Quake Shakes Missouri Illinois and Kansas Towns
A morning quake near 5 am rattled St Louis and nearby towns across Missouri Illinois and Kansas with two distinct shocks and a rumbling sound. Reports from Granite City Madison Venice Quincy Alton Belleville Leavenworth and Mexico City note windows doors and walls shaking with little or no damage. People fled bedrooms and gathered in streets as authorities logged the event.
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ST. Louis
Chamberlain Park
Bet Sone
Fred Ruble
Weather Bureau
Federal Building
Dr. Hyatt
Clifton Heights
Illinois
W. J. Biel
First National Bank
Granite City
Lavil's
Mr. Biel
A. M. Harlan
Madison
Venice
Quincy
Ill
Kansas City
Alton
Belleville
St. Clair County
Leavenworth
Kane
Cincinnati Bar to Host Taft Reception and Banquet
Cincinnati and southern Ohio lawyers plan a public reception at the Literary Club next Monday afternoon for Judge William H. Taft Governor General of the Philippines. City and county courts and federal courts will close that afternoon in tribute to Taft, who served on the state bench and the U S Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
William H. Taft
Philippines
Literary Club
Taft
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Beatrice Pioneer Nathan Woodring Dies By Own Hand
Beatrice Neb Jan 24 Nathan Woodring wealthy citizen and pioneer shot and killed himself at his country residence. Doctors had planned surgery for a chronic ailment but Woodring chose suicide rather than submit to the operation.
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Beatrice
Neb
Nathan Woodring
Wooding
Judge Noyes in critical condition at Mount Zion Hospital
SAN FRANCISCO January 24 Judge Arthur Noyes of Alaska lies in Mount Zion Hospital in an exceedingly precarious condition. Physicians express very little hope for recovery. The jurist is suffering from hemorrhines of the lungs caused by tuberculosis.
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San Francisco
Arthur Noyes
Alaska
Mount Zion Hospital
Engineer and Negro Drowned in River Crossing
In Columbus Georgia on January 4 engineer Samuel Melton and a man named Wilson Mingo drowned when a skiff carrying three black men capsized on the Chattahoochee River. Two of the negroes swam to shore.
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Columbus
Samuel Melton
Wilson Mingo
Do You Wish the Finest Bread Do You Wish the Finest Bread and Cake
Advertising blurbs for baking powder company at 100 William Street New York urge readers to seek quality bread and cake. The fragment references the product and retailer in a period-appropriate marketing tone.
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Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
Cuban reciprocity hearings before Ways and Means
The Cuban reciprocity hearings resumed before the Ways and Means Committee with sugar, tobacco, and other interests opposing concessions to Cuba. Hawaii sugar growers urged caution, with William Haywood estimating a modest 10 percent concession might be tolerable. Independent refiners explained price dynamics and warned against harming beet sugar farmers, while lawmakers urged careful balance to aid Cuba’s new government without wrecking domestic producers.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Cuba
William Haywood
United States
Hawaii
Chamber of Commerce of
Congress
China
States
Payne
Mr. Haywood
H. G. Leavitt
Ames, Neb
Sugar Trust
N. B. Bradley
Michigan
James H. Post
National Sugar Refining Company of New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Post
Missouri Valley
Posto
Hawley
Texas
Republic
Beet Sugar Trust
William S. Bass
Santo Domingo
West Indian Islands
Col
Tasker H. Bliss
Army
Ways and Means Committee
Representative McCall
Massachusetts
New York
Spain
House Contends Revenue Origin Rule Requires House Co operation
A House of Representatives on behalf of Congress argues revenue laws must originate in the House and that the House should co operate in related measures. The subcommittee will report that such is not the case and that treaty power of the President and Senate is unrestricted with no duty to consult the House on tariff questions in treaties.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Mrs Addie B Richardson Defends Self in Murder Trial
Mrs Addie B Richardson testified in Savannah Christmas Eve murder case denying guilt and tearfully recounting events. A letter from Frank W Richardson while in a drink cure institute was admitted, expressing jealousy and seeking forgiveness. The court fined attorney Booher and recessed as testimony described the couple's final day and the church meeting deemed accidental.
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Plattsburg, Mo
Addie B. Richardson
Frank W. Richardson
Savannah
Richardson
Frank
Chicago judge caps business phone rates at 135 dollars
Judge Tuley set the annual legal rate for business telephones in Chicago at 135 dollars, cutting by a specified amount. The decision follows a campaign by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association against the telephone company. The final order will be signed tomorrow after discussions with counsel.
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Chicago
Tuley
Linoia Manufacturers’ Association
Maccabees Suit Initiated Against Port Huron Savings Bank
Port Huron Michigan action filed by the Supreme Tent of the Knights of the Maccabees seeks judgment of 10.00, with the larger claimed amount listed as 0,000. The case arises from internal troubles involving C. D. Thompson, a former finance keeper of the order.
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Port Huron
Mich
Supreme Tent of the
Knights of the Maccabees
Supreme Tent
C. D. Thompson
Increases for All Engineers on Lake Shore Railway
Chicago, Jan 24 Every one of the 500 locomotive engineers on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway will receive a wage increase. The raise, agreed at a Chicago meeting, is a compromise between the employer and engineers. Passenger train engineers gain 3.75 per 100 miles versus 3.00 present. freight engineers 4.25 versus 4.25? present 5.80. Switching engineers in yards also to be raised.
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Chicago
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Cuban tariff concessions urged to save Cuban interests
A Havana based American Club cablegram to New York urges Congress to grant tariff concessions for Cuba to avert financial ruin. It predicts a $30 080 000 annual increase in U S manufactured goods with reciprocity and notes Merchants' Association will file the message with the House Ways and Means Committee. In Washington the Senate foreign relations subcommittee plans to report on executive treaty power and tariff questions.
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New York
Merchants’ Association
American Club
Havana
Cuba
Congress
United States
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Newark man killed during hotel entry near Duryea
Martin Melvin of Newark New Jersey was killed last night while attempting to enter Isaac Evans hotel in Duryea near Pittston. Evans fired a shotgun as Melvin climbed through a window, the blast struck Melvin in the back and he died shortly after.
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Pittston
Martin Melvin
Newark
N. J
Boe
Isaac Evans
Duryea
Melvin
Evans
St. Louis Man Hangs Self Over Rejected Marriage Proposal
Julius F. Yaeger Jr., 26, Unable to marry a St. Louis girl after stealing $2,290 from employers, hanged himself in his father's barn at Oakville, St. Louis County. He had saved the money to start a business, and his sweetheart’s refusal preceded the tragedy.
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ST. Louis
Julius F. Yaeger, Jr
Oakville
St. Louis County
Yaeger
Deputy Sheriff Fatally shoots horse thief near Giltedge
Helena Montana January 34 Deputy Sheriff Edward Martin of Fergus County shot and killed Bud Tyler during a resistance arrest near Giltedge in a fatal confrontation involving a horse thief.
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Helena
Mont
Giltedge
Edward Martin
Fergus County
Bud Tyler
INDIAN I ANS TO SEE SCHLEY ARRIVE IN CHICAGO
Chicago prepared for Admiral Schley and Mrs Schley with detailed plans for their visit tomorrow morning. The reception, events, and schedule are fully arranged, including a departure by private car to Louisville on Tuesday.
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Chicago
Jan. U
Admiral
Mra. W
Schley
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O Promotes Plavora
A short ad urges families to choose Jell O desserts as a quick, no bake option. It highlights flavors such as lemon orange raspberry and strawberry. The mix can be prepared in two minutes with hot water and cooled. Available at grocers, priced 10 cets.
Admiral Schley Appeals Comment and Chicago Visit
The report notes Admiral Schley’s appeal referred to the Navy Department for comment, a naval law term for critique of charges. Also covered are May through January movements with greeting crowds in Lafayette and Crawfordsville, plus a Pittsburgh to Chicago transit with a Hamilton Club welcome and a private car trip to Chicago for Admiral and Mrs Schley.
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Washington
Sehley
Navy Department
Naval Law
Pittsburg
Chicago
Hamilton Club
Mystery Not Cleared in Bathhouse Diamond Theft Case
Chief Desmond intensified the case into the Cooper murder at Vista Turkish bathhouse. Strother, held after a four hour interrogation, confessed to stealing a diamond ring and a diamond stud from the basement, after being sweated at the Four Courts. The suspect had claimed continuous presence at the scene. Hughes Hall corroborated Strother’s 11:35 PM cigar purchase. The motive appeared to involve future delivery of the diamonds to Cooper’s family.
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ST. Louis
Desmond
Alexander Dean’ Cooper
Strother
H. A. Hall
Mr. Cooper
Mr. Hall
Thomas K. Cooper
Cooper
Four Courts
Unparalleled Prosperity in Iron and Steel Trade
R G Dun weekly review notes robust manufacturing, rising wages, and strong railways activity. Iron and steel show record production and expanding capacity with steady demand for rails and plates. Textile markets quiet but jobbing trade favorable. cotton mills busy, raw material uncertainty. woolen mills overtime with abundant business. exports and livestock markets mixed amid global pressure.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
South
China
London
England
Atlantic
United States
Europe
New York Wheat and Trade Trends Report
A New York market summary notes mixed signals across commodities with wheat exports strong and prices firm in iron and steel while copper weakens. Cotton remains buoyant on export demand though cereals soften from liquidation after snow in the western belt. Railcar data improves, but clearings lag last year as jobbers push spring styles and leather prices hold firm amid cautious consumption.
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New York
Bradstreet
Birmingham
Chicago
New England
United States
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Lee Yen Tai
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Fourth Regiment of Infantry
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OMEGA
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