Dolliver railroad bill framed as Roosevelt administration measure
Senate leaders press for unified railway rate reform with the Dolliver bill at its core. The administration wins credit while party cohesion shapes passage efforts. Republicans seek to amend within the Dolliver framework, avoiding separate bills, as House debate tackles Hepburn and Davey measures amid intra party strains.
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Senate
White House
Delliver
Committee On
Republian
Senate Hopes and House Tactics Shape Rate Legislation
The article outlines likely paths for Hepburn bill fate, with House action expected before Senate committee review. It notes possible incorporation of features into a composite bill, calls for postponement by some senators, and hints at minority Democratic reports and differing views within the Democratic and Republican members as debates unfold.
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Secral
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Deluver
Dolliver
Io Committee
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Foraker
Elkins
Interstate Commerce Committee
Delliver
Mihout Aon
Paraker
Spraker
Itule
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hepburn
Davey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Committee
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Newlands
Fillman
Spite, Parker deny setting fire to Scythian yacht
Dr Charles Parker and his wife, the world’s sole woman skipper, tell their side of the Scythian burning. They deny ordering the yacht to be set ablaze and blame the surf against them on smite tied to other litigation in which Mrs Parker seeks hundreds of thousands.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles T Parker
Susan de Forest Day
New York Yacht Club
Parker
Scythian
James Cardiff
Mra
Editor Souvorin Sentenced For Sedition In Russia
M Souverin editor of the Russ the empire’s widest circulated paper received a year in a fortress for publishing the December manifesto of the workmen council and seditious proclamations. Plea aggravated offense led to a harsh verdict though defense argued vital political life facts. The ruling provoked liberal press panic and calls to appeal to the Emperor for clemency while a political shift by the Constitutional Democrats surfaced among party strategies.
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The
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Empire
St Petersburg
M. Souverin
Workmens Council
Postal Telegraph Union
League of Leagues
ML. Notevitch
Novosti
Russia
Ministry of Justice
M. Bouverin
Constitutional Democrats
Constitutional Democratic Party
National Assembly
Shonts urges private contracts for Panama Canal work
Theodore P. Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, told Cincinnati’s Commercial Club that after selecting the canal type specifications would invite bids for portions of the project suited to private construction. He warned the eight hour law and other labor rules would raise costs, urging a focus on police and sanitation laws and stressing the project’s assured success under private contracts where feasible. He praised Secretary Taft and defended the canal effort as a national achievement.
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Ohio
Panama Canal
Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Commercial Club of
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Shonis
Roosevelt
Shontsa
Shoats
John F. Wallace
Taft
Shonte
Philippines
Washington
Canal Zone
United States
Panama
Hoe
West Indies
$75 000 Jewel Theft Ties Lady Parker to London Case
New York Jan 20 The Herald says Lady Parker wife of Sir Gilbert Parker was robbed of 75000 in jewels at the Carleton Hotel London the thief used a master key and fled after a man posed as a friend Penned in New York the report notes Scotland Yard traced a suspect who fled to New York then likely to Florida with a crew indicating travel across two continents before the case lapsed in Florida authorities background shows Parker once Miss A E Vantine daughter of A A Vantine of New York City.
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London
New York
Parker
A. E. Vantine
A. A. Vantine
New York City
Herald Tomor
Lady Parker
Carleton Hotel
Scotland Yard
Palm Beach
Fla
Central Office
England
Carleton
A E. Vantine
Florida
Flas Vate
Jewel theft reported at Hotel Breslin in New York
Charles Menter of Cincinnati reported jewelry worth 1250 dollars stolen from his wife at the Hotel Breslin. She left the jewels in their apartment while they went for a walk.
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New York
Charles Menter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Detectives Kill Burglar in Desplaines Shootout
Chicago detectives from the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad trap five men at a repair shop. One burglar is killed and another fatally wounded. Three escape after exhausting their ammunition as the others flee with plunder.
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Chicago
Desplaines
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Midair funeral casts ashes from Eads Bridge
William Gurnside's remains were scattered into the Mississippi from Eads Bridge today under his will's terms. Executor J A Nolan led the ceremony, reciting brief lines as Burnside, once wealthy, died in poverty at eighty.
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St. Lows
William Gurnside
Eads Bridge
J A Nolan
Record Price Paid for Plymouth Rock Hen at Show
Boston January 20 special report notes what is believed to be a record price for a single bird. A Plymouth Rock hen sold for $750 after the owner initially set a prohibitive $100 tag, attracting several buyers and pushing the final bid high.
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Washington Post
Boston
Plymouth Rock
Rebels Occupy Quito and Form New Government
Riots erupt as rebels seize Quito after Gen. Al Faro's troops advance from Guayaquil. A brief provisional ministry is named in the palace with vice president Baquerizo Moreno assuming power, then quickly rejected. unrest spreads, many killed, Leonidas Plaza escapes aboard a Chilean ship to Panama. Guayaquil notes the Maranon school ship joining the rebellion.
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Leonidas Plaza
United States
Guayaquil
Panama
First Provisional Ministry
Ecuador
Alfaro
Quito
Baquerizo Moreno
Minster
Interior
Cesar Borja
Francisco Aguirre Jado Miniter
Martin Aviles
Amalio Puga
Luis Dilton
Gueyaquil
Ignacio Robles
Gan
Fidel Garcia
Baguerizad Moreno
Eloy Alfara
Hmilo Arrevglo
Plaza
Loa
Maranon
Dale
Seven Saved At Sea In Dramatic Lifeboat Rescue
Seven seamen from the schooner Kipling were saved after their lifeboat was crushed by the bowsprit as giant waves slammed the vessel. The Kipling, crippled and leaking, was found by the steamer Maine off the British coast on January 11. A second lifeboat later ferried the crew to safety aboard the steamship Bleamer, ending a perilous ordeal that left the rescuers injured and the boat badly damaged.
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New York
Kipling
Maing
London
Maine
Bleamer
Drowning of King David crew linked to poor charts and delays
Drownings occur after the British ship King David wrecked on Bajo Reef on December 12. Chief officer A Wallstrom and six seamen perish due to lack of information. Rescue party sent to Cape Beale 100 miles away never reached. Clayoquot light station and Mootka trading post nearby. Former mayor Edgar F Hanson jailed in Chicago for maillit obscenity, fined $5,000.
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Wallstrom
Bajo Reef
Mootka
Clayoquot
Davidson
Cape Beale
Battle of the Canal Tales and Nationwide Affairs
An index to the issue highlights fierce clashes and notable names across politics crime and society. Entries include robberies murders forged accusations and state actions from Ohio to England with references to Congress coal miners graft and foreign policy topics.
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Gilbert Farker
Ohio Barker
Castro
France
Greene-Gaynor
Duke
Sutfalieam
England
Redmond Strong
House
Congress
Ainoher
il—Newa
Virginia
Maryland
St. George Tucker
Russia
Holland
Washington
Richmond
New York
Reopens Edwards Inquiry Amid Divorce Verdict
Coroner Mix orders new probe after disputes over Mike’s charges in Homestead case. People and police deny specifics as officials revisit Edwards inquiry, pursuing clarity on allegations and outcomes.
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Mike
Homestead
Col
City Attorney Details Inquest Into Edwards Death
City Attorney Simpson says he will review the coroner’s inquest and pursue a broader investigation into the Edwards death at the Hiller homestead New Haven. A police guard remains stationed at night by order of the coroner and Chief of Police Williams, on the suggestion of the attorney, as authorities seek whether Edwards died by his own hand or was murdered.
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Fontin
Attorpson
New Haven
New York
Hiller
Eliots
Simpson
Edwards
Hiller Homestead
Wiian
Pittsburg Man Ends 41 Day Fast Hunger Trial
Pittsburg January 20 Shermen Stauffer relative of Dr R B Burns city bacteriologist Allegheny who claimed real hunger should be felt in the throat and would prove it by fasting until he got a real appetite has begun eating again after forty one days. Persian Floor Coverings plus rug importations shown at Sloan's 1407 Grant Street to be auctioned over the next three days. Distinctive fabrics for gentlemen’s clothing offered by E Hi Snyder & Co with inspection invited.
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Pittsburg
Washington Post
Shermen Stauffer
R. 8
Burns
Allegheny
Murder of Banker in Ohio Baffles Detectives
Wealthy banker R K Lewis and his two brothers died in a crime scene near West Farmington Warren Ohio with the killer unseen. Lewis bound, skull crushed by a flat iron and burning straw dampened by coal oil. no robbery motive as cash and watch remained. Detectives and bloodhounds pursue an unknown carriage visitor and possible family link to two prior deaths.
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Warren
Ohio
West Farmington
R. K. Lewis
Lewis
Cilevelant
Frank Lewis
Althous
Georg Lews
Murderer hunt continues in Moorestown after Miss Allinson killed
Jan 20. Despite many arrests across Pennsylvania and Delaware, the killer of Miss Florence W. Allinson remains at large. Bessie Walker, adopted five year old, could not identify suspects. Tom Berry, a Hartford resident with ties to the case, was seized but spoke little as detectives pursued additional leads among suspected negro suspects.
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Moorestown
N. J
Altthough
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Florence W. Allinson
Strawbridge
Bessie Walker
Tom Berry
Hartford
Lore
Conway
Misa Allinson
End of a Tragic Life Yowa Recluse Found Dead
Nicholaa Carlos a wealthy hermit aged seventy was found dead near Dallas Centre Iowa. Once a New York lawyer he lost his upper jaw in the Civil War and was disfigured His sweetheart fled a railway station upon seeing him. He later amassed a fortune in Iowa and lived a reclusive life.
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Washington Post
Towa
Nicholaa Carlos
Dallas Centre
Carlos
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Iowa
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