Paris Crowd Watches Italian Car Arrive Ahead of New York Race
The Italian Brixia Zust automobile arrives in Paris from Turin to headlines and cheers. French entrant Moto-Bluc joins as crowds surround the vehicles outside Matin Building. Both cars head to Havre for Saturday’s voyage aboard the Lorraine toward New York, amid global interest in the soon to begin Paris to New York race.
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New York Times
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Brixia Zust
Italy
New York
Turin
Matin
Moto-Bluc
Havre
Lorraine
America
Hamburg
Transcontinental cars seek Alaska route via Seattle to Valdez
Plans for a New York to Paris auto race outline dates for reaching Alaska by late March. Vehicles may depart Times Square February 15 and reach Valdez by March 29, with possible Seattle connections and Siberian onward travel. Officials warn on possible delays from Wyoming California and Sierra passes.
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New York
Paris
Times Square
Alaska
United States
San Francisco
Seattle
Valdez
Golden Gate
Yukon
Bering Strait
East Cape
San Fancisco
Wyoming
California
Chicago
Cheyenne
Ilinois
Iowa
Platte
Continental Divide
Ogden
W. Cc. C. Freeman
Rock Springs
Stati
Jeden
Reno
West
Sierra Nevadas
Sierras
Tonopah
Mojave Desert
Taft Yields Pennsylvania Delegation to Knox
Secretary Taft decides not to pursue Pennsylvania delegates for the Republican National Convention and yields them to Senator Knox. He seeks Senate floor privileges for Philippine Commissioners, faces Knox’s refusal, and backs a Lodge resolution granting equal status to the Filipino officials. Taft later endorses the Seattle Exposition and praises a 1912 Japan event.
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Washington
Taft
New York
Pennsylvania
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Capitol
Senate
Philippine Islands
Congress
Lodge
Sally
Senator Lodge
Porto Rico
House Committee On Industrial Arts and Expositions
Seattle
Pacific
Japan
Foraker Gains Spotlight in Roosevelt Favorability Vote
A Chicago Tribune straw poll of 4 527 respondents shows Senator Foraker named first choice by 119, all Republican elites. Cortelyou appears as a second or third choice far more often, hinting at a dark horse possibility amid anti Roosevelt sentiment.
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New York Times
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Roosevelt
Chicago
Senator Foraker
Cortelyou
Congress
Foraker
Dark Horse
Seizure of Countess's Furniture in Russia Ties
Sheriff attaches 2921 to Countess of Ourosoff for balance of 8001 on furniture bought Sept 1906 to Jan 1907 and stored at Morgan's warehouse. Strich of replevin for 3235 in same storage filed by Ludwig Baumann against George Shaw storage name. Countess linked to several sensational stories.
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Foley
Njedda Ourosoff
Countess of Ourosoff
Madison Avenue
George C. Flint Company
Russia
Morgan
West Forty-seventh Street
Ludwig Baumann & Co
George Shaw
Pittsburg Exchange Reopens After Shutdown
The Pittsburg Stock Exchange reopened for business today after closing since October 23. Only 7114 shares traded with brokers withholding sales to avoid potential market shocks. The exchange's reopening has begun restoring confidence among traders.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Stock Exchange
Open-hearth furnaces resume at Pottsville mills
Two more open-hearth furnaces resumed work in Pottsville. The 19 inch and 28 inch rolling mill departments at the Eastern Steel Company's mills began full operation. Tomorrow the 12 inch mill will resume. Reading Coal and Iron Company collieries, idle since January 23, reopen with 30,000 workers returning and 1,000 in repair shops on reduced hours.
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Pottsville
Penn
Eastern Steel Company
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Jane
Nearly 200 Herreshoff workers return to full time
Bristol Jan 27 Nearly 200 employees at the Herreshoff boat building plant are back at work full time after months on a four and a half hour schedule.
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Bristol
R. J
Herreshoff Boat Building
Knitting mill at Malcolm & Co. to restart after shutdown
Catskill New York January 27 The knitting mill of Malcolm and Co will resume operations tomorrow after a two month shutdown.
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Catskill
N. Y
Malcolm & Co
3000 Men Return to Work at Detroit Plant
The American Car and Foundry Company plant in Detroit reopened today after a shutdown, providing jobs to 3,000 workers with orders covering about two months of work.
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Detroit
American Car and Foundry Company
Dana Warp Company Mills Resume Full Time Schedule
Westbrook Maine January 27 mills of the Dana Warp Company on short time for a week or more resumed the full time schedule today.
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Westbrook
Dana
Cadillac resumes full production in Detroit with 2000 workers
The Cadillac Motor Car Company restarted operations at full capacity in Detroit, hiring about 2,000 employees. The move signals a return to high production levels as postwar manufacturing resumes.
Supreme Court sanctions firing workers for union membership
The U S Supreme Court ruled that railroad and other interstate carriers may discharge an employee solely for belonging to a labor union. Justice Harlan wrote the majority opinion with Holmes and McKenna dissenting. The Erdman act section prohibiting such dismissal was deemed unconstitutional in this case, Adair v United States. The ruling highlights personal liberty and property rights in labor relations and signals a major political issue for upcoming congressional sessions.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
William Adair
United States
Adair
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Willam Coppage
Erdman
District of Columbia Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Buck Stove and Range Company
Congress
Justice Harlan
Holmes
McKenna
Justice Moody
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Harlan
Coppage
Chicago
South Dakota Navy Cruiser Commissioned at Mare Island
MARE ISLAND Cal Jan 27 The cruiser South Dakota built at Union Iron Works went into commission today Commander Capt C E Fox in command. She will likely sail to San Francisco for a brief stay then move to Magdalena Bay for target practice.
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Cal
South Dakota
Union Iron Works
C. E. Fox
San Francisco
Magdalena Bay
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Made at the Farm in Southboro Mass
All Deerfoot Farm Sausages are produced on site at the Farm in Southboro Massachusetts. The ad credits success to choice materials and the neatness and cleanliness of the preparation.
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Southboro
Mass
Gallant Uncle Joe Buffs Visitors at Capitol
Speaker Cannon greeted twenty Martha Washington Seminary students from several states including Illinois with questions about life in Washington and commented on his opposition to woman suffrage. He joked that attractive young women would influence two votes.
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Capitol
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Martha Washington Seminary
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Arkansas
Texas
Georgia
Tennessee
New York
Virginia
Illinois
Joe
South
Rush for Rockefeller Jobs at Pocantico Hills
Report from Tarrytown dated January 27 describes a large crowd of men from Westchester County and New York City seeking work at John D. Rockefeller's Pocantico Hills estate. Superintendent Hemingway said the area could not absorb all applicants and emphasized helping locals year round while directing others away. Many stayed to chop wood in the woodlands after being told to consult local employers.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Westchester County
New York City
Hemingway
Police dogs on duty in Parkville Brooklyn
Police dogs Max Jim Donna and Nogs trained by Lieut. Wakefield and Inspector Harkins along Ocean Boulevard during a midnight trial at the Parkville station. A slip by O'Dea led to a slap and a snowbank spill as the dogs demonstrated their prowess and muzzled both the inspector and lieutenant in a humorous test of effectiveness.
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Harkins
Fie
Nicholson
Ocean Boulevard
Irishman robs customs posts at border with armed show
An Irishman, heavily armed, robbed and intimidated U S customs officers at Noyes Minnesota after being refused entry at Emerson. He forced officers and train workers to perform calisthenics, shot at windows, damaged records, and blocked Station Agent McKay before fleeing toward Winnipeg.
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New York Times
Winnipeg
Noyes
Minn
Emerson
Custom House
McKay
Bryan Seemingly Sealed As Democratic Nominee
The Democratic National Convention appears settled on William Jennings Bryan with a firm belief he will secure the nomination and win the general election. Supporters and opponents in Washington discuss loyalty to Bryan, with opposition seen as unlikely to force retirement.
Yale Banquet Plan Spiked By University Authorities
New Haven Jan 27 Yale University officials refused the Taft Club of Connecticut use of Yale dining hall for a February 19 banquet honoring Secretary Taft. The reason given by Secretary Stokes is the university will not permit use of its buildings for political purposes.
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New York Times
New Haven
Taft
Yale
Taft Club of
Connecticut
Stokes
Ard Florida Ltd Service Best Route to Pinehurst
Advertisement notes best route from Ard Florida Ltd to Pinehurst Camden Columbia Florida via Office 1,183 Broadway. Shortest route guidance implied for travel service.
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ARD Florida Ltd
Best
Pinehurst
Camden
Columbia
Florida
Ton of dynamite explodes near Washingtonville
About a ton of dynamite stored in a small building near Washingtonville exploded this morning, shaking the earth for miles. The shock was felt as far as Newburg, twelve miles away, but no one was hurt.
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Newburg
N. Y
Washingtonville
Hindus Driven Out After Local Attack in Live Oak
Twenty Live Oak residents attacked two houses occupied by seventy Hindus discharged by the Southern Pacific Company. Hindus were driven to the town edge and ordered to leave. one witness fled to Yuba City to file complaints alleging $1,950 stolen. Case taken to the British Consul in San Francisco.
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Cal
Live Oak
Southern Pacific Company
Yuba City
San Francisco
Americans Put to Flight in Congo Expedition
Brusse ls reports that the American expedition led by R Dorsey Mohun was attacked by natives and forced to withdraw from the Congo Free State. The party included S P Verner A Chester Beatty and S W Ball among others, aiming to pave the way for a large American investment in rubber mining and rail concessions awarded by Belgium.
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R. Dorsey Mohun
Congo Free State
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A. Chester Beatty
S. W. Ball
Thomas F. Ryan
Guggenheims
Congo
Belgium
Ouida’s Funeral Ends In Poverty and Obscurity
Florence report details the burial of writer Ouida in Bagni di Lucca English cemetery. She died destitute, with only a dozen starving dogs and her loyal maid accompanying her, who inherits her last manuscripts.
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Florence
Queen's Miniatures Recovered. Thief Not Found
Three miniatures of the Duchess of Fife the Queen of Norway and Princess Victoria belonging to Queen Alexandria were returned to the London engraver's studio after a recent theft. There is no trace of the thief.
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London
Duchess of Fife
Queen of
Norway
Princess Victoria
Queen Alexandria
Secretary Annie Lynam Receives $50 in Will Surprise
Miss Annie Lynam private secretary to Representative John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee learned she will receive fifty dollars under the will of her uncle Michael O Hara who died in County Meath Ireland Recent details place her at twenty and residing in Washington during Congress sessions Her Knoxville Tennessee home is noted along with her Irish-born father who came to America after the Civil War
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New York Times
Washington
Annie Lynam
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Michael O'Hara
County
Meath
Ireland
Liam
Knoxville
Tenh
Congress
America
Croker Directs Fire Crew At 110 Bleecker Street Blaze
Chief Croker in evening clothes and fur overcoat supervised a three hour effort at a seven story fire on the fifth and sixth floors of 110 Bleecker Street and 179 Greene Street. The clothing factory owned by Louis Salny and Harry Pepper caused $25 000 in damage before flames were checked.
Discharged militiaman sparks guard employment case
Syracuse January 27 Georgete Palmer millinery store owner arrested on a peach warrant for depriving National Guard member Eugene J C Timmerman of employment Paler says discharge due to delivery disputes Capt John B Tuck testifies Palmer dismissed Timmerman for leaving to attend camp Palmer released in 500 bail
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New York Times
Syracuse
N. Y
Georget Fe Palmer
National Guard
State
Eugene J. C. Timmerman
Forty-first Separate Company
Adjutant General
Palmer
Temp
Timmerman
John B. Tuck
The
Forty First
Three Young Skaters Drown On Frozen Wilkesbarre Pond
Five boys aged 9 to 13 from Wilkesbarre ventured onto a frozen pond on their way to school. A two inch ice layer broke revealing twelve feet of water and three boys died. John Swanson John Jager and John Sherlock were recovered dead while two others were saved after a tough struggle.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
John Swanson
John Jager
John Sherlock
The 18 Hour Train to Chicago Ady
A Pennsylvania Special train leaves New York at 3 55 for Chicago arriving at 8 55 morning. The note appears as a brief transit item from Ady detailing the schedule and times.
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Chicago
New York
Ene
Ady
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt Marries Count Laszlo Széchényi
The wedding of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Laszlo Széchényi took place at 1 West Fifty-seventh Street in a simple ceremony attended by about 400 relatives. Afterward the couple slipped away via a Vanderbilt brougham and limousine amid a crowd of reporters, with plans for a private honeymoon and a possible return to sail for Europe on February 4. The pope sent a benediction, and police guarded the Fifth Avenue routes to ensure privacy.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
West Fifty-seventh Street
Laszlo Széchényi
Hungary
Hussars
Fiftyseventh Street
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Fifty-eighth Street
Lexington Avenue
Mott Haven
Newport
Alfred Vanderbilt
Oakland Farm
Reginald Vanderbilt
New York
Europe
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M. J. Lavelle
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Father Byrne
Farley
Mer. Lavelle
Vanderbilt Home
Dle
Fifth Avenue
Inspector Cortright
Walsh
Schmittberger
Inspector Walsh
Fifty-seventh Street
Inspector Schmittberger
Duke of
Baroness von Hengelmuller
Fifty-ninth Street
Porte Cochere
Plaza
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