Honor Memory of Late President McKinley Memorial Debated
Washington notes on the House swearing in Montague Lessler to succeed Nicholas Muller, the adoption of a McKinley memorial resolution for February 4 1908, and a presidential condolence message to Ida McKinley. Senate debates over naval reserve funding and routine business follow, with adjournments and tributes to J William Stokes and Burke of Texas.
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Washington
Montague Lessler
Nicholas Muller
New York
Lessler
Grosvenor
Wiliam McKinsey
United States
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Hfe
William MicKinley
John Hay
Supreme Court
Executive Committee
Ida S McKinley
Houses of Congress
Wooten
Tex
Burke
Texas
Gan
Hale
National Guard
Schley Court of Inquiry
Tillman
J. William Stokes
South Carolina
Unstable OCR Item From January Journal
Fragmentary OCR text appears from a January issue with garbled phrases and unnamed events. The readable bits mention a date January 16 and a session referenced as present, but no clear person, organization, or outcome is discernible.
Massive nitro glycerine explosion rocks Marion Indiana
Fifteen hundred quarts of nitro glycerine stored in two magazines near Marion exploded at 1 30 am Wednesday, shaking the northeastern state. A gas jet is blamed for the blast that left a large crater in the ravine, with no injuries reported and distant houses shaken up to fifty miles away.
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Marion
Ind
St. Mary's Torpedo Company
Empire Glycerine Company
Tragic Domestic Attack in Pittsburg City
Neighbors found the Vensulik family at 209 Spring Alley horribly beaten by a rail cutter after a dispute. The wife is dead, the husband dying, and three children injured. Authorities suspect the husband attacked the wife. doctors fear all may die. Pope in semi conscious state as Vanity Fair reports Rome.
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Pittsburg
Spring Alley
Vensulick
London
Vanity Fair
Rome
Sturgis F Jones Found Dead Near Roanoke Wharf
The body of Sturgis F Jones a Roanoke attorney and former mayor was found in the Ohio river near the Roanoke wharfboat. Indications point to suicide though the exact death cause is uncertain.
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Nuntington
Sturgis F Jones
Roanoke
Ohio River
Ruicive d Jones
Milson Rumors and Church Fair Alibis In Dispute
Conversation in the Boston Transcripts discusses Milson rumored to be gone and in pieces with speculation about vices. It notes Meéins saw him at a church fair that week and he seemed all right, while Grimes questions whether the fair appearance excuses the concerns.
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Grimes
Milson
Caurens
Meéins
Boston Transcripts
Lost His Nerve Causes Fatal Wreck Injuries
Peru Ind January 16 An engineer J E Sible of the Wabash railroad suffered fatal injuries after a momentary panic on a 40 mile per hour run toward Attica He ordered his fireman Burt Frick to jump before applying the brake and then leaped to safety Frick escaped unharmed Sible died from a crushed skull multiple bone fractures and spinal injuries.
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Peru
Ind
JE. Sible
Wabash Railroad
Sible
Burt Frick
Attica
Burt
Stble
Frick
Vessels Speak Far Apart
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of the North German Lloyd line arrived from Bremen Southampton and Cherbourg and spent much of the voyage in wireless contact with shore vessels. Capt D Hogemann called it the Marconi test and said the ship acted as a floating telegraph office during foggy and clear seas off Newfoundland on December 16.
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New York
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Southampton
Cherbourg
D. Hogemann
Marconi
Herr Kronkent
Lucania
Newfoundland
Lizard
Krokent
Hogemann
Kronpring
Wilhelm
Nantucket
Fearful passenger in wreck meets tragic end
A passenger named Sible, once calm, suffered a breakdown after a Lafayette wreck and died from hallucinatory fear. He believed a switch was turned to crash into a train on the siding. Firemen and doctors noted his prior nerves and ongoing delusions. Passengers were shaken but unharmed.
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Sible
Frick
Lafayette
Prisoner and Bride Wed Behind Jail Bars in Peoria
George Washington Brown a 21 year old inmate in Peoria jail on a horse stealing charge wed Miss Lucinda Belle Fetters of Woodford county in a jail ceremony conducted by County Judge Lovett. After the wedding Brown was locked in a cell while the bride departed.
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Peoria, Ill
George Washington Brown
Woodford County
Peoria
Lucinda Belle Fetters
Lovett
Justice Burford orders separate school for lone colored child
Guthrie Oklahoma January 16 Chief Justice Burford issues a ruling that if a district has only one colored child of school age authorities must provide a separate schoolhouse and teacher. The order covers the entire territory and will prove costly for counties.
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Guthrie
Okla
Burford
Fire damages Gallant house. assistant chief gravely injured in fall
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin the Gallant residence valued at 20090 was partly destroyed by fire and Assistant Fire Chief Michael McGrath remained hospital bound at the point of death after a fall from the roof. The 30 guests lost their belongings and endured narrow escapes. New Haven Connecticut hosts a wrestling match where George Bothner of New York defeated Jack Harvey in three straight falls for the light weight world title.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Gallant
Michael McGrath
New. Haven, Conn
George Bothner
New York
Jack Harvey
New. Haven
Marconi Messages Between Vessels in Atlantic Test
Reports describe wireless exchanges between Herr Wronkent and Lucania as they crossed the Atlantic. Ships kept distance and relayed position, weather, and shipboard details while Marconi communication aided locating structures and safety acknowledgments.
Quo warranto filed to oust district judge in Kansas
In Topeka on January 16 Attorney General Godard filed quo warranto proceedings in the state supreme court on behalf of C E Lobdell of Dighton to remove J E Andrews of La Crosse from the Thirty third district bench. The move tests the biennial election law.
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Topeka
Kan
Guv Stanley
Godard
Supreme Court
C E. Lobdell
Dighton
J E. Andrews
la Crosse
Hotel thieves pursued after trunk of jewels in New Orleans
Two thieves who fled the St Charles hotel with a trunk of jewelry worth 2500 belonging to Chicago drummer F. E. Manners were captured above Gretna while fleeing with their loot. Separate item notes preliminary work on a new Pennsylvania tunnel extending from Long Island City to New Jersey under the East and North rivers.
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New Orleans
St Charles
F. E. Manners
Chicago
Gretna
New York
Pennsylvania
Long Island City
New Jersey
East
North Rivers
Manhattan
Payne Takes the Oath as Postmaster General
Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin was sworn in as postmaster general at 10:15 A.M. in the White House cabinet room in the presence of the president, his cabinet, the Wisconsin congressional delegation, Gov. Durbin of Indiana, and Senator Hanna. Chief Justice Fuller administered the oath. Charles Emory Smith retired as postmaster general and attended, along with Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Payne.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Congress
Gov. Durbin
Indiana
Hanna
Henry C. Payne
White House
Fuller
Charles Emory Smith
Roosevelt
Payne
Hold the Islands Holds the Philippines Debate
Dr A L Hazlett, returning from Manila, urges retaining the islands and aiding the Philippines. He says morality there is better than believed and the US government is combatting vice while moving toward gradual progress.
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Colorado Springs
Col
A. L. Hazlett
McKinley
Philippines
Manila
Hazlett
Frankfort Troops Guard Fleming County After Lynching Attempt
Gov Beckham ordered Frankfort military company and Lexington battery detail to Flemingsburg to protect Charles Gaskins after a Tuesday night lynching attempt. Gaskins had killed James Ryan last summer. battery to be equipped with a Gatling gun under Assistant Adjutant General Haley.
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Frankfor
Gov Beckham
Frankfort
Explosion near Mackay claims two lives
A Mackay Idaho dispatch reports two men killed and three injured in a Wednesday morning explosion three miles west of Salt Lake City as workers attempted to remove an old dynamite charge that had failed to detonate.
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Salt Lake City
the Tribune
Mackay
Idaho
Here
Choate sails for London to resume ambassador duties
New York on January 16 reports that Joseph Choate the United States ambassador to Great Britain has left on a vacation and sailed Wednesday to resume his duties in London. Andrew Carnegie has pledged 10000 dollars for a library building here and citizens will provide 1000 dollars yearly for maintenance. The offer will be accepted.
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New York
Joseph Choate
United States
Great Britain
Tipton
Andrew Carenegie
Hohenzollern
Hampton Roads
Kiel
Schloss
Washington
Dr von Holleben
Berlin
Prince Henry
Germany
Columbia
Faint Hope for British Warship Co ycor After Typhoon
Reports say hope for the safety of the British warship Co ycor is abandoned as naval men fear she foundered in a recent typhoon. Officials dispatched from here to Henonia aboard the Phaeton Saturday in search of her.
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Ycor
Henonia
Phaeton
Boston Man Sentenced in 1899 Pocket Watch Theft Case
Edward alias Old Man Harvey, brought from Los Angeles, was tried for taking a watch from Police Capt Warren in 1899 and sentenced to 40 years in state prison. Harvey was a well known pickpocket across the country.
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Boston
Edward
Harvey
Los Angeles
Warren
Paper magnate A. Patton dies after illness in Appleton
Milwaukee sources report A. Patton the prominent paper manufacturer died Wednesday at his Appleton home after months of illness. He built a multi million dollar empire and was a leading industry figure.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Appleton
Wis
Patton
Population of Canada Grows by Over Half a Million
Ottawa census officials report Canada's 1901 population at 5,369,666, up 536,425 since 1891. The growth reflects a decade of expansion across provinces and urban centers.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Census Department
Cuban Reciprocity Hearings Begin On Tariff Concessions
Washington hearings opened with a broad Cuban delegation seeking reciprocal concessions. Edwin F Atkins urged 100 percent sugar duty reduction while Cuban merchants predicted a $250 million US market for American goods if reciprocity is granted. Additional remarks from Cuban and American sugar interests highlighted potential shifts in prices and production. A second session followed a recess at noon.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Varius
Messrs. Place, Mendoza
Dumois
Francka
Cuba
Edwin Fo Atkins
Astrod
Hugh Kelly
New York
John Po Cran
Philadelphia
William Haywood
Manaian
Henry L. Oxnard
Payne
United States
Edwin F Atkins
Boston
Atkins
Athinus
Porto Rico
Louisiana
The
United
Milkins
Vic Payne
Lous Place
Havana
Hugh Kelles
Visit probably by Prince Henry to United States outlined
Berlin January 16 reports outline latest arrangements for Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia to visit the United States. Details include schedule and expected venues as officials finalize boarding and ceremonial events.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of Prussia
United States
Fire destroys four story building in St. Louis loss near 250000
The Premier Shirt Manufacturing company building at 1008 St Charles Street burned Wednesday. The four story structure suffered an estimated loss of 250000, partially covered by insurance.
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St. Louis
St. Charles Street
Premier Shirt Manufacturing Company
Harvard professor Alphenge Hyatt Dies in Cambridge at 63
Cambridge Harvard paleontology assistant professor Alphenge Hyatt collapsed and died in Cambridge at 63. Hyatt, a Lawrence Scientific School graduate, served in the Civil War.
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Cambridge, Mass
Alphenge Hyatt
Harvard University
Lawrence Scientific School
Harvard
Chicago and New York Markets Drift With Small Gains and Losses
The market report notes dull soil patent flour prices and mixed grain moves with wheat unsettled, corn and oats varying as of Jan 15. Hog cattle and sheep quotes show firm tones in Chicago and South Omaha trade, with prices for pork, cattle and stockers nudging higher amid steady to firmer demand.
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Burley
Burbanks
New York
Western
O. B
South Omaha
Neb
Texas
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Arthur Pue Gorman
George L. Wellington
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Madison
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Keig
Wabash Road
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Wrestler
Herr Wronkent
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St Louis
John
Henry Kander
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