Russian Warships Near Manila Bay Stir US Neutraity Debates
Washington reports a telegram from Governor Wright claiming seven Russian warships near Manila Bay and Secretary Taft and Secretary Hay weigh neutrality risks. Taft orders they not stay beyond 24 hours and to coal for Port Arthur, while hoping to avoid extending hostilities near US waters.
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Washington
Wright
Manila Bay
Taft
Gov. Wright
United States
White House
Hay
Manila
Philippines
Russia
Japan
Port Arthur
Wright Sayin
Lst
Asiatic
Singapore
Cov. Wright
Gold Discovery Expands Across Western Alaska Coast
Reports show placer gold being found along the Susitina and other streams in western Alaska while new placers appear near White Horse at the head of the Yukon River. The second gold zone extends from near White Horse through the McKinley foothills toward Cook Inlet and Bristol Bay over about 2,000 miles.
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Klondike
Koys
Tanana
Alsekrepantry
White
Horse
Susitina
Alaska
Bristol Bay
White Horse
Yukon Navigation
McKinley Mountain Range
Cook Inlet
Mormons Demand Obedience from Officials in Utah
Brigham City report says church leaders impose control over politics and business. President Kelly spearheads actions with priesthood dominance. city council controlled by quorum. officials ordered to publicly vow obedience or face expulsion. Ten expelled and twenty warned to comply.
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Brigham City
Utah
Mormon Presidency
Kelly
Prairie chickens damage crops in Geary and Riley counties
Prairie chickens destroy corn and wheat north of Fort Riley in Geary and Riley counties. The prairie fire on the military reservation drove thousands of birds to farms. Hunting on the reservation was previously forbidden, but consent has been given for a slaughter as sportsmen arrive by train. Farmers advertise the opportunity for gunners.
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Topeka
Kan
Geary
Riley
Fort Riley
New Engine Sized Like a Watch Draws Attention
The New York auto boat exposition showcases Weeks from Canada with a six horsepower steam engine built from old boiler tubing and fitting a ten inch circular saw. He claims a fifty horsepower model of nickel steel could be held in a boy’s hand or kept in a pocket.
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New York
Weeks
Canada
Hog cholera cured by inoculation announced
Columbia Missouri February 15 after three years of experiments Dr R E Graham formerly bacteriologist at Missouri University announced hog cholera can be cured by inoculation similar to Texas fever in cattle. One hundred hogs were inoculated with a serum and then exposed to the disease and none were infected. Several hogs with cholera were cured by inoculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
R. E. Graham
Missouri University
Col Gabe Bouck Near Death in Oshkosh Hotel
Col Gabe Bouck lay near death at the Athearn hotel in Oshkosh Wisconsin on February 15 his condition showed no notable change but his weakness grew and he could take less nourishment than before.
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Bough
Oshkosh
Wis
Gabe Bouck
Athearn Hotel
Centenarian Robert Collins Dies at 105 in Taylorville
Springfield Illinois February 15. Robert Collins a colored resident and the oldest person in Christian county died at his Taylorville home at age 105.
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Springfield
Robert Collins
Christian County
Taylorville
Dreyfus Case Trial Set by French Court of Cassation
Telegraphic brief reports the Dreyfus case definitively scheduled for trial by the court of cassation beginning February 25. Also notes wealth claims surrounding financier Hayward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyfus
Cassation
Wainiea da Hayward
Baltimore Rebuilds After Fire In Modern City Plan
The city will replace devastated districts with fireproof buildings and new streets small parks on burned ground. An advisory emergency committee will regulate building heights streets openings and progress to accelerate reconstruction. Merchants resume, banks reopen, and streetcar service largely restored under leadership of General Manager House and President Hood with aid from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Sunday visitors from nearby cities observed ruins while dynamiters removed dangerous walls.
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Baltimore
William A. House
Hood
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Judge L D Brewster Dies at Home in Danbury
Danbury Connecticut February 15 Judge Lyman Denison Brewster renowned jurist was found dead at his home. He suffered a stroke at the New York State Bar dinner in Albany last year and had been in frail health since. His wife found him deceased in his room. He helped break the will of Samuel J Tilden with Joseph H Choate who is now the U S ambassador to England.
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Danbury, Conn
Lyman Denison Brewster
New York State Bar Association
Albany
England
Samuel J. Tilden
Market Notes on Grain and Livestock Prices and Shipments
The report shows grain shipments at 2,462,148 bushels with 1,138,407 bushels of corn, up 37 percent from a year ago. Cash foodstuff sales rise amid Far East hostilities, led by corn pork and ribs. May wheat option at 97 cents, ending fairly strong. corn up 1.5 cents from last week. Livestock receipts total 291,884, down 10 percent year over year. hog prices up 40 cents, sheep up 10 cents per 100 pounds. Beef quotes unchanged. Chicago district failures numbered 25, down from 27 prior week and 35 a year ago.
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Far East
Corm
Chicago
Mrs Martha Lorenz Freed in Postal Trial
In Washington on February 13 Justice Pritchard freed Mrs Martha J Lorenz directing the jury to render a not guilty verdict after the evidence ended. The stenographer John R Tulles testified in rebuttal and admitted errors in his notes during General Bristow era inquiries.
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Washington
Martha J. Lorenz
Justice Pritchard
Kumler
Machen
Gen. Bristow
Love Lands Negro in a Cell
Wyatt Barner, a black man, is arrested in Wausau by Chief Malone on a seduction charge filed by the girl's grandfather. Barner had fled Day after a lynching attempt and had been staying with the Gabrielsons where the couple planned to marry.
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Wausau
Wis
Wyatt Barner
Ana Gabrielson
Malone
Barner
Black Creek
Outagamie County
Day
Gabrielsons
Youthful Prank Turns Deadly in Livery Barn Incident
In St Paul on February 15, Fred B. Watson aged 17 entered his father’s livery barn to scare sleeping workers, was mistaken for a burglar, and killed. His older brother followed and witnessed David Parker, a Black worker in the barn, strike Watson on the head with an iron bar, killing him. Parker surrendered to police but faces likely non prosecution.
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St. Paul
Fred
Watson
Young Watson
David Parker
Parker
Brothers in Feud Fire Buckshot at Brother in Newmanville
In Newmanville Illinois Romeo Brecken fired two loads of buckshot at his brother John during a long standing family feud. Both men are farmers and the shooting occurred at their widowed mother’s home.
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Virginia
Til
Romeo Brecken
John
Newmanville
Ill
Tug Hercules Rides Out 36-Hour Storm to Norfolk Port
The tug Hercules limped into Norfolk, Virginia, after a grueling thirty six hour gale and blizzard ordeal. It battled fierce winds and heavy snow to reach harbor with just enough steam remaining.
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Norfolk, Va
Hercules
Maritime collision near St Kitts involving Peerless and Spanish cruiser Rio de la Plata
A fragmentary stroke report notes the Nova Scotian brigantine Peerless fouling the Spanish cruiser Rio de la Plata as it left the harbor at St Kitts in the Leeward Islands on February 15. The terse account mentions the two vessels involved and the unnamed Dom EpHE.
Illinois State Official Dies in Freeport Death
George W. Curtiss of Stockton Illinois former state legislator and former member of the state board of charities is dead in Freeport Illinois.
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Llinois
Freeport
Ill
George W. Curtiss
Stockton
State ‘Board of Charities
Native Count Pueckler Killed in Cameroon Uprising
Berlin reports the governor of the Cameroons says Count Pueckler was killed while fighting a native tribe at Basso. The incident marks a violent confrontation during colonial tensions in the region.
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Berlin
Cameroons
Pueckler
Basso
Speaker Cannon Sets Fast Pace Reading 320 Pension Bills
In Washington on February 13, Speaker Cannon breaks records by reading 320 private pension bills in 155 minutes after forcing clerk to scan by number only. A protest over full titles is overruled and the bills race through, earning Cannon applause and broad support for his method.
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Washington
Gannon
Cannon
Warner Dodges Question on Senate and Governor Alleges Trade Tale
Washington February 13 Representative Warner of Illinois declined to confirm or deny reports that he would succeed Mr. Cullom in the senate while Mr. Lowden seeks the governorship. He told a parable about trading with imaginary monkeys to illustrate uncertainty in locating the other party.
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Washington
Warner
Illinois
Cullom
Senate
Lowden
Tommy
Col. Warner
WILL NOT SEND TROOPS TO BALTIMORE FIRE DISTRICT
President Roosevelt decides federal troops will not be sent to guard Baltimore's fire swept business district. Adjutant General Riggs carried the Maryland Governor Warfield request. Warfield favors withdrawal if troops arrive. The cabinet meeting followed Governor Warfield's appeal for military aid.
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Ing
Baltimore
Washington
Roosevelt
Riggs
Maryland National Guard
Warfield
Stene
Special Order Hurdle for Proposed Appropriation
A fragment indicates a committee faced a special order over an appropriation. If adopted the measure would be subject to a point of order as new legislation and require formal consideration.
President and Mrs Roosevelt Host Dinner for Young Washingtonites
In Washington on February 13 President and Mrs Roosevelt entertained twenty seven young members of society at the White House Friday night. The dining room was elaborately decorated for the occasion.
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Washington
Ratifies Indian Treaty for Red Lake Lands
Washington sees Senate pass bill ratifying the treaty with the Red Lake Indians of Minnesota, ceding 250000 acres of their land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Lake Reservation
Minnesota
Senate
Big transaction closes water power and paper assets sale
In Kaukauna Wisconsin on February 13 a landmark deal closes a major dispute. John S Vannertwick gains the undivided half interest of Joseph Vilas Sr in the Kaukauna Water Power company and acquires full ownership of Badger Paper properties including Brokaw Pulp company. Total stock value reaches 23000000 dollars and payments are completed. The agreement ends litigation and clears the way for Fox River power improvements.
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Kaukauna
Wis
John S. Vannertwick
Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company
Joseph Vilas
Kaukauna Water Power Company
Badger Paper Company
Brokaw Pulp Company
Fox River
Store Burned in Tuscola Fire Destroys Gilbert Dry Goods
Fire destroyed the dry goods store of J. C. Gilbert in Tuscola on February 13. Water plugs were frozen and high winds fanned the blaze, threatening the entire business district. Losses exceed $22,000 with $15,000 insured. nearby buildings sustained minor damage. Fireman S. J. Brewster was injured by a gasoline tank explosion.
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Tuscola
J. C. Gilbert
S. J. Brewster
Rioter Given New Trial In Gun Store Theft Case
Andrew J. Taylor son of a prominent Evansville merchant was granted a new trial after being sentenced to from two to fourteen years for stealing a rifle during last July race riot. Judge Louis O. Rasch fined him $10 and ordered fifty days in the county jail. Several riot cases remain to be tried.
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Evansville
Ind
Andrew J. Taylor
Louis O. Rasch
Body found encased in ice on Erie Canal identified
Syracuse reports a man found frozen in ice along the Erie Canal. The body is identified as George Manning who disappeared on November 20.
Farmer Found Dead in Brazil Indicate Murder Clues
Arthur filler, a young farmer, was found dead in his home in Brazil Indiana on February 13. He was shot through the heart with no shotgun found. Indications point to murder based on the scene.
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Brazil
Ind
Arthur Filler
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