Parliament Lords Clash Echoes Across Britain
A Monticello Express column lists global notes from politics to industry. It cites Britain’s House of Lords criticism, Indiana winning at Omaha, German airship plans, marriage trends, diamond finds in southwest Africa, China’s burial cost for an emperor, and France’s death penalty vote. It notes India’s wealthy venture to build a Bombay steel plant, coastal magnetic wreck claim, global mineral waste costs, hazardous oil and coal trades, Glasgow’s huge proposed canal battleship link, and a Matamoras irrigation pump test with cost data.
New Jersey Eyes Restoring Life After Electric Chair
In New Jersey an attempt will be made to restore life to the next victim of the electric chair. It has been argued that electrocution was not fatal and that resuscitation was possible, yet no one plans to use that method for health.
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New Jersey
Trade marks barred from US arms on advertising use
The patent commissioner now refuses registration for marks containing United States or state arms. A Paris congress on Good Roads reports autos harm roads only if speeds exceed ten miles per hour on average and fifteen mph maximum, suggesting a simple remedy.
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United States
Commissioner of Patents
Paris
Financial strains in Cuban governance under US rule
The piece notes Cuba’s finances under American oversight, Magoon to transfer 1.5 million dollars to the new Cuban administration as a practical lesson. It then shares a light social anecdote from New York about election bets, a woman’s plan to marry depending on Taft or Bryan victory.
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Cuba
New York
Taft
Bryan
Grafters in Australia and the plundering critique
The term grafters is framed as praise for hard work in Australia while noting its ambiguous roots in the mainland meaning to plunder the public. The passage contrasts both senses and hints at evolving language use.
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Australia
Electric Power Promises Railroading Over Rocky Mountains
A plan proposes using electricity to pull trains through the Rocky Mountains. Steam engines have driven continental traffic, but electric propulsion may soon eclipse them in this bold transportation scheme.
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Rocky Mountains
New Jersey official rebukes revival attempts as indecorous
A New Jersey legal official says it would be highly indecorous for prison officials to allow attempts to revive an apparently electrocuted man. The idea of propriety and decorum has not drawn wide interest until now.
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New Jersey
Roosevelt Frames Conservation as Nation's Main Task Today
President Roosevelt calls conservation the largest national task of today and notes the strong impetus he has given to its performance. The statement highlights the administration's emphasis on preserving natural resources for the country’s future.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt reveals Tillman probe findings amid senate action
President Roosevelt released details of an inspection by post office inspectors and secret service agents into Senator Tillmans alleged land grab in Oregon. The report accuses Tillman of pressuring a railroad to relinquish land grants for personal profit and cites use of the franking privilege for private business. Senators reacting varied in belief of any oath violation.
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Committee On the Judiciary
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Senate
Tillman
Roosevelt
Post Office
Secret Service
Oregon
Hale
United States
J. B. Knight
Not Guilty in Erb Murder Case Delivers Tears at Delaware Court
Mrs M Florence Erb and her sister Mrs Catharine Beisel were acquitted after an 18 hour jury in Delaware County court. The two women faced separate and joint charges for shooting Capt J Clayton Erb on October 6 1908. Court scenes showed overwhelming emotion as jurors and spectators reacted to the verdict.
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M. Florence Erb
J. Clayton Erb
Pennsylvania
Catharine Beisel
Erb
Delaware County
Harry Bessel
Mrs. Erb
Johnson
Exile figure claims credit for overthrow of Yuan Shi Kai
Penang dispatches quote Kang Yu-wei exiled reformer and leader of the Chinese Empire Reform association as saying Yuan Shi Kai plotted to poison the emperor with 40 000 taels paid to a physician. He alleges Yuan feared retribution after betraying the throne a decade ago.
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Penang
Straits Settlement
Kang-Yu-Wei
China
Chinese Empire Reform Association
Yuan Shi Kai
Grand Council
Kang-Yu- Wei
Yuan Shi Kal
Dr Howe Reports Poison Death Of Dean Howard
Des Moines la Dr Howe special examiner appointed by Coroner Iver G Newton investigates the sudden death of Dean Frederick Howard of Drake University on Thanksgiving night. The report finds morphine in the intestines and marks suggesting asphyxiation, with no determination on the poisoner or self administration.
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Dean Howard
Des Moines
Dr. Howe
Iver G. Newton
Dean Frederick Howard
Drake University
Oakland promoter Signor charged with million-dollar forgeries
Real estate promoter and mining broker F B Signor of Oakland was arrested on a Montana banker James H Murray claim. Murray alleges Signor forged his name on four notes of 100000 dollars each and on numerous other negotiable documents totaling nearly 1 million dollars.
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Oakland
Cal
F. B. Signor
James 4H. Murray
Montana
Salt Lake
Seattle
Monterey
Signor
Murray
Afghan Army Invasion Rumor Crosses Seistan Frontier
A persistent rumor says 6,000 Afghan troops with six guns crossed the Seistan frontier into Persia at the junction of eastern Persia and southwestern Afghanistan.
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Persia
Teheran
Seistan
Afghanistan
Courthouse Sold For Two Dollars in Kankakee
The Kankakee County Courthouse built in 1871 sold at auction Friday for two dollars to a local contractor. The old building will be replaced by a new structure valued at about $150,000.
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Kankakee
Kankakee County
Ptomaines Poison a Hundred at St Elizabeths Hospital
Washington reports ptomaine poisoning suspected as the cause of illness affecting about 100 patients and employees at St Elizabeths Hospital after dinner several days ago. Medical staff rushed to treat the affected individuals and investigate the source of contamination.
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Washington
St. Elizabeth’s
Federal Hospital For the Insane
Winnipeg Plans 1 Million Dollar Power Plant Project
Winnipeg city council approves contracts aggregating 1 million dollars for the development of a power plant on the Winnipeg River, located about 50 miles east of the city, marking a major municipal energy initiative.
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Winnipeg
Man
City of
Montreal Ice Carnival Ends With Railroad Rate Cut
Representatives of Canadian and eastern railroads met in Montreal and decided not to grant reduced rates for the annual ice carnival or similar winter events. The move aims to shift advertising and travel patterns away from winter promotions.
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Kill
Montreal
Can
Canada
Remonstrance Against Navy Expansion Sent to Congress
The American Peace Society in Boston sent a remonstrance opposing further U S Navy growth. The board signed the document with President Robert Treat Paine and Secretary Benjamin A Trueblood acting on its behalf.
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Boston
United States
Davy
Congress
The
American Peace Society
Robert Treat Paine
Benjamin A. Trueblood
Woman Freed of Murder Charge in Newark Trial
Mrs. Josephine Amore was acquitted on the murder charge of Michael Martellanen, with defense claiming the shooting was in defense of her honor after the August 5 incident in Newark New Jersey.
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Newark
N. J
Josephine Amore
Michael Martellanen
Confederate Reunion Dates Set for Memphis
By unanimous vote the executive committee in charge of arrangements for this year's Confederate reunion in Memphis Tennessee fixed June 1 2 and 3 as the dates for the event.
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Memphis
Tenn
New Carleton College President elected in Minnesota
Professor Donald J. Cowling of Baker University Baldwin Kansas has been chosen by Carleton College trustees to succeed Rev W H Sallman Cowling is a Yale graduate and takes office as president at Northfield Minnesota
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Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Donald J. Cowling
Baker University
Baldwin, Kan
W. H. Sallman
Cowling
Yale
Vineland youth convicted of first degree murder
Walter Zeller 19 of Vineland New Jersey and two companions were found guilty of the murder of Zeller's grandfather William Fead in Bridgeton New Jersey. The trial concluded Wednesday with a first degree murder verdict.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Walter Zeller
Vineland
Zeller
William Fead
Night Riders Convicted in Union City Murder Trials
A Tenn. jury found Garrett Johnson Tid Burton Roy Ransom Fred Pinion Arthur Clear and Sam Applewhite guilty of first degree murder with mitigating circumstances while Bud Morris and Bob Huffman received second degree murder convictions. Sentences for the six first named may be death or life imprisonment with the court to determine punishment. The verdict followed a lengthy trial amid military presence at the Union City courthouse.
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Union City
Tenn
Garrett Johnson
Tid Burton
Roy Ransom
Fred Pinion
Arthur Clear
Sam Applewhite
Bud Morris
Bob Huffman
Pierce
Supreme Court
Frank Fehringer
Ranken
Ex-Granite City Banker Guilty Of Embezzlement
Wesley A. Martin once a Granite City banker pleaded guilty to embezzling $20,000 from the bank. He told the court he took the money to build a home for himself and his bride. Judge J Otis Humphrey sentenced him to five years in Leavenworth federal prison. His wife stood by him during sentencing.
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Springfield
Tll
Wesley A. Martin
Granite City
Friday
Leavenworth
Kan
J. Otis Humphrey
United States District Court
Martin
Accused of Stealing Bank Funds in Philadelphia
Dewitt C. Hil llje gas, a Philadelphia insurance broker, was arrested by U S authorities on an affidavit by Bank Examiner Fulds. He is charged with misappropriating Boyertown National Bank funds in collaboration with cashier Morris L. Hartman and held responsible for the bank's 1907 failure.
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Philadelphia
Robbery of Mail Sack in Paris Worth 200000
In broad daylight yesterday a mail sack containing bonds and other items valued at about 200000 dollars was stolen from a delivery wagon on the Chaussee d Antin Paris. Police say they have no clue to the thieves.
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Paris
Chaussee d’Antin
Archbishop blesses mass grave amid ruins near Messina
Archbishop Barrigo led a large procession through the wrecked city to Mare Grosso cemetery where a grave 100 feet wide and 380 feet deep holds 1,300 bodies. The dead lie stacked and covered with quicklime while survivors wept as Latin prayers echo.
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Messina
Barrigo
Mare Grosso
Reinstatement of Six Amateur Athletes by A A U
New York based athletes Melvin W. Sheppard Fred Bellares George V Bonhag Charles J Bacon Harry Porter and John Lee were reinstated by the A A U registration committee on Wednesday night after suspension for alleged professionalism.
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New York
Melvin W. Sheppard
Fred Bellares
George V. Bonhag
Charles J. Bacon
Harry Porter
John Lee
The
Big Fire in Wetaskiwin Alberta Destroys Business Section
A Wednesday blaze hit Wetaskiwin Alberta destroying part of the business district and causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. Fire officials stated the flames damaged multiple shops and prompted active firefighting efforts. Local authorities investigated the cause.
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Alberta
Winnipeg
Man
Wetaskiwin
Minister Not the Victim in Michigan Town Ship Slaying
In Columbus township St Clair county Michigan Gideon Browning of Adair village is identified as the man killed last Tuesday in the Battle Run Methodist church. A $500 reward is offered for Rev John H Carmichael of Adair pastor of the church once suspected of the crime. Searches for Carmichael across the river and in St Thomas Ontario failed to find him. His wife and daughter were questioned but the prosecutor said they know nothing of the murder or disappearance.
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Mich
Gideon Browning
Adair Village
Battle Run” Methodist
Columbus Township
St. Clair County
John H. Carmichael
Adair
Carmichael
St. Clair River
Canada
St. Thomas
Ont
Father Horton, Founding San Diego Pioneer, Dies at 85
San Diego mourns as Alonzon Thrastus Horton known as Father Horton dies at 85 after a long illness. He founded present San Diego by surveying and purchasing 880 acres around the bay in 1867 for 26 cents an acre. Flags at half mast mark the town's loss. Horton was the city’s oldest resident and the second oldest resident in America.
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San Diego
Cal
Alonzon Thrastus Horton
Horton
America
Deputy Postmaster Charged After Fake Robbery Claim
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Deputy Postmaster Frank L Higgins was arrested on embezzlement charges stemming from an alleged December robbery he reported. Higgins claimed three foreigners attacked him at the post office as he prepared payroll, escaping with 2500 in post office funds.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Frank L. Higgins
Higgins
Forest Reserves Upheld in West Grazing Fees Case
The United States government won its case defending forest reserve laws in federal court. Judge Lewis ruled in favor of the United States in the case against Fred Light and others, upholding the department of forestry right to charge grazing fees, a matter seen as highly significant in the western states.
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Denver
Col
United States
Lewis
United States District Court
Fred Light
Department of Forestry
West
Tex Ranger Doc Thomas Shot Dead in County Courthouse
Texas Ranger Doc Thomas was killed by Deputy Sheriff Keaton in the county courthouse amid long standing enmity linked to a jail smuggling incident involving Arthur Binister wanted in Hot Springs Ark for a murder case.
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Texas Ranger
Amarillo
Tex
Doc” Thomas
Keaton
Arthur Binister
Hot Springs
Ark
Boys Charged With Murder In Shaw School
Five boys aged 8 to 13 were arrested in their Shaw school classrooms and charged with the murder of peddler William Wachter whose skull was crushed. Informant was Mrs. Mary Goebehardt, mother of two suspects. Suspects named Joseph Lee, George Remmel, Frank Mamie, Henry Goebehardt, and Arthur Goebehardt.
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St. Louis
Shaw
William Wachter
Mary Goebehardt
Wilson Avenue
Joseph Lee
George Remmel
Frank Mamie
Fires Ravage Lower Manhattan In Three-Alarms Blaze
Firefighters battled multiple blazes within a two mile radius of downtown New York on Thursday night at 98 and 100 Hudson Street Hester Street and the Bowery and 184 Crosby Street. The three fires tied up extensive apparatus for about three hours and caused an estimated loss of 1 250 000 with no lives reported.
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New York
Hudson Street
Hester Street
Bowery
Crosby Street
Mine Disaster Kills 25 at Zeigler Illinois
A gas explosion in Zeigler Illinois traps 25 miners. Owner Leiter personally directs rescue as several bodies remain entombed. Only one Italian youth survivor reported. rescue expected to continue with two months of prior fire delays.
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Duquoin
Zeigler
Willis Warner
Albert Kerr
James Patterson
Joe, Richardson
Fred Morgan
J. O. Evans
Gilbert Jones
Joe Tate
James Philipps
John Cassay
Aaron Jereell
Thomas Hubbard
Hadley Inaugurated as Missouri Governor
Herbert Hadley was inaugurated governor of Missouri on Monday, the first Republican to hold the office since 1871. The state militia backed the ceremony, which was noted for its simplicity and lack of pomp. In brief reports from Ohio and Indiana, Judson Harmon succeeded Gov. Harris in Ohio, and Gov elect Marshall and Lieut. Gov elect Hall were inaugurated in Indianapolis with a modest ceremony.
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Herbert
Hadley
Missouri
Columbus
Andrew L. Harris
Eaton
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
United States
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
Hall
Swiss Church Collapse Traps Dozens in Sion Ruins
In Berne Switzerland a Sunday service at an ancient church near Sion collapsed burying worshipers. Firemen recovered 40 bodies and 60 were badly injured with more believed beneath the timbers after pillars failed in the crypt. Panic spread as villagers shouted earthquake rumors and many escaped through fields.
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Berne
Switzerland
Sion
Battleships Reach Naples Under Mourning Quiet
United States battleships Connecticut Kansas Minnesota and Vermont arrive at Naples under Rear Admiral Sperry. The admiralty meets them and informs American commanders that, due to national mourning and the recent earthquake, no salutes will be fired on entering the port by order of the government and the Duke of Aosta.
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Naples
United States
Connecticut
Kansas
Minnesota
Vermont
Sperry
Admiralty
Duke of
Aosta
Explosion on Canal Kills One in Panama
A premature explosion at Cucaracha on the Panama canal line killed one man instantly and injured eight others. It was reported Sunday.
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Panama
Cucaracha
Panama Canal
Ten-Year-Old Bank Robber Arrested in Joplin
Oliver P. Billings aged ten was arrested by Sheriff Carnell in Joplin Missouri after looting the Noel State Bank forty miles south of here. He entered through a rear window during the noon meal and stole the cash drawer contents totaling 92 dollars. In confession he boasted of the theft though the sheriff discounts a nickel bribe claim.
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Joplin
Noel
Here
Oliver P. Billings
Carnell
Kissler
Young Professor Ends Life In Trenton Shooting
Clark Tanby a professor of Greek and Latin at Lawrenceville Preparatory School died by self-inflicted gunshot late Saturday in Trenton New Jersey. A Kentucky native and Oxford Rhodes scholar until June he had relocated to Lawrenceville last September at age 26 and was believed to be overworked. He resided in Hopkinsville Kentucky.
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Trenton, N. J
Clark Tanby
Lawrenceville Preparatory School
University of Kentucky
Oxford University
Rhodes
Hopkinsville
Lawrenceville
Priceless Conch Shells and Auction in Calcutta
A highly prized conch shell used in Indian temples to scare away malignant spirits is described as worth its weight in gold. A right twist specimen once appeared for sale in Calcutta with a reserve of one lakh rupees and ultimately sold for 26000 dollars.
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India
Calcutta
Deafness Cure Promoted By Hall s Catarrh Cure
Advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube can be cured only by constitutional remedies. Nine of ten cases from catarrh and offers hundred dollars for any deafness cured by catarrh treatment. Includes endorsement of Hall s Catarrh Cure and Hall s Family Pills with price.
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Hall
I, J
Cheney & CO
Toledo
O& Bold
Druggista
Toasts and endorsements from distant places mix in a quirky patter
A miscellany of lines mocks fashion in toast etiquette from upstate New York and the city. endorsements from Hon Emil Kiang praise Spohn's Distemper Compound for European stables. Christian Missionary Alliance gifts reach a record near 250000 dollars. Garfield Tea promotes liver-friendly laxative benefits with a Brooklyn address. A closing quote vows to spread happiness.
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Emil Kiang
Vienna
Aus
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