Delaware the United States largest battleship launched at Newport News
The Delaware, a 20 000 ton battleship and sister to the North Dakota, was launched at Newport News with Miss Anna P Cahall of Bridgeville Del as sponsor and Miss Hazel of Dover aiding in the champagne ceremony. Governor Penniwell and state leaders attended. the ship measures 518 feet 9 inches long with ten 12 inch guns and twin screws expected to make 21 knots at a cost near 4 million dollars.
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Newport News
Delaware
United States
North Dakota
Fore River
Mass
Anna P. Cahall
Bridgeville
Del
Penniwell
Cahall
Miss Hazel
Dover
James Penniwell
Penniweil
James Penniweill
Wilmington
Fier
Lenath
Dun Review of Trade Signalscontinuing Distribution Restriction
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review notes dull retail trade and restricted wholesale distribution. Iron and steel demand remains weak with mills at about 60 percent capacity under contract. Pig iron stocks rise and prices ease. Structural materials quiet. Dry goods face stock shortages and robberies reducing western supplies. Footwear prices stay firm due to leather costs.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Toca
Waterways commission eyed in rivers and harbors bill
Washington February 6 provision for a Waterways commission likely to be included in the rivers and harbors bill to be reported to the house within days. The proposed committee would be composed entirely of senators and representatives.
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Washington
Waterways Commission
House
Senate
Advisory monetary commission powers and scope described
The body would operate like the current monetary commission, serving solely in an advisory role to Congress. It would have authority to summon witnesses and collect information from all available sources.
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Monetary Commission
Congress
Wrights plane damaged on launch with passenger aboard
Pan FranceFeb 6 Wilbur Wright and passenger Paul Tissandier left ground for a flight when the rudder broke. Wright and Tissandier were unhurt and the aeroplane remained a few feet aloft until Wright halted the motor and landed safely.
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Wright
Pan
France
Paul Tissandier
Wilbur Wright
Tissandier
German ambassador vows to defend jailed man in Tacoma case
Tacoma, Feb. 6 telegram from the German ambassador says no pains or expense will be spared to defend Johan Klein. He is charged with assault with intent to murder Mrs. Nellie Sauvareel who says Klein lured her daughter to his chateau in the Swiss Alps and is helping her there.
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Tacoma
Wash
Fing
Johan Ixlein
Nellie C. Sauvareel
Klein
Swiss Alps
Forsythe Wasserman Sought in $27,000 Forgery Case
Theodore Wasserman head of a Chicago concrete sidewalk contract firm with offices at 92 LaSalle Street is sought by three deputy sheriffs with a warrant for his arrest on forgery charges totaling 27000 dollars. The Illinois Trust and Savings Bank filed the indictment alleging he raised a self signed 27 dollar check to obtain 27000 dollars in bonds which were recovered without loss to the bank.
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Chicago
Theodore Wasserman
la Salle
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Wasserman
Engineer Let Train Run With One Mail Car Lone 12 Miles
Grand Rapids Wis Feb 6 Engineer Green of Stevens Point in charge of Wisconsin Central passenger No L ran his engine and one mail car from Stevens Point to Junction City twelve miles before realizing he had left the train behind. The crew had orders to sidetrack the mail car and back to the depot after disconnecting other coaches but the switching signal was misunderstood.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Engineer Green
Stevens Point
Wisconsin Central
Junction City
Flood Losses Hit Tehama and Colusa Ranches
Marysville lowlands report severe flooding with 500 cattle drowned at the Stanford ranch near Tehama and 1500 sheep killed near Colusa advancing the toll of disaster in northern California.
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Marysville
Cal
Stanford Ranch
Tehama
Colusa
Fairbanks' Brother in-Law Dead
Edward E. Cole fifty eight brother in law of Vice President Charles W Fairbanks died of cancer of the liver in London Ohio February six in Marysville Ohio obituary notice says Cole was the sibling of Fairbanks wife’s brother death reported from Ohio city and date provided
Hepburn Drops Recount in Centerville Contest
In Centerville Iowa on February 6 the Hepburn Jamieson race for Congress ends as Hepburn abandons the recount he relied on. The move leaves the seat once held by Hepburn still unresolved and sparks fresh questions about the vote outcome.
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Hepburn
Centerville
Hepburn-Jamieson
Congress
W. P. Hepburn
Salem man Walter Johnson hanged for Spokane murder
Salem Oregon February 6 Walter Johnson convicted of murdering Elmer Purdue of Spokane Washington was hanged. Johnson confessed his crime on the gallows.
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Salem
Walter Johnson
Elmer Purdue
Spokane
Wash
Johnson
Anti Japanese School bill looms in California Senate
Senator Caminetti warns against delaying action on the Japanese school segregation bill as lawmakers debate reconsideration. Johnson and others push for postponement to seek constitutional opinions while Gov. Gillett urges respect for treaties and state sovereignty.
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Sacramento
Cal
Assembly
Grove L. Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Attorney General
Johnson
John W. Preston
Ukiah
Drew
A.J. Drew
Fresno
Japan
Stanton
Caminetti
California
Nevada Assembly Passes Anti Alien Land Bill
The Nevada assembly approved the Giffen anti alien land bill. It bars ownership of land by Asians including the Japanese in the state.
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Nevada
Carson
Nev
Nevada Assembly
House committee to report favorably on Lincoln relics bill
Washington February 6 The house committee on public buildings and grounds has agreed to a favorable report on the Rodenberg bill to purchase the Oldvega collection of Lincoln relics now located in the house in Washington where Lincoln died. The bill also provides for the purchase of government owned adjacent property to make the Lincoln death site fireproof.
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House
Washington
House Committee On Public Buildings and
Lincoln
Linco
One Man Killed in Riot at Garment Shop
In New York on February 6 a riot at the Jacob Greenfield tailoring establishment left one dead and several injured after delegates of a garment workers union confronted workers. Greenfield and foreman Wolf Greenfield ordered visitors away, prompting a melee with clubs shears and pressing irons.
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New York
Jacob Greenfield
Greenfield
Wolf Greenfield
Wisconsin deadlock halts U S Senate election
Madison Feb 6 Both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature adjourned without electing a United States senator on the seventh joint ballot Stephenson received 60 of 128 votes five short of a majority. A conference committee on the senatorial primary investigation reportedly will file a report Tuesday.
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Stephenson
United States
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conference Committee
Held For Hitting Hammerstein Impresario
Frederick M. Hall and James J. Doyle reporters were held in 300 bail for trial after being accused of assaulting Oscar Hammerstein the impresario in New York on February 6.
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Hammerstein
New York
Frederick M. Hall
James J. Doyle
Oscar Hammerstein
Ban on White Black Intermarriage Passed by Senate
In Bismarck North Dakota on February 6 the senate approved a bill prohibiting intermarriage between whites and blacks. The measure targets race-based marriage restrictions and faces further legislative steps.
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Bismarck, N. D
Senate
Turbulent Vienna Parliament Ends Amid Czech Outcry
In Vienna on February 6 the Austrian parliament dissolved after a turbulent session. Czech obstructionists clashed with German deputies during the disruption caused by drums and tin whistles. One Czech deputy named Speczek was captured and whipped. another was injured when bitten on the cheek. Many deputies suffered black eyes and sore heads.
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Vienna
Speczek
Calls on College Boys for Graft Check During Snow
New York February 6 revelations of graft in the street cleaning department spur Gotham street commissioner known as Big Bill Edwards to mobilize 100 college students. They will earn five dollars a day during snow storms to act as checkers on the teamsters and prevent scandals like the prior arrest of ten subcontractors and assistants.
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Gotham Street
New York
Bill” Edwards
Fleet Starts Home Today From Gibraltar to Hampton Roads
The fleet departs Gibraltar today on the final leg of its round the world voyage and is due in Hampton Roads on February 22. The new battle efficiency flag for the ship with the highest gunnery score has been hoisted aboard the Vermont.
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Hampton Roads
Gibraltar
Vermont
Haskell Indictment Cases Set for Plea in Muskogee
Governor Charles N. Haskell and six other Oklahoma men indicted for alleged fraud in the Muskogee town case are scheduled to appear in court on Saturday February 14 to plead to the charges.
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Muskogee
Okla
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Hogs and Cattle Markets Reported From Chicago
Market notes from Chicago dated February 6 1909 show hogs opening strong with receipts around 16000 and varying price ranges from 505 to 635 for light hogs up to heavy shipping grades 605 to 655. Cattle and sheep receipts and prices are listed, with settlements forecast and closing market described as slow and weak.
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Steddy
North American Commission Company Offers Quick Deals
The North American Commission Company promises fast service and deals aimed at securing favorable terms for clients. The text urges prompt action and hints at advantageous arrangements.
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The
North American Commission Company
Cyclones Rip Dixie Region With Severe Storms
A string of small cyclones and tornadoes swept from the Tennessee line to the Texas panhandle, killing about 20 people and causing extensive property damage. Telegraph wires were knocked out as hail, darkness, and intense lightning accompanied the storms, with towns like Rolling Fork Booth Ennis Waxahachie Roscoe among those reporting fatalities and demolished homes.
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Louisville
Dixie
Tennessee Line
Texas Panhandle
Rolling Fork
Sharkey County
Mississippi
Jackson
Booth
Birmingham
Ennis
Waxahachie
Tex
Roscoe
Arkansas
Upper
Louisiana
Chattanooga
Nashville
Memphis
Uproar in the House as Gaines objects to rules
In Washington on February 6 Representatives Hepburn Macon and Gaines sparked a heated session. Hepburn protested reserving objections to bills. Macon sought explanations to object intelligently. The speaker ruled, Gaines charged the rules deny a square deal to claimants and caused an uproar before sitting.
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Washington
Hepburn
Macon
Gaines
Iowa
Tillman Reads Taft Speech Delays Crum Nomination Vote
Senator Tillman read passages from President Elect Taft's Atlanta speech during the Senate session and criticized race remarks as he blocked a vote on William D. Crum's appointment as Charleston customs collector. Democratic members signaled the nomination would not be voted on in this session.
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Crum
Atlanta
Washington
William D. Crum
Charleston
S. C
Roosevelt
Tillman
Taft
Legislature May Probe Browne Disturbance Charge
Florence Miller caused a disturbance by demanding to see Minority Leader Browne and threatening him. She says she acted under political enemies’ direction, but Browne and she will not reveal names. Thomas Gorman of Peoria calls for a legislative inquiry.
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Browne
Springfield
Florence Miller
Thomas Gorman
Peoria
Premium on Babies Bill Introduced in Iowa Legislature
Des Moines Iowa February 6 Representative Fulham has filed a substitute bill to the tax on babies. The measure would pay the mother of a newborn one dollar from the county treasurer upon receipt of a certificate signed by the attending physician.
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Des Moines
Representaative
Fulham
Browntail Moth Appears in Connecticut
Browntail moth found in Connecticut for the first time. The cocoons were on stock received from France by a state nursery in New Haven.
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Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
France
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Haskell
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