Military promotions and a legislative debate in Washington
Frederick Grant named major general to succeed Sumner with duty in the southwest from Oklahoma City to St Louis. General Greely to command northern division. Arthur to lead Pacific division before Corbin retirement. Justice Dept orders Seattle DA to aid Valencia wreck probe. King Charles of Romania ill. Wheat and grain futures opened and closed with minor changes in Chicago trading.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Frederick Grant
Sumner
G. Greely
Rae Kal
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Visitors Fall Into Water As Bremen Gangway Collapses
A crowd of tourists aboard the German cruiser Bremen at New Orleans watched a gangplank give way. Five women and twenty men and boys were thrown into the harbor. Officers and sailors leaped into the water and rescued all the passengers.
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Scripps News /Association
New Orleans
Bremen
Oil stock grows as coal strike looms in district
Kansas City reports an immense fuel oil stockpile with steady increases. Managers of all major installations say they do not fear a coal strike. Operators show more gloom than consumers or miners amid the industrial tension.
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Scripps News Association
Kansas City
Clearwater Idaho Tobacco Company Plans 2000 Acre Planting
Clearwater Idaho Tobacco Company will plant 2000 acres of tobac co on unbroken land this year. It has built two sawmills converting standing timber into lumber for buildings. The mill capacity is 60 000 feet daily.
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Clearwater
Idaho
Mrs Shearer to Build Three Modern Cottages on Adams Avenue
Mrs Shearer has bought the Joseph Richardson property on Adams Avenue and will start constructing three modern cottages as an investment. She forecasts a busy 1906 with more building and aims to be among the first to ride the wave of progress.
First Burlington Contract Let to Great Falls Line
Salt Lake Feb 5 announced the first contract for the extension from Billings to Great Falls for the Burlington has been let. The project spans 255 miles with Guthrie & Company of St Paul the successful bidders. The line will tap extensive coal fields.
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Scrippa News Assovation
Salt Lake
Billings
Great Falls
Burlington
Guthrie & Company of
St. Pau
James Haly Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
Chicago reports James Haly a bartender and an axomeda was sentenced to life in prison for murder today.
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Scripps News Association
Chicago
James Haly
Panama canal plan gains narrow approval in commission
Washington February final report shows the Panama canal favored lock design by one vote, with Rear Admiral Endicott the sole supporter of a sea level approach. President Taft to send the report to Congress next week. Salt Lake City February 3 Hiram Tyree of San Francisco president of Continental Insurance and Investment charged with false statements to the secretary of state arrives and faces arrest on a warrant.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Panama Canal
Taft
Endicott
Congress
Scrippa News Association
Salt Lake
Hiram Tyree
San Francisco
Continental Insurance and Investment Company
Christansen
Overland Express Derails After Broken Rail Near Klondike
The Santa Fe express No. 7 derailed on the lower horse shoe curve near Klondike 150 miles east of San Bernardino California. Two Pullmans two day coaches and the express car left the track but no injuries were reported. The cause was a broken rail.
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Scripps News Association
San Bernardino
Gal
Overland Santa Fe Express
Klondike
Death by Own Action Shocks San Francisco Man
Cameron Alexander Owens aged 23 assistant cashier at Vanderslice Colny died by self inflicted gunshot at the Dental Hotel after mother chastised him for intemperance and failed in literary ambitions. His father is a wealthy contractor. Owens aspired to be a theatrical writer. Chicago report notes Attorney General Moody and Chief Wilkie arrived for a Packers case conference amid rumors of developments.
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Scripps News Association
San Francisco
Cameron Alexander Owens
Vanderslice Colny
Gan
Dental Hotel
Owens
Scripps News
Chicago
Moody
Morrison
Packers
Wilkie
Secret Service
Deputy Davis Convicted of Larceny in Umatila County
Pendleton reports deputy sheriff C. P. Davis convicted this morning of larceny of 4200 dollars in public funds. Bail set at 7500 dollars as his lawyers initiate motion for a new trial. In Richmond a 100000 dollar fire disrupts the business district.
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Scripps News Association
Pendleton
C. P. Davis
Umatila County
Scripps News *Association
Richmond
Brown Maxwell wed at Alicel home
Bertha Brown and Charles Maxwell married Wednesday evening January 51 at the bride’s father’s home in Alicel with Justice Pase officiating. The couple will reside at Alicel for now.
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Bertha Brown
Charles Maxwell
Alical
Justice of the Peace
Pase
Alicel
Fatal lamp blast destroys Prentice home
An explosion of a lamp in the Grant Stewart residence in Prentice Wisconsin this morning killed Stewart a laborer his two year old daughter and a week old infant.
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Scripps News Association
Prentice, Wis
Grant Stewart
Stewart
Railroad work delay and rail line plans amid farm crop movement
Union Republican notes seven inmates at the poor farm and reports progress on a new railway line with firm assurances work will start soon. Central Railroad offices are busy as preparations proceed and fruit and grain shipments are expected to move on the line. Also mentioned are personal visits and a cold wave in New York with Meavham Lake at 29 degrees below zero.
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Union
New York
Meavham Lake
N. Y
Linn Indicted in Cook County Embezzlement Case
Chicago February 3 Cook county grand jury returns twenty five indictments against John A Linn former Sleri of the superior court and present clerk of the circuit court for embezzlement forgery and concealing public records. Charges include sequestering 50000 of county funds with intent to defraud. The case is seen as exposing graft in city administration.
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Scripps News Association
Chicago
Cook County Grand Jury Today
John A. Linn
Sleri
Superior Court
Circuit Court
Linn
Turkish youth warns Sultan of assassination plot
A telegram from a young Turkish person warned the Sultan that he would be assassinated by a "supposed devoted servant." The crown prince is reported to be seriously ill.
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Eelippe News Association
Indianapolis
National lecturer Mary Roome addresses suffrage group in Oregon
Miss Mary Roome, national lecturer for the National Women’s Suffrage Association, spoke in North Powder Union and Cove. A fifty-member campaign committee formed at Cove. In Malheur Baker and Union counties, organizers report favorable conditions and state aid from other associations to fund a credible campaign, awaiting voters’ decision.
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Mary Roomere
Hampshire
National Women's Suffrage Association
North Powder
Union
the Cove
Malheur
Baker
Ahs
Settlement Opens on Bitter Root Forest Reserve Lands
Four thousand four hundred and eight acres in the Bitter Root forest reserve are set aside for settlement. plats received by the local land office. Eden to be filed March 21 with a 60 day preference window for the state in land selection. Bonafide settlers who built improvements before filing maintain holdings with priority over others.
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Bitter Root
Eden
Democrats Oppose San Domingo Treaty Caucus Action
A Democratic Senate caucus convened to decide party stance on the San Domingo treaty. The group adopted a resolution directing Democrats to vote against the treaty, signaling partisan opposition and raising questions about presidential support.
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Scrippa News Association
Washington
San Domingo
Ehourning
American boycott in China sparks anti-foreign movem ent
The text describes an anti-foreign movement in China once termed the American boycott. It notes phases and the appeal to the ruling dynasty’s adherents to gain foreign intervention to protect citizens and property and to overthrow the Pekin government.
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China
Pekin
Fire damages Bunker Hill & Sullivan mire at Wardnar
Fire caused extensive damage to the upper level of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mire at Wardnar. No lives were lost but many occupants suffered partial asphyxiations.
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Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Wardnar
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