Pretty Fight Over the Ship Subsidy Bill
In Washington March 1 the House, after a three hour contest, passed the ship subsidy bill as perfected in the committee of the whole, striking out steamship mail line provisions to the Orient. Democrats and insurgent Republicans split on the measure but secured an eleven vote majority for passage. Conference report on the post office bill was adopted.
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House
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Pacific Coast
Orient
Public vote coalitions pass bills and pay raise offered
Publicans and Democrats united on the first and final ballots as the House passed the general deficiency bill and adopted an amendment by Mr. Grosvenor to grant one month extra pay to all congressional employees. The Pacific coast objectors led a point of order reducing mileage from 20 to 8 cents. The Treasury was authorized to accept Cuban funds for prior intervention costs. The House approved post office and industrial peace committee measures and adjourned. A $50 monthly widow pension was approved for General Hawley’s widow.
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Grosvenor
Ohio
Congress
Pacific Coast
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Joseph R. Hawley
Senator Morgan Attacks King Leopold Over Congo Rubber
Senator Morgan reporting from the foreign relations committee calls for information on any concessions to Americans related to Congo rubber. He condemns Leopold of Belgium for exploiting Congo lands and imposing cruel labor on natives, urging US action to preserve Congo wealth for its people.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Morgan
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Leopold
India
Congo Free State
King Leopold
Belgium
Congo
United States
Verdict of Guilty in Joseph Leiter Case
Benton NL March 1 Joseph Leiter owner of Zeigler Ill and the coal mines at that place was found guilty of allowing his mines to be inspected by persons not having a certificate of competency. The jury was out over 24 hours. The case stems from an explosion that killed 57. Two other cases against Leiter for unlawful powder storage and building rooms without cross cuts come up March 11.
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Benton
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler, Ill
Leiter
Oliver Threatens to Sue the Government
William J. Oliver of Knoxville visited the canal commission offices and received the certified check when his bid was submitted. He left without protest but intimated possible future legal action to recoup losses from bid preparation.
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Washington
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Canal Commission
Oliver
Vessel Goes Aflot After Ashore Incident Near Flushing
The Dutch mail steamer Keningen Wilhelmina went ashore in fog east of Flushing harbor entrance. Passengers were landed safely and the vessel is expected to float at the next high water.
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Flushing
Holland
Put Them to Work We Mean Your Dollars
Review Bluefield real estate history since incorporation to see 75 percent of gains come from property. A million at 3 percent would grow, but working men seek quick substantial returns. Fairview Addition offers lots from $96 up by A. S. Booker & Co. for details and tours.
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Bluefield
Fairview Addition
A. S. Booker & Co
Strother Case Seeks Alienist Testimony on Minds of Defendants
Washington alienist to testify on the mental state of James and Philip Strother after they fired shots that killed William Bywaters. The expert will offer opinions on whether the defendants were emotionally insane at the time of the incident.
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Washington
James
Philip Strother
William Bywaters
No Unwritten Law Denied by Culpeper Court
Culpeper Virginia March 1 Judge Harrison rejects the idea of an unwritten law justifying homicide as a defense in the Strother-Bywaters case. The defense seeks to prove emotional insanity. the prosecution argues the act was deliberate, while the court emphasizes redress through law. The trial continues with Dr. Clarke’s testimony and lengthy filings. Botts Strother marries Miss Helen L. Johnson in Culpeper.
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Culpeper
Strother-Bywaters
Charles H. Clarke
Washington
Dr. Clarke
Harrison
Commonwealth
Bywaters
Viola Strother
Fendant
Jeffreys
Walton Moore
Moore
Cap. Micajah Woods
Clarke
Street Cars Stoned by a Mob in Portsmouth Ohio
A mob of about two thousand strike sympathizers gathered near the street railway offices in Portsmouth Ohio. They stoned cars and disarmed strike breaker Louis Dulsheimer of Cincinnati after he drew a revolver. Several cars were wrecked and traffic suspended except for belt line cars. One shot was fired into a city car. Motormen and conductors on shorter hours did not participate.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
East End
Louis Dulsheimer
Cincinnati
Nicaraguan Forces Capture Honduran Towns With Little Fight
Managua dispatch reports Nicaraguan government troops seized Concepcion and Maria in Honduras without resistance and also took Corpus Christi after hard fighting. No further battle details available.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Concepcion
Maria
Corpus Christi
Chinese Bandits Attack Russian Patrol in Manchuria
Chinese bandits attacked a Russian patrol in Harbin Manchuria on February 24. The incident was reported as part of ongoing border unrest and involved weapon fire and casualties. No further details were provided in the scarce dispatch.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Girls as Telegraph Messengers Replace Hoboken Boys
In Hoboken the Postal Telegraph Company ends messenger boys and plans to hire girls. Manager Jurisch, after years of experience, will fill open posts with female workers. Marion Ott, sixteen, first to apply, donned a uniform cap and ready to run messages. plans a blue suit for work.
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New York
Hoboken
Postal Telegraph Company
Jurisch
Marion Ott
Ex-Secretary Shaw Named Carnegie Trust President
It was reported Shaw will earn a $25,000 salary as president of the Carnegie Trust Company in New York. He reportedly rejected lower offers and will work with associate R. B. Armstrong, former assistant secretary of the treasury, who also holds interests in other firms including the Casualty Company of America.
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New York
Heaviest Man in County Laid to Rest in York Area
Funeral for William Heindal, deemed the county's heaviest man, was held at his home near Dallastown. The 600 pound coffin required rollers to move from the house and the coffin lid to be removed to clear the door. The hearse doors were taken off to fit the oversized casket. The grave measured eight feet long, seven feet deep, and three and a half feet wide.
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York
William Heindal
Dallastown
Four Boat Loads Rescued After Corona Wreck Off Eureka
All passengers and baggage from the Corona have been brought ashore at Eureka California after a wreck off the coast. Quarter master Gunn is reported drowned. The message came from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The incident occurred March 1 and rescuers expect landfall before dark.
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Associated Press Dispatch
San Francisco
Office
The
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Eureka
Corona
Cal
Quartermaster Gunn
Thaw Trial Sees Conflicts Over Insanity Evidence
In a New York court March 1 the Thaw trial focused on adolescence insanity and brain storms as Dr. Evans faced cross examination. District Attorney Jerome pressed for opinions on paranoia and self defense while a wordy clash with Justice Fitzgerald emerged over expert testimony and potential lunacy commission.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Britton D. Evams
Jerome
Dr. Evans
Thaw
Stanford White
Allan McLane Hamilton
Mr. Jerome
Albany
Justice Fitzgerald
Evans
Langers
False marriage report spreads by prank call
A telephone tip to the Dailyelegraph claimed Miss Maud Francis was married. The item appeared in yesterday's issue and proved false. The prank is described as a serious challenge to truth and likely harmful. The culprit, who thought it humorous, committed a falsehood that damages reputations.
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Dailyelegraph
Maud Francis
A Money-making Machine The Bluefield Quartz Mill
The narrative presents Bluefield as a booming quartz mill in West Bluefield that endlessly grinds toward gold. It urges buyers to acquire a Midway claim to profit, warns against salted mines in wild cat territory, and hints the mill will operate until territory near the Graham line is exhausted.
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Bluefield
Midway
Wildcat
West Bluefield
Graham
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