President Roosevelt Urges Philippine Tariff Aid Resurrect Economy
The president appeals to Congress for immediate tariff relief to revive Philippine industry. He cites plummeting customs receipts, sugar and tobacco hurt, economic calamities including livestock loss, locusts, and disease, and urges a substantial $8,060,000 appropriation plus tariff action to restore prosperity and stable economic relations with the United States.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Iast
Willpines
Umd Tobreco
Luke
Wright Indaerses
United States
Congress
Caribous
Ienfeld
Philippine Islands
Theodore Roosevelt
No Frankie Trick Sparks Hotel Meeting in Davenport
Mrs. Martin B. Elis of Davenport arrived at the Hotel Albert in New York and phoned her husband using a disguised voice. He suspected a prank but went to the ladies parlor where she revealed herself and scolded him for past infidelity and spending on other women. The man fled. Elis followed clues from Davenport police and a letter from William B. Pringle of New York alleging his attentions to a daughter.
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New York
Maron 2
Martin B. Elis
Davenport
Hotel Albert
Frankie
the Albert
Hills
Two Illinois Miners Die in Gas in Mine Disaster
Alfred Matley and Thomas McDonald suffocated in the Black Diamond mine south of Springfield. Fire boss Emery Brewer attempted rescue, dragging them to safety haul, but both men died. Brewer nearly died himself.
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Illinois
Springfield
Lil
March
Alfred Matley
Thomas McDonald
Black Diamond
Celly
Bas
Emery Brewer
Motley
Pearea Cyna
Amaga McDonald
Count Castellana Urges France US Alliance Amid Turmoil
Count Bont Castellana Anos Gould's husband left for New York with plans to visit relatives and promote a Franco American alliance. He argued a France United States pact would deter Germany, claim the American navy will soon be the world's strongest, and envision a 20th century spectacle of democracies defying monarchies, urging the United States to seize the Venezuela session.
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Gont
France
Ameriod
Pats
Bont Castellana
Anos
Gould
Ne York
Cher Mour
United States
Germany
England
Europe
Sesson
Veneguela
Folly of Boasting by a Cammarata Citizen
A Rome Varšalona report recounts brigand Varsalona evading soldiers while collecting blackmail and staging romantic exploits. A boastful Cammerata resident claimed he would capture the bandit for 3000 dollars in two days, provoking Varsalona to visit and order the man to leave town. The brigand then moved to Palermo.
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Cammarata
Rome
Varsalona
Inundit
Cammerata
Varsalana
Pattte
Vargalona
Varsolona
Vilinga
Palermo
Cure for leprosy report from Canton arouses interest
Washington experts consider the Chinese report of a leprosy cure by Dr. Adolph Razlag significant though details remain sparse. Consul McWade confirms four cases treated near Canton with apparent cures in three, the fourth still observed, while sea water exposure sun baths and antiseptics form the approach. Medical authorities note leprosy’s rarity here but foresee potential in this advance.
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Canton
Washington, D. C
Marine Hospital Service
China
State Department
Robert W. McWade
United States
Dayton
Adolph Razlag
Consul McWade
Raglag
Razlag
Kazlag
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Ruzing
Laguna
The Value of Time Said by Washington Star Figures
A fragmentary Washington Star item mocks time is money and cites a discussão between a man with a solemn view and Genator Sorghum about time value and a contract in a town. The text is garbled but centers on time as a resource and a local contract anecdote.
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Washington Star
Hite
Genator Sorghum
Cullom Morgan Row Fails To Agree On Panama Vote
Washington March 3 A determined effort by Senator Culom to set a voting time on the Panama canal treaty met stiff opposition from Senator Morgan in an executive session. Morgan defended delaying ratification and demanded open debate while others pressed for votes before adjournment. The senate later passed naval and military academy appropriation bills as executive work continued. The immigration bill saw amendments but failed to secure a vote amid New England objections over potential exclusion of French Canadian labor.
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Washington
Culom
Morgan
Senate
Alabama
Custom
United States
Panama
Naval and the
Military Academy
Blackburn
New England
House
Democrats Favor Omnibus Public Building Bill Amid House Turmoil
Washington reports that despite floor clashes over the Butler seating and a new rule, Democrats show cautious favor to the omnibus public building bill. Mercer hopes it advances with money bills at conference while Henderson limits future omnibus action. Senate passed related appropriations as maneuvering continues.
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Washington
Jim Butler
St. Louis
Mercer
Henderson
Senate
Spur
House
Forbes Is the Favorite in Bantam Title Fight
Detroit February 3 Harry Forbes is the favorite over Andy Tokella in tonight's bantamweight world championship bout. Forbes leads on odds and public betting as the event approaches with experts predicting a close contest.
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Forbes
Detroit
Harry
Andy ‘Tokella
Pang
Forbe
Led by Two Girls Travelers Escape Ice Peril
A party of travelers from St Johns, led by two Boston women, crossed thirteen miles of ice after the steamer Minto became ice bound near Prince Edward Island. They reached Picton Island then the mainland after a perilous march, aiding an exhausted companion. The Minto freed itself and reached Georgetown, P. I. II.
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Prince Edward's Island
St. Johns
Picton Island
Boston
Stearder
Minto
Nova Scotia
Dent
Sictun Island
Laland
St. John
George Town
P, I I
Rock Island System Expands to 14,349 Miles
New York reports the Rock Island lines gaining control of the Frisco system and expanding the network to 14,349 miles. The deal, attributed to J P Morgan interests and linked to Moore Reid Leeds, follows a two year growth from about 3,000 miles to dominance alongside the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. The expansion includes half interests in Texas lines and key acquisitions such as Choctaw Oklahoma & Gulf and Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern. The system aims to run from Twin Cities to the Gulf with major Chicago and St Louis terminals.
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Rock Island
New York
Southern Pacific
Texas
Harriman Group
Union Pacific
Oregon
Rockefeller
Moores
Reid and
Leeds
John D. Rockefeller
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gull
St. Louis
Kansas City
Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern
Southern Pacific Texas Hnes
Frisco
Twin Cities
Gulf
Inois Central
Towa
Missouri
Ilinois
Kansas
Territories
Chicago
Goulds
FATAL FIRE CLAIMS AUTHOR SARAH KITTREDGE
In Lowell Massachusetts a deadly blaze destroyed the Burbank block housing a lodging house and social center. Mrs Sarah Kittredge a noted author and correspondent for Ladies Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post perished in the fire. Seventy five lodgers were affected with several rescued or injured and four persons reported missing amid a £126000 financial loss.
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Lowell
Mass
Sarah ¥. Kittredge
Ladies’ Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Burbank Block
Confessed Murder Trial Shocks Toledo Court
Al Wade admitted killing Kate Sullivan two years ago in a sensational Toledo case. The confession came as the trial neared its end and the jury was to retire. The brother of the slain woman made two attempts to attack Wade in court before he fainted. a county physician questions Wade’s mental state.
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al Wade
Toledo
Kate Sullivan
Five Die in Powder Works Explosion Near Cherokee Kansas
An explosion at the Laffin Rand Powder Company works eight miles south of Cherokee Kansas killed three men and injured fifteen others, three fatally. The victims named are Banford Reed, See Patterson, and Bhat Carr. This marks the fourth explosion since the works opened in 1889.
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Cherokee
Kan
Laffin & Rand Powder Company
Here
Banford Reed
Patterson
Bhat Carr
Buffalo Envelope Works president found murdered in his room
E T Burdick president of the Buffalo Envelope works was found dead in his room with his skull crushed. Police indicate burglars likely responsible for the fatal crime in Buffalo on February 27.
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Buffalo
E. T
Burdick
Buffalo Envelope Works
Bank Robbers Break Into Cedar Springs Bank
Three men robbed Hubbard's private bank in Cedar Springs, Michigan, during the night and escaped with between 4 000 and 5 000 dollars. They gained entry with a key and fled after stealing a livery stable team. sheriff later recovered the team tag. No arrests reported.
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Michigan Institution
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mar
Hubbard
Cedar Springs
Roosevelt Talks on Methodism at Carnegie Hall
President Roosevelt spoke at a mass meeting honoring John Wesley on the 200th anniversary of his birth. The hall overflowed as the New York Thank Offerings commission presented a $20,000 nationwide fund for Methodism. A notable moment featured driver Mike Cronin, who had once ferried Roosevelt to North Creek. Roosevelt welcomed him on stage and urged police to let him pass.
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New York
Roosevelt
Carnegie Hall
John Wesley
Ramuel W. Howne
D. Foss
Walden
Goodsell
Ks. M. Willis
G. Andrews
James R. Day
Sishon GC
H. Powler
J.edspar Leaycraft
Tippie
Mike Cronin
North Creek
Buffalo
McKinley
Cronin
Adirondacks
Rawne
Bowne
Chas. Wesley
Cyrus D. Fong
Philadelphia
Atlantic Seaboard
Hoowagelss
Wesley
America
New England
New West
Lincoln
Pacific
Gulf
Alaska
Key
James II
Syracuse University
United States
Mike
Tiskhop
Edward G. Andrews
Hague Tribunal
Tkiversity Club
Jersey City
Washington
Statehood bill collapses in senate caucus shock
Washington February 48 the statehood bill died as democratic senators, instructed by Senator Blackburn, urged amending the Littlefield anti trust bill and pushing it. Quay, leader of the fight, quit allies and left for Florida. The move blocks eight hour, immigration and Philippine tariff measures, signaling a likely special session to tackle essential business and pending treaties.
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Washington
Blackburn
Littlefield
Quay
Florida
Sttate
Senate
Tan
Morgan
Benater Bate
Tennessee
Bale
Eourts
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Andexas
Qay, Hansbrough
Gallinger
Mason
State‘hood
Committee On
Committee On Agriculture
Proctor
Rosebud Bill Near Passage In Congress
Washington officials report renewed progress on the Rosebud reservation bill as Speaker Henderson and key committee chairs push for passage before March 4. The measure contemplates making no new appropriation but aims to open lands to Indians from existing funds, with support from Senator Gayle and Representative Burke of South Dakota and Ramsay of the Western district.
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Washington
Gay Ble
Burke
Dakota
Henderson
Cannon
Rosebud Reservation
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