American control of cables urged by Greely and Bradford
General Greely warned that private control endangers critical links, citing 16,000 miles of cable under government charge and foreign extensions by Germany and France. He recalled securing the Haytien cable during the Spanish American War and urged an American right to a cable in American hands for peace and war. Admiral Bradford supported government owned and operated cables as a naval necessity, noting Britain’s advantage through imperial cable links and proposing a government route from Monterey rather than San Francisco if the industry is not yet developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Epee
Orient
General Greely
Germany
France
America
Philippines
United States
Great Britain
Bradford
Navy Partment
Monterey
Cal
San Francisco
Engineer Alfred Noble Discusses Isthmian Canal Route
Alfred Noble of Chicago, engineer and Isthmian Canal Commission member, spoke in Kansas City on the Isthmian Canal from an Engineer's Standpoint. His paper read due to his summons to Washington outlined cost uncertainties, concessions costs, and whether the Panama Canal Company can sell stock. He argued the Panama route may offer lower maintenance costs and similar overall value, with engineers likely agreeing on the conclusion though exact valuation remains debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Alfred Noble
Chicago
Isthmian Canal Commission
Washington
Panama Canal Company
Panama
United States
Western roads refuse pass exchanges and fight over transcontinental traffic
Executive officials of Western roads will not exchange passes with trunk lines in Central Passenger Association territory. After abrogation of the anti pass agreement Western officials refuse to exchange passes east of Buffalo and Pittsburgh. The move aims to break the trunk line agreement. Gould and Harriman interests clash over transcontinental traffic with Missouri Pacific withdrawing from the Colorado and Utah Association. Goulds seek control via the Ogden gateway risking rate cuts and traffic shifts toward Grand Junction and Pueblo and Missouri Pacific in St Louis and the Utah route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Roads
Central Passenger Association
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Gould
Harriman
Missouri Pacific
Colorado and
Utah Association
Ogden Gateway
Ogden
Grand Junction
Pueblo
Missouri Pacific St
Rain or Snow Forecast for Midwest States
Weather outlook for Saturday and Sunday projects snow or rain in Ohio and Indiana with colder conditions and brisk winds across the region. Illinois sees rain Saturday and colder weather Sunday with strong northwesterly winds, while local Friday observations note clear to cloudy skies and a low minimum temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Movements of Steamers From Major Ports
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures across European and U S ports. Vessels include La Sa voie from Havre, Carthagenta from Glass on, Philadelphia from Southampton, Columbia from Genoa, and others. Also noted are Cymric, Numism, Amsterdam, Tauric, Altonia, Patricia, and L Aquitaine with respective routes and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Savoie
Havre
Carthagenta
Glason
Philadelphia
Southampton
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Browhead
Tauric
Liverpool
Altonia
Erpool
Queenstown
Hamburg
Patricia
WV Vu
L' Aquitaine
Arriv Agne
Sharkey Maher Bout Is Halted By Referee In Third Round
In Philadelphia on January 17 both Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher were arrested earlier and bonded for peace. The planned Irish championship match at Industrial Hall ended in the third round as Referee Rocap stopped the bout amid boos and fake chants, with 4,000 spectators witnessing a tame exchange and no decisive blows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
Industrial Athletic Club
Rocap
Sharkey
Maher
James J. Jeffries
Robert Fitzsimmons
David Sullivan
Jim Boy
Alf King
Tim Callahan
Peter Lowrey
Mike Campbell
Peter
Rocay
Kid Fitzgerald
Baltimore
Kentucky Hosebud
Philadelhia
Lew Ryall
Young” Kelly
Sharks and Maher Held on Conspiracy Charge in Boxing Night
Philadelphia today saw Tom Sharkey Peter Maher and James McFarland held on warrants charging conspiracy to breach the peace after a fight event. Bail set at 5000 each, with witnesses from Philadelphia and New York. They promised no knockouts and that the bout would be sparring only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
James H. McFarland
Industrial Athletic Club
J. D. Barnitz
Law and Order Society
New York
Twenty Round Draw And Other Ring Results At Baltimore Daevnport and Milwaukee
George Dixon and Joe Tipman battled twenty rounds to a draw at Baltimore. Frank Gotch defeated Mike Eli in Daevport, Iowa in straight falls. In Waterbury, Prof M J Dwyer defeated Charlie Wittmer after Wittmer failed to throw him three times. Eddie Gardner lost to Ole Olesen in Omaha. A bout in Chicago was declared off due to weight. Adam Ryan beat Jake Magner in Milwaukee. Kid Black drew with Young Scotty. McFadden fell to Neary. Percente and Berry drew in six rounds. Tarr brothers won El Paso drilling contest drilling 39 1/2 inches in fifteen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dixon
Joe Tipman
Eureka Athletic Club
Baltimore
Gotch
Daevnport
Frank Gotch
Iowa
Mike Eli
Dwyer
Waterbury
South
Milwaukee
Adam Ryan
Philadelphia
Jake Magner
Badger Athletic Club
Kid Black
Chicago
Young Scotty
Denver
Kid McFadden
California
Jost
Charles Neary
Joe Percente
Kenosha
Charles Berry
el Paso
Tex
Tarr Brothers
Globe
A. T
Chamberlain and Malley
San Pedro
Mex
Zeigler Beats Leach In 25 Round Savannah Bout
Zelgler from New York and Billy Leach of Chicago, welterweights, battled at the Savannah Athletic Club. Zeigler won by decision in the fourth round after Leach was knocked down three times. A Tarr brother suffered a severe head injury but remained at the drill. Kid Henning and Manzie fought six rounds, with Manzie prevailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Malley
Tarr Brothers
Zeigler
Owen Zelgler
New York
Billy Leach
Chicago
Savannah
Leach
Jenkins
Kid Henning
Washington
Pete” Manzile
Manzie
Preacher Kills Stepson After Long Feud Near Shipman
The Rev. Mr Gidding stabbed his stepson Harry Highfield to death and was fatally injured with two broken ribs and internal injuries. The incident occurred three miles east of Shipman Il ending a feud dating to the boy's mother's marriage five years earlier. Highfield had just returned from three years in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Gidding
Harry Highfield
Shipman
Kaye Highfield
Philippines
Capital City Team Upsets Marion Champions In Two Wins
The Capital City bowling squad challenged the Marion champions, taking two of three as Comstock led with 255 in the first division while the Nationals fell to the North Sides by six games. The Ko-We-Bas won five of six from the Crescents and Washington teams split with Pastimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Capital City
Comstock
Marions
Nationals
Ko-We-Bas
Crescents
Washingtons
Turners
Pet Marions
Turners Aspsee
North Sides
B.C. Jenascence
Capital
Carter
Martons
Capital Chrys. Knox
Levey
F. Garstang
Vinnon
Cooper . Brown
Bryson Sooo
Wil Havelick
Ng Totals Pean Ltd
ST Totals
Bogardus
It Brown
Bieler
Willi
Paxton
Quill
Kahlo
Pastimes
Marion Alleys
E. Talbert Ager
Muel Srinkmer
Taylor
Kirkhoff
Erdelmey
Beaner
Williama
Wiley Enseus
Cooper Nape
Buddenb
Allen i McElvaine
Art c. Kirkhoff
O. Beldtskr
Atres
Turner Alleys
Mueller
sMieyer
Burton i
Potter R. Smith
Michael Zimmer
Pers . Mueller
Meinsinger Tent
Ross
von Hake
Schwartz
Weehsler Ue
W. Mann
Yorg
Deluse
G. Seid
G. Mannf
A. Seidstkr
Leppert Oe
A. Lauter
Madden
Vehrenbach
Censlow
Sargent
Canselmann
Hopkins
Somerville
Reagan
Zimmerman
Wes Age
Leib
B. Smith
Simpson
Shelley
Favorites win as four take feature races in Oakland and New Orleans
In Oakland four favorites prevail including an upset in the Stockton handicap where Sister Jeanie overtakes Meehanus by a half length after Frank Bell led. other winners include Alloa Rollick Shellmont and The Giver. In New Orleans Kaloma and Sir Florian are among the winning favorites with John G Ford The Way Campus Katoma Death noted among daily winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oakland
Stockton
Meehanus
Frank Bell
Sister Jeanie
Redfern
Me¢ehanus
Alloa
Rollick
Shellmont
Jeanie
Lavator
New Orleans
Kaloma
Sir Florian
John G. Ford
the Way
Campus
Katoma
Death
Libertador Not a Pirate Decree Alarm in Venezuela
Washington correspondent reports Venezuela sent a cable to Britain saying the steamship Ban Righ renamed Libertador is hostile to Venezuela. British warship at La Guayra sees it as a smuggling revolutionary vessel and will not interfere without piracy acts. Britain has not replied to the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
The
Herald
Venezuela
la Guayra
Caracas
the Herald
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Adverts Cure Cold Fast
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cure for a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. The price is listed at 25 cents. The copy reflects early 20th century marketing language and pricing.
Hickey Discusses Minor League Issues in Indianapolis Visit
President T J Hickey of the American Association arrived in Indianapolis to confer with club owners on minor league matters. He defended the association amid claims of outlaw status, outlined growth plans, and noted Eastern and Western League dynamics and territorial disputes shaping a potential twelve club circuit.
Spalding to Confer With Bar Johnson on Baseball Crisis
Spalding and Bar Johnson set for talks in Chicago amid a National League dispute. Spalding argues four clubs backing him can win out, aims to restore peaceful, locally minded baseball and avoid trust-style amalgamation while seeking harmony with the American League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. G. Spalding
Bar. Johnson
Spalding
Hart
Mr. Spalding
Messrs
Brush
Robison
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Freedman
Newark
Johnson
Atlantic City
National League
Spalding to Head New Eight-Club Baseball League
Chicago Jan 17 The latest move in baseball is a rumored new league with A G Spalding as official head If Dreyfuss transfers the Pittsburg Club to the American Spalding would organize a new eight club circuit excluding New York The proposed lineup includes Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Washington and others with Hart Reach and Rogers aiding the plan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. G. Spalding
Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Spalding
New York
Hart
Reach
Rogers
Fol
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Notre Dame Adopts New Athletic Rules Aligning with Big Nine
Notre Dame University faculty board adopted a full overhaul of athletic governance. A new board will oversee all sports, with strict eligibility checks requiring candidates to present themselves to the secretary and obtain certification cards before trying out for teams. The rule mirrors Big Nine practices, with Notre Dame adding a prohibition on preparatory course students from university teams to avoid complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame University
Big Nine Conference
Notre Dame
Big Nine
Athletic Association
Austin O'Malley
M. J. Reagan
Western Polo League organized at Muncie with three teams
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Muncie Jan 17 The Western Polo League was organized in Muncie tonight with Muncie Richmond and Anderson in the league A schedule of forty eight games was arranged Ft Wayne and Racine Wis will be exhibition opponents at season end the champion will play the Eastern League winner for the world title Officers named include President Mark Norton Anderson secretary treasurer W A Petty Muncie and executive board W A Petty Clarence Jessup Richmond and Chauncey Fisher Anderson The Richmond team will gain Russell an Eastern rusher Anderson adds Pat Mooney and Fitzbone Hartford Conn Muncie will have Eddie Higgins Lowell Mass arriving Sunday Schedule opens Monday night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Munccla
Richmond
Anderson
Ft. Wayne
Racine
Wis
Reikert
Mark Norton
W. A. Petty
Clarence Jessup
Chauncey Fisher
Russell
Pat Mooney
Fitzbone
Hartford
Conn
Eddie Higgins
Lowell
Mass
Yale Navy captain rules out early boat race plan
New Haven reports Captain Kunzig of Yale navy says Yale will not enter any race as proposed in a Philadelphia dispatch. He states the Yale Harvard race would be moved up a month, and intends to row the Annapolis eight in the second week of May while meeting the Middies separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Philadelphia
Yale
Harvard
Annapolis
Georgetown
University of Pennsylvania
Kunzig
Yale Navy
Six Days Bicycle Race Leaders Far Ahead in Armory
In Philadelphia the Second Regiment Armory race reached the fifth day with leaders thirty one miles ahead of the world record as the contest closed at 10 20 tonight. Team scores show Gougoltz Wilson Freeman Mayo McEachern Monroe Leander Ruiz Chevalier Fisher Hadfield King Mueller Barclay with various dollar sums attached to their standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Second Regiment Armory
Gougoltz
Wilson
Freeman
Mayo
McEachern
Monroe
Leander
Ruiz
Chevalier
Fisher
Hadfield
King
Mueller
Barclay
Telegraphic Brevities From The Era Of Crime And Commerce
A condensed telegraph of items: Type Founders' Co increases capital to 6 million at Trenton. Henry Schwab sentenced to death in Newark with Feb 8 hanging. Delaware Dover articles form new insurers. Williams College selects Henry Hopkins as president in New York meeting. Butterflies collection to join American Museum via $20,000 gift. Confessed murder by Charles Johnson in Houghton Michigan with motive robbery. Isaac H. Hughes clears alibi in East St. Louis bank robbery case. Outlaws escape pursuit near Anadarko Indian Territory. Governor Shaw grants clemency to 473 prisoners in Iowa. Henry Paul Ilgen arrested in Chicago for embezzlement tied to New York firm. Norfolk & Western raises pay for operators and adopts new rules. Stuart R. Young’s shortage estimated at 10,490.15. he died by suicide in Louisville. Wisconsin moves to stamp out smallpox with hundreds of cases. Body of Walla Walla passenger found at sea near Klamath. Gallagher identified. Grain in transit not taxable in Joliet Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Hickey
American Association
Indianapolis
W. H. Watkins
Charles Buschaupt
French Lick Springs
Hickey
Pat Powers
Association of Minor Leagues
Columbus
Toledo
Western Association
Tebeau
Kansas City
Lennon
St. Paul
Estern
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Denver
Type Founders’ Company
American Type Eee
Trenton
N. J
Henry Schwab
Newark
NW Surety Company
Mercantile Surety Company
Columbus, CO
Capital
Dover
Del
Henry Hopkins
Wiliams College
New York
Dean Hoffman
American Museum of Natural History
Charles Johnson
Houghton
Mich
Mat Smette
Quincy Hill
Isaac H. Hughes
National Stockyards Bank
East St. Louis
Ill
Putnam
Caddo County
Anadarko
I. T
Keechi Hills
Shaw
Iowa
Henry Paul Ilgen
Edgecombe Avenue
Chicago
Ilgen
James J. O'Donoghue
Norfolk & Western Railway
Norfolk & Western
R. Young
Stuart R. Young
Louisville
Grainger
Young
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Board of Health
Wingate Ried
State Board
Walla Walla
Newburg
Klamath River
San Francisco
James Gallagher
St. Louis
Jollet, Ill
Taxed grain in Union elevator struck down by judge
A $7 910 grain assessment in the Union elevator was ruled non taxable as in transit. Judge Small held the grain could not be taxed by local authorities, with an appeal to the Supreme Court likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Small
Supreme Court
Frank C. Youmans
Detroit
Traders’ Bank of Kansas
O. M. Carter
United States Circuit Court
New York
Georgia
al Adams
Anti-Policy Society
Society For the Suppression of
Adolph J. Jantzen
Adams
United Brotherhood of Railway
San Francisco
Helen Gould
Little Rock
Ark
Iron Mountain
Gould
Missouri Pacific System
Sysem
Pottawatomies
Pottawatomie Tribe of Indians
Robert Patines
Chicago
Dowagah
Two Proctor & Gamble workers die in oil tank
In Cincinnati on January 17, Harry Hagemeyer and Charles Berger, laborers at Proctor & Gamble soap works, died while pumping thick cotton-seed oil from one tank to another. Berger entered the oil, Hagemeyer descended to help, but both perished. Officials planned chemical analysis to determine gas or foreign cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Harry Hagemeyer
Charles Berger
Proctor & Gamble Soap Works
Herger
Hagemeyer
Berger
Diamonds Found in Fergus County Montana
Diamonds said to be of the first water have been found in northern Fergus county on Blood creek. The discovery has caused a commotion among local prospectors, with dozens already headed to the site. The mountainous Blood creek area is described as geologically similar to Kimberly, South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Mont
Fergus County
Blood Creek
Kimberly
South Africa
Notable deaths of captains and officials across cities
On January 17, Capt Joseph Ellsworth a famed American yachting captain died in Bayonne New Jersey aged 71 He commanded the cup defenders Puritan and Mayflower winning races The same day riverman Captain John Alexander Armstrong aged 74 died in Huntington West Virginia He led large Ohio river docks and headed the first coal tow line from Pittsburg to the South Mrs Mallory Kennedy wife of physician Dr T S Kennedy died in New Orleans She was daughter of S R Mallory a Florida senator and navy secretary Chief Justice McColl died in Victoria British Columbia on January 17 after a seizure Brights disease noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Ellsworth
Bayonne
N. J
New Jersey
Huntington
W. Va
John Alexander Armstrong
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
New Orleans
Mallory Kennedy
T. 8
Kennedy
Victoria
Justice McColl
Bright
Boards of Health Combine in Mutual Benefit Pact
Six state boards of health have joined in a federal convention to share examination and medical board functions. The aim is the prevention and cure of infectious diseases and better standards. The Great Northern Hotel hosted the meeting where officers were elected: President J R Currens Two Rivers Wis, Vice President James M Dinneen Fort Wayne Ind, Secretary D Harrison Sault Ste. Marie Mich, Treasurer W A Spurgeon Muncie Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boards of Health
Great Northern Hotel
J. R. Currens
Two Rivers
Wis
James M. Dinneen
Fort Wayne
Ind
Secrete D. Harrison
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
W. A. Spurgeon
Muncie
Train wreck injures three at Code Station near Lafayette
The last Southern Pacific passenger train from New Orleans derailed at Code Station twelve miles east of Lafayette. Five coach cars left the track, injuring three passengers seriously. Identified injured are Dr. H. Smiston of Slocum Alabama internal injuries, Dr. Becker of Detroit leg injury, and Mrs. C. H. Mambert of Buffalo New York internal injuries. They were brought to a local hotel and reported doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Code Station
Stenger
H. Smiston
Slocum
Ala
Becker
Detroit
HH. Mambert
Buffalo
N. Y
Kentucky man knighted by Danish king in trade drive
King Christian IX of Denmark names Charles Earl Currie of Louisville a Knight of Donneborg for promoting Denmark United States trade. Currie earned 1849 by the Louisville Board of Trade for leading a trade mission to northern Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louvisville
Christan IX
Denmark
Chariet Earl Currie
Louisville
Donneborg
Currie
United State
Loutaville Board of Trade
Europe
Pension Debate Highlights Knowledge Gaps and Fraud Claims
Former Commissioner Dr L Murphy criticizes Congress for pension confusion and shallow explanations. He argues frauds are fewer than portrayed, cites few prosecutions under pension laws, and recalls historians closing pension factories run by bogus attorneys in earlier administrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
L Murphy
Post
Congress
House of Representatives
Sion
United States
Internal Revenue
Cleveland
Norfolk
Buffalo
N. Y
Iowa
Lochren
A Compliment to Us From Emperor Henry Visit
The German Emperor selects his brother Prince Henry of Prussia to represent him at the launch of his schooner yacht near New York, signaling friendly ties with the United States. The gesture follows President Roosevelt’s invitation to name the vessel, seen as a strong step toward lasting goodwill and peaceful relations between nations. The piece urges reciprocal American friendliness to help resolve disputes and avoid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United State
Roosevelt
United States
Venezuelan
West Indies
Isat
Northern Securities Plan Moves to London Incorporation
Minneapolis Tribune reports the Northern Securities Company intends to incorporate in London, with several board members displeased by the move but suggesting it could shift capital away from Minnesota to New Jersey and other European owners of related stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Tribune
Northern Securities Compan
London
New Jersey
Hill
Minnesota
New J
Liurope
Prof Witthaus Awarded 86 029
In New York a Supreme Court jury found for Professor Rudolph Witthaus, ordering the city to pay 6618 for chemical analysis of Henry Barnett’s remains. The verdict also awarded 58 interest on the amount due. The case connected to the indictment and trial of Roland K Molineux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sureme
Rudolph Witthaus
Henry Barnett
Roland K. Molineux
Luxative Bromo Quinine Boxes Feature Grove Name
A telegraphed alert notes that the name W. Grove must appear on every box of the Luxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and references the product as a cold and cough remedy. The misspelled excerpt suggests a labeling instruction or advertisement from an era of patent medicines.
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Baic Wend
M. Ga
Tex Montille
Rock
Rquette
St. Paul, Mine
Moott
Tereburg, Mine
Washington, U
Sharkey and Maher
General Sporting News
Preacher
MR. Hickey
Watkins
American League
Ington
St Louis
Western Polo League
Muncie and
Will
Diamonds
Montana
Boards of Health Combine
Hall & Ruckel
New Yorks
Sentinel Printing Co
West Market Street
Learem
C. IL Fletcher
Pennsylvania Street
Peebles
Meridian
Fetary of Ours
New
Brown
Prince Henry
Witthaus
Ck. W. Grove
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