Lisbon Mourns Royal Dead in Guarded Funeral Procession
Lisbon mourns for King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz as troops guard a procession from the palace to the church of San Vicente. Streets empty, businesses closed, and foreign missions attend, while Manuel and Queen Amelie participate in services and the public views the coffins. A New Bedford service parallels the Lisbon rites in solemn tribute. The article notes a separate note about the Oxford Bible paper secrecy valued at a million dollars.
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Lisbon
Carlos
Luiz
Portugal
Praca Do Commercio
San Vincente
Europe
America
Praca
Manuel
Amelie
Maria Pia
Church of San Vincente
Duke of
Oporto
United States
New Bedford
Mass
St. John the Baptist Church
Hill Calls For End To Ghost Dancing In Rail Talks
New York February 10 James J Hill chairman of the Great Northern railway arrives from St Paul and warns that summer railroad earnings may fall below last year He says the country needs rest and urges stopping the ghost dancing to allow the economy to recover through a calmer period.
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New York
James J. Hill
The
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Night Riders Strike In Kentucky Towns
In Hopkinsville on a Saturday night a masked armed band of about 150 night riders raided Fredonia seizing Jas Searberry operator of the Cumberland Telephone Co and cutting phones. They forced a drug store clerk to open a shop housing several hostages then proceeded to View five miles away where Alfred H Cardin's tobacco factory was blown up with thirty five thousand pounds of tobacco and his barn containing ten thousand pounds burned and destroyed. Loss pegged at ten thousand dollars with five thousand dollars insured. After firing into the air the riders released prisoners and returned to Fredonia.
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Hopkinsville
Fredonia
Jas, Searberry
Cumberland Telephone Company
Dave Potter
View
Alfred H. Cardin
Cardin
Victim of a Novel Mishap at Minneapolis Hotel
W H Wylde a bookkeeper at the West hotel nearly drowned when he fell head first into a pail of water behind his raised work platform. Hotel cashier Mrs A D Ainsworth and Clerk Conroy freed him by bending and removing the wedged metal pail. he escaped with no serious injuries.
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Minneapolis
W. H. Wylde
The
West Hotel
Lowell Grand Jury Arrests City Officials in Bribery Probe
In Lowell Massachusetts the grand jury arrested William C Doherty chairman of the board of health Isaac B Wotten chairman of the water board and Charles P Lynch a water department employee Doher ty faces bribery and political coercion charges while Wotten and Lynch are charged with bribery The arrests reportedly pave the way for a broad probe of all city departments
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Lowell
Mass
William C. Doherty
Board of Health
Isaac B. Wotten
Water Board
Charlies P. Lynch
Water Department
Doherty
Wotten
Lynch
Morse Is Coming Back From Europe
New York reports the steamer Etruria arriving from Liverpool will bring back financier Charles W. Morse. His unheralded Europe departure and creditor actions last week added a new chapter to his financial difficulties. Morse received a telegram at Liverpool prompting his immediate return.
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Morse
New York
Liverpool
Charles W. Morse
Europe
Mrs J P Morgan Robbed in Transit Through Texas
Mrs J P Morgan traveling from New York to Los Angeles was robbed in Texas before reaching El Paso. She accompanied by Mrs J N Nappen of Providence and Mrs J Meredith of New York, their private car entered and jewelry and valuables worth several thousand dollars plus a large sum of money stolen.
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Falveston
Tex
J. P. Morgan
New York
Los Angeles
Texas
Paso
J. N. Nappen
Providence
J. Meredith
Death by Own Action in Malone Melancholia Case
Utica report says Dr Stacy Dwight Williamson died by own action in Malone. Officials believe melancholia led to homicidal insanity and pose a risk he might harm his wife and children in unguarded moments.
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Utica
N. Y
Malone
Stacy Dwight Williamson
Williamson
Arbitration and Peace Congress Planned in Wilmington
Arrangements are made for an arbitration and peace congress to be held in Wilmington, North Carolina, during the first week of May. The event will gather representatives to discuss conflict resolution and promote peaceful settlement methods.
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Wilmington
N. C
Dr Cooley Pioneer Educator in Midwest Schools
Dr Cooley, renowned among Towa educators, began teaching in 1879, led Cresco Iowa schools as superintendent in 1885, later headed Aurora Illinois high school, and has steered the Chicago school system since 1900.
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Cooley
Towa
Cresco
Aurora
Ill
Chicago
America
Roosevelt Replies Deny Patronage Charges Against Taft
The president calls allegations that he used federal patronage to aid Secretary Taft false and malicious. He argues appointments were not influenced by politics, noting more Democrats than Republicans were named in some cases and that judges appointments were largely nonpolitical. He cites specific cases including Taft supporters and the Wanmaker appointment as examples, defending his process against critics.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
William Dudley Foulke
Richmond
Ind
Foulke
Senate
Comic charge on Taft era patronage in Plattsburg graft case
The president denounces claims of political interference in appointments including Walter Witherbee at Plattsburg. He notes Witherbee, a Taft partisan, remained in office despite requests for reappointment. He cites Ohio post offices case facts and defends appointments as routine, referencing 1902 and 1907 letters to civil service and cabinet officials.
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Hughes
Plattsburg
Walter Witherbee
Witherbee
Taft
Yale
New York
Ohio
Foraker
Massachusetts
Civil Service Commissioners
President Praises Appointee as Peculiarly Well Fitted
A quotation notes the president describing the appointee as especially suited for the position, saying the person is peculiarly well fitted for the place.
Girl Saves Boy From Icy Creek Near Lawrenceburg
Viccie Childers sixteen saved William Ingraham from drowning after he fell through ice on Tanner's creek four miles from the city. She cut a makeshift line to reach him and hauled him to shore before both went under. they were rescued by her father as the ice broke. The Ingraham boy had been released from the boys' industrial school after killing Effie Childers, Viccie's four year old sister, with a shotgun.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Viccie Childers
William Ingraham
Ingraham
Tanner's Creek
Childers
Boys’ Industrial School
Effie Childers
Taft to Speak at Kansas City and Grand Rapids
Secretary Taft will address the Young Men's Republican club in Kansas City Missouri and then speak at a Lincoln birthday banquet in Grand Rapids Michigan. Mrs Thaw visits her son at Matteawan hospital in New York awaiting update on Harry K Thaw.
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Taft West
Washington
Taft
Young Men's Republican Club
Kansas City
Lincoln
Grand Rapids
Mich
Des Moines Cashier Arrested for Bank Book Fraud
RB. McCullick, cashier of the defunct Princeton Savings Bank in Princeton Iowa, was arrested in Des Moines on a charge of making false entries in the bank’s books after the bank was closed recently.
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Des Moines
McCullick
Princeton (Ia
Woman dies on operating table in Michigan accident
Mrs. John Miller of near Westphalia Michigan died from a shotgun wound to the leg after collapsing under anaesthetic during an amputation. Her husband said they struggled over an unloaded gun during a friendly scuffle when it discharged.
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St. Johns
Mich
John Miller
Westphalia
Hogs and cattle prices drift lower on Chicago markets
Chicago markets report HOGS estimated receipts 75,000 with light hogs 4.05 to 4.71, mixed packers 4.10 to 4.40, heavy shipping grades 4.10 to 4.40, rough 4.10 to 4.15. Cattle 37,000 and sheep 28,000 entries, both 10 to 15 lower. Official receipts yesterday 28,099. shipments 10,477.
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Texas
Grain and livestock price report from Beach-Wickham Grain Co
The Beach-Wickham Grain Co furnishes a price list showing mixed packers at 435 to 435 with 374 cents at shipping grades, 410 to 435 for light, 4 15 for cattle, and 410 to 440 for rough. Sheep prices show weakness and decline. The listing is from the Postal Telegraph Building in Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock Promises A Square Deal
A brief note announces John A. Babcock offering reliable service and fair treatment, inviting readers to seek a dependable, straightforward transaction or agreement. The message emphasizes integrity and satisfaction in dealings.
Pacific Fleet Sighting Near West Strait In Stormy Passage
The Reuters report notes Admiral Evans's U S battleships and torpedo flotilla moving through the Strait of Magellan from Punta Arenas toward Telcahuano and Callao. The Orita reports sighting nineteen ships twelve miles east of Cape Pillar as weather remained stormy.
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Punta Arenas
Strait of Mareb
Pacific Navigation Pany
Orita
United States
GC Pillar
Chacato
Oritas
Uni States
Smyth Channel
M Lanstrat
Telcahuano
Evans
Arenas
Chacabucto
Miral Simpson
Cape Pillar
Pacific Ocean
Magellan Strait
Czar's Painting to Be Sole New York Seizure Hits Russian Exhibit
The Russian royal art collection sent for the St. Louis exposition has been seized by U S customs. The port collector ordered sale after the time to return the works expired and no duties were paid. A $50 000 bond guaranteed return to Russia and the emperor's paintings from the St Petersburg palace are involved.
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New York
Permissio
Russia
United State Treasury Department
Fowler
St. Petersburg
Only Citizens to Get Gold on Isthmian Canal
Washington February 10 Secretar Taft orders that hereafter only United States citizens be placed on the gold rolls of the Isthmian Canal Commission. The measure aims to have skilled labor on the Isthmus composed of U S citizens after native machinists urged against foreign citizens filling responsible posts at good salaries.
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Washington
Secretar Taft
United States
Isthmian Canal Commission
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WNY Nations
Hill
E. G. Cooley
Chicago Public Schools
Wanmaker
New York County
John A. Babcock
North Americans Commission Company
Chicago. Ill
PACIF
Straits of Magellan
Callao
Vaparaiso
Czar
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