Japan Repl ies Courteously Negative on Meeting Czar
St. Petersburg reports deny a planned personal audience between the Czar and the Japanese minister. Russia warns of treaty rights in Manchuria excluding foreign settlements, while the U S is told Japan will contest that point. Editorials favor mediation but deem it unnecessary.
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St. Petersburg
Cologne
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
United States
New York
Herald
Foreign Office
England
Far East
Indian
Persia
Count Lamsdorff
America
Servia ruler may abdicate amid regional turmoil
Vienna reports King Peter of Servia is prepared to renounce the throne and let powers name a successor. A Montenegro prince is said to have a mandate from Prussia to resolve the crisis, with a condition that the new king punish conspirators behind the assassination of Alexander and Draga. The report, unconfirmed, notes rising anxiety in Russia and Austria as conspirators threaten Europe and violence disrupts life and roads in Servia.
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Vienna
Peter
Servia
Cettinje
Neus Weiner
Montenegro
Prussia
Alexander
Draga
Neue Weiner Journal
Russia
Austria
Europe
United Mine Workers Convenes in Indianapolis
At the Indiana convention of the United Mine Workers President Mitchell announced standing committees. Credentials reports and amendments to the constitution are due tomorrow. Delinquent locals in three anthracite districts reduce voting power. some locals have settled, others remain in bad standing. Addressed by AP Smith of AFL, J Witzel of Louisville for tobacco workers, and J Guild of the Bakers union. adjourned until tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
P. Smith
American Federation of Labor
John Witzel
Louisville
Tobacco Workers
John Guild
Bakers and
Erie declares 2 percent semi annual dividend
New York reports the Erie directive today approved a two percent semi annual dividend on preferred shares, signaling a policy decision impacting investors and the corporation's finances.
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New York
The
Erie Today
Sixty Persons Drowned in Reservoir Burst at Bloemfontein
The January 19 disaster in Bloemfontein left an estimated sixty people dead when a reservoir burst. It also destroyed 156 houses and prompted a town funeral for twenty three recovered bodies attended by officials and about two thousand residents. The city mourns as shops close.
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Bloemfontein
Judge Spencer Dead in Lawrence After Long Illness
Lawrence Kansas January 19 Judge Thelton Spencer dies at his home after a long illness aged 61 He played an active role in early border troubles and the Civil War later serving as a major in the Thirteenth Kansas He was offered the position of paymaster by Lincoln administration.
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Lawrence, Kan
Thelton
Spencer
Kansas
Tincola
Attell and Forbes sign 20 round featherweight title bout
Abe Attell and Harry Forbes signed articles for a 20 round fight to settle their draw at Indianapolis. They will meet at 120 pounds at ring side with the winner to claim the legitimate featherweight championship. Time and place to be decided.
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Chicago
Abe Attell
Harry Forbes
Indianapolis
Denunciations on Race and Education from Governor Vardaman
Jackson Mississippi January 19 Governor James K Vardaman denounces the growing criminal tendency he attributes to the Negro race arguing education as the curse and urging constitutional changes to control school fund distribution He calls for reform of Negro education proposing to educate the hand and heart and asserts a repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Mississippi
Chamberlain Address Fireworks at Packed Guild Hall
London crowds packed the Guild Hall to hear Joseph Chamberlain speak on tariff plans. He praised imperial links with colonies, warned London’s trading role hinges on export growth, and urged a new imperial framework with a protective policy. The stock exchange showed strong support with cheers and a public ovation.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Venice
Holland
Hanseatic League
Great Britain
Board of Trade
England
The
Stock Exchange
Mr. Chamberlain
Guild Hall
Fire Horror Barely Averted In Five Story Apt Building
A Marion Indiana fire trapped about two hundred residents in a five story Colonial apartment building. No fire escapes existed and flames began under the stairway from a live wire with gasoline storage causing a rapid spread. Elevator porter Allert McCarty saved thirty people before being forced out.
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Chicago
Tribune
Marion
Ind
Allert McCarty
Chicago City Council approves stricter theatre building ordinance
The Chicago City Council adopted a tougher amended theatre building ordinance after an all night session by a 47 to 0 vote at 3 50 am. The measure requires lower seating banks not above street level in non fire proof theatres and limits heights in fire proof venues. Cross aisles and direct paths to exits are mandated for safety.
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Chicago
Jansadif
Sesson
Special Committee On
Career of an Erratic Man a Lon gtime figure dies in New York
George Francis Train, a controversial American figure, died last night at Mills Hotel in Bleeker Street. His varied life included shipping, railroad building, streetcar pioneering, and world travel. He authored about forty books and claimed psychic powers.
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New York
George Francis Train
Mills Hotel
Bleeker Street
America
Train,& Co
George Francis Train & Co
Melbourne
Australia
White Star Line
California
Erie
Ohio
Mississippi
Europe
England
First Pacific Railway
Credit Mobilier
Omaha
Mills Hotel No. 1
Train
Madison Square
Stamford
Conn
Fragmentary Supreme Ruler Vision in Text
The readable fragment hints at a discussion of a sovereign's power and potential dominance on a global stage. No clear names, places, dates, or events are present to identify a real figure or action. The snippet suggests grand ambitions without concrete details.
Shockley Pleads Not Guilty in Salt Lake Murder
J M Shockley, charged with murder for shooting and killing a motorman Gleason and conductor Brighton during an attempted robbery on First South street car, pleads not guilty before Judge Hall. Case set for March 22.
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Salt Lake City
J. M. Shockley
Gleason
Brighton
Whitaker Wright testifies in London fraud trial
In London on January 19 Whitaker Wright the promoter of the London and Globe corporation testified in a fraud trial. He described his American life and the company’s prosperous start until 1899 then disastrous events after the South African War began. He said he funded the company with 2 to 2.5 million dollars and explained a planned 1.5 million settlement for his family. He admitted holding 2,500 London and Globe shares and discussed attempts to persuade Lord Dufferin to resign as director.
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London
Whitaker Wright
America
London and Globe Corporation
Wright
Lord Dufferin
Severe Cold Grips Cities Causing Suffering Across States
Historic cold snap drives temperatures below zero from New York to Connecticut and Massachusetts. Police aid homeless and stranded travelers as trains run late and communications fail. In Mohawk valley Fonda records 38 degrees below zero while New England towns report 26 below.
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New York
Mohawk Valley
New York Central
Boston
Crailway
New England
Fight to shield Iroquois backers in coroner case
Chicago January 19 The Tribune reports a possible six million dollar wave of death and injury claims tied to the Iroquois Theater tragedy. Harry Powers and Will Davis, resident managers, may testify today but plan to refuse questions about the theater’s financial backers. Coroner Traeger says witnesses must aid the jury in determining criminal responsibility while civil action considerations cannot be ignored.
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Chicago
The
Tribune Today
Iroquois Theater Company
Harry J. Powers
Will J. Davis
W. J. Hynes
Playhouse
Traeger
Ragging Incident Leads to Soldier's Death Court Martial Ordered
A serious ragging case among band boys of the Second battalion Rifle Brigade in East Nil Camp Cairo reports a death. An adjutant ordered extra drill as punishment for a delinquent boy whose pay was tied to a barrack room court martial, resulting in fatal injuries.
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New York
Rifle Brigade
East-Nil Barracks
Cairo
Herald Dispatch
Alexandria
Egypt
Funeral of James L. Blair Held in St Louis
The private funeral for James L. Blair former general counsel of the World’s Fair occurred today at the home of his brother in law B B Graham in St Louis. Only relatives and close friends attended and burial followed at Benefontaine cemetery beside his father General Frank P. Blair.
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St. Louis
James L. Blair
Eustis
Fla
B. B. Graham
Chicago theatre managers pessimistic over council action
Chicago theatre managers voiced a bleak outlook after a city council ordinance ending retroactive measures. They say older theatres cannot reopen and modern venues cannot operate profitably without galleries. Managers claim removing top floor revenue would push receipts below expenses. The proposed rise in gallery seats would force near total theatre reconstruction.
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Chicago
Chicage
Noted Forger Reid Recaptured in Utica Chase
William Reid, famed forger who escaped Hampden county jail on January 9, was captured in Utica after a long pursuit through the Adirondack foothills. Authorities say the arrest ends a weeks long manhunt and brings Reid into custody.
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Utica
William 4. Reid
Hampden County
Mass
Adirondack
Hale Receives Royal Astronomical Society Medal
Professor George E Hale director of the Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay Wisconsin has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society medal for the invention of the spectra heliograph the special service to science cited by the London society.
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Chicago
George E. Hale
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
William's Bay
Wis
Royal Astronomical Society of London
Cold Stops Bechtel Trial Delayed by Freezing Jurors
In Allentown on January 19 the Bechtel trial resumed but was halted as three jurors could not reach the city due to bitter cold. Two walked six miles. one suffered frostbitten hands and required medical attention.
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Allentown
Bechtel
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