London suffragists threaten more violence as bill dropped
Police clog streets of London while shops are boarded up after parliament pauses on women’s suffrage. Emmeline Pankhurst denounces government. advocates deeds not words and hints at planned action. Arrests and tense crowds mark a night of protests near Westminster. Albany reports a New York senate vote moving a constitutional amendment toward women’s suffrage.
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London
England
House of Commons
Hean
James William Lowther
Asquith
Emmeline Pankhurst
Mra Pankhurst
Anni Kenny
The
Ng Na Union of Women’s Suffrage
Socto 8
Sylvia Pankhurst
St Stephen’s Hall
Mrs Despard
Westminster
Pankhurst
Albany
Senate
King Greets Wilson Grangers Talk of Cabinet
President elect Wilson received a king's greeting via Spain's royal commissioner and cabinets talks continued with the National Grange urging a Secretary of Agriculture sympathetic to farmers and scientifically informed. Governors and lawmakers discussed bills amending corporate law with changes to trusts, debt collection, and cross-sector purchases. Miss Gladys Hall was found drowned after a missing week.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Spain
Marquea de la Vega Inclan
San Francisco
Alfonso
United States
National Grange
T C Atkinson
Raine
Richard Pattee
West Virginia
Missouri
New Hampshire
C S Thomas
Elt Yaytor
Colorado
Alva Adama
Interior
Washington Post
Newport, R. I
Gladys Hall
Portamouth
Fears Scarce Food Prompted Abroad Buying Call
A Southern Commercial Congress event at the Shoreham Hotel featured Sir Horace Plunkett and Senator Fletcher urging U S efforts to study European farming and rural credit. President Taft praised cooperation and water transportation ideas while warning that without improved agricultural methods the nation may have to import more food.
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America
Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett
Southern Commercial Congress
Shoreham Hotel
Taft
Duncan A . Fletcher
Horace Plunkett
Agricultural Department
United States
Russia J
Fletcher
Sir ‘Horace
Sir Horace Plunkett
Ireland
England
South
Germany
France
Weinley Relic Sold From McKinley Estate
A gold 14 carat plate with Knights Templar symbol, bearing President McKinley’s likeness, was sold by a pawnbroker to be presented at a May 17 1901 commandery meeting. The plate, 4x8 inches, contains 126 to 150 pennyweights of gold and a 1 carat diamond. The seller was Mrs Mabel McKinley Baer, niece of the late president, now in Chicago.
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Washington Post
New York
McKinley
Broadway
Yortleth Street
California Commandery
Knights Templar
The
Mabel McKinley Baer
Hermanus F. Baer
Mount Vernon
Baer
Mabel McKinney
Chicago
Tips as a traveling salesman tally in Illinois bill
Chicago January 27. G A Lorenzen a cigar salesman recites his twenty year tip total of eighteen thousand dollars. He itemises tips for a four day Chicago to Milwaukee round trip including porter, porter’s helper, baggage porter, meals, barber and pressing services as common to traveling salesmen. Representative Trimarco drafts a bill to declare tips a misdemeanor in Illinois with fines for employers who permit tips to be taken.
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Warhington Fes
Chicago
Texas
G. A. Lorenzen
Mr. Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Trimarco
General Assembly
Carnegie Out of Steel Ties Highlight Antitrust Trial
Testimony in New York reveals Andrew Carnegie was viewed as a disruptive force in steel. Walter Scranton describes pools and price fixings that kept rails at about 14 dollars a ton, and details early attempts to form a buying and selling empire. The government argues Carnegie’s resistance helped spark U S Steel’s takeover.
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Carey
Salt—Corporation
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Lackawanna Steel Company
Screnton
Puio
Ghiregie
Tangi
Andrew
Mr. Scranton
Illinois Steel Company
Charles M. Schwab
Carnegie Company
Albert H Gary
Steel Corporation
Federal Steel Company
Colton
Carnegie
Federal
National Steel Companies
Scranton
Wiliam E. Corey
United States Steel Securities
Corey
C. A. Severance
Girl shot in mock duel in Baltimore den
Miss Myrtle Reuner sixteen, during a mock duel with unloaded revolvers, was struck in the right cheek by a live cartridge. Mil ton Fetch was arrested as a companion and the group watched in Miss Reuner's brother's den where the incident occurred.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Myrtle Reuner
Milton Fetch
Miss Reuwer
Wes
Fetch
Miss Reuner
Lieut Weir Arrested in Cowper Theft Case at Fort
Washington Port erkgan Wyoming January reports Lieut Weir is charged with stealing a woman's gowps from Capt and Mrs Cech while they occupied Cecil quarters at the post. Weir and his wife lived there. Mrs Weir is in Texas. Weir a West Point graduate and Philippine campaign medal recipient.
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Weir
Washington
Wyo
de Seal
Cech
Wealr
Cecil
Texas
Lieut .Weir
Pott Mwergers
West ‘Point
Caen
Pain drives to death by own action in New York
Robert Geer, a retired merchant and brother of Rev. William M Geer, rector of St Pauls Chapel, killed himself in his home at 477 West Twenty-second Street by inhaling illuminating gas after five years of torturous illness.
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Washington Post
New York
Robert Geer
William M .Geer
St Paul's Chapel
West Twenty-second Street
Rebels Demand Madero's Resignation and New Presidency
San Antonio dispatch reports R Gomes Robelo announcing at peace talks rebel emissaries will demand President Madero's resignation and the cabinet be replaced by Gen Geronimo Trevino as president. Proposed secretaries include Fesia Barra foreign affairs and Gen Felix Diaz public works among others. rebels also concentrate at Guadalupe near El Paso.
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San Antonio
Tex
R. Gomes Robelo
Pascual Orozco
Mexico
Madero
Gett
Geronimo Trevino
Chihuehua
Senor Rebelo
Gergimo ‘Trevitro
Fésia Barra
Inga Garcis
Granados
Longstreet Aims to Aid Sickles Debt, Bond Delays Arrest
Mrs. Longstreet offers to raise about 23 thousand dollars among Confederate veterans to pay Gen Daniel Sickles debt to New York State. Sheriff delays arrest until a 30 thousand dollar bond is posted as a legislative inquiry is proposed into the case. Sickles, 82, is spared prison while the bond is arranged and inquiries consider the state accounts and the veteran’s service.
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Rockefeller
Carnegie
State of New York
New York
Helen D Longstreet
Daniel E. Sickles
Lee
Sickles
Harburger
Gen. Sickles
Brough
Gen Sickles
Gainggville
Longstreet
Republic
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Herburger
Unt Gan
Bickley
Daniel FP. Huya
Wteterap
weudralySithe
Shera
Edith Wilmer
Ding
Gen
Gen. Rickles
Ludlow Strees
Albany
Gainesville
Mney
Bickles
South
America
Helen 3. Longstreet
Gihany
N. Y
Brown
Sete
Daniel
Renée
Bepstier Brown
Ealiere
Nis
Suffragettes Renew War and Wilson Inauguration Notes
The issue lists topics across pages including English suffragettes renewing activity and preparations for Wilson's inauguration day shelter. It notes Taft warnings on food shortage and various political and social items such as relief efforts, electoral events, and stock market mentions. The obituary notes Mrs. Margaret C. Kirby’s death by suicide and related poisonings.
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Alfonso
Willson
Taft
Long Street
Carnegie
Southern Relief Society
Wilson
B.harvester Company
Arlzong
Sulzer
Stock Exchange
Margaret C. Kirby
Polson
German Aviator Huell Falls From Seat in Flight
In Rhenish Prussia Atx lae Kapelle January a German aviator named Huell was instantly killed this afternoon while in a fight. He rose sharply to avoid telegraph wires and fell from his seat from about three feet. His skull was fractured.
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Kapelle
Rhenish
Prussia
Huell
Robbery at Wing Lee Laundry Sees $7 Grabbed by Three
Three armed youths entered Wing Lee laundry at 2000 Georgia Ave last night after 8. They bound and gagged the Chinaman, ransacked two rooms and stole $7 from the cash drawer plus unspecified trinkets. They fled, vowing harm if the victim alerted authorities, leaving the victim bound for over an hour before a grocer across the street learned of the assault. The victim provided a partial description. no masks were worn and the robbers appeared young, possibly 10 to 20 years old.
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New York
Wing Lee
Georgia Avenue
Dee
Lee
Abraham Goldman
Doctor Smith Faces Trial For Wife Poisoning
Springfield Ohio January 27 Special to The Washington site Dr Arthur B Smith pleads not guilty after three defense rulings against him Judge A H Kunkle sets March 6 as trial date Attorneys seek change of venue arguing lack of fair trial defense loses on demurrer to indictment delay of venire and request for examination of the organs of the first Mrs Smith under indictment
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Washington
Springfield
Ohio
Arthur B Smith
Florence C Smith
Smith
A. H Kunkle
Philippine scouts commander dies leading Moros assault
Reports from Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing in Mindanao note gallant acts by Philippine Scouts and Constabulary during a January dawn engagement at Jolo. Capt. Patrick McNally was killed while leading the assault on the Moro position defended by entanglements and dug defenses.
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Capt. McNally
Moros
Memile
Lghn J. Pershing
Department of Mindanao
Philippine Scouty Suffet Constabulary
Jolo
Patrick McNally
Taft Receives Southern Relief Society Gift at Willard Ball
President Taft and Mrs Taft attended a charity ball by the Southern Relief Society at the Willard. Senator Swanson presented a silver box of resolutions in praise of Taft's courtesy and Southward gestures. A receiving line included Miss Nannie Randolph Heth and notable guests as two bands played throughout the ballroom.
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Mra. Taft
Box
Nannie Randolph Heth
Taft
Daughters of the South
Southern Relief Society
Willard
South
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Swanson
Tading
Mra Taft
Mrs. Taft
Dante
Washington
White
Leonard Wood
Army
Nelson
Miles
Julian Carr
North Carolina
Hackett
Col
Hilary A. Herbert
Smilax
United States Marine Band
United States Engineer Band
Maj. Rhoads
Tim
Nannie Rangglph Heth
Marine Band
Miss Heth
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Squyders Relief Society Hess
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