Senators Tired and Want a Vote on Statehood Bid
February reports indicate a Senate debate on the statehood bill will stretch this week with Republicans seeking consolidation of two states and a full party vote. Quay and others may test statehood amendments against agricultural appropriations, while talk grows of admitting Oklahoma only as a last resort later in the session.
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Winshlogtos
Te Thi Pt
Shane
Qusy Te Likey
Advcates
Oklahoma
Aesson
Alison
District of
Columia
House
District of Columbias
Friends of the Currency Pillars
Charleston's New Depot to Rise on Condemnation
Charleston February 8. The Southern railway and Atlantic Coast Line ordered condemnation actions against John Riley's property needed for part of the new union depot site. The two roads, after crediting Charleston Trion Station Company, expect to begin construction once possession is secured. A bill to curb condemnation faces uncertain fate. if blocked, depot plans may fail.
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Charleston
S. C
Spe‘al
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
John ¥. Riley
Union Depot
Charleston Trion Station Company
R. G. Bewin
Riley
General Assembly
Erwin
Death of James J. Irice Prominent Bartow Citizen
Special: James J. Trick, clerk of the board of county commissioners, died at Grassdale and was buried at Cassville. Reared in Leesburg Virginia, he served as a soldier in the war before moving to Carteravile. He leaves a wife and several children. Also notes Nelson Shiver of Moultrie, Ga. and C. M. Nichols, former editor of The Daily Revenue, died in Springfield Ohio at age about 80 after a long career in newspapers.
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Bartow
Virginia
Carteravile
James J. Trick
Board of County Commissioners
Grassdale
Cassville
Leesburg
Undi
A. B. Irick
Nelson Shiver
Moultrie
Marshall Shiver
al Mirient
Thigpen
Springfield
Ohio
C. M. Nichols
Renue
Board of Trade
Westfield
Was Old Chicago Settler Dies After Brief Illness
Henry S. Jones, one of Chicago's oldest settlers and a veteran member of the Chicago bar, died today after a three day illness of pneumonia. He was a contemporary of Stephen A. Douglas and a friend of early Chicago figures. Mr Monroe, aged seven, was a close associate of notable pioneers.
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Chicago
Henry S. Jonesoe
Mr. Monroe
Stephen A. Douglas
Virginia cop kills officer in Bristol border towns
Bristol Virginia police officer fatally shoots Bristol Tennessee officer Nathan Childress after an argument aboard a street corner near State and Fourth. Gratwalk, a Bristol Virginia constable, fled to his room, changed to civilian clothing, and disappeared as authorities traced him through the twin border city.
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Bristol, Tenn
Gratwalk
Childress
Porch
Bristol
Tennessee
Virginia
Milledge and Baldwin names urged for University of Georgia buildings
Athens February edition of the Red Jack reports a campus movement to rename the New College dormitory Milledge Hall and Baldwin Hall. It argues that John Milledge and Abraham Baldwin, key founders and donors, are not honored by existing names and should be commemorated as the building changes character. The student body is expected to favor the change as remodeling occurs.
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Milledge
Baldwin
Athens
Uniity
Red Jack
Twn Ih
Old i New College
Baldin
Tlyniversity
John Mitleige
University
United States Army
Abraham Baldwin
University of Georgia
Franciscans to Go to Rome for Superior General Election
American Franciscans, with five provinces, will send a delegation to a universal chapter in Rome on Pentecost Sunday to elect a new superior general to replace Father Aloysius Tauer. The likely choice is Very Rev. Peter Baptiste Englert, professor at Cincinnati Prince scan college and former provincial of the Cincinnati province.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
San Franciscan Fathers
Rome
Aloysius Tauer
Franciscans
Peter Baptiste Englert
Th Cincinnati Prinscan College
Death of Dr. Paul Haedicke German Journalist Dies in New York
Dr. Paul Haedicke a well known German journalist in Germany and America died in New York today at age 31. Born Brandenburg he served as a correspondent for The Illinois Stanza Zeitung Chicago and edited The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung before returning to New York four years ago as a resident correspondent for the Germany Germany's leading news agency.
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New York
Paul Haedicke
Germany
America
Brandenburg
Illinois Stanza Zeitung
Chicago
Nord Deuteche Allegemeine Zeitung
Welff
Campaign Against Crime Highlighted by Kentucky Ministers
Ministers across Kentucky conducted services urging reform of criminal laws in Louisville and statewide. The Louisville Ministerial Association organized the day after murders in Louisville and other counties prompted the action, with pastors and prominent laymen calling for crime reduction.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Commonwealth
Louisville Ministerial Association
Waterbury Strike Quiet as Trolley Men Stand Firm
In Waterbury Connecticut during the fifth week of the trolley workers strike against the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company, there was no violence and streetcars ran regularly all day without molestation.
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Waterbury
Conn
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Ben Martin Claims Accidental Shooting in Morehead KY
In Morehead Kentucky on February g, Ben Martin killed a young white woman named Mare Ste gall. Martin said the shooting was accidental due to drinking. Authorities report the incident as a fatal shooting with Martin asserting it happened unintentionally at the scene.
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Ben Martin
Morsehead
Ky- Morehead
Mare Stegall
Itte Am Martin
Mandel Slain in His Office
New York report says Louis Mandel, dealer in old iron, was murdered in his East Twenty third street office. He was found unconscious and died at the hospital. Robbery is suspected as his desk was rifled and his gold watch and chain and diamond ring were stolen. A larger sum of money remained untouched.
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New York
Louis Mandel
East Twenty-third Street
Mandel
Storm wrecks leave islanders in peril and heroism noted
The report chronicles a vast storm event with widespread destruction. Captain’s action saved a crate amid waves, sailors and a mother clinging to a tree for ten hours. natives rescued by swimming to the ship. Vast copra and pearl shells feared lost. ships damaged. Tahiti and Puamotu areas hardest hit.
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Babe
Mariposa
G W. Waterbury
Chicago
Tie
Tait
Leeward Islands
Puamotu
Faitea
Iencn
Raltea
Tahiti
Almot
Way Ceded to Government to Form Ship Canal Plan
Albany February The question of ceding a normal portion of the Brigantine canal to the United States for a ship canal is answered in the affirmative by Attorney General Cuneen in a letter to Major Thomas W Symons head of the US Army Corps Buffalo district The letter says parts of the canal within the Black Rock area could be abandoned by the state canal board and ceded to the federal government while safeguarding water rights and River passage for canal boats along the bank of the proposed canal.
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Albany
United States
Dubeen
Thomas W. Symons
United States Engineering Corps
Buffalo District
Niagara River
Cuneen
Black Rock Canal
Canal Board
Black Rock
Death of Bishop’s Wife in Mexico City Mission Trip
Mrs Earl Cranston wife of Bishop Cranston of Portland Oregon died in Siua c Guanajuato while with her husband for the Methodist church conference. The bishop and his daughters will take the body to Cincinnati Tuesday. She had been ill since arrival in Mexico.
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Cranston
Mexico
Mexico City
Earl Cranston
Bishop Cranston
Portland
Ores
Siiac
Guanajuato
Cincinnati
Ohio
Methodist Church
Eighth Street
James English, Jr
Bugsy
Aiken Royalty Visits Chattanooga Shrine Leader
Chattanooga Tenn February Henry C. Aiken of Omaha imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine is guest of Alhambra temple. He will attend a reception and banquet tomorrow night with temple members from Nashville and Knoxville present.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Henry ‘C. Aiken
Omaha
Alhambra Temple
Nashville
Knoxville
Duke of Tetuan Dies at Madrid Era Ends
The duke of Tetuan, formerly Spain's minister of foreign affairs, died today in Madrid after a period of illness.
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Spain
Madrid
Duke of Tetuan
Hebrews Meet in Cincinnati Elects Woolmer President
About thirty members of American Hebrew congregations executive board met at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Samuel Woolmer of Peoria was elected president to succeed Julius Frelbers. A plan to establish Jewish churches nationwide was discussed, with rabbis visiting smaller communities to conduct services. A committee led by Simon Wolfe will study civil and religious rights and report at the April 19 special meeting. The Isaac Wise memorial fund reached $154,000.
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Cincinnati
American Hebrew’ Congregations
Hebrew Union College
Samuel Woolmer
Peoria
Bla
Julius Frelbers
United States
Simon Wolfe
Washington, D. C
Washington, D
Isaac Wise
Monetary Commission in Mexico City Draws Interest
Interest grows in the American government action on silver as President Roosevelt's willingness to act is praised. The Mexican monetary commission will study silver supply and currency needs, aiming for better understanding of the metal’s role in commerce.
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Monetary Commission
Mexico City
Roosevelt
Ances
Limantour
Governor Long Improves in Boston Weathered by Health Bulletin
Boston reports former Secretary of the Navy Jong Long had a comfortable day. physicians say condition continues favorable. In Raleigh, a special note says a resolution will seek to urge trustees of the Pentady fund to apportion the remaining balance among southern states.
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Long
Boston
Raleigh
N. C
The
Pentady Fund
Bears Not Dangerous Magnificent Trophies in Arctic Lore
A fragment from Lestie's Monthly recounts polar bears as majestic skins and trophies. It notes ancient sea rovers quarrelling over bear kills and describes hunting the bear as perilous yet routine, contrasting it with muskoxen hunts and the chase over ice with dogs in a harsh Arctic setting.
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Trobert E. Peary
Lestie’s Monthly
Greenland
Witt
Dos
Page Mitchell Follows Father Into Senate Tradition
Senator George BR Jones recalled that twenty years ago Page Lawrence G. Mitchell began as a senate page after his father appointed him. Jones, now hopeful for Mitchell’s reappointment, shared stories of early pay, service, and the desire to study Commonwealth history in Worcester.
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Jones
Boston Journal
George BR. Jones
Lawrence G. Mitchell
Senate
Worcester
Mr. Rugg
Marston
Commonwealth
Page Mitchell
Orel
F. Mitchell
Sena
Music and marriage spark curious dialogue in choir scene
A manager and artist discuss music's lift in ideas and salary. The choir leader questions a marriage choice, with the artist defending it by saying the partner could not be a base deceiver.
Derby Hat Found on River Wharf in New Orleans
A black derby hat and a handkerchief labeled Andrew Pittman were found on the New Orleans wharf between Josephine and Adele streets. Pittman, son of the late Fulton county judge, arrived Friday, last heard from in Atlanta, and his relatives fear he may have disappeared. The hat and kerchief are at the harbor station near Canal Street.
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New Orleans
Josephine
Adele Streets
Knox
George Muse
Atlanta
Andrew Pittman
Harbor Station
Canal Street
Toulouse Street
Daniel Pittman
Fulton County
L. %. Pittman
Washington Street
Sewanee University
Oklahoma City
Okla
Manry
Neat Loan and Banking Company
Pittman
New
Robert Keely
Maragras
Mrs Dickson in peril after wreck rush of aid saves life
Mrs. Dickson sustains injuries in a wreck and is treated at Wilkins home before removal to Elkin Cooper sanitarium for surgery. Mrs. Hugh Hagan aids the injured and suffers a bruised head as the two women, lifelong friends, are celebrated as beloved Atlanta figures amid hospital and club scenes.
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Dickson
Grant Wilkins
Peachtree Street
John G
Charles Wikis
de Hunter P. Cooper
W. 3. Elkin
R. B. Ridley
Marian Hull
A. W. Calhoun
Elkin-Cooper Sanitarium
Atlanta
Hagan
Deer Galore in Virginie and Fortune Teller Tales
The piece notes abundant venison near Richmond driven from Powhatan, Chesterfield and Goochland by twenty seasons of plenty. It describes deer trials by local boys, hunting patterns, and the ease of securing game, with prices around ten cents a pound and average deer weight about fifty pounds.
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Old Dominion
Richmond
Powhatan
Chesterfold
Goochland
Virginia
Excapex
Chesterfield
Kim
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