Jury Finds Dr Hyde Likely Responsible for Swope Death
Kansas City February 9 Coroner's jury finds Col Thomas H Swope died from strychnine in a capsule given by Dr B C Hyde husband of the millionaire's niece The jury could not decide if the act was felonious Prosecutor Conkling planned action after deliberations Hyde and lawyers kept silent as verdict shocked listeners
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Kansas City
Thomas H. Swope
B.C. Hyde
Conkling
Hyde
Zwart
Attormeye Walsh
Cleary
Mr. Walsh
Parents at Funeral as Sons Die in House Fire
James Ellehberger and his wife, prominent McCloaky residents, attended a funeral when their home burned. Their two sons, Arthur 6, and Willie 2, were burned to death in the blaze.
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Tamestown
N. D
James Ellehberger
McCloaky
Arthur
Willie
Mexican Railroad Differences Settled
New York offices of the National Railway lines of Mexico say telegraphic advices confirm a satisfactory adjustment of the dispute with the conductors and engineers of the company.
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New York
National Railway Lines of Mexico
Fairbanks Rebuff Discussed In Rome Rome
Cablegrams from the United States congratulated former Vice President Fairbanks on his stance toward the Vatican. Messages praised his vindication of American liberty and his choice to address the Roman people rather than submit to Vatican intolerance. The Rome tribunal noted President Roosevelt’s reaction to the incident as well.
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Rome
Fairbanks
United States
Italy
Vatican
Tribunal
Roosevelt
Sean
Whitewash claim marks tariff inquiry debate in Senate
Senator Stone of Missouri challenged the Finance Committee's handling of the Hikins Lodge McCumber food prices inquiry and accused Republicans of monkey business aiming to shield the Payne Aldrich tariff from blame for higher living costs. He argued prices rose independently of gold or demand, and warned the inquiry could be steered to protect tariff authors.
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Stone
Missouri
Senate
Washington
Committee
Senator Stone
Ife
Finance Committee
Massachusetts
Hile
Managua Contends with Chamorro Forces Close to Capital
Wireless reports from Bluefields on February 9 say Chamorro commands about 2600 troops advancing toward Managua from 40 miles away. Government units are said to be withdrawn from Boaco and rallied near Santo Domingo, while revolutionary forces claim sweeping victories at La Garita and Santa Clara.
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Bluefields
Colon
Managua
Chamoyro
Boacg
Chamorro
Santo Domingo
Mena
Muelle de Los Buéyes
la Garita
Bante Clara
Bouca
Revolutionary Army
Mazis
Oklahoma man tells why he slew parent
Peter Brown on trial for murdering his father admitted to killing him with an axe at midnight after his stepmother urged the act. He said they then burned the body and hid the crime while his mother kept watch. The stepmother is charged with complicity.
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Okla
Peter Brown
T. Hy Brown
Brown
Feudists murder three in Midway mining town
A feud among Tiallan miners in Midway near here culminates in the shooting of three men in their homes. Two suspects fled the state with marshals in pursuit as mobs threaten a lynching, making the outcome uncertain.
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Tiallan
Midway
Injured Russian Tells Interpreters of Railroad Accident
An unknown Russian, with a broken leg and head injuries, crawled to W Johnson's dairy after a train knocked him from the Pacific tracks west of town. He said he was walking Monday night toward the city and did not hear the approaching train. He remains in hospital with a leg fracture and head injuries expected to keep him bedfast for weeks. The man is not believed to be a railroad employee.
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Fintrrphreter
W. Johnson
Alorg
Buttts
Mary A Roney Weds Fillmore J Gorney in Private Ceremony
Mary A Roney and Fillmore J Gorney were married last night at the Presbyterian manse by Rev Leon C Hilla. Only witness Miss Tulla Relchen and the groom’s brother John Roney attended. The couple, both of Cheyenne, will reside at 106 Bas Twentyeth Street.
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J. Gorney
Mary A. Roney
Fillmore
Presbyterian Manse
Leon C. Hilla
Tulla Relchen
John Roney
Bri
Chicago switchmen vote to strike after wage demand rejection
In Chicago the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen reports an 8 007 to 91 vote in favor of a strike by switchmen from eighteen railroads. They demand wage increases, rejected by the general association, prompting action.
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Sprien
Chicago
Brotherhood
State May Decide Not To Push Case
Cincinnati Feb. 9 The state has not reached a definite decision regarding whether Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford will be tried a second time on the charge of blackmailing Warriner, the defaulting treasurer of the Big Four.
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Cincinnati
Jeanette Stewart-Ford
Warriner
Big Four
Paris Flood Repeats Disaster as Seine Rises Again
Paris faces renewed flood danger as the Seine climbs toward historic highs. The river swallows streets and sewers, a large hotel collapses, and residents panic while prices rise and relief efforts struggle to restore essential services.
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Paris
Seine
Quai d'Auteuil
Quai d'Auteut
Rue Wilhelm
Pont de Jour
Yenus
Grand Jury Finishes Beef Trust Inquiry
Chicago February 9 After a short session the federal grand jury is believed to have finished its investigation into relations between the National Packing company and the New York Butcher's Dressed Beef association. It is reported agents uncovered information in Sioux City Omaha Kansas City and Denver and witnesses from those cities may be summoned. Members of the jury sought to learn how stock yards in those cities were controlled.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
National Packing Company
New York
Sioux City
Omaha
Kansas City
Denver
Restoring Forest Lands to Public Domain Across U S
The government plans to strip over 4 million acres from forest reserves for homestead settlement, targeting lands not suited to forestry. Gifford Pinchot criticizes the move, denouncing the secretary’s abolition of forester training as a covert attack by special interests.
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Washington
United States
Pinechot
Pinchot
New York
Gifford Chot
Bye . Conservation Commission
Rangers
George P. MaCabe
Department
Senate Grants Peary Rear Admiral Rank and Pension
The Senate passed a bill conferring the rear admiral rank on Commander Peary and retiring him with the highest salary for a rear admiral. Calendar day in the House saw several mostly local bills approved.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Peary
House
Favors Federal Control of Interstate Industries
Washington reports that Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, urges permanent federal supervision of interstate industries through regular regulatory reports to a federal agency. The annual report to the secretary of commerce and labor was made public today, arguing for proactive oversight to forestall crises.
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Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Quinine Proposed as Superior Local Anaesthetic
Kansas City reports a medical discovery positing quinine as a long lasting local anesthetic superior to stovaine and cocaine. Drs Herteler Rogers and Brewster announce six months of hospital experiments showing lasting pain relief, reduced hemorrhage, and safe high dosing in procedures from tonsil removal to nasal bone work.
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Kansas City
Arkansas
University of Kansas Medical College
Henry Thibault
Scott, Ark
Buew
Arthur B. Herteler
Aletant
Cai
Kansas Medical College
Rosedale
Fred B. Rogers
Roger B. Brewster
College Hospital
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