Washington News in Epitome Highlights and Debates
The Senate confirmed John G. Capers of South Carolina as commissioner of internal revenue. The House approved bridges across the Missouri at Council Bluffs and the Mississippi at Burlington. A subcommittee was set to study immigration and naturalization laws. A Gaines bill proposes $5,000 for marking and protecting raves of American rollers killed at New Orleans. November 1907 internal revenue receipts dropped by $5,626,000. A Parker resolution seeks $1,273,643 for consular funds and buildings in China, Japan, and Korea from Boxer indemnity residue. Moore introduces a bill increasing penalties for train wrecking up to ten years and $10,000, with murder in the first degree for fatal wrecks.
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Washington
Senate
John G. Capers
South Carolina
House
County Bluffs
Towa
Burlington
House Committee On Immigration
Howell
Gaines
New Orleans
Internal Revenue
China
Japan
Kore
Parkins
New York
Moore
Notable Deaths Across Several States Reported
Cyrua J. Lawrence and Mrs. George A. Gormly are among prominent figures listed as dead from New York to Pittsburg. Peter Stanie, rail workers leader, dies in Ottawa after streetcar injuries. Abraham P. Goldfadon, famed father of Jewish drama, passes in East Side New York tenement. Albert Mack, Syracuse University music professor, dies. L. A. Storrs, Michigan charity official, dies on a train near Somerset Kentucky. William H. Tuck resigns as New Brunswick chief justice after injuries from a fall. Capt. Daniel Bilis, Union scout, dies in Elizabeth town after Civil War exploits aiding East Tennessee and Western North Carolina recruits.
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Cyrua J. Lawrence
Cyrua J. Lawrence & Son
New York
George A. Gormly
Pittsburg
Alexander Haye
Peter Stanie
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Ottawa
Abraham P. Goldfadon
East Aide
Albert August Mack
College of Fine Arts
Syracuse University
L. A. Storrs
Lansing
Mich
Need Geverty
Michigan State Board of Charities
Correctio
Somerset
Biorra
William H. Tuck
Supreme Court of New Brunswick
Department of Justice
Daniel Bilis
East Tennessee
Elizabethton
Tain
East
Accidental Happenings Across Cities and Losses
A string of accidental fires and mishaps caused extensive damage and loss. In New Orleans a blaze in the business district caused about 260000 dollars in damage. A Maui leather factory was destroyed by fire with losses around 580000. A trolley collision fatally injured John Cautley in Buffalo. East Boston suffered a large fire causing total damages near 260000. The Berkshires hotel Grenockin at Les burned in a blaze estimated at 100000. Downgiac mills in Michigan burned, destroying grain and sacks with losses near 50000. A railroad grade crossing accident near Steubenville injured several and fatalities were reported among workers. A man in Chicago was found suffocated after a rooming house calamity. An unexplained discharge near Lyon led to a death in a child aged around ten.
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New Orleans
Cummings Leather Company
Woburn
Maui
John C. Cautley
Buffalo
Boston
Les
Mass
Berkshire
Colby
Downgiac
Mich
George Keubne
Steubenville, le
Seorce
Pottsown
Alpararas
Glen Parte
Methhester
Boyerstown
Pope Wallon
Pottstown Png
Reading
Multiple 19th Century Fatalities and Honors Across Nations
A fire in Auburn New Hampshire killed Albert Moulton and his wife both over seventy five. In Colorado near Trinidad D Vigil his wife and a six year old child died or were fatally injured when struck by a train. A duchess title born to former Cincinnati resident Helen Zimmerman at Kylemore Castle Dublin. Germany proposes wireless station monopoly in tel graph law update. George Washington Nebraska bishop to oversee Europe and Mentone France. Prof Henry Marteau named director of Berlin high school of music after Joseph Joachim. Nelson Gay of Boston named Knight of the Crown of Italy for Italy resurrection writings. In Rome a Roman imperial era ruin was found during Parliament House construction, in a railing believed to be Antonius tomb.
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Albert Moulton
Auburn
N. H
D. Vigil
Trinidad
Colo
Witzow
Vigil
Duchess of Manchester
Helen Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Kylemore Castle
Dublin
Reichstag
George Washington
Newbraska
Europe
Potter
Mentone
France
Berlin
Henry Marteau
Geneva
Antonius
Prisoners Escape From Washington County Jail Break
Five inmates at the Washington county jail in Hagerstown Maryland tunneled through a brick wall to escape. Other items note Henry Wilson in Red Lodge Montana charged with cashing a 43 cent check raised to 43 dollars, Wilson arrested near Bear Creek, a presidential pardon for S A D Puter in Portland Oregon, a Boston grand jury indicting city officials and others, a jewelry theft in Ansonia Connecticut, and a Des Moines milk accident with injures and a knife fight among neighbors.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Henry Wilson
Red Lodge
Mont
Charles Lupbach
Wilson
Bear Grek
Roosevelt
Francis J. Heney
Portland, Or
S. A. D. Puter
Boston
Codman Street
Charles F. ‘Brooker
Ansonia
Conn
Adam I Schatter
Des Moines
Alec Schaffer
Levi
Liquor seized in bids and wax poured into sewers at Topeka
County officers acting under court orders seized liquor valued at 7000 dollars and poured wax into sewers in Topeka Kansas. Separate actions report miners and land cases driving million dollar sums, while Northern Pacific declares a 1.84 percent quarterly dividend. Governor William Goebel image noted on Kentucky checks with replacement by Henry Clay.
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Topeka
Kan
Denver
Northern Pacific Railway
John J. Crockett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Senate
Chile
Wiliam Goebel
Kentucky
Willison
Henry Clay
Goebel
Hempartroumian Boyadjian
Hunchakists
Armenian Revolutionary Society
New York
America
Turkey
Annie Hall
Cincinnati
John Hi
Supremé Court
Columbus
Peing
Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Court of Criminal Correction
Frank J. Schatt
Morocco Turmoil as Abd el Aziz Deposed and Hafid Leads
Tangier reports say Mulai Hafid is proclaimed sultan at Fez amid uprisings and anti European sentiment. Couriers rush to install Murat Hatid while France and Spain brace for increased policing as imperial troops shift allegiance.
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Tangier
Mati
Fez
Sultan
Eugeneans
Mulal Halid
France
Spain
Abi-el- Ady
Toms
Offein
Mulal Hafidi
Morocco
Abd-elAziz
Mulai Hafid
Socialists Demonstration in Berlin Amid Street Unrest
In Berlin the Socialists and sympathizers staged a massive rally with about 40 000 organizers and 30 000 supporters. Police protected public buildings while clashes injured several demonstrators and no deaths were reported. Mass meetings surged as speakers denounced Chancellor von Buelow.
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Rerin
Dan
von Buclow
Prince von Buelow
Prussia
Birth statistics show foreign birth rate higher in 1906
Harrisburg reports Meares figures for 1906 from the state health department. The foreign born birth rate per thousand was double that of native born. There were over 7,000 more boys than girls born, 1,832 sets of twins and 15 sets of triplets recorded in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Troops to Be Withdrawn From Goldfield Nevada
Washington January 14 President Roosevelt plans to withdraw federal troops from Goldfield Nevada soon after Nevada's legislative session begins The White House released the report of the Social Investigating Committee stating withdrawal is recommended unless facts contradict it The report urges Nevada to assume responsibility for maintaining order once the troops depart.
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Washiigton
Roonevelt
Goldfield
Nev
White House
Sparks Ated Tan
Lehall
American Fleet Reaches Rio with Royal Welcome
The Neel lead sixteen battleships entered Rio Janeiro harbor at 3 PM after a 3000 mile voyage from Port of Spain Trinidad. Crowds greeted the fleet with a royal welcome as tugs and spectators accompanied the ships to anchor near the city. Brazilian officials aboard the Connecticut extended greetings to Rear Admiral Evans and his officers amid civic pomp.
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Rio Janeiro
Neel
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Cape Find
Alencar
Thhe al
Chicago Snowed Under by Severe Storm
Chicago and surrounding areas were cut off from wire communication for hours as a heavy snow and wind storm struck before dawn. Blinding snow drove by a northeast gale overloaded wires and poles, halting electric car service to suburbs and slowing downtown transportation.
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Chicago
Panic on Street Car as Black Hand Breaks Loose
On January 14 in New York a Black Hand scene on a streetcar caused panic. Giora Giano boarded with a revolver or bladed instrument and allegedly tried to stab Cassino Palemeno while others demanded money. Three shots rang out as a bystander fought back. police arrested both men.
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New York
Giora Giano
Cassino Palomeno
Billy Williams, Disappeared Minstrel Found Near Ashland
Lincoln Jan. 14. Billy Williams a veteran minstrel who vanished from Lincoln a week ago has been located in Ashland. He is seriously ill and will be brought back to Lincoln. Williams recently became an evangelist and temperance advocate.
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Jincoln
Tragic Opera House Fire Kills Nearly A Hundred In Boyertown
A devastating blaze at the Rhoades Opera House in Boyertown Pennsylvania during a Sunday school benefit led to about a hundred deaths and sixty to seventy injuries as terrified crowds raced for exits. The fire started when a tank exploded and coal oil lamps toppled, feeding flames that trapped many on balconies and stairways. Fire apparatus failed and assistance from nearby towns arrived too late to prevent a large loss of life.
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Boyertown
Rhoades Opera House
Unie Place
St. John
Tramp Suspected in Killing of Keevil Allring Near Hillyard
Spokane reports Keevil Allring, son of A Alluring, found dead with the back of the head crushed on a country road near Hillyard. A tramp companion rode away with the wagon after they left town on December 24. the tramp disappeared two hours later when a rancher spotted him.
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Spokane
Wash
Keevil Allring
Alluring
Hillyard
Young Albring
Hoon
Want Pullman Rates Lowered by Interstate Commission
G S Loftus of St Paul with Senator La Follette filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a 25 percent cut in Pullman lower berth rates and setting upper berth rates at half the lower berth rate. The reduction would apply to all interstate business nationwide.
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Loftus and
la Follette
Interstate Commission
Washington
G.S. Loftus
St. Paw
Senator la Follette
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullivan Company
United States
Depositors Sue California Trust Directors in San Francisco
J A Mize, a depositor of the defunct California Deposit and Trust, sues Taizet Brown Treadway and other directors to recover his 4217 and funds of those who joined him in the action. It is alleged that part of the deposits were misappropriated and some funds were withdrawn.
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San Francisco
J. A. Mize
California Deposit and Trust Company
Taizet, Brown, Treadway
Pny
Taft Sticks To Last Will Not Quit Cabinet Weeks
Taft reiterates he will not resign from the cabinet and will stay as secretary of war for six weeks to two months longer possibly until after the Chicago national convention. Friends urged him to resign to devote time to the presidential campaign.
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New York
Ian
Patt
War Department
Chicago
Hin
Gil
Miners Union Asks Roosevelt Pardon for Shannon
In Jan meeting at Butte Montana resolutions urged President Roosevelt to pardon Joseph Shannon of the Montana state union of the Western Federation of Miners and former legislator now confined in county jail in Helena. Shannon faced contempt finding for restricting interference with the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. and received a ninety day sentence.
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Butte
Mont
Miners’ Union
Roosevelt
Joseph Shannon
Mon Taito State Union
Western Federation of Miners
Dalla Helena
Ehnnon
Rocky Montain Bell
Land
Sensational Thaw Trial Opens Defense Focuses on Sanity
In New York on January 15 the Thaw trial resumed with defense attorney Littleton outlining a strategy to prove Harry K Thaw sane at the time of Stanford White's murder He pledged to present heredity insanity and early life evidence and challenged the DA to find a reputable physician to contradict the insanity claim The proceedings also touched on Evelyn Nesbit and prior testimony while preserving limits on linking White to the case.
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New York
Garvan
Stanford White
Martin We Lite Holon
Littleton
Harry K. Thaw
Jerome
Ddttleton
Justice Dowling
Evelyn
Thaw
Jerome Wand
Yong
Pinew
Big Kansas City Fire Destroys Mail and Express Packages
A major blaze at the Viton station annex next to the ion railway station in Kansas City destroyed a large portion of registered mail and express packages. Firemen saved the main post office, but about 800 sacks of common mail and some express matter were saved, while 25 sacks of registered mail and many packages burned. Estimated loss nears a quarter of a million dollars.
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Kurieia Chy
Jin
Viton Station
Ion
Te Wty
nTotatlon
Kanaashy
Higmanks
Troy
Fe Adams
Wells-Faygo and
Pagliic Express Companitos
Fostoffice
Pullian Palace Day Company
Railway Men
Influenza Strikes Chicago as 860000 Affected
Chicago health bulletin reports nearly 65 000 people sick with influenza or related conditions. The city notes no era has seen influenza so mortality heavy, with thirty one deaths attributed to the illness in the past week.
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Health Bulletin
Chicago
City Health Department
Widow Elizabeth Custer Plans Home for Aged Literary Women
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer widow of Gen. Custer proposes a memorial home for aged literary women. She bought sixteen lots in Bronxville Westchester County and plans to erect the residence there. Mrs. Custer is an author and has long supported literary women.
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New York
Elizabeth Custer
Gen. Custer
West
Bronxville
Westchester County
Wild Erect
Deprived of Reason After Street Attack on Ackley
Four men believed to be G D Ackley, famed song composer, was found wandering San Francisco streets after a blow to the face left him incoherent and unable to identify himself. He was taken to a city emergency hospital but fled hours later. Authorities suppose he was the victim of footpads.
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San Francisco
G. D. Ackley
Cen
Ackley
Butt
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C. C. Knappen
South Dakota
Andrew Manilow
Tyes
Ida Troipson
Paul Mying
Lyle
Ming
Mula Hafid
SUL
Tan
Nevada
Billy” Williams
Pullman
Taft
Kansas City
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