U S Marshal Swears in 250 Deputies to Preserve Peace
U S Marshal announces the swearing in of 250 deputies to maintain order across jurisdictions. The action aims to bolster security during ongoing events and potential unrest as operations proceed.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
1
Strikers in Alaska Target New Arrivals as U.S. Sends Troops
In Fairbanks on February 13, United States Marshal Perry authorized 250 special deputies to protect property amid riotous strikers seeking to deport new arrivals. President directed Fort Gibbon infantry to Fairbanks to preserve order during Alaska mining strikes per a U.S. court recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Perry
Washington, D. C
Oliver
Fort Gibbon
United States Court In
Not His Wife She Avlows
In Belleville Illinois during Clyde Gants trial for the killing of Henry Dickerman the witness claiming to be his wife denies marriage and asserts she is Cora Simpson. She and Gant had no formal marriage though they lived together. The unwritten law defense hinges on a wifes immunity from testifying. Dickerman was stabbed after a Thanksgiving night dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Ill
Clyde Gant
Killine
Henry Dickerman
Ihc
Gant
Cora Simpson
Dickerman
Fraud Matrimonial Agency Trial In Federal Court
Miss Marion Grey faces federal charges for running a fraudulent matrimonial bureau known as the Fireside club. Witness Bess Miller testified she worked for Grey in St Joseph Michigan and Elgin Illinois and knew her by aliases Iva Washburn and Leona du Boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marion Grey
Elgin
Ill
Bess Miller
Detroit
Miss Grey
St. Joseph
Mich
Iva Washburn
Leona du Boy
Fireside Club
Railroad traffic surges in Cleveland area
Railroad officials in Cleveland report a very marked increase in both freight and passenger traffic across directions over the past two weeks. The Lake Shore line moved more freight cars yesterday than on any day since early December, with a steady rise in daily tonnage during the last two to three weeks.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore Road
Tablets From Rock Island in Orient
Six bronze tablets from the Rock Island arsenal of Illinois were placed on monuments at Tientsin to honor American soldiers and sailors who died in the Boxer outbreak of 1901. The tablets, made and shipped about three months ago, are three feet square and bear inscriptions and the names of the perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Rock Island Arsenal
Illinois
Tientsin
Webb C. Hayes
Davenport
China
Montague Roberts Leads NY to Paris Car Race Entry
Three of the six New York to Paris cars reached Albany with Montague Roberts driving the sole American entry. The others include French, Italian and German crews as the cross continental contest snakes toward Alaska and the Lena River route, with ice crossings and steamers planned to connect to Moscow and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Roberts
New York-Paris
Allebsany
N. Y
New York
Paris
George B. McClellan
Yonkers
San Francisco
California
Reno
Mojave
Santa Barbara
Seattle
Valdez
Alaska
Nome
Bering Straits
East Cape
Siberia
Arctic Sea
Lena River
Irkutsk
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Offered Free Oil as Inducement in Standard Oil Case
Government witnesses in Albany testified in the United States suit to dissolve Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey that officials offered free oil to dealers who refused to buy from the company. The hearing also noted an attempt to show that a competitor sold oil short by about five gallons per barrel and that a driver was paid to report freight shipments to New York, with marked bills offered in evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
United States
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Standard
Pittsfield
Mass
Widow of Governor Isaac P. Gray Dies at 80
Indianapolis reports Mrs. Elisa Gray widow of former Governor Isaac P. Gray died today at age 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Elisa Gray
Isaac P. Gray
Admiral Evans Fleet Passes Strait as Evans Improves
Admiral Evans in better health as his fleet advances through the Strait of Magellan aboard the Chilean cruiser Chacabuco. A Peruvian cruiser sails from Callao to greet and escort the American battle line to Callao, with Talcahuano reporting smooth progress for the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Lima
Bolognesi
Callao
Evans
Pioneer Merchants and Shipper Die in Washington Iowa
E R Powers a pioneer grocer aged 75 died today in Washington Iowa Joseph Churchill a pioneer aged 89 also died in the city T L Emry of Brighton a leading Iowa produce shipper died last night The deaths mark the loss of longtime local business figures in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. R. Powers
Jos. Churchill
T. L. Emry
Brighton
Iewa
Ex-Secretary Shaw Denies Morgan Interview Claim
Detroit report says ex-Secretary Shaw disputes an interview claiming J P Morgan as a presidential possibility. He states he was misquoted in the telegraphed dispatch from Detroit dated yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Shaw
J. P. Morgan
Warrant Out For A Chicago Banker
Chicago, Feb. 13. A warrant charging A. C. Tisdelle, who ran a private bank that closed in January after taking deposits while insolvent, was sworn out today by Attorney Henry W. Lackey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
A. C. Tisdelle
Henry W. Lackey
Printer Jumps Brooklyn Bridge to Ice. Escapes
Unemployed printer John Grant leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge into the icy East River today and landed among floating ice, about 200 feet below. He escaped with minor injuries and is now under arrest on a charge of attempted suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
New York, N. Y
John Grant
Bitter With Sweet for Teddy In House Tepid Address
Missouri Congressman Champ Clark delivered a lengthy House speech praising and censuring the President over the recent special message and tariff debate. He lauded Roosevelt as a strong, fighting figure, noting his virtues and faults without abandoning him, and contrasted personal regard with party loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
Missouri
House
Congress
Clark
Roosevelt
Elijah
Disbarment Proceeding Against John B. Smith in Centerville
In Centerville Iowa on February 13 Judge C W Ver million appoints a three member bar committee T M Fee W H Saunders and H E Valentine to draft the accusation for disbarment over alleged improper acts in his practice in local courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Smith
Centerville
C. W. Vermillion
T. M. Fee
W. H. Saunders
H. E. Valentine
EXTRA ALLION NINE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN DES MOINES
In Des Moines on February 3 a Republican rally launched the Des Moines effort to re elect Senator Allison. Ex Governor Frank D Jackson was chosen chairman. Major Lacey urged re election and Taft support. J Q Adams of Dubuque led a Taft endorsement, with an instructed Iowa delegation urged. The meeting continued with organizational planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Allison
Frank D. Jackson
Major Lacey
J. Q. Adams
Dubuque
Taft
Iowa
Miss Mary Shonts to Wed Duke of Chaulnes in New York
New York report notes Miss Mary Theodora Shonts, daughter of T P Shonts, to marry the Duke of Chaulnes. Foreign dignitaries attend. a clerk handles a license payment mishap before the ceremony. Iowa relatives travel to New York for the wedding with flower girl hopes and Paris gifts sent earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Theodora Shonts
DUC d@ CHAULNES
France
New York
T. P. Shonts
Interborough
Duke of Chaulnes
D’ Uzes
Prince Galitzine
Belosselsky
de la Bouillerie
Louis de Conde
Centerville
George W. Sturdivant
Mary
F. E. Drake
New York City
Miss Shonts
Duc de Chaulnes
Mary Sturdivant
Paris
Wisconsin Democrats set delegates at large for Bryan
Milwaukee February 13 Wisconsin democrats convene in Madison to select four delegates at large and finalize twenty two district delegates to the Denver national convention. H H Manson names John F Doherty temporary chairman and declares Bryan the expected nominee. The battle for the four at large posts profiles candidates including Aylward Weisse Hoyt Grady Martin Peck and Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Denver
Colo
Bryan
H. H. Manson
State Central Committee
John A. Aylward
Madison
Charles H. Weisse
Melvin A. Hoyt
D. H. Grady
Portage
Patrick H. Martin
Green Bay
George W. Peck
J. W. Murphy
John F. Doherty
la Crosse
Doherty
Idle Workmen Re employed in Wheeling Mills
Over two thousand workers idle since November and December returned to work in the Wheeling district this week. More mill openings are expected before month’s end, bringing further employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
UVATION FOR SECRETARY JAK UVATION FOR SECRETARY JAK
The fragment mentions Secretary Jak and President Roosevelt in a political context. It appears to reference a potential nomination or confirmation process, noting tensions between the administration and cabinet members. Further readable context is required for a precise summary.
Grand Rapids Banquet Showcases Lincoln Club Speakers
Secretary Taft and Governor Guild visited Lansing en route to Detroit. In Grand Rapids the Lincoln club banquet drew 2000 attendees with Ambassador Jusserand among the speakers. Taft received the evening’s strongest applause as he linked Lincoln Roosevelt era policies to current anti bribery and anti monopoly efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Miah
Taft
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Hotel Downey
Guild
Massachusetts
Ambassador Jusserand
Mich
Lincoln Club
Michigan
France
Roy M. Watkins
Young Men's Club
Chas. Holden
William Alden Smith
Ambassador Juscerand
George Edmund Foss
Curtis Guild, Jr
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
Roosevelt
Philippines
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs Nietzel Laid To Rest In Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Nietzel were held this afternoon at 2 from the residence and 2 30 from the church with Rev George Meier of the German Lutheran Church officiating. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Irs. Nietzel
Greenwood
Margaret Nietzel
George Meier
German Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Weather Outlook Iowa Illinois Clouds Rain Snow Friday
Iowa sees increasing cloudiness tonight with probable rain or snow on Friday. Illinois expects more clouds with showers Friday and tonight in the south. Sunrise 6 50 sunset 5 18 moon set 4 39.
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Iowa
Illinois
Moonset
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Allion
Rowans
Wisconsin
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Jak
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