Californians Open to Persuasion on Schools Clash
Japanese exclusion debate reaches Washington as San Francisco officials led by Mayor Schmitz and the school board arrive for talks with President and Secretary Root. They push for excluding Japanese laborers while admitting students, raise questions on treaty ratification, and note local legal stance on Oriental schooling. Japanese lawyer Masaji Miyakawa arrives to lead the legal effort for Japanese residents.
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Senate
San Francisco
Major Schmitz
Board of Education of
Washington
New Willard
White House
California
Lawrence F Walsh
Board of Education
A Altman
Thomas F Hoyle D Oliver, Jr
Tilfred Roncovieri
John T Williams
E ¢ Leffingwell
Roncoviert
Wth
Schmitz
Williams
Leffingwell
Hayes and Kahn
Cheago
Labor Union Party
Francis J Heney
Secret Service
Burns
West
Bess Ruef
Bend
Heney
Schmutz
Root
Japan
United States
Congress
Masaji Miyakawa
Miyakawa
Tokyo
Commercial Manufacturers’ Association
Harriman jokes about job with Interstate Commerce Commission
New York February 8 railroad chief EH Harriman hints he might seek a role on the Interstate Commerce Commission. He says demand for rail cars and congestion show the need for better service, and if salaries rise, he could consider a new government post. He notes carriers cannot meet shippers’ needs and cars are used as stores by delays.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
EH H Harriman
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Harriman
Thirty Two Wives Case Taints Bigamist Doctor Record
Detroit reports Mrs Jennie Reider of Logansport Ind says Dr A Reider a bigamist married thirty two women including her in October 1903. Reider arrested in New York August 28 1903 and used the name Dr George Witghorf before fleeing. County clerk lacks authority to annul the marriage.
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Washington Post
Detroit
Mich
Feb
A Reider
George Wityhoff
Jennie Reider
Logansport
Ind
Wayne County
Mra Reider
Nine Die as Evaporation Tubes Burst Aboard French Torpedo Boat
Nine men die and two are injured when a safety tube in the evaporation apparatus bursts during a full power steam trial of torpedo boat No. 339 in Lonent France. Flames sweep the stokehole, killing eight stokers and the engineer while a quartermaster escapes with minor burns. investigators blame faulty automatic doors.
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Lonent
France
Technicat Naval Committee
Thei
Steker
Italian Justice of the Peace killed by infernal machine
Robert Cortez, a Paterson New Jersey justice of the peace, died after an exploding express package delivered to his office at 3 Passaic street. His 12 year old son was uninjured. The blast wrecked the office and scattered debris, with the safe remaining intact. The package, prepaid from Newark, is linked to extortion and Italian crime cases Cortez had helped police overturn.
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Newark
Washington Post
Paterson
N. J
Robert Cortez
Passaic Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cortez
Robert
American Express Company
Justice of the Peace
Trenton
Engineer Missing Near Clinchport Virginia
Special to The Washington Fost Bristol Virginia February 8 Harry E Kent a young civil engineer is missing from a camp of engineers near Clinchport Va After cashing his wages on January 27 he vanished leaving his personal effects behind Associates suspect foul play His disappearance adds to mysteries in Southwest Virginia where Howard L Wentz and J B Carhart vanished and were never seen again alive
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Washington Fost
Bristol
Harry E Kent
Corps of Engineers
Clinchport
Kent
Virginia
Howard L Wentz
Philadelphia
J. B Carhart
Seven Miners Entombed in Wanamie Shaft Blaze
Fire roars through No 19 colliery of Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co in Wanamie. Seven miners trapped in the lower aft amid growing flames with scant hope of rescue as crews fight the blaze for hours.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Wanamie
VESSEL FEARS GLOOM OVER TWO SHIPS IN DISTRESS
Norfolk observers fear one of two ships bound for Wilmington or southbound from Newport News stranded off Diamond Shoals Tuesday night and sank Wednesday with all hands lost. A Madison Wisconsin bill seeks to ban actors in tights without four inch knee skirts. Union Trust Co. is discussed in a brief financial note.
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Norfolk, Ve
M. V. B Chase
New York
Wilmington
Del
William H. Bailey
Newport News
Norfolk Marine District
Durbin predicts Roosevelt renomination amid Indiana talk
Winfield T Durbin former Indiana governor spoke at a Seventh Army Corps meeting stating he believes President Roosevelt will be renominated by the Republican National Convention despite his past pledge not to run again. Durbin said the people want him, while politicians show less enthusiasm, and he noted support from Republicans and Democrats in several states. He declined to name a successor, hinting Fairbanks might not secure Indiana backing.
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Indiana
Roosevelt
Winfield T Durbin
Hoosier
Durbin
Seventh Army Corps
Thiana
Fairbanks
Gen. Harrison
White House
Mr. Durbin
Nebraska
Missouri
Middle West
Georgia
Alabama
South
House
Patrbanks
Washington
Evansville
Senator Fairbanks
Kt 18
Charles S. Hanks Sued Over Radio Station Statements
Special to The Washington Post from Dedham Massachusetts reports three $10,000 suits filed in Norfolk Superior Court against Charles Hanks Brookline Roosevelt era radio investigator. Plaintiffs Royal W. Taft Providence Charles L. Levering Taunton and Francis L. Higginson Boston trustees of the South Terminal Company allege damages from statements regarding the station's construction and management. Trials are on the list but date is uncertain.
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Washington Post
Dedham
South Terminal
Ite
Charles Hanks
Brookline
Roosevelt
Morfolk Superior Court
Royal W. Taft
Providence
Charles L. Levering
Taunton
Francis L. Higginson
Boston
South Terminal Company
Express Train Wreck Near Ossining Injures Five
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt’s private car attached to the Adirondack and Mont real express was wrecked after a rear-end collision with a freight engine four miles south of Ossining New York. Engineer William Kirk and fireman James Armitage were killed. Five others injured, none severely. Vanderbilt party aboard the private car.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Ossining
N. Y
Adirondack and Montreal Express
New York Central Railway
William Kirk
James Armitage
Reats
Cuban Rural Guard Plans Spark Anti American Sentiment
In Havana Gov. Magoon suspended a decree to double the Cuban rural guard from 6000 to 12000 as protesters from the Liberal faction urged. Gen Loynaz del Castillo denounced U S domination predicting Cuban resistance, while Gen Estanez urged recognition for blacks who would fight for political rights. A committee prepared to present a protest to Gov Magnon.
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Havana
Magoon
Taft
Cuba
Guas
Enrique Loynaz del Castillo
United States
Estenez
Jeader
Republic
del Castillo
Queen HelenaHeroine in Fire Rescue at Castle Pord
Special dispatch reports Queen Helena saved Marquis Calebrini from a fire during a royal hunt at Castle Pord. The king and queen watched a bonfire as Calebrini’s clothes ignited and the queen extinguished flames by tearing away burning fabric with her skirt.
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Washington Post
Rome
Helena
Marquis Calebrini
Castle Pord
Calaprini
San Francisco School Board Here Killed by a Bomb
Today’s issue highlights a shocking attack on a San Francisco school board meeting with a fatal bombing. The blast disrupts local governance as investigators pursue leads and safety questions rise across civic spaces.
Boni de Castellane to Appeal Divorce Decision
Paris reports Count Boni de Castellane plans an appeal against the French court ruling that dissolved his marriage from Miss Anna Gould of New York, made last November.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Lyndhurst in Flames Rare Art Works Destroyed
Lyndhurst the country home of former Postmaster General John Wanamaker at Chelten Hill near Jenkintown burned tonight destroying a vast collection of art and furnishings valued around 1.5 million dollars. The Wanamaker gallery held rare paintings including two Munkacsy pieces valued at 250000, with water supply failing to curb the flames and several hundred rooms filled with royal era furnishings and Venetian glass.
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Muskacsy's
Philadelphia
Lyndhurst
John Wanamaker
Chelten Hill
Jenkintown
York Road
Wanamaker Art Gallery
Christ
Pilate
Munkacsy Wese
Ogontz
Ashborne
Gleneide
Wanamaker
Norman McLeod
Barclay Warburton
Lawrences
Rigaads
Rebels land at Pedernales trigger Venezuela revolt
Kingston Jamaica February 8 officers of the steamer Treat arriving from Colon report President Castro of Venezuela dead and Vice President Gomez concealing. Gen Antonia insurrection began with a ciphered telegram indicating Antonio landed at Pedernales. Transit notices advertise $1.25 Baltimore return via Pennsylvania Railroad Saturday and Sunday.
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Washington Post
Kingston
Jamaica
Treat
Colon
Castro
Venezuela
Gomez
Elemnandez
New York
the Tribune
Antonia
Nicanor Bolet
Paredas
Port of Spar
Trinidad
Agiline
Antonio
Pedernaies
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cressional Limited
Suitor's pursuit after marriage shocks city architect
Barrymore's suitor begs marriage as En raged architect faces offer. Jerome Uitters protests defamation. Testimony halts on White relations with girls. Evelyn says she was tricked by Abe Hummel and an architect into signing a false statement about Harry's conduct. Lawyer presses for breach of promise suit. Visit to Countess of Yarmouth described and prompt welcome noted, suggesting the suitor's family would accept her as wife.
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White
Evelyn
Abe” Hummel
Architect
Harry
Tella
Countess of Yarmouth
Thaw Trial Brief Highlights Nesbit Testimony
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw dominates the courtroom as she testifies about White's alleged pursuit after her marriage and Thaw's anger. Jerome, seeking to limit gossip, halts further Tenderloin testimony while an attempt to admit Thaw's will and references to women abused by White faces defense challenges. The trial adjourns until Monday as the defense blocks additional inflammatory evidence.
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