Extortionist Seizes Jones Home As Target In $7,000 Demand
Kansas City Feb 15 a man armed with a revolver and dynamite tried to extort $7,000 from Lawrence M Jones president of Jones Brothers Dry Goods. Jones overpowered him and police took Garnett, who gave a false name, into custody. Garnett planned to kidnap Jones to a house in Independence until payment made. He admitted months of planning and stated he wanted money to avoid suicide.
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Lawrence Jones
Kansas City
Lawrence M- Jones
Jones Brothers’ Dry Goods Company
Noop
Mr Jones
Jones
Mr. Jones
Flora Avenue
Omaha
Missouri
Independence
Garnett
Westminion Avenue
Japs Planned War Claim Spurs National Alarm
San Francisco reports State Senator Welch warned of near war with a new Pacific power. He cited correspondence among Roosevelt, Gillett, and Stanton about a looming naval clash and a possible navy yard at Hunters Point within ten years.
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San Francisco
Wuehard Welch
Islais Creek
Welch
Roosevelt
Gillett
Stanton
Pacific
Islals Creek
Hunter's Point
Bootblack Dies After Revolver Drops in Station
A revolver fell from a police officer at the West South Street station and discharged, wounding bootblack Geo. Sausco who died in hospital. The revolver owner Bard Harbard J. O'Connor was arrested on a technical homicide charge.
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New York
West South Strait
Geo. Sausco
Harbard J. O'Connor
Captain Comstock Run Down By Train
Ventura Cal February 16 Captain Andrew Jackson Comstock veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars was killed when struck by a train in a railroad accident. The incident occurred near Ventura with the veteran mariner and soldier identified as the deceased. The report notes his service in two major conflicts and records the fatal outcome of the collision.
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Moore Park
Constock
California
Iowa
Comstock
Ventura
Cal
Andrew Jackson
Royal opening of Parliament draws large London crowds
King Edward and Queen Alexandra attend the opening as crowds greet the royals near Buckingham Palace and Parliament. The scene includes policing readiness amid protests by unemployed workers and suffragists, with diplomats and American peers among the observers.
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London
Westminster
Edward
Alexandra
Prince
Princess of Wales
Berlin
Buckingham Palace
House of Parliament
Bt Stephens
Ths
House of Lords
House of Commons
Countess of Granard
Beatrice Mills
New York
Anbasamioy Reid
J. D. Ridgely Carton
Surton
Charles E. Stockton
Stockton
George Crafton Wilson
Mra. Wilson
John H. Gibbon
Mra.Gibbons
Heyel Rocks Sink In Ocean Off Santa Barbara Channel
Los Angeles Feb 16 Heyel Rocks charted as forty feet above high tide near the Santa Barbara San Nicholas Islands have sunk to about four feet above water at near low tide, likely due to an earthquake posing navigation hazards. Captain Keegan of the Cerelia Sudden reported the near disappearance upon arrival at San Pedro. The San Francisco hydrographic office has been notified.
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Los Angeles
Heyel
Santa Barbara
San Nicholas Islands
Keegan
Cerelia
San Pedro
Hydrographic Office
San Francisco
All American Baseball Team Home From Honolulu
The All American Baseball team returned from Honolulu and the Orient aboard the steamer Tonyo Maru. Players praised the reception and the financial success of their tour while boasting a strong 37 3 record, with losses in Manila and Honolulu.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Orient
Manila
Haskell MacReynolds Decision Postponed in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City Judge Strang postponed ruling again on the Haskell MacReynolds seizure case due to the illness of States Attorney James Hepburn. The judge said there would be no further postponements and a decision would come not later than March.
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Oklahoma City
James Hepburn
Strang
Ciicnit
Haskell MacReynolds
Bryan Citizenship Bill Approved by Nebraska Senate
Lincoln lawmakers pass the Bryan school bill by one vote creating a state university program to teach citizenship duties. William J. Bryan backed the measure, aimed at establishing a school of citizenship at the university.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Senate
Lincoln
William J. Bryan
State University
Board Asks Cooley To Reconsider Resignation
Chicasa February report states Edwin Cooley has agreed to reconsider his resignation as superintendent of schools. The school board, after talks, will forward its final decision to President Schneider tonight for review.
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BOARD
Cooley
Chicasa
Feb
Edwin (. Cooley
Schneider
Joe
Boston
CICA
Mr. Cooley
Ealing
Fight to Control the Daly West Mine War Heats Up
Denver brokers and stockholders led by J. J. Daly prepare to wrest control of Utah's Daly West mine from its directors. Key figures include banker W. S. McCornick ex Speaker H. Joseph and financier J. Bamberger as board divisions intensify. Cooley resignation issue unsettles Boston publishing house talks.
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Denver
Colo
Daly West
Utah
J. J. Daly
W. S. McCornick
Oterasta
McCornick
Juror Seeks Exit in Calhoun Bribery Case Probe
In San Francisco on February 16 the juror selection for Patrick Calhoun’s bribery indictment resumed amid hostility. Juror Walter Rock faced intense questioning about acquaintances with rail and saloon figures, asked to sit despite protests, and expressed a wish to leave as mudslinging continued. The defense and prosecution prepared further witnesses and anticipated challenging other unexamined jurors to fill vacancies.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
Walter Rock
Francis J Heney
United Railroads
Rock
Stanley Moore
Heney
Lawlor
Allormeys
Talesmen
Frederick G. Wulzen
Newlandes Amendment Seeks $12 Million For Auxiliary Ships
Washington reports Senator Newlands offers an amendment to the naval bill proposing a $12 million appropriation for auxiliary ships including transports dispatch boats cruisers and scouts to be used in war and leased for commercial purposes in peace. Senator Hale warns that continued rapid spending could force higher taxes or borrowing with navy costs rising to $160 million next year and $200 million the year after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newmnde
Hale
Australian delegate eyes dry farming congress plan
Cheyenne bourse Cheyenne, Wyo February 16 Jak HF McColl Australia Parliament member arrived to attend the third trans Missisouri Dry Farming congress. The official Australian representative studies American methods for arid regions and seed breeding, plans to address results and to establish a dry farming congress in Australia.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
HF. McColl
Australia
Mir. McColl
Treed by Wild Hogs in Jungle Near Tampico
Dr W A Parker, Harry Moler, and Senor Jase Contris, all of Tampico, Mexico, were hunted by a drove of wild hogs for hours after a party member wounded one hog. The trio climbed a tree and endured hours of rooting until a noise scared the animals away and they fled to safety.
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Mexico City
W A. Parker
Harry Moler
Senor
Jase Contris
Elty
Tamplco
Doctor Held Over Baby Lien Case in Denver
In Denver on February 16 Dr Charles Graef was arrested for holding a two week old infant as a lien for a medical bill the father J S Miller cannot pay The infant allegedly remained at a baby farm where born The mother reportedly stayed for over two weeks and Graef says she did not pay for treatment A district attorney says the case is unusual and the arrest is on a technical disturbance charge with a hearing scheduled today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Charles Graef
J. S Miler
Graef
Quake Felt in Turkey Causes Collapse and Casualties
Reports describe a major earthquake in Sivas Asiatic Turkey collapsing several houses and government buildings. Early tallies indicate around thirty deaths with many injured and without shelter. A separate February earthquake in Hungary’s districts caused panicked fleeing and cracked walls with no major damage.
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Constantinople
Sivas
Turkey
Lfe
Seevas
Buda Pest
Keeshemat
Nagy Koroy
Czegled
Feleeymaza
Smoking Cars Endanger Health and Public Conveyances
Chicago authorities consider banning smoking on elevated trains and streetcar front platforms. Dr. W A Evans, city health commissioner, has urged transportation company presidents to view smoking as harmful to health and a violation of ordinances, proposing abolition on public conveyances.
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Chicago
W. A. Evans
Crusade Aims to End Car Smoking to Halt Pneumonia
Dr Evans urges strict enforcement of the city ordinance to stamp out pneumonia blamed on smoking in enclosed car compartments. He argues smokers are unnecessary and trains and streetcars expose passengers to a foul atmosphere, with women forced to endure smoky platforms and spread disease germs home.
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Evans
San Francisco OKs 5.4 Million Municipal Bond Sale
The San Francisco board of supervisors approved selling 5.4 million dollars in municipal bonds to Halsey Speyer and the National City Bank of New York for 6.07 million. Halsey bid 40 000 above the next offer. About 1 million dollars monthly will flow into the city treasury as bonds are delivered and begin to draw interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Halsey, Speyer
National City Bank of New York
Halsey
Eastward moving storm grips Midwest and Northeast
Chicago reports colder weather as the storm advances slowly east. Telegraphed lines and railroads show improvement west of the Mississippi after the Wilizard impact. Snow blockage continues in northern Michigan while the Toledo area suffers from disrupted traffic and diminished communication. Lower temperatures are forecast for the middle Atlantic, southern Atlantic, and eastern Gulf states. Central Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio feel the storm's worst effects as it moves toward the coast.
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Mississippi
Michigan
Imke
Toledo
Telegraph and Railroad Service Greatly Improved
Clearing weather and lower temperatures spread across the southwest. Telegraph communication is being restored slowly while railroad service shows marked improvement. Trains from the east remain several hours late as Kansas City records 16 degrees above zero and other cities report varied readings.
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Kansas City
Concordia
Kas
Springfeld
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Clothes Make the Man Says Chicago Woman
Mrs. Esther Falkenstein tells a Chicago women's club that clothing changes character citing a former poor man who turned to crime but, after receiving a new suit and shelter, found work and became industrious. She attributes his transformation to the aura of clothes.
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Chicago
Esther Falkenstein
Four Men Poisoned by Wild Parsnip at Camp
Four laborers at a construction camp on the Los Angeles Aqueduct were poisoned after mistaking water hemlock roots for edible parsnips. Two Greeks died within an hour, a second Greek remained critically ill, and another laborer named Summerville and a Greek were recovering after medical treatment in Bishop California.
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Bishop
Cal
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Yester
Summerville
Prospector Dies In Ghastly Dynamite Method
In Missoula Montana on February 16 Huer Klockard an elderly prospector living near Taft Montana used a primed stick of dynamite placed in his mouth to end his life. The blast blew his body to pieces and a note addressed to a friend in Wallace Idaho was found with no stated explanation.
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Missoula
Mont
Huer Klockard
Taft
Wallace
Idaho
Is Made Double Victor At Tariff Convention
Indianapolis February 16 The national tariff commission convention elected 44 permanent chairman W J W Van Cleave of St Louis president of the National Association of Manufacturers The executive committee endorsement yesterday made him a double victor Speakers at the first session included Van Cleave Henry Towne Senator Brown and Former Governor Guild with delegations from the Boston Chamber of Commerce and other major organizations represented.
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Indianapolis
National Tariff Commission
W. J. W. van Cleave
St. Louie
National Association of Manufacturers
van Cleave
Manufacturers’ Association
Henry 8. Towne
Merchants’ Association of New York
Senator Brown
Nebraska
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Bosting Chamber of Commerce
Model Saloon Planned by Montclair Clergy Moves Ahead
Montclair New Jersey church leaders plan to open a model saloon modeled after Bishop Potter's New York venture. They will seek liquor licenses while offering coffee lemonade and soft drinks along with luncheons. Qualified bartenders will be paid nominal salaries with potential commissions from non intoxicants sales to fund future improvements.
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Bishop Potter
Montclaire
N. J
New York
Silver wire saves life in delicate arterial repair
In Los Angeles on February 16 Richard Wheaton a retired British soldier is recovering at the county hospital after doctors threaded twenty feet of silver wire into his aorta to reinforce a weakened artery. Dr D Caerie led the operation described as one of the most delicate in modern surgery.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Richard Wheaton
D. Caerie
Closing Fluctuations Mark World Markets Kicking Off
New York reports mixed moves as London fails to follow ore price rise. Copper stocks weaken anew while St Paul and steel names see brief gains amid irregular trading. Bonds stay heavy as market sentiment remains uncertain.
New York Stocks New Prices for Major Steel and Rail Shares
Amalgamated Copper 76 1 2, American Car and Foundry 41 1 4, American Locomotive 46 1 2, American Smelting 86 3 4, American Sugar Refining 182 1 2, Anaconda 45 3 8, Atchison 102, Baltimore and Ohio 1140 1 4, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 72, Canadian Pacific 84 4 8, Chesapeake and Ohio 62, Chicago and Northwestern 179, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul 147 1 2, Colorado Fuel and Iron 40 7 8, Colorado and Southern 66, Delaware and Hudson 176 1 2, Denver and Rio Grande 46 3 4, Denver and Rio Grande pid 89, Erie Railway 144, Great Northern 147 3 4, Illinois Central 144, New York Central 138 7 8, Reading 128 1 4, Rock Island 73, Rock Island pfd 64 3 8, Southern Pacific 119 1 2, Southern Railway 26 1 4, Union Pacific 181 1 4, United States Steel 52 1 4, United States Steel pfd 114, Wabash 191 1 4, Western Union 67 3 4, Standard Oil 657.
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Amalgamated Copper
American Car and Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Go
Atchison Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Tranel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago Northwestern
Chicago
Mil and St. Paul
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and
Rio Grande
Erla, Railway
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore Ctss
Iinois Central
New York Central
Reading Railway
Rock Ieland Co
Pfd
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union, Pacific
United States Steel
United States Steel, Ptd
Wabash Railway
Western Union
Standard O] Company
Chicago market quotes and cattle hog pork futures
Chicago trading data from February 16 reports cattle receipts around 5 500 market steady with various price ranges for beeves steers cows calves and stockers hog receipts about 28 000 with mixed to heavy buys and high as 6 70 per cwt for hogs sheep receipts about 1 000 with native and western flocks and lambs prices across wheat corn pork lard ribs rye hay and forage futures for May July and September across wheat corn pork lard ribs rye and forage markets with cash cattle hog and grain notes included.
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Chicago
Texas
Western
Harley
Timothy
Clover
Market Summary from Kansas City and New York Feb 16
Kansas City cattle hog and sheep receipts show steady to higher markets with native and western cattle prices, hogs $6.00 to $6.55, sooks steady, sheep $4.50 to $7.40. New York sugar and coffee markets report steady raw sugar and refined sugar prices, No 7 Rio coffee around 7 78 to 8, Santos around 6 8, wool and metal markets show varied pricing for lead copper silver.
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Kansas City
New York
Rio
Santos
Two Bills for My Hat and Wish in Meggendorfer Blaetter
In Meggendorfer Blaetter the speaker asks for two bills to cover a hat and a wish. One bill totals $10 and the other $20 to show his lady friends. The quip sits in a light carnival tone with playful financial jest.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
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International Naval Congress
Fidward
Germany
Berti
Great Huntalo
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Canada
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Persia
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Bootblack
Beggs
McCornick- Bamberger
Calhoun
Newlands
Hous
Commissioner Health
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Texas & Pacific Income
Reading
St. Paul
Cleveland
U. U. & St. Louis
Lake Erie & Western
Bethlehem Steel
Baltimore
Union Pacific
Sloss-Sherfield
People’s Gag
American Woolen
Chicago Livestock
Kansas City Livestock
St Louis
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