Pleasure Seekers Carried Over Niagara Falls by Ice Bridge
Niagara Falls N Y Feb 5 Hundreds of sightseers watched the ice bridge choke the river when it suddenly gave way. A Toronto couple Mr and Mrs Eldridge Stanton and Burrell Hancock 18 of Cleveland died after the bridge collapse. Two men died saving the woman who could not keep up as rescuers from a bridge tried with ropes. The whirlpool rapids area continues to search for bodies.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Eldridge Stanton
Toronto
Canada
Burrell Hancock
Cleveland
Ohio
United States Prepares for Possible Mexican Intervention
Washington reports military measures for possible intervention in the Mexican uprising. About 25,000 troops in the Midwest and on the border are readied for immediate movement. General Wood leads massing along the border after Taft’s ultimatum demanding the release of fifty Americans held at Ahumado. Fort Whipple authorities ordered to send a regiment and a cavalry squadron to El Paso as Mexico’s reply is anticipated within 48 hours.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Madero
Mexico
War Department
Middle West
Arizona
California
Juarez
Wood
Taft
Ahumado
Mex
el Paso
Fort Whipple
Mutineers Return to Juarez in Small Squads
El Paso reports mutineers seized from Juarez by General Orosco for Chihuahua yesterday are returning to Juarez in small squads, dropping off the train as it slows.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Orosco
Hermiston Day as board visits for West Extension hearings
Special Correspondence Hermiston Oregon February reports the Investigating board from the reclamation service arrives tomorrow for the final West Extension hearing. Local business leaders will urge endorsement while engineers finalize input from participating communities. Today Chief Engineer Davis leads a Stanfield hearing on Stanfield objections to the plans.
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Hermiston
Ore
Reclamation Service
West Extension
Davis
Stanfield
Distress Signal From Inqua Lumber Schooner Off Mendocino
A wireless message reports the lumber laden schooner Inqua in distress off False Point north of Cape Mendicino with the steamer Katherine standing by for aid.
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Hureia
Calif
Inqua
False Point
Cape Mendicino
Katherine
Northwestern Malt Company Fire Harms Chicago, Half‑Million Loss
A large blaze at the Northwestern Malt company in Chicago caused about 500000 dollars in damage. Six firefighters were seriously injured in the fire, which spread through the brewery complex.
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Chicago
Northwestern Malt Company
Oregon candidate declares for Congress in third district
Salem Feb 5. Objection to the United States Senate is a key plank in Ralph Clyde platform. Clyde of Portland, a legislature member, filed intentions to run as a Republican for Congress in Oregon's third district.
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Salem
Ore
United States Senate
Ralph Clyde
Portland
Oregon
Death by own action ends man and wife elopement scandal
New York February reports a runaway wife of millionaire Lippen Suydam and her plumber husband Frederick Nobel died in an apparent double suicide by inhaling gases in their apartment. Nobel’s funeral was held privately in a family plot, while the woman was sent to Philadelphia for burial. Suydam, distraught, later ran down a city mail carrier while driving. the injured man was rushed to a hospital with assurances of full expense coverage.
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New York
Lippenard Suydam
Frederick Nobel
Nobel
Philadelphia
Walter Lippen Suydam
Butge
Date Set for Trial of Alleged Dynamiters in Los Angeles
Los Angeles February 6 trials for Ira Bender and A B Maple charged with conspiring to dynamite the Hall of Records building are set for February 18. A new trial for Bert Connors will begin after the Connors jury disagreed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ira Bender
A. B. Maple
Hall of Records
Will Betin
Bert Connors
Connera
Royal Couple Welcome as They Arrive in England
King George and Queen Mary were greeted warmly in Portsmouth on their return from the Durbar trip. They have been away almost three months and arrived aboard the yacht Medina with four warships in attendance. After a 35 minute stop, the royal party continued to London.
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England
Portsmouth
King George
Queen Mary
Medina
Rondon
Labor leaders plead not guilty to dynamite charge
Los Angeles February 5. Labor leaders Tvnet moo Johannsen Clancy and Munsey pleaded not guilty to indictments accusing them of conspiracy in the Times dynamiting after Judge Wellborn overruled their demurrer. Trial date will be set tomorrow.
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Tos Angeles
Cal
Tvnetmoo
Johannsen
Clancy
Munsey
Wellborn
Rival in Love Admits Perjury to Send Man to Penitentiary
A Cedar Rapids man testifies that influenced by a moving picture he lied about Charles Jack of Traer, Iowa, who was convicted of attempted extortion on Gates' testimony. Jack served twenty one months and was paroled last October after two years in prison.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John Gates
Charles Jack
Traer
Gates
Jack
Newell Giv es Hope for Water Project Payment Change
Hermiston Oregon February 5 The Umatilla River Water Users Association reports a Washington interior service draft to allow graduated annual installments for water right payments under the Umatilla Project The directors called a special meeting to seek contract changes and outline pending 1910 delinquent payments due in March
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Hermiston
Ore
Umatilla
H. Newela
Umata
Secretary of the Interior
Assault Case in Hands of Jury
Attorneys Johnson and Skrable defend Mabel Warter and now contest the freedom of C I L Montgomery charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Prosecution rests on two Chinese witnesses and police chief. defense says the dish strike was from the restaurant cook. Ong Tong, struck in the Boston restaurant, shows a fractured skull and remains in danger. he may yet die.
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Johnson and
Skrable
Mabel Warter
State Today
C. I L. Montgomery
Ong Tong
Boston
Montgomery
John Kearney
Gus Manos
Wilde likely to be dismissed in bank embezzlement case
Portland, Feb 6. It is expected the remaining indictment against Louis Wilde and W Cooper Morris for embezzling 12500 from the defunct Oregon Trust and Savings bank will be dismissed. Judge Kavanaugh is sick. Cameron will wait until recovery to proceed. Cameron believes Wilde’s earlier acquittal on a similar charge undermines the current case.
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Portland
Ore
Louis Wilde
W. Cooper Morris
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
Kavanaugh
Cameron
Wilde
Italian Ships Pounder Reported Foundering Off Tobruk
Unconfirmed Constantinople dispatches say three Italian transports have foundered near Suzan Tobruk and Taormina. No fatalities were mentioned.
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London
Constantinople
Suzan Tobruk
Taormina
Verdict A Surprise Not Guilty For Mrs Warner In Forgery Case
In a brief three hours and ten minutes of deliberation twelve jurors found Mrs. Mabel Young Warner not guilty of uttering a forged will. Judge Bradshaw presided as District Attorney Van Vactor and defense attorneys Johnson and Skrable commented on a fair trial. The trial, one of the county’s most expensive, cost about $2000.
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Mabel Young Warner
Bradshaw
Warner
Johnson
van Vadterith
J. W. Young
Five Seattle Men Indicted for Bankwrecking
Warrants were served on five prominent Seattle men after sealed indictments by the federal grand jury. In Pairbanks Alaska investigators examined the failure of the Washington Alaska bank sold in 1909 before it busted. The indicted are W H Parsons vice president Dexter Horton Bank John Schrams banker F L Barbour and E Ly Webster.
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Seattle
Wash
Pairbanks
Alaska
Washington-Alaska
W. H. Parsons
Dexter
Horton Bank
John Schrams
F. EL. Barbour
E Ly
Webster
Revolver Trust Could Raise Prices to $100
A proposal to form a revolver trust suggests prices might rise to $100 each, with potential societal benefits anticipated from higher costs.
Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Starvation Case
A Washington jury convicted a woman of manslaughter for starving a spinster to obtain her wealth. The judge ordered bail set at 20 000 dollars as appeal procedures begin, with jurors voting five to four on first degree murder, second degree, and manslaughter before a unanimous verdict.
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Howe
Peace move ends Chinese internal strife in Peking
In Peking the peace process nears completion as republican leaders permit Sun Yat sen and Yuan to govern jointly until a president is elected. The empress dowager orders Yuan to aid southern republicans, signaling possible end to hostilities and Yuan’s likely presidency. Several Manchu princes depart, details undisclosed. Washington dispatches hint Germany and the U S seek ways to resolve the crisis.
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Peking
Inet
Sun
Yuan
China
Germany
United States
Organization of the Republic
Fear Anarchy Fears Rise After Chinese Throne Flees
Fear spreads across Shanghai and the empire as the throne is deserted. Banks in major cities hire many Europeans to guard vaults and foreign patrols are doubled amid rising unrest and potential chaos.
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Shanghai
House Refuses To Suspend Rules On Third Term View
Washington February 5 Congressmen debated a resolution by Stayden of Texas to declare the sense of the house against a third term for any president. The measure targeted Colonel Roosevelt. The motion failed on a 9 to 59 vote as Mann and Norris managed the opposition amid intra party friction.
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Washington
Stayden
Texas
House
Roosevelt
Ador Mann
Norris
Overland Limited Engine Down in Applegate Wreck
Sacramento February 5 The west bound Overland Limited number one was wrecked at Applegate. Engineer Charles Brown is missing and Fireman Clark is badly injured. The engine turned turtle and one brakeman was hurt. No passengers were reported injured.
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Sacramento
Wesat Bound Overland Limited
Applegate
Charles Brown
Clark
Philippine delegates instructed against Taft
Manila Feb 5 The republican insular convention elected delegates to the national convention in Chicago and debated endorsing Taft. Many outside provinces sent delegates instructed to vote against Taft while Manila leaned solidly for the president.
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Manila
Chicago
Figst
Taft
Crises Persist in 30 Cent Republics Up South
A cryptic note reflects ongoing instability in southern regions amid economic strain and shifting political dynamics. It mentions repeated crises and the enduring challenges faced in governance and daily life.
Senator La Follette May Withdraw From Nomination
Washington February 5 Bulletin reports La Follette's health is broken and his condition urgent fueling speculation that he may withdraw today as a Republican nomination candidate.
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Washington, D. C
la Follete
La Follette Cancels Campaign For Two Month Rest
Senator La Follette disclosed in Washington that he is canceling all dates for his Republican presidential campaign. He will depart immediately for a two month rest in southern Europe before returning to resume his western tour.
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Washington
Senator la Follette
Europe
Friends Urge Withdrawal of La Follette Bid
At a Washington conference of La Follette supporters his health was deemed too frail for continued candidacy and friends prepared a withdrawal announcement. Senate allies Clapp Bristow and Walter Houser drafted it with Senator Bourne of Oregon also attending. The senator had not yet seen or approved the statement, and he may veto it.
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Washington
Friends
Senator la Follette
Clapping Bristow
Walter Houser
la Follette
Senator Bourne
Oregon
Ohio Progressive Leader Seeks Roosevelts Aid in La Follette Patch
John Fackler, chairman of the Ohio Progressive League, says La Follette’s illness could end retirement rumors and notes progressives might then turn to Colonel Roosevelt who would likely accept the call. The remarks were issued in Columbus on February 5.
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Teddy
Columbus
Ohio
Senator la Follette
John Fackler
Ohio Progressive League
la Follette
Roosevelt
Program to Honor Charles Dickens Centenary at Library
A centenary program at the public library Wednesday evening honors Charles Dickens birth with a biographical sketch a review and a reading from Christmas Carol by high school students Pictures of Dickens bound volumes and other items will be displayed Local residents are invited to donate exhibits Librarian Lotta Freek appeals for contributions to enhance the event.
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Charles Dickens
Dinkens
Lotta Freek
Mrs Moore May Appear At Trial Of Timothy
Redfood California February 5 Mrs Lilian Moore widow of Millionaire Moore to appear at Timothy's preliminary hearing scheduled tomorrow on Moore murder charge. She is reported nervous and authorities say her presence may help resolve contradictory statements about her whereabouts the night of the duel. Moore says she rode with Timothy while Timothy claims she arrived later.
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Redfood
Calif
Lilian Moore
Moore
Timothy
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