Washakie County bill recommended by house committee
The Washakie county bill passed the house committee of the whole by a 28 to 20 vote. Representative Fotterfield of Thermopolis led the debate as most votes were not cast in committee. Porterfield of Fremont argued the measure serves wider interests, not just Thermopolis, and that 90 percent of residents favored creation. The session adjourned after a long day as lawmakers prepared for further consideration.
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Washakie
House
Fotterfield
Thermopolis
Rewlins
Sullivan
Senate
Porterfield
Fremont County
Collea- Washakie County
Taft Critics Lock Type Canal Endorsement In New Orleans
President elect Taft arrives in New Orleans at three and praises the lock type canal after engineers report. He suggests congress may repeal the cabinet salary law and plans to withhold cabinet appointments until the last moment. On the Panama voyage he drafts his inaugural address.
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New Orleans
Taft
Board of Engineers
Congress
Knox
Panama
Captain Hains Refuses Food at Jail Described as Cadaver
Captain Hains taunts jail attendants and refuses meals for days. He has not allowed contact by jail staff or personal items, and his appearance is described as a walking cadaver with a straggly beard and matted hair from prolonged neglect.
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Hains
New Move in War on Standard in Ohio
Columbus Ohio February 11 The attorney general department sets a new course in the fight against the Standard Oil Company. Allen county circuit court granted permission to amend its petition in a suit to enjoin Standard from voting and controlling stock of Ohio companies alleged to be owned by the giant corporation. The state asks dissolution of the constituent companies and appointment of trustees to wind up their affairs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Attorney General's Department
Standard O/l
Circuit Court of
Allen County
Standard
Maxim silencers a new gun device amazes crowds
In tests Mr Maxim demonstrated a firearm with an attachable silent end that reduced the report to near inaudibility. He compared multiple models from military and sporting lines, showing a near silent result with light power cartridges and a standard target rifle.
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Maxim
Europe
Fire at Bennison farm kills children and injures mother
A fire at the Albert Bennison farm near Redville destroyed the dwelling. Mrs Bennison and two other children were injured or killed. Cora Bennison 15 and Alice Bennison 16 died after leaping from a second story window. The blaze left two other children severely burned.
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Rochester
Albert Bennison
Redville
Mondell Victory as House Panel Cuts Provision
Washington Feb 11 Chairman Scott of the house agriculture committee refused an amendment to exempt Katrine game preserve from a Montana appropriations bill. Mondell raised a point of order, his objection sustained, and the entire provision was stripped from the bill.
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Washington, D. C
Scott
House Committee On Agriculture Today
Katrine
Montana
Mondell
Dives Through Window to Escape Proposal in Beardsley Visit
Louis Heutter, a hotel owner in Winsted, received a call from a woman seeking a 2 pm meeting. A well dressed young woman arrived at the Beardsley house, spoke to Reutter, then attempted a marriage proposal before he escaped through a window.
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Reutter
Wealthy Iowa farmer murdered near Portsmouth
W J Kruger a 60 year old wealthy farmer living on the outskirts of Portsmouth Iowa was murdered near his home by a blow to the skull with a heavy buldgeon authorities report no clue to the killer and the amount of money secured remains unknown
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Kay Thugs
Portsmouth
Iowa
W. J. Kruger
Kruger
Young Hero Named for Carnegie Medal
Pennsburg Pennsylvania February 11 Foster C Hillegas son of Dr Charles Q Hillegas is to be recommended to the Carnegie Hero commission for his bravery in diving under the ice on a skating pond and rescuing Frederick Hevener son of a merchant from death
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Pennsburg
Foster C. Hillegas
Charles Q. Hillegas
Carnegie Hero Commission
Frederick Hevener
Harris Elected to Head Burlington Railway
New York Feb 11 George B Harris president of the Burlington was elected president of the Colorado and Southern railway at a meeting here Harris succeeds Frank Trumbull who resigned.
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New York
George B. Harris
The
Burlington
Colorado and Southern Railway
Harris
Frank Trumbull
Fourteen Arrested After West End Resort Brawl
A brawl at a West End resort on 616 West Eighth Street involved bottles and revolvers. The proprietress known as Goldie was beaten and cut. Police detained ten patrons and four prostitutes, all booked for disturbance. The injured woman may be hospitalized. four prostitutes posted cash bond of 75 dollars each.
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West End
West Eighth Street
Sora
Goldie
Ls Ely
Manewal
Brubaker
Hawkins
Cabaggan
Thom
Noapital
Tongue River Road To Be Constructed
A Miles City dispatch reports an authoritative pre construction announcement for the Tongue River railroad. Engineer Robb says contracts will be let in days for the 155 mile link from Miles City toward Sheridan Wyoming with St Paul interests backing the project.
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Butte
Miles City
Tongue R
Robb
Aistance
Chicago, Milwaukee &&. Paul
Tongue River Road
St. Paul
Sheridan
Wyo
Fire at Hanson building in Kansas City causes 75000 damage
Fire originating in the four story Hanson building at 20 Walnut street in Kansas City damages the structure by 75000 and destroys the T M James & Son glass and crockery store assessed at 100000. Twenty five occupants including the Kansas City Mantle company suffered losses. some residents on the top floors escaped as flames broke out early.
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Kansas City
Hanson
Walnut Street
T. M. James & Sn
Kansas City Mantle Company
T. M. James &Sn
Man Kills Wife Then Self Over Patent Fraud Motive
Denver dated story reports J. F. McCarthy a machinist shot his wife through the body killing her instantly and then shot himself through the heart. He died hours later after being taken to a hospital. Authorities cite possible insanity linked to a patent fraud grievance.
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Denver
Colo
J. F. McCarthy
McCarthy
Notable Early 19th Century Tales Include Health and Crime
A 94 year old Liberty resident, Samuel Dusinberry, reports his third set of teeth reportedly without dental care. In Cripple Creek, Mrs Bedlia Durham kills her husband Albert after alleging abuse. In Denver area, a jury convicts Hurdette Bell of voluntary murder in a wife theft case. The Wyoming and Salt Lake bishops election and a Cheyenne sheep incident round out the day’s terse items.
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Middletown
Samuel Dusinberry
Liberty
Sullivan County
Cripple Creek
Colo
Bedlia Durham
Albert Durham
Denver
Etc
Ena
Hurdette Bell
Great program announced for Trans Miss Dry Farming congress
A provisional programme is arranged for the Trans Miss Dry Farming congress in Cheyenne Wyoming February 23 24 and 25. Secretary John T Byrne lists speakers including governors state engineers college heads and federal officials with many others from states west of the Mississippi and abroad. Governor George W Day appears as permanent chairman after Wyoming Governor Bryant B Brooks calls the meeting to order and delivers the welcome.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
John T. Byrne
Board of Control
Congress
George Curry
New Mexico
Bryant B. Brooks
Wyoming
United States
Mississippi River
Forty eight battleships sought by Admiral Evans
Chicago Feb 11 Admiral Robley D Evans argues the United States must build forty eight battleships. He says hard blows will be needed and the nation should be ready to administer them. The watchword is peace but stronger naval power is required.
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Chicago
Robley D. Evans
Wealthy Mill Owner Marries His Nurse in Springfield
Franklin Pierce, head of the Holyoke Paper Mills, wed Martha C Rankin in a private ceremony at his home. Pierce aged 59, suffers locomotor ataxia and was wheeled to the chair for the service. Bride 34, has managed his household since trustees took over three years ago. They plan a southern trip after the wedding.
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Springfield
Mass
Franklin Pierce
The
Holyoke Paper Mills
Martha C. Rankin
Mrs. Pierce
California Moves to End Alien Measure Debate
Sacramento February 11 The legislature shows moderation by limiting alien related bills. The assembly approves eight hundred ten thousand dollars for a census to count Japanese in California and their occupations. The senate defeats Marc Anthony's resolution for a special election on Asiatic immigration by 22 to 12.
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Sacramento
Gillett
California
Senate
Marc Anthony
Senate clears path for Knox as secretary of state
Washington February 11 The Senate passed a bill repealing the increases in the secretary of state's salary from eight thousand to forty two thousand dollars. The measure goes to the House on Monday and approval is expected to remove constitutional objections to Senator Knox being appointed secretary of state in President Taft's cabinet.
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Washington
Senate
House
Knox
Taft
Goats to Eat Lanes for Forest Protection
Goats will be used to clear lines through Lassen forest chaparral to aid fire protection and reforestation. Angora goats, under a cooperative agreement between the Forest Service and a local herd owner, will graze along trails laid out across slopes to create 300 yard wide clearings and guide future tree growth.
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National Forest
United States Forest Service
Lassen Forest
Forest Service
Lassen National Forest
California
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W. L. Carlyle
Colorado Agricultural College
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