Harmon Urges States Rights in Alabama Welcoming Tour
The article covers Judson Harmon and William J. Bryan in Birmingham on January 23. Bryan praised party unity and states rights, while Harmon defended state sovereignty against federal overreach, recalling Southern struggles for self government and the role of courts in upholding states’ powers.
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Comer
Glenn
Smith
Alabama
Harmon
Courts
Supreme Court of the United States
Esau
Hospital ships debated by Navy officer. Brownson quoted
The article reports Admiral Brownson's testimony on hospital ship command authority. It argues naval navigation and discipline outweigh medical officer expertise for commanding sea vessels, citing past debates and incidents as support.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
House of Representatives
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Navigation Bureau
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Navy
Hongkong
Browns
Unemployed march in Chicago ends in clashes with police
Socialists led a 200 strong downtown march toward City Hall sparking two fights with Chicago police. Dr. Benjamin L. Reitman and two followers were arrested as officers dispersed the crowd with clubs. Reitman says he was treated brutally and aims to press riot charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Benjamin L. Reitman
Reitman
Shippy
Lake Front
State Street
Jackson Boulevard
Clark Street
White
Mooney
Union League Club
Defense experts testify on talks with Thaw in trial
In New York on June 23 the Thaw defense limited expert witnesses to three and heard two doctors Dr Charles G Wagner and Dr Britton D Evang discuss Thaw’s mental state after his arrest for killing Stanford White. The defense seeks to rebut the insanity plea with alienists and subpoenaed witnesses, while state witnesses remain undecided. European witnesses arrive by the Adriatic to testify, with Dr Smith Jelliffe also expected to present.
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Jang
Thaw
Justice Dowling
Harry Thaw
Tombs
Stanford White
Jerome
William Thaw
Charles G. Wagner
Binghamton
N. J
Britton D. Evang
Morris Plains
Littleton
Missing 70 year old Frank Henry Sr on cross country trip
Aged traveler Frank Henry Sr. 70, disappeared while en route from Louisville to Los Angeles in 1907. Foul play feared as his ticket seems used to reach Los Angeles. trunk arrived on his expected date. Relatives in a frenzied search suspect Cincinnati or Chicago as possible switch points.
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Frank Henry, Sr
Lexington
Los Angeles
Commercial Tribune
Frank Henry
Henry
Cal
J. F., Peters
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
Santa Fe
Taft urges unity to back Hughes for Republican nomination
Secretary of War Taft informs Representative Parsons that he does not want New York Republicans to campaign against Governor Hughes. He urges friends to avoid splitting delegation and risking a Republican loss in November, pledging to do what he can to prevent a contest.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Taft
New York
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee of
Hughes
Parsons
New York State
Paloun Hospital Forge Has Grip In Columbus
Columbus Ohio January 23 The day physician at the penitentiary found virtually all hospital staff ill with the grip fever. Several nurses and clerks were down and more help had to be provided by the Deputy Warden. Many prisoners were ill with the grip and staff dwindled until only the physician remained to care for the sick.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Penitentiary
Light tender Nils Nielson suicide at New Haven breakwater
Nils Nielson light tender at the New Haven breakwater lighthouse killed himself by cutting his throat after two prior suicide attempts thwarted by his assistant. He was famed for rescuing several lives during storms in Long Island Sound and earned a Congressional medal for heroism two years earlier amid a lonely, mind unsettled by isolation.
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Commercial Tribune
New Aven
Conn
Nils Nielson
New Haven
Long Island Sound
Congress
Bomb Explosion Wrecks a Bank in New York
A blast at an Italian bank on Elizabeth Street wrecked the front and briefly exposed about $40,000 in silver and gold. Junior partner Salvatore Pati was cut by glass but remained at his post as robbers fled into the crowd. The motive and identities of the bombers remain unknown.
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Alabama
Commercial Tribune
New York
Elizabeth Street
Pasquale A. Pati & Son
Salvatore Pati
Pati
Stockwell
Cuyahoga
Harper
Summit County
Paxton
Reynolds
Franklin
Hamilton
Smith
Wyandot
Abortive Republican Plot Nipped in Lisbon Portugal
Jan 23 A small group of advanced republicans planned to overthrow the monarchy in Portugal by assassinating Premier Franco and sparking street uprisings. Police raided the conspirators, capturing leader Jose Chagras and others, with revolvers and bombs found in a cellar. Censorship was ordered as arrests mounted and another revolt date loomed for Jan 31 in Oporto.
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Jose Chagras
Franco Berger
O*mundo
Grendella
Premat Chagras
Brazil
Portugal
Franco
Lisbon
Bernadino Machado
Diario Tllustrado
Oporto
Cincinnati Probe Bill Delayed As Senate Blocks Primary Measure
Columbus January 23 The Espy resolution to appoint a committee to investigate alleged irregularities in Cincinnati and Hamilton County was laid over till Tuesday. West blocked the Foraker Democratic plan to curb February 11 primaries as Huffman amendments flood the bill.
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Espy
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Senate
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House
West
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Cuyahoga
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Committee On Privileges and Elections
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Herbert Bigelow
Elections Committee
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Rose County
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Superior Court of Cincinnati
McKinley
William J. Bryan
Senate Committee On Temperance
Atwell
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