Home Rule Planned for Ireland in Present Parliament Session
London reports the Liberal government signals its aim to legislate Irish reform without reintroducing the old council bill. Earl of Dudley urges conciliatory policy against coercion, while Augustine Birrell vows not to enforce the Crimes Act and supports land redistribution to ease unrest.
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London
Ireland
Asquith
Dudley
Balfour
House of Lord
Earl of Dudley
England
House of Commons
Augustine Birrell
Birrell
Incendiary Conspiracy Leads to Arson Arrests in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports two warrants sworn for Louis Levison and Harry Kohn on arson charges tied to an alleged plot by insurance men and traveling merchants to start fires, collect insurance, and flee. A.K. Murray, questioned by state fire marshals, died by suicide in the Commercial Tribune building amid the inquiry.
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Cincinnati
Louis Levison
Harry Kohn
Ambrose
Sweeney
A. K. Murray
Commercial Tribune
Kohn
Levison
Ohio Town Out of Gas
Lima Ohio reported a gas outage with temperatures below zero causing widespread suffering as many homes relied on gas for heat. Coal wagons worked through the night and relief committees hurried coal to the poor as temperatures rose and supply stabilized.
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Ohio
Lima
Dynamite Found in Coal for U S Warship in Trinidad
The Ohio reports a five inch dynamite stick found while coal was being taken from the Fortuna at Port of Spain Trinidad. This marks the second such discovery in coal supplied to United States battleships.
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Navy Coal
Washington
Ohio
Fortuna
Port of Spain
Trinidad
United States
Death of Col Thomas G Lawler former G A R chief
Colonel Thomas G Lawler ex commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic is dead at nearly sixty four from pneumonia after a grip attack. He served as Rockford postmaster under Hayes and led Nevins post since 1872, headed the Illinois department in 1881, and won the national command at Pittsburg by fourteen votes. He fought in the Civil War with the Nineteenth Illinois and is honored on Rosecrans roll.
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Rockford
Thomas G. Lawler
Grand Army of the Republic
Lawler
Hayes
Nevins
Illinois Department
Grand Army
Pittsburg
Nineteenth
Ilinois
Rosecrans
Illinois National Guard
PAYS TOO LOW WAGES
The twenty fourth annual report of the United States civil service commission shows 337000 executive officers and employes as of June 30 1907 with 196918 subject to examination up 12700 from the prior year. It notes a shortage of eligibles for higher posts and poor salaries deterring capable men from government service.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Executive Civil Service
Mystery of Miss Malone in Janesville
District Attorney J L Fisher says no link between the attack on Clara Lemke and the deaths of Mrs. Clayton and Josephine Malone. William Joyce, 20, pleads not guilty to the assault, hearing set for Saturday, while a priest detective adds Joyce does not fit the assailant’s description. An arrest that may solve the mystery is anticipated.
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Janesville
Wis
Clara Lemke
Wiliam Joyce
Father Goebel
Joyce
Heart Sealed After Five Stitches During Fatal Stab Wound
In Washington at the emergency hospital surgeons performed a rare operation on Richard Denton, a man stabbed in the chest. They opened the breast and sewed the heart with five stitches after his heart was nearly cut in half. Denton is expected to recover.
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Washington
Richard Denton
Denton
Last Rise in Coffin Saves Life
In Aspen Colorado on February 4 the coffin lid was about to be closed when the mother of eighteen year old John Classic pressed a final kiss to his forehead and he faintly moved. Doctors revived him and expect a full recovery.
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Aspen
Colo
John Classic
Boiler Explosion Kills Seven in Northumberland Mill
Seven men were killed and several injured when a boiler exploded at the Van Allen & Co. rolling mill in Northumberland near Sunbury Pennsylvania. The deceased are David Clark Samuel Sarviss George Kress William Jones Grant Leader Willis Brouse and John Shelvin.
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Sunbury
van Allen & Co
Northumberland
David Clark
Samuel Sarviss
George Kress
William Jones
Grant Leader
Willis Brouse
John Shelvin
Novel Charge Against a Father in Port Huron Case
Bert Davis was arrested in Port Huron Michigan on refusing to buy necessary books for his children causing their absence from school. His trial was scheduled for February 1.
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Port Huron
Mich
Bert Davis
Masked Men Rob a Farmer Near Evansville
Thad Fraser, a local farmer, was robbed of $100 by three masked highwaymen while riding along a country road near Evansville Indiana on February 4. No arrests or identifications have been reported.
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Evansville
Ind
Thad Fraser
Diet Expert Professor Fletcher Advocates Chewing Slow
Professor Horace Fletcher, famed diet authority, says most people eat three times too much. He recalls Yale experiments with reduced rations and urges eating slowly, chewing thoroughly, and pausing before swallowing. He believes Americans could cut living costs by half while improving health.
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Fletcher
Yale University
Supreme Court Rules Against Labor Union Boycott in Loewe Case
The U S Supreme Court under Chief Justice Fuller holds that the Sherman anti trust law applies to labor union boycotts that curb interstate commerce. Loewe & Co sued for damages claiming an $80 000 loss and seeking $240 000 under treble damages. The American Federation of Labor and the Hatters Union were named in the suit as participants guiding the boycott.
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Lawler Vs. Loewe
Batters’ Union
Danbury
Conn
Fuller
Loewe & Co
United States
District of Connecticut
Hatters’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Loewe
Circuit Court
Union
Court of Appeals
Political Debate Opens in House Over Roosevelt Era Policies
Townsend leads off with a defense of Republican credit for fifty years of major legislation while decrying alleged thieves and vandals. Sherwood questions the president’s Labor record and Bryan’s influence. Cochran assails imperial policy and lauds Roosevelt as a crusader, attacking bank crime and praising the president’s message as a bipartisan rallying point.
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Washington
House
Townsend
Mich
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Sherwood
Ohio
Bryan
White House
Washington Monument
Potomac
New York
Cochran
Cannon
Knox
Taft
Bryan Cochran
Speech and applause mark party clash over leadership
Cochran delivered a warm eulogy of the president and endorsed his message while Democrats applauded. Elephburn of Iowa rebutted Republican imperial policy criticism as the house adjourned after the exchange between Cochran and his critics.
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Cochran
Elepburn
Iowa
Cockran
Sherwood
Broadhead
Washington Senate Debates Alaska Exhibit and Widows Pension Bill
The Washington senate debates another Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exhibit funding proposal, while a soldiers widows pension bill advances to a flat $12 per month. National politics dominate the session as multiple calendar bills pass, with one vote against. A Senate bill proposes funding for the Jackson Hermitage care. Rumors surround Harry K Thaw’s Matteawan release. Judge Mellon dies in Pittsburgh at 95. Bryan attends a Philadelphia luncheon.
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Washington
Piles
Senate
Congress
Seattle
House
Jackson Hermitage
Nashville
Tenn
Harry K Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Thomas D. Mellon
Pittsburg
William J. Bryan
Philadelphia
Hogs and cattle markets in Chicago on February 4 1908
Markets show strong prospects with hogs firm to 5 higher and cattle and sheep also advancing. Official receipts yesterday 39 902 with 14 062 shipped. estimated receipts today about 32 000 and a generally steady to higher trend across beef and lamb markets.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Offers Fair Deal
A quotation from John A. Babcock promises fair treatment and a square deal to readers. The message emphasizes honesty and reliable service as guiding principles.
New Portuguese Cabinet Seeks Pacification After Regime Change
Portugal under a new king and cabinet appears at peace for the moment with monarchist support behind the premier. Franco’s resignation follows the king and crown prince murders as an official statement promises perfect order while a British fleet sails toward Lisbon.
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Lisbon
Portuga
Portugal
Franco
de Amaral
Maclean to be liberated after seven months in Raisuli’s hands
The British government received word from Tangier that Raisuli the bandit has promised to bring in Sir Harry MacLean seven months after his capture. MacLean was seized during negotiations for the bandit’s pardon and held prisoner while talks with Fez and Sir Gerald Lowther continued. Raisuli demanded ransom and immunity from his followers amid the standoff.
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London
Tangier
Morocco
Raisuli
Fez
Harry
MacLean
Sir Gerald Lowther
Rare Splendon Shows Up in New York Museum
Rare animal at New York for the first time in the United States is a splendon. The creature, native to Hat, resembles a muskrat in size but has an ant eater nose and a beaver like tail. It was a late gift from Morris K. Jesup to the American Museum of Natural History.
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New York
United States
British Museum
Hatt
Morris K. Jesup
American Museum of Natural History
Police Think It Murder in Sloop Wreck
The body found in a derelict sloop wreck off North Beach L I is identified as Martin Klenan a Wall Street figure. Police suspect murder with neck wounds likely caused by a stiletto and note Klenan was once wealthy. Fifteen years ago he parted from his wife and daughter.
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New York
North Beach
L. L
Martin Klenan
Wall Street
Klenan
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Chicago. Ill
Premier Franco
Villa Vicosa
Admiral de Amaral
Oporto
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