Gibson primary bill passes in Illinois house amid turmoil
Springfield February 17 the Illinois house approved two mine bills one for mine fire fighting apparatus and another creating a miners and mechanics institute with 25000 dollars. The Gibson primary bill passed 89 to 40 and the main bill 94 to 28 though amid near riot and accusations of a deal with Governor Deneen.
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Springfield
Ill
Miners’ and Mechanics’ Institute
Chicago
Gibson
House
Senate
Illinois Assembly
E. D. Shurtleff
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Deneen
Lee O'Neill Browne
Sullivan
Hold Up in Bowery Hotel Lobby
New York defect notes two desperadoes with revolvers raided the Waverly hotel lobby on the Bowery. They fatally wounded guest Fred Devlin after he produced only a dime for drinks, then held up the night clerk and escaped with the receipts.
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New York
Waverly
Bowery
Fred Devlin
Weather summary and astronomical events report
Generally fair and cold with tonight's low just below zero. 7 am temperature three below zero. max 14 in last 24 hours. wind 10 mph. precipitation none. humidity 78 at 7 pm and 89 at 7 am. Sun sets 5 33, rises 6 45, moon sets 2 51 am. J M Sherier local forecaster.
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J. M. Sherier
Storm Sweeps Missouri and Midwest in Severe Winter Blast
United States storm wallops Missouri and surrounding states with heavy snow and zero temperatures. New Richmond reports 24 below, Indianapolis endures nine inches of snow and blocked traffic, while St Louis faces the season’s worst storm with inch per hour snowfall. Railroads crippled from Kansas City to St Paul as blizzards halt trains and telegraph lines strain under the cold.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Terre Flante
Kentucky
Tennessee
St. Louis
st.Louis
Office of the Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Wyoming
Texas
Abilene
Chickasha
Okla
Northern
St. Paul, Minn
Minneapolis and
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Montana
Hennepin Canal Business Grows Milestone in 1909
Sterling Illinois February 17 Captain L L Wheeler in charge of the Illinois Mississippi better known as the Hennepin canal reports total canal tonnage for 1909 of 208566 and a total of 15900 passengers carried This marks a large rise from 1908 the first navigation year.
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Sterling, Ill
L. L. Wheeler
Ilinois- Mississippi
Hennepin Canal
Illinois Miners Rally Criticize Lewis Over Conference
Peoria Feb 17 Speakers at the Illinois miners convention accuse United Mine Workers President Lewis of sidestepping duties. A convention resolution asks Lewis to directly answer State President McDonald’s message on whether to accept or reject the Illinois operators’ joint conference proposal.
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Peoria
Ill
Lewis
United Mine Workers
McDonald
Illinois
Powder Plant Explosion Kills and Wounds Dozens
In Oakland on February 17 a Trojan Powder works blast at San Lorenzo destroyed the plant. More than twenty workers are believed killed or injured as flames lash the site and the town erupts in panic.
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Oakland
Cal
Trojan Powder Works
San Lorenzo
Jake Schaefer Dying At Home In Denver Wizards of Billiards
Denver reports that Jake Schaefer the wizard of billiards is dying at his home. Other items note twelve Dry Ridge tobacco growers indicted in federal court for alleged interference with interstate shipments and Senator William Alden Smith seriously ill with appendicitis requiring operation.
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Jake Schafer
Denver
Col
Jake” Schaefer
Indet Tobacco Growers
Covington
Dry Ridge
W. T. Osborne
Smith
Washington
William Alden Smith
Way Paved for Action on President's Measures
Washington February 17 It is stated that the president's favored measures are in good condition for passage. Differences over the postal savings bank are practically eliminated and prospects look favorable for congressional approval.
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Washington
Postal Savings Bank
Taft Seeks 50000 for Public Access to Tax Returns
President Taft favors opening original and corrected corporation tax returns to inspection like court records. He urged a $50000 appropriation to fund the effort and Treasury estimates have been submitted. Congress faces strong opposition and debate over publicity of the tax law.
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Congress
District of Columbia
Taft
Secretary of the Treasury
Charles D. Norton
House
More land is withdrawn Ballinger reserves over 2.9 million acres
Washington February 17 secretary Bal linger ordered a temporary withdrawal of lands from the public domain affecting 2,968,492 acres. The action removes coal entry and aims to streamline mineral rights and development while preserving public resources.
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Ballinger
Washington
Paraffin Coated Eggs Go On Sale Amid Protests
New York on February 17 reports paraffin coated eggs from Europe, nearly a million imported this week, placed on sale by hundreds of retailers at 3 to 8 cents. Prosecution cites trusts case as proof against Standard Oil and blasts Arkansas for pursuing the company. The speaker rails against Rockefeller and envisions oil flowing to hell.
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Europe
New York City
New York
Taft Faces Statehood Bills and Wider Legislation
Arizona and New Mexico statehood bills will be amended and passed while railroad legislation is near enactment. Alaska may keep its current system to curb mineral monopoly, and the federal corporate charter likely waits until next session. Republican leaders plan a post adjournment conference to harmonize postal savings bank amendments. Diplomatic and consular bill passed with funding of 4 million. Public access to corporate tax returns requires congressional appropriation. Coal withdrawal changes and land restorations are noted along with beef price shifts and wholesale beef rates in London and New York.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska
Washington
Senate
Postal Savings Bank
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Hog Price Boom Hits 9.40 as Market Records Rise
Chicago reports record hog prices with quotation reaching 9.40 the highest in 40 years, amid high receipts and farm scarcity. St Joseph also notes a local top of 9.10 for live hogs. Mess pork prices surge early then retreat with day’s close at 23.70.
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Chicago
St. Joseph
Senator Davis Attacks Standard Oil in Senate Speech
Washington February 17 Senator Davis of Arkansas charged Senator Owen of Oklahoma with ties to Standard Oil and said he would like to see John D Rockefeller wrapped in the flames of hell The speech was described as red hot and direct Davis called Standard Oil one of the most iniquitous enterprises in the senate dispute stemming from anti trust sentiments and corporate influence.
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Arkansas
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Senator Davis
Washington
Senator Owen
Oklahoma
Senate
Davis
Standard
Has Taft Forgotten Republican Tariff Promises
Special correspondence notes President Taft’s assertion that the party platform did not call for a downward tariff revision. Democrats seize the issue, arguing the Payne Aldrich Smoot bill fails to meet the pledge of equalizing domestic and foreign production costs with a reasonable American profit. Taft’s pre and post election statements are contrasted as the piece questions whether tariff reform followed the platform.
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TAV
The
Argus
Washington
Taft
New York Republican Club
Republican Party
la Follette
Wisconsin
Beveridge
Indiana
Clapp
Minnesota
Cummins
Dolliver
Iowa
New York
Evidence clash in Swope civil suit deposition
In Independence Mo Judge Powell overruled Hyde attorneys bid to force Paxton to include letters from Dr Hektoen in his deposition The Hyde case accuses Paxton of bad faith in obtaining evidence to prove poison murders and typhoid claims involving the Swope family Also minister Jordan testified he collected 10 000 to 20 900 over eight years from Swope relatives for his herbal remedies in the slander suit
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Kansas City
Powell
Independence
Hyde
Paxton
Dr. Hektoen
Chicago
Hektoen
John G. Paxton
Thomas H. Swope
Chrisman Swope
Margaret Swope
Swope
MaEeb
Chase Jordan
Kan
B. C. Hyde
Jordan
Typhoid Epidemic Prompts City Action in Minneapolis
Minneapolis reports 600 typhoid cases as city council votes to build a disinfection plant on the Mississippi above the city. In Omaha, 24 to 2% daily cases are blamed on Missouri river water, with officials ordering a full investigation.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Omaha
Lorimer and Madden Get the Ear of Taft
Senator Lorimer and Congressman Madden met with President Taft to discuss the river and harbor bill. They talked about forming a commission to study the Great Lakes and Mississippi waterways and the likely personnel of that commission.
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Lorimer
Madden
Taft
Washington
Great Lakes
Work of Day in Congress Washington Feb 17
Senate session was brief with only routine business on the calendar. Adjournment occurred at 5 PM after theHouse session closed earlier.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Illinois Supreme Court invalidates parole act of 1899
Springfield Feb 17. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the parole act of 1899 unconstitutional because its title and body joined two subjects. The decision affects Joseph A Joyce sent to Joliet, who must be resentenced. Original 1895 law remains in force. pardons board powers reduced. some prisoners may seek new trials.
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Springfield
Minois Supreme Court
Chicago
Joseph A. Joyce
Joliet
Criminal Court of
Cook County
Joyce
Supreme Court
Illinois
State Board of Pardons
Tate
Joyce Fe
Cook County Criminal Court
Steamer Yucatan Sunk Off Alaska. 65 Saved
Seattle reports the steamer Yucatan sank in the foggy straits of Alaska. All 65 passengers aboard were saved, with authorities confirming no fatalities today. The sinking prompted swift rescue efforts and inquiries into weather and voyage safety.
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Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Yucatan
Chilean crews rescue survivors from Lima wreck
Quellen, Chile Feb 17 The Chilean tug Pisagua arrived reporting the Chilean cruiser Minia tre Zenteno rescued several persons left on the wreck of the British steamer Lima in the Huamblin passage Strait of Magellan.
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Quellen
Chile
Pisagua
Miniatre Zeenteno
Lima
Huamblin Passage
Strait of Magellan
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