Oklahoma Leads Reform Drive for Federal Constitution
Oklahoma moves to lead a nationwide reform by promoting an amendment for popular election of senators. The state legislature appointed a commission, including Clarice Douglass, to advocate the federal constitutional change and pursue methods to win public support.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Clarice Douglass
Republican Caucus
United States
Douglass
Iowa
Congress
American Wife for Anglesey Seeks Marriage in America
Paris reports the Marquis of Anglesey seeks an American wife as he will travel to the United States with Lady Alexander Paget. The 22 year old, six foot two inch heir is famed for wealth and charm and may ignore prior rumored betrothals to Princess Patricia of Connaught. Possible matches span Pittsburg Chicago and San Francisco with Paget family ties noted.
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Paris
Marquis of
Anglesey
Sister Republic
Marquis
England
Patricia of Connaught
Alexander Paget
World
Beaudesert
America
States
Pittsburg
Chicago
San Francisco
Marchioness
Paget
Arthur Paget
Paran Stevens
New York
Almeric Hugh Mesch
Pauline Whitiney
Reports of brutal torture at Illinois reformatory emerge
Pontiac Illinois January 30 members of the Illinois state Reformatory board heard officers describe brutal abuse of inmate William Hamlin of Quincy. He was chained to bars for 22 hours first day and 16 hours second day. He fainted, climbed bars in delirium and hung by wrists for long periods. Ice water was poured over him repeatedly. He suffered a broken back in three places and paralysis before a physician was called. Bishop Samuel Fallows heads the inquiry. Captain Alexander J. Reno is the disciplinarian.
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Pontiac
Ill
Illinois State ‘Reformatory
William ‘Hamlin
Quincy
Hamlin
Samuel Fallows
Chicago
Board of Managers
Alexander J. Reno
Eight year old Mary Henry runs away from home
In Pottstown Pennsylvania on January 30 Mary Henry eight year old daughter of James Henry fled after fearing punishment for not attending Sunday school. Police search continues as frantic parents offer a reward for her safe return.
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Pottstown
Mary Henry
James Henry
Ohio court upholds Bronson primary election validity
Columbus Jan 30 The supreme court affirmed common pleas court decisions in two cases testing the Bronson primary election flaw and holding the law valid. If the decision makes the call for the state primaries on February 11 regu-
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Preme Court
The
Common Pleas Court
Bronson
Itate
Regu
Telegrapher Groups Push for Nationalization and Regulation
In Congress the commercial telegraphers push for strong laws to bring two major telegraph companies under government supervision. Cary and LaFollette draft opposing but related bills on nationalization versus regulated interstate operation, while a recent strike fuels labor support for public ownership.
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Washington
Caryef Wisconsin
Congress
LaFollette
Cary
Abolish Nonreser vation Schemes for Indians
The Indian appropriation was reported to the House by Sherman of New York. The bill totals 8 215 697 with allocations for expenses treaties maintenance and schools. The policy aims to end nonreservation schools and consider states adopting a plan to run schools on par with white children.
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Washington
House
Sherman
New York
House Committee On
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Mason City Couple Celebrates 70th Wedding Anniversary
Mason City Iowa January 30. M Richardson and wife mark their 70th anniversary. At 90 they claim to be the nation’s longest married couple.
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Mason City
M. Richardson
United States
Doctor Fined for Calling Central Cat in Cambrdige Case
A Story county district court jury awarded Miss Alice McKee of Cambridge damages of 25 dollars against Dr. H P Hanson for a mild scolding at the switchboard. The suit claimed the doctor entered angrily, cursed her, and threatened further harm in the office.
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Central Cat Boone
Story County
Alice McKee
H. P. Hanson
Hanson
Doctors Must File Photos With Board Mandate
Des Moines Iowa January 30 new state board of health rule requires all new physicians to file a photograph with the state board of medical examiners before practicing. Identification of physicians is the purpose of the rule.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
State Board of Medical Examiners
Preacher invites gossipers to weekly sessions at Little Falls
Reverend Henry McIlveau conducts a religious campaign in Utica with a novel plan in Utica New York. He states that from this week for a month there will be a Wednesday afternoon meeting from eight to four where locals may gossip about neighbors without harming anyone. He offers his bachelor apartments to host the circle.
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Uticn
N. Y
Henry McIlveau
Little Falls
Trust busters present memorial petitions to Roosevelt
Washington, Jan. 30. In line with the national conference on combinations and trusts held in Chicago last October, resolutions urging reform legislation were presented to President Roosevelt and to Congress by Seth Low Samuel Gompers and James OConnell president of the International Association of Machinists. The president declined to express views. The committee visited the capitol and arranged hearings before the committees of the two houses.
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Washington
National Conference On Combinations and Trusts
Chicago
Roosevelt
Houses of Congress
Seth Low
Samuel Gompers
Jas. O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Capitol
Heiresses Marrying Nobles Draws Fire in House
Washington January 30 Representative McGavin of Illinois attacked the practice of American heiresses marrying European nobles noting no target person and quipping that almost every day is bargain day in New York where one can buy anything from a yard of ribbon to a pound of flesh.
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Washington
McGavin
Ilinois
New York
Burglary Suspects Burned Bibles to Hide Church Theft
New York January 30 three 13 year old boys Frank Ward le Louis Larsen and Arthur Jones were charged with attempting to loot the Fourth Avenue Baptist church and burning hymn books and bibles to conceal evidence. They caused about 150 dollars damage to the baptismal font and admitted plans to take metal from the church. A neighbor and the pastor extinguished the fire. The boys were held for further examination in Brooklyn children's court.
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New York
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
Frank Wardle
Louis Larsen
Arthur Jones
Children’s Court
Brooklyn
Christian Meyer
Philip Clifford
Larsen
Torker
Reciprocity for France and United States agreed
Washington reports Secretary Root and Ambassador Jusserand signed Franco American reciprocity under the Dingley act section 8. France gains a 20 percent duty abatement on champagne and sparkling wines imported to America, while France confirms the minimum tariff for American goods. A joint three member commission on each side will study possible amendments to ease trade regulations.
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Washington
Root
Jusserand
France
America
Farmer Lincoln Boreman Dies by Own Hand in Middleburg
In Middleburg Pennsylvania on January 30 Lincoln Boreman a prosperous farmer shot himself. His 4 year old son and 12 year old daughter witnessed the tragedy as Boreman pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired. The clothing caught fire and a child extinguished the flames while the boy hid the weapon upstairs. The boy then reported the event to his sister at the nearby schoolhouse.
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Middleburg
Lincoln Boreman
Boreman
Efe
Japan Says Immigration Question Settled With Canada
Tokyo January 80 Foreign Minister Viscount Hayashi spoke on foreign policy in the tower house diet. He announced Canada immigration talks are definitely settled with Japan agreeing to restrict entry within reasonable limits and preserving treaty rights and prestige. Negotiations with the United States continue with a satisfactory settlement in sight.
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Tokio
Tower House
Viscount Hayashi
America
Canada
Japan
Tobacco Trust Probe Moves to Louisville
Government evidence against the American Tobacco Company shifts from New York to Louisville to prove an unlawful restraint of trade. The case focuses on trust control of subsidiary firms and manufacturers and how this power allegedly harms independent manufacturers.
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Louisville
American Tobacco Company
New York
Breeders in Session in Washington
Delegates gather for the fourth annual convention of the American Breeders' association in Washington. The body, with about 1100 members, aims to improve human, animal, and plant life and is led by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in his role as association president.
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Washington
American Breeders’ Association
Wilson
Louisiana Democrats Choose Governor Today
New Orleans reports the Louisiana Democratic primary selects its next governor today between J. Y. Sanders, lieutenant governor, and Theodore S. Wilkinson, a sugar planter, with the general election set for next April.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
J. Y. Sanders
Theodore S. Wilkinson
2000 Laborers Demand Work In Detroit March
About 2,000 unemployed workmen marched to Detroit City Hall after a meeting in which they adopted resolutions asking Mayor Thompson to help find work. The mayor pledged to urge the council to undertake municipal projects to provide jobs. The march passed without disorder.
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Detroit
Thompson
Nebraska farmer in battle with wolves near Randolph
Peter Theis, a Randolph area farmer, faced a pack of wolves at his sheep and hog sheds. He fired, driving the wolves off and leaving one dead. The episode reflects a notably vicious winter for Nebraska wolves.
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Randolph
Neb
Peter Theis
Nebraska
Uses Mince Meat to Squelch Fire at Hastings College
A small dormitory fire in Hastings Nebraska sent students scrambling from bed. Professor Vandervelde found the blaze in newspaper piles and tossed what he thought was water on it, quelling the flames. The next morning a matron accused him of wasting a bucket of mincemeat leaving the dorm without pie.
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Hastings
Neb
Vandervelde
Capitol Graft Trial Begins in Pennsylvania Scandal
In Harrisburg PA on January 29 a high profile case opens over alleged fraud in Capitol building contracts. Key defendants include contractor John H. Sanderson architect Joseph Huston former Auditor General William Snyder former State Treasurer William Mathues and Jas M. Shumaker.
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Warrisburg
M. S. Quay
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
State Capitol
Capitol Hill
George P. Kunkel
Commonwealth
John H. Sanderson
Joseph M. L. Huston
William P. Snyder
Wiliam L. Mathues
Jas M. Shumaker
H. Burd Cassel
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Vanderbilt Family Home Searched Ahead of Wedding
New York reports state that a customs search of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt the elder home on Fifth Avenue followed accusations that parts of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt trousseau and many gifts were not declared for duty. Officials say the action was deemed necessary. The Vanderbilts, under guard, note gifts are fewer and less costly than earlier weddings, with numerous small items and many gold crafted travel goods.
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New York
Vanderbilt-Szchenyi
United States Customs House
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-Eighth Street
Miss Vanderbilt
Newspaper Editor Dies in St Louis
St Louis on January 29 Frank Rk O Neil vice president of the Pulitzer Publishing Company and assistant manager of the Post Dispatch died today of pneumonia.
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ST. Louis
Frank Rk, O. O'Neil
Pulitzer Publishing Company
The
Post Dispatch
Supreme Court Favors Labor in Adair Case
The Supreme Court decided in favor of William Adair in the case Adair vs United States, holding the June 1 1898 act prohibiting railroad carriers in interstate commerce from discriminating against labor union members in employment constitutional. Justice Harlan wrote the opinion.
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Washington
Act of Congress
William Adair
The
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Adair
Harlan
Fire in Mayer building and Hotel Florence kills one firefighter
Chicago January 29 a devastating fire in the Mayer building and the adjacent Hotel Florence on Adams street left one fireman dead and more than twenty injured. The blaze spread rapidly from the Mayer basement under a north wind causing collapse of walls and the roofs of both structures. Twenty hotel guests escaped unharmed and several businesses suffered heavy losses including W P Dunn Co Dinse Page Co and Kann Bros.
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Chicago
Mayer
Florence
Adams Street
James Gallagher
W. P. Dunn & Co
Dinse, Page & Co
Johnson, Koch & Quin
Kann Bros
Mitchell to retire as UMWA president this spring
Indianapolis January 29 President Mitchell announced at the United Mine Workers of America convention that he will retire as president on April 1 and does not seek any other office. W D Haywood criticized western mine operators over contract breaches and urged closer ties with the Western Federation of Miners. He spoke before Mitchell, who opposed sympathetic strikes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
W. D. Haywood
Western Federation of Minera
Haywood
Colorado
Western Federation of Miners
Swarthmore Cow Lift Causes Dormitory Stir
In Philadelphia on January 29 Swarthmore College students hoisted a Jersey cow into Parrish Hall overnight, causing chuckles in the dorms of the coeds. The night watchman faced resistance as the animal stayed put until morning.
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Philadelphia
Swarthmore
College Farm
Parrish Hall
Earl of Yarmouth Holds Up Thaws for Million Settlement
Pittsburg January 29 The Earl of Yarmouth will demand a financial settlement before a divorce submission. He asserts papers signed by Alice Thaw before marriage grant him the right to claim heavily from her fortune. The agreement states the fortune passes to the house of Hertford if she dies childless. Detectives say Thaw ties may be held up for a million dollars, though the Thaw side is ready for the case.
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Pittsburg
Earl of
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
House of Hertford
Senator Smoot A Factor In Congress
Washington January 29 Smoot of Utah has proven his readiness as a senator after years under attack for his Mormon apostleship. Once the quiet listener on the floor he now participates actively, showing he will be a force in legislation and is likely to win another term with little opposition.
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Washington
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Swedish Baptist leader Edgren dies in Oakland
Rev. J. A. Edgren D D a prominent divine and theological writer died in Oakland California of heart failure He founded the Swedish Baptist theological seminary of Chicago
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Oakland
Cal
J. A. Edgren
Swedish Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago
Governor Magoon Sails to Washington from Havana
Governor Magoon departed Havana this morning aboard the Cutter bound for Washington D C. The article notes New York City handles 13 percent of the world’s importing trade.
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Magoon
Havana
Governor Magoon
Washington, D. C
New York City
National Bank of North America Closed for Liquidation
Comptroller Ridgely ordered the National Bank of North America closed for liquidation after heavy withdrawals tied to a financial storm. W Hanna was named receiver. The bank owed the Clearing House $2.2 million and deposits have shrunk to about $2.5 million. President Havemeyer maintains solvency and expects full payment to stockholders through careful liquidation.
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Ridgely
National Bank of North America
New York
Wm. B. Ridgely
W. Hanna
National Bank Excaminer
W. S. Havemeyer
Clearing House Association
Havemeyer
W. B. Ridgely
National Bank
United States
Panama
Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
Sheriff Halts Lynching in Ottumwa Jail Riot
In Ottumwa Indiana January 29 a mob of over 200 demanded Ray Edwards a negro accused of assaulting Mrs Clara Erwin. Sheriff Jackson spirited Edwards to Albia and later escorted a four man inspection to confirm his absence. The crowd dispersed and tensions remained high.
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Ottumwa
Jackson
Ray Edwards
Clara Erwin
Edwards
Albia
Missouri Supreme Court Rules Stock Pass Law Unconstitutional
Jefferson City Mo Jan 29 The Missouri supreme court declares the law requiring free return transportation with each carload of live stock unlawful as discriminatory and a violation of the fourteenth amendment by taking property without due process.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
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