Blame Put On Florida Wheelman In Nantucket Collision
Survivors recount the Republic Florida disaster off Nantucket Shoals. Conflicting accounts place the wheel command at fault with a jammed steer or a seized wheel while Captain Sealby of the Republic maintains control. One quartermaster is alleged to have been struck as the clash occurred.
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New York
Republic
Florida
Nantucket Shoals
Baen
Baltic
Seneca
The
Nantucket South Shoals
Golden Treasure
Rospin
Sealby
Eugene Lynch
Long Island College Hospital
Heroic wireless operator praised in Congress for life at sea
In Washington on January 26 the House praised John R. Binns, the Marconi operator aboard the Republic, who stayed at his post during the collision with the Florida and went down with the ship. Rep Boutell of Illinois lauded the silent actor in the tragedy and urged immortalizing his name.
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Republic
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
John R. Binns
Marconi
Florida
Boutell
Illinois
House
Binns
Heroism in Quiet Life Cited in Binns Tribute
In a conclusion the writer praised Binns for giving the world a splendid illustration of heroism found in quiet life. The piece lauds that there are heroes for every emergency and that no danger is too great for someone named Jack Binns to face.
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Binns
Canal proposals face scrutiny in Washington hearing
Chairman Burton of the rivers and harbors committee voiced doubt about western Ohio canal schemes. Business leaders pressed for a favorable report on Keifer's bill surveying a waterway along the old Miami and Erie canal route. Indiana Rep Gilliams urged a Toledo to Chicago canal via Fort Wayne.
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Mars
Old Earth
Burton
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Ohio
Keifer
Gilliams
Indiana
Toledo
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Ind
Federal fish plan to stock Lake Michigan with 400 million fry
Chicago January 26 Commissioner George M. Bowers announced during a stop in Chicago that 400 million white fish and trout are to be planted in Lake Michigan to combat fish trusts. The plan aims to curb deceptive practices in the industry.
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Illinois
Chicago
George M. Bowers
Edwin W Sims
Lake Michigan
Famous Evangelists Open Large Boston Evangelistic Meetings
Two renowned American preachers Dr J Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander begin simultaneous evangelistic meetings in Boston. Chapman conducts the sermons while Alexander oversees music. Chapman serves as executive secretary of the Presbyterian general assembly’s evangelistic committee. Alexander authored many famous gospel hymns.
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Boston
America
J. Wilbur Chapman
Charles M. Alexander
Chapman
Alexander
Presbyterian General Assembly
Home Is Place for the Child at Roosevelt Conference
Washington January 26 The White House opened a conference on dependent children with a focus on preserving the home. Leaders including Homer Folks and Michael Scanlan urged family ties and state aid where poverty exists, stressing that government relies on the right people to govern.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Homer Folks
State Probation Commission of
New York
Michael J. Scanlan
New York Catholic Home Bureau
Ernest P. Bicknell
Conference Charities and Correction
James F. Jackson
Associated Charities
Cleveland, C
William H. Lacey
Washington, D. C
Edward T. Devine
Seaman
State to Inspect Child Caring Agencies Questioned
The article notes an emphatic affirmative to a question about the state inspecting the work of all child caring agencies including instruction and home finding societies. This reflects governmental oversight proposals affecting child welfare organizations.
Cattlemen Gather in Los Angeles: Livestock Convention Opens
Cattlemen meet in Los Angeles beginning January 26 for the twelfth annual convention of the American National Live Stock association. Key topics include tariff revisions affecting meat hides wool and other livestock products.
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Los Angeles
Cal
West
American National Live Stock Association
Navy yard cuts leave 600 idle workers at Philadelphia
Philadelphia January 26. A large layoff reduces about 600 mechanics at the Philadelphia navy yard as overhaul work on the battleships Dado and Mississippi completes. Authorities say the cut is due to finished tasks and rumors say workers may be rehired at lower rates when work resumes.
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Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Canadian Pacific to Electrify West Line For All Railways
Winnipeg January 26 The Canadian Pacific plans to electrify its entire system through the western mountains. Experts estimate waterfalls along the main line can develop energy sufficient to run all the railways in the world.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
Paris Linotypers Strike for Higher Wages
Paris newspapers face a full strike as all linotypers demand wage increases. Publishers anticipated disruption and arranged to print by hand.
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Paris
Italians Flee Believing Earthquakes Signal Bad Omen
In Monteleone on January 26 the daily count of earthquake shocks averaged about a dozen and rising. Refugees fear further quakes and plan emigration to America as soon as transport becomes available, while Mount Etna spews a white column of smoke on the horizon, seen as an ill omen.
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Monteleone
Jan
America
Mount
Etna
Bristow Elected U S Senator by Kansas Legislature
In Topeka on January 26 the Kansas legislature, in joint session, elected B. L. Bristow of Salina to succeed Chester I. Long as United States senator. Bristow was the Republican primary nominee.
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Bristow
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
B. L. Bristow
Salina
United States
Chester I. Long
Clews Advises Students Education Key for Wall Street
New Haven article notes banker Henry Clews advocates college training as a path to success on Wall Street. He says a high school grad can start on par with a college man, but a higher education offers lasting advantages. He also emphasizes belief in sport and athletics.
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Wall Street
New Haven
Conn
Henry Clews
Youth Confesses Murder Inspired by Dime Novels
Mason City Iowa January 26 nineteen year old W L Winter confessed to the murder of Leonard Trimble in Union Ta the crime he said was caused by constant reading of dime novels A reward of fifteen hundred dollars had been offered for his capture.
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Mason City
W. L. Winter
Union
Leonard Trimble
Monument site opposed to Lincoln memorial plan
Protests pour in nationwide against placing the Lincoln memorial in front of the new Union station under the McCall bill rather than at the Mall east end, as approved by the park commission. Augusta reports Rev Daniel McHorton of Shiloh Orphanage receiving a $26 check from President Elect Taft.
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Lincoln
Union Station
The
Park Commission
Jattmeips
Augusta
Daniel McHorton
Shiloh
Taft
Dorando Pietri to Race John Hayes in Fifteen-Mile Match
In St Paul Minnesota on January 26 the announcement states Dorando Pietri will meet John Hayes in a fifteen mile race scheduled for the evening of February 22.
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Dorando
Hayes
St. Paul, Minn
Dorando Pietri
John Hayes
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices on January 26, 1909
Market notes show mixed hogs and heavy shipper grades steady to higher. Beves cows and western cattle range from 4.10 to 7.00 and 3.85 to 5.40 respectively, with sheep and lambs quoted up to 7.80 and 7.75, as estimated receipts and official figures detail supply and shipments.
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Texas
John A Babcock 19 with The North American Commission
A brief note from JOHN A. BABCOCK about contact with The North American Commission in Chicago Illinois promising fair treatment and a square deal in unspecified business matters.
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The
North American Commission ‘Company
Miners Await Vote Count In Union Leadership Contest
Indianapolis January 26 The United Mine Workers of America faces a tense wait as vote counting on the December ballots proceeds on voting machines. Lewis supporters expect a large majority while John Walker's faction plans to contest if the result favors opponents.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
John Walker
Illinois
Lewis
New Maine and Mississippi Enter Havana for Cuban Inauguration
On the eleventh anniversary of the Maine’s arrival, the new Maine and the Mississippi entered Havana harbor to witness the inauguration of General Jose Miguel Gomez and the new Cuban government. Crowds lined the waterfront as the battleships moored near the wreck of the 1898 ship.
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Havana
Maine
Cuban
Havana Harbor
Jose Miguel Gomez
President Roosevelt Boxes Daily Before Africa Trip
President Roosevelt has taken up morning boxing with Billy Sixsmith as part of a training plan for Africa. He trains daily from now until the end of next month, with six to six thirty p.m. sessions, followed by a shower and a plunge to stay fit for the voyage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Billy” Sixsmith
Sixsmith
Africa
Stephenson Charged in Probe of Primary Campaign
Madison Jan 26 An exciting three hours session of the upper house is expected today as charges alleging illegal use of money in the recent United States senatorial primary campaign are to be made. The resolution targets United States Senator Isaac Stephenson who defeated three opponents and has not filed his election expense account.
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Wis
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Stephenson
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