Charcot Antarctic Expedition Reaches 70 Degrees South
Madame Charcot received a cable from Dr J M Charcot stating the expedition reached 70 degrees south. The party of twenty wintered at Petermann Islands and reported new land southwest of Alexander Island with scientific discoveries despite scurvy and heavy conditions.
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Paris
Madame Charcot
J. M. Charcot
Punta Arenas
London
Dr. Ch&rcot
Shackleton
Pole
Peterman Islands
Peterman
Alexander Island
Wireless firm plans transatlantic wireless link from Long Island
United Wireless company announced plans to transmit wireless messages within a month between eastern Long Island and France. It has secured land on the island’s far end and will install a long distance plant. The firm competes with the Marconi company on oversea routes to Nova Scotia and the British coast, promising a 50 percent rate cut.
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New York
United Wireless Company
Long Island
France
Marcon Company
Glace Bay
Nova Scotia
Trish
Man Rae
Milwaukee Bound Rail Extension Progress in Black Hills
Mobridge South Dakota reports contracts awarded to extend the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway from its Cheyenne river branch to Belle Fourche. Work to start after frost, with over 100 miles of new track. Steel laying began last week through reservation country but heavy snow slowed progress and Grand River bridge construction faces delays. Grand River bridge will be steel.
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Mobridge
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway Company
Cheyenne River
Belle Fourche
Black Hills
Stee
Reservation
Missouri River
Grand River
The
Grand
Steamer Foundered Off Majorca Island
Palma Majorca Island Feb 11 A French trans Atlantic liner from Marseilles is foundered off the northeast coast of Majorca Island One passenger was saved The Majorca is the largest of the Balearic group in the Mediterranean Sea
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Palma
Majorca Island
Marseilles
Majorca
Balearic
Mediterranean
Chicago Man Stabbed Forty Times in Office Murder
Charles Wilshire, a wealthy glove manufacturer, was found dead in his Chicago office with forty stab wounds. The stilletto guard near the body belonged to Christopher Ebbole, an Italian previously arrested for selling stolen goods to Wilshire. Ebbole was captured today and is being investigated.
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Chicago
Charles Wilshire
Christopher Ebbole
Wiltshire
Ebbole
Duluth Receives $500,000 for Deep Harbor Project
Washington reports the rivers and harbors bill includes a Duluth deep harbor appropriation of 500000. The measure was set to be reported to the House.
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Duluth
Washington
Sugar Company Refuses Refund of Duties to Government
New York February 11. The American Sugar Refining company announced it will not refund $100,000 in unpaid duties on imported sugar for which no reports were made to inspectors.
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New York
American Sugar Reining Company
Three Nome Merchants Report Severe Winter in Seattle Tale
Three Nome merchants arriving in Seattle after a brutal Nome to Valdez journey report the severest winter on record. They left Nome December 7 and faced storms with temperatures often seventy degrees below zero. On the Valdez trail they found Miller's roadhouse full of four dead bodies including Joe King and Mrs H A Rockfell, plus Taylor and Mrs Miller, all victims of the cold and illness.
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Seattle
Nome Merchan’s
Nome
Farbanks
Va'dee
Valdez
Miller's
Joe King
H. A. Rockfell
Nevada
Taylor
Miller
Road House
French Cabinet Approves Four Million for Flood Sufferers
Paris reports the cabinet secured four million dollars from the chamber of deputies to aid flood victims. New York notes ex Superintendent Thomas Byrnes gravely ill at his West Seventy-seventh Street residence, care details describe acute indigestion and his aging condition.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
New York
Thomas Byrnes
West Seventy-seventh Street
Small stockholders accuse big express firms in fraud
New York Feb 11 small stockholders of Wells Fargo and other express companies filed charges with the Interstate Commerce Commission. They claim large owners canvassed small holders before the recent melon cut, distributing a 860 percent dividend and manipulating stock by misrepresentation to raise price before a later drop.
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New York
Big Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wells Fargo Company
Gunboat Paducah Sails to Nicaragua to Protect Interests
The gunboat Paducah left New Orleans in the afternoon for Nicaragua. The motive is secret, but officials expect the ship to defend American interests if Madriz forces threaten Atlantic cities held by insurgents. Central Americans foresee further complications from the Managua fighting.
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New Orleans
Paducah
Nicaragua
Madriz
Atlantic
Managua
Fuller Not Likely to Retire at 77
Washington reports Chief Justice Fuller celebrated his seventy seventh birthday receiving many congratulations from Supreme Court colleagues and public figures. He remains eligible for retirement but is not expected to step down soon, barring health issues, likely staying on the bench until after the next presidential election.
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Washington
Justice Fuller
Supreme Bench
Florida Tornado Roars Through Lakeland Causes Heavy Damage
Jacksonville reports efforts to restore wire communications with Lakeland after a late night tornado inflicts extensive damage and many deaths are feared. Local authorities work on rescue and recovery as wind and debris sweep the area.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Lakeland
Raizuli Dies By Poison After Kidnapping Pedicaris
Tangier reports the notorious bandit Raizuli died today from poison amid a supposed plot. He had kidnapped Pedicaris, a Frenchman, years ago and held him for a large ransom.
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Tangier
Raizuli
Pedicaris
Anguished crowd besieges offices over wreck survivors
In Marseilles an anguished crowd besieged the French Trans Atlantic Steamship offices seeking news of more survivors from the wrecked General Chanzy. The mob attempted to wreck the building but was repelled by police after two survivors were reported.
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Marseilles
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Company
General Chanzy
No trace found of the tug Nina
Washington reports naval and revenue vessels searching seas for the missing tug Nina.Officials say orders were sent to New York Philadelphia Norfolk and Boston yards to send search vessels.Nina, a 357 ton tender to the third submarine squadron, sailed from Norfolk for Boston with a crew of twenty eight.
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Washington, D. C
Naval and Revenue
Nina
Naval Department
Washington
Navy Yards
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Boston
Two Masted Schooner Goes Ashore Near Newark
Bridgeport reports a two masted schooner ran aground on Nauvoo Island off Newark during the night. The vessel was signaling as tugs maneuver to reach her.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Nauvoo Island
Newark
Lifesavers Rescue Crew From Schooner W. H. Reed
In Portsmouth on February 12 the life saving crew battled strong seas to reach and save the crew of the fishing schooner W. H. Reed as the vessel went ashore. The rescuers were washed back twice before finally conquering the waves.
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Portsmouth
N. H
W. H. Reed
Two Steamers Wrecked in the Mediterranean
London reports a Barcelonia dispatch stating two starling vessels, the Martial and Mathel de, were wrecked near Majorca Island. The fate of the crews is unknown.
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London
Barcelonia
Martial
Mathelde
Majorca Island
Forty Hurt as Steamer Belle of Bunds Crashes in Blizzard
In Greenville Mississippi Feb 12 the Belle of Bunds steamer of the Morrissey line crashed into a bar at Fitler's landing during a driving blizzard and broke in two. A panic followed as passengers tried to jump into the water. forty passengers were injured including several women.
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Greenville
Miss
Indian Wild Hill People in Revolt
In Bastar a large portion of Central India’s population has risen in revolt looting markets burning police posts and threatening European residents. Authorities dispatched a large force of native soldiers to quell the Bastar feudal state. the region has about half a million inhabitants.
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Allahabad
India
Bastar
Will Cultivate the Land Gate City Guide
Zach Holmes plans to till a large tract of vacant land north of the city this year using a $3000 gasoline plow. He aims to break up and cultivate a substantial area, potentially among the largest farms in the vicinity. The plan follows Dr. F N Emrick’s suggestion from last fall to use vacant land near the city.
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Gate City
Zach Holmes
Holmes
F. N.’Emrick
Manitoba to Open Municipal Market Against Beef Trust
Winnipeg Manitoba February 11 the Manitoba provincial government announced creation of a municipal cattle market and abbatoir to compete with the beef trust Farmers charge the trust is undermining western Canada livestock by price manipulation and harming the industry.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Beef Trust
Western
Canada
Land Purchasers Seek Relinquished and Deeded Lands
LANP WANTED We have purchasers for home stead relinquishments and deeded lands. Prices must be reasonable and will not entertain unreasonable offers. We can also exchange income paying residences for deeded land. The Fisher Land, Jean and Insurance Agency, Itedfield, 8. 1).
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Fisher Land
Jean and Insurance Agency
Itedfield
Leprosy Fears After Hair Product Handling Incident
February 11 report says the health board investigates a local store skin infection linked to a girl handling falvye hair products. Authorities probe whether the condition is leprosy or a related disease and warn the public.
Seventeen Sailors Rescued From Wreck Off Sandy Hook
In rough seas and sleet, seventeen men were saved from two wrecked schooners the Franklin B. Nelson and Libby near Sandy Hook. Rockets signalled distress as life savers launched lines and pulled the crew to safety along slender lines amid heavy waves.
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New York
Franklin B. Nelson
Libby
Sandy Hook
Meat Probe to Go Deeper in Federal Inquiry
The federal grand jury will extend the meat investigation beyond trust existence to examine the business status of all firms supplying meat to U S consumers. It will also probe relations between the union stockyards transit company and packers.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Trust
Union
Glavis Repeats Stand in Pinchot Inquiry
Glavis testified again in Washington as cross examination exposed his view that the interior department was not in safe hands. He said his Collier’s article stated facts to speak for themselves and denied evidence of criminality. He declared Ballinger guilty of misconduct, not necessarily corrupt conduct, and said he would have presented corruption evidence to the grand jury if found.
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Washington
Glavis
Pinchot
Vertrees
Ballinger
Collier’s
Interior Department
Binger
Dennett
Wreck Cause Hidden as Calvados Sails for Salvage
Paris reports a determined effort to conceal the true cause of the steamer wreck tied to the General Clanzy. Journalists aboard the Calvados were barred from the ship departing for the wreck scene to seek salvage details.
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Paris
Insurgents Object to Tafts Tariff Approval
Washington February 14. Republican congressmen plan to use Tafts speech as campaign fuel by franking the Congressional Record. Insurgent members oppose Taft approving the tariff while Port Simon reports eighty killed by the Poas eruption
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Taft
Washington
Port Simon
Poas
Wahingston
Panama Panama Canal
State to bid for six by ten foot South Dakota flag
Secretary of State Polley advertises bids for two state flags from the last legislature. One flag will stay in his custody while the other goes to the post of Spanish War Veterans in Deadwood. The flag features a blazing sun and the inscription South Dakota the Sunshine State on the obverse with the state seal on the reverse.
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Canton
Polley
Deadwood
South Dakota
Sunshine State
Conservatives Back Lloyd George Budget In Parliament
London February 14 1910 fears of a budget deadlock eased as Arthur J Balfour Conservative leader assured Premier Asquith his party will help pass the Lloyd George budget. Despite opposition they refuse to shoulder a national finances tie up.
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London
Arthur J. Balfour
Asquith
Balfour
Jury Discharges After Hung Verdict in Binger Case
Portland residents report that the jury in the Herman Binger conspiracy case failed to reach agreement after being out since Saturday morning. The former congressman faced charges of conspiring to steal government lands.
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Herman Binger
Portland
Ore
Binger Hermann
Remember the Maine Anniversary Observed in Washington
The February 14 observance by naval military and patriotic groups marked the destruction of the Maine in Havana Harbor. Special services were held around the ship’s big anchor near Arlington where many victims are buried, honoring the disaster and its fallen.
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Washington
Maine
Havana
Arlington
Gompers to Lead Bethlehem Steel Strike Effort
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is expected to arrive in Pittsburg this week to take charge of the Bethlehem steel plant strike. The action marks the start of a broader effort for a union scale in the steel industry.
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Pittsburg
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bethlehem Steel
Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco I s body moved for interment
The body of Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco, resting in Oakwood cemetery since last month, was placed aboard the naval yacht Mayflower and sent to Hampton Roads to be transferred to the cruiser North Carolina for transport to Rio de Janeiro for burial.
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Washington
Nabuco
Oakwood Cemetery
Hampton Roads
North Carolina
Rio de Janeiro
Garfield witness in Ballinger probe
Washington February 11 Pinchots attorney urged the Ballinger investigating committee to subpoena former Secretary Garfield as a witness The Ballinger controversy allegedly grew from Ballingers reversal of Garfield policies drawing nationwide interest
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Garfield
Ballinger
Washington
Pinchot
Ballinger Investigating Committee
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Lanp
Wether
Jaca Uniti
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Cheney
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