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Roosevelt, as Commander in Chief, welcomes Admiral Sperry's squadron. The 28-ship fleet, including the Connecticut, Mayflower, and four battleships, steams past the President's yacht with salutes, pennants, and cannon fire. Civilians and officials fill Hampton Roads as the cruiser fleet returns from a 45,000 mile voyage, showcasing modern naval power and national pride.
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Roosevelt
Navy
Admiral Sperry
Banda
OG Point Comfort
Hampton Roads
Virgiinia Capes
Chesapeake Bayo
Wamptoin Roads
Connecticut
Washington
Wrom
Mathead
Sampton Roads
Sperry
Jackies
Io Urampton Road
Hampton
Gonnlanding
Louisiana
Georgia
Wisconsin
Wade
Angell Leaves Michigan Presidency After Thirty Eight Years
Dr James Borrill Angell resigns from the University of Michigan presidency after thirty eight years of service. The board of regents accepts the resignation and offers him the post of chancellor, effective at the end of the current college year. Earlier, a prior attempted resignation was not considered.
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Ann Arbor
James Borrill Angell
University of Michigan
Board of Regents
Angell
Tihme
Angell to Continue Lectures Despite Expected Resignation
Rumors swirl that the venerable educator will relinquish duties to a younger man. President Angell and the regents announce that he will keep lecturing on international law and the history of treaties after his resignation takes effect, and will receive an annual salary of four thousand dollars as chancellor with his present residence maintained.
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Ne. Hon
Angell
Earthquake devastates Luristan province in Persia
News reports a violent earthquake on January 23 centered in Luristan western Persia. Sixty villages were destroyed or damaged, with 5000 to 6000 deaths. Surviving residents flee to Burujurd as government appeals for aid flow in. Luristan is rugged, mountainous and remote from Teheran with limited courier communication. The population is mainly Bakhyaris, an Iranian offshoot.
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Luristan
Persia
Burajurd
Selator
Burujurd
Teheran
Peanuts Blamed for Pittsburg Child Death
A seven year old girl, Catherine Lydon, died in Pittsburg after a brief illness blamed on peanut poisoning. The report indicates peanuts caused the death and notes the victim’s age and rapid onset of illness.
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Pittsburg
Catherine ‘Lydon
Manitoba Cuts Phone Rates After Gov't Takeover
Manitoba lawmakers moved to cut telephone rates by one third after the government took over the system. The move followed a report that the provincial entity, run by officials, had earned $168,000 in its first year.
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Mnnitoba
Manitoba
Millionaire Traps Dynamiter At Home On Bank Run
Lawrence M. Jones of Kansas City, a wealthy dry goods merchant, was seized in his Lome library by a gunman with a dynamite bomb demanding 7000. Jones restrained the attacker with help from his son Chester and wife, preventing an explosion. the man, C. T. Garnett, was captured with ten pounds of dynamite. Garnett confessed to renting a Independence, Missouri house to hold Jones and spoke of poverty and ill health.
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Lawrence M. Jones
Kansas City
Lome
Mr. Jones
Tia
Jones
Profit Under Two Cent Fare Could Bring Rail Profit in Missouri
State Railroad Commissioner John A. Knott cites the Missouri railway commission showing minor lines across the state earned more in 1908 than 1907 under a 2-cent fare, while several trunk lines posted gains though some losses. Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific show notable per mile improvements. others like Wabash Frisco and Burlington fall short. Knott argues these figures prove railroads can operate profitably under Missouri's 2-cent fare law.
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Missouri
Missouri Railway Commission
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Kansas and
Texas
Iron Mountain
Wabash
Frisco
Burlington
John A. Knott
Ed Lewee may take Milwaukee club management
A Texas Legislature committee votes to report a bill creating a state racing commission to oversee all racing matters. Minnesota State Bowling Association hosts its 17th annual tournament in St. Paul starting February 11, expanding to the International Bowling Association. Dr. H L Williams accepts as Minnesota football coach for next year. A mule set a new Ottawa record with three vacuums clipped from the old mark as times are recorded.
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Texas
All Racing Commission
Minnesota State Bowing Association
International Bowling Association
St. Paul
H. L. Williams
University of Minnesota
Board of Athletic Control
Ottawa
We United High To The Grim Of Football
A garbled column blends sports banter and ads. It recounts a halfback complaining about heat protectors, a mother’s retort, and a two week layoff from a nose gear incident, followed by shifting notes on baking powder labels and unrelated anecdotes.
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Frederick
New Idea Helps Wisconsin Couple With Postum Health
A Wisconsin couple, once coffee dependent and sleepless, tried Postum after reading about its health benefits. They reported calmer nerves, brighter skin, better temper, and reduced coffee cravings as they prepared Postum correctly. Friends who followed directions also preferred it, noting improvements in wellbeing. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek and references The Road to Wellville.
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Nenad
Endez
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Iowa Legislature Faces Broad Trust and Prohibition Efforts
The Iowa Legislature advanced a sweeping trust law targeting grocers, coat dealers, and doctors with penalties including $50 daily fines and 1 to 10 years imprisonment. Prohibition petitions gathered 10,000 names, while bills covered road funding, women’s suffrage on certain propositions, county employee pay raises, hospital funding, railroad taxation shifts, and anti white slave traffic laws amid a busy session with recounts of contests and structural reforms.
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Towa
C. W. Miller
Coat Dealers
Fee Trust
Doctors’ Trust
Ryers
Aon
Iowa
George Th. Casson
Senate Committee On Suppression
Darrah
Lucas County
Senate
Meredith
Cass
Cooper
House Committee On Public Health
Saunders
League of Iowa Municipalities
House of Representatives
Balloff
Sent
Clarkson
Gilliland
Saunders Wednesday
Peterson
Dewey
Guthrie
Capitol
Marion County
L. D. Crozer
Crozier
Tower House
Laws
Edward B. Fulham
Muscatine
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Missurle
Chicago
James B. Ang
Millionaire
Dynamiter
L. W. Jones
Edward Lewee
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Darktown
Ble
Cuttin
Little ‘Rastuso
Chicago Tribune
Sulzer
Tinderwood
Patchogue
A. Salzer Seed Co
C. la Crosse
Wis
Salzer
Independence
Long Island
Cleveland
Cleveland Concern
Jle
Sly
Keokuk and Fort ,Madison
Bil
Lee County
Wuapelle
Jefferson
van Burean
Davis, Appannose
Monrvee
Lucas
Senator Mattes
Mattes
Dalcede
Met
Perry Paggant
Cerro Gorda
House
Quigley
Ansel Briggs
Omaha
Jackson County
State Board of Control
Brandos
Pottawattamie County
Brandes
Cherokee
Clarinda
Mt. Pleasant
Illinois
State Normal School
Board of Agricultural Affairs
Hunter
Iowa State Normal School
Town State Teachers College
de Wolf
Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie Fund
Iself
DeArmand
Scntt County
Charles W. Miller
Miller
Jewell
Roe
Moore
Elliott
O'Connor
H. E. Deemer
Iowa City
Hal Hansen
Villisca
Ward
Woodbury
Harding
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