Interstate Commerce Report on Coal Carriage Monopolies
The Interstate Commerce Commission released its first report on coal monopolies east of the Ohio River. It names rail lines such as Norfolk & Western, Chesapeake & Ohio, and more, outlining recommended actions including public disclosure of coal car distribution and eliminating private coal cars. The document contends coal mine capacity should guide distribution and urges miner representation in rating. It also proposes prohibiting carrier ownership of coal properties except for own fuel supply. A separate note covers Germany where the government seeks a Reichstag victory amid Socialist losses.
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Washington
Interstate Commission
Priday
Congress
Tilman-Gillespie
Ohio River
Wols
Norfolk & Western Railway
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Norfolk & Western
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburg
Beech Creek
New York Central & Hudson River
Shawianu & Northern
Buffalo & Susquehanna
West Virginia Central & Pittsboro
Western Maryland Rat Road
Ceal
Wong Such Road
Dilen
Murder in St Louis leads to long sentence for Brown and Coley
In St Louis on January 26 Joseph Brown also called Devine and Frank Coley also known as A C Biles faced charges for the murder of Robert Harvey who was murdered after being given morphine and robbed on the night of November 8. Judge Muench sentenced Brown to nine years in prison.
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St Louis
Joseph Brown
Devine
Frank Coley
A. C. Biles
Robert Harvey
Muench
Young Boy Hangs Self in Slaughter House Farce
A 13 year old boy, John la fart, was found hanging in a relative's slaughter house at Stowe near Pottstown on a Friday. Officials attribute the act to a playful remark by a girl friend who said she did not like him.
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Himsolf- Pottstown
John la Fart
Stowe
Noted Canadian Leader Andrew Biakr Dies in Fredericton
Andrew G. Biakr a prominent Canadian figure died suddenly in Fredericton New Brunswick on Friday night He was once premier of New Brunswick and later served as minister of railways and canals in Sir Wilfrid Laurier s cabinet The death comes as a shock to public life in the province and Canada planning for a long career in politics
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Fredericton
N. B
Andrew G. Biakr
Canada
New Brunswick
Wilfrid Gaurler
Tragedy in Detroit: Man kills wife, shoots self
In Detroit Michigan on a Friday morning Peter Sohler aged 40 shot his wife as she slept in bed, then shot himself. He is reported dying in hospital. A dog reportedly accompanied the quarrel preceding the shootings.
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Detroi
Mich
Peter Sohler
Fred
Relief work hampered by central control in Kingston
Kingston Jamaica January twenty six relief work for earthquake victims is hindered by lack of central coordination. Governor Swettenham campaigns around the city, officials report delays at headquarters, while a British colonial official defends actions amid calls for organized leadership. A Missouri battleship crew aided tent erecting and the American hospital at Winchester Park, and reports denying looting claims. A cable from London on the Swettenham episode was discussed at the White House, summary not released.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Thera
Bourne
Orwell
Davis
Ofouisailors
Ovrett
Quilvie
Missouri
Norton
Winchester Park
Washington
Ste Department
John R. Carter
London
Swettenham-Davis
White House
Root
Alger's Body To Lie In State In Detroit Funeral
Washington announces funeral plans for the late Senator Alger. After services in Washington at two PM the body will go by train to Detroit arriving Sunday morning. In Detroit it will lie in state Sunday and a second service will be held Monday at the Alger residence. An escort of infantry and a firing squad will give the burial a military character with National Guard and Loyal Legion participation.
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Washington
Newberry
Senator Alger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western
Detroit
Alser
Col
Frank Hecker
Hhat City
Hell
Alger
United States Army
Fork Wayne
Hecker
Michigan National Guard
Detroit Loyal Legion
Indecent Art Reproductions Banned in Omaha Stores
In Omaha the Onsha court ruled works by famous painters including Van Myke Rubens and Van Der Werff indecent, barring reproductions from sale. John Greenberg was fined for offering copies of Rubens Judgment of Paris and other nude or suggestive pieces. A police sergeant seized the items as indecent, with a warning of jail on future offenses.
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Omaha
Nelg
Onsha
van Myke
Rubens
van der Werff
John Greenberg
Greenberg
Ruben
Paris
Dresden Art Gallery
van Dyke
Diana
Jupiter
van der Wert
Magdalena
Greasora
Anle
Abbeville Georgia schoolboy fight ends in shootings
In Abbeville Georgia on January 26 a student clash at Georgia Normal College led to multiple gunshot wounds. W B Carswell fatally wounded F La i seriously wounded. Carswell injured by a knife and yk yy wounded. Fletcher Me ad shot and probably fatally wounded.
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Georgia Town
Abbeville
Georgia Narmal College
W. B. Carswell
F. Lai
Carswell
Fletcher Mead
Tremors Felt Across New York Area Including iddtown
Four distinct and severe earth tremors rattled buildings and startled residents in New York City area on Friday January 26. Reports indicate shocks were felt at numerous points within about 25 miles of the city, with some observers noting noticeable movement of structures.
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New York
Iddtown
N. Y
Thin City
Present Week Senate and House Actions Preview
Senate set agenda with public land debate and Congo question behind closed doors as Beveridge and Carter speeches loom. House focuses on river and harbor bill, six foot waterway push from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi, naval appropriations, and District affairs. Two murder trials, Harry Thaw in Manhattan and Dr James W Simpson in Riverhead, plus social service events and a fatal cabin fire in Portsmouth and a Cuban bandit capture in Havana rounding out the week’s near-term notes.
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Senate
Alger
Carter and
Meyburn
Garman
Beveridge
Carter
Heyburn
Congo
Lodge
Congo ‘Free State
Burrows
House
District of Columbia
Harry K. Thaw
Stamford White
New York City
James W. Simpson
Fifth Avenue
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Valiva to Abandon Zion in Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Valiva plans to desert Lonr City and followers. A new Zion will be founded on the Pacific coast, leaving Dr Dowle and his creditors to sort out supremacy in Chicago.
Tribute as Alger Lies in State in Detroit Hall
Nearly 10 060 people paid tribute Sunday afternoon to Senator R A Alger as his body lay in state in Detroit city hall. A double line of mourners passed the casket under flags and palms guarded by the Seventh United States infantry. Civil War veterans saluted as the procession moved to the hearse, escorted by Mayor W Thompson and a council committee. The train from Washington arrived earlier, with Mrs Alger and family and several Michigan lawmakers. Funeral ceremonies shift to the senator's Fort Street home Monday afternoon.
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Detroit
Mich
Sepator
R. A. Alger
Seventh
United States Infantry
Cellag
Ned
Alger
Fort Street
W. Thompson
Common Council
Washington
Michigan Central Railroad
Darragh
Young
Hamilton
Aler
Branded Her Stepchildren in Harlem Court
Two young girls Nellie seven and Jennie five recount how their stepmother Kate Gravina branded them with a red hot stove litter for making noise. The woman fainted twice during the testimony and claimed she was driven by an unknown mania. She admitted burning the children and said the act came from a momentary frenzy while caring for the dolls.
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New York
Nellie
Jennie
Magistrate House
Harlem
Kate Gravina
Double Tragedy At Rail Tracks In Carden New Jersey
A young couple committed suicide by stepping in front of an electric train along Newton creek in Carden New Jersey. The woman, about 25, wore fine clothing and bears initials W. C. on a gold watch found with her. her body was recovered, the man’s body remains missing.
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Carden
N. J
Pennsylvania Electric Railroad
Newton Creek
W. C
Missing Lieut Charles McCullongt Feared Dead
In Hayara on January 28 reported missing is Lieutenant Charles B. McCullongt of the Filtecoth cavalry. Fears arise he may have been involved in foul play due to a substantial sum of money in his possession.
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Ip Guba
Hayara
Charles B. McCullongt
Filtecoth Cavalry
St Louis Editor Dies at Home in Sudden Illness
Joan F. Magner associate editor of the Star Chronicle and a leading St Louis newspaper man died suddenly at his home Sunday from a stomach hemorrhage. He was born in St Louis on October 18, ?, with his long career spanning many years at the paper.
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St. Louis
Louis
Joan F. Magner
Star- Chronicle
St Louis
Lows
Liss
Postal Commission Issues Second Class Reform Proposals
Washington reports sweeping postal reform recommendations from a joint postal commission. Key changes include limits on advertising in newspapers, rules on supplements, and an appeal system. A three member Postal Appeals Commission will hear appeals from publishers denied second class status, with at least one member experienced in publishing and one a lawyer.
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Postal Appeals Commission
Post Office
United States
District of Columbia
Buffalo Defeats Bull in Juarez Plaza Fight
Ten thousand spectators in Juarez plaza de torres watch a buffalo beat a bull in a dramatic fight. A matador, Compleo, is tossed by a bull and crushed after the animal clears the fence, leaving him seriously injured. In Butler Pennsylvania a boiler explosion kills Judd Steele and gravely injures Richard Campbell near Chicora. James Byers, an oil operator, dies. In Olea North Dakota Dr. Hibbard says Mr. Higgins has held his own and shown no change in condition for 48 hours.
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Butler
Judd Steele
Richard Campbell
Chicara
James Byers
Specials reflect a string of varied crimes and legal actions
Edward Cifford guilty of murdering his father Isaac Clifford in Peoria. Lillian Russell’s daughter Dorothy gains a divorce from Abbott Louis Eigstein of New York. Rep A D Dulaner of Little Rock county Arkansas impeached on a 200 bribe charge. Rev Dr Henry Martinfield, longtime Evangelist editor, dies at 44 years. Twelve miners survive Lorentz explosion. nine killed near Pearlsburg. Dr Charlie Wilmot Townsend shot in Stalin Island New York. dies after not naming assailant. William L Sherman Jr 19 arrested in Chicago for forgery embezzlement in case tied to Montgomery Ward. Harry Alt alias John Ryan confesses to killing Edward Sulcan in Tusco Illinois. his term ends next month. to be tried for murder in Lingis.
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Edward Cifford
Peoria, Til
Isaac Clifford
Lillian Russell
Dorothy
Abbott Louis Eigstein
New York
A. D. Dulaner
Little Rock County
Arkansas
Henry Martinfield
The
Evangelist
Cyrus W
David D
Stephen J. Field
Lorentz
W. Va
Pearlsburg
Charlie Wilmot Townsend
Stalin Island
William L. Sherman
W. L. Sherman
Sherman- Brown Shoe Company
St. Touts
Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Harry Alt
John Ryan
Kansas Penitentiary
Edward Sul Can
Tusco
Alt
Iingis
Oliver Gets Canal Contract
Washington January 28 after a White House conference the Panama canal contract was awarded to William J Oliver and Anson M Bangs as the lowest bidders conditionally that Oliver join with at least two independent contractors to cover the work The Oliver camp said several reputable contractors are ready to join to meet government acceptance prior to final commitment.
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Washington
White House
Panama Canal
William J. Oliver
Anson M. Bangs
Oliver
Studi
Canal Commission
United States
Roosevelt
Soldier Kills Soldier in Fort Washington Roadhouse
A shooting fray at a roadhouse near Fort Washington Maryland left Private William Wirebarger of the 104th coast artillery dead Private Frederick Gosney of the 17th coast artillery wounded or dead based on report Gosney 26 enlisted at Ottawa Ontario.
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Washington
Fort Washington
Wiliam
One Hundred and Fourth Company
Coast Artillery
Frederick Gosney
Coast Artilery
Gosney
Ottawa
Explosion in Servian Palace Shatters Windows
A Saturday evening blast at the Servian palace in Helgrade Servin Yan damaged the private crown prince apartments by leaving gun powder and cartridges near a grove. No injuries reported. Also reported: James Wade of Cleveland dies at age older member of the local bar, former partner of United States senator Henry B. Payne. Wade had resided in Cleveland since 1843, born in New Albany, Indiana.
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Servian Palace
Helgrade
Servin
Yan
Damer Wade
Cleveland
James Wade
Henry B. Payne
United States
New Albany
Saloon Shooting Kills Brother in Law in Detroit
Detroit man Alioa Cameron aged 23, brother in law of Judge William F. Connolly, was shot and killed in a saloon by bartender Joseph Schulte after a quarrel. Schulte fled the scene. Plus brief notices report two drownings in Portsmouth and courthouse fire in Hudson, and a Chicago mother dying after heroic rescue, plus a Pittsburg gas explosion injuring a couple.
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Detroit
Mich
Alioa Cameron
William F. Connolly
Recorder's Court
Joseph Schulte
Schulte
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