Insurgents misread orders in Santa Clara clash killing Blandon
In a February battle near Santa Clara, General Blandon was killed after a mis reading of Mena's orders led to an exposed position. The well planned campaign saw 150 rebels face 600 government troops with heavy machine gun fire and reinforcements arriving to shift the fight.
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Santa Clara
Blandon
Mena
Acoyapa
Brandon
Chamorro
Matagalpa
Las Garitas
Conrad
Blanton
Roche
Weather and astronomy notes from local page
The report outlines fair tonight and Saturday with a low near ten degrees and a 7 am temperature of 27. Wind at 7 am is six mph and no precipitation is recorded. Astronomical events note sunset at 5 25 and sunrise at 6 54 with Venus in inferior conjunction and Jupiter's fourth satellite nearby. A separate war update describes enemy positions, Maxim gunfire, and Conrad directing fire amid casualties. continues on Page Five.
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J. M. Sherier
Jupiter
Venus
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Engaged to Eleanor Butler Alexander
New York news reports Mrs Eleanor Addison Alexander announces the engagement of her daughter Eleanor Butler Alexander to Theodore Roosevelt Jr eldest son of former President Roosevelt The engagement is timed to precede the Roosevelt family travel to Europe and the marriage is not to occur until Roosevelt Sr returns from Africa Roosevelt Jr remains employed at the Hartford Carpet Company where he works from dawn to dusk and plans to stay with potential transfer options discussed He lives with Robert F King in Hartford and is active socially with Calumet Golf clubs The Alexander family lineage ties to Grace Green mother of Miss Alexander a prominent Hartford merchant’s daughter The groom elect is described as sociable and stable in his class and ties to the carpet works
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Eleanor Addison Alexander
Eleanor Butler Alexander
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Alexander
Europe
Africa
Hartford Carpet Company
Young Roosevelt
Carpet Company
Robert F. King
Hartford
Calumet and
Golf Clubs
Calumet
Miss Alexander
Grace Green
Albert W. Green
Bleached Flour Case to Be Tried Here in New Orleans
In New Orleans Judge Foster ruled the bleached flour case would be tried on its merits in this court rather than Council Bluffs Iowa. The matter involves modern milling methods. Also in Chicago the prize fight death case against Harry Gilmore and others was postponed for a month.
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New Orleans
Foster
United States District Court Today
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Chicago
Harry Gilmore
Aloise Wilkowski
Suicide pact claims two octogenarians in Ohio
Hamilton Ohio February 11 a suicide pact between an 80 year old man Henry Stubernack and his 76 year old wife Martha was revealed after a son in law discovered their bodies. A week earlier they told their family doctor they planned to end their lives and autopsy showed they had swallowed a large quantity of morphine.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Henry Stubernack
Martha
Stubernack
Senate and House Split in Valley Paper Case
Washington Feb 11 Justice Wright granted a two week adjournment in the mandamus proceedings against the joint congressional committee on printing. The case tests precedent on congressional printing authority.
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Washington
Justice Wright
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Joint Congressional Committee On Printing
Suffrage activist indicted for inciting riot after shirtwaist strike
In a historic move a suffrage advocate was indicted by a grand jury here yesterday on charges of inciting a riot tied to the recent shirtwaist operators strike. True bills were returned against 14 strikers and their sympathizers.
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Woman's Suffrage Movement
General Chanzy Sinks With Most Passengers Lost
Paris reports the loss of the French steamship General Chanzy with 80 to 90 passengers aboard and only one survivor. Owners claim 75 passengers plus 60 to 70 crew. Palma Majorica notes the vessel wrecked off the island's north coast while en route from Marseilles.
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Palma Majorica
General Chanzy
Marseilles
Heike Seeks Immunity Proof Amid Testimony
New York February 11 Charles R Heike secretary of the American Sugar Refining company testified again to prove his claimed immunity bath was a thorough process If he loses the prosecutor will seek a sentence on grounds he has confessed Heike said he had immunity from further prosecution in exchange for his cooperation with authorities
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New York
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Contempt Threats Over Printing Committee Mandamus
The Valley Paper company of Holyoke, Mass, sought a writ to force the joint committee on printing to withdraw paper contract awards. Justice Wright ordered committee members to appear in court, with Congress debating obedience. The House, by 174 to 56, allowed the members to go, after Senate directives to defy the order.
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Valley Paper Company
Holyoke
Mass
House of Representatives
Joint Committee On Printing
Justice Wright
Senate
Joint Committee
Congress
Justice
Last survivor of famous Lincoln jury dies at 90
Boone Iowa Feb 11 Minon Logan foreman and sole survivor of the Armstrong jury famed for Lincoln using the almanac moon schedule to free a Beardstown killer is dead at age 90.
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Boone
Iowa
Minon Logan
Abraham Lincoln
Beardstown
Three Suspects Arrested In Missouri Train Holdup Case
St Louis February 11 three men believed to be involved in the January 21 Missouri Pacific train robbery near Eureka Missouri have been taken into custody. The suspects named are W W Lowe S W Emerson and George Ebeling. James Lowe brother of W W Lowe was also arrested as a suspect. All deny the charges. Suffragist Leader Indicted in Philadelphia
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Eureka
W. W. Lowe
S. W. Emerson
George Ebeling
James Lowe
Vessel Salvage Tale Tells of Complete Loss After Fire
A brief report notes that the vessel was saved from all aboard but is a total loss. The incident highlights an emergency response and the resulting damage to the ship. No injuries are mentioned and the event centers on the voyage mishap and disposal.
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Ger
HOGS AT TOP FIGURE SPITE OF THE BOYCOTT
Hogs in South Omaha hit a new high price of 8.75 dollars today despite a boycott campaign. In Chicago a similar record was set at 22.85 dollars in May park. In Virginia Howard Little was electrocuted for the murder of Betsy Justis and her family. Two sailors were injured in a gun explosion aboard the battleship Virginia near Guantanamo Bay.
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South Omaha
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May Park
Washington
Virginia
Guantanamo
Cuba
Allds Guilt Made Clear In New York Senate
Albany reports Senator Ben Conger testified in detail that Senator Allds demanded a $1,000 bribe nine years ago when both were assembly members, and that Allds received it. Conger described delivering $6,000 to three legislators to protect bridge interests, detailing the alleged corruption as the inquiry neared adjournment. He recalled Allds greeting him with, It feels good, after passing him.
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N. Y
Ben ‘Conger
Senate
Allds
Assembly
Moe
Conger
Mr. Allds
Absolute Novelty in Federal Conspiracy Case
The United States circuit court continues the trial of Heike on a special plea to sugar conspiracy charges. Heike seeks amnesty by testifying to grand jury matters, while prosecutors dispute immunity and press for a possible sentence on the conspiracy charge if immunity is rejected.
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United States Circuit Court
Chicago
Heike
Martin
Stimson
Trial of Dr Fritch Moves to Grosse Ile for Sack Evidence
Detroit reports reveal the Ballinger Pinchot committee adjourned after a brief session. The trial of Dr Fritch for Miss Maybelle Millman's death shifts to Grosse Ile where the final gunny sack of the victim's dismembered body was found, following a prior discovery at Ecorse creek.
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Mich
Fritch
Maybelle Millman
Ann Arbor
Grosse Ile
Ecorse Creek
Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot
Congressional Investigating Committee
Desire scalp of Uncle Joe poll by Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune reports a western editors poll showing opposition to Joseph G. Cannon as speaker and to the Aldrich Cannon tariff law. Results split by Republicans and Independents across multiple states with emphatic no answers to both questions. Democratic editors’ responses are omitted to reflect Republican and Independent views.
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Brakeman Thrown Two From Moving Lake Shore Train
In Laporte Indiana on February 11 a brakeman allegedly threw two youths from a moving Lake Shore train. H E B Capps aged 17 of Atlanta Georgia died in hospital and named the brakeman as the assailant. The other victim, a 20 year old fellow passenger, was found dead beside the tracks near the city. Coroner Osborn is handling the inquiry.
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Laporte
Ind
H. EB. Capps
Atlanta
Osborn
Lake Shore
Capps
Medal and No Promotion for Peary in Naval Bill
Washington reports a House Naval Affairs subcommittee favored awarding a Medal of Honor to Peary instead of promoting him to rear admiral. The panel unanimously disapproved the Senate passed bill that would have made Peary a rear admiral despite his polar discovery.
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Washington
Peary
North Pole
House
Committee On ‘Naval Afaire
Senate
Death Affects Swope Case Sparks Grand Jury Action
In Kansas City on February 11 reports claim a nurse affidavits links a capsule to convulsions resembling those of Colonel Thomas Hunton Swope. A special grand jury is being formed to probe the death while Dr. Bennett Clarke Hyde faces arrest on murder charges and bond set at $50,000.
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Dr. Hyde
Grand Jury
Kansas City
Swope
Christian Swope
Colonel Swope
Latshaw
Bennett Clarke Hyde
Joel Mayes
Thomas Hunton Swope
Earling Warns West Slows. Merchants Cancel Orders
New York dispatches report President Earling of the Milwaukee Road stating that business is notably slower in the west than a month ago. He cites canceled orders and reduced commitments by merchants, signaling a possible recession, while Dun's Review counters with an encouraging trade outlook for spring.
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New York
Earling
Milwaukee Road
West
Dun's
Dun
Rockefeller Aids Y M C A with conditional gift
John D. Rockefeller pledged 100000 toward a new Cleveland Y M C A building on condition that 400000 more be raised locally. At a banquet a businessmen committee announced progress toward a 500000 target, with about half already promised. Senate passed the white slave bill in nearly identical form to the House.
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Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Senate
Washington
House
Work of Day in Congress Washington Feb 11
The Senate pressed the joint printing committee to appear for Valley Paper award proceedings and faced court interference fears. Senator Borah spoke on income tax and securities taxing implications. In the House, debate ran all day on whether to obey the court summons, with the judiciary committee split and a night session culminating in passage of the majority position.
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Congress
Senate
Valley Paper Company
Ste
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Benniter Borah
Hughes
Valley
Judiciary Committee
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