Rumor of Dix Sinking Near Nagasaki Haunts Seattle Trade
Reports circulated that the transport Dix with 3,500,000 feet of lumber and 998 tons of forage en route from Seattle to Manila via Nagasaki may have sunk near Yokohama. No credible source confirmed the wreck. Major Bingham said no word of loss had been received. Captain Hopkins and Captain Theodore Sternberg, U S A, commanded the vessel on a Manila run with coal for the voyage.
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Seattle
Wash
Dix
Yokohama
Manila
Nagasaki
Hopkins
Theodore Sternberg
Spain
United States
G. S. Bingham
Quartermaster's Department
Ellsworth
Kan
Goodby
Associated Press
Editor Gonzales Dies After Tillman Bullet Wound
The Columbia SC editor N G Gonzales died after four days of battle following a shooting by Lieutenant Governor James H Tillman. Mrs Gonzales was at his side when death occurred at Columbia hospital. Crowds gathered at bulletin boards as details of the tragedy circulated. Tillman heard the news in his cell with visible emotion as doctors tried formaline treatment, then poison flood was not stopped.
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Tillman
Columbus
S. C
N. G. Gonzales
James H. Tillman
Columbia Hospital
Man Climbing Brooklyn Bridge Cable Sparks Daring Stunt
A crowd watched a man scale a Brooklyn Bridge cable Friday night to the Manhattan tower 1230 feet above the roadway. He reached the top and was arrested after a tense descent, claiming he wanted to test the tower’s safety.
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New Yorkk
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Tower
Plan for Big Game Preserve In Wyoming
Boston and Omaha men form the Rocky Mountain Country club under Wyoming law to establish a big game preserve about fifty miles square with a clubhouse at Centennial Wyoming near the Rocky Mountains. The tract adjoins a government forest reserve and includes officers M F ickingon De Forest Richardson Charles Dickinson Isaac Van Horn and judges Baxter and others.
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Boston
Mass
Omaha
Rocky Mountain Country Club
Wyoming
Centennial
Wyo
Rocky Mountains
Laramie Plains
M. F.ickingon
DeForest Richardson
Charles Dickinson
Isaac van Horn
Laramie & Fiamn’s Peak Railroad
Irving, Baxter
Uraum
Colorado Senate Seals Control As Teller Ballot Counts Tight
Both chambers in Denver staged a tense bid for U S Senator with Henry Teller at 50 votes short of election. Democratic and rival Republican factions split, with reorganizations, expulsions, and a locked chamber as the deadline loomed.
Postal Station Discussed for St Louis Exposition
First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne travels to St Louis to meet with officials about establishing a post office branch opposite Union depot and linking it via underground passage to tracks to speed mail for the exposition. Rental terms for the watch are under review this week. Wynne also will discuss post office location at the exposition grounds near the railroad terminal.
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Washington
Wynne
St. Louis
Union Depot
Commissions Outraged Says Roads Get Higher Haul Rates
At an Interstate Commerce Commission meeting A B Stickney of Great Western defended a seven year contract with packers and attacked Chicago Live Stock exchange and rivals. He cited 1901 commissions of 3.15 million on freight amounting to over 40 percent of charges, while Tomlinson of the exchange reported 82.15 million in commissions on 14.26 million in freight. Other rail officials claimed current rates favor Chicago and that Missouri river and St Paul points deserve larger shares of slaughtered hogs and cattle. A Bird of St Paul argued livestock rates are too low and do not cover transport costs.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
A. B. Stickney
Great Western
Union Stock Yards Company
Tomlinson
the Exchange
Stickney
Missouri River
St. Paul
A. Bird
St. Paul Road
Noted scout George Van Buren commits suicide in Montana
George Van Buren a famed northwest scout under General Howard during the Nez Perce conflict dies by his own hand in a cabin in Rattlesnake valley north of Missoula at age 60. He claimed to be a linear descendant of President Van Buren and had been sent by Howard with orders to General Custer reaching the scene the day after a massacre.
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George van Buren
Northwest
Rattlesnake Valley
Missoula
van Buren
Howard
Nez Perces
Custer
Port Closures in Guayaquil Over Plague Risk
Guayaquil closes all ports to steamers from San Francisco due to bubonic plague importation. Ships leaving San Francisco January 20 or later are barred. A prior plan to bar Panama and Mexican port steamers was revised to target only plague‑infected Mexican ports.
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Guayaquil
Republic
San Francisco
Board of Health of
Panama
Tillman Named Gunman in Gonzales Death
Coroner Green presided over the Gonzales inquest in Columbia South Carolina. The jury quickly returned a verdict stating N. G. Gonzales died from a gunshot wound inflicted by James J. Tillman on January 15, 1958.
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Columbia
S. C
Gonzales
Green
N. G. Gonzales
James J. Tillman
Cars Ground Into Atoms Near Thistle Junction
Denver and Rio Grande coal train cars broke away at Redd Narrows and ran seven miles down a steep grade to Thistle Junction. Twenty seven loaded cars derailed and were ground to kindling wood at high speed, but no injuries were reported.
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Atoms
Salt Lake
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande
Redd Narrows
Thistle Junction
Kansas Bank Closes Doors in Toronto Kansas
The Toronto bank of Wilson county a private bank owned by W P Dickerson closed Thursday. It had 5000 capital 3000 surplus and 31000 in deposits.
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Kansas Bank
Toronto
Kan
Toronto Bank of
Wilson County
W. P. Dickerson
Locomotive Boiler Explosion Kills Two in Baltimore Area
Two men died and two others were fatally or seriously injured when a locomotive boiler exploded on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Monrovia. The deceased were Fireman Lewis Hahn and Fireman James Graham, both of Baltimore. Conductor Charles Cutsall and Brakeman Newman suffered cuts and bruises and smoke inhalation.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Monrovia
Lewis Hahn
James Graham
Charles Cutsall
Newman
Wireless goodwill messages between Roosevelt and Edward VII
The text of Marconi wireless exchanges between Cape Cod and Cornwall transmits cordial greetings. Roosevelt extends best wishes to Edward VII and the British empire, while Edward replies gratitude and reciprocal good will.
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South Wellfleet
Mass
Marconi
Cape Cod
Cornwall
England
Roosevelt
King Edward
Philippines Tariff Bill Tabled for Senate Action
Senate committee on the Philippines approved a favorable report on the tariff bill after amendments. The House measure lowered duties to 25 percent of Dingley rates for Philippine goods, while the revised Senate version would admit all Philippine products duty free except sugar and tobacco at 50 percent of Dingley schedules. The panel also proposed five year duty free treatment for materials used in building and equipping steam and electric railways, subject to commission discretion.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Philippines
House
United States
Senate
Mammoth gun explodes during tests at proving grounds
A mammoth gun valued at 310 000 exploded during abnormal high explosive trials at the proving grounds. No fatalities occurred thanks to safety measures as officers and men were moved a mile and a half away. The blast sent yellow smoke across the sea and wrecked the gun carriage.
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New York
Say Treaty is Anomalous
HAVANA The chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations asked President Palma and Secretary of State Zaldo to explain the clause in the reciprocity treaty which provides that similar products of each country are to be allowed similar privileges by each country. The committee did not understand how American potatoes could receive 30 percent reduction while Cuban potatoes were allowed only 20 percent. It has been decided to refer the question to Washington.
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Havana
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Palma
Zaldo
Washington
House Debates Philippine Coinage Bill and Treasury Support
The House spent Thursday debating the Philippine coinage bill. A minority substitute proposed adopting the American currency system in the islands with support from Representative Hill and Treasury officials including Secretary Shaw. The military academy appropriation bill was reported before adjournment.
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Washington
House
Islands
Hill
Rep. Conn
Shaw
Treasury Department
Military Academy
Senate Faces Clash Over Statehood Bill This Week
The Senate enters a tense week as support for the statehood bill faces renewed tests. Debate may delay other business including the diplomatic appropriation bill and Lodge's consular reform proposal. Senator Cullom pushes Cuban and Panama canal treaties for early action amid procedural resistance.
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Hale
Lodge
Mass
English Interests Protest Cuban Treaty Adoption
London reports show British opposition to the Cuba United States reciprocity treaty. A special cabinet meeting is called to consider action amid deep concerns from the United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce and leading Parliament figures. Britons fear impact on commercial policy and long standing relations with the United States.
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United States
London
Cuba
Great Britain
Chamber of Commerce of the
United Kingdom
Lansdowne
Banks Compete for $40 Million Loan to Pennsylvanian RR
About a dozen banks and financial firms including several insurance companies show interest in a $40,000,000 loan arranged by Kuhn, Loeb & Co for the Pennsylvania railroad. A firm member says the loan prevailed at 4 1/2 percent with no commission paid.
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New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Testimony in coal strike commission fans miners case
Philadelphia witnesses dispute pay methods and car output as the coal strike commission weighs paying by weight versus by car. Union miners Gilbert Jones and John F. Murray testify to alleged misdeeds and car shortages, while Temple Iron and Lehigh Valley Coal officials discuss wages and standardization limits.
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Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Company
Gilbert Jones
Temple Iron Company
George J. Houser
Scranton
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
John F. Murray
Dorrance
S. D. Warrther
Wilkesbarree
Darrow
Child Saving Institute Helps Nebraska Family Reunite
A Nebraska family faced tragedy when the mother died leaving four children. The father, seeking work, could not care for them. The Child Saving Institute intervened, took the children in for nearly three months, and helped the father reestablish the home. They are now reunited with bright prospects.
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The
Child Saving Institute of
Omaha
West
Nebraska
Child Saving Institute
Utah Legislature Backs New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma Statehood
In Salt Lake City a joint memorial to Congress was introduced urging admission of New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma. A separate bill in the senate would bar miners from accepting board as wages, supplementing existing law against mining companies keeping boarding houses.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Congress
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Senate
Alaska Delegate Bill Passed With Pension Provisions
The house approved 235 private pension bills including pensions for widows of General Franz Sigel at 100 dollars monthly, General Francis Negle at 50, and Rear Admiral Henry Parking at 40. The Alaska delegate bill also passed.
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Alaska
Washington
Franz Sigel
Francis Negle
Henry Parking
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