Patent block signal invention touted by Muscatine men
Washington reports Howard and Stark of Muscatine have secured a patent for an electric block system for railways. It promises automatic train stopping to prevent collisions, with potential licensing for fifty dollars per block. The invention attracts railroad and electrical interest and could trigger large rewards if adopted.
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J. C. Welliver
Washington, D. C
Q. T. Howard
W. M. Stark
Muscatine
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Block Signal Board
Rockefeller libel suit against Star Publishing opens
In New York on January 3 John D. Rockefeller Jr. filed a criminal libel action against Star Publishing Co. officers over the New York American. Rockefeller testified that his prior knowledge came from information rather than personal knowledge, prompting a perjury claim by Shearn and a warrant request. Magistrate Moss took the matter under advisement.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Star Publishing Company
New York American
Rockefeller
The
Newton and Northwestern railway sold for one million
Boone Iowa January 5 The Old Colony Trust company bid in the Newton and Northwestern railway for 1 000 000 at the master in chancery sale The Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern interurban gains control of the property
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Boone, Ia
Old Colony Trust Company
Newton and Northwestern Railway
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Interurban
President Roosevelt Criticized In Secret Service Dispute
Congressman Smith defends government efforts on land fraud prosecutions while disputing President Roosevelt’s statements about Secret Service testimony in the Charles T. Stewart case. He says he has no personal stake and did not represent Stewart or his family. Hart denies Roosevelt’s portrayal of reports. He notes he is a neighboring resident with no connection to the street railway affair.
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Emmett Tinley
Charles T. Stewart
Roosevelt
Congress
Secret Service
Stewart
Edward T. Hart
Iowa
Hart
Smith
Chicago
Committee On Appropriations
Omaha
Co-Employee Law Sustained in Wisconsin Supreme Court
Madison Wis Jan 5 The state supreme court sustained the co employee law recognizing legislature power to prescribe comparative negligence rules. Previously a claimant was dismissed if found negligent under contributory negligence law.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Fever Outbreak Triggers Urgent Action Calls
Fever outbreaks spark urgent calls for drastic measures as shock waves continue to ripple through communities and officials seek rapid containment and public safety solutions.
Battleships Alter Itinerary to Naples for Italy Earthquake aid
Port Said reports the fleet including Connecticut Vermont and Minnesota changing course to Naples at 14 knots. Admiral Sperry to aid Italian authorities on arrival while Yankton carries doctors and supplies to Messina for quake victims.
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Port Said
Connecticut
Vermont
Minnesota
Naples
Sperry
Yankton
Messina
Kansas
Suez
Reggio Fared Better than Messina After Quake
The report says Reggio fared better with less damage and no large loss of life, unlike Messina where rescue work continues amid ruins. Living areas remain in ruins in Messina as responders wind down active searches.
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Messina
Earthquakes Hit Reggio and Messina Cause Panic and Loss
Reports from Reggio and Messina note frequent shocks with a major noon quake in Reggio causing wall collapses and panic. Officials say thousands buried or displaced, with 14 000 dead in four cemeteries and 9 000 refugees in Messina, while Reggio is largely evacuated. Rescue work ends soon and typhoid fears prompt urgent dead disposal action.
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Messina
Reggio
Associated Press
San Giovanni
Dolliver Bill Aims to Boost Rural School Agriculture
Senator Dolliver plans to introduce a bill to promote agricultural instruction in rural schools with a pre established normal training feature to ensure teachers are qualified when schools begin. Secretary Wilson opposed early agri cultural high schools but the revised bill seeks training beforehand. Brownsville cost the U S fifteen thousand dollars for private detective work in the Brownsville affair with contracts still in force.
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J. C. Welliver
Washington, D. C
Dolliver
Friends of
Wilson
Brownsville
U. S
Senate
War Wright
Foraker
Herbert J. Browne
W. G. Baldwin
Browne
Baldwin
Congress
W. H. Quick Dies At Des Moines
W H Quick general superintendent of the United States Express Co and a veteran western express official died this morning in Des Moines Iowa from stomach trouble.
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Des Moines
W. H. Quick
United States Express Co
Nomination Withdrawn for Ellis Island Immigration Commissioner
Washington January 5 The nomination of Robert B Watchhorn to again serve as immigration commissioner at Ellis Island was withdrawn by a correspondent today after being sent to the Senate yesterday.
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Washington, D. C
Robert B. Watchhorn
Ellis Island
Senate
Woman testifies in trial over killing of Captain Erb
Mrs. Catherine Beisel details a deadly struggle with M Florence Erb’s husband in Media Pennsylvania. She describes firing multiple times after he aimed a pistol at her, bracing against a door, and losing consciousness as the confrontation ended.
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Media
Catherine Beisel
M. Florence Erb
Erb
Media, Pa
FLYER IS DITCHED WITH TWO KILLED IN TRAIN COLLISION
A late running C&O passenger train collided with an open switch near Caperton West Virginia killing engineer Thomas Edwards and fireman Peter T. Bent. Four cars ditched with no serious injuries to passengers. In Kentucky four men drowned after a raft collision on Green River amid fog. An oil tank explosion at Wood River Illinois killed watchman Henry Johnson.
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Hinton
W. Va
Caperton
Thomas Edwards
Peter T. Bent
Huntington
Rockport
Samaul
Green River
St. Louis
Woodriver
Illinois
Henry Johnson
Private Escapes Five Year Sentence in Commution
Private William Buwalda of the coast artillery had five years’ imprisonment for shaking hands with Emma Goldman during her meetings in San Francisco. The sentence was commuted to a dishonorable discharge from the army by President Roosevelt after court martial found he expressed sympathy with the anarchist and narrowly avoided treason charges.
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San Francisco
Cal
William Buwalda
Coast Artillery
Alcatraz Island
Emma Goldman
Roosevelt
Buwalda
Was It the Famous Goose in Burlington Oddity
Burlington January 5 Henry Luth in eating the neck of a goose found a nugget of gold in the carcass The find sparks local curiosity about a famous goose legend and potential treasure.
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Burlington, Ja
Henry Luth
Hains Shows Fatigue In Cross Examination At Trial
Thorn ton J. Hains testified yesterday with detail on the key events but today under District Attorney Darrin's cross questioning he could not recall minor details. He blamed exhaustion and asked for a recess to rest as the court weighed an early adjournment.
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Flushing
N. Y
Darrin
Thornton J. Hains
Severe Cold Grips Nebraska and South Dakota
Northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota shivered through a drastic cold snap with temperatures dropping about 50 degrees in 24 hours. The local reading was seven below zero this morning in Norfolk, Nebraska.
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Norfolk
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Shurtleff Men Split Over State House Caucus
The Anti Progressive faction accuses Governor of using influence to push loyal officers in the legislature. Edward J. King of Galesburg wins the Progressive nomination for speaker after four hours of balloting. Edward Shurtleff and 24 Republican members abstain from the caucus.
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Springfield
Edward
Shurtleff
House of Representatives
House
House Progressives
Edward J. King
Galesburg
George H. Hamil
Standard Oil fine case to be redocketed says Sims
United States Attorney Sims said Standard Oil will be redocketed within days and may face trial within two weeks. He noted the government could pursue up to about 40 million in fines if all indictments are renewed, following the Supreme Court decision overturning Judge Landis's 29.24 million fine.
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Chicago
Ill
Standard Oil Co
United States
Sims
Supreme Court
Landis
Standard Oil Company
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
Rockefeller
Three Saloonists Hit With Permanent Injunctions
Davenport, Iowa, January 5. permanent injunctions were granted today against three saloonkeepers. A dozen other cases were continued.
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Davenport
Iowa Evening Press
Knox county lawmaker chosen amid peaceful party ballot
In Watseka an eight candidate field narrowed to one. The final vote stood 23 to 25 for the Knox county lawmaker. The meeting remained harmonious with 51 next house members present and all seven defeated rivals backing the winner.
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Ton of
Watseka
Knox County
Weather notes for Illinois Iowa cold wave and fair skies
Illinois faces a cold wave tonight and Wednesday with fair weather. Iowa encounters fair and colder conditions tonight with Wednesday fair in the east and snow and warmer in the west. Sunrise 7 19, sunset 4 35, moon set 6 36 a m.
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Ilinois
Iowa
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