Mexican battles and border tensions flash across El Paso
Reports from Juarez and surrounding towns describe a battle between Rabago forces and Madero rear guard near Guadalupe and Abumanda. Rail lines suffered, three freight trains lost, and passenger service suspended. US border troops warn Americans entering Tijuana of risk.
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el Paseo
Juarez
Rabago
Madero
Guadlupe
Abumanda
Mexican Central
Chihuahua
Naval Appropriation Bill Passes Today
The House completed the naval appropriation bill for two new battleships two colliers eight torpedo boat destroyers and four submarines. The battleships will be the largest ever built in the United States at 27000 tons with twelve 14 inch guns. An amendment requires an eight hour day for subcontractor workers on submarines.
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Washington
House
Taft Offers Job to Dawson
Washington, Feb 21. The President has offered Rep Albert F Dawson of Iowa the post of secretary to the president but Dawson has not decided. He planned to resign to become president of a Davenport bank on March 4, with a higher salary than the secretary’s.
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Washington
Albert F. Dawson
Iowa
Dawson
Davenport
Fall Spartman Injured Leg Growing Alarming News
Scranton Florida February 21. Physicians puzzled by Arthur Mills who fell seventy five feet from a smoke stack at the Sauquoit silk mill five months ago. His left hip dislocation was treated but the injured limb has grown longer by nearly two inches in two months and continues to grow threatening crippling disability.
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Scranton
Arthur Mills
Sauquoit
Mills
J. L
Mark Twain Memorial Library Opens in Redding
The Mark Twain Memorial Library in Redding Connecticut opened with formal dedications this afternoon. Speeches were given by Reverend Joseph H. Twitchell of Hartford and Reverend Frederick Winslow Adams of Schenectady. The library was funded by a gift from Samuel Langhorne Clemens to his daughter Jean L. Clemens, who died in Stormfield on December 24 1909.
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Redding
Conn
Mark Twain
Jean L. Clemens
Stormfield
Joseph H. Twitchell
Hartford
Frederick Winslow Adams
Schenectady
N. Y
Woman Injured in Wreck Near Palisade
One of the women injured in a Southern Pacific passenger wreck at Shirt Tail Bend near Palisade last night is not expected to live. Another woman and a man remain in serious condition.
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Reno
Southern Pacific
New York Women Target Long Hat Pin Hazard
A movement to curb dangerous long hat pins is organized by the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs with 86000 members. The Law committee meets at the Metropolitan Club to plan a campaign backed by the Women's Municipal League. A Boston death from a hat pin incident is cited as motivation.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
New York City
Algo Siren Ly
Conkling
Municipal League
Andrew Hogland
Boston
Gardner Denies Offerying Bribe in Race Track Case
Frank J. Gardner on trial for bribing State Senator Foelker to vote against the race track bill denied offering a bribe or knowing of any corruption fund to influence the vote. City Comptroller Hyde also denied knowledge of a corruption scheme or bribery connected to the case.
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New York
Frank J. Gardner
Foelker
Ada
Chamberlein
Hyde
Mail clerks gain concessions on service hours
Denver February 21. Railway mail clerks win shorter workdays with a six hour standard on heavy six day routes and a 6.5 hour average road duty. If averages fall below 5:45 or exceed 6:15 action to adjust is required. Clerks also demand steel cars to replace wooden ones, threatening coordinated refusal if relief is not provided.
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Denver
Grant
Chamber of Commerce
Ocean rate war looms amid transatlantic talks
London reports a possible split in the North Atlantic conference as British and Continental steamship lines threaten a rate conflict. Rail restrictions and preferential treatment aid German firms to dominate Scandinavian Russian Austrian Hungarian emigrant traffic. British signatures withhold until February 28. failure to reach a satisfactory understanding may trigger a rate war.
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London
Catra
Aviator Walsh Flies With Wife and Children in California Biplane
Charles F. Walsh, a Los Angeles aviator, piloted his California built biplane carrying his wife and two children Kenneth and Juanita for a half mile flight. It marked the first time an aviator took all his family aboard. Mrs Walsh and young Kenneth rode on one side, while Mrs Walsh held six year old Juanita on her lap. All appeared calm during the flight.
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Los Angeles
Charles F. Walsh
Aeronaution
Kenneth
Juanita
Walsh
Uittle
Kenneth Wale
Gates Completes Record Ride After Treatment
Gates completed a remarkable journey traveling 25949 miles from Yuma Arizona to New York by special treatment for a ruptured blood poisoning. He was reported yesterday to be resting comfortably though remains seriously ill.
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New York
Gaitea
Yuma
Aris
Taft presents new Japan immigration treaty to Senate
Washington February 21 Taft laid before the Senate the text of a new treaty with Japan to replace the 1894 pact and end immigration restrictions. The treaty would let either side denounce within six months if unsatisfactory and is expected to face western opposition and extended debate before ratification. Failure of state action would not end the treaty’s vitality.
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Washington
Japan
Senate
Taft
America
Cox Indicted for Perjury in Banks Gratuities case
Cincinnati political leader George B. Cox was indicted for perjury by the Hamilton county grand jury. The charge claims he lied about receiving money banks paid to county treasurers for deposits during John H Gibson’s 1900 to 1904 administration. Cox posted a $1,000 bond and denies political motive, awaiting hearing.
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Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Republican Organization
Hamilton County
Cox
Grand Jury
Drake
John H Gibson
Gibson
State Leader News Service for Wyoming Appeals to Readers
A message praising the State Leader for delivering daily state local and general news to Wyoming readers. The note urges public support, subscribing neighbors, and promoting the newspaper Cheyenne among residents seeking timely information.
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Wyoming
Tte Veadera
Lorimer to Speak in Defense Today in Senate Gallery
Washington on February 21 reports a senate gallery appearance for the first time in memory with a remark by Senator Bailey about gallery intelligence. Beveridge spoke four hours against Lorimer and did not conclude. Tomorrow Lorimer will speak for himself and Beveridge will conclude the debate. A vote may follow.
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Washington
Senate
Bailey
Beveridge
Lorimer
Roosevelt Plans Full Washington Birthday Schedule
Chicago reports a busy day for Roosevelt with a morning speech a Hull House visit a boy scouts review an address at the Union League club and a reception all tied to Washington's birthday activities.
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Chicago
Washington
Roosevelt
Hull House
Boy Scouts
Union League Club
Farmer Carries Fortune in Egg Basket
Belleville February 21 Judge lb T Turner encounters a muddy stranger Bill Hagemann who has just bought Dave Murphy’s 240 acre farm for 3100 an acre. He delivers a deed and $24 000 in cash to the lawyer before departing remarking about bankless life with his money at home.
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Belleville
Lb. T. Turner
Turner
Bill Hagemann
Lebanon
Dave Murphy
Four-Winged Geese Exhibit Stuns Hoosier Show
At Columbus Indiana on February 21 a flock of four winged geese owned by Henry King drew attention at the American Poultry Breeders and Fanciers Association show. The birds laid eggs that hatched into four winged goslings, with a second pair of wings growing from ordinary wings. The extra wings emerge opposite the normal pair and measure about twelve inches in length.
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Columbus
Ind
American Poultry Breeders and Fancelers' Association
Henry King
Man Saves Life By Diving Into Tank
In Oweneville Indiana on February 21 farmer Rows well Bixler 95 leaped into a water tank to quell flames from a barn fire after his clothes ignited He extinguished the blaze but suffered severe burns. Weather forecast notes slowly rising temps for the region with district data.
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Oweneville
Ind
Rowswell Bixler
Man Dies After Drinking Quart of Whiskey in Wager
New York reports coroner investigations into Charles Muenchler a 48 year old Brooklyn barber of 16 Elder Street Williamsburgh who died after drinking nearly a quart of whiskey in a wager at a saloon on Central Avenue and Kalsey Street. He won the bet but collapsed from stupor and died.
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New York
Edward Glinnen
Brooklyn
Charles Muenchler
No.16
Elder Street
Williamsburg
Booth
Muenchler
Central Avenue
Kalsey Street
Colorado Democrats Postpone Caucus Over Senate Tug
Denver February 21 Democrats in the legislature delayed a conference on the senatorial situation due to fears of being misled on key questions. The call for the meeting was being prepared with a stated purpose. The senatorial vote showed little change.
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Denver
New Language Found Among Oregon Tribes
Lea Frachtenburg of the Smithsonian reports the Alcea and Umpqua languages in Oregon are distinct from 57 other American Indian tongues. He notes it uses gendered verbs, marking actions by female and male with different terms, a feature shared with languages in Georgia, parts of southern Asia, and the Kaffirs of South Africa.
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Portland
Ore
Lea Frachtenburg
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Lincoln County
Curry County
Gporthersia
Mthern Asia
South Africa
Newark Motorman Fined Under New Trolley Ordinance
Herman Wigger, a Newark motorman, paid a $10 fine after failing to stop at a signal at Clinton Avenue and Eighteenth Street. Judge Hahn fined him for violating a new city ordinance regulating trolley companies supported by Department of Public Works Inspector John G. Bonegan and a corroborating witness.
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N. J
Herman Wigger
Hahn Yester- Gey
John G. Bonegan
Department of Public Works
Fiest
Bonegan
Clinton Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Denver Aldermen Ordered Into Court Over Recall Vacancy
The Denver board of aldermen were ordered to appear March 8 in district court to show cause why they had not passed the ordinance for a special election to fill the vacancy created by the recall of Alderman C. Worrall of the Ninth ward.
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Denver
Board of Aldermen of
C. Worrall
Ninth Ward
Mayor L K Bresnahen Critiques City Finances And Water Rebates
The mayor urges reforms after detailing poor municipal accounting and finance issues. He questions Rocky Mountain Underwriters' information prompting higher fire insurance rates and calls for higher salaries for city officials while trimming engineers work. He highlights $2,786.05 in two year water rebate losses and recommends a tighter water revenue system and improved ledger practices.
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L. KR. Bresnahen
Brinamade
Rocky Mountain Underwriters’ Association
Bresnahen
Man Hangs by Foot Five Stories in the Air
Jacob Swinessky of 28 Pitt Street dangled from a fifth story fire escape for five minutes fearing a slip from the rope. A crowd watched as rescuers forced entry and freed him, his foot hooked on the escape. he was unconscious but saved with minor injuries and will miss work for days.
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Jacob Swinessky
Pitt Street
Fremont
Ward
Pedvatriangs
Joseph Kuenberg
Astreet
Putt Street
Ettenberg
Rao
Swinemky
Boop
Ritenberg
Schnee
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