Wireless operators stay at keys as blizzard traps NYC
New York reports hotels filled with stranded travelers as a blizzard snarls traffic and snow drifts. The United Wireless company orders operators to remain at their keys today to guard ships at sea from hazard and delay.
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Freezing Accident Strands Pioneer and Family Near Rapid City
Geo Ringelbauer formerly of Deadwood and a milk rancher east of Rapid City froze both hands and feet during severe weather. He is hospitalized in Rapid City with probable amputations, while his wife and eight children face hardship after his herd of thirteen cattle perished. Pennington County authorities are assisting.
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Geo. Ringelbauer
Deadwood
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Pennington County
Babe Has Three Heads At Vera Cruz Birth
Vera Cruz Mexico January 13 Mrs Simon Avilla reports a baby born with three heads and the infant remains alive.
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Simon Avilla
Bachelor Has Bride's Clothes But No Bride
Pierre January 12 Fred Bally of Interior possesses a trunk sent by his fiancée who chose another man. The note arrived on the set date and Bally now holds a boxed set of lingerie he cannot catalog or use and awaits disposal instructions from officials.
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Fred Bally
Interior
Bally
Riley held on two thousand bail in sugar trust case
Thomas Riley arraigned before Judge Hough after being accused of stealing Attorney General Wickersham's letter to U S Attorney Wise about sugar trust prosecutions. He pleaded not guilty and is held on $3,000 bail.
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New York
Thomas Riley
Wickersham
United States
Wise
Kaufman Retains Lawyers in $20,000 Fee Suit
Sioux Falls report says Moses Kaufmann has retained Bailey & Vorhees to fight a $20,000 fee claim filed by his former attorneys Aiken & Judge. The suit centers on defending Mrs Emma Kaufmann in two murder trials.
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Moses Kaufmann
Aiken & Judge
Emma Kaufmann
Father of trusts calls for regulation of big industries
O C Barber, Diamond Match founder and prominent trust figure, warns in Toledo that rising living costs will spark labor unrest against capital unless regulators curb railroads and trusts. He criticizes senators, representatives, and Cannon Aldrich, urging better lawmakers and strict enforcement of anti trust laws.
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O. C. Barber
Diamond Match Company
Irving
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House of Representatives
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Aldrich
Congress
English Parliament 15 Dissolved by King
King Edward signed the formal dissolution of parliament today. Parties prepare for the election as liberals fear losing representatives in industrial centers due to unemployed agitation.
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Edward
Knapp Addresses Alabama Farmers in Anniston Meeting
A statewide Alabama agriculture convention in Anniston began with remarks from Dr. B. A. Knapp of the U S Department of Agriculture. The gathering drew farmers and development enthusiasts under the Anniston Chamber of Commerce.
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Ala
Alabama
Two Trains Lost in Minnesota Snow Drifts
In La Crosse Wisconsin January 15 two Milwaukee road passenger trains are trapped in heavy snow between Reno and Preston and the Northwestern line train to the west is also sidelined. Engine plows are en route and wires are down causing a mail delay.
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Preston
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Here
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Land Sale Notice From IOWA FARMER R LU CAS ANTHON
Property owner R Lucas Anthon Iowa offers land for sale with stated price and terms. Details fragmentary but indicates ownership and sale terms for the referenced tract.
King Menelik of Abyssinia Dead Confirmed
Paris reported government confirmation that King Menelik of Abyssinia died December 24. News of his death reached officials on January 12. The death ends a long reign and raises questions about succession and stability in the region.
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Paris
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Taft Backs Study on Causes of High Living Costs
President Taft told Senator Elkins he strongly endorsed an investigation to determine why the cost of essential goods remains high. The exchange occurred in Washington on January 10 as Taft voiced support for a thorough inquiry.
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Taft
Elkins
Paulhan Plans Aerial Loop Over 1400 Runway
In Los Angeles spectator excitement follows word that Paulhan will attempt a loop in midair completing a somersault. Poulain declines to discuss details and he may race Curting this afternoon if weather allows.
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Jon
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Poulain
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Duel Ends in Death in New York Night Watchmen Fight
John Ferris aged 56 and William Woods aged 72, both grocery house night watchmen, dueled for four hours in a dark engine room. Woods died from five bullet wounds. Ferris wrote a police letter and waited for arrest.
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William Woods
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Ohio Black Hand Members On Trial
Eleven members of the Black Hand are on trial in Toledo charged with extortion by mail. The defendants allegedly sought money from wealthy Sicilians and are represented by a large roster of prominent attorneys.
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Black Hand
Toledo
Roberta de Janon Stands by Lover Cohen
Chicago on January 12 reports Roberta de Janon declares she will cooperate only if Cohen stays out of jail. She warns relatives to avoid prosecution and says she will be a good girl if treated right. The couple will not be returned to Philadelphia until tomorrow.
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Roberta de Janon
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Philadelphia
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad Notice
We offer One Hundred Dal one word for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the past 15 years and believe him honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out obligations. WALDING KINNAN MARVIN Wholesale Druggists Toledo O Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold to all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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South Dakota Lands Secured in Washington Mission
Commissioner C Dokken and Attorney General W Clark return from Washington with news that South Dakota has gained millions in land for common schools. The enacting act sections 16 and 36 grant lands for school support and bar preemption or homestead entries on surveyed or unsurveyed lands in the new state.
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United States
Land-Grant Land Loss and Fortunes in South Dakota
A: The 1898 Pinck Hills Forest Reserve case moved the state to yield unsurveyed lands to federal control, costing South Dakota millions in school fund value as 60 000 acres left the state's reach. B: Commissioner Dokken pursued a larger recovery effort, reclaiming 16 000 acres and ending a three million dollar dispute in the state’s favor.
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Philo Hall
Congress
Dokken
South Dakota
Big Battle Looms as Revolt Presses through Nicaragua
Reports from Bluefields and Acoyapa say Generals Chamorro and Memals of the revolutionary army join for an immediate assault on Acoyapa. Royalist General Vasquez withdraws to Managua. Revolutionists Estrada Mutjty Zelden advance on Greytown and plan a sea strike with the gunboat Blanca and two transports. Civilians flee as Madriz contemplates surrender to avert an attack on Managua.
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Pursuer Benson Near Frozen Death Chases Fugitives in Dakota Snow
Carey Benson of Newark South Dakota battled cold hunger and thirst for nine days as he tracked Daniel Gant blamed for the Thanksgiving killing of Louis Maxwell in Englevale. Benson was found near death in a snow cave near Sully Buttes and brought to Fort Sully.
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Gant
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Missouri River
Milwaukee Road
Hengon
Cherry Creek
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Stanley County
Mimouri
Jealousy Flares Over Plane Feud Between Pilots
In Los Angeles on January 12, Paulham and Curtisa are described as outwardly friendly but secretly embittered. Paulham reportedly failed to reach a new height because his promised wife refused to view the Bleriot monoplane, which she deems dangerous. The craft allegedly cut a brief 400 feet in thirteen seconds.
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Los Angeles
Paulham
Curtisa
Death of Laura White After Ten Day Gap
Pittsburg January 15 Laura White 66 was found dead in her home after ten days unburied. Officials say she starved to death and left a fortune possibly worth half a million. A note warned burial alive and directed doctors’ examination after ten days then she should kill herself with a dagger.
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Pittsburg
Laura White
Dining Car Dance Lifts Spirits Amid Train Delay
Passengers on eastbound trains held up at Big Timber by the Greycliff blockade staged a reception in a dining car. The No. 2 and No. 8 trains mingled as about fifteen young couples danced in kimonas with gowns removed and a violin providing music. Refreshments of punch and wafers were served, turning a long delay into a memorable evening.
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Billings
Mont
Kimonas
Greycliff
Maybray case to be argued in Iowa court
Council Bluffs Iowa January 15 11 the Maybray gang affidavit cases may be heard next week in federal court here James Maybray and eighty four others face demurrers on charges of conspiring to defraud through the mails in the southern district of Iowa Several indicted are expected to turn state’s evidence detailing the swindle network through fake horse races and other events
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United States Grand Jury
Iowa
United States
Railroad graders uncover many hot water springs
Thermopolis Wyoming January 16 graders building the Burlington road bed across the state hot springs reserve near here opened many new flows of hot water heavily mineralized some springs so copious they interfered with grading though not seriously
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Borington Road
Land Wanted for Relinquishments and Deeded Lands
The Fisher Land Loan and Insurance Agency of Hedfeld seeks homestead relinquishments and deeded lands near railroads with reasonable prices. They offer exchange for income paying residences and will not pay inflated prices.
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Fisher Land, Loan and Insurance Agency
Hedfeld, & 1
Hottest contested election in England reported
London January 16 with the Liberal party alleging corruption and intimidation at polls. Conservatives lead in the morning vote but shops and factories closing at noon shift support toward the Liberals amid claims against Great North of Bootland railway for alleged harassment of employees.
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London
England
Great North of Bootland
Johnson Jeffries Fight Location Rumored
Promoter Tex Rickard said the Jeffries Johnson fight would be held in a desert area twenty miles from nowhere and not in San Francisco. He hinted the true location remained unknown to many.
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Nowhere
San Francisco
Balt Lake
Tex Rickard
Hermann Binger on Trial for Land Fraud
Hermann Binger former commissioner of the general land office and ex congressman stands trial in U S district court in Portland Oregon He is accused of conspiring to set aside 200000 acres of Oregon land as a forest reserve to defraud the government Francis J Heney leads the prosecution noted for San Francisco graft cases.
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Portland
Ore
Hermann Binger
General Land Office
United States District Court
Oregon
Bing
Hermann
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Hot Springs Fail to Keep Big Horn Open
Thermopolis Wyoming January 14 The freezing of the Big Horn River has thick ice after several days of cold. The river bed hosts many hot springs whose flow raises the water temperature enough to prevent freezing except in the coldest weather.
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Hot Springs
Big Horn
Thermopolis
Wyo
Elizabeth Stark Arrested in Gunness Murder Case
Elizabeth Stark, the black woman linked by published confessions to Ray Lamphere, was arrested in La Porte Indiana on January 14 1908 accused of complicity in the murder of Mrs Belle Gunness.
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la Porte
Ind
Elizabeth Stark
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
German Government Backs Manchurian Rail Neutralization Plan
Berlin reports the German Government approves Secretary Koots plan to neutralize Manchurian railways. The approval was sent to Washington and described as consistent with the open door policy.
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Berlin
Koot
Washington
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