President Roosevelt Urges Inquiry Into Railroad Wage Cuts
President Roosevelt urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate looming railroad wage reductions to avert strikes. He notes law changes and industry actions, warning the public has a right to know wages and causes, including legislation and past conduct of railroads.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commissioner of Labor
White House
Louisville & Nashville
General Stoessel condemned to death in Port Arthur surrender
Lieut. Gen. Stoessel dubbed hero of Port Arthur was sentenced to death by a military court for surrendering the fortress to the Japanese. Gen. Fock received a reprimand for a disciplinary offense not tied to the surrender, while Gen. Smirnoff and Maj. Gen. Reiss were acquitted for lack of proof. The court urged commutation to ten years fortress imprisonment and removal from service.
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Gen. Stoessel
Gen. Vodar
Gen. Smirnoff
Reiss
Stoessel
Kidnappers Jailed in Heavy Penalties in Chicago
In Judge Kerstan's court the jury found William Jones and Irene Alzina Jones guilty of kidnapping Lilian Wulff. William Jones received 30 years, Irene Alzina Jones 25 years, and Mrs Alsina Birmingham 25 years for her role. The verdict produced a tense courtroom scene as the clerk read the sentence.
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Chicago
William Jones
Irene Alzina Jones
Lilian Wulff
Schmidt
Criminal Court
Alina Jones
Birmingham
Will Law Stand Test on Rates Law Challenge
Washington Attorney General Bonaparte moves to test in court the rate law provision that bars railroads from hauling their own interest products over their lines. The action questions the legality and enforceability of the prohibition.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Steamer Roda Breaks in Two Off Jones Beach
The steamer Roda, ashore at Jones Beach Long Island, has broken in two according to wreckers. The vessel carries a cargo of iron ore.
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New York
Jones Beach
Long Island
Treasury Secretary Calls Banks to Withdraw Large Funds
Washington reports the secretary of the treasury issued a call for national banks to return about 35 million dollars of public funds. Approximately 25 percent of inactive deposits of 100000 dollars or more and 25 percent of active deposits of 100000 dollars or more are to be withdrawn, with 10 percent by March 9 and 15 percent by March 23, deemed non-detrimental to financial conditions nationwide.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Treasury
Cortelyou
Scent Priest Murder Plot in Denver
A church member testifies she saw two Italians near St. Elizabeth's before Father Leo Heinrichs was shot by Giuseppe Guarnaccio. Police re-arrest Mike Brunetti, Guarnaccio's roommate, as investigators pursue a theory that an anarchist conspiracy planned the murder.
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Denver
Col
Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's Church
Leo Heinrichs
Guiseppe Guarnaccio
Father Leo
Guarnaccio
Mike Brunetti
Priest Shot During Mass in Denver Church
Father Leo Heinrichs was killed at St Elizabeth's Church when Giuseppe Guarnaccio shot him at the altar after receiving a wafer. The priest died instantly. Police subdued the killer after a struggle as he fled the church. he was later moved to the county jail and then sent toward Colorado Springs by train via Littleton to avoid mob action.
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Denver
Col
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Eleventh
Curtis Streets
Guiseppe Guaranaccio
Leo
Daniel Cronin
Guarnac
Guarnaccio
Littleton
Colorado Springs
Powder Blast Kills 28 at Hercules Works California
A massive explosion at the Hercules Powder packing house in Pinole California killed 28 workers including foreman W W Stillwell and three white men Manuel Enos Joseph Grace and W A Rodriguez. Ten tons of dynamite detonated wrecking sheds and causing a large fire with many injuries and a $100000 loss. No cause is known.
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Berkeley
Cal
Bay Region
Hercules Powder Works
Pinole
Here
W. W. Stillwell
Manuel Enos
Joseph Grace
W. A. Rodriguez
Score
Australia seeks American fleet visit to Melbourne ports
Australia wants the American fleet now en route to San Francisco to visit its chief ports. A government letter to President Roosevelt invites the fleet, hoping for a new era in this region.
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Melbourne
Australia
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Latimer Dies at 57 After Illness and Surgery
Senator Asbury C. Latimer of South Carolina died at Providence hospital from peritonitis following an appendectomy. He was 57 and active in road-building, author of the Latimer good roads bill. The Senate adjourned in his honor as his family kept vigil.
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Washington
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Providence Hospital
Col. Ransdell
Senate
Latimer
Belton
S. C
Supreme Court Rules Hepburn Act Does Not Repeal Elkins Provisions
The Supreme Court decided against the Great Northern Railway in the case over whether the Hepburn rate law repeals Elkins section one prohibiting rail rebates. The Minnesota district court fined the railroad $1,000 for each of 15 violations of the Elkins act.
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Washington
Great Northern Railway Company
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court For
District of Minnesota
England Watches Powers Rise in Defense Estimates
London reports that the current year defense estimates for Britain’s army and navy total an increase of 3 million dollars, contrary to pacifist hopes for reductions, with little sign of future cuts.
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London
Six Die in Crash at Spring Valley Grade Crossing
Spring Valley New York reports a fatal and serious crash when a foam splashed pair of horses pulled a wagon through a grade crossing. Four instantly killed, two died en route to Hoboken hospital, three more in grave condition. In Cambridge Ohio an interurban collision near Byesville left Rose Clancey dead and fifteen injured, five fatally.
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Spring Valley
N. Y
Hudson County
Hoboken
N. J
Cambridge
Byesville
Rose Clancey
Japanese Emigration Reply Aligns with U S Terms
The Japanese government memorandum in reply to the U S on emigration was handed to Ambassador O'Brien. It agrees in general terms with several American suggestions and requests further restriction of emigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
O’brien
Fayetteville Chief of Police Benton fatally struck at home
A man described as crazed and intoxicated, Sam Murchison, struck Chief Benton of Fayetteville North Carolina as he stood outside his home after church services. The assailant also struck two Black individuals minutes earlier before police arrival.
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Fayetteville
Benton
Sam
Murchison
Noteworthy Celebration Planned in Pittsburg Anniversary
Elaborate plans are under way in Pittsburg Pennsylvania to mark the 150th anniversary of the naming of Pittsburg. The event will be held on November 25 of this year.
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Pittsburg
Bank Wrecker Sentenced for Embezzlement
Ransom A. Youngblood former president of Coal Belt National Bank Benton and Salem Bank Salem Ark pleaded guilty in circuit court to embezzling 17000 dollars of Coal Belt bank funds. He was sentenced immediately to serve an indeterminate term of from one to fourteen years at Chester penitentiary.
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Benton
Ransom A. Youngblood
Coal Belt National Bank of
Salem Bank of
Salem
Ark
Coal Belt Bank
Chester
Medina man shoots sister then wounds self in double tragedy
Louis Barber, 45, killed his sister Mrs Jerome Lewis, 55, at their Medina home on Monday and then inflicted likely fatal wounds on himself. It is the second double tragedy in the family within six months.
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Rochester
Louis Barber
Jerome Lewis
Medina
Haskell Orders Merger Probe Between Railroads
Gov. C. N. Haskell directed Attorney General West to begin proceedings to dissolve an alleged merger between the Rock Island and the St. Louis and San Francisco railroads in Oklahoma. The move follows a communication from Guthrie advising action to challenge the consolidation.
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Guthrie, Okla
C. N. Haskell
West
Rock Island
St. Louis
San Francisco
Society Woman Found Dead in Gas Poisoning
Mrs. William Proudfit Burden daughter of Q H P Belmont was found dead in bed in New York. The coroner ruled gas poisoning as the cause. She was a prominent society figure in Washington New York and Newport.
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New York
Gotham
William Proudfit Burden
Q. H. P. Belmont
Burden
Washington
Newport
Frank murder trial jury returns manslaughter verdict
In Pawnee City Nebraska after 40 hours of deliberation and counting 68 ballots the jury convicted Oscar Frank a wealthy farmer of manslaughter in the death of his young wife.
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Pawnee City
Neb
Frank
Oscar Frank
Havana Carnaval Opens Amid Enthusiastic Welcome
Havana launches a winter carnival after weeks of unprecedented preparations. The event, inaugurated Sunday, draws large crowds of American tourists and locals alike as the city hosts vibrant parades and festivities.
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Havana
Queen's Auto Hurts Child in Rome Incident
An automobile carrying Dowager Queen Margherita in Rome struck a five year old girl. The child sustained only slight injuries and received medical attention.
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Rome
Wealthy New Yorker Munzer shoots self in San Francisco hotel
J L Munzer of a New York family died by suicide Monday at the Hotel Audubon on Ellis Street San Francisco. The incident was reported as a self inflicted gunshot wound. Local authorities conducted a brief inquiry into the death.
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San Francisco
J. L. Munzer
New York
Audubon
Elis Street
Duma Condemns Terrorism in St Petersburg Resolve
The Russian Duma passed a resolution condemning terrorism in St Peters burg following waves of terrorist riots. The action was approved by a large majority as part of strong state statements against violence.
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Duma
St.Petersburg
Quaker Jobless Riot in Philadelphia City Hall
About 1,000 foreign-born marchers mostly Italians and Jews gathered at city hall to press Mayor Reyburn for work. The protest on Broad Street ended in a riot with 20 injured and 14 arrests as police dispersed the crowd. leaders bore red flags with black borders and wagons were attacked with drivers dragged from seats.
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Philadelphia
Reyburn
Broad Street
Harriman Wins Control of Illinois Central
Chicago dispatch reports E. H. Harriman gained full control of the Illinois Central rail line after Judge Farlin Q. Ball dissolved a voting injunction on 286 231 Harriman proxies. Stuyvesant Fish was eliminated and a key ruling allowed foreign corporations to hold and vote Illinois stock, placing $490 million in play.
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Chicago
E. H. Harriman
Illinois Central Railroad
Farlin Q. Ball
Harriman
Stuyvesant Fish
Bell
Illinois
Riots in Teheran Kill Ten During Muharram Procession
Ten people died and many were wounded in Teheran when rioters clashed with marchers in the main street during a Muharram religious procession. Several ecclesiastics were among the injured as the festival took place in the first month of the Islamic year.
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Teheran
Brothers Are Struck by Train Near Corinth
Samuel O. Sheppard of West Day Saratoga county and his brother Delbert Sheppard of Woodbine Taz were killed when struck by a Delaware and Hudson passenger train near Corinth. Both died instantly.
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Gloversville
Samuel O. Sheppard
West Day
Saratoga County
Delbert Sheppard
Woodbine
Taz
Delaware & Hudson
Corinth
Illinois Central stock voting blocked by Chicago courts
New York reports Stuyvesant Fish announced Sunday night that courts in Chicago prevented the voting of Illinois Central Railroad stock held by the Union Pacific Railroad company, effectively closing the matter.
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New York
Stuyvesant
Chicago
Illinois Central Raiload
Ion Pacific Railroad” “Company
The Whistling Goose Hoax at the Poultry Shop
Two rogues trick a poultry shop by placing bulbs with whistles in geese. A professor buys one as a rare whistling goose, and the con sells a dozen more before the hoax is exposed.
Meandering Mike Encounters Money Motive Claims
A brief dialogue snippet shows Minister accusing men of doing anything for money and Meandering Mike acknowledging that some fellows will even work for it.
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Mike
Anson Morrill Debate Tale About Hell Belief
Anson Morrill of Maine faced a campaign jibe as a Universalist, so an old minister joked about his hell beliefs. The minister said Morrill would go to Washington for two years and then be surprised if he still doubted a hereafter.
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Anson P. Morrill
Maine
Congress
Anson
Washington
The Making of a Journalist
Henry H. Ashton, Virginia City capitalist, owns early Virginia City Enterprise volumes with Mark Twain contributions. He highlights Twain’s first Virginia City paragraph noting a thunderstorm making Beranger poet a mother's kiss making Benjamin West a painter and a salary of fifteen dollars a week makes us a journalist.
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Henry H. Ashton
Virginia City
Virginia City Enterprise
Mark Twain
Mr. Ashton
Beranger
Benjamin West
Six year old writes on Animals I Have Seen
A Nature Student recounts a six year old's composition about animals seen. The piece shows a teacher's prompt about Animals I Have Seen and a child’s handwritten responses with whimsical lines and punctuation. The thoughtful conclusion attributes the natural world to divine influence.
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New York
English tourists shop for Indian curios on Fifth Avenue
A pair of English visitors browsed a Fifth Avenue shop selling Indian beads wampum and moccasins. They eyed a gaudy peace pipe and a hatchet item. The husband quipped about a tomahawk while recalling a Washington hatchet their Washington trip produced.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
John
Washington
George Washington
Women's Rights in Brazil and illiteracy critique
English resident Edward Norris cites Brazil's 80 percent illiteracy and argues the nation struggles with modern enterprise and enlightened citizenship. He notes early marriage and women treated as chattel, with many girls married by 12 and grandmothers by 30, rarely voicing opinions.
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Brazil
Edward
Norris
Rio Janeiro
Republic
Greatness and the restless claim of achievement
A concise reflection on greatness as a condition, noting that some men feel destined for achievement and are convinced they would have reached it if required. The thought weighs self belief against external demands and opportunity.
Letter of Recommendation From Baltimore Boss for Sam Harkin
A Baltimore employer, frustrated by a difficult worker, is moved to write a letter of noncommittal praise for Sam Harkin after the man pleads for a courteous reference. The scene centers on workplace friction and a compassionate twist.
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Baltimore
Darky
Sam
Sam Harkin
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Jeffersonville
Indiana
Trowbridge & Niver CO
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Colonial Trust & Savings Bank
Our Bank
Adams and
la Salle Streets
Gunther's Confectionery
State Street
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Hyde Park Hotel
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