Harriman Tops Illinois Central Vote at March Meeting
E H Harriman wins full victory in Illinois Central litigation as Judge Ball dissolves injunction blocking 386231 shares held by Union Pacific and Railroad Securities Co of New Jersey from voting at the March stockholders meeting. Harriman to vote the shares at the annual meeting March first.
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Chicago
E. H. Harriman
Illinois Central
Ball
Illinois
Union Pacific and Railroad Securities Company
New Jersey
Harriman
Illinois Central Company
Roosevelt letter seeks wage data on railroads amid dispute
President Roosevelt told the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate wage conditions on railroads amid potential labor disputes. He warned that wage cuts tied to new laws may occur and urged disclosure of facts to judge whether reductions are justified or masking past misconduct.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commissioner of Labor
Sale bids open for two obsolete Civil War monitors
The Navy department announced bids for two decommissioned US Navy ships, the Canonicus and the Pinta, now at Norfolk and Mare Island. The Canonicus, built in 1862, served in the Civil War and Spanish War, carrying 15 inch and 12 pounder guns, and cost about $1 million. The Pinta is described as a relic from pre ironclad days.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
United States Navy
Norfolk Navy Yard
Mare Island
Boston
E. 5. Parrott
Dutch Cap
Howlett's Point
Monitor
Cuba
Alster
Jason
Montauk
Lehigh
Nahant
Old Craft Stricken From Active List After Outliving Usefulness
The vessel was appraised at 15000 dollars when removed from active service. Last year the government refitted the famous craft at considerable expense for exhibition purposes at Jamestown.
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Jamestown
Navy Defenders Reply To Critics On Battleship Quality
Secretary Metcalf released a report to President Roosevelt based on Admiral Converse's findings defending U S battleship construction. He concedes some mistakes exist but asserts current ships are not inferior to foreign fleets and urges a larger navy with more modern battleships.
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Washington, D. C
Metcalf
Roosevelt
Converse
Kentucky
Snell will case ends in hung jury in Clinton
After forty six hours the jury failed to agree on the will case of Col Thomas Snell. Eight jurors favored breaking the will and four opposed. Richard Snell, president of the Clinton Bank, sues to dis annull the will claiming insanity over women. The estate is valued at two million dollars and Richard Snell plans a new trial at the May term.
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Clinton
Snell
Thomas Snell
Richard Snell
Clinon Bank
Young Snell
Miners Hope for Peace in Illinois Convention
Peoria Illinois February 18 Representatives of the Illinois division of the United Mine Workers assembled in convention to frame demands for the conference with operators next Thursday. The group hopes for an amicable understanding to aid the broader field including Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania. If no agreement a general suspension may occur on April 1 when the three year contract expires.
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Peoria
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Idiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Archbishops Ryan Life Noted In Birthday Record
Archdiocese records mark the birth of Patrick J. Ryan on February 20 1841 at Thurles Ireland. He pursued studies in Dublin Carlow College and St. Louis ministries before becoming coadjutor bishop of St. Louis in 1872 and later Philadelphia Archbishop succeeding Archbishop Wood in 1844.
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Ryan
Patrick J. Ryan
Philadelphia
Thurles
Tipperary
Ireland
Dublin
Carlow College
United States
Archdiocese of
St. Louis
Carondelet
Annunociation Church
Rome
Salamina
Leo XII
Wood
Nebraska Arrives as City Prepares for Evans Fleet
The battleship Nebraska docked at Magdelena bay and arrived today in Frisco. It leads a convoy of ships expected to reach the harbor by Saturday amid a grand welcome from Fort Mason Black Point Alcatraz and shore batteries. San Francisco intensifies preparations for Evans fleet arrival.
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San Francisco
United States
Nebraska
Magdelena Bay
Evans
Golden Gate
Fort Mason
Black Point
Alcatraz
Evan
Sheriff Hunts Down Escaped Offender In Seattle Return
Sheriff Moses of Belle Fiorche returns from Seattle after tracing Tom Englis who faced a statutory offense accusation. Englis, who fled to avoid trial, was located through a letter receiver. Seattle police detained him before the Butte County sheriff arrived. Englis pleads innocence but was bound over to the district court after a preliminary hearing.
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Northwestern
Sheriff Moses
Belle Fiorche
Seattle
Tom Englis
Englis
Moses
Butte County
Arnold
District Cour
Two Bold Thieves Swoop on New Orleans Diamond Heist
A $15,000 diamond robbery occurred in daylight at M. Waldhorn and company in New Orleans. Two men arrived by buggy, smashed the front window, seized two trays of diamonds, and fled as a crowd pursued.
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New Orleans
M. Waldhorn and Company
Former Secretary Shaw Denies Kansas City Plot Against Taft
Kansas City February 10 Former Secretary Shaw issued a signed statement denying he is in Kansas City to organize Western commercial interests against Secretary Taft’s candidacy for the Republican nomination or against President Roosevelt’s policies. He is emphatic in his denial.
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Kansas City
Shaw
West
Taft
Roosevelt
Blizzard still paralyzes travel and business in Chicago
The storm that began yesterday in Chicago continues to rage and disrupts all communication. Officials say suffering is not widespread and that the blizzard may be subsiding, though damage estimates remain uncertain.
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Chicago
Middle West
Bank of Commerce plans reorganizing discussed with stockholders
William B. Ridgely comptroller of the currency arrived in Kansas City from the east to meet with Bank of Commerce stockholders on plans to reorganize the failed bank.
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Kansas City
William B. Ridgely
Bank of Commerce
18 Percent Cut in AT&SF Mechanical Departments
Topeka February 20 The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad company ordered an 18 percent reduction in mechanical departments across its system. Two hundred were discharged today from the Topeka shops and large reductions are under way in other Kansas shops.
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Topeka, Kas
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad ‘Company
Topeka
American battleship fleet docks at Callao for ten days
The great fleet of American battleships entered Callao at 10 this morning in perfect formation. Thousands witnessed the sight as the Connecticut and other ships anchored and fired a salute. The fleet will stay about ten days for mail, festivities, and courtesy visits before moving to Magdalena Bay for target practice and drills.
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Callao
Peru
United States
Connecticut
Evans
Charle M. Thomas
Secon
Magdalena Bay
Beatrice Gordon acquitted in Shirey murder case
In Denver a jury returns a verdict of acquittal for Miss Beatrice Gordon charged with killing Deputy Sheriff W O Shirey. Gordon testified she lived as his housekeeper for years and planned to leave him when the revolver fired during a struggle as she tried to take it. The jurors deliberated under an hour.
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Denver
Beatrice Gordon
W. O. Shirey
Shirey
Blizzard Hits Des Moines and Surrounding Areas
A fierce midwestern blizzard disrupts telegraphic and railroad communication. Des Moines is blocked in all directions with nearby communities suffering heavy inconvenience. Snow accompanies a high wind and a sharp drop in temperature.
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Des Moines
Middle West
Brakeman Confesses to Robbery on Missouri Kangar Line
Brakeman Smith of the Missouri Kangar and Texas line confessed to taking 2000 dollars from the conductor's strong box on Saturday night in Nevada Missouri. He led officers to the train and showed where the package was secreted.
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Nevada
Smith
Missouri
Kangar
Texas
Ammunition and provisions sent to fleet via Buffalo
The auxiliary steamer Buffalo departed San Francisco for Magdalena bay with vast stores of ammunition and targets for the fleet, plus mail. She will be followed by more steamers with meat, fruit, and vegetables. A report from Washington details the torpedo boat flotilla’s passage through Magellanic waters, including delays, repairs, and a minor destroyer accident.
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San Francisco
Buffalo
Magdalena Bay
Washington
Straits of Magellania
Talcahuano
Ghili
Callao
Puerto Montt
Punta Arenas
Magellan Strait
Smyth Channel
Cape Pillar
Roses
Whipple
Dotilla
Lawrence
Cape Holand
Mariners Rescued After Emily Reed Wreck Off Oregon
A Neap Bay report says four men from the American ship Emily Reed survived a wreck off Oregon near the Nehalem river mouth. They floated in a lifeboat for days, one dead, three alive but near collapse, before rescue by the sloop Teekla crew. The Emily Reed had been missing for weeks with several lives lost in the disaster.
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Seattle
Washa
Neap Bay
Alaska
Emily Reed
Oregon
Senator Dolliver to Propose Government Supervision Bill
In Washington the senator will present a bill for government supervision of security waves within a few days, signaling regulatory action on market oversight. The move aims to expand federal oversight and mitigate risks in the securities market.
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Washington
Dolliver
Bovermmons Gibervision
Taft Gains Favor in New England as Delegates Loom
Taft visits Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts and Maine with three days of campaigning. New England Republicans show broad support for Taft though edge remains with Hughes and Cannon in parts of Vermont and western Massachusetts. Taft managers expect momentum to widen across the region within thirty days.
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Beyston
Connecticut
Taft
New Hampshire
Concord
Manchester
Massachusetts
Lowell
Hughes
New England
Delates
Chicago
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
New York
Fairbank
Cannon
Eight Ohio Districts for Taft
Marysville Ohio Feb 18 Republicans of the Eighth Congressional district meet to name a candidate for congress and select district delegates to the national convention. Incumbent Ralph D Cole of Findlay seeks a third nomination, with each of the other five contenders still active. Delegates are expected to be instructed for Secretary Taft.
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Ohio
Taft
Marysville
Congress
Ralph
Cole
Findlay
Labor Leaders Indicted in New Orleans Anti-Trust Case
Federal grand jury in New Orleans has indicted nearly every labor leader in the city. They are charged with violating the Sherman Antitrust Law.
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New Orleans
Grand Jury
Thaw Denies Beginning Divorce Proceedings
Harry K Thaw denies reports that he has started or will start divorce proceedings against Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw. The statement comes as rumors swirl around the high profile case from Verona N V. Feb 20 or 21.
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Matteawan
N. VY
Harry K, Thaw
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
Inland Daily Press Association Annual Meet Held in Chicago
The Inland Daily Press Association, one of the oldest groups, held its annual meeting at the Chicago Press Club. Editors and publishers from Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Kentucky and Indiana discussed past parcels premiums circulation methods and other matters. President Will Curtis of Kewanee Illinois chaired the session.
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Inland Daily Press Association
Chicago
Chicago Press Club
Mlinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Kentucky
Indiana
Will Curtis
Kewanee, IM
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Mexican
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Evang
B. S. Bunch
Hulett
Wyo
Steel Lifeboat
New England States
Harry K
Evelyn
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