Review of Happenings in Eastern and Western Hemispheres
A digest of recent events includes Aurelio Herrera’s fifth round knockout of Young Corbett in Bakersfield, a 25 round draw between Willie Fitzgerald and Willie Lewis in Colma, and a pro joint statehood stance by President Roosevelt amid debate over New Mexico. Other items note financial turmoil around Denison Prior Co., Jens Jensen’s self-accusation sentence, and various political, legal, and labor developments including the Hepburn railroad bill, a Goebel and Clay hall of fame bill in Kentucky, a Chicago murder case, Key West cigarmaker strike resolution, and asylum-seeking diplomacy with Mexico and San Domingo.
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Aurelio Herrera
Bakersfield
Cal
Young Corbett
Herrera
Corbett
Willie Fitzgerald
Willie Lewis
Colma
Mark Smith
Arizona
New Mexico
Cleveland
Denison, Prior & Co
Jens C. Jensen
United States
DeHaven
Alameda
Benjamin F. Montgomery
Signal Corps
Army Retiring Board
San Francisco
White House
Chicago
Frank J. Constantine
A. W. Gentry
Roosevelt
House Committee On Foreign and Interstate Commerce
Henry Wulff
Illinois
J. W. Loeb
Wulff
Continental Finance Company
Bethea
William Goebel
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Hall
Hotel de France
St. Petersburg
Poultney Bigelow
Committee On
Louis Hecht
Brooklyn
Hernstadt
Prussia
California
Hecht Brothers
Boston
Baltimore
Shaw
Treasury Department
Windsor
Montreal
Supreme Court of Mexico
Maston
Richardson
Harle
Chihuahua
State Department
Morales
San Domingo
U. S. S. Dubuque
San Juan
Porto Rico
C. S. Hart
Tropics
Republic
Marshall Field Illness Worsens in New York
Chicago merchant Marshall Field remains ill with pneumonia at the Holland House in New York. He is reported not to be improving as of January 16. The phrase diplomatic day is noted for Thursdays at the state department.
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New York
Marshall Field
Chicago
Holland House
State Department
Harvard Banned from Intercollegiate Football by Board Vote
Official notice states Harvard will prohibit intercollegiate football until reform is achieved following a board of overseers meeting. The secret action marks a major governance move affecting the university’s sports program and policies.
Cherokee Rescue After Steamer Grounds Off Brigantine
The Clyde line steamer Cherokee bound from San Domingo to New York ran aground on Brigantine shoals. Captain Archibald and crew remained aboard as Captain Mark Caste led the sloop Alberta in rescuing 60 passengers and crew. The salvaged group landed at Atlantic City after a 24 hour ordeal.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Clyde Line
Cherokee
San Domingo
New York
Alberta
Caste
Archibald
Brigantine Beach
England's election opens with liberal surge and Balfour defeat
London reports the first day of parliamentary elections across 39 constituencies shows a liberal wave with 18 gains and four Labour seats. Arthur Balfour loses in Manchester to T G Horridge by 1980, Winston Churchill takes Manchester NW by 1241, and Liberals lead 39 to 14 with 66 seats filled. Ministers seek new safe seats as the results hint at a government change.
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London
England
Manchester
Arthur J. Balfour
T. G. Horridge
Balfour
Horridge
Winston Churchill
W. Johnston Hix
Westminster
Ipswich
Churchill warns UK upheaval after protection collapse
London reports Winston Churchill declaring that protection is killed marking a historic political upheaval not seen since the reform era. He says Manchester’s actions could save England by example while free trade secures a victory amid debates over Chinese labor in South Africa and war taxation.
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London
England
Manchester
Winston Churchill
South Africa
Twenty Second Infantry Arrives Back From Philippines
The army transport Sherman has reached San Francisco carrying 560 enlisted men and officers of the Twenty second Infantry from Manila. General W H Carter, recently in command in the Visayas, will proceed to Chicago to take command of the Department of the Lakes.
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Twenty-Second Infantry
Philippine Islands
Sherman
San Francisco
Manila
W. H. Carter
Department of
Frisco Construction Firm Wilson-Lyon Faces Bankruptcy
Outstanding liabilities exceed $300,000 and net losses to creditors reach at least $150,900 as Wilson-Lyon Construction closes its affairs in San Francisco. Decision on pro rata settlement versus forced bankruptcy remains to be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wilson-Lyon Construction Company
Fifty Millions for Czar Credit From French Banks
Confirmation that former Finance Minister Kokovsoff secured fifty million dollars from French bankers as an advance to the state bank of Russia no loan to the government. The credit may be increased if rouble stability requires it.
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Kokovsoff
Paris
Russia
Children of a Drunkard Win $17,500 Damages
In Chicago a jury awarded $17,500 to the five children of a drunkard against saloonkeepers Olaf Geyer Louis Lundquist and Ernest Thoren for contributing to their father’s addiction. The verdict, given in Judge Tuthill's court, establishes a precedent enabling similar suits.
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Chicago
Harry Orchard Defense Reveals Instrument Use In Dice Making
Fred Miller attorney for Harry Orchard claims the trunk tool is for making loaded casino dice and that plaster of paris ties to the same industry. He asserts Orchard can establish an alibi in the Independence case and possibly in Colorado for the Caldwell murder case. Miller says Orchard was in Salt Lake for a miners meeting and that some exhibits may be manufactured. A Jap named Charlie allegedly knew of explosives in Orchard's room before the blast. Prosecution may omit chemist Jones powder analysis from evidence, relying on other proof for trial. Miller received a warning letter but declines to show it.
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Boise
Fred Miller
Spokane
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Caldwell
Miller
Orchard
Alioui
Colorado
Salt Lake
Charlie
Jones
Funeral of Dr William R Harper at Oakwood Cemetery
Chicago January 15 body of Dr William Rainey Harper late president of the University of Chicago laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery. His final resting place will be on the university campus where a memorial chapel and crypt are planned. Services were held at Mandel hall with limited attendance by card.
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Chicago
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
Oakwood Cemetery
University
Haskell Hall
Harper
Mandel Hall
William H. P. Faunce
Brown University
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Harry Pratt Judson
Lyman Abbott
New York
Roosevelt
Emperor William
Germany
Multiple Disciplinary and Legal Moves Span News Briefs
Secretary Bonaparte approves dismissal for Midshipman Trenmor Coffin after court martial for hazing at Annapolis. Albert T. Patrick gains a 56 day reprieve to March 19 to pursue new evidence in the William Marsh Rice murder case. Brakeman George D. Breger killed in a rear end collision near Revelstoke on the Canadian Pacific. Col. Robert G. Lowe, publisher of the Garleston News, dies aged 70 after war service with the Confederate army. George L. Brown arrested in Bellingham with a counterfeit operation found in a room. Police uncover a complete counterfeit kit and 88 five dollar pieces, nine ten dollar pieces, and 24 silver dollars. President Roosevelt plans to urge Congress to back a lock canal.
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Bonaparte
Annapollis
Trenmor Coffin
Academy
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Higgins
Patrick
Notch Hill
Canadian Pacific Railway
Revelstoke
George D. Breger
Revistoke
Robert G. Lowe
Garleston News
Col. Lowe
George L. Brown
Bellingham
Wash
Roosevelt
Congresses
Railway mail service report urges clerk retirement
The annual report of the general superintendent for 1905 shows total miles of service by railroad electric cable and steamboat lines at 376 584 03. An urgent plea is made for the retirement and superannuation of clerks disabled in line of duty or worn out through long and faithful service.
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General Superintendent of Railway Mail Service
Letters Bear 1905 Stamp May Have Legal Bearing
An Spokane post office error left the receipt stamp unchanged causing letters received through Saturday to bear a date one year late. Local legal circles worry as post office accuracy is crucial and some litigation could hinge on the stamp date.
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Spokane Post Office
Grain growers hear urging on quality wheat delivery
At the Pullman wheat convention the consensus from grain growers warehousemen millers railroad men and experiment station experts is that producers hold the key to progress. A leading miller notes bluestem and Big Bend club wheat yield flour in the strongest demand.
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Big Bend
Tokio Stands a Century Older Than St Petersburg
A historical note states that Tokio is 100 years older than St Petersburg, highlighting a comparison of two major cities in terms of age and development.
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Tokio
St. Petersburg
War Correspondent Comedy Tour Launch For Hitchcock
Henry W. Savage signs a contract with Richard Harding Davis for a new comedy The War Correspondent starring Raymond Hitchcock. Hitchcock will begin a national tour in late December.
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Henry W. Savage
Richard Harding Davis
Raymond Hitchcock
Tenth Victim of West Hotel Fire in Minneapolis
W S Amsden 80 year old superintendent of the Pillsbury Washburn elevator system died Saturday afternoon from injuries suffered in the West hotel fire. His death marked the tenth fatality. His mother Mrs B S Amsden died in Los Angeles within hours of his injury, a fact kept from him.
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Minneapolis
W. S. Amsden
Pillsbury-Washburn, Company
West Hotel
Reverend W N Cleveland Ill in Columbus at 83
Cleveland Ohio January 15 Rev William N Cleveland brother of former President Grover Cleveland lies seriously ill with paralysis at his son W N Cleveland’s home in Columbus He is 83 years old.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. N. Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Mr.Cleveland
Coeur d'Alene Mines Top 1905 Output Exceeding 15 Million
District mines produced 15,220,692 dollars in 1905 with lead and silver dominating the total. Federal Mining & Smelting led with five mines, Bunker Hill Sullivan second, and Hecla third. About 3,070 workers earned an average three dollars and sixty cents a day, totaling nearly four million dollars for the year.
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Coeur d'Alene
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Standard
Mammoth Empire State
Tiger Poorman
Morning
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
New York
Hercules
Heela
United States
Federal Company
Hecla
Snowshoe
Mullan
Prison Fight Among Yakima and King County Convicts
In Walla Walla a jailyard fight between Thomas Winters from Yakima County and McCann from King County escalated after McCann seized a sledgehammer. Guards fired when the duel continued despite orders, hitting Winters in the leg and McCann in the forearm. The clash occurred in the jute mill around 3 pm, creating alarm but resulting in restored order.
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Walla Walla, Wals
Thomas Winters
Yakima County
McCann
King County
Winters
Navy criticism cited by Admiral Coghlan speech
Rear Admiral Coghlan, commandant of the New York navy yard, told the Patriotic Club that while 1908 projections placed the United States second in naval power on paper, a purge from the lists of ships could drop the nation to fifth or sixth. He cited the Oregon as an example of how ships nicknamed saints could affect rank.
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Patriotic Club Society
Coghlan
New York Navy Yard
Navy
United States
Oregon
Bomb at Chernigov Chief Wounds Governor and Wife
The governor of Chernigov and his wife were injured when an anarchist threw a bomb from a carriage. Both occupants suffered severe injuries. The assassin has been arrested. Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris, descendant of General Ulysses Grant, spent time at Poland Springs Maine and reported progress joins.
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Chernigov
Nellie Grant-Sartoris
U. S. Grant
Poland Springs
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Far West
Maurice Vigneux
Willie Hoppe
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Coffiers
Northern Pacific
Yakima Valley Railroad
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul
Naches Pass
Snoqualmie
Sound
Snoqualmie Pass
Connell
Moscow
Lewiston
Portland
Richmond
Logan
Utah
Leavenworth
Great Northern
Box Canyon
Pend d’Oreille
D. D. Birks
China
Samuel Glasgow
Centennial Mill Company
D. C. Corbin
Crow’s Nest
British Columbia
al Page
Wardner
Idaho
Langley Bros
Cranbrook
B. C
Henry Pratt Judson
Baker City
Ore
T. J. Marium
Bourne Miners’ Union No. 42
Western Federation
W. C. Pendleton
Wenatchee
Frank Hollister
Quergo
Jer
Sey
Sloop Yacht al
Berta
Capitan Archibald
J. Arthur Balfour
Great Britain
Hastings
Czar
DR. Harper
Body of
Coeur D'Alene Mine
Ming
Bunker Hill Company
Utes
Sale
Wal
Jude
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