Free Expression of Opinions in the House
Washington reports a House debate on the army appropriation bill with attacks on tariff policy and the U S financial system. Tennessee’s Mr Garrett and North Carolina’s Mr Poll deride Republicans while Mr Hayes of California criticizes Aldrich reform. The Senate centers on currency leg. Owen pushes a counter to panic. Sublette & Barnes advertise evaporated peaches.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Cay
Garrett
Tennessee
Poll
North Carolina
Republican Party
Hayes
California
United States
Parker
New Jersey
Owen
Strother Makes Great Speech in the House
Charleston W Va Feb 25 delegates Strother of McDowell used personal privilege to defend Norfolk and Western alignment while urging centralized public accounts under the attorney general. The corrupt practices bill passed 34 to 22, social clubs liquor nuisance measure nearly unanimous, uniform text book law favored, mine committee minority report blocked.
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Charleston
W. Va
James A. Strother
McDowell
Norfolk & Western
House
Senate
Crisis in Portugal signals possible republic shift
Lisbon reports a political clash over whether Portugal will replace the monarchy with a republic. Republicans claim Lisbon will influence nationwide change, while disinterested observers doubt timing. The monarchy is portrayed as top heavy with shrinking territory, dwindling wealth, and high taxes despite a once grand state apparatus.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Fire at Cambria destroys mill buildings in Cambria Virginia
Fire at 2 AM damaged the Averill Mitchell Company furniture plant in Cambria near Christiansburg. The boiler house, dry kiln, lumber, and a nearby colored family residence burned while the main building stayed intact. Roanoke engines were summoned, but arrived after control was restored. loss estimated at about $7,000 with minimal insurance.
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Christiansburg
Averill Mitchell Company
Cambria
Roanoke
American car leads in mud coated New York to Paris race
Thickly coated with mud the army machine delivering a grant message reached Chicago while the second car, the American, appeared and still led the field in the New York to Paris race.
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Chicago
Army
Gen. Grant
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Paris
Salem jail hold delays transfer of Roanoke killer
Roanoke, Va., Feb. 25 Special Frank Cauthorn the Christiansburg woman killer has not been moved from the Salem jail to the Marion asylum as reports claimed last night. Dispatches indicated he had reached the asylum but today’s check shows he remains in Salem jail and no removal date is known.
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Roanoke
Frank Cauthorn
Christiansburg
Salem
Marion
Cauthorp
Investigation opens on Navy conduct before Senate committee
Washington February 25 an inquiry into charges against the American Navy and the navy department began before the senate committee on naval affairs. Admiral Converse testified as the first witness describing initial allegations and the scope of the investigation.
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Washington
Navy Department
Nous Committee On Naval Affairs
Admiral Converse
Navy officials dispute magazine charges on battleship reports
Admiral Converse criticized parts of magazine statements as unimportant or misleading and denied Reuterdahl sourced his impressions from official reports. He noted no battleship accident arose from an open turret, attributing all failures to breech faults in the guns.
Senator Wickham Signs Minority Report On Judge Rhea
Richmond Va Feb 25 The house heard both majority and minority reports on Judge William F Rhea fitness for the state corporation commission then adjourned to meet again. The minority report names all committee members except Senator Wickham who signed it The debate was seen as unfavorable to Judge Rhea Hill Montague urged more time to consider the evidence saying he would vote according to conscience.
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Richomnd
William F. Rhea
State Corporation Commission
Wickham
Rhea
Hill Montague
Father Heinrichs Murdered in Denver Church
Denver police link murder of Father Leo Heinrichs to anarchist plots. A witness saw a man in the church aisle two weeks before the tragedy signaling to two priests and naming Father Leo as the target. Chief Delaney says about thirty anarchists across the country may soon be arrested. He traces Alio and his band from a southern Italian stone quarry to various U.S. towns where they lived.
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Denver
Colo
Leo Heinrichs
Ciliseppe Alio
Paterson
N. J
Father Leo
Mother Leo
Chief Delaney
Alio
Italy
America
Webb Retains World Sculling Title in New Zealand
Webb, the world s sculling champion, defended his title on the Manga nui River in Wanganui by defeating challenger R T Ressidery. The February 25 contest reaffirmed Webb s status atop the sport with a clear victory margins and renewed interest in the ongoing championship lineage.
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HR. T. Ressider
New Zealand
Wanganui
Webb
R. T. Ressidery
Manganui River
Blue Ribbon Extreeds Promised for Ten Years
For ten years the paper promises superior quality of Blue Ribbon Extreeds pleasing customers who demand the best. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
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Iite
Castings of Any Size Working For Prompt Repairs IT
A local repair service advertises swift casting and metal repair capabilities for any size project. The firm emphasizes prompt, reliable workmanship and availability for urgent needs in information technology environments.
Mystery corpse found near Big Sandy works in West Virginia
Marrytown West Virginia February 25 The missing man John Hanners was found dead in the river near the Big Sandy Coke and Coal Company works. The body shows two to three days of death with face and hands gnawed by rats or mink. Hanners 35 lived with his mother in law and daughter near the discovery site. Authorities plan a post mortem and inquest led by Squire Greenawalt Welch amid possible foul play.
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Marrytown
W. Va
John Hanners
Big Sandy Cois and Coke Company
Hanners
Squire Greenawalt
Welch
Hanrers
Big Sandy
Found Dead by Track Near Jaeger
John Kennedy a 42 year old merchant and lumberman from Bradshaw Va was found killed beside the westbound track near Jaeger around 1 am. He had been drinking and foul play is suspected according to reports from O Keefe West Virginia. The body mangled and identified by clothing fragments. He leaves a wife and two sons.
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John Kennedy
Jaeger
J. W. Gordon
Hull
Taeger
Bradshaw
O'Keefe
W. Va
Tank
Wreck injures thirty on north excursion train near Laredo
Thirty people were injured when an excursion train from the north wrecked last night at Orville, twelve miles north of Laredo Texas. Several cars derailed and burned in a ditch while a Pullman stayed on the rails. Most travelers were from Toledo Ohio under Tourist Agent Gates.
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Laredo
Tex
Orville
Toledo
Gates
John W. Gates
South
Dreammnont
Four Men Stabbed in Riot at Polish Wedding Fight
Four men were stabbed and fifteen others severely cut in a riot between two Polish factions at a saloon wedding. One officer was among the injured as the festivities ended amid disputes from an old Pole faction feud.
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Chicago
No agreement reached on Southern Railway wage cuts
Washington February twenty fifth reports negotiations broken off after failure to agree on wage reductions for Southern Railway Company employees. President Finley says the case will be taken to the Interstate Commerce Commission for resolution.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
Finley
S Iuterstate Commerce Commission
Southern railway wage dispute moves to mediation
President Finley issued a statement announcing confidence in an amicable adjustment of the wage dispute between the Southern railroad and its workers. He regrets the workers cannot accept the management’s wage scale and notes the railway’s decision to seek mediation from the Interstate Commerce Commission and the commissioner of labor, signaling a new campaign to resolve such controversies via mediation rather than direct negotiation.
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Neill
Erdmann
Finley
Southern Railroad
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Labor
Baseball Visit Inspires Lima Society Events
Lima祝 society hosts a series of entertainments for visiting American naval officers. A reception at the American legation preceded a baseball match between ships’ nines. Admirals and officials attended, with flags on stage at the opera and praise from Peruvian press amid bubonic plague concerns.
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Lima
J Lima Society
Opera House
Combs
Pardo
Thoms
Thomas
Sperry
Emory
Erry
Educators Attend National Conference of School Superintendents
More than 2,000 educators gathered in Washington for the National Educational Association convention of the department of superintendents. Secretaries from National Colleges of Texas for Education and other associations joined, with opening address by President Cooper and a symposium on the Place of Industries in Public Education in the afternoon.
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Washigton
Department of Superintendents
National Educational Association
National Colleges of Texas For Education
Educational Press Association
American National Committee On Agricultural Education
Southern Sect
Fon
North Carolin Association of City
Conference of State
Cooper
Fire devastates Pittsburg trunk warehouse district
A late night blaze in the Hold, Boyd & Boyd Trunk Company building on Pittsburg's north side caused the collapse of four nearby homes and damaged an adjoining wallpaper office. Four firefighters were injured by debris, but no one else. Bricks and mortar fell, with only two walls remaining and at risk of collapse. Damage exceeds $200,000 as crews fight to control the stubborn fire.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Boyd & Boyd Trunk Company
Bulding
Trunk Company
Gompers on Courts and Labor Justice
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor told the Senate judiciary committee that labor organizations will not be driven out of existence despite court decisions. He expressed confidence in the president’s sympathy for workers and his goal of universal justice.
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Washington
Semuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hots Committee On Judiciary
Tie
United States
Senate panel splits over Brownsville shooting blame
Washington feb 25 the shooting at brownsville texas August 13 and 14 190 was done by negro soldiers of the twenty fifth infantry eight committee members hold this view four oppose one abstained a lodge resolution declaring guilt was adopted after multiple substitutes were voted down the fight moves to the senate floor with reports due in about ten days
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Washington
Brownsville
Tex
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Lodge
Foraker
Dupont
Scott
Congress
Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Senate
New Hudson River Tunnel Opens Linking New York and New Jersey
The Hudson river tunnel under the river bottom connecting New York City and Hoboken was formally opened by President Roosevelt with speeches by New York and New Jersey governors. An official eight-car train led the service and regular trains began on a five-minute headway amid a large dignitary turnout.
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New York
Hudson River
New York City
Hoboken
N.J
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Hughes
Manhattan
White House
Era of Conscience Speech Targets Track Gambling
New York February 25 Governor Joseph W Folk of Missouri spoke to the Civic Reform League on The Era of Conscience. He attacked track gambling as a prolific crime breeder and urged ending legalized vice nationwide. He predicted race track gambling would fade across the country and praised an ethical awakening.
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New York
Tece Track Gamblig
Lod
Josepi W. Folk
Missouri
Civic Reform League
Folk
Spoaker
Denver opens new Democratic convention headquarters
Denver readers learn that headquarters were opened yesterday at the Albany Hotel by Sergeant at Arms John L. Martin of the Democratic national committee. A Denver civic project, the new $500,000 auditorium nearing completion will feature folding opera chairs of an improved pattern throughout the building.
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Denver
Colo
Albany
John L. Martin
Democratic National Committee
Bealghipt Oysters Promoted by Sublette and Barnes
An advertisement urges ordering fine Bealghipt oysters from Sublette and Barnes with a 2 23 U date marker, promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers pleasant little pills, notes easy consumption, and states they are sold by all druggists.
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Sublette & Barnes
DeWitt
Want Ads Reflect Reciprocal Needs in Public Life
The sample want ads illustrate the vast array of human claims and needs forming a living marketplace. They reveal how individuals and groups seek recognition, services, employment, and opportunities, describing a dynamic exchange that sustains daily life and local economies.
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