Libel Prosecution Uses Forgotten 1825 Statute
Government pursues criminal libel against The World under an 1825 state-law framework for offenses on U.S. reservations. West Point, Governors Island, Ellis Island and Fort Wadsworth figure in the case tied to Panama Canal property reporting. District Attorney Stimson, Jerome, Taft and others see a double-barreled action with New York and Maryland law, potential subpoenas, and grand jury appearances forthcoming.
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Press Publishing Company
New York World
Panama Canal
United States
Stimson
West Point
Governors Island
Unitedates
New York State
New York
District of Columbia
Maryland
Post Office Department
Grand Jury
Fort Hamilton
Ellis Island
Fort Wadsworth
Charles P. Taft
Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Jerome
Dr William T Bull Leases Savannah Isle of Hope Home
Dr William T Bull has signed a lease for the Wymberly home on Isle of Hope near Savannah to recuperate from ill health. Dr W B Crawford will travel to New York to bring him south once arrangements firm. Dr Joseph A Blake says Bull plans to relocate when able.
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New York
Savannah
William T. Bull
Wymberly
J. H.estill
Savannah Morning News
Isle of Hope
Salts River
W. B. Crawford
Joseph A. Blake
Prohibition Wins Again In State Legislature
Nashville report states the statewide prohibition bill passed over Gov Patterson's veto in both chambers by 20 to 13 in the Senate and 61 to 36 in the House amid enthusiastic celebrations. In Asheville a tax bill to levy one dollar per gallon on liquor and restrict deliveries was drafted with club charters forfeitable and possession of over a gallon by soft drink sellers treated as prima facie evidence of liquor selling.
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Nashville
Tenn
Patterson
Senate
House
New York Times
Asheville
N. C
Anti-Saloon League
Independent long distance system eyed from Boston to Omaha
Boston January meeting of the Conference Committee of independent telephone officers plans final adoption of a Boston to Omaha and Lincoln long distance network. Immediate outlay around 5 million dollars with total investment near 30 million over four years. Max Koehler and H C Stifel lead the venture with broad corporate support and coordinated financing complete.
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New York Times
Boston
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
Max Koehler
H. C. Stitel
St. Louis
Middle West
Messrs. Koehler and
Stifel
Jenkinses to Face Trial Outside Kings County
Supreme Court Justice Scudder ordered the conspiracy case against John G. Jenkins Jr Frank Jenkins and Frederick Jenkins moved from Brooklyn to a venue outside Kings County. The Jenkinses had sought the change after John G Jenkins Jr was acquitted of misappropriating 50000 dollars from the Jenkins Trust Company. The other indictments remain to be tried in Kings County.
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Supreme Court
Scudder
Brooklyn
John G. Jenkins, Jr
Frank Jenkins
Frederick Jenkins
Kings County
Jenkinses
Jenkins and
Williamsburg Trust Companies
Jenkins Trust Company
Jenkins
Clarke
Justice Scudder
Fire Scare At Bellevue Nurses’ Home Near East Twenty sixth Street
Midnight blaze in 208 East Twenty sixth Street caused smoke in the Bellevue Hospital probationary nurses’ rooms. Policeman McDonald woke Mrs. Reade and rescued James McDonald. fire damage estimated at 300 dollars.
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Bellevue Hospital
East Twenty-sixth Street
Mary Reade
McDonald
The World's Eighth Wonder at New York's Hippodrome
The Hippodrome in New York dazzles with its huge show of novelties, rivaling the auto show for spectacle as crowds flock to see it.
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New York
Hippodrome
Miss Garden Wins Fight Over Thais Controversy
Miss Mary Garden resigns from the Manhattan Opera Company after Oscar Hammerstein announces Mme Cavalieri will sing Thais. Hammerstein removes Cavalieri from the bill, hoping to avert a split as Garden weighs a return. Both sides trade statements about loyalties, contracts, and possible substitutions for Salome and Louise.
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Miss Garden
Oscar Hammerstein
Massenet
Lena Cavalieri
Manhattan Opera House
Mr. Hammerstein
Mary Garden
Manhattan Opera Company
Miss Cavalieri
Mme. Cavalieri
Salomé
Me. Labin
Mlle. Cavalieri
Mr .Hammerstein
Cabling
Mme
Aine Ackte
Europe
Mlle. Espinasse
Louise
America
Palace Walls of Turkish Sultan Feature In Times Next Sunday
An article of great interest will appear in The Times next Sunday detailing the walls of the Palace of the Sultan of Turkey and related architectural or cultural insights.
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Sultan of
Turkey
Times
Lincoln Biography Essays Spark City School Contest
The Times announces a citywide competition for pupils in public, private, parochial, and Sabbath schools to write essays on Abraham Lincoln. Awards total 1000 cash prizes and 1000 Tiffany medals, with entries limited to 500 words and certified by a teacher.
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Abraham Lincoln
New York Times
Greater
New York
Times
Tiffany
Lincoln
Frederick Trevor Hill
Florida's Famous Trains Route Timetable
Unexcelled service via Penn. and Atlantic Coast Line with key departures at 0:25 A.M., 2:10 P.M., and 9:25 P.M. From a busy bureau on Broadway near 80th Street, the ad promotes fast schedules and enhanced travel options.
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Florida
Penn
Atlantic Coast Line
Fierce Een ‘Bureau
B'way
Cor
Trapped by Flames on Lake Michigan Crib Fire
Illinois news reports a catastrophic blaze at a lake crib building for Chicago Water Works, trapping workers on a two story platform. Fifty three bodies recovered, three men drowned, others burned or lost in the tunnel. thirty nine rescued, some badly burned or frozen, with many missing. Rescue attempts by tug Morford and fireboats failed to reach all, as ice and smoke hindered access and a tunnel below the lake remains unresolved.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Johnson
Morford
Conway
Illinois
Charrei
George W. Jackson Construction Company
J. Gavel
T. Connolly
T. Miller
F. Lucas
J. Driscoll
J. Convel
J. Fultz
J. Cassidy
M. Shodisk
M. Vandrolus
W.brennan
T.kilcoyne
Anderson
J. Mitchell
T.eckson
M. Kelley
O. Tameunis
Grand Crossing
Frank Nolan
Seventy-first Street
Sleeper train notes and club chest details
Fragment mentions sleepers and club chest training via short route R. or 1,183 away. Likely a clipped railway or sports note with sparse details.
Million Dollar Wedding Gift Stuns Philadelphia Society
Special to The New York Times reports E. T. Stotesbury gave Frances Stotesbury Mitchell a one million dollar check for her marriage to John K. Mitchell III in Philadelphia. The gift is said to include a diamond tiara and pearl necklace valued around half a million, with a similar amount given to another daughter on her wedding.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Frances Stotesbury
John K. Mitchell
E. T. Stotesbury
Jupiter's Eighth Satellite Photographed at Greenwich
Harvard College observatory reports Kiel cablegram noting Jupiter's eighth satellite photographed at Greenwich on January 16. It was located at right ascension 10h56m46.7s, declination plus 7°40′46″, with daily motion in RA minus 1′ and in Dec plus 1′. The object is visible in a large telescope.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Observatory
Kiel
Greenwich Observatory
Death at Third Avenue elevated station prompts autopsy
Charles Goecking 56 of 512 East Sixth Street, a Schiefflin Drug Co. worker at 570 East 133d Street, left work yesterday afternoon at 6 and collapsed at the 133d Street Station. Dr Mooney of Fordham Hospital cites mercury absorption from the drug works as cause. autopsy to confirm.
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Charles Goecking
East Sixth Street
Schiefflin Drug Company
Lowell Confirmed as Harvard President by Overseers
The Harvard Board of Overseers formally confirmed Prof Abbott Lawrence Lowell as president to succeed Charles William Eliot. Twenty four of thirty members attended with ex Gov John D Long presiding. A committee was appointed to notify the president elect.
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Boston
Lowell
State to pay nearly two million in silver dollars
Dallas January 20. Waters-Pierce Co representatives announce the state will settle the Federal Supreme Court judgment with silver dollars. The award and interest total about $2,000,000 and the counting will take much labor with six extra clerks to assist at the State Treasury.
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New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Waters-Pierce Company
Federal Supreme Court
Roosevelt Timid About Gun Despite Hunt Plans
Kyrle Bellew of The Thief company met with President Roosevelt at the White House to discuss Africa safari routes and big game. Bellew says lions and elephants are plentiful in Central Africa, while Roosevelt jokes about a 40-40 high power rifle sent by English friends.
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New York Times
Washington
Kyrle Bellew
Thief’’ Company
Roosevelt
White House
Africa
Bellew
May Seat Chamberlain in Oregon Senate
In a joint session, President Bowerman declared Gov. George E. Chamberlain elected United States Senator from Oregon. Senate committee expectations and a House bill threaten seating if pledges were made by candidates. penalties include fines imprisonment and seating denial for pledging candidates.
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Salem
Ore
Assembly of the
Senate
House
Bowerman
George E. Chamberlain
United States
Oregon
Bonaparte Declines Testimony On Steel Merger Inquiry
Attorney General Bonaparte will not appear before the Senate Judiciary sub committee tomorrow for the inquiry into the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company and United States Steel merger. He cites a prior engagement in the Supreme Court. The note suggests potential availability at a later date, though it omits a direct commitment.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Clark
Day Declin
Mittee
Supreme Court
All Deerfoot Farm Goods Noted for Materials and Care
All Deerfoot Farm products originate at the South Mass farm with emphasis on choice materials and neat preparation. The firm credits tidy work and careful sourcing for its sustained success.
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South Mass
Roosevelt Pushes California Checks On Japanese Policy
The Roosevelt administration urges Californians to halt anti Japanese bills seen as risking U S peace with Japan. Officials warn labor agitators and politicians drive danger while urging business interests to press California to abandon the measures. The fleet's departure from Asiatic waters reduces perceived Japanese suspicion of U S backing for the bills.
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United States
California
Japan
Americas
Asiatic
Sacramento
Manila
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the Times
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