France Bejiggered Diplomats Taigny Banned From Venezuela
France faces a crisis after M. Taigny the French chargé d affaires in Caracas was refused boarding and banished from Venezuela aboard the Martinique. The incident followed by near-impasse as President-elect Fallieres prepares for action amid tense Franco Venezuelan relations.
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Paris
Venezuela
Willemstad
Curacaa
France
M. Fallieres
French Republic
Castro
M. Taigny
Caracas
Martinique
la Guayra
French Diplomatic Row Over M. Taigny Aboard Martinique
The incident reports M. Taigny being blocked from ashore by Venezuelan guards and warned of imprisonment if he attempted to leave. French efforts, led by vice consul and Russell, failed to secure his release as the Martinique sailed to Porto Cabello with Taigny cut off from shore contact. Concurrently M. Fallieres led in the presidential ballot against Doumer, in a joint session of 820 members.
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Associated Press
Willemstad
Martinique
M. Taigny
la Guayra
Caracas
Russell
United States
Castro
M.taigny
Porto Cabello
M. Fallieres
M. Loubet
National Assembly
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Fallieres
Doumer
Farmer kills wife after leaving asylum in Wisconsin
William Rammaker, a prominent Adell farmer, is accused of striking his wife with a wooden tool, killing her before their two children. Rammaker had been recently released from the Oshkosh asylum after a period of mental illness.
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Sheboygan, Wis
William Rammaker
Adell
Ramimaker
Oshkosh
German Foreign Secretary Dead in Berlin
Berlin reports Baron von Richthofen, secretary of foreign affairs, died last night. The death ends the tenure of the official who held Berlin's key diplomatic post.
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Berlin
Tillman Resolution Tabled In Senate Investigation Request
Senator Tillman introduced a resolution to authorize a five member Senate committee to investigate the White House incident involving the expulsion of Mrs Morris from the executive office. The measure was tabled by a 54 to 8 vote.
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Tillman
Washington, D. C
Evening Journal
Senate
Fhve
White House
Morris
Hill Demands Inquiry Into Equitable Retainer
Albany January 18 ex United States Senator David B Hill urged the State Bar association to investigate the 5000 dollar annual retainer he received from the Equitable Life Assurance Society. He sought a hearing but was confined by illness and the committee adjourned. He said he had never mixed politics and business and contrasted his stance with Elihu Root who also drew retainers.
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Albany
N. Y
State Bar Association
United States
David B. Hill
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Legislative Life Insurance Investigating Committee
Hill
Governor
Elihu Root
The
Equitable
Senate
Tillman
Maine
Hale
Tlate
Wiped Out Fire Destroys Two Blocks in Heyworth
A massive blaze in Heyworth Illinois wiped out two entire blocks of the business district causing about 50000 dollars in losses. The post office Masonic hall and many stores including Cowden Bros restaurant and the Knights of Pythias building were destroyed. Water supply failed and aid from Bloomington was ineffective.
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Bloomington
Heyworth
Illinois Central
Masonic Hall
T. W. Iseminger
Cowden Bros
Central Union Telephone Exchange
Fishern Telephone Exchange
Knights of Pythias
Long Range Wireless Sets Record From Cape Elizabeth
Portland officials at Cape Elizabeth report contact with a tug guiding the dry dock Dewey 35 o clock last Monday night. The craft was 2,226 miles from Cape Hatteras moving 4% knots and over 3,000 miles from the local station, a new record for long distance wireless in the country.
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Portland
Cape Elizabeth
Dewey
Cape Hatteras
Cojon
Panama
Philadelphia Observes 200th Anniversary of Benjamin Franklin
In memory of Franklin Philadelphia marks the 200th birthday with school programs and meetings by historical societies. A Franklin memorial at the Franklin Institute featured addresses by local leaders and the city hall was lit up at night.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Franklin Institute
Birmingham All for Chamberlain in London Election
Birmingham gave a decisive show of support with seven Chamberlain candidates returning and Joseph Chamberlain himself winning by about 5 000. Other Chamberlain allies averaged majorities around 3 000.
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Birmingham
Chamberlain
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Grain Dealers Meet Opens In Indianapolis
Prominent grain men and shippers from Baltimore Detroit Toledo and Cleveland attend the Indiana Grain Dealers association annual meeting in Indianapolis. Sessions cover developments in grain trade and shipping practices as the event opens.
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Indianapolis
Baltimore
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Senator Joseph H. Millard Founder and banker leader
Senator Joseph H. Millard is described as a millionaire and long time Nebraska resident born in Canada. He founded the Omaha National Bank and remains its president. He served as a director of the Union Pacific Railroad for many years.
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United States
Millard
Canada
Nebraska
Omaha National Bank
Union Pacific Road
Tillman Denounces White House Incident in Senate
Washington Jan 18 Senator Tillman denounces the forcible removal of Mrs Minor Morris from the White House provoking remonstrances from Hale Hopkins and Daniel and a rush to adjournment. He pledges to investigate and opposes administration treatment while defending his colleagues and calling for affidavits and witnesses.
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Washington
White House
Minor Morris
Tillman
Senate
Hale
Hopkins
Daniel
Hale Protest interrupts Tillman over Morris incident
Hale interrupts Tillman to protest his representation of the Morris incident. Hale tells the senator from South Carolina that he is making statements without warrant and questions the factual basis of his claims.
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Hale
Tillman
Morris
South Carolina
Tillman demands investigation into White House incident
The scene grew dramatic as Tillman asserted witnesses and names to testify about alleged presidential influence over the Senate. Hale urged executive session while Hopkins objected. Daniel pleaded for restraint, and Tillman pressed ahead with a proposed five-senator committee to probe the incident.
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Senate
Hale
Tillman
White House
Gallinger
Tillwahn
Hopkins
Daniel
Lunacy Fueled Violent Acts Alleged in Indiana Case
Terre Haute January report cites Dr J whose claimed satanic mania allegedly drove a pattern of deviltry and wrongdoing, detailing purported acts and mental state as the investigation unfolds.
Caste Drug Store Fire Suspect Tied to Earlier Arson
Caste, hospitalized after a town fire, ends a suspect career long watched by authorities for possible insanity or degeneration. Ten years prior he ran a die shop above a general store with a drug store below. A watchman found a night blaze and stopped it. powders dynamite oil soaked blankets and other incendiary items were found in the stores. Casto faced trial but the jury disagreed. He later faced embezzlement charges and moved to Belleville where he was again caught attempting arson. While out on bond in Terre Haute investigators noted signs of possible insanity and took him into custody.
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C. Caste
Casto
Tle
Belleville
Bia
Terre Haute
Bond
Go Back to His Mother After Foster Parents Find Him
A Michigan mother finally learns her son’s location after years apart. Fifteen years ago three children were left at Coldwater school and later bound out. The youngest boy grew up with foster parents Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Spear of Emerson who now send him to his awaiting mother in Mishawaka, Indiana with blessings.
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Ithaca, Mich
Coldwater School
Waylum
G. W. Spear
Emerson
Admiralty Reverses Uniform Change Plan
The British admiralty rescinds its decision to alter naval uniforms. In Trenton, New Jersey, Charles Long, a colored man, is hanged for the murder of Matthew Cunningham. Olso colored.
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Charles Long
Trenton
N. J
Matthew Cunningham
Olso
Chicago Markets Report 1906 Live Hog and Cattle Prices
Chicago markets show steady receipts and mixed hog and cattle prices. Estimated receipts and shipments linger daily, hogs active and higher, cattle and sheep mixed with steady to weak tones as buyers weigh supply against demand.
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Chicago
Ship’ Benton
Russia Faces Political Realignments Amid Constitutional Democrats Rise
Jan 18 at St. Petersburg delegates of the Constitutional Democrats prepare to push their platform as moderates and law order parties seek to balance the field. A national registration rush and coalition talks loom while government employs force to curb revolutionaries and secure control across cities and islands in the Baltic region.
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St. Petersburg
Politica
Rusala
Consatitutie Democrats
Menstre Teajerity
Platf
Party of Law and Order
Octol
Wweak
Gstitutional Democrats
Law Democrats
Social Revolutists
Ow Ord
National Assembly
Law Order
Nee
Thesa Professional and Socialistic Organions
Chaplain Moore Opens Harrisburg House Session
Chaplain Moore again led the opening prayer in the Pennsylvania House. He prayed for reform supporters to be re elected and asked God to bless the representatives and to help them enact session legislation and await judgment in November.
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Harrisburg
Moore
Regents Endorse Move to Halt Intercollegiate Football
In Madison on January 18 the state university regents backed the faculty’s condemnation of inter-collegiate football. They urged a nine-university conference to meet in Chicago and push for suspending inter-collegiate games for two years.
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Wis
State University Regents’ Committee On
Middle West
Chicago
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