Roosevelt Endorses Admiral Davis Over Kingston Action
President Roosevelt fully approves Admiral Davis actions at Kingston and directs the navy secretary to convey commendation. The Davis report on the fleet withdrawal was reviewed by the president, with Admiral Evans praising Davis for handling a delicate situation and Metcalf confirming approval.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Admiral Davis
Kingston
Secretary of the Navy
Davis
Wuy
Navy Department
Metcalf
Admiral Evans
Atlantic Fleet
Furthe
Six Negroes Drown Crossing River in Skiff
A skiff carrying eight men, six of whom were negroes from Halls Tennessee, capsized in the back water of the Forked Deer river during a return trip from Tiger Tail. Two men escaped as waves from a gasoline launch overturned the boat.
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Halls
Tenn
Highest Mississippi floodstage reaches new peak at Memphis
Memphis reports the river gauge hit forty and two tenths feet on Saturday, the highest recorded. The prior record 40.1 feet dated to 1903 when levees failed in several spots. Crews reinforced a half mile of levee above Hollybush Ark as water rose inch by inch while engineers feared levee breaches.
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Memphis
Hollybush
Ark
Mississippi
Gulf
Prominent Oklahoma Official Arthur P. McKellop Dies
Arthur P. McKellop banker and president of the Oklahoma and Indian Territory Anti-Horse Thief Association died in Muskogee Friday night. He compiled Creek laws and was a signer of government treaties and a Creek political veteran of 25 years. At his death he led the Alamo Savings Bank as president.
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Muskogee
Arthur P. McKellop
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
McKellop
Alamo Savings Bank
Arkansas Legislature Orders Full Capitol Fraud Inquiry
The Arkansas House adopted a senate resolution directing a joint capitol committee to investigate alleged fraud by the contractors Caldwell & Drake of Columbus Indiana on the new state house project valued at 1,000,000 dollars. A separate item reports Cameron Texas noting a young boy found strangled or choked to death under a porch swing.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
House
Senate
New Capitol
New State House
Caldwell & Drake
Columbus
Ind
Cameron, Tex
John Newton
Cotton Sent to Japan From Flatonia
Two hundred bales of cotton were shipped from Flatonia Texas to Japan on February 2 illustrating early 20th century trade.
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Japan
Flatonia
Tex
Japanese Peer Voices on San Francisco School Question
Baron Kantaro Kaneko, senor peer and special ambassador, discusses the San Francisco school question. He praises President Roosevelt's message as a strong pro Japan argument and stresses deep friendship while noting injustice to foreign children hurts humanitarian ideals.
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Baron Kantaro Kaneko
Tokio
Roosevelt
Washington
Japan
Formosa
America
San Francisco
Plot Against Czar Evident Uniform Plot Uncovered
A plot evidently directed against the emperor was revealed in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Police have orders to identify buyers of a Cossack escort uniform captured in a raid and will search tailors across the city and provinces. Such uniforms are a favorite terrorist device used against officials and palaces.
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St. Petersburg
Empern
Ord
Stolypin
Pavloff
Tsarskoe Selo
Peterhof
Queen Alexandra first Paris visit since 1889
King Edward and Queen Alexandra traveled to Paris incognito as the Duke and Duchess of Lancaster. It is the queen's first Paris trip since 1889 when she visited the exhibition as Princess of Wales. The departure was nearly ceremony free to keep the journey private.
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Britain
London
Edward
Alexandra
Paris
Duke
Duchess of Lancaster
Princess of Wales
France
Coining Mexican Money At New Orleans Mint
For the first time in U S history Mexican money is being coined at the New Orleans mint. Work began January 3 to coin one million dollars in centavos the 20 centavos piece and by March 30 the full five million silver pieces are expected ready for shipment.
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United States Mint
New Orleans
Hat Factory Workers Strike in Orange New Jersey
More than four thousand men and several hundred women in Orange New Jersey hat factories were called out on strike on the preceding Friday. The walkout affects major plants and signals growing labor unrest in the district.
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New York
Orange, N. J
Jury Completes Selection for Thaw Slaying Trial
New York declares the jury of twelve for the Harry K. Thaw Stanford White murder case. Foreman Demin B. Smith leads a varied panel of manufacturers, agents, and clerks as Justice Fitzgerald adjourns to Monday. District Attorney Jerome plans a brief opening. defense lawyer Hartridge asserts no further changes.
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Stanford White
New York
Demin B. Smith
George H. Pfaff
Charles H. Fiecke
Oscar A. Rink
Henry C. Harney
Fitzgerald
Jerome
Thawe
Talesmen
Clifford W. Hartridge
Garvin
Harry K. Thaw
Madison Square Garden
Hypnotic Influence Alleged in Thaw Case Arrival
A Scandinavian named James Morely arriving in Cardiff alleges Harry K. Thaw acted under hypnotic influence from a French man who used him as an instrument of revenge on White. Morely claims his testimony could secure Thaw's acquittal.
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Cardiff
Wales
James Morely
Harry K. Thaw
Morely
Thaw
White
Man Who Sought Divorce Dies in Yankton
George Myers of New Orleans died suddenly in Yankton on Friday. He carried a Standard Oil stock certificate valued at 1,000,000 on his person. Myers came to Yankton six months ago to obtain a divorce from his wife, planning to file the petition soon. No one in New Orleans can identify him. no locals recall a man by his name.
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Yankton
New Orleans
G. H. Meers
Yanton
Aldermen Peters and Cronin Arrested for Perjury
New York report: Alderman Henry J Peters and Alderman J J Cronin were arrested on perjury charges tied to bribe investigations in balloting for a recorder successor. Peters arraigned and jailed on 2000 dollar bail. Both are Municipal Ownership league members. Washington report: Dr Jose Ignacio Rodriguez died in Washington aged seventy five, noted international lawyer and author, former Cuban official.
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Par
New York
Henry J . Peters
John W. Goff
J. J. Cronin
Peters
Cronin
Municipal Ownership League
Washington
Jose Ignacio Rodriguez
Havana
Cuba
Fire Traps Waist Factory Workers in Troy Rescue
In Troy New York February 2 a factory fire trapped employees who were about to jump from windows before firefighters rescued them. The blaze destroyed the waist factory causing an estimated loss around 300000 dollars.
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Troy
N. Y
Andrews Named Assistant to GM of Queen and Crescent
Cincinnati February 2 W 8 Andrews was appointed assistant to the general manager of the Queen and Crescent and Alabama Great Southern railway with jurisdiction over the transportation department.
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Cincinnati
Andrews
Queen and Crescent and Alabama Great South Railway
Transportation Department
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Manhattan Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Czar
Voy
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John Wittman
Haswell’s Book Store
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Dallas
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Shreveport
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