
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Ottawa
Ont
Parliament of
Canada
Lord Gray
Nepean Point
Senate
Charles Maréil
Daughters Ruin Prompted Slaying in Mississippi Planter Case
In Artesia and Columbus, Mississippi, Charles Smith, a wealthy Lowndes county planter, killed Eu gene A. Laurent of Simmons Hardware. Smith claimed his daughter's ruin sparked the shooting after a prior unreconciled dispute. Laurent’s brother and Nashville lawyer filed murder charges. Smith testified in self defense after an umbrella clash and Laurent's retreat toward the baggage area.
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Columbus
Miss
Charles Smith
Lowndes County
Eugene A. Laurent
Simmons Hardware Company
Artesia
Smith
Zack P. Landram
Laurent
K. T. McConnico
Nashville
Rhetts & Sturdivant
Lauren
Rogers
Noted Carmack murder case brings veniremen to Nashville
The cases of Duncan B. Cooper Robin Cooper and John D Sharpe for the murder of former Senator Edward Carmack were called before Judge Hart. Five hundred veniremen summoned to select an unprejudiced jury as public interest and vast counsel appearances mark this eminent trial in Nashville.
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Nashville
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
Davidson County
Edward W. Carmack
William Hart
D. B. Cooper
John D. Sharpe
United States
Hart
Criminal Court
Me‘arn
G. T. Fitzhugh
M. H. Meeks
J. C. Bradford
Charles N. Burch
W. H. Washington
Taft Banquet And Address At Augusta
Augusta hosts a grand banquet in honor of President elect Taft with governors, senators, and public men from Georgia and South Carolina invited. Special cars will transport guests to Tampton Ter race as hotel staff prepare red white and blue decor for the open air Taft address.
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Augusta
Taft
Tampton Terrace
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Georgia
South Carolina
Iowa Charity Conference Opens 10th Session in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the 10th annual State Conference of Charities and Corrections for a three day meeting. Topics include juvenile courts reform, loan agency evils, role of physician and district nurse in relief, jail improvements, endowed philanthropies, and care of epileptics and the feeble minded.
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Des Moines
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Two More Volcanoes Reported To Be Violently Active Today
In Labayas province volcano Lagnas erupts with loud detonations and lava streams destroying crops and bridges. In Colima area reports say a nearby volcano is active with minor quake shocks and no major damage yet reported.
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Lagnas
Labayas
Mexico City
Colma
Explosion Expands Wreckage Across 20 Miles in New Jersey Plant
An explosion at the Eastern Dynamite Company works in Gibbstown, New Jersey, wrecked five of eighteen buildings and injured or killed several workers. The blast, felt within twenty miles, shattered windows across the region and disrupted telephone lines. Officials blame frozen dynamite mishandling and note three successive blasts following the initial detonation.
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Chester
Eastern Dynamite Company
Dupont Powder Company
Gibbstown
N. J
Sullivan Offers 75000 Purse for Jeffries Johnson Bout
Boston telegram from John T. Sullivan and manager Frank Hall pledge 75000 for a Jim Jeffries versus Jack Johnson heavyweight title match. Sullivan says a venue is chosen but not disclosed. He adds it angers him to see the world title held by a negro.
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Boston
John T. Sullivan
Frank Hall
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Sullivan
Carter and Eden Involved in Street Theater Fight
A morning police court hearing into a Noble street theater fight last night found John A. Carter Jr. fined 5 and costs with an appeal noted. Defendants A B Owen Ross Chatman John Eden and George Woodruff await trial Saturday. A further afternoon clash between Carter and John Eden occurred with officers separating them. Eden had earlier reproved noisy theatergoers. Officer John Eden subsequently submitted his resignation to Mayor Jem Cooper and it was accepted.
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John A. Carter, Jr
John Eden
Noble Street
Carter
Mr. Eden
Eden
Jem. Cooper
Elihu Root Formally Notified of Senate Election
Albany January 20 Elihu Root secretary of state was today formally notified of his election to the United States Senate by both houses of the New York Legislature in a joint session.
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Albany
No Y
Elihu Root
United States Senate
New York
Roosevelt to Convene Child Saving Conference
Special Correspondence from Washington reports President Roosevelt will host a January 25 meeting with about 100 child welfare experts to discuss establishing a national children's bureau and improving standards for dependent children. The gathering follows a letter urging uniform laws and proper care for destitute youngsters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Children’s Bureau
New York State Charities Aid Association
Fire destroys Lake Michigan water intake crib
A boiler fire on the intake crib supplying Chicago’s water broke out in the lake, trapping and drowning workers. Fifteen believed dead, about 50 injured, with many others trapped in a tunnel beneath the lake where dynamite stored fears of explosion. Harbor tugs rescued some in icy waters as flames raged.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Erib
Indianapoli s News Men Put On Stand
Hilton A. Clark general manager of the Indianapolis News and Charles A. Clark its cashier testified before a Federal grand jury probing a libel linked to a Panama Canal Company purchase. District Attorney Baker said most testimony would be completed in two days.
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Washington
Hilton A. Clark
Indianapolis News
Charles A. Clark
Federal Grand Jury
Nyretine
Baker
Day
Model Liquor License League Holds Louisville Convention
Arrange ments have been completed for the National Model Liquor License League two day session in Louisville starting tomorrow. Formed in the city a year ago by liquor trade leaders to curb prohibition progress the league seeks to improve saloon conditions to keep liquor legal in many states. Mayor David N. Rose of Milwaukee and other national figures will speak.
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Louisville
National Model Liquor License League
David N. Rose
Milwaukee
Baseball Park Move Promises New Anniston Facility
W A Rose proposed moving the Anniston baseball park to the Alabama Presbyterian college grounds. The plan would have the college faculty manage the park with receipts supporting the institution. Local donors pledged support, including a $100 contribution to grade and equip a modern field for a stronger city team.
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Anniston
Presbyterian College
Man Dies by Self Inflicted Wound in New York Home
Edward M. Taylor, once a clerk in the customs house, cut his throat with a razor at his bed in New York on January 20 to avoid being a burden to his wife and two children. He died before aid arrived, and his illness was described as incurable.
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New York
Edward M. Taylor
Taylor
Custom House
Mrs. Shepperd Dies Suddenly at 75 in City Home
Mrs. M. Shepperd, mother of Mrs. R. D. Allen of Nineteenth and Quintard, died suddenly Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Allen home, likely from heart failure. Funeral set for 10 a.m. Thursday from the home, conducted by Dr. J. D. Simpson of the First Methodist church. Native of Natchitoches parish Louisiana, she had many city acquaintances and visited here often.
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M. Shepperd
R. D. Allen
Nineteenth and Quintard
S O'Elock
Allen
J. D. Simpson
First Methodist Church
Shepperd
Natchitoches Parish
Louisiana
Laurant to Appeard at Noble Street Theater Tonight
Laurent the magician appears tonight at Noble Street Theater in Anniston, following the Florence Gale stock company. It is a one night engagement with a return of the stock company tomorrow. Laurant brings a strong reputation and elaborate paraphernalia likely to draw a large crowd.
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Laurent
Noble Street Theater
Florence Gale Stock Company
Thespians
Laurant
Anniston
Lyceum
Patterson Vetoes Statewide Prohibition Bill
Nashville Tennessee Governor Patterson vetoed the statewide prohibition bill sending a message to the Senate just after it approved a measure prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in Tennessee.
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Nashville
Patterson
Senate
Tennessee
Cahaba or Empire coal line phone 49 inquiry
A brief item notes a coal line connected with Cahaba or Empire and references a contact by phone 49. The fragment mentions Model Ice Co and a jal3-tf code, indicating an old business or service inquiry without a full context.
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Cahaba Or
Empire
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