Six Times Defeated Snag Is Struck Out At Beginning
Chicago, Feb 11. Sunday saloon warfare sent a wave of rapid developments as sixteenth case against alleged violators of Sunday closing law collapsed. Barney Coffee charged with selling liquor on Halsted Street had a prospective trial halted when Judge Heap sustained a defense objection to a state question urging a guilty verdict. Nolle prosequi entered, Coffee discharged, but prosecutions to continue with two more Coffee cases on the docket. Other trials by Tom Chamales, James Daily, and John Deerhoefer showed mixed results with several hung juries or acquittals.
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Chicago
Northrup
Alfred Austrian
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Austrian
Heap
Nolle Prosequil
Coffee
Tom Chamales
James Daily
John Deerhoefer
New Cabinet Formed in Netherlands Under Heemskerk
The Hague February 11 Queen Wilhelmina approves a new cabinet led by Deputy Heemskerk after the old cabinet resigned December 25 following defeat on army estimates Jonkheer R de Marees Van Swinderen becomes foreign minister Van Swinderen has served in Washington since April 1904 and is noted for social and charitable activities in the capital.
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Hague
Wilhelmina
Heemskerk
Jonkheer R. de Marees van Swinderen
Netherlands
Washington
van Swinderen
Lynching in Brookhaven Miss Ends Man's Custody
In Brookhaven Mississippi on February 11 a mob over two thousand overpowered a Jackson military company and deputies to seize Pigot who had raped Miss Wells. He was hanged after being taken from custody amid gunfire that wounded two mob members.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Brooklyn Bank Reopens After Receiver Steps In
The First National Bank of Brooklyn has reopened for business after closing on October 25. John W. Schofield served as receiver during the closure and stockholders have made good a $165 000 deficiency that existed at the time of suspension.
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Brooklyn Bank
New York
First National Bank of Brooklyn
John W. Schofield
Beaten by Brutal Soldiers at Petersburg Fight
Thomas Lunney a Petersburg Colorado hotel night clerk died of wounds after a beating by soldiers from Fort Logan. John C Laughlin and Robert Morris of company B Twenty first infantry were arrested to prevent rescue. Lunney died in hospital and the two soldiers face murder charges.
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Denver
Thomas Lunney
Petersburg
Colo
Fort Logan
John C. Laughlin
Robert Morris
Company B
Twenty-first Infantry
Lunney
Laughlin
Morris
Littleton
Gould Denied Ties Between Death and Straw Company
Chicago Feb 11. Charles R White secretary treasurer of Illinois Straw Products denies any link between the death by self destruction of Frank Gould in Moline last Saturday and his company. White says no crisis exists, bonds paid with interest, Gould's affairs closed in 1907, he served as vice president but had no management role.
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Chicago
Charlies R. White
Illinois Straw Products Company
Frank W. Grould
Moline
White
Ilinois Straw Products Company
Gould
Tuberculosis Station Program Expands in Adirondacks
The State Charities Aid association backed by Sage foundation funding expands a statewide drive to locate and register all TB cases. The effort will coordinate with health authorities to treat at home or direct patients to hospitals, aiming to justify funding for more tuberculosis stations and a regional chain to handle increasing cases.
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New York
State Charities Aid Association
Sage Foundation
Rights of Navy Sailors in Newport Pavilion Case
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds ruling against Chief Yeoman Fred Buenzle who was denied entry for wearing navy uniform at a Newport pavilion. The verdict of 27 cents damages is ratified and the case sent back for judgment entry. Roosevelt and naval officers funded the defense.
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Providence
R. T
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Fred Buenzle
Newport
United States Navy
Buenzle
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Navy
Foraker Defends Record on Federal Patronage in Ohio
Washington reports Senator Foraker rebukes charges of using federal patronage to influence politics. He cites Bryson postmaster case at Athens Ohio and White House intervention, while Rep Douglass argues the opposite. Postmaster General Meyer adds that Bryson favored Foraker yet was nominated, despite prior holding up the nomination over alleged corruption.
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Washington
Boraker
Senate
Roosevelt
Ohio
Dudley Foulke
Charles H. Bryson
Athens
Bryson
Taft
White House
Douglass
Foraker
P. M
Meyer
Unjustified charges against Bryson noted by official
The speaker reports notifying the president that charges against Bryson were investigated and not sustained. The president directed him to act in Bryson's name, noting Bryson as a friend of Senator Foraker and a violent opponent of the administration’s policies.
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Bryson
Senator Foraker
Arbitration Treaty With France Signed By Root and Jusserand
Secretary Root and Ambassador Jusserand sign a treaty for arbitration of any issues between France and the United States. It must go to the Senate and the French executive before becoming effective. provisions are withheld pending ratification. The Senate’s insistence on approving every arbitration proposal doomed earlier drafts.
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Washington
Root
Jusserand
France
United States
Senate
Hay
Detroit Goes Dry As Police Warn All Venues
Detroit observers report a sweeping dry Sunday with 1800 saloons ordered closed. Police Commissioner Smith's warning led to widespread prohibition including hotels and soda fountains. A few private clubs like Harmonie and Turn Verein sold liquor but claimed to be member restricted.
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Detroit
Smith
The
Harmonie
Turn Verein
New Junior Aero Club Forms in New York
Under the Aero Club of America, the Junior Aero Club of the United States is being organized in New York. Members must be 21 or younger to active status and the group aims to study aerial science and stage exhibitions and contests with member-built apparatus. A pilot balloon contest is planned near New York for May 30 as the first major event.
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New York
Aero Club of America
Junior
Aero Club of the
United States
Queenie Known Only by Nickname Fatally Shot on Streetcar
In New York on February 11 a 27 year old woman identified only as Queenie was shot and killed on a northbound Second Avenue car at Eighth Street. A man opposite the victim fired, then fled the scene as police pursued.
No Increase for Postal Men
Washington reports the House committee on postoffices and post roads has virtually agreed to oppose bills and department estimates that would raise salaries for postoffice employees in the next fiscal year. This decision does not affect standard classification increases.
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Washington
House Committee On
Senate debates on emergency currency and Indian schools
Aldrich opened debate on emergency currency with a bill’s merits. Foraker replied to the president on political use of appointing power. Depew defended Treasury deposits in New York banks. Leake attacked Bryan for the presidency. Indian appropriation bill advances with an amendment requiring full inquiry before abandoning non-reservation schools.
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Washington
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Senate
Foraker
Depew
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
House
Leake
New Jersey
William J. Bryan
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jackson to Host U S Court Terms in Kentucky District
A House bill provides for holding United States court terms at Jackson Kentucky in Breathitt County the county seat and center of existing terms. The measure aims to formalize sessions in the eastern district and extend court access.
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Xtra Actious Outrvice
Washington
House
United States Court
Jackson
Judicial District
Kentucky
Breathitt County
Judge James Hargis Murder Probe Shifts to Son
Investigators pursue a case accusing Judge James Hargis of being killed by his son in a family dispute. The inquiry focuses on motive and sequence of events at the residence, with courtroom actions expected as the trial proceeds.
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James Hargis
Winnipeg Wedding Stopped by Lord's Day Laws
Police halted a wedding at Sharty Shemayin Synagogue in Winnipeg on Sunday citing the Lord's Day act. Rabbi Levine and Rabbi B Goldstein led the ceremony before officers named attendees and said prosecutors would seek charges. a full band was hired for the event and may face prosecution.
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Winnipeg
Man
Sharty Shemayin
Levine
8. Goldstein
Husky
President nominates Lenihan and Flint for federal posts
Washington February 11. The President has sent nominations to the Senate for the post of surveyor of customs at the port of Dubuque Iowa John M Lenihan and for United States marshal for the western district of Wisconsin Rockwell J Flint both named in the current slate of nominations.
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Washington
Senate
Port of
Dubuque
John M. Lenihan
United States
Wisconsin
Rockwell J. Flint
Fearing Mob Violence Follows Quincy Murder Arrest
Indianapolis February 11 Henry Cassell charged with the murder of Thomas Mills near Quincy last Friday has been brought to the city under strong guard amid fears of mob violence.
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Indianapolis
Hmery Cassell
Thomas Mills
Quincy
Chicago Market Report for Hogs and Cattle in 1908
Chicago markets show mixed hog and cattle tones with steady to higher bids. Receipts yesterday 87 716. estimated today 28 000 hogs and 4 000 cattle and sheep trades. beef and sheep prices range from 3 29 to 6 90 for various classes and regions.
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Texas
Market Quotes From Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Active at previous prices with light, mixed, heavy packer and ship grades listed in a terse market quote. Prices span 410 to 445 with cattle slow and sheep steady as reported by the Beach-Wickham Grain Company in Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A Babcock with North Americans Commission Company
John A Babcock is associated with the North Americans Commission Company in a brief notice. The fragment hints at a promotional or employment context and a promise of a fair deal. Further specifics are not provided in the text.
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The
North Americans Commission Company
Taft at Kansas City Praises Roosevelt Policies
Taft receives a huge ovation at the Association of Young Republicans banquet in Convention Hall Kansas City with 1200 attendees. He defends Roosevelt era policies and Lincoln’s party loyalty while noting the administration’s response to the panic. Taft dined and spoke after three hours of Republican conferences with state committeemen before departing for Grand Rapids.
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Kansas City
Will H. Taft
Dpal
Association of Young Republicans of
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Taft Wh Ho
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Lacoln
Lincoln
Congress
Walter S. Dickey
Missouri Republican Con Committee
Missouri Republican Club
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bryan Talks to Canadians at Montreal Luncheon
William J. Bryan addressed about 500 guests at the Canadian club luncheon in Montreal's Corn Exchange. He praised a political system that allows national rights without infringing others and urged optimism amid world sorrows. He also discussed the yellow peril and China's progress, saying education rises with advancement.
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Montreal
Que
William J. Bryan
China
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Toronto
Bryan
Treasury buys 100000 ounces silver at 58.067c
The Treasury Department purchased 100000 ounces of silver at 58.067 cents per ounce. The move was announced from Washington on February 11.
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Washington
Treasury Department
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Frank Gould
Story
Straw Products Co
Adirondacks
Jackies
NEW Hot Air Organization
Junior Aero Club
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Yestrdy
John A. Babcock
Chicago, Ill
Canadia Territory
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