Westbound freight wreck near Lilly halts Pennsylvania tracks
A westbound freight train on the Pennsylvania Railroad derailed near Lilly eighteen miles west of Altoona causing eight cars to derail and blocking the line. The third section with two engines and six Pullman cars then collided into the wreckage. no injuries occurred among passengers as they were moved to Altoona. Meanwhile a fatal kitchen stove accident in La Otto Indiana killed Mrs. Albert Tkeman.
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la Otto
Albert Tkeman
Ind
Prison Visit Aims Revenge For Wife’s Murder
John Wilhelm of South Tees Indiana confessed to a comrade he plans to go to Michigan City prison to kill Bill Mallady, the life prisoner who he believes killed his wife near Indianapolis years ago. Wilhelm says he stole to get near Mallady and strangle him.
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John Wilhelm
South Tees
Ind
Michigan City
Wilhelm
Indianapolis
Bill Mallady
Mallady
Boy Confesses Murder in Hyde Park Slaying
James A. Logan Jr., 17, of Chicago, confessed to killing Delia Tracy whose body was found on a Hyde Park sidewalk. Robbery motive cited as police arrest follows a call from his janitor father reporting a stolen revolver.
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James A. Logan, Jr
Chicago
Delia Tracy
Hyde Park
Logan
Salvation Army Leader Booth Begins Jerusalem Stop
General Booth of the Salvation Army started his first visit to Jerusalem with an open air meeting on Mount Calvary before continuing to Australia and New Zealand on a farewell tour. Hundreds of Salvationists waved goodbye at Victoria Railroad station.
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Mount Calvary
London
General Booth
Salvation Army
Jerusalem
Australia
New Zealand
Salvationists
Victoria Railroad Station
Ice Gorge Breaks Free On Ohio River At Cincinnati
A massive ice gorge in Cincinnati broke away and swept down the Ohio River from shore to shore. Over 100 coal barges passed under the suspension bridge and many were sunk or crushed against piers of the Central bridge. River interests face losses exceeding 600000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Central Bridge
Murderer Yarnell Hanged in Philadelphia
Charles Yarnell was executed by hanging in Philadelphia for the murder of Bella Boyce. The couple quarreled over money on May 7, 1908, Yarnell poured oil on her clothing after removing a lamp burner and set the blaze. she died in hospital a few hours later.
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Charles Yarnell
Philadelphia
Bella Boyce
Yarnell
California Legislature Bans Pool Selling on Horse Races
Sacramento report says the assembly passed the Espy bill by 48 to 20 to prohibit pool selling or wagering on horse races with a fine. The Ralston anti prize fight bill passed the senate on reconsideration by 25 to 11 and moves to the assembly.
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California
Sacramento
Cal
Assembly
Senate
Upper Sandusky Plant Burns, $10,000 Loss
The John W. Johnson machinery plant in Upper Sandusky Ohio was gutted by fire. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars with no insurance. The firm had just reorganized to process rice and held 10000 pounds of rice on hand.
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Ohio
John W. Johnson Machinery
Upper Sandusky
Mrs. Stanford Dead After Poisoning Fearful Poignant Mystery
Wealthy philanthropist Mrs. Jane Leland Stanford dies in convulsions at the Moana hotel Honolulu after drinking soda water. In San Francisco she had earlier suffered a similar poisoning from a mineral water containing strychnine. An inquest reports tetanus in the death with no clear motive, leaving a global mystery around the benefactor who gave millions to education.
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Honolulu
Jane Leland Stanford
Honlulu
Stanford
Moana
San Franciseco Palace
WH. Humphreys
H. V. Murray
San Francisco
Orient
Berner
Chicago and Alton will connect all stations by telephone
The Chicago and Alton Railroad plans a complete telephone system across its lines with Bell Telephone Co. The central exchange will be East St. Louis, extending lines to Chicago and Kansas City. Initial use focuses on freight traffic messages, not train operations.
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Chicago and Alton Railroad
Bell Telephone Company
Alton Road
East St. Louis
Central Exchange
Chicago
Kansas City
Alton
New York Central
Lake Shore Telephone
Vanderbilt
West Shore
Lake Erie
Western
Colleges and universities expand fields and libraries
Prof Oppenheim of Pennsylvania writes a book on international law. Indiana elects James A Hemenway as senator from common schools. Dartmouth to offer history of modern art under Homer Eaton Keyes. Yale Law gains Prof Wheeler library on Roman law. Johns Hopkins Tuberculosis Dispensary opened with $20,000 gift from Henry Phipps of Pittsburgh.
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Oppenheim
University of Pennsylvania
Indiana
United States
James A. Hemenway
Dartmouth College
Homer Eaton
Keyes
A. 5. Wheeler
Yale Law School
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
Senate confirms bills and closes Swayne trial in busy session
The Senate wraps the Swayne impeachment trial with acquittal and moves to voting on measures. Conference reports clear army, post office, and sundry civil bills while naval and Indian appropriation actions advance. The House and Senate pass multiple appropriation bills, tariff measures, and legalched reforms amid heated debates and executive sessions.
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Thurston
Manager de Armand
Hale and Gorman
Miles
Secretary of the Navy
Bailey
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Dubois
District of Columbia
House
Burton
Ohio
Hemenway
Appropriations Committee
McCumber
Post Office
Colorado
South Dakota
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Mir. Hemenway
Military Academy
Hawaii
Dolliver
Senate Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia and
Congress Short Session Produces Vast Legislation
The eighty eighth Congress enacted over 100 public laws and more than 1,000 private acts during its brief session. It ratified arbitration treaties with seven European powers and sixteen American republics, acquitted Judge Charles Swayne on impeachment charges, and canvassed the presidential election for Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Legislation covered Alaska and Philippine tariffs, canal regulations, new battleships, revised trademarks, and a broad range of domestic reforms including forest control, immigration enforcement, and statehood measures for Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
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Rifty
Eighth Congress
Senate
Charles Swayne
Ilorida
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Alaska
Nquor Trump c
Panama Canal Zone
Woonareas
Interior
Agricultural Department
Wichita
Department of Commerce and Labor
Oil Trust
United States
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American National Red Cross Society
Knights Templar
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
House
Philippines
Arkansas
Round Valley Indian Reservation
California
Rosebud Reservation
Yakima Reservation
Washington
District of Columbia
Fears for Winter Wheat State of February Cold Dims Prospects
The Weather Bureau reports February 1905 brought very cold conditions east of the Rockies with heavy precipitation in the south Atlantic and gulf regions. Snow cover protected winter wheat belt much of the month but melted after the 20th, leaving southern and western areas exposed. California was unusually warm with rains in the south. heavy precipitation hit New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Utah. Iowa Nebraska and Kansas report winter wheat in good condition so far, with later snow melt raising uncertainty for Mindy Indiana and Ohio. Pacific coast conditions are favorable except Washington, where severe freezing occurred. Extreme cold in upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys damaged fruit buds, while Atlantic coast buds largely escaped injury.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Mindy
Indiana
Ohio
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Pacific Coast
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St Atea
Mississippi
Missouri
Atlantic Coast
Indiana Graft Scandal Rocks Legislature and Bills Move
A graft scandal erupts as Representative Ananias Baker exposes a bribe envelope and a $100 bill. Lawmakers rapidly pass the anti cigarette bill and several others while investigations target tobacco lobbyist O. A. Baker and multiple members.
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O. A. Baker
Marion
Tobacco Trust
Baker
House
Newhouse Railroad Commission
Senate
Frank FitzGerald
D. M. Parry
Oncor
A. Baker
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Greene
Bloomington
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