Congress to Hear Coal Trust Questions This Week
Washington January 11 The Senate committee on the District of Columbia will open hearings to decide if the government should establish a coal yard and how coal roads set the tidewater price. General Grosvenor aims to probe coal deliveries and fuel prices as Congress prepares for intense debate on trust legislation.
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Commercial Tribune
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Congress
Senate Committee On
District of Columbia
Gell
Coal Trust
National
The
Grosvenor
Committee On Rules
House
Knox
Senate
West
Spooner
Milwaukee
Northwest
Canada
Aldrich
Committee
Coalombine
Put-in-Bay Training Station Aims to Recruit Navy Sailors
Put-in-Bay in Ohio is chosen for a Great Lakes training center to recruit farmer boys for the American Navy. Officers toured Middle West farms last fall, finding strong material among farming communities and their cities. The project will cost over a million dollars as it builds the facility and expands naval manpower. The death of Congressman Tongue of Oregon disrupts Valley Improvement Association plans and delays immigration remarks as Congress suspends activity in his honor.
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Naval Training Station
Putin Bay
Lake Erie
Otdon
Put-in Bay
Great Lakes
Erican Navy
Middle West
Ean
Congressman Tongue
Oregon
The
Valley Improvement Association
Ts Tongue
Vers, and Harbors
Burton
Shattuc
Edward Atkinson
Representative Tongue
Congress
Masked robbers fight at Mullenex home in West Virginia
A brutal home invasion near Horton West Virginia ends with three masked men firing revolvers during a ten minute battle. James Mullenex and Robert Mullenex confront the intruders. one assailant is knocked out and another wounded. Women and children fled in terror. Detectives pursue leads toward Cumberland Maryland.
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Commercial Tribune
Cumberland
James Mullenex
Horton
W. Va
Mullenex
Robert Mullenex
Mlenexes
Kenex
Pilot's tale spurs Columbus discovery debate in Paris
Henry Vignaud of the U S Embassy and vice president of the Americanists Society of Paris defends his claim that Toscanelli's letters were forged. He argues a pilot's account provided Columbus with the hint that led to the discovery of the western hemisphere, challenging recent criticisms from Markham and Beazley.
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Paris
Henry Vignaud
United States
Américanists Society of Paris
Clements Markham
Royal Geographical Society
Charles Raymond Beazley
Toscanelli
Columbus
Western Hemisphere
Noted Columbus Figures Vanish Across Years
A Columbus dispatch recalls prominent locals who fled and disappeared, including Tom Steele who joined Tom O'Hara in Canada, the absent Charles Damsel, Sheriff Wheeler Young, Philip Gildney, Captain Allen, and the elusive W. S. Tussing, with various secrets of missing money and unsettled fates.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Tom Steele
Steele-Miller
Tom O’hara
Hibernian Building and Loan Association
Canada
O’hara
Cleveland
Charles Damsel
First National Bank
United States
Wheeler Young
Philip Gildney
Columbus Sun
Captain Allen
Newport
New York
W. 8
Tussing
Gay Street
Oil Field Operations Freeze in Indiana January Slows Output
In Wabash Indiana January production will be greatly restricted as severe cold and snow freeze water supplies and coagulate moisture in natural gas lines. Operators report engine outages and widespread shutdowns due to frozen water and gas infrastructure.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
Indiana
St. Still
Blizzard Strikes Northern Indiana Paralyzing Peru
Peru Indiana reports a severe blizzard with eleven inches of snow at ground level and deep drifts in railroad cuts. Traffic halted, fuel scarce, factories closed, and electric lights and streetcar service unavailable.
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Commercial Tribune
Peru
Ind
Indiana
Bitter cold grips Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota
A deep cold wave spreads across Nebraska and into neighboring Iowa and South Dakota. Temperatures fall to subzero levels with a morning reading just below zero and continued frigid conditions expected tonight.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Abram Stevens Hewitt dies former New York mayor and congressman
New York reports Abram Stevens Hewitt aged 81 is dying at his home after a long illness. He founded Cooper Union with Edward Cooper, helped organize the institution, and served in Congress from 1874 until 1885 before his mayoralty term. He was a Columbia University graduate and philanthropist.
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New York
Abram Stevens Hewitt
New York City
Hewitt
Columbia
Mr. Hewitt
Haverstraw
N.Y
Columbia College
Edward Cooper
Peter Cooper
Cooper & Hewitt
Cooper Union
Cooper Union. He Has Been the Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Frigid Storm Leaves City in Ice and Mayhem
A winter sleet soaked city streets and iced power lines causing crashes and injuries. A Cincinnati Traction car jumped its rails injuring Michael Auer and delaying transit. many pedestrians slipped on two inches of ice. Multiple accidents occurred in Covington and local hills with several broken limbs and head injuries.
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Vine Street
Vine
St. Joe Streets
Michael Auer
Auer
Price Hill
Ljne
Eighth Street
Union Station
Reading Breaks Record in Anthracite Shipments
Reading Pa January 11 The Reading Railroad reports a weekly anthracite coal total of 226 000 tons down the main line and branches reaching New York and beyond. The coal famine in the region worsens as smaller towns face closures. districts send teams to Schuylkill County fields to meet urgent needs. Critics question why famine persists despite high output, noting many industries do not use coke or bituminous coal.
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Reading
Ieanlohsphia “& Reading Railroad Oe
New York
Schuylkill County
Windstorm sweeps through Omega and southern Georgia
A severe windstorm struck Berrien and Worth Counties in southern Georgia. In Omega Worth County the hotel collapsed and homes lost roofs while a 100 yard wide path damaged all houses and felled trees. At Heartsease lumber plant stacks and pipes were toppled. Tifton also reported damaged houses with fears of greater losses.
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Berrien
Worth
Omega
Worth County
Heartsease
Tifton
Blizzard with coal famine hits Indianapolis poor hard
Indianapolis endures a blizzard amid a coal shortage as trains, streetcars, and freight move slowly. Three laborers including two gravediggers suffer severe frostbite while Mayor Bookwalter considers a city coal shop scheme and private contributions to aid the needy.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
James McNamara
Henry Hasterday
James Craig
Bookwalter
Maybury
Detroit
Old Will Gives St John a Big Part of Sidney Ohio
Special Despatch from Springfield Ohio reports William St Zahn claims rightful heirship to 160 acres of land in Sidney based on an old will. The estate includes real estate and buildings now worth millions. The tale centers on Jacob Yates and his hermit life, with his niece Mrs W J St John and her son Winn involved in the inheritance.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
William St. Zahn
Sidney
Jacob Yates
W. J. St. John
Wimn
Mrs Philip Henry Burned to Death in New York Fire
Mrs Florie Henry wife of Philip Henry a wealthy coffee merchant and daughter of the late Leonard Lewisohn died in a fire at their East Fiftieth Street home Alberta Erickson a domestic died later from injuries. The blaze originated unknownly and rapidly consumed the house as Mr Henry was rescued slightly burned and the two infant children saved by their nurse.
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New York
Florie Henry
Philip
Enry
Leonard Lewisohn
East Fiftieth Street
Alberta Erickson
Hich
London
Malloy to Lead Herrick Delegates In Ohio Pact
State Inspector John R. Malloy heads to New York and Washington with a mission to run Colonel Myron T. Herrick's pre convention campaign. The effort shifts Herrick HQ from Cleveland to Columbus as conservatives seek influence, with names like D. Crites and others tied to the party network. The Lincoln Birthday gathering aims to rally speakers including Darrow and Hearst, while Bryan is not present.
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John R. Malloy
New York
Washington
Ulster
Myron T. Herrick
Hanna
Charles’ Dick
Malloy
Herrick
Herrick Campaign
Cleveland
Sly Old Fox
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D. Crites
Lima
Democratic State Central Committee
Calvin Brice
Charles N. Haskell
Ottawa
John C. Welty
Canton
Johnl. Zimmerman
Springfield
Melville E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
Tom L.johnson
Jefferson-Jackson League
St. Jackson
Lincoln
Tom Johnson
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
John Mitchell
Mineworkers’ Organization
William H. Hearst
Allen Smalley
Wapakoneta
Herbert Seeley Bigelow
William Jennings Bryan
J. N. Hinkle
Mark Hanna
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tinworkers
American Federation of Labor
American Civil Federation
Roosevelt
Sledding Accident Severs Home Front Fear Grips Family
In Pike and York streets a sledding accident injures Harry Timm and a woman feared to be in danger due to shock. Ten year old Willie Hoffman suffers a crushed right foot after his toe is amputated following a collision.
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York
Harry Timm
Willie
John L. Hoffman
van Voast Avenue
Bellevue
Barker
Weather Record and Temperature Deficits for 1908
The daily bulletin shows a 3 p.m. observation at seventy fifth meridian with wind from the southeast, snow in the morning and cloudy at 3 p.m. The table lists maximum temperatures 37, minimum 14, and average around 28 with rainfall 0.0 to 0.5 inches. Accumulated temperature deficit since January 1, 1903 totals 46 degrees. Accumulated precipitation excess since January 1, 1908 totals 0.28 inches.
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Weather Outlook For Regions With Cold Start
Government forecast notes Otio Fair and colder Monday with lake shore snow. Tuesday turns fair with brisk west winds. West Virginia expects snow and much colder Monday then fair Tuesday in the east. Indiana sees fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with fresh west winds. Kentucky remains fair and colder Monday then fair and warmer in the west on Tuesday.
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West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Columbus Mayor Learns to Dance for Reelection Campaign
Columbus Ohio January 11 Mayor John N Hinkle joins a dancing school under Mrs Hinkle to gain grace for his campaign. He has had one lesson in the two step with the side step to come later.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
John N. Hinkle
Harsh January Day Brings Bitter Wind and Snow
In St Paul Minnesota on January 11 the thermometer barely dropped to two below zero as a strong northwest wind whipped snow into fine flurries. Pedestrians faced biting wind though traffic continued. Fuel remains scarce and costly but conditions have not reached famine levels and little suffering is reported.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Kansas Cold Night Drives Fuel Shortages Across Towns
In Kansas and western Missouri towns residents burn trees fences and sidewalks for fuel as thirteen degree temperatures persist. Coal is scarce in places though yards are better stocked than last year. Sleet in Louisville coats streets with ice while air stays above freezing and crops may suffer potential damage.
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Kansas
Missouri
Louisville
Man Fired At Royal Procession In Madrid
Feito the man who fired a pistol at the royal carriage in Madrid yesterday is deemed mentally ill monomania detected after renewed examination. He has no link to anarchists and was not aiming at King Alfonso. A dynamite bomb sent from Barcelona was found at the railway station ahead of Senor’s funeral procession and investigations continue.
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Madrid
Feito
Duke of Sotomayor
Alfonso
Barcelona
Senor
Blizzard Sweeps Michigan Stranding Boats in Ports
A big snow storm grips lower Michigan on January 11, closing ports and grounding lake boats. Strong winds prevent departures to Chicago as slick conditions spread across the western part of the state.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Lower
Ashe
Gan
Chicago
Taft may defer Supreme Court post in Philippines
Manila reports widespread public calls for Governor Taft to stay in the islands. Taft says leaving before August is not decided, pledging no change to U S policy if he departs. Meanwhile security actions continue in Albay and Southern Luzon as bands are pursued and Evans fleet trains in Manila Bay.
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Manila
Taft
United States Supreme
Remai
Malacanan Palace
Kaiser visit may heal breach with the Pope
Rome January 11 The visit of Emperor William I to the Italian court next April may smooth a long standing rift between Austria and Italy. The plan calls for simultaneous arrivals of the Austrian and German emperors with Francis Joseph visiting the Pope and Naples, then returning to Rome to be hosted by King Victor Emmanuel.
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William I
Austria
Italy
Francis Joseph
Humbert
Vienna
Vatican
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Quirinal
Holy See
Naples
Victor Emmanuel
Foreign Consuls Ordered to Leave Fez Morocco
A Tangier despatch reports all Europeans in Fez have left and the foreign consuls will follow. Separately, El Liberal cites Fez reports that Sultan has rearrested his brother Mulai Mohammed, adding tension to the Moroccan capital.
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London
Daily Express
Tangier
Fez
Madrid
el Liberal
Mulai Mohammed
Five women missionaries depart Fez for Tangier
The five missionaries, four English and one American, left Fez on January 8 for Tangier as planned rather than in response to new events. Reports say Fez remains unsettled but southern tribes stay quiet. seven Jews are killed in the Hama region. Sultan grows suspicious of his brother Mulai Mohammed. loyal horsemen are kept near the sultan. Heavy rains threaten interior communication at a tense moment.
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Tangier
Morocco
Fez
Hama
Mulai Mohammed
Louis Mueller Dies In Panama Aged Explorer Dean
Louis Mueller an early American resident of Panama dies in Panama City at the age of about 70. In the 1860s he led an expedition to the Gulf of Darien seeking rubber for an American firm and gained prominence as a veteran explorer.
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Louis Mueller
Panama
Mr. Mueller
Gulf of Darien
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