Senators Push for Broad Individual Liberty in Treaty Debate
Washington, Feb 5. The senate adopted a resolution reappointing Richard Olney to the Smithsonian board. Patterson sparked a clash by urging a vote آزادی on treaties, with Lodge tabling a similar proposal. Tillman pressed for postal clerk safety and stronger mail cars after noting fatalities in rail accidents. A shipping bill vote is set for Feb 14 at 6 pm. House appropriations approved 4 838 993 for 1907 fortifications. Debate over the railroad rate bill continued led by Littlefield of Maine.
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Washington
Senate
Richard Olney
Board of Regents
The
Smithsonian Institution
Patterson
Lodge
United States
Tilimag
Tillman
House Committee On Appropriations
House
Littlefield
Maine
Wholesale forger Eugene Elkins arrested in Racine
Eugene Elkins charged with wholesale forging across the copper country for a year and a half was arrested in Racine on Houghton authorities’ information and jailed there. A separate item from Poplar Bluff reports Sheriff Hogg moving Isaish Bud Jackson, the alleged assailant of Mrs. Norman, from jail toward Hendrickson.
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Eugene Elkins
Houghton, Mich
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Marinette
Menominee
Iron Mountain
Racine
Houghton
Shariff
Poplar Bluffs
Isaeh Bud Jackson
Daniel Norman
Hogg
Jackson
Hendrickson
Donnelly Missing. Reward Offered by Union
Cincinnati reports a reward will be offered by the Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen National Union for information locating President Donnelly, last heard from Thursday. National Secretary Homer D. Call announced the information today.
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Cincinnati
Meat Cutters’ and Butcher Workmen's National Union
Donnelly
Homer D. Call
Rock Island Train Derails Near Duran Injures Fifteen
Duran New Mexico February 5 Fifteen persons were injured in an eastbound Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train derailment about five miles from Duran Two private cars carrying Chicago Commercial association members left the tracks but their occupants escaped with a severe shaking up they assisted trainmen in caring for the injured.
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Duran, N. M
Quarrel Over Wedding Day Ends in Murder and Suicide
Dayton reports a fatal shooting after a woman seeks to postpone a wedding. Mrs Eva Kennedy is dead from a bullet wound to the heart while Roy Mendenhall is hospitalized with two revolver wounds, his survival uncertain. Also from London, Lady Gray, wife of Sir Edward Gray, died after a fall from a trap following a concussion, ending a prior injury.
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Dayton
Eva Kennedy
Roy Mendenhall
Lady Gray
London
Edward Gray
Ellingham
Northumberland
Large farm land deal ties Tri-City Milk to Henderson heirs
John W. Parker of Tri-City Pasteurized Milk and E. H. Bowman representing heirs of Matthew Henderson reported the purchase of 250 acres in Black Hawk township, with 80 acres leased for dairy use. About 200 acres will be cleared, 300 acres remain as timber pasture, and 20 men work the clearing as a market for the wood is found. The investment exceeds $10,000 as the company aims to expand cattle stock and horse supply for its plant.
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John W. Parker
Tri-City
Black Hawk Township
Priest Dies Hero Among Drowning Students At St Bede College
Father Gilbert Simon, 35, faculty member at St Bede college near Peru, lost his life while saving twelve students from drowning after a hole in the ice broke. Cass Banin, Charles Reuter, and Frank Christie perished. Reuter saved two classmates before cramp felled him. Bodies recovered an hour and a half later. absolution given. Army officers in San Francisco report China trouble as focus. 12th infantry and 8th cavalry poised for possible expedition, destination secret.
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Peru
Lil
Gilbert Simon
Cass Banin
Champaign
Charles Reuter
Chicago
Frank Christie
St. Louis
St. Bede College
Here
Gilbert
Father Gilbert
Father Morris
St. Vincent’s
San Francisco
Logan
China
Manila
12Th Infantry
8Th Cavalry
Hoch Appeals to People After Bigamy Conviction
Johann Hoch, convicted murderer and self described bigamist, says he is innocent and asks Illinois people to prevent his execution. He claims his wife Emilie Fischer Hoch now admits key parts of her trial testimony were false. Hoch is to be hanged February 23.
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Bigamist
Chicago
Johann Hoch
Illinois
Hoch
Emilie Fischer-Hoch
Engine Sideswipes Train on Lake Shore at Cleveland
Five passenger coaches derailed when No 14 westbound was side swiped by a yard freight at the foot of Alabama street in Cleveland. The engineer and fireman were slightly hurt. passengers shaken but none seriously injured.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Ohio
Alabama Street
Would Pipe the Gas Here
Davenport financiers look to pipe natural gas from the Muscatine field to the tri cities. Muscatine papers claim one of five wells already yields more gas than the current needs of Muscatine and the three tri cities combined.
Greatest Railroad Merger Reported as Done
Chicago reports claim the Union Pacific gained control of the Illinois Central, with Edward Harriman orchestrating moves through the Railroad Securities company. Officials confirm talks but withhold final details, noting Harriman’s holdings now give him dominance across a vast rail network totaling about 22,276 miles.
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E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Chicago
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Illinois Central Line
Edward H. Harriman
Ilinois Central
Harriman
Railroad Securities Company
Ilinois
New Jersey
United States
America in Lead At Augustana College Meeting
Dr. Fries national secretary of the Y M C A of Sweden declared the American volunteer movement far ahead of others. He spoke at Augustana College on The Sweet Missionary Work in Foreign Lands and later on The Young People of Today. He attends the Students' Missionary Volunteer movement meeting in Nashville this month as its president.
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Dr. Fries
Sweden
England
America
Old England
Fries
Augustana College
Students’ Missionary Volunteer Movement
Nashville
Tenn
Countess Boni de Castellane Seeks Divorce
Paris reports Countess Boni de Castellane formerly Anna Gould has entered a plea for divorce from her husband after leaving the Paris mansion following a dispute. She is staying at the Hotel Bristol with her maid and belongings, while relatives pursue reconciliation as attempts to file suit move forward in New York.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Bristol
America
Caunt
Total Moon Eclipse to Be Visible Across U S
In the early morning of February 9 a total lunar eclipse will be visible across the United States. The eclipse starts about two minutes before 2 a.m. and becomes total at two minutes before 2. It will stay total for one hour and 38 minutes before the moon begins to emerge, ending at about 5:27 a.m.
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United States
Potential Coal Miner Strike Looms Raises City Prices
Chicago on February 5 reports wholesalers raising soft coal prices by 25 cents a ton amid the possibility of a miners strike. The move reflects concern over industrial action impacting supply and heating costs.
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Chicago
Moody at trial denials over Garfield evidence used
Chicago February 5 Attorney General William H Moody attended the opening of the Packers immunity pleas trial and advised District Attorney Morrison. Farland of Fairbanks Canning testified about books shown to government agents during Garfield directed inquiries. Moody denied Garfield supplied any evidence against the PACKERS and affirmed his satisfaction with the trial’s status.
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Chicago
William H. Moody
Packers
Morrison
Farland Am
C. M. McFarland
Fairbanks Canning Company
Garfield
Moody
Department of Justice
Auditorium
President Sends Nominations to Senate for Several Posts
Washington announces a batch of nominations including Col. P. Henry for brigadier general rank, Leopold G. Rothschild as surveyor of customs for Indianapolis, William T. Vernon for register of the treasury in Kansas, and W. E. Puffer for Illinois postmaster in Odell.
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Senate
Washington
Col. P. Henry
Indianapolis
Leopold G. Rothschild
Register of Treasury
William T. Vernon
Kansas
Illinois
W. E. Puffer
Odell
Bomb destroys a house in Siloe near Russian frontier
Katowice dispatch reports a private house at Siloe in Prussian Silesia wrecked by a bomb. Twelve bodies seen among the ruins and many feared dead. In Oklahoma, Cherokee Indians Mansfield Hensen Hines and Calvin arrested for robbing Owasso First National Bank. vault damaged and $2000 looted. In Illinois, Bourbonnais robbed by three bandits who blew up a barber shop and post office, village marshal deterred by darkness.
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Russia
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Kattowitz
Prussian Silesia
Siloe
Tulsa
J. T
Buck Mansfield
Hodge Hensen
Nat Hines
Bob Calvin
First National Bank
Owasso
I. T
Claremore
Kankakee
T.L
Bourbonnaise
Simon Tetreault
Eastern Railway Merger Report Discredited
Fire at Union elevator in East St Louis destroys the 1,000,000 bushel wheat storage causing an estimated 1.5 million dollars in losses. The blaze also damages St Louis Transfer stables with about 200 horses and numerous wagons burned.
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Eastern Railway
St. Louis
Union
East St. Louis
St. Louis Transfer Company
American Commercial Travelers Organized in Ottumwa
Ottumwa hosts the formation of the American Commercial Travelers with over 300 Iowa traveling men and about 20 from other states as charter members. T. B. Trotter elected president and C. Borten secretary treasurer, both Ottumwa residents, in response to discontent with Iowa State Traveling Men's Association election methods in Des Moines.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
American Commercial Travelers
T. B. Trotter
C. Borten
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Des Moines
Coldest of Year Moving Toward the Gulf
A winter cold wave grips the nation with 25 to 26 below in Superior Wisconsin and 12 below at Charles City Iowa while Des Moines reports 15 below. The central southwest sees the coldest point at Springfield Missouri with 2 below as moderation is forecast for the next 12 hours. Mitchell refuses to discuss the United Mine Workers board meeting in Indianapolis.
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la Cronse
la Croese
Wis
Iowa
Des Moines
Charles City
MOVER
Kansas City
Gulf
Springfield
Mitchell
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Wall Street Faces Blame in Major Coal Strike Break
Pittsburg reports claim Wall Street interests pressured a conference breakdown that could trigger the nation's largest coal miners strike. An interview with a Pittsburgh operator says anthracite leaders sought to force a shutdown while bituminous firms hoard stock and push prices higher.
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Pittsburg
Wall Street
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Interstate Commerce Commission Report to House on Penn Railroad Tie Ups
Roosevelt transmits to the House the Interstate Commerce Commission report about alleged combinations involving the Pennsylvania Railroad system. The commission notes the Pennsylvania group owns stock in Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western, and Chesapeake and Ohio firms without majority control and says rates improved or held steady, with no opinion on violation of the anti trust law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Incom
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington
Northern Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
New Boston Suffers Two Fires Damaging Town
Saturday blazes destroyed William Risne blacksmith shop Law s storage building and a large brick adjoining used as a billiard hall causing about 5 000 in losses. Firefighters worked hard to save nearby structures amid the smoke and flames.
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William Risne
Law
New Boston
Forgeries Upgraded Bond Fraud Figure To 500000
Canton officials report half a million dollars in forgeries tied to late L. W. Prior of Cleveland. The Canton water works extension bonds are now pegged at 500000, up from the previous 300000 figure.
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Canton
Ohio
L. W. Prior
Cleveland
Canton Waterworks Extension
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Butchers’ Union
Rock Island
New Mexico
Tri-City Pasteurized Milk Company
Henderson Farm
Peru, Ill
Far East
U. S. Army
Western Line
Southern Pacific
Imnois Central
Chicago & Alton
Kansas City Southern
Vanderbilt
Gould,Frisco
Hill, Rockefeller
Y.M.C. A
Karl Fries
Castellane
McFarland
Judiciary Department
Big East ST. Louis
NEW Society OF Travelers
the Gulf
Superior
St. Paul
United Mine Workers
Rockford
Victoria
B. C
Valencia
Mark Smith
Rockford, Ill
Milburn G. McNair
Alice
William
Alice Roosevelt
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