Valentine Dinner Reveals Political Caricatures At Gridiron Club
Washington February 14 Saint Valentine was the patron of the Gridiron Club midwinter dinner. Witty verse and caricatures sketched the guests revealing foibles and fashioning jokes about Huerta Uncle Joe the Colonel Murphy Miss Democracy Grundy Dame Chance and Suffrage. The show included song and political satire touching on anti trust measures and the new administration.
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Washington
Valentine
Santo Domingos
Mexico
Bond of Hope
Huerta
Uncle Joe
the Colonel
Charles Murphy
Miss Democracy
Ms. Grundy
Dame Chance
Suffr
Et Murphy
Ramparte
Néetvo
Lind
Young Italian Worker Caruso Voice Discovered at Chatsworth
Enrico Mattheos a 23 year old Italian workman at the Chatsworth on Seventy second street and Riverside Drive New York astonished tenants with a singing voice likened to Caruso. He has given two concerts in the cafe and a Chatsworth patroness arranged lessons with leading instructors who praise his exceptional vocal quality and strength.
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Enrico Mattheos
Carugo
Chatsworth
Seventy-second Street
Riverside Drive
New York
Mattheos
Italy
Matthews
Grand
Senator Bacon Dies After Short Illness
Washington February 14 Augusta Octavius Bacon longtime Georgia senator and longtime chair of the foreign relations committee died today after a ten day illness. He was the first senator elected by direct popular vote under the seventeenth amendment. The immediate cause was a heart clot. Senate proceedings closed briefly in respect and a public funeral is planned with President Wilson and cabinet attending. Bacon was born in Bryan County Georgia in 1859.
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Washington
Augustus Octavius Bacon
Georgia
Foreign Relations Committee
Democratic Party
Hoke Smith
Overman
Senate
Wilson
Supreme Court
Senator Bacon
Bryan County
Trusting the trusts Melo Drama Prompts Prologue
The excerpt presents a melodrama titled Trusting the trusts with a prologue that advocates a shift in perception. Fiore proclaims a desire to clarify that friendly sentiment toward trusts distinguishes from raw dealing and antitrust busting, signaling a pivot to trusting trusts.
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Wilsonlandis
Krebs Lecture to Be at Great Cheyenne Gym
Dr. Stanley L. Krebs speaks on City Growth and Expansion in Cheyenne gym tomorrow night. Invitations go to the Women’s Club and Industrial Club. all residents are urged to attend for valuable knowledge. Krebs, a renowned lecturer, will discuss business growth, city progress, and the role of science in commerce. Admission is free.
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Cheyenne
Stanley L. Krebs
Women's Club
Industrial Club
Krebs
London Society of Arts
American Academy of Political - Social Science
The
Academy of Political Science
New York
National Geographical Society
Occ
Five Monroe life boats hid during Nantucket disaster
Philadelphia reports reveal five of Monroe's six life crafts were concealed under heavy canvas on the forward deck and lacked marks or emergency signs. First Officer Horsley testifies the boats were hidden and not released, alongside Captain Johnson's claim he gave no orders to cut them loose, helping explain why none saved lives in the Nantucket collision.
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Philadelphia
Monroe
Guy BE. Horsley
Johnson
Dr Anna Shaw Breaks Leg in Train Fall
New York Feb 14 Rev Dr Anna Shaw president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association and a leading advocate for women's votes was severely injured in Jersey City. She slipped while alighting from a train, fell under the train and broke her right leg. She was taken by taxicab to a hotel and although suffering greatly that night, officials believed the injury not serious. She is 67 years old, marking her birthday.
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New York
Anna Shaw
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Jersey City
Senator Gore Ready to Tell His Side in Bond Suit
Oklahoma City February reports Senator Gore prepared to testify in the $950000 defamation suit filed by Mrs Minnie Bond. He planned to recount the alleged Washington hotel meeting where she says he attacked her while witnesses were questioned to support the political corruption claim.
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Oklahoma City
Gore
Mra
Minnie B. Bond
Washington
Bond
McMeechen
Internal Revenue Service
British Guard of Marines Ordered to Mexico City
Washington reported a small guard of marines and machine guns from the British cruiser Vera Crug would be deployed to Mexico City after the U S State Department learned of the plan through the London embassy. Mexican authorities fear attacks on foreign legations amid border unrest as Secretary Garrison seeks details from General Bliss about a recent filibuster expedition near El Paso.
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Washington
Vera Crug
Mexico City
State Department
London
Tirras
Legation
Garrison
General Bliss
Mexican
el Paso
Fraternal Union to entertain high officials in Cheyenne
Dr. W. A. Young supreme president of the Fraternal Union of America will arrive in Cheyenne Wednesday. The local lodge plans a special program and banquet that evening with a committee in charge and a royal reception for the visiting official.
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W. A. Young
Fretrnal Union of America
Cheyenne
Inquiries Into Copper Strike Deadlock and Trinidad Visit
The congressional sub committee remains deadlocked over a full inquiry into the Calumet Christmas Eve disaster. Key figures and governors are cited as involved, with testimony from six strikers describing harsh mine conditions. The panel plans a trip to Trinidad on Tuesday.
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Hancock
Mich
Calumet
Taylor
Foster
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Hamlin
Moyore
C. MH. Tanner
Western Federation of Miners
Howell
Switser
Casey
Fathers Insane Cause Deaths of Nine Children
In Harlesden Northwest London Walter Johnson a street car official strangled his wife and three children then hanged himself. In Tonbridge Kent James Standen a laundry proprietor shot three children in bed and then killed himself.
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London
Harlesden
Tonbridge
Kent
Walter Johnson
Harlesden Street Car Company
James Standen
Woman Takes Husband Back After Ten Years
In Chicago an inquest into the death of John F. Rommel reveals a tale of a wife who released her husband to another woman eighteen years earlier. He returned ten years later destitute with a withered right arm and a neck wound that ended his life, though she cared for him.
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Chicago
John F. Rommel
Mre. Gardner
Richard Croker Attacks Murphy in Private Letter
A fac simile of a private letter by Richard Croker criticizes Charles F. Murphy the Tammany Hall boss. The disclosure unsettles Murphy supporters though Croker has no current power. Public sentiment could force Murphy to resign if rank and file opposition grows.
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Richard Croker
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Murphy
Croker
Democratic Party
Tammany
New York
Police Seek Ralph Lopez After Powell Arrest Escape
Police in Montana and Wyoming pursue Ralph Lopez, the suspected Mexican bandit and six man murderer. A suspect was arrested at Powell Wyoming on Friday but escaped, matching Lopez’s description and prompting a regional manhunt.
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Lopez
Powell
Billings
Mont
Ralph Lopez
Bingham
Wyo
Embezzlement charge filed against young man Holt
C G Holt residing with his parents at Carpenter is arrested by Sheriff Kidach on a warrant from Malhour county Oregon charging embezzlement. Bail fixed at 750 dollars. Oregon officials to transport Holt to the state. Holt 30 years old, married, previously lived Missouri. His wife visited him in the county jail. ball status uncertain.
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C. G. Molt
Carpenter
Sherrif Kidach
Malhour County
Oregon
Holt
Alec Holt
Wyoming
Missouri
Cheyenne
Three Boys Arrested After Valentine Day Shooting
Anthony Jones Dewey Christians son and Ed Hampton were arrested last evening near the Colorado and Southern round house charged with discharging firearms within the city limits. The trio, described as boys, were celebrating Valentine Day by firing a shotgun.
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Anthony Jones
Dewey Christians Son
Ed Hampton
Colorado
Southern Round House
Storm Rages Through New York Paralyzing Transport
A severe storm in New York state brings zero temperatures and heavy snowfall from the northern to western regions. Railroads and trolleys are paralyzed, communications hampered, and at least four deaths reported in the city amid widespread destruction and evacuations.
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New York
Lackawanna Road
Seabright
N. J. Peninsula
Mateland
Johnson and Murphy to Fight to Bitter Finish
Chicago report cites heated dispute within baseball as Johnson and Murphy clash over control of the Chicago Nationals. Threats and legal actions loom amid the management shakeup following Evers’ discharge from the club.
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Johnson
Murphy
Chicago
American League
Ban Jobtson
Chicago Nationals
Charles W. Murphy
Johnson Drake
Evers
McCombs Sees Satisfied Democrats Ahead of Nominations
William F. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says he is satisfied with the status of Democracy after meetings in Washington. He notes many states are active and anticipates progressive men being nominated for Congress.
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Washington
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Congress
Jolley Not Jolly as He Gets Back to Jail
W M Jolley was arrested on a vagrancy charge after a month away. He was found in a West Side home by Chief McClements and Officer Baker as he attempted to flee through the back door. The police plan to pursue Jolley until the city is rid of his conduct.
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Jolley
W. M. Jolley
Agaln
McCements
Officer Baker
Chief McClements
Baker
McClements Ia
Helen Redmond Dead Noted Actress
New York report states Miss Helen Redmond the actress has died. She retired from the stage in 19 04 after a career with notable successes in musical comedy. She was a prominent figure in early 20th century theater.
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Helen Redmond
New York
Helen Redman
Poeumontia
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