Agricultural Appropriation Bill Amended Over Drawbacks
The upper house passed the agricultural appropriation measure and began district of Columbia funding. Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota won approval for an amendment on drawbacks on imported wheat, arguing it wrongfully affects domestic flour and could reshape tariffs. Senator McCumber supported the amendment, and Hansbrough sought to curb the drawback for mixed wheat while House conferees were urged to accept the change. The impeachment trial of Judge Swayne proceeded with limited testimony and rulings on residence and evidence.
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Hansbrough
United States
Hanedreigh
McCumber
N. D
House
Shaw
Volstead
Northwestern
Swayne
House Committee
British Parliament Opens as King Delivers Throne Speech
London Feb 15 The first day of Parliament left a marked impression as the government aims for social reforms while avoiding the redistribution of seats. Liberals show deep divisions on leadership with Campbell-Bannerman Asquith Hartley Fowler Rosebery named as possible leaders. Premier Balfour faces challenges keeping followers united amid Irish Unionist tensions over Wyndham and MacDonnell.
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London
Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Earl Spencer
Herbert Henry Asquith
Henry Hartley Fowler
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Balfour
Edward
Strikers in Lodz Pay Fuel From Hidden Source
Lodz reports show strikers have returned to work in small factories but unrest grows as evidence points to a defined agitation line. Nonworking workers receive six cents daily per family, enough for one meal, while large factories stay shut. Employers hold daily talks but cannot agree, signaling ongoing disarray.
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Lodz
Colorado House appoints panel to probe corruption charges
Denver February 15 a five member committee selected by Speaker Dickson to investigate accusations of corruption and intimidation raised by Representatives J F Melton and Claude E Streat in connection with the eight hour bill.
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Denver
Colorado House of Representatives
Dickson
J. F. Melton
Claude E. Streat
Bryan Upholds the Senate In Treaty Powers Row
William J. Bryan spoke in St Paul on February 15 asserting the senate was right and President Roosevelt wrong in the dispute over treaty making powers.
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Bryan
Senate
St. Paul
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Hearst Sullivan clash in Congress over manslaughter case
Washington February 15 The Sullivan Hearst feud replays in the House as Sullivan repeats events leading to indictments and pardons tied to manslaughter charges. He admits technical guilt while detailing his father’s imprisonment and pardon amid attentive, approving peers. Naval appropriations discuss fringe the remainder.
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Washington
Sullivan
Massachusetts
Hearst
New York
Mr. Hearst
Mr. Littlefield
Roosevelt Dines With Hungarians in New York
President Roosevelt finishes two days in New York with a Hungarian Republican club dinner at Little Hungary on the East Side. Secret Service and mounted police guard the event as crowds watch from nearby tenements before he boards the Jersey City ferry and proceeds to Washington.
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Pennsylvania Railway
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Hungarian Republican Club
Tittle Hungary
Desbrosses Street
Ferry House
Jersey City
Secret Service
Mr. Roosevelt
Hungary
White House
Braun
Taussig
Jersey Ferry
Missouri bribery bill defeated by narrow margin
Jefferson City Missouri February 15 The bribery bill proposed by Senator Dickinson at Governor Folk's urging failed in the upper house by three votes. The measure would have shielded witnesses in bribery prosecutions from prosecution itself, a point of strong controversy as supporters argued against criminal practice plans.
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Dickinson
Folk
Departure of Grand Duke and Avellan for Libau
St. Petersburg reports the February 15 departure of Grand Duke Alexis and Vice Admiral Avellan to Libau to bid farewell to the Third Pacific squadron. No indication of delaying the squadron's sailing, despite Kiel rumors. Admiralty has not announced any change in the programme.
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Far East
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Admiralty
Coal trains get preference during Iowa blockade
Des Moines reports extreme cold and snow have halted train service for a day. A coal and food shortage grips major cities as coal trains on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line run out of fuel. Railroads including Rock Island grant coal trains priority, with passenger service largely abandoned.
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Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee and
FUEL CONDITIONS SERIOUS IN OMAHA PACKINGHOUSES SHUT
Snowbound Nebraska and Western Iowa cripple rail service. Chicago Great Western St. Paul and Omaha lines halt all trains and freight movement. In Omaha packers close plants for lack of coal as dealers report no anthracite arriving and Council Bluffs yards bogged by snow.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Chicago-Great Western
St. Paul
Omaha
Council Bluffs Transfer
Wind and snow cripple South Dakota railroad traffic
Huron South Dakota February 15 Wind and snow have caused an almost complete tie up of railroads. Great Northern trains run six to ten hours late and Chicago and North Western trains from the East were held at Tracy with none from the West. Snowplows work in all directions and lines may reopen in a few hours. This is the season’s most serious interruption.
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Great Northern
Chicago and Northwestern
Tracy
Coal famine cripples Milwaukee road mainline shipments
Des Moines Iowa reports a coal famine on the Milwaukee Road main line from Kerridon west to Council Bluffs. Dealers cannot secure coal consignments and in use town banks have been open only three days due to the shortage.
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Des Moines
Kerridon
Council Billis
Opei
Ceal
Blizzard Paralyses Fort Wayne Rail Lines
A heavy storm blocks bus yards and ties up air traffic in the northern state. Lake Shore trains are snowbound north of Fort Wayne. Passengers suffer exposure as railroads halt operations and business grinds to a standstill.
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Fort Warne
Lpi
Lake Shore
Adams Closes Defense in Colorado Governor Contest
Denver reports Governor Alva Adams has closed his defense in the contest for the Colorado governorship. Former Gov James H Peabody begins rebuttal evidence with five days allotted. If fraud findings from Huerfano and Las Animas precincts hold, Adams could still lose or retain the seat by narrow margins depending on which precincts are thrown out.
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Denver
Alva Adams
James H. Peabody
Huerfano
Peabody
Adams
Peabodys
Assembly
Throwing Money to Birds in Illinois Weather Aid
Illinois plans a weather relief program feeding quail and prairie chickens during severe cold. Deputy game wardens will buy grain from farmers and scatter kernels where the birds feed with a $50 per county subsistence limit.
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Springfield
Illinois
Pioneer Minnesota Jurist Dies in Minneapolis
Judge Austin, a pioneer of Hennepin County’s judiciary, died at his city home after about a month of illness. He was seventy four and had lived in Minneapolis since 1866.
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Hennepin County
Minneapolis
Pep
Austin
Fletcher breaks world one mile auto record in Havana
H W Fletcher lowered the world one mile automobile record by driving the 80 horsepower Thomas car at Havana on February 15. He completed the distance in forty five seconds, beating previous marks.
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H. W. Fletcher
Thomas
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