Nevada Assembly Adopts Anti Japanese Resolution
The Nevada lower house passed a resolution directed to California urging exclusion of Japanese and Chinese from land ownership in Nevada. It harshly criticizes President Roosevelt and calls for swift action to curb Japanese encroachment, with Gov. Dickerson reportedly opposing the strongest language.
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Carson
Nev
Nevada
California
Roosevelt
Senate
Giffen
United States
Western States
Union
West
Assembly
Theodore Roosevelt
Commonwealth of California
Congress
Gov
Dickerson
Salvation Army romance ends in Burlington wedding
Miss Marion Fergus Woolman daughter of a Burlington leader marries Capt Samuel Alexander Hewitt of New York an Army officer. After a brief wedding at her mother's home the couple plans to join the Plainfield slum work. The bride long pursued Salvation Army calling amid opposition from relatives and family doubt.
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New York Times
Burlington
N. J
Marion Fergus Woolman
Samuel Alexander Hewitt
New York
American Salvation Army
Plainfield
Lavinia F. Woolman
High Street
Salvation Army
Mark Hewitt
Marguerite
Isabel
James F. Olmsted
St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church
Hewitt
Capt. Hewitt
Miss Woolman
Nevada Legislature Passes Flamboyant Anti Japanese Resolution
Washington reacts to Nevada's bold anti Japanese resolution with mixed views. Officials say it could strain relations with Japan while domestic readers may see the move as absurd and potentially wounding the anti Japanese mood. A Senate speech by Jeff Davis could influence the situation further.
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New York Times
Washington
Nevada
Senate
Jeff Davis
Furey drew 300000 in fees from defunct firm
Discovery in Chicago shows Charles La Tour Furey, last year’s death, pocketed about 200000 from the American Guaranty Company over three years as self awarded commissions. Receiver E A Potter notes the contract allowed heirs continued payments and dates back to 1901. Winding up occurs in U S District Court after dissolution in Charleston West Virginia.
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New York Times
Chicago
Charles la Tour Furey
American Guaranty Company
Treasury
Furey
E. A. Potter
American Trust and Savings Bank
Charleston
West Va
United States District Court
Seventeen Dead in Birmingham Coal Mine Explosion
Seventeen men died when a blast struck the No 2 Short Creek mines of the Birmingham Coal and Iron Co near Ensley. Five white and twelve Black workers perished. the blast, likely a windy shot, halted access. The mine’s rooms were cleared by morning as officials assessed the scene.
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Birmingham
Ala
Short Creek
Birmingham Coal and Iron Company
Ensley
Birmingham Southern
Alexander Bonneyman
Hillhouse
Flynn
Gardener Sues Rives for False Arrest and Slander
William Wilson, a former gardener at Carnwath in New Hamburg, sues Reginald W. Rives for 20000 damages. Wilson recounted that Rives had him arrested on burglary charges, held for the Grand Jury which declined to indict, and that Rives branded him a liar with such phrases as I have the proof confirming guilt after the discovery of the alleged break in.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Reginald W. Rives
William Wilson
Carnwath
New Hamburg
Rives
Wilson
Mr. Rives
Latest Shipping News Arrivals at Antwerp and Paramaribo
Sailed ships reported in shipping column Arrived S8 Lakonia at Antwerp on January 19 and SS Marowijne reaching Paramaribo with cargo notes.
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Lakonia
Antwerp
Marowijne
Paramaribo
Tour to See Washington Price and Schedule
Tour to see Washington leaves Thursday February 4 via Pennsylvania Railroad for three days. Fare listed as twelve dollars or fourteen fifty covers necessary expenses.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Untitled fragment on pricing clarification
A fragmented text discusses pricing constraints, noting the price remains fixed and no increase or discount is indicated. It mentions parity with an unspecified benchmark and hints at a comparison to another option.
Merger Ties Steel Trust to Rival Tennessee Coal Firm
Senate inquiry details how United States Steel absorbed Tennessee Coal and Iron during a financial scramble. Grant B. Schley testified Moore & Schley acted as agents, using 100000 shares to force the deal amid loans and panicked stock calls. The plan aimed to control the property and develop it, despite outside bank pressure and a looming panic.
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New York Times
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Grant B. Schley
New York
Moore & Schley
Tennessee
Steel Corporation
Schley
Eyeglasses Brand Iki kit Debuts at Spencer’s
A new style of eyeglasses named Ilikit with Bi sight or Toric Pebbles is advertised at Spencer's Optical, located at 31 Maiden Lane. The listing mentions eye frames and a fashionable look for residents seeking updated eyewear.
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Spencer’s
Maiden Lane
Seaay
Lincoln life essays contest announced for students
The article notes Trevor Hill’s pieces on the life of Lincoln appear on Page 8 of today’s Times and urges students to read all articles before submitting essay entries. It also mentions continuing to receive copies of The New York Times at news dealers this week.
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Frederick
Trevor Hill
Lincoln
New York Times
Newsdealer
Earthquake Fund Size In Italy Faces Critics Across Nations
Rome reports the earthquake relief exceeds huge sums with $600,000 sent to the Pope and over $15,000,000 unallocated. The American relief effort under Ambassador Griscom mobilized ships and volunteers, spending about $200,000, while Massachusetts agent Edmund Billings furthers aid. Critics question motives as long term support for widows orphans and the aged remains planned by local committees.
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Interior
Duke of Aosta
Red Cross
George Page
American Fame Ctasy
Honay
Griscom
Cutting
Stamer Bayern
American Committee
Edmund Billings
Massachusetts
Earthquakes Rock Saghalin Amid Calabrian Relief Plans
Reports from Saghalin describe continuous earthquakes in the island’s north for days. In Calabria a relief party led by Ambassador Griscom, including Nelson Gay and Earl Dodge, is being sent with 6000 dollars and supplies to assist affected villages. Prince Scalea reports a village dropped 250 feet underground from landslides. Naples hosts a reception for the Celtic officers and a gala at San Darlos Theatre.
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Rome
Calabria
Griscom
Nelson Gay
Boston
Earl Dodge
Naples
Celtic
Catania
San Darlos
Slight Quake Felt in Owensville Indiana
A minor earthquake was reported in Owensville Indiana on February 2 with no damage or injuries. Residents felt a light tremor but there were no reports of structural effects or ongoing aftershocks.
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Indiana
Owensville
Ind
Patrick seeks release over change to life term
Justice Gaynor granted a writ of habeas corpus to Albert T. Patrick who is imprisoned at Sing Sing for the murder of William Marsh Rice. Patrick argues Governor Higgins overstepped by commuting his sentence to life imprisonment, a punishment not provided by law, and asks the Appellate Division to set him free.
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William J. Gaynor
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Patrick
Nine Arrests in Snow Swindle Case at City Courts
Nine men were arrested in a scheme to defraud the city of about $50,000 through dummy snow removal checks. District Attorney Jerome and Magistrate Krotel led the inquiry with detectives and lawyers, while Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner Hegel was suspended. Jacob s confessed to selling dummy checks and the plan involved contractors and street cleaning staff across Manhattan.
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Edwards
Jerome
Krotel
Criminal Courts
Hegel
Bronx
David Jacobs
McBean
Snow Contractors
Jacobs
Mr. Edwards
Manhattan
Daly & McBean
E. M. Hart
Phillip P. Brown
Hector Garten
Quinn Fitzgerald
East Serena Street
East Seventeenth Street
Hutch McManus
West Forty-ninth Street
Thomas Manley
East Fifty-first Street
Vito Mattur
Thompson Street
Bernard‘j. Costello
Enth Avenue
John J. Dee
East Forty-fourth Street
James Murphy
East Fourteenth Street
Timothy A. Dempsey
Eleventh Avenue
James Cleary
Amsterdam Avenue
Epon
Jacops
Department
Run Down by Graft Hunters in City Street
David Oppenheimer a neckwear maker at 78 Fifth Avenue was struck by a Street Cleaning Department automobile at Twenty-ninth Street and Madison Avenue. Dragged half a block, he was taken to Bellevue Hospital then home to his physician’s residence. The car belonged to Health Commissioner Darlington and bore a Department tag for snow removal work. Detectives Murphy Brown and Carol were in the vehicle. a mystery man with a dark mustache fled the scene. No complaint was made against the chauffeur.
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David Oppenheimer
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Oppenheimer
Earl Hutchinson
Seventh Avenue
Darlington
Department of
Murphy, Brown
Carol
Paderewski Concert Canceled in Philadelphia
Ignace Paderewski damaged the first finger nail of his right hand and canceled his Philadelphia recital today. His manager Charles A. Ellis plans to file insurance claims for the loss, while a Boston performance remains scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
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Ignace Padrewski
Philadelphia
Padrewski
Charles A. Ellis
Paderewski
Ellis
Boston
Two Bordeaux Aerialists Die In Balloon Crash
A balloon drifting over the Saint Pons mountains was driven by a gale last night. The two Bordeaux aeronauts in the car perished when a violent gust forced an early morning descent into boulders.
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Saint Pons
France
Bordeaux
Root Loses Way in Arkansas Mountain Stroll
Senator-elect Elihu Root, visiting Hot Springs, wandered off a mountain path and logged an extra six miles before finding a route back to the city. The detour worsened an already injured knee sprained when alighting from a carriage in Washington.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Elihu Root
Kellogg to Probe Harriman Rail Merger Monopoly
Frank B. Kellogg, special government prosecutor, will appear before a Special Master in Cleveland on February 13 to argue that the Union and Southern Pacific Railroad merger under E. H. Harriman constitutes a monopoly. U S marshals began serving subpoenas on major Cleveland shippers as witnesses.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Frank B. Kellogg
Union
Southern Pacific
E. H. Harriman
United States Marshals
Rockefeller dogs die on voyage to Boston
Six dogs were aboard the Seneca from Singapore to Boston. by the time the freighter reached South Boston only three remained. Captain Grimes cited severe weather as the cause of the deaths during the voyage. The crew included forty one Chinese sailors and eight Europeans. the Seneca left Manchester on November 11.
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New York Times
Boston
Singapore
Oriental
William D. Rockefeller
South Boston
Grimes
Tne Senece
Manchester
Million Dollar Bribery Fund Alleged in Prohibition Battle
An interview attributed to Theodore Alvord, anti saloon league official, claims a 1 million dollar fund to defeat the prohibition amendment in the West Virginia Senate. Senator Adam B Littlepage denounces the claim as false and plans a Senate investigation and possible removal of Alvord if proven.
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Charleston
West Va
Huntington
Theodore Alvord
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Adam B. Littlepage
Kanawha County
Alvord
Beatty resigns amid graft inquiry at Pittsburg gas firm
At the Manufacturers' Light and Heat Company annual meeting in Pittsburg on February 2 President Henry Bruce Beatty offered his resignation as a committee of five directors investigates charges that he collected a personal commission on gas purchased from Home Gas Company of Waynesburg. The alleged amount is about $8,900. The company reports assets of 38.42 million dollars and a 1908 surplus of 1.72 million dollars, totaling 6.45 million in past and current surpluses.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Manufacturers’ Light and Heat Company Today
Henry Bruce Beatty
Beatty
Home Gas Company
Waynesburg
Treasury
Raid on Pittsburg Negroes Sparks Police Action
In Pittsburg on February 2 more than 200 Black residents were arrested as vagrants after a police raid on the Herron Hill area. Authorities aim to send those without jobs to the workhouse amid a rash of attacks on young women that had stoked fear in the community.
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Pittsburg
Herron Hill
Head on the cowcatcher at Jersey City terminal
Westbound Pennsylvania train struck a man on the tracks at Way, N J. The victim was Wendolin Leber, general foreman at the Jersey City elevator of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was seen on the pilot after the collision and was dead.
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Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Way
N. J
Wendolin Leber
Jersey Big Gain
Pennsylvania Ilroad Company
Moore Out $2 500 000 Insurance and Love's High Finance Fall
Chicago reports reveal Sidney C Love & Co closing after London and Wall Street style speculation. W H Moore did not invest two million but arranged a takeover of Love's business and faced losses as securities could not be found in Love's strong box.
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New York Times
Chicago
T.e Tribune
Sidney C. Love & Co
Sidney C. Love
Love
W. H. Moore
Moore
Diamond Match
Sidney
Wall Street
Mr. Love
Mr. Moore
Moore m
South Side Elevated Railroad
Alfred Baker
The
Stock Exchange
Baker
John C. King & Co
King
J. H. Moore
Moores
J. H
W. H
Rock Island Railroad
Reggie" Vanda
Vanderbilt
Newport
New York
Love Firm
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How C. la Tour Furey
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Steel Trust
Tennessee Company
Ledyard
Beck Frdnabat
Wacoes
Mr. Morgan
Steel
O. H. Payne
Leonard Hanna
G. B. Schley
J. B. Duke
Eens Estes
Italy
Saghalin
Messina
ST. Petersburg
Higgins
Root
Harriman Roads
Southern
Union Pacific
Rockefeller
Manufacturers’ Light and Heat Company Tenders
Rahway
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