Cities Need Not Follow The New Law
Springfield dispatch reports sweeping electoral reform measures passing through the Illinois Senate. The commission form of government bill and related amendments move toward recall thresholds, public utility controls, and recall petition requirements while landmark measures on income tax ratification and liability commissions advance. Navy Commander Alexander Sharp dies in Washington. former Virginia commander hailed for naval service.
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Senate
Breidt
Boards of Election Commissioners
Springfield
Congress
Illinois Senate
Harburg
Ilinois
John Dailey
Peoria
House
Dailey
Weather brief with light snow and warmer outlook
Slight snow flurries expected tonight or Friday with a rise in temperature. Lows near 10 to 15 degrees. At 7 a.m. the temperature was 1 degree. the past 24 hours’ high 27 degrees. wind 8 mph. precipitation 1. Relative humidity around 84 percent at 7 p.m. Astronomical notes mention sunset at 4 2 and sun’s position 14.2 degrees south of the celestial equator.
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J. M. Sherier
Celestial Equator
Advise to Marry Prompts High Fee Demand in Suit
Chicago case claims attorney Seth F. Crews advised widow Mrs. Sarah Smith to marry John R. Smith, a mine owner who died an hour after the ceremony. She inherited about 400000. Crews seeks a 3590 fee, arguing additional compensation is warranted due to estate size.
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Chicago
Seth F. Crews
Sarah Smith
John R. Smith
Smith
St. Luke’s Hospital
Crews
Vanderbilt Must Pay Damages To Harness Maker Victim
Paris court ruled Haereld Vanderbilt of New York must pay 4500 dollars in damages to a harness maker injured when Vanderbilt's automobile struck him near Valence in February 1907.
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Vanderbilt
Paris
Haereld Vanderbilt
New York
Tribunal of the Seine
Valence
Rich man whips clerks and seizes property
A. R. Peacock declares $250,000 squandered from his fortune and beats delinquent employees after locking them in a room. He forces the sign over of all real estate and other property, then declines to prosecute. The episode unfolds in Pittsburg on February 10.
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A. R. Peacock
Pittsburg
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Peacock
Defense Sees Loophole in Millman Murder Case
Detroit February 10 The prosecution replayed testimony in the trial of Dr. Fritch over the death of Maybelle Millman while the defense leans on a loophole noting surgical instruments found in Miss Millman’s valise as a key point.
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Millman
Detroit
Mich
Dr. Fritch
Maybelle Millman
Burlington Defendants Face Coal Land Fraud Probes
Sixty four defendants from Oklahoma appear before the United States land office in Lander Wyoming on February 10 to answer charges in government cases seeking cancellation of coal land claims tied to alleged frauds against the government.
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Lander, Wyo
United States Land Office
Princeton Trustees Weigh Grant to Found Graduate College
Princeton New Jersey February 10 Trustees of Princeton University met to consider the dispute over a graduate college. William Cooper Proctor of Cincinnati offered five hundred thousand dollars to establish the project, while the university faced objections and negotiations over contentions that led to the rapture of the plan.
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University
William Cooper Proctor
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Cincinnati
Olivares Protests to Madriz Over Citizen Safety
Olivares has protested to President Madriz against the attitude of his followers and received a reply in which Madriz repeats assurances that American citizens and their property rights would be accorded every protection.
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Olivares
Madriz
Two Years for Fraud Official of Trust
New York February 10 Oliver Spitzer former dock superintendent of the American Sugar Refining company plant at Williamsburg was today sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for fraud charges.
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New York
Oliver Spitzer
American Sugar Refining Company
Williamsburg
Land titles for coal lands near Lander challenged
Government says 9 500 acres valued at 1 500 000 in the mineral district north of Lander Q Road were filed by dummy entry men for Owl Creek and Northwestern Coal companies. The offer by Proctor of 500 000 for a Princeton graduate college is declared final. National Sugar Refining pays 694 304.37 in duties after audit, possible criminal matter remains.
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Lander
Q” Road
Owl Creek
Northwestern
Burlington Railroad
New York
National Sugar Refining Company
Murderer George Schaeffer hanged at Allentown jail
George M. Schaeffer was hanged in Allentown jail for the murder of Leopold Enmann following a quarrel in November 1908. He cut up the body and buried it under a chicken house. The New Orleans convention of the National Editorial Association opened today with leading editors and publishers in attendance.
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George Schaeffer
Allentown
George M. Schaeffer
Leopold Enmann
Schaeffer
New Orleans
National Editorial Association
Hyde Held and Special Grand Jury is Called
John G. Paxton, Swope family counsellor, filed information charging Dr. Hyde with murder in the first degree over Colonel Swope’s death. Prosecutor Conkling to swear warrant. Hyde to surrender at 4 pm. Judge Lat Shaw ordered a special grand jury to convene Saturday to probe the case.
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Kansas City
John G. Paxton
Swope
Dr. Hyde
Conkling
Hyde
Lat Shaw
Criminal Court
Colonel Swope
Chamorro Halted Ent r enches Force Near Managua
Bluefields Nicaragua Feb 10 Colonel Conrad chief of artillery for Mena insurgents returned wounded from Santa Clara. Chamorro reportedly halted, entrenching in Matagalpa province as Chamorro's advance toward the capital is checked. Details scarce. Washington Feb 10 Consul Olivares reports 100 Americans in Matagalpa.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
Conrad
Mena
Santa Clara
Chamorro
Matagas
Washington
Olivares
Managua
State Department
United States
Matagalpa
Pretty Clear Case Against Phone Trust
New York reporters describe evidence in the telephone inquiry showing Day & Co acted as agents for American Telephone and Telegraph in purchasing independents. The company loaned 7.28 million dollars to Day & Co to buy the lines, with the stock later sold to J P Morgan & Co. Investigators resume hearings as attorneys for the independents seek to prove Day & Co sold control to Morgan and holds shares for AT&T.
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New York
Day & Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Canners Ignore Wilson Advice on Benzoate Standardization
The National Canners association at Atlantic City on February 10 declined Secretary Wilsons request to refrain from condemning benzoate of soda. They reaffirmed support for pure food laws and backed a general standardization of canned goods proposed by Dr. Bitting of the federal bureau of chemistry.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Canners’ Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Bitting
Federal Bureau of Chemistry
Diphtheria Hit Cherry Mine Camp Nurse Exposure
St Paul mine fire care workers exposed to diphtheria as nurses treated the sick. Frances Wheeler of Chicago, one of four Cherry nurses, fell ill after distributing free milk to about 200 women and children. With no antitoxin and no inoculation, the outbreak is feared to have exposed nearly all residents.
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St. Paul
Frances Wheeler
Chicago
Cherry
Miss Wheeler
Kelly
Jaffek
Robinowitz
Embassies Budget Advance Draws House Support
Washington February 10 The house committee on foreign affairs favors reporting the Lowden bill which would annually fund half a million dollars for erecting American embassies abroad. Progress on the interstate commerce bill was discussed with Representative Townsend who said passage depends on committee perfection and could take three weeks. The committee weighs extending regulation to electric railroads as well. The appropriations panel urged abolishing pension offices except Washington. The military academy bill totaling 1 876 332 was reported. President nominated Fred Morris Dearing to London embassy. Smoot Bourne and Fletcher will defy Justice Wright rule on appearance citing constitutional prerogatives.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs Today
Lowden
Taft
Townsend
Michigan
House
Weal
Drea Peasian
Appropriations Committee
Fred Morris Dearing
Missouri
London
England
Justice Wright
Senate
Smoot
Bourne
Fletcher
Congress
Arbitration way for settlement in Chicago rail strike
A Chicago conference between the railroad managers' committee and Switchmen's union today failed to produce a decision as railroads refuse a wage increase and switchmen vote to strike. Railroads propose arbitration under the Erdman law, with 3007 to 91 in favor of a strike among 18 Chicago railroads. Wrights Get New Medal. Smithsonian presents the Langley medal to the Wright brothers for aerodramics achievements.
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Chicago
Railroad Managers’ Committee
Switchmen’s Union
Wrights
Washington
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Wright Brothers
Diphtheria at Cherry Nurse Toured Free Milk
Cherry Wisconsin February 10 with no doctor or antitoxin in town. A nurse distributing free milk to the people was taken ill after exposure while aiding widows and orphans. Local residents seek relief as the outbreak draws attention from surrounding communities.
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Cherry, WI
Little Doubt As To Result Of Congress Investigation
Special correspondence discusses Senator Aldrich moving to permit a senatorial inquiry into the high cost of living. It criticizes Aldrich as boss over investigations and notes Taft’s initial support. It explains how 100 powerful backers control outcomes and asserts the probe will not indict tariffs or protection policy.
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Congress
The
Argus
Washington
United States
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich
Taft
Aldrich
Florida
United States of America
LaFollette
Taris
Taft to talk right out to spur Congress in New York
Taft plans a Saturday visit to New York marked by an important political conference on state conditions aimed at securing party harmony. In a Lincoln Day dinner speech he will argue the 1908 Republican pledges were clearly defined and must be carried out, and he will strive to ensure they are fulfilled.
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Washington
Taft
New York
New York State
Antarctic expedition ends in 1908 voyage notes
Buenos Ayres reports the Sud captain spoke the Pourquoi Pas at Port Galant Magellan Straits while Dr Charcot refused details on the French south polar expedition. The 1908 voyage under Dr J M Charcot sailed from Havre Aug 15 and reached Deception Island Dec 22.
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Buenos Ayres
Sud
Punta Arenas
Port Gallant
Straits of Magellan
Charcot
J. M. Charcot
Havre
Island of
Deception
FINE OF 500 DOLLARS IMPOSED ON UNION LEADERS
Chicago, Feb. 10. Martin B. Madden former president of the Building Trades Council M J Boyle official of the Electrical Workers union and Fred Pouchet former business agent of the Metal Workers union were fined 500 each after conviction on May 29 for conspiracy to do an illegal act. The motion for a new trial was overruled.
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Chicago
Martin B. Madden
The
Building Trades Council
M. J. Boyle
Electrical Workers’ Union
Fred Pouchet
Metal Workers’ Union
Boiler explosion at sawmill kills six in Crump
Bay City Michigan February 10 a boiler exploded at a Crump sawmill killing six men and injuring nearly twenty. The dead include Ward Amidon William Coppersmith George Drewitt Chris John John Flood and Oscar Shoup as the mill was wrecked and workers pulled to safety amid smoke and debris.
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Bay City
Mich
Crump
Ward Amidon
William Coppersmith
George Drewitt
Chris John
John Flood
Oscar Shoup
One Cause of the High Price of Meat
Washington reports the department of commerce and labor cites a shortage of five stock receipts at interior markets as a contributing factor to high meat prices. Hog receipts are 3,000,000 head lower than last year. cattle and sheep receipts in 1909 lag behind the three prior years. Clark Howell, editor of the Constitution, underwent appendicitis surgery and shows improvement with a full recovery anticipated.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Senate considers causes of high living costs
In Washington on February 10 the Senate passed a resolution to investigate the high prices of necessities of life and approved a bill conferring the rank of rear admiral on Commander Peary and retiring him with the highest rear admiral salary. In the House calendar day, several bills were enacted including one to create an artomaticon to Lo core works erected Congress the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Opos
Peary
HOUSE
District of Columbia
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