Commerce Bill Seen as Blow to Trusts in Session Fight
Washington dispatch reports the Commerce Department bill will include strong antitrust provisions to curb interstate traffic and trusts. Senator Hanna says the measure will pass, with Nelson adding firm enforcement and a separate trust-prosecution plan. Newsboy William Smith elopes with Little Hanby in Baltimore, returns to Washington to resume duties.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Department of Commerce
Senate
Nelson
House
Bureau of Corporations
Hanna
James J. Hill
Northern Securities Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Peabody Benevolent Funds
Clapp
Elkins
Hill
Cincinnati's Remarkable Development Reported by Business Leaders
At a Cincinnati Credit Men's Association meeting, W D Duble of the Cincinnati Clearing House described two years of rapid growth across finance, commerce, industry and building. George D Selby of Drew Selby Shoe Manufacturing said outsiders now see Cincinnati’s ascent clearly, with national attention rising on the city’s progress.
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Cincinna Credit Men's Association
W. D. Duble
Cincinnati Clearing House
Cincinnati
George D. Selby
Drew-Selby Shoe Manufacturing Company
Portsmouth
Duble
Fight in Kentucky store ends with Howard killed
In Elkatawa near Breathitt County Kentucky John Howard cousin of James Howard accused in the Goebel assassination was shot in the stomach and killed during a store brawl at E C Hyden. The fight pitted three Howard brothers against Liberty Clemens and two Clemens brothers with weapons left at home for the first time in years. Wilt Clemens wounded Bill Howard with a bamiaiee and the Howards vow revenge within 24 hours.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
E. C. Hyden
Elkatawa
Breathitt County
John Howard
James Howard
William Goebel
Howard
Liberty Clemens
Clemens
Bill
Howards
Wilt Clemens
Howerd
Ex Secretary Long Critically Ill in Boston Hospital
Former Governor John D. Long who served as Secretary of the Navy under McKinley and Roosevelt rests in critical condition at St. Margaret's Hospital in Boston. Three physicians attend him as his wife daughter and young son Peirce wait nearby. he has battled longstanding bladder trouble and uremic poisoning fears linger as doctors call the condition serious.
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Boston
John D. Long
Navy
McKinley
Roosevelt
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Peirce
Hingham
Long
J. Winthrop Spooner
Hir
Schite
Wandin Tates
Hypnotism Declared Worthless as a Cure
A Berlin commission of mental disease experts reports hypnotism offers no organic cure for epilepsy or hysteria. They say it may ease symptoms via suggestion but only when used by trained physicians. lay use can worsen illness and belief in the miraculous boosts its power. The panel notes hypnotism is less used now.
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Berlin
Ministry of Education
Mendel
Geck
Munter
Aschenborn
Mutiny and Murder Aboard the Veronica
The British bark Veronica, sailing from Ship Island to Montevideo, was burned at sea on December 20. Four crewmen, including three Germans and American William Smith, were charged with murdering seven shipmates and the captain after mutiny led by the boatswain. Survivors rescued by the Brunswick reported the atrocity and implicated mutineers.
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Liverpool
Brunswick
Brown
Maranham
Brazil
Funchal
Madeira
Veronica
Shaw
Ship Island
Miss
Montevideo
Scotland Yards
The
William Smith
Mississippi
Unfaithful Wife Wins Divorce in London Court
Henry Norman the writer and MP obtained a divorce from his wife Merie Dowie after she confessed an ongoing affection for Edward Fitzgerald a private secretary to the Gold Coast governor. Norman testified he found her changed after bringing Fitzgerald to England following a Russia Central Asia trip.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Henry Norman
Merie Muriel Dowie
Normian
Dward Arthur Fitzgerald
ER. G
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Gold Coast
Norman
Central Asia
Fitzgerald
England
Harvard
Alps
Sir Martin Conway
New Zealand Alps
Fitzgerald Pass
South America
Hotel Proprietor Missing From Leipsic
Dr. W. H. Edwards proprietor of the Commercial Hotel and a dental office in Leipsic Putnam County is missing from his home. He had gone to Ottawa to draw out the Dow tax for unused privileges tied to his hotel and has not been seen since. His disappearance is linked to financial losses and his baile r H. J. Waltner seized the hotel furniture. His wife remains in Leipsic and is worried. Edwards came to Leipsic last summer from Napoleon.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus Grove
W. H. Edwards
Commercial
Leipsic
Putnam County
Edwards
Napoleon
No Arrest of Captain Brownell for Father Augustin Killing
Washington reports the Attorney General has ruled Captain Brownell, of a Vermont volunteer regiment, not amenable to civil or military law for actions while commanding in the Philippines. The ruling follows inquiries from the War Secretary and congressional discussion surrounding Father Augustin’s death.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Brownell
Augustin
Philippines
Congress
Vermont
President Roosevelt to skip Chillicothe centennial event
In a Jan 29 letter Roosevelt regrets that prior engagements on a Pacific coast trip prevent his attendance at the Chillicothe centennial opening next May. The invitation to be present May 20 and 21 will not be accepted, state officials were informed.
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Pacific Coast
Chillicothe
Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
Nash
Wireless link kept in contact with moving train in tests
Berlin Jan 29 experiments on the military railway between Soosen used the Braun system to maintain continuous wireless communication with the signal station while the train moved. The tests were completed successfully.
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Berlin
Soosen
Braun
Woodbridge Near Death in Ravenna Home
F W Woodbridge lies dying at his Ravenna Ohio home with paralysis as his death is hourly expected. He was widower of Mary A Woodbridge renowned W C T U leader who died in 1897 in Chicago. The house historicly hosted Joshua R Giddings and other Republican founders and sheltered Lajos Kossuth during his U S tour.
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Commercial Tribune
Ravenna
F. W. Woodbridge
Mary A. Woodbridge
W. C. T. U. Temple
Chicago
Woodbridge
Joshua R. Giddings
Republican Party
Kossuth
Judges Confer Over Urbana Redistricting
Springfield January 23 The Common Pleas Judges of the Second Subdivision met to settle Urbana redistricting under the new municipal code. The session was brief and no decision was reached. It is expected the matter will be finalized tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Common Pleas
Second
Urbana
Railroad raises salaries for station agents and telegraph operators
The Southern Pacific Railroad has granted salary increases for all station agents and telegraph operators from El Paso to New Orleans. Increases range from $2.50 to $15 per month, totaling about $25,000 annually.
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Houston, Tex
Southern Pacific Railroad
el Paso
New Orleans
City Hospital Angel Leaves the Institution
Mamie Miller once known as the angel of Cincinnati Hospital is discharged to 433 Laurel Street with a life marked by seven months in a rigid plaster jacket. Her mother Mrs Mary Miller recounts near fatal hairbreadth escapes and notes the child endured great suffering yet remains cheerful despite attempts to confine her.
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Mamie Miller
Cincinnati Hospital
Laurel Street
Mary Miller
Janowski Guilty of First Degree Murder
In Cleveland Ohio on January 29 the jury convicted Charles Janowski of first degree murder in the killing of Ignatz Wiurkowski. The defense claimed hypnotism by Mrs Wiurkowski. expert testimony supported the plea. Mrs Wiurkowski remains jailed on instigation charges.
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Cleveland, O
Charles Janowski
Ignatz Wiurkowski
Janowski
Wiurkowski
Jannowski
Milliners Defeat Game Warden In The Courts
Toledo January 29 milliners of Ohio won a signal victory over the State Warden when local courts ruled they could not be punished for buying birds of plumage for each year. The bird had been bought before the law took effect affecting dozens of milliners with warrants in Toledo and fifty others in nearby areas.
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Toledo
Ohio
Miss Dickenson fears Mormon threats to kill her
Special Despatch reports Elizabeth Dickenson the Hooper Young murder witness has received threatening red ink letters from a Mormon, frightening her as she is escorted to work by relatives. Once a Port Morris Congregational Church secretary she joined Mormonism two years ago, refused blood atonement or polygamy, and renounced the faith. Trials may probe her knowledge of blood atonement and sightings of Young with Mrs. Pulitzer at Mormon meetings.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Elizabeth Dickenson
Hooper Young
Christian Endeavor Society
Port ‘Morris Congregational Church
Salt Lake
Young
Mrs. Pulitzer
Cincinnati
Temesvar
Markoff
Lau
Utah
Qui
Hungary
Germany
Leopold Koskar
Jacob Pfiefer
John Kiefer
Koskar
Kiefer
Elm Street
Findley Street
John Schweberger
Koskars
Kalkars
America
Temeswar
American
Poison Plot Strikes Birch House in Crescent Hill
Six women at the Birch home in Crescent Hill Louisville were poisoned by tainted coffee. Doctors saved all victims. police probe targets a family associate amid anonymous warnings. Birch widow inherits estate valued around 300000. heir Birch Cooper survived.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Birch Homestead
Crescent Hill
Pape Cerca
la Wade
Louis
Frank Non
Owensboro
Rachel Davis
Birch
George Birch
Bourbon
Ajil
Birch Cooper
Gother
Otis cites Filipino advocacy of devastation and murder
Major General Otis told University of Chicago students that prominent Filipinos urged harsh measures to quell the rebellion arguing devastation and murder would deter rebels. He cited buried alive and beheadings by Amigos while urging reform for peace and island development.
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Chicago
Elwell
Otis
College of Commerce and Administration
University of Chicago
Philippines
Missouri Moves to Oust Tobacco Trust
Argument began in the Missouri Supreme Court in the Crow against Continental Tobacco antitrust case. The state accuses Continental of buying tobacco plants to control the plug tobacco trade in the state, violating antitrust law.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Crow
Continental Tobacco Company
Electric line plan links Cleveland to Ravenna rail project
Special Despatch reports a plan to build the Eve land Ravennia and Southern Railroad an electric line stretching from Cleveland fifty miles south to a junction with the Southern and Central lines. The proposal aims to connect Ravenna and other communities with a new interurban route.
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Commercial Tribune
Ravenna, O
Eveland, Ravennia & Southern Railroad
Cleveland
Southern and Central
Mystery Letters Sent to East Liverpool Notables
Postoffice inspectors track a letter writer who warned Col Taylor of East Liverpool Gov Nash and others about an alleged Grand Opera House bombing at McKinley birthday banquet. Letters dated Chicago postmarked Canton and sent from Canton. Writer apparently aimed to warn without threat. case may be dropped.
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Commercial Tribune
Anton, O
Postoffice
Taylor
East Liverpool
Nash
Grand Opera House
Griity Pert ‘Son
Post Office Department
Chicago
Canton
Tra
Secret Service
Electric interurban road planned in Kentucky
Owensboro Kentucky plan for a fifty mile interurban electric railroad from Owensboro through Curdsville Delaware Calhoun Livermore and Hartford with capital of one million dollars. Local investors R S Hughes J H Hickman J G Delker F T Gunther and Charles Broeker back the project while eastern capitalists show interest. Route rights of way have largely been secured and the line will pass through prosperous towns.
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Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
Curdsville
Delaware
Calhoun
Livermore
Hartford
R. S. Hughes
J. H.hickman
J. G. Delker
F. T
Bituminous Coal Combine Formed in New York
A new bituminous coal combine formed in New York by Guaranty Trust and Mutual Life links Consolidated Coal Company of Maryland Fairmont Coal of West Virginia and Somerset Coal of Pennsylvania. It reins in about 10 million tons yearly output with 400 steel cars daily and two Baltimore piers to load large steamers in ten hours. Main sales agency in New York. Charles W. Watson, son of Otis Watson, heads the venture.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Temple Iron Company
J.pierpont Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Consolidated Coal Company
Maryland
Fairmont Coal Company
West Virginia
Somerset Coal Company
Opis
Ir Pastage Coal Company
Somerset County
Meyersdale
Charles W. Watson
Otis Watson
The
Kansas Legislature debates race and naturalization voting change
Topeka reports a Kansas Legislature resolution to amend election laws barring all Negroes from voting and to require foreign born residents to become fully naturalized before voting. Introduced today, the measure targets suffrage eligibility and naturalization procedures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Crusaders From Hungary Plan Utah Trip
The Queen City hosts a team from Hungary known as the Crusaders who will travel to Utah. They will cover traveling expenses and prepare for upcoming events, signaling a pragmatic approach to international competition.
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Hungary
Mormon Converts From Temesvar Arrive in Cincinnati En Route to Utah
Fifty Hungarian and German converts living in Cincinnati seek funds and permission to continue their journey to Utah. Elder Jacob Pfiefer oversees services in Vine and Green streets while the group attends times at the Mormon Temple in the Odd Fellows' building. Police pressure forced earlier public harangues and the group now worships discretely as they await transport funding and word from Utah.
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Brigham Young
Cincinnati
Temesvar
Hungary
Utah
Queen City
Jacob Pfiefer
Pfiefer
Vine and
Green Streets
Mormon Temple
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Major Edwin F. Glenn Acquitted by Court Martial
Major Edwin F. Glenn of the Fifth Infantry was tried by court martial for unlawfully killing a prisoner of war and was acquitted. He has been ordered to return to duty. The verdict is popular in Manila.
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Manila
Edwin F. Glenn
Fifth Infantry
Glenn
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