Dynamite Plot Threat Near Lehigh Valley
An anonymous letter warned of a dynamite plot along the Lehigh Valley line 20 miles north of White Bayon near Lake Station. Wyoming division superintendent TLH Pindella said no 390 was deposited. Sheriff Jacobs patrolled the tracks with a posse for 24 hours but no attempt occurred. A railroad guard remains between Fenview and Lake Station.
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Hagieton Ta
Ced
Lehiga Valley
White Bayon
Pindella Withhes Lake
Wyoming
Lehigg Valley Railroad
Lake Station
Wailkesbarre Mountain
Albert Jacobs
Fenview
Socialists reelect William Mailly national secretary
The national committee of the Socialist party re elected William Mailly of Boston as national secretary. The Kentucky legislature postponed indefinitely a bill aimed at disfranchising illiterate Black voters.
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National Committee
The
Socialist Party
William Mailly
Boston
Kentucky
Czar Reviews Russian Reply Amid Hopeful Washington Talks
In St. Petersburg the czar weighs the council’s report on Russia’s response to Japan. Vladivostok dispatches say Vladivostok fleet prepared for sea. In Washington, a hopeful view persists that a Russian acceptance of general Japanese terms could sustain diplomacy toward a final settlement, pending Tokio’s position.
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Special Council
Alexis
Tokio
Vladivostock
Washington
Japan
Associated Press
Griscom
State Department
St. Petut
Tapan
Senator Hanna Improves After Brief Setback
Washington report says Senator M. A. Hanna is on the mend after leaving his field chamber too soon. His physician notes a favorable condition but warns of about a week of rest in the house to prevent another relapse.
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Hanna
Washington
M. A. Hanna
Fielk
William C Whitney Dies After Opera Injury
Former Navy Secretary William C Whitney dies at 64 at 71 Fifth Avenue New York after an operation for appendicitis and peritonitis. His son Harry Payne Whitney and daughter Dorothy Whitney at his bedside with Dr. Bull in attendance. Funeral planned at Grace Church and Woodlawn family plot.
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Fifth Avenue
Harry Payne Whitney
Dorothy Whitney
William T. Bull
Whitney
Walter B. James
Whitney Family
Bull
Mr. Whitney
Woodlawn
Flora Payne Whitney
Olive Whitey
Flora Payne Paget
Grace Church
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Elihu Root
Payne Whitney
Thomasville
Almeric H. Paget
London
Army of Colombia described as weak and diverse forces
A fragment describes Colombia's army as a mix of inept recruits including boys, partly African and native groups, barefoot conscripts, and even women, suggesting a fragile force in the Panama controversy.
Whitney death shocks Cleveland and naval restoration notes
The report details Mr. Whitney's death shocking Cleveland and praising his calm, decisive work on rebuilding the navy. It also notes Colombia Panama tensions with San Blas coast fighting rumors and U S naval movements as Buchanan heads to New York.
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Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Mr. Whitney
Whitney
Buchanan Saila
New York
Colon
W. S. Buchanan
United States
Panama
Washington
J. T. Ford
Cartagena
Moral certainty of murderer in Bechtel case revealed
Allentown, February 3. Captain Schaadt and the Bechtel defense lawyers say they are morally certain of the culprit but admit no legal proof exists. After a lengthy meeting with police, they conclude further pursuit is not worthwhile and publicly announce that the death of Mabel Bechtel remains probably unsolved.
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Schandt
Allentown
Bechtel
Mabel Bechtel
James L. Schaadt
Ice House Collapse Kills Boy Injures Seven In New Jersey
In Oak Ridge New Jersey a nearly finished ice house collapsed as wind blew it down injuring seven men and boys. A 16 year old son of Frank Roya of Starkuinn died on the scene his head crushed. Contractor William Merritt nearly collapsed.
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Oak Ridge
N. J
Storkholm
Frank Roya
Starkuinn
William Merritt
Panama Canal Ratification Prompts Public Funds Recall
Washington February 3 The Panama treaty is expected to be ratified mid month and Secretary Shaw will recall a portion of public funds from national bank depositories. The amount is seen near 30 million dollars or 27 percent of deposits with no aerial payments for at least a month after ratification while claims against canal property held in Colombia and France are settled to liquidate liens before paying the full 50 million.
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Washington
Scretary Shaw
Natial Bank
Department of Justice
Colombia
France
Shaw
Crushed By Falling Walls in Big Blaze at Knoxville
Fire in Knoxville wholesale district destroys Mur phy Robinson six story Phoenix building and Cullen Newman warehouses. Two firemen killed as walls collapse tearing through Ross and Armstein establishments. Loss pegged around 400000 with extensive damage to glasewire machinery house and other retailers.
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Tenn
Phoenix
Murphy & Robinson
Cullen & Newman
Wolions
Mr. Ross & Co
Cullen & Newman Establishment
Cullen & Shield
M. B Armstein & Co
Ross
Phoenica
Chamberlains Father and Son Lead Parliament Drama
London February 3 The opening of Parliament featured Joseph Chamberlain as a private member while Austen Chamberlain led the house, portraying a tense family leadership clash that captivated the chamber. The spectacle overshadowed Premier Balfour’s fiscal debate as critics called the speech among the weakest defenses of government policy.
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London
West
Birmingham
Austen Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tremier Balfour
Fnfinenza
Ackers-Douglas
Home Affairs
Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Jozeph Chamberlain
West Bh Ham
Treasury
Gladstone
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