Senator Mitchell Letter Urged Secret Plans in Land Fraud Case
Portland dispatch details a postscript to a letter from U S Senator John H Mitchell to his law partner Judge A H Tanner. The plea "burn this without fail" accompanies evidence alleged to show Mitchell coaching Tanner for grand jury testimony and to reveal a fee-splitting scheme in land office dealings. The secretary surrendered the letter to the district attorney, tying Mitchell to perjury allegations and the defense strategy.
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Portland
Ore
John H. Mitchell
A. H. Tanner
United States
Henney
Harry C. Robertson
Mitchell
Grand Jury
Tanners
Senate
Wash- Legion
Suety Go
Mitchell denies letter regarding testimony in Senate
In Washington on February 18 Senator Mitchell of Oregon refused to comment on a letter he allegedly wrote to his Portland law partner Judge Jemner about testimony. Minutes later he said he had sent no letter incriminating himself. News of the letter revived memories of the January 17 Senate scene when Mitchell wept and denounced his accusers.
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Wenial
Mitchell
Washington
Quest Ontt
Jemner
Portland
Deerer
Raena
Senate
Burlington wreck kills one as two engines derail
In Geeston Iowa on February 13 with Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train No. 3 derailing twelve miles west of town after a broken wall. Engineer BD P Afien of Lincoln Nebraska was killed. Firemen and the other engineer were injured while the train rolled down a embankment. Coaches stayed on track and no wingers were hurt.
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Brokers Rail
Geeston
Chicago
Project Giant Bull Ring Planned in Cuty of Mexico
A city project to construct a new bell ring of steel and masonry aims to seat 18 888 spectators. The plan, announced February 13, envisions a large arena with substantial capacity within the metal and stone structure.
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Cuty
Mexico
Slain Over Card Game in Whitman Neb Clash
Whitman Nebraska February 13. Following a quarrel over a card game G B Philippe shot and killed Boehme.
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Whitman, Neb
G. B
Phillipe
Boehme
Latest Gash Market Reports From Chicago and New York
Market notes list butter creamery prices for many grades, cheese, eggs, potatoes, onions, and grain futures in Chicago and New York. It reports stock prices for live cattle hogs and grain, with regional bids and variations across states and cities.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Chicagogo
Oro Eng
St. Louis
Duluth
Kansas City
Milwaukee
wNo
Peoria
Col
Milwaukee—Standard
Omaha
St. Joseph
Drunken 60-Year-Old Attacks Couple. Ryder Arrested
In Springfield Illinois on February 18 James R Ryder 60 in a delirium of intoxication attacked Thomas Davis in Davis home biting one finger and turning on Mrs Davis biting her severely on one arm Both elderly couple over 60 Ryder was overpowered and arrested charged with attempted murder The Davis wife’s wound is serious.
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Springfield
James R. Ryder
Thomas Davis
Davis
Gasoline Explosion Kills Two in Coin Iowa
Gasoline lighting plant explosion in Coin Iowa kills Mrs. Luther Morley and seriously injures her baby after an extended blast. Morley was pumping with air when the fire and blast occurred during February near today’s date.
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Coin
Iowa
Luther Morley
Morley
Jewelry Salesman Robbed in Broadway Hotel
E R Piez a Chicago jewelry salesman reports thieves broke into his room at a Broadway hotel in Los Angeles and took goods valued at nearly 7000 dollars. He reported the loss to police.
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Los Angeles
Cal
E. R. Piez
Chicago
Broadway
Minister Is Missing in Richmond Baptist Leader
Rev. Dr. F. E. Bomar assistant secretary of the Baptist foreign mission board disappeared after leaving for the South three weeks ago. No information on his whereabouts has been found.
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Richmond
F. E. Bomar
The
Baptist Foreign Mission Board
South
Young Rothschild to Marry
Paris announces the engagement of Baron Edouard De Rothschild, heir of Baron Alphonse De Rothschild, to Miss Germain Halphen daughter of Emil Halphen a sugar refiner.
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Rothschild
Paris
Baron Edouard de Rothschild
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Germain Halphen
Emil Halphen
Assault Alleged in Illinois Case Involving Teegarden Family
John Mangin, arrested at Greenup, Illinois, was jailed in Bloomington after being charged with assault on schoolteacher Elizabeth Teegarden of Leroy and her elderly mother last month. The case stems from an incident reported February 18.
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Bloomington
Ill
John Mangin
Greenup
Elizabeth Teegarden
Leroy
Data for Japan elevator report from Minneapolis
A clipped note from Minneapolis dated February 13 references an elevator incident in Japan involving men and an operation. The shredded text limits precise details but implies an event or report tied to Japanese facilities and workers.
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Japan
Minneapolis
Eee
Pledge Kept Arizona Out in the Cold in Statehood Fight
Washington report notes a 112 to 33 Republican vote to adhere to April caucus action and push for Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state and New Mexico as another, with Arizona left for future consideration. Insurgent Republicans argue for accepting Senate amendments to avoid total statehood failure.
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Washington
House
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
Friends of the
Territories
Senate
Impeachment Stage Opens Against Judge Charles Swayne
Senate hearings begin with opening arguments by house managers in the Swayne impeachment, marking the first appearance of Judge Charles Swayne before the court. Witness Susan Lyle Downs testifies about boarding him in Waco and charging the government high expenses while paying modest board.
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Washington
Charles Swayne
Senate
House
Diplomatic Reorganization After Roosevelt Inauguration
Washington reports a rapid reorganization of the diplomatic corps after the March 4 inauguration. Whitelaw Reid will replace Choate in London. McCormick moves from St. Petersburg to Paris. Meyer moves from Rome to St. Petersburg. Henry White becomes ambassador to Italy. Henry L. Wilson leaves Chile to head the Brussels mission.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Whitelaw Reid
Ambassador Choate
London
McCormick
St. Petersburg
Paris
Horace Porter
George V. L. Meyer
Rome
Henry White
Italy
Henry L. Wilson
Chile
Lawrence Townsend
Brussels
Arbitration Pact Faces Senate Review In Washington
In Washington on February 11 the senate spent over two hours in executive session debating arbitration treaties with eight European governments. Opposition now centers on the new requirement that arbitration be agreed for each claim by special treaty, a condition that appeased southern senators worried the treaties could arbitrate foreign claims against states over outstanding bonds.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Indictment Prepared in Postal Carriers Equipment Case
Washington February 11 indictment against August W. Machen former head of postal free delivery George E Lorenz and wife of Toledo William G Crawford of Washington connected with purchase of sacks and straps for letter carriers and now a new indictment to be brought against them
Classified Service Population Figures Cited
The document notes about 250,000 persons in the classified service, over 100,000 not classified, and about 2,000 in the consular service. This data outlines the composition of government personnel across categories.
Senator Frye Delivers Credential Box to Loeb
Washington February 11 Senator Frye president pro tem of the senate who presided over the count of electoral votes has delivered to Secretary Loeb one credential box containing the official returns to be presented to the president.
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Washington
Frye
Senate
Congress
Loeb
Lieutenant Is Dismissed From Army for Financial Irregularities
The president approved the court martial sentence of Second Lieutenant P. H. McDonald of the Tenth Infantry. He is dismissed from the army and ordered imprisoned for two years over financial irregularities.
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Washington
Féb. l
P. H. McDonald
Tenth Infantry
Philippines tariff bill approved for favorable report
Washington February 11 The house ways and means committee authorized a favorable report on the tariff bill for the Philippines. The bill provides a complete revision of duties collected by the Philippine government on imports from all countries.
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Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
Philippines
Admiral Dewey Is II Ill at Home in Washington
Washington February 11 Admiral George Dewey is ill at his home and confined for a week under Navy Surgeon General Rixey care. Officials report the illness not serious.
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Admiral Dewey
Washington
Admira
George Dewey
Grip
Rixey
Navy
President Nominates Kibby for Arizona Governor
The president nominates Joseph H. Kibby as governor of Arizona and EH. A. Tucker of Nebraska as associate justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
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Arizona
Washington
Joseph H. Kibbey
EH. A. Tucker
Nebraska
Supreme Court of
Rich Girl Marries Coachman Elopes Near Esopus
Mabel Hockbridge daughter of a wealthy New York man is missing from the family estate near St Remy. A note says she wed Frank Tone the coachman. Detectives are helping in a quiet search as the couple elude pursuit and her father seeks to locate them.
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New York
Mabel Hockbridge
St. Remy
Esopus
Parker Loses First Cal in Reich v Cochran Case
Alton B. Parker, former chief justice, appeared for Lorenz Reich as plaintiff in appellate division. The decision favored Eva S. Cochran executor of William S. Cochran's estate. Litigation since 1887 involved the Hotel Cambridge and an original estate valued at about $130,000. Parker’s first case back at the bar yielded a defeat.
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New York
Alton B. Parker
State Court of Appeals
Lorenz Reich
Eva S. Cochran
William S. Cochran
Cambridge
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Parker
Polish Parish Seeks Lift of Ban on Priest
Members of St. Mary's Polish Catholic church in Manitowoc petition Archbishop Messmer to lift the ban on spiritual consolation and to appoint a priest for the parish, pledging to be good henceforth.
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Manitowoc
Mich
St. Mary's
Messmer
Death Forecast Fails to Save Infant's Burial in Marinette
Marinette Wisconsin February 11 Mrs Minnie Hostinet of this city predicted she would die on the afternoon of her forty second birthday and she passed away as foretold Any infant whose coming caused her death will be buried in her arms
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Marinette
Wis
Minnie Hostinet
Drummers Along the Grab Sack Route Reported
In Cannen City Colorado on February 11 a curious event involved twenty seven drummers arriving by night trains. The article notes a singular coincidence tied to the grab sack fraternity in this city.
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Cannen City
Col
Canen
Minister and Mrs Thomas Host Dinner for Prince Carl
In Stockholm on February 11 the Minister and Mrs Thomas entertained at the American legation with a dinner and ball honoring Prince Carl third son of King Oscar and his wife Princess Ingeberg.
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Stockholm
Thomas
Prince Carl
King Oscar
Princess Ingeberg
French Warships Collide in Toulon Harbor
In Toulon on February 11 the battleships Surries and St. Louis collided in the harbor causing only slight damage to both vessels.
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Toulon
Surries
St. Louis
Sion
Lady Curzon Sails for India With Children
London reports Lady Curzon has recovered from a serious illness and has sailed for Bombay with her three children, departing for India from London.
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Lady Curzon
India
London
Bombay
Fire destroys harness store in Oskaloosa basement blaze
A basement fire at a harness store in Oskaloosa consumed property valued at $150000. The incident prompted tow operations and an investigation into the blaze origin in the Iowa town.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Tow
Great Reform Plan Hearts Rifts Between Workers and Elites
London dispatch says Emperor Nicholas met Count Leo Tolstoi with a draft for a people's assembly. The emperor indicated he was preparing a parallel plan to be enacted soon.
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London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Chronicle
Nicholas
Tolstoi
Leo Deonvitch
Deonvitch
Strikes Rock St. Petersburg as Workers Rally
More than 80,000 workers walk out in St. Petersburg amid clashes with troops. At Kolpino torpedo plant and nearby factories mass walkouts threaten a new crisis echoing January violence. Witte’s home is searched as labor reforms and eight hour day demands spark widespread unrest.
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ST. Petersburg
Kolpino
Palace Square
Poland
Lodz
Sosnovice
Rom
Putiloff Ironworks
Smirnoff
Moscow
Narva
Putiloff Fron
Zatallanski
Nyborg
King- Tish
Putilof € Iron Works
Riots and Political Turmoil Reported in Saint Petersburg
Reports detail demonstrations by 500 students on Nevsky Prospect honoring a killed student from riots fifty years earlier. Police dispersed the crowd as seminary pupils were sent away. Witte under scrutiny after police searched his home for private papers. Rumors say Sviatopolsk-Mirsky may return to power.
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Smirnoff
Nevsky Prospect
Mikhalovsky
Dicadshed
Holy Synod
Witte
Interior
M. Bouligan
St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Council of the Empire
von Plehve
Millionaire James Clinton Spencer Leaves Entire Estate to Widow
James Clinton Spencer's will directs all property to Catherine P. Spencer the widow. Personal property valued over $100,000 with real estate undetermined, estate estimated above $1,000,000. Named relatives include Mrs Hliphilat W. Cramer of Chicago a daughter Mary Le Due of Milwaukee a sister and James C Spencer a New York nephew. The will notes no provision for the Chicago daughter as the widow will provide for her.
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Milwaukee
Mis
James Clinton Spencer
Catherine P. Spencer
Hliphilat W. Cramer
Chicago
Mary
le’ Due
James C. Spencer
New York
Cramer
Turning Pigs Run Wild at St Louis Masked Ball
The St Louis Union club annual masked ball was interrupted by a dozen pigs released on the ballroom floor. Pigs squealed and scampered as ladies fled in panic, skirts raised, for about half an hour before the animals were returned to their styes.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Union Club
Legislature Names Baby Theodore Warner Stannard
Lansing February 11. The Michigan Legislature conferred the name Theodore Warner Stannard on a newborn, honoring the President and the Governor. The father is Representative William J. Stannard of Greenland.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Theodore Warner Stannard
United States
William J. Stannard
Greenland
Beef Trust Case Delayed After AG Galen Meeting
In Butte Montana on February Jr Adams district attorney and M S Gunn counsel for beef trust agents report no further steps in prosecution will occur until after the legislative adjournment on March 2 following a conference between Attorney General Albert J Galen and Mr Gunn.
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Beef Trust
Butte
Maxt
Albert J.galen
M. S. Gunn
Apache Indian Henry Toco Dies at 104
Apache prisoner of war Henry Toco aged 104 died at Fort Sill in Guthrie Oklahoma. Toco belonged to the Apache band defeated by Generals Miles and Lawton alongside Geronimo.
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Guthrie
Okla
Henry Toco
Fort Sill
Geronimo
Miles
Lawton
Philanthropist Hickley Dies in Muskegon
Charles H. Hickley a lumber millionaire died of heart disease at age sixty eight in Muskegon Michigan. He was famed for his generosity giving more than 1 080 000 to establish institutions in the city and two counties. His death marks the loss of a major benefactor to local education and civic projects.
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Michigan
Muskegon
Mich
Charles H. Hickley
Eigitt
Trolley Collision Fatalities Reported in Dayton Ohio
Fatal trolley collision near Dayton involves a driver and conductor from local transit as investigators examine the scene and route for causes amid early reports and official statements.
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Dayton
Ohio
Histon
Yiion
Miners Strike at Coal Mine Over Company Refusal
Miners at a coal mine stage a protest after the company refuses to recognize the union. Officials report tensions rise as workers demand bargaining rights and improved safety conditions. Local authorities seek a peaceful resolution.
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