Honduran Maven Crisis Over U S Seizure of Rail Property
U S marines landed at Puerto Cortez and seized a railroad and wharf under a Valentine syndicate lease after Honduras ordered trains stopped. President Bonilla ordered trains halted near Laguna as protests and diplomatic strains intensified. The State Department monitors, following past Petrel actions and consul requests for delay.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
United States
W. 38
Valentine
Valentine Syndicate
Petrel
Bonilla
Laguna
Puerto Cortes
Vine
State Department
Rich Wisconsin man is lost in foul play feared
Chicago police search for Leo Vanredil a wealthy fish merchant of Two Rivers Wisconsin missing from the home of his brother in law William Vosbard of Chicago since Wednesday Vandredil carried 250 dollars in cash when he left Vosbard s home and his brother in law fears foul play
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Chicago
Leo Vanredil
Two Rivers
Wis
William Vosbard
Vandredil
Vosbard
Ohio Banker Myron Herrick To Be United States Ambassador
Myron T. Herrick, a prominent Ohio banker, is expected to become the United States ambassador to Paris. Friends say his social skills will help him adapt to life in gay Paree, a stark contrast to his rural upbringing near Welllington, Ohio, where he was born.
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Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Jook
Paris
United States
Gay
Pa-ee
Weillington
Weather forecast for Rock Island and nearby cities
Fair and cold tonight with a near zero low. Saturday unsettled with possible snow flurries and rising temperatures. Temperature at 7 a.m. was 3, yesterday’s high 10 and last night’s low 4. Wind 8 mph, humidity 93% at dawn and 70% at 7 p.m. No precipitation. Forecaster J. M. Sherier notes astronomical events with Jupiter satellites aligned near the planet and moon rise times.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Jupiter
End of Arbuckle Suit Over Love Letters and Park Meeting
Chicago court hears Mrs Martha Arbuckle end breach of promise suit against John W Turner after she withdraws claim. Turner testifies about a one sided courtship dating back to 1908 and a park meeting in Joliet where Arbuckle sought divorce guidance and Turner provided little help. Arbuckle, then married with five children, pursued divorce and financial support, while Turner says he resisted and only offered casual assistance.
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Chicago
Joliet
Martha Arbuckle
John W. Turner
Oscar E. Arbuckle
Turner
Pneumatic Transmission
Mr. Arbuckle
Julia
Mr. Turner
Mitchell in Court Contempt Over Postponement Request
John Mitchell faced a dramatic contempt of court hearing in Washington as he criticized Justice Wright. He explained his Christmas Eve summons and desire to postpone sentencing, saying he bought toys for his children and felt outraged at unequal consideration. The judge cited a delay demand from the AFL and noted antagonism around the postponement. Mitchell claimed the court had not been properly informed, and he regretted implying ignorance of important affairs.
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Washington
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Wright
Ilinois
Gompers
The
American Federation
Antazontagt
Churchill Has German Answer
Glasgow reports Winston Churchill declared Britain will bolster navy to meet all eventualities and not be outmatched by Germany. He stated Britain will supply money ships and men as needed, aiming to deter German naval pressure and maintain sea power.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Germany
Churchill
London
Sheridan Tries Out as a Steno in Lorimer Case
Sheridan, a detective-stenographer, demonstrated shorthand accuracy in duplicating hotel-room conversations as evidence in the Lorimer case. Tests compared notes taken from Bailey and Kerr in one room with Lorimer’s secretary in another, while Hines denied bribery claims. Testimony neared a close after eight months of hearings with an executive-session decision pending.
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Washington
J. E. Sheridan
Lorimer
Sheridan
Charles McGowan
Toronto
Bailey
H. E. Kerr
Detroit
McGowan
Gasoline explosion kills couple. daughter injured in Salem
A gasoline explosion in a Salem home kills John Camp and his wife, badly burning their daughter Bertha Camp who is seriously injured. In Rochester, Minn., a separate gas lighting plant blast in Charles Postier’s home leaves two dead and five injured, one fatally.
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Salem
John Camp
Bertha Camp
Rochester
Minn
Charles Postier
Dr Spahn Elected Reichstag President in Berlin
Berlin reports that Dr Peter Spahn leader of the clerical centrists was chosen president of the Reichstag, defeating August Bebel of the Social Democrats. In Mt Vernon Illinois a mad dog bit nine dairy cattle causing over $1000 loss. Mayor Swift plans a shotgun squad to shoot roaming dogs. In Washington postal savings banks designated for Flint Michigan and Kenosha Wisconsin to start operations March 1.
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Spahn
Reichstag
Berlin
Peter Spahn
August Bebel
Socialist-Democrats
Mt. Vernon
Ill
J.N. Ferguson
Swift
Washington
Flint
Mich
Kenosha
Wis
Postal Savings Depositaries
Deaths in a Day Across Cities
New York reports the unexpected death of James T. Pyle, 58, president of James Pyle & Son soap, at his Weehawken office. Charles W. Tomlinson, 54, superintendent of Elks National Home in Bedford City, dies of a paralysis stroke. Abbe Charles Loyson Pere Hyacinthe, 85, famed French pulpit orator, dies after a long career. He married Emilie Butterfield in 1872 and helped found liberal Catholic groups in Geneva and Paris.
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New York
James T. Pyle
James Pyle
Bedford City
Charles W. Tomlinson
Elks’ National Home
Paris
Charles, Loyson
Pere Hyacinthe
Hyacinthe
France
Emilie Jane Butterfield
London
Geneva
America
First President of a New China Term Set at Five Years
Shanghai reports Tang Shao Yi as confident an abdication will occur by Feb 18. Li, the vice president, expected to become president, not Yuan. Wu Ting Fang drafts a charter fixing a five year presidential term possibly one year for the first term, with Beijing likely to remain nominal capital. In Mukden, 23 Kaiping officers were executed as revolutions burn the garrison town. Tokyo delegates urge Japan to seize more China interests while warning neutrality could be endangered by any shift in policy.
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Shanghai
Tang Shao-Yi
Yuan
Wu Ting Fang
Senate
Mukden
Manchuria
Kaiping
China
Tokio
Japan
Uchida
Plans to Accommodate 100000 Soldiers in Texas Completed
Washington reports state department says US will not mobilize troops along the southern border. Plans are ready to concentrate at least 100000 troops in Texas if needed, with locations being prepared though no orders yet. Juarez moves garrison to Casas Grandes as Vasquistas oppose Madero, and a battle near Penjamo leaves 15 rebels and 7 federals dead.
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Texas
Washington
Mexico
United States
State Department
Sturgiss
San Antonio
Houston
War Department
Tex
Department of Texas
Juarez
el Paso
Casas Grandes
Peace Commission
Santa Sofia
Guadalajara
Penjamo
Morse Returns Home Silent After Crowd At Station
Charles W. Morse, bank wrecker and pardoned convict, arrived in New York in a wheelchair with his wife by his side. He was taken to his West Fifty-eighth Street home to rest for a week or ten days before leaving for Bad Nauheim Germany to seek health. Doctor A. L. Fowler said Morse is very sick but tolerated the trip.
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C. W. Morse
New York
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Pennsylvania Station
West Fifty-eighth Street
Bad Nauheim
Germany
A. L. Fowler
Atlanta
Dr. Fowler
White Auditor in Kimmel Case
Andrew J White described as the claimant in a suit against a defunct Niles Michigan bank to recover insurance for George A Kimmel appeared in St Louis court today and sat with the insurers attorneys He was an interested auditor to the Niles residents depositions read during the hearing.
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St. Louis
Andrew J. White
United States District Court
Bank of Niles
Miss Hogan Brands Prosecutor a Liar in Court
Miss Hazel Hogan after 30 days in jail shouts you are a liar at Assistant State's Attorney Frederic Burnham during arguments in the Dr Irvine Sis singer case. She accuses him of stealing and threatens violence, is removed by bailiffs, and the trial proceeds with the jury told to find Jerry Mack not guilty due to Hogan's refusal to testify.
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Miss Hogan
Chicago
Miss Hazel Hogan
Lockwood Henore
Honore
Irvine Sissinger
Frederic Burnham
Sissinger
Charles Hepp
Detroit
Jerry Mack
Detroit Judge Admits Bath Tub Trust Trade Deals
Protests from attorneys fail as Judge Angell rules these trade agreements signed by members of the combine may be admitted as evidence. The decision comes amid ongoing legal action surrounding the so called bathtub trust in Detroit Michigan.
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Detroit
Mich
Bathtub Trust
Angell
Combine
Frederick improving progress toward recovery
Copenhagen February 9 King Frederick continues to make good progress toward recovery as medical observers report improved strength and stabilization of his condition amid ongoing treatment and careful monitoring by royal physicians.
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Frederick
Copenhagen
Taft Renomination Campaign Opens With 780 Votes Seen
Washington reports Taft managers predict 780 votes on the first Chicago ballot of 1,076 in a push for renomination. William McKinley of Illinois is campaign manager and may be named chairman of the Republican National Committee. Crane Hilles and others held talks as canvassers gauge conditions.
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Washington
Taft
William McKinley
Illinois
McKinley
Republican National Committee
Crane
Hilles
Chicago
Women want one of sex on the supreme bench
Washington dispatch reports the Woman's Suffrage Association of the District of Columbia urges President Taft to appoint a woman to the vacant Supreme Court seat. Proposals name Ellen Spencer Massey Ama M. Gillett and Belva A. Lockwood as candidates. Nagel likely to be approved as Cabinet member. In England at Winchester Heinrich Grosse, charged with espionage, is sentenced to three years penal servitude.
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Supreme Bench
Washington
Taft
Supreme Court
Woman's Suffrage Association of
District of Columbia
Ellen Spencer Massey
Ama M. Gillett
Belva A. Lockwood
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Winchester
England
Heinrich Grosse
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Aurora
Fowler
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert G. Fowler
Gilroy
Cal
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Steno
Hines
Edward Hines
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Kimmel
M’kinley
Anna
Francis Mskim
Joseph McKim
Far Rockaway
Long Island
William Willett, Jr
McKim
Lane Island City
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