Wrecks Kill Four as Freight Plows into Passenger Near Helena
At Austin Montana a heavy freight car slammed into the rear of Portland Spokane passenger No 3 near Bridal Veil Oregon, killing four and severely injuring others. The crash left two burned cars with a missing number of passengers, including Jessup He who burned to death as rescuers fought flames. Eight passengers were aboard with two still unaccounted for.
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
Notices of Marriage and Death Policies Publication
Notice lists that marriage and death policies are inserted in the Tousl it Post and may appear in multiple morning newspapers at no extra charge. It names The New York Times Boston Globe Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Quadrester Herald Solis Republics Buffalo Post Standard It Fat Under-Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Cincinnati Enquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Times
Boson
ALA Courier
Record-Herald
Paladelphia Public Ledger
Fittsburg Dispatch
Providence
Qurnal
Harald
II Solis Republic
Buraldse Post-Standard
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleland Plain Dealer
Cincinnate Enquirer
Local Undertakers advertise funeral services and chapels
Historical notices list several funeral directors with shop addresses and contact numbers. W R Speare at 940 F Street N W emphasizes first class service and low prices. R F Harveys Sons at 1825 Fourteenth Street NW promoting merial directors and embalming. John R Wright Co at 1837 Tenth Street NW offers on site chapel and open day and night. J William Lee advertises crematorium, livery, and modest PennsylvanIa pricing. George P Zurhorst at East Capital Street promotes general parlor services.
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
Penns
Ivania
George P. Zurhorst
Man Killed in Wreck at Straiaville Neb
A north bound passenger train on the Missouri Pacific Railway collided head on with a freight train at Straiaville Nebraska on February 6. Baggageman M A Anderson of Omaha was killed and several others were cut and bruised. The crash is attributed to a misunderstanding of orders.
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Lon Hanson
Bricki
AICS
Straiaville
Nebr
Missouri Paciffic Railway
M A. Anderson
Omaha
Fifty stenographers in mailing department of life company
New York February six hearing into a fraud case against Life Company reveals fifty stenographers in one room handling medical correspondence. Lawyer Cooper testifies that staff created fictitious patients like Lucille Hoffman of Waterville Maine and sent calf liver blood samples as analysis. Miss Hoffman allegedly existed only to solicit funds. Hearing adjourned until tomorrow.
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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
University of Chicago professor George B. Foster denounces biblical inerrancy and historic Christianity in The Finality of the Christian Religion. He argues miracles the immaculate conception and Christ’s resurrection lack proof, labeling much religious authority as unverified. The University of Chicago Press published the book as a critique of authority religion across denominations.
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University of Chicago
Chicago
George B. Foster
Dr. Foster
University of Chicago Press
Health Office Record of listed patients and ages
Reported up to 12 months February 6. Names include William H Brown 33 Jerome B Criswell 65 Joseph Mo Casasea 49 Kalle Cade 26 Thea M Caeteel 34 John Clinton cB Mary P Des 34 Ea] Guchrist 1 William N Hayes 50 Lilie W Jenkins 24 Sarah Miner 57 Jose Marton 2 Alice Paine 30 Elizabett Slater 60 Ella B Smith 78 Tie Haven Sharp 27 Mary E Thompson 2 months John Urianck $ months.
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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 In A Virginia District Court
A list of marriage licenses granted or filed includes Dennis J Hurley and Blanche Curley of Gardiner La Boothe and Eleanor H Carr of Newport News Va William Sheehan and Norah Rowan of Union Va Mamie EB McIntyre Robert M Lawson and Mamie Long of Charles County Md 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 Va Hadie Parker and Laura Carter Richard Mitchell and Henrietta Green Alphonzo Holmes and Ora Hatcher of Richmond Va Joseph M Johnson and Mary Smith of Charles County Md
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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 Portrait in Facts and Fancies
New York February hearing in the Mann perjury case reveals photographer Peter A. Juley sues Col. W. D. Mann for 5000 damages over the use of a Roosevelt veranda photo in Facts and Fancies claiming copyright violation. Col. Mann denies wrongdoing while Secretary Daniels faces contempt questions and a separate subpoena.
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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
Peter A. Juley
President Roosevelt
Juley
Sagamore Hill
Railroad turns accuser in anti trust dispute
Attorneys for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway filed an answer with the State board of railroad commissioners claiming that the Southwestern Kansas Implement and Hardware Dealers' Association and its members violate anti trust laws. They argue the association has no standing in equity courts or before the board. The complaint charged five principal Kansas railways with discriminating in freight rates against implement dealers in interior towns.
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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
Ohio House Passes Freiner Rail Fare Bill
Columbus report notes the Ohio House approved the Freiner bill by 104 to 1 to cap railroad fares at two cents per mile. The measure, tied to the Rathbun bill from the Senate, may be sent to the governor for signature with a 30 day effective date after enactment.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Fire ties up traffic on Eighth Avenue trestle
A burning trestle under Eighth avenue over the Pennsylvan ia terminal excavation caused a disruption in traffic between Thirty-first and Thirty-third streets. Passengers, many of them women, rode through as smoke and flames engulfed the timbers while fire crews fought to reach the blaze.
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 United States Commissioner Shields on theft accusations of 4200 rubles from a Russian merchant. The Russian consul general attended, Gaidsis was remanded to prison for two weeks for continued examination after recent release by U S immigration authorities following related charges.
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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 a dispute over 51 acres of lakefront land used by railroads since 1849. The court affirmed a lower ruling that the city had no right to reclaim the land or terminate the railroads exclusive occupancy.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleveland
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Lurton
Circuit Court of Appeals
Disasters Follow Frauds Over Captain Nationality Rules
Chicago report quotes John BE Wilkie chief of the United States Secret Service on fraudulent naturalization among ship captains. He cites wrecks on the Pacific coast from the past three years and notes cases in San Francisco Philadelphia and New York. He says Congress may establish a federal naturalization department to centralize authority.
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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
In Cleveland, ex Governor Myron T. Herrick and Circuit Judge Frederick A. Henry are among twenty-five new defendants added to the Cleveland Construction Company versus Miami and Wire Canal Transportation Company suit. Traction leaders say Herrick and others joined the Electric Mule promoters and benefited from stock and bonds. court to determine status before final disposition.
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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 Case
A young man calling himself Walter E Bowen claims to be Pelham Ga former mayor's son and was arrested on suspicion of a felony in Louisville. He confessed stealing about 2000 dollars in goods from Seaboard Air Line trains while working as a baggagemaster between Atlanta and Monroe NM. Police recovered the goods in a West Broadway room. Seaboard agents say New York owners reported jewelry and clothing losses. owners to recover property.
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Louisville
Walter E. Bowen
Pelham
Seaboard Air Line
Atlanta
Monroe
NM C
West Broadway
Seaboard
New York
Officials Say Caracas Documents Insignificant
Paris reports that officials regard Castro's Caracas threat as minor. Venezuelan authorities say the papers offered to a French representative were deemed insignificant and the diplomatic rupture should close. They hope for renewed relations with the next French ministry and await further messages of sympathy from South American allies.
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Caracas
Paris
Castro
Venezuela
France
Naval Battalion Readmitted Under Old Command
National Guard headquarters announced the naval battalion, disbanded recently, will rejoin within a week to ten days under the former commander Samuel W. Stratton. Names of Aveir Cox ER Brummet and Sam TL Lants are not expected on the new roster. Annual inspection and muster continue through February 17 with Maj. Lloyd M. Brett and Maj. Alfred P. Hobins leading aides-de-camp 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
Senator Pettus Falls Ill in Cloakroom, Recovers Quickly
Senator Pettus of Alabama, aged eighty four, collapsed in a cloakroom yesterday. Senator Gallinger, a physician, was summoned but Pettus recovered swiftly and returned to his seat in the Senate chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Gallinger
Pettus
Senate
CARTER TRICKS IN RIVER PROJECT BID SCHEME
In Savannah on February 6 the government charged Capt. Carter with withholding bid specifications to limit outsiders in river and harbor contracts. Evidence showed he sent only one copy instead of three, delaying bids and shielding Greene and Gaynor from competition. Jurors were barred from discussing the Greene and Gaynor case with wives.
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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 In Cold Weather
Chinese imperial commission members visiting West Point could not review the cadet corps due to extreme cold. Brig. Gen. Albert J. Mills, superintendent, led the party through the academy as cadets performed cavalry drills in the riding academy and expressed keen interest in the training of army officers.
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West Point
Imperial Commission
West Point Military Academy
Albert J. Mills
Coldest Winter Day Noted in Washington
Mercury stood at seven degrees above zero at eight this morning in Washington, the coldest of the winter so far. By noon the temperature rose to seventeen above. Forecasters predict warmer conditions today with no snow or rain expected. Cold weather persists in the East with several degrees below zero reported in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mercury
Weather Bureau
New York
What If A Man Gain the World and Lose His Appetite
A persuasive health piece arguing that a strong stomach enables joy and energy, contrasting the well and poorly functioning stomachs. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure, claiming one tablet digests 8000 grains of food and restores appetite, cheer, and focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Roosevelt to Receive Delegation From Manassas School
President Roosevelt will host a delegation from Manassas Industrial School on February 14, modeled after Tuskegee with Booker T. Washington linked as advisor. Prof. Washington aids reception planning and will address the Manassas association at First Congregational Church. About twenty five students and five teachers, led by Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, will call on the President, likely with a song. Dr. Hale has long supported the school and its success.
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Roosevelt
Manassas
Edward Everett Hale
Hale
Cuba Monuments Dedication Party Heads to Cuba
A party of fifty sails from New York on the transport Sumner to dedicate bronze cannon monuments at El Caney San Juan de Magar es Hill and Fort San Juan marking 1898 Mexican American War battles. The group includes Lieut Gen S B M Young retired rear admirals and many officers and spouses. most will not return, planning to move to Twos Angles California after arranging their household effects.
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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 Now Ready Agrees with Most Engineers
The Isthmian Canal Commission closed its week by signing two reports to the Secretary of War. It adopted the minority engineers' sea level plan while Admiral Endicott supported the majority. Secretary Taft will study the contrasting proposals for a sea level versus a lock canal. The panel also approved sanitation plans for Colon at about 200000 dollars and authorized an electric plant at Culebra and Empire for 8600 dollars.
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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
Struck Off the List Not Involving Mr Andrews
The Colombian Minister Diego Mendoza declares that during his tenure he has not employed Mr Andrews nor any in the listed canal rights matter. The note notes Andrews was listed as counselor in the diplomatic list when Mendoza arrived in December, a claim contradicted by the minister. Valentines rise in popularity is seen in store displays as Woodward & Lothrop showcases ornate tokens for St Valentine’s Day.
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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 Tillmans resolution directing the Senate Committee on Immigration to investigate the Chinese boycott of American goods was reported by Mr Kean from the Committee on Contingent Expenses yesterday and adopted.
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Tillman
Senate Committee On Immigration
Kean
Movements of Ocean Steamers Feb 6 Arrivals
New York arrivals include Vaderland from Antwerp and Prinz August Wilhelm from Hamburg. KaisER Wilhelm der Grosse sails from Bremen. Antwerp reports Zeelan from New York via Dover Southampton arriving February 6. Jogetonka arrives in New York from Antwerp via Elizabethport pathway.
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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 Promises Dainty Foods
An old advertisement urges using Royal Baking Powder for all recipes calling for cream of tartar soda or baking powder. It claims Royal’s purity and leavening strength produce lighter sweeter food, while alum or phosphate powders fail to be wholesome. New York advertising copy from ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.
Insurance Inquiry Accuses Durham and Lampert in Malfeasance Case
Pennsylvania legislative committee reports evidence suggesting malfeasance in the insurance department during the tenures of Lauper, Lampert, and Durham. It highlights actuary fees paid to J Clayton Erb and questions the appointment process, urging salaried staff and ongoing scrutiny while noting missing former commissioners.
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Pennsylvania
Super
Lambert
Durham
Harrisburg
Legislative Investigation Committee
State Insurance Department
Senate
Pennypacker
Carson
Lauper,Lampert
Weir
Insurance Department
Romeo and Juliet at the National staged by Sothern and Marlowe
A mixed review of H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe in Romeo and Juliet notes strong acting and striking balcony scenes. It highlights Sothern as Romeo and Marlowe's Juliet, with praise for Mercutio, Nurse, Benvolio, Tybalt, and Laurence, and remarks on the production’s harmony and visual beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 of Negro in Chattanooga Courthouse
Edward Johnson a Negro arrested ten days ago for assaulting a young white woman was brought back from Nashville for trial. Police surrounded the courthouse as guards denied admission to anyone not connected with the case. Johnson arrived in a patrol wagon under mounted guard amid tense security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Edward Johnson
Nashville
Johnson
Three Girls Burned to Death in Helena Fire
In Helena Montana on February 6 three young girls of J B Cypher perished when a house fire gutted their home after the parents left the children alone. The tragedy occurred late last night with neighbors rescuing none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont. Helena
Mont
J. B.cypher
Mallory Quarantine Bill Made Final by Southern Caucus
A national quarantine measure dubbed Mallory’s bill passed by a 30 to 1 group of Southern representatives and one senator. The south’s representatives and Senator Mallory will push the amended bill in Congress with John Sharp Williams guiding its House passage, asserting federal quarantine extensions cover maritime and interstate needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Texas
Senate
John Sharp Williams
House
Federal
Fire from airgun match damages curtain at 409 O Street
James Beal fired a match from an airgun that ignited a face curtain in a house at 409 O street yesterday afternoon. The flame struck the window casting and bounced, lodging in the curtain and causing about 15 dollars in damage. Beal discovered the fire quickly and extinguished it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Beal
O Street
Beal
Rheumacide touted as cure for rheumatism claims
An old belief links rheumatism to uric acid excess and warns against opiate remedies. The advertisement proclaims Rheumacide as a powerful blood purifier without harmful drugs, claiming it cures rheumatism permanently. Available at Affleck's Drug Store, 1429 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Affleck
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Super Away
George B. Luper
Israel W. Durham
BR. Taper
California
Luper
Ins
J. Claxton Erb
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J Clayton Erb
J. Clayton Erb
Act of Assembly
Clayton Erb
Robert E. Forster
Jr. Forster
J. Clayton Firth
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