Important events at home and on foreign shores briefly told
The report lists government budget requests including $14,000 for the 1810 census, $1,100,000 for a navy hospital ship, and $50,000 for Ecuador exhibition representation. It notes defense bills for Pacific coast ports, proposed construction in Washington, and various obituaries, accidents, and international items from Archduke Ferdinand to Chinase and European events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Hiouse Committee of Census
United States
Kahn
Pacific Coast
Rixey
Navy
House Committee On Nasual Affairs
Aeronautic Board
Army Signal Corpa
Iity
Speec
Root
Congress
Quito
Ecuador
William Chandler
Chandler, Dunbar Company
Ef Saint Ste. Marie
War Department
Department of Justice
Soo
Dolliver
Waslington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Guarded Move: Eddy Relocated to Brookline Estate
Six powerful men guarded Mary Baker Eddy as she moved from Pleasant View in Concord to the Amory A. Lawrence estate in Brookline. A secret, high security transfer used a three-car special train with pilots and night guards. Police permits for armed guards were issued, and a daily day and night watch continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jah
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Scion
Fleasant View
Cuccord
N. Hy
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Chiic- Wan Science Church
Nosolut
Concord
Boston & Albany
Calvin A. Prye
Brookline Police
Watcr
Panic in Des Moines Opera House Held By Hero
In Des Moines Iowa D F Braddish quelled a theater panic after a cafe across the alley burned smoke drifted into the Grand Opera House A spectator shouted Fire causing a near stampede Braddish jumped on stage called for order and reassured patrons keeping them in seats until police contained the disruption
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Braddish
Night Riders Raid Whips Outrider in Hopkinsville
In Hopkinsville Kentucky on Saturday night about seventy five night riders visited R. Rodgers home. He was taken from his house and severely whipped for selling his tobacco outside the organization. Rogers is a member of the night riders association and denied the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinaville
Rodgers
Rogers Io
Asssociation
Doctors Seek To Prevent Return of Papal Gout Attack
In Rome on January 28 the pope, nearly recovered from gout, was examined by physicians Petacci and Marchiafava who planned treatment to prevent further recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mome
Monarch Cruises Planned By Two European Rulers
In late March the German emperor plans a Mediterranean cruise and in April King Edward will follow with a voyage visiting Sicily and Florence. Separately, a fatal explosion in Bergen Hill New Jersey killed three workers and injured five others, while a Milan landslide near Bergamo buried a house killing five.
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Tome
Germany
Mediterranean
Edward
Sicily
Florence
New York
Bergen Hill
Pennsylvania Tunnel
Homestead
N. J
Milan
Adda
Mian
Bergamo
Animated Feather Duster in Presidential Talk Sparks Satire
In a reading room exchange a cranky man taunts a drowsy speaker and mocks a proposed candidacy. The Catholic Standard and Times quips about nominating an animated feather duster for president and jokes about a dusting brush finishing second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard and Times
Ting
Ships battered by storm lash New York harbor
Severe Atlantic storm puts several vessels at risk near Delaware capes. The three masted schooner crew is believed lost. Matanzas crew rescued after waves split rudder and opened seams on Fall River group. Grafton and Concord not heard from. Mauretanian reports Fall River crew rescued in Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fen
Port
Teasec
Delaware Capes
Baltimore
Trajan
Gan Giovann
H V. Morse
Matanzas
Fall River
Grafton
Concord
Philadelphia
Boston
Moras
Taylor
Liverpool
Ouida Dies in Poverty in Italy
Florence January 28 Ouida Louise de la Ramee the novelist died at Varieggio after a long illness and deep poverty. She was nearly blind with one eye lost and the other badly affected by exposure. In her final months she sometimes slept in the open air due to lack of funds. Death attributed to asthma complicated by heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Ouida
Louise de la Ramee
Viaréggio
Ihose
Poison Plot Targeting Family In Milk Suspected
In Union Hill New Jersey on January 28 police investigate an arsenic poison plot aimed at an entire family. Victims include Mia Gaschwind widow of the coroner Eva Gaschwind her daughter and sister in law and a servant. One victim is 41 and expected to recover. Police say they have a clue and expect arrests soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hill
N. J
Polce
Mia
Eva Gaschwind
Gaschwind
Polles
Doctor Seals Tongue After Child Bite in Chippewa Falls
A local physician in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin yesterday sewed together a child's tongue after it was bitten nearly in two. The operation reportedly restored the child's ability to speak in its normal manner, according to reports from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fides
Chippewa Palla
Wiens
Emigration Shifts as Return to Italy Slows
Rome reports the flow of U.S. emigrants back to Italy is easing while new emigration to Italy increases. Steamers from Genoa and Naples will repatriate at least 5 000 emigrants by month end. In Hutson Wisconsin tuberculosis is found in two cattle herds prompting health officials to require herd testing in dairies.
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Rome
Italy
United States
Genoa
Naples
America
Hutson
Wis
Board of Health
Baby burned to death at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati
A baby died at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati under peculiar circumstances after a nine year old child turned on hot water. In Pontiac Illinois the Central hotel burned early yesterday forcing more than a hundred guests to flee in night clothes with one woman leaping from a second story window and suffering injuries. Loss from the blaze estimated at 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe
Cincinnati
Ohio
Christ Hospital
Protestant Episcopal Church
Pontiac
Central Hotel
Violent Storm Sweeps Pittsburg City At Night
A violent storm with unusual winter features swept Pittsburg last night through lightning, heavy thunder, and rain driven by fierce winds. Nearby at Gatosemount Minnesota a straw stack toppled, killing six cattle owned by farmer Michael Mahoney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Gat Atosemount
Minn
Michael Mahoney
Here
Department store exchange over cracked patent shoes
A customer asks to exchange shoes bought last month after the patent feather cracks. The clerk notes they are old stock and the patent likely expired. The story touches on inadequate terminal facilities impacting delivery.
Government to sue Harriman rail empire in landmark case
Washington action targets Union Pacific and its subsidiaries over control of Southern Pacific Santa Fe and other lines. Named defendants include E H Harriman and financiers Schiff Kahn Stillman Prick Rogers Clark. Case cites Sherman act violations from interstate rail transcontinental operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harriman
Harrimen Roals
New York
Northern Pacific
Great Worthern
Burlington
Iemit
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
Union Pacific
Oregon
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Frank B. Kellogg
C. A. Severance
St. Paul
Fifty Years For Murderer In Billings Case
Robert Vanella sentenced to fifty years in the penitentiary by Judge Fox for second degree murder in Billings Montana. He killed Raffael Crisio in a South Billings house. Both Vanella and Crisio were Italian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Robert Vanella
Fox
Vanella
Raffael Crisio
South Billings
Vaela
Itallana
Tramp In Chippewa Falls Lockup Given 30 Day Sentence
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin January 28 Judge Jenking sentences Mealey Lindsay to thirty days in the city lockup to deter tramps from the area. The lockup lacks beds bedding and adequate heat while meals are meager and sparse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuy Lockup
Chippewa Falle
Wis
Jenking
Mealey Lindsay
Dismembered Man Identified as Olaf Anderson Near Fargo
Olaf Anderson believed killed after being mangled by a freight train on the Northern Pacific line between Fargo and Dworth Minnesota. Authorities say the body was completely dismembered with limbs severed amid early investigations and possible theft implications. Fire in St Paul destroys F H Wetherald barn in Little Canada threatening nearby homes. Hay, a cow, pan of horses and four young colts burned. damage around $3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Anderson
Fargo
N. D
Northern Pacific
Dworth
Minn
Ridge
St. Paul
F. H. Wetherald
Little Canada
Burns to Death in Well Near North Platte
North Platte Neb Jan 2 James Thomas a farmer descended a shallow well to thaw pipes. His clothing caught fire from the blaze he could not reach the top and was burned to death. Thieves Take Furs Tyler Minn Jan 28 Magandy Ahstrussen, bidders, were robbed of 476 worth of furs including 200 muskrat skins and eight mink. Burglary believed to have occurred under counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Neb
James Thomas
Tyler
Minn
Magandy & Ahstrussen
Bitchers
Meana to an End in the Bushes
Dryan Dusty and Walker Rhodes discuss a doctor offering whisky to cure a snake bite. They note a man hunts among bushes for hours. The dialogue reflects superstition about blessings and practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dryan
Dusty
Walker Rhodes
Dynamite Outrage Shocks Hibbing. Suspect Arrested
An alleged dynamite plot near Hibbing targets a boarding house run by Meaty Kronie. Nick Bricktren was arrested after Kronie reported a Thursday night blast attempt and signs of a hidden cavity under the house. Kronie cites prior employment and stolen underwear matching the device as links. Hibbing hearing scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Ming
Nick Bricktren
Hibbing
Meaty Kronie
Kronie
Kronic
Brickitch
Brickitth
Lynchings Talk at St. Cloud Suspects Tied to Patrolman Shooting
Four men Ed Carmody Pont Drvis Patsy Sheehan and Jack Green charged with shooting Patrolman Henry Becker of St. Cloud were moved to Ramsey county Jail in St. Paul amid fears of lynching. Davis and armory arrested in St. Paul. all named as having prior records. Police say evidence ties them to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Ed Carmody
Pont Drvis
Patsy Sheehan
Jack Green
Henry Becker
St. Cloud
Ane
Ramsey County
Davis
Carmody
Sheehan
Green
Baby starves to death in Destitute family tragedy
Deadwood South Dakota reports the death of a baby born to Mr and Mrs Frank Murchan immigrants from Poland. The infant perished from poverty while the father hunted for work. The mother and a second child were saved by timely care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Frank Murchan
Old Country
Murchans
Lfe
Conspiracy on the Range Held Burst by Detectives
In Biwabik Minnesota on January 28 detectives report a broad conspiracy linked to dynamiting the home of Capt. T J Nicholas at the Mohawk mine. A young socialist agitator and two Austrian companions are jailed in Aurora. Most mining homes are guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biwabik
Minn
J. A. Jonas
Hhe
Aurora
T. J. Nicholas
Mohawk
Hunt for FineBug Arouses La Crosse Residents
In La Crosse Wisconsin on January 28 two incendiary attempts to destroy the stable and property of Herbert Coolidge a blind man sparked a North Side manhunt for the arsonist. Police charged other fires to the same suspect and residents joined the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blind Man
la Crosse
Wis
Herbert Coolidge
Hay
North Side
Explosion Rocks Hocking Mine District In Iowa
A box car loaded with 500 pounds of dynamite exploded near Albia at the Hocking mining town during a store fire. Five men were injured and property valued at about $60,000 was destroyed. Fire officials investigated the blaze and the blast, with authorities tracing the incident to the storage of explosives at the site.
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Canned Gooda
Dewitt Ranch
Dandel
W. Va
la Salle
Hive Babcock
Eugene Babcock
Jows City
Iowa
St. Mary's
Evanaville
Pitteburs Fulminite Powder Company
Fombell
Commission House
Elk Street
Buffalo
Waddell Commission House
Anton Wilding
East Lebanon
Lebanon Pu
Wilding
Corydon Junction
Ind
Missouri Colony
Marshall
Des Moines
Hocking
Albia
Spring Valley
Mina
Jan
Girl Kills Self in Minnesota High School Incident
Eleanor Priebe, sixteen, a North Side High student in Minneapolis, shot herself at her parents home with no apparent motive. The incident occurred January 28 and left the community shaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Jan
Eleanor Priebe
North Side
Unavoidable Delay in Alibi Case Cited by Lawyer
A captured crook acknowledges an alibi defense but states the witnesses he plans to use are not available yet, implying a delay of a week or two before proof can be presented. The lawyer pressures for quicker resolution while the defendant remains hopeful.
Of Course He I Wonder Why a Man Proposes to a Woman
A playful verse exchange questions why proposals ask for a woman’s hand while she carries her purse in her hand. The quip contrasts romance with practical tidbits about gesture and daily habit in a light street corner tone.
United States Senate News From Washington Jan 21 25
A series of daily notes from Washington covers Senate reflections on Panama bond issues and Cortelyou’s delayed treasury report, House debate on immigration and penal code amendments, and Senate discussions on the International Harvester investigation. Reports include Bryan and Cannon nomination chatter, currency stringency effects, and urgent deficiency bill activity.
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Mon
Washington
Senate
Yeaterday
Aldrich
Cortelyou
Harker
Tishnan
House
Philadelphia
House of
Clark of
Miscouri
William J. Bryan
Denver
Boutelle Ofllinois
Speaker Cannon
Chicago
United States
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Department of Commerce and Labor
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
Stone
Missouri
Treasury Department
South
New York
Boston
Teller
Secretary of the Treasury
New York City
House of Representatives
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Tear Adesiral
Frank Courtin
U, 8
Betsy Bennett
Obeju
Tribe of
Ottawa
Indland
Sandusky
Col
John. Handley
Aulproms
Federal Union of America
James Bigheart
Bigheart
Stseem
Grand Army
Wisconsin
Northwest
J. W. O'Bryant
Hyde Park Methodist
St. Joseph
Ha Faye
Lawrence Gagin
Chicago & North-Western Railroad
John Ball
Joseph Ball
Hartford City
F. M. Michaels
Binghamnton
Teaac N. Hascall
Nebraska
Omaha
Free Soll
Casimir Duzicki
Detroit
Mich
William Brown
Wiliam R. Mooney
Calcago
Shippy
Anthony J. Crowe
Charles ‘Moe
Jones
First National Bank of
Texola
Okla
E. Dakan
Bulphur
Edward Rockwell
Ton
Samuel R. Wingfield
Balti
Wingfeld
Archduke Ferdinand
Grant Duke
Tuscany
Salsburg
Austria
John Lawson Walton
Bf. P
London
Charlemi
France
Zeppelin Ia
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Ching
Paris
China
Japan
Berlin
Gretchen
Vienna
Jef Dave
Arkmens
Ught
Forest Park
George H. Meyers
San Diego
Cal
Sandwich
John A. Macy
Annie Marefield Bullivan
Helen Keller
Franklin H. Ward
Henry Clay Ward
Michigom
Myron Rosen
Russia
City Hall
William Brooks Mason
Havana
Mixa Ella Haynes
Frank A. Goteh
Hralmar Lundin
Opera House
Lowell
Mass
Goteh
Melbourne
Fons
W. B. Gearhart
C. C. Thompson
Daugh
Gearhart
Thompson
Bass
Jacob AJ Funk
Skidmore
Funk
Mrs. Eddy
Giants
Constamt
New Moine
Pope
Atlantic
Harriman ET AL
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U.P
Montana
Girl
Kalamazoo, Mich
F. H. Marcy
Ravuns
Killa Bell
George Canty
William Faversham
Hore
Bronx Falls
Merton Crapp
Mr. and
Mire
Emer Crapp
Dell Rapide
Baling
Plunkville Parson
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