Train Robbers Loot $75 000 Near Hurlburt Ark
Five masked men hijacked Rock Island Express No 48 near Hurlburt Arkansas looting the Wells Fargo express mail car of 75000 dollars consigned to a bank in Oklahoma. Telegraph lines were cut and a posse hunted the robbers across the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Rock Island
Hurlburt
Ark
Bank
Oklahoma
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Hurburt
Mississippi River Bridge
Wells-Fargo Express
Mississippi River
Robbery at Miegen & Hageman Grocery
A well dressed man bought syrup and stole eighty dollars from the till at the Miegen & Hageman grocery on Twenty third and Douglas streets. The thief exited during the purchase while the clerk filled the pitcher.
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San Francisco
Miegen & Hageman
Twenty-third
Douglas Streets
Hageman
Italian Turkey Banks Close Action Ordered
Constantinople February 8 Italian institutions in Turkey including private banks and insurance companies will be closed by cabinet order. The measure also affects the orphanage at Scutari and other Italian interests in Turkey.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Scutari
Packey McFarland Cancels Bout Due to Eye Injury
Philadelphia Feb 8 Packey McFarland called off his six round match with Young Erne at the National Athletic club because his left eye, damaged by Kid Burns in a New York bout last night, is too sore to continue. Winston Churchill Heads to Belfast for Home Rule Address.
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Packey
Philadelphia
McFarland
Young Erne
National Athletic Club
Kid Burns
New York
Winston Churchill
Belfast
London
Euston
Mr. Churchill
New England Skating Champion Challenges World Champion
Miss Margaret Graham of Ludlow challenges Miss Bobbie Leonard of Cleveland the world’s skating champion to a match for the title. The contest is proposed by the two prominent women skaters as reported by Mags. February 8 notes.
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Ludlow
Mags
Margaret Graham
New England
Bobbie” Leonard
Cleveland
Churchill pledges Belfast speech for Ireland home rule
Winston Churchill, informed by the Admiralty, refused Ulster Unionist threats and pressed ahead with a Belfast speech in support of home rule for Ireland.
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Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Belfast
Ireland
Wears Diamond Heels Outs shining Longworth’s Slippers
Mrs. C. H. Anthony of Muncie Indiana a winter visitor in Washington wore diamond studded heels that outshone Mrs. Nicholas Longworth at a White House reception. Anthony paired the heels with an emerald green gown and brown velvet suit, drawing eyes on F street and Connecticut Avenue.
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Washington
C. H. Anthony
Muncie
Ind
Nicholas Longworth
Anthony
White House
Mrs. Anthony
Mrs. Long
Mrs. Longworth
F Street
Connecticut Avenue
Emperor hosts Dr James at Berlin court reception
Kaiser Wilhelm invited Dr James James, president of the University of Illinois, to the imperial palace in Berlin for the annual court reception. The emperor expressed pleasure at meeting him upon learning of his presence in the city.
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University of Illinois
Berlin
Germany
Edmund Janes James
Kaiser Wilhelm
Imperial Palace
James
Herrick Named Paris Envoy to France by Taft
President Taft nominates former Ohio governor Myron T. Herrick as ambassador to France to succeed Robert Bacon who resigned to join Harvard. An immediate Senate confirmation is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
France
Senate
Taft
Robert Bacon
Harvard University
Burned Boy Case Shocks Johnstown Area
Heith Ford, a housekeeper for Adam Sheets of Nat by-Glo, was jailed in Johnstown Pennsylvania on $400 bail for aggravated assault and battery. Authorities accuse her of seating a hot poker against the back of Sheets' three year old son.
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Johnstown
Heith Ford
Adam Sheets
Nat by-Glo
Priest Expelled From Polish Catholic Convention
Rev. Wack law Kruzka pastor of St. Albertus Milwaukee was expelled from the Polish Catholic priests convention in Detroit for writing articles for and catering to the anti Catholic Polish press.
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Detroit
Mich
Wacklaw Kruzka
St. Albertus
Milwaukee
Father Kruzka
Johnsons Face Legal Breach Judgment In Vaude Case
In London’s sheriff court Frank MacNaughton vaudeville manager won 7600 against Jack Johnson heavyweight champion for breach of contract. Mulch Johnson is noted as a separate figure owed 7500 in related figures.
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Mulch Johnson
London
Sheriff's Court
Frank MacNaughton
Jack Johnson
50000 Troops Ready After Hammond Report to Taft
Washington reports the War Department ordered an increase of frontier guard and possible intervention forces from 34000 to 50000 men. Coast defense troops must report ready as infantry on short notice, with 15000 more riders able to join if needed. Hammond’s Mexico visit linked to the push, while arrests will target recruitment bands and juntas in American towns.
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Washington
War Department
Mexico
Coast Defense Artillery
John Hays Hammond
White House
Baltimore Attorney Seeks Divorce From Bride of Three Months
Theodore Macken of Baltimore files for divorce in Littleton Colorado from his wife of three months alleging cruelty. The couple married November 24 1911 in Albuquerque New Mexico and recently resided in Englewood. Macken says his bride attacked him while he was ill.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Theodore Macken
Baltimore
Littleton
Macken
Albuquerque
N. M
Englewood
King Frederick Suffering Pneumonia in Copenhagen Court
Anxiety grips Danish court circles as King Frederick battles pneumonia in Copenhagen. Queen Louise also ill with bronchial affection, while crowds gather at the palace amid concern. No imminent danger reported, but unease persists across Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederick
Louise
Bank treasurer accused of stealing 150000 at Windsor Locks
A. W. Converse, treasurer of Windsor Locks Savings Bank from 1871 to 1911, is alleged to have looted bank funds from 1879. State banking commission findings suggest total theft plus interest may exceed 150000. In Washington, the American Numismatic Society lends Red Cross medals designed by Gutzon Borglum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Locks, Conn
A. W. Converse
Windsor Locks
State Banking Commission
Red Cross
Washington
The
American Numismatic Society
American Red Cross
Gutzon Borglum
Fletcher of Florida Figures In Wilson Land Case
Washington February 8 further evidence on alleged manipulation of public documents and suppression of engineers reports tied to land boomers in the Florida Everglades. Senator Metcher of Florida is drawn into the matter as Wright’s revised report and a suppressed circular are discussed.
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Fletcher
Florida
Wilson Land
Washington
Florida Everglades
Metcher
Senate
Everglades
Department
J. O. Wright
Elliott
Wright
Wilson
Caledonians Reach Minneapolis For Curling Meet
About thirty Scotchmen from the Royal Caledonian Curling Club arrived in Minneapolis from St. Paul to meet local curlers.
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Caledonians
Mineapolis
Minneapolis
Minn
Schotchmen
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
St. Paul
Fifty Years Ago Today February 8 Roanoke Island Capture
Combined army and navy forces led by General A B Burnside and Commodore L M Goldsborough captured Roanoke Island and about 2 500 prisoners. Three Federal gunboats from the Fort Henry fleet reached Provence Ala on a reconnaissance of the Tennessee river.
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A. B. Burnside
L. M. Goldsborough
Roanoke Island
Fort Henry
Provence
Ala
Tennessee River
Wrapping Bread After Baking Deemed Beneficial
The Kansas state board of health finds wrapping bread immediately after baking beneficial for sanitation and longer shelf life. It notes a historic London law restricting 24 hour sale and warns hot bread is harder to chew. suggests cutting bread into small squares to dry for children to learn slow eating.
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Kansas State Board of Health
London
Steel Trust Rapped Testifies Before Senate on Convict Labor
S M Harrison testified before the Senate finance committee alleging United States Steel flogged convicts in Alabama labor camps. He described punishments including lashes, confinement, and threats as prisoners lay prone during floggings. House members and Reed for the Steel corporation disputed the practices, with the company saying no state convicts are now used and officials would testify.
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Washington
S. M. Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Alabama
Mr. Stanley
Bartlett
Georgia
Gardner
Massachusetts
Reed
Steel Corporation
The
Stanley
Trail Bomb Suspects Face Federal Watch Across Cities
Indianapolis February 8. Instructions sent to agents in at least twenty cities to surveil men charged in 32 indictments tied to the McNamaras and Ortle E. McManigal dynamite plot. Suspects, estimated 30 to 40, are scattered from Boston to Seattle. Bonds total about 300000 for March 12 arraignment before Judge A B Anderson.
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Indianapolis
Ind
McNamaras
Ortle E. McManigal
Boston
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
A. B. Anderson
United States
Charles W. Miller
Foreman Survives 15 000 Volt Electric Shock
Wilbur Scrudders, foreman for Citizens' Light Heat and Power in Johnstown Pennsylvania, was knocked unconscious by a 15 000 volt current. He was taken to a physician's office for dead, remained comatose overnight, then awoke and returned to work the next morning with only muscle soreness.
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Johnstown
Wilbur Scrudders
Citizens’ Light, Heat & Power Company
McGowan Denies Charges In Lorimer Testimony
Charles McGowan testified before the investigating committee denying the detectives' charges that he confessed receiving 1500 dollars to testify for the defense in the Lorimer case last summer. He admitted being paid 300 dollars but said the money repaid his losses from his well drilling machine being idle for five weeks in Washington.
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Washington
Charles Mc Gowan
Lorimer
William J. Burns
McGowan
Freed of Bribe Charge In Pittsburgh County Official Acquitted
Max G Leslie long time county tax collector and Republican leader was acquitted of bribery tied to two year old councilman boodling cases. The second trial found him in New York at Graves End track on the day bribe money was alleged.
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Pittsburgh
Max G Leslie
Leglie
New York
Gravesend
Abe Ruef to Testify in Schmitz Bribery Trial
Announcement says Abe Ruef will be brought from San Quentin to testify for the prosecution in the bribery case of former Mayor Eugene Schmitz. A jury has not yet been obtained and Ruef will stay in the county jail during preliminaries.
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San Francisco
Abe Ruef
San Quentin
Eugene Schmitz
Ruef
Blind man dies after restored sight in Malden
Mortimer Harrington, age seventy five in Malden Massachusetts, died after eight years of blindness. During his final illness he prayed to see his family again and moments before death sat up and cried I see I see providing a poignant last moment of vision regained.
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Malden
Mass
Mortimer Harrington
Harrington
Great Scandal Probable in Building St Paul Coast Rail Line
A Chicago inquiry alleges graft in the Pacific coast extension of the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound St Paul railroad. Losses reportedly exceed several million as investigations target building and equipment contracts amid stockholder suspicions. General counsel Burton Hanson denies any investigation or proceedings.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee
St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Seattle
Tomorre
Illinois Central
Pacific Coast
P Cers
Burton Hanson
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
1912 Custom Cuts urge slender look for men
The Custom Cutters' Association of America proclaims for 1912 that the slender man is the model of fashion. It urges fat men to use tailoring to appear thinner, with garments aimed to create an impression of slenderness.
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Buffalo
Custom Cutters’ Association of A
Aeasion
Morse on Way to Gotham
Charles W. Morse the New York banker recently paroled by Taft traveled to New York on the Birmingham special of the era railroad with his wife. He was recognized at the terminal station and his future plans after reaching New York were not disclosed.
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Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
New York
Taft
Birmingham
Morse
Terminal Station
Tong Fighters Jailed Over Chinatown Debt Clash
San Jose detectives arrest Yee Yueng and Don Gow of the Suey Sing tong charged with attempting to kill Gun Ng of the Hop Sing tong over a $300 debt linked to a young Chinese girl. In Portland, Oregon, 50 to 100 counterfeit five dollar gold pieces circulated, many passed to street conductors, traced to forged gold pieces with double vermeil plating.
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San Jose
Cal
Guerin
Hines
Yee Yueng
Don Gow
Suey Sing Tang
Gun Ng
Hop Sing Tong
Portland
Ore
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M. B. Cullom
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Elect of
Alice Longworth
DR. James
Herrick
Paris
Southern
Republic
KING
Connecticut
T. J. Allen
Joseph B. Bowles
Steel Trust
Magazine Writer
Senate Committee
Federal
M’gowan
Schmitz
Big System
U. S
Gotham
Hig Wife
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