Parliament Opens in Historic Session Amid Ireland Debate
London February 10. King George opens the fourth session amid history making questions. Ireland home rule looms large and safety at sea conference noted. The House of Commons opens with intense seat grab and extensive security checks as suffragist search continues.
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House of Commons
Diplomatic Corps
Page
Ireland
George
London
France
Wlater
Eunpowder
Guy Fawkes
Yeomen of the Guard
Bishop Targeted by Suffragists at Lords Opening
London suffragists block the bishop of London from attending the house of lords session. They picketed his St James Square residence and attempted to gain access to the building as he faced renewed protests over his prison treatment report. Police guarded the route from Buckingham Palace to prevent disruption.
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London
House of Lords
St. James Square
Misa Dunlop
May Richardson
Buckingham ‘Palace
Metropolitan police chief leads modernizing parade with electric torches
In a picturesque display of old time uniforms, the metropolitan police chief and inspectors walked with the force as lanterns were replaced by electric torches signaling a shift to new lighting.
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Metropolitan Police
Bank Wrecker Pleads Guilty in Million-Dollar Shortage
Memphis banker C. Hunter Raine, president of the Mercantile Bank, pleaded guilty to embezzlement as figures rose to a potential shortage exceeding 1.1 million dollars with projections toward 1.5 million. He refused bail and counsel, stating he alone is responsible, while his reconciled brother Gilbert Raine, publisher of the Memphis News-Scimitar, visited him in jail and they forgave past differences.
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Tenn
C. Hunter Raine
The
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Raine
J. L. Hutton
Gilbert D. Raine
Memphis News-Scimitar
Gilbert
Air Craft Collision Claims One Life in German Flight
A mid air collision over Johannisthal aerodrome in Germany between a biplane and a monoplane killed one German aviator and seriously injured two others. Gerhard Sedlmayer, an experienced airman, piloted the biplane.
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Johannisthal
Germany
Gerhard Sedlmayer
Likely Leaders Named For Transatlantic Aero Trip
New York, Feb 10 Lieutenant John Towers and Jules Vedrines emerge as leading candidates to command Glenn Curtiss’s giant airship planned at Hammondsport New York for a spring transatlantic flight. The craft aims to depart from Labrador or Newfoundland with Rodman Wanamaker backing the project. Towers has logged 330 miles nonstop in navy tests while Vedrines completed a Paris to Egypt sky run.
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New York
John Towers
Jules Vedrines
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
Labrador
New Foundland
Towers
Navy
Vedrines
Parla
Egypt
Uncle Sam
Rodman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
German pilot Degner killed in aerodrome collision
Lieut Leon Hardi of the German army survived as their aerodrome flight collided with a monoplane piloted by Degner during his first independent flight. Both aircraft crashed. Degner died while Hardi and another occupant were gravely hurt. The report notes Wyoming 1913 outputs from mines and oil wells at 37 million dollars and ranch revenues above 35 million.
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Leon Hardi
Degner
Wyoming
Rowley Plans Newspaper Debate With Clarke in Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa February 10 J W Rowley Keosauqua Republican gubernatorial candidate will issue a formal challenge to Governor Clarke for a joint statewide newspaper debate. Rowley proposes eight to ten weekly articles to discuss taxes salaries and expenses from the last legislature to educate the public and reduce misunderstandings.
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Ottumwa
J. W. Rowley
Keosauqua
Clarke
Rowley
General Assembly
Gov. Clarke
Evening Courier Offers Wide Reach for Classified Ads
The Evening Courier invites sellers and buyers to use its newspaper to reach over 5,000 Waterloo homes. The paper makes evening calls and can carry messages in Want ads or other sections.
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Courier
Grain Dealers Capture City in Waterloo Visit
Delegates from across Iowa arrive for the Iowa Co-Operative Grain Dealers convention in Waterloo. Hotels fill, private homes open, and Sioux City hosts a special train as the gathering marks its 10th anniversary with 800 delegates already in town and 1,500 accommodations expected.
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Sixth Streat East
Waterloo
Association
Ellis
Chicago
Sioux City
Fred Junke
Livestock Commission
Grain Dealers’ Association
Rockford
Iowa Co-operative Grain Dealers’ Association
Jon
Minnesota
Strike inquiry details wage deductions and miner contracts
Hancock and Hilton outline pay envelopes showing deductions for hospital store and board under contract systems. William Rickard testifies on contract wages and minimum pay needs. The Seeberville murder trial progresses with defense citing self defense and resistance to arrest amid guard changes at the Copper Range property.
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Hancock
Congression
Hilton
Western Federation of Miners
Stelkers
Hope Pital
Wilton
Jett
Casey
A. W. Kerr
Wm. J. Rickard
Calumet Joan
Kowell
Coommittee
Rickard
Mr. Kerr
Calumet & Hecla
Houghton
Mich
Serberville
F. W. Denton
Copper Range Consolidated
Champion Mine
Seeberville
Iowa blue sky law ruled unconstitutional by judge
Des Moines Iowa February 10 Judge W H McHenry held Iowa s blue sky law unconstitutional as it deprives citizens of property without due process and gives the secretary of state legislative and judicial power The ruling followed an injunction in Harper vs state executive council The federal court judge Smith McPherson had recently held the law constitutional in Compton vs executive council
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Des Moines
W. H. McHenry
District Court Today
Iowa
Ile
United States
Secretary of State
I. S. Harper
State Executive Council
Smith McPherson
J. €. Compton
Executive Council
Roll of Honor Courier Readers in Togo to Saskatchewan migration note
A reader from Togo Saskatchewan comments on long-term subscription, 20 years with the paper, 11 years in Saskatchewan since moving from Shady Grove Iowa. Mentions fine weather, a fair crop last year, and low prices. Also notes stock and ownership details of an Havana cigar line.
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Shady Grove
Towa
Saskatchewan
Riots at Tokyo Diet Over Graft Charges and Impeachment
A mob attacked the Japanese Diet as resolutions to impeach the cabinet over graft charges against naval officers were passed by the opposition. Police broke down gates after clashes. fifteen people were pushed into a canal and several arrests were made. The government won a confidence vote by 205 to 164 amid dramatic debate and continued protests outside the Diet.
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Tokio
Mana
Cabinet
Diet
Canal
House of Parliament
Gombel Yamamoto
Saburo Shimada
Coxey Announces Socialist Candidacy for Ohio Governor
Massillon O Feb 10 Gen J J Coxey famed leader of the 1894 unemployed army announced his bid for Ohio governor on the Socialist ticket at the August primary. He claimed to offer a program for relief and reform amid ongoing economic unrest.
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Washington
Ohio
Lore Alford Declines Mayor Candidacy
Lore Alford says he is not a mayoral candidate due to business commitments and time requirements. He notes efforts to nominate another candidate as part of a likely three person field this spring with Mayor Thompson under consideration.
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Lore Alford
Thompson
Social-Democratic Movement
Eld
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