Anarchist kills priest at altar in Denver church
In Denver at St Elizabeth Church Father Francis Leo Hoebrichs was shot at the altar during communion by Angelo Gabriele, an avowed anarchist. Gabriele fled but was captured by Patrolman Cronin and sent to county jail then Colorado Springs for safety. The wounded priest forgave his killer before dying.
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Denver
Colo
Masa
Colorado Springs
Gabriele
Church of St. Elizabeth
St. Elizabeth's
Father Leo
Leo
Elizabeth's
Joseph Miller
Walston Workman
Leo Heinrichs
E. J. Quigley
Rio Grande
Quigley
Daniel Cronin
Cronin
Holy Walls
Ansassin
Currency Reform Marks New Money Milestone in Washington
Washington Feb 24 A new money milestone signals shifts in currency reform as Congress debates the Aldrich bill. Figures show 3 616 194 000 of railroad and municipal bonds eligible for emergency circulation, with railroad bonds at 1 973 000 000 and municipal bonds at 1 643 184 000, including county indebtedness from the 1900 census.
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Waalington
D. C
Congress
United States
Cannon
N. W. Harris
N. W. Harris & Co
New York
Boston
Harris Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago
American car snowbound in Indiana race setback
The leading American car in the New York to Paris race was stalled nine miles west of Michigan City Indiana after leaving at 1 45 this morning. The crew abandoned the car and sought help in Chesterton while other teams faced drifting snow. In Ohio the remaining two cars Moto Bloc and Protos crossed the line and faced the same wintry conditions.
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Michigan City
Ind
New York
Paris
Chicago
Chesterton
Toledo
Ohio
Moto Bloc
Protos
Indiana
House Debates Army Bill and Privilege on Peonage Probe
Washington Feb 24 The house convened under a ruled overoverride clash as the rules committee faced the speaker over a peonage investigation measure. The army appropriation bill for 26 007 566 was debated with Hull endorsing provisions and Slayden criticizing military spend.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Rules
Dalzell
Mann
Illinois
Hull
Iowa
Slayden
Texas
Holliday
Indiana
Hamilton
Washburn
Masachusetts
Weather Forecast and Local Data for Wyoming 1908
Wyoming forecast notes a Tuesday warming in the southeast and a Wednesday fair spell. Local 24 hour data show a maximum 48 and minimum 24 degrees with 0.03 inch precipitation. W. B. Palmer, Section Director.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Deeres
Palmer
Stoessel’s Captor Sends Him Message of Hope
General Nogi, commander of Japanese forces at Port Arthur, replies to the Cincinnati Times-Star cablegram saying as a soldier he deeply sympathizes with General Stoessel and cannot bear to state his views. The note follows Stoessel’s conviction and death sentence for his defense of Port Arthur.
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Stoessel
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nogi
Port Arthur
Cincinnati Times- Star
Nogo
Explosion blows man apart at Colorado quarry
In Trinidad Colorado on February 24 James R B Howard a blacksmith at Vermijo Park in a New Mexico ranch owned by a Chicago magnate was killed by a dynamite blast at an iron and stone quarry. His body was torn by rock fragments and he died within minutes with no account of the cause given to a companion.
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Trinidad
Colo
James RB. Howard
Vermijo Park
New Mexico
Chicago
Governor Haskell orders dissolving merger of Rock Island Frisco
Guthrie Oklahoma February 24 Governor Haskell directs Attorney General West to sue to dissolve the alleged Rock Island Frisco railroad merger in the new state The governor says pooled interests and shared management violate competition and the people deserve competitive lines A.G. West will promptly begin the suit.
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Guthrie, Okla
Haskell
West
Rock Island
Frisco
MURDER PLOTS TIED TO FATHER LEO SLAYING
Denver police reheld Mike Brunetti as part of a growing theory that Father Leo Heinrichs murder was a planned action by Gabriele and associates. A church member reported two Italians near St. Elizabeth's a week or 50 days earlier with one signaling Father Leo.
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Denver
Colo
St. Elizabeth's Church
Leo Heinrichs
Angela Vangie
Father Leo
Gabriele
Mike Brunetti
Pather Lee
Loveland Man Dies From Pitchfork Wound After Long Fight
Samuel Hager of Loveland Colorado died from blood poisoning caused by a pitchfork stab by E Wylie. The assault occurred weeks ago and Wylie was charged with murder and arrested after Hager pressed charges but failed to prosecute.
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Loveland
Colo
Samuel Hager
E. Wylie
Hager
Wylie
Sailors See Bull Fight
Lima witnessed a dramatic bull fight with ten thousand spectators, half of them American fleet officers and sailors. The first bull tossed the chief matador, disabling him. the fifth bull gored the second matador, who was carried away bleeding and may not survive.
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Lima
Woman Shot by Husband Dies in Hospital
Bulida Colorado, Feb 24 Mrs M U Stoneburner, shot by her husband last Friday at Hotchkins, has died in a hospital here after being brought for treatment. The law declares she cannot account for her husband's action.
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Bulida
Colo
Mra. M. UU
Stoneburner
Hotchkins
Iawt
Government Calls Banks to Withdraw Public Funds
Secretary Cortelyou announced a call upon national banks to withdraw about 25 percent of public funds held in inactive deposits of $100,000 or more and 25 percent of active deposits of $100,000 or more. About $35,000,000 would be returned to the treasury, with assurances that such withdrawals will not harm financial conditions nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Corfelyou
Burns Johnson Fight Possibility In Britain
London reports a potential heavyweight title bout between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson may occur in Britain within months. A British syndicate offers a purse with $5,000 to Johnson to win or draw, deposits of $2,000 made by the syndicate and Burns, with Jeffries as referee proposed. Burns favors a finish fight and has accepted terms in principle.
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London
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Burns
Victim of assault dies in Colorado camp fatal attack
Trinidad Colorado February 24 Arthur Wall a Victor Fuel Company clerk beaten and robbed January 30 on the road to his work camp died today from his wounds. John Diet arrested for the crime was charged with murder Diet said Wall had assaulted him days earlier and he attacked in revenge Wall was from Zlogler
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Trinidad
Colo
Arthur Wall
Victor Fuel Company
John Diet
Diets
Wall
Zlogler, i
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Joe Cannon
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Weather Report
Oklahoma
Cortelyou
Johnson
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