Plan Trials In April Reported In Dynamite Conspiracy Case
Indianapolis February 17 plan to try defendants in the dynamite conspiracy case may occur in May officials say. Dictagraph evidence in Ryan and others offices confirms government pursuit. McManigal described as star witness with letters tying several jobs to dates and cities across the nation.
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International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Ryan
Iron Workers
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Butler
International Association of Bridge and Struc
Tifatron
M. Ryan
Herbert 8. Hockin
United States
Miller
W. N. Harding
Ortie E. McManigal
J. J. McNamara
Henry W. Legleitner
Denver
John T. Butler
Buffalo
Rochester
Cleveland
Detroit
Davenport
Iowa
Cincinnati
Paul J. Morrin
St. Louis
Mount Vernon
Frank C. Webb
New York
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Mass
Adictments
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Peoria
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
McManigal
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Davenport and Vicinity
Generally cloudy tonight and Sunday with moderate temperatures. Tonight's low near freezing. 7 am temperature 29. wind 4 mph. No precipitation. Humidity 93 percent at 7 pm and 10 am. Astronomical notes show new moon before 4:30 am. Jupiter’s four main satellites visible together. Offers of immunity refused by Taft era figures amid McNamara case probes. Extradition battles loom as Webb and Farrell challenge Indianapolis dynamite indictment.
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Davenport
Moline
Los Angeles
Cal
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Anton Johannsen
E. A. Clancy
San Francisco
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Clancy
New York
Frank C. Webb
Patrick Farrell
Indianapolis
Wets Battle Day Attempt in Prohibition Debate
Representative Bartholdt stands with German American delegation as wets and drys clash in Washington over shipping liquor into states where sale is banned. House and senate committees hear arguments on prohibiting such shipments today.
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Washington
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Senate
Wires Cut By Bandits Call Off Train Hold Up
Terre Haute Ind Feb 17 posse search fails to find bandits who attempted a Vandalia New York St Louis mail train robbery near Liggett Ind last night. Telegraph wires were cut delaying officers and the sheriff, who calls the raid the work of amateurs. An engine crew member was fired at four times but escaped unharmed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Liggett
Wuknr Oramariurs
Ainsworth Choke Probe Ends Amid Retirement
Washington reports the Ainsworth incident is considered closed after Ainsworth asked for retirement on his own terms. The case, once a potential sensational court martial, fades as he leaves active duty and the military review concludes.
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Washington
Ainsworth
Hand of the Law in War Department Inquiries
House inquiry into the War Department continues as the army appropriation bill aims to consolidate bureaus to reduce friction. General Wood could gain supreme control if the senate backs the plan, while Ainsworth is subpoenaed to testify on Monday, potentially broadening the probe to include Paymaster Rays case and the Wood Ainsworth dispute.
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Woman Bigamist Challenged By Husband In London Case
A New York businessman Horace Parshall married Debor tah Jeffreys in London after she wed him while still married to her husband Herbert H. Jeffreys. She cried remorse in Bow Street court claiming pressure from her separated spouse. The marriage to Parshall was annulled by the high court. Ralph Craig of Michigan will skip Olympic trials. Marquis Robert Villeneuve, a French nobleman, found in Detroit hospital morphine case.
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London
Horace Field Marshall
Milford
N. Y
Debortah Jeffreys
Eltham Registry Office
Bow Street
Mr. Parshall
Herbert H. Jeffreys
Craig
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Craig
University of Michigan
Stockholm
Strength Test in Oklahoma Silent Between Clark and Wilson
Oklahoma City February 17 reports a key early test of strength among Democratic presidential aspirants. County conventions prepare delegates for the state convention next week. Clark backers claim two thirds of delegates, while Wilson supporters dispute that. Clark managers say Oklahoma County's 231 delegates are solidly instructed for Clark. The national convention delegate-at-large is also instructed for Clark.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Champ Clark
Wilson
Clark
Baltimore
Oklahoma County
Women’s Temperance Union Leader Meets Legislative Delegation
Mrs. Liliam M. Stevens president of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union appears with lawmakers and union officers. Bartholdt opposes. A German American delegation led by Bartholdt of Missouri opposes the legislation.
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Liliam M. Stevens
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Bartholdt
Missouri
Preparing for a big walkout in England
London February 17 The British coal trade faces a crisis with Lloyds insurance rates at 94.4 percent as both sides prepare for war. Colliery owners insure mines and private homes against damages while military authorities ready for action March 1 when 800 000 miners walk out. A nationwide strike could halt industry and push living costs to famine levels.
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London
Lloyds
Kimmels Father Heard In Identity Mystery
In St Louis on February 17 deposition readings concluded the plaintiff side in the Kimmel case. Henry T. Kimmel, father of George A. Kimmel who vanished in 1898 in Arkansas City Kansas, testified he is not dead and has heard nothing from anyone claiming to be his son Ripper Still Busy in South Atlanta Ga February 16 12 months span of murders on the streets ends with a throat cut. The local Black population suspects the killings are by jack the ripper.
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St. Louis
Henry T. Kimmel
George A. Kimmel
Arkansas City
Kan
Kimmel
Chicago
Andrew J. White
Hobson
Washington
Hay
Fitzgerald
Wickersham
Congress
Train Robbery Foiled by Signal Confusion in Deep Cut
Trainmen reported gang members hidden in a deep cut just passed. plan to stop the train failed due to uncertainty of bellcard signals. No entry attempt occurred. Railroad officials said no effort was made to break into cars and no significant valuables were known to be aboard.
Deaths in a Day In Duluth and Mayville
Duluth Minnesota February 17 Athol Morton Miller Jr aged 38 a mining man from Mayville Wisconsin February 17 former Congressman Barwig is dead He served three terms in Congress.
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Duluth
Minn
Athol Morton Miller, Jr
Mayville
Wis
Barwig
Dowling to be consecrated bishop in Providence
Preparations advance for the consecration of Rev. Austin Dowling recently named bishop of Des Moines Iowa The ceremony is planned for Tuesday March 1 at the cathedral St Peter and St Paul Providence Bishop Harkins of the Providence diocese will serve as consecrator if papal notification arrives in time
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Providence
R. L
Austin Dowling
Des Moines
Iowa
St. Peter and St. Paul
Dowling
Harkins
Aviator Killed in 380 Feet Fall Near London
Graham Gilmore, a renowned British aviator, died today when his airplane buckled and plunged from 380 feet. He was traveling about 60 miles per hour as the craft failed and fell to the ground.
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London
Graham Gilmore
Former bank cashier is taken as a vagrant
San Francisco dated report says Sheriff Wood of Jackson Michigan asked local police to hold Harry J. Mallon arrested for vagrancy. Mallon formerly cashier of a Munich, Michigan bank and will be held pending Michigan instructions. In Milwaukee, John Nagel was given a life sentence for the murder of Stephen Berger at the state prison in Waupun.
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San Francisco
Wood
Jackson
Mich
Harry J. Mallon
Mallon
Munich
Michigan
Milwaukee
Wis
John Nagel
Stephen Berger
Waupun
ANOTHER PENNY WRECK Five Killed In Fog Linked Wreck
The pro ton y lvania limited westbound crashed into a work train at Larwill Indiana on February 17. Five work-train men were killed and 11 injured as the wreckage caught fire. Fog caused the collision as signals were obscured. The baggage man aboard the limited was the only passenger hurt. Names of the dead include E C Stump F Spostman A Bailey Frank Wiggins F Dobberkay. Three work-train cars burned but the limited sustained no damage. Clyde H Tavenner, journalist and assistant sergeant-at-arms, among the passengers, reported his mother’s Huntington wreck death being transported for burial. He escaped uninjured.
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Ind
Protonylvania Limited
Warriors’ Ridge
Fort Wayne
E. C. Stump
F. Spostman
A. Bailey
Frank Wiggins
F. Dobberkay
Tavenner
Washington
Pennsylvania Limited
Clyde H Tavenner
Huntingdon
Cordova
Yuan cuts off queue and praises Sun Yat Sen
President-elect Yuan Shi Kai had his queue cut off to show acceptance of republican customs. He praised Dr Sun Yat Sen as a true patriot and urged no public rejoicing at his election. He warned the Nanking assembly and warned of Manchuria and potential monarchical revival, while noting foreign intervention risks. In Princeton, a farmer named William Lahey was arrested for mental illness after threats to kill his wife and children.
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Sun Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Sun Yat Sen
Nenking
Nanking
Manchuria
Imperial Court
Peking
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
William Lahey
W Ho
Lahey
College Colony
Cleveland
Huber Official Road Pushes On
Denver February 17 new financing arrangements by the Denver Laramie Northwestern Railroad company set to resume construction within days and complete the line to Scott Colorado forty four miles north of Greeley the present terminus Charles Cott Johnson remains president W E Green continues as vice president N T Guernsey Des Moines Iowa named chairman of the board F A Bridge Madison Wisconsin to be second vice president Otto Huber Rock Island Illinois to become treasurer
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Denver
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad Company
Scott
Colo
Greeley
Charles Cott Johnson
W. E. Green
N. T. Guernsey
Des Moines
Iowa
F. A. Bridge
Madison
Wis
Otto Huber
Rock Island, HL
Sugar Trust Found by Committee but Cure Not Suggested
Washington report shows the Wick sugar trust committee finds a monopoly exists and condemns promoters while calling stock owners innocent. It denies beet sugar links affect prices and criticizes government price regulation. Henry attacks Wall Street and calls for currency and trust investigations. Hobson faces harsh rebuke over army reforms. Wickersham praises Congress for acknowledging the sugar trust. he had sued earlier.
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Sugar Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
Henry
Wall Street
Congress
Low Heels Order Triggers Mass Resignation
Fourteen women clerks and stenographers at a Minneapolis publishing company quit after owner P. W. Collins ordered them to buy new shoes or have heels shortened by one inch by Monday. They argued the mandate invasively controlled personal liberty and office style. Collins hinted at future rules restricting tight fitting gowns.
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Minneapolis
Minn
P. W. Collins
Rose Burkhardt
Rose Burkhardt Catching Her Heel and Falling Last Monday. Mr.Collins
59 Percent Of Wisconsin Freshmen Defective In Health
Madison Wisconsin February 17 59 per cent of the boys entering the University of Wisconsin last September showed round shoulders 30 per cent defective eyesight and these figures reveal a rise in physical defects among freshmen over the past four years The report notes a sharp increase in flatfeet and other issues among new students In Hancock Michigan February 17 grief over his daughter's death led Joseph Czura of Fulton to hang himself, his body found suspended from a bedpost
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Wis
University of Wisconsin
Hancock, Mich
Joseph Czura
Fulton
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