Senate probes bills and boundary clash heard in Washington
A flurry of measures moves through Congress with salaries for circuit judges set at ten thousand dollars and officers of the revenue cutter service approved. A memorial bridge to Arlington National Cemetery advances. Debates touch Idaho Washington boundary, militia reorganization, bank reserve rules, post office mail delays, and a dirigible contract with 15 percent bid deposits. Gov Magoon travels from Havana. Gen Barry acts as provisional governor in Cuba matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Revenue Cutter Service
Heyburn
Idaho
Washington
Potomac River
National Cemetery
Arlington
Senator Bulkley
Magoon
Havana
Cuba
Notable Obituaries Across Nations Mark End of Eras
A string of prominent deaths from pneumonia and natural causes includes Mrs. Sarah Hanson the oldest Webster County resident aged 102 in Iowa. Arnold C. Saunders a Cleveland coal and vessel man. Dr. Horatio B. Buck of Springfield Illinois. Edward Alexander MacDowell famed American composer in New York. August Wilhelm London violinist. Charles Emil Cameron Paris landscape painter. Gen Jules Louis Lewal Paris minister of war. Morris K. Jessup former New York Chamber of Commerce president. Edward Neidling Ansonia Connecticut the living skeleton. George E. Bowden Virginia Republican leader and former congressman. John F Betz Philadelphia brewer. and John F Betz estate provisions for employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hanson
Webster County
Iowan
Arnold C. Saunders
Cleveland
Horatio B. Buck
Illinois
Springfield
Edward Alexander MacDowell
America
New York
August Wilhelm
London
Charles Emil Cameron
Paris
John D. Rockefeller
Augusta
Rockefeller
Jules Louis Lewal
Morris K. Jessup
New York Chamber of Commerce
Edward Neidling
Ansonia
Conn
George E. Bowden
Virginia
Congress
United States Court
Eastern District of Virginia
McKinley
John F. Betz
Philadelphia
Betz
Italian farmer confesses to Colorado murders in Florence
Antonio Nernino, an Italian truck farmer, confesses to killing Rominick Minichiello and Ercola Baffelli at Florence Colorado. The report cites related violence including Alto Faulk's shooting in Bothan Alabama and subsequent lynching by a masked mob. Additional items note prison murders and bank official arrests in Rocky Ford and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Nernino
Rominick
Minichiello
Ercola Baffelli
Florence
Colo
Alto Faulk
Bothan
Ala
Joseph Genatti
Belleville
Edward M. Smith
Maine
Neal Dow Brooks
Insane Department
Cattle thieves sentenced in district court case
Fred H Eggieston and Walter Williams arrested near Terry Mont were found guilty of cattle stealing and sentenced to five years each in the state prison. Former U S Commissioner H H Hendricks pleaded guilty in Judge Hunt's court at Portland Oregon to his share in the alleged fencing of land by the Butte Creek Live Stock and Lumber company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H.eggieston
Walter Williams
Terry Mont
United States
H. H. Hendricks
Hunt
Porland, Or
Butte Creek
Todd
Gendell
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Pennsyyvania
Multiple city fires and drownings reported across states
The notices describe several tragedies and blazes including Frank Dayes, 12, drowning at Danbury Connecticut while skating. John Andrejack, 14, drowning at Bridgeport Connecticut. two three story buildings burned at Clarksburg West Virginia causing 75 000 loss. a Winston-Salem North Carolina fire at YWCA rooms with 80 000 loss. Father Bakers Protectory West Seneca New York fire with 150 000 loss. Betts Academy Stamford Connecticut fire with 100 000 to 150 000 loss. William Gillies found dead in Chicago after a fall on the sidewalk. Ed Hordewisch killed by a train in Dayton Ohio. Cleveland fire destroying the piston shop and armature winding plant of Cleveland Steel Casting Co at 160 000 loss and arson suspected. Mrs Delia Gratt 76 burned to death in Pittsburgh home while alone reading from mantle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
John Andrejack
Bridgeport
Dayton
Ohio
Cleveland
Pittern
Cleveland Steel Casting Company
Delia Gratt
Pittsburg
Petition for Women’s Suffrage in France Milestone
A petition in favor of female suffrage in France gathers 50 000 signatures from French women signaling growing support for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Storm Claims Four Victims In Severe New York Snow
New York digged out after a foot of uneven snow disrupts traffic and daily life. Four fatalities reported as subways remained functional while buses and streets suffered, nine steamships overdue and Jersey shore damage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coney Island
New Jersey
Long Island
Jersey
Sandy Hook
Crowd Sees Fireman Killed by Steam Engine
Minneapolis January 26 crowd watches a hose cart manned by Captain Charles H. Brad Joy of Engine Company No 2 is crushed by a ponderous steam fire engine drawn by four horses. He is killed instantly as the wheels pass over him after the alarm for curtains burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Nicollet Avenue
Charles H. Brad
Joy
Engine Company No. 2
Portland Senator Fulton Usurges Conspiracy Probe
In the Hall Mays conspiracy case, prosecutor Heney tried to link United States Senator Charles W. Fulton to the scheme. Steiner testified Fulton discussed a letter about arrangements with Hall and may have destroyed or kept it. Fulton reportedly did not seek the letter until after Steiner and others were indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
Hall- Mays
Francis J. Heney
W. W. Steiner
United States
Charles W. Fulton
Fulton
John H. Hall
Steiner
Hall
Butte Creek Live Stock and Lumber Company
Oregon
Portland
Heney
Mays
Henricks
Fever Grips Family in Spearfish Area
Scarlet fever sweeps a Centennial Prairie household near Spearfish South Dakota. Marion Wilson's family loses two children and a grandmother as the father lies ill, with the disease spreading to neighboring families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish
S. D
Marion Wilson
Centennial Prairie
Wilson
Michael Driscoll
Prohibition Proposal Unanimously Reported in Michigan
In Lansing on January 26 the constitutional convention committee on liquor affairs unanimously reported a drastic prohibition plan. It would ban the manufacture and sale of malt brewed vinous and intoxicating liquors in Michigan after May 1 1908 with exceptions for medical scientific sacramental and medicinal uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Committee On
Liquor Affairs
Wisconsin mother poisons son then tries suicide
In Burlington Wisconsin on January 25 Mrs George Stetson gave her nine year old Kenneth a large laudanum dose and then drank the remaining vial. The boy died and the mother is likely to die from the attempted self harm. Despondency over finances and her husband's illness is blamed for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wis
Kenneth
George Stetson
SURE OIL TRUST WAS PAID REBATES
Deputy Commissioner E Dana Durand testifies in Washington that Standard Oil received 5 to 234 cents per hundred and that waybills show two inks, suggesting altered documents. The hearing before Judge Franklin lays groundwork to annul the companys charter and pits Kellogg against Rosenthal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Standard Oil Company
E. Dana Durand
Frank B. Kellogg
Rosenthal
Franklin
Durand
Eastern
Ilinois Central
Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil
Minois Central Railway
Bombs For Reformers In Girard Rocks Law and Order Group
Dynamite bombs exploded in front of the homes of O. C. Clifford the league president and two active ministers in Girard Alabama as tension rises after six arrests for violating prohibition laws. The Law and Order League had sworn out eleven warrants following the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Law and Order League
Girard
Ala
O. C. Clifford
League
Serfons
Blencoe Elevator Busy Amid Big Corn Marketing
Blencoe Iowa January 26 more than 400000 bushels of corn have been marketed at local grain elevators with one facility accepting 8600 bushels in a single day Merchants and grain buyers await the Missouri river freeze so 50000 bushels across the river can be moved to Blencoe for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blencoe
Iowa
Noted Actor Robert Wallace Dies in Chicago Hospital
Robert Wallace who described himself as an actor and said he lived in New York died in a Chicago hospital from alcoholism. The report notes his death and origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wallace
New York
Chicago
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
United States
H. D. Money
Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee
Harrisburg
Ohio Supreme Court
Bronson
Foraker
Murphy Admits Stabbing. Sentenced to Stillwater
Crookston Minn January 26 Mika Murphy of East Grand Forks pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree for stabbing Frank Whitaker in a East Grand Forks saloon a few weeks ago and was sentenced to two years at Stillwater last night.
Taft Declines North Dakota Visit Invitation
Secretary Taft states he cannot accept Senator Hansbrough's invitation to travel to North Dakota after his Grand Rapids visit on February 12 due to pending public business requiring his return to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Washington
Taft
Senator Hansbrough
Grand Rapids
Alton Cleared In Bemidji Statutory Charge
Elmer Alton, arrested on a charge involving Margaret Brant, a nine year old girl, was discharged after the child admitted he was not guilty. County Attorney Henry Funkeley secured the admission and released Alton on his motion yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Bemidji
Elmer Alton
Margaret Brant
Henry Funkeley
Boy Shot In Anoka With Large Caliber Rifle
In Anoka Minnesota on January 25 Pearl Jones, son of Mrs. Clark Jones, was accidentally shot in the mouth by a companion wielding a large caliber rifle. He is expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoka
Minn
Pearl Jones
Clark Jones
Defied by Gompers Court Decree Sparks Liberty of Press Debate
Washington dispatch notes President Samuel Gompers criticizing Justice Gould's ruling in the American Federationist. He contends the decision imposes restrictions on press liberty and freedom of speech and states a refusal to comply with its terms. The piece references the AFL Buck Stove controversy but focuses on Gompers’ editorial reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Buck Stove and Range Company
Samuel Gompers
American Federationist
Justice Gould
Mr. Gompers
Muff Found in River After Missing Dressmaker
Janesville Wisconsin January 26 1920 dressmaker Josephine Malone missing since Wednesday muff found in river yesterday no reason to think she took her own life say friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Josephine Malone
Aged Woman Found Dead in Bed in Appleton
Anna Young aged eighty four was found dead in bed in Appleton after retiring at eleven following a lunch in apparently good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Anna Young
Overdue Mount Royal Passengers Reported Yet Again
About 300 immigrants from Antwerp destined for St John aboard the Canadian Pacific steamer Mount Royal remain overdue after a month at sea. The Montrose, carrying passengers, left Queenstown on January 11 for St John and was to reach this port by midweek, but has not yet arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Royal
Atlantic
St. John
N. B
Antwerp
Atlantic Ocean
Queenstown
Ireland
Montrose
Aged Iowan Burns to Death in Shanty
Richard Miller an elderly resident of Ireton Iowa aged seventy perished when his shanty burned. Neighbors arrived too late to rescue him after he lived alone for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireton
Iowa
Richard Miller
Indicted Cashier Kills Self in Kansas
W. Leo Beckemohle, cashier of the Bank of Ellinwood in Ellinwood Kansas, held on a false statement charge, shot and killed himself last night after arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Great Bend
Ind
W. Leo Beckemohle
Bank of Ellinwood
Ellinwood
Kan
Six Rail Firms Found Guilty in Safety Law Case
Chicago Jan 26 Six railway companies were convicted in U S district court of violating the safety appliance law a verdict returned after proceedings yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States District
Bridge Builder Killed in Mississippi River Fall
Albert Prince of Fulton Illinois was killed when he fell from the Chicago and North Western bridge over the Mississippi River at Clinton Iowa on January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Albert Prince
Fulton
Chicago & North-Western
Mississippi
Disbarment Proceedings for Francis B. Hart Submitted
Hart of Minneapolis has all evidence submitted in the case. The final hearing before the special court appointed by the supreme court is set for Tuesday March 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
St. Paul
Francis B. Hart
Minneapolis
Supreme Court
Mitchell Eyed for New National Mines Bureau Chief
Indianapolis January 26 Miners at the convention discuss reports that John Mitchell head of the United Mine Workers may be named chief of a new national bureau of mines when Congress creates the bureau. Speculation circles his possible post after retiring from the miners union presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
National Congress
Philadelphia man acquitted in fatal boardinghouse shooting
After a three day trial Andrew Jackson Detsch twenty three was acquitted of murdering Harry Ferree in a Philadelphia boarding house last November. Police found letters and photographs suggesting a relationship between Ferree and Detsch's wife. Detsch testified he heard a possible intruder and fired through the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Andrew Jackson Detsch
Harry Ferree
Detsch
Ferree
Oil of Cedar In Grip Cure At Elmore
Three or four young men in Elmore Minnesota nearly died after a grip prescription was misfilled with oil of cedar due to a switch by an orderer and failure by the druggist to contest the instruction. Prompt medical care prevented fatalities though severe agony ensued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmore
St. Elmore
Minn
Czar's Children Stricken by Influenza Epidemic
An influenza epidemic hits the imperial family in St. Petersburg. Grand Duke Alexis Nikolaievich and his four sisters are ill. The heir apparent suffers an ear inflammation. Prof Simonovsky has been summoned to treat him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Alexis Nikolaievich
Simonovsky
Tragic shooting in Rochester leaves young sister dead
In Rochester New York Bert Phenes seventeen says the gun accident caused the death of his six year old sister Frances yesterday at a Corning area home. The boy is detained as police investigate the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Bert Phenes
Corning
Frances
Markets Report from St Paul Minneapolis and Other Centers
Grain and livestock prices across St Paul and Minneapolis markets on January 26 include Wheat No 1 Northern at 1.10 to 1.12 with variations. Corn No 2 yellow around 59. Oats No 2 white near 44 to 48 cents. Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul report similar bid ranges for wheat corn oats cattle hogs and sheep with multiple grades and price gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Boy Injury At Hastings High School Basement
Hallie Foster nine year old son of Mr and Mrs George Foster of Hastings was found in the high school basement at noon unconscious. It is believed he was caught in a gasoline engine wheel and thrown to the concrete floor. His head and face sustained severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Hallie Foster
George Foster
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BIG Timber
J. T. Lafond
Mgs
Montana
Washington Notes
John EK. Gidding
Dr. Smith
C. S. Barkley, Jr
State Bank of
Rocky Ford, Color
William OH. Oliver
Lancaster
League Island Navy Yard
Frank Dayes
Danbury, Conn
China
Na Tung
Pekin
Foreign Board
Lu Hai Huan
Ientsin Nanking
Gustaf Frederik Gillam
Sweden
Riksdag
Order of Seraphim
Stockholm
Ganz
Bavarian Automobile Club
STORM
Bowery
Senator Fulton
Heaney
Fever Grips Family
Prohibition
Michigan
Sure Oil Trust
Morro
J. B. Sullivan
Massena
Stilen
Sullivan
Stillwater
Gompers
Mitchell
Czar
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