Differing with Board Prefers Forts Over Ships for Canal
Lieut Col Goethals arrives in Washington to testify before the House Appropriations Committee as he clashes with the fortifications board over canal protection. He argues fortifications cost far less than maintaining a first class battleship fleet and would adequately defend the waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Appropriations Committee
Oregon
Gosthals
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Washington
Congress
Lieut Col. Goethala
Secretary of War
Appropriations Committee
Lieut Col. Goethals
Horn
Board of Fortifications
Cal
Fortifica‘luna
Jess
Canal
Gale Sweeps Middle West Snow Storm Rages Across Plains
A severe snow and wind storm blankets the middle West and lake regions from Wyoming to Indiana. Chicago reports one inch per hour snowfall with 40 mph east wind and temperatures near 4 degrees. The storm, expected to continue with sleet and rain, halts traction service and disrupts travel. Omaha reports trains delayed one to four hours.
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Chicago
Middle West
Wyoming
South Dakota
Missouri
Indiana
Ots
Omaha
Nebr
Heh
Nebraska
Iowa
Vegetarian Family Sparks Massachusetts Inquiry
A Pittsfield family of vegetarians is under investigation after officials learn Mr and Mrs Alfred B Tyler and their six year old son in the North Woods Never eat meat and subsist on raw potatoes onions parsnips turnips cabbage and other uncooked foods Milk and water are their only drinks Tyler declares meat unclean and cooking unhealthy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Washington Post
Pittsfield
Mass
Stats
Alfred
Tyler
North Woods
Russell
No New Work for Women Says Cornell Advisor
Ithaca, N. Y. Feb. 5 Mrs C A Martin adviser of Cornell women says there are no truly new occupations for women They are resuming old tasks temporarily turned over to men Women would only find new work in war or the chase but they would not be novices Were Warriors and Dianna were innmatress are cited as examples of returning to former roles The movement widens women’s work by reclaiming occupations previously held by men
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Martin
Washington Post
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Dianna
Friend of Lincoln Dead Captain Noyes Remembered on Potomac
Montclair New Jersey February a physician said autopsy would determine death of Captain Allan Noyes 74 retired sea captain who died yesterday in town. Noyes commanded the yacht used by President Lincoln on the Potomac and recounted incidents about the martyred president Mylius lodges appeal after February 1 verdict of criminal libel against King George in London.
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Noyes
Potomac
Montclair
N. J
McKenzie
Allan N. Noyes
Newark
Lincoln
Potomac River
Mylius
London
Edward F. Mylius
Iibel
George
Ex Convicts At Dinner In Los Angeles Hotel
Leonard Mordaunt former convict heads a prison parole fund at Union Rescue Mission hosted a banquet at a Los Angeles hotel for twelve parolees from San Quentin. The event aimed to connect paroled men with state parole officer Frank Mulford and expand future gatherings inviting all Los Angeles parolees to provide moral support and rehabilitation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Leonard Mordaunt
Preon
Union Rescue Mission
Mordaunt
San Quentin
Frank Mulford
Glover Bequest Battle Over Mrs Eddy Estate
In Concord New Hampshire Feb 5 an answer to Glover’s equity bill seeks to void the residuary bequest in Mary Baker Eddy’s will. Defendants contend the gift funds church purposes not limited to a single church and deny lack of church work. seek dismissal and an injunction barring further suits.
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Concord
N. H
Equity
George W. Glover
Lead
S. Dak
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Superior Court
Henry M. Baker
Bow
Adam IT
Dickey
Archibald McLellan
Josiah FE
Fernald
Stephen A. Chase
Allison V. Stewart
John W. Dittemore
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
First Church
Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mrs. Eddy
George W Glover
Goeorge W. Glover
Glover
Hero Perishes in Flames in Five-Story NYC Fire
A deadly blaze at 105 West Staty cleath street in New York killed Arcodes Schimmel a 28 year old Venezuelan hero who reentered danger to search for Florence OConnor. The girl, a 10 year old, is believed dead and her parents Charles and Mrs OConnor were seriously injured with likely death of the latter. Firemen and civilian volunteers mounted dramatic rescues amid a dramatic apartment house fire.
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New York
West Staty Cleath Street
Arcodes Schimmel
Florence O'Connor
Charles O'Connor
Girl Regains Memory After Explosion Wanderings
Mina Kahn, 19, says memory faded gradually after the Communipaw dynamite blast and she recalled incidents from the days following. Doctors in Poughkeepsie say hypnotism restored parts of her past and that she returned to her mother’s home as details emerged from earlier questioning.
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Washington Post
New York
Mina Kahn
Poughkeepsie
East Eighty-ninth Street
Gil
Communipaw
Dew Street
125Th Street
126Th Street
Lexington Avenue
New York Central
Nain Street
Poughkeepsie Plysiaans
Squirrels Findboard: Brown Leader Guides Apartment Invasion
The Ontario road and Eighteenth street building hosts a morning and late afternoon spectacle as a dozen or more brown squirrels gather at a fifth floor resident’s window. The tame ringleader first befriended a generous woman four months ago and now commands daily visits, with neighbors coaxing more of the troupe into the building for breakfast and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Ontario Road
Eighteenth Street
United States
Brian
Antitrust Talk Urges Federal Power Over Railroads
Senator Albert B. Cummins urged extending Federal power over all railroad capital as a remedy for overcapitalization. He argued the Interstate Commerce Commission already performs a vital role and that regulation of rates equates to regulating competition, criticizing Sherman Act outcomes and noting railroad leaders in attendance.
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New York
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Republican Club
Interstate Commerce Commission
F. D. Underwood
Erie Railroad
B. F. Yoakum
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Congress
Hobo Army Plans Fall March to Washington
The National Society of Casual Workers known as the Hobo Association shifts its plans from a spring Washington convention to a May Minneapolis meeting and a late August march to reach Washington by September 1 for Labor Day rally. Led by J Eads How of St Louis the executive council aims to house delegates free of charge, expecting about 2000 marchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
National Society of Casual Workers
The
Hobo Association
Washington
Missour
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Oil Fire Obscured River Blaze Near Weehawken Warehouse
A fire at an Erie Railroad warehouse on the Weehawken side of the river destroyed 100 carloads of heavy lubricating oil. A dense black plume extended over Manhattan and toward Coney Island, delaying ferries and forcing ships to sound warnings. Authorities estimated damage at 1500.
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New York
Erie Railroad Company
Weehawken
Manhattan
Coney Island
Archbishop Ryan Improves Slightly Amid Visitors
In Philadelphia on February 6 Archbishop Ryan showed some improvement as doctors reported his breathing easing though his pulse remained steady. Visitors included Bishop Mackay-Smith of the Protestant Episcopal Church who was pleased by the slight betterment. Dr. Weir Mitchell met with the archbishop and received his blessing, while Bishop Whitaker of Pennsylvania remained seriously ill but not alarmed per his physician Dr. Girvin.
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Mackay-Smith
Mitchell
Mgr. Ryan
Philadelphia
Ryan
Mackay- Smith
Protestant Episcopal Church
Weir Mitchell
O. W. Whitaker
Pennsylvania
John H. Girvin
Whitaker
Funeral of Paul Singer Draws Vast Berlin Procession
Berlin observed the funeral of socialist deputy Paul Singer with a procession of over 100,000 from Germany and foreign groups. The four hour march filled the streets, with cemetery access by card and the city reporting full police presence and orderly conduct.
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Paul Singer
Berlin
Germany
Assault sparks rescue as daughters overtake shooter in Baltimore
In Baltimore, 17-year-old Annie Utz and 11-year-old Josephine Utz wrestled a gun from Alonzo Hubbard after he shot their mother Mrs. Joseph Utz. The assailant, infatuated with Mrs. Utz, followed the family from St Michael's Church to their home on North Port Street, firing two bullets. Mrs. Utz, wounded in the stomach and right arm, lies in critical condition at St Joseph's Hospital. Hubbard was captured hours later. the family had previously ejected him from their home after unwanted advances at a birthday party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Baltimore
Annie Utz
Slater
Josephine
Alonzo Hubbard
North Chester Street
North Port Street
Joseph Utz
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hubbard
Mrs. Utz
Moncure Suffers Fainting Spells After Attack at Rockville
Richard C. L. Moncure, Virginia attorney, attacked leaving Rockville courthouse, reported to suffer head wounds and eye pain causing fainting spells. Doctors fear loss of sight. case may affect grand jury proceedings in March term. Accused men deny kicking. Other items note arriving and slated steamship movements.
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Richard C. L. Moncure
Virginia
Peyton Whalen
Joseph Whelen
Joshua Offutt
Rockville
W. P. Moncure
Fairfax Courthouse
Moncure
Algo
Coons and possums chase near Chesapeake Bay coast
Washington huntsmen led by A G Clapham trekked to Chesapeake Beach for a Saturday night chase. Dogs tired of treeing and a lack of photos marked the trip, with tales of many animals captured and some stored away to avoid scrutiny.
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A. G. Clapham
Chesapeake Beach
George Doane
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Fr. T. Moffitt
Maryland
Society For the Prevention of
Commercial National Bank
Fifteenth Street
New York Avenue
The
Allegheny Hunt Club
Bar Rooms Targeted to Stop Newsboys Hawking
Alexandria officials discuss regulation to bar boys aged 8 to 16 from selling newspapers in saloons. Police Commissioner Barrett urges ordinance enforcement to curb the practice, with support from Councilman Marshall. Also notes St Patrick Day plans by local Irish groups and Catholic Benevolent Legion installations. Fire damages two small frame houses on North Fayette Street, with a volunteer firefighter injured. Taft banquet plans by California State Association to invite the president.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Robert S. Barrett
Lnger
Caton
Board of Police Commissioners
Marshall
Barrett
Police Board
Mr. Taft
California State Association
Riggs House
Taft
Washington
Young Wife Kills Visitor in Tabor NC Home
In a Tab or North Carolina home near the South Carolina line, Mrs. M. N. Hayes shot and killed Robert M. Floyd, a Charleston church member and South Carolina Medical College student, after inviting him in. Hayes claimed insult triggered the fatal shootings.
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Charleston
M. N. Hayes
Tabor
N. C
South Carolina
Robert M. Floyd
South Carolina Medical College
Conway
Floyd
Hayes
Murder charge in old Georgetown assault case arrests Purnell
A 1908 assault on Mrs. Mary Gladman in her candy shop led to the arrest of John Henry Purnell, identified by the victim at the police station and in a following inquest. A witness letter implicated Agnes Parnell, who confessed after detectives acted on the tip. Purnell was living near Fowler's Hill when seized and faces arraignment.
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John Henry Purnell
Seventh Precinct
Mary Gladman
Twenty-eighth Street
Georgetown
Georgetown University Hospital
Gladman
Parnell
Purnell
Fowler's Hill
Georgetown University
Sergi Passau
Seventh Precinct Force
Maryland
Easier money eyed as markets show buoyancy abroad
London hopes for Bank of England rate cut to 3.5 percent soon with a potential drop to 3 percent by March. Stocks advanced, British railway shares rose on strong 1911 prospects, Tilbury and London and Localine led gains on a Midland amalgamation talk. Berlin and Paris markets mirrored easing money conditions amid US trade optimism and varied commodity moves.
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London
Bank of England
Stock Exchange
Tilbury
London Jocaline
Midland
Basis for Prosperity Alarms in Railroads and Markets
The article notes rising optimism in 1910 markets and a burst of railroad expansion led by Union Pacific plans to double track major lines at a cost around 76 million dollars. It argues improved demand, western growth, and persistent corporate expansion challenge prior political and legal fears, with steel orders signaling a brighter future despite lower quarterly earnings.
Steel profits ride through low mill output and rising demand
The Steel Corporation sustained full depreciation charges yet paid regular dividends as mills ran at 50 percent capacity. In 1910 United States Steel’s earnings on common stock equaled a 12 1 2 percent dividend, despite six months of weak iron orders. Profits stem from new iron and steel uses and higher consumption, not price rises, while easy money persists and European rates stay high. Foreign trade appears to improve though January exports may lag December. New York’s January showing could exceed last year’s.
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United States
Berlin
London
New York Exchange
United States Steel Corporation
Canadian Pacific
Baltimore
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Reichstag
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Germany
Great Britain
Paris
Rio Tinto
Wall Street
Steel Corporation
Consumpton
Atlantic
Europe
New York
Activity in Steel Grows Amid 1916 Trade Data
The New York steel market shows rising mill activity from December lows. On February 6, 65 percent capacity will be active, with other sectors like sheet and tin plate, wire, and tube mills at modest utilization. Export demand, including billets and rails, boosts orders though profitability remains uncertain. railcar and locomotive orders show mixed results.
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New York
Feb
Steel Corporation
New Haven
Boston and Maine
Maine Central
Lackawanna
Burlington
Rock Island
Maryland
Norfolk and Western
American Iron and Steel Association
Businest
Svarie
Hastern
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Eddy
Hero
Ontario Apartments
Big Brown
Cummins
Deny Kicka
Beltle
Liverpool
la Touraine
Havre
Queenstown
Laurentie
Naples
Caronia
Etamperes
St. John
Queenstown Campane
Spow
California
Cape Race
Caroline
Order of Hibernians
St. Mary's Hall
Young Men's Sodality Lyceum
J. D. Normoyle
Willa Desmond
M. J. McFarland
T. McGowan
John McKenne
James Roche
M. Downey
J. T. Sweeney
F. T. Quinn
M. Creegan
O’kane Council
Catholic Benevolent Legion
Andrew Oehmann
St. Dominic’s Council
J. P. Quinn
J. G. Eberhart
Robert L. Wenzel
John H. Purnell
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Management
Supreme Court
Atchison, Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Union “Pacific
Southern Pacific
Mexico
Canada
Western and Northwestern
Northern Pacific
Perpetual Building Association
11Th St. N. W
Washington Loan & Trust Company Cor
John Joy Edson
District of Columbia
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
N. W
Mechanics’ Savings Bank Fere Asd
W. Wasth
Werine
20Th BW
TAC Ag
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