Washington notes on bills and appointments in detailed recap
The river and harbor bill totals 83466138 dollars. Emperor William awards the Red Eagle first class to Baron Speck von Sternberg. A cotton futures information ban is proposed in the senate. Public printers require machine operator skills. Congress debates presidential retirement power for US judges. Senate extends Northwest homestead entry deadlines due to fuel shortages. Oklahoma Constitutional Convention asks cancellation of forest reserve orders and removal of restrictions.
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Washington
William
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Senate
Northwest
Constitutiona Convention of
Oklahoma
Hitchcock
Notable Deaths Across Cities Highlight Regional Figures
Dr B F Crummer of Omaha renowned physician dies of paralysis. John R Stockett a 50 year Houghton resident dies. he aided copper region progress. George R Matthews Lyric Theatre Philadelphia manager dies after brief pneumonia. W J McCormick superintendent of B and B for the CM&O Railway dies in Altoona Wisconsin of pneumonia. Josiah Flynt Willard noted tramp author and sociologist dies in Chicago. Uriah Culbert former state senator and marine contractor dies at Michigan City at 72. John McGrogan hanged by guerrillas in Civil War later saved by Sherman cavalry, dies in Paterson New Jersey at 84.
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John R. Stockett
Houghton
Mich
George R. Matthews
Lyric Theater
Philadelphia
W. J. McCormick
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Altoona
Wis
Uriah Culbert
Great Lakes
Michigan City
Ind
John McGrogan
Sherman
Paterson
N. J
Destructive Fires Hit Cities Across the Nation
Reports recount multiple blazes damaging Hancock Michigan Chicago and Denver. Notable losses include $250 000 from two Chicago brick buildings $75 000 warehouse of Swift and Co and $4 000 000 at Northern Pacific docks in Billings. Chief fireman injured in Denver and a stock broker William C Ashwell dies after streetcar collision.
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Coughlin
Hancock
Mich
Chicago
Atlantic City
N. J
Swift & Co
John Dulmage
Western Electric Company
Denver
Jealousy Suspected in Denver Barber’s Fatal Shooting
Percy Smith a Denver bartender was shot and killed by James Ryan in what authorities label a jealousy motivated crime. Rolinda Dean a 12 year old from West Branch Iowa attempted suicide by lying on railroad tracks with trains stopping just in time. La throp Smith a Columbia Law student from Kansas City died by suicide after checking into a New York hotel. No motives given for the acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Smith
Denver
James Ryan
Rolinda Dean
West Branch
Iowa
New York
Lathrop Smith
Columbia University
Kansas City
Burglaries, deaths, and legal actions in scattered notices
The Day general store in Husatley Montana was burglarized with merchandise stolen. Two Italians died and a third likely will in a Sloatsburg Minnesota shoot ing affray at a labor union meeting. Honduras Lottery plant in Mobile Alabama raided by officials. employees arrested. Mrs J H Hull of Marshalltown Iowa attempted chloroform suicide after quarrel over a chicken. she expects recovery. Philander H Fitzgerald Indianapolis attorney pleaded guilty to mailing fraud. fined 1500 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Day
Husatley
Mont
Sloatsburg
MN. Y
Honduras Lottery Company
Mobile
Ala
J. H. Hull
Marshalltown
Iowa
Philander H. Fitzgerald
Indianapolis
Foreign notes sweep across era with deaths and postings
Eugene la Chatre dies at his Mont Lucan home after firing the first French cannon in 1870. Former President Loubet reportedly seeks a French senate seat. Locust plague devastates Salto Uruguay crops as farmers head to Argentina. Tokyo’s main communications complex burned for a loss of 500000 dollars. Picquart allows Esperanto lectures at military clubs. Augustin Birrell named Ireland chief secretary succeeding James Bryce. Tangier stabilizes as France and Spain withdraw fleets. Bryce to Washington sails Feb 13 arriving about Feb 21. Reveil named French ambassador to Madrid succeeding Cambon. Broussan and Mesager named joint Paris opera directors. Olga of Greece awardee arrested for diamond theft. Watts warns of 1968 St Petersburg navigation congress.
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Eugene la Chatre
Mont Lucan
Loubet
Salto
Uruguay
Argentina
Department of Communications
Tokia
Picquart
Augustin Birrell
Ireland
James Bryce
United States
Tangier
France
Spain
Washington
England
M. Reveil
Algeciras
M. Cambon
Madrid
M. Broussan
Lyons
M. Mesager
Paris Opera House
Olga
Greece
Watts
St. Petersburg
State Department
Various 1909 legislative and civic items across the nation
The record notes events from multiple states: Ameri can Live Stock convention set for Denver next year. Harry Lewis defeats Rube Smith in Denver Coliseum in the eighth round. California land sale of about 6 million acres planned around July 1. Indiana legislature empowers railroad commission to probe Big Four wrecks. Kosciusko statue commission selects Antoni Popic i model for a Washington statue. Idaho House votes to pass anti pass bill effective on governor approval. Southern Cotton association endorses president’s dismissal of negro troops in Birmingham. Zion City overseer Oliva ends tithes for church support. neurologists testify insanity contagious in Warren. Fred Elerbrock declared insane after failed murder attempt in Chicago. Marshall Field estate inventory filed in Chicago probate court valued at 75 000. Santiago governor authorized to charter a steamer to repatriate distressed Cubans from Jamaica. San Francisco relief committee to send 250 000 for housing and rehab on the Pacific coast. Delaware House passes Holcomb Bill mandating surgical operation for men convicted of assault on women within 20 days. Oregon legislature elects Mulky to short term and Bourne to long term U S Senate.
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Southern Pacific Railway
California
Indiana
Railroad Commission
Kosciusko
Antoni Popici
Washington
Idaho House of Repreentatives
Southern Cotton Association
Birmingham
Ala
Oliva
Zion City
Warren
Fred Elerbrock
Cutting
Fierce Attack on Oil Octopus Arraignment Before Congress
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission filed a sweeping arraignment of Standard Oil with Congress detailing alleged corporate crimes. The charges include price discrimination, bribery, press corruption, and fake independents to crush competition, with methods such as tampering with inspectors and covert ownership while maintaining old brand names. The commission suggests existing laws may be inadequate and notes potential government action to separate transportation from production and pricing in oil trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Standard Oil Company
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rockefeller Combine
Commission
Jhas
Standard
U. S
Thaw Jury Nearing Completion in Stanford White Case
New York January 30 The jury to try Harry K Thaw for the killing of Stanford White is nearly completed With nine men seated in the jury box one added in the morning and another just before adjournment It was expected that testimony might begin Wednesday afternoon with the panel likely to be finished by then
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Man Dies by Own Action in Minnesota Snowveld
Fargo N D Jan 30 Tosten Holm whose body was found in a snow pile near his home at Tarke Clay county Minn shot himself through the heart with a small rifle. Initial belief was death by freezing but coroner's investigation revealed suicide.
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Fargo
N. D
Tosten Holm
Tarke
Clay County
Minn
Fire Claims Life in Lowell Four-Story Structure
A deadly blaze in Lowell Massachusetts last night destroyed part of a four story building. One man died and several others narrowly escaped as fire raged through the structure causing injuries and distress across the neighborhood.
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Lowell
Mass
Kingston Hit By Heaviest Aftershock Since January Quake
Kingston Jamaica reports a strong aftershock at 4 30 this morning the heaviest since the Jan 14 quake. No significant damage is yet reported.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Hunter Wounded in Duck Hunt Near Prescott
Prescott Wisconsin January 30. While hunting ducks in this city William Harwell was accidentally shot and seriously wounded. He is in critical condition but may recover.
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Hunter
Prescott
Wis
William Harwell
Explosion of Fire in Saar coal mine kills hundreds in 1900s
In the Reden mine at St Johann on the Saar opposite Saarbrueck a fire damp explosion killed hundreds. Officials report 150 to 200 dead with 77 recovered and up to 160 fatalities possible. rescue hampered by gas and fire with a second blast feared. Nearby Lievin mine in Lens also exploded due to firedamp, with three deaths.
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Saarbrueck
Prussia
Reden
St. Johann-on-Saar
Lens
France
Lievin
Firemen Buried Under Debris in Buffalo Inferno
Three firefighters trapped by collapsing walls of the Seneca building amid a major Buffalo fire. About twenty firemen on the Heywood roof were struck as eight stories failed, with debris pouring into the adjoining structure. Officials say the injured may survive, though two men remained unaccounted for.
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Buffalo
Heywood
Alger Rites mark soldier's funeral for Senator Russell A. Alger
Detroit observers noted a soldier's funeral for the late Senator Russell A. Alger who died in Washington. Delegations from congress and Michigan gathered as veterans of the Civil War paid final respects at his home and mausoleum, with the Grand Army of the Republic conducting the committal ritual.
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Detroit
United States
Russell A. Alger
Washington
Congress
Michigan
Gen. Alger
Grand Army of the Republic
Prominent Mexican Charged With Chopping Up Two Women
El Paso reports Juan Navarro Regalado a prominent Mexican was arrested in Jaurez on January 29 as the prime suspect in the Dec 11 brutal murder of two young women from a prominent family. Authorities say evidence against Regalado is conclusive and the case may be solved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Jaurez
Juan Navarro Regalado
Regalado
Man and Wife Accused in Ohio Murder Case
Lou Bolyard and Grace Bolyard have been arrested in Mount Gillado Ohio and are held in the county jail charged with the murder of Charles Westbrook at Cardington on March 17 1904.
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Mount Gillado
Ohio
Lou Bolyard
Grace Bolyard
Charles Westbrook
Cardington
Minnesota Delegation to Consider Aitkin Channel Plan
A meeting of the Minnesota delegation is planned for Wednesday to study the memorial and resolutions of the Minnesota legislature on the proposed channel at Aitkin and the associated reservoir system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aitkin Channel
Washington
Minnesota
Aitkin
Fatal Mining Accident In Butte Shaft
Edward Little was accidentally killed near a mining shaft in Butte Montana when a plank fell from a ladder knocking him off. Authorities said he was inspecting the shaft at the time of the incident on January 30.
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Butte
Mont
Here
Edward Little
Four Score Dead in Mine Disaster Near Fayetteville
A mining disaster at the Stewart mine near Fayetteville West Virginia leaves at least fifty to sixty dead with expectations of more. About 200 men were underground when the explosion caused by dust occurred. Rescuers and volunteers work amid appeals from families, as the shaft sits 568 feet deep on the White Oak Fuel line near the C and O railroad.
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Charleston
W. Va
Stewart
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Sewall
White Oak Fuel Company
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Carlisle
Secret political meeting broken up in Venezuela violence
Reports from Caracas say Governor Mata led armed troops to a private yard in Camicas and disrupted a secret meeting after which Mata and several others were killed and many wounded, including the troop commander.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caracas
Gov. Mata
Gomez
Camicas
Venezuela
Knife Cures Paralysis in Spokane Operation
In Spokane Washington a rare brain operation was performed at Washington hospital to remove a blood clot. The patient Antoinette Schultz twenty two is recovering after the skull was opened and a bone ellipse removed on the right side.
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Spokane Hospital
Spokane
Wash
Washington Hospital
Antoinette Schultz
Scarlet Fever Epidemic Surges in Chicago
Chicago officials report a renewed outbreak of scarlet fever with 407 new cases in a single day, reversing prior declines and signaling worse conditions than before the current epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Health Department
Explosion in Engine Cab Near Waterloo Delays Train
An explosion in the cab of a locomotive waiting to be coupled to an Illinois Central train in Waterloo Iowa injures the fireman who was alone at the time. Police believe dynamite placed by an enemy of some trainmen caused the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Strips, Dives Into Fire In Fatal Self Immolation
Tony Sain a foreigner in Uniontown Pennsylvania on January 31 deliberately undressed in freezing weather and threw himself head first into a coke oven bed of fire dying from burns.
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Uniontown
Tony Sain
Oliver No. 1
Southwestern Lumbermen Meet in Kansas City Convention
Kansas City January 31 The Southwestern Lumbermen's Association met here yesterday in annual convention. The reciprocal demurrage question and the growth of the mail order business are two topics that will receive consideration.
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Southwestern Lumbermen
Kansas City
Southwestern Lumbermen’s Association
Quarrel Ends in Murder at New York Lace Factory
Joseph Coury, proprietor of a lace factory, was murdered in his factory in New York. Elias Orahya, a Syrian, is charged with the shooting. The killing appears to stem from a quarrel over possession of the facility.
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New York
Joseph Coury
Elias Orahya
Four Die in Rail Collision at South River
Shelburne Falls Mass January 31 In a collision between an express train and an extra freight four railroad employees were killed and several injured.
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Shelburne’ Falls
Mass
South River
Kingston incident ends as Swettenham withdraws letter
London January 31 Gov Swettenham formally withdraws his insulting letter to Rear Admiral Davis and apologizes after extensive telegraphic pressure from the colonial office. Washington reports the letter and its withdrawal reached the state department via the foreign office.
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London
Kingston
Swettenham
Davis
Colonial Office
State Department
Washington
Foreign Office
Howard
Gov. Swittenham
Jamaica
Days
Fire at Baldwin Locomotive Works Wrecks Section
A blaze at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia caused about 1 million dollars in damages. The fire started with an explosion in the paint shop and destroyed an entire five story section, trapping one fireman and three workers briefly, all of whom escaped with slight injuries while about 1,000 employees were in the building.
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Big
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Two Jurors Excused In Thaw Trial Shuffle
New York Jan 31 Justice Fitzgerald excused two jurors in the Thaw trial on business grounds with consent of both sides. Two new jurors were sworn in to offset the loss, leaving nine men seated and three chairs vacant at court adjournment.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Fitzgerald
Jerome
Stanford White
Faire
Campbell
Ten Quacks Convicted In Wisconsin Prosecutions
Madison Wisconsin January 31 The annual report of the state board of medical examiners urges clear legislation to define medical practice and regulate midwifery The board notes successful enforcement of quackery laws In Milwaukee ten prosecutions were begun and all resulted in convictions
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Madison
Wis
State Board of Medical Examiners
Davidson
Milwaukee
Memphis Banker Dies by Suicide in Battle Creek Sanitarium
Charles W. Schulte a sixty three year old banker and capitalist from Memphis Tennessee was found dead in a bathroom at the Battle Creek sanitarium where he was treated for a nervous condition. A shawl strap was found around his neck indicating suicide.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Charles W. Schulte
Memphis
Tenn
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Carpenter Amos Howerton Electrocuted At Sub Station
Bozeman Montana January 31 Amos Howerton a carpenter was killed instantly when he fell against a live feed wire at a Madison River Power sub station He tried to place planking on a trestle lost his balance grasped the wire and received the full current He died on impact.
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Bozeman, Mont
Amos Howerton
Madison River Power Company
Howerton
Mexican suspect Gomez charged with multiple murders
B Gomez was captured near El Paso by Sheriff J O Owen of Lincoln county New Mexico. A long list of murders is charged against Gomez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso
Tex
B. Gomez
el Paso
J. O. Owen
Lincoln County
New Mexico
Gomez
Brakeman Killed in Iowa Rail Yard Accident
Cherokee Iowa January 31 Idgar Skinner an Illinois Central brakeman was crushed to death between cars he was attempting to couple.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Idgar Skinner
Illinois Central
Steerman swerves to miss boys. sled overturns injuring six
In Anaconda Montana on January 31 the bobsled driver steered into a snowdrift to avoid two boys. The maneuver capsized the sled, badly injuring two men and four young women, while details of their identities and conditions were not released.
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Anaconda
Mont
Senate asks I C C for findings on railroad block system
Washington January 31 Senate votes to request the Interstate Commerce Commission to report its findings from the investigation into the block signaling system used on railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Ilse Cho ‘de Choteau
Acantha
Choteau
Teton CO
B. F. Crummer
Omaha
West
Josiah Flynt Willard
Josiah Flynt
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Billings
Atlantic Creosoting Company
Norfolk
Seventy-six” Distilling Company
Newport Ky
William C. Ashwell
American Live Stock Association
Harry Lewis
Rube Smith
Marshall Field
Delaware House
Delaware
Fred W. Mulky
Portland
United States Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Interstate Commerce, Com
Dame
Debis
West Virginia
Poe Tao Aa Ye Agen
Pia Wae
TS gLey
GOV
Aamiral Davis
Banker
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