Murder in Lodz Shocks City and Ties to Red Plot
A Lodz gendarme chief Col Yatka Andrieff was shot on Poludniowa street as authorities stamp out revolutionaries amid prior bombings. Police tightened searches, arrests increased and reports from St Petersburg warned terrorists targeted officials. Chaplin funeral notices and local obituaries fill the rest of the page.
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Lodz
Mussian
Poland
Yatka Andrieff
Poludniowa
Folice
Cheshanowski
Miliitart
St. Petersburg
Cchelea
Paviolk
Col. Antirteff
Moscow official warns of new plot against Vice Admiral
St. Petersburg reports that Vice Admiral Moscow and Empire council member received notice of another planned assassination. Doubassoff, opposed by revolutionists for Moscow disorders, has faced multiple life threats and two prior attempts in 1905 left him injured. Separately Pavloff’s killer was tried by court martial, condemned to hang, and executed. the Czar praised Pavloff as an honest man whose loss is hard to replace.
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Doubassoff
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Council of the Empire
Doubassof
Pavloff
Gen. Paviof
Cleveland Electric Railway's 3 Cent Fare Offer to City
At a city council meeting prompted by the Supreme Court decision, Cleveland Electric Railway Company proposed to continue operating streetcar lines whose franchises had expired. President Andrews presented a plan to set fares at three cents across cash and ticket transit, with any operating-surplus receipts to benefit the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Andrews
Eash
Old silver unearthed on Sag Harbor site
Special to The Washington Pest Sag Harbor N P Jan 10 A quantity of old silverware was dug up today on Capt N P Hand premises where a new fence is being built The teapot and sugar bowl bear date 1766 and several coins are earlier It is believed colonists buried substantial silver and other valuables at Meeting House Hill during British occupation in the Revolutionary War with many items still remaining in the hill
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Washington
Sag Harbor
N. P
N. P. Hand
Sax Harbor
Meeting House Hil
Hand
Suit Against Goulds In Nassau County
A summons and complaint filed in Nassau County clerk's office allege defendant Barwell Caullin & Co and A R Whitney Jr Co contracted with Charlee W Copp to supply cement lime plaster and materials for a stable and kennels at Castlegould Sands Point L I The action names Howard Gould and Katherine Gould as parties and seeks 2415 in damages noting the supplier acted with the Goulds knowledge in spring 1905
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Goulds
Leiter denies Havana roulette tale as false
Special to The Washington sess reports Joseph Leiter rejects a Havana roulette story as a fabrication. Leiter says no loss occurred and notes he has never been in Havana, contradicting the published account and asserting the tale is a fable.
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Havana
Washington
Chicago
Joseph Leiter
Max. Leiter
Leiter
Lfe
Burt Succeeds Schurz as Civil Service head
New York January 10 Col Silas W Burt was unanimously elected president of the Civil Service Reform Association to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Carl Schurz He becomes the fourth president in thirty years succeeding Bellows Curtis and Schurz Samuel H Ordway was elected chairman of the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Silas W. Burt
Civil Service Reform Association
Carl Schurz
Col
Burt
Assocation
Henry W. Bellows
George William Curtis
Carl Schur
Samuel H. Ordway
Fire destroys Millburn home once linked to McKinley
Fire at the former Millburn residence on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo badly damages the four walls. The loss is estimated at 25,000 dollars. The property had recently been sold by John G. Millburn to Philip M. Shannon.
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Buffalo
John G. Millburn
Delaware Avenue
McKinley
Licenses to Marry Listed for Several Couples
Roy Kelly 24 weds Liltin E Kiser 21 Lew is J O'Neal justice of the peace Sandy P Suthard 49 Aden Va and Saltte Lyon 20 Kopp Va Rev Jacot A Norton John D Dosche 59 Wilmington NC and Annie Dird 38 Vickuburg Biss Rev H Schroa der Frank Andrews 53 and Mary V Owens 52 Rev Charles Hi Wagner Arthur J Bungh 22 Charleston 8 and Helen L Gould 33 Louisville Ky Lewis I O'Neal justice of the peace Charles Bowman 1 and Ela Forrest 21 R Sou Tichant.
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Roy Kelly
Liltin E Kiser
Lewis J. O'Neal
Sandy P. Suthard
Aden
Saltte
Lyon
Kopp
Jacot A. Norton
John_D. Dosche
Wilmington
Annie Dird
Vickuburg
Biss
H. Schroader
Frank, Andrews
Mary V. Owens
Charles Hi. Wagner
Arthur J. Bungh
Charleston
Helen L Gould
Louisville
Lewis I. O’neal
Charles Bowman
Ela Forrest
Deaths reported in Health Office records for January 9 1907
Health Office notes numerous death records listing names and addresses such as Mary Lewis 3319 Sherman nw and Christine Hinrichs 1019 13th st nw. Ages range from several months to 88 with varied residences including Os Gordon etc. The chaotic OCR lists multiple individuals with ages and streets across nw aw se ne and others.
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Mary Lewis
Sherman Ave
Christine Hinrichs
13Th St
James Finley
Girard St
Nathaniel Pint
Jd St. Om
Wiliam F. Reamer
N.Y. Ave
Dante &, Sample
11Th St. Aw
Simon
Grant
Homeopathic Hall
William Ft. Hogan
St, Aw
Sears
Margaret A. Pralle
Mt. Ver
Louis Pollard
Ricketts
Pressley N. Chaplin
Kilbourne
Yra
Nancy Millar
Wash. Asy. Hosp
Hattie de Vaughn
Baall Katealoa
Canal St
St. Nw
Delsy Booker
7Th St. Aw
Elive Cavants
Valley At
Daisy Foster
Pierce St. Nw
Folia M. Hixson
Hair St. Sw
Trene
Buchanan
Calvert Ow
Annie L. Newman
F At
Zoare
Elizabeth Prather
Y Et
Kizzie Williams
Samuel Blackwell
Horace Orrid
Beatrice King
Sear
Jerry
Tyter
Hitladsle
Dcl
Thaddeus Mitchell
Odell Targeted as Witness in Noted New York Court Hearings
Edward J. Russell confined in Dannemora for a criminal insanity case forced former Gov. Odell and two Supreme Court justices to sit through hours of testimony accusing them of conspiracies and alleged murder plots. Russell, acting as his own counsel, argued a vast conspiracy linking Odell and other prominent men, while his mother testified to his sanity. Odell listened intently as letters Russell read in court were alleged to show paranoid, violent proclamations. Russell plans to call Odell on his stand the next day after first calling his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward J. Russell
Dannemora
Odell
Supreme Court
Truax
Russell
Clarke
Kings County
Qdell
Charles I
Murphy
Justice Gaynor
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Jusce Truax
Clark
Odenl
Justice Keener
Religion in Wall Street by Telephone Service to Brokers
In New York a churchlike prayer service operates from Mrs. Gaylord's office with Rev. Henry Marsh Warren conducting by telephone for Wall Street brokers. The daily 10 o'clock session features a scripture reading from Psalm 37 and a short extempaneous prayer, ending with Amens over the wire and a blessing for Mr. Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pen
New York
Wall Street
J. Alden S4y
Ford
Financial District
Henry Marsh Warren
Spain
Gaylord
Warren
Gaylord Saiad
Tremors Felt Across States As World Quakes Reported
Washington reports say Pennsylvania counties experienced strong subterranean disturbances at dawn with Williamsport and York among the hardest hit. Maryland and Michigan also felt shocks while Stockholm Christiania and Yekaterinburg recorded quakes. No seismic record at local naval observatory.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Michigan
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Hollidayeburg
Blair County
Wyoming
Clinton
Central Union
Northumberland
Williamsport
West Branch Valley
Sunbury
Lock Haven
Baltimore
Stockholm
Christiania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Renova
Philadelphia and
Reading
Mount Carmel
Center Counties
York
Glen
Rock
Harrisburg
Dauphin Country
Busquehanna Valley
Rockville
Baltimore County
Menominee
Mich
Arvike
Mellerud
Stromatad
Yekaterinburg
Weather Bureau
Naval Observatory
Hawaii Volcano Erupts as Flames Reach Miles
A Honolulu dispatch reports the Mokuaweoweo crater in eruption with flames and smoke visible hundreds of miles away. Lava streams cross snow fields while Kilauea remains in minor eruption for a month, signaling ongoing volcanic activity. Two carloads of dynamite and large powder stores escaped damage in a nearby building, with no injuries reported from a separate uprooting incident at Standard Company facilities.
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Standard Company
Washington Post
Honolulu
Mokusweewee
Kilauea
Father Barry Dead Gained Praise From Pope Leo XIII
Boston Jan 10 The Rev Father Henry A Barry pastor of St Mary of the Angels Roxbury died today at Carney Hospital after appendicitis operation He was fifty a leading clergyman in the archdiocese of Boston Author of several religious books his writings earned rewards from Pope Leo XII and the Academy of St Thomas Aquinas New York Jan 10 Emanuel Lehman senior partner Lehman Brothers cotton brokers died today He was linked with many industrial corporations New York Jan 10 Mrs Almira M Berry widow of Maj Gen Hiram G Berry Union Army killed at Chancellorsville Civil War died at her son in law Alfred D Snow home in Brooklyn aged eighty two
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Leo XIII
Boston
Father Henry A. Barry
Father Barry
Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
New York
Emanuel Lehman
Lehman Brothers, Cotton Brokers
Lehman
Almira M. Berry
Hiram G. Berry
Chancellorsville
Alfred D. Snow
Brooklyn
Cuyler Celebrates Eighty Fifth Birthday in Brooklyn
The Rev Theodore Ledyard Cuyler DD LL D longtime minister and Beecher contemporary marked his 85th birthday at 176 South Oxford Street Brooklyn. His study overflowed with congratulations from admirers worldwide including notes from Woodrow Wilson Seth Low J Edward Simmons and other prominent figures. Flowers and gifts filled his parlors as messengers delivered greetings delaying his reading for weeks.
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Washington Post
New York
Theodore Ledyard Cuyler
Henry Ward Beecher
South
Oxford Street
Brooklyn
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Seth Low
Robert C. Ogden
Western prelate dies after appendicitis operation
San Francisco January 16 Special to The Washington Fort Coadjutor Archbishop George Montgomery died this afternoon at Adler Sanitarium following an appendicitis operation last Friday Cardinal Gibbons ordained Montgomery in Baltimore December 3 1873 and he was consecrated bishop and coadjutor to Monterey and Los Angeles by Archbishop Riordan April 8 1894 He succeeded Mora at Los Angeles June 10 18? and was transferred to San Francisco as coadjutor to Archbishop Riordan in October 18? He was beloved in the diocese and noted for his zest in church work.
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Washington Fort
San Francisco
George Montgomery
Adler
Cardinal Gibbons
Montgomery
Baltimore
Monterey
Los Angeles
Riordan
Mora
One out of six has grip in Wilmington
Special to The Washington Post from Wilmington Delaware reports Wilmington with a population around 90 000 has about 15 000 grip cases. Physicians note weather changes triggered the outbreak and warn the epidemic though mild is widespread and dangerous as it weakens patients making pneumonia and other diseases more likely.
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Washington Post
Wilmington
Del
Man killed by fright at Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia reports Albert Lindsay died after being frightened to collapse during an explosion of molten metal in the Baldwin Locomotive Works finishing plant. Frank Sakalowsky and Patrick Datan suffered severe facial and bodily burns from flying hot metal. Lindsay, aged 48, was taken to a hospital with the injured men.
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Philadelphia
Albert Lindsay
Baldwin
Frank Sakalowsky
Patrick Datan
Lindsey
Powder plant blast wipes out six of sixteen buildings
Altoona Pennsylvania January 1 Six thousand kegs of powder exploded at the Standard Powder Company plant at Horrell Station destroying twelve of the sixteen buildings. The blast was felt miles away causing houses to rock and panic among residents. A fire in a nearby warehouse started last night and smoke and flames prevented any attempt to fight the blaze. Locals watched from the hills through the night fearing a catastrophic explosion at dawn.
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Washington
Altoona
Standard Powder Company
Horrell Station
Willamsburg
Borrell
Senator Platt Improves After Illness Brief Update
United States Senator Thomas C. Platt, who had a grip slight attack, was much better today and went for a short park drive. His physician expects full recovery in a few days and a return to Washington is planned for Sunday.
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New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Gotham
Park
Washington
Negro Murderer Hanged After Speech on Scaffold
Knoxville Tenn Jan 10 John Thomas colored was hanged in Knox County jail for the murder of Ernest Perkins colored from a craps game. Thomas spoke for about fifteen minutes on the scaffold, urging his race to observe the laws and not heed outside echoes.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Thomas
Knox County
Ernest Perkins
Thomas
Copper Queen of the Andes Rivalry in Wall Street and Courts
Washington Post report details Mrs Ella Rawls Reader dubbed the Copper Queen of the Andes and her husband Athole B Reader. It cites alleged vast mining schemes, marriage proposals from financiers, influence over Wall Street judges and press, and a deputy deposition claiming she tried to suborn perjury to defend a suit with James Haggin.
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Wall Street
New York
Apecal
Washington Post
United States
Ella Rawls Reader
Andes
Athole B. Reader
Reader
James EB. Haggin
Wife
Athole B
Ella
London
Scotland
Ireland
America
Atholes
England
Atlantic
Supreme Court
P. G. Binder
East Thirty-third Street
Reader sues Haggin in state court for defamation
The Readers file slander and defamation actions against Haggin in state courts. Tied to the Cerro de Pisco mine litigation, the actions arise from the Readers’ prior federal case ending in Reader’s perjury indictment. Damages are claimed around a large sum as Haggin left town before the cases could go to trial.
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Reader
Haggin
Cerro de Pisco
Linder
West Side Citizens Seize Chicago Council Chamber
An excited West Side crowd forcibly entered the city hall council chamber and pressured a committee to flee. Protestors opposed widening Halsted Street and forced postponement of action until June, amid cries of Coward Thief and robber as officials left.
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Chicago
Jan
West Side
Halsted Street
Special Panel Ordered for Thaw Murder Trial
Justice Fitzgerald signed an order in New York for a special panel of 20 jurors to appear Monday January 4 in the Thaw murder case. The action settles rumors of a postponement after a district attorney bid for the order was refused hours earlier. Garvin of the DA staff had begun a separate proceeding to secure the order.
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New York
Harry EK
Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Jeroma
Garvin
Jeter
Two Men Dead in East Eleventh Street Lodging Room
In New York on January 10 two men were found dead in a bed at a lodging house room 222 East Eleventh Street. One victim is identified as 25 year old printer Seumas McManus. the second man remains unnamed. A bottle containing wood alcohol was found on a table. No other evidence clarifies whether death was accidental or self-inflicted. the pair had not been seen leaving the room since Tuesday.
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New York
East Eleventh Street
Seumas McManus
Widener Improves but Illness Fears Linger
Philadelphia reports P A B Widener traction magnate, seriously ill at Elking Park home, shows signs of improvement though age keeps prognosis cautious. Succeeds Dr Crapsey in pulpit noted in separate dispatches from Fall River and Rochester. Georgia postmaster J F Wilson of Poulan sentenced to a year in prison and $60 fine after pleading guilty to office shortage.
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Philadelphia
P. A. B. Widener
Elking Park
Widener
Dr. Crapssy
Washington
Fall River
Mass
Rochester
Chauncey H. Blodgett
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Algernon B. Crapsey
SS .Andrew's Church
Georgia
Albany
J. F. Wilson
Poulan
Governor Davidson Urges Rail Rate and Tax Reforms in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor James O. Davidson told the legislature that public service corporations must come under stronger state control and that a constitutional amendment for an income tax is vital. He praised past gains in regulation, urged stricter capitalization limits for railways, and warned against unjust stock issuances by Chicago lines that burden commerce.
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Madison
Wis
James O. Davidson
Wisconsin
Gdv
Davidson
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee and St Paul
Horse Cars Are to Go in New York
President Vreeland of the New York City Railway Company announced the removal of horse cars from streets after board approval. The shift to electric traction will reorganize Manhattan surface traffic, easing congestion on overcrowded cross-town lines and improving midtown cross-town mobility with electrification on Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets.
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Washington Post
New York
Jan. J
Vreenact
New York City Railway Company
Vreeland
Borough of
Manhattan
Twenty-third Street
Thirtyfourth Street
Twenty-eighth
Twenty-ninth Street
Mid Crty
Wisconsin faculty urges Van Hise to stay at university
At a special UW faculty meeting in Madison resolutions urged President Van Hise not to accept the Smithsonian secretaryship offer from Washington. Van Hise, among candidates considered, said he had not received any offer and no committee had waited on him.
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University of Wisconsin
Smithsonian
Madison, Wis
Jan
van Hise
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
van Hisen
Toda
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Willam Craplin
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Roderick Delaney
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Lavinia Lofton
St. Augustine's Church
Maia
Ra- Drew
Tenth Street
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Edward M
Mahala W. Drew
Emerson
Florence Ayndley
William KR Temerson
the Cumberland
Satuday
Pom
Ballston
Edward L Jordan
E. A. Jordan
Ingamasa
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Glenwood Cemetery
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Harry A. Newman
Leonora
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George P. Zarhorst
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Hindle & Bayliss
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John M. Mitchell
Endertaker
W.W
Gude
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Comley Bros
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Newepa Prelfi
Cleveland Company
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Schurz
Milburn
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M.N. Hekimian & Co
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Plymouth
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la Bretagne
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Antwerp
Masconvet—Celtic
Liverpool
Cape Rate
Savoie
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Europe
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DE. T. L. Cuyler
Senator Platt
Browning & Baines Inc
Mrs. Reader
Cerro de Pasco
Ella Reader
Thomas Lipton
John Dewar
M. P
Dewar
Parliment
Sen- Siar
Tanars
Ingly Chicagoanay
Sammitens Chamber
Sour
Gov. Davidson
Railroad Commission
New York Side Street
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Tokalon Wine CO
Lewepa Pep
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