Secretary Garfield Seeks $1 Million for Land Fraud Probe
Washington reports disclose alleged public lands frauds valued at over 100 million dollars. Secretary Garfield requests 1 million dollars to hire detectives and empower existing agents to uncover and recover unlawfully acquired government lands amid mounting criticism of graft and weak land laws.
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Washington
Congress
Garfield
Interior Department
Dennett
General Land Office
Bac
Schwartz
Field Service
Lynching Denounced in Mobile Urges Investigation
In Mobile on a recent Saturday morning the lynching of Douglas Roberson drew denouncement from numerous city pulpits and a mass meeting held at Joseph C. Rich's office. Resolutions urged Governor Comer to order a thorough investigation. Also, four bubonic plague cases were reported in Caracas, Willemstad, Island of Curacao.
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Mobile
Ala
Douglas Roberson
Joseph C. Rich
Guy. Comer
Caracas
Willemstad
Caracao
Taft Sails for Canal Zone from Charleston
President-elect Taft and Mrs Taft sailed aboard the cruiser North Carolina from Charleston to the Panama Isthmus with an entourage of aides engineers reporters and secret service agents. The party will join Atlantic fleet reception plans at the Mippi river mouth upon return to New Orleans.
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Charleston
D. C
Taft
Mra. Taft
North Carolina
Panama
New Orleans
Salem
Birmingham
Mippi River
Mrs. Taft
Wendall Mischler
L. C. Wheeler
Secret Service
Frederick P. Stearns
Boston
John R. Freeman
Providence
R .L. James Schuyler
Los Angeles
Calsham Randolph
Chicago
Henry R. Allen
A. P. Davis
Washington
Allen Mazen
New York
Monica Lopez
Nat
We Montana
Richard Jai Beeret Bervice
M ‘Taft
Senator Plc. Knox
Frank Hi. Hitcheack
Mr. Taft
Wotfarian
Montana
Augusta
Wendell Mischler
Carpenter
California
Mine Accident Fatal to Six in West Virginia
Cumberland Maryland dispatch reports three miners killed and ten injured in a collision on an inclined railway at Piedmont and Georges Creek Coal Co mine near Piedmont West Virginia. The crash involved two loaded cars and two coal laden freight cars. three men died and several others, including two Italians and Charles Kight, were seriously hurt.
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Cumberland
Piedmont & Georges Creek Coal Co
Piedmont
W. Va
James Condry
William Hamilton
Charles Kight
Newburyport Ex-Treasurer Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
Boston Jan 26 Former State Treasurer E P Shaw of Newbury port a railroad financier filed voluntary bankruptcy yesterday with liabilities of 1 023 305 and assets of 275 765. Principal liabilities stem from indorsed paper for the James F Shaw Company inc 661 738 held by 60 creditors. Assets include real estate 65 820 and stocks and bonds 216 370.
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Boston
E. P. Shaw
Newburyport
James F. Shaw Company
Threaten to lynch assaulter at Hobart
Guthrie Oklahoma January 26 Mrs J R Faulkner wife of state representative Faulkner assaulted yesterday by J F Bowden a white man in his employ Bowden escaped and a posse is in pursuit The community was greatly excited and a lynching was threatened
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Guthrie
Okla
J. R. Faulkner
Faulkner
Hobart
J. F. Bowden
Bowden
Milwaukee Banker John J Murphy Dies at 59
Milwaukee January 26 J J Murphy vice president of Milwaukee National Bank died after a year long illness He was 59 years old and a longtime area financier and civic figure.
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Milwaukee
John J. Murphy
Milwaukee National Bank
Drama of Sea Ends Republic Sinks Florida Arrives
The Republic and Florida collided near Sandy Hook with six dead and four injured. Survivors were transferred to the Baltic, aboard which more than 1,600 Republic and Florida passengers were transported amid fog and perilful crowding. Witnesses describe chaotic transfer and near-riot conditions in steerage as officers and passengers aided by the Republic crew managed the evacuation.
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Baltic
New York
White Star
Hner
Republic
Florida
Lloyds Italiana Line
White Star Line
BOC
Laie
Eugene Lynch
Benton
W. J. Mooney
Langdon
N. D
Mr. Lynch
Frances C. Morse
Worcester
Mass
Alice Morse Earle
Brooklyn
Farmer Kills Wife Then Committed Suicide in Ohio
Painesville Ohio January 26 R L Hill a prosperous farmer near Charlton fatally shot his wife then killed himself, driven by financial woes. The act was discovered by his young son Sidney. Separately in London a verdict for 36000 was awarded to Mrs Brodt of New York against the London and Southwestern Railway for injuries in the Baktebury wreck of July 1 1908.
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R. L. Hillborn
Charlton
Sidney
London
Brodt
New York
London & Southwestern Railway Company
Baktebury
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H.C. McCartney
Pres. Davidson
James H. Cooper
Geo. C. Schlenker
Citizens National Bank
United States Depositary
Williston
North Dakota
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
McCartney
DeLaney E.c. Carney
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R. C. Sanborn Lumber Co
N. P
R. Garfield
Canal Zone
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Bridgeton
N. J
Walter Zeller
Vineland
William Read
Trenton
Helena
Mont
Hunt
United States District Court
Anaconda
Republic Sinks
Seafino Remolo
Sandy Hook
M. J. Murphy
Grand Forks
Woodward
Griggs
Gates Livery
D. Achenevert
E. B. Link
W. Ath
Oliver
Oliver No. 5
Haw Qaeen
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Oliver No.5
Oliver Typewriter Company
Second Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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