Senate Passes Eny Fare Bill Without Amendment
The state senate approved the majority ENY fare measure with 57 yeas and no dissent and sent it to the House where members were urged to act. The anti pass bill limits special rates and requires equal treatment for travel and transport.
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State Senate
George R. Laybourn
Hey
H. Peterson
House
Senate
Peterson
Alderman
Brainerd
Royalton
Little Falls
Women's Federation of Clubs
D. S. Hall
Buffalo Lake
Hinton
Texas Assembly Postpones Action on Bailey Charges
Austin reports the Texas House did not take up the Senate cleansed case against U S Senator Joseph Bailey. Following the senate’s discharge of the committee and exoneration, the house deferred formal consideration for a day with both supporters and opponents consenting to delay.
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Texas Assembly
Bailey
Austin
Tex
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Senate
House
Engineers take Panama canal task from army branch
The Isthmian canal commission reorganized with three army engineers to direct canal work Major G W Goethals to lead with Majors Gailiard and Sibert as associates Senator Blackburn to join the new panel Stevens and Shonts resign amid push for continuous progress and possible contract work at Isthmus.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Shonte
John F. Stevens
Shontes
New York
Panama Railroad Company
Army
Engineer Corps
G. W. Goethals
D. D. B. Gailiard
William L. Sibert
Joseph C. S. Blackburn
Kentucky
United States Senate
Reorganized Commission
Senate
Messrs. Fhants
Stevens
Haines
Endicott
Herrod
Gorgas
Jackson Smith
Messrs. Shonts
Blackburn
Congress
Fire devastates Hochelaga school killing seventeen
Montreal reports a fatal blaze at the Hochelaga Protestant school leaving principal Miss Sarah Maxwell and sixteen children dead from asphyxiation. About 200 students attended the two story brick building, with no fire escapes cited and a city order for exits reportedly issued in November.
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Montreal
Maxwell
Childdren
Hochelaga
Protestant School Commission
Bea
Miss Maxwell
Captain Carson
Sarah Maxwell
Schoo Commissioners
Thaw Trial Witness Evelyn Nesbit Excused From Stand
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is excused after a lengthy cross examination in the trial of her husband Harry Thaw for the Stanford White killing. The district attorney will pursue cross examination of defense alienists, while Judge Fitzgerald limits collateral facts.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Britton D Evans
Charles G. Wagner
Deemar
Bingaman
Mra. Thaw
Abraham Hummel
Hummel
Thaw
Harry Thaw
Goethals Reviews Isthmian Work For Possible Contract
Goethals and his associates will report to the president on the Isthmus project after gaining full work familiarity. If they conclude contract work would be better, the president will revisit the issue and may use high quality contractors whose bids are rejected or others of similar standing to save time and cost.
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Goethals
Wedding Hall Floor Collapse Hurts Dozens in Knoxville
In Knoxville Iowa during a wedding at C K Daviss home the floor collapsed sending nearly eighty guests to the basement. About twenty injured many seriously were treated at Knoxville and surrounding area. The accident occurred after the bride Bessie Davis wed H C Green of Lopez Arkansas.
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Des Moines
Knoxville
C. K. Davis
Bessie
H. C. Green
Lope
Ark
Double murder in Colfax over missing $15000
In Colfax Louisiana on February 27 a wealthy Frenchman Joseph Billet and his wife were found dead after a $15000 missing from the house. Billet's head was nearly severed and his wife had multiple bullet wounds on the front lawn, with robbers believed to be responsible.
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Colfax
Joseph Billet
Billet
Express Train Wreck Near Guelph Kills Three
The west bound Chicago express on the Grand Trunk at forty miles an hour jumped a thirty foot embankment near Guelph Ontario. Three people were killed and all passengers sustained injuries. The dead include John O'Donohue former mayor of Stratford Ontario, Charles Rankin of Stratford, and a two year old son of H C Walker of Peterboro Ontario.
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Guelph
Ont
Grand Trunk
John O’donohue
Stratford
Charles Rankin
H. C. Walker
Peterboro
Fire injures two at Fuller laundry in Minneapolis
Peter Cole man of Engine Company No. 1 and Arthur Turovic pipeman of Company No. 10 were badly burned at the Fuller laundry on Hennepin avenue by burning gasoline. Both suffered severe facial and hand burns. Tommy Mowatt of Chicago lost a decision to Jimmy Potts the Northwest lightweight champion in nine rounds as officials halted the ten round bout just as police prepared to intervene.
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Minneapolis
Peter Coleman
Arthur Turovic
Fuller Laundry
Hennepin Avenue
Tommy Mowatt
Chicago
Jimmy Potts
Northwest
Ise Slaughter
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