Point of Law in Whitecap Case Seeks New Trial
Bloomington lawyer Robert W. Miers will argue for a new trial for Jacob Kirk and David Fox, convicted of riotous conspiracy in the Vanest whitecapping case. He contends the verdict must involve three or more convictions as required by law. Attorney General Bingham will assist in opposing the motion.
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Columbus
Ind
Robert W. Miers
Bloomington
Jacob Kirk
David Fox
W. T. Vanest
Fox
Bingham
Prosecutor Probes Books in Clark Trial in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on February 5 the prosecution uses office books in court to show shortages during former County Treasurer Clark's tenure. Deputy Charles Davis testified for hours and concluded Clark left office $55 000 short.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Clark
Charles Davis
Suicide by awaiting arrest shocks Frankfort area
Frankfort Indiana February 5 M V Lucas aged sixty eight committed suicide at Thorntown by shooting himself in the head while under arrest for alleged beating a board bill at Mulberry. While awaiting officers from Frankfort Lucas was taken home by Marshal Crose for dinner and later shot himself after stepping into another building. Lucas lived near Advance and had been selling fruit trees for a nursery company for months.
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Frankfort
M. V. Lucas
Thorntown
Lucas
Mulberry
Marshal Crose
Effort to Impeach Mayor McKee Advances in Logansport
In Logansport Indiana factional strife pushes a resolution seeking impeachment of Mayor George P. McKee. The city council approved the measure by four votes and set February 16 for a court of impeachment to hear alleged intoxication on January 16, a charge McKee denies.
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McKee
Logansport
Ind
George P. McKee
Congress
Protesters Disconnected 700 Phones in Bloomington Meeting
In Bloomington Indiana a third mass meeting of phone patrons reported about 700 phones already disconnected with more to follow. General Superintendent Newkirk from Louisville is in town seeking a compromise while local Home Telephone officials maintain their stance.
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Bloomington
Ind
Newkirk
Louisville
Home Telephone Company
Footpad Quickly Sentenced in Fort Wayne
Bart Steaman attempted to rob Dr. C H English in a prominent street but was thwarted by the doctor who arrested him. He was arraigned before Judge O'Rourke and sentenced to prison for an indefinite time from two to fourteen years on a guilty plea.
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Footpad
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bart! Steaman
Cc. H. English
Plot Against Prince Revealed
El Paso Texas reports Milo Gronovitch a Montenegro native arrested at Globe Arizona as postal authorities claim to uncover part of a plot against Prince Nicholas Montenegro’s throne.
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el Paso
Tex
Milo Gronovitch
Montenegro
Globe, Ariz
Prince Nicholas
New York Central Railroad Shops Reopen in Albany
Albany Feb 5 after a temporary shut down the New York Central Railroad shops at West Albany resumed operations.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Centra Railroad Company
Unemployed in Cleveland Demand City Action
About two thousand unemployed men gathered in Cleveland on the public square to present a petition to the city council. The petition was read in the mayor’s office and sent to the board of public service, with a request for public works and a temporary restaurant and lodging house for the destitute. It also appeals to the state legislature for action on labor measures.
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Cleveland, O
Board of Public Service
Japanese emigration plans shift to South America
News from Yokohama reports new immigration restrictions in the United States prompt Japanese emigration firms to pivot. The Itsukushima Maru sails to Peru with 1000 Japanese, another line will send 500 to Callao. Kokoku aims for 3000 yearly to Brazil, with talks in Bogota for Colombian plantation labor.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of India
Yokohama
America
South America
America Emigration Company
Peru
Callao
Brazil
Kokoku Emigration Company
Bogota
Tokio
Arrested The Youngsters In Chicago Jewelry Theft Case
Richard Bell a nine teen year old and Catherine Gegen bach eighteen years old were arrested in a South Side flat posing as Mr and Mrs Richard Martin. They allegedly stole 2500 dollars in jewelry from Catherine's father Charles Gegen bach a jeweler at 66 Greenwich avenue. The girl reportedly studied at a convent at Lady Cliff on the Hudson and lured her father by saying classmates wished to buy items.
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Chicago
Richard Bell
Catherine Genenbach
Richard Martin
New York
Charles Gegenbach
Greenwich Avenue
Lady Cliff On the Hudson
Kentuckians Fight Duel in Mayfield
James Dulaney and Riley Allen dueled in the roadway. Allen was shot four times upper body and may be seriously wounded. Dulaney unhurt. two passersby John Cochran and Lucian Smith slightly injured. Dulaney arrested amid town’s excitement over a prior personal dispute.
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Mayfield
James Dulaney
Riley Allen
Allen
Dulaney
John Cochran
Lucian Smith
Indictment Rends Stoessel Trial as End Near
In St. Petersburg on February 5, the Stoessel court martial nears its end with judge advocate Gursky seeking the death penalty for Stoessel Fock and Reiss for surrendering Port Arthur to Japan. Smyrnoff faces four years hard labor. Reiss shown most culpable while Teck remains undaunted.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Fock
Reiss
Port Arthur
Gursky
Smyrnoff
Judge Advocate
Mutinous Crew Ends With Captain's Poison Death Aboard Ship
In Mobile, Alabama a British steamer Ashfield cleared for Nipa Cuba on December 19. After a mutiny by the crew, Captain Smith drank poison and died in his stateroom. The first mate then landed the ship at Manzanilla and the second mate later took command at Cienfuegos as mutiny continued.
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Mobile
Ala
Smith
Ashfield
Nipa
Cuba
Manzanilla
Cienfuegos
Want Heinze to Pay
Butte, Montana February 3 By order of Judge Lynch of the state district court Robert M Lyons receiver in charge of the Aetna bank which failed in October 1906 is directed to bring suit against F Augustus Heinze former director and A B Clements former treasurer for 97 600 the amount of cash due for stock held by Heinze in the bank and which it has developed Heinze has never paid
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Heinze
Butte
Mont
Lynch
State District Court
Robert M. Lyons
Aetna Bank
F. Augustus Heinze
A. B. Clements
Missing Knickerbocker depositors hinder plan
New York February 5. Despite actions by post office authorities and sixty agents, 330 depositors of the suspended Knickerbocker Trust Company with deposits totaling 700000 cannot be located. Their assent is needed to validate the reorganization plan.
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New York
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Petition circulates to save Percy law in New York
Kentuckians in Lexington report a circulating petition urging the New York assembly not to repeal the Percy law. The measure is feared to harm Kentucky thoroughbred interests and the broader horse industry nationwide.
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Lexington
Kentucky
New York Assembly
To Care for The 2 Hermitage
Public records note care of The 2 Hermitage property with mention of February procedures and associated bill provisions.
Tragic Gas Tragedy Ends New York Family
Max Sackman and his wife are found dead in their apartment along with their fourteen month old baby Rose. Neighbors note Sackman’s three month job search and daily routines before the family’s bodies are discovered with a gas tube connected to the bed, suggesting a deliberate act.
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New York
Max Sackman
Backman
Rose
Santelion
Restoration of Tranquility Sought in Lisbon After Bloody Tragedy
Lisbon moves toward calm after Saturday's massacre as monarchists gain influence and Admiral Ferreira De Amaral plans a unity government. Senor Bernardino Machido calls for releases and press freedom in exchange for a truce. The plot surrounding the king’s murder remains unresolved with three suspects killed and others at large.
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Lisbon
Ferreira de Amaral
Senor
Bernardino Machido
Admiral de Amaral
Franco
Amelie
Maria Pia
Council of State
First National Bank of Brooklyn Reopens After Suspension
The comptroller announces the First National Bank of Brooklyn will reopen for business on Monday morning February 10, 1908, after meeting currency conditions. The bank, which suspended October 25, 1907, is stated to be in a solvent condition with cash on hand and sufficient to meet all demands.
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Washington
Comptroller
First National Bank of Brooklyn
N. Y
Firemen Injured Battling Five-Story Drygoods Fire in New York
Seven firemen were injured when floors collapsed during a blaze that destroyed a five story drygoods building at 43 Worth Street in the wholesale district. The loss is estimated at $200,000.
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New York
Worth Street
Parole Drive for Embezzler Fred D Gilman in Goodland Case
Kentland Indiana February 5 Fred D Gilman once embezzled funds from the Home bank at Goodland and now serves time in Michigan City Prison. as he nears the end of his first year friends circulate a petition for parole led by Mrs Gilman seeking release.
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Kentland
Ind
Fred D. Gilman
Home Bank
Goodland
Michigan City
Mrs. Gilman
Conductor Loses Foot In Rail Yard Accident
Portland Indiana February 5 Thomas O'Donnell fifty five year old freight conductor on the Lake Erie railway while riding a light engine from the station to the coal dock attempted to dismount his left foot slipped over the rail and was clipped off at the ankle.
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Portland
Ind
Thomas O'Donnell
Lake Erie Railway
Life Saver Loses Life In Terre Haute Rescue
Terre Haute Indiana February 5 a life saver Charles Bertram died after being badly burned while attempting a rescue. The incident involved a person in distress and authorities were on the scene. Public condolences followed the tragic event.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Charles ‘Bertram
Oon Sroms Lear
Uncle Joe Approves Tariff Revision Plan for Next Winter
Washington February 5 The Ways and Means Committee and Speaker Cannon signaled no tariff commission this session. Chairman Payne said Congress will revise the tariff next winter in the short term, opposing Beveridge style hearings. Delegation from manufacturing groups urged a cost and profit study to refine schedules.
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Washington
Congress
Payne
House Committee On Ways and
Cannon
United States
James W. VanCleave
St. Louis
National Association of Manufacturers
D. J. Batchelor
New Hampshire
H. E. Miles
Racine
Wis
White House
Capitol
Ways and
House
Senate
VanCleave
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Passes Urgent Deficiency Bill for Navy Funds
Washington February 5 The Senate approved an urgent deficiency bill totaling over 24 million dollars amid debates on executive department spending and Panama Canal appropriations Senator Teller predicted Panama’s lock canal may fail and be replaced by a sea level route Minority Leader John Sharp Williams criticized some President Roosevelt proposals while supporting select points He also spoke for nearly two hours on finance and farmers’ futures trading proposals by Macon Arkansas and Bonyge Colorado.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
Executive Departments
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Panama
Teller
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
John Sharp Williams
Williams
Hill
Connecticut
Aldrich
Messrs Bonyge
Colorado
Macon
Arkansas
Thrilling Escapes As Fire Sweeps Wolff Building
A fire sparked by an explosion of chemicals ripped through the Wolff building at 91 Dearborn Street in Chicago. Eight stories burned as occupants on the upper floors fled while others were rescued, including a ladder‑bridge crossing eight stories improvised by a janitor.
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Chicago
Wolff
Dearborn Street
L. Wolff Manufacturing Company
W. G Stewart
Mary Bachmann
Horan
Chicago Fire Department
Carl Szostrom
A. G. Murrell
Costly Fire Hits Packing Plant in Lafayette
Fire at Brufus packing plant in Lafayette Indiana caused between 15 000 and 20 000 dollars in damage. Flames confined to the basement where dried meat and lard in barrels were stored and insured.
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Lafayette
Ind
Brufus
New York Records Deep Freeze Disrupts Trains
In Saratoga New York February 5 a brutal cold set a yearly low as temperatures plunged to 24 below in the village and 30 below in surrounding districts hindering railway operations and schedules.
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New York
Saratoga
N. Y
Jealous Husband Tracked by London Medium Tale
A young married man visits a famed London medium to learn his wife’s activities. The medium describes the wife looking out the window, caressing an incoming visitor, and a dog’s wagging tail as clues, prompting an outraged husband to denial and threats.
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London
Benedict
Ély
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Mainstair
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Lisson
Uncle Joe
Committee On Ways and Means
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