Banking Reform Move Organizes Across States
The National Citizens League organizes banking reform efforts in Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina led by local business leaders including M Parker in North Carolina and W Gratton Price in Virginia. They plan to announce details next week and emphasize a nonpolitical reform fitting current business conditions.
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Tf Ing Jie
Citizens’ League
Arr Tate
North Carolina
M. Parker
Char- 4
Lanck
Parker
Theouth
W. FE. Carson
Riverton
American Association of Lime Manufacturers
W. Gratton Price
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Virginia
National Citizens’ League
Independent
John V. Farwell
Chicago
Lauck
Congress
National Reserve Association
National Monetary Commission
Germany Launches New Dreadnaught at Kiel Harbor
Germany unveiled the battleship Prince Regent Luithold at Kiel with Emperor William and other princes in attendance. Princess Therese of Bavaria christened the vessel as large crowds looked on.
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Kiel
Germany
Reward on Burns Head Sparks Mail Threat in Bridgeport
Detective William J. Burns received a letter proposing a $200 bounty on his head and threatening his death. The note references the McNamara case and mentions money disputes among conspirators, with a pledge to bring Samuel Gompers to justice.
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Bridgeport
Conn
William J. Burns
Stratfield
Cann
Burns
Indianapolis
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
McNamara
Inadvertent Crossing Triggers Army Probe at Juarez
Lt Benjamin W Fields and a detachment of the Eighth Infantry rode a loop trolley into Mexican territory near Juarez opposite El Paso. Fields was jailed at El Paso, the incident prompting an army inquiry and assurances to Mexican officials. Mexican authorities guard Americans at Tlahualilo, while Palomas seen as allowing tariff-friendly goods into Mexico.
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Washington, D. C
Juarez
el Paso
Ben W. Fields
Eighteenth Infantry
International Boundary
Fields
War Department
United States
Tlahualilo
Durango
Palomas
Columbus
N. M
Mexico
Tex
Benjamin W. Fields
Eighth Infantry
Fort Bliss
Santa Fe Street Bridge
International Line
Army
Chaloner in New York Case Cited by Counsel
John Armstrong Chaloner, brother of Sheriff Bob Chanier and Lewis Stuyvesant Chanier, through his counsel criticizes his legal ordeal as unfair. He likens his situation to a penal precedent and claims federal court actions omit key facts as the case moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Armstrong Chaloner
Bob” Chanier
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanier
York
Virginia
Carolina
Suit Seeks Removal From Committee in Conspiracy Claim
John A Armstrong Chaloner sues to have Willand Sherman removed from a committee of his person amid allegations of conspiracy to railroad. Sheriff and Lewis Stuyvesant are named figures, with Chaloner likely to appear in court toward the latter part of next week if his physician approves.
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Sheriffer
Lewis Stuyvesant
John A Armstrong Chaloner
Willand Sherman
Hugh Gordon Miller
Norfolk
Wahin Oogrees
Chaloner
Italians Bombard Ports in Red Sea Action
Red Sea coast attacked as warships renew bombardment of Yarkish forts. Fire concentrates on coastal defenses for two hours. London reports mention assignment of Dr Sum Yat Sen as first ambassador to the court of St James from the new Oriental republic in Nanking.
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Ttaliens
Verim
Arabia
Red Sea
Pt. Sun
London
Nanking
Sum Yat Sen
First Oriental Republic
Court of St. James
Three Big Men Pursue the President's Chair
A brisk verse by Caroline Mayhew in Judge mocks three powerful contenders racing for the presidency. The piece likens the three men to rivals vying for control with playful, satirical lines.
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Caroline Mayhew
Japanese Mission Activity Tightened in Tokyo
The Japanese government still adopts a rigid stance toward missions in Tokyo, arguing political aims are hidden as missionary work. Christian Koreans and American missionaries plan to seek protection from President Taft against perceived Japanese persecution.
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Tokio
Japan
Taft
Snead Murder Trial Sees Outburst In Court
Lynna Boyce, son of the victim, leaped at defense attorney W P McClean Jr during questioning of the witness in the Snead murder case. Five men restrained him. the court fined him $100. Mrs Boyce remains as prosecution’s last witness. jurors expected to retire Saturday.
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Mrs. Boyce
Murderer Odom Hanged at Mobile for Triple Mutilating Killings
J Lawrence Odom a wealthy stock raiser was hanged at Mobile county jail yard at 6 19 am for a triple murder described as inhuman. He shot Charles Goland 19 David Gartman 16 and Joseph Stokes after they testified in a dog case. His lawyers pressed insanity and appeals to the Supreme Court and pardoning board. He left a wife and eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
J. Lawrence Odom
Mobile County
Odem
Hugo
Huan
Iceland
Odom
Charles Goland
David Lyman Gartman
Joseph Stokes
I. Gartman Wes
Supreme Court
Pardoning Board
Ainsworth to testify on retirement dispute and missing memos
Francis E. Ainsworth, acting adjutant general, testified before the House Expenditures Committee in Washington after a subpoena. An executive conference followed and the panel adjourned to reconvene tomorrow. Ainsworth offered little beyond saying he had just started. The inquiry is expected to probe the retirement dispute and missing correspondence in the Major Ray case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Francis E. Ainsworth
Daponen
House Committee On
W Department
Ainsworth
Harrisonburg May Get New $30,000 Station
W E D Stokes of New York owner of the Chesapeake and Western Railway proposes a $30,000 passenger station in Harrisonburg 200 feet from the Baltimore and Ohio structure opened a year ago. He asks Harrisonburg to supply $5,000. A mass meeting is set for next Wednesday as the plan gains support.
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Harrisonburg
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
Chesapeake and Western Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Stokes
Bermuda Islands
Williamson
Illinois Republicans rally to Roosevelt as Jones and Magill back plan
Special-Walter Clyde Jones and Hugh Magill join Theodore Roosevelt in openly supporting his bid. Thirty nine of forty five Illinois Republican county committeemen announce their endorsement, marking the first formal declaration of the regular progressive organization for a candidate.
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Chicago
Ill
Walter Clyde Jones
Hugh& Magill
United States Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Ilinois
Roosevelt
Owanson Appeals For Clemency In Lomax Case
In Washington a longtime black matriarch sways opinion over Mattie Lomax's death sentence. Virginia Senator Swango asserts calls from Edmunds family allies urge clemency, praising Lomax’s mother figure and urging President Taft to spare her. White and black leaders plan a Friday reception with toasts honoring supporters.
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Washington, Special
South
Mattie Lomax
Jaiil
Swangon
Virnia
White House
Taft
Virginia
Edmunds
Halifax County
Washington
Lomax
Drew
Quebec to Miami Highway Progress Report from 1912 Smoker
A letter from Benehan Cameron of North Carolina, director for Virginian of the Quebec to Miami International Highway, expresses regret at missing Richmond smoker. It details funding progress from Quebec through New York to Philadelphia, Delaware, Maryland, and crossing the Susquehanna, with efforts to bridge Cecil County gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Benehan Cameron
North Carolinas
Jefferson
Chamber of Commerce
Preston Belvin
Belvin
Plorida
Virginian
Quebec-Miami International Highway
Washington
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
New York State Line
New York State
City of
New York
Philadelphia
Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Cecil County
Quebec-Miami Highway Project Advances Through Southern States
Letter from Benehan Cameron North Carolina Director outlines progress on the Quebec-Miami International Highway from Washington to Richmond and southward to Florida. Notes roads in Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida with macadam gravel sand and quarry materials and mentions local votes and projects in Mecklenburg Brunswick Durham Wake Raleigh Clumbia Jacksonville and Miami. Calls for definite action to connect Richmond to Washington with improved routes and materials toward a transregional highway.
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Baltimore
Waclington
Washington
Richmond
Petersburg
Dinwiddie
Brunswick County
Brunswick
Mecklenburg
Clarksville
Roanoke River
North Carolina
Virginia-North Carolina
Granville County
Durham County
Durham
Wake County
Raleigh
Columbia
Augusta
Savannah
Jacksonville
Miami
St. Augustine
Ktock Ledge
Palm Beach
Lnk
Benehan Cameron
Mahlon Pitney Nominated to U S Supreme Court
Washington February 19 President Tait named Mahlon Pitney Chancellor of New Jersey to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court to succeed the late Justice Harlan. The nomination was sent to the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tait
Mahlon Pitney
New Jersey
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
Senate
Committee On Judiciary
Building Collapse Buries Twelve at Etna Site
A three and a half story structure under construction for Spang Chalfant Co at Etna collapsed today in Pittsburg area incidents. Two hundred feet of the 1000 foot long building gave way trapping seven workers, four were rescued with injuries and rushed to a hospital while four more remained missing as search operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Spang, Chalfant & Co
Etna
Provisional Mexican President Vasquez Gomez Proclaimed
The State Department reports Vasquez Gomez named provisional president by revolutionary forces. Across Mexico, trouble spreads with some federal control restored in a few communities. In Sonora, where U S investments exist, unrest has eased somewhat.
Unknown or Teacher exchange of lines with a boy
A courtroom exchange reveals a detective style buildup as a judge questions a boy about his intuition. The boy admits he has little to offer, remarking he is only there briefly and unaware of what he must retrieve.
Boy 14 Takes Barber Poles In Revenge Plot
Fourteen year old Henry Campbell of 236 West Sixty-seventh Street in New York is taken by the Children’s Society after looting a barber pole in Amsterdam Avenue. Policeman Green encounters the youth dragging the pole and questions the motive. The boy explains a bad haircut at Joseph Krapp’s shop provoked him to seek retribution.
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New York
Henry Campbell
West Sixty-seventh Street
Children’s Society
Policeman Green
West -Sixty-eighth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Green
Poe Ij
Merce
Joseph Krapp
Dynamites Rival Then Kills Himself in Love Case
Marion Crockett was arrested in Bowling Green Kentucky after a coroner's jury recommended charges for murdering rival George Williams over Florence Tinsley. Crockett allegedly dynamited Tinsley’s home while Williams was inside but caused no injuries. police say he then cut his rival’s throat while escaping.
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Bowling Green
Special
Marion Crockett
George Williams
Florence Tinsley
Crockett
Tinsley
Williams
Mardi Gras Opens in New Orleans with Rex Arrival
Rex, King of the 1912 Mardi Gras, arrived aboard the royal yacht Stranger on February 19. A military escort accompanied him to City Hall to receive the keys to the city from Mayor Behrman marking the carnival's opening.
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New Orleans
Rex
Behrman
Fought duel at the Globe Church Door in Olive Hill
At Globe Methodist Church Olive Hill Kentucky Noah Dickerson Charles May and Harry Raybourn fought a three cornered duel during services. Dickerson and May, both seventeen, died. Raybourne nineteen wounded fatally with bowie knives and pistol. He was carried into the church as services paused for treatment.
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Olive Hill
Globe Methodist Church
Noah Dickerson
Charles May
Harry Raybourn
Dickerson
May
Raybourne
Mothers Seek Help to Find Children Taken for Strike Parades
Lawrence Massachusetts reports heartbroken mothers seek police aid to locate children taken to parade in cities as strike demonstrations. Plans allegedly under way to remove more children to New York despite a warning from strike leader William Yates. Central Labor Union has not received word on grievances and mill owners, with about 8000 workers still on strike, leaving mills badly crippled.
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Lawrence
Mass
New York
William Yates
Central Labor Union General Committee
Strange death duel to the Black Hand in New York
Antonio Tolavala Italian grocer of 346 Fast Sixty third Street was slain in his home in what police call a revenge killing linked to the Scimeca family kidnapping case. Joseph Cappo of 328 East Sixty third Street was arrested nearby as a suspicious person.
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New York
Antonio Tolavala
Fast Sixtythird Street
Tolavala
Scimeca
Dr. Scimeca
Tolavola
Joseph Cappo
East Sixty-third Street
Will Break Up Baggage Trust Faces Senate Hurdles
Senator Featherston of Lynchburg pushed an anti baggage transfer trust bill through the Senate Committee on Roads amid stiff opposition and delays. Lynchburg travelers argue a monopoly and railroad involvement. Jed Harper defends single company control to reduce baggage mishandling. Richmond chamber cites no city need while baggage agents recount delivery issues.
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Featherston
Lynchburg
Senate Committee On
Jed Harper
W. T. Dabney
Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
C. B. Lorraine
Chesapeake and Ohio
Measure Grants Transfer Companies Parity and Checks
A bill approved by committee directs railroads to give transfer firms equal privileges under proper bonds. It allows exclusive through checking contracts for baggage at travelers residences or hotels. Senator Featherston defends relief, Travelers endorse, arguing current practice costs nothing to Chesapeake and Ohio.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Featherston
Corporation Commission
United Commercial Travelers
Lincoln and Sumner Height Challenge Tale in Harper’s Weekly
In a Harper’s Weekly sketch, Lincoln boasts of his height and a plan to measure another, while Sumner refuses a measure. Lincoln derides self gratitude and praises Sumner as “my idea of a bishop” though Sumner resists the bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Sumner
Charles Sumner
Trumpan Heh Bartlett
Harper’s Weekly
Miraculous 60-Foot Fall Leaves Worker Unharmed in Richmond
Marching Grieves, 23, fell head first more than sixty feet from a roof into an elevator shaft at the new post office building in Richmond. He landed on a cement floor after a plank partly broke his fall, yet he suffered only bruises and no broken bones or internal injuries.
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Richmond
Post Office
Tenth and Main
Grieves
Eastrom Street
Albhowgh
Watts
Ambulance Corps
Bill Affects Small Cities With Purchase Permit Change
Senator Moncure amended the bill on Saturday afternoon and it was engrossed. The measure originally targeted cities 10 000 or more but as amended applies to towns such as Fredericksburg Clifton Forge Winchester Bristol and Suffolk. It would permit city councilmen to sell supplies to contractors working with the city and could reach the calendar late today or tomorrow.
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Richmond
Moncure
Staford
Fredericksburg
Clifton Forge
Winchester
Bristol
Suffolk
Blackest page in history of nation sparks canal arbitration call
Representative Rainey lambasts U S conduct over Colombia and Panama amid calls for congressional probe into Panama Canal dealings. He cites U S involvement in a Colombian revolution, guarantees of sovereignty, and arbitration pressure as nations weigh ten commandments principles in global dealings. A separate feature recounts a Cook Rabbit pie recipe.
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Washington, D. C
Rainey
Ilinois
Colombia
Ospina
Knox
Panama Canal
Iit
United States
State Department
Columbia
Republic of Panama
Isthmian Canal
Colombian Minister Faces Disciplinary Action
Diplomatic circles report fallout from Senor Pedro Nel Capina as Colombia’s minister to the United States. The incident risks recalls or passport withdrawals and possible severance of ties if Bogota does not disclaim the action. Knox seeks resolution. a trip to Bogota hinges on Colombia’s stance, with a three month old complaint about a treaty violated still not answered.
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Washington, D. C
Senor
Pedro Nel Capina
United States
Colombia
Knox
Senor Ospina
American State Department
State Department
Ospina
Bogota
Washington
No Immunity Denied in Brandt Case Inquiry
Special Grand Jury in New York denied immunity requests from Howard and Gans and Mortimer Schiff as it probes why Brandt faces a 30 year sentence. Attorney Towns vows legal steps to block Richard Vland from sitting as special commissioner, citing prison laws sections 259 to 266.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard& Gans
Mortimer LL Schiff
Brandt
Gett
Miratewa WL Towns
Arandt
Richard J. Vland
Dix
Towns
Supremes Court
Gerard Weld
Hand
Governor Mann Declines to Sign Ten Constitutional Amendments
Richmond Va Special Governor Mann not to sign amendments to the state constitution granting city treasurers and revenue commissioners continued tenure. Attorney General Williams argues governor cannot veto constitutional changes and the vote will proceed without executive action. The proposal already routed to a popular vote and challenged on constitutional grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mann
House of Delegates
Willams
Williams
Willinms
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Supreme Court
Senate
General Assembly
House
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Snead
Motiler
Alabama
Han
Foulke Brandt
Pinakere
Dannemora
Mortimer L. Schiff
Rosalsky
Court of General Sessions
Owanson
Benehan
Cameron
Pitney
B& A
Nideb- ED
Rabbit
Schiff
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