Baer defends reading railroad charters amid coal profits rise
George F. Baer, president of the Reading Company, dispute claims of preconstitution charters affecting mines and defends Readings profits. He asserts coal price gains compare with higher production costs and stresses that gains come from diversified traffic rather than coal alone. He argues Supreme Court rulings upheld vested rights and urges the legislature to rely on attorney general guidance.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania
Baer
Coal and Iron Company
Reading
Itn
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Lynched by Alabama Mob at Gadsden for Murder Charge
Twenty four masked men stormed the Etowah County jail in Gadsden Alabama at an early hour and forcibly removed Bunk Richardson a suspect in the July 16 murder and assault of Mrs Sarah Smith He was lynched at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad bridge across the Coosa River Four other negroes charged in the case have been executed and two were commuted to life imprisonment Richardson had not yet been indicted The coroner reported death by strangulation or head wound The governor in Montgomery said he would pursue the lynchers upon return from New York
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Ale
Bunk Richardson
Sarah Smith
Louisville and Nashville
Cooza River
Montgomery
Ala
New York
Jelks
Chandler
Etowah County
Evans for Governor Pressed by Washington County Republicans
Washington County Tennessee Republicans meeting at W P Browns town passed resolutions urging H Clay Evans to become their candidate for governor. They condemn boss rule and political despotism and pledge unwavering support to Evans, calling on party members statewide to aid his candidacy as standard bearer in the state campaign.
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Washington County
Tenn
Washigton Post
Knoxville
Tenni
Repubican Executive Committee
W. P. Brownlow
Janeshoro
M. Chiy Evans
Fight at St James Church Ends in Riot
In St Paul Minnesota on February 1 a church dispute at St James A M E Church sparked a riot after pastor Rev Seymour struck trustee R C Miner over a collection. Trustees clashed, women joined, a patrol wagon arrived, and no arrests were made.
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St. James’ A. M
Seymour
Miner
Robert Lowe
Lowe
No Cheer From Algeciras Reflects Renewed Unease
London dispatches and Paris notes report alarm over the Algeciras conference on Moroccan reform. A semi official Paris dispatch suggests France may reach a breaking point, while Algeciras telegrams urge patience and predict the conference may fail though not necessarily rupture. Germany presses that Moroccan police be regulated by a zone system or trusted to neutral powers.
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Algeciras
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Morocco
Fire at Benfield Public School Injures Elderly Man
Edward Harris, colored, about eighty, started a fire in the Benfield public school in Anne Arundel County near Annapolis. The building burned completely. Harris was badly burned and jailed after deputy sheriffs intervened as residents talked of lynching. He said he built the fire in the vestibule and slept. The school was a new and commodious building.
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Sperial
Washington Post
Annapolis
Edward Harris
Benfield
Flo
Deaths and Movements Across Cities Highlight Feb 11 Reports
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Hannah Washburn in Greenfield and Joseph Hastings in Pittsburg, with career highlights of Washburn's political life and Hastings’ business role following a bank collapse. Nearby tributes include banjo virtuoso Ruby Brooks and paper magnate K B Eddy. Ocean steamer movements list ships sailing and arriving under February 11 updates.
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Pittsburg
Anxious to Hear Tillman Before Dispensary Probe
Senator B R Tillman is asked to appear before South Carolina’s legislative committee probing the State dispensary. The panel fixed next Friday for his testimony in Columbia. Tillman has alleged corruption in dispensary management and now may be able to substantiate his charges. Former Attorney General G Duncan Bellinger urged the father of the dispensary to testify to recent criticisms in the press. The committee now has expanded powers, but Tillman may choose whether to respond since its jurisdiction ends at the state line. It is believed he will accept the invitation.
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Washington Post
Columbia
D. C
B. R. Tillman
Tillman
G. Duncan Bellinger
Messrs. Boykin
Towill
Dispensary Board of
General Assembly
Four killed as switch engine wreck in Greensboro yard
Special to The Washington Post Greensboro Feb 1 at about 2 am Southern Express No 34 collided with an open switch hitting a shifting engine. Engineers Norvell and others killed instantly or died later. Bailey and Sparger injured. Turner Welfare and Lawrence Malcolm missing. warrants issued. Passengers unharmed.
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Washington Pont
Greensboro
N. C
Southern
Owen Norvell
William Sellers
Charles Johnson
Freman
Simpson Newman
Newman
Norvell
William Bailey
W. M. Sparger
Sparger
Mount Airy
Monroe
Turner Welfare
Lawrence Malcolm
Southern Railway
W. M. Bailey
John A McCall Much Better After Illness
John A McCall, seriously ill at Laurel House in Lakewood New Jersey, was reported much improved. He sat on the hotel porch wrapped in shawls for two hours yesterday and briefly today. He has had no visitors except family and Mrs McCall is guarding him from business matters. Reports on the Fowler committee’s recommendations have been kept from him.
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The
Washington Post
Lakewood
N. J
John A. McCayl
Laurel House
Simple Healthful Living The Problem Not Difficult of Solution
A Western woman long plagued by chronic gastritis and other ailments shares a testimonial for Grape-Nuts and Postum. After years of failed remedies and suffering, she reports relief, weight gain, and renewed energy, with her husband also improving after switching from coffee. They credit three years of Grape-Nuts and Postum for lasting health. There's a reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Bedouin Revolt Crushed in Yemen Conflict
Turkish forces under Marshal Ahmed Fezi Pasha recaptured Sanaa after prolonged siege actions against Bedouin rebels led by Emir Mahmud Hays. The revolt began in December 1904 with 20,000 Bedouins and expanded to Assur and Hadiazd regions, yielding heavy losses and capture of arms before final Turkish victory in September.
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Almed Fezi Pasha
Yemen
Sanaa
Shakara
Yussuf Pasha
Risa Pasha
Ahmed Feat Pasha
Arabia
Riza Pasha
Hiza Pasha
Ahmed Fezi Pasha
Suttan
Assur
Red Sea
Hidiaz
Mahmud Hays
Mohammed
Harvard Dinner at Tokyo honors Baron Komura speech
Special Cable Dispatch from Tokyo reports Baron Komura Harvard '77 delivering his first public speech since retiring as foreign minister. He praised U.S. President Roosevelt for seeking peace via a conference with Japan and Russia, and praised Harvard connections including signers of Portsmouth and Peking treaties. Attending were Privy Councilor Baron Kaneko and other officials.
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Tokyo
Harvard
Baron Komura Harvard
Japan
Roosevelt
Russia
Privy
Baron Kaneko
Eliot
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Peking
M. Iurino
St. Petersburg
London Capitalist Dies by Own Action in Inquest
Ernest Schwarzsacher chairman of several South African companies was found shot in his London home and the inquest returned a verdict of death by own action during temporary insanity. He had been depressed over months due to the kaffir shares slump and feared sacrificing his art collection. He had consulted his solicitor about paying thousands to stock brokers the day before his death.
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London
Ernest Schwarzsacher
Kaffir
Schwarzsacher
Stock Exchange
Persian Frontier Dispute Seemingly Near Settlement
In Constantinople in February, the Turco Persian frontier disagreement stays unsettled. The Persian Ambassador demanded Turkish troop evacuation of Jahidian and compensation for cavalry losses. A Turkish commission on the disputed terrain is expected to propose withdrawing Turkish troops.
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Constantinople
Porte
Jahidian
Duty of Colored Race at New York White Rose Home
Dr. Booker T. Washington attends the ninth annual meeting of the White Rose Working Girls Home on East Eighty sixth Street. He says the settlement has outgrown quarters and urges industrious, capable example for Southern and Northern colored workers. He warns that blacks must keep up with times to secure work amid shifting labor needs.
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Washington Post
New York
White Rose Working Girls’ Home
East Eighty-sixth Street
Booker T. Washington
South
Washington
Wealthy Lockport man found dead amid revival worries
Willian Klein a 45 year old real estate owner living with his 80 year old mother on 18 South Niagara Street was found dead in bed after ingesting carbolic acid. Coroner Dr Kilinger reported the bottle near the body and police noted several thousand dollars hidden in the house including $9500 sewn into chair upholstery. Relatives said religious revivals may have driven him to mental collapse.
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Washington Post
Lockport
N. Y
Willian Klein
South Niagara Street
Efismoher
KiLltinger
Klein
Public outrage over whipping post debate
The editor condemns Congress for considering a whipping post for wife beaters in the District of Columbia. The piece argues the plan is barbarous, reckless, and a gross insult to Washingtonians, urging truth about who would be subjected to such punishment and criticizing broad sensationalism.
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Congress
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Washington
Engishman
Revulsion and reform urged over wife beating in capital
CROSSCUT argues that a large Black population in the District reflects deeper social failure and crime. The piece condemns police raids and “common-law wives” as a result of drunken, abused conditions and calls for moral suasion and missionary police work to redeem the community.
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Washington
Inquirer
Baltimore Suffrage Convention closes two days in Lyric Hall
Delegates of the Woman's National Suffrage Association hear a sacred concert by Edwin M. Shonert and Earl J. Prouta in Lyric Hall. Services are led by Rev. Anna H Shaw with hymns by Rev. Jeannette Ferrie and Rev. Olympia Brown and prayer by Rev. Antoinett Brown Blackwell. Etta H. Madox sings Battle Hymn of the Republic. Maud Babington Booth gives an address. An offering for the Door of Hope aids American volunteers. The convention continues for two days before adjourning in Washington next Wednesday.
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Fed. U
Edwin M. Shonert
Planist
Earl J. Prouta
Woman's National Suffrage Association
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Anna Hi, Shaw
Jeannette O. Ferrie
Olympia Brown
Antoinett Brown Blackwell
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