Senate opens Swayne impeachment trial in Washington
The Senate resumes the Swayne impeachment proceeding with House Manager Palmer outlining charges. Witnesses testify on hotel bills paid by Judge Swayne during Texan term as trial date blocks 2 to 6 pm daily as gallery crowd grows. The trial, first with women as witnesses, is expected to last through the current Congress session.
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Judge Swayne
Florida
House
Palmer
Swayne
Texus
Washington
Johnson
Congress
End of Maneuvers at Culebra
The winter maneuvers of the North and South Atlantic and European squadrons ended at Culebra today. The fleet then set course for Cuba where drills will continue late March.
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Gculebra
Culebra
Cuba
BIDS FOR LIFE BOAT HOUSE
Washington February 10 treasury department closes sealed proposals for United States Life Saving boat house at Delaware lifeboat station. Bids cover repairs and additions for Barnegat South Brigantine City New Jersey life saving station projects.
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Life Boat House
Washington
Treasury Department
United States Life
Liewes
Delaware
Barnegat
South Brigantine
City
N. J
Full Confession Before Execution in Charlottesville
Ex mayor J Samuel McCue was hanged in the Charlottesville county jail for the murder of his wife, on September 4, 1904. Witnesses describe a calm, decisive departure as the trap door released and the sentence was carried out after appeals were denied.
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Charlotteville
J. Samuel McCue
McCue
J. Bamuel McCue
Rogers
Thio- Cue
MacCue
Charlottesville
Court of Appeals
Union
Lady Curzon Leaves London for India With Daughters
Lady Curzon wife of Lord Curzon and mother of three sails for India from London. The group will stop briefly in Calcutta before continuing to Simla. Reports say she remains nearly as strong as before her late serious illness after the birth of her elder child.
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London
Curzon
Lord Curzon
India
Calcutta
Simin
Bloodshed Continue in Philippine Islands
Washington reports from General Corbin in Manila that scouts clashed with Pulajanes at San Jose Inland Samar on February 2. Sieguna captured. no casualties. Guatin lieutenant wounded. five Pulajanes killed or wounded. About one thousand Pulajanes at Mount Tago east of Calbayor. Reinforcements ordered to Bamor. governor general approved.
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Philippine Islands
Washington
War Department
Corbin
Manila
William H. Corbin
San Jose
Samar
Sieguna
Guatin
Philippine Scouts
Mount Tago
Calbayor
Bamor
Senate confirms postmaster for Greeley Colorado
Washington reports the Senate confirmed David B. Gray as postmaster at Greeley Colorado marking a formal appointment in the national postal service.
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David E. Gray
Greeley
Washington
Senate
Colorado
David B. Gray
Russia on Verge of Labor Upheaval in 1905 News
Reports from St Petersburg describe renewed worker unrest over pay and unaddressed demands at major plants including the Putlif Iron works and a Kolpino torpedo factory. Across Poland and Germany, clashes with troops yield dozens killed and many wounded as strikes spread toward Warsaw and Vienna rail links. 7500 students демонstrate in St Petersburg demanding labor reforms and freedom from police interference.
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Putllof
Kolpino
Father Gopon
Moscow
Narva Gates
Berlin
Kattowitz
Russian Poland
Skarzycko
Outrowitz
Lokal Anzeiger
Warsaw
Lodz
Schneidl Company
Vienna
Sosnovice
Sosnyvice
Kath @finen works
Nevsky
M. Trepol
Fatal Goast Into Moving Train
A bobsled crashed into a moving train in New Brighton Pennsylvania killing a man and two boys. Two boys were dying and three more were slightly injured while eight other boys on the sled escaped.
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New Brighton
Kingsley Mustine Box Draw Sparks Denver Ring Night
Tom Kingsley of Denver and Terry Mustine of Deadwood battled ten fast rounds ending in a draw. In preliminaries Kid Carter of Louisville defeated Jim McDonald of Denver in two rounds while Kid Force of Omaha and Kid Erinebern of Denver fought to a six round draw.
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Mustine
Denver
Tom Kingsley
Terry Mustine
Deadwood
Kid Carter
Uleville
Jim McDonald
Kid Force
Omaha
Kid Erinebern
Kid Sullivan Knocks Out Kid Broad in Washington Bout
In Washington on February 1 the bout ends in the tenth round with Kid Sullivan from Baltimore defeating Kid Broad of Cleveland by stoppage as the attack goes to the tail end of the fight.
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Baltimore
Kid Broad
Cleveland
Kid Sullivan
Washington
Milwaukee Fight Card Sets 130-Pound Title Bout
Charley Neary meets Maurice Bayers for the 130 pound Milwaukee championship in the stake. Malachy Hogan referees. Other bouts feature Tommy Herman vs Young O Leary Grover Hagee vs Jack Rowse and Jack Nolan vs Jack Britton.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Badger
Charley Neary
Maurice Bayers
Malachy Hogan
Tommy Herman
Young O'Leary
Grover Hagee
Jack Rowse
Jack Nolan
Jack Britton
Boxing Card Highlights From Albion and Other Cities
Harry Cobb of Buffalo and Clarence Forbes of Chicago fought ten rounds to a draw at the Albion Athletic club in Albion, Michigan. In Oshkosh, Abe Belt of California meets Tommy Mowatt in a ten round bout at 128 pounds. Kid Goodman challenges Chuck Tucker in a fifteen round featherweight bout at Chelsea, Massachusetts. Mike Schrock of Chicago meets George Gardner in Salt Lake City for twenty rounds.
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Harry Cobb
Harry Forbes
Albion, Mich
Buffalo
Clarence Forbes
Hy Cago
Oshkosh
Wis
Abe Albelt
California
Tommy Mowatt
Kid Goodman
New England
Chuck Tucker
Douglas A. C
Chelsea
Mase
Salt Lake City
Mike Scbrock
Chicago
United States Golf Association Meets in New York
The USGA holds its annual meeting in New York on February 10. Officers for the coming year are to be elected with Raphgm Hi Thomas of Morris County Golf Club widely expected to become president, Theodore Sheldon of Chicago to be secretary, W Fellows Morgan of Haltverol Golf Club to be treasurer, and Daniel Channery of City Golf Club to chair the executive committee.
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New York
Annou McE
The
United States Golf Association
Dalmontoo
Raphgm Hi Thomas
Morris Countys
Olf Club
Theodore Sheldon
Chicago
W. Fellows Morgan
Haltverol Golf Club
Daniel Channery
City Golf Club
German Bank Cases Up For Trial In Buffalo
Richhard Hamory president of the defunct German bank Robert F. Schelling and Eugene A. Gorger directors were brought to trial in Buffalo on February 10 charged with violating state banking laws. The bank failure caused widespread loss to many depositors.
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Hunt
Albany
N. J
W. H. Hunt
Pan-American Bank of Chicago
Higgins
Illinois
Chiago
Buffalo
N. Y
Richhard Hamory
Robert F. Schelling
Eugene A. Gorger
Arizona statehood stance affirmed in House conference
Republican House members adopt a resolution declaring Oklahoma and Indian Territory to be one state and New Mexico with Arizona not to be admitted this session. The measure, authored by Speaker Cannon, passed 1 to 33 after three hours of debate. In Huntington Mass, Massasoit Woolen Mills resume operations, reopening and employing many workers after a long shutdown.
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Washington
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Congress
House
Indian Territory
Arizona
Senate
House Committee On Territories
Tw House
Cannon
Short Wisconsin session to curb new business and fight rail commission
Madison reports a rapidly shrinking Wisconsin legislative session after today with all new business halted except from committees. The next clash centers on forming a State Railroad commission with the administration favoring an appointive body and railroads advocating a selective commission. In New York Mrs. Eddy declares heaven as spiritual harmony within divine science with heaven earned by progress of the departed and the kingdom of God within.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
LaFollete
Eddy
New York
Mary Baker
Hoth
God
Hired special train rushes to Cripple Creek for sick baby
Cripple Creek Colorado February 10 D C Williams rode a chartered special train from Colorado Springs to reach his ill infant. The trip followed a Portland company contact by James F Burns after Williams learned of his baby's condition. The baby is improving.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
C. Williams
Colorado Springs
James F. Burns
Portland Company
Williams
Portland
Council Bluffs
Gerion Hiness
Burns
Wyoming Weather Forecast Turns Cold Across Weekend
Washington reports Wyoming will stay cold with a frigid Saturday and Sunday followed by fair skies. The forecast calls for continued low temperatures and wind, with no significant moisture expected over the weekend.
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Wyoming
Washington
Man Admits Marrying Thirteen Women in Ten Years
Chicago report on coroner inquiry into Mrs. Walcker Hoch’s death shows Johann Hooff admitting multiple marriages. Eight wives are dead, Hoch claims natural deaths and denies poisoning any of them. Principal witness is Mrs. Fischer Hoch, sister of the deceased.
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Chicago
Walcker Hoch
Johann Hooff
Hoch
Fischer Hoch
Wreck on Mexican Rail Line Kills Five
Five people died when a National Railway of Mexico southbound train derailed near Carreros and Lavendura. The second and third class coaches telescoped, with reports of additional deaths or injuries from the second and third class cars. An express messenger aboard the incoming train saw five bodies including two women a child a passenger and the freight train engineer. More fatalities or injuries were feared.
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Laredo
Seb
National Railway of
Daughter of Rep Bucknum Recovers in Denver Hospital
Miss Alta, daughter of Representative Bucknum of Natrona county, is recovering from a serious illness treated in a Denver hospital. She can now walk about her room and is expected to return to Cheyenne before the legislative session ends.
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Bucknum
Miss Alta
Natrona County
Denver
Cheyenne
New York Coroner Faces Sentence for Bribery Verdict
Coroner Mowes J. Jackson, found guilty last week of bribery to secure the release of a physician accused of malpractice, faces sentencing today. The maximum penalty for the crime is ten years’ imprisonment and a $5,000 fine.
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New York
Mowes J. Jackson
Metal markets steady as silver and metals hold
The Metal Markets from New York reports silver and lead and copper quiet with little change on the day. Dealer activity appears subdued as trading pauses in early February, with prices stabilizing amid quiet demand and steadying supply.
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New York
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New York Woman Seeks Colorado Cliff Dwellings Preservation
Mrs Thomas Henry Whitney regent of the Cut Dwellers Association spoke in New York at the Nevada hotel outlining actions already taken and possible steps to preserve Colorado’s historic cliff dwellings. Her address to the New York Chapter emphasized conservation and public awareness.
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New York
Colorado
Thomas Henry Whitney
Cut Dwellers’ Association
Nevada Hotel
Shaffer Hanged for Wife’s Murder in District Jail
Augustus L Shaffer was hanged today in the district jail for the murder of his former wife Catherine Ivey Shaffer. Despite several appeals, the case faced multiple reversals in three courts and four appeals before the sentence was carried out. The article also notes a separate item about a tiger-keeping display at Liam’s Lewhe and Clark Fair.
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Augustus L Shaffer
Catherine Ivey Shaffer
Shaffer
Courts of Appeals
Meath A
Liam
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