Governor Hughes Urges Banks Regulation and Racial Gambling Reform
Albany Jan 2 The annual message of Governor Hughes to the New York legislature calls for broad reforms. He urges strict bank and trust company oversight to prevent exploitation and unsafe loans, and seeks to curb racetrack gambling. The address also recommends nominating reforms, immigrant care, and stronger enforcement by the superintendent of banks.
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Hughes
New York
Albany
N. Y
Ithnce
Owens and State's Attorney Close Fourth Argument
Georgetown Kentucky January 2 W C Owens and State s Attorney Franklin closed the arguments in the fourth trial phase as the court wrapped proceedings in a local case with prosecutors presenting final points.
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Georgetown
W. C. Owens
Franklin
Editor Alfred Spink shot in St Louis quarrel
Alfred H. Spink editor and president of the St Louis World publishing firm was shot in an altercation with his son William Spink. Groves, who fired the revolver, surrendered to police after wounding Spink in the left shoulder and lung area.
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St. Louis
Alfred H. Spink
The
Warfield urges constitutional reform on voting eligibility
Annapolis Md Jan 2 Gov Warfield in an message to the legislature advocated amending the constitution to fix a standard of qualification for the election franchise. He said there was demand for the elimination of the ignorant and unfit voters reflecting concerns of the era.
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Annapolis
Warfield
White House Reception Details Noted for Pageantry
A century old White House reception emphasizes prearranged ceremony with the president greeting the vice president cabinet and foreign ambassadors first, then the judiciary, Congress members, military officers, district militia, government heads, veterans groups, and the public.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Ef Pat Pide
Belgian Premier Stricken dies in Brussels
Brussels reports Premier and Interior Minister M Detross is dead at age in office. He had become premier May 2 succeeding M Desmet Denayer and wielded influence with King Leopold amid Belgium Congo annexation talks. The political crisis deepens as succession and policy questions unfold.
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Brussels
M. Detross
M. Desmét Denayer
Belgium
Congo
Leopold
Divorce suit withdrawn in Chicago New Year pledge
Edwin N. Earle and Hannah Earle cancel divorce plans with a yearlong promise to be happy together and a legally worded resolution dated January in Chicago. A copy of the agreement will be hung in their parlor to remind them of the pledge.
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Chicago
Edwin N. Earle
Hannah
Earie
Pythagoras the Toad Takes First Meal in Years
New York New Year novelty at the Bronx Zoo features Pythagoras the toad eating for the first time in about a thousand years according to zoo staff. The creature showed a cautious return to feeding as keepers report progress.
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New York
Pythagoras
Bronx
Nine Miners Die in Bernal Mine Disaster
An explosion of gas and coal dust in the Bernal mine at Carthage Socorro county New Mexico kills nine miners and fatally injures three others with two more in serious condition. Authorities report no known cause and say the mine remains gas filled as rescue teams continue.
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Albuquerque
Bernal
Carthage
Socorro County
N. M
Carthage Fuel Company
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Saloon Licenses Challenge Prohibition Law
A probate judge in Cullman county unsettles saloon licenses arguing prohibition is unconstitutional for counties voting before December 12. The case moves through courts with mandamus sought to enforce licensing for dispensaries in Haynesville and Fort Deposit amid disputed advertisements.
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Cullman County
Pition
Birmingham
Haynesville
Benton Spensary
Fort Deposit
Fifty Counties Day in Alabama Prohibition Expands
Alabama marks Fifty Counties Day as local option elections close saloons in Crenshaw and other counties. By next year the entire state will be dry under a statutory act with four exclusive saloon counties and twelve exclusive dispensaries. Jefferson County, centered on Birmingham, loses many saloons as 120 shut in the city. A noted feature concerns an injunction in the case as reported.
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Alabama
Crenshaw
Kile
Montgomery
Dallas
Baldwin
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Two Men Fatally Wounded In Domestic Incident
Report describes a fatal shooting where Davidson was killed instantly after being shot in the head. A second man, identified as Brans, fired twice, with one bullet entering Davidson’s head and the other moving toward his heart. Both men died.
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Snine Adeevoeh
Davidson
Drans
Three Men Ground to Pieces Near Railway
Three men were killed near Lucas Crouse by a railway accident after being struck by a train. Details indicate brutal injuries and an investigation is underway.
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Lucas Crouse
Entombed Man Becomes Insane
Pittsburg reports John Omillian twenty six year old Slav miner imprisoned three days in Ellsworth No 1 mine at Ellsworth thirty miles away released from underground dungeon a raving maniac He was taken to the county hospital at Arden.
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Pittsburg
Ellsworth No
Ellsworth
John Omillian
Arden
Notable Prison Term Ends Political Era In Russia
The decision carries loss of political rights and sets Jan 20 as the effective date. Deputies remain at large without bail until then. Trial began Dec 25 amid a powerful defense speech that revived old sentiment and a spirit in the opposition. Prominent defendants’ prominence influenced government leniency.
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Petite Adon
Goa
Ivan Petruonkevitch
Prince Dolgoroukeff
Dmitri Shakaffskoy
Prince Obolinsky
Prince Ourosoff
M. Petrajitski
Vladimir Nabatkoff
Constitutional Democrats
Max
Black Band Warning Ties Murder to Italian Quarter
Jan 2 in Los Angeles a barber named John Bentivazna was shot through a shop window and died within an hour. Police suspect New York men tracked him after a quarrel, with a letter mailed in recent days tied to the case. A confrontation in the Italian quarter is under investigation.
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Los Angeles
John Bentivazna
Benti
New York
Officer Says He Took Own Life in London
London reports Major Coates Phillips, an officer who distinguished himself in the South Atlantic war, committed death by his own hand in the capital. The incident was marked by sensational circumstances and initial speculation surrounding his motive.
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London
Coates Phillips
Fire in San Francisco flats kills child and injures others
A blaze in the coal yard of Antonio Figone in San Francisco hotly spread through six flats on Filbert and Stockton streets and a saloon, killing eight year old Charles Figone and fatally injuring Mrs Dominico Divinbenci. Louis Figone, sixteen, barely escaped. about fifty people were endangered. the daughter Mary is missing and losses reach 50000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Charles Figone
Louis Figone
Antonio Figone
Dominico Divinbenci
Figone
Mary
Filbert and
Stockton Streets
Filbert Street
Engineer Killed in Yard Collision at St. Pauli
In St. Pauli, December 31, locomotive engineer William Altier died after being pinned beneath his engine following a collision in the yards. The fatal accident ends a day of rail activity for the railroad workers.
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St. Pauli
William Altier
Applica tion for Receiver for Passaic Company Filed
In Newark on December 31 an application for a receiver for the Passaic Company was filed in the United States district court here and arguments were heard.
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N. J
Passaicompany
Japan Hopes for Satisfactory Plan on Emigration
Tokyo January 2 1907 officials of the Mikado government express confidence that the memorandum on immigration details to the American embassy will satisfy the United States Roosevelt urged prompt action and the memorandum reflects careful work with possible changes before final disposition.
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Tokio
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Roosevelt
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Japan Replies to U S Emigration Plan
Tokyo reports Japan has sent Ambassador OBrien a memorandum replying to American suggestions on future emigration limits. It accepts some points but rejects others as incompatible with Japan's dignity and outlines further restriction steps. The memo, sent to Washington, may form the basis for a final understanding.
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Tokio
O’brien
United States
Japan
America
Washington
Hartford Wife Reconsiders Action After Husband Abduction
Mrs Cooke, wife of Rev Jere Knode Cooke, speaks from Hartford on Jan 2 about pursuing charges after her husband fled with a girl to San Francisco and was later located. She notes it is a serious matter and hopes Nassau county officials take initiative, stressing the crime is against the girl, not herself.
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Hartford
Conn
Convicted in Half Hour Death Penalty Passed
In a thirty minute trial at St Francisville on January 2, Robert Weston was sentenced to death for a December 21 shooting of a passenger train near Baton Rouge, killing student A K Widert. The article notes Weston's counsel and remarks on the case.
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Robert Weston
Baton Rouge
A. K. Widert
Enid
Stolen Registered Letters Loot Found in Waco Crash Tie
Waco Texas police report a bundle of registered letters torn open from a recent bag drop. The letters contained registered packages and money, though the total amount taken remains undetermined. Investigators say the theft occurred after the letters were torn from their envelopes.
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Waco, Tex
Cecent
Mma
Lumber Costs Less Signals Builders Boost for Winter
Prices show reductions by lumber firms with Weyerhaeuser leading cuts. August lists decline to about one dollar per thousand, aimed at easing winter logging costs and encouraging new construction. Lower input costs are expected to lift housing and building activity this year.
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Ced
Bank Wrecking Arrests Shake Leetonias Schmick Family
Charles Schmick president and Harry Schmick cashier of the First National Bank of Le Tonica Ohio were seized by federal authorities on charges of wrecking the bank. The Schmicks are noted in local real estate and business circles. Bank liabilities run about 275000 with assets around 200000 of which officials say half are worthless. The case centers on false entries in bank books.
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Cleveland
Charles ~ . Schmick
Harry Schmick
Funct First National Bank
Letonia
Leetonia Bank
Schmicks
Fly
Charles
Teen boy fires at man after mistaken burglary claim
An incident reports a youth about fifteen years old who mistook Taubert for a burglar and fired a shot as Taubert returned from town at about one o clock. The youth had left the home in charge while the other adult was away.
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Taubert
Became Prominent by Marriage in New York Society
Charles Reglid, formerly an actor, rose to prominence through marriage in New Rochelle after a brief career. His wealth and social standing were noted as the major factors in his standing, with typhoid fever cited as a contributing cause to the event.
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New York
Charleslyn Reglid
Avenal
New Rochelle
New Mayor of Cincinnati Inauguration Held January
Cincinnati January 2. Retiring Edward J. Dempsey swore in new mayor as part of city inauguration events. The ceremony marked a transition in city leadership with officials and residents attending.
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Cincinnati
Edward J. Dempsey
Fragmentary News Briefs From Texas And Kansas
Brief notes report births in El Paso Texas to Butterbaughs and a death in Kansas City from acute gastritis bronchial pneumonia. Simeon P Folsom age 1 dies in St Paul tied to Minnesota railroad history. Rolla K Bryan of Lansing claims kinship to W canload chaise. random local names appear amid fading text on Wichita Eagle editor M Murdock.
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N. .H. Butterbaugh
Henry D. Clark
Kansas
Simeon P. Folsom
St. Paul
Minnesota
Rolla K. Bryan
Lansing
W. Ccanload Chaise
Coloniel
M.M. Murdock
Wichita
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