Fire Wipes Out One Third of Chelsea City
A small dump fire in Chelsea escalated to a 12 hour blaze aided by a 45 mile gale. One third of the city, about 500 dwellings and public buildings, were destroyed leaving 1,500 families homeless and up to 10,000 people displaced. Loss nears 10 million dollars with two fatalities reported in late updates. Fire departments from Chelsea and nearby towns, plus Boston, struggled to contain the arc of fire across a mile and a half by half mile ellipse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chelsea
Everett
Chelsea Creek
Forest preservation talks with Roosevelt Pinchot and pine association
Washington reports leaders of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association met with President Roosevelt and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot to discuss forest conservation. The group covers Virginia to Texas, needing 18 billion feet of yellow pine annually, with 2 billion wasted under current methods. They seek government cooperation to replant and renew forests. Roosevelt and Pinchot support the movement. Harriman's Transcontinental route hailed as Illinois Central announces Birmingham division opening April 1, completing a link from Pacific to Atlantic via Union Pacific, Illinois Central, and Central Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Harry Foster
Little Rock
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Virginia
Texas
Pinchot
Harriman
Birmingham
Ala
Illinois Central
Union Pacific
Georgia
Pacific
Atlantic
Torpedo Flotilla Arrives at Magdalena Bay Ahead of Schedule
The flotilla of six torpedo destroyers under Lieutenant Commander Hutch S. Cone reached Magdalena Bay from Acapulco one day early. The three day voyage averaged 15 knots, mirroring the battleship fleet's timing.
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Hutch S. Cone
Magdalena Bay
Acapulco
Sinking of Grand Lake Sealer in Ice Floes Near St Johns
News from St Johns Newfoundland reports the sealing steamer Grand Lake crushed by ice with 214 crew escaping to the Vanguard. A catch of 20,000 seals valued at 130000 dollars sank with the Grand Lake, which faced hours of pumping and hull damage before sinking. Also notes a naval bill debate with Mr. Gill and Mr. Jobson calls for more battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grew
St. Johns
N. F
Grand Lake
Newfoundland
Uto Port
Vanguard
House
Gill
Maryland
Roosevelt
Jobson
Alabama
Bankers Oppose Aldrich Bill In Connecticut Meeting
Connecticut Bankers association adopted resolutions opposing the Aldrich currency bill in its amended form and chose delegates to present the resolution to the senate committee on currency and banking. Camden, N J National Zine Corporation filed articles of incorporation with authorized capital of 6 000 000 in Camden county clerk's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut Bankers Association
Senate Committee On Currency and Banking
Camden
N. J
National Zine Corporation
Amden County
State Can Tax Liquor Supreme Court Upholds Kentucky Tax
The U S Supreme Court affirms Kentucky Appellate Court in Thompson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky. It rules Kentucky may tax distilled spirits in bonded warehouses without violating the federal constitution, upholding state tax on whisky in bond and related interest provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Appellate Court of
Justice
Insonna
Carroll
Lottery men fined for Kentucky scheme in Covington
Cincinnati lawyers say Mortis Richmond and six others were fined a total of 32 200 after pleading guilty to conducting the Kentucky lottery. Fines ranged from 200 to 10,000 dollars, plus about 2,000 dollars in costs. Indictments were returned February 6 by a Richmond Kentucky grand jury. Chief Wilkie led the government secret service examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Rrines
Mortis Richmond
United States
Cochran
Covington
Richmond
J. R. Jameson
Charles Wells
Laney Long
W. H. W. Armstrong
Lewis Gatto
John Starr
Enmore
Federal Grand Jury
Wilkie
Government Secret Service
Fort, Erie
St. Louis
Pittsburg
New York
Night Riders Convicted in Christian County Indictments
Grand Jury in Hopkinsville Kentucky returned about eighty indictments at a six weeks term. Four night riding cases named Matt Ghelson Dr Wallis W Durham J M Weaver from the county and Herman Richard Crenshaw from Trigg were included. Rob Wood the first convict for anonymous letters has paid a $100 fine and court costs and is serving three months in jail. Eight others were convicted of felonies and sentenced to the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian County
Hopkinsville
Matt Ghelson
Wallis W. Durham
J. M. Weaver
Herman Richard Crenshaw
Trigg County
Rob Wood
Train Held Up For Food In Utah Raid
An extra west bound freight train near Lu c ine Utah was surrounded by hungry tramps who broke a refrigerator car and stole hams bacon and other meats. Five trainsmen guarding the train could not stop the hoboes and leaders warned the crew not to interfere as hunger drove the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Lucine
Sabotage Suit Dismissed in Sherman Act Case
A New York federal judge dismissed a $30 million Sherman Act suit by the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. against the American Sugar Refining Co. Judge Holt ruled no Sherman Act remedy for the complainant, but allowed minority stockholders potential redress for the Pennsylvania Co.'s destruction in pursuit of other interests. Frank K. Hpple of Philadelphia previously led the Pennsylvan ia company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Company
Sherman
New York
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Pennsylvania Company
Holt
United States Circuit
Frank K. Hipple
Philadelphia
Halt
Pennsylvania
Railroad Pleads Guilty in Federal Rebate Case
Minneapolis judge fines Great Northern general counsel W R Begg two thousand nine dollars after he pleads guilty in the rebate case. Alabama Supreme Court upholds both the general Prohibition and the 9 o'clock closing law as constitutional and effective amid attacks by liquor forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Wim
W. R. Begg
Great Northern Railroad
Page Morris
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Liguor Forcus
Roosevelt Urges Immediate Action to Curb Anarchy
President Roosevelt sent a concise message to Congress urging further legislation on suppressing anarchist publications. Attorney General Bonaparte provided a legal review noting no current federal statute criminalizes such writings and endorsing post office exclusion of seditious material. The message emphasizes deportment of anarchist literature and potential state action as urged by Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
New Jersey
Root
Econgress
United States
Attorney General
Miller
Supreme Court
Justice Field
LaFollette Sweeps Wisconsin Delegates at Large
Wisconsin delegates at large for the Republican national convention were elected by a large margin in the state primary, with LaFollette supporters defeating Taft backers in Milwaukee and across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert M. LaFollette
William H. Taft
Admiral Evans Failing Amid Speculation of Removal
Dr. William A. Edwards of Los Angeles, Taft’s brother in law, was summoned by special train to Paso Robles to consult with Evans’s surgeons. He told the Associated Press there is no immediate alarm, but that Evans has been growing worse and a removal consultation may be planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
William A. Edwards
Taft
Paso Robles
Evans
Edwards
Associated Press
Paso Roes
Newark Receiver Named for United Telephone Co Insolvent
Vice Chancellor Howell announced Frederick T. Johnson of Newark as receiver of the United Independent Telephone Company which has been declared insolvent. The company is incorporated for 50 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Howell
Frederick T. Johnson
United States Independent Telephone Company
Incorporate
Night Riders Arrested in Murray County Case
Murray Kentucky reports eight alleged night riders, all young farmers, identified as Bo Thompson, Bob Duncan, Jake Ellis, Jack Elkins, Dumas Miller, Hardin Lovett, Charles Elkins, and Lidwell. They were jailed after arrest by soldiers. Boston obituary notes 92 year old Harvard alumnus Charles Henry Parker of the class of 1833.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
County
Bo” Thompson
Bob” Duncan
Jake’ Ellis
Jack” Elkins
Dumas Miller
Hardin Lovett
Charles Elkins
Lidwell
Boston
Charles Henry Parker
Harvard
Naval bill trims battleships and subs in 1909 plan
Washington outlines a naval appropriation bill authorizing two battleships and eight torpedo boats for 1909, total $105.9 million. A minority report calls for four battleships and proposes $22.5 million less than department estimates. The measure funds 6,000 sailors for ten ships including California and Idaho and 1,500 for torpedo boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Naval Service
House
Foss
Hobson
Alabama
Department
California
Mississippi
Idaho
New Hampshire
South Dakota
North Carolina
Montana
Chester
Birmingham
Salem
Five Shot to Death in Lisbon Election Violence
Five people were killed and a hundred wounded by soldiers after Lisbon elections ended. Confusion between mob and municipal guards sparked a volley against infantrymen mistaken for rioters, with bands roaming streets as citizens fled amid Republican Monarchist clashes over vote counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Liston
Carlos
Great Northern fined for rebates to sugar company
The Great Northern Railway Company was convicted in 1902 of granting rebates to the American Sugar Refining Company before Judge Holt in the U S circuit court and fined $5,000. The company gave notice of an appeal. District Attorney Stimson noted there was no concealment of the alleged crime. The court recalled a New York Central case with an elaborate bookkeeping system. Judge Holt charged that the government’s contentions were favored by the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Company
New York
Great Northern Railway Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Holt
United States
Stimson
New York Central
Standard Oil Deal Reshapes California Utilities
A $450 million agreement consolidates gas, electric light and power firms in Central and Northern California under Standard Oil interests. The deal, completed here and in the East, totals $46 million in the aggregate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Standard Oil
Harriman Aids Erie Plan to Redeem Notes with Cash
New York Ed ward Harriman offers to fund Erie Railroad obligations by purchasing a large note issue. J P Morgan & Co reports Erie holders of 5.5 million hire notes maturing April 8 may be paid cash or receive a three year 6 percent note with 6 percent of new notes in cash. Directors accepted Harriman's offer. cash proportion not disclosed. Diamond crisis in Antwerp as US demand falters. Diamond Workers union to cease April work, raising default fears for merchants and creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward H. Harriman
Erie Railroad Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Harriman
Antwerp
Diamond Workers’ Union
Quarantine in Cuba Aims to Curb Yellow Fever
Washington announces a quarantine against Cuba starting today, exempting the Havana metropolitan district comprising Havana Marianao and Camp Columbia. The Havana area is declared a clean city for yellow fever, while the rest of Cuba remains quarantined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Health Service
Washington
Marine Hospital and Public Health Service
Havana
Marianao
Camp Columbia
Public sentiment stalls US action on Venezuela dispute
Washington harbors irritation at Venezuela's stance under Castro despite Root’s arbitration proposal. Public opinion is deemed essential before drastic measures, with plans for congress to authorize a surtax and possible peaceful blockade while avoiding use of the U S army or navy in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cantro
Root
Washlington
Caracas
Roosevelt
Venezuela
Senate
United States
Asphalt Trust
Congress
Delaware Republican Convention endorses Roosevelt tariff revision
In Dover the state Republican convention elected a full Chicago delegation without instruction. The sole contest over Taft support failed overwhelmingly. Led by Senators Dupont and Richardson, the pro administration faction was small. platform backs Roosevelt policies and tariff revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Del
Chicago
Taft
United States
Dupont
Richardson
Administration
Roosevelt
New Book of Mormon Plates Destroyed in January Fire
At the 55th World Conference of the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Independence Kansas City Missouri, a new issue of the Book of Mormon was planned after a January fire at the church publishing house destroyed all former plates. The forthcoming edition will be versified, marking a shift from prior style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Independence
Here
Book of Mormon
Virginia Delegates Back Taft At State Convention
Virginia Republicans in Lynchburg selected four delegates to the Chicago convention and adopted resolutions reaffirming party principles endorsing the Roosevelt administration and instructing the delegates at large to work for William H. Taft’s nomination. George Elsworth Putnam of Ottawa Kan, a Yale graduate student, was named to a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford.
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Virginia
Taft
Lynchburg
Roosevelt
William H. Taftt
George Elsworth Putnam
Ottawa
Kan
Yale
Oxford
Plant for Navy Yard Could Save $50,000 a Year
Representative Cary of Wisconsin proposed establishing at the Washington navy yard a plant to manufacture iron, steel and brass fabrics. He introduced a resolution and a bill appropriating $100,000 to begin. The plan sets total cost at $425,000 and authorizes the secretary of the navy to proceed immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
Navy Yard
Washington
Cary
Wisconsin
Secretary of the Navy
Actress Awarded 4700 in Tights Discharge Case
A New York supreme court jury awarded $4700 to actress Henrietta Lee Morrison after Harlem burlesque theater operators Hurtle and Seamon discharged her for refusing to appear on stage in tights. Her husband Charles Morrison shared in the damages for earnings lost after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Henrietta Lee Mots Rigan
Henrietta Lee
Hurtle & Seamon
Harlem
Miss Lee
Charles P. Morrison
Milas Lea
Morrisons
20 Counties Against Saloon Liquor Interests Successful
In Illinois outside Chicago 1,200 townships across 84 counties held local option elections. Twenty counties voted anti saloon, about half of the state's saloons were voted out. Larger cities mostly voted in favor, naming Springfield Freeport Aurora Higin Sterling Kankakee Lincoln Monmouth Bloomington Danville Joliet Murphysboro Rock Island as pro saloon, while Rockford Decatur Dixon Hoopeston Georgetown Pontiac Shelbyville Carbondale Champaign voted to abolish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Mcensing
Springfield
Freeport
Aurora
Higin
Sterling
Kankakee
Lincoln
Monmouth
Bloomington
Danville
Joliet
Murphysboro
Rock Island
Rockford
Decatur
Dixon
Hoopestown
Georgetown
Pontiac
Shelbyville
Carbondale
Champaigne
Labor convention cites 4.76 million unemployed in United States
A gathering at the Hotel Astor included labor and other groups to discuss joblessness. Samuel A. Stodel of the Industrial Workers of the World presented a statement estimating about 4.76 million unemployed nationwide, based on counts from 87 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hotel Astor
United States
Samuel A. Stodel
Industrial Workers of the World
Stodel
Taft asked to name Brownsville discharges for reenlistment
Senator Foraker wins Senate call for Secretary Taft to provide the names of Twenty-fifth regiment enlisted men discharged without honor after the Brownsville Texas shooting on August 13 1906 who have applied to reenlist under the December 12 1906 order and to report any testimony or statements from applicants and actions taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foraker
Taft
Washington
Senate
Twenty
Brownsville
Texas
Secretary of War
Senator Foraker
Treasury balance indicates deficit as year ends near
The United States treasury shows a working balance of 55 million dollars with 190 million in depository banks. A treasury call for return of public funds is likely. Expenditures exceed receipts by 36 million with three months left in the fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Safe Dynamited at Huron State Bank in Topeka Area
Robbers dynamited the State bank safe at Huron in Atchison county and escaped with 6500 dollars. The bank building was badly wrecked. The six presumed robbers fled on handcars after the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
State Bank
Huron
Congressman Mouser declines renomination in Thirteenth Ohio district
The article notes Congressman Mouser of Thirteenth Ohio district will not seek reelection. It also reports William H. Milton of Florida sworn in as successor to the late Senator William J. Bryan, and mentions Dr. Cabanne, founder of a controversial St. Louis residence district, who died in poverty. A leak in the Navy Department is alleged in sensational Lilley submarine inquiry reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouser
Ohio
William H. Milton
Florida
William J. Bryan
Montana
Dr. Cabanne
St. Louis
Navy Department
Lilley
Five Women Dead as Train Strikes Carriage at Maywood
Five women returning from a funeral were killed when the carriage they rode in was struck by an electric train on the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin line at Maywood. The carriage driver was injured fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin
Maywood
Senator Tilman Plans Europe Visit After Recovery
Senator Tilman, who left Washington and is slowly improving, intends to enter a private sanitarium in Atlanta this week. After about a month there he likely will go to Europe. Governor Warner says no strict enforcement of the anti liquor law in counties that voted dry in the recent election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilman
Europe
B. R. Tiilman
Washington
Atlanta
Lansing
Mich
Warner
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Dr. Edwards
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