Kilroy acquitted in murder case despite strong testimony
Chicago February 5 James Kilroy known as Pickles was found not guilty of fatally shooting Harry Ferriss non union foreman for John A Gouger Manufacturing. Five witnesses identified Kilroy, yet the jury after nine hours and four ballots acquitted. Judge Brentano lamented the verdict while State’s Attorney Olson called it buck fever. Kilroy remains in custody awaiting trial for a separate burglary charge.
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Chicago
James Kilroy
Pickles
Harry Ferriss
Johbn A. Gouger Manufacturing Company
Kilroy
Ferriss
Jarers
Anid
Orlando Lincoln
Foreman
Brentane
Brentano
Iesitant
Olson
Union Foreman Kilroy Charged In Ferriss Murder Case
Kilroy and John Graves, non union ally, face murder charges over the Nov 24 1900 shooting of Harry Ferriss, foreman at John A Gauger Manufacturing. Ferriss was killed during strike tensions at Twenty second and Morgan streets. A witness reported receiving a spirit message urging the case be dropped.
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Kilroy
Harry Ferriss
John A. Gauger Manufacturing Company
Twenty-second
Red Morgan Streets
John Graves
Graves
Morgan Streets
Canalport Avenue
Ferriss
Ile
Martin
Kilrop
Max Weiskopf
Pote
Weiskopf
Samuel Weber
Steel plant gains 1500 subscription shares in Joliet
Joliet Illinois February 5 United States Steel Corporation profit sharing plan draws 1500 shares subscriptions from subsidiary plants in Joliet. Every department from superintendent to laborer is represented in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Ills
United States Steel Corporation
Joliet
Saloons Closed Overnight in Davenport Crusade
Davenport Iowa February 5 Mayor Becker orders all city saloons shut from midnight to 5 am as part of a broad reform led by Bishop Cosgrove. The midnight closing aims to curb late night drinking and public disturbances.
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Davenport
Cosgrove
Becker
Nitric Acid Fatal to Four Firemen at Milwaukee Plant
Four Milwaukee firemen died and ten more were seriously ill from nitric acid fumes while fighting a blaze at the Schwab Stamp and Seal company plant on Tuesday. Victims succumbed several hours after exposure as the toxic fumes spread through the area.
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A. L. Smith
Cruckman
John Smith
Fred Ochisen
Foley
Chas. Hennegsey
Truckman
Milwaukee
Schwab Stamp and Seal Company
Beets Price Standoff Aims Idle Factories
In Saginaw Michigan on February 5 the Michigan Beet Sugar Manufacturers association set a beet price of 4.50 for beets at 12 percent sugar content. Watts S Humphrey said factories will idle if farmers refuse the price, urging farmers to grow beets only if profitable for manufacturers.
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Saginaw
Mich
Michigan Beet Sugar Manufacturers’ Association
A’ma
Bay City
Watts S. Humphrey
Michigan
Honduras Contender Overthrows President Hints at Council Rule
State Department reports Sierra the holdover president of Honduras has turned over the office to a council of ministers. Bonilla, claiming election, proclaims himself president at Amapala. Warships New York Boston and Ranger prepare to sail from San Francisco to Amapala early next week.
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Washington
State Department
Sierra
Honduras
Council of Ministers
Bonilla
Amapala
San Francisco
Pacific
New York
Boston
Ranger
Destructive sleet storm hits Central Illinois
Bloomington Illinois reports a severe sleet storm that began with daybreak rain and froze upon contact, snapping thousands of wires and damaging trees. The danger from live wires led the mayor to suspend trolley service and four electric light companies were ordered to shut down until repairs could be completed.
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Bloomington
Central
Illinois
Southwestern railroad workers threaten nationwide strike
In St Louis on February 3 the prospect of a general strike by trainmen and conductors grows. Missouri Pacific employees rejected a 10 percent raise and authorized leaders to strike if 20 percent demand is not met. Similar actions spread to Missouri, Kansas and Texas men with Frisco and Cotton Belt workers anticipated to follow.
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Peb
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Frisco
Cotton Belt
Fire destroys Lang's saloon and surrounding buildings at L'Anse
Fire near L Anse Michigan on February 4 sparked by a strong wind engulfed Lang's saloon Nesbitt's hardware store McMillan's delivery stable and three houses. Authorities estimate losses around 80000 with 2000 insurance coverage. The same suspected incendiary allegedly set fire to Lang's and three other buildings on Labor Day.
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L'Anse
Mich
Lang
Nesbitt
McMillan
Labor Day
Harvard Observatory Receives Carnegie Grant for Stellar Photo Collection
The Carnegie Institution in Washington funds Harvard Observatory to study twenty years of stellar photographs. Harvard officials plan a new building to store the extensive negative collection.
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Cambridge
Mass
Carnegie Institution At
Washington
Harvard Observatory
Harvard
North Vassalboro Spinners Strike for Higher Wages
Workers at the American Woolen Company in North Vassalboro Maine began a strike demanding higher wages. They seek to be paid on the same scale as Massachusetts mill spinners.
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North
Vassalboro
American Woolen Company
Massachusetts
Telephone Girls Strike in Vermilion County
Danville Illinois February 5 operators employed by Vermilion County Telephone company struck Tuesday amid disputes over a new chief operator. Company president W J Davis says no grievance exists and will not concede, with new girls filling in as replacements. The firm runs about 2,000 telephones and 32 operators in the county.
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Danville
Liss
Vermilon County Telephone Company
Sruck
Snd County
W. J Davis
Oefhcials
Increase Granted to Operators in Wade District
A recent decision grants operators an increase in wages within the Wade district. The change affects compensation levels for workers, with details pending district office announcements and implementation timelines.
Nebraska Storm Paralyzes Omaha and Nebraska towns
A fierce blizzard swept Nebraska and western Iowa for twenty hours on February 5 causing near shutdowns in Omaha and Lincoln. Streetcar service halted, rail freight stopped, wires down, and stock losses feared as temperatures fell to 4 below in Valent ine. Nearby regions report widespread disruption and unprepared ranchers.
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Omaha
Valentine
Neb
Wisconsin allied societies meet in capitol convention
Ten societies gather in Madison at the state capitol led by the State Historical Society and Wisconsin Agricultural Experimental Association. With the legislature in session they plan actions on several pending bills.
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Madison
Wis
State Capitol
The
State Historical Society
Wisconsin Agricultural Experimental Association
Veterinary Graduates of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders
Wisconsin Jersey Breeders
West Guernsey
Association of Town
Will Kimball estate filed for probate in Kenosha
Julius H. Kimball's will filed in Kenosha Wisconsin on Tuesday disposes of about 100000 in property all to the widow. Four children from a former marriage are cut off and may contest the will. The Kimball family is well known socially.
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Kenosha
Wis
Julius H. Kimball
Kimball
Roosevelt stands by nom I William Byrne for Delaware U.S. attorney
President Roosevelt will not withdraw the nomination of William Byrne to be United States attorney for Delaware. The senate has recently refused to confirm Byrne.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Byrne
United States
Delaware
Senate
Byrne
Ethan A. Miles Disappears Leaving Debts and Stock
Danville report says Ethan A. Miles, a real estate agent, vanished from Indianapolis with creditors in Danville owed 1500 to 2000 dollars. He took bearer mining stock certificates worth 4000 dollars to Cincinnati. Local friends fear misfortune. others note a bankruptcy petition in Chicago for John C. Cosgrove seeking 1,085,324 dollars in liabilities and 403,266 dollars in assets mostly stock subscriptions.
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Danville
Trd
Ethan A. Miles
Indianapolis
A. J Carver
Bearer
Cincinnati
Chicago
United States
John C. Cosgrove
Indiana miners and operators clash over shooter's bill
In Indianapolis on February 5 the soft coal operators told the United Mine Workers wage committee it would be waste of time to discuss next year’s scale until the shooter's bill is withdrawn. The measure would permit blasts after miners leave mines, raising mining costs. Miners called a secret session after the ultimatum, amid a stalemate in the Indiana dispute delaying a wage agreement for the coming year.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Indiana
Opera As
FISHING TUG ENGERL MISSED IN STORMING WATERS
A north wind and heavy snow iceSaw the fishing tug Engel reach Kenosha harbor while its mate tug Hoffnung is missing and feared lost after both towed nets during a morning voyage. The Engel entered port iced over with the crew below deck as the pilot kept the wheel. A second item notes Wisconsin primary election bill advancing from the assembly committee on privileges and elections.
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Kenosha
Wis
Engel
Kenosha Harbor
Hoffnung
Wisconsin
Madison
Committee On Privileges and Elections of the Assembly
Vote on all state officers except schools and Jwilges
Amid frigid weather in Newcastle Indiana February 3 a decisive vote was taken after a three readings on state elective officers excluding school posts and Jwilges. Reports from nearby Codie county note farmers using corn as fuel during the cold period.
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Thaves
Newcsastle
Ind
Codie
Henry Thompson
Turner’s gallery gambit yields to banknote bargain
A Birmingham pictures feature tells how Turner guarded his works with frugal pride until Mr. Gillett, a wealthy ink manufacturer, pressed past the janitor and offered Birmingham banknotes. Turner quipped “mere paper” yet accepted the price for several paintings.
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Turner
Gillett
Birmingham
Mr. Gillett
Delaware Senate Ballot Faces Unclear Outcome
The outline notes a thirteen ballot for United States senator from Delaware with no definite result. It also mentions women preferring PET A to own offering, and references a revival of the Dreyfus affair with new evidence about a captain. A separate item reports two runaway horses crashing into a Baltimore engine in South Chicago, killing workers. The U S House looks to move the capital from Jefferson City to St. Louis.
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United States
Delaware
Acerting Feir
George F Shrady
The
Medical Record
How Time Is Made and Struck at Noon
An account explains how standard time is kept by a transmitter clock and star signals. At three minutes fifteen seconds before noon, a telegraph beat triggers time balls and clocks across Washington and New York to strike 12. The Washington time signal drops the clocks to noon, synchronized by electricity and observatories. St. Nicholas.
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Tony
Sam
Washington
New York
Washington T
State, War and Navy Department
St. Nicholns
Growth of English Language and Insect Hardiness Noted
The article highlights English vocabulary growth from 7 000 to nearly 60 000 words since the mid 1800s. It discusses how professionals use 6 000 to 8 000 words and mentions entomologists puzzled by Arctic insect resilience. It cites a polar artificial freezing test on the milkweed butterfly larva and notes vigorous Arctic mosquitoes.
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Alaska
Greenland
Lucky Name and Favorite Prescription for Womanly Diseases
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable cure for female ailments. It claims to restore regularity, dry drains, heal inflammation and ulceration, and recounts a testimonial from Mrs. Arminic Watkins of Acme Kanawha County West Virginia who improved after using the medicines. The notice also sells The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser and provides ordering details.
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Arminic Watkins
Acme
Kanawha Co
W. Va
Senate riders on appropriation bills stir three state admission debate
Washington special reports fierce Senate talk over attaching the three statehood bill as a rider to an appropriation measure. Supporters say it could ride in. opponents warn it would be blocked. Senator Quay pushes for action while minority factions threaten to derail supply bills. Additional notes cover a proposed criminal class laboratory and the reelection of Senator Teller, with Deboe’s spectacles drawing attention in the Senate.
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Washington
Quay
Senate
Ateo
Arso
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Teller
Colorado
Celorado
Nho
Turkish envoy summoned to explain Franco attitude in Paris
The Turkish ambassador Salih Munir Bey is summoned to Constantinople to explain France's stance on Mace dona. Gold premiums are quoted as Buenos Ayres 127.80 Madrid 138 Lisbon 2% The condition of ex Secretary Long showed marked improvement yesterday.
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Salih Munir Bey
Constantinople
France
Macedona
Buenos Ayres
Madrd
Lisbon
Long
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