Trade Treaty Fate Seen for House and Senate
President Taft hopes public pressure will push the Canadian reciprocity pact to a vote in the Senate, but opposition from regulars progressives and protectionist Democrats could kill the measure before adjournment on March 4. The House is expected to pass the treaty, while the Senate may block debate and prevent a vote this session.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Taft
Congress
Visin
Northwest
Intermountain States
Pacific Coast
New England
House
Committee On
Rebel General Executed in Haiti Revolt
Cape Haytien reports General Montrecal Guillaume a leading figure in the Haitian uprising and longtime supporter of Nord Alexis was captured by government troops near Cape Haytien and executed at five in the morning. He helped seize Troy and planned to attack Cape Haytien before his arrest.
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Cape Haytien
Montreal Guillaume
Nord Alexis
Port Au Prince
Guillaume
Simon
Troy
Barrrels Of Burning Oil Threaten New Jersey Docks
A big oil fire in Weehawken New Jersey involved local and New York fireboats to halt spread along docks. A storehouse inside the Erie railroad guard held 10 099 barrels of Vacuum Oil lubricating oil. The flames leveled the building with several explosions. Estimated loss of oil 150000 dollars and railroad property 75000 dollars.
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New York
Weehawken
N. J
Erie Railroad Guard
Vacuum Oil Company
Rochester
N. Y
Diffident office boy unsettles partners in New York
Senior Partner notes the new office boy has not yet addressed him by first name after three days. Junior Partner quips about the lack of familiarity, as recorded by the New York Press.
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New York Press
Joseph Chamberlain Weakness Alarm Waves in Commons
English statesman Joseph Chamberlain becomes central as concerns over weakness in policy raise alarms in the House of Commons. Questioning peers urge firm stance on domestic and imperial issues amid political tension.
Chamberlain's Weak Condition Alarms London
London observers report Joseph Chamberlain in poor health as he is sworn into the House of Commons led by Austen Chamberlain Bisson and Lt Col Arthur H. Lee. He barely touched the pen while his son signed his name. his mind seemed bright though his voice was weak and he wore an orchid and eyeglasses.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Bisson
Austen Chamberlain
Arthur H. Lee
House of Commons
Birmingham
Mr. Chamberlain
Raisin the Wind Last Cent Gamble
A fragmented Kansas City Star excerpt shows Dannhaver in extreme financial distress. He contemplates selling the stove to cover needs while addressing his weary wife about food and survival in a grim moment.
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Dannhaver
Kansas City Star
Postal Savings Banks Popular Across the Nation
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports strong early results from the postal savings system with January deposits in forty eight banks near $60,000 and an annual projection around $750,000. He urges Congress to approve $1,000,000 for immediate use to extend the program to more post offices and 600 additional cities.
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Washington
United States
Hitchcock
Congress
Hitchcock Faces Potential Overhaul of Railway Mail Service
Postmaster General Hitchcock, angered by inefficiency and insubordination in the railway mail service, conducts a personal inquiry likely to trigger drastic changes and possible reorganization. He notes subordinate orders imposing burdens, issued in his name without his knowledge.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Children Die in Springfield Fire Tragedy
A Springfield South Dakota blaze claimed the lives of Adelia Dawes thirteen and Charlotte Dawes ten as they hosted a playgroup. An attempt to light a fire with kerosene caused a stove explosion and engulfed the girls in flames.
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Winthrop, Ia
Springfield
S. D
Adelia
Charlotte
G. E Dawes
Theater owner reports $700 theft from Savoy Satchel
Duluth on February 6 H C Hadfield proprietor of the Savoy theater reported to police that nearly $700 was stolen from a satchel left in the theater. The satchel was locked and the money was obtained by cutting the leather.
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Duluth
H. C. Hadfield
Savoy Theater
Blaisdell Veteran Actor Dies at Home in Chicago
John W. Blaisdell, a veteran actor and matinee idol from a prior generation, died at his Chicago home. He retired from the stage ten years ago and had lived in the city since.
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Chicago
John W. Blaisdell
Blaisdell
Mrs Alma W Powell Exhibits Her Famous Trouserettes
At a local women’s club meeting Mrs Alma W Powell displayed her famous Trouserettes, drawing curiosity and praise from attendees. The demonstration highlighted practical wear for active women and featured a brief explanation of design and fabric choices.
Trouserettes and Diamond Badge Steal Spotlight at Astor
New York social scene centers on Mrs Alma Webster Powell’s trouserettes shown beneath a skirt and a $700 diamond badge for Mrs Belle de Rivera as she leaves the New York city federation presidency. The revelations occur at a Rainy Daisies club presidents reception in the Hotel Astor.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Alma Webster Powell
Belle de Rivera
New York City
Harmon pursues Democratic presidential nomination
Cincinnati report says Governor Harmon will push his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination using a special Cincinnati based committee. Hugh L. Nichols will chair the campaign effort while Harmon remains largely silent, planning to let the committee speak for him.
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Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
Hugh L. Nichols
Ohio State Democratic Campaign Committee
Ohio
Harmon
Atlee Pomerene
United States Senate
Nichols
Court tosses Baltimore segregation ordinance
In Baltimore on February 6 judges Harlan and Duffy ordered the proceedings under the negro segregation ordinance thrown out. The ruling voids the ordinance and halts prosecutions under it. The demurrer, based on a defect in the measure’s title, was sustained in this test case after State’s Attorney Owens admitted the ordinance was not valid.
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Baltimore
Harlan and
Duffy
Owens
Japanese Restaurant Plans Union Run Collide With Waitresses
A Seattle restaurant owner seeks to run as a union house with union cooks waiters and cashiers but faces opposition from the Waitresses union. The rebuilt premises used union carpenters and painters and the proprietor seeks recognition and staff from the Cooks and Waiters union linked to the Asiatic Exclusion League.
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Seattle
Cooks and Waiters’ Union
Asiatic Exclusion League
Plague Ravages Harbin as Bodies Pile Up in Streets
Report from Harbin Manchuria February six describes the deadly plague sweeping the city. Nearly sixty bodies buried or burned with four thousand five hundred victims from Chinese and Russian quarters. Coffins stacks and funeral pyres outside the town amid high mortality among doctors and nurses.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Europe
General Piet A Cronje Dies After War Surrender
General Piet A Cronje, renowned Boer commander of the Western army, died after the 1900 campaign. Outnumbered by British forces led by Roberts and Kitchener, Cronje yielded on February 27 at Modder river near Paar deberg after a nine day defense. He was born about 1835.
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Cronje
Modder
Paardeberg
Majuba
Two Million in Peril from Famine in China Provinces
Shanghai dispatches report famine in Nganhwei and Kiangsi as thousands perish and the dead go unburied. About two million people are in danger of death without prompt relief, with fears for American missionaries in the region.
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London
Shanghai
Nganhwei
Kiangsi
Persian finance minister slain in street assassination
Teheran on February 6 saw Samed Dowleh the Persian minister of finance and two policemen shot dead in the street as he left a parliamentary meeting. The attackers, two Armenians, fled the scene with no immediate arrest. Death was nearly instantaneous as Dowleh fell.
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Teheran
Persia
Samed Dowleh
Tide carries away fishing village off Bjorko Sound
In a Feb. 6 disaster at Bjorko sound an ice village of 253 fishermen was swept out to sea by a gale. Rescue boats have been sent but have not returned, and the location remains out of sight.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Bjorko Sound
Mexican Regulars March Into Juarez
El Paso reports Colonel Rabago with 300 federals entered Juarez unmolested. Orozco’s insurgent line appears weakened as reinforcements arrive, boosting federal hopes to hold the city. Casualties are unclear with 170 insurrectos reported killed. a Red Cross train carried 20 refugees from the battlefield after federals barred Red Cross recognition.
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Tex
Rabago
Juarez
Insurrectos
Pasqual Orozco
Navarro
Chihuahua
Bauche
Orozco
Red Cross
Severe Northwest Storm Paralyzes Midwest With Heavy Snow
A snow and wind storm sweeping the Middle West and lake region nears blizzard strength. It stretches from Wyoming to Indiana with Chicago reporting snow at an inch per hour and 40 mph east winds. Temperatures hover near 24 degrees as sleet and rain are forecast.
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Chicago
Middle West
Lake
Wyoming
South Dakota
Missouri
Indiana
United States
Dog Causes Mistress Death and Self in Tragic Gas Leak
In New York on February 6 Miss Elsa Maxter drifted to sleep with a lamp burning. Her dog Rags frolicked nearby and apparently pulled gas tubing from the lamp, allowing fumes to escape and fill the room. Both the woman and the pet were found dead.
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New York
Rags
Elsa Maxter
Minnesota Dominates National Form Show With Multiple Wins
Columbus Ohio February 6 Minnesota collected numerous first place awards across many classes at the national form show. The state also ranked highly as an exhibitor with strong displays of grains grasses soils and related items marking one of the best expositions overall.
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Columbus
Minnesota
Grain and Provision Prices in Minneapolis Trade
Wheat prices shown for February 4 with May at 1.02 1/2 and July at 1.03 1/2. On track values list No 1 hard at 1.04 1/2, No 1 Northern at 1.01 1/2, No 2 Northern at 99 cents, and No 3 Northern at 96 cents.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and plax prices noted for February in Duluth
Wheat prices on track in Duluth with No 1 hard at 1.04 percent, No 1 Northern at 1.03 percent, No 2 Northern at 1.00 to 1.14 percent. May and July bids around 1.04 percent. Plax priced on track and to arrive at 2.65 for May and 2.66 for May contracts.
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Duluth
Northern
Livestock Prices Reported for St Paul Market
Cattle ranged from good to choice steers at 6.50, fair to good 5.00 to 5.50, cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.26, calves 6.00 to 6.50. Hogs 7.40 to 7.45. Sheep showers and lambs: wethers 3.00 to 4.00, yearlings 4.00 to 5.00, spring lambs 5.00 to 5.60.
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St. Paul
Chicago Grain and Livestock Prices on Feb Fourth
Wheat May 96c July 98c Sept 924c. Corn May 50c July 51c Sept 51c. Oats May 83 33c July 227 325c Sept 32446 325c. Pork May 18.25 July 17.60. Butter Creameries 17 25c, dairies 16 22c. Eggs 15 22c. Poultry Turkeys 16c, chickens 18c, springs 12c
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Chicago
Livestock Quotations From Chicago Market Report
Cattle bids include Texas steers at 4.00 to 4.80 with various classes noted. Western steers and stockers show values around 4.30 to 5.75. Hogs range from 7.50 to 7.90 with classifications such as light mixed heavy and good to choice heavy. Sheep prices list Native at 2.40 to 4.80, yearlings about 6.60, lambs 4.26 to 6.10.
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Chicago
Texas
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