Auction of Slaves Sparks Outcry Across U S Cities
A series of letters and news notes from Chicago Baltimore and New York report bids to auction men as slaves. W Thomas Withrow of Girard Kansas offers himself for sale at minimum ten thousand dollars. A Seattle grad seeks work by offering temporary slavery. An auction in Flatbush uses masked bidders to simulate sale to highlight job scarcity.
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Chicago
Eee
W. Thomas Withrow
North
Cherokee Street
Girard
Kansas
Baltimore
Fed
Thomas E. Swann
Seattle
Wash
New York
Lincoln
Parkside P
Flatbush
Edward T. O'Laughlin
Wreck of the Penguin Off Cape Terawhite
The Union Steamship line steamer Penguin was wrecked at Terawhite rocks during a gale. About 100 aboard escaped on rafts and boats, but sixty sailors are missing and presumed dead. twenty six bodies have washed ashore.
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Wellington
N.Z
Union Steamelip Tine
Cape Ternwhite
Terawhite
Be A Ate
Congress to Probe Panama Canal Cost Estimates
Congress will hear Colonel Goethals defend Isthmian Canal Commission estimates for appropriations in the sundry civil bill. The total asks exceed 29 million dollars with payrolls, salaries, materials, and railroad re equipment budgeting included. Government experts will question probable final costs and scope of completion.
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Washington
Congress
Panama Canal
Goethals
House Committee On Appropriations
Isthmisan Canal Commission
Colonel Goethals
Panama
Greatest corporation battle threatened in Missouri
An intimation says Waters-Pierce Oil will ask Missouri Supreme Court on Monday for a further stay of execution of the decree forcing it to end domination by Standard Oil. The $50,000 fine may not be contested and the company might seek to declare Standard’s stock holding illegal under a federal case principle, foreshadowing a major corporate legal clash.
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St. Louis
Waters-Pierce Oil Company of
Missouri
Supreme Court of
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Federal Supreme Court
Bell sentenced to five years in penitentiary
Burdette Bell was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Culver Duray and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary as of February 1.3 in Denver Colorado.
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Bell
Denver
Colo
Burdette Bell
Culver Duray
Widow and posthumous heirs sue for $180000 in coal mine case
In district court, widows of Hanna No 1 mine explosion victims sue Union Pacific Coal for $180000 total. Four suits seek $85000 each and two seek $20000 each, with claims the deceased bodies were not recovered and damages arise from unsafe mine conditions.
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Bix
Union Pacific Coal Company
Hanna
A Gentleman From Mississippi Opens On Page Two
The Leader presents the opening installment of A Gentleman From Mississippi a political serial touted as the most absorbing since The Man of the Hour Readers are urged to follow the continuation in upcoming issues and to read the remainder as installments appear.
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THE
Leader
Mississippi
Three robbers held up Denver Rio Grande train near city
Police and railroad officials said three bandits robbed a mail car eight miles from Denver, possibly netting about $35 000. Eighteen registered mail sacks were taken, with one believed to contain a large sum. The attackers used torpedoes and fires to block pursuit, and fled into darkness after forcing engines and clerks to open the mail and load sacks.
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Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande
Fort Loand
Wright
Freman
Wall Crushes Out Five Firemen Dead at Plant
Milwaukee report says five firemen were killed and about a dozen injured when a brick wall collapsed during a fire at the Johnsville plant. Two companies were on scene and the roof of a nearby building was involved. damage estimated at $250,000 as rescuers freed men trapped under brick and timber.
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Milwaukee
Pale Neer
Sudde & Wall
Johnsville
Johnson Says He Will Fight Jeffries Anywhere
Melbourne reports Jack Johnson declares willingness to fight James J. Jeffries anywhere in the world if terms arise. He plans a London theatrical engagement and a regional bout before the National Sporting Club, and notes no authority to repeat US return plans.
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Melbourne
James J. Jeffries
Tommy Burna
England
America
Australia
Jack Johnson
United States
London
National Sporting Club
Sam Langford
Johnson
Stanley Ket
Jeffries
Sam Allen
Roosevelt completes final pit stop in Lincoln memorial tour
In Washington on February 13, President Roosevelt and his daughter returned after a 850 mile round trip by rail to dedicate the corner stone of Lincoln's memorial at his birthplace. The lengthy tour marked the last of many extended trips by the president with no incidents.
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Roosevelt
Washington
D. C
Ab Lincoln
Justifty-Four
Wm. J. P. Jr. Denies Wife Abduction Claim in Alimony Trial
In St Louis on February 13 the husband testifies denying abducting his wife and rejects arranged alimony, stating he never hired a private attorney or arranged a separation. the court weighs alimony terms amid denials.
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Lemy Swhara
Palarwoods St. Loui, Mo
Wm. J. P. Jr
Congress Is Powerless to Remove Knox Eligibility
Washington reports that the bill removing the bar on Knox becoming secretary of state in the Taft cabinet has a minority report contesting its passage. The minority argues a 1907 cabinet salary increase limits any later congress from removing the prohibition on senators holding such offices during their elected term. Clark of Missouri says the measure will not be partisan and passage is expected.
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Washington
Knox
Taft
House
Congress
Clark
Missouri
Lunatic With Awl Terrorizes Berlin
Berlin authorities report six attacks on women in the southeast and eastern districts. A man wielding a sharp weapon believed to be an awl wounded several, one victim dying and others badly hurt. Police detained a 20-year-old man after a house search. two victims identified him.
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Berlin
Lichtenberg
8 R
Reach Agreement On Colorado Project In Washington
Washington February 18 officials say the Grand Valley Irrigation project in Colorado will have its construction contract signed in a few days. The dispute centered on objections to a chance clause and concerns over government obligation for damages to property and injuries to workers. George Gould Jeffreys and D W Rupperle represented farmers at the meeting in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Clolorado
Garflell
George Gould
Pree Jeffreys
D. W Rupperle
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Return From Berlin
King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived in Britain with no reception in the evening, returning from Berlin. The king with Foreign Secretary reportedly expressed satisfaction with the visit to the capital.
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NG KD
Afk
Britain
Don
Edward
Alexandra
Berlin
One Day for Killing 21UCKR in Leadville
Agnes Brady was sentenced to one day in the county jail after she shot and killed Samuel A. Davis, an assayer, in Leadville Colorado. Davis had attacked her with a razor during a quarrel over another woman, and the judge ruled the shooting self defense.
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Leadville
Colo
Cavender
Agnes Brady
Samuel A. Davis
Miss Brady
Davis
Dogs Die After Long Cave Rescue Effort Near St Charles
Seventy five men and dynamite failed to free two coon dogs trapped in a cave near Weldon Springs Missouri after three weeks of digging. The dogs owned by Bob Tarble and Sam Pitman followed a raccoon into a ground hole and later whined until yesterday when their voices stopped. Rescue attempts continued despite dwindling hope as volunteers explored the cave under the Missouri bluff line.
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St. Charles
Bob Tarble
Sam Pitman
Weldon Springs
Welden Springs
Inveres
Archie Howell
John Burton
Missouri
Blizzard Paralyzes Colorado Rail Lines. Blockade to Extend
The worst blizzard of the winter rages in Colorado mountains. Railways tied up for nearly a week, officials say lines likely remain blockaded for several more days as conditions hamper reopening efforts.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne Prepares for International Convention Bright with Lights
Cheyenne readies for the Third Trans Missouri Farming Congress with gala decorations and electric lights along Capitol Avenue and Ferguson Street. Flags, national colors, and ornate displays will transform downtown as delegates gather for several days of exhibits and discussions.
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Jane
Wild Bill
Hickok
Earth
Cheyenne
Denver
Capitol Avenue
Ferguson Street
Union Depot
Nineteenth Street
Ferguson
Industrial Club
Congress
Iit
United States
Australia
Transvaal
Turkey
Hartman
Cheyenne Licht, Fuel & Power Company
Union Pacific
Crectiiion Way
Lovelorn Lunatic Kills Rival and Wounds Woman
Donegan killed his rival Joseph Summerfield after forcing entry during a love triangle with Mrs Kinley. He shot Mrs Kinley in the jaw and wounded her son and another child as he fled toward Bridgeton. He surrendered the revolver at the door, then walked 2 miles to the city hall, claiming to have escaped from an asylum near Norristown.
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Joseph Summerfield
Mra. Kinley
Aurious
Donegi
Donegan
Bridgeton
Be Valve
Donegas
Inmane
Norristows
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