Fighting Bob Evans Summoned Notable Navy Hero Dies
Washington mourns Admiral Robley D. Evans known as Fighting Bob. Funeral set for 2:30 PM at All Souls Unitarian. midshipmen from Annapolis to attend. interment in Arlington. Evans, born 1846 in Floyd County Virginia, rose from cadet in 1860 to admiral, surviving wounds from Fort Fisher and a long career in the U.S. Navy.
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Robley D. Evans
Frank T
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Annapolis
Arlington Cemetery
Admiral Evans
Bob’’ Evans
Floyd Court House
Samuel
Robley Donglison
Philadelia
Gonzaga Classical School
Washington, D. C
Naval Service
Wm. H. Hooper
Utah
Tertiory
Navy
Bob
Evan
Evans
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Washington Navy Yard
Piscataqua
Naval Academy
Young Evans
Shenandoah
Congress
Sara
Lighthouse Board
Chili
Yorktown
Valpariso
Behring Sea
Former Groom Sues Croker for $100000 in Law Suit
John J. Breen, a former groom, sues Ethel J Croker and her father Richard Croker Jr and Howard seeking 100000 for alienation of his wife s affections. The suit was filed in the New York Supreme Court as Croker resides in Ireland during his annual visit.
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Ethel J. Croker
Richard Croker
Tammany
New York
John J. Breen
Mr. Breen
Supreme Court
Mr. Croker
Richard, Jr
Howard
Ireland
Dynamiters Face Court in Los Angeles Case
Bert Conn ers A P Maple and F Ira Bender union men indicted for attempting to blow up the Los Angeles county hall of records faced trial before Judge Willis. Clarence Darrow withdrew from the defense as H H Appell and LeCompte Davis represented the prisoners. Separate trials were requested with Conn ers to be first. A motion to withdraw a not guilty plea was denied and jury selection began.
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Los Angeles
Bert H. Conners
A. P. Maple
F. Ira Bender
County Hall of Records
Times
Willis
Clarence Darrow
H. H. Appell
LeCompte Davis
Conners
Talesmen
Indianapolis Inquiry Reveals Witnesses in Grand Jury
Frank Eckhoff testified before a federal grand jury in Indianapolis with R H Johnson of a Peoria street railway also called as a witness. Eckhoff, a McNamara associate, has led Burns agents for weeks. Burns probes potential links to Hugh Thorsch and ex Mayor Bookwalter’s publishing firm amid denials of Gompers interest and Iron Workers work.
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Indianapolis
Frank Eckhoff
Federal Grand Jury Chamber
R. H. Johnson
Peoria
McNamara
Burns
Hugh Thorsch
Bookwalter
Thorsch
Gompers
Iron Workers’ Union
Grand Jury Takes Up McNamara Case Inquiry
Los Angeles January 4 reports the county grand jury will consider the first step to expose facts related to the McNamara case. Several men employed at defense offices are expected to appear today.
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Los Angeles
Oeeral
McNamara
Taft Considers Hook for Supreme Court Seat
President Taft meets with five members of the senate judiciary committee at the White House and signals an imminent Supreme Court appointment. Judge Hook of the Kansas circuit is viewed as the leading candidate and none object to the choice.
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Hook
Washington, D. C
Taft
Judiciary Committee of the
Senate
White House
Kansas
Judiciary Committee
Infant found murdered in suitcase in Fe building room
San Francisco reports a few months old infant’s body discovered today in an unclaimed suitcase in the Fe building room. The skull showed blunt force trauma and the infant had been dead since December 18.
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San Francisco
Dewralea
Foss Begins Second Term as Massachusetts Governor
Boston January 4 Eugene N Foss begun a second term after his re election as Massachusetts governor and several state officers chosen last November were in office for a ceremonial start.
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Boston
Mass
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Conflicting Actions Stir China as Hostilities Set to Resume
Shanghai reports the imperial government orders generals to resume fighting at 8 am January 6 unless armistice extensions are notified. Sun Yat Sen proposes inviting Premier Yuan Shi Kai to Shanghai to negotiate amid revolutionary refusal. Empress Dowager funds troops prompting fresh confidence. Also notes Kwantung province to issue fifteen million dollars in paper money and Wu Ting Fang appointed minister of justice.
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Empress Dowager
Tottering Dynasty
Repubblican
Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
Yuan Shi Kai
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Kwang Tung Province
Wu Ting Fang
Nanking
Chang Yin Tang to resign as Chinese minister in Washington
Washington January fourth Chang Yin Tang Chinese minister in Washington has decided to quit his post and will depart next week for China with his family. The first secretary of the legation will stay to handle affairs.
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Chang
Washington
Chang Yin Tang
China
The
Legation
Bishop predicts end of Yellow Peril as China opens resources
Battle Creek Mich Jan 4 An industrial revival following the Chinese revolution will free the United States of the yellow peril, says Bishop Lewis of Peking in an address. He argues Americans will emigrate to China when its resources are opened.
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Battle Creek
Mich
United States
Lewis
Peking
China
Aberdeen Welcomes South Dakota Bar Leaders for Annual Meet
Aberdeen hosts the South Dakota Bar association annual meeting with two days of sessions. The program features a president’s address by Norman T. Mason of Deadwood and an annual address by Judge Charles A. Willard of Minneapolis.
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Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota Bar Association
Norman T. Mason
Deadwood
Charles A. Willard
Minneapolis
Charges Against Doctor Arraigned Over Woman’s Death
Dr. Thomas N. Rogers a noted Sault Ste. Marie physician and 1906 lieutenant governor candidate was arraigned to answer to charges growing from the death six weeks ago of Mrs. James W. Black. The death is alleged to have resulted from an illegal operation.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Thomas N. Rogers
Michigan
James W. Black
La Follette Struggles With Ptomaine Poisoning
Joliet Illinois January 4 Senator La Follette remained ill from ptomaine poisoning and was carried to a theater with physicians aid. He spoke briefly reiterating support for initiative referendum and recall and for direct election of senators and a restoration of representative government.
Blanketing Cold Strands Western Kansas Hard Hit by Snow
Serious stock damage reported as cold and snow grip western Kansas. Temperature falls further, several towns cut off with railroad tracks blocked. Appeals for aid flow in as Oklahoma and Texas endure colder conditions than yesterday.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Weather breaks as warm east air moves in
Missoula reports a thaw after a severe cold spell. The temperature rose from record lows to above freezing as a warm air flow from the east moves in, ending the bitter cold stretch.
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Missoula
Sero
Texas Woman Shoots Husband After Finding Him With Another
Mrs. Homan Trout killed her husband in Fort Worth after discovering him dining with a "little blonde." The nineteen year old widow is under nurse care, fearing a suicide attempt. She had stabbed at herself before arrest and was placed under close watch after bail. Mr. Trout was twenty. the incident followed a telephone tip about his whereabouts.
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Homan Trout
Fort Worth
Texas
Trout
Inside workings of packers pool
Special Counsel Sheehan presented statements in the packers trial detailing Armour & Co. practices between 1898 and 1902. William D. Miles testified the margin percentage was altered with volume shifts and noted shipments limits to Hazelton Pa. to curb market floods. He recalled letters and unsigned correspondence tied to the packers pool Chicago.
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Chicago
Sheehan
Armour & Co
William D. Miles
Armour
Kansas City
Packers
Armours
Hazelton
Combine
Baltimore
Washington
C. W. Armour
Armour Packing Co
Packers’ Combination
Miles
Nagel Urges Permanent Federal Agency for Trust Oversight
Secretary Nagel transmits his annual report to President Taft arguing that breaking up trusts alone fails. He supports stronger federal supervision of large corporations via a permanent agency, potentially a federal commission or incorporation, to regulate interstate and international business.
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Washington
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Taft
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Elbert H. Gray
George W. Perkins
Senate
Bureau of Corporations
Standard Oil and American Tobacco Company
Prepare for Ocean Flight
Dr. Paul F. Gans sails from New York aboard the Kron Prinzessin Cecilie to Europe to oversee the Suchard airship in Berlin and its shipment to Teneriffe for an Atlantic crossing planned in early March. He will visit Munich before proceeding to Berlin and arranging final preparations.
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New York
Paul F. Gans
Atlantic
Europe
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Munich
Berlin
Suchard
Teneriffe
Memorial Exercises For Judge Francis C Lowell
Memorial exercises for the late Judge Francis C Lowell of the United States circuit court were held in the federal court room. Judges Colt and Putnam delivered eulogies and eminent representatives of the Boston bar responded.
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Boston
Mast
Francis C. Lowell
United States Circuit Court
Federal Court
Colt
Putnam
Johnson Flynn Fight Date Targeted For Summer
Chicago January 4 The Johnson Flynn bout date will be announced within ten days and set before the Fourth of July Flynn’s manager seeks training help from James J Corbett Tommy Ryan and Abe Attell to prepare Flynn
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Johnson-Flynn
Chicago
Flynn
James J. Corbett
Tommy Ryan
Abe Attell
Congress Hearing Sidelights From Day in Washington
The Senate post office committee continued hearings on today’s postal issue. In the House Wiley committee met in executive session to review a report slated for public release in coming days.
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Congress
Washington
Post Office Committee
Senate
House
Wiley Investigating Committee
Expulsion of Lisbon Patriarch Triggers Lisbon Turmoil
After the Patriarch of Lisbon is expelled for two years Portuguese bishops declare government independence. Disturbances erupt in Lisbon as Republicans assault Catholics shouting down monarchists. Clergy flee Patriarchate amid police clashes. reinforcements restore order with injuries and arrests reported.
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Lisbon
Patriarchate
Bank cashier confesses to Albion National forgeries
H M Deering the Albion National Bank cashier admits forging funds totaling 165000 dollars and departs with his son Palmer M in custody for Detroit. W C O Donoughue the bank president says Deering was in complete control and suspicions began with a 50 cent book discrepancy leading to larger fraud revelations.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Leavenworth
H. M. Deering
Albion
Palmer M
United States
Detroit
Albion National Bank
W. C. O’donoughue
Deering
O’donoughue
Actress Mollie Lorraine Found Dead in New York Apartment
An autopsy will be held on Mollie Lorraine the actress found dead in her Manhattan apartment. The body lay face down with two empty gin bottles and a half full bottle nearby being tested. Cigarette stubs were scattered. Police seek her husband Frederick Simons.
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New York
Mollie Lorraine
Frederick Simons
Miss Lorraine
Ice meet opens at Ottawa Harness track
The Ottawa Driving Club’s winter harness meet began on the half mile track at Lansdowne Park and will run through next Wednesday. A liberal purse has drawn many of the fastest horses from Canada and the United States.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ottawa Driving Club
Lansdowne Park
Canada
United States
Forest Schools Move Toward Standardized Forestry Training
Chief forester says progress has been made to standardize instruction in forestry schools, now numbering more than 20. He notes a lack of lower grade schools to train forest rangers.
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Washington, Jan
Iaves
Raicevich and Romanoff Set for Big Wrestling Showdown
Italian champion Giovani Raicevich and Romanoff the big Turk concluded training in Boston on January 4 ahead of tomorrow night’s highly anticipated bout at Mechanics’ Building. Local followers of the sport are buzzing over the clash.
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Boston
Mass
Giovani Raicevich
Romanoff
Mechanics’ Building
Citizens depart for Washington to secure convention
A committee of St. Louis citizens left for Washington to obtain the Democratic national convention, aiming to secure hosting rights for the party gathering.
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St. Louis
Washington
National Baseball Commission Meets in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on January 4 the National Baseball Commission will adjourn today after a princely session that focused on minor leagues and related business, centralizing attention on league reorganization and governance.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
Princis
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