Markle Extortion and Strike Testimony in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia report on February 4 describes Daniel Meeley testifying before a coal strike commission about his duties amid strife in Hazleton. Testimony covers Markle store pricing, Gobin’s order to maintain order, and cross-examinations on riot incidents involving Beddall and others.
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Hiladelphia
Daniel T Meeley
Hazle‘ton
Ving
Gray
McKelvy
Parker
Markle
J. Curry
Wiliam McLaughlin
Shenandoah
Joseph Beddall
Gobin
RULES COMMITTEES MEETING IN CHICAGO TOMORROW
The joint rules committees of the American and National leagues meet in Chicago tomorrow. American reps Loftus Shibe and Bruce, National reps Wart Hanlon and Fleischman will discuss fouls and strike rules. Proposals include charging errors on wild throws, exempting line drives to the fence from strikes, and allowing a substitute batter for the pitcher.
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Chicago
Loftus
Shibe
Bruce
Wart
Hanlon Poe Fleischman
Arizona killings shock Phoenix sheep owner and teamster murdered
Arizona report from Goddard station fifty miles north of Phoenix details the February 4 double murder of Charles F. Joddart, a noted sheep owner, and Frank Cox, a teamster, allegedly at the hands of two unknown Mexicans seeking vengeance.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Charles F.joddart
Frank Cox
Goddard Station
Notorious baby farmers Amelia Sach and Annie Walters hanged
London February 4 Amelia Sach and Annie Walters were hanged at Holloway this day. The women, infamous for keeping infants, were not reprieved after a sex-based plea and faced the scaffold with notable fortitude as they walked unaided to their execution.
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London
Amelia Sach
Annie Walters
Holloway
Ome
Carrie Nation Acknowledges Argyle Descent After Print Find
Carrie Nation says she is descended from Campbell, Duke of Argyle, after her Kansas City brother’s lithograph depicting Scottish chiefs led to the discovery. The print, once sold in a Kansas City store, bears the Duke of Argyle’s name and a verse, prompting the family to inform Nation amid her prior caution about publicizing the claim.
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S. Nation
Duke of Argyle
Kansas City
Carrie Nation
Scotland
Campbell A. Moore
Kan
Campbell
First trials begin for indicted grave robbers in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis the first trials of indicted grave robbers opened with Dr Joseph Alexander facing charges. Detective testimony hints at a broader conspiracy linking ghouls and physicians. Rufus Cantrell, alias King of the Ghouls, will be the lead witness, with confessions tying 38 defendants to grave robberies and trafficking in bodies. Nearly 1,000 graves in the area are reported robbed, bodies used in local medical colleges and sent to nearby cities.
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Indianapolis
Joseph Alexander
Rufus Cantrell
Alexander
Cantrell
Sapias
Stifled Commerce Illinois Elevator Men Admit Suppressing Indies
Springfield Feb 3 Members of the Illinois Grain Dealers Association admitted evidence showing an effort to drive independent elevator companies out of business but the association disclaimed responsibility. They blamed A W Lloyd a former representative who left January 16. Testimony before the railroad and warehouse commission showed varied accounts of his departure.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ilinois Grain Dealers’ Association
A. W. Lloyd
Lloyd
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Markets Update From Sioux City and Midwest Grain
Sioux City markets report cattle hog and sheep prices across major hubs. Hogs steady to higher with mixed and heavy weights around 6.50 to 6.80 at South Omaha and Chicago. cattle steady. sheep steady to strong. Kansas City shows hogs high near 6.60 to 6.90. cattle and feeders steady. grain prices listed for cash trade and futures.
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Chicago
South Omaha
Kansas City
Glax
Northwest
Timothy
Lara
Blood Atonement Trial Sparks Mormon Secrets
Elizabeth Dickinson, once a Mormon convert now subpoenaed, testifies in the William Hooper Young murder case of Mrs. Anna Neilson Pulitzer. She claims the victim was a Mormon and that Hooper Young and the murdered woman knew each other long before the crime. Dickinson recounts alleged coercion by Elder McQuarrie in a West Fifty eighth street temple and cites meetings where Pulitzer and Young supposedly appeared with church elders. She questions Mormon denials and links the murder to Tuesday night gatherings and backsliding rumors.
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New York
Elizabeth Dickinson
Jerome
William Hooper Young
Brigham Young
Anna Neilson-Pulitzer
Miss Dickinson
Hooper Young
West Twenty-third Street
Twenty-third Street
Mormon Temple
West Fifty Eighth Street
McQuarrie
Mises Dickinson
Mormon Church
Miss Neilson
West Fifty-eighth Street
Anna Neilson
Hooper Youn
The
Clarence
Munner
Moorman
East
Salt Lake City
Chicago Teacher Suspended Over Christian Science Tuberculosis Claim
Chicago authorities suspended Miss May H. Carpenter a teacher believed by trustees to have tuberculosis. The room she taught in was ordered disinfected. Carpenter denied consumption belief and said she would reclaim her position once able to teach. Principal Ira C. Baker urged a removal decision.
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Chicago
Christian Science
May H. Carpenter
Ira C. Baker
Baker
Miss Yenter
Atorst
Bible Verses on Death Penalty and Sinful Deeds
A compilation of religious citations from Leviticus to Revelation and Paul’s letters. The passages address capital punishment for murder, the sanctity of life, atonement, prophecy, and judgment. The collection emphasizes divine justice and the fate of those who commit grave sins.
Blood Atonement and Mormon Faith Linked to Murder Trial
The narrative details a former Mormon member's claim that Blood Atonement remains central to the faith, citing Hooper Young's murder and Mrs. Pulitzer's death as contexts. It describes pressure to stay in the church, fears of retribution, and connections between Anna Neilson and the Mormon temple. The testimony references a forthcoming trial of Hooper Young and notes the backslider's peril within early Mormon lore.
May Become Premier Joseph Chamberlain May Be Prime Minister
London February reports Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary, stands out among blundering colleagues as the most talented figure who could become prime minister before the next general election. His sincere loyalty to Mr. Balfour may shield him from intrigue while Balfour’s health could prompt retirement to protect Chamberlain’s rising prestige.
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Joseph Chamberlain
London
Chamberlain
Balfour
Fords
Mr. Chamberlain
McKinley Birthdate Claim Backed by Autograph Letter
Winsted Conn February 3 Ex President McKinley reportedly stated he was born February 26, 1843 in an autograph letter owned by William Ransom of Litchfield who has gathered hundreds of signatures from prominent figures. Local residents plan to wear carnations on February 26 to honor the date.
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Winsted
Conn
William Ransom
Litchfield
William McKinley
Staling
Mr. Ransom
Ideal Daily Newspaper Proposed by Dr Parkhurst Endorsed by Millionaires
New York Feb 4 Dr Charles K Parkhurst announces plans to rally millionaires to endow an ideal New York daily newspaper that would print facts without sensationalism. He opposes religious daily publication and says the paper would educate rather than degrade, prioritizing wholesome news over sensationalism. Dr Sewell of Oxford, 93, to resign as warden of New College.
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Sewell
Oxford
New College
Panama Treaty Favored by Senate Panel in Canal Deal
Washington Feb. 4 Senate Foreign Relations Committee reports favorably the Colombia Panama Canal treaty. US to pay Colombia 10 million cash and 250000 annually after nine years. Colombia grants 10 km wide canal strip, neutral terminal cities, joint commission for sanitation, and private lands to be bought by US. Construction leadership to be appointed, Panama living site required. Also covers Hobson resignation and other political notes.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Colombia
Isthmian Canal
Roosevelt
Harris
Kansas
Panama
Panama Canal Company
United States
Colon
Hobson
Naval
Congress
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Secretary of the Navy
Moody
Alabama
Quay
Senate
Forsaker
Hanna
Pennsylvania
Foraker
Yaquis Active Surround and Gut Troops in Mexico
Tucson reports say the Twelfth battalion of Mexican regulars, 500 strong, was nearly annihilated by Yaqui forces after being lured into a trap following a clash at San Marcial. Survivors indicate heavy losses, but figures may be exaggerated. San Marcial lies about 159 miles south of the border as tensions rise along Sonora.
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Tucson
Ariz
San Marcial
Sonora
Mex
Bogus English nobleman weds Kansas City debutante
In St Louis on February 4 Lieutenant Colonel Barrington, a self styled English lord and special agent, stayed aboard a train after marrying Wilhelmina Grace Cochran of Kansas City. Cochran’s brother James Cochrane exposed Barrington as an impostor and ejected him from the Elliott home, vowing legal action.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
F. Seymour Barrington
His Majesty's Own Horse Guards
Herbert
Four Coorts
Wilhelmina Grace Cochran
Elliott
James F. Cochrane
Hervert
Barrington
Cochrane
Flyer Gives Way Discontinuing Pennsylvania Special
Philadelphia dateline reports the Pennsylvania Railroad will discontinue the twenty hour train between New York and Chicago. Officials say other trains may be cut as the railroad clears the night traffic block and relight congestion. The Twentieth Century Limited may also be dropped by New York Central. The average 25 passengers per trip earned under $1 per mile and the service crowded relights and local trains, with last run set for Thursday and no immediate renewal planned.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
New York Central
Twentieth Centry Limited
Sunday School Changes Compared To a Sick Lobster
Dr David Beaton of Evanston’s First Congregational church likened the Sunday school to a sick lobster during a discussion on reforming instruction. He argued against forcing theology on children and urged adoption of scientific pedagogy, saying the school is in a transitional stage toward faster growth after shedding the old shell.
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R. Beaton
Evanston
Chicago
David Beaton
Pedley
New Type Machine Promises Simple Line Casting
Oliver M. Silber of St Joseph claims invention of a type setting machine that combines typesetting and stereotyping. The device prints impressions on stereotyping paper by keystrokes, then casts the complete line automatically, spacing lines and providing a complete line through a quick, cheap process.
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Joseph Man
St. Joseph
Oliver M. Silber
Swindler Adolph Kuhn Nabbed in New York After Chase
Chicago reports Adolph Cuhn arrested in New York after a three year pursuit across the country for large scale swindling. Authorities say the frauds total about $50,000 through forged real estate seeds and mortgage deeds. Frank Kittler of 5737 Rearborn Street and George J. Williams of 43 River Street were among major victims, with Mrs Fleyers losing about $7,000.
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Adolph Kuhn
New York
Chicago
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Adolph Cuhn
Nework
Kuhn
Frank Kittler
Rearborn Street
Kittler
George J. Williams
River Street
Fleyers
Fatally Hurt His Sweetheart Then Kills Self
New Yorker Rudolf Bidlich, a waiter, went to Bernard Beineke’s house seeking a housekeeper. He struck the woman named Garland three times, she died, then drank carbolic acid and shot himself in a fatal double tragedy. He had recently quarrelled with the woman’s sweetheart.
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New Yorker
New York
Rudlich
Bernard Beineke
Garland
Bidlich
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