Taft Arrives in San Francisco Talks Philippines Railroads
Ex Governor Taft arrives aboard the Korea with Mrs Taft and children. He discusses Philippines affairs noting improving conditions, calls for American capital to fund railroads, mentions new branch lines near Manila Dagupan, and future census assembly plans. He warns Filipinos cannot yet govern themselves and cites East Asia tensions.
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San Francisco
William H. Taft
Philippines
Korea
Associated Press
Taft
Islands
Orient
Root
Luzon
Philippine Commission
Japan
Russia
Far East
Mikado
New York
Socialistic resolution voted down at miners convention
Indianapolis Jan 25 A socialistic resolution failed in the miners convention. Before departing Indianapolis the executive committee will levy an increased per capita assessment to 25 cents a month on all members. This would raise nearly a million dollars annually to support striking miners in Colorado West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The strikers now out number 14000.
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Indianapolis
Colorado
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Stsecrikers
Frye bill seen boosting Pacific coast trade and industry
Seattle says the Frye bill requiring that commerce with insular possessions use American vessels will shift trade from Atlantic routes to the Pacific and spur new Pacific coast industries. Traffic experts note Atlantic rail rates hinder cross continental shipping, while Pacific factories may rise to process Philippine raw products.
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Seattle
Acuic
Philippines
Atlantic
Pacific
War Rumors Reach Chefoo Over Japanese Landing
Chefoo reports 12 000 Japanese troops landed at Masampho sparking fear of imminent war with Russia. London notes the claim is not widely believed though plausibility stems from Masampho’s Korea location near Fusan and the planned road to Seoul.
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Chefoo
Masampho
Russia
London
Korea
Japan
Fusan
Seoul
Burton Indicted in Bribery Case Involving Rialto Checks
Federal grand jury charges U S Senator Joseph R Burton of Kansas with nine counts for accepting five $500 checks from Rialto Grain and Securities between late 1902 and early 1903. The funds were claimed for influencing post office officials to favor Rialto mail permissions. Major Hugh C Dennis and W B Mehaney are named as donors. Rialto’s internal troubles and investor complaints prompted scrutiny.
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St. Louis
Federal Grand Jury
Joseph R. Burton
United States
Kansas
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Rialto Company
Hugh C. Dennis
W. B. Mehaney
Burton
Ways and Means Backs Seattle as Customs District HQ
The House Ways and Means Committee favors naming Seattle as the Puget Sound customs district headquarters. The bill previously allowed the secretary to designate the location, but the committee plans to amend the bill to specify Seattle, the port Secretary Shaw would likely name. The panel is poised to issue a favorable report with the Seattle amendment.
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Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
Seattle
Puget Sound
Treasury Department
Shaw
Jones
Cushman
Ways and Means
Rumored engagement on Manchurian railroad suspends Port Arthur trade
London dispatch reports an engagement between Russian troops and Chinese raiders on the Manchurian railroad with three Russians killed. The government bans horse sales at Port Arthur and forbids provision sales without authorization while troops move toward Port Arthur and the garrison conducts maneuvers.
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London
Chetfoo
Daily Mail
Port Arthur
Rumored Pope May Retire In Rome
Paris dispatch reports a Journal correspondent telegraphing that Pope Pius X may shortly retire, a rumor circulating from Rome about the papal succession and possible retirement.
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Paris
Journal
Rome
Pius X
Heroic Ideal Returns From War in Ragged Garb
A New Orleans Times-Democrat verse piece recalls a woman praising a hero for his chivalry and devotion. She celebrates him as flawless until his return in ragged, grimy clothes revealing the true man behind the title. The poem contrasts ideal devotion with ordinary wartime wear.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Miss Mike's New Brother Affects A Sensitive Child
Miss Mike reacts with jealousy and unease to a new baby brother. After initial resistance and a dramatic nose out of joint line, she warms slowly, peeks at the infant, then sulks and clings to dolls until a patient father helps her come to terms.
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Mike
Grandmother
Miss Mike
Frank
Father
Dadee
Helen
Mother
Lupo
Chicago Tribune
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