Washington Notes on Congress and Officials
Washington notes report the death of Arthur W. Ferguson in Manila and list nominations for rear admirals William Swift and Levitt C. Logan. A panel of bills covers US representation at the 1909 Chile congress, army medical reorganization, and a 1912 Tokyo exposition. Dennis B. Alward announces a bid for Eleventh Michigan district Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Ferguson
Philippine Commission
Manila
Senate
William Swift
Levitt C. Logan
Frye
United States
Santiago
Chile
Army
Cullum
Foreign Relations Committee
Tokio
Gore
Oklahoma
Congress
American Forestry Association
Washington
Wilsor
Corps of Dental Surgeons
Medical Department
Dennis BE. Alward
House of Representatives
Michigan
Darragh
Notable Early Settlers and Leaders Die in Europe and America
A string of notable deaths includes Burr Robins the circusman in Chicago born 1837, Prince Gustav Ernest of Erbach Schoenberg born 1840, Joseph Albin Fayard dean of the French senate born 1816, and Gen. Charles H. Howard dead in Glencoe near Chicago. Also Frank R. O Neill of Pulitzer Publishing and St Louis Post Dispatch, James L. Burkhaller of Galesburg bank, Gen. Benjamin Rush Cowen in Cincinnati, Sir Henry W. Tyler in London, Marshal Halstead in Cincinnati, and Brig Gen Medorem Crawford from Oregon retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Albin Fayard
John McWhirter
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Charles H. Howard
Gen
O. O. Howard
Glencoe
Chicago
Frank R. O'Neil
Pulitzer Publishing Company
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
James L. Burkhaller
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Galesburg
Benjamin Rush Cowen
United States Circuit
Southern
Ohio
Cincinnati
Henry W. Tyler
Westinghouse Brake Company
Great Eastern Railway
London
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Multiple Farm and City Fires Claim Several Lives
The Orleans hotel at Spirit Lake Iowa burned for unknown reasons destroying a $15000 summer resort. Garden City Brewing co plant in Missoula Montana burned, loss about $12000. Cincinnati water main break caused $100000 in property damage. James Thomas near North Platte Nebraska died after his clothing caught while thawing a well. Anthony Franklin Richmond Indiana died with his family in a house collapse fire. Richard Miller Hawarden Iowa perished in a shanty fire after leaving home intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Garden City Brewing Company
Missoula
Mont
Garfield Place
Cincinnati
James Thomas
North Platte
Neb
Anthony Franklin
Richmond
Ind
Richard Miller
Hawarden
Fires Destroy Factories Across Cities with Heavy Losses
A Diamond window glass factory in Gas City Indiana was wiped out by fire with losses estimated at 100000. Milliken Cousens Co wholesale dry goods in Portland Missouri suffered fire damage potentially totaling 500000. United States Lighthouse Inspector Olin N Wexel of Chicago was killed by a switch engine in Muskegon Michigan while walking on tracks with a cap drawn tight over his ears. He was well known along the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas City
Ind
Milliken, Cousens & Co
Portland
United States
Olin N. Wexel
Chicago
Muskegon
Mich
Great Lakes
Paris Property Sale Planned By Mme Anna Gould
Mme Anna Gould plans to sell her Paris property and return to America. The census of Chile records 3 250 000 residents, up from 3 205 992 in 1903. Cholera deaths rise in Constantinople as authorities face the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Blas
Mme
Anna Gould
Paris
America
Republic of
Chile
Constantinople
Germany
France
Casablanca
United States
International Congress of Fishing Industries
Washington
Iron
Lapland
Welhelmina
Duchess of Fife
Queen of
Norway
Princess Victoria
Queen Alexandra
London
Bank President Arrested in Insolvent Debts Scandal
John E. Goddings, president of the defunct Bank of Rocky Ford Colorado, was arrested on charges of receiving deposits after knowledge of insolvency. Other items: Bank of Commerce in Alva Oklahoma closed. cashier missing. looting accusations against directors. Additional notes include suicides tied to robbery, a murder conviction in Billings, and poison scares in New Jersey and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Goddings
Bank of
Rocky Ford, Colo
Bank of Commerce of
Alva
Okla
Lou Weatfall
Joseph G. Bloch
Bloch Bros
Louisville
New York
Sweden
Ivan Ostman
Grasston
Minn
Somerville
N. J
James Hinkle
Benton
Hinkle
Robert Vanella
Billings
Mont
Fox
Vanella
Raffael Orissio
South Billing
Legislature Passes Primary Election Bill Across States
The Kansas legislature approved a primary election measure while Illinois moved an amended Oglesby bill. Michigan rejected woman suffrage 47 to 34 in a constitutional convention vote. Roosevelt received honorary president status at the International Congress of American Students in Montevideo. The Bricklayers and Masons International Union chose Boston for its next biennial session. Mississippi enacted a strict anti bucket shop law with penitentiary and fines. Nebraska anti-pers law testing notice filed with railroad commission by Union Pacific attorney. Heavy winds and rain damaged Puerto Rican roads and the new Caguas railway. tobacco crops suffered. The Pacific Coast Travel Association formed in Pittsburg to promote migration and home-seeking. California orange harvest may set records, with an estimated 30 000 carloads or about 9 million to 1.3 billion oranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Case of Representatives
Michigan
International Congress of Amercan Students
Montevideo
Uruguay
Roosevelt
Bricklayers and Masons
International Union of America
Boston
Mississippi
Railroad Commission
Union Pacific Road
Caguas
Pacific Coast Travel Association
Pittsburg
California
Control Law defying Wealth Challenge to Predatory Power
President Roosevelt urges Congress to pass stronger mobility and anti speculation laws, empower the ICC, and curb stock jobbing. He cites Standard Oil and Santa Fe verdicts, defends honest governance, and warns against reactionary wealthy interests seeking to undermine federal action. He stresses national control of vast interstate corporations and vows to punish wrongdoing without bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil Company
Santa Fe Road
Francis J. Heney
Publc
Standard Oil
Republic
President urges rights of labor and broader commerce powers
The president decries using injunctions to curb lawful labor actions and urges stronger interstate commerce regulation. He backs measures to curb gambling in securities and commodities and notes two months of financial stress but expresses optimism in America's enduring strength and potential for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dynamiters at Work in Eveleth Minnesota
Explosives traced to several sites in Eveleth as the Black Hand suspected after a Salvation Army theft attempt. A dynamite stick was found near the Eveleth News building after a watch theft from Captain Nelson. Eleven sticks were later found near the city hall, with more discovered by the tailor’s daughter, indicating rising use of dynamite locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eveleth
Minn
Nelson
Salvation Army
C. Johnson
Explosion at Philadelphia Arsenal Injures Five Men
An explosion in the shrapnel department drill press at the Frankford United States arsenal injured five men, three seriously, while twelve workers were present. The blast shook nearby buildings and caused a panic in a hall with 600 women, but all escaped without injuries in the crush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Arsenal
Frankford
Arsenal
Man Scalded in Boiler Vat at Marshfield Veneer Plant
Wis February 2 John Hopp a laborer at the Rott dis Veneer company factory in Marshfield fell into a large steam vat used for removing bark and was rescued by fellow workers after severe scalding to his limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
John Hopp
Rott. Dis Veneer Company
Estherville Man Ed Phelen Ends Life At Home
In Estherville Iowa on February 2 Ed Phelen a railroad worker who lost his right foot and faced financial troubles died by his own hand at his residence. His body was found after two younger brothers went to summon him to the telephone. The death is attributed to despondency and financial hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Phelen
Estherville
Iowa
Phelen
Snow Restores Logs Roads Cheers Marshfield Lumbermen
Marshfield Wisconsin February 2 1926 Lumber men cheer the weather with heavy snows making ice roads good though water is scarce as creeks and wells run dry in loging camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Wis
Sheriff Candidate H. F. Smith Killed by Falling Ice
Primghar Iowa Feb 2 H F Smith Republican nominee for O Brien county sheriff was killed while loading large ice cakes into a box car a chunk of ice slipped struck his forehead causing his death at the scene and he was assisting with the loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primghar
Iowa
H. F. Smith
O’brien County
Indian Sioux man tries twice to kill self in jail
White Eagle a Sioux Indian awaiting federal trial on liquor charges on Rosebud reservation made two unsuccessful suicide attempts in the Lawrence county jail Deadwood South Dakota February 2 1900s era report notes he was held for introducing liquor on the Rosebud reservation and tried to end his life while in custody
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Rosebud
White Eagle
Lawrence County
Mrs Mortenson Dies After Poured Kerosene On Stove Fire
Ruthton Minnesota February 2 1920 Mrs Henry Mortenson died from burns suffered while pouring kerosene on a smoldering stove fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthton
Minn
Henry Mortenson
Pastor Hurt in Runaway Near Laurel Iowa
Rev and Mrs Leroy Gallagher of Laurel were both seriously injured in a runaway near Laurel on February 2. The incident occurred in Marshalltown area traffic with emergency responders attending to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
Leroy Gallagher
Laurel
Tornado kills six in Mississippi and injures many
A violent tornado near Wesson Mississippi killed six people and fatally injured four others, with numerous homes blown down and farm animals killed. The storm struck around 4 PM from the southwest, leaving a wide path of destruction in the farming district and causing damage in nearby towns before nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Wesson
Miss
Georgetown
Hazelhurst
Center Point
Storm Sweeps Northwest as Cars Collide in Snow
A heavy Lake Michigan region snowstorm produces high winds and widespread impacts across Indiana Missouri Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. In Chicago a collision between an Aurora Elgin Chicago line train and a car injures twenty four people though no fatalities are reported.
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Tentytene
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Noits
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Electric Une
Edward Cromwell Dies At 87 In Denver
Edward Cromwell aged eighty seven died last night at the Denver home of his daughter Miss Gertrude C. Sampson. He operated the largest flour mill in the United States and spent his life in philanthropic and patriotic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Denver
Edward Cromwell
Gertrude C. Sampson
Cromwell
Worry Kills Mother Coping With Burglary Case
Relatives say worry over Alfred Nelson burglary charges caused the death of Mrs. Paul Olson of West Salem. Nelson was tried and acquitted last week on a charge of complicity in a West Salem burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Alfred Nelson
Paul Olson
West Salem
Attell Defeats Frankie Neil in Featherweight Bout
Abe Attell, American featherweight champion, pummeled Frankie Neil of San Francisco until Neil’s seconds entered the ring in the thirteenth round and threw up the sponge signaling defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Abe Attell
America
Frankie Neil
Ruef Pleads Not Guilty to Fourteen Indictments
Abraham Ruef appeared in Judge Dunne's court in San Francisco on February 1 to plead to fourteen indictments charging him with offering a bribe related to the Parkside trolley franchise. He entered a not guilty plea to each charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruef
San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Telegraph Operator Shot at Collier's Station
B. A. Mc Gee, telegraph operator for the Atlantic Coast Line at Collier's station in Richmond Virginia, was shot and killed yesterday by a negro tramp whom he had ordered not to build a fire on the railroad track.
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Negro Hills
Richmond
Vaa
B. A. Mc Gee
Atlantic Coast Line
Collier's Station
Two Geneva College Students Drowned in Beaver River
Beaver Falls Pa Feb 2 Stella Mylie and Robert Patterson Geneva College students drowned while skating on the Beaver River yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Stella Mylie
Robert Patterson
Geneva College
Beaver River
Remarkable Scene as President Urges New Labor Legislation
Washington February 1 a highly charged reading of the presidents special message to Congress provoked applause on both houses and a rare show of unity among lawmakers. The senate ordered 10 000 copies printed and the day shifted to routine business after widespread discussion among members on the floor and in lobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Senate
Massachusetts House Speaker Indicted Over Rail Fare Request
Salem Massachusetts February 2 Speaker John N Cole of the Massachusetts house of representatives formerly of Andover and long serving the Sighth Essex district was indicted by the Essex county grand jury on 128 counts for violating public statutes by requesting reduced fares for many people on the Boston and Maine railroad. Offenders face a fine of 100 to 1000 dollars per count. The statutes bar public officers from soliciting free passes or reduced fares for themselves or others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Salem
Mass
John N. Cole
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Andover
Sighth
Essex
Essex County Grand Jury
Boston & Maine
Brennan Case Ready for Jury in Lakeville Killing
Hastings Minn Feb 2 Arguments of counsel were heard in the Brennan murder trial of Michael Nolan Brennan and his son Michael Brennan for the killing of Anthony Brennan near Lakeville last August. Judge Crosby will charge the jury at 10 30 this morning with a verdict expected tonight. Court was crowded and opinion divided.
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Hastings
Minn
Michael Nolan Brennan
Michael Brennan
Anthony Brennan
Lakeville
Crosby
Markets Report from Twin Cities and Chicago Quotations
Grain and live stock prices across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul on February 2 show varied levels. Wheat and corn futures mix with oats and rye. cattle hog and sheep prices listed with range figures across multiple markets and reported day values.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Student dies in Albany Omega fraternity fire at Cornell
Ithaca N Y Feb 2 From the ruins of the Alplis Omega fraternity house at Corn el university were taken the charred remains of J S Kiehle a junior in mechanical engineering Kiehle was from Minneapolis The loss through the burning of the fraternity house is 25000 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Alplis
Su Omega
Cornel) University
J. S. Kiehle
Kiehle
Minneapolis
Birmingham Ready for Trial and Chester Set for Feb Trial
Advices from the navy department state the scout cruiser Birmingham will be ready for trial on March 2. The scout cruiser Chester is expected to begin its trial run on February 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Washington
Navy Department
Chester
Brothers Die by Own Action Pact in Illinois
In Litchfield Illinois on February 2 James and Charles Lipay devised a death by own action compact at Raymond. James Lipay is dead and Charles Lipay is dying from the same act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
James
Charles Lipay
Raymond
James Lipay
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Washington Notes
Perconal
Burr Robins
Chicagoe
Prince Gustav Ernest of
Erbach- Schoenberg
Marshal Halstead
England
Murot Halstead
Medorem Crawford
Coast Artillery Corps
Oregon
The
Military Academy
Union Hill
Eva Gaschwind
Gaschwind
Self
Attell
Brennan
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