Final Act in Portugal’s Bloody Royal Tragedy
Funeral services for Portugal’s royal family concluded the crisis with a solemn march through Lisbon and ceremonies at the Church of San Vincente. King Manuel and Queen Amelie attended, as diplomats, clergy, and foreign missions paid respects. Franco arrived in Bordeaux, exhausted and wary, seeking to exchange money and plan his next steps amid heightened security.
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Lisbon
Charles Page Bryan
Manuel
Roosevelt
Amelle
Royal Chapel
Palace
Amelie
Franco
Bordeaux
Senhor Franco
Portugal
Ice Dealers Sent to Jail in Toledo Conspiracy Case
Roland Beard Compton Seaman and Joseph Miller of Toledo ice and coat firms were sentenced by Judge Kinkade to six months in county jail and costs for conspiracy in restraint of trade. Convicted last July, they previously faced six months in the workhouse and a $2,500 fine. supreme court ruling moved them to jail not workhouse. No further appeals planned.
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Toledo
Roland Beard
Compton Seaman
Hygela Tea Company
Joseph Miller
Minager
Toledo Ice and Coat Company
Kinkade
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
Conty
Hanging incident at Louisiana parish jail report
A reporting of a brutal incident at a parish jail where several Black men fell victim. West died first in a related incident. the rope mechanism malfunctioned, causing a delay before the man was again strung up and killed. The event is described with minimal detail and neutral wording.
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Louisiana
Luke Charles
Albert West
Edward Wiliams
Parish
West
Cousins Retires from Fifth District Race
Congressman Robert Cousins announces he will not seek renomination in Iowa's Fifth district. In a Cedar Rapids Republican letter he cites the need to devote himself to private interests and states he will not qualify under the primary law. He thanks supporters and says Republicans may choose his successor.
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Cedm Rapids
Robert G. Cousins
Letty
Cedar Rapids
Fifth
Congress
Robert Cousins
Republican
Exciting Manhunt Seizes Burglars After 75 Mile Chase
A posse chased two burglars from Rockport Missouri to Pacific Junction Iowa, arresting them near Pacific Junction after a dawn pursuit. The fugitives resisted at McChesney depot, drawing a revolver before vanishing, then were captured hours later with a sheriff joining the finish.
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Iowa
Cornell Bluffs
Rockport
Pacific Junction
McPaul
Me Chestey
Withrowe
McChestiey
Holly Hatch
Marshal McChesney
Tye
McChesney
Birdsall Declines Run for Congress in 1909
Representative Birdsall of Iowa confirms retirement at end of current term, leaving March 3, 1909, and not seeking re election. He says desire to return to law practice motivation but declines to detail reasons, noting he informed Republican chairman George Wright and discussed with his district rivals.
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Washinton
D. C
Obirdsall
Iowa
Congress
George Wright
Third
Birdsall
Dubuque Grand Jury Faults Water Works Waste
The Dubuque county grand jury found no indictable evidence after a lengthy probe into the water works scandal. It condemned irregularities and lavish spending, noting officials neglected water taxes until two years ago, then hurried to settle. The panel left the case open for the next grand jury, keeping hope that Arthur, now in the penitentiary, could provide testimony against higher officials.
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Dubuque
Arthur
Russo Turkish crisis deepens as Russia mobilizes 60000 troops
The Feb report from St. Petersburg notes Russia dispatching 60,000 troops from central Russia to the frontier amid rising Russo Turkish tensions. Austria and Germany allege Russian attempts to threaten Constantinople, while Balkans plans spark fears of broader conflict. Russia cites fear of Turkish penetration into Persia and Armenia as justification. Turkey reportedly holds 100,000 troops in Armenia with many officers trained by Germans.
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St. Petersburg
Persia
Armenia
Russia
Duma
Committee On National Defense
War Department
Baltic
Germany
Rome
Balkans
Pri¢e Urusoff
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Far
Salonika
Turkey
Romano
Shot by Highwaymen Co A Snyder Beaten By Robbers
Waterloo reports butcher proprietor C A Snyder fought two masked highwaymen on his doorstep as they demanded money and fled after two shots struck him. He lies near death with bullet wounds while police and bystander wife aid in the investigation. The attackers, possibly tied to a former gang, remain at large.
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A. Snyder
Waterloo
C. A. Snyder
Snyder
Ike
Y. G. Ballou
Sioux Cityans Perish In Fierce Night Fire
Two residents die and six are injured in a South Sioux City blaze that leveled Edward Streator’s home on the night of the 7th. Victims include Edward Streator and Moritz Albertson. Dolly Hart and others suffer broken bones and injuries after leaping from second story windows. Bodies of Streator and Albertson not recovered.
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Sioux City
South Sioux City
Yooming House
Edward Streator
Moritz Albertson
Dolly Hart
Streator
William Tuckerist
Edward Stainer
A. Pasegledt
Albertson
Lisbon Mourns King and Crown Prince in Royal Funeral
Crowds line Lisbon streets as coffins of murdered king and crown prince are borne to the pantheon. Guns fire in salute while British ships in harbor answer, and the nation faces political turmoil with measured, orderly displays of grief.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Praen Do Commercia
Judge Josiah Given Dies After Long Illness
Des Moines Iowa judge Josiah Given a pioneer jurist died at his daughter's home on Ninth Street after a prolonged illness He served many years as a Des Moines lawyer and district judge He is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter and had traveled for health in recent years
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Des Moines
Josiah Given
Iowa
Ninth Street
Tubercular Milk Exposures Alarm Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs veterinarian Dr. F. H. Wollingsworth disclosed multiple cases of tubercular milk feeding to infants and a family milking pus from an infected cow for a baby. He warned the state may have higher cattle tuberculosis prevalence than realized and urged caution.
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Council Bluffs
F. H. Wollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Dr. Hallingswerth
Trustee Payout for Child's Death at United States Gypsum
Jay Pooler administrator of the John Pooler estate received 3000 dollars from United States Gypsum company for the death of his one year old son John who was killed last June when shafting snapped off his head at the mill.
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Ft. Dodge
Jay Pooler
John Pooler
United States Gypsum Company
John
Gilman Boy Killed by Wagon Near Gilman
Willis Robbins aged 10 son of Moses Robbins a wealthy farmer near Gilman was crushed when a wagon loaded with corn toppled onto him. He died instantly with his leg broken.
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Gilman
Marshalltown
Willis Robbins
Moses Robbins
Wes
Arrest The Cashier Davenport Newton McCully Charged
Former Princeton Savings Bank cashier B. McCully has been arrested on charges of making false entries in the bank ledgers. State Auditor Carroll removed McCully and appointed William Gruenwald of Davenport as bank receiver, reporting a shortage near $10,000 with McCully providing a $3,000 handover.
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Davenport
McCully
Princeton Savings Bank
Carroll
William Gruenwald
Boone Woman Attacked on Main Street in Boone
Miss Lena Conley, a prominent Boone resident and wife of Dr A Conley, was assaulted on Story Street at about 6:30 p m. A large man seized her from behind and tried to throw her to the ground. She resisted in a lengthy struggle until a bystander approaching caused the assailant to release her, though she sustained injuries to her teeth and back and neck. She remained nervously shaken.
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Boone
Lena Conley
Boy Tramps Hold Meeting In St Louis
Tramps drawn to the unemployed convention in session were barred from councils but held a separate meeting Friday. Notables like Kangas City Kid and New Haven Kid spoke, urging steadier living and work while discussing travels, arrests, and politics.
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St. Louis
Kangas City
New Haven
Kid Murphy
Springfield
Jersey Red
Africa
Chind Vi
J. 3
Coxey
Congress
John Hills
Bettman
Yarmouth Marriage Annulled In Private Hearing
London authorities report Sir Birrell Darieés granting the countess of Yarmouth, formerly Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh, a decree nullifying her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The private proceeding lasted about half an hour with the Earl absent and no settlement discussion noted. The decree will be made absolute in six months.
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London
Birrell Darieés
Countess of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
Privcipals
Roosevelt Denies Using Patronage for Taft Support
President Roosevelt refutes accusations that he used federal patronage to aid Secretary Taft. In a letter to William Audrecy Foulle of Richmond Indiana he calls the charges false and malicious and cites appointments to show proximity to the presidential contest did not influence his actions. The exchange includes a letter from Mr Burke to the president requesting a formal statement.
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Denlea
Taft
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
William Audrecy Foulle
Richmond
Ind
Ourke
Senate
Revolutionists Are Foiled in Marseilles Plot
Telegram reports a Friday thwarted plan to proclaim a republic in Marseilles. Authorities arrested many conspirators including leaders, seizing revolvers, carbines, and written plans. The intent was a Saturday night surprise seizure of the city, imprisonment of the governor, and disruption of communications.
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Marseilles
Frnday Jast
Oporto
Woman Attorney Wins Contempt Case Before Minnesota Supreme Court
Miss Elsie Williams, first woman to plead before Minnesota's high court, won her contempt case against Robert Holbert. The Supreme Court affirmed the Ramsey County District Court judgment in favor of the receiver in supplementary proceedings. Holbert had been charged with contempt. the lower court had dismissed the case.
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St. Paul
Minn
Elsie Williams
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Supreme Court
Ramsey County District Court
Robert ©. Holbert
Holbert
Morse denies fleeing. chats on ship Campania
A Cunard steamer Campania interview with Charles W. Morse of New York follows a claim he ran away. Morse speaks to an Associated Press correspondent in the smoking room, sharing extracts from Lon- and addressing the rumors.
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Queenstown
Associated Press
Cunard Line
Campania
Charles W. Morse
New York
Mr. Morag
Creditor reports spark Charles Wmoge injury claims
Morse rejects sensational press reports labeling Charles Wmoge as in trouble with creditors. He states no basis for the claims, notes he has sent cable dispatches to New York, and will address the matter upon returning in about ten days.
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Morse
New York
Hitchcock to retire from postal service and lead Taft campaign
Washington reports the retirement of Frank H. Hitchcock, first assistant postmaster general, likely around February 15. He will run Taft's campaign for the Republican nomination. Dr. Charles P. Grandfield to succeed him, returning from two years as chief of the bureau Hitchcock oversees, a 20-year postal veteran.
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Washington
Postal Service
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Taft
Charles P. Grandfield
Nitchcock
Grandfeld
Thaw Move Aims For New Asylum In Poughkeepsie
Mrs Hyelyn Neabit Thaw and lawyer Daniel OReilly plan a move from Mattewan State Hospital to a more suitable asylum in Poughkeepsie. They will inspect the asylum next Monday, following discussions during a visit last Friday.
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Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Fishkill Landing
Harry Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Hyelyn Neabit Thaw
Daniel Oreilly
Mia, Thaw
Mr. O'Reilly
Thin
Copenhagen Bank Suspends Payments After Withdrawals
Copenhagen Freeholders Bank suspended payments due to heavy withdrawals. Bank capital stood around $5,000,000, reflecting the financial strain.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen Freeholders’ Bank
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