Fish ends Illinois Central stock contest in Chicago courts
New York Feb 24 Stuyvesant Fish declares the Illinois Central stock voting contest in Chicago is closed Though he submitted to Judge Ball's ruling he says he did not acquiesce and thanks holders of more than 300 909 shares for proxies in the dispute He fought to protect the Illinois Central and his large stake while criticizing Harriman associates in other corporations.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Chicago
Illinois (Central Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Fish
Litication
Illinois Central
Utah
Harriman
Ilinois Cent
Inois
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Batl
Threat From Black Hand Targets Iona Island Powder Stores
A hand signed Black Hand letter threatens to blow up the Iona Island naval powder magazines unless married workers discharged on Jan 1 1908 are rehired. About 30 to 40 civilians, many Italians and Sicilians, were let go due to funding delays. Secret service and marines guard all approaches to the island.
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New York
Black Hand
Braunsrueter
United States Naval
Iona Island
Secret Service
Haverstraw
Washington
Tugboat Captain Shoots Daughter in Domestic Tragedy
In New York on February 24 George Van Pelt, a tugboat owner and captain, fatally shot his eight year old daughter Ruth then killed himself with two bullets after a confrontation with his wife. The couple had lived apart for a year and the incident occurred during a visit to the wife when the girl refused to join him at a theater.
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New York
George van Pelt
Ruth
van Pelt
Tragic suicide near old Slatington home ruins
Allentown reports Mrs. Emma Fink of Slatington burned herself to death by dousing clothing with coal oil and setting her skirt on fire while viewing the site of her former home destroyed by fire about a year earlier. Neighbors and children who witnessed the act alerted others, but efforts to save her failed.
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Allentown
Emma Fink
Slatingston
Fifth torpedo flotilla reaches port en route to Key West
The third torpedo flotilla including Porto Tingey Delong Thornton Blakely and the converted gunboat Scorpion entered Charleston harbor and proceeded to the navy yard to coal before sailing to Key West.
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Charleston
Porto
Tingey
Delong
Thornton
Blakely
Scorpion
Navy Yard
Key West
Freight rate settlement eyed to ease Pacific Northwest timber trade
Tacoma February 24. A settlement of the freight rate controversy affecting Pacific Northwest timber trade is believed near. Frederick Bausmann of Seattle, head of the conciliation commission, reports that Hill railroads will accept lumber shipments from any shipper on individual bonds if the federal court amends the injunction issued October 29.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Frederick Bausmann
Seattle
Conciliation Commission
Commercial Organizations of the
Northwest
Hill Railroads
Fatal Mistake As Woman Takes Carbolic Acid Dose
Minneapolis report says Mrs Mary Brooks aged fifty six mistook carbolic acid for medicine and drank one third of a pint bottle contents. She died shortly after at Spital. Her only living relative, thirteen year old Mary Brooks, is at the Church of the Immaculate Co.
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Minneapolis
Mary Brooks
City of Spital
Church of the Immaculate Co
Praise for the Police in St. Petersburg Terrorist Roundup
The police receive praise for their rounding up of a large band of plotters in St. Petersburg on February 24. Secret police deploy extensive funds and international agents to thwart terrorists, while some arrested are suspected aristocrats and others remain at large as officials track conspirators. The Congress of delegates of the League of Russian People opens, with Metropolitan Antonius and other church leaders in attendance.
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St. Petersburg
Congress of
League of Russian People
Antonius
American sailors explore Callao after showing discipline
Lima Peru February 24 1900 thes men of the American battleship fleet now by Ine in the harbor of Callao are busy seeing the sights of the city More than 2000 of them came ashore The conduct of the bluejackets and marines was admirable as they all seemed bent on getting as much pleasure as possible and the women of Callao greeted them with cheers
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Lima
Peru
Ine
Callao
Chief of Police Shot in Fayetteville Frontier
Fayetteville North Carolina February 24 Chief of Police Benton was killed in front of his home by Sam Murcheson a drunken assailant. Two other black men were shot moments earlier. A crowd attempted to lynch the suspect but he was secured and placed in a cell amid military patrols ordered by the governor as the city faced heightened unrest.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Benton
Sam Murcheson
Murcheson
Legislator Theo dore Peterson Killed by Horse Near Lafayette
Theo dore Peterson, 35, son of Ole Peterson and longtime state legislator, died after being kicked by a horse when thrown from a wagon while returning from Lafayette to Bernadotte township Nicollet County. His body was found on the road four miles from Lafayette.
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New Ulm. Minn
Theodore Peterson
Ole Peterson
Lafayette
Bernadotte Township
Nicollet County
Frank murder trial ends in manslaughter verdict
In Pawnee City Nebraska on February 24 the jury found Oscar Frank a wealthy farmer guilty of manslaughter in the death of his young wife murdered last April after a short marriage. The convicted man is well connected.
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Pawnee City
Neb
Frank
Oscar Frank
Maine Botha’s sister weds British barrister in London
The Dutch church in London hosts the marriage of Maine Botha youngest sister of General Botha the former Transvaal commander and current premier to R C Hawkins a London barrister and leading Liberal, further binding Boer British ties.
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London
Maine
Botha
Transvaal
R. C. Hawkins
Farmer fatally shot in old grudge at Junction
Shawneetown Alabama Feb 24 Walker Holbrook a well known farmer was fatally shot by Fred Norman at Junction four miles from here. The shooting stemmed from an old grudge and Norman was arrested.
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Shawneetown
Former Governor Richard Yates Declares Candidacy
Former Illinois governor Richard Yates announces his bid for Tlinois governor in a formal statement. Brigadier General Rufus Saxton, retired U S A ., dies of heart disease in Washington at eighty four. W K Knight longtime Illinois Central legal counsel and former Iowa state senator dies in Dubuque at seventy one. Philip Edwards Chappell ex Missouri treasurer and Jefferson City mayor dies at his Kansas City home aged seventy.
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Richard Yates
Tlinois
Rufus Saxton
Washington
W. K. Knight
Illinois Central Railroad
Iowa
Dubuque
Philip Edwards Chappell
Missouri
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Sugar as Food and its Role in Endurance
The London Lancet defends sugar as a powerful, cheap muscle fuel. It argues sugar boosts endurance for soldiers and athletes, enhances energy in hard labor, and has aided victories, while noting excess harms digestion and urging moderate, distributed intake.
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London Lancet
Poker Bluff at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco
In a vivid reminiscence from old San Francisco days, a hotel poker game at the Palace pits Senator Sharon against Boston visitor Mr. Hall. The stake swells to twenty thousand dollars as Sharon bluffs and Hall matches, then Hall seals his hand in an envelope and withdraws with a higher bet, leaving Sharon to discover a modest bluff when the hands are revealed.
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San Francisco
Palace Hotel
Sharon
Stewart and Jones
Nevada
Dick Mesick
Mr. Hall
Boston
Mr. Hiall
Byron
Judge Mesick
Mr. Sharon
Senator Sharon
Mesick
Hall
Jones
Stewart
Hal
California
Bostonian
Two Brothers Die as Train Strikes in Gloversville
In Gloversville New York on February 24 Samuel O Shephard of West Day and his brother Delbert Shephard of Wood were killed when struck by a train. The accident occurred near the railway crossing and authorities investigated the scene.
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Gloversville, N. Y
Samuel O. Shephard
West Day
Delbert Shephard
Wood
Haunted ship tale from Strand Magazine description
The article recounts a belief that a sunken and raised emigrant ship becomes haunted by drowned victims. It notes a Mediterra nean sinking with 500 lives lost and a costly salvage. The vessel was refitted but never used, as crews claim nightly screams fill the hulk from the drowned souls.
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Mediterraneap
Strand Magazine
Surgeons' Charges and the Fee Structure Explained
The Chicago Tribune outlines how surgeons set fees from small to large operations. It notes public confusion over variable bills and describes a common practice: charging roughly a month's income based on estimated earnings, with patient objections based on income disparities.
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Janie
Chicago Tribune
How a Sailor Became a Hotel Clerk Through Bread
A former sailor recounts a voyage where a shipload of flour and yeast baked into bread after a storm. The crew sold the loaf locally for profit before the captain and a passenger sold the ship. The narrator then entered the feeding business and joined the hotel trade. The tale ends with him guiding a guest to the cafe.
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Boston
San Francisco
California
Pacific
Golden Gate
Poriland Oregonian
A Philosopher's Woes at the Corner Store
A brief vignette depicting Diogenes entering a shop and asking for a new candle for his lantern while the proprietor balks at charging him. The exchange highlights the philosopher's famed honesty test in a humorous retail setting.
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Diogenes
Philadelphia
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