Rail traffic resumes as snowstorm ends in the Midwest
The region reports normal freight and passenger service returning after a record snow storm. Beal forecasts fair weather tonight and Saturday while trains recover from drifts in Oregon and the Midwest. Ohio endures a severe blizzard with widespread suffering and a wreck near Springfield leaves trainmen gravely injured. Herman Haverkamp is found dead after being lost in the snow.
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Svetekt Ana Gatuvaen
Oregon
Tellocaset
Tay
Springfield
Nelson to Meet Thompson in March Title Bout
San Francisco report confirms Battling Nelson will fight Cyclone Thompson in March before Sid Hester's club. Thompson has chased Nelson for over a year, signaling a high profile boxing clash in the near term.
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Nelson
Cyclone Thompson
Sid Hester
Thompson
Jeffries Reaches Frisco to Warm Welcome
James J. Jeffries arrived in San Francisco today and was greeted by a large crowd of admirers at the ferry. He plans to rest at St. Francis and reported shedding 32 pounds during his tour.
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San Francisco
James J. Jeffries
Jim
St. Francis
Ninth Victim in Trojan Powder Blast Possibly Dies
San Leonido California February 18 The ninth victim may die from injuries after yesterday’s Trojan Powder Works explosion which destroyed several buildings. A powder mixer is among those seriously injured as an inquiry into the blast cause begins.
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San Leonido
Cal
Trojan Powder Works
Five Dollar Catch Easily Uncovered
Telegrams expose a math joke in the Portland Telegram puzzle. The article explains why multiplying five dollars by five dollars is not a valid operation under the abstract multiplier rule, highlighting a trick about units and cents and offering a simple resolution.
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Portland Telegram
International yacht regatta debated by Yacht Racing Association
The Solent regatta for early August faces opposition from Irish and Clyde clubs while the English association backs the plan. If approved, a France series would follow in July next year and Kiel during Kiel Week 1912, with Cowes Week largely unaffected though foreign entries could rise every three years.
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London
Solent
Yacht Racing Association
United Kingdom
France
Kiel
International Yacht Racing Association
Cowes
Clyde
Have More Congressmen Portland
Portland sees possibility of three, or four if Portland grows, U.S. representatives for Oregon after census tabulation. Officials note 1908 registrations show 122,098 voters statewide and Multnomah County reports 2,265. Projections tie state seats to Portland’s population, with 224,000 per seat and 250,000 yielding four.
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Portland
Oregon
Beach
Multnomah
Congress
Battery Dan in New York City magistrate hearing
Judge Daniel Ek Finn known as Battery Dan faces a hearing today on charges from the State Excise Commissioner Clement Finn accused of unlawfully discharging a defendant and holding for violating the Aquor tax law in New York City.
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New York
Daniel Ek. Finn
Dan
Clement
Finn
Cairo Riot Ends in Bloodshed and Mass Arrests
In Cairo on February 18 a 400 strong mob aimed to storm the jail to lynch accused pursesnatchers. Sheriff Nellis ordered shots to disperse the crowd after Alexander Halliday was killed and four others wounded. Militia arrival restored order as fears of a race war spread.
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Lincoln Wilson
Alexander Halliday
Nellis
Jall
Sam Wessinger
John Malony
George Walker
Horton Crehan
Talliday
Wu Mintin
Ohio
Kentucky
M Halliday
Halliday
LILUMAN AT DEATHS DOOR Senate Leader Near Death After Stroke
Washington notes state Benjamin Heen Putin a South Carolina senator lies near death after a paralytic stroke suffered last Wednesday. Bulletins say he fell rapidly at noon and worsened through the day creating grave doubt about recovery.
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South Carolina
Tillman Suffers Paralysis and Seat Uncertain
Washington reports Senator Ben Tillman has partial paralysis and may not resume his seat this session after collapsing on the Capitol steps. In Chicago hog futures rose to 9.50 per hundredweight amid scalper pressure, with late weakness.
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Washington
Ben Tillman
Tillman
Capitol
New York Railroad Stock Declares 3 Percent Dividend
Stockholders of the New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad Company receive an initial 3 percent dividend on common stock, payable March 1, from records dated February 15 in New York.
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New York
New York, Chicago and St Louis Railroad Company of Record
Dinner Honoring Japanese Ambassador Planned in New York
A dinner for the Japanese Ambassador is set for tonight with August Belmont in charge of arrangements and Mayor Gaynor expected to attend in New York.
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New York
August Belmont
Gaynor
Sheppard Hearing Tomorrow On Amateur Status
New York February 18 Melvin Sheppard world famous middle distance star of the Irish American Athletic Club faces a formal hearing on professionalism before the Military Athletic League committee tomorrow afternoon in the Ninth Regiment Armory. The session will be closed to the public though newspaper men may attend with one representative each. Speculation grows that Sheppard will race as a professional soon and that he has already been offered large sums to compete in Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Melvin Sheppard
A. C
Sheppard
Joe L. Ray
Madison Square Garden
Tion
Recover Cox
March
Heney Declines California Governor Nomination
San Francisco February 18 Heney reiterates he will not seek or accept a nomination for California governor under any circumstances. He stressed staying out of the gubernatorial race.
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San Francisco
Heney
California
Roosevelt party completes East Africa hunting safari
The Roosevelt expedition leaves Gioudokoko Soudan as the big hunt ends in East Africa. The party plans side trips toward Kartorum expected March six. Roosevelt bags include 18 rhinos and nine elephants with many other species. most animals sent to the Smithsonian in Washington.
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Gioudokoko
Soudan
East Africa
Kartorum
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Convicted swindler Howard Cashmear profits from Physchic Publishing stock
In Denver on February 18 a court found Howard Cashmere guilty of defrauding working women. He persuaded them to invest in stock of the Physchic Publishing Company. The scheme netted over $30,000 in proceeds, with total swindled amount about $13,000.
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Denver
Howard Cashmere
Physchic Publishing Company
Augusta Boy's Conference Opens With Notable Speakers
In Augusta Maine on February 18 indications point to the annual boy's conference starting today. The event in its three day run features George J. Fisher R. A. Waite Jr and other eminent seekers on the program making it likely to be the most interesting and largest of its kind.
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Augusta
George J. Fisher
R. A. Waite, Jr
Vegetable Banquet in Protest Set in Montpelier
In Montpelier Vermont on February 18 the Vermont Hotel Men's Association plans a dinner featuring only vegetables to protest high meat prices. The event emphasizes cost concerns facing diners and reflects broader price tensions affecting households and local businesses.
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Montpelier
Vermont Hotel Men's Association
Impeachment Hearing Alters Testimony on Behrens
At Washington on February 18 the impeachment inquiry concentrated on Glavis and Behrens. Vertress demanded the committee call Adolph Behrens of Seattle while Glavis testified Dennett claimed she did not know Behrens when first meeting him. Behrens is named among Alaska claimants and Vertress challenges Glavis’s motives as the cross examination continues.
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Ghvis
Ballinger
Vehroes
Adolph Behrens
Seattle
Glavia
Dennett
Behrens
Behrnese
Alaska
Glavis
Vertress
Memorial meeting planned for Richard Watson Gilder
Preparations were completed in New York for a Sunday memorial in Mendelasohn Hall to honor the life and work of Richard Watson Gilder. The event is organized by the groups hosting him as a member.
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New York
Mendelasohn Hall
Richard Watson Gilder
Gelder
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