Power Struggle Hits National League Leadership
In New York the National League prepares for its spring meeting as Harry Pulliam and Garry Herrmann clash over the blacklist issue. Pressure mounts over leadership, with Pulliam facing a likely re election fight and Herrmann aiming to rally support from St Louis Chicago and New York to challenge him.
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New York
National League
Harry ©. Pulliam
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati
Pulliam
League
Friends of
Herrmann
Ciheinuay
Herrman
Ban Johnson
American League
Pullman
Johnson
I T
J. H. O'Rourke
Pullam
St. Louis
Chicago
James A
Court of Appeals upholds grazing trespass ruling
The U S Court of Appeals in San Francisco affirms Judge Hunt’s decision in the Shannon grazing trespass case. The ruling bars cattle from drifting onto national forests without a permit, asserting congressional control over public lands and delegation to the secretary of agriculture to regulate grazing.
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Washington
United States
Carl Rasch
Montana
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forest Service
United States Circust Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Hunt
Thomas Shanon
Forest Service
Shannon
Little Belt National Forest
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Montana Cattle Drift Case Upheld by 9th Circuit Court
Shannon appealed a lower court ruling over unfenced cattle drifting into the Little Belt forest. The 9th U S circuit court of appeals in San Francisco affirmed Judge Hunt's decision. A similar Colorado case awaits in the 8th circuit.
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Little Belt Forest
Shannon
Montana
Qth
Federal Judicial Circuit
Rocky Mountain
Pacific States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
9Th Circuit
San Francisco
Hunt
United States Circuit Court
Colorado
8Th Circuit
New Homestead Law Allows Second Entries
Congress passes a new homestead act approved February 8. It lets prior entrants who forfeited or abandoned their claims regain homestead benefits as if the earlier entry never occurred, and requires second entrants to show the description and date of the former entry. Fraud cancellations and relinquishments for valuable consideration are barred.
Semi Arid Region Agriculture Station Planned in Dickinson
Renewed interest in federal science agriculture focus for semi arid regions with bills proposing a Dickinson North Dakota station funded at 75000 dollars. Prof Galloway outlines bureau work across the Great Plains covering 320000 square miles with 24000 spent this year on 11 projects in six states including the Dakotas Nebraska and Kansas. Research aims include crop rotation moisture conservation and adaptation of durum wheat oats barley sorghum dry cereals and forages with new varieties from Turkey and drought resistant breeding in alkali soils, alfalfa and clover investigations.
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Washington
Agricultural Department For Sciensifc
Grenna
North Dakota
Dickinson
Galloway
Bureau of Plait Industry
Great Plains
Canadian
Texas
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
State Experiment Station
Bureau
South Dakota
Gallioway
Great Plaina
Turkestan
Great Northern to Install Electric Power Plant and Rail Upgrades
Contractors Gerrick and Gerrick begin work March 1 on replacing wooden bridges with steel structures from Montana to Puget Sound. They will install a Great Northern electric power plant at Leavenworth to power electric locomotives for mountain hauls from Leavenworth to Skykomish, replacing steam. The project includes laying 1600 feet of steel pipe across the Wenatchee river for turbine operation and expanding passenger equipment for the Oriental Limited with ten new standard sleepers and ten new tourist cars.
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Montana
Puget Sound
Gerrick & Gerrick
Columbia River
Wenatchee
Great Northern
Leavenworth
General Electric Company
Skykomish
Cascade Tunnel
Wenatchee River
Rairoad Company
Tumwater
A. AL. Craig
Seattle
W. W. Broughton
Sensational charges against Philadelphian
Philadelphia on February 28 John Kelly is charged with attempting assault on Adele Reinecke who leaped from a second story window to escape his advances. Reinecke says Kelly decoyed her to his room at 518 South McAlpin Street locked her in and made unwanted proposals before she escaped through a window. Her fall fractured her leg and she is hospitalized. Kelly faces a hearing tomorrow before Magistrate Harris.
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Philadelphia
Adele Reinecke
John Kelly
Harris
Kelly
Great Northern to Begin Kalispell Division Improvements
Seattle Feb 27 The Great Northern railway plans spring reconstruction of the Kalispell division. New ties and heavier rails will replace old steel. Work started last year but delayed by weather and mood. trains are already scattering ties as rebuilding advances.
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Seattle
Great Northern Railway
Millionaire Senators Reported In United States Senate
Washington reports a statistician's tally shows the U S Senate has thirty two millionaires with total capital around 210 million dollars. Simon Guggenheim heads the list at about 60 million, Isaac Stephenson about 26 million, Stephen B. Biking near 26 million, and Representative John E. Andrus of New York listed with 35 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Washington
United States Senate
Simon Guggenheim
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Stephen B. Biking
Weat Virginks Jy
John E. Andrus
New York
Mystery Deepens In Tina Haas Kidnapping Case
The Feb 13 kidnapping of Tina Haas in Bismarck North Dakota grows colder as Mr and Mrs Ross accused by Crow are believed arrested on their farm in the county. They may have fled, while Tina left a note to her father saying she was going away for an education and would be a good girl. She had never been away from home for long before.
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Bismarck
N. D
Tina Haas
Ross
Crow
Kimsas
Rossé
Jef
Twin Cities
Hutchinson
Atchisom
Genseo
Kagisas
Ste
Roza
John Haas
Rosses
Geneseo
Kansas
Lawrence Crow
Haas
Kansan
Gretna Presbyterian Church
Tie
Tinebride
Bourne
W. J. Briden
Missing girl from Kansas City trip sparks kidnapping charge
The girl, eleven years old, vanished after being taken by a Rosse family and an older girl. Reports say money and a ticket were given to reach Hutchinson or neighboring towns. a preliminary hearing is awaited as authorities pursue kidnapping charges.
Rosses Arrested for Crime Deny the Gha
In Bismarck North Dakota on February 28 deputies seized My and Mrs Rosses charged with kidnapping 16 year old daughter of farmer John Haas. They deny intent to kidnap insisting they helped her reach Kansas to attend school.
Funeral Directors Elect Officers for 1909 Roster
North Dakota Funeral Directors Association names W. M. Chandler as president with John McJannett and John Shelly as vice presidents and S. H. Ashley as secretary. Delegates include M Norman and W. J. Holbrook among others. Meeting set for Grand Forks at the state university with addresses by Dr. C. F. Reudiger and Dr. J. Grasnick.
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W. M. Chandler
Grafton
N. D. Funeral Directors Association
Grand Forks
John Mc Jannett
Minot
John Shellly
Lisbon
S. H. Ashley
M. MN
Borman
Aber
Crombie
Lewis Steinide
Forman
Wm. Boardman
Oakes
H.C. Holbrook
Magby
M. Norman
Grand Forris
W. J. Holbrook
Rugby
E. W. Gilbertson
Devis Lake
G. M. Thomas
Williston
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota Funeral Directors’ Association
State University At
C. F Reudiger
The
State University
Miss Stewart
J. Grassick
University Morning Autopsy Demonstration by Prof Renourd
Morning session begins at 9 with an autopsy demonstration by Professor Renourd of New York. Afternoon session starts at 1 30 as Renourd presents another demonstration.
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University
Professor Renourd
New York
Renourd
President Roosevelt Donates Trophy at Veterans Games
President Roosevelt declines the invitation to attend the Spanish American War veterans games but donates a trophy for one event. Admiral Joseph Coughlan presents a trophy to the athletic club with top open events scoring. Prizes include gold medals for first and second places and nautical medals for team relay winners.
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New York
Roosevelt
Twentysecon Regiment
Joseph. Coughlan
Nelson Names Adviser for Featherweight Title Fight
Battling Nelson will advise Kiddie Kelly in the twenty round featherweight title bout against Abe Attell tomorrow night at Dreamland Park. Weigh in at 122 pounds at 3 pm with 60 percent to the winner and 40 percent to the loser. Kelly seeks his chance after two years of wanting the bout and attracting bets from Frank Dwyer and Billy Nolan.
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Say Prancisco
Batiling Nelson
Kiddie Kelly
Buffalo
Abe Attell
Occidental Athletic
Dreamlund Park
Kelly
Attell
Frank Dwyer
Billy Nolan
Battling Nelson
Nora
Ifell
Death of Lillie Schmochel Tied to Illegal Operation
Grand Forks February 27 coroner jury finds 17 year old Lillie Schmochel died at St Michael s hospital February 21 1908 from acute peritonitis with remote cause illegal operation. Jury urges further investigation as State s Attorney Wineman to pursue leads and witness evidence included a physician who denied performing the operation.
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Grand Forks
Lillie Schmochel
C. P. Trepauler
Williams Spriggs
W- P. Davies
Lillie Schmocher
St. Michael's Hospital
Wineman
Posey brothers charged in Steele shack theft
Deputy Whitman jailed Leonard and William Posey of Horsehead Lake region for entering a shack and removing clothing and for pulling down and stealing a claim shack. Clothing belonging to the deputy was taken, a cut coat tied to a smaller man being cited. August Dalquiat, son-in-law C M Lee, a flax thief from Walter White’s granary, and other details surface as Dawson hosts the case.
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August Dalquiat
C. M. Lee
Walter White
Bowden
Funeral for Rev. Leo Heinrichs after anarchist killing
The city of Denver holds a solemn funeral for Rev. Parker Leo Heinrichs shot by an anarchist. Officials and prominent residents attend as armed guards stand in honor. Rev. Father Winkoren delivers eulogy praising the murdered priest.
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Leo Heinrichs
Denver
Alton
Parker Leo
Chester
Fe Kuluhis
St. Lot
Ee Jamis
Rejremen
Jan Cron
Eigen
Henry A. Muehtel
iMayor
Revere
W. Spear Salem
Father Winkoren
Ayo
Anti Taft Machine Gets Support From Trusts
Walter Wellian reports from Washington that Standard Oil money and a Woodward Avenue figurebacked activists are funding opposition to Taft in the Taft Roosevelt split. Southern states loom large with black and white factions urged to rally for Roosevelt if Taft struggles on ballots.
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Chicago
Walter Wellian
Washington
Woodward
Taft
Snelling
Republican
Tait
Marsland
West Virginna
Missouri
Oklahoma
Speak Easy Raid Nets Barrel and Bottles in N D
Sheriff Jones raided a local speak easy run by Gottlieb Mesner in Linton on February 24, following a complaint by Louis Foell of Brophy. Officers seized a beer barrel and several bottles during the raid.
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Linton
N. DB
Louis Foell
Brophy
Jones
Gottlieb Mesner
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Garry Hermann
U. S
Court OF Appeals
Judge Hunt
Kalispell
Burleigh County
Nelson
Eddie
We 'Neen
F. T. Feetham
Steele
Standard
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