Methodists in Rome Get a Grilling Defends the Vatican
Archbishop Ireland for the Associated Press says American misapprehensions about Rome and the Vatican’s refusal of an audience for Charles W. Fairbanks stem from Rome assigning deep meaning to the former vice president’s planned Methodist address. He claims Roman Catholics view the Rome Methodist group as pernicious proselyters and accuses them of exploiting Rome’s poor and distributing slanderous books against Catholicism and the pope.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ireland
America
Rome
Vatican
Holy Father
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Methodist Association
Fairbanks
Methodist Church
Death Probe at Swope Inquest Focuses on Hyde
Kansas City February report shows Dr. Hyde pressing for becoming administrator of Swope estate. Nurse Keller testifies that Hyde urged inclusion of Hyde in a new will. Witness recounts capsule given to Swope, convulsions, and Hyde’s apoplexy diagnosis before death.
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Kansas City
Swope
Hektoen
Chicago
Colonel Swope
Miss Keller
Miss Kellar
Moss Hunton
Hyde
Hunton
Weather and medical testimony in Colonel Swope case
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a 20 degree low. Wednesday remains fair and colder. wind 7 mph and no precipitation. Report notes Swope’s death linked to a patent medicine containing iron tonic and strychnine, used daily by the deceased and observed by nurse and office partner, supporting potential poisoning context.
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Hyde
Colonel Swope
Miss Keller
B. C. Hyde
S. W. Spangler
Two Blacks Hanged in Missouri Jail Incident
Kansas City February 8 George Reynolds and John Williams two Black men were hanged simultaneously in the county jail this morning for assault marking the first use of the death penalty in Missouri in recent years.
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Missouri
Kansas City
George Reynolds
John Williams
Wade Ellis Quits to Bid for Taft Campaign Power
Washington dispatch reports Wade H. Ellis, famed trust buster in the Justice Department, resigns to direct Ohio efforts against Governor Harmon’s bid for reelection. Taft allies seek to sideline Harmon to weaken Democratic presidential chances in 1912 while Ellis remains tied to beef trust prosecutions.
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Buster
Department of Justice
Harmon
Washington, D. C
Taft
Ohio
Wade H. Ellis
Ellis
White House
Notes of William Jennings Bryan trip and crime actions
The report blends Bryan’s South American notes with crime stories about a Dec 23 attack on Mrs. W. H. Jackson, an ex violinist returning from a charity concert. It recounts executions on a scaffold, judges remarks, and mentions a highway plan from Chicago to East St. Louis backed by the Illinois Manufacturers Association. Also covered are Senate referrals to primary election and commission bills, and Governor Deneen’s veto of an appropriation bill during a special session in Springfield on Feb 8.
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W. H. Jackson
Reynolds
Williams
Chicago
East St. Louis
Illinois Manufacturers’ Asociation
George P. Blow
la Salle
Illinois and Michigan Canal
St. Louis
Senate
House
Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Stead
Chamorro's Force Takes The Woods In Nicaragua
Managua reports Chamorro evicted three government columns at Boaco and reoccupied the town. insurgents under Mazis captured Boaco last Friday as Chamorro strengthens to around 1500 men. Government plans consolidation at Tipitana and Teustepe while rumors say Corinto may be the next target. 75 prisoners arrived at Granada amid political arrests among conservatives. San Juan Del Sur notes Chamorro broke through government lines to escape northwest.
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Managua
Chamorro
Roaco
Boaco
Mazis
Granada
Corinto
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Tipitana
Teustene
Mardi Gras Festivities Conclude With Parade Pageant Ball
Spectators gathered as the parade was announced to pass through streets. Tonight a pageant and the Comus ball will close the Mardi Gras festivities with a grand conclusion.
Roosevelt approves homecoming plan for national celebration
New York records President Morris of the Republican club announcing a cablegram from Theodore Roosevelt authorizing the club to lead a homecoming celebration of national proportions planned for him. The return event signals Roosevelt's consent to the big points of the celebration.
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New York
Morris
Republican Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Movement to end Illinois and Michigan Canal takes root
La Salle February 8. The town becomes headquarters for a campaign to abolish the Illinois and Michigan canal. From its ruins a new effort grows to repurpose the waterway and remove the canal framework.
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la Salle, Sr
la Salle
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Tariff Debate Triggers Cold Storage Critique in Legislature
Springfield February 8 Senator Glackin a Democrat introduced a resolution arguing higher living costs stem from tariff policies and that cold storage houses have aided the issue. The resolution targets primary and commission bills as referred.
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Springfield
Glackin
Last Day of Mardi Gras Parade Gathers Masses
New Orleans marks the climax of the carnival as hundreds of masqueraders fill the streets before Rex parade due to start shortly after noon. The city reels with color and spectacle as thousands cheer along the route.
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New Orleans
Rex
Doctor Cook Found in Bermuda Declared Safe
New York reports Dr. Frederick A. Cook has been located in Bermuda according to a Globe story. The terse dispatch confirms his location though no further details are given about circumstances or condition.
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Doc Cook
Bermuda
New York
Frederick A. Cook
Globe
Knappen Seated as Sixth Circuit Judge in Cincinnati
Loyal E. Knappen of Michigan took his seat today as judge of the Sixth United States circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati. He succeeds Judge Lurton, who has been promoted to the Supreme Court. The ceremonies honored the official transition and recognized Lurton’s new role.
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Justice Lurton
U. S
Cincinnati
Loyal E. Knappen
Michigan
Sixth
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Knappen
Judge Lurton
Supreme Court of the United States
Two Arrested for Decade-Old Crime in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police report Francesco Guthrie and George Eddy were arrested on February 8 and charged with a crime tied to events a decade prior. Authorities provided few details, but the case involves an ongoing investigation and potential charges related to older offenses.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Francesco Guthrie
George Eddy
Minority Plans to Restore Merchant Marine Without Tax
Special correspondence reports Democrats and insurgents opposing the Taft Humphrey ship subsidy bill. A substitute measure would restore American ships at sea with no cost to the public, proposing free ships a 5 percent tariff in favor of American bottoms and a heavier tonnage tax on foreign vessels. The fight over the bill is expected to be intense with no forecast of passage.
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Argus
Washington
Rainey
Clinots
Ilithough
Committee On Merchant Marine
House
Congress
Murder Charge Tangles Belle Plaine Tragedy
In Belle Plaine ten years ago Guthrie a former prominent businessman faced murder charges after his wife died in December 1900. Guthrie and Eddy were arrested at Shell Lake and Belle Plaine and brought to Vinton for trial. Guthrie had employed Eddy to watch his wife who lay dead in her bed initially deemed a suicide.
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Belle Plaine
Guthrie
Shell Lake
Wis
Eddy
Vinton
Federal incorporation bill not pressed this session
Washington reports Taft will sponsor if passed but refuses to make the bill an administration measure. He ties it to interstate commerce, postal savings banks, and conservation promises, while Wall Street fears anti trust exemptions and seeks future forgiveness for past sins.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Wall Street
Move for Subway Project in Chicago
Chicago February 8 The plan to relieve the city’s traffic by a 90 mile subway took a step forward as Bion J. Arned was named the city’s subway engineer to draft plans. Early estimates place the cost between 80 million and 197 million dollars with rough figures for the project.
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Chicago
Thet Bion J. Arne'd
Alibi Proves Innocence for Alleged Bank Robber Burns
La Crosse Wisconsin February report states Tom Burns, who served part of a one year sentence for a Holcomb bank robbery, was declared innocent by the state board of control and Governor Davidson pardoned him after an alibi was proven. Other notices include Illinois ex-speaker Henry C. Childs' death at age 85, King Gustave's improving condition after appendectomy, Albert Ellifritz crushed by a rail yard accident in Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa's oldest triplets turning 62, and Robert A Taft named top scholar in Yale New Haven senior class.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wanpun
Holcomb
Tom Burns
Eau Claire
State Board of Control
Davidson
Board of Control
Pioneer
Des Moines
Iowa
Albert Ellifritz
Rock Island
Six Negroes Killed in Tennessee Race Riot at Hale's Bar
Chattanooga reports six Black men killed in a race riot at Hale's Bar, a lock below Chattanooga. Police and special deputies fought resentments before quelling the disturbance after a short battle.
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Tennessee
Chattanooga
Hale's Bar
Fault Not in Storage Warehouse Report Denies Hoarding
Washington February 8 Albert th Read secretary of the American Ware housemen's association which includes 32 cold storage plants in various parts of the country issued a statement to show foodstuffs were not being hoarded and that no attempts were made to conceal on hand quantities Read says the butter and eggs stored in 20 plants belonged to 2446 persons or firms indicating difficulty in cornering products He cites 15000000 pounds of butter in storage February 1 1910 down from 23000000 a year ago and 34000 more egg cases in storage this year vs 1909. January removal exceeds 400000 cases by February 1.
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Washington
Albert Th. Read
American Warehousemen's Association
Read
CHECK ON NEW RAIL PROJECTS DECLARES NOBODY WITH MONEY
Joseph Ramsey Jr former president of the Wabash railroad warns Congress poised to require new railroad stock offerings at par would deter investors and throttle new lines. He says only established firms could finance fresh projects and keep par value, making new ventures unattractive.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
The
Wabash Railroad
Nots
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Five injured and three killed in Calumet mine
In Calumet Michigan three men were killed and five injured when a strap on a mine slide broke yesterday afternoon at the South Kearsarge mine. One victim died fatally at once while four others were badly hurt. An investigation is underway into the accident.
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Calumet
Mich
Feb
South Kearsarge
Congress Recap Stirs on Confederate Memorial and Lee Statue
In Washington the Senate split over a government loan for Confederate veterans encampment tents and opposed a Virginia statue gift to Statuary Hall. Senator Heyburn led the opposition while other members backed the measures. The House debated a federal corporation bill and its constitutional merits, spending two-plus hours on procedural plans.
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Congress
Senate
Heyburn
MoAla
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Rayner
R Tve Garrett
Tennesser
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