German and Haitian Officials Face Strained Ties Over Funds
The German bank Bermann & Co and the Haytian government clash after Porto Prince authorities refuse return of large sums amid fraud allegations. Officials discuss potential grave consequences as diplomatic strains surface alongside Moscow election discourse and Stolypin’s stance on dissolving parliament.
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Prince
Haytt
Bermann & Co
Ort
Port Au Prince
Alns
Hermann & Co
Conansacti
Legation
Orman
Mansour
Americal MO
Dissolution of Russian Parliament Reported
Feb 11 dispatch from Petersburg notes elections disrupted in nine large cities including Lislig Kazan Vilna and others. Moscow reportedly sends four members while other cities elect one each. Details on results are unclear with victory claimed by the opposing side.
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Povition
Moscow
Constitutional Democrats
European Russia
Rostov-on-Don
Semipulitinsk
Turgnn
Astrakhan
Associated Press
Stolypin
Petersburg
Lislig
Kazan
Vilna
Ferinslav
Strakhan
Kishineft Yaraslav
Parlia
Body of Ky man found in Huntington murder suspected
The body of W. H. Gibson of Pikeville Kentucky was found on a steep embankment on Eighth street. His head was crushed and officials believe he was murdered. Three Huntington men were to be arrested in connection with the case. Gibson had been in Huntington and played poker until early Sunday morning. nothing valuable was found on him though he had won heavily.
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Huntington
W. Va
W. H. Gibson
Pikeville
Eighth Street
Gibson
Tragedy in Buffalo: Grover Lockwood Kills Snyder Couple
In Buffalo New York on February 11 Grover Lockwood shot and killed Joseph Snyder and his wife Elizabeth then killed himself as officers approached The motive remains undetermined and under investigation by police.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Grover Lockwood
Joseph Snyder
Elizabeth Snyder
Death of Sir William How ard Russell editor of Navy Gazette
London reports the death of Sir William Howard Russell at eighty six. The longtime London correspondent and war reporter served as editor of the Navy Gazette and covered battles including Bull Run.
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London
William Howard Russell
Ymy
Navy Gazette
Fin Faroms
Bull Run
Mardi Gras Arrives in New Oreta as Visitors Gather
Visitors from across the country converge on New Oreta for the Mardi Gras celebration with festivities announced and crowds expected to fill streets and venues during the event.
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New Oreta
Fatal quarrel over cards in Hibbing saloon
In Hibbing Minnesota a card game end in violence when John Bosic killed Mike Robovina after a dispute over four dollars. The two Austrian men argued after Bosic announced quitting and throwing silver on the bar. Robovina drew a knife and wounded Bosic before Bosic fatally struck him.
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Duluth
Kleinz
Hibbing
Minn
Mike Robovina
John Bosic
Robovina
Bosie
Barkeeper
Bosic
Jefferson Identified in Downtown Assault Case
Kansas City police arrest nineteen year old Jefferson who Flora May Clark identifies as the man who brutalized her Saturday night as she walked home from work. Jefferson lives near the girl's home and was seen before. authorities deem the identification reliable. The 15 year old cash girl remains seriously injured and no lynching is expected.
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Kansas City
Will Jefferson
Flora May Clark
Jefferson
Iron and steel export totals hit record in 1906
Washington February 11 The Bureau of Statistics reports iron and steel manufactures exported in 1906 totaled 172.5 million dollars, up 30 million from 1905 and a 75 percent rise over three years. Major articles also share in the gain.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bomb search at Moscow University yields unfilled devices
Moscow reports more bomb sweeps at the female university uncovering several unfilled bombs. Eight female students arrested over the terror threat linked to executions of Count Ignatieff General Paveloff General von der Launitz and Governor Alexandrovsky have been tried by drumhead court martial.
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Moscow
Moscow Female University
Count Ignatieff
Paveloff
von der Launitz
Alexandrovsky
Comptroller Probes Stamps Scandal In Albany Bureau
Comptroller Martin Glynn releases findings on the stock transfer tax stamps in Albany. More than five million dollars worth of stamps destroyed or burned without proper records or supervision in the years before his term, amid lax custody and counterfeiting risks.
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Albany
N. Y
Martin H. Glynn
Glynn
Charles M. Watkins
Penn Yan
Quayle & Son
Green Street
Quayle
Public remarks on stamp custody before new office
The speaker notes stamps treated as cash and vows to reveal facts by December 31 before taking office. He emphasizes duty to publicize any stamps believed destroyed that may have escaped the comptroller’s custody, stressing personal accountability.
Congress Pace on Naval and Army Bills Remains Slow
In Washington last week the naval appropriation bill was under House consideration while the army bill advanced in the Senate. The House spent Monday on District of Columbia legislation and will restart appropriations on Tuesday. Debates on the naval measure continue under the five minute rule, with post office funds next in line. The Senate will also take up the District of Columbia bill after the army budget, then the agricultural appropriation. Senator Lodge plans to push Philippine agricultural bank legislation on Tuesday.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Lodge
Philippine Agricultural Bank
Heir to Uncle’s Estate Discovered After Tragedy
Henry Braun of Minneapolis learned from a German contact that Sants Valentine, who died by his own hand in the Kendall hotel, was named heir to part of an uncle’s estate and would have received about $5,000. Valentine’s death was attributed to poor health and hardship.
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Minneapolis
Sants Valentine
Kendall
Germany
Henry Braun
Braun
Valentine
Police
Fireman saves wife and child in near-fatal blaze
Mrs Patrick J. McDonough and her one year old baby were found unconscious in their kitchen at 472 South Robert street as a lamp exploded start a fire. Fireman husband rescued them after a fall on a clothes line while fleeing the flames. Property loss reported small.
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St. Paul
Patrick J. McDonough
South Robert Street
McDonough
Street Car Riot in San Francisco on Sutter Street
Police reserves were called as about 100 passengers beat four Italians after they hung onto a running board. The motorman was knocked senseless when the Italians finally entered the car. Roving officers used clubs to restore order on Sutter Street between Fillmore and Devisadero.
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San Francisco
Sutter Street
Fillmore
Deviserado
Robber Kills Memphis Woman Near Home
Mrs. Mercedes Donovan wife of Fire Department officer Eugene V. Donovan was struck at night by an unknown assailant near her Memphis home while returning from a shopping trip with her three year old daughter and others. Robbery appears to be the motive. she died shortly after.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mercedes Donovan
Eugene V. Donovan
Memphis Fire Department
Kingston Mayor Charles Tait Dies After Earthquake Collapse
Kingston Jamaica February eleven Charles Tait mayor died at the public hospital from injuries after a building collapsed during a council meeting. He was sixty eight, of Scotch descent.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Charles Tait
Tait
Supreme Court Dismisses Case Against Ranchman and Cowboys
Topeka Feb 11 The supreme court has dismissed the cases against Chauncey Dewey millionaire ranchman and his cowboys Clyde Wilson and W J Mc Bride charged with taking part in the Berry farm killings in western Kansas in 1902.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Chauncey Dewey
Clyde Wilson
W. J. McBride
Kansas
Policy Agreed Upon School Question in San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor Schmitz and the city school board, amid pressure from the California Exclusion League, firm on excluding Japanese workers. Roosevelt and Root to hear views. no concrete proposal yet. A conference at the White House expected to yield a final stance by Tuesday on abolishing Oriental schools to gain a treaty excluding laborers.
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Washington
Schmitz
San Francisco
Congress
Roosevelt
Root
White House
Japan
Thaw Trial Nears Resume Amid Health Strain and Juror Illness
New York February 11 The Thaw murder trial pauses as Hivelyn Nesbit Thaw’s condition may delay her return to the witness stand. Harry K. Thaw urged a respite for his wife while juror Wilbur F. Steele battles a cold but is expected to rejoin the panel. The other jurors reported good health and took a drive in Central Park.
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New York
Hivelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
Harry K. Thaw
Tombs
Wilbur F. Steele
Central Park
Japs Ordered Out of Town in Woodburn
In Woodburn Oregon February 11 a group of about fifty Americans pressured the railroad to remove eight to ten Japanese workers from the section crew. The Japanese promised to leave and departed for Portland by morning. Foreman A Schwa beur resigned rather than work with them. Warrants will be sworn for the ringleaders of the crowd.
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Woodburn
Ore
Southern Pacific
Portland
A. Schwabeur
Explosion wrecks Woolwich Arsenal chemical department
A powerful blast at 3:30 a.m. damaged the Woolwich arsenal chemical research department in London. All town windows were shattered but officials say no lives were lost.
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Wrecks Chemical Research Department of
Woolwich Arsenal
London
Chemical Research
Assassin Identified in Penza Governor Slaying
The assassination of S. A. Alexandrovsky governor of Penza occurred as he left a Penza theater Friday night. The identified shooter is Hitter man, a Jew from Saratov.
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St. Petersburg
S. A. Alexandrovsky
Penza
Hitterman
Saratov
Fire Claims Entire Family at Morgenthal Brewery
In Berne on February 11, a blaze at the Morgenthal brewery in Steinbach near Lake Constance killed seven members of one family. Eight other families escaped with narrow misses as the flames swept through the premises.
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Berne
Switzerland
Morgenthal
Steinbach
Lake Constance
Fire destroys Mowry hotel in Syracuse
A large fire in Syracuse destroys the Mowry hotel with a property loss of 250000 dollars. Investigators find no missing guests, though some hotel staff in the rear quarters face uncertain fate. The blaze ranks among the city's most spectacular incidents.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Mowry
House Honors Two Late Representatives In Eulogies
Washington February 11 the house listened to eulogies for the life character and public services of the late Representatives Rockwood Hoar of Massachusetts and Rufus B E Lester of Georgia who died last summer Mr Lovering of Massachusetts presided over Hoars tribute Representatives Davidson of Wisconsin and Lacey of Iowa spoke for Lesters memory Mrs Lester widow of the deceased was in the gallery Mr Overstreet presided
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Washington
House
Rockwood Hoar
Massachusetts
Rufus BE. Lester
Georgia
Lovering
Hoar
Davidson
Wisconsin
Lacey
Iowa
Lester
Overstreet
Italian sectionmen attack switchman after wreck
Fort Dodge Iowa February 11 a gang of Italian sectionmen tried to kill a switchman whose engine struck and knocked down one of their number. They surrounded him with picks and shovels, but a freight crew intervened. The injured man said the accident was unintentional and he was not seriously hurt.
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Fort Dodge
Bonilla Held To Blame In Central American Rift
Reports from Managua today allege President Bonilla of Honduras violated the Corinto treaty by breaking the accord on arbitration. The Central American dispute tribunal at San Salvador was dissolved as a result, widening tensions between Nicaragua and Honduras.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Bonilla
Honduras
Corinto
San Salvador
Editor Kills Gambler in Pendleton Saloon
A Pendleton editor, John P. McManus of the Pilot Rock Record, shot and killed gambler Robert Estes in the Pullman saloon on Main Street. No motive is known. McManus allegedly mistook Estes for a man who had robbed him last week.
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Pendleton
Ore
John P. McManus
Pilot Rock Record
Robert Estes
Pullman
Main Street
McManus
Estes
Retribution Overtakes Murderer in Mazatlan Shooting
Antonio Benitez killed a Mazatlan gunman who shot a policeman and wounded another before Benitez attempted escape and fell, fatally struck by accidental pistol discharge in Mazatlan Mexico.
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Paso
Tex
Mazatlan
Mex
Antonio Benitez
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