Reopening St Paul Coal Mine After Fire Threat
After months of suspense the St Paul Coal mine near Cherry will reopen with W W Taylor stating shafts will be opened by Tuesday. Helmetmen from Urbana will descend to reach 180 entombed bodies as crews pump water and repair caves and a burned fan is installed.
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Cherry
Til
St. Paul Coal Company
W. W. Taylor
Coal Company
Mr. Taylor
Williams and Webb
State University At
Urbana
Abe
Milwaukee
Rise in U S farm exports since mid 19th century
Washington reports exports of farm products grew from about 150 million annually in 1851 55 to over 1 billion in 1908. Cotton grain and packing house products led the value rise with cotton seed products 25 to 30 million, grain 215 million, packinghouse 196 million, and unmanufactured tobacco over 300 million pounds annually since 1895.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Edouard Rod, French Novelist, Dead
Paris report states novelist Edouard Rod has died after a celebrated career. The death was announced from Paris with details not yet clarified.
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Edouard Rod
Paris
Boy Drowns at Reservoir in Bloomington
Stanley Coons ten year old son of George W Coons drowned while playing at a reservoir. He fell into seven feet of water. His companion William Brookshire eleven years old who witnessed the tragedy ran four blocks to get an iron hook and dragged the body from the reservoir bottom.
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Bloomington
Ind
Stanley Coons
George W. Coons
William Brookshire
Milton Borden
Coons
Taft Seeks 50000 For Vienna International Sport Exposition
President Taft asked Congress to appropriate 50000 to fund U S participation in the first international sporting exposition in Vienna in May. Austria Hungary extended the invitation to the United States to join the event.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
United States
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Mullers Family Visits Inmate In Court Delays No Action
In Richmond Indiana on January 91 the mother and sister of Christian Muller of Cincinnati visited the jail and spoke with the court but made no effort that benefited him. They avoided an introduction to Muller's wife who remains loyal. Prosecutor Ladd warned against leniency in the case and Muller's mother blamed his mother in law for much of the trouble claiming she schemed the marriage for wealth.
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Richmond
Ind
Christian Muller
Cincinnati
Muller
Ladd
Bryan Receives Warm Welcome in Peru Tour Stop
Lima reports Senor Forero the finance minister has resigned. William Jennings Bryan enjoyed a splendid reception at Arequipa and will continue his tour today.
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Bryan
Lima
Senor Forero
William J. Bryan
Araquipa
Peonage Victims Testify On Cruel Treatment In Texas
Texas special agents report witnesses describe cruelty and outrages under peonage. Victims recount conditions and the ongoing injustice as investigations into forced labor practices continue in Austin.
Reid Sails for England Amid Funeral in New York
Whitelaw Reid the American ambassador to Great Britain sailed for England on the Oceanic with Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Mills. He returned to attend the funeral of his father in law D. O. Mills in New York on January 1.
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New York
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
England
White Star
Oceanic
Reid
Ogden Milla
D. O. Mills
Former Mayor Tom J. Johnson Gains Strength in New York
Former Cleveland mayor Tom J. Johnson, resting at the Hotel Prince George in New York, is said to be improving daily. Rumors of renewed cirrhosis are denied. no illness details were disclosed.
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New York
Tom J. Johnson
Cleveland
Prince George
Mrs Belle Gunness Connected To Willmar Farm
Mrs Belle Gunness, missing for three years from the Laporte Indiana area, is reported as a housekeeper for Gus Kirby near Willmar Minnesota. Samuel Kirby says Gus plans a trip to California as officers pursue a warrant for her arrest. The woman is under tight surveillance as police move to confirm her identity.
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Willmar
Minn
Belle Gunnes
California
Laporte
Samuel Kirby
Clinton Cochran
Ind
Bandits Hold Up Taxicab Row in Portland Suburbs
In Portland Oregon on January 31 two well dressed bandits in a taxi held up the Twelve Mile road house east of the city and took about 100 dollars from the proprietor's wife. They fled toward a nearer resort but were confronted by Manly Thompson the proprietor who was shot and may die.
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Portland
Ore
Here
Manly Thompson
Cornell seeks new university emblem designs prize $200
The authorities of Cornell university in Ithaca New York invite competitive designs for a new emblem and offer a prize of 200 dollars for the most satisfactory. The competition is open to all and the submission deadline is the first of June. Cornellians and alumni are urged to participate.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Cornell University
Young man sentenced to life imprisonment in assault case
Kendallville Indiana January 31 Ray Smith twenty three of Ligonier was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Wrigley at Albion for criminal assault on Bertha Gerton seven year old of Ligonier. Public feeling ran high and the court room was kept locked most of the time. The prisoner received the sentence sullenly.
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Kendallville
Ind
Ray Smith
Ligonier
Bertha Gerton
President Fallieres linked to peonage cases in Texas farm network
Federal grand jury probes reveal peonage at Koppe plantation Burleson county with New ton and Hous ton indicted for conspiracy. Special agents report brutal abuse. 1,500 to 2,000 held in peonage statewide. Separate note: Jules Massenet plans to visit America next fall.
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Koppe
Burleson County
Federal Grand Jury
Robert S. Newton
Koppe Plantation
W. 8
Houston
Texas
Joe Fuller
St. Joseph
Brownsville
Somerville
United States
Burleson
Massenet
America
New York
Jules Massenet
Robbers Overlook Wealth in Newark Home Burglary
Police report thieves entered Charles A. Feick's High street residence and stole diamonds and jewelry worth nearly 10000 dollars. In their rush to escape they overlooked a 15000 dollar pearl necklace belonging to Mrs. Feick and a large amount of cash in the drawers.
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New York
Newark
Charles A. Feick
High Street
Wabash Gorge Ice Arch Survives Flood Break
The Wabash River has returned within its banks and flood danger ends. A large gorge near Lagro washed out leaving a solid ice arch over the river, a striking sight that demonstrates the gorge's height and strength.
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Wabash, Ind
Wabash
Lagro
Gay Mayor Threatened Over Jail Sentence Suspension
Gary Indiana January 21 Mayor Knotts faces mandamus threats to withdraw his suspension of 28 jail sentences of thirty days each for alleged blind pig keepers. Judge McMahon at Crown Point demands Knotts rescind action. Knotts argues he holds power to suspend each sentence as the circuit judge does.
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Gary
Ind
Knotts
McMahon
Crown Point
Starvation Crisis Claim Affected 80000 Armenians
In New York on January 31 an appeal by Bishop David H. Greer for the Armenian Relief Association warns that about 80,000 Armenian Christians in Cilicia face starvation due to shortages and famine.
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New York
Cicilia
David H. Greer
Armenian Relief Association
Cincinnati Woman Slain in Home Murder Probe
The burned body of Mrs. Alice Van Zandt was found across a gas stove in her Cincinnati home. Police say all signs indicate murder and investigators pursue leads as the case unfolds.
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Cincinnati
Alice van Zandt
May Caucus on Rules Tugs at House Reform
Washington January 31 The debate within the Republican side over revising House rules and enlarging the rules committee centers on Speaker Cannon. Rep Fowler circulating a resolution to expand the committee and eject the speaker from its ranks spurs discussion and gauges member sentiment. Word has it a Republican caucus may be called in a week or 80 to decide action while some insurgents oppose a caucus preferring floor action.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Rules
Cannon
Fowler
House
Chicago Markets Report 1910 Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices
The Chicago market summary shows mixed hogs 795 to 835 and heavy shipping grades up to 850. cattle around 18000 head with fences noted as up 10. sheep 18000 strong with Western lambs at 835. Opening estimates show 34000 receipts and 9086 official yesterday with 2148 shipments. Tomorrow’s outlook calls for steady to strong demand and higher prices across hogs cattle and sheep.
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Texas
The Weather Ilinois Pair Forecast
The weather report notes fair and warm conditions today in Illinois with warmer weather expected tomorrow. It cautions no precipitation and light winds as temperatures rise into the high 70s.
John A. Babcock Case of North American Live Stock Co
Case concerns John A. Babcock tied to the North American Live Stock Commission Company of Illinois and stock yards in Chicago DLL. Proceedings outline disputes over authority and business responsibilities between Babcock and the firm in late period records.
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North .American .Live .Stock Commission Company
Paris Sees Seine Subsiding Amid Flood Relief Efforts
Paris faces rising floods from the Seine Marne and Yonne with basements inundated and water supply pipes broken. Prefectures report slight declines in river heights as President Fallieres tours affected areas and citizens aid continues. Paris remains calm though conditions stay unsettled.
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Paris
Hotel Vendome
Seine
Marne
Chalifort
Neuilly
Yonne
Bfrand
Alfortsville
Ivory
Gennevilliers
Joinville
Charenton
Chichy
Department of the Seine
Fallieres
Hotel Invalides
Pont Alexandere
Champ Elysees
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Bureau
Scarlet fever case prompts quarantine at Yeomans school
Newport Jan 31. A scarlet fever case among apprentice seamen at the Yeomans school of the naval training station led Commander P W Hourigan to act. The station is quarantined and Victor J Sheridan, the fever patient, is in the isolated ward of the naval hospital.
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Victor J. Sheridan
Naval Station
Newport
Yeomans School
Naval Training Station
P. W. Hourigan
Naval Hospital
Half White Girl Barred From DC School
The district board sustained the refusal to admit the daughter of R. R. Walt to a white school because the mother is white and the father is a negro. The father intends to take the case to the courts.
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Washington
Renee Board
District of Columbia
I Ite
R. Walt
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C. O. Mills
Tom L. Johnson
Bradiev
Chicago News
Laporte, Ind
Rothers
President Fallieres
Wabash River
Chicago
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Washington City
Reister & Son
John A. Babcock
Ill
Dll
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