May Invasion This State Stir in Colorado Mining
Harry Douthwait former president of District No 15 and organizer for the United Mine Workers plans to introduce a resolution at the international convention in Indianapolis. The measure urges District No 15 to send organizers into Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico metal mining districts to retaliate against the Western Federation of Miners.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Western Federation of Miners
United Mine Workers of America
Harry Douthwait
District No. 15
International Convention of the Workers
Indianapolis
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
New Orleans Police Chief Fires At Editor After Criticism
Inspector Edward Whitaker entered the Morning World offices in New Orleans and fired two shots at editor Joseph Leveque. No one was hit. The attack followed sharp editorials accusing Whitaker of attending races while earning a $6,000 salary.
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New Orleans
Edward §. Whitaker
Morning World
Jos. M. Leveque
Whitaker
World
Leveque
Five Women Claim This Very Fascinating Tailor
In Brooklyn at Adama street police station five women claim to be Max Zolna's wife. Police say returns are not in yet. Zolna, 40, a tailor, has a habit of showing fine clothes and polished manners. Accusers say his scheme is civil ceremony marriage then synagogue wedding to steal brides’ money and disappear.
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New York
Max Zolna
Adama Street
Brooklyn
Zolna
Senate calendar nearly cleared with criminal code bill
Washington January 16 The senate calendar was cleared of nearly every bill today and the bill to revise the criminal code of the United States was taken up and discussed until adjournment.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
United States
Wyoming Weather Forecast and Local Data 1908
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Wyoming on Friday and Saturday with snow in the north and warmer temperatures in the north while the west remains unsettled. Local data show a 24 hour period ending 6 pm January 16 with a maximum of 39 and a minimum of 6, no precipitation. Weather director W. H. Palmer signs the report.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Palmer
Hedlion
Thaw Trial Prepares for Rapid Pace as Witnesses Arrive
The Thaw case heads toward a swift pace with key witnesses arriving in New York. Defense counsel Littleton vows to push faster, aiming to present past irrational acts before medical experts assess mental state. Mrs Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw loom as potential witnesses amid contested testimony.
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New York
Littleton
Stanford White
Wm. Thaw
Pittsburg
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Jerome
Thaw
Pennsylvania
Family aids Brady in counterfeiting scheme. arrests follow
Edward Brady with his 14 year old grandson was nabbed by agents for passing counterfeit money as his wife daughter and another grandson were captured in Napa. Tom Johnson alias Carl Peters, a famed counterfeiter, was detained with Brady and held in city prison as the United States court prepares trials. Secret Service men Moffitt and Connell recovered 59 counterfeit silver dollars during search.
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San Francisco
Cal
Edward Brady
Tom Johnson
Carl Peters
Napa
Johnson
Secret Service
Harry M Moffitt
Stephen A. Connell
Millionaire Philanthropist Lydia Bradley Dies at 93
Lydia Bradley founder of Bradley Polytechnic Institute died in Peoria Illinois at 93. A renowned state figure she lived frugally yet donated generously to charities and her city. Her small home was a floral showcase she tended herself in a personal habit of charity.
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Dram
Peoria
Lydia Bradley
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Tlinois
Diamond prices to be rigidly maintained worldwide
New York January 16 There will be no price reduction in diamonds according to an announcement by a prominent diamond importing house. The diamond syndicate in London which controls 95 percent of world output instructed importers to strictly adhere to current prices despite a recent fall in sales.
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New York
London
Salon
Wool Growers Silence Rebuke to Warren
National Wool Growers association meeting in Helena, Montana, selects Pocatello Idaho as next gathering site. F W Gooding of Shoshoni Idaho elected president. Dr J M Wilson of Douglas Wyoming western vice president. Joseph Ewing Ohio eastern vice president. Lewis Penwell Montana treasurer. Geo S Walker Cheyenne secretary. Warren’s name not mentioned amid Wilson’s unanimous election. Wilson declines acceptance. Resolutions oppose Roosevelt land control policy and call strong enforcement of land fraud laws. public range policy battles funded with $10,000 to establish publicity bureau.
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Helena
Mont
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Seasions
Pocatello
Idaho
F. W. Gooding
Shoshoni
J. M. Wilson
Douglas
Wryo
Joseph Ewing
Ohio
Lewis Penwell
Montana
Walker
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Warren
Dr. Wilson
Wilson
Dame
F. B. Bennett
South Dakota
Tim Kinney
Wm. Daley
A. J. Artis
John Lawrence
Colorado
Hartfield believed lost with all aboard near Vancouver Island
A wireless report says the British ship Hartfield en route from Liverpool to Seattle likely sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island. The deck house and several empty boxes washed ashore this morning, with about thirty persons aboard.
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Seattle
Wash
Legislature Asks Troops To Remain In Goldfield
Carson City lawmakers approved a resolution urging the president to keep troops stationed in Goldfield temporarily. Both houses passed the measure with no debate as a joint committee prepared a policing bill likely for next Monday consideration.
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Carson City
Goldfield
American adviser to Siam ruler dies after long illness
Bangkok January 16 Edward Henry Strobel general adviser to the Siamese government died today after a lengthy illness caused by an insect bite in Egypt two years ago. Strobel Bemis professor of International law at Harvard resigned in 1906 to serve permanently as adviser to Siam after earlier acting in the role while on leave.
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Siam
Bangkok
Edward Henry Strobel
Beypt
Bemis
Harvard
Government
Scientists to Prove Earth's Revolving Motion at Columbia
Visual proof of the earth's rotation is planned for February at Columbia University. Professors Harold Jacoby and A. Mitchell will use a Foucault pendulum setup in the Pantheon dome to show the plane of oscillation shifts with the sun's motion, confirming earth rotation. The demonstrator pendulum will be a long wire with a heavy weight, tested in St. Paul’s Chapel dome.
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New York
Columbia P University
Harold Jacoby
A. Mitchell
Foucault
Pars
Pantheon
Columbia
St. Paul's Chapel
Wniveryley
Police Hounds Nearing Assignment in New York
New York on January 16 reports three Belgian hounds and an American Airedale finished training for police duties. The dogs, trained to obey any officer in uniform but avoid ununiformed individuals, will soon patrol outlining districts as the first dogs ever weed by the police.
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New York
Jim
Wyoming Senator Seeks Land Act Reclamation Plan
Senator Warren of Wyoming discussed with the interior secretary the Carey land act project affecting 10000 acres in Converse County for reclamation under the irrigation program.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Secretary of the Interior
Chicago Highwayman Shot Down by Detective Kern
Chicago police shot and killed a highwayman today in a noon confrontation. Detectives identified the attacker as William Ponkerhauser who attempted to rob two men before being fatally wounded by Detective Michael Kern.
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Chicago
Oniborn
William Ponkerhauser
Michael Kern
Ponkerhauser
Bank Officials Bound Over in Ohio Fund Misuse Case
Cleveland, Ohio January 16. C I Behmick president and W H Behwilek cashier of the First National Bank of Letonin bound over to the grand jury on charges of misapplying bank funds.
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Cleveland
Ohio
C. I. Behmick
W. H. Behwilek
Canhier
Flt National Bank of
Contractors Bankrupt as Orman and Crook Fail to Collect
Orman and Crook file bankruptcy in a Denver federal court claiming assets slightly exceed liabilities. Principal creditors include First National Bank of Pueblo and Denver with about 180000 and 173000 security respectively. The failure stems from about 700000 due from other contractors that cannot be collected, plus substantial losses on Belle Fourche South Dakota and Wyoming U S government contracts.
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Denver
Colo
Orman & Crook
Orman
Pueblo
First National Bank of Pueblo
First National Bank of Denver
Denver Bank
Pueblo Bank
Pueblo Real Estate
Crook
Ageeta
Belle Fourche
S. D
Wyoming
United States
Sullivan Sets New Underwater Duration Record in Chicago
Frank Sullivan, swimming director of the Illinois Athletic club, set a professional underwater staying record by remaining at the bottom of a glass tank for three minutes. The previous mark was 2:20 held by Finney of England. The tank water was 88 degrees and Sullivan swam in Th degrees water.
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Chicago
Frank Sullivan
Illinois Athletic Club
Finney
Philadelphia
Sullivan
Fire destroys Pacific Proas building in Oakland
Fire swept the Pacific Proas building at Twelfth and Castro streets in Oakland. Mining broker W. ff. Coldian collapsed from excitement and Fireman Arthur Covenns Wis 0 was seriously injured, one leg amputated. Loss estimated at $80,000.
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Oakland
Cal
Pacific Proas
Castro
Judge Housh Rules On Testimony In Hotel-State Case
In New York the judge directed Offa Dube and Kuhn Loeb to answer only questions about the price of Mabon bie olfit and Southern Macinie stock tied to Rue Runt dividend. The ruling, seen as pivotal by the Government investigators, limits other inquiries before the court.
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New York
Housh
Elreult Court
Offa Dube
Kuhn
Loeb Rongyings
Commerca Comurtauhon
Rovernment Thiere
Chicago & Alton
Harrison
Fight For Every Inch In House Battle Over Penal Code Reform
Washington, Jan. 16. A complete change of front by the house majority marked today’s session on the bill to codify and revise the penal laws of the United States. The Pacific Spirit in the revision committee faded as ground was fought to keep amendments out. Only six pages were added and one or two verbal amendments inserted at adjournment.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Fire Claims Two Prisoners in Estancia Jail
Santa Fe New Mexico January 16. Robert Nesbit and Cecil Whitlock both 26 years old died in a jail fire at Estancia. They had been jailed for shooting up the town and authorities believe they started the blaze out of vengeance. Both victims were scions of prominent families.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Robert Nesbit
Cecil Whitlock
Estancia
Fire ruins Parker building leave 5 million loss
Searchers in New York uncover a glass tank with three live goldfish among the Parker building ruins after a Friday night blaze that caused over five million dollars in damage. The tank was part of a scientific instruments firm's second floor offices, damaged in the fire’s strongest section. The fish survived the blaze and showed no injuries.
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New York
Parker
Secon
Jewel Robbery in Chicago Stirs Police Hunt
A Chicago jewel theft worth $6,000 targeting a woman on the street triggers a nationwide manhunt. Detectives chase clues across towns as they seek the clever thieves. Mira Barn nok, wife of a Texas jeweler, is named in the case under protection by a named liberty lodge.
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Chicago
Mira
Tose Barnnok
Dwilus
Tex
Teweler
Wietin
Tint Pier
Tom
Hughes Loses Manhattan Nominating Meeting In NY
New York June 14 The New York County Republican Committee adjourned for a month after failing to endorse a presidential candidate. The bitter meeting ended without a slate or endorsement for the nomination.
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New York
New York County
Republican Conmitios
Ailiunet Et Tlidniele
Hebi
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Weather Report
Gooding
National Wool Growers Association
Roosevelt
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Committee On
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Wakken Apter Land
Orman & Cook
Broker
HOUSE
Hughes
Manhattan
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