War Clouds Gather As Turkish Forces Move Toward Caucasus Frontier
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate Russia may face Turkey over the Persia border dispute. Novoe Vremya cites officers in the Caucasus predicting war by April as Turkish provocations continue. Austrian Lloyd ships are reportedly carrying war munitions to Anatolia. Reservists are being called to readiness amid rising tensions. Advices from Tehran note Turkomans in Northern Persia forming a cavalry corps.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Turkey
Persia
Novoe Vremya
Tiflis
Caucasus
Lloyd
Anatolia
Foreign Office
War Office
Teheran
Rumor of assassination attempt on Portugal minister of war denied
Lisbon February 6. The report of an attack on minister of war Jose Mathias Nunes and the first cabinet’s initial moves is denied. No truth in Berlin rumors of a plot. cabinet continues its duties.
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Lisbon
Berlin
Jose Mathias Nunes
Portuguese crisis nears quiet phase after funerals
The city remains peaceful as troops withdraw to less conspicuous posts. If Saturday, the day of the funerals, passes without incident, Portugal’s current crisis phase may be regarded as nearing an end.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Navy Secretary seeks 69 million for warship work
Secretary Metcalf told the House naval affairs committee he requests 69,270,000 dollars for construction and conversion of war vessels. The panel has not voted, and sentiment is unclear, but observers expect the figure to be cut, possibly to 40,000,000 dollars, reflecting budget restraint amid a anticipated deficit and lower next year's revenues.
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Secretary of Navy
Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Metcalf
Grey plans flying columns for Macedonia restoration
London reports Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey proposes restoring order in Macedonia with flying columns and strengthened gendarmerie to be commanded by foreign officers with executive powers. Funds to equip these forces would come from reduced Turkish troop deployments in the region.
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London
Edward Grey
Macedona
Edward
Europe
Macedonia
Tokyo Diet approves broad tax increases on essentials
After a five hour debate the diet passed higher taxes on sugar sake alcohol beer and kerosene. Acting finance minister Masahisa Matsuda said the rise was essential and that the public would accept the burden given Japan’s difficult financial condition.
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Tokio
Masahisa Matsuda
Japan
Mayor R. D. Haven elected in Duluth race
Alderman R. D. Haven a Republican was elected mayor of Duluth over Emil A. Tessman a Democrat and council president in the bitter lid campaign. Haven’s majority is estimated at about 700.
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Lid
Duluth
R. D. Haven
Emil A. Tessman
Haven
Countess of Yarmouth Wins Nullity Over Unconsummated Marriage
In London Sir Birrell Barnes grants a decree nullifying the marriage of Alice Thaw, now Countess of Yarmouth, to the Earl of Yarmouth. The private hearing showed the marriage was never consummated, with four witnesses including the Countess and a doctor.
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London
Birrell Barnes
Countess of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
Remarkable Double Life of Brooklyn Pickpocket Louis Wolf
Louis Wolf, a wealthy Brooklyn manufacturer by day, confessed to Assistant District Attorney Elder that he earned about $7,000 yearly by pickpocketing on subway cars during rush hours. He claims he escaped arrest by using his business card when suspected.
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New York
Louis Wolf
Brooklyn
Elder
Kings County
Wolf
Accused of Wife Murder in Gallipolis
Brief reads as a crime notice from Gallipolis involving a man named Fred Ware. The report mentions accusations of wife murder and a reference to a February date and a meter in fal? charmed with aving.
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Gallipolis
Poison in Coffee Pot Sours Dinner Guests
Alleged poisoning case reports that a man placed poison in a coffee pot at a meal with Mrs. Van Meter. Several diners became deathly sick, and the suspect reportedly destroyed the coffee pot and saucer used for mixing the poison.
Frisco Declared Free of Bubonic Plague
Frisco officially ends plague scare as last patient at the isolation hospital is discharged. San Francisco reports no current cases and declares the city free from bubonic plague after a period of treatment and containment.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Nelson Seeks Federal Incorporation Bill for Interstate Firms
Senator Nelson in the Senate introduced a sweeping bill on February 5 proposing federal incorporation for corporations engaged in interstate commerce. The measure is voluntary, extensive, and covers definitions, stock amounts, par values, and initial payments, with articles filed to the commerce department.
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Washington
Nelson
Senate
Commissioner of Incorporations
Department of Commerce
Defense Depicts Self Inflicted Gunshot in Guerin Case
In Chicago on February 6 the trial of Mrs. Dora McDonald featured a courtroom reenactment of the shooting of Webster S. Guerin. The defense urged that Guerin fired the fatal shot during a struggle, with Dr. M. L. Harris portraying Guerin and Dr. J. W. Hall enacting Mrs. McDonalds role. The actors demonstrated two hours of direct and cross examination while the state argued the bullet’s path contradicts the defense angle.
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Chicago
Webster S. Guerin
Dora McDonald
Guerin
Giant Frauds Alleged in Forest Reserve Entries
Leadville Colorado reports Daniel E Fitton in charge of the Las Animas reserve asserts 76 percent of homestead entries are fraudulent. He says $5 000 worth of timber was illegally cut daily when the forest service began overseeing the reserve. G D Pollock supports the claim that millions of acres have been stolen from the government across forest reserves.
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Leadville
Colo
Las Animas Forest Reserve
Daniel E. Fitton
Foresters of
Colorado
Fitton
Forest Service
Las Animas
G. D. Pollock
United States
Pollock
Sleet Storm Disrupts Chicago Telegraph and Rail Traffic
A February sleet storm turned to rain disrupts telegraphic links between Chicago and many western cities and hinders early rush hour transit. Electric railways suffer major delays while steam lines are modestly delayed and elevated trains struggle with ice on the third rail.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Iowa
Bridge Wrecked by Dynamite in Cleveland
Dynamite wrecked the false work and part of the iron work on a city bridge at Eagle Avenue in Cleveland. Much damage was done to factory walls and windows nearby. The bridge was damaged and another structure called Atth-Fan appears in the report.
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Cleveland
Eagle
Avenue
Stillings Suspended as Public Printer in Roosevelt Action
President Roosevelt temporarily suspended Charles A. Stillings from the public printer post and named William Rossiter to fill duties while Congress investigates the Government Printing Office. The Havenner report on price increases is sent to Congress for the Landis committee, with Stillings’ formal reply expected.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles A. Stillings
William Sr
T Office
Government Printing Office
Congress
Rossiter
Census Office
Representative Landis
Indiana
House Committee On Printing
G. C. Havenner
Stillings
Landis
Havenner
Printing Office
Congressional Printing Investigation Committee
Payne Lashes Democrats Over Election Tactics In House Debate
Washington February 6 The house resumed debate on the Indian appropriation bill with Serena Payne of New York the majority leader criticizing Democrats for seasonal political speeches before elections He said Democrats inaugurate candidates divide offices and accuse rivals of following a party line while praising or faulting figures like Bryan and Roosevelt in a bid to rally support.
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Washington
House
Serena Payne
New York
Bryan
Payne
Roosevelt
Bryan says free silver not an issue in current campaign
William J. Bryan stated that his Tuesday night remarks did not intend to renew the free coinage of silver as an issue. He explained the silver debate was tied to past price falls and that gold production and market conditions have since changed, easing concerns.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Foraker Club Endorses Taft in Cleveland Election
The Third Ward Foraker club of Cleveland endorsed Secretary Taft for president after twenty years of backing Ohio's senior senator. The endorsement prevailed despite strong opposition as the club, organized twenty years ago, supported Taft.
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Cleveland
Foraker Club
Taft
Ohio
Thaws Counsel Confer Over Removal From Matteawan
New York February conference of counsel for Harry Thaw discussed legal steps to secure his removal from Matteawan state asylum. Martin W. Littleton, longtime Thaw defender, has largely retired from the case though he aided the team briefly before leaving for a South vacation. Littleton reportedly believes Thaw should remain at Matteawan for several months.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Matteawan State Asylum
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Matteawan
Prohibition Amendment Passes House in Charleston
A joint resolution passed in the state legislature's special session in Charleston, West Virginia, proposes a constitutional amendment to allow voters to decide forever on liquor prohibition and its manufacture.
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Charleston
W. Va
House
Senate
Torpedo Fleet Joins Battleship Group at Punta Arenas
Six American torpedo boat destroyers arrived at Punta Arenas Chile to coal and join the battleship fleet then pass through the straits into the Pacific. The vessels are in good condition and all crew members are reported well after the long voyage.
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Punta Arenas
Chile
Pacific
Brief Bits of News From Early 1908 Pittsburgh Area
Typhoid fever cost Greater Pittsburg an average of 721436 dollars for the year ending June 1907. Baldwin locomotive works laid off ten thousand men since December due to weak engine orders. Pennsylvania Steel at Steelton called back one thousand idle workers after over a month. New York import value of stones and pearls in January 1908 fell by over 3 million dollars versus January 1907.
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Pittsburg
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
New York
Market Quotations Minneapolis Wheat Minute
Minneapolis Wheat prices on February 5 show July at 1.06 to 1.05 percent, on track No 1 hard at 1.09 to 1.10, No 1 Northern at 1.06 to 1.07, No 2 N 4 at 1.04 to 1.05 and No 2 Northern around 99 to 1.02.
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Minneapolis
Hard
Northern
Cattle and Hog Prices Bid from St. Paul Market
St Paul market report dated February 5 shows cattle prices from good to choice steers five to five and three quarters dollars, cows and heifers three to three seventy five, veals three seventy five to sixty five dollars. Hogs traded at four ninety to four and thirty cents. Sheep offered for wethers at four seventy five to five ten and lambs at six twenty five to six seventy five.
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St. Paul
Wheat and flax price report from Duluth market
Wheat quotes show No. 1 hard at 1.08 and No. 1 Northern at 1.06 with nearby May and July at 1.06. Flax bids list No. 1 Northern at 1.03 in store and track. May at 1.19 and July at 1.21.
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Duluth
Northern
Cattle And Hog Prices Reported From Chicago Market
Chicago Union Stock Yards reports cattle prices across several classes including cows and heifers Texans calves Western cattle stockers and feeders with ranges from 1.75 to 7.25. Hog prices show light mixed heavy rough and pigs with a wide spread from 3.60 to 4.70. Lambs listed at 5.25 to 7.25.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Market Quote Snippet From Chicago Ledger
Readable lines show commodity quotes scattered from Chicago with dates in February July and September. Oats and corn figures appear with percentages and old contract notes, while some entries are incomplete or uncertain.
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H Kendall Thaw
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