Jamaica Crisis Aide and Dispatches From Washington
Washington reports say the president rejects Swettenham’s stance on Jamaican aid while the British foreign office seeks more details. A Jamaica earthquake toll prompts relief by the United Fruit Company ship Admiral Samson carrying food clothing tents and building material for quake victims.
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Tpimaka
Davis
Preas
Lord Elgin
Swettenham
Foreign Office
Gov. Swettenham
Davia
Kingston
Ena Snide Bootes
Pouton
United-Fruit
Admiral Sampson
Jamaica
Thaw Trial Begins Amid Courtroom Drama and Unseen Lines
New York reports the Thaw case opening with jurors questioned as defense lines remain undisclosed. District Attorney Jerome leads scrutiny while Harry K. Thaw observes, surrounded by family including Mrs. William Thaw and Alice Thaw, amid intense courtroom tension.
Notable figures at Thaw trial stir public interest
Mrs George Lather U Carnervie and actress May McKenzie arrive with the Nesbit Thaw case drawing crowds. Edward Thaw and George Carnegie sit close by as Evelyn Nesbit Thaw makes her entrance, signaling the intensifying courtroom drama. Baltimore recalls Louise M Este 104 in obituary details.
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George Lather U Carnervie
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
May McKenzie
Stanford White
Miss Mcenzie
Thaw
Edward Thaw
George Carnegie
Minnesota Wins Victory Over Great Northern Stock Increase
In Ramsey county district court Judge Oscar Hallam blocked James J. Hill and Great Northern officials from issuing or increasing stock by 60 million dollars during ongoing litigation. The state, led by Attorney General Young and R. A. Stone, secured an order requiring approval from the Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission before any stock issue. The ruling upholds the law that railroads must seek formal commission authorization prior to increasing capital stock.
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Paul
Minn
Ramsey County
Oscar Hallam
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Minnesota
Young
R. A. Stone
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Sulig
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Bitterly cold weather grips Berlin with subfreezing wind
Berlin reports bitterly cold conditions with a biting east wind. The mercury fell significantly below zero, trams ran slowly, and residents faced harsh travel and outdoor hardship as a plunge in temperatures continued.
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Berlin
Col. Weathe R
Germany
den Linden
Prominent Kansan Ends Life in New York Hotel
Lathrop Smith, a Columbia University law student from Kansas City, shot himself in a Grand Union Hotel room. A note expressed farewell to his mother and loved ones. another message directed police to notify a Kansas City contact. He left a 33 caliber revolver, a box of cartridges, and a $26 draft. Smith hailed from a prominent local family and had studied at Columbia for four years without an explained motive.
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New York
Tenderloin
Harry K. Thaw
Grand Union
Lathrop, Smith
Colombie
Crazy
Kansas City
W. M. Smith
Union Depot
Smith
New England Bank of
Columbia
Gardner Latrop
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
W. Medill Smith
The
Santa Fe
Young Smith
Columbia University
Four Killed in Freight Wreck Near Letart
A bad freight wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad's Ohio division near Letart West Virginia left four dead and many injured late Wednesday night. Rescue and investigation efforts were underway as authorities assessed the scene and continued to remove casualties.
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Parkernsburg
W. Va
Ohio Division
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Letart
State Association elects officers for Farmers' Mutual Insurance
The State Association of Farmers' Mutual Insurance companies, with about 200 delegates, elected officers for the coming year in Springfield Illinois on January 24. Frank Troecher Edwardsville was chosen president L. J. Case Peoria will serve as vice president C A Aslund Rockford becomes secretary and William E Killem Tower Hill is treasurer.
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Washington
Swett
Embam
Jauskica
Ald
Adyairal Davia
Ne Ane
Bacon
Eame Howard
sBritish
Grey
Farmers’ Insurance Officers
Springfield
Ill
State Association of Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Companies
Frank Troecher
Edwardsville
L. J. Case
Peoria
C. A. Aslund
Rockford
William E. Killem
Tower Hill
Niece of President Polk Dies in Unionton Pa
Mrs Narcissa Nance Kendrick aged 68 a Polk niece dies at her Unionton Pennsylvania home Born in Nashville Tennessee her father Col C W Nance a wealthy citizen and her mother a Polk sister. The report notes her lineage and dates.
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Polk
Unionton
Narcissa Nance Kendrick
James K. Polk
Nashville, Tenn
Col C. W Nance
Anti Lobbying Bill Passes In House
Pierre January 24 The house of representatives passed an anti lobbying bill making it unlawful for persons interested in legislation to approach members except through the regularly organized committees.
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Pierre
House of Representatives
Markets show steady grain and steady egg prices in early January
Chicago reports firm wheat and corn with May and July futures posting modest gains while butter and eggs hold near steady. New York notes spot strength in wheat with No 2 red at 92 cents and corn No 2 at 52 cents.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
Duluth
Chicago cattle and hog market prices printed
The report lists cattle and hog prices in Chicago and Omaha with varied grades and ranges. It shows steer and cow values, yearlings, calves, bulls, sows, barrows, and stockers, plus shipping and rough categories, reflecting mixed demand and price spreads.
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Chicago
Congress Votes Salary Increases and Ship Subsidy Debate
Washington Jan 24 The Senate approved salary raises to 7508 for senators representatives and territorial delegates and 12000 for the vice president speaker and cabinet members after a 53 to 21 vote. Beveridge of Indiana opened a long talk on child labor conditions and promised to continue Thursday. An urgent deficiency appropriation bill and agricultural measures were reported along with a river and harbor bill slated for Thursday action.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Roosevelt Rayo “Hiss
Beveridge
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Beveridge Pone
San Francisco
Hayes
California
Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Twenty Miners Killed in Colorado Coal Mine Explosion
Twenty miners died in an explosion early Wednesday at the Colorado Fuel and Iron mine near Primero, Colorado. Rescue work led by District Superintendent Robert O Neill used two hour shifts as volunteers from nearby mines aided the effort.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Irompany
Primero
Robert O’neil
Taylor
Nashville
Tenn
Robert
United
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