Taft Supports Alaska Railroads With Government Ownership
President Taft forwarded a report from a commission studying Alaska routes for two new railroads linking tidewater to the Yukon and Kuskokwim. The plan calls for 72% miles of track at an estimated $25 million, two independent systems, with government ownership and private operation via lease or contract. Taft notes ownership is essential if the government guarantees construction bonds, despite opposition to direct government operation.
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Taft
Congress
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Yukon
Kuskokwim
Bradley Martin Dies in London Circle of Notables
Bradley Martin prominent leader of the American set in London died at his Chesterfield Gardens residence. Present at his passing were Mrs. Bradley Martin Lord and Lady Craven his daughter and three royal physicians Sir Thomas Barlow Sir Richard Douglas Powell and Sir William Osler witness to the death in London.
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London
Bradley Martin
Chesterfield Gardens
Craven
Thomas Barlow
Richard Douglas Powell
William Osler
High Official Slain and Prince Narrowly Escapes Train Crash
Paris reports Edouard Peltier a high justice official murdered in his residence. a nurse also killed. Authorities tie the double murder to an uncaptured gang member amid an ongoing auto bandit trial. Vienna notes Prince Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich survived a head-on train collision near Mediasch as flames consumed cars.
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Paris
Edouard Peltier
Department of Justice
Vienna
Wilhelm Eistel Friedrich
Bucharest
Berlin
Mediasch
Rockefeller Interview Try On Rockefellers Health
Washington February 6 The money trust investigating committee led by Pujo and Samuel Untermyer moved to interview William Rockefeller despite his doctors urging rest because of his health. Garber, Rockefeller’s attorney, gave no firm promise for tomorrow’s talk at Jekyll Island and the final decision rests with Rockefeller after his arrival and medical advice.
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Washington
William Rockefeller
Garber
Pujo
Samuel Untermyer
Money Trust
Rockefeller
Jekyl Island
Untermyer
Representative Pujo
Mr. Rockefeller
Pankhurst Refuses Fine Chooses Hunger Strike Resulting In Custody
London February 6 Miss Sylvia Pankhurst daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst was fined 16 dollars or 15 days in Bow Street court after arrest during riotous protests against Asquith’s shelved franchise reform bill. She chose imprisonment.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Bow Street Court
Miss Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst
Asquith
Gunsmoke Ends Strike Walkout In Rochester Tailor Shop
In Rochester on February 6 a gunman fired on striking women at Valentine Shayler’s tailor shop, killing 20 year old Da Bremen and fatally wounding 19 year old Libbie Gordon among the assembled workers.
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Rochester
N. Y
Valentine Shayler
Shayler
da Bremen
Libbie Gordon
Duke Eulogizes American Lawyer at Montreal Convention
United States lawyers attending a Montreal convention banquet were honored by the duke of Connaught. Ex Secretary of War Dickinson and Judge Hall of New York were among the prominent American speakers at the event in Ottawa on February 6.
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Duke
Ottawa
Ont
United States
Montreal
Duke of Connaught
Dickinson
Judge Hall
New York
Wilson Plans Speech for Inaugural Address Draft
Governor elect Wilson devotes time to drafting his inaugural address in Princeton. He will distribute the draft to newspapers in two weeks and will not discuss cabinet appointments further until the complete plan is announced. A deaf mute husband killed his wife and was ruled insane by a Kansas City jury.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
State House
Congress
Tle
Acauit
Kansas City
John Maggio
Aunt Delia's Last Visit to White House
Washington February 6 Miss Delia C Torrey arrives at the White House for her last visit with her nephew before he retires from the presidency She cannot say how long she will stay Tafts aunt has attracted public attention for four years due to her devotion to the president, though the publicity has not always pleased her.
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Washington
Delia C. Torrey
White House
Tobacco "Melon" Creates \$6 Million Extra Dividend
New York February six more than six million dollars will be distributed among holders of American Tobacco common stock from a 15 percent extra dividend declared here. The extra dividend follows the Supreme Court decree dissolving the old corporation and results from the sale of treasury securities.
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New York
American Tobacco Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Treasury
Balcarians Capture 1,000 Turkish Troops at Adrianople
William J. Calhoun, minister to China, announces retirement from the diplomatic service and plans to begin travel to Kane.
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Adrianople
William J. Calhoun
China
Kane
Pittsburg Newspaper Man Charles B Powers Dies
Pittsburg Pennsylvania February 6 Charles B Powers former pitcher and National League umpire died in Pittsburg He served as president of several minor leagues at various times and most recently was sporting editor of a Pittsburg paper.
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Pittsburg
Charles B. Powers
Memorial honors Vice President Sherman with historic floor address
Washington reports the memorial service for the late Vice-President Sherman will feature the first time since state address that a president will speak on the Senate floor. Invitations extend to Roosevelt Roosevelt, Wilson, Marshall, the diplomatic corps, Supreme Court and officers. Leaders Root O Gorman Oliver Gallinger La Follette Williams Curtis Martin Lodge Thornton Cummins Lippitt Kern and Champ Clark are listed as speakers.
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Senate
United States
Sherman
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Wilson
Marshall
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Army
Navy
Congress
Root
O'Gorman
Oliver
Gallinger
la Follette
Williams
Curtis
Martin
Lodge
Thornton
Cummins
Lippitt and Kern
Champ Clark
Proclamation Near as Income Tax Amendment Inches Forward
President Taft will issue a proclamation making the income tax amendment part of the Constitution within a fortnight. Secretary Knox will sign the proclamation after ratifications from New Jersey Delaware West Virginia Wyoming and New Mexico arrive. New Jersey Senate ratified the amendment 12 to 9, with the House already approving, as states move to finalize the sixteenth amendment.
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Washington
Taft
State Knox
White House
New Jersey
West Virginia
Delaware
Wyoming
New Mexico
State Department
Knox
Department
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey Senate
United States
Congress
House
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Brooklyn Club Signs a Left Handed Pitcher
Brooklyn announces the signing of Claude P. Williams a left handed pitcher from the Nashville Tennessee team by February 6.
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Brooklyn Club
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Claude P. Williams
Nashville
Your Appearance Speaks For Itself
An early 20th century advisory on personal presentation. The text argues looking one's best benefits business, notes income affects dressing choices but spending control matters more. It urges forethought in purchases and promises quick daily guidance on when where and what to buy.
Capital hears cannon roar as Bulgarians attack Adrianople
Dispatches from Sofia and Constantinople describe a multi front bombardment of Adrianople by Bulgarian and Turkish forces. Reports note 138 shells and 11 shrapnel shells falling in the city with eight deaths and ten wounded. Bombardment continues with fear of surrender uncertain.
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London
Adrianople
Sofia
Tchatalja
Constantinnople
Belgrade
Servia
Constantinople
Ople
Serstina Bas A
War Office
Shukri Pasha
Angry mob disrupts Tokyo parliament after censure vote
In Tokyo on February 6 a violent crowd stormed the Diet in front of the parliament building. The scene followed a 224 to 0 recess vote of no confidence against Premier Katsura and his cabinet. Nationalist members were roughened as they left the house.
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Katsura
Tokyo
Diet
Parliament House
Kaisura
Itig
Smith College Seeks Million Dollar Campaign Kickoff
Smith College graduates canvassed New York for the first nickels toward a fund of 1,000,000 dollars aimed at enlarging the college faculty.
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Smith College
New York
Repac of
Smith
Lege
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Proclamation
J. P. Fallon
Daya
Werner
Red Cross
Soffa Sinee
Solons
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