Crowds Flocked Before Dawn for Cooper Trial Hearing
Nashville, Feb 21. Immense crowds gathered before sunrise outside the jail as Col Cooper's marble trial drew attention. The court barred certain editorials amid exchanges over debates and attacks during the gubernatorial race. Witness Cooper testified on debates and attacks, while judge Anderson urged restraint and continued examination by Fitzhugh.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
Hart
Lancet
Col. Cooper
Cox
Carmack
Bang
Nik Svetem
Puliie
Fitzhugh
Matterson
Vic
Hink
John Sharpe
Hell
Middle
Tennessee
Fussell
Acdinst
Bates
Wald
Hudson River discovery debated by New York scholars
A New York treasury inquiry casts doubt on Hendrick Hudson as the discoverer of the Hudson River. Verrazano and Gomez may have visited earlier. debate ties to Hudson Fulton centennial plans amid calls for official verification.
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New York
Treasury Department
Hendrick Hudson
New York Society of Founders & Poets of America
New Customhouse
Hudson
Cortelyou
W. L. Kunhardt
Hudson River
Verrazano
Gomez
Winthrop
Columbus
America
Hiudson
Radiathor Discovery Announced By Dr Bailey
Dr H Bailey of Hahnemann Medical College declares discovery of radiathor at the Southern Homeopathic Medical Association meeting in New Orleans New materials from pitch blonde near a Colorado mine are said to emit a purple ray similar to Finsen therapy and suitable for moderate means patients.
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New Orleans
Southern Homeopathic Medical Association
H. Bailey
Hahnemann Medical College
Chicago
Colorado
Batley
Finsen
F. H. Blackmarr
Tiny
B.S. Bailey
Hahnemoon College
Dr. Blackmar
Shraush
Yadia Thor
Sensational disclosures in the Russian Duma
In Petersburg on February 25 Premier Stolypin answered an interpellation about Azef the alleged founder turned spy for the government He said Azef joined police in 1892 influenced the main terrorist group and later served the Socialist central committee Since 1906 he fed the government crucial information shielding major crimes A laborite senator presented Paris letters alleging Azof directed terrorists including assassinations A Moscow police telegrams report warned of plots against Grand Duke Sergius and suggested a bleak fate for Stolypin.
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Petersburg
Azef
Stolypin
Clima
Socialist Central Committee
Acet
Russia
Grand Duke
Sargis
M. Dulat
Paris
Azof
Revolution Tribunal
Axel
Obelensky
Sergius
von Pichve
Pokroffsky
Moscow
Pokroffaky
Premieer Stolypin
Treaties with Panama and Colombia Ratified
The senate ratified treaties with Panama and Colombia regarding the Panama Canal. A resolution removed arbitration over city limits of Panama and Colon, replacing a three person board with a Panamanian, a U.S., and a Peruvian appointee. The change drew objections from the foreign relations committee.
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Panama
Colombia
Washington
Panama Canal
Senate
Colon
United States
Peru
Senate Committee On
Rainey
Obaldia
Horse Smothered by Tons of Mail
New York on February 25 reports a horse suffocated under a mountain of mail matter in a startling postal mishap. The incident underscores dangers in crowded mail handling areas and prompts renewed safety checks by postal authorities.
West Thirty-ninth tragedy halts work as horses die
A disaster on West Thirty-ninth halted operations last night when a mass chute overturned. About 150 sacks of trade papers were being loaded and two horses were swept away, one dying before workers could rescue it.
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West
Heavy fines assessed and paid for rebating scheme
Springfield, Feb 25. After pleading guilty to rebating in a glass shipment case, the Mitneig terminal association was fined 4000 dollars plus costs and the Miineis Glass company 12000 dollars plus costs. Both paid. An order for a carload of glassware was moved from Gas City to Alton and then to California to save 15 to 20 dollars per car.
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Springfield
California
Mitneig Terminal Association
Miineis Glass Company
Gas City
Ind
Alton
Forced To Leave Homes As Ohio River Flood Rises
Louisville reports the Ohio River reaching near danger levels as waters flood western and eastern districts. Homes are inundated and families evacuated overnight while merchants move goods to avoid losses. Further rises threaten more displaced residents and factory closures. In Kentucky, Licking River towns Salt Lick, Farmer, Wyoming, Shelburne, and West Liberty face rising waters.
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Louisville
Lexington
Licking River
Kentucky Mountain District
Salt Lick
Farmer
Wyoming
Shelburne
West Liberty
Flood Ravages Frankfort as River Rises
Four feet of water floods Frankfort Kentucky and the surrounding area. The Kentucky river flood, the largest in a decade, leaves hundreds of families homeless as schools are inundated and lower city areas submerged. Bridges and roads are swept away by floodwaters and tributaries.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Divorce suit seeks custody of pet lions in California
A San Jose report says Mrs. Schell filed for divorce claiming custody of the trained lions she and her husband exhibited globally. With no children involved in the separation the claim centers on who should keep the two lions now in her possession.
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San Francisto
San Jose
Mmma Scholl
British sloop of war raised from Lake Champlain
A British sloop of war sunk in 1777 near Fort Ticonderoga has been raised and found in excellent preservation. The vessel, ninety feet long, carries two cannonballs in the bow and is being restored to its original condition by Colonel Thompson’s descendant.
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New York
Lake Champlain
Fort Ticonderoga
Stephen H. P. Pell
Robert M. Thompson
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Murder confession in Fargo depot murder case
Orville Foland, 19, arrested yesterday and confessing today to killing Jesse Haymaker, Fargo Exprest company clerk at the depot office. Foland said Haymaker consented to sleep together. Foland then shot him and robbed the company cash drawer afterward.
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Foland
Lawoke
Jesse
Banquet For Lincoln Grammar Old Boys Celebrates Belasco
In San Francisco on February 25 150 alumni of Lincoln grammar school reunited with guest of honor David Belasco the New York playwright. Principal Bernard Marks led the roll call of the 1865 71 class and Belasco attempted to recite The Mad Man but could not recall the rest. The event concluded with the formation of the Lincoln School alumni association.
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San Francisco
David Belasco
New York
Lincoln Grammar School
Belaseo
Bernard Marks
Lincoln School Alitmni
California Man’s Wonderful Invention Hurls Destruction at Ships
Los Angeles inventor Carl Abrahamson, working in San Diego, develops wireless torpedoes that strike hostile battleships without risking a sailor. In recent tests, witnesses from law, Navy, and experts observed the device in action, confirming its potential use by the U S Navy.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Carl Abrahamson Abrahamson
San Diego
United States Navy Department
Abrahamson
Washington
Bill to Pension Aged Civil Service Employes
Washington by a favorable Civil Service reform report the house committee backed Gillette’s retirement bill. It would grant an annuity equal to 1.12 times final annual compensation with required savings for each retiree and set retirement ages 60 for railway postal clerks 65 for letter carriers and 70 for others. Provisions allow limited retention after retirement but no one past age 70 after July 1 1915.
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Washington
Gillette
House Committee On Civil Service Reform
Sp Ae
Armed and masked boys rob a saloon
Chicago February 25 two armed masked boys robbed the saloon of Max Clamage taking cash from the register and the patrons pockets. In fleeing they confiscated a corneal pipe from a man who had spent his last nickel but police have no clue to the attackers.
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Chicago
Max Clamage
World markets close with renewed upsets and mixed gains
New York trading on February 25 saw renewed upset in stocks influenced by declines in London. Major names like Anaconda, Union Pacific, Norfolk & Western and Reading fell sharply while Pacific Mail rose. Copper stocks weakened with United States Steel and other majors sliding as rallies failed.
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New York
London
Union Pacific
Norfolk & Western
American
St Paul
Reading
Amalgamated
Pacific Mail
Denver & Rio Granite
United States, Steel
St. Paul
Union Pablic
Pittsburg Coal
Amalgamated Copper
American Smeking
National Lead
Latsville
Nashville
Anaconda
American Smelting
New York Central
New York Stocks Mixed Amid Market Movements
Amalgamated Copper quotes 66 1 4 while American Car and Foundry sits at 46 5 8 and American Locomotive at 60 1 4. Other notable levels include American Smelting around 79 34 and 102 5 8 for its ordinary and preferred issues, with Standard Oil at 63 5. The list also covers readings for Canadian Pacific 169 1 4, Southern Pacific 115 4 8, Union Pacific 174, United States Steel 42 4, and Western Union 643 4, reflecting varied activity across major exchanges.
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Amalgamated Copper
American Car and Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelting
Pli
American Sugar Refining
Anlaconda Mining Co
Atchison Railway
Atchison, Ptd
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago Northwestern
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and Rio Grande
Erie Railway
Great Northern
Great, Northen
Witness Central
New York Central
Reading Railway
Rock Island Co
Pfd
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United States Steel
United States Steel, Ptd
Wabash Railway
Western Union
Standard Ojl Company
Chicago Market Reports Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices February
Cattle receipts around 5500 with steady market. hooves 4.60 to 7.00, steers around 4.00 to 5.40, stockers and feeders about 4.44 to 4.50, cows and calves 1.90 to 5.65. Hogs receipts about 18,001 with market expected higher. prices from 6.15 to 7.10 for various classes, bulk 6.40 to 6.60. Sheep receipts near 1,000 with steady market. natives 5.20 to 5.70, western 5.50 to 5.60, yearlings 6.00 to 7.15. Wheat at 1.16 3/8 for July, corn mid 60s to mid 66, oats around 49 to 54. Park and live cattle futures quoted. soybeans and other grains listed with mixed quotes.
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Chicago
Peb
Texas
Lake
Park
Larni
Timothy—Marek
Kansas City Livestock Prices Steady as Receipts Hit Peaks
Kansas City market reports Feb 24 with cattle receipts about 4 000 and hogs 7 000. Native steers bring 5.10 to 6.75, cows and heifers 2.25 to 5.00, stockers 3.60 to 5.25, bulls 3.00 to 4.75, calves 4.00 to 4.50. Hogs top at 6.50 to 6.60, pigs 4.00 to 6.75. Sheep receipts near 10 000 with muttons 4.70 to 5.75 and lambs 6.50 to 7.65. Market overall steady to slightly higher.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Pittsburg Graft Trial Highlights Councilmen and Bribery Claims
Pittsburg report from Feb 25 details witness Harry B. Wassell in the graft trial naming Councilman John Klein and other officials as central figures. Jurors toured a hotel where alleged bribery schemes were reportedly conducted, with testimony noting motive and money in discussions.
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Pittsburg
John & Klein
Harry B. Wassell
Klein
J C. Wasson
William Brandt
Baker W. W. Ramsey
Tortured Korean Laborer Dies After Fire and Burn Attack
In Meris Yucatan on February 25 a clash among Korean workers led to the torture of Yunən Nide. He was bound and burned with white hot irons on his feet and limbs until neighbors arrived as police broke down the door. he died from his injuries.
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Meris
Yucatan
Ettzons
Yyunen Nide
Yunen Nida
Surgeons Test Thyroid Sheep Extract On Boy Patient
Harlem hospital physicians study Harry Needleman, a 26-year-old man stunted since infancy by early thyroid removal. They administer five daily doses of a sheep thyroid extract to stimulate growth and mental development, with early results showing some progress but no marked change yet.
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New York
Harlem Hospital
Harry Needleman
Lailor
Youth Arrested on Abduction Charge in Elopement
A sixteen year old Santa Barbara girl and eighteen year old Bobbie Sidley walked to Los Angeles to marry after her parents objected. Sidley is jailed there on abduction charges. the girl is detained as a witness. They were arrested at Sidley’s parents’ home. Sidley worked at a lemon-packing firm. The couple planned the elopement, providing bread, candy, and a dollar for the trip.
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Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Col
Bobbie Litdey Frances Richardson
Ie Am
Piir
Sidley
Miss Richardson
Sperry to Visit Washington for Fleet Plans
Rear Admiral Sperry leaves Fort Monroe to confer with the navy department on further fleet plans. No inspections or detachments will occur until his return. The Dixie and Prairie are in the roadstead with the transport Inez aboard, as a severe storm sweeps the fleet.
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Sperry
Washington
Fort Monroe
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Dixie
Inez
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Senator Carmack
Wild
Sir Fredk. Treves
Denver
Boulder County
Montezuma County
Bailey
Mall Matios
Ticonderoga
Vention
United States Navy
Chicago Livestock
Daugher
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