Higgins on Reform Seeks Party Of The People
Governor Higgins of New York, returning home from his mother in law’s funeral, urged a more representative Republican Party. He praised Speaker Wadsworth’s election as a sign the party should be controlled by rank and file, while noting not all party lines are dissolving. He dismissed personal ambitions, spoke of anti graft mood, and said Roosevelt and he share friendship but he has no presidential ambitions.
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Waukee
Higgins
New-York
New-York State
Wisconsin
Ohio
Minnesota
New York State
Wadsworth
Way Young Mal
Hizp
Sete
Odell
New York
Republican County Committee
Republican Party
Depew
New- York
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Senate
Secretary of State
McCleary
Brazil
Germany
United States
Congress
State Department
Denial from Odell on statewide committee plans
State Chairman Odell denied any call for a meeting of the State committee and rejected claims of plans by opponents to force his retirement. He said Albany reports of allies supporting him and plans to relinquish the chair were untrue, and he has no Europe trip or Albany visit planned. Odell indicated ongoing speculation stems from St Lawrence County politics and moves against a fellow committeeman.
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Odell
Republican Rate Committees
Fifth Avenue
State Committee
Albany
Ign
Europe
Stort
Becresare
Ashes Cast into Mississippi from Eads Bridge
William Burnside’s ashes were scattered into the Mississippi River from the Eads Bridge in a midair burial conducted under terms of his will. Executor J A Nolan recited brief lines of original verse as the ashes dispersed from a jar. Burnside, once wealthy, died in poverty.
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Louis
William Burnside
Mississippi River
Eads Bridge
J. A. Nolan
Burnside
Seven Men Killed in Snowslide at Mining Camp
A Jan 209 telegram reports seven miners buried by a snowslide at a mining camp near Pssng Leke City. The incident occurred today and local authorities are confirming the fatalities.
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Leke City
Florida's Famous Trains in Brief Schedule Note
A fragment mentions Florida and West Coast service via Atlantic Coast Line beginning at 2 10 P M and 1 16 Broadway New York with unexpressed connections. Names and exact routes are incomplete but reference a Florida train schedule item from the era.
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A. Y
Fla
West Ac
Atlantic Coast Line
N. Y
Seton Link Emerges With Mysterious Davis Firms in Wall Street
Report suggests further Seton and Colmey activity tied to Norfolk and Western forgery. John H. Davis & Co. disavows any connection with an unseen Wall Street firm using the same name at 41 and 42 Wall Street. Detained associate Murray or Colmey linked to the alleged scheme. investigators traced the second Davis entity through misdirected mail and exchange probes.
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C. Augustus Seton
Colmey
Kid” Murray
John H. Davis & Co
Wall St
Wall-st
Murray
Davis & Co
District Attorney’s Office
Seton
Norfolk and Western
John H. Davis
Wallst
Davis House
Second
Davis Company
College under freight car marks unlikely start
Lawrence Kansas January 20 Harry Hibbard Kemp rode into town on the brake beams of a freight car with three cents in his pocket He enrolled today in the University of Kansas College of Arts and Sciences to study German and Latin He works on the university grounds and tends a furnace for meals and lodging Professor Carruth gave him a dollar after being impressed by his open face and told him to return next day
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Lawrence
Kan
Harry Hibbard Kemp
New York City
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
Kemp
A. Es. Carruth
Lawmaker Proposes Government Coinage for Jamestown Exposition
Representative Maynard of Virginia introduces a bill to fund Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition at Hampton Roads in 1907 with 1,340,000 for government buildings and exhibits and to coin one million two dollar silver pieces. The exposition would sell bullion to cover costs and aim to profit about 800,000. The coins would feature Jamestown scenes and be sought as souvenirs.
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Washington
Maynard
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Jamestown
Widow Dies After Fall From Sixth Floor Window
Mrs. Henrietta Friedman a 55 year old widow is found dead in her St Urban apartment at 285 Central Park West after plunging from a sixth floor bathroom window. Coroner rules death by own action though family disputes details. physician cites asthma linked loss of balance. Charles Friedman reports to coroner. nurse absent at 7 pm. two sons and a daughter reside with later husband died four years ago.
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Henrietta Friedman
St. Urban
Central Park West
Charles
Acritelli
Will Go to the Hague Conference Delegates Named
Washington reports Secretary Root announced the U S delegation to The Hague conference includes Joseph H Choate former ambassador to England Horace Porter former ambassador to France and Judge Rose of Little Rock ex president of the American Bar Association Additional delegates may join depending on Russian representation and a cadre of secretaries stenographers and interpreters may accompany them
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Root
The
Hague
Joseph H. Choate
England
Horace Porter
France
Judge Rose
Little Rock
Ark
American Bar Association
Taft Delivers Canal Commission Minority Report
Washington January 20 Secretary Taft called at the White House and gave the President the minority report of the Isthmian Canal Commission prepared by Stevens chief canal engineer who favors a lock canal The secretary said the visit did not involve the Venezuelan question which is in State Department hands
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Washington
Taft
White House
Isthmian Canal Commission
Stevens
State Department
Hetty Green’s Carfare Paid by Conductor in Hoboken
Mrs Hetty Green rode a Washington street trolley in Hoboken after a conductor paid her fare when she had no money. She later settled the debt with the railroad company and repaid the conductor with a nickel that had been found bad. The nickel was credited to Krell, who plans to frame it.
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Hetty Green
Washington St
Hoboken
George Krell
Green
Krell
Alfaro Rules Ecuador Revolt Within Revolt
Guayaquil reports General Alfaro seized Quito at 3 p m. and a palace junta formed a new government. Vice President Baquerizo Moreno briefly held power before the populace toppled him, proclaiming Alfaro again as president. Rioting killed or wounded about 200 as prisons and barracks were attacked. Order later returned and ships moved rebels toward Panama. A schoolship joined the rebellion and Daule rebels arrived to support.
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Guayaquil
Baquerito Moreno
Eloy Alfaro
Ecuador
Emilio Arevalo
Leonidas Plaza
United States
Loa
Panama
Gun accidents kill 3 in New York towns
A sequence of accidental firearms deaths is reported in New York. John Bila shot his wife in Gloversville while still holding the gun after a hunting trip. A. B. Ripley in Watertown killed himself while inspecting a shotgun. John Starbird, twelve, accidentally killed his playmate Ambrose Barton, eight, in Thompson, Pennsylvania.
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Gloversville
N. Y
John Bila
Watertown
A. B. Ripley
Adams
Binghamton
John Starbird
Wiliam Starbird
Thémpson
Penn
Ambrose Barton
President's appointee faces hazing charges at academy
Annapolis Jan 20 Charges of hazing have been filed against Midshipman Richard R Mann a first class appointee of President Roosevelt He is already under arrest on the charge of frenching from the academy grounds His trial will follow that of Midshipman Claude B Mayo of Columbus Miss There are three specifications under the hazing charge in Manns case.
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Annapolis
Richard R. Mann
Roosevelt
Academy
Claude B. Mayo
Columbus
Miss
Mann
Lanigan seeks to unseat Brooklyn alderman Monahan
James J. Lanigan, candidate for Municipal Ownership in Brooklyn 54th District, files with the attorney general to unseat alderman-elect Michael J. Monahan. A public hearing is set for January 27. Lanigan claims Monahan is not a U S citizen, born in Ireland and not naturalized, and that Monahan voted for ten years on his father’s papers without proper naturalization. Monahan resides at 104 4th St Brooklyn and did not comment.
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James J. Lanigan
Brooklyn
Mayer
Michael J. Monahan
Lanigan
Monahan
United States
Ireland
Alderman Monahan
4Th St
Ancient Temosochic church collapses after 188 years
In Texas, the historic Roman Catholic church at Temosochic, founded by missionaries with local Indians, aged 188 years, has collapsed leaving the structure wrecked. No injuries were reported.
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Paso, Tex
Temosochic
DIES DURING HUSBAND'S FUNERAL IN NEW YORK STATE
Ogdensburg N Y Jan 20 While the funeral of the Rev J P Dunham pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Heaverton was being held today word came from the parsonage that Mrs Dunham had just died Both Mr and Mrs Dunham contracted pneumonia at about the same time There is likelihood of a third death in the parsonage for a sister in law of Mrs Dunham who was assisting in nursing the sick people accidentally fell downstairs several days ago and fractured her skull She is in a serious condition
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
J. P. Dunham
Methodist Episcopal Church
Heaverton
Eighth meningitis death at Newport naval station
The eighth death from cerebro spinal meningitis among apprentice seamen at the Newport naval training station occurred today. The victim was Christopher Wagner of Chicago. Three more cases are under treatment at the station.
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Newport
R. 1
Christopher Wagner
Chicago
Couple killed on Grace Crossing by railroad engine
Telegraph dispatch from Washington New Jersey reports Walter Williams who runs Alfred Sully's place near Hackettstown and his wife were killed at Grace Crossing. Their team was halted by a coal train at Highst crossing and after the gates rose, a cometing "comet" train struck the wagon. The impact killed the man, wife, and horses, tearing them to pieces.
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Washington
N. J
Walter Williams
Alfred Sully
Hackettstown
Lackawanna
West baby born weighs one pound in Wyoming
A record small infant was born today to Mrs. Charles Bybee of Lander Wyoming. The child weighs a little more than a pound and has a head about two inches in diameter.
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Omaha
Jan
West
Charles Bybee
Lander
Wyo
Yonkers Boy Dies of Rabies After Dog Bite
Five year old Andrew Sakacs died in Yonkers New York from rabies confirmed by Dr Poor New York Board of Health pathologist. Brain exam proved the diagnosis. Investigators probe three other children bitten by a dog for possible exposure.
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Andrew Sakacs
St. Mary’s-st. Yonkers
Dr. Poor
New York Board of Health
Poor
Steel splinter removed from brain in Philadelphia
A three inch steel sliver was extracted from John Nail of Winston XL at Jefferson Hospital. Doctors attempted magnet extraction but the steel was firmly embedded, so a surgical removal was performed. The patient is reported to be doing well.
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Philadelphia
John Nail
Winston
XL. c
Jefferson Hospital
Atrocity Report From Hayward Involving Indians
Milwaukee January 20 report states that in Hayward an enemy was doused with alcohol and set alight. When attempting to extinguish the flames the assailants nearly killed him with knives.
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Milwaukee
Hayward
D L W Firemen Strike Controversy Settled
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad firemen dispute in Scranton Pennsylvania has been amicably settled on January 20. No strike will occur and labor relations are resolved between the company and the firemen.
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Scranton, Penn
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Dentist Dr Stauffer Ends 41 Day Fast in Allegheny
Dr Sherman M Stauffer, an Allegheny dentist, ended a planned sixty day fasting after 41 days citing an accident. He kept the halt secret until tonight and would not disclose his first meal or further details. A reputable local physician vouched for the fast’s 41 day duration.
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Tribune
Pittebure
Sherman M. Stauffer
Allegheny
Stauffer
Delightful Journey to Florida Augusta and Aiken
Enhanced by luxurious equipment Southern's Palm Limited electric lighted train departs New York daily except Sunday at 12 55 PM for St. Augustine. Inviting service to Ormond Palm Beach Miami and Nassau with New York offices at 271 and 1185 Broadway.
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New York Daily
St. Augustine
Ormond
Palm Beach
Miami
Nassau
N. Y
Chicago Egg Market Faces 10 Cent Drop If Cold Weather Fails
Chicago egg merchants, already $1,000 in the red last month, hold large cold storage stocks and fear a 10 cent per dozen market by Monday unless bitter weather returns. Eggs stored last summer at 17 to 20 cents now fetch 11 cents, while warm weather keeps hens laying. Grocers press merchants to sell storage eggs cheaply, and consumers buy storage eggs as fresh country eggs cost 30 to 36 cents.
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Tribune
Chicago
Harvard plans nationwide club federation system
President Eliot and Harvard alumni directors are devising a plan to cover the country with Harvard graduate clubs. All clubs would join a central federation with offices in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eliot
Harvard
Harvard Graduate
Violinist Franz Wilczek Hosts Divorce Hearing Wife Honored
Franz Wilczek, a New York City violinist, gave a dinner in Omaha at a leading hotel with his wife, who is pursuing a divorce, as the guest of honor. The event occurred January 26 and was reported by Telegraph to The Tribune.
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Omaha
Franz Wilczek
New York City
Southern Palm Limited train to Florida and resorts
The Southern's Palm Limited to Florida via Aiken and Augusta departs New York daily at 12 50 p m except Sunday Electric Light service and other high class trains to Florida for winter outings Full information from A Thweatt B P A 1185 or Zi Bway N Y Advt
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Florida
Aiken
Augusta
New York
Thweatt
Zi Bway
N. Y
California Tours by Southern Railway to California and West
Southern Railway advertises two high class tours via the Washington Sunset Route to and through California and return. The 29 day itineraries include two days in New Orleans one in San Antonio one in El Paso for Juarez Old Mexico and principal points in California Salt Lake Colorado under personal escort. Cost including expenses 365 1220 depending on tour chosen. Offices Broadway contact number given.
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Southern Railway
Washington-Sunset
California
Washington
New Orleans
San Antonio
el Paso
Juarez
Old Mexico
Salt Lake
Colorado
Broadway
Winters Warm Wave Hits Major Cities Across Midwest
January 20 reports show record January warmth in Chicago Columbus Cleveland and Detroit with temperatures from 62 to 68 degrees. Pittsburg records 66 degrees at 8 pm marking the hottest January 20 since 1874 and causing notable heat distress.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Columbus
Ohio
Pittsburg
Carnegie Relief Fund Faces Shortfall at Carnegie Steel
Pittsburg reports show the fourth annual Andrew Carnegie Relief Fund disbursed $266,290 for 1905, exceeding income by over $66,000. The sinking fund was drawn down, leaving $62,855 on hand. Since 1902, $4,000,000 in 5 percent steel bonds were set aside to aid sick and injured workers, aiding 8,380 cases.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Andrew Carnegie Relief Fund
Carnegie
Wealthy Men Marry Poor Girls in Boston
Two wealthy men marry women who had to work for their living. Leroy Fay of Commonwealth-are weds Jennie Murphy, a servant from Prince Edward Island at the Berghan estate in Weston. Frank B. Sanborn Jr. of New York marries Mary De Courcey, a stenographer at the Massachusetts Mining Company.
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Boston
Leroy Fay
Commonwealth-are
Frank B. Sanborn, Jr
New-York
Mr. Fay
Jennie Murphy
Prince Edward's Island
Berghan
Weston
Thieves Target Stage Effects At Vanderbilt Cup Show
Two men connected to a melodrama firm were found backstage of the Broadway Theatre amid failures in the Vanderbilt Cup race scene in which electrical effects were sabotaged. Investigators traced the fault to an attempted theft of the illusion’s principle. The pair fled when confronted by the stage electrician, and the doorkeeper did not notice their entry. Safeguards are now in place to protect the apparatus from further tampering.
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Broadway
Sleep Ends in Death In Cortland Teacher Found Dormant
Miss Vera Alexander a Bellevue New Jersey school teacher was found dead at the home of Mr and Mrs Parks in Cortland. She lay on the bed with a towel saturated with chloroform over her face. She had suffered insomnia and the coroner returned an accidental poisoning verdict.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Vera Alexander
Bellevue
N. J
Joseph Parks
Cortland
Debate over UMW officers taking salaried political post
At the United Mine Workers session in Indianapolis a resolution sought to bar officers from holding a political office with a $1000 salary. An amendment lowering the amount to $100 passed, but the measure was tabled amid Mitch ell's opposition. A committee from Districts 17 and 9 was approved to discuss wages with operators. A proposal for President Mitchell to take a paid two month health vacation was ruled out of order.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Dr Gustav Krauss Held in Hudson County Jail Jersey City
Dr Gustav Krauss is detained in Hudson County Jail Jersey City under a civil process in a damages suit. He is described as visiting daily at the patio for whom he prescribes.
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Gustav Krauss
Hudson County
Jersey City
Patio
Li Mani
Dewey's Brute Cuvée Champagne Ad in New York
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co announces Dewey's Brute Cuvée Champagne equal to the best French Bri. Produced in New York at 138 Fulton Street, the ad positions it as a top choice among champagnes.
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H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton A
New York
Seaboard Florida Limited-Daily Pullmans Quickest to Florida
Seaboard Florida Limited Daily all Pullmans and electric lighted trains make the quickest time to Florida via Sea Ain Line. Office located at 1,183 Broadway with full advertisement details.
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Pullmans
Florida
Sea- Ain Line
Broadway
Maximum Tariff Bill Could Pass House
Washington dispatch notes the McCleary Maximum Tariff bill aims to add 25 percent to Dingley rates for all non reciprocal countries and includes a 25 percent tax on free list goods from those nations. Supporters cite swift passage while critics warn of adverse effects on iron and steel, farmers, and international relations with Germany and Brazil.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Jan
House
McCleary
United States
Representative McCleary
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Germany
Balloonist Falls Two Thousand Feet to Death
Lindsay Cooper an aeronaut from Clarinda Ohio fell two thousand feet from his balloon at Wolfe City while ascending this afternoon and was killed instantly. About four hundred people witnessed the accident. Cooper escaped with a broken wrist and no other bones broken.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lindsay Cooper
Clarinda
Ohio
Wolfe City
Cooper
Fire at Dyker Heights Clubhouse Damages Brooklyn Building
A fire in the second story of the Dyker Heights Clubhouse at 16th Street and 13th Avenue Brooklyn caused about 3500 dollars in damage. Members inside were unaware until Michael Alien, passing by at 176 Chauner Street, Brooklyn, alerted them and a bucket brigade helped control the blaze before the fire department arrived. The water damage was the largest loss.
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Dyker Heights
16Th-St
13Th-Ave
Brooklin
Michael Alien
Chaunerst
Brooklyn
Court Ball At Vienna Attracts Diplomatic Notables
Vienna hosts the first court ball of the season with Austrian nobility and diplomatic corps in attendance. Guests include American Ambassador Storer and family, military attaché Lt McClintock, embassy secretary Rives, Landon, Mr and Mrs Swart of New York, Col and Mrs Anderson of Cincinnati, J Longworth Niche, and officials presenting to the Emperor. War Department reporter Korpson travels Europe to study cavalry drills and horse training methods before moving on to Italy.
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Vienna
Storer
Grady Sues Third Time for Divorce from Amanda Grady
J Douglass Grady a Manhattan broker living in Jersey City has begun his third divorce action against Amanda Grady whom he wed in New York in 1882. The first suit was decided against him four years ago after it was shown his wife nursed him through sickness. The second suit of 1904 was dropped from the Chancery Court calendar. he accuses desertion in each suit.
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J. Douglass Grady
Hudson St
Manhattan
Jersey City
Amanda Grady
New York
Emery
Grady
Chancery
Eaca
Train Advert 11 Trains to Cleveland and Southern Points
Ad advertises 11 trains per car to Cleveland via New York Central Lines including the famous Limited. Shore and Savannah Line to Florida. Tickets at reduced rates to all Southern points. New passenger service. Polite and attentive officers.
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New York Central Lines
Includin Famous Limited
Shore Iied
Savannah
Florida
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