Soft Roads Slow New York to Paris Race
Four cars in the New York to Paris via Siberia race reached Albany by noon. The American, French and Italian teams moved on west while the first German car carrying Lieutenant Kopper halted at Albany. The other French car rested at Hudson and the second German car at Rhinebeck. Heavy snow drifts and soft roads hindered all participants.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Paris
Siberia
Kopper
Hudson
Rhinebeck
Kingston
Gant Found Guilty in Dickerman Killing
Clyde Gant was convicted in Belleville circuit court for the murder of Henry Dickerman and sentenced to fourteen years. He sought the unwritten law defense while his supposed wife testified she had never married him despite living with him for nearly two years and witnessing the events leading to the stabbing.
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Belleville
Clyde Gant
Henry Dickerman
Gant
Dickerman
Johnson Attacked Over Cleveland Street Railway Funds
Columbus report says Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland was assailed on the house floor by Rep. Jesse B Roberts who charged that 84000 dollars were illegally taken from Cleveland treasury to build street railway tracks to ease congestion. Roberts claimed the streetcar interests backed by Johnson were responsible and said a bill to validate the appropriation had been introduced.
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Columbus, O
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Jesse B Roberts
Cuyahe Zo County
City of
Roberts
Johnson
Stenographer Bosche commits suicide in Astor House
J W Bosche of Buffalo killed himself at the Astor House by slashing the radial artery of his left arm with a razor. He was a court stenographer in Baker City Oregon until two months ago and had come to New York to promote a bank insurance scheme.
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New York
J. W. Bosche
Buffalo
Astor House
Bosche
Baker City
Ore
Mississippi Prohibition Bill Passes Senate
The statutory prohibition bill passed in the Mississippi senate by 36 to 4. It orders all existing licenses to end on December 31, and the governor has signified his intent to sign immediately.
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Jackson
Miss
Senate
Wisconsin Likely To Send Pryan Delegation To Denver
Wisconsin may back a Pryan instructed delegation to the national Democratic convention in Denver. The convention opened at the Davidson theater with temporary chair John F. Doherty of La Crosse delivering a strong pro Democratic speech. He praised William Jennings Bryan as the standard bearer and denounced Republicans. The platform and selection of delegates were to follow.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
William J. Pryan
Denver
Davidson Theater
H. H. Manson
John F. Doherty
la Crosse
Doherty
Republican Party
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Hisgen Brothers Testify in Standard Oil Antitrust Hearing
George C. and Henry A. Hisgen testified in Albany at the U S government action to dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey. They alleged Standard Oil used rebates and threats to steer business away from their Springfield Mass firm and cut prices in about seventy five New York towns and New England.
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Albany, N. Y
George C
Henry A. Hisgen
Thomas L. Hisgen
Springfield
Mass
United States
Standard Oil Company of
New Jer
Standard
George C.hisgen
Standard Oil Company
New York State
New England
Change of venue sought in Doyle Burns suit
James F. Burns defendant in the Doyle Portland Gold Mining stock suit moves in district court for a venue change from Pottawattamie county to another county in the Fifteenth judicial district alleging prejudice. The case has seen two jury trials with Doyle winning the first and Burns the second while Doyle previously obtained default judgment for over $780,000.
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Council Bluffs
James F. Burns
James Doyle
Portland
Pottawattamie
Fifteenth Judicial District
Doyle-Burns
Doyle
Burns
Former Dakota Governor and bank president dies
Yankton February 14 Hon Newton, a former governor of Dakota territory and president of the Yankton National Bank, died here of paralysis at age eighty eight.
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Yankton, D
Newton
Dakota Territory
Yankton National Bank
For Sale Advertising Fragment from Rochford Area Listings
A dated clippings bundle shows multiple for sale notices including a sixteen rooming house on east Bridge Street with modern hot water heat, a good house with barn and two lots on Lansing, a second hand De Laval Cream Separator, a team and harness for 200 dollars, two houses in Third ward, an eight room house near Packing House and school, and Oakland Avenue house with 200 dollars cash plus monthly payments.
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California
East Bridge St
Lansing
Sa&le
Oakland Avenue
Clark on Roosevelt Says He Is Not a Democrat
Washington dispatch reports Champ Clark of Missouri denouncing tariff policy and criticizing President Roosevelt as belligerent yet not a Democrat. Clark lauded the president's virtues and faults, while defending his support when right and opposition when wrong, amid a House debate on the fiscal bill.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Missouri
House
Clark
Earth
Adam
Garden of Eden
Mr. Clark
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Messrs
Rainey
Illinois
Tirrell
Massachusetts
Gillett
Hammond
Indiana
Senate debate on criminal code bill and bank reserves
Washington February 14 Senate discussed the criminal code bill and the reserves of national banks Senator Rayner revisited remarks from Wednesday during the Aldrich currency bill debate Senator Clay and others pressed substitution of the old law to block sending intoxicating liquors through the mails into dry counties or states
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Washington
Senate
Rayner
Clay
bAtes
Plague Invades Guayaquil as Deaths Reported
Guayaquil Ecuador on February 14 reports a bubonic plague invasion with one confirmed death and several suspected cases under observation. Authorities implement active sanitary measures to control the outbreak.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Voorhees Indicted for Perjury in Bankers Life Case
New York reports indictments for perjury against former New Jersey Governor Foster M. Voorhees and Frank H. Combes after a grand jury probe into the Bankers Life Insurance Company. Each man is charged with swearing falsely in 1904 about dividends due to policyholders.
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New York
New Jersey
Foster M. Voorhees
Frank H. Combes
Bankers’ Life Insurance Company
Bankers’ Life In
Surance Company
Voorhees
Combes
State Insurance Department
Ridgely to resign as Comptroller of the Currency
Washington reports indicate W. B. Ridgely will resign to become president of the reorganized National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City, which suspended payments during the crisis. Lawrence O. Murray is expected to replace him as comptroller. changes could occur soon.
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Washington
W. B. Ridgely
Reorganized National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City
Ridgely
New York
Lawrence O. Murray
Department of Commerce and Labor
Comptroller Ridgely Discusses KC National Bank Restoration
New York Feb 14 Comptroller of the Currency William B Ridgely while in town conferred with Vice President Frank Vanderlip of National City Bank on plans to rehabilitate the National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City Missouri He did not confirm reports he would become president but said officer selections await definite restoration progress He has left for Washington
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New York
William B. Ridgely
Frank Vanderlip
National City Bank
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
Ridgely
Washington
Tacoma Saengerbund Car Collides With Freight Train
In thick fog near Georgetown a crowded Interurban special car carrying Tacoma Saengerbund members and guests from a Seattle Liederkranz reception collided with an Interurban freight train. Dozens were injured though none seriously, with seats wrecked and passengers thrown into a heap.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma Saengerbund
Seattle Liederkranz
Georgetown
Orchestra Train Crash Kills 2 in Felton Pa Near Chester
A Baltimore and Ohio special freight collision in Felton near Chester Pennsylvania killed engineer Cyrus Williamson and fireman T H Elliott. Several orchestra members were injured by flying glass as the Wilmington to Philadelphia voyage ended in disaster.
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Chester
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Felton
Here
Cyrus Williamson
T. H. Elliott
Train Times for North and South Bound Routes
Train times show North Bound departures from Chicago via Great Western Railway with connections to Dubuque Des Moines and Mason City, arriving schedules listed for 11:40 PM and 3:35 PM. South Bound trains run via Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs with stops at Owaha and Omaha, reporting multiple 3:35 PM and 4:08 AM departures.
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St. Bau
Fort Wedge
Connell Bluffs
Owaha
Lyle
Manly
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Lyle Council Bias
Omaha
Free land and bargain property ads in Montana and nearby areas
Classified notice highlights 50000 acres of free ham steads in Eastern Valley County Montana and offers for sale improved farms, houses on installment plans, and exchanges for Austin property. Also advertises insurance services, bonds, safe, and a standard bred Angus. Includes pricing and contact prompts.
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Valley
Montana
Austin
Barker’s Surety Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Pole
Shalves
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Oil Trust
Sey
Dakota
Cosmo Theatre
Bell Boys
Dublin
Illustrated Song
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Roo Nume
U. S. ‘Depos! ‘Tory
C. W. Shaw
Banfield
NF Banfield
H J Croft
Capital
Rochford Land
John H. Rochford
Peter G
Third Ward
Nissourian
National Bank Reserve Law
Vanderlip
S. S.S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
East Mill St
Tasie
Go'den Eagle Clothing Co
Chicago, Great Western Railway
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Aleo
Mower County Arms
Chas. Ho Webb
A. W. Allen, M. D
M & St Paulr
Jesus
Nels Michelson
Prop
Presbyterian Church
Feu
Turner
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