Passengers Hurt In Nantucket Collision Remembered On Landing
In New York the Republic tragedy drew cheers for Captain Sealby and Wireless Operator Jack Binns as crowds carried them ashore to celebrate survival. Florida officials alleged fog and speed caused the crash with the Republic, while diversions of fate claimed Eugene Twich and W J Mooney among the dead and injured.
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Sealby
Jack Binns
White Star Pier
New York
Bill
Congress
Nantucket
White Star
Republic
Florida
J. Sealby
Binns
Gresham
Williams
Rospini
C. B. Richards ,Co
Archibald Thatcher
Admiralty
Eugene Tvnch
Boston
W. J. Mooney
Langdon
S. D
The
No Man's Land
Triumph of Wireless Bill Aimed at Forcing Marconi Sets on Vessels
Washington Jan 27 Congress may require all ocean going steamers leaving American ports to cross the Atlantic or Pacific to be equipped with Marconi wireless apparatus after the Republic rescue. Representative Burke introduced the bill following a telegram from Reuben Mil.
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Washington
Republic
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Marconi
Burke
Reuben Mil
British Labor Party Holds Annual Meeting Demands Broad Reforms
The ninth annual Labor Party gathering in Portsmouth outlines plan to tax high incomes, nationalize land and key industries, guarantee universal seven hour day, pensions from fifty five, state insurance, and universal adult franchise. James R. MacDonald backs resolutions on monopolies taxation and land value taxation.
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Portsmouth
England
Labor Party of Great Britain
United States
James R. MacDonald
Leicester
Labor Party
Wisconsin Senator Stephenson Clings To Seat In Assembly
Madison Jan 27 Senator Isaac Stephenson led in the assembly and senate votes but needed 87 to win in joint session. He received 60 in the house and 12 in the senate, with blanks and nonvoters noted, while Senator Blaine accused him of spending over 100000 in the primary and proposed an investigation.
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Madison
Wis
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Joint Assembly
Stephenson
Assembly
Senate
Hlusting
Blaine
Jury Indicts Town Lot Frauds In Oklahoma Case
Semi official grand jury reports in Muskogee Oklahoma say three are indicted on town lot fraud charges with from ten to fifty counts each. Danville Virginia furnishes first witnesses to cause true bills. Testimony says at least thirty eight deeds were forged by the indicted person. General satisfaction exists aside from a few close friends and innocent purchasers fearing loss of property.
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Muskogee
Okla
Federal Grand Jury
Danville
Steel Corporation Profits Decline in 1908 Quarter and Year
United States Steel Corporation reports 1908 quarter earnings of 26,225,485 with a 5,142,451 surplus, down from prior quarter and 1907. Annual earnings total 91,826,520, a large drop from 1907. Surplus for the year is 10,497,935, down 4,681,902. Regular dividends of 5 percent on common and 1.5 percent on preferred declared.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Rainey brands Cromwell a desparado in canal graft charge
Representative Henry L. Rainey accused William Nelson Cromwell and allies of seeking to steal revenues of the Panama Republic. He named President-elect Taft and alleged a vast combine directing Panama canal affairs, claiming illegal claims against the United States and government men involved.
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William Neilson Cromwell
Isthmian Republic
Taft
Washington
William Nelson Cromwell
Henry L. Rainey
Illinois
Panama Canal
Cromwell
Panama Republic
Rainey
Hie
United States
Panama
Neves
Republic of Panama
Panama Railroad Company
Ilinois
Obaldia
Waterways bill introduced for commission and bonds
Representatives Ransdell Moore Shirley and Bartholdt introduced a waterways commission bill and a bond bill for 500 million dollars to improve waterways. The bond limit is 50 million dollars per fiscal year.
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Washington
Ransdell
Moore
Shirley
Bartholdt
Waterways dinner cues towboat hopes for river gains
At a St Paul Commercial club dinner on January 27 a deep waterways committee heard remarks from Thomas Wilkinson C A Thompson and Mayor Ritchie. Wilkinson cited a steamboatman who said Mississippi improvements could enable a powerful towboat to tow five.
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St. Paul, Minn
Deep Waterways
St. Paul
Freight Tow From Mittsburg To St Paul For A Dollar
A report notes a tow of a thousand tons of freight from Mittsburg to St Paul for a price of one dollar or less per ton, indicating a minimal freight rate move by river or rail service.
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Mittsburg
St. Paul
Bursting Dam Floods Valley in Freiland Pennsylvania
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company's dam burst at Green Mountain in Freiland Pa floods hundreds of acres and destroys homes. Bridges are washed away and a valley remains under water. Samuel Gebbart's house sits perched onslope mostly intact except for the porches.
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Freiland
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Green Mountain
Samuel Gebbart
French try to join fleet at American battleships
A group of young Frenchmen including a priest visited the American consulate in Nice and offered to enlist after being impressed by the ships and sailors. They were told they were ineligible.
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Nice
France
Winfield Scott Benson Dead in Dubuque at Eighty
Winfield Scott Benson aged eighty a prominent employee of the Illinois Central railroad since 1860 is dead in Dubuque Iowa. The item notes his long service and passing. The page also contains a humorous Chicago News exchange about a family situation.
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Winfield Scott Benson
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Wreck on Union Pacific near Dana Wyoming
The Oregon Express passenger train No. 5 running westward struck a broken rail near Dana about 150 miles west of Cheyenne. Five coaches left the track with two killed and twenty injured. A wrecking crew and relief train with surgeons rushed from Cheyenne.
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Sheyenne, Wyo
Union Pacific
Oregon Express
Dana
Here
Cheyenne
Two Jurors Accused Hearing Today of Charges Against Men Sworn to Try Coopers
Nashville Tenn Jan 27 Judge Hart shifts today to the hearing of charges against Jurors Leigh and Jackson after exhausting a second venue of 500 talesmen without completing a jury to try Colonel Duncan Cooper Robin Cooper and John D Sharp in the Carmack slaying case. The state charges Juror H C Jackson as an habitual drunkard and Juror J S Leigh for being too fond of liquor.
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Coopers
Nashville
Tenn
Duncan Cooper
Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
E. W. Carmack
Hart
Leigh
Jackson
H. C. Jackson
J. S. Leigh
Jerome offers 10 prosecute world libel action outlined
New York Jan 27District Attorney Jerome states he may proceed in state courts against New York World publishers for a Panama related libel. He cites Oct 8 1908 article as libel upon Charles P Taft and Douglas Robinson and notes a possible criminal action if Robinson agrees to testify. The alleged $56 500 000 treasury depletion is described as the motive behind the alleged conspiracy.
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New York
New York World
Jerome
United States
Henry L. Stimson
Douglas Robinson
Charles P. Taft
Robinson
Rail wreck in Bielitz kills forty five in Austria
Forty five persons died today in a railway wreck at Bielitz in Austrian Silesia. Special report from Vienna notes the disaster as one of the worst in the region.
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Vienna
Evening Journal
Bielitz
Austrian-Silesia
Four Kendall children die in Dunbar house fire
Pittsburg report states A M Kendall of Dunbar lost four children aged two to eleven in a blaze that destroyed their home. Paris report notes the death of Benoit Constant Coquelin, famed French actor, on the same day.
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Pittsburg
A. M. Kendall
Dunbar
Paris
Evening Journal
Benoit Constant Coquelin
Institute Action Contingent on Federal Jurisdiction
A quotation notes that Tibet plans to implement a measure if it does not interfere with a matter under federal court jurisdiction where federal authorities have already acted. The statement frames the action as contingent on avoiding conflicts with ongoing federal involvement.
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Tibet
Bonaparte Speech Attacks Maryland Disfranchisement Plan
Baltimore January 27 Attorney General Bonaparte denounces the proposed Maryland constitutional amendment to disfranchise Black citizens. He cites Cardinal Gibbons and compares the stance to Taft condemning it for violating the U.S. Constitution and depriving Negro citizens of rights.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Cardinal Gibbons
Taft
United States
Markets show mixed hog and cattle activity in Chicago reports
Hogs receipts run high with light hogs 5.65 to 6.30 and heavy grades up to 6.50. cattle and sheep move stronger with cattle up to 10 higher and sheep about 10 higher. Estimated receipts today run about 37 000 with official yesterday totals 21 834 and shipments 4 334.
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Texas
Request for a Square Deal from John A Babcock
A note from John A Babcock of Chicago Illinois requests timely contact promising a square deal. The message emphasizes fair treatment and straightforward negotiations without additional details.
Governor Gillett Urges Downvote On Anti-Jap Bills
Sacramento January 27 Governor Gillett sent a message to Senators and Assemblymen urging that anti Japanese bills be voted down. He argues federal immigration policy should handle the issue and that adopting Johnson and Drew measures would embarrass relations with Japan.
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Gillett
Johnson and Drew
Sacramento
Cal
Gilletts
Roosevelt
California
Grove L. Johnson
Washington
Japan
Roosevelt letter secrecy baffled California governor
Washington January 27 no one at the White House can determine the contents of a letter President Roosevelt wrote to Governor Gillett of California leaving officials puzzled about its subject.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Governor Gillett
California
White House
Japanese spies jailed after frontier map capture
Three Japanese nationals were brought to Guayaquil guarded by soldiers and jailed. Suspected spies, they are believed to be Japanese army officers. They were captured near Cuenca while mapping the frontier.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Cuenca
Roots Farewell Touches Officials in State Department
Secretary Root bid farewell to bureau chiefs at the state department on January 27 thanking them for loyalty faithfulness and efficiency. The scene moved the room and he also thanked newspaper reporters for their daily calls and affirmed the confidence he placed in them.
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Washington
Root
State Department
Houses Swept Into Pacific Ocean In California Floods
Three houses at El Pizmo were swept into the Pacific Ocean as Price Creek overflowed. The Santa Marta river has changed course threatening the city of Santa Maria.
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Pacific Ocean
San. Luis Obispo
Cal
el Pizmo
Price Creek
Santa Marta
Santa Maria
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Enner
St. Paul Haul
Pennsylvania
Tommy
Sis
Chicago News
Oregon
Chicago
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Rae
John A. Babcock
North American Commission ‘Company
Chicago, Ill
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