Hidden wealth found in deceased recluse home
In New York at 184th Street and Morris Avenue the estate of Miss Maria Corsa valued near 1,000,000 includes bonds and mortgages over 140,000 and more than 40,000 in cash. Eight shots fired at Colombian bonds note wealth amid family claims by Mrs. Mary Burnham and others as near relatives and heirs rush to the house where she died of starvation and exposure.
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Fourth Street
Morris Avenue
New York
Maria Corsa
Mary Burnham
Miss Coren
Willett
Oscar Schuyler
Joseph Liscomb
Burnham
Attempted assassination of Colombia's President Reyes
News from Washington reports an assassination attempt on Gen Rafael Reyes president of Colombia. Eight shots fired at his carriage. five struck the vehicle but he escaped uninjured. Officials suggest enmity from recent insurrections and note Colombia's history of civil conflict with thousands killed in battles.
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Washington
Rafael Reyes
Republic of Colombia
Reyes
Colombia
Partisabir
Diamonds Found in Gardner Paper Refuse Yard
Engineer William Cline uncovered a large diamond while clearing refuse at Gardner Paper Co Middletown Ohio. Everett Lindsay found another in the trash heap. A crowd hunted debris as four more stones were recovered. Total value around $1,000 with a pure white gem near $2,000.
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Gardner Paper Company
Middletown
Ohio
Willam Cline
Everett Lindsay
Gardner Will Yard
Indiana secretary of state resigns amid rail pressure
Tyiniel EO Storms, Indiana Secretary of State, after months of fighting to be ousted, yields to pressure from railroad interests who fear a new session could push a one cent fare law. He resigns thus ending the career in public office.
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Tyiniel EO Storms
Indiana
Tasislitn
Gill
Pias F
Gav Tlandr
Chicago City Fight Over Mississippi River Drainage
The Tonoted Suites Supreme Court hears Missouri versus Illinois on Chicago's right to divert wage into the Mississippi via a drainage canal. The case centers on Chicago's authority to alter flow and impact surrounding rivers.
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Chicrsgo
Suites Supreme Court
Site of Missouri
State of
Tino
Chicago
Supreme Court ruling blocks coal mining and sale
The Supreme Court in Washington ruled that common centriera cannot legally mine or sell coal. The decision hits the contrast and may affect the beef combine by impacting the products it transports in private car lines.
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Common Centriera
United States Supreme Court
Washington
American Firm Wins Michoacan Water-Concession for Power
An American company secured a state concession in Michoacan Mexico granting rights to use large bodies of water for electricity generation. The agreement will light several towns and supply motive power to regional facilities.
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Michoacan Mexico
Mutual Life suits seek recovery of inflated salaries
Fights begin in New York as the Mutual Life Insurance Company sues Richard A. McCurdy Robert H. Medurdy Louis A. Thebaud and Charles H. Raymond to recover vast sums allegedly paid out in salaries and commissions.
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New York
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
Robert H. Medurdy
Louis A. Thebaud
Charles H Raymond
Ex Speaker Becomes Blind After Stroke
The family of former Speaker David B. Henderson reports he is at Mercy hospital in Dubuque after a slight stroke of paralysis that has left him totally blind. He was confined to the hospital for treatment and recovery.
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David B. Henderson
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Cummins Seeks Third Term Amid Rail Lobby Critique
Gev Cummins announces bid for a third term and criticizes the railroad lobby in Iowa for opposing anti pass and primary legislation.
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Gev Cummins
Iowa
Arkansas Mayor Dies by pistol wound in New port
Charles H. Wilmans mayor of Newport Arkansas and a state political figure died from a pistol wound. Authorities reported the incident as self inflicted and under investigation.
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Arkansas
Charles H. Wilmans
Newport
Ark
Social Strife Over Ladies Day At Center Bath
Center Nebraska is divided by a dispute over the town bathhouse policy for ladies day. The banker's wife demands priority bathing ahead of the blacksmith’s wife, sparking local tension and gossip.
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Neb
Two Hanged in Chicago at Cook County Jail
John Mueller and Robert Newcomb were hanged at the Cook county jail in Chicago for a triple murder. Both men faced the gallows without showing fear as they went to execution.
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Frack
John Mueller
Robert Newcomb
Cook County
Chicago
Alarm over China prompts general staff crisis preparations
Washington reports indicate the general staff fears a China crisis and is preparing for possible escalation. Plans include reinforcing the Philippines garrison as officers return from Shanghai Canton and Beijing with warnings that natives may rise if not checked by leaders.
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China
Washington
Congress
Philippines
Manila
Shanghai
Canton
Peking
General Leonard Wood Led Armies From Cuba To Philippine Command
The article outlines General Leonard Wood as a versatile military leader. A physician by training, he joined the Army in 1886 as a contract surgeon and earned recognition in the Apache wars. He helped organize the Rough Riders with Theodore Roosevelt and led Brigades in Cuba before serving in the Philippines.
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China
United States
Leonard Wood
Philippines
General Wood
West Point
Wood
Cuba
Spain
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Las Animas
San Juan
Santiago
Palma
Forecast of 1910 city populations for leading American cities
An expert statistician for the census bureau presents 1910 population estimates based on past growth, building stats, city directories, and local censuses. The leading gains over ten years are shown with New York leading at about 4.44 million increase.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
GUS
Cleveland
New York
Smithereens
Brooklyn
From cradle to altar in Theodore Roosevelt family saga
A biographical sketch traces Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt from birth and early tragedy to marriage with Theodore Roosevelt. It covers her childhood amid loss, her upbringing by Edith Roosevelt, life in Oyster Bay and Washington, her debut, and the rapid rise to public interest as a presidential daughter later pursued through notable travels and engagements around the world.
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St. Valentine's Day
Theodore Roosevelt
West Fifty-seventh Street
New York
Alice Hathaway Lee
Boston
Martha Bullock Roosevelt
Alice Lee
Assemblyman
Roosevelt
W. & Cowles
United States Navy
Maltese Cross
Dakota
Edith Carew
White House
Alice
Miss Alice
Oyster Bay
New York City
Washington
Albany
Iiing
McKinley
Orient
Taft
San Francisco
Ota
Vve Longworth
Manila
China
Japan
Sulu
Mohammed
Manchuria
Mikadus Gardens
Cincinnati
Cuba
Porto Rico
China and US relations hover as China builds new army
The article surveys Sino foreign tensions amid growing anti foreign sentiment and US troop movements in the Philippines. It notes a poised central government under Yuan Shih kai and a rising student merchant patriotic movement seeking to overthrow the old regime while restraining foreign action. It mentions observed army maneuvers near Pekin and project figures for 1905 population changes and cost increases.
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United States
Philippines
China
Shanghai
Russia
Japan
Yuan Shih-kai
Chili Province
Pekin
Notes of Current Events: Military, Police, and Legal Headlines
Maj Gen Corbin sails from Manila to Hongkong leaving Maj Gen Wood in charge of island forces. St Louis police barred from swearing on duty with first violator fined 30 dollars. Mesrion Amick dies in New York born Elgin Illinois 1844. Carl Blake Metropole Club Minneapolis pleads Guilty to gambling. Dominick C O Malley turfman libel case upheld eight months jail and 5000 fine.
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Manila
Hongkong
Wood
St. Louis
New Order
Msroni_Amick
Buffalo Bill
New York
Elgin
Carl Blake
Metropole Club
Minneapolis
Goutsumme Supreme Court
Dominick C. O'Malley
Behrman
New Orleans
the Item
O’malley
Luzenburg
Longworth Tenure Ahead for Ohio Leader and Heir
Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, fifteen years Roosevelt’s senior, a Harvard graduate and son in law of a prominent figure, emerges as a rising public figure. He hails from a wealthy lineage, aims for public life, and balances sports and law with political ambitions. His early bids failed before success in 1899 for the State Legislature and 1903 for Congress.
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Nicholas Longworth
Congress
Ohio
Miss Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Astor
Longworth
Harvard University
Harvard
State Senate
Two Unions Plan Amalgamation of Carpenters and Woodworkers
Indianapolis report confirms the National Brotherhoods of Carpenters and Joiners and Woodworkers will merge within a short time. President Gompers aided the effort, with 14 executive members empowered to set a date and bridge differences without harming employers or workers.
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National Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
National Brotherhood of Woodworkers
Indianapolis
Gompers
American Oeperation of Labor
Taat Aeck
The
Carpenters and Joiners
Weal Union
Souffy
Carpenters
Carpenters and Joiners’ Union
Railroad Firemen Win 77 Percent of Demands in 1st Year Pact
Lackawanna railroad firemen sign an agreement for the upcoming year after officers of the Firemen's Board and the railroad company approve the settlement. The piece also notes broader union activity including United Mine Workers preparations, regional mine dependence, and labor movement observations from Chicago and New York Bureau of Labor reports.
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Lackawanna
Met
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Meads of
Red Lion
Pao
Satmere
Fred
Ganeasir Pa
United States
New York
Ummone
Union Libel League
Chicago
Cary
New York Bureau of Labor
Pennsylvania Insurance Graft Report Released
The insurance investigation committee submitted its report to the Pennsylvania Legislature and urged action by Gov. Pennypacker and the Attorney General. It charges former Insurance Commissioners Loper Lambert and Durham and subordinates with receiving actuarial fees and lists large payments to dummy employees during Durham’s tenure.
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Pennsylvania
Legislative Insurance Investigation Committee
Pennypacker
Lambert
Durham
Insurance
Eric
Japanese Labor and Political Shifts Reported
The article notes Japanese laborers on the Western Pacific railroad faced suspicion of undercutting American workers and cites railroad claims of their inadequacy. It mentions a mixed ministry formed by Composrite Hallan Gabdiner and Sig Sonnio, with Sacchi and Pantano in key posts, and a continued war and marine leadership at the King’s request. It also reports Boston printers striking for an eight hour day.
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Western Pacific Railroad
Composrite
Senate Debates Naval Policy and Subic Bay Use
The Senate and House engaged in a flurry of bills on naval hazing procedures fortifications subsidies and subsidies for naval stations with Subic Bay drawing opposition. Key votes touched ship subsidy statehood and coastal fortifications while notable figures urged budgetary scrutiny and anti gambling measures and a bill on customs districts.
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Hale
Committee On Naval Offal
Naval Academy
Spooner and
Allison
Gallinger
Elkins
Bir
Hejburn
Subic Bay
House
Philippines
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