Roosevelt Presses California on Japanese Legislation
President Theodore Roosevelt urges California Governor James N Gilliett to pause anti Japanese bills until his views are communicated. The exchange follows Roosevelts telegram warning of incalculable damage from passage amid emigration concerns and national policy. Governor Gillet agrees to hold measures awaiting the Presidents letter as lawmakers weigh land ownership and segregation proposals targeting Japanese and Mongolian residents.
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Sacramento
Cal
Sacramento Union
Roosevelt
California
Little Brown
Washington
James N Gillett
United States
Wnion
Theodore Roosevelt
Gillet
Thoenfore Roosevelt
Vou
Sieneda
N. Gillet
Iinner
Assemblyman Drew
Japan
Union
Tank P. Flint
Aone
Fto
Gillett
McPeynor
Stanton
Gillette
Porter
A. N. Dew
Fres- WO
Grove L. Johnson
San Francisco
Johnson
Italian father doubts Messina rescue of three children
Nicoll Minis vale, once of Messina, in New York, cannot believe three of his children survived the disaster. Despite consular assurances, he remains dazed and skeptical, while four other children in the United States and the rescued trio's burial of 18 days is reported by cables.
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New York
Nicoll Minlsvale
Messina
Breaking of Gas Main Throws City in Darkness
New York on January 19 reports say a gas main break by Standard Gas Company along the Harlem River left five thousand or more Bronx residents without gas. People cooked on improvised stoves or ate out while repairs were attempted, then a second burst caused further outages.
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New York
Standard Gas Company
Harlem
Bronx
Indvr Kines
NO HARM FLIRTING IN CHURCH, SAYS PREACHER
Chicago reports Rev. S. B. Baxter of Aurora declaring flirting may occur in church as a purge from harmful fear. He ties this stance to a crusade against Sunday performances arguing church surroundings differ from public theaters and may prevent general forgetfulness during shows.
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Chicago
S. B. Bexter
Aurora
Fire sweeps Messina ruins amid tremor aftermath
A serious fire rages through the earthquake wrecked Messina centers in Ponnes Palace ruins. Soldiers battle the blaze as burning rubble and a strong odor of burning flesh fill the air. The Duke of Genoa rescues a demented woman trying to save her husband. No fatalities reported yet.
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Messina
Mins
Pennesi
Ponnes
Genoa
Cleopatra an Enemy to Womens Suffrage
Chicago reports Italian historian Prof. Guellermo Ferrero deems Cleopatra a centuries old anti feminism symbol. He argues Antony and Cleopatra story served Augustus and his circle to oppose female political power. He says men govern badly and opposes granting women the franchise with caveats about non American conditions.
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Chicago
Cleopatra
Egypt
Guellermo Ferrero
Lee Lore
Antony
Augustis
America
Europe
England
Mothers Deprived Of Her Seven Children
Chicago in January 18 reports the juvenile court removed Mrs Charles Ormsby’s seven children from a Harvey shanty described as a junk heap of rags bottles shoes and a thirtee bed in a corner. The court ordered the children sent to charitable institutions while the father remains in Seattle.
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Chicago
Charles Ormsby
Harvey
Ormeby
Cmeer
Seattle
Man Impersonates Washington at Valley Forge
Chicago police report a man found undressed warming himself by a burning mattress after an alarm. He claimed to be George Washington at Valley Forge and said he started the fire to keep warm. He will be examined for sanity.
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Chicago
George Washington
Valley Forge
All Saloons Closed in Deadwood South Dakota
Sheriff Plunkett and his deputies closed the twenty three mileons of Deadwood at 11 oclock last night. Slot machines were affected as part of the crackdown.
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Deadwood
S. D. Jon
Plunkett
Hils
New Gambling Restrictions Clean Saloon Fronts
Authorities announce a ban on all gambling activities and shutters at saloons. Screens, chairs, and side doors are removed and nailed shut. The changes were ordered at the urging of the attorney general.
Americans Make Dirt Fly in Digging Panama Canal
Washington reports that in 1908 Americans removed over three fourths of the Panama Canal excavation since 1904. The average monthly digging matched the prior season, costs fell from 57 to 48 cents per cubic yard, and total government work reached 69,773,179 cubic yards excavated through 1908 with 37,016,008 coastal yards in 1908.
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Washington
Panama Ecanal
Department of Construction and Engineering
Eloquence of Famous Lawyer Remembered in Death
Chicago reports the death of Lot Lafilo Mills, famed lawyer. A judge recalled Mills’s eloquence in a decades old case where the lawyer’s rhetoric allegedly moved him and the jury enough to grant a new trial, the judge noting Mills’s words carried beyond the evidence.
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Chicago
Lot Lafilo Mills
MecAllister
Ayers Sentenced For Forgery In Beaver Court
Parowan Jan. Judge Green finishes short term of court with John Ayers sentenced to five years for forgery. Offense involved drawing an order for money on Mr. Lund of Modena and signing Nell's name to obtain $40. Court opens at Beaver tomorrow.
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Parowan
Jan
Greenwood
John Avers
Sng
Lund
Modena
J. Nell
Beaver
Ruef Granted Thirty More Days for Bill of Exceptions
San Francisco Jan. 18. Abraham Ruef's attorneys received an additional thirty days to complete the bill of exceptions on appeal from his bribery verdict and judgment. The court had already allowed twenty days.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin
George Addie Injured in Mine Accident at Little Pell
George Addie a 22 year old miner at the Little Pell mine was injured when his pick struck powder causing an explosion that showered rock fragments into his face. He was blinded by the blast and is reported in serious condition in Park City.
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Park City
George Addie
Little Pell
Long Beach Woman Appointed Deputy Police Matron
Miss Annie Bixby a wealthy Long Beach heiress becomes a deputy constable and police matron in Los Angeles taking oath to wear a star. She seeks to aid wayward girls and has previously served without pay in Long Beach. Her father Jotham Bixby is a prominent local millionaire.
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Long Beach
Cal
Annie Bixby
California
Los Angeles
Miss Bixby
Jotham Bixby
Bixby
Wellasley
Sherst
Misa Bixby
American Relief Committee Dissolved
Home readers report the American Relief Committee formed to aid earthquake victims has been dissolved. The action ends its mandate to direct American activities tied to earthquake relief efforts.
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American Relief Committee
Home
Pope Blesses American Red Cross After Aid Demonstration
The milites met with Ambassador Olscom presiding and declared the commission accomplished by providing aid where needed. Sam J. Parish reported a private audience with the pope, who praised American Christian brotherhood and the Red Cross, sending blessings to its members and gratitude for the aid.
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Olscom
Ald
Sam J. Parish
America
American Red Cross
Parish
Taft
American Red Cross Society
Federal grand jury probes New York World case
Washington and New York reporters, including Charles Taft and Jere Matthews, face subpoenas as the federal grand jury revisits libel allegations connected to Panama canal coverage. Judge Ward weighs whether subpoenas to World staffers are valid while officials guard secrecy.
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Washington
New York World
Indianapolis News
Charles FP. Taft
Taft
The
World
Jereminy A. Matthews
New York Sun
Graud
Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Delevan Smith
New York
District of Columbia
Baker
United States
Judge Ward
Federal Grand Jury
Ward
Ferleral
John B. Weir
A. C. Rousein
Doston
Harerise M. Crist
Brooklyn Eagle
BE. N. Epeleman
News Association
Federal Cours
Federal
Stimson
Taft Meets Missouri Leader in Augusta Amid Cabinet Talk
In Augusta on January 18 W S S Dickey reports Taft met with Missouri Republican chair Dickey likely discussing Nagel as a commerce and labor secretary candidate. E H Harriman plans arrival from Aiken as Hampton Terrace owner, while Rockefeller remains unengaged at Bonair and the hotel scene is quiet.
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Augusta
W. SS. Dickey
Missouri Republican State Committee
Taft
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
E. H. Harriman
Aiken
Hampton Terrace
South Carolina
Savannah River
Rockefeller
Bonalr
Chamberlain Elected United States Senator in Oregon
Governor George Chamberlain won the U S Senate seat as Oregon lawmakers, despite opposition from Charlee W. Fulton and alleged eastern influences. A people’s lobby in Salem pressed pledged legislators to honor the people’s choice amid a tense political fight.
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Salem
Ore
George BE. Chamberlain
United States
Chamberlain
Charlee W. Fulton
Oregon
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
United States Senate
Sallem
Governor Deneen Urges Swift Waterways Action in Illinois
Governor Charles S. Deneen and Republican legislators were sworn in today. He calls for rapid lakes to gulf waterways development and warns Canada plans a Georgian Bay canal to compete in Atlantic trade. He urges united effort, omitting bias, to pass a law enabling rapid completion, praising Illinois grain inspection reforms.
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Spritsfield. i
Chares S. Deneen
Assembly
United States
Georgian Bay Canal
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic
Iales
Great Britain
General Assembly
Ilinois Grain Inspection Department
Goveror
Indian Bill Set for House Report This Week
Washington reports the house committee on Indian affairs will advance the Indian bill this week. It would authorize the secretary of the interior to transfer non reservation Indian schools to state control with assurances the students receive proper care. Schools listed include Grand Junction and Fort Lewis Colorado Genoa Nebraska Chilocco Oklahoma Chamberlain South Dakota Morris Minnesota and Carson Nevada.
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Washington
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Grand Junction
Fort Lewis
Colorado
Genoa
Nebraska
Chilocoo
Oklahoma
Chamberlain
South Dakota
Morris
Minnesota
Carson
Nevada
Inquest Scheduled Over Seeley Family Tragedy
Seattle readers were told an inquest will be held tomorrow into the deaths of W. L. Seeley his wife and daughter. Developments today point to a double murder and suicide prompted by financial despair and the inability to repay borrowed money.
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Seattle
W. L. Seeley
Seeley
Street Car Crash Smashes Plate Glass Near Brooklyn Bridge
A street car collided with a car carrying plate glass near the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge last night, causing about two thousand dollars’ worth of damage and injuring the passengers aboard the street car.
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New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Macaroni Factory Explosion Strikes Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania on January 19 a macaroni factory owned by Nicholas Fazio was badly damaged by dynamite defused for the second time. Fazio his family and four workers were buried and injured. Seven Italians were arrested in connection with the blast believed tied to prior demands from black hand gangs.
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Scranton
Nicholas Fazio
Fazzlo
Arlington Hotel
Fizio
Fazio
Irregular Opening As Markets Edge From Yesterday Close
New York equity trading opened with uneven price action and light volume. Wisconsin Central preferred rose 34 while American Smelting slipped. soft coal and Gould group attracted buying, yet key stocks failed to sustain small gains and turnover remained light.
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New York
Wisconsin Central
Stock Price Ticker with Listed Rail and Steel Shares
Amalgamated Copper at 79 1 4. American Car and Foundry 4 1 3. American Locomotive 56 4 4. American Smelting 55 5. American Smelting preferred 102. Sugar Refining 129. Anaconda Mining 47 1 8. Atchison 90 L S. Atchison preferred 100 5 8. Baltimore and Ohio 111 3 4. Brooklyn Rapid Transit 21 1 4. Canadian Pacific 176 2 8. Chesapeake and Ohio 6. Chicago and Northwestern 178 1 2. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul 149 1 5. Colorado Fuel and Iron 41. Colorado and Southern 64. Delaware and Hudson 178. Denver and Rio Grande 38 1 2. Denver and Rio Grande preferred 89. Erie Railway 30 7 8. Great Northern preferred 145 544. Great Northern Ore Cifts 71 13. Illinois Central 146 14. New York Central 190 3 4. Reading Railway 187 6 8. Rock Island Co 24 1 4. Rock Island preferred 59 98. Southern Pacific 120 1 3. Southern Railway 26 1 8. Union Pacific 179 3 4. United States Steel 62 14. United States Steel preferred 113 3 4. Western Union 8. Standard Oil 660.
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Amalgamated Copper
American Car and Fountry
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklvn 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
Rilo Grande
Rito Grande
Erie Railway
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore
Wabaeh
Western Union
Standard Oil Company
Chicago Livestock Market Report Jan 19
Chicago market steady as receipts reach about 4500 cattle. Prices quoted show cattle around 4.15 to 4.60 per hundredweight for Texans and western stockers, with totals in the thousands. Strong activity noted in stockers segment despite modest gains.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Commodity Prices and Grain Market Brief
New York price movements show raw sugar up to 3.21 refined 3.35 with centrifugal 3.71. molasses sugar at 2.56. refined steady with crushes at 5.35 powdered 4.75 granulated 4.85. Coffee steady Rio 7 14-38 Santos 8 7-8. St Louis reports wool unchanged with territory and western mediums 17 021 Moe mediums 15 17 0 17 and fine 12 0 14.
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New York
Aleady
Rio
Santos
St. Louis
Moe
Metal Market Prices From New York Report
Lead is dull at 4 1/20 and copper shows weakness around 14 1/4 to 14 1/4 cents, with zinc and other metals noted. The report records small shifts in prices and market tone for the metal trades in New York on January 15.
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New York
Oliver
Grace Guggenheim Fights Second Divorce Suit
Grace B Guggenheim again sues for divorce from Wm A Guggenheim in New York Supreme Court. Counsel seek alimony and fees arguing permanent residence questions. the former wife has since remarried and an annulment occurred in 1908. A Chicago records search confirms an 1901 filing and prior secrecy around the case.
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New York
Supreme Court
Grace B. Guggenheim
Wm. A. Guggenheim
Illinois
Sult
Gerard
Mrs.Guggenheim
Chicago
Guegenheim
Mr. Guggenheim
Tan
Grace Ti. Guggenheim
Wm. Guesenheim
Edward F. Dunne
Felsenthal
Foreman
Neckwith
Guggenheim
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Panama Canal
Ayers
Ruef
NEW York World Case
C. P. Taft and Robinson
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Senate
Wm. Fox
Immigration Department
Western
York
Kansas City Livestock
Macaroni
Black Hand Gang
Wool
Metal Market
France
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