NO PERIL IN CHINA SIR CHENTUNG LIANG-CHENG DECLARES
Chinese Minister Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng says there is no uprising in China and foreign danger is unfounded. He criticizes sensational reports from treaty ports and European capitals as exaggerated while outlining reforms and a modernizing army effort to deter domestic foes.
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Chentung Liang-Cheng
Yeaterday
Chertung
Washington
New York
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Ancor
China
Mitien
Cnentung
Tewaneper
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Benny
Pekin
Berek
Yuan Shi Ki
Wall
Yuan
Cermain Othiers
Biste
von Moltke
Baltimore
Skull Flattens Bullets In Remarkable Firearm Rescue
New York february 164 surgeons at Harlem Hospital examine a remarkable case of skull resistance after a horse shoer named william murphy aged twenty seven fired two bullets into his forehead from a revolver held six inches away. The first bullet lodged in forehead flesh without wounding bone while the second bullet deflected, causing a scalp wound. Murphy walked to an ambulance unaided declaring no injury.
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New York
Harlem Hospital
William Murphy
Horseshger
Murphy
Alexander Very Ill In Serious Condition After Operation
James W. Alexander former president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society was brought back to New York today and underwent a severe surgical operation. He is at his home 4 EB Sixty-fourth Street. The operation was said to be successful and strong hopes are held for his recovery though he is in serious condition for his years. The nature of the operation was not disclosed.
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Equitable
Washington Post
New York
James W. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Sixty-fourth Street
Reconciliation Efforts Fail in Count Boni de Castellane Case
Paris February 16 An urgent writ places Boni de Castellane as defendant in Countess Anna Gould de Castellane separation case. She seeks separation of body and property with decree possible after three years. title retained unless divorce is granted. Court secrecy maintained as action proceeds with formal service and French and New York legal representation.
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Countess de Castellane
Paris
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
Count Boni
Maura Trichet
Edmond Kelly
Coudert Brothers
New York
MM. Cachard and Peartree
Gould
Maire Couppi
Negro Essie Johnson Hanged for Old Woman Murder in Dawson
Essie Johnson, a black man, was hanged in the Dawson jail for the murder of Eliza Banks, an elderly black woman, with the neck broken by a seven foot fall. He mounted the scaffold without tremor and, after the noose was set, asked for it to be tightened. He denied the crime until moments before execution and then confessed.
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Georgia
Dawson
Essie Johnson
Eliza Banks
Johnson
Indian Beat White Wife Sentenced to Fourteen Years
Wealthy half-breed Edward Bruce was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for brutal treatment of his wife. Bruce, from Coupeville Washington, had ties to a prominent Easton girl by marriage and forefathers who owned much of the district. The item mentions related railroad and souvenir notices with various promotions and travel ads.
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Fasten
Edward Bruce
Easton
Bruce
Coupeville
Wash
Million Dollar Mule Suit Aims at Miami and Erie Trust
Cincinnati bankers file sensational U S Circuit Court suit against Miami and Erie Transportation Company alleging Cleveland promoters sold $2 99 million in paid up stock and $2 million in bonds on minimal capital. Plaintiffs seek restitution and a court receiver to recover funds for creditors. Defendants deny claims calling the charges false and a mess.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Rudolph Kleybolte
Miami and Erie Transportation Company
Electric Mule
Cleveland
Banda
W. H. Lamprecht
Moses J. Mandelbaum
Leopold Wood
Armers
M. J. Mandelbaum & Co
Edward J. Tillotson
R. E E. Rousefield
George M. Chandler
Henry W. Wing
Myron H. Wilson
Edward W. Moore
Henry A. Everett
Fred T. Pomeroy
Ralph A. Herman
John F. Harper
Warren 8. Hayden
Charles Pack
William Christy
J. R. Nutt
Kiegholte
Miami and Erie Company
Cleveland Courts
T. M. Fordyce
Lamprecht and Associates
Lamprecht
Miamang Erie Transportation Company
Miami and
Erie
Fordyce
Mismi and
Eris Company
Lamprecht, Mandelbaum & Co
Moore, Everett, Pomeroy, Harman, Pack, Nutt
Chandler, King, and Wilson
Lamp Crecht
J. BR. Nutt
Citizens’ Savings and Trust Company
White House Wedding Preparations End in Full Viewing
Readiness surrounds the White House for the Longworth Roosevelt wedding with guests arriving from New York and St. Louis. A lavish reception, gifts including a $25,000 pearl necklace, and tight security fill the day as Miss Roosevelt prepares to wed Bishop Satterlee at noon.
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Miss Roosevelt
Bishop Satterles
Senor Quesada
White House
Legation
Paris
Ima
Ohio
Gift of Irish Point Lace for Miss Roosevelt
New York report notes Miss Marion Daly, an Irish artisan living in New York, sent real Irish point lace as a wedding gift to Miss Roosevelt. The lace matches the design of the lace fan, collar, and cuffs once given to Princess Beatrice, and marks Daly’s first handiwork since arriving in the United States. The gift is presented as a token from the Irish people to Miss Roosevelt and the President.
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New York
Miss Roosevelt
Marion Daly
Miss Daly
Princess Beatrice
Misa Roosevelt
Wedding interest in England over Longworth Roosevelt nuptials
Curiosity runs high in Tendon over whether King Edward sent a present to the Longworth Roosevelts. Descriptive cables publish incidents with photos and lists of presents. Telegraph reports the king's gift is en route to Washington.
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Edward
Tendon
Daily Telegraph
Washington
Frigid Vigil In Ice Box Nets Black Hand Leader Arrested
Four Italian squad detectives hid in a twelve by fifteen foot ice box at 211 Bleecker Street for thirteen hours until Giacchino Napoli, a Palermo fugitive with a criminal record, arrived to collect a $700 Black Hand extortion payoff. They arrested him at 173 Bleecker Street after he took the envelope of small bills.
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Washington
New York
Black Hand
Giacchino Napoli
Mayo
Jefferson Market Court
Ure
Pietro Miano
Bleecker Street
Miang
Miano
Napoli
Palermo
Home murder in Sydney area rocks town with quadruple deaths
Firefighters found the charred remains of Antone Stetka his wife and two children near Dominion Saskatchewan? in Cape Breton after a blaze believed set to hide a murder. Authorities say the children were killed with an ax and the man’s skull was detached. News notes florist ad and railroad fare appear in the same clipping.
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Sydney
Cape Breton
Antone Stetka
Dominion
Crowe Acquitted Then Rearrested For Robbing Cars
In Omaha on February 16 190?_ Pat Crowe was acquitted after a 29 ballot 17 hour jury verdict in the kidnapping case. He was immediately rearrested by an officer for alleged streetcar robberies in Council Bluffs. Business leaders denounced the verdict predicting a crime carnival. Crowe blamed prejudice against Cudahy and the beef trust in his post verdict remarks.
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Cudahy
Beef ‘Trust
Washington Post
Omaha
Nebr
Pat Crowe
Sutton
Council Bluffs
Alfred Kennedy
Mr. Cudahy
Trust
Engineer Killed In Cab Fireman Unaware Of Accident
Joseph Leslie, locomotive engineer on the Erie Railroad Susquehanna division, was found dead at Wellsburg after his head struck a protection while reaching for orders. The fast freight train continued at about a mile a minute until Wellsburg, with fireman unaware of the death until then. Towermen spotted the danger as semaphore gates were struck and a bloodied track revealed tragedy.
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Binghamton
Joseph Leslie
Susquehanna
Erie Railroad
Wellsburg
Leslie
Elmira
Mother Hubbard
Buggy Struck by Train Near Columbus Kills Two Girls
In Columbus, Miss Mauds Kile was instantly killed and Miss Georgia Robinson fatally injured while crossing Union Central tracks on their way to school. The girls, fourteen miles from Columbus, were struck by a train as Miss Robinson was carried half a mile on the engine pilot. Also notes a souvenir portrait of Mrs Nicolas Langworth and a blue mat-ready print.
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Columbus
Whio
Mauds Kile
Georgia
Robinson
Sunday Post
Nicholas Langworth
Roosevelt
Sare
Index to 10-Day Issue Part One Highlights
Pages list multiple items including Chinese minister fears, Crowe acquittal, Russian cabinet crisis, library inquiry, prison term for Beavers, Pennsylvania merger probe, funeral of King Christian, Kaiser caricatures, Dolan removal vote, Holland's letter, Washington visits, social life events, racing results, Baltimore boxing, Maryland and Virginia legislatures, financials, weekly trade reviews, district code amendments, Packers figures secrecy, printery affair, secretary Taylor resignation, dog show law, and Rancocas mistress biography with church notices.
Ward Letters In Evidence In Mann Perjury Trial
Moses Ells Wooster testified in the Mann perjury hearing at New York today identifying letters in evidence tied to advertising transactions between Count Reginald Ward, Wooster, and Col. Mann. Handwriting expert John Tyrrell testified that the markings O K W D M on a Mann letter matched Mann handwriting. The session adjourned until Monday morning.
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New York
Moses Ells Wooster
William D. Mann
O. K
Col. Mann
Count Ward
Trunk Fortune Stolen in Budapest Tax Office Burglary
The Austro Hungarian consul reports securities hidden in a trunk from Antwerp tied to a January 20 1905 burglary at a royal Hungarian tax office near Budapest. Bonds from Austro Hungarian and Pudacec city banks and other securities valued about 66000 dollars were found in the trunk. Isaac Heitzler said he carried the bonds for a friend named Moses Greenberg who cannot be located.
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Washington
New York
Antwerp
Royal Hungarian Tax Office
Budapest
Bonus US
Banksy
Site T Ralways
Isaac Heitzler
Moses Greenberg
Greenberg
Girl's Penance Fatal Fire At Ohio Orphanage
Rose H Elmer aged seventeen an inmate of Bethany Home Glendale Ohio died from extensive burns suffered Thursday evening after self imposed penance led to a blaze that enveloped her clothing. Lillian Fears a three year old inmate had arm injuries from a scalding incident involving bandages. Rose, distressed by the child's suffering, tried to readjust bandages and knocked over hot water, then held her arm over a grate causing the fatal fire.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rose H. Elmer
Bethany Home
Glendale
Lillian Fears
Rose
Ohio lawmaker defends death penalty amid murder case
Columbus to day Frank Castor of Canton insists the Ohio legislature should preserve capital punishment despite facing execution himself for killing Policeman Davis months ago. He warns abolition would cause a terrible state of affairs in Ohio. Also reports a fatal railroad accident near Plainwell Michigan and local ads for bank deposits and a Sloan's sale of furniture and vehicles.
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Ohio
Wen
Frank Castor
Canton
Davis
Oho
Witte May Resign Amid Russian Cabinet Clash
In St Petersburg a fierce struggle between reactionary and progressive forces edges toward a collapse within days. Durnovo and Premier Witte face pressure as extraordinary powers of governors general are debated. Kutler resignation hints at broader cabinet shifts while a Vladivostok freight car explosion injures several.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Durnove
Witte
Count Witte
Uitrus
Vladivostok
Wicholas
Children Die In Farmhouse Fire Near Summit City
In Traverse City Michigan a blaze at Joseph Rodis’s farmhouse three miles from Summit City killed three children. A two year old was rescued badly burned, while two others aged four years and ten months perished. The mother was in the barn at discovery and flames were blamed on children playing with matches.
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Traverse City
Mich
Joseph Rodis
Summit City
Rodis
Childrer
Airea Oy
Narrow Escape From Fire Destroys Pittsburg Plant
Fire at Nell, Selburg & Co. factory in Allerheny, Pittsburg Va., destroyed the office fixture plant and left forty workers narrowly escaping death. Two men were slightly burned. the engineer jumped from a window and sprained an ankle. an assisting man was injured but recovered. Three adjacent houses partly burned. Loss estimated at 320,000.
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Pittsburg
Nell, Selburg & Co
Allerheny
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