Week of terse world notes from a busy era
In Denver a desecrated church is rededicated amid murder plot charges. A derailed special train injures thirty in Texas. Indictments in New York target counterfeiting. A San Francisco suicide follows a New York banking embezzlement case.
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House of Commons
Reginald McKenna
Board of Education
Colon
Cristobal
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peter Locato
Tacoma
Wash
Green Mountain Savings Bank
Marshalltown
State
Windsor
Raymond Hitchcock
New York
W. J. Knight
Dubuque, Jr
Ontario & Western Express
Spring Valley
Black Hand
Tonia Island
Stuyvesant Fish
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Denver
Lee Heinrichs
Yates
Illinois
Australia
San Francisco
Benton
Fayetteville
N. C
Sam Murchison
Pawnee City
Neb
Oscar Frank
Walter Holbrook
Fred Norman
Shawneetown
Teheran
Havana
Beta
Pye
Halifax
Bermuda
Turks Island
Kingston
Count
Countess Szechenyi
William K. Vanderbilt
Plymouth
England
London
Muskogee
George Mauck
Urbana
William H. Taft
Ellicott Club
Washington
Buffalo
John Evenson
Duluth
Ishpeming
Belmont
Frederick D. Grant
U. 8
S. A
Japan
Pacific Coast
Richar Czopczak
Gary
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
Panama
St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Trains Run in Submarine Tube to Hoboken
The Hudson River tunnel between New York City and Hoboken was formally opened with President Roosevelt signaling the start. Trains of eight cars ran under the river in about the time surface ferries take, providing a rapid cross river ride from Manhattan to Hoboken.
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State Bank of St. Paul, Minn
Emma Fink
Slatington
Gov. Hughes
New York
Washington
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Union League Club
West Hammond
Herman Billik
Viza
Crosby S. Noyes
Washington Evening Star
Pasadena
Cal
Noyes
Kansas City
J. R. Brady
Merchants’ Refrigerating Company
Carina
Van
Turkey
W. P. Burden
O. H. Belmont
Galena
Kan
Deneen
Ilinois
Pinole
State Department
Stanton
Wilkesbarre
McCullough
Tri-City State Bank
Madison, Ill
Hudson River
Manhattan Island
East River
Long Island City
John Monk
Mennonite Church
Medway
Ill
Hutchinson
Bryan
Greater
Pittsburg
England
James A. Deane
Charles McKay
West Forks
McKay
China
Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Democrats of
Illinois
Springfield
Madison
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Carson
Amy Sheldon
Newport
R. I
Harvard University
Eugene W. Guindon
Fuller's Express Company
New York City
Jersey
Hoboken
N. J
New Jersey
Hudson Tunnels Co
Elkins Act Upheld in Great Northern Rebates Case
The Supreme Court ruled against Great Northern Railway Co in a rebate dispute, upholding the Elkins Act over the Hepburn Act repeal claim. The Minnesota district court fined $1,000 each for 15 violations from 1905 involving oats and corn shipments to Washington. The decision, announced by Justice White, reinforces government victory in rebate prosecutions including the Standard Oil context.
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Washington, D. C
Great Northern Railway Co
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court For
District of Minnesota
W. P. Devereaux Co
Minneapolis
Points
Washington
Justice White
District Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Co
Supreme Court
Guilt Opinion On Brownsville Shooting By Negro Soldiers
Eight members of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs conclude that some negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry fired the fatal shot at Brownsville Texas on August 13 1906. Four opposed the finding and one did not vote. The bishops moved through several resolutions before adoption.
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Washington, D. C
Brownsville
Tex
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Lodge
Ohio
Meek Charges Corson Backed by Faction in Ohio Schools
Witnesses before a legislative committee say L. D. Bonebrake retired from factional school control, clearing room for O. T. Corson. Meek claims Corson dominates counties. eight witnesses testified before adjourning to March 9. He admits padding grades to aid candidates and accuses the Carlton faction of pressuring him.
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Columbus
Legislative
Meek
L. D. Bonebrake
Ohio
O. T. Corson
Carson
Milner
M. A. Dougherty
Dyer
Cincinnati
State Teachers’ Association
Central Ohio Teachers’ Association
Terrorized by blackmailers in New York Armenian traders
In New York City during Levant Martougessian’s trial for blackmail, Armenian merchants faced threats and possible death sentences from the Hunchakist group. Karashensian and five others received letters demanding 100000 dollars for the Armenian cause, with Harootin Gulbenkian testifying that Martougessian pressured him during visits.
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New York City
Hunchakist Society
New York
Hunchakist Revolutionary Party
Levant Martougessian
Miran Karashensian
Martougessian
Nott
Karashensian
Harootin Gulbenkian
Hartjes Trial for Conspiracy in Divorce Case
Pittsburg hearing in the Hartje divorce conspiracy case began Monday with Augustus Hartje John L Welshons and Clifford Hope on trial. The defendants allegedly conspired with the coachman to urge testimony of improper relations between Hartje’s wife Mary Scott Hartje. Andrew Fisher testified about the meeting where the conspiracy was arranged.
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Pittsburg
Hartje
James R. MacFarlane
Augustus Hartje
John L. Welshons
Clifford Hope
Welshons
Mary Scott Hartje
Andrew Fisher
Congress Debates Finance as Army Bill Stalls
In the house on the 25th speakers discussed the financial condition of the country while the army appropriation bill remained under nominal consideration. The senate featured Senator Owen of Oklahoma opposing the Aldrich currency bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
Owen
Oklahoma
Watch Importers Pay $15,000 Fine Discontinued Suit
Federal case against By ron L. Strasberger & Co. of New York for undervaluing Swiss watch imports was discontinued. The company paid $30,600 covering back duties and a $15,000 fine.
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New York City
Byron L. Strasberger & Co
New York
United States
Senators Debate Ship Subsidy and Currency Bills
In the senate on the 24th Senators Gallinger and Depew spoke in favor of the ship subsidy bill while Senators Whyte and Simmons criticized the Aldrich currency bill. The house began consideration of the army appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate
Gallinger
Depew
Whyte
Simmons
House
Washington Public Printer Not Restored to Duty
Washington public printer Charles A Stillings will not be restored to office. President Roosevelt made the decision known on Tuesday in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Charles A Stillings
Roosevelt
Banker Sentenced for Embezzling at Coal Belt Bank
Ransom A. Young, former president of the Coal Belt national bank Benton and of the Bank of Salem Ark, pleaded guilty to embezzling 17000 dollars. He was sent to Chester penitentiary for an indeterminate term of 1 to 14 years.
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Benton, Ill
Ransom A. Youngblood
Coal Belt National Bank
Benton
Bank of Salem
Ark
Coal Belt Bank
Chester
Receivership Declared for Detroit Motor Car Co
The Reliance Motor Car Co of Detroit entered receivership Monday to avert imminent foreclosure.
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Motor Car Co
Detroit
Mich
Reliance Motor Car Co
Ruined Church Visited in An Earlier Wedding Tale
A snippet recalls a marriage at a church once used for a wedding, with a niece noting the site has likely fallen into ruin. The brief exchange hints at nostalgia and changing times.
A Fine Business in the West
An exchange reveals a young man boasting of city founder status by selling 1,600 speculative lots in Golden Red City. The venture promises big parks and factories, though the project has no fixed location yet, pending more sales to raise land funds.
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Gotham
West
Golden Red City
New York Weekly
Break it gently instructs burglar in opening window
The text depicts a burglar's assistant reaching a window and failing to open it while a whisper instructs to knock a pane out. An exclamatory opening frames the scene in a Cleveland Leader narrative style.
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Cleveland Leader
The Play Dialogue on Morals and Method
A brief exchange shows the manager deferring moral quality to the playwright while granting freedom on method. The chorus quips about absence of morals and hands-off guidance, reflecting backstage wit and theatercraft dynamics.
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Puck
Look at Jigsby’s Solemn Pride Over Newborn Tooth
A wry Baltimore American quip notes Jigsby’s visible pride not from political bids but from his first baby’s milestone, a literal tooth cut, signaling domestic joy over public ambition.
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Jigsby
Congress
Baltimore American
Allaying Her Fears on a Street Car
In a street car scene Miss Soveleaf reports three men smoking on the rear platform. The conductor reassures the woman that the lace curtains are being laundried today, so no harm will be done.
Not Entirely
A playful quip from the Baltimore American notes Tom’s surprise at a wealthy fish dealer giving large charitable sums. The joke hinges on the line that the dealer’s business operates from a sell fish standpoint, highlighting a pun on commerce and charity.
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Baltimore American
Poor Shot at Theater Sparks Egg Wagering
In Yonkers a theater audience reacts to a bad shot as someone wastes eggs on stage. The remark labeled Poor Shot echoes in the Yonkers Statesman with witty exchange about the misfire and its audience reception.
Market Report from New York February 26 1968
The Markets section notes flour firm with No 2 red wheat at 99 1 4 cents, No 2 white corn at 61 1 2 cents, oats at 57 3 4 cents. Hay in fair demand. Cattle inactive. Yearlings 5.00 to 9.00. Sheep steady 4.00 to 5.00, lambs 7.25 to 7.50. Hogs in Yorkers 4.75 to 4.90.
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Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Grain and livestock price report from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg
Market notes from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg dated February 26 show prices for flour butter eggs and various grains. Cattle calves sheep hogs priced by grade with steers lambs wethers and prices ranges across cities.
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St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Col
Father Leo
Charles Gates
Orville
Federal
Joseph M. Giordani
Hayti
J. L. Munzer
Secretary of the Treasury
Lanning
United States Circuit Court
Trenton
Westing
Army
Navy
Coal Delt National Bank of
Salem Bank of
Salem
Louis Barber
Jerome Lewis
Medina
Naval
Iona Island
States
Territories
United States Bureau of Education
William H. Prescott
United States Envelope Company
Rockville
Conn
Solomon
Natha Rives Burden
Young Society
Burden
Troy
Emmanuel Church
Boston
Thomas A. Edison
Senor Gomez
Philippine Assembly
William F. Barrows
Indianapolis
Astbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Elkins
United States Supreme Court
Meck
Corson
Chapter
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Toledo
East Buffalo
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