Babcock tariff bill cuts duties on iron and steel
Washington Jan 15 Congressman Babcock presents a tariff bill removing duties on iron and steel sold cheaper abroad. He says it preserves protection, aligns with Republican traditions, and places heavy furnace products on the free list while adjusting paragraphs in Schedule C to reflect current conditions and labor costs.
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Washington
Bbcock
Babock
Ensress
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
England
Pittsburg
McKinley
State Department Proposes Treaty Bound Exclusion of Chinese Workers
Washington reports suggest the state department favors shaping a Chinese exclusion act to conform with the 1894 treaty. Law should be limited to the treaty's life, to avoid offending China. Congressmen note China understands the aims but prefers wording that respects the treaty.
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Washington
State Department
United States
China
Congress
Secret wire and wire nails meeting advances prices
In Pittsburg on January 15 a secret meeting drew all national wire and wire nail makers. An authoritative source says prices for wire and wire nails were raised by one dollar per ton effective immediately.
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Pittsburg
Salvation Army figures split with Booths to join Dowie church
London reports that amid doctrinal fevers General Booths son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Boothborn and Percy Clibborn have left the Salvation Army and joined the church of John Alexander Dowie in a notable religious defection.
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London
The
Central News
Booth
Percy Clibborn
Salvation Army
John Alexander Dowie
Philippine Question Opens in Senate with Call for Inquiry
The Philippines take center stage in the Senate as Mr. Hoar proposes a committee to investigate administration there. He argues for witnesses to verify statements about the islands, while Mr. Lodge defends the existing Philippine committee and questions the resolution’s purpose. The debate hints at broader tariff and reciprocity issues.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Philippines
Hoar
Massachusetts
Lodge
Philippine Committee
Carmack
Philippine
Mason
Ilinois
Cuba
Senate Canal Committee Weighs Nicaragua Canal Bill
The senate committee on interoceanic canals deferred action on the Nicaragua canal bill to allow further study of the Panama Canal Company's proposition. Senator Mitchell moved the postponement to enable discussions with the president and Isthmian canal commission chairmen to gauge receipt and required reporting time. The motion passed unanimously, reflecting a desire for fair consideration while avoiding prolonged delay.
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Senate Canal Committee
Washington
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Panama Canal Company
Mitchell
Morgan
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Commission
Mittee
Chicago Labor Unions Back Government Shipbuilding Plan
Chicago trade unionists on January 15 endorsed a plan for government shipbuilding and called for a national program to build ships. They argued public investment would support employment and stabilize the industry amid postwar shortages.
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Chicago
Unions Seek Government Shipbuilding Policy Change
City unions urge Congressman Foss to push a bill ending private shipbuilding for government work. They want Great Lakes yards used and government builds of ships, citing non union labor in current shops. If unresolved, unions plan a mass meeting with national labor leaders to rally opposition to contract work.
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Foss
Committee On Naval Affairs
Great Lakes
Opposition Delays Rixey Plan to Open Soldiers Homes
In Washington on January 15 the House debated an appropriation bill as Mr. Rixey of Virginia urged opening soldiers homes to ex Confederates. Support came from Mr. Gardner of Michigan and Mr. De Armond of Missouri, whose speech provoked strong reactions. Most Democrats opposed the impracticable proposal, with Mr. Lamb of Virginia reading telegrams from Richmond ex Confederates protesting it.
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Washington
House
Rixey
Virginia
Gardner
Michigan
de Armond
Missouri
Mr. Lamb
Virgina
Richmond
Walla Walla Wreck Survivors Found By Melville Dollar
A raft from the ill fated steamer Walla Walla was towed to Aberdeen on January 15 by the Melville Dollar. It was recovered on January 9, 16 miles southwest, with a coat jacket two life belts and a felt hat. The jacket pocket held papers identifying W J Shiel a waiter on the Walla Walla and a Chinatown guide card was found in the coat.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Walla Walla
W. J. Shiel
Melton
Tragic Child Homicide in Wichita Family
Nellie Corneilison an 11 year old girl in Wichita killed her 3 year old sister Laura by slashing her throat with their father George Corneilison s razor. The offense occurred at their home and motive remains unclear as Laura died shortly after the attack.
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Wichita
Kan
Nellie Corneilison
George Corneilison
Laura
Laundry worker killed by clothes wringer accident
A Boone Iowa report states Luella Hacker, a laundry employee, caught her arm in a clothes wringer and was killed instantly when it tore from her shoulder. The incident occurred in Boone and was reported as a special dispatch.
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Des Moines
Boone
Luella Hacker
Insurgents in Batangas Surrender Under General Bell
In Batangas province near Taal on January 10 Colonel Marisigan Major Cabrera and priest Castillo surrendered unconditionally to General Bell. They brought 219 rifles and one cannon, with 60 more rifles than expected. Bell orders release and foresees more surrenders while pacifying the eastern Batangas region.
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Manila
Marisigan
Cabrera
Castillo
Bell
Batangas
Taal
General Bell
United States Commission
Commission
Surrender at Taal Weakens Insurgent Forces in Batangas
Washington reports an unconditional surrender at Taal Batangas in the Philippine islands. Col Marisigan and 245 troops with 223 rifles capitulated to American forces, leaving the western Batangas area largely free of hostiles. Loyal natives expect other bands to surrender as prisoners not charged with serious crimes were released.
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Washington
War Department
Taal
Batangas Province
Philippine Islands
Marisigan
Malvar
Batangas
Confronted with Reeves in Havana postal fraud trial
In Havana on January 15 Rathbone and Reeves faced off over a statement Rathbone allegedly made after returning to the United States in 1899 and two months after stamp burnings. Reeves testified Rathbone claimed Neely arranged the burning to avoid detection. Reeves said he would swear to it, Rathbone warning him God help you. Reeves, a meticulous note taker, is a strong government witness.
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Havana
Rathbone
Reeves
United States
Neely
la Lucha
Allison and Dolliver Nominated for U.S. Senate
Des Moines reports the Republican caucus nominated Senator William B Allison for a sixth term and Senator Jonathan P Dolliver to succeed himself. The caucus also backed Bernard Murphy for state printer Howard Tedford for state binder and J R Carter of Sioux City for editor of the code with unanimous votes.
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Des Moines
William B. Allison
United States
Johnathan P. Dolliver
Allison
Dolliver
Bernard Murphy
Howard Tedford
J. R. Carter
Sioux City
Explosion Claims Three In West Branch Railroad Work Camp
A dispatch from Karthaus, Clearfield County reports three African American laborers were killed and seven wounded when dynamite exploded in a shanty used by workers on the West Branch railroad. The blast followed an attempt to thaw dynamite at a wood stove.
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Williamsport
Karthaus
Clearfield County
New West Branch
Prince Henry to Represent Emperor at Edward’s Coronation
Berlin January 15 Prince Henry of Prussia will travel home from the United States to represent Emperor William at the coronation of King Edward. The announcement confirms his deputation and return plans.
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Berlin
Henry of
Prussia
United States
William
Edward
NEED MORE MEN FOR THE NAVY
Rear Admiral Crowninehield told the House Naval Committee on January 15 the Navy must increase enlisted and officer personnel to properly man new ships. He urged raising the enlisted force by at least 3,000 and discussed cadet numbers at the academy by expanding appointments through representatives, the president, or U S senators. He noted European powers raise manpower with each new hull to match ship growth.
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Crowninewhield
Naval Committee
Washington
Crowninehield
Bureau of Navigation
House Naval Committee
Orr
Academy
United States
Evansville Man Arrested for Bigamy Across States
Joehna Scott known as Howard and Donnell was arrested in Uniontown Kentucky on bigamy charges and confessed. A real estate man, he married Julu K. Frost in 1892 at Springdale Arkansas then deserted her after acquiring a farm. He then wed Mrs. Sallie Corder near Paris Tennessee and left her. He later claimed three more wives in Mobile Alabama Ruddyville Kentucky and Bowling Green Kentucky but refuses to name them. He allegedly posed as a banker with estates in New York and London.
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Evansville
Ind
Joehna Scott
Howard
Donnell
Uniontown
Scott
Julu K. Frost
Springdale
Ark
Tennessee
Sallie Corder
Paris
Pearl Sutton
Mobile
Ala
Mary A. Gott
Ruddyville
Jane Mattingly
Bowling Green
New York
London
Czar and Czarina Praise Roosevelt at Russian New Year
At the Russian New Year reception in St Petersburg the czar and czarina told the United States ambassador Charlemagne Tower that good feeling toward Russia in America is reciprocated by Russians. They spoke highly of President Roosevelt and his achievements and asked about his career.
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St. Petersburg
Czar
Czarina
United States
Charlemagne Tower
Russia
Catarina
Roosevelt
Bank Robbery Attempt Foiled at Cobden
Nine men bound the Cobden night marshal and tried to open the Bank of Cobden safe in Cobden Illinois eight miles south of Carbondale but failed to reach the inner vault. They fled at dawn without taking any money.
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Carbondale
Als
Cobden
Final Act Sets Post Office Regulations for April
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith approves a revision of post office service regulations and a compilation of congressional acts. The changes take effect April 1, superseding conflicting rules.
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Washington
Charles Emory Smith
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Congress
Prince Henry of Germany to Visit United States
Cable advices indicate Prince Henry will arrive off New York about February 18. German embassy officials expect the royal visit to the United States to last less than two weeks.
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Prince Henry
United States
Washington
Germany
New York
von Holleben
A Necessity In the Homie Demand for phones grows
The text argues the telephone is no longer a luxury but a daily necessity for business social and domestic life. It urges readers to ask the Local Manager about the various forms and services available.
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