Briton navy base plans tied to canal opening tale
Reports from Honolulu and Victoria claim England plans to fortify Fanning Island as a naval coaling station after buying Fanning and Washington islands for 625000 by a British Canadian syndicate acting for the government. Makura steamer crew says big guns landed and a canal completion would spur the base.
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Honolulu
England
Fanning Island
South Seas
Victoria
B. C
Fanning
Washington Islands
Father Rowgier
Makura
Marama
Panama Canal
Gown Split At Wedding Favors Rich Woman's Suit
Miss Marie J Hess of St Louis won a court ruling today over a $31 unpaid gown bill after a wedding dress allegedly split up the back when she attempted to sit. Tailor Leonard Cohn claimed payment, while Judge Murray indicated Hess need not pay.
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Bill New York
Marie J. Hess
St. Louis
Third District
Leonard Coln
Mr. Cohn
Jude Murray
Miss Hees
Dr J B Murphy Sued for 50000 by Former Patient
Rev Owen J Small of Dubuque Iowa Diocese sues Dr J B Murphy and Dr John F Golden Mercy Hospital Chicago in superior court for 50000 damages claiming negligence after an abscess operation in 1909 led to infection and leg removal following a football injury. Clergyman now resides in Chicago.
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Chicago
J. B. Murphy
John F. Golden
Mercy Hospital
Owen J. Small
Dubuque
Iowa
Murphy
M. D. Dolan
Father Small
Oil Prices Rise After Breakup of Oil Trust
New York February 1 oil and gasoline prices have steadily advanced since the trust dissolved. Analysts cite higher operating costs for 28 companies and tighter output to meet rising demand as reasons for further increases.
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New York
Oil Trust
Weather outlook and astronomy notes for Rock Island area
The forecast calls for generally fair, colder conditions tonight and Friday with a low of about 5 to 10 degrees above zero. 7 am temp 21, high yesterday 32, wind 12 mph, precipitation 0.03 inches. humidity around 92 percent at 7 pm. Astronomical section lists sunset, moon phases, perigee distances about 230000 miles, visible constellations for February 1912, bright stars with light-year distances, and planetary positions including Venus rising about 5:30 am and Jupiter rising before sunrise.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Perigee
Earth
Gemini
Ursa Minor
Canes Venatici
Leo
Leo Minor
Cancer
Hydra
Argo Navis
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Monoceros
Lepus
Columba
Orion
Flavius Eridanus
Cetus
Aries
Pisces
Perseus
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Cepheus
Capella
Pollux
Aldebaran
Regulus
Procyon
Sirius
Betelgeux
Rigel
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Capricornus
Aquarius
Hawley Rail Head Dies Suddenly in New York
Edwin Hawley chairman of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad died in New York after several weeks illness. The prominent railroad magnate was struck by heart failure and passed away within weeks of his illness announcement.
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The
Minneapolis & St. Louis
New York
Edwin Hawley
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Hawley
Colorado & Southern
Evansville & Terre Haute
Iowa Central
Hocking Valley
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Cincinnati
Clarence W. Kuhn
S. Kuhn & Bros
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Erie Railroad
Berger seeks strike inquiry amid money quiz clash
Representative Berger introduced a resolution for a congressional inquiry into the Harriman road strike as House Rules is set to proceed. The Senate judiciary panel rejected a House bill provision mandating public endorsements of judgeships. The Bartholdt naturalization legality and fraudulent registration are under challenge as Maurer Bartholdt contest hearings begin.
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Berger
Harriman
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Bartholdt
House Elections Committee
House Rules Committee
Senate
Borah
Department of Commerce and Labor
Love at first shave scandal shocks Chicago barbershop
Complainant charges Daisy Mullen and others with manipulating husband Alvan H. Arnold through a string of liaisons in Chicago. The divorce suit details affairs with women barbers, a European trip, and a shop purchase as a tip, highlighting a controversial love triangle and alleged financial schemes. The item blends court action with sensational social gossip from Dearborn Street.
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Chicago
Alvan H. Arnold
Dearborn Street
Alvan H, Arnold
Sam
Arnold
J. J. Barbour
Love
Daisy Mullen
Juliet
Americans Held in Juarez Saloon Siege
Fifteen persons including four Americans are imprisoned in a Juarez saloon after a Cavalry patrols confrontation. They have been without food since yesterday afternoon, according to a telephone message from an eyewitness in El Paso Texas.
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el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Nomination for Mr Taft Hilles Confirms Assured Election
Washington reports Secretary Hilles declares Taft's nomination and election are certain with strong nationwide warrants. He cites expected delegations from New York Ohio and Indiana and notes Indiana Republicans show full party committee support. Taft also travels east after a three day Ohio visit expressing gratification at the strengthened party.
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New York
Ohio
Indiana
Washington
Taft
Charles D. Hilles
Hilles
Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
Lee
Pittsburgh
Republican Party
Darrow arraigned on bribery indictments in McNamara trial
Clarence Darrow was arraigned today in Los Angeles on two indictments charging jury bribery during the McNamara trial. Pleas are to be entered next Saturday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
Soldiers Advance Toward City Under General Orozco
Police report they have information that 500 soldiers are en route from Chihuahua under General Orozco. The claim heightens local tension as military movement nears the area.
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Chihuahua
Orozco
Bonzano Named Papal Delegate to United States
Washington February 1 Mgr Giovanni Bonzano rector of the college of propaganda at Rome named papal delegate to the United States succeeding Falconio recently elevated to cardinal Bonzano will represent the pope in American religious affairs and diplomacy.
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Bonzano
Washington
Mgr
Giovanni Bonzano
Celege of Propaganda
Rome
United States
Falconio
Bank Messenger Robbed of $30,000 in Paris Attack
A bank messenger was robbed of $30,000 after a sudden assault in the Passage Messay. The thief sprayed pepper in the messenger’s eyes, pinned his arms, and escaped with the loot. Meanwhile in New York, 10,000 police hunt for missing illustrator Wal lace Robinson after he left home to mail a letter and never returned. Owen Johnson to wed Esther Cobb in San Francisco. Flood seeks venue change in button workers case. Newcastle ministers oppose divorce and Belfast Presbyterians protest home rule.
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Paris
Messay
New York
Wallace Robinson
Owen Johnson
City Hall
Esther Ellen Cobb
San Francisco
Johnson
Robert Underwood Johnson
Miss Cobb
Benjamin M. Cobb
Burns Near Clash With Hanecy in Lorimer Hearing
Washington reports Detective William J. Burns and Attorney Hildridge Hanecy clashed during the Lorimer investigation. Burns attacked witness Charles McGowan and threatened to expose his own reputation as the committee urged restraint. Senator Jones pressed for clarity on Burns evidence and the McGowan testimony dispute.
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Washington
William J. Burns
Hldridge Hanecy
Lorimer
Burns
Charles McGowan
Hancey
Senator Kenyon
Hanecy
Jones
Senator Jones
Chicago Tribune
McGowan
Healy
A. C. Bailey
Weihe
Threats against Morgan Jr. Prompt police watch in park
In New York detectives waited in Central Park to catch the writer of a threatening letter to J. P. Morgan Jr demanding $100000 be deposited at a spot or else. The letter claimed the writer had lost money in Wall Street and implied restitution was owed to Morgan.
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Wall Street
Morgan, JR
New York
Central Park
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Morgan
Packers Failure Case Delays Trial in Chicago
Chicago February 1 Both sides plan to expedite the packers trial with government case expected to end March 1. Defendants likely to move for a directed verdict due to claimed failure to prove a case. Arguments on the motion may take two weeks as witnesses continue testimony on test costs and margins today.
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Chicago
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Gallo
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Zapata
Santiago Mestas
Mexico City
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White House
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Darrow
Flood
Muscatine
Maitt Flood
O. C. Wilson
Button Workers
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Ind
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Belfast
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Association
Sulis
Reno, Nev
Robert Higginbotham
Belleville, Ill
Packers
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