Attempt on Santa Rosa mines suspected revolutionary attack
In Tucson on February 12, Mexican workers rigged dynamite at the Santa Rosa mines twenty miles south of Douglas Sonora. Fifteen American miners were blown from a boarding house and workers’ residences suffering broken bones. Eighteen Mexicans were arrested as investigators link the plot to Los Angeles revolutionaries.
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Tucson
Ariz
Santa Rosa
Sonora
Douglas
Thomas Fagin
Los Angeles
Scout Cruiser Chester To Be Tried Off New England
Washington February reports intense Navy interest in testing the new scout cruiser Chester off the New England coast later this week. Chester, Salem, and Birmingham share lines tonnage and speed but differ in motive power, offering a direct comparison of turbine and reciprocating engines for naval designers.
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Washington
Navy Department
Chester
New England
Salem
Birmingham
Navy to test engine types for battleship propulsion
Final analysis will decide if old style reciprocating engines compare with Parsons and Curtis turbine engines. The Salem uses reciprocating engines while the Chester has a Parsons turbine. After tuning, all three ships will run to compare merits and guide the navy department's future engineering policy.
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Navy Department
Parsons
Curtis
Salem
Chester
House Debates Tariff and President's Message on Indefinite Session
Washington June 12 The house opened general debate on the appropriation bill for legislative executive and judicial needs and discussed tariff and the president's message. Democrats Hamill and Leake sparred over Mr Bryan’s representation of Democratic principles during the Indian appropriation debate. House adjourned at 5 05 p m.
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Washington
Keb
House of Representatives
Hamill
Leake
New Jersey
Bryan
Hudson County
Bryen
House
Rayner Attacks President On Banking and Panic
Maryland senator Rayner denounces the currency bill and current U S banking system while accusing the president and his methods of widening the panic. The senate spent two hours on the criminal code bill and adjourned at 4 27 p m.
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Washington
Rayner
Maryland
United States
Senate
Palatable Distilled Water marketed for purity
The Bluefield Bottling Co advertises Palatable Distilled Water as the pureest table water produced by a modern process. It claims removal of poisonous gases, controlled aeration, superior flavor and cost, and notes doctors increasingly prescribe it. available at drug stores and news stands or by phone.
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Bluefield Bottling CO
Molten Metal Explodes Injuring Dozen At McKeesport Mill
A furnace at the National Tube Company in McKeesport Pennsylvania burst sending fifty tons of molten metal over workers. One man was killed and eleven burned fatally as iron ore coke and limestone dropped into the furnace and blew out windows. The accident caused intense excitement across the plant.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
National Tube Company
Center Street
McKeesport
Lincoln Day Banquet Draws Nation’s Leaders in Pittsburg
Pittsburg officials and hundreds of prominent businessmen attended the Lincoln Day banquet at Hotel Schenley with four U S senators and several congressmen present. Senator P C Knox delivered the main address on Our Commercial Future as other speakers discussed Abraham Lincoln and international trade.
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Pittsburg
United States
Pittsboro
New York
James Francis Burk
A. J. Barenfield
W. H. Graham
Senator Knox
Dolliver
Abraham Lincoln
Carter
Congressman Fassett
Knox
Eagle Point Proceeds After shaft break repairs in heavy weather
The Transatlantic Line steamer Eagle Point from London sighted near Reedy Island Delaware after breaking a crank on January 22 while 450 miles east of St Johns. Capt Lyd said repairs continued until February 2 and voyage resumed amid heavy weather en route to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Eagle Point
London
Reedy Island
Delaware
Lyd
St. Johns
Change in Chinese diplomats to alter consular service
Peb 12 report from San Francisco says Minister Wu will replace Chetung Liang Chang. His arrival signals a complete change of Chinese consular service in the new world with new officials assigned to San Francisco New York City of Mexico Lima Peru and Havana to represent the government in foreign ports.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chetung Liang Chang
New World
New York
City of Mexico
Lima
Peru
Havana
Rome marks 15th centennial of St John Chrysostom
The pope commemorated the fifteenth centennial at the Vatican with a Latin recitation of Peace to all. The choir answered Ad Multos Annos in a ceremony notable for no pope or cardinal participation since 1494.
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Pope
St. John Chrysostom
Rome
Vatican
Sacred College
Judge Dickman Dead In Cleveland At 80
Franklin D. Dickmen former Ohio supreme court chief justice died last night in Cleveland at age 80. Born in Virginia he moved to Cleveland in 1865 and retired a decade ago.
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Cleveland
Franklin D. Dickmen
Ohio Supreme Court
Dickan
Virginia
Engagement with Davis Ends After Publicity
Miss Maud Ashford of Washington announces she has broken off the engagement to former United States Senator Henry G. Davis the Democratic vice presidential candidate. She says the decision followed publicity and opposition from some of Davis family while hoping to avoid estranging him from his family. Davis declined to comment.
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Davis
Southern Immigration Conference Opens in Tampa
In Tampa Florida February 12 a large gathering of about a thousand delegates from fourteen southern states convened at the Southern Immigration Conference. Governor Broward opened the meeting outlining aims to attract desirable immigrants and shield the region from paupers and criminals from Europe, with addresses expected from ambassadors and state leaders.
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Tampa
Fla
N. P. Broward
Southern Immigration Conference
Broward
Cmnveation
Europe
Henry Watterson
Louisville
E. J. Watson
Agriculture
South Carolina
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Jailed for Twenty Years at Old Bailey
Carl Ludwig von Veltheim a German named American who used aliases Frank Kurtz and Carl Sneiderich Mearitz was sentenced at Old Bailey to twenty years penal servitude for attempting to blackmail Solly B. Joel a London and South African financier out of 80000 dollars. Police outline a career of crime including bigamy with at least seven women and theft and blackmail as well as a claim he deserted from the German navy.
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London
Carl Ludwig von Veltheim
Frank Kurtz
Carl Sneiderich Mearitz
Old Bailey
Solly B. Joel
von Veltheim
Bank Robbers Blast Farm Bank. $12,000 Looted
Five heavily armed bandits dynamited the Farmers and Mechanics Bank in Rich Hill Missouri stealing $12,000 and wrecking the building. After exchanging fire with a sheriff's posse they fled into rough country to the south. no injuries were reported.
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Rich Hill
Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Here
Indian appropriation bill passes House for eight million dollars
Washington February 12. The Indian appropriation bill passed the House after days of floor consideration nearly in the committee form. The measure carries a total appropriation of about eight million dollars.
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House
Washington
Blue Ribbon Flayering Extracts Gain Housekeeper Favor
The product has surged in popularity among households as the top choice for its quality and effectiveness. Reviewers praise improved results and ease of use, signaling strong consumer enthusiasm for this extract.
Beveridge Urges Tariff Commission and Trust Reform
United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge voices support for honest industry and trusts as potential blessings, calls for national railroad regulation, a tariff commission, and stronger labor protections at the Marquette Club Lincoln Day Banquet in Chicago. He warns against child labor and stresses preparedness, naval growth, and a strong national economy. James R. Garfield also speaks on special privileges.
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Chicago
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Marquette Club
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Beveridge
Abraham Licoln
Republic
New Orleans
Congress
Great Britain
Abyessinia
Persia
China
Servia
Portugal
Germany
France
Japan
Canada
Jost
National Trotting Association Congress Opens in New York
Harness racing leaders gather at Murray Hill Hotel for the NT A biennial meeting. Key topics include matinee admission rules, two and three year olds racing formats, and a revived licensing plan for all drivers, aiming to set rules for the next two years.
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New York
National Trotting Association
Murray Hill
American Trotting Association
Taft Receives Greatest Applause At Lincoln Club Banquet
Grand Rapids Michigan February 12 banquet by Lincoln Club at Kingman Furniture Exposition building drew over 2000 attendees. Amb Jusserand and speakers Foss Barrett Alden Smith Taft Governor Guild were greeted with enthusiasm with Taft eliciting the loudest applause.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Lincoln Club
Michigan
Kingman Furniture Exposition
Jusserand
France
Watkins
Young Men's Republican Club
Charles Bolden
Suffragettes Face Fines or Month in Jail
Nearly fifty women suffragettes were arraigned after a raid on the house of commons. They were sentenced to pay a fine or endure one month in prison, with all but two choosing jail over the fine.
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London
House of Commons
New York to Paris Race Starts From Times Square
Six automobiles began a race to Paris departing Times Square New York on February 12 via the Bering Strait. A large crowd witnessed the start as the cars headed toward the route through Alaska and Asia en route to Europe.
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Bering Strait
New York
Times Square
Judge Grosscup Appeals for Caution on Crusade in Industry
Rock Island Illinois February 12 Judge Peter Grosscup spoke at the Lincoln Day banquet of the Rock Island Club addressing fears of a crusade against the new industrial domain formed by corporations. He argued for sober law and reform, urging that the people’s energies be guided by justice and constitutional process.
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Rock Island, Ill
Peter §. Grosscup
Rock Island Club
Grosscup
Burke Cochran
New Incorporated Domain
Washington
Lincoln
Peter the Hermit
Richard the Lion Hearted
America
McKinley
Eden
Industria
Great Railway Corporation
Great Steel
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