Snowbound trains cause relief efforts and blocked routes
Snowbound passengers on three trains at Lime Colby and Genoa receive a relief train with food and coal while rails clear. Union Pacific and lines to North Platte Genoa remain blocked but expected to lift soon as snow plows work. Wheat corn and oats market updates noted with unofficial appointment rumors for Geneva Moody to the Supreme bench.
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Denver
Rock Island
Lime
Colby
Genoa
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Women clash with police over suffrage meeting in London
Ten women arrested for disturbing the peace after attempting to seize a court room key from officers. Women demanded recognition in government affairs and locked a policeman in the courtroom. Outside, crowd chanted Shame as officers were scratched during the scuffle.
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London
Court House
American Minister to The Hague Sails for Holland
The American Minister to the Hague and Mr. David Jane Hill left New York after ten days of entertainment. They sailed to Holland where Hill is said to have received important instructions from Washington on the upcoming Peace Conference at The Hague.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Hague
David Jane Hill
Holland
Hill
Washington
The
Prospects of Enduring War as Peace Talks Collapse
Report notes expected endurance of hostilities with no peace conferences on the horizon. Employers plan arming strikebreakers with winchesters, signaling intensified labor confrontations and potential clashes at workplaces.
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Smpore
Winchesters
Prison verdict in Prineville murder case
Prineville Ore Oct 24 The jury found Fred Sheppard guilty of first degree murder for killing Ben Zell. He had been a farm hand for Zell and later shot his employer after developing an infatuation with Mrs Zell.
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Prineville
Ore
Fred Sheppard
Ben Zell
Sheppard
Zall
Washington Bank Insolvent Shuts After Insolvency Detected
The People's Savings Bank of Washington closed by the comptroller after an exam showed assets of two hundred dollars against liabilities of ten thousand. The action marks an abrupt end to the institution in the city.
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Washington
People's Saving Bank
Rino Rouvre Sentenced In Scholarship Scam Case
Madison Opt. 24 reports Rino Rouvre described as a multilingual professor at a large eastern university received ninety days in jail for selling fake clergy scholarships.
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Madison Opt
Rino Rouvre
Roosevelt Planed Wealth Tax For Next Congress Session
Washington reports official circles confirm a wealth tax proposal originated by Roosevelt. The aim is to introduce it in the next Congress session, with public opinion stirred in the short session to influence the long session. The president will also address federal licensing of corporations, but the fortune tax remains his focus.
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Serit Po Newa Association
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Trust Inspectors Examinations Accelerated in Texas
Houston Texas October 24 reports say Civil Service Commission exams for trust investigators are being rushed from Washington. The haste is blamed on a need for more inspectors for the Standard Oil investigations under way. Exams held in Houston and also in San Antonio Dallas and El Paso.
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Houston
Texas
Civil Service Commissioners
Trust
Washington
Standard Oil
San Antonio
Dallas
el Paso
Utes at Cheyenne Camp Face Return to Reservation
Captain Johnson and an orderly of Major Geirson's cavalry visited the Ute camp near Cheyenne to demand their return to the reservation. Utes resist but are expected to be forced back with the arrival of additional soldiers.
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Cheyenne
Johnson
Geirson
Crooks on Subtreasury Shortage Headed for Arrests
Washington officials say arrests are imminent in the St. Louis subtreasury shortage case. Accountants have a suspect they will not identify, detailing a loss rumored to exceed sixty thousand dollars.
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Washington
Washington Treasry
St. Louis
Lynching Reports Erupt After Murder in New Orleans
Three Black men reportedly lynched at ferry days as white mobs protest the murder of white engineer James E. Little. Wires down. verification unavailable.
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Scripps News Association
New Orleans
James E. Little
Arrest Black Hand Gang Nabbed Near Governor Home
New York police arrested nine armed Italians identified as leaders of the Black Hand gang. The arrests occurred near Governor McClellan's residence as detectives claim to have captured the perpetrators of numerous heinous crimes.
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New York
McClellan
Rebating Probe Expands as Grand Jury Met
A federal grand jury in Minneapolis continues the rebating investigation. Twenty officials from Minneapolis and St. Louis await testimony as the inquiry extends this morning.
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Minneapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Enormous Pig Iron Production Reported Across Industry
Philadelphia reports pig iron production at peak levels with 97 percent of Pittsburg blast furnaces active. Carnegie Steel runs all furnaces to capacity, unable to produce more iron. Despite high output, a shortages push scrap metal use for open hearth steel, while Europe and Britain face export limits.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel
Europe
Government buys 100 thousand ounces of silver
Washington reports the government purchased one hundred thousand ounces of silver at seventy and sixty one one hundred cents per ounce. Delivery is designated to be at New Orleans.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Cling Peach Phillips Dead In Maryville
Joseph Phillips who pioneered the cling peach canning industry in the region died this morning in Maryville. His discovery made many fruit growers rich though he died a pauper.
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Scripps News Association
Maryville
Joseph Phillips
Phillips
Isaac Block Dead Pioneer Merchant of Eastern Oregon Dies
Isaac Block, once a Baker City merchant and notable Eastern Oregon pioneer, died yesterday in San Francisco. He previously partnered with Saer in Baker City and later with Moses Falk in Boise City before moving to San Francisco several years ago.
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Isaac Block
Baker City
Oregon
San Francisco
Saer
Moses Falk
Boise City
Gun found near Moody murder scene sparks renewed evidence questions
In Pine a revolver allegedly linked to Williard Moody's death has been found near the scene. Offiers hold the weapon but will not identify its prior owner or confirm its role. Prosecutors in Baker rely on the clue while continuing investigations.
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Pine
Williard Moody
Alex. Widdowson
Aly Widdowson
Willard Moody
Widdowson
Moody
Baker
Baker City
Supreme Court Upholds Chicago Streetcar Heating Rule
The supreme court sustained an ordinance by Chicago city council requiring street railway companies to provide enough cars to avoid crowding and maintain the interior temperature at least fifty degrees. Cars must be kept clean and well ventilated.
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Springfield
Ohio
Supreme Court
Chicago
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