Sleet storm cuts off western states from outside world
A heavy sleet storm along the Missouri River cut telegraph wires and stranded activity from Denver to the Pacific coast. Wires failed east of Kansas City and Chicago, with only shaky lines into St Paul and Kansas City. Rail service delayed, trains halted, and Alpine Pass lines and Gunnison route heavily restricted. Civil life in Omaha and Denver slowed as communications collapsed and weather worsened. Great Britain urged Turkey to accept a 20 million indemnity. Bulgaria pressed for frontier rectification talks.
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Denver
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Enserm
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Company
Chicago
Kaness City
Omaha
Kansas City
Salt Like
Helena
St. Paul
Westurn Union
St. Pawl
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Burlington and Union Paccine
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado Springs
Gunnison
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Alpine Pasa
Leadville
Platte Canyon
Atlantic
Hancock
Great Britain
Turkey
Bulgaria
St Louis
Middle West
Dilszard
le Mont
California
New Mexico
Nevada
Arizona
Mexican
Springfield
Sf Louis
Des Moines
Detroit
Galveston
Lake Michigan
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Blizzard Rages Across Nebraska Causing Widespread Damage
A severe blizzard paralyzed Omaha and surrounding areas with sixty mile winds and near zero temps. Chimney collapses at a Swedish Lutheran church injured a resident. many windows blown in and telegraph lines down. Rail service halted, streets blocked, and communications severely disrupted as trains lagged behind schedule.
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Omaha
Public Service Corporation
Mayme McNamara
Ines
Kansas City
Gale Like Winds Baffle Midwest Rail Lines
A fierce midwestern gale sweeping from Kansas to Lake Michigan disrupted trains and telegraph service. Peak gusts reached 70 mph in Springfield Missouri and 66 mph in Omaha while Chicago faced escalating winds and planned for a later break.
Worst Storm In Years Rages For Eighteen Hours
St Joseph Missouri reports the worst storm in years, lasting eighteen hours. It began with a warm rain turning to sleet and snow, with freezing temperatures and high winds. Several houses lost their roofs and many plate glass windows were broken as telegraph and telephone wires were down.
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St. Joseph
President Vetoes Army and Navy Bill
Washingtonians report the President vetoed a bill granting officers in the army navy and marine corps commissions aligned with current rank advances The veto followed objections from Secretary Newberry and Admiral Pilinbury.
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Washingtonian
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Newberry
Pilinbury
Baltic Situation Causes Anxiety in Minor Balkan Capitals
London reports renewed anxiety over the Baltic situation as balkans tensions rise. Hearing trouble between Turkey and Bulgaria follows Bulgaria calling out reserves, with powers pressing for a peaceful settlement. Sir Edward Grey backs a joint representation to Sofia and Constantinople.
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London
Minorcan
Turkey
Bulgaria
Edward Grey
Russia
Sofia
Constantinople
Seventeen Horses in Burns Handicap Field
Seventeen horses will start in the Burns handicap at the coast racing season’s richest prize. The Santa Anita contenders moved to Emeryville for the race, sparking a Santa Anita vs Emeryville rivalry. Thirteen horses are named as practically certain to start: King James, Big Chief, Dorante, Firestone, Light Wool, Animus, Don Enrique, Wood Craft, Arazen, Clamor, Colonel Jack, Milford, Marble. Four may be scratched before tomorrow’s decision.
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San Francisco
Santa Anita
Emeryville
Burne
Boruss
King James
Big Chief
Dorante
Firestone
Light Wool
Animus
Don Enrique
Arazen
Clamor
Colonel Jack
Milford
Mary Garden in Strauß Salome in Marseille
Stormy weather in Tetuan bay forces changes in coaling plans for the first division. The other divisions will coal from a collier and proceed to Gibraltar harbor. Seaman White of St Louis was reported drowned after going overboard yesterday.
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Marseilles
Tetuan Bay
Gibraltar Harbor
Yantle
Seaman White
St. Louis
One Million Dollars Sought to Fight Land Frauds
Secretary Garfield urged the House Appropriations Committee to fund a 1 million dollar program to combat land frauds. He cited numerous alleged fraud cases brought to light and argued the funds were needed to prosecute them.
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Washington
Garfield
House Committee On Appropriations
Plans to Break Up Contraband Trade Offer Rewards
Immigration Inspector H H Weddle in Santa Anita announces substantial rewards for breaking up the contraband Chinese trade. Rewards of 6 per Chinaman, 60 per guide, and 100 for vessel masters are offered for each successful capture or implication along the suspected Mexico to Los Angeles route. Providence reports Robert L. Spencer named permanent receiver for New England Fire Insurance in the wake of Central Trust liquidation.
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Santa Anita
Cal
Mexico
Los Angeles
H. H. Weddle
Immigration Service
San Diego County
Flora
Santa Ana
Providence
Robert L. Spencer
New England Fire Insurance Company
Central Trust Company
Harriman Testimony In Cave Case Reveals Rail Letter
Pittsburg Jan 26 In the Harriman mercer cave William C Watson of East Liverpool Ohio representing Howles Paylor Knowles a large pottery firm testified he knew Mr Herring the agent for Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads but usually called on an employee in Herring s office During Watsons testimony he read a letter from Herring referring to a carload of crockery
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Pittsburg
Harriman Mercer Cave
William C., Watson
East
Liverpool
Ohio
Howles, Paylor & Knowles
Mr. Herring
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Herring
Mr. Watson
Railroads and freight routes under 1901 testimony
A witness described a letter about freight routes on the Pacific coast involving Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and other carriers. Testimony shows pre 1901 Union Pacific controlled San Francisco freight with Southern Pacific. post 1901 freight division changed. Dennis Crowley noted ships around Cape Horn or the Panama route could set freight rates without railroad retaliation.
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Pacific Coast
Herring
Consignee
Severance
Tnlon Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oegon Railway & Navigation Company
Southern Pacific
Joseph Belleville
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Klacampi
Tnion
Union Southern Pacific
Dennis Crowley
Carnegian Steel Company
Cape Horn
Panama
Marshal Mort Mortally Wounded in Stockton Shootout
Stockton January 29 George Morts son town marshal and night watchman at Oakdale in Stanislaus County was fatally shot in a gunfight with two suspicious men behind a box car in the Southern Pacific yard. He fired two shots after them and was struck four times before he crawled to a saloon to summon help.
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Stockton
George Mortson
Oakdale
Stanislaus County
Southern Pacifie Yard
Morrison
Southern Pacific
Omnibus Bill Before the U S Senate
Washington January 2 The omnibus claims bill was before the senate today with amendments offered and a vote on repealing the Tucker act water provisions postponed Senator Foraker announced plans to revive his bill to reinstate Twenty fifth regiment soldiers discharged without honor after the Brownsville Texas shooting of August 14 1906 The senate adjourned at 4 42 p m
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Washington
Jan
Senate
Court of Claims
Foraker
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Brownsville
Texas
Globe Miners Union Dismisses Walking Delegate Willa
Globe Ariz January report states a special meeting of the Globe Miners Union accepted Walking Delegate Willa’s resignation by two thirds. Wills 18 the official blamed for recent trouble. Old Dominion company resumes business.
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el Paso
the Times
Globe
Ariz
Globe Miners’ Union
Willa
Old Dominion Company
Strongest Puget Sound ebb tide recorded near Bush Point
Jan 29 report from USS Gedney officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey note the strongest ebb tide on Puget Sound near Bush Point by Port Ludlow. The current measured five knots in a narrow passage, described as unusually swift for the area.
No Truth in Rumor About Railway Purchase
Reno, January 2 report from Carson said the Nevada California and Oregon Railway nar row gauge purchase by the Western Pacific was false. T. P. Diuntway, VP and manager, called the rumor longstanding and without truth.
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Reno, Nev
Nevada, California & Oregon Railway
Carson
Western, Pacific
Newberry Praises Sailor for Bravery
Secretary writes to J C Jennings seaman on the Arethusa praising his act of jumping overboard to save others during a fire at Mare Island navy yard on September 18. The letter acknowledges his courage and service in the incident.
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Washington
Eee
J. C J. Jennings
U. S
Arethusa
Mare Island Navy Yard
Messina Shocks Add to City’s Night of Turmoil
Messina reports severe earthquake shocks yesterday, a month after the great quake. Terrific rain storms worsen distress and disrupt work, deepening alarm among residents already reeling from the disaster.
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Messina
Bravery of Old Lady in Face of Mad Dog Attack
In Los Angeles on January 29 Mrs. Iams Berlin Iams, a 65 year old frail woman, defended her home from a mad dog. She struck the animal with a heavy cane to stun it until Mr. Yams arrived and shot the dog dead. The encounter left Mrs. Iams with a wrench to her arm.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Witness Kieran Testifies in Bankruptcy Case
Patrick J. Kie once led the defunct Pitethe Funding firm and testifies in bankruptcy proceedings in York. He admits no bank accounts but says funds were in various banks and trust companies from Buffalo to Pittsburgh until last September when balances were withdrawn. He notes substantial personal property and that Windsor Trust holds bonds of Fidelity Funding and other collateral stock in excess of loans, with Kieran having property interests.
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V. York
Patrick J. Kie
Pitethe Funding Company
Kieran
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Windsor Trust Company
Fidelity Funding Company
Trust Company
Tim
Roosevelt Issues Message to Republic of Cuba
President Roosevelt expresses hope for Cuba's success as control of the island transfers from Governor Magoon. He states the provisional U S administration will end and wishes peace justice prosperity and lasting friendship between the two republics.
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Washington
Cuba
Roosevelt
Congress of the Republic of
United States
Republic of the United States
Republic of Cuba
Crib Fire Traced to Oil-Soaked Floor
In Chicago on January 25 the inquest into the crib fire resumes as Coroner Hoffman and States Attorney Wayman probe dangerous city conditions before the blaze that killed nearly seventy workers. Witnesses say the floor was oil soaked from large oil receptacles and the exit was an oil trap. The fire spread so rapidly that rescue tugs could not have saved all employees even if on site.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Wayman
Enrico Caruso Deserted by Wife Sails for France
Mme Guilla Guichett, called Caruso’s wife and mother of his three children, left New York aboard the La Lorraine after a stormy meeting with the Brest tenor. She vows vengeance over alleged shabby treatment and settlements.
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New York
Mme
Guilla Guichett
Enrico Caruso
Brest
Caruso
Guleherti
Nuagarte
Jett
Caruso Feud Over Education Rights Sparks Transit Clamor
In a dramatic exchange aboard a ship and amid hotel tensions Signor Caruso refused to meet with Mme. Guchetti over custody of her children. She demanded settlement through his associates and asserted he blocked access to him as he departed for Philadelphia where he was scheduled to sing.
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Signor Carnsa
Caruso
Philadelphia
Camiao
Mme. Guchetti
New York
Robbers Blow Open Carlton State Bank Vault in Texas
The Carlton State Bank in Carlton Texas was robbed last night when the vault was blown open with dynamite and nitroglycerine. Investigators say the gang escaped with about ten thousand dollars in currency, after rousing no one and leaving front damage as the only clue. Authorities suspect an organized gang active in western Texas with a string of similar thefts in the past two months and mark Carlton’s haul as the largest yet.
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el Paso
Texas
Carlton State Bank
Carlton
Fiat
Unfavorable Report On Anti Race Track Bills
Sacramento January 29. Chairman Abner Weed reports unfavorably on Walker-Oils anti race track bills. No minority report. Savage and Kennedy voted for. Weed Wolfe and Leavitt voted against. Walker predicts at most five senators will oppose. names two others not disclosed. The bills will be read a second time Monday with potential third reading Tuesday if opposition arises.
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Sacramento
Ochairman
Abner Weed
Committee On Public Morals
Savage
Kennedy
Weed
Wolfe
Leavitt
Walker
Senate
Nevada farmers corner on potatoes and onions
Reno Nevada January 28 floods in California hurt crops driving Nevada growers to profit. Commission merchants tied to California firms are buying local produce and filling warehouses raising potato prices from 15 to 294 per ton. Onions follow a similar rise with forecasts of higher losses.
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Reno
Nev
California
Nevada
Lease on 8 000 Acres Under Investigation
Boise January 28 the senate ordered an investigation into the leasing of eight thousand acres of Nez Perce county mineral land to George W Thompson Lewiston for fifty years. The state would receive fifteen cents per ton royalty for all ore mined. The lease was granted at a board meeting last Tuesday but not made public.
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Boise
Senate
State Land Board
Nez Perce County
George W. Thompson
Lewiston
Baned Tuesaday
St George
Utah
St. George
Kaibab Forest
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Colorado River
Zion
Petty
Pettys
Salt Lake
Amended bill ready to curb land ownership by aliens in California
Fresno Assemblyman A M Drew set to introduce amendments to a bill objected to by President Roosevelt. The plan mirrors Oklahoma law on alien land ownership, limits aliens to rights of property use, and outlines staged ownership and escheat provisions to real estate. The draft includes sections restricting title to aliens and preserving existing holdings, with a five year holding period for new acquisitions and severe penalties for evading the act.
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Sacramento
A. M. Drew
Fresno
Padent Roosevelt
Gillet
Drew
United States
Assemblyman
Stanley
Roosevelt
California
Huddle Returns Describes Scenic Dixey Utah
C L Huddle, supervisor of the Dixey forest in southern Utah, meets District Forester Leavitt in St George before moving to Mackey Idaho to lead Lemhi National forest. He notes Dixey’s latent resources and praises the mild winter weather with scarce snow.
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C. L Huddle
Dixey Forest
Utah
Leavitt
Mackey
Idaho
Lemhi National Forest
Huddle
Dixey
Arizona
Jattar
Colorado River
California
St. George
Baldersar Executed at San Quentin After Confessing Guilt
Charles Baldersar, who killed his wife and mother in law in Stockton on September 30, 1908, was executed at San Quentin. He did not deny guilt and said he deserved hanging. Weighed 129 pounds and faced an eight foot drop. the trap fell at 10 04. He died fifteen minutes later as the neck was broken.
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San Quentin
Cal
Charles Baldersar
Stockton
Baldersar
Socialists Rise to Power in United Mine Workers
At the UMWA national convention in Indianapolis, socialists gain influence with about 400 of 1400 delegates aligned or supporting socialist views. A public utilities ownership resolution passes, while John Walker of Illinois emerges as a socialist rival to President Lewis. Conservatives and socialists unite to defeat plans for an independent labor party.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of American
Pubdue
Lewis
Hia Omce
John Walker
Ilinois
Leveta
Independent Labor Party
Boundary dispute turns fatal near Chéncame in Mexico
A boundary clash between neighbors near Chéncame in the Velar mining district left two dead after a riot sparked by a trees and wood-cutting quarrel. Francisco sapuies and others faced investigation as rurales pursue suspects.
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Straus
Salome
Harriman
U. S. Senate
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St. George 15
Virgin River
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