Plot to Blow Up Fleet in Rio Janeiro Reported
A reported anarchist plot to destroy American battleships at Rio de Janeiro prompted police actions and several arrests. The conspiracy, centering in Rio and Petropolis with links to San Paulo and Minas Gerais, allegedly involved French or German anarchists led by Fedder. Authorities warned conspirators fled inland as the fleet prepared to sail.
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Rio Janeiro
Washington
Jan. Zo
White House
Paris
Cove Sum
Petropolis
San Paulo
Minas Geraes
Jean Fedder
Fedder
Sao Paulo
Pedder
Pot
France
Germany
United States
Straits of Magellan
Tts
Punta Arenas
Callao
Jones
Washington, D.C
John BE. Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Evans
Admiral Pillsbury
Missouri
Brazil
Widow and four children murdered at Masselshell ranch
Lewiston Ont Jan 20 news from Old Bottoms ranch Masselshell ten miles from Mosby reports Mrs Slutter a widow of 40 and her four children aged up to 15 were murdered yesterday. The house and building were set on fire to destroy evidence. The motive is unknown.
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Lewiston
Ont
Old Bottoms
Masselshell
Mosby
Bryan and Sullivan Face to Face in Lincoln Meeting
In Lincoln January 20 William J Bryan and Roger C Sullivan Democratic National Committeeman for Illinois exchanged cordial handshakes at Rock Island Railroad Station. They praised prospects for party harmony ahead of the Denver convention and Sullivan signaled strong Illinois support with a promise to count on them. Bryan planned a Chicago trip but chose to greet National Committee travelers as they passed through Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Roger C. Sullivan
Ilinois
Rock Island
Denver
Sullivan
Bryan
Mlinois Democratic Organization
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Annual Meeting of Dentists of Rock Island County
The Rock Island County Dental Society plans its annual meeting in Moline. A 2 p.m. clinic will be at Dr J I Griesing’s office, followed by a 6 p.m. dinner at the Manufacturers hotel with ladies adjourning to the Moline theater. Dentists will gather at the Moline club for the business session, then papers by Dr Schwartz and Dr Lowery of Chicago, with stereoscopic slide illustrations.
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Rock Island County Dental Society
Moline
J. I. Griesing
Manufacturers Hotel
Moline Theater
Moline Club
Schwartz
Lowery
Chicago
Inquest Held Over Greek Section Man Run Down
Coroner Eckhart presided at Wheelan rooms over the death of Paras Karas Adamis, a Greek section man, struck by a switch engine in Rock Island yards Saturday. Witnesses including Cott Norton Post Bender and Laux, plus five Greeks via interpreter, gave details. Jury verdict followed facts. funeral held this afternoon with services by a Chicago priest. A negro, who shot Alto Faulk in Dotham, was lynched by a mob of 200 in Montgomery. Faulk will recover.
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Eckhart
Wheelan Undertaking
Rock Island
William A. Cott
Clarence Norton
Ed Post
J. A. Bender
A. Laux
Nicholas Coyne
Argus
Paras Karas Adamis
Chicago
Montgomery
Ala
Alto
Faulk
Dotham
Licensing Bill to End Licenses Stirs Parliament Clash
London reporters describe a tense session preview with a licensing bill triggering a fierce battle among conservatives, labor, and temperance factions. Debates will also cover Irish policy, old age pensions, and grazing lands amid broader reform aims. Billings report notes Pat Crowe’s brother convicted in Montana.
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London
Sion
Birrell
Ireland
Entombed miners saved after 46 days in Ely Nevada
A dramatic rescue in Ely Nevada: three miners A D Bailey P J Brown and Fred McDonald survived 46 days entombed in the Alpha shaft Giroux mines 1 00 feet under surface. Two Greek miners died. Rescue came after 14 minutes for Bailey 28 minutes for McDonald and 10 minutes after Brown. Crowds cheered as town bells rang. Food and water sustenance came via a tube.
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Ely
Nev
Alpha
Giroux
A. D. Bailey
P. J. Brown
Fred McDonald
Bailey
McDonald
Brown
Gell
Bucket Brigade Stops Fire at Missouri Colony
Fire at the Missouri Colony for the Feebleminded and Epileptic damaged property valued at 750,000 and imperiled 125 patients. No water protection. bucket brigade confined the flames to upper floors of two cottages, with losses estimated at 40,000. The blaze occurred in Marshall, Missouri, on January 2.
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Missouri
Marshall
Missouri Colony
Fisher Converted in Geneseo After Allen Bill Passage
Hendrick V. Fisher, former House member and ex state senator who presided pro tem when the Allen bill passed, confessed religion in Geneseo after Evangelist Milford H. Lyons of Wheaton preached. About 27 others converted, totaling 267 converts in Lyons's meetings.
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Genesean
Illinois Senate
Geneseo
Hendrick V. Fisher
House of Representatives
Senate
Milford H. Lyons
Wheaton
Fisher
Evangelist Lyon
C E Smithis Dead Evelyn Thaw Tells Her Story
Charles Emory Smith editor of the Albany Press and longtime New York political figure died suddenly at his home in Philadelphia. He served as minister to Russia and postmaster general, aided famine relief, and backed McKinley in 1896. He was born February 1, 1842, in Connecticut and spent most of his life in New York.
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C.E. Smithis
Deadievelyn Thaw
Russia
Albany
Albany Press
New York
Philadelphia
Charles Emory Smith
the Press
Skeren
Mr. Smith
Connecticut
Mansfield
New York State
Albany Express
Roscoe Conkling
Cin
James A. Gary
Maryland
Hix
Witzhoff
Johann Hoch
Hoch
Chicago
Witzhof
Parkhill
East
Dr. Witzhoff
Harry Kaufmann
Sing Sing Penitentiary
Thaw Trial Proceedings Focus on Public Exclusion Debate
Justice Dowling rejects the bid to bar the public from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s testimony while District Attorney Jerome presses for exclusion. Mrs Thaw recounts her 1903 experience with Stanford White, including the velvet swing as Thaw sobs and the testimony mirrors last year’s account.
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Justice Dowling
Jerome
Littleton
Thaw
Stanford White
Paris
Twenty-fourth Street House
Twenty-fourth Street
Iantha
Champion Bigamist Witzhoff Believed Arrested in Bristol
New York reports indicate George A Witzhoff the famed bigamist with hundreds of wives may be jailed in Bristol England under the name Arthur Hynes. He allegedly ran a nationwide marriage fraud, using hypnotism and varying disguises while running a large New York syndicate with funds diverted from his brides.
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New York
George A. Witzhoff
Bristol
England
Arthur Hynes
Witzhoff
Hynes
United States
Chicago
Johann
Engine plunges off high trestle at Corydon Junction
Three men died and two were seriously hurt when a Southern Railway engine from New Albany plunged 90 feet from a high trestle. The dead are Frank Carter, Clarence Dunham, and W. H. Scott. Injured are James W. Pritchett and Clyde Stewart. Fire was extinguished by locals. an Evansville passenger train had passed moments earlier.
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Corydon Junction
Ind
Southern Railway
New Albany
Prank Carter
Clarence Dunham
W. H. Scott
James W. Pritchett
Clyde Stewart
Evansville
Robbery At Texola Bank In Jesse James Style
Norman Oklahoma reports two masked bandits robbed the First National bank of Texola Beckham County late Saturday night. Assistant Cashier Jones was bound gagged and struck and a fierce hand to hand fight followed. A posse led by the sheriff pursued the robbers as soon as possible.
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Norman
Okla
San
Jesse James
Jones
First National Bank of
Texola
Beckham County
Oklahoma
Government forces capture St Marie and press on toward Gonaives
Port au Prince January 20 government forces attacked St Marie held by revolutionists and forced surrender after slight resistance. Forces then moved toward Gonaives which is surrounded. Government regards revolution as practically ended.
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St. Marie
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Gonaives
Geneseo Youth Found Dead After Conversion Revival
Geneseo Illinois January 20 1 700 converts during revival led by Evangelist Milford H Lyon of Wheaton Alexander Morrow converted at previous meeting went to tabernacle last night and was found dead from epilepsy authorities note deceased was among large revival audience in Geneseo Illinois
Parade of Hungry Unemployed Marches in New Britain
More than a thousand unemployed workers, led by a banner reading Parade of hungry people looking for work, marched through New Britain Connecticut on January 20. The crowd included Poles Germans Dutch French and Italian protesters seeking jobs.
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New Briton
Conn
New Britain
Missouri Law Declared Faulty by Federal Judge
Kansas City Missouri January 20 Federal Judge Smith McPherson declared void and unconstitutional the Missouri statute forbidding foreign corporations from transferring suits from state to federal courts upon forfeiture of charters.
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Kansas City
Smith McPherson
Missouri
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Pat Crowe
Billings
Mont
Anthony J. Crowe
Charles Moe
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H.V. Fisher
Evelyn Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
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