Woman Implicated in Series of Mean Crimes
Local report details a woman linked with Emma Doll of Cozad Nebraska in a scheme to prey on grieving families. She urged a man named J. Clark to sign a $10 draft using a forged Henry P. Doll signature, later cashing a $16 total by May Wilson at Bon Marche, with investigation ongoing.
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Eddie Stubley
J. Clark
Zist Av
Emma Doll
Cozad
Nebra
Henry P. Doll
Wilson
Miss Doll
Jefferson
Conad
Sound National Bank
Brother
May Wilson
Clark
Jefferson St
Spoe
Woman Beaten and Thrown Down Stairs at City Hotel
A roomer at the New Central hotel near Maynard and Weller streets attacked a woman with a beer bottle during a dispute. The assailant, Jimmie Smith, was arrested after investigators found the victim unconscious at the foot of stairs and later identified her as McLeod, residing at 421 234 Av. She was treated and sent to the Wayside hospital.
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New Central Hotel
Maynard
Weller Ste
Jimmie Smith
Mayou
Smith
Vite
Marchant
Newright
Tome
Labell McLeod
Warren
Tragic quarrel ends in suicide at Gem Idaho
In Gem Idaho a miner named Murray killed himself with strychnine after a quarrel with his wife over purchases she made without his consent. He left a wife and five children in destitute circumstances.
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Wallace
Idaho
Jurray
Gem
Sylvia Green Marries Mathew Astor Wilkes at St Peter's
Morristown New Jersey reports Sylvia Green daughter of Hetty Green wed Mathew Astor Wilkes at St Peter's church Hetty Green attended the ceremony Her cousin Owland Pell noted the marriage Hoboken details reveal Mrs Green consented at the eleventh hour and questioned the allocation of wealth Wilkes described as able to supply a future heir while a doctor assured the mother the groom was not dying
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Morristown
N. J
A. P.—Gylvia Green
Hetty Green
Mathew Astor Wilkes
Philemone, Sturgess
Owland L. Pell
Hoboken
VU. P
Sylvia Green
Hetee
Mr. Wilkes
Sylvia
Wilkes
Mias Green
Woman's suffrage wins in Senate in Washington
In Olympia on February 23 the women's suffrage bill passed the Senate by 30 to 9 and moves to Acting Governor Hay for signature. Senator Piper of King orchestrated the victory, with the measure proposing a constitutional amendment at the next election to decide if women may vote.
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T. J. Dillon
Olympia
Senate
Hay
House
Bell of
Pierce
Piper of
King
Piper
Trial Opens in Major Standard Oil Case in Chicago
In Chicago a U S district court session began to select a jury for retrying the $29 million Standard Oil case. The government aims to prove 1462 rebating offenses under the Elkins act with a potential maximum penalty of 16.6 million. Attorneys debated the fairness of a 150 name venire as the judge postponed panel decisions.
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Chicago
Rby U. P
Standard Oil Company
United States
United States District Court
A. B. Anderson
Litnots
Sime
James Wilkerson
Harry Ted
John 8. Miller
Moritz Rosenthal
A. D. Eddy
Elkins
Miller
Standard
Farmore
Hatpin length laws spread from Oregon to cities
The piece notes lawmakers drafting restrictions on hatpin length fearing dangers to pedestrians. It cites Oregon's move and reports multiple cities enacting ordinances limiting hatpins to about nine to fourteen inches, reflecting a wave of municipal action.
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Oregon
Dade Fm
Startling Divorce Suit in Superior Court
Mrs Laura Erickson sues Charlies Erickson for divorce alleging cruelty and misconduct toward adopted children Maggie and Charles. Trial before Judge Boyd J Tallman. property valued at about 43000, including 26 acre tract worth 32000 and Vashon Island property worth 8000. The couple married April 16 1892 at Benson Minnesota and have no biological children. The case centers on alleged mistreatment and a contested will clause. Testimony regarding Maggie’s treatment yielded no definite proof. Proceedings expected to finish soon.
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Laura Erickson
Charlies Erickson
Boyd J. Tallman
Erickson
Benson
Minnesota
Meee
Charles
Walter Fulton
Maggie
Fulton
Vashon Island
Viaudran
North Trunk Sewer Tragedy Claims Two, Trapped Nine
A cave-in in the North Trunk sewer near the A Y P exposition leaves two dead and nine men in imminent danger. Rescue teams, using a 2 inch communication pipe, work under 45 feet of earth as others are unaccounted for. This marks the third major accident in the sewer project.
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Lake Union
Weather forecast predicts rain tonight and Wednesday
Forecast calls for rain tonight and Wednesday with light to moderate southerly winds across the region.
Milk Price Soar Effort Under Way This Summer
A campaign to keep milk prices high this summer is under way. Retailers and dairymen cite expected rising demand with no supply increase as the reason for higher prices.
Supreme Court Rebates Ruling Hits Sugar Shippers
The Supreme Court ruled the Eskina act rebate provisions unconstitutional and upheld penalties against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. The NYC line was fined $18,000 and Traffic Manager Pred L. Pomeroy $6,000 for 1902 and 1904 sugar rebate shipments from New York to Cleveland and Detroit.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
New York Central
Pred L. Pomeroy
Sugar Trust
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Army Lt John J. Moller Shoots Self at Grand Union Hotel
Second Lieutenant John J. Moller of the Eighth United States Infantry, on furlough from Monterey California, shot himself in the right temple at the Grand Union hotel last night and died about an hour later in Bellevue Hospital’s prison ward.
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New York
U. P
John J. Moller
Eighth United States Infantry
Monterey
Cal
Grand Union Hotel
Bellevue Hospital
Wisconsin Deadlock Persists in Senate Vote
Madison Wisconsin February 23 United Press reports the legislative ballot for U S senator shows no break in the deadlock after days. Senator Stephenson polled 49 votes the lowest tally yet and no candidate nears a break in the impasse.
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Madison
Wia
U. P
United States
Stephenson
Tragedy Over Wages Ends in Double Death in California
In Cebon California on February 23 Austrian rancher Joseph Chachalich shot and mortally wounded Joan Lintellac and then killed himself on the town steps after a wage dispute. Lintellac’s husband and others sought to aid her as she suffered severe injuries and possible amputation. Chachalich allegedly claimed back wages were owed before the fatal confrontation.
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Cebon
Cal
Joan Lintellac
Joseph Chachalich
Intelinc
Chachalich
Mrs Lewis Robbed on Mauretania Jewelry Worth 96500
Mrs James M Hamilton Lewis of Chicago traveling to London with jewelry valued at 96500 stolen while aboard the Mauretania. She suspects a fellow passenger who left the ship at Queenstown. Mrs Lewis previously resided in Seattle, Washington.
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Chicago
USP
The
Daily News
London
James Mamilton Lewis
Chi
Cecil
Thin City
Atlantic
Mauretania
Lewis
Queensware
Ttle
Waeh
Supreme Court orders damage case retrial in Beattle
In Olympia on February 23, the Washington Supreme Court reversed a King County Superior Court ruling in the Wurster damage suit. The case concerns a claim for damages after the death of John W. Wurster Jr. when a live 6 vehicle allegedly caused fatal injuries. The high court held the residence requirement unreasonable and ordered a new trial.
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T. J. Dillon
Olympia
Supreme Court
City of
Beattle
John W. Wurster
Superior Court of
Kingly
Roosevelt attends nephew's funeral in New York
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt travel from Washington to New York to attend the funeral of Stewart Douglas Robinson, the president's nephew, who died after a fall from a Harvard dorm window last Saturday night. They will return shortly after the service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Stewart Douglas Robinson
Harvard University
Taft Arrives in City With Secret Service Aides
President Taft arrived today with two Secret Service men and reporters and visited his brother Henry Taft at a local residence in San Francisco. Earlier a wall collapse at the nearby old estate caused one death and one serious injury during ongoing wrecking work.
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New York
U. P
Fleet
Taft
Secret Service
Henry Taft
Minister Quits the Rostrum in Chicago
Rev Ferdinand B Rockwell, formerly of Sheridan Park Methodist church, quits the ministry to become a prosperous automobile agent. He says he left preaching for money and argues the lack of money, not money itself, drives crime and evil.
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Chicago
U. P
Ferdinand
Rockwell
Sheridan Park Methodist Church
Roosevelt foes balk as senate panel wavers on antitrust merger
Washington February 23. Friends of President Roosevelt mock rivals who accused him of violating antitrust law by approving the United States Steel and Tennessee Coal and Iron merger. The judiciary committee, after reaching a guilty verdict in their view, has lost nerve and prepared no report to submit to the senate.
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Washington
UV. P
Roosevelt
Congress
Committee On Judiciary
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Nomination Of John C. Young For Portland Postmaster
The senate committee on post offices ordered favorably reported the nomination of John C. Young as postmaster of Portland Oregon today.
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Washington
John C. Young
Portland
Oregon
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Big Suit Dismissed Over False Imprisonment Claim
Ira N. Terrill, former Oklahoma territorial assembly speaker, had sought $800000 in damages for alleged false imprisonment in the Kansas penitentiary. The suit named President Roosevelt, former Oklahoma Governor Ferguson, and other officials and was dismissed.
Neighbor feud ends in deadly street shooting in Marshall
In Marshall Texas on February 22 Jesse Dennison shot and instantly killed Mrs. W Ford and critically wounded her husband on a main street. Neighbors the Fords and Dennisons offered no known motive as police investigated the incident.
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Marshall
Tex
U. P
Jesse Dennison
W. Ford
Fords
Dennisons
Double murder and arson near Jefferson in Montana
Mrs William Grist and John Teear cremated after a cabin fire six miles from Jefferson. Police believe robbery motive drove a two person murder. Woman reputed wealthy with funds in the home but attackers reportedly burned the cabin to conceal the crime.
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Whitehall
Mont
William Grist
John Teear
Crist
Jefferson
Fire at Tular cinema kills six people
A panicked crowd fleeing a burning moving picture show in Tular, Russia, resulted in six fatalities and three serious injuries as the film projector sparked a deadly blaze.
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Tular
Russia
Felicia P
Opinions by Mrs Amigh on Drinking Among Women
Op Ed by Mrs Ophelia Amigh Preceptress of Home for Girls Geneva I argues drinking among women is a growing evil. She says fashionable women live in unhealthful excess sleep little keep nerves on edge use drugs for insomnia and drink. She urges stopping sale of intoxicants to protect the girls home.
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Ophelia Amigh
Home For Girls
Geneva
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