Swettenham withdraws Jamaica letter and apologizes
Governor Swettenham formally withdraws his letter to Rear Admiral Davis and offers an apology after extensive telegraphic exchanges with the colonial office. Washington officials say the Kingston episode is treated as closed. Also noted are ships delivering relief to Kingston and Harriman railroads moving coal from Australia amid a fuel shortage.
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London
Associated Press
Kingston
Swettenham
Davis
Colonial Office
State Department
Ashington
Foreign Office
Waffaires Howard
Washington
Admiral Davis
Secretary Taft Receives Cable About Cuban Tent Shipment
Washington report says Secretary Taft received a cable from Governor Swettenham thanking for tents arriving from Cuba in charge of Captain Battle U S A. Service lauded for timely aid. Brigadier General Wint reported reward from Santiago at the urgent request of the acting British minister in Havana through Prov Governor Magoon.
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Washington
Taft
Swettenham
Amaica
Cuba
Battle
Grace
Santiago
Wint
Magoon
Havana
Death Toll Mounts At Reden Mine Disaster
Saarbrueck January 30 official mine inspectors at the Reden mine report 163 workers entered the shaft Monday with 77 brought out dead. The death toll expected to rise with 148 projected, as rescue work resumes and crowds throng the pit mouth to claim the dead.
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Saarbrueck
Prussia
Reden
St. Johann-on-Saar
Sneeze Cracks His Rib in Peculiar Waukegan Accident
In Waukegan Illinois on January 30 Philip Strobbe a teamster sneezed violently and complains of a cracked rib though he is unsure if the sneeze caused the injury. He summoned a doctor for examination and treatment.
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Waukegan, Dl
Philip Strobbe
Direct Primary Measure Proposed by Lantz
Springfield January 30 Representative Lantz of Cook County introduced a direct primary bill. It calls for nominating all county city and village officers judges school boards town officers and members of the general assembly and representatives in Congress through a direct primary.
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Springfield
Lantz
Cook County
General Assembly
Congress
Venezuelan Governor Mata leads raid on secret meeting
From Caracas advices report Governor Mata at the head of armed troops surprised a hidden political gathering in Vice President Gomez yard during the night of January 27. In the ensuing fight Mata and several others were killed and many wounded including the troops commander.
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Willemstad
Island
Curacao
Caracas
Venezuela
Mata
Gomez
French bishops offer bid for church state settlement
Paris reports the French bishops with papal approval present a settlement plan to the government. The model contract would lease parish property in perpetuity for eighteen years with renewals, prohibiting interference by authorities and requiring bishop authorization for validity. No rent is proposed and all parish churches must be covered or none.
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Paris
France
In all stations of life search vitality amid overwork and duties
The article discusses how relentless labor social obligations and frequent childbearing can sap strength and health for people in all walks of life, urging restoration and balance through rest and care.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promise Relief for Women
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for various women’s ailments including headaches backache pelvic disorders and irregular menses. It claims a glyceric extract with no alcohol and instructs readers to send stamps or a postal card for more information.
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Pierce
Pierre
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
PARDONED BY TAFT AT FORT LEAVENWORTH
Eighty four inmates of Fort Leavenworth military prison, many desertion cases, released on secretary of war clemency order. It marks the largest single liberation from a U S military prison to date. Sentences ranged up to one year.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Secretary of War
Woah Tin
Egy Ore Solbnel
Hale assails senators for delay on appropriations
Washington January 30 Senator Hale condemned a senate pattern of talking rather than passing appropriation bills. He noted only two business days remain in the month and warned another delay could push through a huge revenue appropriation. He cited Beveridge and Carter plans for instruction and entertainment amid pending diplomatic and consular funding. A collision in Massachusetts injured several railroad workers and damaged cars.
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United States
Australia
San Francisco
Harriman
Wyoming
Union
Pacific
Cumberland
Rock Springs
Washington
Hale
Senate
Indiana
Beveridge
Montana
Carter
Appropriations Committee
Ee Ee
Parties Unite in Berlin Reballots Amid Voter Shift
In Berlin multiple parties join against Socialia in a January reshuffle. All but one party form a coalition as none of the candidates in the electoral district won clear backing. The move signals a tighter contest in the reballots across the district.
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Berlin
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Panama Railroad
Alliance
New York
Isthmus
Atlas
Allegheny
Royal Mail
Atrato
Wettenham
Sneeze
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Iil
Olic Bishops
DR. Pierce
MR. Hale
House
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Arkanses
Chief Pinchot
Mittee
Lacey
Agriculture
Shelburne, Falls, Mass
Fitchburg Division
Ben Maine Railroad
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