Bitter quarrel between Russian army and fleet rages on
Paris reports French observers aboard Australien describe bitter discord among Russian officers at Port Arthur led by Stoessel and Lochinsky with harsh criticisms of naval commanders. The same dispatch notes ongoing Japanese pressure, cavalry movements near Liaoyang, and naval actions as St. Petersburg reports artillery gains.
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Paris
Jen
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Lochinsky
Alexief
Matin
Lockinsky
Loekinsky
Moeller Receives Archbishop Pallium in Cincinnati
Henry Moeller is invested with full archbishop powers in a simple ceremony at Rowen Catholic church. Cardinal Gibbons delivers the sermon as Moeller, serving coadjutor for over a decade, assumes the see. In separate item, Minnesota court rules against taxing Western Union Telegraph franchise.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Henry Moeller
Cincinnati
Four Suffocated by Gas Fumes in Cleveland Homes
In Cleveland on February 15 four people, Mr. and Mrs. George Nolan and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heller, were found suffocated in their Central javenne residences. Neighbors report household discord. coroner to investigate as fumes from a gas stove are suspected. Mrs. Nolan is a Heller daughter.
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Cleveland, O
George Nolan
Charles H. Heller
Central Javenne
Heller
Nolan
Hellers
Roosevelt Right Hague Pact Controversy Sparks Senate Debate
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration faces questions over a 1903 alleged secret protocol with San Domingo and the Hague arbitration pact. Officials argue the president can sign special arbitration acts without Senate approval, while records show seven such agreements were made without Senate submission, pending ratification by parliamentary bodies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary Hay
San Domingo
Senate
Hay
State Department
Brazil
Colombia
Spain
Mexico
Domingo
Haiti
San Domingo Improvement Company
Bacon
United States
Wyoming backs Warren with legislative resolution
Cheyenne February 15 both houses adopted a resolution indorsing Senator Warren in response to attempts to push measures reflecting on his character. The resolution says the charges are untrue and malicious. Lowell named United States circuit judge for the First Circuit in a new congressional act.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Warren
Lowell
Washington
Francis Lowell
United States
Massachusetts
Congress
Harlan Nominated for Chicago Mayor
Chicago February 15 John Maynard Harlan was today unanimously nominated for mayor by the Republicans in a routine party meeting.
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Harlan
Chicago
John Maynard Harlan
Kansans Demand National Regulation of Standard Oil
Topeka Kansas February 15 The Kansas Oil Producers association urges Congress to pass a bill to regulate Standard Oil and protect the oil industry. The group cites promises from Standard officers about oil prices and field support that were never kept, calling the company record a pattern of broken promises and deception.
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Topeka
Kans
House
Kansas
Congress
The
Kansas Oil Producers’ Association
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Standard Oil Company
Strikers Actions Puzzle Employers in Lodz Mills
In Lodz on February 15 the situation remained puzzling as small mills reopened while large mills saw workers striking mid day. Employers believed the strike nearly over, then many large mills quit again, suggesting strikers aim to let small mills run to avoid broader ruin. Most factories resumed work today.
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Lodz
Scheibler
Poznanski
Mrs Hoch Declares Bigamist Husband Identity Found
Chicago reports Augusta L Hoffman, alleged wife of Johann Hoch, declares she is Hoch and that a man named Frederick Hoffman she married 10 years ago is identical. She was left with five children in Milwaukee where the marriage occurred. A $10,000 gift for the battleship Minnesota was approved in St. Paul. Turret defect forces five weeks’ repair on the battleship Ohio. Dr William Rainy Harper to undergo another serious operation at end of week.
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Augusta L. Hoffman
Chicago
Johann Hoch
Austin
Hoch
Frederick Hoffman
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Senate
House
Committee
San Francisco
Cal
Harper
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
Mrs Kate Edwards Will Not Be Hanged with Negro Tomorrow
Harrisburg reports governor Pennypacker withdrew death warrants for Mrs Kate Edwards and Samuel Greason. Greason case to go to Pennsylvania Supreme Court if reopened. pardons board to hear next month. Edwards collapses, moaning in cell, hopes crushed yet grateful for life spared to testify in Greason case.
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Kate Edwards
Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Pennypacker
Samuel Greason
Greason
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Reading
Becno
Rope breaks as wife murderer is executed at Bridgeton New Jersey
Bridgeton New Jersey February 15 a failed hanging ended in a fatal fall when the rope snapped during the execution of Frank Raisinger for the murder of his wife. Raisinger died ten minutes later as medical staff confirmed a broken neck. The crowd recoiled at the grisly scene and officials noted the rope had been tested with a heavier weight than Raisinger.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Roosevelt Returns to Capital After New York Trip
President Roosevelt and party flew back to Washington at 7 30 this morning from New York where he attended a banquet of the Hungarian Republican club. The city was under martial law for his safety and the president spoke in light vein not addressing national issues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
United States
San Francisco
Hungarian Republican Club
New York City
the Bowery
First Negro Commander of Massachusetts G A R
James H. Wolff elected department commander of Massachusetts G A R the first Black man in the role in the United States He previously held junior and senior vice commander posts and will lead the national parade in Denver next August Wolff a Boston lawyer native of New Hampshire served in the Civil War era Navy and is a Harvard Law School graduate and Republican activist.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
James H. Wolff
Ent
Denver
Blackmar
Mssachusetts
Wolf
New Hampshire
Harvard Law School
Horace Boies in Critical Health at Hot Springs Hotel
Des Moines reports former Iowa governor Horace Boies lying critically ill at a Hot Springs Arkansas hotel where he sought relief weeks ago. Relatives from Waterloo have been summoned to his bedside as concerns rise over his condition.
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Iowa
Hot Springs
Des Moines
Horace Boies
Ark
Waterloo
Pitcher Taylor Exonerated By League Board
New York report states pitcher Jane Taylor was exonerated by the board of directors of the National League of Baseball clubs on the charge of throwing a game between St. Louis and Pittsburgh on July 30. He was found guilty of violating the constitution and his contract with St. Louis, fined 300 dollars, and barred from playing until the fine is paid.
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New York
Jane Taylor
National League of Baseball Clubs
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Mrs Chadwick Threated By Heart Failure Before Trial
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick, jailed in Cleveland, suffers fainting spells and heart failure as her trial nears. Attorneys fear she may die before proceedings. Ira Reynolds, trustee of her 5 million in securities, is bedridden with grip and speaks only of Chadwick. His family and doctors are alarmed.
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Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
Chadwick
Ira Reynolds
Grip
Found 13000 in the street a purse recovered by boy
Cleveland Bay discovers purse containing currency and drafts valued at fifteen thousand dollars. George Putnam, 15, found it on Superior street and returned it to Guardian Trust Bank, earning a reward. Purse reportedly belonged to out of town customer H. J. Beyer and included bank back.
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Cleveland Bay
Cleveland, O
George Putnam
Superior Street
Guardian Trust Company
H. J. Beyer
Hoch admits he was married eleven times
Chicago February 15 inquest over the remains of Mrs Marie Wecker Hoch Inspector Shippy testified Johann Hoch had admitted they had been married 11 times. Five wives died within four years after marriage.
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Chicago
Marie Wecker Hoch
Johann Hoch
Hey
Cold fuels cripple Iowa towns and six states
Des Moines reports unprecedented fuel suffering with charity appeals at peak as many Iowa towns burn corn for warmth. Across the region trains stall in snow, packing houses close for lack of coal, and cities from Burlington to St Paul struggle with 18 below temperatures and crippled utilities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Associated Charities of
Burlington
Chicago
Veoria
Peoria
Ca Crosse
Wis
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Neb
Eldora
Eldora Electric Light
Mason City
Hampton
Albert Lea
Minn
St. Paul
Mercury
Former Partner of Senator Mitchell Subpoenaed
Portland February 14 A subpoena served on Judge A H Tanner former partner of United States Senator John Mitchell orders him to produce all correspondence with Senator Mitchell about Frederick R Kribs alleged as attorney. Mitchell is charged with receiving a bribe. Tanner complied and the letters are now with the court.
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United States
Portland
Ore
A. H. Tanner
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Frederick R. Kribs
Mitchell & Tanner
Tanner
Niedringhaus Falters in 22nd Senate Ballot Vote
Jefferson City Missouri February 15 The 22nd ballot for senator shows Cockrell 73 votes Niedringhaus 65 McKinley 3 Kerens 12 Finkelburg 1 Pettijohn 1 Young 1. The tally reflects a tightening race as opponents gain ground.
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Jefferson City
Niedringhaus
Cockrell
McKinley
Kerens
Finkelburg
Pettijohn
Young
House Opens Without Prayer and Oil Probe Debated
Washington February 15. The House opened without prayer for the first time in years as a resolution called for secretary of commerce and labor to investigate the drop in crude oil prices especially in Kansas and the wide gap between crude and refined oil prices. The naval appropriation bill was resumed. San Domingo protocol arrives and will go to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Kansas
San Domingo
State Department
Hay
Senate
Morales
United States Senate
Dominican Congress
Roosevelt
Butter Refining Co Incorporation Forms In Trenton
Trenton February 15 The American Butter Refining company with capital of 17000000 dollars was incorporated to produce and deal in milk butter and food products and to acquire the business and plants of other corporations firms and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
American Butter Refining Company
Capital
STATE ROAD LAW DENOUNCED AT Galesburg MEETING
C S Hearn of Quincy denounced Illinois road law as abominable and ineffective and urged hard roads. He urged congressmen to back the Brownlow bill as the best path to solve the road problem and said farmers should receive government aid. He claimed 70 percent of convicts could be used to make road material. Edwin K Walker of Chicago spoke on county charities.
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Supervisors’ Association
Galesburg
State Association of Supervisors
Ilinois
C. S. Hearn
Quincy
Iinois
Edwin K. Walker
Chicago
Knox College Receives 100000 Endowment Boost in Galesburg
At Knox College 68th anniversary celebration in Galesburg Dr Thomas McClelland announced a further 100000 endowment. Chicago givers includeJohn P Wilson Robert Mather EB A Bancroft and James H Beckels. A gymnasium fund of 25000 was started as the season approaches. Albion W Small spoke the banquet followed. Killa Montana Woman Suffrage defeated 38 to 20 in Helena.
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Chicago
Galesburg
Knox College
Thomas McClelland
John P. Wilson
Robert Mather
EB. A. Bancroft
James H. Beckels
Albion W. Small
Killa
Montana
Helena
Mont
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Standard
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Gov. Pennypacker
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