Root Opposes Direct Election of Senators in Senate Speech
Washington report details Senator Root's across two hours warning against direct senatorial elections. He argues the change distrusts state governments and could invite federal interference with grandfather clauses and Southern racial controls. Georgia Senator Bacon and others clash over references to lynchings and peonage before the dispute subsides.
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Washington
Senate
Newark
Counry
Root
Republic
Senator Root
Bacon
Georgia
South
United States
Macon
George Jr Gould Paid 50000 for Lady Decies Wedding
George Jr Gould funded the wedding ceremony for Lady Decies with a payment of fifty thousand dollars. The event centers on his role as a donor and the societal circumstances surrounding the marriage.
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Decies
Homesick Russian Girl Dies by Poison
Bertha Karden an 18 year old Russian Jewess of 104 Penton Street committed death by swallowing carbolic acid. She died after reaching St Mary's hospital. She had lived with sisters Bessie and Rosie and brother Joseph after arriving from Russia a few months ago. An inquest was held unnecessary.
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Detroit
Bertha Karden
Penton Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Bessie
Rosie
Joseph
Russia
Lorimer Undergoes Ear Abscess Operation
United States Senator William Lorimer was operated on for an ear abscess at his home on 3700 Las Boulvord Avenue by Dr. Norval H. Pierce. The surgeon reported the operation a success and said Lorimer was resting easily and in no danger, with a short recovery expected.
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Chicago
United States
William Lorimer
Norval H. Pierce
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin
Rain or snow expected today across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with a warmer trend tomorrow. Snow expected at night with southerly winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Fifteen Die in Colorado Mine Tragedy Near Trinidad
Fifteen miners are entombed and presumed dead after a blast at the Cokedale mine eight miles west of Trinidad. Seventeen men worked there. two shot firers were rescued, four bodies recovered, five more found, and six remain missing as rescuers battle black damp and gas.
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Trinidad
Colo
Cokedale
Carbon Coal and Coke Company
Triinidad
Ho Os
E. P. Bayliss
A. F E. Sutton
Sutton
Brattleine
G. C. Roberts
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
No. 5
TWO AVIATORS KILLED IN FRANCE TEST FLIGHT
In Douai France on February 11 aviators Noel and Delatorre died during a war department supervised test of a military aeroplane. Noel pilot Delatorre passenger. The craft folded its wings at about 250 feet and plunged. Both men died from severe injuries.
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Douai
France
Noel
Delatorre
War Department
Army
Famine in China Worsens With Millions at Risk
Red Cross dispatches reveal a severe Chinese famine. American consul Amos P. Wilder in Shanghai warns 2,000,000 could die without prompt relief. Reports describe desperate parents abandoning children and many corpses along roads. Immediate aid is urged. an estimated half a million dollars in gold is needed now. The affected area spans about 200 by 150 miles with no crops until next May.
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Washington
Red “Cross
China
Amos P. Wilder
Shanghai
Red Cross
Vermilion County Grand Jury Reports 216 True Bills
Danville Illinois February 11 The Vermilion county grand jury investigating vote selling presented a partial report in court revealing 216 true bills and sixteen no bills. A large number of true bills pertain to vote selling and nefarious acts.
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Danville, Ill
Vermilion County Grand Jury
Admiral Schley Injured in Ice Fall
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley of the U S Navy is confined to bed after fracturing two ribs and sustaining internal injuries from a fall on an icy pavement in Washington on February 11.
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Schley
Washington
Winfield Scott Schley
U.S.N
Mrs Hill Sentenced in Smuggling Case in New York
Mrs Roberta Hill ex wife of Capt James Hill of the British army pleaded guilty to smuggling. Judge Martin ordered a $2000 fine and jail until 8 am Monday. The marshal took her to the Tombs after she paid the fine.
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New York
Roberta Hill
James Hill
Martin
United States
Keeley Convicted of Perjury in Browne Case
Patrick J. Keeley a former state’s attorney detective was found guilty of perjury in Judge Clark’s court. The verdict came after five ballots and clemency was urged. Keeley testified that Victor P. Arnold told him to remove a key witness during Browne’s second trial in the Illinois legislative bribery affair.
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Chicago
Patrick J. Keeley
Clark
Keeley
Lee O'Neil Browne
Illinois
Victor P. Arnold
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Wayman
Lorimer
Dix Pardons Cornell Student After Ithaca Riot
Albany Feb 11 Governor Dix pardons Sidney Sichel a Cornell student arrested in Ithaca during a riot. Sichel whose friends say he was not a rioter received a five day jail sentence. Edward C MacArthur captain of the Cornell track team traveled to Albany to plead with the governor who is a Cornell man.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Dix
Sidney Sichel
Cornell
Ithaca
Sichel
Edward C. MacArthur
Lincoln leaves Springfield by special train to Indianapolis
Fifty years ago today President Elect Lincoln departed Springfield on the Great Western railroad in a train described as a baggage car smoker and passenger car with a Rogers locomotive. The journey featured frequent stops and a hearty ovation. In Indianapolis he spoke to 20 000 people and hinted at his future policy for the first time since the election.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Great Western Railroad
Rogers
Indianapolis
New York Herald
Smith snubs Bryan lecture in Atlanta incident
Atlanta on February 11 reports that when William Jennings Bryan visits next Tuesday evening he will speak and dine with the Young Men's Democratic League but Gov Elect Hoke Smith will not introduce him or preside. The Baraca Union of Atlanta organized the event and questioned political motives for Smith's decline.
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Atlanta
William Jennings Bryan
Young Men's Democratic League
Hoke Smith
Baraca Union of
Bryan
Bull calf sold for record price in Brockton
Daniel W. Field of Brockton announces the sale of his 7 weeks old Royal Purple bull Aggie Cornucopia Sir Colantha to W. H. Minor of Chicago for 10 000 dollars. Minor, a 7000 acre farmer at Chazy New York, sent an expert agent to Brockton to seal the deal, claimed to be the highest price ever paid for a young bull.
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Brockton
Mass
Daniel W. Field
Aggie Cornucopia
Sir Colantha
W. H. Minor
Chicago
Minor
Chazy
N. Y
Nominations Confirmed in Senate Executive Session
Washington reports the senate in executive session confirmed Duncan McKinley for surveyor of customs for the District of San Francisco and James Britt of North Carolina for third assistant postmaster general.
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Washington
Senate
Duncan McKinley
San Francisco
James Britt
North Carolina
British Admiral Retires Under Age Limit Rule
A senior British admiral steps down after reaching the age limit for service. The retirement ends a long career marked by naval commands and strategic roles within the fleet. The ripple effects touch ongoing training, promotions, and future leadership appointments in the Royal Navy.
Four Men Seen Leaving Cemetery in McCollum Remains Theft
Erie detectives probe a crew possibly linked to the Scott Mausoleum burglary. Milk dealer Louis Wadlinger reported a man stopped his wagon near the cemetery at 4 AM January 27 and hammering was heard. Four men exited through a cemetery fence hole amid rumors the congressman’s sister-in-law Mrs. Anna M. McCollum’s body was taken.
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Erie
Scott
Louis Wadlinger
Wadlinger
Anna M. McCol Ilvum
Miser Leaves Fortune After Tragic Life Revealed
Stamford, February 11 William P Mallory a lifelong miser died of apoplexy leaving about 250000 to be divided among his three sisters in Canada No will was found but love letters explain two broken engagements in his life and the mystery surrounding his fortune
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Stamford
Conn
William P. Mallory
Mallory
Chicago
Danbury
Canada
Henry B. Dixey Dies in Ithaca at 57
Henry B. Dixey, a renowned stage actor linked to the Cornel Masque Players via his wife, died at his Ithaca home. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he began on the Emma Abbott and Hess Opera stages and later starred with the Bostonians and Augustin Daly companies.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Henry B. Dixey
Dixey
Worcester
Mass
Emma Abbott
Hess Opera
Bostonians
Augustin Daly
Taft Opens Reciprocity Campaign in Ohio City
President Taft spoke before about 6000 in Columbus on reciprocity with Canada. He argued the policy would not hurt American farmers and cited statistics but fought a harsh cold that limited his remarks and forced a shortened program. He planned to address the Ohio legislature in Springfield later.
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Canada
Ohio City
Columbus
Taft
Ohio State
Fair Grounds
J. Richardson
Washington
Fay
Oxley Hall
Ohio University
Harmon
Federal
Springfield
Springfield Ber of Commerce
Lincoln
Dent
South to honor Lincoln in New Orleans on Feb 13
The New Orleans board of trade will adjourn February 13 to honor Lincoln's birthday. The New Orleans Exchange has also decided to suspend business that day, the first official Lincoln birthday celebration in New Orleans and the South. Jefferson Davis' birthday is a holiday but the exchange seldom adjourns then.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Board of Trade
Lincoln
Range Blown to Pieces in Fire Ambush
Tell City Indiana reports a fire caused an explosion in a range injuring Mrs Nat Helder. Debris shattered windows and door panes, furniture wrecked, room damaged. a piece struck the woman on the head. Cause of blast unknown.
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Tell City
Ind
Nat Helder
Putnam Griswold Stricken During Royal Opera Performance
Bertin the Aliana barytone sang Seeartite at the Royal Opera when Griswold was attacked by appendicitis. He fainted in the wings after a perilous rendition of heel tones, and a friend administered opium to revive him.
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Benator Root
George Jr. Gould
American Press Association
Colorado
Wilder
Danville
Presbyterian
Stelzle
Uirles Stelzle
New York City
Presbyterian Department of Church and Labor
McCormick ‘Theological Seminary
Sidney Sichel Freed
Smith
McKinley and
Britt
Lord Charles Beresford
London
Dairyman
Miser
Fortune
W. P. Mallory
Henry E. Dixey
Sarytone
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