Governor Swettenham Quizzed Over Jamaica Incident
London officials disclose Sir Alexander Swettenham replied to Rear Admiral Davis with a tone deemed unpolished by the British government. The exchange centers on whether the governor’s opposition to foreign troops on Jamaican soil was justified and if his letter to the admiral was appropriately worded.
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London
Pee
Alexander Swettenham
Jamuaten
Davis
Jamaica
Davie
Asx
Associated Press
Swettenham
Lord Elgin
Associated Tress
Scotland
Coxenor Nettenham
Aumiral Davis
Foreign Office
Ems
Dai ¥ Ss
Kingston
Fight erupts over Fairbanks indictment in Steubenville
In Steubenville Ohio on January 24 a confrontation erupted during a refer vice about Pred C Fairbanks indictment. Attorney W N Alban accused Probate Judge F H Kerr of unfair dealings and profiting from marriage licenses. Kerr called the allegations untrue and accused Alban of grandstanding. Friends separated them but outside court both exchanged blows.
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Fairbanks
Owever
Pepper Estate Receives $104000 In Life Insurance
Administrators of Colonel James F. Pepper of Nexington Kentucky report checks totaling $104000 from two life insurance policies held by the late distiller. It stands as the largest life-insurance payout on a single person in Kentucky in ten years.
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Pepper
Nexington
James FE. Pepper
Taifman
New York
Kentucky
Discharged Soldiers Arrested in Rosebud Whisky Case
Two former Twenty-fifth Infantry troopers discharged by President Roosevelt in the Brownsville affair are arrested in Valentine Nebraska for introducing whisky on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and selling it to Indians.
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Valentine
Neb
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Tex
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Astor heiress Mrs Spencer Clay gives birth to daughter
London report states Pauline Astor wife of Mrs Spencer Clay has presented William Waldorf Astor's granddaughter a daughter born on a chilly January day.
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London
Spencer Clay
Pauline Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Ship Men in Trouble In Indictment at Brooklyn Court
Several officers and agents of steamship lines face United States court indictments for being responsible for unlawful landing of alien migrants in New York. Indicted are Jacol Ter Kuile Victor Hou lene Perl Labetut Glusseppl Periseh Captain Frank Allen and others aboard the Gallia and the Austro American line ships. Washington prosecutors say immigration law violations at Atlantic ports are being vigorously pursued.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn
Jacol Ter Kuile
Fabreine
Victor Houlene
Perl Labetut
Oficer
Gallia
Glusseppl Periseh
Austro American Line
Fr. Petersburg
Frank Allen
Glen Fintas
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington
McMillanin’s Condition Critical In Detroit
William McMillan, son of the late Senator McMillan and a U S Senate candidate, is reported to be steadily weaker at home after a serious heart ailment following influenza and pneumonia. Hope for recovery is now practically abandoned.
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McMillan
Detroit
William
United States
McMillain
Death of Henry County Farmer Gavin Found Near Burlington
John Gavin, a Henry county farmer, was found dead in the road near Burlington with head injuries from a fence rail. A large sum of money he reportedly carried is missing, and authorities state there is no crew involved.
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Burlington
John Gavin
Henry County
Gavin
Engineers Reach 12 Percent Wage Increase
City of Mexico reports an agreement between the National Lines engineers’ committee and General Manager Clark on behalf of the Management. The engineers will receive a twelve percent increase in wages.
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City of
Mexico
National Lines Engineers’ Committee
Clark
Great Brewery in Flames
LaCrosse Wisconsin January 24 a one million dollar brewery belonging to the John Gund Brewing company is on fire. All fire companies have been called out.
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LaCrosse
Wis
John Gund Brewing Company
Weather forecast for Midwest states
Official forecast for Hines Indiana and Michigan calls for snow and warmer conditions. Wisconsin expected snowfall and rising temperatures. Iowa predicts snow then warmer weather.
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Hines
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Fale
Werner
Iowa
Chicago Markets Report From Jan 23 Grain and Livestock Quotations
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed grains with Jan wheat around 8 percent and May near 7 tenths, oats fluctuating and corn firm. Live stock quotes include hogs around 16.70 to 16.95, cattle 60.50 to 65.00, lambs 7.50 to 8.00, with Buffalo area receipts noted for cattle hogs sheep and veal through East Buffalo firms.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
LaPollette Club Forming at University of Wisconsin
Admirers of Senator LaPollette in Madison plan a student club to organize a national movement for LaPollette to secure a presidential nomination next year. Leading promoters include George Fr. Hannan of Milwaukee and Maurice Morrissey of Princeton, both law college students.
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Madison
Wis
United States
LaPollette
University of Wisconsin
George Fr. Hannan
Milwaukee
Maurice Morrissey
Princeton
College of Law
Fire at Highland Park Destroys Home and Injures Servant
A January 11 24 blaze at J W Prindivilles Highland Park residence destroyed the home. A servant girl was severely burned and Mrs Prindiville barely escaped while dressing after a bath. The fire began in the laundry room likely from a frozen pipe explosion. estimated loss around 5000 dollars.
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Wankegan
J. W. Prindiville
Highland Park
Brassam seeks hearing in murder case in Jersey City arrest
Madward I Brassam charged with murdering wife Dee 22 appeared in Jersey City awaiting arraignment. He demanded an examination and spoke only to answer whether he preferred a hearing. He stood taciturn as officials noted his intent to flee to Germany.
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Sbrassam
Jackson
Mich
Madward I. Brassam
Dee
Jersey City
Coroner Probes Death of 18 Year Old Saulman in Evansville
Coroner opens investigation into the death of Mises Agnes Saulman aged 18 a telephone operator in Evansville Indiana with early statements suggesting a mistaken ingestion of corrosive sublimate but a murder theory is being considered.
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Evaneville
Ind
Mises Agnes Saulman
William James Withdraws From Active Teaching at Harvard
Cambridge Mass Jan 24 William James professor of philosophy at Harvard University since 1872 has announced his withdrawal from active teaching in the university.
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Cambridge
Mass
William James
Harbard University
Depew Heads Transportation Club Dinner at Waldorf
United States Senator Depew presided over the Transportation club annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. He appeared in excellent health and received a hearty welcome from attendees.
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New York
United States
Depew
The
Transportation Club
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Plunging European Cold Reaches Paris
Extreme cold from eastern Europe extends to France with temperatures 10 to 17 degrees below zero. Widespread suffering and several deaths due to freezing reported as rivers and lakes in Paris freeze and residents take to outdoor skating on the city’s lines.
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Paris
Europe
France
Raymond Kiengle Dream Ends In Fire Escape
In Bloomington on January 24 Raymond Kiengle of St. Joseph awoke from a dream that his house was on fire and leaped through a window. He was seriously injured but did not awaken until he had run some distance.
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Bloomington
Raymond Kiengle
St. Joseph
Ile
Fire destroys three Brainerd blocks in basement furnace blaze
Brainerd Minnesota January 24 fire gutted three store buildings and contents with an estimated loss near 75000. The blaze began in the Reilly block basement due to an overheated furnace and was investigated for its cause.
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Brainerd
Minn
Trainerd
Ohio River Falls as Flood Crest Breaches
The Ohio river declined gradually through the night and by 9 am reached 62.05 feet, down more than two feet from the flood crest reached Monday in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Divorce suit filed by Indiana's most married woman
Boonville Ind Jan 24 Mrs Pooly Weed Baker age 65 has filed for divorce from William Baker an electrician. He is her eighth husband and she holds the record as the most married woman in the state.
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Boonville
Ind
Pooly Weed Baker
William Baker
Lottery plant raided in Mobile as officers seize contents
Mobile Alabama January 23 government officers raided the Honduras Lottery company's plant. The contents were seized and the employees were arrested.
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Mobile
Ala
Honduras Lottery Company
Thaw trial jury selection begins in New York
The Thaw trial for the Stanford White murder opens with the first day focusing on juror selection. In Minnesota the state wins a suit to block Great Northern from issuing 60 million dollars in stock. Texas lawmakers reconvene to reelect Bailey to the U.S. Senate. Admiral Dikoff named commander in chief of the Russian fleet. The National Export Lumber Association holds its annual meeting in Norfolk Virginia.
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Harry Thaw
New York
Stanford White
Minnesota
Great Northern
St. Paul
Texas
Bailey
Birileff
National Export Lumber Association
Norfolk
Matrimonial Biz Ends With a Pauper Bill Joke
A husband jokes about his wife turning him into a pauper after her dressmaker bill. He recalls proposing two years ago when she said it was her duty to marry him to make something of him. She asks what she made of him. he answers with the bill and a punchline.
The Miller's Daughter Folktale Twist Ends in Name Guessing
A penniless miller boasts of his daughter’s gift to spin straw into gold. The king ends her night of danger with a ransom marriage. The queen bears a son but must learn the little man’s name within three days to save her child. An agent seeks clues as time runs out.
The Old Man, the Ring, and the Queen’s Gambit
A queen learns the miller’s daughter must spin straw into gold under threat from a greedy king. An enigmatic little man spins the night away for gold and a ring, then a final grim demand tests the queen's wit as she uncovers his true name, ending in his death.
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Crood
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