Taft Faces Masonic Challenge For Full Lodge Decree
President-elect Taft plans a Washington visit for his inaugural address and to meet officials. Ohio Masonry weighs granting him full Ledge Master status with precedents cited. Taft to speak in Philadelphia on Washington’s birthday and in New York for Tuskegee Institute fundraising.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Citizens’ Campaign
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Kebriary 2
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Plan canal via soc preparing bill for congress
Labor union leader says the plan for a Chicago to Buffalo deep water canal will solve unemployment and aid Midwest interests. Contracts for the Soo lock and a survey are in progress as backers push a 25 to 28 foot channel to cut shipping costs and boost commerce across the Great Lakes.
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Daniel L D Granger Dead After Prolonged Illness
Representative Daniel Larned Davie Granger of Rhode Island dies aged 82 after more than a month in bed with heart trouble. A lawyer by training and longtime Providence official, he served as mayor, city treasurer, and congressman in the 58th 59th and 60th Congresses. He had not married and was survived by his sister Grace Granger and his brother Dr William D Granger of Brooklyn New York. His funeral arrangements were to be held in Providence with services at local Episcopal churches referenced.
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Albany
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William D. Granger
Bromaville
Thomas Vincent
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Potomac
Philippines
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Nnva
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Cheyenne
Manila
New York
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War Department
Taft-Knox
Train Falls 25-Foot Embankment After Cow On Tracks
A work train engine running in reverse struck a cow at Montecelle Bridge on Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company tracks near Baton Rouge Louisiana. The entire train toppled down a 25 foot embankment injuring two crewmen and another two worse, while five others escaped injury. Conductor Bryce and brakeman Bud Robertson were among the injured.
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Separation of Margaret Himgton and Daniel Frohman
New York theater manager Daniel Frohman announced that Mrs Margaret Himgton and he have decided on separation with a view to divorce. She remains in California to restore health after a stage breakdown and will retire from the profession to live with her parents on the Pacific coast. Both deny scandal, saying the split is amicable and not caused by any third party.
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Allington to Wed San Francisco Clubman Bowes
Bowes said he cannot discuss future marriage plans if a divorce is granted. He is well acquainted with Miss Illington and her family and with Mr Frohman. He notes the couple have an understanding with no scandal expected when the complaint is filed.
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Denmark Honors American Scout Mott to See King
Dr. Maurice T. F. Egan American minister to Denmark and Mrs Egan hosted a luncheon for John R. Mott of New York general secretary of the World Student Christian Federation. Mott will meet King Frederick and then go to Stockholm for a private audience with King Gustave.
Brilliant Stroke Delays Invasion of Canada by US Troops
A dramatic diplomatic move by Secretary Robert Bacon halts an armed US expedition toward Canada. Rail and military logistics caused a near-disaster as batteries from Cheyenne and troops moving to the Philippines faced Canadian customs blocks and British hesitation before being redirected.
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Bot A Russell
Cheyenne
Wyo
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New York
British delays, Ottawa reports ship expedition to Jersey City
A tangled wartime dispatch shows Ottawa and Downing Street exchanging notices about a long-mispers expedition. Secretaries and rail routes swirl as troops travel in bonds, while President Roosevelt questions Manila-bound movements and the Constitution is cited as overlooked in a cabinet tangle.
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Westchester Cock Fight Raid Nets 49 Arrests
New Rochelle police raided the largest cock fight in Westchester at 1 50 this morning capturing 49 prisoners. Several accused were said to be sons of wealthy residents. Four birds with spurs two sets of scales a wooden pit and other equipment were seized. Paul Kohn of Mount Vernon an agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said he was present on official society business.
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New Rochelle
Paul Kohn
Mount Vernon
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Liberia aid urged by Booker T Washington in U S view
Booker T Washington urged the United States to provide practical aid to Liberia, arguing the country’s survival as an independent nation hinges on Confederate support despite 40,000 to 60,000 civilized blacks in the land. He contrasted Liberia’s independence with European colonial policy and called for three commissioners to Liberia at once. Also noted was a separate fire incident in Toreoo where sleet and wind delayed eight women’s rescue from a four-story building with $5,000 in losses.
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African Republic
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New Vizier Named as New Cabinet Takes Shape in Constantinople
Constantinople reports the fall of Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha and the rise of Hilm Pasha and the Union and Progress committee. Ak Riga Pasha is restored as minister of war, Hilm Pasha takes interior, and Effendi becomes Sheik ul Islam. Ousted vizier vows to watch the work and hopes reforms endure amid Balkan tensions.
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Hibni Pasha
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Ak Riga Pasha
Kiamel Pasha
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Hili Pasha
Ministry of the Interior
Ja Eddin Effendi
Wall
Revival at McKendree Church Brings 35 New Members
The revival led by Rev Thomas Harrison at McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church has drawn strong attendance and conversions. Thirty-five new members joined yesterday morning as meetings continue nightly through the month, with prayers led by Rev Wardle of Chicago and Rev Hamilton of Boston.
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Thomas Harrison
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Chicago
Hamilton
Boston
Evangelist
Osborne Earns No Cash in Maintenance Suit
In San Francisco on February 14 Lloyd Osborne a novelist magazine writer and automobilist told the court he has earned no income from writing in the last year and should not pay toward his wife Katarine and two boys maintenance. He said he borrowed money from his mother Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson for living expenses and blamed Mrs Stevenson for pressuring his wife to sue for divorce last year.
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Stealal
San Francisco
Lloyd Osborne
Ammonia Gun Among Women in Dayton Defense Move
In Dayton, women plan defense tools amid rising assaults and murders. Lizzie Kline on North Montgomery awaits a consignment of the emtoma gun, a rubber pistol-like device delivering cayenne pepper spray. Police offer little progress in solving the Mary Zoracimnes and Lizue Fullhart murders as Coroner Swisher anticipates further inquest details next week.
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Obie
Lizzie Kline
Montgomery Street
Forschner
Forsch‘ner
Swisher
Memorial Observance for the Maine Anniversary in Arlington
Floral tributes will decorate the anchor at Arlington NavyYard and a pilgrimage from Aquatic Bridge will honor the Maine. A military mass at St Patrick's will precede a memorial service at First Presbyterian Church John Marshall Place with Admiral Sigsbee to speak and a large procession of patriotic organizations attending.
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Army and Navy Union
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Maine
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Russell
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Adam Gallowar
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Wil Heong
Phil Sheridan Womens Relief Corps
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Fannie Woalen
Tawery
Charts Sigman
Mary A
Babcock Auxiliary
United Spanish War Veterans
Coral Campbell
Dewey Naval Auxiliary
Henry Woultin Gouna
Liga
John Marshall
Gen. Burtt
Charles M. Shinn
Charles D. Sigsbee
United States Marine Band
Sigsbee
Coast Hotel Fire Destroys Resort as Guests Flee
Fire swept through the Warendon Hotel at Sea Breeze wrecking the east coast resort and sending guests fleeing to streets with luggage. Bakers spotted the blaze in the kitchen and efforts by staff failed as wind aided spread. The fire left the Booger-structured hotel valued at about 200000 dollars and shattered many belongings while dozens of patrons, including notable visitors from Detroit, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Chicago, scrambled to save what they could.
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Boarding Ship for Orient Sails From New York
Special to The Washington 1s details a crowded 48 hours at the foot of Wall Street as Kilpatrick and accompanying transports prepare to carry 300 soldiers from batteries of the Second Artillery and coast defenses to the Philippines. Officers and men from Fort Hancock and related posts board for war service, with Maj Earn and Capt Tilford among those coordinating the move.
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