Rescue efforts under way after deadly Idaho snow slides
A snow slide disaster in northern Idaho leaves at least 24 dead with dozens more missing. Rescue teams dig through 40 to 50 feet of snow at Mace and Burke, while a Burke survivor recounts the rapid, perilous pull from the wreckage and a late rescue of an elderly woman buried thirteen feet.
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Associated‘Press
Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Mace and Burke
Non
Carbonate Hill Mining’ ‘Company
Mullan
Dorsey
Mace
Burke
Custer Mountain
Pascoe
Standard
Heckla
Bert Clement
George Hooper
R. J. McLeod
John A. McLeod
Son
Mi rat Theater Opens Under Shubert Management
The Mi rat Theater in Indianapolis opened tonight under the Shubert organization. The temple theater, said to be the most elaborate Mystic Shrine Temple in the United States, will cost about 250000 though only the theater is finished. James T. Powers and company presented Havana as the first performance for members of the Mystic Shrine, with later shows to be public.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United” States
Shubert Thattrical Producing Company
James T. Powers
Havana
Mystic Shrine
William Broadwell Receives Stiff Sentence in DLO Case
William Broadwell, an old offender tied to bogus regulatory issues, is sentenced firmly by Judge Landis after new DLO related misconduct. The case marks another enforcement action against repeat offenses and calls for strict penalties.
Moxley Concern Leader Arrested as Trials Loom
A Moxley company operator, arrested repeatedly, faces a six year term and a $15000 fine. Bonds posted and returns to work noted. Three co-defendants to be tried in connection with ongoing investigations.
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Moxley
Judge Landis orders federal inquiry into oleomargarine cases
In Chicago on February 28 Judge K M Landis sentenced dealer William Broadwell to six years in Fort Leavenworth and a $15000 fine for oleomargarine law violations. Three co defendants Edward Broadwell Lamoud Driesbach and Daniel Bortz had their cases continued to Thursday as a federal probe into disposal methods is ordered. The judge noted substantial losses to the government and highlighted bondsmen risks in the case.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
United States District Court
Fort Leavenworth
William Broadwell
Edward Broadwell
Lamoud Driesbach
Daniel Bortz
United States
Broadwell
Landis
Defense in "Dr. Fritch" case given telling blow
The defense argues that Frank M. Knott, chief witness, described a blow as part of a confrontation. The trial centers on the alleged assault and surrounding events as the case unfolds.
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I ‘Fritch
Husband Refuses to Join Perjury Case in Court
A husband testifies to deny his wife’s testimony and to persuade her not to lie. He concedes some claims and disputes her evidence in court, affecting perjury allegations and witness credibility.
Knott Denies Wife Testimony in Fritch Trial
Detroit February report: Frank M. Knott, husband of the defense witness, testifies that his wife’s statements alleging Dr. Fritch’s fatal treatment are false. He says she offered money for her testimony and that many others commit perjury. Prosecution rebuttal witnesses include Capt. McConnell and Dr. Fritch. Both sides rest their cases.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank M. ‘Knott
Fritch
Capt. McConnell
Detective Force
Ida Puzzi
Skinner Dies Amid Perjury Case Involvement
Marion Ind February 28 George Skinner a leading figure in the perjury cases against Orange Stevens and Attorney W J Houck is dying at his home in Mier His health worsened recently and doctors say he may die within hours Skinner previously confessed to posing as a Minds man in Logansport and filing a false affidavit to influence charges which were dismissed on a technicality
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Tribune
Marion
Ind
George Skinner
Orange Stevens
W. J. Houck
Mier
Skinner
Logansport
Pennsylvania Railroad 1909 annual report shows strong gains
The 1909 annual report released by the Pennsylvania Railroad shows a gross revenue of 153,564,527 dollars, up 17,267,625 from 1908, with net operating revenue of 37,479,331 and net income of 35,159,087. Dividends paid reached 19,173,742, while division reports for lines west of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis line show significant increases in revenue and income across all metrics.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
McCrea
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Cincincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
Poison mistake leaves man needing care from medicine mix
Andrew Lowman, rising from a sick bed to obtain his own medicine, accidentally took poison from a bottle he mistook for medicine. He reportedly drank the wrong liquid in a dangerous mix up.
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Andrew Lowman
Man Dies After Mistaking Poison For Medicine
Andrew Lowman, 33, found dying at his uncle John Alber’s home on Michigan Avenue after consuming part of a bottle of poison. He had been ill for days and, left without his evening dose, rose to fetch medicine himself and died before physicians arrived. Evidence suggests poison caused the death.
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Andrew Lowman
John Alber
Michigan Avenue
Lowman
Ohio Flood Deaths and Industrial Fallout Worsen
Cleveland reports a four year old swept to death by ice on Nine Mile creek. Howard Lightbody drowns in Youngstown as Ohio floods inundate towns. East Liverpool potteries threaten closure. Zanesville sees 500 submerged houses. B&O SW railroad between Zanes and Newark halted. Dayton residents evacuated by boat. electric lines nearly offline.
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Catherine B. Hannan
Nine Mile Creek
Youngstown
Howard Lightbody
East Liverpool
Zanesville
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Zanes
Newark
Blizzard Strands Trains and Swells Battle Mountain
Reno reports the Reese river washed away a one mile section of the Southern Pacific near Battle Mountain Nevada halting six passenger trains and swelling the town’s population by over 1,500. Eastward, a severe Union Pacific blizzard from Echo Utah through Wyoming endangers livestock losses.
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Reno
Nev
Southern Pacific
Battle Mountain
Ney
Echo
Utah
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Four Hundred Dig For Train Effort In Everett
Everett residents on February 28 join four hundred volunteer workers striving to clear tracks and open the rail line. The project aims to restore service after disruptions and supports regional transportation needs.
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Everett, Wash
Bluffton Votes Dry Wells County Wide Victory
Bluffton Indiana February 28 Wells County votes dry winning by a majority of 81. A larger than expected total wets 1809 against 3343 for the drys. Every township voted dry with only five precincts wet none showing more than 16 wet votes. The election passed quietly with church bells ringing countywide. Wells County is already dry by remonstrances expiring next November. Bluffton had seventeen saloons before the blanket remonstrance.
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Associated Press
Bluffton
Ind
Wells
Temperance
Wells County
Taft to Honor Cannon with Banquet Establishing Social Precedent
President Taft plans a banquet for Cannon, prompting discussion of social rank and ceremonial precedence in Washington society. The event signals an official recognition that could influence how public figures are treated in social circles.
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Taft
Will Take Rank With Cabinet Reception Committee
A fragmented excerpt notes an Interstate Commerce measure titled to create a savings bill. The text hints at parliamentary rank or recognition akin to a cabinet reception, with unclarified votes and adjusted language. The source clearly lacks coherent details or defined entities to expand further.
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Ives , Tal’ Savings
The Speaker to Attend White House Dinner for Taft Inauguration
Washington reports that the Speaker will be the guest of honor at a White House dinner on Thursday night as President Taft inaugurates a new custom. The annual event honors the presiding officer of the house and ranks with cabinet and diplomatic and judiciary functions while elevating the office’s social standing.
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Washington
Cannon
White House
Taft
House of Representatives
House
Interstate Commerce Court Backed by House Committee Vote
The House committee passed by a majority a plan to establish the interstate commerce court, a key feature of the Townsend administration railroad bill. The President and the attorney general had urged keeping this provision in the measure amid ongoing fights.
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House Committee
Interstate Commerce Court
Townsend. Administration
Chicago council debates hats in public places
Associated Press report notes Chicago Alderman Bauler arguing about hat rules in public spaces. The discussion centers on hat widths and the use of hat pins, with mentions of brim measures and potential ordinances.
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Bauler
Chicago
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