Washington News Of The Week Recaps Proclamations And Obits
The president signed a proclamation adding nearly 600000 acres to Modoc National Forest in California. The Society of Sponsors for the United States Navy organized in Washington. T C Spalling joined the AG's office for antitrust cases. A desert land entry bill advances. West Point graduation awards 108 second lieutenants. officer needs noted for 1908. Cuban registration lists tabulation nears completion for municipal elections. Senator Fulton seeks 403030 to Manila archbishop for church damages by U S forces. Senate amends railroad rate laws to include retired and disabled employees in free transport. Notables include Knowles, Fletcher, Atkinson, Sullivan, Morrell, Marshall, Demmon, Wendell, Chichester, Underwood and others passing or taking posts. Fire damages reported in Ohio, Virginia, New Hampshire, Chicago, Woburn, and New York skyscraper incidents. A tragic boiler accident near John Kellogg ends a two year old’s life.
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Modoc National Forest
California
Society of Sponsors
United States Navy
Washington
T. C. Spalling
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Taft
West Point Military Academy
Census Bureau
Fulton
Manila
Philippines
United States
Senate
Clapp
John L. Atkinson
Kobe
Japan
Towa
Arthur Sullivan
Montana
Dillon
Mont
Henry Morrell
Wisconsin
A. W. Marshall
North Carolina
Daniel L. Demmon
Franklin Mining Company
Boston
Andrew Wendell
J. Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Chicago
Charles F. Chichester
Century’ Company
New York
E. B. Underwood
Colorado
Magdalena Bay
Sidney Stanton
General Board of the Navy
Des Moines Pioneer Killed by Street Car
In Des Moines Charles W. Chapman a respected pioneer was instantly killed in front of his aging wife when struck by a street car. A severe snowstorm hampered visibility.
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Charles W. Chapman
Des Moines
George Hatfield
John Angus
Sma
Tallyho
W. Va
Riots and trials across cities spark a wave of crimes
A chaotic report details arrests in Pittsburg and a son found with rings, a deadly Dunbar riot causing two deaths and six injuries, a Colorado bridegroom’s suicide after a bitter marriage, and multiple legal actions. It covers bank thefts, a Chicago teacher’s arrest, a child abuse dismissal, a York Smith murder mystery, and broader international notes from Montcalm to Rio de Janeiro. The item also notes a Virginia veneer fire, lumber market woes, and a new Chicago Duluth rail route opening by June.
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Thomas Brayne
Pittsburg
Dunbar
Oscar Kirby
Colorado
Tisdelle
Chicago
Andrew~ Dupaquer
Hoyne High School
Dupaquer
Tuscarora County
Ohio
Clara Sterling
Sampson Fowler
Miss Sterling
David Heckert
York
Granit Fas
Menominee River
Duluth
Superior
Wisconsin Central Railway
Ladysmith
Wis
Duruth
Submarine Boat Controversy Bites Washington Politics
Representative Lilley of Connecticut seeks an investigation into Electric Boat Company methods amid claims of lavish entertaining in Washington. The House Rules Committee will hear Lilley if charges show substantial ground, while Loudenslager defends actions on naval procurement and pending Octopus type submarines.
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Washington
Lilley
Connecticut
Electric Boat Company
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Committee On Rules
Loudenslager
Navy Department
Liley
Foss
Committee On Oval Affairs
Big Gift to Norway Proposed by Norwegian Americans
A Chicago launched drive aims to raise 100000 for Norway. Leaders from Minnesota and national Norwegians will gather to decide the gift form. Potentially funding a Norwegian minister's residence in Washington or restoring a portion of Trondheim's great cathedral.
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America
Chicago
Fed
United States
Shersnan
Fatherland
Washington
Northwest
Twin Cities
H. G. Stub
Luther Seminary
Wilhelm Pettersen
Augsburg Semnary
Gisle Bothne
University of Minnesota
E. H. Hobe
Norway
St Pau
Trond
Jem
Railroad Official Denies Wage Reductions Planned
In New York on February 23 a railroad official stated that wage cuts are not contemplated, responding to President Roosevelt's letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking data on any disputes between railroads and their employees arising from wage reductions.
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New York
Roosevelt
Interstate Commission
St Olaf Debaters Win Contest At Northfield
In a literary or oratorical contest at Northfield on February 23 St Olaf College won the first prize of 40 dollars and the second prize of 10 dollars. E R Anderson spoke on The Apostle in Africa and took first prize. A P Tolleson was runner up with a speech titled A.
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North Northfield
Stinn
Carleton
St. Olaf
E.R. Anderson
the Apostle
Africa
P. Tolleson
Fleet visit urged by Australia invites American fleet
Washington reports reveal an Australian invitation for all or part of the American fleet to visit Australia after its San Francisco return. Secretary Metcalf released the cabinet note noting the movement plans are not fixed and a route by the Australian coast is possible but not promised. Secretary Root said the final disposition awaits further consideration.
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Washington
Metcalf
Root
San Francisco
Suez
Alfred Deakin
Australia
John P. Gray
Melbourne
Comiunication
Gray
Muteauf
Navy Department
Society Belle Burden Dies in Accidental Gas Poisoning
New York society figure Mrs. William Proudst Burden formerly Nath a Rives daughter of O H P Belmont was found dead in her Fifth Avenue home. The coroner ruled gas poisoning accidental after a disused chandelier to lamp setup allowed poisonous gas to fill the room and drift to the sleeper.
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Burden
New York
William Proudst Burden
Natha Rives
O. H. P. Belmont
Newport
Washington
Fifth Avenue
Turks Poke Hornets Nest at Cartua Frontiers
News from Tifis reports Turkish forces raided Cart hua village near Van Adriatic Turkey capturing fifty-one Armenians accused of revolutionary ties. Court martial quickly condemned eight to death and forty-three to life imprisonment. Excitement grows in nearby villages amid fears of uprisings and frontier tensions. Turks fortify positions closer to the frontier.
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Tifis
Carthua
Van
Adriatic
Turkey
Carina
Indian Killed in Drunken Brawl Near Sisseton Agency
Word arrives of an Indian named Mazahawaste killed last night near the Sisseton agency in a drunken brawl. One Indian, John Burke, is under arrest and two others still at large are implicated. The deceased was known as a bad man.
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Sisseton
Mazahawaste
John Burke
Girl shocked at verdict shocks nation
Hartford Conn February 23 Ame ia Karrie, an employee of Gen Stoessel, killed herself by inhaling illuminating gas in regrets over the conviction of General Stoessel at St Petersburg. The Russian gun had been used in the general's household.
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Stoessel
Hartford
Conn
Gen. Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Ameia Karrie
Embezzlement Charged in Refrigerating Company Indictment
Kansas City February 23 Eleven indictments charged the embezzlement of 176000 and warehouse act violations against J E Brady formerly president of Merchants Refrigerating company which failed last November.
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Kansas City
J. E. Brady
Merchants’ Refigerating Company
Priest Murder at Denver Church Altar Shocked City
Father Leo Heinrichs was shot dead during mass at St Elizabeth's Cathedral in Denver after Giuseppe Guaranaccio pressed a pistol to his body. The attacker claimed to be an anarchist with a grudge against priests and escaped to Colorado Springs after police moved him from the city jail.
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Denver
Colo
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's
Giuseppe Guaranaccio
Leo
Daniel Cronin
Ttalian
Guarnacelo
Michael Delaney
Adam
Italy
Central America
United States
Father Ho
Guarabaccio
Guaranacelo
Littleton
Colorado Springs
Death and Ruin in Storm Destruction in England and Ireland
A sudden hurricane wind and hail swept northwest England and northern Ireland. A Mersey schooner capsized with eight drowned. Dozens of grandstands collapsed injuring spectators at football matches. A Burtonport to Donegal train was blown off rails but passengers were rescued. The gale damaged schools churches and trees across many towns, with fatalities reported in Manchester Wiesbach and Leeds.
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England
Ireland
London
Mersey
Burtonport
Donegal
Manchester
Wiesbach
Leeds
Train strikes home at grade crossing in urban area
A Erle passenger train struck a closely curtained house at a grade crossing. In the incident a ten year old daughter was injured and the couple, ataucke and his wife, were inside the home. The event prompted emergency response and inquiries into the crossing safety.
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Ataucke
Daushter Te
Frederick Brinnler Attempts Suicide in Hotel
Frederick J Brinnler aged twenty four attempted death by own action in a hotel yesterday firing a shot. Brinnler is in a critical condition in Philadelphia February 25 in the report from local authorities.
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Frederick J. Brinnler
Brinnler
Black Hand Threat Targeting Iona Island Powder Magazines
A February letter signed Black Hand warned that 3,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder at Iona Island naval magazines would be exploded if married workers discharged there on January 1, 1908 are not rehired. Secret Service aims to identify the author as Marines guard the island and civilians formerly employed remain under strict surveillance. Iona Island lies forty miles north of Honore or seven miles south of West Point.
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New York
Black Hand
Comander Brdunsgueter
United States Naval
Iona Island
Secret Service
Haverstan
Washington
Islang
Tona Island
Hadeon
West Point
Run Down by Train In Merrymakers Tragedy at Spring Valley
A team of six runaway horses pulled a splintered wagon carrying a party to a basketball game across a West Nyack crossing. An Ontario and Western express collided, killing four instantly and injuring five others. Nine prominent local families face a grave loss as investigators dispute responsibility and witnesses are scarce. The gate tender reports the team drove through lowered barriers while one gate remained intact. The horses survived uninjured and the wagon pole was torn away.
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Spring Valley
N. Y
George Young
Ny‘ack
West Ny‘ack
Ontario & Western Express
Hudson County Hospital
Hoboken
N. J
Hearst and Followers Plan New National Party
In Chicago Hearst leads Independence League conference as a provisional national committee is authorized to call a national convention to nominate a presidential ticket after party gatherings in Chicago and Denver. Delegations from 35 states attend with 125 participants, hearing a pledge to restore government power to the people and form a true national party.
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Hearst
Chicago
Independence League
William Randolph Hearst
League
Provisional National Committee
Republican
Demeradic
Denver
Auditorium Hotel
Russia Yields to Powers in Baltic Stability Talks
Copenhagen reports that Russia abandoned fortifying the Aland islands under pressure from other powers, with an entente preserving the Baltic status quo to be arranged. In Cambridge Ohio a collision between two interurban cars left one killed and about fifteen injured, many fatally, near this city yesterday.
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Russia
Copenhagen
Aland Islands
Baltic
Cambridge
Ohio
Ffteen
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