REGENTS KNOX PROPOSED VIAT T ROT Crisis Over Panama Zone
Diplomatic tension rises as Colombia's Senor Pedro Nel Ospina writes to Acting Secretary Wilson criticizing U S refusal to submit the Panama dispute to arbitration. He notes dissatisfaction with Roosevelt’s stance and Panama Zone loss, hints at recall and questions U S policy while the State Department stays silent on future action.
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Wilson
Col. Roosevelt
Cana Zone
Hanis
State Department
Minister Nel Ospina Letter on Secretary of State Visit
A fragmentary 1918 letter to the Secretary of State discusses a possible visit by Mr Roosevelt and notes Colombia’s stance amid U S arbitration tensions. It references Min Nel Ospina and mentions the residence of a department official, suggesting caution about an opportune timing for the Secretary of State’s travel and the broader arbitration dispute with the United States.
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Colombann
United States
Canina
Cantoy
Mines Ser Cepinas
Wilsum
Taft
Tye
Legason An
Seth
Trateu
Nis
Colombia
Col. Roosevelt
Canine Mass Poisoning Strikes Wauauker Dogs
The Washington Post reports a citywide dog poisoning campaign in Wauauker Wisconsin on February 18. About 200 dogs died after sausages laced with poison were scattered across streets before daylight. One dog survived, possibly rabies? in a veterinary office box. The motive remains unclear.
Divide the Dollar Ends Life in Des Moines
A Des Moines man Gwen Gavin, described as colored, killed himself by shotgun after receiving notice from the county poor overseer to leave the county due to poverty. Father of fifteen, he had recently become a county charge.
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Des Moines
Gwen Gavin
King’s Surgeon to Visit U S A Demonstrates American Superiority
An eminent Belgian surgeon plans to visit America to study and prove that American methods dominate European practice. He will travel with Sir Bertrand Dawson, physician to the king, and intends to sail to New York in the first week of March.
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Sir Bertrand Dawson
Lorsion
Europe
America
Bertrand Dawson
King George
Bertrand
New York
Crew Rescues Nine From Stricken Steamer Erne
The British steamer Cuban rescued nine crew members from the Erne after a February cyclone. Six drowned. captain, his wife, the second officer, and a passenger missing. Survivors endured three days without food or water, lashed to rigging, before rescue at sea.
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Hig Wife
Sherposl
New Orleans
Boston
Buenos Aires
Fickett
Pitney as Supreme Court nominee eyed by Taft
Former Gov Murphy visited the White House as reports said Chancellor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey would be chosen to fill the late Justice Harlan's seat. Supported by authorities, the nomination could be sent to the Senate within a day or two. Pitney, 54, a long time jurist, would be Morristown resident.
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Mahlon Pitney
New Jersey
Congress
Taft
Supreme Bench
John M. Harlan
Pitney
Senate
Murphy
White House
Supreme Court
New Jersey Supreme Court
Morristown
Borah
Roosevelt
Forah
Col. Roosevelt
New York
Brooklyn
Senator Clapp
T Rooevelt
Pinchot
Senaor Clapp
Cal Roosevelt
Columbus
Cal
Chicago
Mexico Rebels Gain Ground as Government Orders Rifles
Reports from Mexico City describe widescale insurgent activity across eighteen states led by Vasquez Gomez with Zapata support. Government forces place orders for rifles and ammunition while fighting rages in Durango, Morelos, and Oaxaca. President Madero seeks press suspension to curb sensational reports amid the conflict.
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Larange
Guertra
Chihuahua
Emiliano Zapata
Jesua EL Salgado
Coahuila
Durango
Rebela
Sinaloa
Zocostas
San Lula Poto
Jalasico
Michoacan
Tabasco
Vera Crus
Zapatiate
U. S
San Diego
Cal
Madero
Mexico
United States
Californa
Los Angeles
Tijuana
San Antonin
Texas
Secret
Canary Farm in Ohio Death Chamber Aims to Pass Time
In Ohio State Penitentiary's death chamber, convict John Atkinson breeds and trains over 100 canaries yearly using a phonograph to teach them to sing. Surrounded by the electric chair, gallows, and death row visuals, he seeks focus to avoid insanity during long sentences.
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Washington Post
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
John Atkinson
Cuyahogs County
Atkinson
Cleveland
Yo Wan
Kills Two at Church Door in Olive Hill Fatal Shootout
At the Globe Baptist Church Noah Dickerson and Charles Mas, both cousins, were killed when Harry Raybourn shot them after a knife fight had wounded Raybourn. The trio had planned to remain after services but conflict escalated at the doorway. Raybourn lay mortally wounded and endangered at his parents’ home.
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Specter
Washinston Pott
Olive Hill
Globe , Baptist Church
Noah Dickerson
Charles Mas
Harry Raybourn
Raybourn
Lca
Police plan lure to trap highwaymen in St Louis
Special to The Washington Post reports that after six weeks of bold daylight robberies in fashionable districts, St Louis police sent 150 officers in disguise to display cash and jewels as bait. Authorities aim to capture the band as thieves target homes for cash and gems. A noon break in last week saw the mistress and servant locked in a closet while robbers seized 8000 in jewelry, then relaxed with a cigar and Poe.
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Washington Post
St Louis
Matt
Death recalls Fisk tragedy surrounding Josie Mansfield
Boston mourns Lucy D Fisk widow of James Fisk Jr after a life marked by the famous feud with Edward Stokes over Josie Mansfield. At 75 she died in South Boston amid years of poverty while James Fisk and Jay Gould built fortunes on their rivalries.
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Lucy D. Fisk
James Fisk, Jr
New York
Hdward
Stokes
Josie” Mansfield
Fisk
Jay Gould
Gould
Ike
Plan to sway District Attorney with Brandt letters
New York February 18 A plan by Howard Gans and Mortimer L. Schiff to compel the return of letters belonging to Folke E. Brandt is described as a possible ruse to force the district attorney to subpoena duces terum and reveal the letters before the grand jury The strategy aims to trap Whitman into a public disclosure while preserving immunity concerns and Brandt ownership remains with Whitman
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Washington Post
New York
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Gans
Mortimer L. Schit
Rand
Folke E. Brandt
Whitman
Gansas
Schiff
Gane
Dcill
Grand Jury
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Meashrea
Brandt
Mr.Whitman
Miss oranges from a aero Wall players miss fruit drop
Oakland players Elmer Zacher and Izzy Hoffman failed to catch oranges dropped from a plane at 550 feet near Oakland. Aviator Lincoln Beachy then lowered to 200 feet and tossed baseballs. Zacher caught the second ball. Hoffman showed marked improvement after yesterday’s crash and is expected to recover.
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Cal
Elmer Zacher
Izsy Hoffman
Oakland Wall
Washington Monument
Lincoln Beachy
Zacher
Hoff
Five Summit towns snowbound by Colorado and Southern Blockade
Five Summit county towns Dillon Briscoe Kama Robinson remain cut off as blizzard drifts pile up to inches, 10 degrees below zero. A Leadville train attempt to open the line returned to Leadville as heavy snow continued.
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Colorado and Southern
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Breckinridge
Colo
Summit County
Dillon
Briscoe
Kokama
Robinson
Tate
Cornell Students Drowned in Ice Crevice on Cayuga
Two Cornell students Perry A. Converse of Buffalo and Charles W. Getman of Richfield Springs drowned at Kings Ferry on Lake Cayuga after skating into a crevice. Their companion Rodney G. Newman fell in but clung to the ice edge and escaped.
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Triana
Cornell
Perry A. Converse
Buffalo
Charles W. Getman
Richfield Springs
Wen
Kings Ferry
Rodney G. Newman
NAILS DRIVEN IN SPINE HELPS VICTIM SEIZED FOR MURDER PLAN
In Wilkes-Barre Pa on February 18 Stanley Vekamas was arrested charged with driving nails into his wife's spine to kill her so he could wed another woman. The wife lay near death at a city hospital while neighbors aided. The husband was captured after escaping and held pending the outcome of the wife’s condition.
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Washington
Wilkes-Barre
Stanley Vekamas
Nalix
City Hospital
Vekamas
Diplomat Host Cheerful Sunday Dance Draws Attention
A Washington diplomatic party caused a stir as Horstmann third secretary of the German embassy hosted a Sunday night dance at his bachelor quarters on N Street Northwest. Guests from Perry Belmont and Joe Lester households attended while public disclosure of attendee names was avoided. The event, rare in official circles, recalled a similar Austrian embassy soirée two years ago that drew criticism.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York World
Washington
A. C. Horstmann
N_ street northwest
Perry Belmont
Joe Lester
Ona
Count Czirakey
Preachers Face Job Loss as Kansas Church Unions Grow
A statewide movement in Kansas aims to unite members of all denominations in small towns into a single religious movement. Reports from numerous loyalties describe social gatherings and festivals. The plan threatens thousands of local preachers by reducing the need for multiple church organizations across an estimated 500 towns.
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Kansas
Washington Post
Topeka
Kans
Kangas
Gardner Held On Conspiracy To Control Haslett Fortune
Former State Senator Frank J. Gardner was arrested and jailed on charges of conspiring to gain control of Samuel E Haslett's $100000 estate through a disputed power of attorney. Haslett, a Brooklyn recluse in the "house of mystery," remains in serious condition as witnesses, including two doctors, are expected to testify about a will and Gardner's alleged role as sole executor.
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Samuel E. Haslett
New York
Frank J. Gardner
Samuel E. Paslett
Haslett
Gardner
Otto G. Foelker
May Yerba
Creorge
Decker
Kempner
Aurde
Brooklyn
Hall
Tlaslett
John B Lard
Yeterdey
Hassett
Satd
Sr. Haslett
J. T. Deyo
Hiram Turner
Wilan
Deyo
Turner
Algn
Secretary Knox Visits Amid Mexican Revolt Headlines
The page highlights Secretary Knox's visit amid turmoil in eighteen Mexican states. Reports mention a shipwreck survivor going mad, a missing minister's wife, and various political and social notes. Australian Boy Scouts visit, Dr. Donlon hosts a reception, and local campaigns and church canvassing are noted along with other brief items.
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Nglis
Gardner
Pinchorg
Roosevelt
Sin
Hing
Donlon
Lynch
Lodge Wilrge Allen
Wilaonsayz
Baltorial
Women to address police at Waldorf banquet in New York
A February Washington birthday event will see women address 1200 police officers and prominent citizens during a grand Waldorf ballroom banquet. Invitees include Mrs H P Belmont suffrage leader, Anna Shaw national president of the Women’s National League, and Grace Strachan president of the Interborough Association of Women Teachers, with John D. Rockefeller Jr and Mayor Fineraird among guests.
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Washington
the Waldorf
H. P. Belmont
Anna Shaw
National
Women's National League
Grace Strachan
Interborough
Poet Killed by Accident in Newark Gun Exhibition
Maximilian Applebauer a 26 year old poet and writer was shot and killed while showing an automatic magazine gun to Mieczslaw Gorski in Newark New York on February 18. Applebauer removed the magazine passed the gun back to Gorski who fired, believing the weapon unloaded. a cartridge remained in the breech and struck Applebauer in the heart. Police accepted the account as accidental.
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Pulis
Newark
N. Y
Maximilian Applebauer
Mieczslaw Gorski
Applebauer
Gorski
Tragic double murder suicide at Sour Lake home
A deaf mute man identified as Newman shot and killed Mrs. L. C. Louty and her infant daughter as they slept in their Sour Lake residence, then killed himself. A note found in his trunk signed Black Mund offered no reason for the crime. Newman had boarded at a St. Louis home.
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John Monaman
L. C. Louty
Sour Lake
Here
Newman
St. Louis
Despondent Baltimore Woman Cuts Throat at Dinner
In Baltimore on February 18 Mrs. Celia Sherer of 2 South Sharp Street cut her throat from ear to ear with the knife at the table after asking her husband for it during dinner. Placed at University Hospital, she is believed to be dying. Her husband John Sherer attributes the act to her troubled health and mental strain.
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Baltimore
Celia Sherer
South
Sharp Street
University Hospital
John Sherer
Kimmel Disowns Family Fight Them to End
In St Louis on Feb 18 Andrew J White, claimant in the Kimmel case, renounced Estelle Kimmel and Edna Bonelett as his mother and sister saying their actions in the litigation severed all kinship. He declared he will continue the fight, feels no familial affection, and spoke of a broken engagement and ruined prospects due to Edna’s illness.
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St. Louis
Andrew J | White
Kimmel
United States
District Court
Estelle Kimmel
Edna Bonelett
George A. Kimmel
Mother
Edna
Michigan
Plan Manchuria Kingdom Amid Reform Split
London reports Manchuria faces deeper crisis as Kang Yu Wei joins Gen. Chao Erh Hsun against the new regime. The viceroy refuses to surrender his office. Manchu prince Su funds efforts to establish a constitutional monarchy in Manchuria.
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London
Manhuria
Kang Yu Wei
Empire Reform Association
Chao Erh Hsun
Tientsin
Manchuria
Body mangled by trains near Parkersburg
Parkersburg West Virginia February 18 The body of George Beatty a boilermaker age unknown from Woolls Summit was found on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks four miles east of the city this morning. Trains had passed over him crushing the body beyond recognition but identification was made from papers found with the corpse Three companions said to have been with Beatty when last seen are missing.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
George Beatty
Wolls
Baltimore and Ohio
Beatty
Pinchot Leaves La Follette Back Roosevelts Bid For Nomination
Gifford Pinchot withdraws support from Wisconsin Senator La Follette and backs Theodore Roosevelt, arguing Roosevelt is the sole progressive capable of stopping a reactionary Republican. The move intensifies the Chicago convention fight as Taft gains delegates and Harmon supporters express optimism.
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Wa Follette
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Pinechot
Col
Chicago
Pinchot
Columbus
Washington
Taft
Delca Gates
Wilson
Myers
Montana
New Jersey
Jacul Tot Nichola
Sonforries
Ohio
Harmon
Jia Follette
Pgether
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