Harris Meek libel case tests editor's knowledge of Harris acts
The Harris Meek libel trial opens in Clearfield with Judge Gordon presiding. Counsel outline defense aims to prove publication not negligent or malicious and to tie alleged corruption to Harris actions in Harrisburg. Witnesses include ex Judge Krebs and editor Meek, with testimony on campaign payments and legislative favors.
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Philadelphia Times
Clearfield
Harris-Meek
Gordon
W. T. Marshall
Ward R. Bliss
Edwards
Clarence Wolf
Philadelphia
Krebs
Meek
D. Krebs
Thomas Murray
A. H. Woodward
A. Cole
W. J. Swope
Reed
Brookville
Mr. Swope
C. H. Thurston
Samuel
J. B. Gilnette
G. W. Smith
James McCain
Ww. F. Kirk
F. C. Rooney
Sistthew Bloom
Osten McGarvey
P. G. Weber
Peter Brown
J. M. Wrighley
Swope
Bellefonte Watchman
Frank G. Harris
Clearfield Raftsman
Woolward
William 8. Blair
Dubois
Blair
Harris
Phillipsburg
United States
P. Gray Meek
Harrisburg
Ution
Steamer's Cargo On Fire Off Oregon
The One and Asiatic Steamship Company steamer returned to port with its cargo ablaze. The cargo includes cotton and sheeting valued at about 400000 dollars. Officials believe the fire can be extinguished without serious loss.
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One and Asiatic Steamship Company
Gold Discovered on New York Farm Yields High Ore Value
Ogdensburg New York February 5 Gold has been found on the farm of J Lincoln Hockens of Depeyster The ore is valued at 75 dollars per ton The finder notes a belt of quartz nearby suggesting more potential under the claim there may be additional gold in the area
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New York
Ogdensburg
N. Y
J. Lincoln Hockens
Depeyster
Shen
Toned
Quena
Land Purchase Candidate Wins Ulster Parliament Seat
In East Down County election James Wood, a land purchase advocate and Farmers and Laborers' Union nominee, defeats Unionist Colonel R H Wallace. Wood, a lawyer and farmer, ran as a committed Unionist but drew Nationalist support. Wallace commands the Fifth Royal Irish Rifles and serves in South Africa. The result marks a key early victory in T W Russell's land purchase campaign, with Belfast reaction expected to be strong.
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Dublin
County Down
J. A. Rentoul
James Wood
R. H. Wallace
Wood
Farmers and Laborers’ Union
Wallace
Fifth
Royal Irish Rifles
South Africa
Ulster
T. W. Russell
Local Government Board
Belfast
British Losses in South Africa War
The War Office reports up to January 31 total British casualties in South Africa: 5 240 officers and 100 701 men, with 25 305 deaths or permanent disabilities. In Commons Balfour says peace correspondence with the Netherlands was mailed to Lord Milner to relay to Kitchener and Boer leaders. Chamberlain notes any Boer proposal for talks would be forwarded to the government.
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London
War Office
South Africa
House of Commons
Balfour
Netherlands
Great Britain
Lord Milner
Lord Kitchener
Mr. Chamberlain
Balfour Sued for Slander in London Court
The Sun sues A. J. Balfour, government leader in the House of Commons, for slander over his claim that the Sun interview about Netherlands government overtures was fabricated. The suit hinges on his House of Commons declaration denying the interview.
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London
the Sun
A. J Balfour
House of Commons
Balfour
House
Netherlands
Treaty stalled as powers oppose Manchurian accord
British American and Japanese ministers renewed opposition in Pekin to the Manchurian arrangements between China and Russia. A further postponement of the treaty’s consummation is likely while German observers stay neutral. Tung, Lin Kun, and other leaders push the effort, cooperating with the Japanese minister.
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Pekin
China
Russia
Germany
Em Hae ‘Tung
Lin Kun
Nenkia
Libertador afloat amid Cartagena supply run amid prison escape
The Liberator remains afloat after a Cartagena refueling trip as reports of its sinking are denied. Ninety four political prisoners escaped Cartagena prison February 1 in a clash that killed the prison commander and fort officers, with recapture not yet achieved. Panama Transit rules limit passage after 10 PM to government partisans or neutral foreigners with written permission.
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Colon
Puerto Colombia
Colombia
Cartagena
Cartagena City
Panama
Americans Sell Gold Lands In Ivory Coast
Negotiations closed in London between Ivory Coast Gold Fields Company and Albert Kahn representing Kahn Loeb and Co of New York. Concessions totaling nearly 800000 acres are merged with the Ivory Coast entity, with Reginald Ward and other Americans involved. Developments on the Ivory Coast attract attention and promise a new field for American mining machinery.
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London
Ivory Coast Gold Fields Company
Albert Kahn
Pacis
Kahn, Loeb & Co
New York
Reginald Ward
Ivory Coast
Seeee
Dumont's New Airship Trials Halted by Severe Weather
In Dumont Nice on February 6 experiments with Santos-Dumont's dirigible balloon paused due to cold winds. He has traveled to Paris to supervise finishing a new airship believed capable of sixty miles per hour. Motors are lighter, about six pounds per horsepower, versus thirteen on the current balloon.
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Nice
M. Santos-Dumont
Paris
Woman throws eggs in chamber during debate
In Paris on February 6 a woman in the visitors' gallery shouted Down with the thieves and hurled a package of eggs into the chamber. The eggs grazed M. Pascal, splashed deputies, and a bench. Ushers expelled the woman.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Visitors’ Tribune
M. Pascal
London Police Report Death Nearby
In London on February 6 the police were informed of the death near a certain location. The details are not fully confirmed and remain unclear.
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London
Bulgarian Minister Assassination Shocks Sofia
In Sofia on February 6 the Minister of Public Instruction M Kamcheff was shot dead in his study by a Macedonian student who sought a petition. The killer then shot himself. The man, once a Sofia University student, had been slated for a provincial professorship and had threatened to kill the minister after failing to obtain a capital posting. Police knew of the threats and questions about the assailant’s sanity but granted a private audience before the murder.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
M. Kamtcheff
University of Sofia
Rhodes Denies Endorsement In Louw Case At Cape Town Court
In Cape Town the Louw versus Radziwill and Rhodes case opened with the court denying a postponement due to Princess Radziwill illness. Rhodes repudiated signing the promissory note and the court found the note and related papers to be forgeries while delaying provisional sentence. The proceedings drew wide public interest in South Africa due to Radziwill’s connections and Rhodes’s prominence.
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Capetown
Supreme Court
Louw
Radziwill
Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Oew
Cape Town
Thomas Louw
Mrodes
South Africa
Royal couple high in air balloon ascent near Breslau
Austrian Archduke Leopold and Archduchess Blanche, unassisted by a professional aeronaut, ascended in a balloon today. The craft landed near Breslau about 200 miles away after a flight lasting four and a half hours, reaching a maximum altitude of ten thousand feet.
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Vienna
Archduke Leopold
Blanche
Archduke
Breslau
Bandit Purge and Boxer Clashes Reported Abroad
Orient dispatches say a Japanese expedition of 800 police and 1500 others fights bandits in South Formosa with fatalities between 800 and 400 by January 15. Separately, a clash near Tukhumo pits 2000 ex Boxers against Cossacks, with heavy Boxer losses and seven Russian wounded. rebel leader fled to Mongolia.
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Mongolia
Sultan's Brother-In-Law Sentenced to Death
Constantinople February 6 Da mad Mahmud Pasha the Sultans brother in law now a fugitive in Paris has been sentenced to death by default. Mahmud long prominent in Young Turks fled to Rome then Paris where he remains safe despite the sultans efforts to have him expelled.
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Sultan
Constantinople
Damad Mahmud Pasha
Paris
Mahmud
Sat
Luthfalla
Rome
Italy
Ahmad
Sentha Sultana
Sipertare
Unknown Fragment Sparks Recorder of Local Notice
A damaged OCR fragment presents a vague local notice with scattered names and phrases. Readable terms mention bed, Seald, and cone in a historical-style snippet. Further context is not available from the legible text.
San Juans Gambling Houses Closed
Ice overnight sealed San Juan gambling houses, mostly American operated, defying anti gambling laws. Police action followed the new anti gambling bill, ending the activity with few exceptions.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Skippers for the Kaiser's Yacht Sail to New York
Captains Ben and Parker, famed yacht skippers, sail for New York on Saturday to join navigators who will bring Mam's yacht Meteor over from the United States.
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London
Ben and
Parker
New York
Meteor
France to Exhibit at St. Louis Exposition 1908
Paris reports the United States will participate in the Louis Exposition to be held in 1908. The exhibit is planned for St. Louis, with Paris confirming involvement.
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France
St. Louis
Paris
United States
Count of Turin Relative Possible US Visit For Matrimonial Intent
Cablegrams from the Rome Tribuna report there is no foundation to the Count of Turin, a cousin of the King of Italy, visiting the United States for marriage. A separate dispatch notes a prison escape in Smo Milled Amet with two guards killed. In Elberfeld, a court case mentions exemptions and a prison term of up to twenty-six months with civil rights loss.
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Rome Tribuna
Turin
Italy
United States
Smo
Jossey
Elberfeld
Rhenish
Prussia
Sracees
Woman Amid Quarantine Rescues Attempt To Escape
Mrs Norton, confined in a quarantined boarding house at 227 North Eleventh Street after smallpox was found in an occupant, tried to leap from a second story window. She slipped on ice, was found semi conscious by a policeman, and returned to the house to be treated by a district physician. Thirteen families reside there in the single state building.
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North Eleventh Street
Norton
Eighth District
Tenth
Buttonwood Streets
Clpal ‘Hospital
Small pox quarantine extends to ships from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
The medical officer at Reedy Island quarantine station orders vessels from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to be held there for examination before entry. Families on Carlisle Street face school closures as small pox cases rise, with new weekly cases expected to match last week.
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New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Reedy Island
Maritime Exchange
Illiam Kemmer
Rad
Willison
Grace
Carlisle Street
Wea Sang Vous Hart
Small-Pox
Pu i J Stone Grammar Benead
Chestnut
William F. Miller
Howard Street
Diamond
Bureau of Health
Kansas Arrives with Smallpox Cases Landed at Liverpool
The Warren Line steamer Kansas under Captain Waters reached Liverpool from Boston and landed fourteen smallpox cases. The outbreak occurred after departure from Boston and affects roughly half the cattlemen and crew. The ship has been quarantined.
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Liverpool
Warren Line
Kansas
Waters
Boston
Post Office Relocated Over Smallpox Concern
A Torresdale post office employee contracted smallpox prompting temporary relocation to Colonel Edward Morrell’s building. The Bureau of Health is supervising fumigation of the post office to prevent spread.
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Torresdale
Edward Morrell
Bureau of Health
Typhoid Patients in City Hospitals Reach 201
Health bureau reports 201 hospitalized with typhoid fever in the city, the highest such count for the year. Officials note the rise surpasses all earlier yearly totals.
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Bureau of Health
Wallace and Dunlap Trial Set for Next Thursday
Henry B. Wallace and Oscar Dunlap two prisoners charged with conspiracy in the Mabel Goodrich case will be brought before Judge Arnold next Thursday for trial. District Attorney John Weaver said he could not disclose further plans.
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Henry B. Wallace
Oscar Dunlap
Mabel Goodrich
Arnold
John Weaver
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland
Increasing cloudiness with unsettled conditions. Pennsylvania sees Saturday fair but colder in the north with light to fresh south winds turning west. New Jersey forecasts snow in the north Friday, then fair Saturday with fresh south to west winds. Delaware and Maryland expect fair conditions with rising temperatures Friday and light south to southwest winds for Saturday.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Local Weather Report From the United States
A weather bulletin notes trends across the United States with forecasts for midweek conditions. It highlights variable temperatures and potential precipitation, urging readers to check local details for their area.
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United States
Mayor Ashbridge Delivers Silence on Water Loan Details
The Municipal League asked Mayor Ashbridge for specific waterworks loan information. He declined to respond, revealing only to The Philadelphia Times that details will not be published. The League plans a public statement and opposes the 5 million dollar loan pending answers.
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Ashbridge
Municipal League
Philadelphia Times
Harry B. French
London Dock Charges Argued Before Senate Panel
February 6 Washington The Senate committee on commerce heard arguments on the Nelson bill about London dock charges. John Crosby for flour shippers and J J McKelvey for lumbermen urged dockage be included in freights, claiming discrimination. Hemphill argued against including future dock charges due to uncertain costs. adjournment set for next Wednesday to continue the hearing.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
London
John Crosby
Minneapolis
J. J. McKelvey
J. J. Hemphill
Antwerp
Surgeon Dies After Self Experiment In Yellow Fever Study
An Army surgeon killed himself in February 1900 during an experiment on yellow fever to prove how the disease spread. Appointed to a board in May to study infectious diseases on the island, he fell ill on September 19 and died six days later. The Surgeon General attributed the death to the self-experiment.
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Apa
May
Cuban planters press tariff cut to aid sugar exports
The Cuban planters' committee led by F. P. Machado asks Washington for a 60 percent tariff reduction on Cuban sugars. In an open letter to the ways and means committee they express willingness to accept any proposed measure. They report two large estates have closed and describe the situation as critical.
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Washington
Cuban Planters’ Committee
F. P P. Machado
Protests Required for Porto Rican Duty Refunds
Washington February 6 The Comptroller of the Treasury rules that refunds on Porto Rico duties require protests. If no protest was filed against the duty assessment for goods imported after the 1898 treaty and before May 1 1900 no refunds are allowed. Applications must go to the Treasury for certification to Congress for appropriation.
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Washington
Tracewell
Comptroller of the Treasury
Porto Rico
Secretary of the Treasury
Spain
Amendment to bill fixes officer status in staff roles
Senate military affairs committee Leads on Senator Proctor bill to fix status of army officers assigned to staff positions An amendment adds vacancy provisions for chiefs of corps including engineers and other corps detailing functioning and grade restoration at term end and upon return of chiefs to proper grade Washington February 6
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Proctor
Corps of Engineers
New Post Office for New York City Bill Passed
Special to the Philadelphia Times reports the bill allocating 2.5 million dollars for a new post office building in New York City. The site selection process is noted but details remain unclear.
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New York
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Senate
Post Ofice
New York City
Stiall Oe Iet Geenaeh van Feniarene
Steeee
Metric System Endorsed By House Committee
Washington February 6 House committee on weights and measures heard representatives of laxhes ons and desintes houses of advisabl. The discussion centered on proposing metric adoption for standardized weights and measures nationwide.
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Washington
House Committee On
Sultan's Heir Isolated in Ottoman Court
Constantinople reports The Sultan has the heir Mohammed Reshad kept apart. Three Greek jewelers accused as Young Turk agents were arrested for treason, tried, and exiled to Sinope. Their shops sealed, families left destitute as goods were confiscated.
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Mohammed Rishad
London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
London
Mall
Times
Constantinople
Mohammed Reshad
Young Turk Party
Sinope
Asia Minor
Two Negroes Lynched Near Nicholasville Ky
February 6 report says Tom Brown a Negro charged with assaulting 16 year old Emma Powell was hanged in the Court House yard after identification by the girl. A mob seized the prisoner on the way to court and hanged him. A second case says Fuless Whittaker accused of killing John Doster three weeks ago was taken from Lynchburg jail and hanged by a mob. Whittaker’s case had been continued in court.
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Nicholasville
Tom Brown
Emma Powell
Court House Yard
Miss Powell
Fuless Whittaker
John Doster
Lynchburg
Tenn
Whittaker
Panama Route Feasibility Highlighted by New Orleans Contractor
S W Plume testified before the Senate committee on interoceanic canals on Panama as a canal route. He warned soil moisture from springs makes excavation tedious and costly and cited high death rates among engineers and staff on the Isthmus.
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Washington
S. W. Plume
New Orleans
Senate Committee On
Isthmus
Verdict in suit over newel post order by Mrs Cardeza
George B. Smith & Co. won a $102.85 verdict in Common Pleas Court N 4 against Hazzard & Co. for costs and interest in making a mahogany newel post for Mrs. T. M. D. Cardeza. Cardeza ordered the post for her Germantown home but rejected it as not matching her design.
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George B. Smith & Co
Hazzard & Co
Common Pleas
T. M. D. Candeza
Cardeza
Germantown
Sith Hazzard & Co
See
Foreign professors to go after Chinese New Year
The Foreign Office orders all foreign professors at the Imperial University paid through February 8 and then discharged. The move breaks contracts requiring three months notice, and it is unclear if the notice will be accepted. The Dowager Empress plans another reception for women of the legations on February 27.
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Pekin
Foreign Office
Imperial University
Coffin Too Large for Door Delays McGonagle Funeral
Miss Margaret McGonagle died at 2019 Manton Street weighing 460 pounds. A special coffin 26 inches wide and 18 inches deep had to be built and a window removed to move it from the house, delaying funeral services by two hours.
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Margaret McGonagle
Manton Street
Telegraphic Breezes of War and Crime and Society
General Frederick Funston improving after Monday operation. A liar entered Peoria militia armory stealing forty U.S. revolvers valued at $700. James A. Hill of Ironton arrested for embezzling. Hensley hanged in Erwin for assault and murder of a 6 year old girl. Naval talks over warship with See-Long for Prince Henry visit. Preparations to welcome Prince Ben of Prussia via Cambridge to Harvard. Two hundred Boston shoe dealers join National Retail Shoe Association. Oscar Bell shot by James re in New Mexico. Mardi Gras in New Orleans bustling with pageantry. Rex procession slated for Mardi Gras. Townsend noted in results. Neah Bay guest of a general for a time. Dem Democratic Chicago scene and other scattered items. Iowa House to pass Lacey bill indemnifying swamp land payments. Johns Hopkins and Hartford professors to attend presidential inauguration. Adee case linked to Eli Cameron. MaMasters notes a fatal accident.
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Frederick Funston
Peoria
Til
United States
James A. Hill
American Mechanics’ Lodge
Ironton, O
Hensley
Erwin
Tenn
Collins
Boston
See- Long
Navy Yard
Prince Henry
Prince Ben of Prussia
Camebridge
Mass
Harvard University
Oscar Bell
James Re
N. M
New Orleans
Neah Bay
Aeeas
Iowa House
Iowa
College
Hartford
Conn
Gort Williamson Smith
Wards
Presi
Bn Remeen
Johns Hopkins University
Eli Cameron
Ward Draper
Ae. NX
Discussion on Revise of Elect Infants Chapter in Presbyterian Debate
The Presbyterian Church in the United States debated revising the elect infants chapter by declaratory statement or text revision. Dr. Hewitt Johnson and Dr. William McKibbin led the discussion, with a tentative decision to use declaratory language for several sections and to appoint subcommittees for others, as the General Assembly considers a brief confession statement for popular use.
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Revision of
Presbyterian Church
United States
General Assembly
Hewitt Johnson
Chicago
William McKibbin
Cincinnati
Jesus Christ
Rome
Ton
Christ
God
Presbyterians discuss revision committee dinner in Philadelphia
Prominent church leaders gathered for a dinner honoring the revision committee. John H. Converse of Locomotive Works chaired and urged raising 20 million dollars for colleges, seminaries, and church expansion. Dr Henry Minton called Philadelphia home of Presbyterianism and noted historic city role.
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Presbyterian Church
Bullitt
John H. Converse
Thewin Locomotive Works
Henry ©. Minton
General Assembly
Philadelphia
United States
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