Acquittal in Dramatized Erb Murder Case at Media
Mrs. M Florence Erb and Mrs. Catherine Beisel were acquitted of murdering Captain J Clayton Erb in Media Pennsylvania after an 18 hour jury deliberation. The verdict prompted emotional scenes as families and attorneys offered congratulations and exchanged thanks. John Finnegan, a Texas merchant aged seventy four, died in Houston with two daughters surviving.
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Media
M. Florence Erb
Catherine Beisel
J. Clayton Erb
Houston
John Finnegan
Texas
Athlete Mulcahy Marries Pittsburg Heiress in Cathedral
In Pittsburg on January 7 Bishop Canevin joined Miss Catherine Vilsack heiress to a 3 million fortune with John F Mulcahy an athlete politician and yachtman of New York City The ceremony at St Pauls Cathedral followed by a breakfast at Mrs Edward Fraunheims home The couple met at the St Louis world fair where Mulcahy posed for Strength and Power He later won the Olympic sculling title with Varley and with Varley the Emperor William cup Mulcahy served as a New York naval cadet in the SpanishAmerican War The bride is Leopold Vilsacks daughter a Pittsburg brewer and industrialist known for charitable work and church support in the area
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Pittsburg
Bishop Canevin
Catherine Vilsack
John F. Mulcahy
New York City
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Edward Fraunheim
Vilsack
Mr. Mulcahy
St. Louis World's Fair
Varley
Hamburg
Mulcahy
New York Naval
Leopold Vilsack
Ten Shocks Per Hour Isolating Messina After Quake
Messina endures about ten shocks per hour as fire destroys the city hall and records. Major Landis leads a four day effort to recover bodies from the American consulate ruins. Authorities plan to isolate Messina to prevent illness while relief workers handle starving refugees.
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Messina
Major Landis
Rome
A. 8
Cheney
Cheneys
Miss O'Donnell
Texas Midland bonds burned for new issue in Austin
Austin January 7. A bonfire consumed 900000 in Texas Midland railway 5 per cent bonds under railroad commission oversight. A new 2000000 issue at 4 per cent was issued and registered after Green reduced the rate from 4 1 2 per cent. Green will take the bonds to the east and deposit them in his strong box. the move is a formality to capitalize the road, as he owns all bonds. State health officer Brumby returns from Beaumont after drastic San Augustine county smallpox quarantine. he expects surrounding counties to win cooperation and lift the quarantine. The governor sent four copies of Texas presidential electors list to Secretary of State Root for the electoral college. An extradition warrant for J M Jones alias J M Johnson to Phoenix, Arizona, was issued. papers were taken by Sheriff Hayden and sent to Waxahachie.
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Texas Midland “Railway
Austin
Texas Midland Railway
Railroad Commission
Texas Midland
E. H. R. Green
Colonel Green
Green
Oficer Brumby
Beaumont
San Augustine
Brumby
United States
J. M. Jones
J. M. Johnson
Waxahachie
Phoenix
Ariz
Hayden
Maricopa County
Arizona
Italian residents in Washington donate to quake relief fund
Italian residents of Washington contribute 3400 dollars to the relief fund for earthquake victims in their homeland. The donation reflects communal support among local Italians for the disaster response initiated in their country of origin.
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Washington
Cleveland woman files bankruptcy in Bolivar county
Vicksburg Miss Jan 7 Mrs R Friedman of Cleveland Bolivar county filed a petition in bankruptcy placing liabilities at 15409 16 and assets at 16615 The filing sets the stage for court proceedings to resolve the imbalance between debts and property.
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Vicksburg
Miss
R Friedman
Cleveland
Bolivar County
Telepathic Dream Guides Sailor to Save Engaged Fiancée
In Messina on January 7 a sailor aboard the Italian battleship Regina Elena, granted leave to search for his fiancée, dreamed she was alive. He woke, rallied friends, and found the girl unharmed within the ruins of a house.
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Messina
President Salary Increase Through Legislative Funding
Washington reports amend ments to the appropriation bill raising the president's salary from 50000 to 100000 dollars with an additional 25000 for travel. The vice president and speaker salaries rise from 12000 to 20000 dollars annually. The amendments go to the appropriations committee after senate referral.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
United States
Finance Committee
House
Committee On Appropriations
Seven Degrees Below
Omaha Nebraska reports a brutal cold snap with the temperature plunging to 7 degrees below zero on January 7. Local residents endure extreme chill as wind chills intensify conditions.
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Omaha, Neb
Three Texans vie for speaker as opening session nears
Representatives Mobley Kennedy and Davis have opened headquarters at the Avenue hotel in Austin. They launch a determined bid for speaker with each claiming confidence of victory. Rumors say dark horse candidates James H. Robinson and Ike Standifer may join, possibly delaying entry until the last moment as legislators arrive for the opening session on Tuesday.
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Austin
Mobley
Kennedy
Davis
Avenue Hotel
James H. Robertson
Ike Standifer
Capitol Quarters at Risk as Groups Seek Compromise Ball
Rapid expansion in state departments and patriotic groups threatens their capitol quarters. United Daughters of the Confederacy and other organizations face loss unless a compromise is reached, with plans to offer another ball as a possible solution.
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Austin
State Departments
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Capitol
Culberson Seeks Probe Into Steel Trust Action
Senator Culberson introduced a resolution directing the Senate Judiciary Committee to report that the steel trust’s absorption of the Tennessee coal and iron company violated the law. He also attacked the president’s stance in a speech calling the move arbitrary and lawless.
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Washington
Culberson
Roosevelt
Senate
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of the Interior
Garner
Brownsville
Champ Clark
War Department
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Smith
Dredge worker falls to death from third story in Texas City
Carl Johnson twenty six employed as a dredger at Texas City died after slipping from a third story window in a Galveston rooming house. He had quit work due to illness and died while being taken to a hospital.
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Galveston
Carl Johnson
Texas City
Fort Worth Women’s Clubs to Run Candidates Against City Commission
The Fort Worth City Federation of Women’s Clubs denounces the city commission at a meeting and declares it will issue a ticket of its own with members of the organization as candidates amid alleged mismanagement and unsanitary jail conditions.
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Fort Worth
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Prohibition Bill Introduced in Tennessee Senate
Nashville sentence Jan. 7 reports a senate bill to prohibit liquor manufacture in Tennessee with the law taking effect July 1. The measure aims to curb production and regulate intoxicating liquors statewide.
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Nashville
Tenn
Senate
Governor Haskell Urges Simplified Election Law
Guthrie January 7 Governor Haskell submits his annual message to the state assembly urging a revised election law with simplified methods lower costs and broader efficiency. He notes focus on gas transportation issues and defends existing railroad and bank deposit laws while anticipating closure of the Indian Territory Illuminating Company investigation.
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Guthrie
Haskell
State Assembly
Oklahoma
Indian Territory Illuminating Company
Fire destroys Fort View hotel in Winchester
Winchester Ky Jan 7 The Fort View hotel was totally destroyed by fire. H T Ells of Cynthiana an employee of the Burley Tobacco society is supposed to have been burned to death. James Donahue of Winchester leapt from a third story window and was fatally injured. Miss Hallie Veal of Lexington also badly hurt in jumping from a window and several others injured. Loss about 39000. Origin of the fire unknown.
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James Donahue
Winchester
Hallie Veal
Lexington
Java village at the World's Fair and a puzzled elder
An elderly man at the World’s Fair confesses he is rusty on Java and asks where it is. A young man replies it lies near Mocha. In a side note, Little Jean’s dolly receives a new head after the old one is removed, prompting the mother’s clever remark.
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Java
Bette Rusty
Jean
Mamma
The Mortgage as a Drag on Interest
A humorous exchange notes that the only topic hard to stay engaged with is the mortgage of one's own house. The line frames debt as a tiresome, universal concern affecting daily life.
Hauls Down His Flag as Goodrich Retires
New York January 7 Rear Admiral Casper F Goodrich commandant of the New York navy yard and ranking rear admiral on the active list under age limits was placed on the retired list He has served nearly forty four years and led key assignments ashore and afloat He commanded the Pacific fleet and aided San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake He is expected to remain in charge at the yard through Roosevelt s presidency at least.
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Goodrich
New York
Casper F. Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Evans
Ant
Navy Department
Pacific Fleet
San Francisco
Admiral Goodrich
Navy Yard
President Roosevelt
Indiana General Assembly set to choose Hemenway successor
Indianapolis January 7 The sixty second Indiana General Assembly convenes promising a tense fight as Democrats lead for the first time in eighteen years. Six candidates vie for the Senate seat with Kern Slack and Shirley among the leading contenders. no caucus date yet.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
James Hemenway
John W Kern
Ert Slack
Franklin
B. F. Shirley
South Bend
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