Co operation of all hospitals in New York sought
Sunday wrap lists diverse items from major deaths and political moves to court actions. Notable deaths include Major Orlando Jay Smith founder of the American Press Association in Dobbs Ferry. London delegates submit views on war roles. Graft arrests and political resignations recur amid Venezuela and rail disputes. A fire destroys Herald Square Theatre. Carnegie returns to steel.
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New York
Orlando Jay Smith
American Press Association
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
London
B.A. Heinze
J. GO. Martin
Dayton
Taft
Roosevelt
Bank Hold-Up at Portland Seizes 135000 Dollars
All around the globe report notes three men robbing the East Side Bank in Portland Oregon and fleeing with 135000 dollars. Prof W J Knapp formerly with the University of Chicago is dead in Paris. A library on the labor movement owned by Henry D Lloyd of Chicago was donated to the University of Wisconsin Mil ver a missing word. Kanawha field operators in Wet Virginia fail to agree on a wage scale at their conference in Charleston.
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Portland
Ore
W. J. Knapp
University of Chicago
Paris
France
Henry D. Lloyd
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Mivera
Kanawha Feld
Virginia
Charleston
Secrets of the Night Riders Revealed at Tennessee Trial
In Union City Tennessee Monday Frank Tehringer a confessed night rider testified with militiamen present detailing the secrecy codes leaders and meeting places of the mob that killed Captain Quentin Rankin at Reef Voot Lake on Oct 19 He identified four of eight defendants as mob members and described the torture and murder including the lashing of Emma Tolinson during a divorce dispute It was a highly guarded session with troops guarding the courtroom and witnesses.
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Union City
Tenn
Quentin Rankin
Reef Voot Lake
Frank Tehringer
Vider
Fehringer
Adra
Jones
Voehbringer
Captain Rankin
Judge Jones
Wehringer
Garrett Johnson
Ike
Lmb
Bob Huffman
Mr.Taylor
Emma Tolinson
Fire damages Herald Square Theater in New York
A blaze swept through the Herald Square Theater in Manhattan on Tuesday night forcing about 200 patrons to flee while the rear auditorium burned. Star Bessie McCoy fainted as flames breached the balcony wall and the fire was controlled after about ten minutes, with total damage estimated around $40,000 to the building and interior.
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Herald Square
New York
Brandiay
35Th Street
Bessier McCoy
Broadway
Lee Shuthert
Herald Square Theater
Bribe Snares Columbus Official. Former Board Member Sentenced
Former Columbus board of control member Pre Lied was sentenced to four years in the Ohio penitentiary for accepting a bribe from Nelson Capm of the Trinidad Paying Company of Cleveland over East Broad street paving. Fred Tavel, another former board member, is also serving a penitentiary term.
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City Duard
Pre Lied
Columbus Board of Control
Ohio Penitentiary
Nelson Capmon
Trinidad Pay Ing Company
Cleveland
East Broad Street
Fred Tavel
Board of Rented
Jail for Labor Men Gompers Head Of Federation Sentenced
Samuel Gompers head of the American Federation of Labor receives twelve months in jail for contempt of court in Washington. John Mitchell and Secretary Morrison get nine and six months respectively. The Buck Stove case centered on a boycott and alleged violations of a federal mandate drawing wide attention.
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Pittsburg
American Federation
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Morrison
Gompers
Buck's Stove and Range Company
Mitchell
Bank Robbery Ring Hits Nebraska Banks Big Take
A theft spree across Nebraska nets about eight thousand dollars from multiple banks. The State Bank of Ceresco is robbed after attackers overpower a worker and blow vaults, securing around three thousand dollars before fleeing. A Chase bank and Keene and Gibbon banks are looted, totaling five thousand five hundred dollars. Burlington Detective Chief James Malone links the raids to the same gang, believed to travel by automobile.
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Nebraska
Ceresco
Lincoln
Neb
Chase
Keene and Gibbon
James Malone
Burlington
Bends Milwaukee Seeks Next Bowling Congress Victory
QOD BENDS Milwaukee targets the upcoming bowling congress with strong form and optimism. Percy Houghton is reappointed Harvard football coach for two more seasons, while James R. Keene dominates American turf earnings at 282075 dollars. Cornell prepares for indoor track against the Ma roons at Bartlett gym this winter. A relay run from New York to Washington saw nearly 1000 boys carry a silver tube with a message for President Roosevelt. Patsy Donovan, recently fired as Brooklyn NL manager, is likely to take over Boston next year. Fred Bradley of Boston was knocked out in the fourth round by Al Kobiak of Grand Rapids at West End Athletic Club Philadelphia, becoming unconscious and rushed to hospital.
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Milwaukee
Percy Houghton
Harvard
James R. Keene
Cornell
Maroons
New York
Washington
Rudolph Poster
Roosevelt
Patsy Donovan
Boston
Fred Bradley
al Kobiak
Grand Rapids
West End
Philadelphia
Wu Hospital
Mail Fines Abolished for U S Railroads
The Postmaster General issued a new order ending fines for mail trains that miss schedules and removing the obligation to file detailed delay reports to Washington. Railroads anticipate substantial annual savings, as the 10 percent earning capacity penalty for delays over thirty minutes is no longer imposed.
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United States
Postmaster General
Department
Washington
Postal Department
Extra Session Date Set for March Fifteenth
Practically decided to call the new Congress in extraordinary session on March 15 to revise the tariff. The sixtieth Congress ends March 4. Expect inauguration to trigger a proclamation convening the new Congress in special session. Republican leaders expect the new Congress to sit until late summer. The tariff bill faces early passage in the House and lengthy Senate debate.
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Taft
Fate
Congress
Washington
Senate
Brothers to Share Millions in Delaware Estate
Arizona Lyte and his brother William A Lyte, a railroad clerk, are named heirs to an $80 million Wilmington estate of German baron Christopher Springer who died without a will. The baron’s grandmother was their grandmother. the lease expired last January. Arizona Lyte, 40, is married with three children. his brother is 38. Candy store owner Mrs. George M. McCollum of Alton, Illinois, is also cited as an heir.
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Carpenter
Delaware
Arizone Lyte
St. Louis
Wiliam A. Lyte
Wilmington
Del
Christopher Springer
America
Variou Persons
Lyle Brothers
Arizone Lyle
George M. McCollum
Alton
World Sunday School Meet Plans Sixth Convening
The International Sunday School Association's world executive committee met in Washington to outline plans for the sixth world Sunday school convention to be held in May or June 1910.
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Vylun World
T He World
International Sunday School Association
Washington
Swiss Direct President Elected for 1900
A. Deucher, minister of commerce, was elected president of the Swiss republic for 1900 by the Federal Assembly. He will succeed Dr. Brenner, whose term of office expires January 1.
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A. Deucher
Federal Assembly
B. Brenner
Castro's Men Ousted in Venezuela Government Shakeup
Vice President J Vicente Gomez, who received the presidency from Castro before Europe, forms a new ministerial setup replacing the old foreign affairs chief Dr Jose de Jesus Paul. The purge also removes Minister of Education Baldo and signals broad factional realignment as Caracas reports tight censorship and national ferment after Castro’s failed crisis.
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J. Vicente Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Europe
Venezuela
Jose de Jesus Paul
Castro
de Reus
Iolland
Paul
Baldo
Caracas
Gomes
Graft arrests rock Pittsburg city government in bribery probe
Seven members of Pittsburg Common and Select Council face charges of conspiracy and bribery tied to city funds. The case names council leaders and bankers, alleges payments to sway votes on bridge, paving, and other ordinances over two years, with bankers pressed into action as depositaries.
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Pittsburg
Finance Comey Justtee
Common Council
Tensard de Woite
Civic League of
Allegheny County
Guthrie
Willan Brand
Common, Council
Jacob Soffel, Jr
Singh Verguson
John TF
Finance Committee
Select and Common Council
Heberton Street Railway
Alliance
Fourth Avenue
Missouri Electors Named For Yatt In Political Move
The Missouri electoral vote is to be cast for William S. Yatt, with a Trust plurality of 1 020. Theodore H. Burton of Ohio is offered the treasury secretary post in Yafes cabinet but awaits decision. J J Sullivan of Columbus resigns Nebraska Supreme Court judgeship after a one day tenure, with no statement. Alfred Togers files La Follettes campaign expense showing 17 620 10 raised and equal spent for presidential nomination bid. Roosevelt backs John D Pringle for Pittsburg Labor World appraiser post at 3500 salary, while Charles P Neill likely to be reappointed labor commissioner.
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Gav. Folk
Missouri
William S. Yatt
Theodore HW. Burton
Ohio
Treasury
Yafe
Senate
J. J. Sullivan
Columbus
Nebraska
Sheldon
Sullivan
Stobert M. la Follette
Madison
Alfred T. Togers
Senator la Follette
Republican National Committee
la Follette
T Roosevelt
John D. Pringle
Labor World
Pittsburg
Charlce P. Neill
Roosevelt
Dr. Neill
Carroll D. Weight
Clark University
Worcester
Maas
Lawyers to Discredit Widow in Mlushing Trial
In Mlushing S Y lawyers for Thornton Jenkins claim to challenge Mrs Annis testimony about the defendant beckoning his brother and the pair going to the float where Captain Hains shot William Apris. The defense vows full effort to rebut the widow’s account in the homicide case.
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Hains
Mlushing
S. Y
Thornton Jenkins Slains
Helene FE. Annis
Williww
Apris
Court Hears Assertion on Overt Act Requirement
During a landing mishap, Hains' counsel argues that Mrs. Annis was prompted to testify to bring the defendant under the statute requiring an overt act. The claim contends the evidence was suggested to shape the testimony to show inducement or procurement by the defendant for his brother's act.
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Hains
Divorces Cited From Man Hunting Sermon by Rabbi Krauskopf
A Philadelphia sermon by Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf denounces "man catching" by socially active women as a major cause of divorces. He laments women’s pursuit of husbands and the pursuit of happiness in marriage, warning against artifice in enlisting a mate. The column also notes various brief items from other papers.
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Itu
Joseph Krauskopf
Philadelphia
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Order of the Fifteen
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Andrew Carnegie
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Cupid
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