Edwin Hawley Dies After Long Railroad Career
Edwin Hawley, noted railroad magnate born 1850 in Chatham New York, died at 4 a.m. at his East 60th Street home after a long period of illness and overwork. He built a vast system including the Minneapolis & St. Louis and the Chicago 80 & Alton and played a key role against Harriman in the Alton affair. News held until late morning to avoid stock market impact.
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New York
Edwin Hawley
Hawley
Continental Railroad
East 60Th Street
Chatham
N. Y
Erie Railroad
California
Collis P. Huntington
Western Railroad
Huntington
Southern Pa
E. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific
Alton
Harriman
James Still- Man
Harriman Roads
Rock Island
Alton @way
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
America
John W. Gates
Gates
Louisville & Nash
Sully
Prosecution Planned Over Express Charge Abuses
Washington Feb 1 Commissioner Lane warned express firms they will be prosecuted for every overcharge in shipments and threatened bankrupting action if rates are not transparent Systemic rate disclosure is demanded after examiner Ryan testified 2 980 overcharging and undercharging instances by Adams and United Express in a single day.
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Washington
Express
Commissioner Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Can & &Land Jury
Lane
Ryan
Adams
United Express
Whole Family Is Found To Be Insane
Preston Minnesota February 1 A sensational probate court case closes with S O and G O Lanston adjudged insane and their parents to be examined for sanity. The Lanston family actions have caused neighbors fear as two sons killed and buried eighteen cattle. explained as needing government permission to eat them. The two sons were declared insane and sent to the asylum at Rochester. parents likely declared insane too.
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Preston, Minn
S. O
G. O. Lanston
Michener
Lansten
Rochester
Church Trustees Denounce Pastor Over Controversial Sermon
St. Pauls Universalist church trustees condemn Rev. George R. Longbrake for a sermon denying Christ's divinity. Longbrake declines comment, citing fear of offending orthodox churches in La Crosse. Trustees insist Longbrake is not a Universalist minister, though no request for his resignation is made.
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George R. Longbrake
St. Paul’s Universalist Church
Board of Trustees
Christ
Tribune
H. B. Laflin
la Crosse
Longbrake
Morever
St. Paul's Universalist Church
Capt
Isaac Moulton
N. B. Allen
E. S. Hebberd
W. A. Pryor
E. L. Spicer
Doctor Laflin
John Lowe
Universali Church
Socialists Demand 87 Percent Laborers on Jury List
A La Crosse socialists' communication to Circuit Judge Higbee claims the present term jury was illegally drawn and pushes for 87 percent of jurors to be laborers. They challenge the jury commission's process and accuse alleged discrimination against workers.
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Social Democrats of
la Crosse
E. C. Higbee
McCaleb
F C. McCaleb
The
Social Democrats
Judge Higbee
Higbee
Hugbee
la Crosse County
Harvey-Watterson dispute statement outlines backing
Col onel Henry Watterson, en route to Florida, says Harvey acted with full knowledge and insistence, sent representatives to Atlanta and Richmond in December, and refused to submit veracity issues to a tribunal. He accuses Wilson of avoiding facts and notes Democrats cheering Wilson now face truth about Wilson and Harvey.
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Columbia
S. C
Henry Watterson
Florida
Wilson-Harvey-Watterson
Harvey-Wilson
Harvey
Atlanta
Richmond
Manhattan Club
New Willard
Washington
Wilson
Lorimer hearing scene of fight in Washington
Bitter repartee and bickering opened the Lorimer investigation hearing as Detective William J. Burns and Lorimer’s counsel Judge Hancey clashed. Hancey alleged a contradiction in Burns’ testimony about the McGowan sleuthing at Toronto.
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Washington
Lorimer Investigation Committee
William J. Burns
Hancey
Lorimer
Burns
McGowans
Toronto
Children Starving Leaps To Death In New York
Frederick Blanck a Rahway New Jersey baker who lost his catering business and blindness killed himself after finding seven starving children at home. His wife had gone to work and food was scarce. He leaped from the tenement roof, dying instantly.
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New York
Frederick Blanck
Rahway
N. J
Blanck
Whitehall Judge Robert Cowie Probes Higbee Succession
Whitehall attorney and progressive politician Robert Cowie spent hours in La Crosse interviewing lawyers about a possible bid to succeed E C Higbee as circuit judge. He reported mixed reactions noting court austerity as a grievance and found few strong supporters for change while greeting many with his characteristic smile.
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Robert Cowie
Whitehall
la Crosse
E. C. Higbee
Cowie
Higbee
Mr. Cowie
Bob
Hoboes Gather in Cincinnati for National Convention
Hoboes led by James Eads How gathered in Cincinnati after Mayor Hunt rescinded part of an order blocking them from the city. The Unskilled Migratory and Casual Workers association rented a building to shelter delegates arriving by freight train. Cora Harvey of St. Louis was the sole female delegate.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hunt
James Eads How
Cora Harvey
St. Louis
Plague Ship Seeks Aid Off Florida Coast
The British schooner Success, with seven leprosy cases among 33 crew and three deaths, sent wireless pleas for help as it wandered off the Florida coast. The Yamacraw sailed from Savannah to assist, while ports refused entry and a storm damaged the vessel but it did not founder.
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Savannah
Florida
Success
Yamacraw
Porto Rican
Caribbean
Hilles predicts Taft victory and renomination
Charles D. Hilles secretary to the president predicts Taft will be renominated and re elected in a great November victory. He cites strong support in New York and Ohio and says Republican lines have sharpened with delegates lining up for Taft. He notes telegrams and letters from other states show Taft forces gaining speed.
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Washington
Taft
Charles D. Hilles
Hilles
New York
New York County
Kings County
Brooklyn
Ohio
Chinese Capture Woman Slayer in Billings Extradition Waived
The Chinese woman arrested as Me Fung in Billings, Montana was identified as Oi Sen, linked to the murder of Seid Bing whose mutilated body was found in a Seattle trunk. She waived extradition and headed to Portland as a cross country pursuit utilized wireless telegraph and ships. The long manhunt, funded by the Seid clan, centered on Billings after a nationwide search.
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Billings
Mont
Me Fung
Oi Sen
Seid Bing
Seattle
Portland
Seid Clan
Resolution to disapprove a third presidential term
Representative Slayden of Texas introduced a resolution urging the House to express disapproval of any third term for a president. The measure mirrors the Dec 15 1874 House action aimed at President Grant.
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Washington
House
Slayden
Dem
Tex
Grant
Railroads squeeze express firms profits at hearing
At an interstate commerce commission hearing on February 1, witnesses cited statistics showing railroads force express companies to pay rising transportation rates. The squeeze is so tight that express firms pay dividends not from current business but from earnings on railroad securities.
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Washington
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Brooklyn Builder Dies of Starvation as Daughter Is Detained
Henry Bensfield a 79 year old prosperous builder in Brooklyn starved to death in his home guarded by his 44 year old daughter and a dozen cats. Detectives killed the cats and placed the woman in a straight jacket after neighbors alerted police. The daughter claimed she fed him despite his death and authorities found cash, bank books and deeds among the belongings.
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New York
Henry Bensfield
Brooklyn
Bensfield
Forearm Found in Milwaukee Coal Shipment Spark Mystery
A forearm and fingers believed to be from a woman were found in a coal shipment at the Milwaukee roundhouse. Foreman William Hubhester threw the arm into a furnace, while coroner L. Klieber said officials will investigate whether death was accidental or murder. No other body parts have been found and no railroad accidents were reported along the shipment route.
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North Side
Milwaukee Roundhouse
Milwaukee Yards
William Hubhester
Hubester
Norwalk and Western
Milwaukee Docks
Hubhester
Milwaukee
Herman Rasskey
Shea Department
Milwaukee Railroad
L. Klieeber
McGowan Admits Denial to Senate Witnesses
Burns operative A C Bailey testified that Charles McGowan admitted denying the truth before the senator ial committee. Bailey said McGowan later acknowledged C F Wiehe did not claim on a Minnesota train that a $100000 jackpot existed to elect Lorimer.
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Washington
Charles McGowan
Lorimer
A. C. Bailey
Burns
McGowan
C. F. Wiehe
Hines Lumber Company
Minnesota
Bailey
Regina
Saskatchewan
Wiehe
Uprising in Juarez Sparks Mutinous Attack. Forces Move
Reports from Juarez claim 15 to 20 killed after a mutiny by the garrison who seized the city. Zapatistas hold the northern Mexican city while Mexican federal troops head from Chihuahua to Juarez. Four US cavalrymen guard the river as volleys and looting unfold. officials anticipate a larger expedition against the Zapatistas with General Orozoco urged to stay in service.
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EL Paso
Texas
Juarez
Mexico City
Zapatistas
Chibhuahua
Fort Bliss
Senor Gallo
Augustin Estrada
Gus Buhnke
Fred Levyn
Banco Minero
Here
Chihuahua
Orotoco
War Office
Madero
Orozoco
Think Boy Killed By Chinese Lads
The body of 14 year old James Kane was found with a bullet wound and skull fracture behind the Oriental school in San Francisco. Police suspect a juvenile race war between white and Oriental students after recent clashes and arrests of Chinese youths armed with heavy revolvers.
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San Francisco
James Kane
Oriental School
Washington School
Kane
Weather Summary For Upper Midwest And Plains Regions
For La Crosse and vicinity expect generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with colder temperatures and a minimum near zero. Wisconsin outlooks show fair weather, colder in the south and west. Minnesota reports fair and colder nights and Fridays with a southeast cold wave. Iowa stays fair and colder. A wide-area pattern features low pressure from the lake region to the north Atlantic and high pressure over the plateau and Rockies. Light snow occurred from the Dakotas to the north Atlantic coast with brisk to high winds. temperatures drop along the Atlantic and east Gulf coasts and Florida frost reaches Tampa. much colder across the Dakotas, Montana, Manitoba with Devils Lake Grand Forks Winnipeg below zero.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Lake
North Atlantic States
Plateau
Rocky Mountain
Dakotas
Nebraska
North Atlantic
Atlantic
East Gulf
Florida
Tampa
Montana
Manitoba
Devils Lake
Grand Forks
Winnipeg
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Mgaleb
Marie Watterson
Col. Harvey
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