Taft Says Federal Incorporation Bill Not an Administration Measure
President Taft stated he would sponsor the federal incorporation bill if passed, but will not press it this session or make it an administration measure. He noted it ranks below promised reforms and urged judiciary committee review while stressing voluntary compliance and future state rights discussions. Wall Street firms voiced discontent over anti trust guard, yet Taft pressed for nonbinding federal oversight.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Postal Savings Banks
Judiciary Committee of
Wall Street
Frank D. Vanderlip
George W. Perkins
New York
New York Stocks Sink on Heavy Liquidation
On the New York Stock Exchange a day of extreme weakness continued as enormous liquidation pushed prices to new lows not seen since last summer. Steel common slid to 75 3 4, copper shares faced tremendous selling amid broad decline across the market.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
American Conductor Faces Prison For Train Robbery Case
Judge Palafox will sentence James A. Cook the American conductor to two years ten months for permitting brakemen on his train to steal merchandise. Prosecutor alleges criminal negligence. Bail possible 2000 to 5000 pesos. Case ties to long-running thefts on Guadalajara division with fourteen arrests.
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Guadalajara
Mex
Palafox
James A. Cook
Cook
National Railways
King Gustave of Sweden Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Stockholm reports King Gustave was operated on for appendicitis. officials say the operation was successful after a day of internal pains and misdiagnosed symptoms. Crown Prince Gustave had been proclaimed king in 1907 after King Oscar's death.
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Stockholm
Gustave
Sweden
Oscar
Fight culminates in riot after Cincinnati boxing match
A ten round bout between Kid Ashe of Cincinnati and Jack Morgan of Indianapolis ended in a riot with about 500 participants. Two policemen were badly beaten. several others injured. Referee Simcoe awarded the decision to Morgan, triggering an uproar as the crowd surged the ring and fighters escaped amid chaos. No arrests reported.
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Cincinnati
Kid Ashe
Jack Morgan
Indianapolis
Simcoe
Cuban Congress Sees Press Protest Over Libel Sentences
At session start Cuban representatives from native newspapers walked out in protest against a bill restricting press criticism of the administration. The demonstration followed the imprisonment of two editors charged with libel against the president.
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Havana
Ferrera
Editors Meet in Fargo For North Dakota Association
Fargo N D Feb 8 When the North Dakota Editorial association meets here Friday it is probable that between seventy five and one hundred editors will be in attendance Each county is entitled to two delegates but all those present will participate and have a vote A banquet will follow in the evening as hosts Fargo Press club.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota Editorial Association
Fargo Press Club
Gas Overcomes Seventeen Girls in Janesville Factory
Seventeen female employees were overcome by escaping gas from a broken pipe at a Janesville factory. They were carried or assisted from the building. several were unconscious before reaching the street. All are expected to recover.
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Janesville
Wis
Elrod Declares Candidacy for Governor Nomination
Clark South Dakota February 8 Former Governor S. H. Elrod, favored by stalwarts, formally announces his bid for the gubernatorial nomination.
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Clark
S. D
8S. H. Elrod
Death by Own Action Shocks San Francisco Area
In Alameda, Roman Pritschoff fired eleven bullets into his brain, reloaded the revolver, then hanged himself at his home in an apparent suicide during a personal crisis.
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San Francisco
Roman Pritschoff
Alameda
Niagara Falls Water Power Fight Sparks Ottawa Protest
Ottawa reports Ontario protests over the Niagara Falls water power split and American bids to use Long Sault rapids for power. Toronto and Ottawa papers warn the national waterways treaty may be delayed as Ontario seeks provincial control and the commission considers a flow based division that could shift power rights toward U S interests.
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Ottawa
Ont
Niagara Falls
Long Sault Rapids
St. Lawrence River
Ontario
St Lawrence
Toronto
Canada
International Waterways Commission
Niagara
United States
Goat Island
Canadian Falls
Record Low Temperatures Break in Scranton and New York
Scranton and county records fall as Lanesboro hits 28 below. New York reports the coldest day of the year with 2 below at dawn and 20 above by night, while winds ease from 40 to 12 mph and severe hardship for the poor is noted.
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Scranton
Lanesboro
New York
Vassar College Ice Carnival Amid Cold 22 Below
Dutchess County villages report 18 to 22 below zero as Vassar college students hold annual ice carnival on the college lake. The Twenty first Regiment band faced broken valves that interrupted music due to the severe cold.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dutchess County
Vassar College
College Lake
Twenty-first Regiment
More Men Involved In Lakota Bank Defalcation
Grand Forks North Dakota February 8 There are few developments in the Lakota bank case beyond a rumor that more men than the accused cashier S A Floren were implicated in the defalcation. Report says the bank was systematically robbed for about ten years and Floren was the man who held the bag.
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Grand Forks
N. D
S. A. Floren
Floren
US settlers pass through North Portal in January 1910
January 1910 saw 775 settlers from the United States pass through North Portal to Saskatchewan and Alberta. This compares with 608 arrivals in January 1909, indicating a notable increase.
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North Portal
Sask
United States
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Powers propose Turkey sells Crete to Greece
A Constantinople dispatch to a London agency reports that the great powers will urge Turkey to sell Crete to Greece as the best solution to the ongoing dispute.
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London
Constantinople
Turkey
Crete
Greece
One Million Acres Open for Settlement in North Dakota
Washington reports Representative Hanna may open one million acres of Fort Bertholdt Indian reservation to settlement if his bill passes. A demonstration farm is planned with 25000 dollars for buildings and stock. Sections 16 and 26 will be ceded to the state for schools and three sections become a national park. Native timber and coal are protected for tribal use with proceeds later in treasury.
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Washington
Fort Bertholdt
North Dakota
Hanna
Senator Clapp Not Opposed To President Taft Policies
Senator Clapp of Minnesota said he does not oppose Taft administration bills merely for that reason. He emphasizes judging measures as wise and necessary to serve the public, aiming to support them unreservedly if they meet merit and fairness. He seeks party harmony and avoids friction. St Paul legal action begins over inheritance tax on Great Northern stock transfers from John Kennedy estate.
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Washington
Clapp
Minnesota
Taft
Oe Leving
St. Paul
George T. Simpson
Great Northern Railroad
John S. Kennedy
New York
Pinchot urges Congress to pass strong natural resource laws
Gifford Pinchot reports to the National Conservation Association urges passage of good laws this session to protect U S natural resources. He reviews nine conservation bills from Jan. 18, praising some principles while calling for amendments and redrafting on others.
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Congress
Washington
United States
National Conservation Association
Gifford Pinchot
Association
Pinchot
Public Lands Committee
Nelson
Conservation Association
Elliott Named Philippine Commission Secretary of Commerce
Charles B. Elliott of Minneapolis is appointed a member of the Philippine commission and secretary of commerce and police in the islands. He currently serves as an associate justice of the Philippines supreme court, a position he has held since June 8, 1909.
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Washington
Charles B. Elliott
Minneapolis
Philippine Commission
Commerce and Police of
The
Islands
Elliott
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Sullivan Wins Divorce Then Marries Hartnett In Boston
Former heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan married Katherine Hartnett in Boston. Hartnett is a Sharon real estate heiress and Sullivan had secured a divorce from his first wife about a year earlier.
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Boston
John L. Sullivan
Katherine Hartnett
Sharon
Sullivan
Rail firms accused of flour shipment overcharge
Christian & Co of Shakopee Minnesota files with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging overcharge by the Milwaukee and other railroads on a flour shipment from Shakopee to Waverly Virginia.
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Washington
Christian & Co of
Shakopee, Minn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee
Shakopee
Waverly
Will Educate a Newsboy
New York on February eight a short feature reports Rusty McGillian a thirteen year old newsboy who will attend school at Miss Maxine Elliott s expense. The girl patron helped him after learning his mother is dead and his father missing guiding him to visit an aunt in St Paul then enroll at Shattuck military school Faribault Minnesota for four years.
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New York
Rusty” McGillian
Maxine Elliott
Rusty
Miss Elliott
Aloysius
St. Paul
Shattuck Military School
Faribault
Minn
Shallenberger Enters Democratic Governor Nomination Race
Governor Shallenberger declares candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Nebraska. He has addressed a Valley farmers institute and plans re nomination and re election, drawing mixed party reception and Republican support from anti saloon groups.
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Omaha
Shallenberger
Dahlman
Farmers’ Institute
Valley
Anti-Saloon League
Nebraska
Ten Injured As NP Train Derails Near Aitkin
Ten persons were injured with three seriously when Northern Pacific passenger train No. 8 derailed near Aitkin Minnesota due to a broken engine flange. The two rear coaches plunged into a ditch and the injured were taken to Duluth for treatment.
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Aitkin, Minn
Northern Pacific
Aitkin
Duluth
Three Die in Mine Ship Strap Break Disaster
Calumet Michigan February 8 three were killed and four others badly hurt when a strap on the side of a ship at the South Kearsarge mine broke. The deceased are Joseph Teddy Wesley Thomas and John Ratz. One man died later of injuries and a further investigation is underway.
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Calumet, Mich
South Kearsarge
Joseph Teddy
Wesley Thomas
John Ratz
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L. K. Wynn
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Elrod
Niagara Falls Water Power
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Government of
Tario
Will
Tional Conservation Association
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
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