Mrs Roosevelt as Strenuous as the President
The Roosevelts balance hard work with heavy social duties at the White House. Mrs Roosevelt oversees receptions and events while the President weighs a possible special session and trips, planning a Colorado hunting shoot in May. Clarence Simpkins explains how the coal trust interacts with independents in Scranton.
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Otto Carmichael
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelts
White House
W.u.erence
Clarence D. Simpkins
Scranton
Thomas H. Watkins
Frankh
Coal Trust
Madrid Royal Carriage Shot Misses King Alfonso Aims at Grand Chamberlain
A man named Feito fired at the second royal carriage in Madrid's procession as King Alfonso and Queen Christina returned from church. The shot missed. Feito claimed he sought the Grand Chamberlain Duke of Sotomayor, not the King, and was taken to police for interrogation.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Christina
Feito
Chamberlain
Duke of Sotomayor
Roosevelt
Edward
Germany
High Court of Justice of
Mexico
Marquis de la Mina
Atocha
Buen Sucoso
Spain
Posatdas
Sétémayor
Russians Kill Family of Ten for Twelve Cents
A poverty stricken peasant Daniloff and accomplice Dubkoff with two brothers travel to a Kal mu ck village. The Kal mu ck chief treats them kindly before the group murders ten inhabitants and pockets twenty three copecks about twelve cents in a tragic theft.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Petersburg
Alta Mountain
Daniloff
Dubkoff
Solomon
Millionaire Thomas A. O'Donough Suicide Cashed by Typhoid Pain
Thomas A. O'Donough a 30 year old typhoid sufferer and treasurer of the O'Donough Coffee Co leapt from a seventh floor window of the Ormonde in New York dying ten minutes later. He lured a nurse from the room then tried to jump as she returned but could not prevent the tragedy. He was described as a millionaire.
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New York
Thomas A. O'Donough
Mr. O’donough
Tragic Fire Fatal to Mrs Kline and Infant
In San Francisco on January 10 Mrs Mary Kline and her baby died in hospital from burns suffered at home the previous evening. Before death Mrs Kline alleged that Mrs Mary Davis entered her room and threw a burning lamp under the bed where the child and mother lay.
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San Francisco
Mary Kline
Active Volcano Found Near Moab Utah
Prospectors report a small active volcanic crater on the Dome Plateau near the Grand River about twenty miles north of Moab Utah. A steam column rises from the vent in sandstone mesa indicating long dormancy before recent activity. Moab lies in Utahs extreme eastern region far from Colorado.
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Moab
Utah
Dome Plateau
Grand River
Morse Predicted the Bridging of Oceans
New York January 10 The Electrical Review prints Morse diary from 1843 on the Baltimore and Washington telegraph line. Morse notes tests and prophesies telegraphic links across oceans. The diary found in Thomas Edison library, Orange New Jersey.
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New York
Electrical Review
Samuel F. B. Morse
Baltimore and Washington
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
New Jersey
Morse
Atlantic
The
Pacific
Marconi
Rival Revival Sparks Static Between Holy Band and Enon Church
In Aberdeen Ohio revival services begin at Enon Christian Church after Holy Band members battered the doors when trustees barred their meeting. Tensions rise as both congregations plan to confront each other during services, with Holy Band members known for large donations.
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Commercial Tribune
Aberdeen
Enon Christian Church
Holy Band
Enon
Holy
Dereon
Odell Endorses Senator Platt for Re election
Governor Odell stated he supports Senator T C Platt for re election to the Senate and said the Republican party offers him renewed honor for his service. He dismissed rumors as false and said he aims to help Platt win.
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Platt
Senate
Republican Party
Canfield Gambler Faces Possible Prosecution in Europe
New York District Attorney, citing a London cable, says Richard A. Canfield fled to Europe fearing extradition and possibly facing grand larceny charges based on alleged robbing of patrons at his gambling house and at the Saratoga Club. The report notes Canfield’s six months in Providence jail and mentions others in gambling circles, including Gates, who were said to be fleeced, though views vary among sporting men.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Jerome
London
Richard A. Canfield
York
Aionte Gallo
East Forty-fourth Street
Saratoga Club
Saratoga
Europe
Prince
Harvard
District Attorney's Office
Canfield
Providence
R. I
John W. Gates
Gates
William ‘H. Clark
Dan Stuart
Canfield’s
Clark
Commerciate Tribuné
William Goébel
Henry Youtséy
Kentucky
Franklin County Grand Jury
Commonwealth
Robert B. Franklin
Youtsey
Cantrill
Georgetown
Taylor
Finley
Powers
State Prison
Thomas J. Briglan
James Jones
Thomas P. Roger
Watkins
T. J. Duvall
James Riddell
James Tracy
F. M. P. Yall
Burbridge
Blackburn
Hancock
William Hicatt
Brislan
Midshipman Jaw Broken in Naval Academy Hazing Incident
Annapolis Jan 10 A serious hazing case at the Naval Academy ended with Midshipman Robert H Pearson of the fourth class hospitalized for a broken jaw after a fight with an upper classmate. Authorities promised a strict investigation and potential official action. Superintendent C Brownson vows to curb such practices during his term.
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Commercial Tribune
Annapolie
Naval Academy
Robert H.pearson
Navel Academy Hospital
C. Brownson
Demy
Three Women Footpads Hold Up Denver Man
Three women attempted a daytime hold up of a Denver man at Nineteenth and Lawrence streets about 3 o'clock this morning. He resisted and a woman fired a shot injuring him in the cheek which passed through the head. The women were captured and identified as May Kelly Dela Howard and others.
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Denver
Col
Nineteenth
Lawrence Streets
May Kelly
Dela. Howard
Tragic Homicide and Suicide Report From Myra Wis
Mrs Amelia Pocus of Myra Wisconsin hanged her two young children Arthur 3 and Clarende 5 before she took her own life in a double tragedy authorities report a note of self harm and the scene described with two hanging bodies noted alongside.
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Myra
Wis
Amelia Pocus
Arthur
Clarende
Fourta
Roller
Negro Kikig Planter and Holds Up Village
Police search for Martin Shelby a negro wanted at Kate Arkansas a Mississippi River landing south of Memphis for shooting John Carland a prominent planter of Crittenden County. Shelby rode Carland's horse into Kate armed with a rifle and held up several negroes and robbed the Post Office. Threats of lynching arise as posses scour the area.
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Memphis
Terin
Martin Shelby
County Prosecutor Probes Drug Combination in Cleveland
County prosecutor Keeler launches an inquiry into a wholesale drug trust in Cleveland after a grand jury review. He mails notices to wholesale drug houses asserting a trust likely violates antitrust law and warns of daily fines for continuing members.
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Cleveland
Coal, Combination
County Secubtion
Keeler
Valentine Jantitrust
Prince Yee Seeks Long Courtship Before Choosing Wife
Special Despatch reports Prince Yee of Korea, visiting Wheeling and Montt Hall, denying engagement to Miss Mary Graham. He says he wants to know a girl beyond ninety days, to learn habits before marriage and regrets publicity.
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Commercial Tribune Delaware
Prince Yee
Korea
Wheeling
W. Wai
Mary Graham
Monzttt Hall
Graham
Tm Er
Fea
Fainent
Darian
Pate
Pri
RELIEF FROM COAL FAMINE PROMPTED BY NATIONWIDE MEETING
Chicago reports a national convention to press President Roosevelt for coal relief. Mayor Maybury leads a Detroit committee calling Washington gathering with governors and mayors to push enforcement of existing laws and faster action. Attorney General Knox is criticized for inadequate relief efforts.
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Chicago
Washington
Roosevelt
Grand Pacific Hotel
Maybury
Detroit
Knox
Chia
Congress
W. C. Sury
R. A. White
E. M. Iahiff
Mason
Edward F. Dunne
R. B. Condon
Reedsburg
Wis
T. Eb.tarsney
Corporation Counsel
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Kentucky
George Alexander
Providence
R. I
W. A. Babcock
Cleveland
Messrs. Breckinridge
Babcock
Alexander
Chambers of Commierce
Boards of Trade
National Capital
Tarsney
Roosevelt to Send Wireless Message to King
President Roosevelt will transmit the first formal wireless telegra phy message across the Atlantic to King Edward VII of Great Britain. Major Floodee and others urged opening the Cape Cod station with a message to the king, who is expected to respond similarly by wireless.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Atlantic Ocean
Edward VII
Great Britain
John W. Griggs
Floodee
Sheeran
K Page
Cape Cod
King Edward
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada Plans Incorporation
Ottawa report states the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada filed notice of an application to Parliament for an act of incorporation. The company aims to transact business across the Americas, Britain, Europe and the Pacific region using telegraph and telephone systems.
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Ottawa
Jan. C
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Canada
America
Sh Isles
Europe
Pacific Oceans
Commissioner Parker Rushes to Washington for Coal Crisis
Philadelphia dispatch reports Commissioner E W Parker leapt to leave a Continental Hotel luncheon after a telegram warned of no coal at home. He rushed to reach Washington before coal yards closed as the Strike Commission faced an empty chair and urgent coal shortages.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Old King Coal
Continental Hotel
E. W.parker
Washington
Wilson
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St. Louis
California
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State Department
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Berlin
von Ho
Hay
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Millionaire
Grand Jury
Eph T. Lillard
Kentucky Penitentiary
Henry Youtsey
CHRISTIAN __ CHURCH
Odell
T. C. Platt
Wisconsin
NEGRO
Cleveland Coal Trust
Goebel
Cantfill
Caleb Powers
Cort of Appeals
Marconi’s
Cape Cod Station
Parker
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