Smoot Responds to Charges Before Senate Committee
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah has answered protests to the Senate privileges and elections committee. He denies polygamy claims, says he married Alpha May Elbright in 1884 and has never cohabited with another woman. He also denies any oath or obligation conflicting with the constitutional oath and moves to strike extraneous matters from the protest.
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Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Burrows
Senate
Alpha May Elbright
United States
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mr. Smott
Wilford Woodruff
Smoot
Mormon Church
Brigham Youngcademy
War talk on home rule and senator’s duties in strong terms
The speaker rejects war rhetoric while affirming the home as the basic institution underpinning government. He stresses the sanctity of the home and its influence on statehood, asserts loyalty to the senate, and argues rights are conditional though he denies any unfitness to obey laws.
Doomed from the Start at Iroquois Theater Debacle
Coroner jury testimony links a fire or explosion under the stage to the opening night disaster at the Iroquois Theater. Carpenter John Bickles testifies of a blast and flames beneath the stage as two prior warnings to management surface. Curtain manager Joseph Dougherty confirms a stage fire a week before the blaze. The tragedy, with nearly 600 dead, raises questions about fire precautions and the production Bluebeard.
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John Bickles
George A. Fuller
Joseph Dougherty
Fire Department
Keifer joins inauguration trip as Governor Herrick prepares
General Keifer plans to accompany Herrick to Columbus for the Governor's inauguration. Foster, former Ohio governor and Harrison treasury secretary, dies at 76, a national figure. In Topeka, Manche Boiss—Carrie Nation ally—smashes a Custer painting in the state capitol, citing the donation line from a St. Louis beer firm. she is jailed.
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Emperor Expresses Sympathy for Chicago Tragedy
Emperor Joseph spoke at length with U S Ambassador Storer at the palace reception and conveyed deep condolences for the Chicago catastrophe, recalling Vienna’s Rink theater fire as a similar sorrow.
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Rink Theater
Taggart Indorsed for National Democratic Chairman
Indianapolis January 11 The newly elected Democratic state central committee re elected William H. O'Brien chairman and made Thomas Taggart treasurer They unanimously indorsed Taggart for chairman of the national Democratic committee.
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Democratic State Central Committee
William H. O'Brien
Lawrenceburg
Thomas Taggart
Taggart
National Democratic Committee
Jock Pleasants Dies in Richmond at Pneumonia
In Richmond on January 11, Jock Pleasants, hailed as the hero of Amelie Rives' The Quick of the Dead, died of pneumonia. He was a cousin of the author and noted for his fine figure and handsome face that inspired her as the hero of her first book.
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Jock” Pleasants
Amelie Rives
Two More Women Die in City Hospitals
Miss Nellie Dawson aged 27 died at Passavant hospital and Miss Estella Muir aged 81 died at Policlinic hospital. The official death toll rises to 569.
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Policlinic Hospital
Clark's Agent Henry Allen Commits Suicide Over Salary Fight
Jerome Arizona January 11 Henry J Allen longtime financial agent for Senator W A Clark at the United Verde mine and related properties killed himself with a pistol after a dispute over salary and Clark’s labor union policy. Allen had served since 1892, was briefly paid $6000 then $9000, requested $12000 and was refused. He believed Clark's unionizing the mine harmed management. He had been under care and fled to his ranch in Verde valley ten miles from Jerome where he obtained a revolver. He leaves a widow two sons and two daughters.
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Charles Foster Dies in Springfield Visit
Charles Foster of Fostoria Ohio former governor of Ohio and secretary of the treasury under Harrison died at General J Warren Keifer’s home in Springfield Ohio He had come to spend Sunday after a visit with local acquaintances and died there.
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New Building Threatened by Fire at Stock Exchange
Fire discovery in the new Stock Exchange building delayed by defective alarm boxes. Western Union messenger overcome by smoke. insulation failure caused the blaze. Firemen arrived 35 minutes after discovery. telegraph service disrupted and money loss listed as small.
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Tragic Auto Incident In Italy Involves Edward R. Thomas
Rome reports Edward R. Thomas son of the late Samuel Thomas on a Europe tour is said to have struck and killed a peasant woman near Gaeta while driving a country road. He allegedly stopped to assess injuries but fled after threats from shepherds and later left Italy.
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Reciproc ity with Canada Urged by St Paul Speaker
James J. Hill urged Canadian reciprocity at a St Paul reception for Howard Elliott of Northern Pacific. He warned that railroads must enable resource development or fail, lamented trade restraints, and commented on immigration, Panama Canal, and Northwest growth. The talk linked Minnesota’s future to rail and soil based prosperity.
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Chicago Delegation Leaves for National Democratic Convention
Chicago's delegation of about forty politicians and businessmen, including members of the Iroquois club Chicago Democratic club and the County Democracy, departed for Washington to secure the national Democratic convention for the city.
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Steel Board Denies Plan for Salary Cuts of Top Officials
New York January 11. The claim that drastic salary reductions for United States Steel top officials were proposed is officially denied. Directors have not discussed such a move.
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