Miles Denies Presidential Candidacy In Washington Dispatch
A Boston paper quotes General Miles as rumored candidate for the presidency. Miles replies through Washburn that he has not sought honors and regrets unauthorized reports. He says his ambition is to serve the country faithfully and disclaims any current bid for office. Hearne, superintendent at Black Diamond, is in the city with his wife.
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Arkansas
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Alabama
Montana fugitive cattle thief arrested after twelve years
G A Bennett once a prominent Butte businessman was brought from Albuquerque New Mexico by Sheriff Prescott after twelve years on the run from an indictment for cattle theft. He allegedly fled the state in a woman's garb and eluded various Montana sheriffs until recent discovery and surrender.
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Missoula
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Smallpox Rages in New Jersey Town Hackettstown
New Jersey report shows Hackettstown with 102 smallpox cases after nearly three weeks of outbreak. Four deaths occurred including Miss Cora Toepfer whose brother spread the pestilence at an entertainment. Dr. F M Cook offers free vaccination as authorities shut his real estate office to treat patients.
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N. J
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Cora
F. M. Cook
Gossip of Washington exposes statesmen and scandals
A collage of political anecdotes recounts Alabama Senator Pettus, Georgia Senator Bacon, and other lawmakers. Tales cover poker winnings, pension jokes, elevator pains, misaddressed introductions, and mistaken identities in Washington society.
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President assigns judge to Arizona Murphy charges
Washington explains that President Roosevelt will let Arizona court handle charges against Governor Murphy. Attorney General warns against removal before trial. Edward Kent of Colorado named chief justice to preside, with case proceeding only after court hearing.
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Arizona Territorial Council
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Colorado
Kent
Taft Testifies on Philippine Civil Government before Senate
Judge Taft civil governor of the Philippines provided detailed testimony to the Senate committee on the Philippines. He reviewed the commission's actions and the progress toward establishing a civil government, offering information on pending questions and future legislation.
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Philippines
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Taft
Lorge
Ice Bound Lake Steamer Prisoners Hope for Wind
Chicago January 31 The steamers Atlanta and Iowa with nearly 290 people aboard remain trapped in ice. Passengers, safely housed, await a west wind to clear the lake. Iowa finally freed and heading for Racine while Atlanta stays stuck.
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Chase for Convicted Murderers and Jailer's Wife Reaches Canada
Pittsburg dispatch reports two men the Biddles and Mrs Soffet on the run after a jail escape. The fugitives stole a sleigh at Coopterstown and headed toward Saxonburg with pursuers and their best horses in pursuit. Authorities believe they aim to reach Canada, aided by the jail warden's wife.
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Soffet
Saxonburg
Biddles
Theft and Despair End In Tragic Suicide
Julius F. Yaeger Jr a 26 year old from Oakville St Louis County hanged himself in his father's barn after a year of embezzling from George E Gebhardt & Bro grocers. He had returned 2230 to the firm but was not prosecuted. Miss Ulrich refused to see him despite his pleas to help him work hard and prove himself.
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Julius F. Yaeger, Jr
Oakville
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George E. Gebhardt
Ulrich
Mob threats erupt over smallpox suspect and captor
In Indiana on January 31 a mob threatened to lynch smallpox suspect Ianae Murphy and his captor William Somers after Murphy fled from Kokomo Marion and Anderson. Somers fired through the door and Watchman Pool was shot by mistake, wounding him. quarantined men arm up as tension rises.
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Here
William Somers
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President May Make Treaty With Cuba
The Pass and Means Committee may report that the treaty making power of the President and Senate is not abridged and that reciprocity treaties can be made without House approval. Senators Spooner Foraker and Ja c on discuss legal questions on this contention and doubt the policy of bypassing the House.
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Pass and Means
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House of Representatives
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Foraker
Jacon
House
Young Mr Knox Fined for Fast Driving
Washington dispatch reports Reed Knox twenty years old son of Attorney General Knox fined five dollars by Judge Kimball for fast driving on Sixteenth street. A policeman testified he reached fifteen miles per hour in a horse and trap, seven over the legal limit. Knox blamed the bolting horse but accepted the penalty, remarking the case showed equal treatment under the law.
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Kimball
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Not His Baby Suit in Kansas City Trial
Samuel Kraus, KC stock man, sues to escape child support claiming he is not the father. Mrs. Kraus, recently divorced, was awarded custody. midwife Amelia Rothman testified that a neighbor girl Mary Ritter arranged a baby birth ruse to unite the couple and claim Kraus’s heir. Doctor Rogers corroborated no prior birth notice. Kraus to testify tomorrow.
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Samuel Kraus
Kraus
Amelia C. Rothman
Mary Ritter
Man shoots landlady and tries suicide in Springfield
Charles Psaude of Auburn accidentally shoots Mrs Emil Valtiel je in a Springfield boarding house while cleaning a revolver. He then shoots himself in the head but survives as the weapon misfires. Both victims expected to recover.
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Springfield
Emil Valtielje
Charles Psaude
Auburn
Psaude
Emma
Body of Dead Judge Turned to Solid Stone
Former Federal Judge Elmer S. Dundy, who died in October 1896, has been found petrified in a cemetery vault in Omaha. The casket was moved for burial in New York City, and seven men required to shift the sealed hermetic container as the remains turned to stone over time due to petrification.
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Neb
Elmer S. Dundy
New York City
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