Riot in Philadelphia as foreigners march on city hall
About a thousand marchers, mostly Italians and Poles, clashed with police in Broad street in front of a major hotel. Fourteen arrests, including leaders Dominic Donnetti Michel Costello Joseph Troi, with several rioters shot or clubbed and three officers wounded.
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Philadelphia
City Hall
Reyburn
Broad Street
Charles Munn
Pyott
Smith
Harry Druding
Joseph Troi
Dominic Donnetti
Michel Costello
Donnetti
Diamonds Found in Arkansas Claim by Kunz
New York expert George F. Kunz said about 140 diamonds have been found near Murfreesboro Arkansas and that they are genuine. He noted 200 karats examined show Arkansas matches South Africa in potential with many white high quality stones and some exceptional yellow stones.
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New York
Arkansas
Wis
George F. Kunz
United States
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Kunz
Murfreesboro
Ark
South Africa
Turkey denies belligerence over border military moves
A foreign office representative in Petrograd said Russia received assurances that Turkish troops near the northwest border are not aimed at Russia but are caused by the volatile internal situation in the area including Armenia and Kurdistan.
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Turkey
J. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Russia
Armenia
Kurdestas
Feeble Minded Man Caught Robbing Michigan Store
In Carleton on February 21 a feebleminded man employed nearby was detained by R. A. Leariatt while robbing the store of Leariatt and F. E. Gee. Due to his condition he may avoid prosecution.
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Carleton, Mich
Carleton
R. A. Leariatt
F. Eb, Gee
Explosion at Hercules Powder works kills Chinese and white workers
An explosion in the nitroglycerin mixing house at the Hercules Powder company in Pinole near Berkeley destroyed the building. Twenty five Chinese workers and four white workers died, with six white workers badly injured.
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Berkeley
Cal
Hercules Powder Works
Pinole
Here
Six Thousand Men Idle in Detroit Stoves Strike
Detroit stove makers announce 6000 to 7000 workers idle as 280 stove mounters demand full shift employment, delaying opening of four plants. They state that once mounters concede right to lay off unused workers, the plants will open.
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Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Mounters’ Union
Will heirs contest Lydia Bradley will in Peoria
Heirs of Lydia Bradley of Peoria Indianapolis and other Indiana counties plan suit in Peoria to test a 4 million dollar will set to education. They allege undue influence by Chicago University and a Peoria technical school. Heirs expect costly litigation.
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Greencastle
Ind
Lydia Bradley
Peoria
Ill
Indianapolis
Snowballs for Croup in Danville
John Owens a miner returned home to find his wife giving snowballs to their eighteen month old baby with croup. He assaulted her after upbraiding her. She had him arrested and he paid a fine. He then took the baby to his mother. He declared no croppy baby would be raised in his home and the wife threatens habeas corpus to regain the child.
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Danville
John Owens
Anarchist Circulars Traced to Chicago Printers
After a three weeks search New York police concede they cannot locate printers and distributors of widespread incendiary circulars. The flyers urge workers to arm themselves and kill Wall Street parasites, with detectives concluding the materials were printed in Chicago and shipped to the city by anarchists.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago
Not a Burglar but a Corpse in Reichert Home Attic
Indianapolis on February 21 William T Barrows a city building inspector’s office worker was found dead by his own hand in the attic of William Reichert’s house police say a letter to Mrs Reichert reveals his intent to kill her and himself Barrows blamed her for taking his money
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Indianapolis
William T Barrows
William Reichert
Widow of War of 1812 Passes at 96 in East Orange
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnum, a rare surviving widow of the War of 1812, died at 96 in East Orange New Jersey. Born in Vermont she was married to Enoch Barnum of Franklin Vermont a cousin of P T Barnum. He ran away to join a Vermont regiment when the second war with England began.
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East Orange
N. J
Elizabeth Barnum
Vermont
Enoch Barnum
Franklin
P. T. Barnum
England
Vermont Regiment
Death Plot Foiled as Police Nab Terrorists in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg fifty men and women were arrested in a broad crackdown on terrorism linked to plans against Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich. Police recovered explosives and weapons. three officers were wounded and one killed. General Stoessel received a death sentence for surrendering Port Arthur despite defense by garrison.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Grand Duke’s Palace
Prince Ussupoff Park
Grande Motsukaia
Basile Island
Railway wage fears overblown say officials
Washington reports industry and financial circles worry railroads may cut workers' pay. The Interstate Commerce Commission notes no concerted action for broad wage cuts in near future. Only Southern Railway Louisville and Nashville Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line may review adjustments to curb operating costs, aiming to revert to last year’s wage levels.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Southern Railway
Louisville and Nashville
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Liges
Stoessel Condemned to Death for Port Arthur Surrender
St Petersburg Feb 21 General Stoessel was condemned to death by a military court for the surrender of Port Arthur to Japan. General Fock was reprimanded for a disciplinary offense not linked to the surrender while General Smirnoff and Major General Reiss were acquitted for lack of proof. The court recommended that the death sentence upon the general be carried out.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Fock
Fourth East Siberian
Smirnoff
Reiss
We are lacking in art
Theodore Chaliapine, the Russian bass, said New York citizens are children. After weeks of singing in New York he returns home noting the city’s faults that come with bigness, but he would not detail them.
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New York
Theodore Chaliapine
Unpopular Outlook and Art Skepticism Highlighted
A basso critic ridicules American dullness in art and business while praising a rival in St. Petersburg. The piece notes Americans’ naivety with money as M. Chaliapine and Dasso’s bank hold 83,500 in New Amsterdam’s closed bank.
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Basso
St. Petersburg
M. Chaliapine
Dasso
New Amsterdam Bank
Filipino Statesman Gomez Quits Assembly Post
Manila Feb 21 Senor Gomez resigns from the Philippine assembly. His ousting by the body is said to have destroyed his influence with the electorate and he is no longer a factor in insular politics.
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Manila
Senor Gomez
Philippine Assembly
Fire Claims Life of Kansas City Invalid
Wardie Hanahan, twenty, an invalid, died after his clothing caught fire from an overheated stove in his mother's home in Kansas City Kansas. He could not speak or move due to his condition and was found by his mother a mass of flames.
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Kansas City
Wardie Hanahan
Kan
Governor Deneen Reappoints Illinois Improvement Association Members
Springfield Feb 21 Governor Deneen reappoints Isham G Randolph Chicago H W Johnson Ottawa and H M Schmoldt Beardstown as Illinois Improvement Association members He also names John Dunlop Carbondale state mine inspector for the Third district.
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Deneen
Springfield
Illinois Improvement Association
Isham G. Randolph
Chicago
H. W. Johnson
Ottawa
H. M. Schmoldt
Beardstown
John Dunlop
Carbondale
Murder or self harm found in Pecatonica marshal death
The body of Marshal Ferguson of Pecatonica was found in a snowdrift behind a village store. A bullet wound to the head and a revolver with one empty chamber were discovered nearby in Rockford on February 21.
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Rockford
Marshal Ferguson
Pecatonica
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices and Receipts Report
Market notes from Chicago on February 21, 1908 show hogs with receipts around 35,000 and varied prices from Light hogs 4.20 to 4.55 and Heavy shipping grades 4.25 to 4.57. Cattle and sheep activity mirrored large totals, with nominal drops for cattle and steady or higher ranges for sheep and western stock. Official yesterday receipts were 13,476 with shipments 7,308 and estimated today 35,000.
Market Report Quotes Mixed Livestock and Grain Prices
Trading notes show cattle weaker by ten points from yesterday’s close with dull activity in cattle and mixed movements in packer bids. Sheep hold steady as grain values are supplied through Beach Wickham Grain Co, Chicago, with Postal Telegraph Bid.g. listed.
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A Babcock Chicago Adette Message
A brief Chicago ad offering contact from John A Babcock with promise of a square deal. The note emphasizes reliability and timely communication.
Thaw Family Spars Over Possible Divorce and Custody
The Evening World reports Harry K. Thaw will never be freed and his family opposes release. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw supports no divorce, while Evelyn Nesbit and Mrs Thaw consider monetary settlements. Thaw will remain in an asylum until fully recovered, with his mother seeking a private sanatorium.
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Harry Thaw
Harry
New York
Evening World
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Matteswan
N. Y
Daniel O'Reilly
A. Russell Peabody
Thaw
Naval program outlines billion dollar Russian fleet plan
Admiralty members submitted to the national defense commission the financial outline for Russia notional naval program to be completed in 1917. The plan includes battleships and hydrographic work at several ports with total expenditure of 1.078 billion dollars, rising from 43.5 million in 1908 to 125 million in 1914, then tapering to 85 million in 1918, featuring duplicate gun complements for each ship.
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St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Commission of National Defenses of the
Duma
Russia
Milwaukee Fireman Committed for Insanity in Sister Buckley Killing
Gustav Wirth a marine fireman who shot and killed Sister Theresa Buckley at St. Marys hospital on December 24 is committed to the Northern Hospital for the Insane in Oshkosh Wisconsin by Judge Brazee after expert testimony on his insanity.
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Milwaukee
Gustav Wirth
Theresa Buckley
St. Mary's Hospital
Northern Hospital For the
Oshkosh
Wis
Brazee
Berlin Taxi Crisis Leads to Reorganization Plan
The Berlin automobile cab business faces a crisis from overproduction of cars and horse cabs. One leading company has suspended operations this week and is seeking a reorganization to restore stability.
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Berlin
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