Taft Sees Victory At Polls In Lincoln Birthday Rally
President Taft closes Lincoln birthday tour with a New York speech denouncing Democratic plans to reduce the army and to curb naval expansion. He derides “emotionalists” and “neurotics” in his own party, urges preservation of protective tariff, and touts Republican progress in regulation, labor, and conservation while pledging support for Panama Canal completion. Taft notes telegrams from delegates and Republican leaders praising his bid for re election.
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German physician claims to render corpses transparent
The London press reports Prof. Spaltenolz's method using two organic chemicals to render a human body transparent after death, potentially making bones visible and the mechanics of the postmortem examination clearer.
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Daily Mirror
Measure Sets Nine Foot Sheets For Hotels In Rochester
A New York bill introduced by Assemblyman Cyron W. Philips proposes nine foot sheets for hotels. If enacted it would make providing guests with shorter sheets a misdemeanor. The measure details an upper bed sheet that drapes forward at the head to limit inhalation of bacteria.
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Levant
Cyron W. Philips
Rochester
Taft Wins 103 to 10 Roosevelt Boom Rejected
Denver reports a state Republican central committee meeting that endorsed Taft for renomination by a wide margin and accused attendees of being federal officeholders. a Roosevelt contingent proposed naming Colorado’s Taft opponents as delegates, but the motion failed. Delegates for Georgia and Savannah conventions split with Taft supporters winning two delegates in Atlanta and Savannah factions contesting delegation seats pending state convention actions.
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Edward Grey Knighted and May Become Premier
London reports suggest Sir Edward Grey may replace Asquith as prime minister. The king awarded Grey the Knight of the Garter, a rare honor for top nobles, amid ongoing talks on Germany and entente, with Haldane declining to discuss Berlin talks during cabinet reviews.
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Magnate Reveals Great Northern dealings with ore lands
James J. Hill testifies to a Stanley steel trust committee about gifts of property to Lake Superior Company for railway stockholders and ore leases to United States Steel. He claims ore valued at $1.65 per ton with future rate cuts and asserts the company would not own mines as a railroad. He details land acquisitions near the Mesaba range and Mahoning mine with tens of thousands of tons shipped.
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Women riot over fresh eggs auctioned in city sale
Riot erupted as women protested a high price for eggs triggering an auction of seven dozen freshly laid eggs. Fights broke out with torn hair and bruises as shoppers pressured officials outside the building. The eggs were from a recent poultry show and the remaining stock was auctioned in three lots amid tense crowds.
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Plan to Reduce Cavalry Strength Draws Fire at War Dept
Col James Parker warns that cutting army forces, especially cavalry, risks deadly peril to Americans in Mexico and Peru. He argues cavalry remains essential for mobile defense and potential intervention, citing long campaigns and the need for rapid, dismounted infantry tactics supported by air scouts.
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Dispute at Christ Church Over Boys' Brigade Action
Former commander Frederick M. Kerby and several officers filed a writ of replevin to recover rifles removed from the parish hall of Christ Episcopal Church at 64 G street SE. Rector Arthur Johns, backed by Bishop Alfred Harding, disbanded the Washington parish Boys' Brigade amid church property concerns. The case, brought against vestry member James Berry who kept the rifles at the rectory, awaits a February hearing as police and U S marshals locate the missing arms.
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Dispute Leads to Vestry Split Over Rector Support
War Department and police department backed actions, but the vestry faced a fracture after a board move to remove the rector. A member blamed the board for pressuring the rector amid his illness, noting he had been treated for months at a Rockville sanatorium.
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Adrift in Pacific Ocean Believed Swept From Coast
Wirt of Milford and H G Patterson English Rothechilds representatives in the United States are reported missing after leaving San Diego in the launch Fortuna with Captain Oakley Hall to inspect onyx near Santa Rosalia. Ten days later the craft was reported disabled near San Quintin. Rough weather likely drove Fortuna seaward as search efforts with the Golden Wheat and Wala continued.
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Free valet Brandt's arrival sparks New York legal crossfire
Folke Brandt, former valet to Mortimer Schiff, arrives from Clinton prison and faces renewed legal action for burglary. State authorities weigh reopening the case while Sweden pledges protective rights. Gov Dix and Attorney General Carmody clash over jurisdiction and clemency options.
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Taft Cites Party Achievements In Today's Issue
Taft highlighted party achievements as part of today’s edition. The index lists sections on politics, debates, and public notices, with references to Taft, the Colorado victory, and primary bill discussions. The page also mentions sports, theater, and social topics shaping the issue.
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Convention Tonight
Actress' Tale of Wronged Divorced From Man She Says Beat Her
Special to The Washington bust Fitzaburgh February 12 Miss Louise Spot vaudeville actress in New York received a decree of divorce from Michael Kornblum in common pleas court today She is daughter of Wells Scott a wealthy optician The testimony says Kornblum grew brutally jealous tearing off his wife's clothes striking her and tearing her flesh In a store a young man looking at Mrs Kornblum led Kornblum to strike her and tear off her blouse while a crowd watched Kornblum recently began performing on the stage.
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Louise Spot
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Michael Hornblum
Common Pleas Court
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Kornblum
Meinley
Cleveland
Honduras road opened port through Puerto Jortex
New Orleans February 14 The Interoceanic Railroad of Honduras is reopened and traffic resumes through Puerto Cortex according to private wireless dispatches received in New Orleans today. Indications are that an understanding has been reached and that US naval forces withdrawn. Washington interests tied to the Honduran government agreed to arbitrate the Valentine claim arising from the rescinding of previous negotiations.
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Dier at Wis Patients Side
Dr John P Hecht a prominent central New Jersey physician collapsed and died in the Somerville Hospital operating room while preparing to administer anesthesia to railroad engineer Andrew Grover who had a skull fracture after a crash. Hecht was a volunteer staff member at the hospital.
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Rockefeller in Municipal Court Hears Chauffeur Claim
In Cleveland, February, John D Rockefeller testifies that he and his brother have not spoken for twelve years while addressing a suit for MS brought by a chauffeur. An attorney questions the chauffeur payment of $602 a month to twenty automobile owners in the Rockefeller family, prompting an appeal announcement.
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Farmer fends off two bulldog attacks in Winter Falls
Woodson Coleman, a farmer from Edwardville, Kansas, while selling apples in Winter, fought two bulldogs. He killed one by tearing its jaws apart and knocked the other to a rock. He killed both animals without sustaining a bite, using decisive physical action to defend himself.
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Perpetual Motion Tragedy at The Weakington Fest
An inquest into the death of Hans Edgar Friese reveals he shot his wife then himself during a failed perpetual motion invention attempt. Evidence suggests Friese sought a self-sustaining machine, with notes indicating ongoing work on a r a p m a c t i o n and related machinery.
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Charities Board Seeks $100,009 Pox Asylum
The Board of Charities forwarded ten congress yesterday through the district seeking a grant of 100,009 dollars forpox asylum funding.
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China Declares Republic Amid Abdication of Child Emperor
Peking reports the abdication of the Dianchu dynasty’s child emperor Pu Yi and the proclamation of a republic. Edicts promise imperial dignity, a pension of 460,000 taels annually until currency reform, a temporary residence in the Forbidden City, and limited imperial protections while Republicans establish a constitutional order.
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