Knox Opposes Bill To Shield Foreign Trade From Anti-Trust
Attorney General Knox rejects a senate bill to exempt foreign commerce from the interstate and anti-trust laws. He warns it would weaken public policy on railroads and pools, favor foreign traffic, threaten tariff protections, and undo fifteen years of reform. He calls for open debate and cautions against swift passage.
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Knox
Washington
Senate
Congress
Pittsburg
Alleghanies
Neana
Berlin
Chicago
New York
Wales
Germany
San Francisco
Atlantic
Fe Ndw
Supreme Court of the United States
Fire at Hotel Randolph Nearly Sparks Major Blaze in Cuthbert
Special dispatch from Cuthbert Georgia reports a guest at the Hotel Randolph awakened at 3 am by smoke and glowing coals dropping from the grate. The fire spread to the room floor and adjoining areas but was quickly extinguished by local fire brigades with water from the room and adjacent sources. No injuries reported.
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Cuthbert
Randolph
Taft Reports on Philippines Famine and Reforms
Washington February 1 The president sent to the senate the annual Philippine commission report covering the islands up to December 23 1903 The document details a famine caused by a rice corner the purchase and loss on rice shipments and measures to prevent future shortages It notes dissolute Americans as a major obstacle and discusses friar land settlement and the shift toward American Catholic governance It emphasizes tariffs railroads and construction as keys to future prosperity and calls for expanded schooling in the islands.
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Washington
Senate
Philippine Commission
Philippine Islands
Taft
Elam
Calcutta
Manila
Philippine
Islands
Apostolic Delegation
Flecays
United States
Taft Saya
Tate
Bonds for Islands Improvement Not to Give Excessive Power
Governor Taft argues the proposed sales of permanent improvement bonds for the islands do not grant excessive authority to the Islands commission or legislature. He notes the governor of Jolo violated the Bates agreement, forfeiting rights, and labels him a cowardly intriguer sacrificing public interests for tax gains.
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Taft
Jolo
Dietrich Asks Investigation In Senate Charges
The Senate granted Nebraska Senator Dietrich's request to investigate charges from his federal court trial. A committee of Hour Platt Spooner Cockrell Pettus will conduct the inquiry, with Tillman proposing Privileges and Elections oversight. Also noted is a Treasury inquiry on William D Crum's Charleston port appointment and a War Department document relevant to that case. A Nashville note reports on a New York public schools teacher who married, challenging age-old rules about marriage affecting employment. The case richens debate on matrimony versus public policy in education.
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Washington
Senate
Dietrich
Nebraska
Messrs. Hour
Platt
Connecticut
Spooner
Cockrell
Pettus
Tillman
South Carolina
Committee On Privileges and
Iegard
Burrows
Secretary of the Treasury
Willam D Crum
Charleston
8. C
Shaw
Secretary of War
Aga
Nashville Daily News
Patterson
York Publle
Board of Education
van de Water
New York Board of Education
Rules for Long Life Prom Exhange Taondon RCP
Sir Kermann Weber speaks at Taondon on longevity. He is 80 and credits moderation in eating and drinking daily exercise in all weathers, fresh air, regular sleep six to seven hours, daily baths, steady work and mental occupation, and willpower to curb stimulants and narcotics for a longer life.
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Kermann Weber
Royal College of Physicians
Taondon
They Spy on Each Other From Pearson Weekly and Brooklyn Tale
A Pearson's Weekly piece argues spying is international business driven by allied rivals. It cites a Japanese naval officer gathering coast details and China Russia Germany eyes. A Brooklyn Eagle tale shares a humor moment about a man mistaken with a transfer on a Broadway car inspiring lighthearted city life.
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Pearson's Weekly
Pying
P W
New York
Abe
Sides
Britain
Japan
France
Great Britain
Austria
Bea
Russia
Spain
Germany
United States
Washington
Tokio
St Petersburg
Berlin
Manchuria
Brooklyn Eagle
East
Manhattan
Broadway
Gates Avenue
Gates
Twenty-third Street
Madison Avenue
Brooklyn
Erin
Twenty-third
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
An Explanation Necessary
The Washington Star quotes a brief humorous exchange from February Smart Bet noting a question about time spent in a previous place and a playful reply about expenditure and living luxury in a dream house.
Forbes Beaten by Abe Attell in Featherweight Title Clash
In St Louis on February 1 Harry Forbes of Chicago led the early rounds with speed and clever work but Abe Attell of San Francisco finished strong. Forbes held a slight edge through four rounds, yet Attell landed a clean overhand right in the decisive fifth, putting Forbes down for a knockout. Parr then defeated Munroe in Buffalo, while Marcette beat Smith in New York in a 300 to 258 billiards opening.
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St Louis
Harry Forbes
Chicago
Abeattell
San Francisco
West End
Forbes
Attell
Parr
Munroe
Buffalo
Jim Parr
Jack Munroe
Butte
Mont
Jammer
Jef Hald
Marcette
New York
Arthur Marcette
Quebec
Demon Smith
Wag
Liedergranz Club
Improving on the Facts by D L Llewellyn Williams
A compact reading of resolve and effort illuminates how steady labor yields reward. The poem asserts that diligent, earnest work strengthens the spirit, while passivity wastes opportunity and dulls perception amid life’s hardships.
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Washington Star
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Dllewellyn Williams
Florence
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