Woman and temperance debate in D C hearing
In Washington D C the fight over a Webber bill to end District liquor sales drew women to the hearing led by Phoebe Couzins and White Ribboners. Robert Crane cited Bishop Potter and Neal Dow, provoking laughter and hisses from temperance supporters. Representative Sims of Tennessee rebutted Crane, insisting Tennessee’s prohibition laws have succeeded and that murder and crime under “blind tigers” have risen in the state.
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Washington, D
Tech
Agaihat Noman
Potter
South
Crane
Tennessee
Kentucky
Sims
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Honeymoon Embezzler Held for Extradition in Philadelphia
A honeymooning Hardy G. Knight was held in the central police court after a hearing in Philadelphia on a $1,400 embezzlement charge from Bee Hire Co of Sioux Falls. Magistrate Elsen brown ordered extradition. Knight remained in a city hall cell as his bride waited outside. Extradition officers from Sioux Falls expected.
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Philadelphia
Central Police Court
Hardy G. Knight
Bee Hire
Sioux Falls
Elsenbrown
South Dakota
Knight
Elya
Evicted tenants may be restored by law
London reports Augustine Birrell announced a bill to establish an Irish council with an elective element to satisfy Irish leaders. The measure aims to advance Irish legislation, grant the council administrative powers with limited legislative scope, and include some nominated members to placate liberals. The issue of restoring evicted tenants to their homes is deemed a priority with no delay.
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London
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
John Redmond
Birrell Hag Elven
Counneil
At Ht
Birrell
Brooks
Copper stock hits record high on Boston Exchange
Totes of Calumet and Hecla copper stock sold briskly this afternoon in Boston. The surge marks the highest price ever paid for ore seen in the day’s market, reflecting strong demand in the copper trade.
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Bonston
Pep
Boston
GANNERS WANT GOODS QN LOWER TARIFF LIST
Buffalo N Y Feb 18 The National Association of Camerons and Packery was formed here Friday and adopting resolutions asking the president of Beai stated the pegoretion of attention to the ad.
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Buffelo
National Association of Cammers Ang Packery
Feseraay
Beai
Eetrs
Two Cent Fare War Sweeps the Country
Chicago Teb 18 The 2 cent fare crusade is sweeping through the United States with bills to fix a maximum rate of 2 cents per mile for passenger transport. West Virginia and Arkansas have sent bills to governors for signature, while Iowa Indiana Missouri and Pennsylvania have passed or advanced measures. Only South Dakota has definitively defeated a 2 cent fare bill.
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Chicago
United States
Kio
West Virginia
Arkansas
Iowa
Indiana
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Carolina
Thaw Case Arouses Washington Solons
In Olympia the house passed a bill to protect young girls after Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's New York court recital. The measure aims to prevent runaway marriages for those under 18 and would require parental consent for absence from home. Governor Mead would decide on enacting the law, with senate likely to follow.
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Spokane
Wash
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
New York Court
Stanford White
House
Olympia
Senate
Mead
Northwest
Bills to curb presses spur Tacoma legislature clash
In Tacoma Washington on February 18 two drastic bills were introduced to restrict press freedom. Senator Booms proposes a Pennypacker style bill with no penalty. Senator Graves backs a bill banning suggestive stories and any reporting of executions or criminal acts, crimes, trials, police court reports, and certain medical advertisements.
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Tacoma
Wash
Booms
Graves
Texas Papers Told Not to Print Testimony
W H Atwell district attorney of the northern district of Texas warns local newspapers against publishing testimony from the Thaw trial citing federal statutes banning obscene material in mail and delivery. The notice follows debate over disseminating courtroom details. International reaction notes Italian newspapers mock U S caution about Thaw case coverage.
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Texas
Dallas
W. H. Atwell
United States
Atwell
Rome
Washington
Italy
Ex Lover threatens life. bride shoots self in Kansas City
Kansas City dispatch reports Maria Trozzo, a fresh Italian bride, killed herself after receiving a letter from lover Antonio Legardi in Italy claiming he would kill himself. Maria had resisted arranged marriage to Michiele Cuozza, and tensions in Little Italy preceded the self-inflicted tragedy.
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Kansas City
Antonio Legardi
Italy
Maria Trozzo
Maria
Michiele Cuozza
Antonio
GILTED LOVER SUES FOR RETURN OF GIFTS
A legal action in which a woman seeks the return of gifts after a broken engagement or relationship. The report references domestic conflict, alleged misconduct, and the involvement of family or associates in the dispute. The details are fragmented but indicate a civil suit over property or jewelry tied to a relationship.
Oregon Legislature Passes Compulsory Paga Bill
Ralem Feb. 18 The legislature passed a compulsory paga bill making it obligatory on the part of the people. Details mention bounty judges and sections, with unclear dates and places due to damaged OCR text.
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Ralem
Ore
SuTaleh
Ee. Trang
Kuropatkin Blames Low Morale For Russian Defeat
St. Petersburg reports General Kuropatkin’s confiscated war history shows why Russia lost to Japan. He cites Japanese morale and preparation, rail limitations, disobedience by officers, home turmoil, and weak army confidence as key factors. He admits fault for Mukden by not insisting on a stronger reserve.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Russia
Europe
Mukden
Russia on Verge of Worst Revolt
Alexis Alladin, leader of the peasant party in the Russian Gouma, arrived in New York on February 18 to tour and lecture on freedom. He warned that without immediate constitutional rights, Russia will see one of the greatest strikes the world has ever seen with the navy and army joining the revolt.
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Russia
New York
Alexis Alladin
Imnra
Alladin
Roads to be called to account as to cattle
Washington February 18 The department of justice is about to bring action for violation of the cattle shipment law. Roads named include Chicago and 8, Louis at Buffalo. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe in Colorado. Chicago Burlington and Quincy in Nebraska. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul at Chicago. Rocky Island and Pacific in Kansas. Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis at Cleveland. Southern Pacific in San Francisco. Union Pacific in San Francisco. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern in Buffalo. Northern Pacific in St Paul.
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Washington,d. C
Department of Justice
Chicago
Louis
Buffalo
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Colorado
Burlington and Quincy
Nebraska
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Rocky Island and Pacific
Kansas
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Lake Shore
Michigan
First trolley sleeper runs in di vola from Hast St Louis to Springfield
In St Louis on February 18 the first trolley sleeper operated in di vola carried two sleepers from Decatur to Springfield. The duplicates feature ten sections and twenty berths with a smoking room and women’s dressing area. Berths are separated by a roll desk style partition.
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St. Louis
Diviola
Hast St. Louis
Decatur
Springfeld
Tha
Springfield
Kansas Senate Reporters Barring Prieblerine Action
Fragmentary OCR notes report Kansas Senate actions concerning reporters. text is garbled with missing names and dates, but hints at internal measures and potential barring or discipline. No clear outcome or participants are identifiable due to image corruption.
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Kansas
Senate
H& Bran
Standard Oil Offered to Yield to Uncle Sam in Meat Regulation Push
President Roosevelt appoints a commission to improve the regulations governing meat traffic as Standard Oil considers yielding to federal action. Ganal names are not fully clear in the readable text. The move signals potential government oversight of meat trade practices.
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Standard Oil
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Come
Shonts Named Again Amid Retirement Mention
Washington Feb 18 The Isthmian canal commissioners list has been sent to the Senate by President Roosevelt with Theodora P Shonts as chairman John Stevens chief engineer Brigadier General Peter C Haynes retired civil engineer Mordecai Endicott Benjamin Herrod Colonel W C Gorgas A B A Jackson Smith It notes Shonts will retire March 4 and a vacancy will occur after adjournment of Congress Awaiting confirmation Slovena may become chairman and another vacancy remains undetermined
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Washington
D. C
Hays
Senate
Roosevelt
Theodora P. Shonta
John ¥. Stevens
Peter C. Haynes
Reired
Enginger
Mordeca T
Endicott
Benjamin M, Herrod
W. C. Gorgas
Jackson Smith
Mr. Shotts
Washington Aides Consider Trust Prosecution Effects
Washington reports discuss eastern financial unease over federal actions against trusts notably Standard Oil. A possible court decree could be reached voluntarily as trial nears, amid pressure from financial allies. The Japanese question reaches settlement terms with California tying exclusion to executive discretion and school segregation reversals.
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Washington, D. GC
Standard Oil Company
St. Louis
O 1
Beling
Lallies
Standard Ol
Standard
Government clerks push 20 percent pay rise crusade
Washington reports show 599,550 government salary beneficiaries under the Post Office appropriation bill. Increases range from 8 to 20 percent, tied to 155,000 salaried workers, with critics arguing the surge would expand payrolls but lack a broader constituency. A separate note cites a push to tighten meat rules to block diseased cattle or meat from entering markets, aiming to ease international trade frictions.
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Washington, D. C
Stould
Court Asked To Force Washington Univ Degree
Louis, Feb 18 Judge Reynolds hears a mandamus bid to compel Washington University faculty to grant a bachelor of arts degree to William R. Gilbert former student and former baseball manager who was dismissed after allowing a lagging student to play against Arkansas. The case was taken under advisement after the plaintiff testified.
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A. Louis
Washington University
Reynolds
William R. Gilbert
Gilbert
University of Arkansas
Rothschilds Refuse Brazil Loan for Coffee Valorization
Tandon Med Wisconsin dispatch reports the Rothschilds have refused Brazil’s request for a 25 million dollar loan to finance its coffee valorization scheme. bankers believe the plan to prop up a fictitious price is doomed to failure.
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Tandon
Med. Wi
NO JELLY FISH LOVE SAYS REV RUSSELL NO MORE CHAPLAINS IN FRANCE NAVY
Paris dispatch reports President Fallieres and a decree to suppress chaplains in the navy. Twenty-one year service chaplains to be pensioned while others receive service-based allowances. Also coverage of Reverend Charles T. Russell denying divorce trial jellyfish claim and Zion City speculation. Catholic documents tied to Montagnini inquiry may provoke a broader Vatican interference claim across France Spain and Germany.
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Paris
Dpresident
Fallieres
Allegheny
Rey
Charlea T. Russell
Zion City
Rev. Russell
Sheol
Hell
Hades
Dr. Dowle
Jesus
France
Mar
Montagnini
Vatican
Spain
Germany
Divorce Suit Details Foretold by Telescope Witness
Pittsburg report describes sensational testimony in the divorce case of Mrs. Claudia Geer Van Palepantastariune Cattell Van Pelt. The husband’s alleged infidelity with another woman observed by a telescope is cited as pivotal. Proceedings reveal strife over separation and alimony, with court records indicating further testimony to follow.
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Claudia van Pelt
Pittsburg
Claudia Geer van Pale Pantastariune
Cattell van Pelt
Battle over amendment on naval bill in House debate
Washington D C Feb 18 The House after a lively debate passed the appropriation bill totaling 96 000 000 with an unsuccessful attempt by Mr Burton of Ohio to strike in an extra battleship. Burton and others argued for disarmament and arbitration noting U S naval growth since 1887 and urging reduction of armaments while the government pursues peace.
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Washington, D. Cy
House
Burton
Ohio
Wichity
North Carolina
Slyder
Texas
Crumpacker
Arta& jHe
United States
Japan
United States Navy
Captain First 10 Leave in Collision
Captain McVey of the sunken Larchmont says Yt Belleval got his boat away despite illness and kept with the steamer until no passengers remained aboard. He denies cowardice charges and states his boat likely struck water first but did not abandon the ship.
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Block Island
R. L
McVey
Larchmont
Belleval
Larchmont Disaster Details Face Captain McVey
Frederick Hiergesell, an 18 year old runaway, claims Captain McVey and his crew first left the sinking Larchmont. He saw women on the hurricane deck begging for life preservers while crews failed to direct them to boats. Miss Sedie Gallup of Boston says she urged McVey or Purser Young to take her aboard but was refused. The lifeboat left with six aboard, though it could hold twenty more. Fifty five dead identified at morgue opening. Survivors rise to eighteen. eighty seven on board remain missing or unidentified.
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Block Island
R. L
Frederick Hiergesell
McVey
Larchmont
Hiergesell
Sedie Gallup
Boston
Purser
Young
Providence
R. I
Samuel Lacombe
Manchester
N. Y
Decoy letter lands man with five wives charge
Cheyenne Wyoming February 18 police claim a young man named A J Attison was captured as Hiram Edison Bogs now charged with marrying five women without divorce and swindling several women out of money. Identification by Mrs Mary Johnson of Buffalo accompanied by a detective places him as the fourth wife Beow.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Johnson
Bashaw
Big
Hanis Mich
Eeening Ghnson
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