Bank Robbers Tie and Gag Two Victims in Peoria Heist
Four bandits blew the Citizens' bank in Chatsworth area of Peoria this morning, stealing about 10000 dollars and escaping after binding Night Marshal William Cahill and baker Kerber. The safe door was blown, suspects fled east in a rig, and an insurance-covered loss was reported as authorities chased from Bloomington to seize the criminals.
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Peoria
Chatsworth
Citizens’ Bank
William Cahill
Cahill
Kerber
Stephen Herr
Bank
Bloomington
New Members Chosen for British Cabinet
London February 17 The cabinet appointments announced last night name Winston Spencer Churchill as Secretary for the Home Department Sydney James as President of the Board of Trade and J A Pease as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Herbert Louis Samuel becomes Undersecretary of State for the Home Office J A Pease the chief liberal whig was defeated at the general election but a safe Lancastershire seat is expected for him
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London
Home Department
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Sydney
Duchy of Lancaster
A. Peaseer
Herbert Louis Samei
Bleached Flour Cases Deferred in Court
The court granted a continuance in the bleached flour cases, setting trial for March 27. McPherson overruled a motion to dismiss, aiming to settle the questions promptly while millers and bleaching equipment manufacturers from Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas are represented by counsel.
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Teake Ein Govee
S McPherson
Iowa
Nevens
Kansas
Coun
Heike Immunity Plea Denied in Sugar Indictment Case
Charles R. Heike secretary of the American Sugar Refining Co. must stand trial March 1 on charges of conspiring to defraud the government by underweighing sugar imports. Judge Martin ruled immunity invalid after Heike's counsel failed to dismiss the case and instructed a verdict of not guilty.
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New York
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
The
Sugar Trust
Heike
United States’ Circuit
Martin
Tris
Two Children Die in Centerville Home Fire
Des Moines Iowa February 17. Two children aged 4 and 1 of Mr and Mrs Clifford Piermee were burned to death in a fire that destroyed their home near Centerville. The father was working nearby and did not see the flames. the mother had left the children alone in the house.
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Des Moiner
Clifford Piermee
Masreee
Centerville
Europe
Hungary
St. James’ Park
Spencer House
Ately
House of Commons
Southport
Alaric
John
Souke Loses Handicap Match to Thompson in Framer
Souke Demke of Pipe Dream falls to Tony Thompson in a handicap bout at Bioux Rapids. Thompson pins Demke three times within the hour, with a fast finish marked by six minutes of the hour, as Demke struggles to pin Thompson.
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Souke
Thompson
Bioux Rapids
Paul Demke
Pipe% Inn
Tony Thompson
Demike
Domke
Elopement scandal rocks Baron and baroness in Europe
London reports Baron Arnold de Forest seeks public sympathy as his wife Ethel Gerald de Forest elopes with Lieut H C S Ashton of the Second Life Guards. Pinkerton agents scour Europe, with Spain and Gibraltar mentioned as leads. The couple's whereabouts remain uncertain as rumors spread.
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London
Fen
Gwearch
Arnold de Forest
H. C
Ashton
Second Life Guards
Pinkerton
Spain
Gerard
Elopers
Gibraltar
New York
Ethel Gerald
Lady Rosebery
Postal rates stay steady as congress debates second class
Washington February 17. The House committee on post offices and post roads decides there will be no second class rate increase this session. An appropriation bill is nearly ready for introduction, excluding Hitchcock suggested rate changes. The committee will probe post office methods and franked mail usage, possibly requiring a special stamp on franked mail for one year to gauge costs.
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Washington
Congress
House Committee On
House
Hitchcock
Post Office
House Committee
Frankead
Hearings Resume in Union Pacific Merger Case in New York
Federal suit to dissolve the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger resumed with John C. Stubbs testifying. Government counsel included Frank B. Kellogg and C. A. Severance. In Chicago, post office censored over 26 000 comic valentines marking a busy St Valentine’s Day as over 1.25 million valentines were mailed.
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New York
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
John C. Stubbs
Harriman Lines
Frank B. Kellogg
C. A. Severance
Chicago
Bug Holliday Dead
James W. Bug Holliday renowned batter and outfielder dies at his Cincinnati home after a long illness.
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Holliday
Cincinnati
Ohio
James W
Bug) Holliday
British Parliament Opens New Session in Difficult Start
London, Feb 17 The third parliament of King Edward assembled with a brief ceremony. Coalition tensions and intra party divisions cloud a government facing major issues from the recent election as the lower house re elected James William Lowther as speaker and began swearing in members before adjourning after one hour.
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London
Edward
James William Lowther
Penrith
Cumberland
Mrs Tillman Is Given Children
In Columbia South Carolina the supreme court restored custody of two children to their mother from their grandfather Senator Benjamin Tillman. The dispute arose after B R Tillman Jr deeded the children to his father and mother during a separation. The court ruled a deed to children is invalid without both parents signatures if they are living.
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Columbia
S. C
Supreme Court
B. R. Tillman, Jr
Benjamin R. Tillman
Tillman
South Carolina
South
National
Attorney General Rules On Primary Ballot Names
In Des Moines Indiana on February 17 Attorney General Byers issued opinions on primary rules. A voter may have his name on a party ballot only if friends write it on the ballot when voting after filing deadlines. A declaration of party affiliation with the county auditor covers all primaries unless a new declaration is filed. Declarations with city clerks are invalid.
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Des Moines
Byers
Nurse Pearl Kellar Testifies For Grand Jury In Swope Death
Kansas City reports Pearl Kellar the nurse gave the most important testimony in the inquiry into Colonel Thomas H. Swope’s death and is expected to remain before the special grand jury for two days. Officials indicate Dr Hektoen and other specialists may appear later this week or next. Depositions in Dr Hyde versus John Paxton continue with a motion to compel Paxton to reveal letters from Dr Hektoen.
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Kansas City
Pearl Kellar
Thomas H. Swope
Miss Kellar
Dr. Hektoen
Dr. Hyde
John
Paxton
Walsh
Circuit Court
Walter Powell
Independence
Margaret H. Swope
Chrisman Swope
Anna Houlihan
B. C. Hyde
John G. Paxton
Swope
Mr. Paxton
Frank P. Walsh
Dr. Paxton
Miss Swope
Hyde
Kas
C. H. Jordan
Building Trades Strike Threat Looms Over New York
New York on February 17 reports a threatened building trades strike that could pull thousands of local workers from jobs. Forty thousand union men have voted to quit this afternoon with many more voting on sympathy action for the striking steam fitters. Employers warn of an open show if the trades join the steam fitters.
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New York
Nina Still Missing After Night of Silence
Washington reports gloom in naval circles as night messages yield no word on the Nina tug and its 32 crew. Officials appear to have lost heart about any crew survival, awaiting further information.
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Washington
Navy
Messrges
Nina
Labor Leader Curran Dies in London at 8 Dead
Peter Francis Curran, once an independent labor candidate for Jarrow, died today in London. Born 1860 in Glasgow, he served in parliament and for the past decade led the General Federation of Trades Unions. In Lovell Wyoming, Mrs Victor Showalter and her three children perished in a house fire that gutted their home.
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London
Peter Francis Curran
Jarrow
Durham
Curran
Glasgow
General Federation of Trades Unions
Woman Finances Prince's Suit and Loses Her Money
Mile Marie Wilhelmina Kemper sues the Countess of Clare and Count Ladislaus Zoltynski for 120000 claiming to have financed Prince Victor of Turin's marriage to an American heiress. Witnesses dispute identities of the Countess of Clare allegedly Blanche Leigh.
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Prince
Paris
Mile
Wilhelmina Kemper
Countess of
Clare
Ladislaus Zoltynski
Wilhelmina
Prince Victor
Turin
Taxis
Clara
Blanche Leigh
Rue de la Paix
Zoltynski
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Geiger
Anna Gould
Count Bont de Castellane
Count Zoltynski
Ivanowski
Russia
Mile. Kemper
America
Countess of Clare
Count Zaitynski
Mlle. Kemper
Count de Bearn
Burke's Peerage
Richard Hobart Fitzgibbon
Earl of
Balaclava
Daughter of Secretary to King Not Eloping Says London Report
London report states Miss Alexander Louvina Knollys, daughter of Lord Knollys and King Edward’s private secretary, did not elope. She attended a dog show with Queen Alexandra, while a Palma Majorca dispatch claimed a suspected eloper was arrested. Miss Knollys was later found and cared for by her brother. In Lyons Nebraska, Luella Reid died at seven after illness following a trip to her grandfather’s.
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Maurice Arnold
Baron de Forest
Baron Hirsch
Miss de Forest
de Forest
Francis Joseph
France
Honor
England
Edward
Baron Hirach
Gerard
London
Alexander Louvina Knollys
Lord Knollys
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Palma
Majorca
Miss Knollys
Lyons
Neb
Luella
Wm. Reid
Oakland
August Tiize
Colonel Edwin E. Jewett Dies at 71 in Kansas City
Colonel Edwin E. Jewett general passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad died at his home in Kansas City on Sunday night at age 71. His death was due to a disease and he remained active, attending church that morning.
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Kansas City
Edwin E. Jewett
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Jewet
Married man blamed for murder of girl in Atlantic City
A nationwide hunt is on for William Seyler and his brother Arvis as Atlantic City police investigate the death of 18 year old Jane Adams. Last seen with William on Feb 4, Jane and her sister left home with Alvis Seyler, then Jane vanished. William and Alvis later disappeared.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William Seyler
Arvis
Jane Adams
Miss Adams
Alice
Missouri Avenue
Philadelphia
Reading
Alvis Seyler
Young
Arkansas Avenue
Alvis
Eleanor Robson to Wed August Belmont in March
Formal engagement notice states Miss Eleanor Robson will marry August Belmont in March. Robson, a New York stage star, ends her season in Brooklyn and returns home before the private wedding. Belmont, a widower aged 67, has three sons and is a partner in August Belmont & Co.
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New York
Eleanor Robson
Belmont
Miss Robson
Brooklyn
New York State
Madge Carr Cook
Garden Theater
Mary Ann
August Belmont
Paris
August
August Belmont & Co
Raymond
Harvard
Morgan
Wholesale graft case hits Ohio state printing office
Dayton man J E Brelsford confessed to a graft scheme with former state printing supervisor Mark Slater. They allegedly divided 13 700 drawn from the state treasury for stock not delivered, Brelsford receiving 35000 while Slater kept the rest. Brelsford testified about the Cincinnati purchase of stock and its fake books used to justify the payout.
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Columbus
Ohio
Beatty
Harmon
J. E. Brelsford
Dayton
Mark Slater
State Printing
Department of Printing
Slater
Brelsford
State Printing Department
Cincinnati
Kaiser anxious about the coming of Teddy
Berlin reports the Foreign Office has sought weeks to learn when former President Roosevelt will visit Germany. While April 28 has been rumored, no official confirmation exists. The Emperor plans to be in Berlin for the guest and officials await Roosevelt’s reply, hoping for rapid contact.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Germany
William
Mr. Roosevelt
Representative Martin Seeks Block On Island Sugar Land Sale
Washington reports Representative Martin of Colorado introduced a resolution denouncing the sale of 55000 acres of friar lands in the Philippines as illegal. He accuses the Havemeyer sugar interests representative of the transaction and calls for a Department of Justice investigation.
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Washington
Martin
Colorado
Philippines
Havemeyer
Department of Justice
Assassin of Ito Is Condemned to Death
In Chan Angan a Korean who assassinated Prince Ito, former Japanese resident general of Korea at Harbin October 26, 1909, was convicted and sentenced to death at Port Arthur Manchuria. Angan, once an editor, was alleged to belong to a Korean secret group aiming to kill Prince Ito.
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Port Arthur
Manchuria
Angan
Prince Ite
Seven Men Injured On Government Vessel Hopkins
San Diego reports seven men badly burned in the forward fire room of the torpedo boat destroyer Hopkins after a boiler tube explosion at 7 30 am. Two may die. Injured include R E Taylor J F Hunt E A Clary W A Neale J B Mc Nerlin T J Brown B A Carletillo Easier and Carletillo may not survive. Three rescuers aided their screaming companions.
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San Diego
Cal
Hopkins
R. E. Taylor
J. F. Hunt
E. A. Clary
Cruisers Race to Save Wreck Victims off Chile
Ancur Chile February 16 The Chilean cruiser Ministro Zenteno and five Pacific Navigation steamers race south to rescue 88 people clinging to the stern of the British steamer Lima after it wrecked on a reef in the Huamblin passage Strait of Magellan. Two hundred five were taken from the wreck by the British steamer Hatumet but rescuers halted when conditions worsened. Four Hatumet crew members sacrificed their eyes before the captain ordered a stop.
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Ancur
Chile
Ministro Zenteno
Pacific Navigation Company
Lima
Huamblin
Magellan
Hatumet
Sackville Claimant Drops Bid for Peerage and Estates
London reports Ernest Henry Sackville West withdrew his petition to claim the Sackville title and estates from his cousin Lord Sackville West. Probate Court President Sir John Bigham ordered the petitioner to cover costs. The challenge argued the uncle had not married Josef a Dugan, the petitioner's mother.
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London
Sackville
Ernest Henry Sackville West
Lionel Sackville-West
Washington
John Bigham
Lord Sackville
Josefa Dugan
Harlan statue arrives for Capitol statuary hall
Washington date February 16 the Harlan statue has arrived for erection in statuary hall at the capitol it will be installed soon and the dedication will wait until the Kirkwood statue is completed which is expected in a few months
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Washington
Harlan
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Kirkwood
Lyons Girls Defeat Decatur Team In Close Match
Lyons high school girls beat the Decatur team 19 to 5 in a Friday night varsity basketball game. A large crowd enjoyed the contest as Lyons secured the win on their home floor.
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Lyons Girls
Decatur Lyons, Sons
Lyons
Decatur High School
Lyons High School
Magnates Debate Schedules for 154 or 100 Game NL Season
Baseball magnates of the National League met in New York to decide whether the league will maintain the traditional 154 games or extend the season from April to mid October for a 100 game schedule. In a parallel item from Stockholm the condition of King Gustav was reported as satisfactory.
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New York
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Miss Pearl Kellar
Millionaire Swope
Lovell,wyo
Victor Showalter
Showalter
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Kaiser
Teddy
Ito
National Capital
Stockholm
Gustav
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