Notable Happenings Of The Week Across The World
A week of dramatic events spans political, crime, and industry. Chicago police chief Shippy is stabbed, his son fatally shot, and a Russian revolutionary wounds the driver as the assassin is killed. Global politics see Russia, Prussia, and U S moves with policy notes, strikes, and legal actions.
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Shippy
Chicago
James Foley
Lazarus Averbuch
Hepburn
Marcus
Wash
William H. Sims
Roosevelt
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Peter
Louisville
Lucian S. Blanchard
Oskaloosa
Allenstein
East Prussia
von Goeben
von Goeben, Who Killed Maj
von Schoenbeck
Cornelia Harriman
K. H. Harriman
Robert Livingstone Gerry
Elbridge T. Gerry
New York
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Missouriiaiires
St. Louis
James Oliver
South Bend
Ind
Oakland
Cal
John” Martin
William J. Dyngee
Scott
Exeter
Concord
N. H
France
Paul E. Roy
George A. Carkins
Banco de Minero
Chihuahua
Ambassador Creel
United States
Russia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Pittsburg
John Benham
Cincinnati
Frank Brown
Maysville
W. W. Duncan
Spartanburg
S. C
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Breckinridge Hall
Central University
Danville
Pacific Coast
United Kingdom
Albert Lea
Minn
New England
Thomas B. Wanamaker
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Liverpool
Grand Duke Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee
Senator la Follette
American Trust and Savings Bank
Hibernian Banking Association
John Jones
Jim Bludso
Mississippi River
Dakota
Prince Ferdinand and Reuss Princess wed at Coburg
The marriage unites Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Eleanore Caroline Gasparine Louise of Reuss in Coburg Germany. The article notes royal alliances and coverage of contemporary European affairs.
Deport Alien Anarchists Demand Police Cooperation
Washington orders immigration chiefs to work with police to deport alien anarchists and criminals. New York authorities pledge vigorous enforcement while federal and local forces quietly bar and monitor suspected militants amid ongoing anti anarchist campaigns. Archbishop Farley threat reports prompted police dialogue with church officials.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Commissioners of Immigration
New York City
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Immigration
Watchorn
United States
Stimson
Bingham
Wall Street
New York
Farley
Catholic Church
Naval Experts Testify On Turret Safety And Marksmanship
Four naval officers testified before the senate naval committee defending the navy’s turret safety and gun handling. Prof. Alger argued American marksmanship matched or exceeded other navies and defended turret construction after the Missouri incident. He noted copper flaps keep powder passages secured and cited improved shielding between magazines and gun rooms.
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Washington, D C
Senate Naval Committee
P. R. Alger
Naval Academy
F. F. Fletcher
Y. O. Chase
Prof
Alger
Sims
Santiago
Missouri
Harriman Now in Full Control of Illinois Central
Illinois Central stockholders meeting ends a drawn out struggle as E. H. Harriman and John Jacob Astor are re elected to the board. Stuyvesant Fish’s faction loses only formal opposition. A G Hackstaff fills the unexpired term and J F Titus succeeds Fish on the directorate.
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J. F. Titus
Stuyvesant Fish
Congress Debates Rail Toll Fraud Claim in House
During the debate on the post office appropriation bill in the House on the 3d Mr. Lloyd of Missouri claimed the government was defrauded of 70 million dollars by railroads holding mail contracts. In the Senate Senators McCumber and Newlands spoke on the currency bill urging extensive changes.
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Congress
Washington
Lloyd
Missouri
Senate
McCumber
Newlands
Indicted for Rebating Involving Rail and Lumber Firms
Indictments charge the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Co. with granting rebates and the Chapman and Dewey Lumber Co. of Kansas City with accepting rebates, returned by the federal grand jury on Tuesday.
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St. Louis
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Co
Chapman & Dewey Lumber Co
Kansas City
Liberals Lose Government in New Brunswick Election
Frederickton N B Tuesday general elections toppled the Liberal government after 25 years in power. The province votes across the province in a dramatic political upheaval ending long Liberal rule.
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Frederickton
N. B
New Brunswick
Crawford county liquor licenses granted and refused
Judge Thomas J. Prather approved 55 liquor licenses in Crawford county, denied 12, and held over 10 applications. In York, Mrs. Charles Alwine opened the baby’s wrapping and found the eight month old named child dead in a tragic discovery.
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Meadville
Thomas J. Prather
Crawford County
York
Charles Alwine
John Crimmings
Mrs Van Luven Turns to Poison to Avoid Testimony
Pittston report says Mrs. Joseph Van Luven, wife of a noted builder, drank ecarbolic acid rather than testify against her husband and sister-in-law as star witnesses in a trial.
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Pittston
Joseph van Luven
Forty-Second? Pennsylvania Y M C A Convention Closes
Connersville district reports the fortieth annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Young Men's Christian Association closed with 35 converts.
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Connellsville
Pennsylvania State Young Men’s Christian Association
Bounties Paid for Noxious Animals Surge in February
Harrisburg reports a heavy demand under the press law with over $5,000 paid out in February for noxious animal bounties.
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Harrisburg
Fire Claims Mother and Baby in Abbottstown
Mrs. Frank Hafer died after rescuing her infant during a house fire in Abbottstown. She succumbed to smoke inhalation and the baby also perished. Rescue efforts and fire investigators are on scene.
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York
Frank Hafer
Abbottstown
Hawk Appointed Receiver for Coney Island Amusement Co
Pittsburg reports Robert Hawk has been named receiver for the Coney Island Amusement Co. The firm owns a large summer resort along the Ohio River near the city.
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Pittsburg
Robert Hawk
Coney Island Amusement Co
Amusement Company
Ohio River
Optical illusion feared to death claims Ostrop
Pottsville report says Michael Ostrop shot, who lived near New Philadelphia, died after allegedly being frightened by an optical illusion he thought showed two images in a mirror.
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Pottsville
Michael Ostropshot
New Philadelphia
Bank Closes Prompting Involuntary Bankruptcy Filed
In Leechburg Pennsylvania the Leechburg Banking Co. faced an involuntary bankruptcy petition in the U.S. district court after the bank closed its doors on February 17. The action targets the failed financial institution and initiates formal proceedings.
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Pittsburg
United States District Court
Leechburg Banking Co
Leechburg, Pa
Woman from Monongahela Dies After Long Starvation
Mrs. Sarah Mc Gough of Monongahela died after two months without eating due to a stomach disorder that prevented nourishment retention.
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Washington
Sarah McGough
Monongahela
Easton Solicitor Receives Dynamite Package From Italy
City Solicitor N R Turner of Easton received a mailed package from Italy that contained a stick of dynamite with an explosive cap attached. The incident prompted police involvement and a threat investigation.
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Easton
N. R. Turner
Italy
Poisonings Suspected After Saloon Drinking
In Monessen one man is dead another dying and two more seriously ill from poison given during liquor consumption at saloons. Police suspect robbery as the motive.
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Monessen
Latrobe Woman Found Dead Suspended in Room
The body of Mrs Ada L Eiseman widow of a Latrobe physician was found hanging from a board across a trap door in her room. She had been dead about two days.
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Latrobe
Ada L. Eiseman
Round House Fire Destroys Structure at Huntington
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. round house in Huntington burned destroying two freight locomotives. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 25000 dollars.
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Huntington
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Gambling raid nets twenty six men in Altoona
Police in Altoona raided a gambling house arresting twenty six men. They confiscated a roulett wheel poker chips several packs of cards and other gambling devices.
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Altoona
Tragic Fire Ends Life of Emma Fink in Allentown
Emma Fink of Slat ington, standing among the ruins of her former home burned down last year, poured coal oil on her clothing and set fire to her skirt, dying from her injuries.
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Allentown
Emma Fink
Slatington
Farmers Institute Draws Wide Attendance Near Macungie
Harrisburg reports the farmers institute directed by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Martin at Macungie Lehigh county drew broad participation with attendees from miles around, marking one of the most successful events in the region.
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Harrisburg
Farmers’ Institute
Martin
Macungie
Lehigh County
West Butler Robbery Suspects Apprehended
Pearl Johnson William White and James Haskins alleged to have robbed Joe Modaski in West Butler. Officers Louis Hays and James Hamm arrested them after a lively encounter.
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Butler
Joe Modaski
West
Pearl Johnson
William White
James Haskins
Louis Hays
James Hamm
Reverend J G Butz Dies After Fall at Zelienople
Rev J G Butz aged 72 long time pastor of Harmony and Zelienople German Evangelical Lutheran churches after forty years service died in Zelienople from injuries after a fall his skull fractured and death followed.
Health Department Circular on Typhoid Fever Germs
Harrisburg report states the state health department issued a circular to all attendees and interested parties with practical advice on destroying typhoid germs and preventing spread.
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Harrisburg
State Health Department
Death Certificate for Patrick Kerwin Aged 110 in Westmoreland
Harrisburg reports the death of Patrick Kerwin of St. Clair township Westmoreland county aged 110 years 9 months 17 days. The official certificate was received by the state health department bureau of vital statistics.
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Harrisburg
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Department of Health
Patrick Kerwin
St. Clair Township
Westmoreland County
State Zoologist Plans Tree Sprays at Berks Almshouse
Harrisburg reports that State Zoologist Surface has ordered his team to spray trees at the Berks County almshouse next month. The county orchard, noted for its fine crops, suffers from scale and will serve for demonstrations.
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Harrisburg
Berks County
Explosion Injures Four at Cambria Steel Plant
An explosion in the Cambria Steel Co iron converter building in Johnstown caused a concussion that shook blocks, shattered windows, and damaged property. Four men were seriously injured as the large building was wrecked.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Co
Equitable Life Pays Over 80 000 Tax to Commonwealth
Harrisburg report states The Equitable Life Assurance Society has paid more than 80 000 dollars in annual tax to the commonwealth.
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Harrisburg
Equitable Life: Assurance Society
Commonwealth
Ford City pottery to resume operations
Kittanning reports Ford china pottery at Ford City which employs several hundred people will restart operations, signaling reopening after a shutdown.
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Kittanning
Ford China Pottery
Ford City
Tragic Death By Train Near Templeton
Joe Papoic, 40, ended his life by stepping in front of a passenger train on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Templeton, authorities report.
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Cil City
Joe Papoic
Pennsylvania Railroad
Templeton
Magee Seeks Divorce From Second Wife Lucy Magee
William J. Magee of Oil City files for divorce from his second wife Lucy D. Magee. The couple wed in Chicago about a year ago.
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Franklin
William J. Magee
Oil City
Lucy D. Magee
Chicago
Uniontown school board approves $45000 bond issue
Uniontown school board votes to issue a bond of 45000 dollars to build an eight room school in the Second ward.
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Uniontown
School Board of
Second Ward
Lincoln club leader Jacob Green dies at 65
Altoona reports the death of Jacob Jefferson Green, president of the Lincoln club and a prominent Negro Republican politician born into slavery, aged sixty five.
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Altoona
Jacob Jefferson Green
Lincoln Club
Middletown High School Robbed of Supplies and Property
The high school building at Middletown was broken into and robbed. Thieves took supplies and damaged much school property.
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Middletown
Somerset Man Josiah Good Dies Suddenly at Home
Josiah Good aged 66 of Somerset township collapsed and died from apoplexy at his residence. He was brother to Josiah Good a prominent Somerset coal operator.
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Somerset
Josiah Good
Somerset Township
State rail commission names chief clerk and messenger
The Pennsylvania state railroad commission announces the appointment of E. C. Worrell of Philadelphia as chief clerk and John Johnson of New Haven as messenger.
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Harrisburg
State Railroad Commission
E. C. Worrell
Philadelphia
John Johnson
New Haven
Krupic Brothers Sentenced for Second Degree Murder
Greensburg report states John and Frank Krupic brothers were convicted of second degree murder for killing Vete Jerrick and sentenced to 12 and 10 years in the Western Penitentiary.
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Greensburg
John and
Frank Krupic
Vete Jerrick
Western Penitentiary
Miner Sylvester Shot in Ambush Near Derry No. 2
While returning home M. L. Sylvester a miner from Derry No. 2 was fired upon from ambush. The bullet struck the temple and he fell unconscious. he was later found and carried back to his residence.
State issues near ten thousand car licenses to date
Harrisburg reports that the number of automobile licenses issued by the state highway department is close to 10,000 this year, far exceeding the tally at the same point last year. The surge indicates increased activity and demand in motor vehicle registration.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
State Spiritualists form Pennsylvania organization
Delegates from across Pennsylvania attended a convention at the First Church of Spiritualists in Pittsburg to launch a state organization for Spiritualists.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
First Church of Spiritualists
Floods Wash Through Eastern Pennsylvania
Floods in eastern Pennsylvania left at least three dead and caused extensive property damage. Bridges were washed away mills and factories inundated and railroad tracks flooded across the region.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Fire destroys business block in Slip Rock
A fire destroyed a business block at Slip Rock owned by W Henry Wilson and housing Henry Heasley s restaurant. It was the town s first blaze in ten years and the newly organized fire department performed excellent work.
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Butler
Slippery Rock
W. Henry Wilson
Henry Heasley
Judge approves new Monongahela City bridge plan
Judge McIlvaine approves the viewers report recommending construction of a new bridge across the Monongahela River at Monongahela City to replace the old Williamsport bridge, which the War Department had ordered raised.
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Washington
McIlvaine
Monongahela River
Monongahela City
Williamsport
War Department
McKeesport Father to Face Bail Hearing in Stabbing Case
Pittsburg report says Jacob Kraushauerr refuses to testify against William Krashauerr in the stabbing incident. Doctors forecast recovery for the injured son as the father awaits possible release on bail from McKeesport lockup.
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Pittsburg
Jacob Kraushauerr
McKeesport
William Krashauerr
McKeesport Hospital
Lone Pine schools to reopen after mumps and whooping cough
In Amwell township patrons push to resume classes, declaring the illnesses a negligible obstacle. Directors announce that the schools, closed temporarily, will reopen immediately to continue education for local children.
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Washington
Lone Pine
Amwell Township
Inquest Rules Death of Mrs Emalee as Accidental
A jury in East Pike Run township found Mrs Emalee’s death at her home on February 20 to be accidental and caused by persons unknown. The husband, the sole other person present, had reported the death as self-inflicted.
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New York
East Side
Andrew Hamilton
New York Life
Albany
N.Y
d’Amade
Morocco
James Willcocks
Bazar Valley
India
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
M. Chtcheglovitoff
St. Petersburg
John F. Weiss
E. C. Humphreys
Harrisburg
Capitol
Pekin
EF. V. Munn
Beloit
Wis
Fire Underwriters’ Association of the Northwest
Honolulu
Fred Dolph
Clinton
Chicago
Leo Heinrichs
Paterson
N. J
Denver
Tampa
Fla
New York State Public Service Commission
Goppenstein
Switzerland
Washington
Evans
Patrick F. Garrett
el Paso
Tex
Las Cruces
N. M
Wayne Brazle
Garrett
Billy the Kid
John McGregor
Indianapolis
Ind
George M. Woodby
J. J. Hicks
Josie Schuck
Los Angeles
Cal
Mart
Charlotte L. Noyes
Boston
W. P. MeComés
Harry Thaw
Springfield
Mass
Meyer
Montague Roberts
Thomas Car
Ellinwood
Kan
Ormsby
New
J. B. Rickey
State Bank
Edward R. Thomas
Orlando F. Thomas
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
William T. Jerome
County of
Hughes
Albany, N. X
Monongahela
Charles Emalee
Pike Run
Slavic Youth Detonates Home Over Dance Invitation
Joe Dibosh aged 18, a Slav from Donohoe Station, is jailed after allegedly blasting his own Greensburg home with dynamite to force attendance at a dance. One end of the house is wrecked, eight people in the kitchen rendered unconscious, and firefighters saved the rest of the structure.
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Greensburg
Joe Dibosh
Donohoe Station
Tyrone capture leads to Bertillon room scare
In Altoona Sam Woh alleged to have held up, beat, and robbed Charley Lowe was captured in Tyrone. He was brought to city hall for measurements in the Bertillon room amid fear he would be beheaded.
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Altoona
Sam Woh
Charley Lowe
Tyrone
City Hall
Mills and mines restart in Tyler and Cherry Valley
The Tyler Tube and Pipe Co. rolling mills resume operations employing 250 workers. In the Cherry Valley district over 2,000 miners return to work at the Pittsburg and Eastern Coal Co. mines after months of idleness.
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Washington
Tyler Tube and Pipe Co
Cherry Valley
Pittsburg and Eastern Coal Co
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Weeks
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LeGrand
Thomas A. Edison
Ned W. Barton
Patent Office
Henry E. Everding
John A. Heany
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Jrockwayville
Joint Committee of
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William H. Taft
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
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Secretary of the Interior
Lord Kitchener
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Europe
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Norway
Royal Order of St. Olav
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