In Defense Of Root Stimson Writes Jerome
A New York World article questions the defense stance regarding the Panama Canal publication cases. It notes the district attorney and U S authorities coordinating with federal courts to avoid interference while pursuing prosecutions. The piece covers grand jury actions at the World offices, subpoenaed staff, and the wider legal battle over libel related to the canal transfer and the $40 million payment. It mentions Douglas Robinson, the president's brother in law, and the roles of Jerome, Jerame, and international jurisdiction.
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New York
United States
Henry L Samson
Mates
D¢Rome
Panama
Jerome
Alt
Dane
Douglas Robb
Pegi Cider Badenal
Grand Jury
Panama Canal
Angus Shaw
Preag Publishing Company
Justice Gould
Star of the New York World
Ita
Ealt
Toosevelt
Douglass Robinson
Ibel
Hobinson
Howe
Treason Near Throne in League With Terrorists
Lopukine, once police director in the interior ministry, was arrested on charges of high treason for betraying a government agent to revolutionary leaders. Authorities say he supplied details on the organization and two key documents to Cureneff, aiding revolutionary vengeance. Police also searched his house and the lodgings of associates, with several arrests following to illuminate ties between the police and terrorist groups.
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Pitessours
M Lopukine
Ministry of the Interior
Waghee
Faris
Avel
Fon
Russian Socialist Revolutionary
Beng
Lopuking
Cureneff
Revolutttionist
Lal
Bse
Lopukme
Curtseff
MM Stoeberg
Braude M Sekolof
Alent
Lopuhine House
Lopukine
Department of Police
von Plehve
Lionta
Prince Ourusoff
Gen Trepoff
Played Dead and Died Amateur Actor Stricken During Rehearsal
Jane Lena Fields of Mount Victory in Bellefontaine Ohio collapsed while portraying a dead man during a home talent play rehearsal. He died at home shortly after, as the cast and village doctor watched. Exhibition today features the Oshima collection of Japanese ceramics and related items at Zloan's Galleries prior to a public auction later this week.
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Washington Post
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Lena Fields
Mount Victory
Hedica
Fields
Oshima
Zloan
Mayor at Shooting Tragedy In Chicago Home
Retired General’s daughter killed as George BusseDischarges revolver during a demonstration for housemaid Bertha Lambie in the Watton apartments 305 North Clark street The bullet pierced two windows and hit Mrs Tuckerman in the heart as Mayor Busse and Gen Girard witnessed the scene The shooting is ruled accidental with no arrests and Mrs Tuckerman died before a physician arrived
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George Busse
Girard
Chicago
Fred A. Busse
Knight
Tuckerman
George Buste
Gen. Girard
Bertha Lambie
Tuckermans
Busse
Luckerman
Uckermans
Alfred
George
Mrs. Tuckerman
Busses
S 'Tuckerman
Frozen Man of 400 Kelley Found Dead Near Schuyler Estate
Special to the Washington iet reports James Kelley known as 400 Kelley, a 79-year-old Broadway panhandler who sought shelter with the wealthy, was found frozen to death on the Irvington estate of Philip Schuyler near the Schuyler homestead. Ossining undertakers placed the body. origin of Kelley remains unknown.
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Washington
Tarrytown
Philip Schuyler
Irvington
Schuyler
James Kelley
Toda Kelley
Broadway
Kelley
Ossining
Scared to death by dog fright causes boy’s death
A 5 year old boy died in Philadelphia from fright after recalling a dog that had bitten him seven weeks earlier. He collapsed on seeing the dog in the street near Highhome while walking with adults.
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St. Philadelphia
Albert G Winner
Highhome
Taft Party Reviews Gatun Dam Plans In Isthmus Visit
Engineers accompanying President elect Taft spent the day at Gatun with canal chief engineer E. Gosthals, noting no fault in natural foundations or dam safeguards. They will report to President Roosevelt and inspect Culebra tomorrow, while Taft and Mrs Taft attended the Episcopal service and later accepted an invitation to address the Boston Commercial Club. A large shopping list of produce appears in the column.
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Panatee
Jan
Taft
Gatun
Efeat
Cal. Gosthals
Roosevelt
Culebra
Ttia
Episcopal Rcl
Boston Commercial Club
Boston
Millionaire Support for Fessenden Wireless Tower Plan
The Washington Post reports Pittsburg financiers led by T. Hart Given and the Walker brothers fund Prof Reginald A Fessenden s U S government signaling tower project in Washington The venture follows Fessenden s prior work in wireless telegraphy including Atlantic transmissions and Russian contract towers near Port Arthur Scotland and Black Rock Massachusetts Work to begin immediately on the Washington tower.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
Washington
United States
National Electrical Stealing Company
T. Hart Given
Farmers Deposit National Bank Company
Hay
Reginald A. Fessenden
Fessenden
Western University of Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Given
Walker Brothers
French Embassy Appointments Shuffle Washington Post
Pars Jan 31 reports gazetted moves: Lefevre-Pontalis from Athens becomes first secretary of the embassy in Washington replacing Des Portes de la Fosse who moves to Tunis. Heiimann, vice consul New York, shifts to Philadelphia replacing de Lobel-Mary Velten, while Velten moves to the Danuint consulate.
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M. Lefevre-Pontalis
Athens
Pars
M Lefevre-Pontalis
Washington
M Des
St Louis Nearing Port After Rudder Trouble
The steamship St Louis of the American Line, carrying about 1,000 passengers, develops a broken rudder and will anchor near Sandy Hook by morning. It proceeds at reduced speed under an improvised rudder and is deemed not in danger. The vessel is about 60 miles east of Sandy Hook.
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New York
St . Lows
Waielt
Sandy Hook
St Lowis
Ambition of a Circus Man Plans Big Roosevelts Tour
James Atlas, a former circus man, proposes a Roosevelt Congress of Rough Riders tour with a 2000000 investment, seeking a meeting with President Roosevelt to pitch a three act spectacle featuring Western scenes, the San Juan Hill battle, and an inauguration reenactment. Atlas claims wealthy backers and a syndicate, but details remain undisclosed and no appointment has been granted.
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Sperval
Washington
Bridgeport
Conn
Jan Ol
Roosevelt Congress of Rough Riders
Roosevelt
James Atlas
Atlas
Impregaion
White House
Loeb
San
Ncenes
Western Fe
Battle of
San Juan Hil
Cai Roosevelt
PLAN RESOURCE CONFERENCE BEGINS FEBRUARY DETAILS
Canada and Mexico will send three delegates each to the North American conservation conference with President Rodgevelt inviting. The event starts February 18 at the State Department and will last about three days with a social side. Delegates, conservation team members, and State Department officials will attend. Laurier and Diaz have not named their delegates.
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Rodgevelt
State Department
Canada
Mexico
National Conservation Equitezion
Laurier
Diaz
Poisoned Candy Letters Strike Baltimore Police
Special to The Washington Post. Baltimore records a second mystery in two months as John Hart reports receiving a box of candy he believes is poisoned. Police note a similar December incident involving Joseph Muller and a threatening anonymous note mailed by hand, suggesting the same unknown sender.
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Baltimore
Mad
Ma'l
John Hirt
Joseph F Mueller
Hart
Margaret Faul
Georgia Prohibition Advocate Views District Dry Crusade
Mary Harris Armor, famed Georgia temperance speaker, closed her Washington visit with a New National Theater talk before about 1,800 people. She urged district dry action, raised nearly 1,100 during the event, and predicted the District will go dry as a step toward national prohibition.
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Mary Haris Armor
Georgia
District of Columbia
New National Theater
Trolley Gaps Closing Across Ohio and Midwest
The Cleveland trolley system will soon link with Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago Toledo Detroit Buffalo Rochester Albany Pittsburgh and New York. A Seville to Ashland line completed this week closes a vital gap enabling continuous travel from Cleveland through Columbus and Cincinnati to Indianapolis and beyond. Remaining gaps small and ready to close will connect New York Chicago and Cleveland via Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland, Ohn
Jay
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapols
Chicago
Toledo
Detroit
Buffalo
Rochester
Albany
Pittsburg
New York
Seville
Ashland
Ohia
Indianapore
Burglars Kill Farmer in Lancaster Home Invasion
Two masked men entered Alfred Hallman’s farm home near Conestoga Center, demanded money from Mrs Hallman as she lay in bed, and shot Hallman dead after he protested. Neighbor John Kramer was wounded, as the killers fled into the night, with Hreider and Kramer present. The crime occurred January 21 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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Farmer
Lancaster
Alfred Hallman
Conestoga Center
Hallman
Wes Stok
John Kramer
Bmirs
Hreider
Halman
Kramer
Assault on Japanese Student Alarms Berkeley Campus
Berkeley reports a Friday night assault on Japanese student Kenji Kaneko on university grounds. President Wheeler fears the incident may strain California's image and Japanese relations, amid uncertain whether attackers were university students or local Berkeley youths. Kaneko recounts three assailants rushing him, striking, and jeering as police are asked to identify suspects, with officials noting jurisdiction questions on state property and urging a thorough investigation.
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Tan
Washington Post
San Francisco
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Kenji Kaneko
Stor
California
Japan
Beieve
Berkeley
Wheeler
Marshal Volmer
Kugill
Kaneka
Mechanical College
Lucretia M Redfield
Redfield
Califorbha Hall
Freament Jordan
Stanford
Center Street
S Mor
Japanec Association of Berkeley
Kaneko
McKibben
The
Associated Students
Stade
Army
Roosevelt
Gey. Gullett
Kereko
Ian
Berkeley Attack on Japanese Student Sparks Diplomatic Talk
Berkeley officials and Japanese community discuss an alleged assault on a Japanese student by white students. Mori of the society urges action, while Consul Takehasha calls it a police matter. A UC New York club seeks facts from Wheeler, who dismisses the incident as largely unfounded.
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Nation of
Berkeley
Takehasha
Mori
Society
Kaneko
Imperial University of Tokyo
Mechanical College
Tokyo
San Francisco
Takahasha
New York
Seabury
C Mastick
University of California, Club of New York
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Univerity
Cal
Dr Wheeler
Surprise Gibraltar arrival of Sperry fleet alarms British hosts
Admiral Sperry’s first division of the Atlantic fleet reaches Gibraltar two days early. British and allied ships greet the Americans as Vice Admiral Goodrich hosts a formal exchange. President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower will review the fleet as it heads to Hampton Roads on February 2. The New Hampshire sails for sea after quick preparations, with sealed orders and hurried work on deck.
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Hampton Roads
Prescient
Roosevelt
Ae Hayter
Gibraltar
United States
Atlantic
Connecticut
Georgia
Vermont
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Sperry
Ville Francheno
Albemarle
Almon
Joly Crustre
South America
Tsarevitch
Slavs
Sogotye
Oleg
Inl
Admiral House
Goodrills Courtes
Caliera
Panther
Yankton
Diiston
T Roosevel
Horseshoe
Tynt Haven Bay
President Jura
New Hampshire
New York
Brooklyn Navy
Witness Princess Bride Sparks Trial Delay in Heflin Case
Miss Georgia Jeffrey a American woman wed a Russian prince in Harkow China on December 18. The event could delay Representative Thomas Heflin of Alabama's assault with intent to kill trial over Lundy and McCreery shootings last May. Jeffrey, once linked to the streetcar incident, heads to the Philippines then Chicago, her role in the defense or prosecution unclear.
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Georgia Jeffrey
Harkow
China
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Louis Lundy
Miss Jeffrey
Lundy
Tom” McCreery
McCreery
Jong
Dstrict
Baker
Heflinn
Jyffrey
Mysterious steamer sinks near Diamond Shoals. Theodore Weems ruled out
Report from Savannah notes the Diamond Shoals wreck remains unidentified as government stations seek clues. City of Savannah carried updates from New York and Norfolk about the Theodore Weems, but no conclusive evidence ties to the ill fated vessel. Observers say the ship likely carried passengers and freight and drifted far offshore in NW winds off Cape Hatteras.
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Savannah
Norfolk
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatterayec
Carolina Steam Stip
Theodore Weems
Cape Henr
Georgetown
Charleston
Baltimore
Atlantic
Ines
S Atton
Dettine
Narfush Navy
Vuru
Cnordago Watt
Seerle
Skrannah
City of Bavennah
Savantan
New York
Surant
Méon
Heath Teras
Falows
Dmond
Cape
Virginia
Kerth Carelma
Nehtsha
Reilly
I Hatteras
Cape Lookout
Venezuelan envoy in Europe seeks Dutch accord
Jose de Paul, Venezuela s envoy, began talks in The Hague Jan 31 to settle disputes with Holland and France. He will stay in Belgium and carry Caracas directives on negotiable points arising since leaving Venezuela. He says progress is satisfactory and an agreement with Holland and Venezuela is expected soon.
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The
Hague
Jose de Paul
Venezuela
Europe
Halland
France
Prossels
Belgium
Caracas
Holeland
Famous Victim of Quake Dies on Cruiser in War News
Prof Villari, a renowned poet and soldier from Gan bald, died aboard a cruiser after being rescued from ruins by Russian sailors on January 31. Another figure, Prof Raffaele, a Garibaldian ally and noted poet, also died today. Born in Messina in 1621, his death follows the quake’s devastation and ongoing stock market panic as buildings remain dangerous.
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Villari
Ganbald
Raffaele
Mekarot
Messina
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