Powder Explosion Destroys Dozen Cars Near Litchfield
Two men possibly fatally injured as a moving Big Four freight train carrying two cars of powder explodes on a sharp curve two miles east of Litchfield. Debris scatters for miles. Dougherty and Claw, not train crew, are injured and hospitalized. Cause of the blast remains unknown.
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Big Four
Litchfield
Murray
Lloyd Claw
Paul S. Dougherty
Dougherty
Claw
Paxton
Navy
Bodies Found in Debris After Roebling Fire Mystery
In Bordentown New Jersey investigators uncover the charred remains of a man and a girl beneath half-burned timbers in an untenanted house burned Monday night. A keyring with the name William Sleck an engineer at the Roebling plant is found near the man and a necklace bearing Lydia Carter around the girl's neck. Both Sleck and Miss Carter are missing from Roebling.
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Bordentown
N. J
William Sleck
Roebling
Lydia Carter
Sleck
Miss Carter
Massachusetts votes split on liquor licenses in Monday elections
Massachusetts towns weighed liquor laws with 14 ballot shifts. Six towns moved to close bars, eight returned to wet status, suggesting limited sway of the prohibition movement in the state amid a broader national trend.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Allison Turns 79 and Marks 35 Years in Senate
Senator William B. Allison of Iowa celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday on Monday and began his thirty-fifth year in the Senate on Tuesday. Despite advanced age, Allison remained hale and active in Washington.
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Allison
Senate
Washington, D. C
William B. Allison
Iowa
Gas Franchise Held Perpetual by Galesburg Judge
Judge Grier in Galesburg Illinois ruled the city gas company possesses a perpetual franchise. The decision resolves a dispute over the long term rights to supply gas within the city.
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Galesburg
Grier
Old Friends Die at Table in Ansonia
Frederick H. Wetmore and David H. Roberts, two well known Ansonia residents, collapsed and died at their table before finishing supper. Both men were over 70 and had spent the afternoon together in good health.
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Ansonia
Conn
Frederick H. Wetmore
David H. Roberts
Abandon Trolley Project Through Sharon Ends
The planned Meadville to New Castle trolley line passing Sharon has been abandoned, halting the regional transit initiative.
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Sharon
Meadville
New Castle
Immigration bills and congressional actions summarized
In Washington, a subcommittee reviewed the Hayes bill regulating Asiatic entry and residence, with Rep McKinley arguing against Japanese and other Asiatic immigration for wage disruption and racial non amalgamation. Other items include a pulp duty removal bill by Rep Stevens and Democratic support for the Aldrich currency bill, amid Republican defections. Legislative procedure criticized by Rep Murdoch, and Alaska Pacific Railway time extension for survey filings moved for favorable reporting.
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Washington
United States
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
McKinley
California
Senate
Smith
Michigan
Alaska Pacific Railway and Terminal Co
Territories
Rebating Charges Involving Railway and Lumber Firms
Federal grand jury returned a 13 count indictment against the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Co charging rebating in lumber shipments from Jonesboro Arkansas to St. Louis in 1905. An additional 13 count indictment targets Chapman and Dewey Lumber Co of Kansas City for receiving rebates. A separate case accuses Dr John L Fitzporter of misuse of the mails in correspondence with Anna Nouvelle of Canton Illinois and others in Illinois.
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St. Louis
St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co
Federal Grand Jury
Dyer
United States District Court
Chapman & Dewey Lumber Company
Kansas City
Jonesboro
Ark
John L. Fitzporter
Chestnut Street
United States
Anna Nouvelle
Canton
Reba Wallace
Albia
Ill
X. L
P. O. Box
Lincoln
Lizzie T. Laroche
Metropolis
Slaying of Priest In Denver Man Repudiates Confession
ALIO BENIES KILLING PRIEST Denver Col Guiseppe Allo the slayer of Father Leo repudiates signed jail confession and all other admissions saying he did not kill the priest. He claims he went to pray at the church and the priest forced the sacrament into his mouth and fell dead. He says he fled in fear.
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Denver
Guiseppe Allo
Leo
Robert H. Widdicombe
Colorado Springs
Alio
Guiseppe Alio
Leo Heinrichs
Criminal
Greeley Whitmore
China snubs surrender demand over Tatsu Maru seizure
China ignores Japan's demand to surrender the steamship Tatsu Maru seized for allegedly smuggling arms to revolutionists. Earlier unofficial statements suggested China would yield apologize and pay indemnity, while the Japanese cruiser drama remains at Canton awaiting settlement orders.
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China
Tokio
Japan
Drama
Canton
Frisco Bridge Dynamited by Unknown Suspects
Frisco railroad agents and city detectives in Frisco work crews to capture men who attempted to blow up the $40,000 Frisco bridge at Fyler and McCausland avenues in the southwestern city area at 2 am Tuesday. The bridge sustained $500 in damage. In Sturgis Volin South Dakota neighbors oppose naming a newborn daughter Evelyn Nesbit Thaw citing indignation and threats of violence unless the name is changed.
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Frisco
St. Louis
Frisco Railroad
Fyler and
McCausland Avenues
Volin
S. D
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Thaw denies million-dollar demand in annulment case
Mrs Evelyn Thaw insists she did not demand or receive any offer of one million dollars to induce her consent to an annulment of her marriage to Harry K Thaw. In Warren Massachusetts 107 year old H Spencer becomes destitute and is placed in the Warren poorhouse.
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Evelyn
New York
Evelyn Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Warren
Mass
H. Spencer
Krause Buys New York Church at Auction
John Krause head gardener on William J. Vanderbilt’s Idle Hour estate paid 580 dollars to acquire a church at public sale and spent 50 dollars more on fixtures to use the building as his home. Gould Line stations closed in Kansas and Nebraska by Missouri Pacific order includes eighteen day stations and two night stations.
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New York
John Krause
William J. Vanderbilt
Krause
Missouri Republicans Choose Nagel Over Niedringhaus
At the Missouri Republican state convention in St Louis Charles Nagel defeated former state committee chair Thomas K Niedringhaus 630 to 435 to become national committeeman. The convention endorsed Taft for president and blocked a prohibition plank. Attorney General Hadley announced his bid for governor as delegates gathered at the new First Regiment armory amid a record crowd.
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St. Louis
Thomas K. Niedringhaus
Republican State Committee and Caucus
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Taft
Hadley
New
Fire sweeps Tampa factory district causing major losses
A Sunday fire in Tampa's resence and cigar factory district spread over about five acres and destroyed 308 buildings. Major losses were reported at M Stachelberg Co 100000 dollars M Perenz Co 50000 Gonzales Fisher Co 40000 Esberg Gunst Co branch of Stachelberg 40000 and Fernandez Co up to 20000. The blaze affected the area between Twelfth and Michigan avenues and Sixteenth and Twentieth streets.
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Tampa
Fla
Resence
M. Stachelberg & Co
M. Perenz & Co
Gonzales, Fisher & Co
Esberg, Gunst & Co
Stachelberg
Fernandez & Co
Twelfth
Michigan Avenues
Twentieth Streets
San Diego Railroad Foreclosure Linked to Southern Pacific
A Superior Court suit filed by M. Freeman seeks foreclosure of about a half million dollars in San Diego Cuyamaca and Eastern railroad mortgage bonds. Freeman, acting for Southern Pacific, aims to bring the eastern foothill line under SP control through the action.
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San Diego
Cal
San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern
M. Freeman
Freman
Southern Pacific
Foothills
Two Sailors Lost Overboard In Heavy Sea Near Philadelphia
During rough seas, two crewmen of the Danish steamship Secalla were swept overboard on February 21 and lost. The Secalla arrived here from Carthagena Spain.
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Philadelphia
Carthagena
Spain
Plow Inventor James Oliver Dies in South Bend
James Oliver founder of the largest plow works in the world died in South Bend Indiana at 6 40 Monday morning after a long illness. He gained fame for his invention of the chilled plow and was celebrated inventor in agricultural equipment.
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South Bend
Ind
James Oliver
Arrest All Truants In Atlantic City Plan
Atlantic City police to arrest every truant from local schools after thefts linked to school absentees. The move aims to curb petty thefts troubling the department. The plan involves large-scale enforcement and returns to regular patrols.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Girl Quits Bed to Wed in Marion Ohio Wedding
Miss Mary Katherine Johnson aged twenty one rose from her bed to wed Charles A. McKee of McKees Rocks Pa. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George M. Rourke. Cupid scored a triumphant surprise in Marion Ohio as a wedding moved from postponement due to grip to a formal ceremony.
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Marion
Ohio
Cupid
Mary Katherineohnson
Grip
George M. Rourke
Charles
McKees Rocks
Naming Dispute Over Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Sparks Local Tension
Neighbors protest a newborn girl named Evelyn Nesbit Thaw claiming the unusual combination is improper. Authorities consider possible name change as conflict grows amid threats of violence.
Illinois Investigation Opens At State Reformatory
Pontiac legislative committee sent Representatives Hope and McLaughlin to prepare for the probe into deaths at the state reformatory. McLaughlin warned of subpoenas and criminal punishment if guilt is found. In Bloomington a boy survived a blizzard ordeal after 48 hours hidden in a hay stack near Chillicothe. In Peoria a judge allowed the Fraternal Reserve Life and North American Union merger to be dissolved with a later stipulation, ending action between the two firms.
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Pontiac
Jacksonville
Hope
McLaughlin
State Reformatory
William Hamlin
Bloomington
Fred Keefer
Chillicothe
Peoria
Worthington
Fraternal Reserve Life Association
North American Union of Chicago
Millard Powers
Chicago
North American Union
Senate Urges Information On Indian Court Proceedings
The senate passed Tillman’s resolution calling on the attorney general for information on 1901 Indian territory court proceedings affecting the Cherokee and Chickasha tribes. The House discussed post office fraud, weighing mails, and investigation calls led by Mr Lloyd and others.
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Senate
Washington
Tillman
Indian Territory
Lloyd
Missouri
Post Office Department
Wanger
Pennsylvania
Messrs. Moon
Tennessee
Goebel
Ohio
Briggs
Georgia
Murdock
Kansas
Smith
California
Secretary of the Interior
Illinois Politician and County Official Dead at 70
Fairfield Anderson L Wall longtime county clerk for eight years and former treasurer, died at his home aged 70. A prominent G A R member, director of First National Bank, deacon of First Methodist Church, and secretary of Citizens Building and Land Association. Founded Helen Moore Mission twelve years ago.
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Iminois
Fairfeld
Anderson L. Wall
First National Bank
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Citizens’ Building and Land Association
Helen Moore
Mines Show Coal Production Rise in Ti nois
The state’s bituminous coal output reached 47,798,621 tons in the last year, up 680 tons from the previous year, according to David Ross secretary of the Ti nois Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Springfield
Tinois
David Ross
Minois
Boiler Explosion Injures Engineer at Coulterville Mill
Nashville's 23 year old engineer Monmouth resident Wies was seriously injured when a boiler exploded at a Coulterville mill. The boiler and engine were newly installed a little over a week ago and the cause remains unknown.
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Nashville
Leonard Wies
Coulterville
Here
Wies
Practical Fashions Ladies Shirt Waist Pattern 2142
Elegant shirt waist design in coral pink messaline with cream filet lace chemisette. Six sizes 32 to 42, material yardage varies by width, applique lace borders, cuff trim matches. Send 10 cents to Pattern Editor with name address and size for this pattern.
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Paris
Chilean copper mines underperform despite many claims
Chilean government reports 7 854 copper claims at various times with only 748 worked in the last year. High labor costs and poor transport hinder profitability, leaving few mines able to operate at current copper prices. Women help construct dams while Polish women protest dam work near Bredstedt Schleswig Pru.
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Chile
Bredstedt
Schleswig
Pru
Fragmentary Verse on Corn Eating Animals and Fraternity
A rustic mock verse describes animals eating corn and growing body parts or traits. The speaker references an order titled Ancient Order of Poethers and laments crowding ranks. The tone hints at satirical social commentary.
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Minnesota
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Arkansas
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Niedringhaus
Tampa, Fla
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American Iron and Steel Co
Butler, Pa
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Zelienople
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Overstreet
Indiana
Muskogee
Okla
F. B. Pitté
Will Harris
Kiowa
Monmouth
Harriet Mosher Gifford
Washington County
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Shurtleff
House
Edward A. Shurtleff
Duquoin
de Soto
Decatur
Edwin V. Carter
Whiteside
Sterling—Samuel Albertson
Whiteside County
Lindsan Hiccoughs
Alto Pass
William Martin, Jr
Windsor
Gordon Toling
Kentucky
Beine
Lad
Theher
Ain
Charles Chester
Mra
M. A. Chester
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