Denounce British Refugees Condemn English Aid Officials
American refugees from Kingston Jamaica aboard the Prinz Etel and Port Kingston accuse British authorities of delay and indifference after the Kingston earthquake. They say women and children were denied shelter on the Port Kingston and wounded were left on the railway wharf until American naval aid arrived.
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Sir Alfred Jones
New York
Kingston
Jamaica
Pring Bitet Friedrich
Prinz Estel
Port Kingston
Tingland
Hucls
Guv Swettenham
Admiral Davis
Kingstor
Ape
Capt Parsons
Bert Kingston
Parsons
Richard Vahsel
Itn
Vahsel
Kngston
Doom
Spanish Town
O Donovan
Boston
Gavin L. Pain
Indianeps
H F Auld
Hatboro Pa
Alfred Vines
Coffe
Hamburg American Docks
Depew presides at Transportation Club dinner in New York
United States Senator Chauncey M Depew presided at the Transportation Club annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. He spoke of his recovery from illness and reflected on railroad development and the need for strict state and federal supervision of great corporations.
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New York
United States
Chauncey M Depew
Transportation Club
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Mr Depenpala
Charles II
Depew
National Farmers Union Holds Fifth Annual Meeting in Atlanta
About five to six hundred members gathered in Atlanta for the W National Farmers Union fifth annual meeting. Delegates from most Southern states and several Northern and Western states attended. President Charles S Barrett chaired the first closed session. Afternoon talks endorsed cooperation with the National Wool Growers Association to build woolen mills, with one already operating in Albuquerque NM. A public meeting featured Thomas Watson, with speakers Graves and Taese discussing the union’s five year work and aims, including market reform.
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Atlanta
W National Farmers’ Union
Charles S Barrett
Atwater
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Salt Lake City
Albuquerque
N Mex
Macon
Arkansas
Thomas Watson
John Tempie
Graves
Taese
Bank executive survives peril at Northport Bay rescue
Austin Corbin of Corbin Banking Company and a captain vacationing at their Northport home rode a dory to Fort Eaton. A gust capsized the small sailboat off Gardners dock. Elmer Garretson and his crew raced out in a sailboat to reach them, urging them to hold on as they neared exhaustion before rescue arrived.
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Washington Post
Northport
L. 2
Austin Corbin
Corbin Banking Company
Broadway
Manhattan
Corbin
Northport Bay
Elmer FE. Garretson
Fort Eaton
Gardner's
Mr. Garretson
Dory
Stenson
Garretson
Mr. Corbin
German Voters Stirred Ahead of Reichstag Election
Berlin Jan 22 reports show rising political interest as the reichstag election campaign advances. Dr Theodore Barth notes unusually large attendance at mass meetings among Pomeranian peasants, who travel at night in bad weather to attend. Similar tales come from southern Germany, but the outcome for the government remains uncertain.
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Berlin
Theodore Barth
Barth
Germany
Hartje Contests Bill In Divorce Case in Pittsburg
Attorney J Scott Ferguson, counsel for Augustus Harte, the millionaire paper man, filed exceptions to his wife expenses claiming many items during the trial were unlawful. He cites $19,194.05 for detectives and $4,759.66 for handwriting experts among others totaling nearly $30,000. Also notes related matter from Philadelphia and Boston notices, plus an auction listing for a 14 room residence sale.
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Pittsburg
J Scott Ferguson
Augustus Harte
Mary Scott Hartje
Bailey Re‑elected Senator Amid Charges Probe
Joseph W Bailey was re elected United States Senator by the Texas legislature 108 to 45 with a joint session to canvass. A special committee will probe charges regarding his connection with Waters Pierce Oil and a possible special primary resignation. A St Louis report says former secretary Grove will present documents to prove Bailey guilty.
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Watera-Pierce Oil Company
St Louis
Texas Capital
Austin
Tex
Iaw
Joseph W Balley
United States
Senate
Bailey
Ceri Lyon
M Campbell
A. W. Terrell
House
Balley
Special Investigation Committee
Grvet
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Goddard Holds Lead in Rhode Island Senate Ballot Deadlock
Rhode Island junior senator race remains tied after a fourth ballot as Goddard Colt and Wetmore factions fail to break the stalemate. Arnold denies calling Wetmore dummies. Colt's candidacy loses momentum while a new brokered compromise appears unlikely. The Boskman Sale is listed for today at Blean’s with detailed items.
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Washington Post
Providence
United States
Rhode Island
General Assembly
Senate
House
Goddard
Samuel F Colt
George Peabody Wetmore
George H. Uttord Attee
Joint Assembly
Arnold
Westerly
Wetmore
Colt
Havin
Lebaron B. Colt
Qtorn
Five Killed in Wreck Near Albany on Central Mohawk Division
Five men were killed and at least fifteen injured when a light engine collided with a caboose carrying railroad laborers west of Albany. The victims were residents of Albany or Rensselaer, most of them Italian. Names identified include James Osborn, 23, an Ameri can tribekeeper, and Italian men NESROCCO, DOMINICKE SUTTO, with two others not yet identified. The caboose burned after the crash. the seriously injured were sent to hospital.
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Albany
New York Central
James Osbornd
J Nesrocco
Dominicke Sutto
Italien
Rensselaer
Poison Mistake Kills Teen in Scranton Typhoid Case
In Scranton on January 23 John Convey, 19, died after being given carbolic acid mistaken for magnesia citrate. Nurses kept the two liquids in similar bottles in the sick room. The mother, upon realizing the error, tried to harm herself but was restrained as the tragedy unfolded within minutes.
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Scranton
John Convey
Schmitz Again Loses In Supreme Court Motions Denied
San Francisco January 2 Judge Dunn today denied all motions by Meyer Schmitz and Abraham Ruef to set aside indictments and ordered them to appear tomorrow for demurrers or other objections to begin trial. An order granted Schmitz five days to file authorities supporting a writ of habeas corpus.
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San Francisco
Dunn
Supreme Court
Meyer Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Schmitz
Ohio River Floods Spill Into Hills As Cities Panic
The Ohio River at Cairo Illinois fallen a foot in twenty four hours while relief efforts expand. Mayor Dempsey orders seizure of food and fuel to curb price gouging as Indiana faces false alarm of railroad collapse. In New Orleans five crevasses threaten fishers and oyster beds as Mississippi floods widen. New Orleans area braces for rising water. In Denver Barry Lewis stops Rube Smith in the eighth round.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Tone
Dempsey
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Indiana
Arc Department
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cairo
Nis
Birds Point
Mie
New Orleans
Mississippi
Neptune
Smith
Root praises Canada speak at big banquet in Ottawa
Elihu Root American Secretary of State addressed a crowded Russell Hotel banquet of the Canadian Club in Ottawa praising ninety years of peaceful coexistence between Canada and the United States. He noted strong friendship, mutual growth, and reciprocal respect while thanking hosts and planning continued ties before traveling to Montreal.
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Washington Posts
Ottawa
Ont
New England
Canadian Northwest
Elihu Root
Russell Hotel
Earl Grey
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
W. 8. Fielding
Sidney Fisher
Frederick Borden
Sutherland
House of Commons
Dandurand
Senate
R L. Borden
Plunklt Taylor
Canadian Club
Mr. Root
Canada
Mr. Hoot
Laurier
Wittrla Laurier
United States
Washington
Root
Col Hanbury Williams
Parliament Grounds
Mrs Root
Misa Root
Montreal
Lord Strathcona
Victoria Grenfell
Government House
Mr Root
Jamaica
Andrope
Masonic Temple
Ata
Boots Doctor Acquitted In Magic Boots Larceny Case
New York January 22 Matthew Hilgert known as the magic boots doctor was acquitted in the Supreme Court criminal branch before Justice Fitzgerald after a two week trial. The jury deliberated two hours as his two daughters who attended daily showed happiness at the verdict.
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Washington Post
New York
Matthew Hilgert
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Criminal Branch
Jety
Hilgert
Rochester man shoots daughter after Christian Science dispute
Edwin Dabell seventy five of 14 Amherst street in Rochester New York shoots his daughter Miss Emme Dabell at the breakfast table during a heated Christian Science discussion. He also wounds Miss Taber with a back shot as the trio argue.
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Washington Post
Rochester
Edwin Dabell
Amherst Street
Emme
Dabell
Mlas Taber
Bristow Divorces Wife After Cruelty Charges
Joseph Dr Bristow nephew of former Assistant Postmaster General withdrew cruelty charges in divorce proceedings in Los Angeles California. He attended the hearing but offered no defense. Bristow led a corps of engineers in Cuba and held other government posts. He married Emily Patt in Indianapolis about twelve years ago.
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Washington
Fos
Los’ Angeles
Cal
Joseph Dr. Brigtow
Joseph H. Bristow
Tormer
Bristow
Corps of Engineers
Guba
Indianapolis
Mra
Emily Patt
Thieves Target 200 Pounds of Dynamite in Chicago Heist
Special to The Washington Post reports Chicago detectives led by Capt O'Brien pursue two men who stole 200 pounds of dynamite cartridges from Byrnes Construction Co in South Chicago. Plain clothes officers caution against gunplay and warn burglars will be treated sternly if captured with loot.
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Washington Post
Chicago
O’brien
Byrnes Construction Company
Admire the Germans Special Cable From Berlin
Berlin notes the postponement of the American Tariff Commission voyage to January 2 45 due to clerical work and language needs. Dr North fears never returning to America. He praises Berliners as keen and obstinate in German thoroughness, noting ports are examined repeatedly before decisions. He calls Berlin the most American city in Europe.
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Berlin
America
North
Spree
Europe
President Sends Message to Live Stock Men on Public Range
At the American National Live stock Association convention in Denver Gifford Pinchot read Roosevelt’s greetings and a message urging government control of public grazing lands. Delegates heard warnings about rail service and car shortages with calls to curb railroad expansion until proper equipment is in place.
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Denver
Cold
American National Livestock Association
Gifford Pinchot
Federal Forestry Department
Roosevelt
Henry A. Buchtel
Murdo Mackenzie
Association
Promoter charged with grand larceny in Rochester
John R. Cavanaugh once head of the People's Department Store in Rochester is under arrest on grand larceny charges. Detectives guard him at home while awaiting court. Prosecution alleges he misappropriated $20,000 used to buy a residence in the city. Cavanaugh claims the funds are part of his expense account for promoting the company.
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Rochester
John R. Cavanaugh
Pittsburg
People's Department Store
Cavanaugh
Secrets of the Defense in Thaw Trial Hint at Sensational Testimony
New York dateline reports Countess of Yarmouth defends Harry Kendall Thaw as justified in the Stanford White killing. The piece describes the sister’s belief, Thaw’s preparations, and hints of unwritten law defenses, plus trial setup with Justice Fitzgerald and Jerome. It notes Nesbit Thaw’s Tombs visit and jury selection underway.
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Washington Post
New York
Countess of
Yarmouth
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
White
Lady Yarmouth
Thaw Croshute
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Jerome
Hannigan
Dave” Hannigan
Golly
Mann
Hugs
Balzac
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Edward
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Criminal Branch
Garvan
Delmas
Hartridge
Peabody
Gleason
O'Reilly
Talesmen
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National Eduction Co
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Senator Arnold
Goddard Party
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Blean’s
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