Paymaster Robinson and SP car crews face federal grand jury
In Nogales Arizona January 6 authorities examined Paymaster Robinson and Southern Pacific pay car workers in a cigar smuggling case. All waived examination. Robinson released on recognizance and bail set at 150 dollars for each crewman. They were bound over to the Federal Grand Jury and to appear in Tucson at the Easter term.
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Nogales
Ariz
Robinson
Southern Pacific Railway
Tucson
Frank Cox
Phoenix
Southern Pacific Railroad
Arizona
United States
Bennett
Carlos Juarez
Crowley
Southern’ Pacific Secret’ Service
Breakerridge
Sroufe
Route of the Canal May Make Trouble
Washington dispatch reports a congressional debate over Panama route selection for the waterway. GOP leaders and Henry Cabot Lodge push delaying amendments to force presidential control. Secretary Hay prefers Panama if Americanized, warning against European rivals completing the canal and threatening U.S. market power.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Panama
House
Senate
Mit
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Wenaver Lodge
St. Louis Investors Hold on Amid Copper Slump Losses
In St Louis copper downturn costs Amalgamated stock holders about 50000 dollars across several hundred small investors who bought in at the boom. Trading and margin speculation have been light. If the stock recovers, most holders will lose nothing as they have kept their shares.
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ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis
Ben Daniels Named United States Marshal for Arizona
Ben Daniels, a Rough Rider and Democrat allied with Roosevelt, reportedly appointed United States Marshal for Arizona. The White House would not confirm the appointment though officials said Daniels’ name had been under consideration. Local booster M. M. Conn urged Daniels to seek the post and vouched for his character.
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Arizona
Ben Daniels
Rough
Nogales, Ariz
Ing Nogal Jourf Us
Daniels
Washington, D. C
White House
United States
Department of Justice
Ers
Jilted Girl Loses 30 Pounds in Breach Suit
Miss Lizzie Miller of Wisconsin sues Henry J Huening in Chicago for 5000 dollars claiming breach of promise after he promised to marry her but married Carrie Smith. She lost thirty pounds in weight amid the suit while the court hears the case.
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Chicago
Lizzie Miller
Wisconsin
Henry J. Hoening
Miss Miller
Henning
Carrie Smith
Huening
Collision Sinks Two Steamers Off Aveiro Portugal
The British steamer Alfonso and the Spanish steamer Velerva, both coal laden, collided during the night of January 4 off Aveiro Portugal and sank. Eighteen crewmen of the Alfonso and one crewman of the Velerva were drowned.
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Velerva
Aveiro
Portugal
Alfonso
Vilelva
Attempt of Republican Politicians to Steal Mineral Lands
A Utah mineral land lease scheme is exposed involving a New Jersey company Florence Mining, with Henry C. Payne as president and backed by Republican figures including James Sherman. The plan would grant four quarter sections in Uintah Reservation to prospect and sublease, paying 5 percent royalties to Indians, while keeping lands closed to settlers. Utah officials mobilize to block the move as Interior Department reviews proceed.
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Washington, D. C
Uintah Reservation
Utah
New Jersey
Henry C. Payne
James $8. Sherman
New York
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Congress
Indian Office
Myron
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Unitah
Florence Mining Company
Senator Rawlins
Washington
Price
Congres
Uta
Sherman
Rawlins
Florence
Sutherland
Infan
Sutherland Anke
Afl Baldo
Crante
Florence Company
How Copper Is Welded Story of a Nearly Lost Art
A convict in the Ana mosa penitentiary did not rediscover a lost copper hardening art. Now in Des Moines the inventor says pure copper can be fused and treated to harden without forging, yielding sharp edges for surgical tools and woodworking implements. The method uses three undisclosed added elements and allows casting, recasting, and precise edge refinement.
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Moline
Anamosa
Des Moines
John Slocum
Iternational Brotherhood of Blacksuiths
Ohio Faction Fight Roots in Hanna Foraker Row
Cleveland dispatch outlines how the Hanna Foraker split in Ohio GOP traces back to 1897 1899 and the Kurtz McKisson effort to block Hanna's Senate renomination with Democratic support The clash intensified after Hanna warned in Washington that Kurtz planned to seize control of the Legislature to unseat him.
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Cleveland, O
Columbus
Senator Hanna
Senator Foraker
Kurtz-McKisson
Hanna
Senate
Kurtz
Charles L. Kurtz
Foraker
State Committee
McKisson
McKinley
Philadelphia
Hanna Leard
Washington
Priest Stops Fire Panic During Mass at St James Church
In Kenosha Wisconsin fire broke out at St James Roman Catholic Church as mass began. The priest's calm action kept the crowd orderly while several men near the front extinguished flames near the altar. The altar suffered heavy damage and the front arch was destroyed.
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Kenosha
Wis
St. James
Admiral Sampson Reported in Serious Condition
Washington January report from the Navy Department says Admiral Sampson shows a critical turn in health and medical authorities warn a form of apoplexy could cause sudden death at any time.
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Washington, D. C
Sampson
Navy Department
McGovern Sutvan Bout Relocated After San Francisco Offer Falls
The January 6 report confirms the McGovern versus Sutvan boxing match will not occur in San Francisco. The Yosemite Athletic Club withdrew its $10,000 bid to host the fight, prompting a venue change.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Dave Sutvan
San Francisco
Yosemite Atheltic Club
Senate and House reopen after Sewell death
The Senate met after a two week recess but did no business due to Senator Sewell’s death. Resolutions expressing sorrow were adopted and the chamber adjourned in his memory. The House also opened with many empty seats and paid tribute to the New Jersey senator. New members Smith and Weeks were sworn in.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Sewell
Berry
Arkansas
Keen
New Jersey
Senator Sewell
Senator Depew
New York
House
Messrs. Smith
Iowa
Weeks
Michigan
Loundenslager
Baby Sold For Five Dollars Finds New Home
In Hamilton Ohio on January 6 city infirmary officials learned of a three month old baby sold by the mother for five dollars to Mrs W F Smith. The seller Mrs Charles Holmes later in Cincinnati hospital surrendered the child to authorities. Mrs Smith returned with the baby and, being destitute, turned it over to the city. The child was placed in the children's home and last night found a good home with a Middletown family.
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Hamilton
Ohio
W. F. Smith
Charles Holmes
Cincinnati
Maclay’s Successor Now on the Payroll
Secretary Long appoints John A. Kearney of Cohoes New York as successor to E S Maclay the historian laborer at the New York Navy Yard. Maclay was removed by order of the President for criticisms of Rear Admiral Schley.
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Washington, D. C
Long
John A. Kearney
Cohoes
N. Y
E. S. Maclay
New York Navy Yard
Schley
Pope appoints commission to study biblical perplexities
The Tablet reports Pope Leo XIII has established a special pontifical commission to study Bible questions. Cardinal Parocchi will preside with Cardinals Péegna and Vives as assessors. Father David Fleming is secretary. eleven consultors will join from around the world, including England's Reverend Robert Francis of Chiswick.
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London
The
Tablet
Leo XIII
Cardinal Parocchi
Cardinal Péegna
Cardinal Vives
David Fleming
England
Robert Francis
Chiswick
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