Supreme Court may be called to decide healing case
A legal test of whether Christian Science healers may practice in New York began with Willis Vernon Cole’s hearing in Jefferson Market court. The case could reach the Supreme Court, pitting spirit based healing against materialistic science, with Mrs Isabella Goodwin testifying about a two dollar first visit and subsequent charges for silent treatment and alleged cure.
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New York
Mrs. Eddy
Willis Vernon Cole
Jefferson Market Court
Eddy
Passer
Thomas A. Edison
Christian Science
Gincussing
Edivon
R. Vale
Fifth Avenue
Mia
Irabella Goodwich
Cole
Jury Deadlock Reported in Schenk Case
Wheeling West Virginia four jurors reportedly hold out for conviction as the jury fails to reach a verdict at four o clock this morning Mrs Schenk appears in court smiling and says she is sure she will be acquitted noting she has not slept well and that disagreement is possible
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Wheeling
W. Va
No Agreement Reached in London Printing Talks
A conference of employers and compositors in the Printing trade ended without an agreement. About 20,000 London compositors have notified their companies of their intention to quit on February 4, threatening a strike in the industry.
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London
Desperate clash leaves four horse thieves shot near Lordsburg
At Lordsburg New Mexico a sheriff posse battle left two thieves dead and two wounded while several suspects escaped. Dispatches say the men were revolutionary sympathizers believed to have stolen horses for Mexican rebels.
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el Paso
Tex
Lordaburg
New Mexico
New Main Street Bridge Planned Across Umatilla
City council shows earnest desire for a new bridge over the Umatilla at Main Street. The street committee will confer with the city engineer to draw plans and specs. Councilman Stroble backs a girder design with two eighty foot spans and a forty foot span. The present bridge is worn, and residents welcome a modern structure soon.
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Umatilla
Main Street
Ely
Stroble
Spain
Ship subsidy scheme denounced as waste of money
Senator Shively of Indiana attacked the subsidy bill saying it wastes money and harms merchant mariners by clinging to antiquated navigation laws. He contrasted paying 1000 for mail conveyed by an American steamer with 700 by a foreign line, noting the decline of American cargoes carried on American bottoms under current laws.
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Washington, Jran
Shively
Indiana
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Grand Jury report on county poor farm conditions
The grand jury visited the county poor farm and found it in good condition under solid management. They urged removal of old sheds, or replacement with new buildings if needed, and recommended drilling a deeper well to ensure domestic water in dry seasons. An annual farm product and expense report per inmate was urged, along with individual records for clothing and medical expenses. The group also discussed Ralph Newman’s assault case and a theft case involving W. Williams, with testimony ongoing and further orders awaited.
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Bilia
Ralph Newman
Milton
George Propeck
Marehal
Robert Newman
W. W. Williams
Grant Jury
Grand Jury
County Poor Farm
County Court
Roosevelt Plans Wide March Tour From New York
Theodore Roosevelt will begin a broad itinerary in March leaving New York at 4:25 am. He will speak at the Southern Commercial congress in Atlanta and at the child labor convention in Birmingham. Stops include Jackson Mississippi New Orleans San Antonio Albuquerque Phoenix Los Angeles San Francisco and Berkeley with visits to Portland Seattle Spokane and Sand Point before returning home.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Roosevelt
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
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Noel
New Orleans
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Tex
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Pasidena
Throup Polytechnic Institute
San Francisco
University of Califorfia
Berkeley
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Idaho
Sand Point
Monting
Explosion Aboard Gunboat Wheeling En Route to GuantNamoc
Unconfirmed reports from New York say an explosion occurred on the gunboat Wheeling carrying 144 men and ammunition en route to Guantinamoc. Captain Brittain commands. Philadelphia plans to assist Tuesday. Wireless contact has been attempted but failed. Government states the boat is safe despite the uncertainty. State Department has not confirmed the voyage or received other messages. No replies to calls have reached Norfolk messengers today.
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New York
Wheeling
Guantinamoc
Brittain
Tues
Philadelphia
Debate on Japan atrocity resolution in Canadian legislature
Jan 26 news reports a heated debate as M J Hawthornthwaite proposes a resolution criticizing Japan for executing civilians and praising Britain as an ally. The likely passage is doubtful due to Japan alliance. Edgar W. Smith and his bride visited Vansycle Ranch to spend time with his parents.
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Vietory
B. G
Japan
Great Britain
M. J. Hawthornthwaite
Edgar W. Smith
Bride
Vansycle
Mr. Smith
Mrs
EB. L. Smith
State purchases agency eyed for Oregon plan
Silem Ore January 26 Senate Dean and Culkins of Lane County advocate a state purchases agent for Oregon institutional and department supplies. The proposed officer would earn 3000 dollars and be tasked with finding best methods to buy. Governor West favors placing all state purchases under one authority.
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Silem
Ore
Culkins
Lane County
State Board
West
Will of Daal Morton Filed After Sudden Death
New York on January 26 The will of the late Daal Morton who died Thursday night was filed yesterday in the surrogates office. The entire estate is left to the widow Mrs Lettle Morton. No value is stated beyond the customary note that it exceeds £10 000.
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New York
Daal Morton
Mre. Lettle. Morton
California Women May Get Ballot
Sacramento Cal Jan 26 By a vote of 82 to 5 the senate this afternoon passed the proposed constitutional amendment granting woman suffrage. If the assembly passes the measure it will be submitted to the people at the next general election.
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Sacramento
Cal
Senate
Exposition Fight 15 Passed Till Monday
Washington D C Jan 246 Owing to the ness of Governor Sanders of Twulstina who has charge of the New Orleans fight for congressional recognition as the fair site for the proposed Panama exposition hearing for the San Francisco and New Orleans representatives by the senate committee today was postponed until Monday In Des Moines Town House Balks Town Jan 26 By a vote of 60 to 35 the lower house refused to concur in the senate resolution favoring San Francisco as the site for the proposed exposition
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Washington, D. C
Sanders
Twulstina
New Orleans
San Francisco
Senate
Balks
Des Moines
Town
Commission Form Loses in Jollet Vote
Jollet voters chose against the commission form of government, voting 3,235 to 2,469. The result reflects local preference for alternative governance in a decisive citywide referendum.
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Jollet
Davilla's Overthrow Seems Imminent in Honduras
In Truxillo on January 26 reports say Ceibon capture by Boasilia triggers desertions from President Dayia's supporters, signaling an imminent overthrow. Insurgents plan attack on Puerto Cortez. few casualties were natives. In Tegucigalpa, January 26, a clash near San Antonio ends with insurgent General Velasquez killed.
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Truxillo
Honduras
Ceibun
Boasilia
Dayia
Puerto Cortez
Ceiba
Tegucicalpa
San Antonio
Velasquez
Queen Steamer Fire Dims Hold After Long Battle
The steamer Queen traveling from San Francisco to Seattle fought a 24 hour blaze in her hold near Point Reyes. Fire boats controlled the flames as 90 passengers were landed safely in port. The Queen was towed to Hunters Point and beached inside the bay after the flames gutted the hold.
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San Francisco
Calif
Queen
Seattle
Point Reyes
President
Sea Rover
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Hunters Point
Debates Grow Over Direct Election of U S Senators
In Whellington on January 26 senators Jorah Owen Depew and others debated direct popular election of U S senators. Depew backs legislation for voter choice while opponents resist. Thirty six states have supported direct election in some form, mostly west of the Hudson, with eight or nine states still unmoved. The House has passed resolutions twice, but the Senate has not voted.
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Jorah
Owen Depew
Bornh
Owen
Congress
Depew
Union
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
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Dainois
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Minnesta
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Missouri
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North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Hudson River
Senate
House
Armed bandits rob street car on outskirts of Santa Monica
Two masked robbers boarded an inbound suburban car near Santa Monica and robbed 22 passengers, wounding one man in the neck. One bandit was shot in the cheek by a passenger and captured later. both bandits fled as the car returned to the city. The wounded passenger was Harry Mitchell. the captured bandit gave the name Roy Fox, 19. The crime was the fourth such holdup in a month, with loot estimated from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monics
Roy Fox
Harry Mitchell
Santa Monica
Herbert Harlan
Om the Beach
Santa Monica City Hall
Toki
Cr. Schaefer
Harlan
Mitchell
Schaefer
Torie
Details of Reciprocity Treaty Expected Today
Washington with Taft preparing a message to Congress the details of the reciprocity treaty with Canada will be released at 4 pm. It is believed the duties on wood pulp and pulpwood will be reduced as part of the agreement.
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Washington
Canada
Taft
Congress
Bankhead Declared Elected U S Senator for Alabama
Montgomery Alabama January 26 John W Bankhead a Democrat was declared elected United States senator to succeed himself in April 1913 in joint session of the Alabama legislature yesterday This is his second election by the assembly The first was mis made and the legislature decided to repeat the proper forms to ensure validity
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Montgomery
Ala
John W. Bankhead
United States
Alabama
Mae
Cigar Makers Strike Called Off in Tampa
In Tampa Florida on January 26 the seven month long strike by cigar makers ended as the joint advisory board announced a conditional settlement.
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Tampa
Fla
Fur trappers start China plague says officials
Pekin China Jan 26 officials report no plague traced to rats and believe the spread is linked to Chinese trappers handling skins of a Hanta like animal resembling Marmot many skins shipped to America as the outbreak moves through Manchuria and southward
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Pekin
China
Manchuria
America
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