Wrecks Kill Four as Freight Collides With Passenger Near Helena
Two trains on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company line near Bridal Veil Oregon collided when a freight rolled down a grade and struck the rear of the Spokane Portland special. Four dead and eight or more injured. Jessup He crew member burned alive in the wreckage while others fought to free victims as fire raged through the cars. Nine passengers were aboard. two remain missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Bridal Veil
Oreg
Portland
Greg
Calliston
Oreegon Railroad and Navigation Company
L Sinagt
Henry A Warn Tekowen
Mr Wales
Walla Walla Wash
Tames
Russell
Oakland
Cal
Chicago
Bothemin
Estar Lket
Austin
Montana Central Crossing
Petty
Jessup
Tessup
Notice of Marriage and Fealty Insertion Across Papers
The notice states that marriage and fealty notices inserted in The Tous i 1 Pogt may appear in multiple newspapers without extra charge. It lists York Times Boston Globe Courier Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Post and others, indicating broad reprint rights across outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Times
Boston
Clobel
ALA Courier
Record-Herald
Paladelphia Public Ledger
Fittsburg Dispatch
Providence
Harald
II Solis Republic
Buraldse Post-Standard
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleland Plain Dealer
Cincinnate Enquirer
Undertakers and Embalmers in Washington DC Area
An OCR fragment lists multiple funeral directors and embalmers serving the Washington DC area. It mentions W R Speare 940 F Street NW, R F Harveys Sons 1825 Fourteenth Street NW, John R Wright Co 1837 Tenth Street NW, J William Lee, and George P Zurhorst with locations and basic service notes. Telephone numbers and chapel mentions appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Speare
R. F. Harvey
MERAL
Fourteenth Street
Commodious Chapel
North
John R. Wright CO
Embelmere
Tenth St
J. William Lee
Emisner
Tz Penns
Ivania
George P. Zurhorst
Man Killed in Wreck Near Straiaville Nebr
A north bound passenger train on the Missouri Pacific Railway collided head on with a freight train in Straiaville Nebraska on February 6. Baggageman M A Anderson of Omaha was killed and several others were cut and bruised. The crash is said to have resulted from a misunderstanding of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straiaville
Nebr
Missouri Paciffic Railway
M A. Anderson
Omaha
Fifty Stenographers in Mail Fraud Case Against Force of Life Co
New York February 6: testimony in a postal fraud case against the Force of Life Company revealed a 50-strong stenography room handling medical correspondence. Lawyers and inspectors described fictitious patients, misused blood samples from calves, and misrepresented diagnoses. The witness said a supposed Miss Hoffman from Waterville was mythical. Hearing adjourned until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Force of Life Company
John S Cooper
Laura M. Wilson
Hadley
Cooper
Lucille Hoffman
Waterville
United States
Post-Office Inspecto
Attack on Orthodoxy by University of Chicago Professor
Chicago date line reports George B. Foster, University of Chicago philosophy of religion professor, attacking orthodox Christian beliefs using higher criticism in The Finality of the Christian Religion. He rejects biblical inspiration, miracles, Immaculate Conception, bodily resurrection, and other supernatural elements, published by University of Chicago Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
Chicago
George B. Foster
Dr. Foster
University of Chicago Press
Health Office Record of Local Residents
Reported up to February 6 health office records list ages from 1 year to 78 years and locations including D Street Northeast Est Northwest Vermont Avenue and other streets. Names include William H Brown Jerome Criswell Joseph Casasea Thea Caeteel Mary Des Ea Guchrist William Hayes Lilie Jenkins Sarah Miner Jose Marton Alice Paine Elizabeth Slater Ella Smith Haven Sharp Mary Thompson John Urianck with ages ranging from newborn to senior and hospital affiliations noted for some.
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Willam H Brown
St. Ne
Jerome B Criswell
Imeane
Joseph Mo Casasea
Kalle Cade
Thea M Caeteel
Sth
John Clinton
Slet
St Nw
Mary P Des
Mt. Nw
Guchrist
Aye Sw
William N Hayes
St. Se
Lilie W Jenkins
McLean Ave. Sn
Sarah Miner
Eucla Place
Jose Marton
L St. Nw
Alice Paine
17Th St. Nw
Elizabett Slater
Vermont Ive
Ella B Smith
H St Pw
Tie Haven Sharp
Wash Asylum Hospital
Mary E Thompson
John Urianck
Kramer St
Licensed to Marry list of marriage engagements
List of couples licensed to marry including Dennis J Hurley and Blanche Curley Gardner La Boothe of Alexsandra Virginia and Eleanor H Carr of Newport News Virginia William Sheehan and Norah Trantohn M Rowan of Union Virginia and Mrs Mamie EB McIntyre Robert M Lawson and Mamie Long both of Charles County Maryland Ernest A Smith and Lillabelle Marshal Frederick D Smith and Susie B Marshall Edmund Sims and Maria Kerney Faward Smith and Clara Moore June Mormon of New York City and Mattie A Rose Walter Tyler of Bowen Road 12 C and Serena Lynn of Suitland Virginia Hadie Parker and Laura Carter Richard Mitchell and Henrietta Green Alphonzo Holmes and Ora Hatcher of Richmond Virginia Joseph M Johnson and Mary Smith both of Charles County Maryland
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Dennis J Hurley
Blanche Curley
Gardiner la Boothe
Alexsandra
Eleanor H. Carr
Newport News
William Sheehan
Norah ‘Trantohn M Rowan
Union
Mamie EB. McIntyre
Robert M. Lawson
Mamie Long
Charles County
Ernest A Smith
Lillabelle Marshal
Frederick D. Smith
Susie B Marshall
Edmund Sims
Maria Kerney
Faward Smith
Clara Moore
June Mormon
New
Photographer sues over Roosevelt photo in facts and fancies
In New York on February 6 Col W D Mann editor of Town Topics faced perjury charges as photographer Peter A Juley sues for $5000 damages claiming the Roosevelt veranda photo used in Facts and Fancies violated copyright. Witness Moses E Wooster admitted stock installments tied to an advertising scheme. Secretary Daniels avoided contempt finding pending end of hearing.
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Daniels
New York
Moses E. Wooster
Col. W. D. Mann
Town Topics
Wooster
Col. Mann
O. K
Reginald Ward
Hapgood
Mr. Wooster
Osborne
Hess
Robert J. Collier
Ward
Betwen
Town Topics Publishing Company
Justice McAvoy
Peter A. Juley
President Roosevelt
Juley
Sagamore Hill
Railroad turns accuser in Kansas anti trust dispute
Attorneys for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway filed with the state railroad board an answer claiming that members of the Southwestern Kansas Implement and Hardware Dealers Association violate anti-trust laws and lack standing in equity or before the railroad commissioners. The answer counters a complaint accusing five major Kansas railways of discriminating on freight rates against interior town dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kans
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Southwestern Kansas Implement and Hardware Dealers’ Association
Equity
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Kansas
Cheaper rail fare bill passes in Ohio legislature
Columbus report says the house adopted the Freiner bill by 104 to 1 setting a maximum rate of 2 cents per mile for railroads. Senate leaders indicate acceptance of the Freiner measure, which would take effect thirty days after gubernatorial approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Fire ties up traffic on New York trestle
Special report from New York describes a trestle over a forty foot excavation for the Pennsylvania terminal bursting into flame. Volumes of smoke and tongues of flame circulated as a car of passengers mostly women crossed near Thirty first street and traffic was halted while firemen fought the blaze. The motorman sped the car away as the trestle burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington Post
Eighth Avenue
Pennsylvania Terminal
Russian Refugee Remanded Over Theft Charge
Felix Gaidsis, a Russian refugee in New York, was arraigned before US Commissioner Shields on charges he stole 4,200 rubles from a Russian merchant. The consul general attended as Gaidsis was remanded to prison for two weeks for further examination. He had previously been detained by immigration authorities while similar charges from Russia were investigated.
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New York
Felix Gaidsis
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Shields
Gaidsis
City of Cleveland Loses Railfront Lands Case
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Cleveland in ejecting railroads from lake front land valued at 15 million dollars. The court affirmed the lower ruling that the 1849 lease and legislative acts authorized the exclusive railroad use of the fifty one acres, denying the city's claim to reclaim the area as street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleveland
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Lurton
Circuit Court of Appeals
Disasters Follow Frauds Over Naturalization Rules Evaded
Chicago reports that Captain fraudulently naturalized seamen have steered wrecked ships along the Pacific coast in the past three years. The Secret Service points to San Francisco Philadelphia and New York as centers of fraudulent naturalization. Wilkie urges Congress to grant federal courts exclusive power over naturalization and create a national department to replace state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John BE. Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Pacific Coast
Secret Service Bureau
San Francisco
Philadelphia
New York
Wilkie
Congress
Department of Naturalization
Ex Gov Herrick Sued In Electric Mule Case
Twenty five new defendants including ex Gov Myron T Herrick and Circuit Judge Frederick A Henry join the Cleveland Construction Company suit against Miami and Wire Canal Transportation Company known as the electric mule The court granted leave to add the defendants The pleading alleges Herrick and others were associated with the promoters and received stocks and bonds The court will determine defendants status before final disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Frederick A. Henry
Cleveland Construction Company
Miami and Wire Canal Transportation Company
Common Pleas
Herrick
Electric Mule
Admits He Robbed Trains In Seaboard Run
Walter E Bowen, claiming to be Pelham Georgia former mayor's son, was arrested in Louisville after confessing to stealing about $2000 in goods from Seaboard Air Line trains while working as a baggagemaster between Atlanta and Monroe NM C The loot was recovered in a West Broadway room and NY claimants report jewelry and clothing losses. property to be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Walter E. Bowen
Pelham
Seaboard Air Line
Atlanta
Monroe
NM C
West Broadway
Seaboard
New York
Officials Say Caracas Papers Are Insignificant
Paris reports officials deem Castro threat insignificant and that French-Venezuelan relations ruptured after Caracas refused to purchase papers. Venezuela hopes for renewal with next French ministry as Castro sends greetings to South American peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Paris
Castro
Venezuela
France
Naval Battalion Reforms Likely Under Stratton Command
National Guard headquarters announced the naval battalion, disbanded recently, will rejoin within a week or ten days under the former commander Samuel W. Stratton. Names of Aveir Cox ER Brummet and SamTL Lants reportedly will be omitted from the new roster. The annual inspection and muster, begun Monday night, lasts until February 17, with Maj. Lloyd M. Brett and Maj. Alfred P. Hobins leading the inspections assisted by Edward F. Riggs and C. Fred Cook.
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National Guard
Samuel W. Stratton
Ave Ir Cox
B. Brummett
Sam TL Lants
Lloyd M. Brett
First Cavalry
Alfred P. Hobins
Edward F. Riggs
Pettus Illness Briefly Causes Concern in Senate
Senator Pettus of Alabama, aged eighty four, collapsed briefly in a cloakroom yesterday. Senator Gallinger, a physician, attended him but Pettus quickly recovered and returned to his seat in the Senate chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Gallinger
Pettus
Senate
Carter Tactics in River Embargo Case Highlighted in Court
Savannah jurors hear government case accusing Capt Carter of withholding bid specifications to limit outsiders in river and harbor work overseen by engineers. Evidence shows only one copy sent, delaying bids. letters imply triplicate copies often diverted to Greene and Gaynor. Jurors barred from discussing case with wives. court adjourns awaiting further testimony.
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Savannah
Greene and Gaynor
Carter
Sterley
Thomas F. Barr
United States Army
Gaynor
Greene
Gen
Barr
National Dredging Company
Wiliam Churchman
Wilmington
Del
Ordnance Officer
Speer
Jwors
Chinese visitors at West Point amid record cold
Chinese imperial commission members studying American institutions visited the West Point Military Academy but a planned cadet corps review was canceled due to extreme cold. Brig General Albert Mills led the visitors through the academy as cavalry drills were shown in the riding academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Imperial Commission
West Point Military Academy
Albert J. Mills
Coldest Winter Day Noted Across East Coast
The Washington temperature at 8 a m was seven degrees above zero, the coldest day of the winter. By noon the mercury rose to 17 above, with warmer conditions expected today. No snow or rain is foreseen though the Hast area remains cold and New York may see several degrees below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mercury
Weather Bureau
New York
Stomach on the Brain Dyspepsia Warning and Cure Ad
A health advertisement contrasts the content man with a well ordered stomach to the anxious dyspeptic. It promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy that aids digestion, relieves discomfort after meals, and restores energy and concentration for better enjoyment and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Roosevelt to receive delegation from Manassas Industrial School
President Roosevelt will host a delegation from the Manassas Industrial School on February 14. The school, likened to Tuskegee, aims to foster practical usefulness. Prof. Washington helped plan the reception and about twenty five students and five teachers, with Rev. Dr. Hale, will visit the President and may sing.
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Roosevelt
Manassas
Edward Everett Hale
Hale
Cuba Monuments Dedication Party Heads to Cuba
A party of fifty leaves New York this morning to dedicate monuments at El Caney San Juan de Magar es Hill and Fort San Juan marking where American soldiers defeated Spaniards in 1898. They sail tomorrow on the Sumner. many slated attendees include high ranking officers and their families.
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Cuba
New York
Sumner
el Caney
San Juan de Magares Hill
Fort San Juan
M. Young
A. R. Chaffee
J. W. Lauman
U. 8
C. ¥. Rand
Mostart
Walter D. McCaw
William A. Mann
William D. Beach
Edward Burr
F. W. Sibley
Greble
GC. Webb
U.S. W
George W. Head
William P. Stone
P. C. Wauteroy
W.L. Kenly
Andrews
George F Hamilton
Frank .W. Coe
Dennis E. Nolan
Charles W. Exton
Hollis C. Clark
Miss Chaffee
Mexico
Mar
Washington
Twos Angles
Cal
Canal report ready as Taft to form own conclusions
The Isthmian Canal Commission finished its week by signing the majority and minority reports of the board of consulting engineers. The minority favored a sea level plan, while the majority's views, reflected in Stevens letter, were supported by most commissioners except Endicott. Secretary Taft will study the diverging plans to guide presidential action. The session also approved Colon sanitation plans costing about 200000 and authorized an electric plant at Culebra and Empire for 8600.
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Secretary of War
Board of Consulting Engineers
Admiral Endicott
Canal Commission
Stevens
Engineer Board
Uindicott
Taft
Colon
Senate Committee
Has Not Employed Andrews Editor Post
A letter from Diego Mendoza, the Albanian Minister, states that during his tenure as Colombia's minister in Washington the Colombian Legation did not employ Mr. L H Andrews in any matter including the effort to secure US payment to Colombia for canal rights. The missive follows the issue titled Struck Off the List and notes Andrews' prior diplomatic listing. The piece also notes Mendoza's arrival in December and clarifies the status of Andrews. It also covers Valentine’s Day displays at Woodward & Lothrop with large handmade valentines praised for artistry and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L H. Andrews
New York
Legation
United States
Colombia
Panama
Andrews
Diego Mendoza
Alambian
Mr. Mendoza
Washington
Mr. Andrews
Woodward & Iothrop’s
Chinese Boycott Investigation Resolution Adopted
Senator Tillman’s measure directing the Senate Immigration Committee to investigate the Chinese boycott of American goods was reported by Mr Kean from the Contingent Expenses committee yesterday and adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Senate Committee On Immigration
Kean
Ocean Steamer Movements Arrivals at New York and Antwerp
Movements log shows Vaderland from Antwerp and Prinz August Wilhelm from Hamburg arriving in New York. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse is reported in port at Bremen and Zeelan arrives in New York via Dover and Southampton. Jogetonka also listed arriving in New York from Antwerp.
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New York
Vaderland
Antwerp
Prinz August Wilhelm
Hamburg
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Bremen
Zeelan
Dover
Southampton
Jogetonka
Royal Baking Powder Ad Ends Dainty Foods
An old newspaper ad urges using Royal Baking Powder in every recipe calling for cream of tartar soda or baking powder. It claims Royal is pure, leavening strong, and produces lighter tastier foods, while alum and phosphate powders fail to be wholesome.
Durham is Accused in Insurance Inquiry Malfeasance Allegations
Pennsylvania legislative committee reports to Senate detailing evidence of possible malfeasance in the state insurance department under former commissioners Lauper Lambert and Israel W. Durham. The findings include actuary fees, director appointments, and calls to salaried staff, with witnesses examined and no decision yet on further meetings.
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Pennsylvania
Super
Lambert
Durham
Harrisburg
Legislative Investigation Committee
State Insurance Department
Senate
Pennypacker
Carson
Lauper,Lampert
Weir
Insurance Department
Super Away
George B. Luper
Israel W. Durham
BR. Taper
New York
California
Luper
Ins
Imsurance Ecommissioner
J Clayton Erb
J. Clayton Erb
Act of Assembly
Clayton Erb
Robert E. Forster
Jr. Forster
J. Clayton Firth
Erb
Romeo and Juliet at the National a Sothern Marlowe in Verona
Review of the National Theatre performance starring H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe. Praise for stage craft and beauty, with notes on Mercutio Nurse Benvolio Tybalt and Laurence strong in cast. Describes Juliet balcony scene and overall harmony, deeming the production a notable interpretive achievement.
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H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Verona
Romeo
Juliee
Mr Sotmera
Miss Marlowe
Paris
Sothern
Bane
Mercutia
Benvoun
Romeo Mnstead
Las Secre
Willy
Wiegina Yatued
Sathern
Jubec
Juliet
Math
Frederickens
Mercutio
Jebs
Mra. Woodward
AN. Etereher
Tybalt
Fred Eric Urfar
Laurence
William Harris
Rowland Buckstone
Peter
Guards at Trial Deny Courthouse Access in Tennessee Case
Edward Johnson a negro arrested ten days ago for assaulting a young white woman was brought back to Chattanooga from Nashville for safekeeping as his trial proceeded. The courthouse was surrounded by police and only those connected with the case were admitted while officers guarded Johnson in a patrol wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Edward Johnson
Nashville
Johnson
Three Girls Die in Helena Fire
Three young daughters of J. B. Cypher were burned to death last night when their home in Helena Montana caught fire. The parents had left the children alone in the house. Local authorities investigate the blaze and cause remains undetermined as officials recover the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont. Helena
Mont
J. B.cypher
Mallory Quarantine Bill Backed by Southern Caucus
A amended Mallory national quarantine bill won approval from a caucus of thirty Southern Representatives and one Senator. The six Texas Representatives were the sole negatives. Mallory will reintroduce in the Senate and Williams in the House to push passage representing Southern views on federal quarantine extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Texas
Senate
John Sharp Williams
House
Federal
Burning Curtain Fire Causes Small Damage
James Beal fired a match from an airgun setting a lace curtain ablaze at 409 O street yesterday afternoon. The fire caused about $15 in damage before Beal extinguished it with quick effort after discovering the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Beal
O Street
Beal
Rheumacide touted as cure for rheumatism
An ad claims rheumatism stems from excess uric acid in blood and that oils and opiate remedies fail. It introduces Rheumacide as a powerful blood purifier that cures to stay cured without harmful drugs. On sale at Affleck's Drug Store, 1429 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Affleck
Pennsylvania Avenue
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