Portugal Holds Funeral For King and Crown Prince
Lisbon observes a somber funeral procession for the murdered monarch and crown prince. Ambassadors attend as gilded coaches carry foreign dignitaries past closed shops and a grieving public while salutes greet the end of the rites.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
United States
Brazil
d’Ormesson
Germany
Spain
Great Britain
Italy
Eighth Annual American Bowling Congress Opens in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on February 8 the eighth annual American Bowling Congress tournament opened with a record entry. Eighteen alleys were built for the event with sixteen for regular play and two for special events. Prize money totals 25000 dollars as 362 five man teams enter, plus large entries in two man and individual classes. August Herrmann opened the event with a silver ball amid speeches and a band concert.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Bowling Congress
Armory
St. Louis
Congress
Pittsburg
Detroit
August Herrmann
Galvin
Tracewell Wins Clash Over Public Printer Appointment
Washington, D. C., Feb. 8. Controller of the Treasury Robert J. Tracewell of Indiana blocked a White House appointment for temporary public printer William S. Rossiter, citing authority limits. H. T. Brian was named acting public printer, while Rossiter assists in the investigation of the office. The article also covers federal vehicle registration lobbying, lifting height limits for clerks, and an anticipated Foulke letter defending Taft administration.
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Washington, D. C
Robert J. Tracewell
Indiana
Treasury
William S. Rossiter
Charles A. Stillings
Tracewell
White House
H. T. Brian
Rossiter
Landis
H. T. Hearsey Vehicle Company
Indianapolis
Hemenway
Uncle Sam
Overstreet
Remus Moore
Foutke
William Dudley Foulke
Richmond
Ind
Taft
South
Illinois Steel to Reopen South Chicago Mills Next Week
Chicago reports that Illinois Steel will bring about 5,000 idle workers back to the slab and rail mills and open hearth department in South Chicago. The reopening follows a period of nationwide steel slowdown with improving orders and growing trade indications.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois Steel Company
United States
Taft Heads to Kansas City for Speaking Tour
Secretary Taft departed Washington at 1:55 PM by Pennsylvania Railroad bound for Kansas City Missouri. He plans speeches in Kansas City Grand Rapids and at West Point with a return stopover in New York for a day or two after West Point.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kansas City
Grand Rapids
West Point Military Academy
West Point
New York
James Oliver Weakens After Illness in South Bend
James Oliver veteran plow manufacturer remains seriously ill at his South Bend residence with a very uncomfortable night reported as he grows weaker.
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South Bend
James Oliver
Gibbons Proposes Limits on Saloons and Licenses
New Orleans reports Cardinal Gibbons endorses limiting saloons by high license to curb temperance, supports severe punishment for violators, and would withdraw licenses after repeated breaches. He backs local option for country areas to suppress intemperance when voters favor total liquor prohibition.
Mayors Refuse to Sign Petition for Arbitration
Muncie Indiana February eight mayor Lon Guthrie refused to sign a petition circulated among business leaders urging arbitration between Indiana Union Traction and striking streetcar workers. He stated neutrality and efforts to mediate, while Anderson's mayor also declined. Marion's mayor signed, and many local business people added their names.
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Muncie
Ind
Lon Guthrie
Indiana Union Traction Company
Amalgamated Association of Electric Street and Electric
John H. Terhune
Anderson
Guthrie
Terhune
Sweezey
Marion
O Donnell Makes the Plea in Guerin Murder Trial
Chicago Feb 8 The defense closes in the Dora McDonald murder trial with P H O Donnell arguing largely on the defendant s sex and portraying Guerin s death as not self inflicted He cites the temple scene moral judgment and questions the prosecution s theory of Guerin shooting himself during the struggle with business partner Homer J Smith testifyers voice is invoked to defend the honor of the pair and rebut self harm claims
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dora McDonald
Webster Guerin
P. H. O’donnell
Day
Benjamin Shaffner
J. Hamilton Lewis
O’donnell
Jerusalem
Temple
Homer J. Smith
Guerin
Fleet passes through Strait of Magellan to Valparaiso call
American battleships and torpedo boat flotilla sail from Punta Arenas at 1 AM for the Pacific coast. They navigate Cape Pillar and the western Magellan strait, plan to reach Valparaiso and Callao, with the destroyers splitting at Smyth Channel. The journey showcases rugged shores, glaciers, and powerful currents.
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Punta Arenas
Strait of Magellan
Pacific
America
Strait
Magellan Strait
Cape Pillar
Cape Forward
South America
Chilean
Valparaiso
Callao
Smyth Channel
Lieutenant Cone
Smyth Chanley
Talcahunao
Delinquent Poll Tax Delays Muncie Riot Pay
In Muncie Indiana a crowd of former deputy sheriffs gathered to receive pay for January riots. Many deductions were made for poll taxes, leaving much of the 4000 dollar appropriation to stay in the county treasury. Some paid taxes first time to obtain receipts.
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Muncie, Ind
Muncie
Western Pacific to Use Electricity for Motive Power
San Francisco reports that Great Western Power vice president Guy C. Farie announced from Big Bend on the Feather River that the Western Pacific railroad, now under construction to reach the city, will adopt electric propulsion. The company is finalizing electrification plans, delaying only to pioneer without precedent.
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Western Pacific
Cortelyou Visits New York Customs House
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou arrived from Washington and spent hours at the New York customs house. He conferred with Collector Fowler and other customs officials on the day’s business.
Arrest in Mills Murder Case to be Made at Daylight
Coroner Chenworth returns a verdict charging Emery Cassell with murdering Thomas Mills who was riding with him. A warrant is issued and a sheriff says he will arrest Cassell at daylight and transport him to the Owen county jail at Spencer. Cassell was found injured in the buggy with Mills' body. Authorities had puzzled over the affair, previously suspecting highwaymen.
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Associated Press
Quincy
Chenworth
Thomas Mills
Emery Cassell
Owen County
Spencer
Cassell
Wireless message across oceans puzzles experts
A Point Loma California wireless station picked up a Connecticut transmission off Cuba and a Pensacola Florida relay, taking down the messages. Experts wonder if the signals crossed the continent or circled the globe.
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Washington
Bureau of Equipment
Navy Department
Point Loma
San Diego
Cal
Connecticut
Cuba
Pensacola
Fla
Tragedy Near London Claims Holmes Family and Servants
Frederick Holmes, a millionaire, his wife, daughter, and two women servants were found dead from bullet wounds near London. Police believe murder occurred but have no suspects or motive at this time.
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London
Frederick Holmes
Fatal Shooting In Grass Creek Saloons In Liquor Heated Standoff
Alfred Hizer shot and fatally wounded W. H. Snyder after a saloon quarrel in Grass Creek. Hizer, 30, fired twice near the Snyder place. one bullet struck the lower abdomen and bladder, a likely mortal wound, the other lightly hit the thigh. Snyder set the incident in motion by pursuing Hizer after a prior dispute over credits. Hizer fled toward Vandalia, later surrendering the weapon as police pursued him. Doctors battled to locate the bladder injury and control drainage. Snyder survived the initial shock with a slim chance of recovery.
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W. H. Snyder
Grass Creek
Alfred Hizer
Snyder
Hizer
Vandalia
Warren Pensinger
Snyder’s
Pensinger
Snyder's
James Connery
Hetherington
W. M. Hereward
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Bons
McDonald
O’donnel
Himself
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Hicks
Peru
Chile
Cruise of A
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Guy C. Farie
Dent
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Great Western Power
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Feather River
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Tem
Cortelyou
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Hopkins & Allen
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