Payne Bill Debated and Defeated in Senate
The Payne bill to reduce duties on Philippine imports and pursue free trade after three years was killed by an 8 to 5 vote in the Senate committee on Philippines. The House had passed it 258 to 7. Secretary Shaw announced $10,000,000 in temporary public bank deposits to be placed in major cities.
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Payne
Senate
Senate Committee On
Philippines
House
McCreary
Brandegee
Lodge
Culbertson
Carmack
Stone
Shaw
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Electric searchlight for war use tested at Crux
Consul Keene of Geneva describes a new electric searchlight tested with a 24 horsepower motor producing one million candle power. At Crux on Lake Geneva the beam reached over seven and a half miles with clear visibility to six and a half miles. The projector diameter is 3.28 feet and the system can be steered remotely from 656 feet away, offering shelter from enemy fire. It has been presented to Swiss and French officers and will be reviewed by the German general staff.
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Keene
Geneva
Crux
F. Cuenand
Roosevelt Seeks 100000 For Pan American Delegates
President Roosevelt asks Congress to appropriate 100000 to cover expenses of U S delegates to the Pan American Congress in Rio de Janeiro next spring. Delegates receive no salary and face social obligations and varied costs. Previous congress costs: 200000 for Washington event, Mexico contributed 400000, Brazil 500000 for receptions and entertainment.
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Roosevelt
Rio de Janeiro
Washington
United States
Mexico
Cotton samples sent to study Chinese market demand
The Bureau of Manufacturers has received from special agents a large supply of cotton material samples for the Chinese market. Samples will be exhibited in New England and Georgia to aid manufacturers. Reports indicate U S producers lag in Chinese sales because they do not know Chinese preferences. Samples are mostly prints with vivid colors designed for China, made abroad in England, Germany, France and elsewhere.
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Bureau of Manufacturers
China
New England
Georgia
United States
England
Germany
France
Philippine elections draw interest from Manila to War Dept
Governor General Ide reports peaceful provincial elections with many ballots cast and only three candidates under investigation for bribery and intimidation. Sandiko Deveyra Reynolds were confirmed alongside eight re-elected governors. American Reynolds among confirmed. Secretary Shaw backs Payne bill to license custom house brokers to raise standards and curb under valuation fraud, arguing losses of 10 to 340 million annually could be reduced with more capable agents.
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Ide
War Department
Manila
Reynolds
Shaw
House Committee On Ways and Means
Payne
Custom House
Officials seek to avert war fears over Algeciras talks
State department officials and aides push to dispel impressions that the Algeciras conference rupture could spark war between Germany and France. They acknowledge friction remains and an adjournment without amicable agreements on disputed points is possible.
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State Department
Germany
France
Algeciras
Territorial boards seek delay of Littlefield gambling bill
The New Mexico territorial and Santa Fe boards of education petition Delegate Andrews to defeat the Littlefield bill or, if defeat is impossible, to delay its effect until 1907. They argue schools rely on gambling license fees for funding, with 1906 fees already paid and refundable only if the bill passes.
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Territorial Boards of Education of
New Mexico
Santa Fe Board of Education
Andrews
Monthly public debt shows large figure decline in Feb 1906
The statement of the public debt at February 28 1906 shows total debt minus cash in treasury at 987 521 555 dollars, a decrease of 4 041 000 dollars for the month.
Army appropriation and Foraker bill passed by House
The House approved the army appropriation bill and the Foraker bill which provides for marking Confederate graves in the north, advancing wartime memorial efforts.
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Army
Foraker
Row in Sight Berlin Qaeda March 4 Mo rocco policing at Alzi ras
Row in Sight Berlin March 4 reports that the question of policing Morocco will be taken up at the Alziera conference on Monday. German delegates are determined to block any united action against German interests even if it requires withdrawing from the conference to enforce that stance.
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Berlin
Morocco
Alzeciras
Meridian Tornado Death Toll Traced In City
Nineteen people killed and twenty four injured as a tornado struck Meridian Mississippi shortly after six Friday evening. The list of the dead includes Patrick McGinnis and Cliff Edwards of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, J P Tarry a policeman, El mire restaurant figures B F El mire W R Nelson Ella Singleton and granddaughter, John R Smith Southern railroad, Stewart and son, Mrs Smith of Cottondale, and Claude Williams of Myer Neville Hardware found under debris. The storm damaged Elmire's restaurant area and twenty second avenue between Front and Railroad streets, with destruction lasting about five minutes.
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Meridian
Miss
Patrick M’ginnis
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Elmire
Cliff Edwards
J. P. Tarry
Thornton
B. F. Elmire
W. R. Nelson
Ella Singleton
East End
John R. Smith
Southern Railroad
MR. Stewart
Little Son
Cottondale
Mrs. Smith
Claude Williams
Myer Neville Hardware Company
Twenty Second Avenue
Front
Thomas Lyle Grocery Company
Elmire’s
Meyer Neville Hardware Company
Grand Avenue
Thornton’s Transfer Company
Culpepper
New Orleans & Northeastern
Young Men’s Christian Association
Meridian Chair Company
City Electric Light Plant
W. J. Woodside & Co
Pearce Compress Company
Gulf Compress Company
Rankin County
Meridian Fertilizer Factory
Meridian Light and Railway Company
Twenty-second Avenue
Railroad Street
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
Round House
26Th Avenue
5Th
Theo Sturge
Greenwald Junk House
5Th Street
Lewis & Co
25Th Avenue
2Nd Street
Alabama & Vicksburg
The
Armour Company
Tom Lyte
Bush
Meyer-Neville Hardware Company
Thornton Stable
Negro Victims Found Dead and Burned at Bucktown
Reported discovery of a dead unidentified Black man and a child burned in Bucktown. A separate finding notes an unidentified Black woman slain near a fertilizer works. Tank Barney and a child were killed at the fertilizer factory. Names listed include Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Dunn of Georgetown.
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Bucktown
Barney and Child
Clark
Georgetown
Dunn
Injured Listed After Incident At Queen & Crescent Depot
Names from the scene include William Yarborough of Bryson Louisiana with slight injuries, W H Joseph of Tennessee with back pain, Mrs Stewart and daughter from Georgetown, and express drivers Ben Sparkman and M Goodwin. T H Brown head clerk at Queen Crescent depot has a broken leg, several ribs broken, E W Dean telegraph operator with crushed shoulder, Grady Stone with multiple injuries, an unknown woman and child, William Donovan lightly hurt, J H Adams brakeman with a broken collar bone and bruises, a Negro waiter at Grand Avenue hotel badly injured, Collier Carr bruised with head and body injuries.
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William Yarborough
Bryson
W. H. Joseph
Tennessee
Stewart
Georgetown
Ben Sparkman
Express
T. H. Brown
Queen & Crescent
E. W. Dean
Queen & Crescent Railroad
M. Goodwin
Grady Stone
William Donovan
J. H. Adams
Grand Avenue Hotel
Collier Carr
Ody
Meridan Tornado Relief Effort Mobilizes Convicts and Citizens
A Meridian mass meeting raised 8000 for the needy with Mississippi lawmakers and Gov Vardaman dispatching a convicts crew to assist. A southwest tornado wrecked Meridian injuring many, demolishing mills and hundreds of homes, plunging the city into darkness and leaving extensive property loss.
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Meridan
Mississippi
Jackson
Gov. Vardaman
Rankin Farm
Meridian
Hunter George
Board of Trade
General Relief Committee
J. W. Donovan
Front Street
Railroads Said To Control All Indian Territory Coal Lands
Report claims railroad companies have secured control over the coal lands in the Indian Territory, a development noted by observers as potentially affecting mining rights and regional energy supply.
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Indian Territory
Strike Looms as Chicago Teamsters Press Labor Rift
Enmity between rival driver unions loyal and hostile to President Cornelius P. Shea triggers a 500 man strike ordered immediately. The action targets grading street work and building excavations while Shea loyalists continue on their wagons. A secessionist faction is said to be gaining strength in Chicago among the teamsters. The joint council at a special meeting approves the strike.
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Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
Shéa
Union
Shea Union
Teamsters
Longworths Return to U S Soil After Cuba Honeymoon
Nicholas Longworth and wife return from Cuba, arriving in Washington on private car Grassmere. They breakfast at Longworth home, lunch with President and Mrs Roosevelt, then tour and dine at their new residence. Elsewhere Governor Davis of Arkansas pledges to close gambling houses in Hot Springs by April 1, warning strong action.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Cuba
White House
Longworth
Grassmere
Little Rock
Ark
Davis
Charles Jacobson
Hot Springs
Arkansas Gazette
Russelville
Garland County
Jeff Davis
Senate to Press Statehood Bill Amid Open Tariff Fight
Washington on March 4 reports a coming week in Congress will center on the senate with a sharp open clash over the joint statehood bill. Behind the scenes, the railroad rate bill is to be the regular order after 2 pm daily once statehood is resolved. Chairman Lodge plans an open session to discharge the Philippine tariff committee, triggering the contest.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Lodge
Pittsburg Officers Plan Attendance at Convention
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers failed to recognize Pittsburg district officers who issued notice for the Indianapolis convention on March 15. Local leaders say they will attend. In Marysville Kansas about seventy five people were poisoned at a free lunch during a public sale on a nearby farm with no expected deaths. The county health officer states they will attend the convention.
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Pittsburg
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Marysville
Kan
Here
Young man in Shreveport attempts suicide by laudanum
J Baker, 21, tired of life over love disappointment, drank laudanum in his room. Found by neighbors in a coma, he remained under medical care for hours before revival. He works for a telephone company.
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J. Baker
Shreveport
Baker
Plans for 20,000 troops to China and 5,000 for the Philippines
Washington announces War Department plans to protect American lives and prestige in China. If needed, 20,000 regulars would depart from the United States to join 50,000 troops for an expedition to the Chinese Empire.
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Washington
War Department
China
United States
Philippine I
Cotton Holders Urged to Sustain 15 Cent Market
President Jordan urges steady held cotton buyers to resist panic and push for fifteen cents. He notes last March and April brought 2,066,000 bales and warns exporters are pressing for ports. Encourages diversification and reduced cotton production to meet demand.
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Atlanta
Jordan
Tiawe Stepte
South
Southwest
Grafters in Government Affairs Stir Scandal in Washington
I W Ferguson, Panama Isthmus Commission locomotive engineer, returns with charges of inflated costs. He alleges redwood bought in New York at a $40,000 theft, misbilled house and hotel constructions, and misused common materials. He claims women from Martinique were not workers’ wives and that officials swore they were. The disclosures trigger a major scandal.
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Washington
I. W. Ferguson
Panama
Isthmus Canal Commission
New York
Stevens
Culebra
Martinique
Ferguson
Texas arrest of LA fortune teller on embezzlement charge
At the request of San Antonio authorities, Margaret Sauer alias Margaret Graham was arrested in Los Angeles. She advertised as a physis or fortune teller and is charged with embezzling 3000 dollars from several San Antonio women seven years ago.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Antonio
Tex
Margaret Sauer
Margaret Graham
Texas City
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Meyer and
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Teamsters Joint Council
Mrs. Longworth
U. S
Texas
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