No verdict reached in Harry Thaw case
New York January 31 after nearly twelve hours for the jury to report Justice Dowling ordered the jury room doors locked for the night and adjourned court until 10 30 tomorrow morning a rumor persisted eight to four that the jurors were divided Littletod said a majority favored a not guilty on insanity Jerome warned against speculation Thaw returned to his cell fearing a third trial or further delays court attaches shared disappointment among attorneys in the Gage disappointed by the progress of affairs
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New York
Justice Dowling
Littletod
Jerome
Gage
Dynamited Mine Superintendent's House Shocked Trinidad
Two Italians and one Slav among ten discharged workers arrested in Trinidad, Colorado, on suspicion of dynamiting the residence of Frederick mine Superintendent Alexander. The blast under a bedroom held three sleeping children. no serious injuries. Seven others suspected have fled or are in hiding as officers pursue them. The Frederick mine lies twenty miles west of Trinidad.
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Trinidad
Colo
Frederick
Alexander
Here
Fleet enters Straits of Magellan awaiting battleship arrival
The American transport reached the bay of Punta Arenas at 5 50 p m and officials expect the battleship fleet to arrive tonight. Earlier the fleet passed Doubled Dungeness point at 1 30 p m as it entered the straits.
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Punta Arenas
Straits of Magellan
Bay of
Dungeness
Wrong man gets medal for saving girl’s life
Friends of Fire John Porter, grandson of a general, protest to the Carnegie hero fund commission about J. C. Burns receiving a medal for saving Julie Pullier at Sea Gate last summer. They claim Porter actually rescued the girl after Burns was exhausted and saved Burns’s life as well.
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New York
Friends of Fire
John Porter
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
J. C. Burns
Julie Pullier
Sea Gate
Japs Keep Close Watch On Fleet Arrival
In Puerta Arenas two Japanese observers arrive aboard the British steamship Crita after sailing from Rio de Janeiro on January 7. The sighting fuels rumors that the Japanese government is monitoring the U S battleship fleet as it progresses on its voyage.
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Puenta Arenas
Jan
United States
Crita
Rio de Janeiro
Weather Summary for Wyoming Heat Dip Forecast
Washington forecast shows fair weather in Wyoming with milder weekend temperatures. Local data cover 84 hours to 4 pm January 31 with high near six degrees and low well below zero. precipitation at 0.611 inches. yesterday’s cold snap reached six below zero, the coldest since February 3 1907.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Sero
Attell Stops Frankie Neil After Severe Beating
Abe Attell featherweight champion of America delivered a fierce onslaught in San Francisco. Frankie Neil’s seconds stopped the fight in the thirteenth round fearing serious injury after Attell dominated early rounds with rapid jabs and uppercuts. Neil finally offered little resistance as Attell maintained control from start to finish.
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San Francisco
Cal
Abe Attell
America
Frankie Neil
Neil
Attell
Man Seeks Return of 25 Over Height Boost
Albert Peterson sues James O Brien to recover 25 paid for height enhancement. He claims after six months of stretching he gained a quarter inch only to shrink back to 4 feet 7 3 4 inches and fail the police department physical.
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New York
Albert Peterson
James O’ Brien
Peterson
O'Brien
Jolice
Bank Officials Charged Over Insolvent Rocky Ford Bank
Twelve informations filed against J H Godding H J Smith and P D W Barkley Jr officers of the defunct Rocky Ford state bank accuse them of receiving deposits while knowing the bank was insolvent. The men were arrested and released on bonds approved by the district attorney.
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Bank OF Pickers Anhaigned
la Junta
Colo
J. Bh, Godding
H. J. Smith
PD. W. Barkley, Jr
State Bank of
Rocky Ford
Neary and Welch Boxed to Ten Round Draw
Milwaukee Wis Jan 31 Chas Neary and Preddie Welch fought ten rounds to a draw here tonight in a city boxing card.
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Neary
Wrich
Milwaukee
Wis
Chas, Neary
Preddie Welch
Address to Workers by Colorado Labor Leader in Cheyenne
Several hundred Cheyennese gathered at Turner hall for an address by President Hally of the Colorado State Federation of Labor. The meeting promoted union organization with remarks by Rev. Hills, Henry Sweet, and M. McKay. Hally urged laborers to unite to protect themselves from capital’s injustices.
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Turner Hall
Cheyenne Trade Council
Hally
Colorado State Federation of Labor
Fitzgerald
Cheyenne Trades Council
Leon C. Hills
Henry Sweet
M. McKay
Cherman Fitzgerald
America
Cheyenne
American Federation of ‘Liabor
Plot to blow up Potter Palmers in Chicago
Mrs. Potter Palmer's lavish mansion at Banks street and Lake Shore Drive was guarded day and night by detectives and private watchers on Chief Shippy's orders after an anonymous letter warned that two anarchists plotted to dynamite the home. Mrs. Palmer sailed from New York aboard the Plymouth. Five servants occupy the house. guards watched from shadows but reported no signs of trouble.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Banks Street
Lake Shore Drive
Shippy
Duke Cost Not a Cent Says Shonts
New York date line reports Theodore P. Shonts and his wife deny any cash dowry or donation tied to the upcoming marriage of their daughter Misa Theodore to the Duc de Chauines. Shonts says he once opposed titled husbands but now approves, and the duke has received church dispensation with no dot mentioned.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Misa Theodore
Duc de Chauines
Light
Hoe
Massachusetts Speaker 18 Indicted on Railroad Fare Allegations
John N. Cole of Andover, speaker of the Massachusetts House was indicted on 162 counts by the Essex County grand jury. He allegedly arranged reduced railroad fares for students and school related travel.
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Salem
Mase
Jan
Mad retort of president day reads like ravings of a mind
Syracuse N Y January 31 Chancellor James R Day of Syracuse University comments on President Roosevelt s message calling parts ravings of a dis ordered mind and others demagogic. He denies any paid writing and condemns personal attacks and misuse of office privilege.
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Syracuse
N. Y
James R. Day
Syracuse University
Roosevelt
Chancelior Day
Ripley Denies Roosevelt Letter Charges
President E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe Railroad issues a written denial denying the charges in a Roosevelt letter. He claims the government used information from a discharged employee and did not verify or seek explanations before releasing the ex parte public documents.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
E. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Roosevelt
Pianist Hofman and Wife Robbed in San Francisco
Renowned pianist Joseph Hofmann and his wife were robbed after a recital at Christian Science hall in San Francisco. The loss totals 2000 dollars with 1300 in Mrs Hofmanns jewels and 700 in coins. Mrs Hofmann Migs Eustis, linked to New York Newport social circles, was carrying the valuables.
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Hofman
San Francisco
Cal
Joseph Hofmann
Christian Science Hall
Hofmann
France
Rube Waddell Faces Another Divorce Suit
Philadelphia January 31 May Waddell has filed for divorce from Rube Waddell the Athletics pitcher in common pleas court on grounds of desertion. No papers filed beyond four memos. the couple has a history of marital trouble including discussions two years ago in Camden.
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Rube Waddell
Philadelphia
Waddell
Common Plena
Rube" Waddell
Athletics
Camden
Morgan to Obtain 100 Million in New York Bonds
After a city officials meeting at J Pierpont Morgan's gallery Mayor McClellan Comptroller Mets and other officials announced the largest bond sale in city history totaling fifty million dollars to Morgan and leading financial angels.
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J. 2. Morgan
N.V. Bonds
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
McClellan
Mets
Mr. Morgan
Angelates
Cyclone Kills Six in Mississippi Farmland
A cyclone struck near Woason Mississippi on January 11 killing six people outright. The storm demolished a farming area about three-quarters of a mile wide and several miles long just north of Woason.
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Woason
Miss
Roosevelt Fiercely Swings Big Stick in Congress
Washington D C January 21 an unusual scene as the president reads a special message urging new labor and capital and public interest reforms. Applause erupts across parties and a broad debate follows including pensions and Indian appropriations while the speech outlines five major aims including an employers liability law rail regulation anti trust enforcement and a stronger interstate commerce framework.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stolen Letter Alleged in Presidents Message
The News quotes Auditor W J Healy of the Santa Fe Railroad saying a letter from Edward Chambers to former Auditor G A Davidson, used by President Roosevelt in his message to Congress, was stolen from the railroad office. Healy suggested Ripley and advisers knew of the rebate system, aiding its illegality, while denying knowledge of the actual thief.
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Los Angeles
Cal
the News Today
W. J. Healy
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Trafic
Edward Chambers
G.A. Davidson
Roosevelt
Congress
Ripley
Santa Fe
Healy
Heney
Ruef Pleads Not Guilty to Fourteen Indictments
Abraham Ruef appeared in Judge Dunne's court in San Francisco on January 31 to answer fourteen indictments charging him with offering a bribe in connection with the Park Side trolley franchise. He pleaded not guilty to each charge.
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San Francisco
Cal
Abraham Ruef
Dunne
Park Side
Ruef
Settlement settles Leslie Carter suit against Norma Munro
Leslie Carter Payne reaches a $41,799 settlement with Norma Munro via Ezra P. Prentice the bankruptcy receiver. Mrs Munro’s mother Mennetta Munro agrees to pay $5,000 in full settlement, ending the Dec 1906 suit over loans and checks.
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Leslie Carter
New York
Mre
Leslie Carter Payne
Norma Munro
Ezra P. Prentice
Mra
Payne
Air Prentice
Menrletta Munro
Miss Munro
Decentyr
Alan
Mies Munro
Europe
Oklahoma Legislature Advances Cigarette Smoking Ban
The Oklahoma lower house passes a measure prohibiting cigarette smoking in state buildings and provides penalties from 5 to 26 dollars per offense, modeled after the Indians law.
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Oklahoma
Outhrie
Okim
Fort Russell Maneuver Post Named for Summer Drills
The War Department designates Fort D. A. Russell as one of eight posts for regular army and national guard maneuvers in the latter part of the coming summer.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Fort
D. A. Russell
Regular Army
National Guard
Rockefeller Laundry Seizure Reported in New York
A $145 lien against John D. Rockefeller was filed in Westchester County by Abraham Hornish of Manhattan to cover a new Pocantico Mills laundry building on the Rockefeller estate. A second lien for $800 by plasterer Mary Lider was expected, with more filings anticipated as work on the estate continues.
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Rockefeller
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Westchester County
White Piaing
Abraham R. Harnash
Manhattan
Marry Lider
Pocantico Mills
Hornish
Lider
Mr. Rockefeller
Westphouter County
Marnieh
Howe Chao
Scratch On Benge Causes Doctor’s Death
Omaha Nebraska January reports Dr A W Riley chief surgeon at Bt Josephs hospital died today from poisoning linked to a scratch on his finger while treating a patient with erysipelas. Authorities investigate possible infection and cause of death.
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Scuratch
Benge
Omaha
Nob
Jan, Jr
A. W Riley
Bt. Joseph's Hospital
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Shonts
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