Murdered novelist Phillips shot by Goldsborough near Princeton Club
David Graham Phillips, novelist, was shot six times and mortally wounded outside the Princeton club in New York. Fitzhugh Goyle Goldsborough, a violinist and former Harvard student, then killed himself. Phillips was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where doctors reported a fatal chest wound and multiple perforations from 22 caliber bullets.
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Schuyler Schefflin
Caramercy Park
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Phillips
Stanford White
Princeton Club
Fitzhugh Goyle Goldsborough
Harvard
Rand School of Social Science
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Goldsborough
Princeton
Harrison W. Philips
Natorial Arts Club
Newton James
Frank Davis
Mr. Phillips
Schiefflin House
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Jacoby
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Eugene Fuller
Bellevue Hospital
Lucius W. Hotchkiss
B. Walter
Wilson
Author David G. Phillips Shot and Mortally Wounded in New York
Renowned author David G. Phillips was shot in New York and died from his injuries. Police launched an investigation into the tragedy as crowds gathered outside the scene near the publishing house.
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New York
Ruef Granted New Trial in Bribery Case
San Francisco reports Abe Ruef, long a political power, wins a supreme court rehearing after nearly three years since indictment and two years since conviction and fourteen year sentence. The ruling overturns a prior appellate denial and reopens the entire case, extending his bail status and delaying final disposition.
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San Quentin
Abe Ruef
Frisco
Supreme Court
Ruef
Superior Court
Fire in Millard Hotel Kills One in Omaha
A Millard Hotel blaze in Omaha on January 24 killed Thomas J. Field of Sioux City and left five others in serious condition from smoke. About 300 guests slept as fire crews battled the blaze. several dramatic rescues occurred and Chief Salter led rapid responses with all city equipment.
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Omaha
Neb
Thomas J. Field
Sioux City
University of Wisconsin
J. J. Greely
Chicago
T. J. Campbell
E. J. Strahl
Linden
Neh
W. H. Stevens
John W. Cathcart
St. Louis
Woman Found Dead In Clothes Press After Suicide
Mrs Frances Nelson Withey wife of Fred S Withey of Buffalo New York hid in a clothes press last Sunday and shot herself in the head with a small automatic revolver. Her body was found Monday and a note to her husband said she felt she must follow family precedent and take her own life.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frances Nelson Withey
Fred S. Withey
Niagara Falls
Japs Receive Light Penalties in Dalny Assault Case
Victoria B C January 24. The Japanese who assaulted United States Consul Williamson at Dalny were convicted and given a light fine. The men were reprimanded and assessed 2.10 dollars each according to news from the steamship Danfa from Yokohama.
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Victoria
B. C
United States
Williamson
Dalny
Yokohama
Diaz's Troops Defeated in Three Day Battle
Presidio Texas January 24 More than 100 killed in a three day battle as Diaz forces clash with opposing troops near the border. An initial report from the field states heavy casualties on both sides and ongoing engagements continue into the next day.
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Presidio, Texas
Battle in Mexican mountains leaves 100 soldiers dead
Government troops and insurrectos clashed for three days in the mountains between Ojinaga and Chilfo Parrado. Federal forces were trapped and mowed down by bullets from three directions. about forty men escaped, as reported.
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Ojinaga
Cachilfo Parrado
Chicago and Buffalo Markets Report With Mixed Livestock Announcements
Hogs receipts total around 50 000 with prices mostly $7.70 to $7.85. Cattle receipts near 90 000 with prime fat steers at $6.40 to $7.00 and cows $4.25 to $5.75. sheep receipts about 25 000 with light lambs $6.10 to $6.80. Buffalo market shows cattle slow and hogs around $7.40 to $7.60, York pork at $8.40 and related minor items for poultry and potatoes.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
Lamba
Gert Buffalo
Dunkins & Stevens
Sieel
Commission Merchants
East Buffalo
N. Y
York
Mar
House Debates Post Office Car Procurement and Clerks Hours
Washington congress wrangles over paragraphs in the Post Office appropriation bill. An amendment favored by the practice committee would require steel mail cars for all mail run use, adding about 800 cars annually to the fleet. Proposals to cap clerk hours at 150 per four weeks were defeated. overtime pay was debated.
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House
Pratefice Committee
United States
Mann
Nots
Cara
Arother
Hitchcork
Atreswit Neny
Representative Good
Iowa
Martin
Colorado
A. Ns
Rural letter carrier pay flare ups during post route debate
Thetus Wilrett Sims of Lindeh Tennessee offered an amendment to raise rural free delivery carriers pay by 50 cents per day. Representative Mann of Sinois raised a point of order, Sims denounced Mann and rules, then the point of order was sustained. Debate on the postal appropriation bills continued.
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Thetus Wilrett Sims
Lindeh
Tenn
Mann
Sinois
Sims
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin fair and warmer
Fair and warmer conditions expected across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin today with unsettled weather developing later. Icy patches possible in northern areas and showers likely near lake shores. Highs climb into the 60s to mid 70s across the region.
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Tllinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Who Is Directing Probe in Vote Buying Danville Cases
Officials in Danville oversee a multiagency probe into alleged vote buying activities. Prosecutors identify a lead investigator coordinating interviews, document seizures, and data reviews across city precincts to determine scope and responsible individuals.
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Danville
Bomb by Black Hand Hits Italian Drug Store
In Chicago on January 24 a bomb believed linked to Black Hand threats exploded at Stiano and Damiani the druggists at 1001 Larrabee Street injuring no one but destroying the doorway and floor. Relatives above the shop armed themselves and searched the Italian neighborhood for the perpetrators.
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Chicago
Stiano & Damiani
Larrabee Street
Duffy
Chicago Avenue
Market reports show mixed cattle hogs and steady allocations
Chicago market notes Jan 24 1911 estimated receipts hogs 18000 cattle 4000 sheep 25000 with bulk prices around 7 75 to 7 90 for hogs and 4 75 to 7 00 for beves. Cattle and sheep outlooks steady to weak depending on grade with western ranges and stockers showing varied demand.
Local Market Prices at Washington City Market
Prices for goods in Washington City include ice at 60 cents per block, flour per sack 1.60 to 1.70, bran 4.35 per hundred, shorts 1.50 per hundred, corn meal 20 cents per 10 pounds, buckwheat 40 cents per 10 percent sack, hay 12 dollars per ton, straw 50 dollars, and various produce items from Reister & Son Produce Springs. Consignment offered by John A. Babcock Commission Merchant at U S Yards Chicago Illinois.
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Washington City
Taft backs Panama fortifications to safeguard canal
President Taft endorses fortifications at the Panama Isthmus terminals to protect a U S fleet passage amid potential war. The General Board argues gun batteries on shore and on fortifications near Limon Bay aid fleet transfer, with breakwaters, range finding devices, and strategic sites cited as essential for national defense.
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Washington
Taft
Panama Canal
White House
General Board
Isthmian Canal
United States
Limon Bay
Atlantic
SLED HITS CULVERT COASTING ACCIDENT AT UM
Seven University of Michigan students were injured in a bedsleecoast sliding run on Geddes avenue near Ann Arbor. Four were seriously hurt, including Lyle Noble and Lilian Lee from Hancock, Ruth Moi of Flint, and Rufus Siple of Ann Arbor. Several others suffered broken ankles and arms or shock injuries.
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Mich
University of Michigan
Geddes Avenue
Lyle Noble
Lilian Lee
Hancock
Ruth Moi
Flint
Rufus
Siple
Miss Moffatt
Tennessee Senate Deadlock Ends as Luke Lea Elected Senator
Nashville Tenn Jan 24 The deadlock over the Tennessee legislature’s choice for United States Senator to succeed J B Frazier was broken by the election of Luke Lea an independent Democrat regarded as the candidate of the fusionists Lea is a lawyer and publisher and was chosen despite ongoing factions in the body
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Luke Lea
J. B. Frazier
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
United States
Fustualista
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STOGE
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