U S Soldiers Move Toward Mexican Line Reports of Rebellion
Washington reports a new uprising in Mexico with General Orozco suspected of treason against President Madero. Chihuahua reportedly in revolt as troops mass on the border. Separate notices: coast artillery orders to Texas and fort movements for border readiness. Also two human-interest items: a leap year auction of 30 bachelors in Brockton and the marriage of Claudia Libbey Hains to Reginald Bolles.
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Mexico
Orozeco
Madero
Juarez
Chihuahua
Orozco
War Department
State Department
Texas
Pensacola
Fla
Coast Artillery
Fort Barrancas
Morgee
Mobile
Moultrie
Charleston
8. C
Fort Harrison
Helena
Mont
Fort William Henry Harrison
14Th Infantry
Fort George Wright
Spokane
Wash
25Th Infantry
Brockton
Mass
Alan Hudson
Weather forecast for Rock Island area by Sherier
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Lows tonight near 10 to 15 degrees above zero and a high yesterday of 15. Wind 8 mph at 7 am. Precipitation none. Humidity 81 percent at 7 pm and 89 percent at 7 am. Astronomical note: sun sets 5 23, rises 7 03, moon rises 9 57 pm, Mercury and Uranus in conjunction at 2 24 pm.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Schumann-Heink Laughs at Millionaire Marriage Rumor
Madame Schumann-Heink, famed contralto, jokes about marrying a millionaire after her separation from William Rapp Jr is settled. She calls herself 50 years young, says she feels life’s exhilaration, and explains misunderstandings with her husband and her son Hans, who learned of his own marriage.
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Los Angeles
Madame Schumann-Heink
William Rapp, Jr
Alexandria Hotel
Madame Schumann- Henrk
Hans
Marr Band
Hang
Burton Urges Senate to Ratify Peace Treaties
Ohio Senator Burton urged rapid ratification of the Britain and France arbitration treaties. He argued no nation can block a peace movement and that ratification paves the way for future agreements with both strong and weak nations.
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Washington
Senate
Burton
Ohio
Congress
Great Britain
France
Gompers Claims Court Disobedience Not Intended
President Samuel Gompers testified in the District of Columbia Supreme Court contempt proceedings against himself John Mitchell and Secretary Morrison. He argued he did not violate the court order by printing the Bucks Range company name in a boycott list, saying he marked it out and instructed printers to remove it from the official organ.
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Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
District of Columbia
John Mitchell
Morrison
Burdon
Bucks Range Company
Roosevelt amused by anti third term move
New York dispatch says Colonel Roosevelt showed amusement when asked about the Slayden anti third term resolution before Congress. W N Mitchell of Atlanta pushed Roosevelt for the 1908 nomination and, after a lengthy talk, predicted Roosevelt would be the next president.
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New York
Roosevelt
Congress
W. N. Mitchell
Atlanta
Leipsig Sentence Sparks English Reaction Amid Secret Hearing
London reports a renewed uproar in England over a three and a half year confinement sentence from the German imperial court at Leipsig. Bertrand Stewart is named in connection with the case and Belgian informers are alleged to be involved, with the proceedings described as secret.
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London
England
Leipsig
Betrand Stewart
Davenport
Omaha
Neb
Peoria
Ill
Iowa
Blumenberg Supports Same Opinion in McGowan Transcript Case
Stenographer Milton Blumenberg testifies at the Lorimer committee hearing that his earlier denunciation of James Sheridan's dictograph record as fake may not be genuine. He admits limited familiarity with the material and stands by a restrained position on the outburst attribution.
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Washington
Lorimer Committee
Milton Blumenberg
James Sheridan
McGowan
Kimmel Suit Reaches Third Trial Over Missing Bank Cashier
Relatives deny claims as lawyers pursue collection on policy held by George A. Kimmel, a Niles Michigan bank cashier missing 13 years. The case at St. Louis hinges on the genuineness of notes and the identity of Andrew J. White, a former convict, with trial set to proceed.
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Niles, Mich
St. Louis, Mo
George A. Kimmel
Andrew J. White
New York Insurance Company
PIGHT
White
Kimmel
Stella Kimmel
Ada Bonslet
Deny White
Oregon Forest
Arkansas City
Kan
J. A. Johnson
Johnson
John B. Swinney
Prominent London Lawyer Faces Espionage Charge in Secret Trial
Reports say a high profile London lawyer may push Anglo German tensions toward a breaking point as espionage charges loom. The sole witness is a Belgian suspected of professional spying. The trial proceeds largely in secret fueling public anger and claims of entrapment for pay.
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London
England gives thanks for safety of ruler
London observers report a national thanksgiving service held at St Pauls cathedral to honor the safe return of King George I and Queen Mary from India in a ceremony marking the royal voyage and homecoming.
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England
London
George I
Queen Mary
India
St. Paul's Cathedral
Maggiore boy returns home after wild kidnap tale
Antonino Maggiore Jr. 13, long sought by police on kidnap suspicion, came home of his own accord on Jan 28 after leaving his home. He said he left voluntarily and was never in kidnapper hands. The report also notes unrelated local incidents in Pittsburgh and Springfield.
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Chicago
Antonino Maggiore, Jr
Holdings for the Steel Quiz and Trust Case
Judge Gray halts destruction of books in the antitrust suit against the steel corporation and hints of criminal indictments. Government seeks thousands of documents from the wire pool prosecution. Dismissals trigger an inquiry into Florida Everglades drainage and engineering reports. Army shoe contract frauds prompt a House investigation. The Bath Tub trust case proceeds with indictments against several firms and individuals.
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Washington
Gray
United States Court, Third Circuit
Steel Corporation
Department of Justice
Agricultural Department
Florida Everglades
McCabe
Wiley
Clark
Florida
Detroit
Mich
Bath Tub” Trust
Illinois Lawmaker Weighs Anti tipping Bill for State
Chicago February 6 State Representative William Tudor ApMadoc of the Fifth district pledging to study constitutionality said he would introduce a bill to prohibit tipping in Illinois. He cites Mississippi anti tipping law which fines tip givers and tip accepting establishment workers.
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Chicago
Ilinois
William Tudor ApMadoc
Fifth
Kenwood
Hyde Park
General Assembly of
Mississippi
Mr. Ap Madoc
J. Ham Lewis
Mother Sacrifices Self to Save Daughter in Rails Tragedy
In Lincoln Nebraska Mrs U S Milliken and her five year old daughter were struck and killed when the mother's foot trapped the girl's on a railroad frog. The mother stood between the child and the locomotive as the engine bore down. The pair had been gathering coal on the Rock Island right of way when the accident occurred in a deep cut west of the city. The mother was the wife of a day laborer and the family lived in vere Oak.
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Lincoln
Neb
U. S. Milliken
Indictments End Nationwide Dynamite Conspiracy Probe
Federal grand jury returns thirty three indictments in a nationwide dynamite conspiracy case. Defendants held pending arrest with warrants expected. The probe links explosions across 17 states from 1905 to 1911 to efforts against open shop and unions led by the McNamaras and others.
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Indianapolis
Ind
McNamara
Santa Barbara
Cal
Taft
Federal Grand Jury
International Union of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Utah
California
Washington
T[llinois
Los Angeles Times
John J
James B. McNamara
John J. McNamara
International ‘Association of Bridge and Structural ‘Iron Workers
National Erectors’ Association
Erectors’ Association
Five Miners Die In Trolley Crash At Buena Vista
Five miners were killed when a trolley car jumped the track and plunged 200 feet over an embankment at Buena Vista near Pittsburgh. Fifteen other miners were injured en route to the mines near Scotthaven.
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Pittsburgh
Buena Vista
Here
Scotthaven
Gas ends lives of five people in Philadelphia home
Five persons were found dead in a Philadelphia residence from gas asphyxiation after a broken main. A nearby family was overcome but revived. Victims named include Mrs. Sophie Crazal and her children Rosie, 2, Stephen, 8, Joseph, 5, and boarder John Wizniak. Crazal left for work at 3 AM without noticing the gas leak.
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Philadelphia
Sophie Crazal
Rosie
Stephen
Joseph
John Wizniak
Crazal
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