Liner Republic Sinks After Collide with Florida and Rescue Fleet
At least six people die as the Republic is rammed by the Florida off Nantucket. Captain Sealby and a volunteer crew are saved by the Gresham while passengers and crew are transferred to the Florida and Baltic before the Republic sinks. The Florida and Baltic continue escorting rescued passengers toward New York as La Lorraine and other ships aid the distressed liner.
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Revenue Cutter
New York
Baltic
Florida
Republic
Nantucket Light
Sealby
Gresham
No Man's Land
Seneca
New York Bay
Ransom
Eugene Lynch
Boston
W. J. Mooney
Langdon
N. D
M. M. Murphy
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Grand Yorks
Mooney
Marconi
Siasconset
Mass
Cr Q. D
Tournier
la Lorraine
Te Lorraine
Mediterranean
Lloyd Vation Line
Naples
Sie
Veltic
Lucania
Merida
Pante
Marconi Sees Wireless Telegraphy Easing Ocean Terrors
London reports Guglielmo Marconi expresses gratitude for wireless telegraphy after a recent rescue incident. He states such events show its value and predicts ocean travel will soon lose its old dangers as wireless systems advance.
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Ife
Republic
Ruling Finds Benzoate of Soda Safe as Food Preserver
Washington reports the referee board of consulting experts chaired by Dr. Ira Remsen finds benzoate of soda safe in small doses under 0.5 gram daily and not harmful in larger doses up to 4 grams daily when used with food. Secretary Wilson approves. no adverse health or nutritive impact shown.
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Washington
Referee Board of
Ira Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
Wilson
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Taft Sets Sights on Panama Canal During Own Visit
President elect Taft sails toward Colon aboard the North Carolina and Montana with a board of engineers to inspect the Gatun dam foundations and report to President Roosevelt. Taft and Mrs. Taft stay a week at Colón with Col. Goethals, while船. The engineers study the canal plans and the legality of a successor in case of preinaugural death.
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President Elect
Board of Engineers
Roosevelt
Charleston
D. C
North Carolina
Montana
Taft
Panama Canal
Noth Carolina
Culebra
Gatun Dam
R Cosevelt
Arthur P. Davis
United States Reclamation Service
John R. Freeman
Providence
R. I
Allen Niazen
New York
Isham Randolph
Chicago
James Dix Schuyler
Los Angeles
Cal
Frederic P. Stearns
Boston
Joan of Arc Beata by Papal Decree in Rome Ceremony
In Rome on January 25 Pope Pius read the decree approving the beatification of Joan of Arc. Present were Archbishop Ireland of St Paul and Bishops Richard Scannel of Omaha and FE P Allen of Mobile among others. The pope affirmed joy in aiding the glory of saints through divine help.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Joan of Arc
Ireland
St. Paul
Richard Scannel
Omaha
FE. P. Allen
Mobile
Hammerstein Hit Again In Public Scuffle
Reports say Oscar Hammerstein clashed with two journalists starting Saturday in the Knickerbocker hotel lobby and continuing at Jefferson Market police court and courtroom. He disputed how Mary Garden threats and Manhattan Opera House traces were portrayed.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Knickerbocker Hotel
Jefferson Market
Hammerstein
Mary Garden
Manhattan Opera House
Earthquake News Fails to Pinpoint Turkestan Shocks
Reports from Russian observatories show shocks felt worldwide attributed to an earthquake in Turkestan. No direct details reach St. Petersburg yet with sparse Turkestan settlements delaying news. Earlier October 1907 Karatagh quake killed about 15,000 people.
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Turkestan
St. Petersburg
Russia
Russian Turkestan
Karatagh
Prominent figures in Muskogee town lot fraud case denied
M I Mott responded to Governor Haskell denying a quoted remark by Scott MacReynolds about possible criminal conduct in the Creek Nation land frauds. Mott defended his position and stated he never made such a statement to MacReynolds or anyone else. The federal grand jury investigation begins in Muskogee tomorrow on the disputed town lots.
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Muskogee
Okla
Grand Jury
M. I. Mott
Charles N. Hskell
Scott MacReynolds
W. R. Hearst
Haskell
MacReynolds
Suits Filed to Recover Land From Harriman Firms
Portland Jan 25 The government has filed 35 suits against the Oregon and California Railroad and Southern Pacific companies and more than 100 individuals to recover 353 288 acres valued at over 15 million dollars. The lands are tied to the Roosevelt Tillman tilt.
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Tillman
Portland
Ore
Oregon and California Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Company
Oregon and California Railroad
Barriman Railroad
Roosevelt-Tillman
Child Actors Organize to Push Stage Laws Reform
In New York on January 25 two hundred child performers formed a permanent group to shield actors from what they view as unfair statutes. Fifteen year old Fred Farber was chosen president and appointed a committee to press Albany for a bill separating stage children from factory children under the law.
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New York Press
Frederick W. Hall
James J. Doyle
Lammerstein
Arthur
William
New York
Fred Farber
Albany
Bryan Offering Free Lectures for Citizenship School
W. J. Bryan in Lincoln discusses the bill for a University of Nebraska citizenship school and says he inspired its introduction and will give any lectures without compensation. He frames the effort as a public benefit and notes his personal support for civic education.
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Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
University of Nebraska
Bank Boxes Robbed In Fort Worth Heist
Fort Worth police report a bank clerk Leftwich Heman arrested on a charge of misappropriating private deposit boxes held for Lie Gout in the First National Bank. The aggregate value involved is $75,000.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Leftwich Heman
First National Bank
Speeders Meet Tonight at Pastime A C Carnival
The Madison Square Garden indoor carnival by Pastime A C features fifteen events led by a ten mile race with Bonhag Eisele Bailey Collins Crowley and Bellairs. The 100 yard handicap includes Shepard Bacon Pilgrim among others from Irish American A C and New York Amateur Club.
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New York
A. C
Madison Square Garden
Bonhag
Eisele
Bailey
Collins, Crowley
Bellairs
Shepard
Bacon
Pilgrim
New York Athletic Club
Strauss Elektra Debuts Tonight in Dresden Opera
The Royal Opera in Dresden presents Richard Strauss Elektra tonight. Mme. Schumann Heink stars as Clytemnestra and Elektra is sung by Frau Kull in the premiere production attracting attention from American opera audiences.
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Strauss
Dresden
Elektra
Richard Strauss
Royal Opera
Mme. Schumann
Heink
Clytemnestra
Frau Kull
Girl tramp injured leaping from fast freight train
Pittsburg Jan 25. A tramp traveling girl identified as Rose Snowden of Verona Pennsylvania leaped from a fast freight train at New Kensington and sustained painful injuries during the fall.
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Pittsburg
New Kensington
Rose Snowden
Verona
Gold in transit by sea and the loss to merchants
The article explains that gold sent by sea is packed tightly in stout kegs and subject to regular losses by attrition during voyages. Over years these losses accumulate to a substantial amount for the commercial world.
Chicago Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Chicago markets show mixed hogs and cattle with gains across most categories. Estimated receipts reach 38 000 hogs and 14 000 cattle with strong demand and firmer prices led by heavy shipping hogs and Western cattle.
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Texas
North American Commission Company Notice
A terse message from the North American Commission Company promises a square deal and timely service. It emphasizes reliability and straightforward business dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
North American Commission ‘Company
Maine Wreck Removal urged by Cuban governor
Governor Maso n of Cuba's provisional government in a war department report urges immediate removal of the wrecked battleship Maine in Havana harbor. He calls the site a navigation menace and a national and international reproach, noting 63 sailors lie entombed and criticizing U S indifference.
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Washington
Masoon
Provisional Government of
Cuba
United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
Havana
Stirling Divorce Case Captures English Society Gaze
Clara Elizabeth Taylor Stirling and John Alexander Stirling, laird of Kippendale, Perthshire, face divorce proceedings in Edinburgh courts. Newspapers print extensive testimony and public interest peaks as principals testify and details spark discussion on a social code in Britain.
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Stirling
London
Great Britain
Clara Elizabeth Taylor Stirling
John Alexander Stirling
Kippendale
Perthshire
Edinburgh
Lord Northland
Atherton
Waves flag before jury in murder trial
Oklahoma City, January 25. The defense attorney for Captain Richard Madison a former Rough Rider waved an American flag above the prisoner and spoke of Madison’s bravery at San Juan hill Madison shot and killed Alonzo Haight in the boarding house of Mrs Emma Smythe Jealousy is alleged as the motive Madison pleads self defense.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Richard Madison
Madison
San Juan Hill
Alonzo Haight
Emma Smythe
Mauretania Aims for Ocean Record With New Propellers
Officials of Cunard report the Mauretania sails from Liverpool for New York with two new forward propellers. Each four blade unit weighs eighteen tons, replacing the former aft propellers that weighed twenty two tons each.
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New York
Liverpool
Cunard Company
Mauretania
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Ghigago, Ill
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