Roosevelt Attack Sparks House Debate Over Land Commission
Washington, Feb 11. House debate focused on a mild critique of President Roosevelt by Tawney over appointing an inland waterways commission without legal authority. The issue arose while considering the urgent deficiency bill and a payment amendment to Senator Bankhead for service on the commission. Crumpacker and Underwood defended the president. The House rejected the amendment. In separate action Harrison attacked Secretary Root over Russia passport negotiations for Jewish citizens. Lowdon defended Root, saying results would please Jewish visitors. Indian appropriation bill discussed and amended. other sundry measures and the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill reported. Senate debate on the Aldrich currency bill drew bankers including J. Pierpont Morgan. Controversy over railroad bonds as a basis for emergency currency and valuation method persisted. bill read and committee amendments noted. The full bill remains open to amendment.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Tawney
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Crumpacker
Indiana
Underwood
Hovee
Harrison
New York
Root
Russia
United States
Lowdon Oflinds
Senate
J. Pierpont Morgan
Woman plotted murders and arson in Eureka court case
In Weaverville Justice Barbour's court room, 16 year old Baby John Martin confessed that his mother Mrs. John Martin plotted to blow up Judge Bartlett and John Samuels and to kill postmaster A L Paulson with an infernal machine. He also admitted he burned the Morris barn to deflect blame onto himself. The case centers on an arson charge against Mrs. Martin with possible further criminal plan details.
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Redding
Cal
Justice Barbour
Weaverville
Baby John" Martin
John Martin
Baby John
Rock Springs Editor C Lou Wanamaker Dies
C Lou Wanamaker editor of the Rock Springs Rocket died of pneumonia at the state general hospital in Rock Springs. He had revived the Rock Springs Rock et and formerly edited the Centennial Post. His death is noted by Colorado and Wyoming newspaper circles. Remains to be shipped to Denver.
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State General Hospital
Rock Springs
C. Lou Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Colorado
Sullivan and Flynn Fight Ten Rounds No Decision
In Los Angeles on February 11 Jack Twin Sullivan and Jim Flynn fought ten rounds with no decision. Both fighters earned near equal honors as the bout reached the limit.
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IM Plynn
Los Angeles
Cal
Jack
Twin
Sullivan Vergua
Jim Fplynn
Weather Report for Wyoming and Washington DC
Weather report from Washington DC dated February 11 notes forecast for Wyoming as fair on Wednesday and Thursday. Local data cover the 24 hours ending February 11 with a maximum around 40 and a minimum near 22.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Butte Man Confesses In Oregon Short Line Train Wreck
Pat Gordon a 24 year old resident of Butte confessed to derailing a freight train by throwing a switch and placing ties on the track ahead of a south bound passenger train He claimed he was drunk and did not realize his actions He also admitted bolth and stones had been placed on rails two months earlier near Silver Bow but the cow catcher saved the north bound express He said he was hired to do it but won t disclose who hired him.
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Butte
Mont
Oregon Short Line
Pat Gordon
Tlea
Gordon
Silver Bow
Expres
Death sentence commuted for Viola Goold
Monte Carlo reports the death sentence of Mrs. Viola Goold, convicted with husband Vere t Le ger Goold for the murder of Emma Levit last summer, has been commuted to life imprisonment.
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Monte Carlo
Viola Goold
Vere @t
Leger Goold
Emma Levit
Western States Push 1000 Mile Wagon Road Plan
A federation formed at the Colorado Iie club meeting backs a 1000 mile wagon road from Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, spanning Colorado Utah Wyoming and Arizona with a $10 million cost and government funding. The plan includes tolls hotel concessions and a designated route through Navajo land and cliff dwellers territory. Harold Kountze is eyed as treasurer and Charles A. Johnson outlined the financing scheme.
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Denvery Colo
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Canon
Colorado River
Arizona
United States
Colorado Iie Club
Rocky Mountain ~Way Association
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Arisona
Rado
Harold Kountze
O. Kountze
Real Estate Exchange
Charles A. Johnson
Yjlowstone Park
Clif Dwell Ers
Navajo Reservation
Fiend Kills Horse With Tines of Pitchfork
A horse belonging to ranchman William Pahlow west of Laramie was killed by an unknown assailant using a pitchfork. The carcass was found near the Pahlow ranch house. investigators from the state humane society pressed the case but no arrests have been made.
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Laramie
Wyo
William Pahlow
Pioneer Canal
Pahlow
O'Brien Beats Coast Heavyweight Champion in No Decision
Philadelphia middleweight champ Jack O'Brien outboxed Bob Ward of San Francisco in a ten round bout at Charleston West Virginia. Ward defended well and absorbed punishment in the final rounds with no decision rendered.
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Jack O'Brien
Charleston
W. Va
Philadelphia
Bob Ward
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
O'Brien
Ward
Knox Draws Crowd at Kalamazoo Lincoln Club Banquet
Hundreds were turned away in Kalamazoo Michigan as the Kalamazoo Lincoln club hosted its annual banquet with United States Senator Knox as the guest of honor.
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Knox
Kalamazoo
Mich
Academy of Munle
Kalamazoo Lincoln Club
United States
Joseph Pawson Granted Divorce for Desertion
District court granted a decree of divorce to Joseph Pawson from Kate Pawson on grounds of desertion. Judge Br. N. Mateon presided yesterday afternoon as the court aligned the decree.
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Joseph Pawson
Destrrtion
BR. N. Mateon
Joseph Pawnon
Kate Pawnon
Mrs Mc Donald Acquitted After Six Hours Deliberation
Mrs Dora Mc Donald was found not guilty of murder in Chicago criminal court after a six and a half hour jury deliberation. The widow of Michael C McDonald, a former gambler and political figure, showed little emotion as the verdict was announced amid trial stress and medical interruptions for defense staff.
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Chicago
Dora Mc Donald
Webster Guerin
Criminal Court
Michael C. McDonald
Court upholds injunction to keep freight packs upright
New York court of appeals rules railroads must observe the injunction this side up on freight packages. Stephen Hoye sued the Pennsylvania Railroad for 350 dollars over damaged electric batteries, alleging the warning was ignored and treated as a joke by railroad workers.
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New York
New York State
Court of Appeals
Stephen Hoye
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad Company
Hoye
Casper Wyoming District Court Adopts Adjourned January Term
Judge Charles Carpenter convened the adjourned January term in Casper with forty juror names drawn. Criminal work set for February 17 including five forgery cases one murder one robbery and other charges. Civil matters heard including Patrick v. fine for scabby sheep and Pillar estate injunction. Judge Matson to handle criminal cases on February 19.
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Casper
Wyo
Charles £. Carpenter
RE. W. Patrick
Ito
Pillar Estate
Matson
Supposed College Row Tied to Press Agent
Middleton Connecticut February 11 It appears a letter to Wesleyan University claiming to be from Smith College and objecting to a university opera was produced by a college press agent. Smith College denies any such letter was written.
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College Row
Taft Carries Ohio Primaries Hands Down
Columbus report says Taft wins Ohio Republican primaries with four delegates at large and twenty two district delegates to Chicago. Supreme Court ruling ousted Foraker in Cuyahoga County, independents in Knox County backed Taft backers, while voting occurred in 35 of 88 counties. Arthur Vorys declares Ohio is for Taft and the state convention will be unanimous for Taft.
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Columbus
Ohio
Taft
Chicago
Supreme Court
Foraker
Cuyahoga County
Taft Committee
Knox County
Arthur I.vorys
New Army Balloon Set To Hit Sixty Miles Per Hour
Washington reports Peter Cooper Hewitt of New York plans a government dirigible balloon faster and more powerful than current projects. Hewitt and Miller Reese Hutchinson will develop the craft at Hewitt’s expense, with Roosevelt and the War Department backing the effort. The craft is valued at 40 000 to 60 000 dollars and aims for about 60 mph, though no new congress funding is anticipated this year.
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Washington, D. C
Peter Cooper Hewitt
New York
War Department
Hewitt
Miller Reese Hutchinson
Roosevelt
Southern sleet storm cripples Atlanta telegraph lines
Atlanta and surrounding area recover from a sleet storm that isolated the city yesterday and last night. Street cars are operating slowly as the system abates, bringing rain to the city and causing heavy damage to telegraph and telephone lines.
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Atlanta
Miss Grant Appointed Assistant Chief Nurse
Mina Hittlhe Grant daughter of State Auditor LeRoy Grant recently graduated from the state branch hospital at Sheridan has been named assistant chief nurse of the state general hospital at Rock Springs.
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Miss Grant
Mina Hittlhe Grant
LeRoy Grant
State Branch
Sheridan
State General Hospital
Rock Springs
Stores Close At Noon On Lincoln Birthday
City stores will close at noon today in observance of the birthday anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln. Grocery stores and Flyb lio offices will remain closed for the rest of the day.
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Abraham Lincoln
Flyblio
Shaw speaks at Lincoln Club banquet in Marshall
The Calhoun Lincoln club held its annual banquet with former Treasury official Shaw as the principal speaker. The event filled all seats in Marshall on Peb 11.
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Shaw
Lincoln Club
Marshall
Mich
Calhoun, Lincoln Club
Treasury
Union Printers Are Sentenced In Early Labor Case
President Patrick McCormick of the Typographical Union No. 6 known as Big Six and organizers George W. Jackson and Vincent J. Cortello were fined 250 dollars and sentenced to twenty days in jail for disobeying an injunction obtained by the Typothetae of New York in 1908. Thomas Bennett and William S. Anderson were fined 100 dollars each. Justice Bischoff imposed the sentence in a rare labor case under the 1906 injunction, stemming from a strike for a closed shop and an eight hour day.
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New York
Patrick McCormick
Big Six
George W. Jackson
Vincent J. Cortello
Wer
Typothetae
Thomas Bennett
William Ss. Anderson
Justice Bischoff
Supreme Court
Labor Organization
Ateike
Big Bix
Records Fall as Stock Yards Receipts Break Chicago Peak
Chicago February 11 receipts at the Union Stock Yards exceeded prior records with over 75 000 head unloaded before noon. Higher corn prices push large numbers to market and cause a 10 to 15 cent drop in immediate prices.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
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Grand
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