Bowen Rejects British Offer as Venezuela Stands Firm
Washington reports confirm a London dispatch noting a heated exchange between Bowen and the British ambassador over a 20 and 10 percent split of Porto Cabello and Laguayra receipts. Bowen insists he represents Venezuela and will not back the triple alliance, while Lansdowne orders the British envoy to obey.
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Washington
London Dispatch
Bowen
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Lord Lansdowne
Porto Cabello
Laguayra
Herbert
London
Lansdowne
Henry of Texas Defends Anti-Trust Bill Debate
In Washington on February 6 the House continued debate on the anti-trust bill under a special order. Representative Henry of Texas said he was not an extremist and did not seek war on legitimate corporations, but opposed monopolies and trusts and believed they could be outlawed.
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Washington
House
Henry
Tex
Turkish government asks Idaria Massousieh for troop transport ships
Constantinople on February 6 the Turkish government instructed Idari Massou sieh Steamship Co to report the number of steamers available for use as transports. The move aims to gauge possibility of dispatching sizable forces from Anatolia to European Turkish provinces in connection with the Macedonian revolutionary movement.
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Constantinople
Idari Massousieh Steamship Company
Anatolia
Turkey
Macedonian Revolutionary Movement
Bryan quarantine bill draws cattlemen opposition in Texas
Clarendon Texas February 6 reports strong local opposition to the Bryan quarantine bill now before the legislature. Cattlemen condemn the measure saying it would cut five dollars from the price of every head of cattle above the line if enacted.
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Clarendon
Tex
Republicans Seek Time Extend For Addicks Withdrawal
In Dover Delaware on February 6 Republicans in the legislature asked the Addicks caucus to extend the period for considering Addicks withdrawal from the United States senate race until Monday. The caucus reluctantly yielded.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Addicks
United States
Difficulties Drafting Revenue for Soldier Loan Bill
Havana February 6 The joint committee on the bill to issue a loan to pay soldiers faces trouble drafting the revenue feature to satisfy bond buyers without harming producers here.
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Havana
Joint
Strike Endorsed at Montreal Street Railway Meet
Montreal February 5 mass meeting of 1000 street railway employees endorsed a strike.
Rioting Montreal street workers face charges after car wreck
In Montreal on February 6 strikers and sympathizers attacked a street car, wrecking it with stones near Comer Street. A motorman was badly injured and later said to be near death. About 1000 to 1500 strikers, mostly French Canadians, endorsed a general strike at a mass meeting and marched to car barns. Police were summoned as bricks and stones flew.
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Montreal
Comer Street
Deal Concluded For Sierra Rica Silver Mine Texas Syndicate
Maye Wicks and C E Denis of Austin Texas have completed a deal to buy the Sierra Rica silver mine near Presidio Chihuahua along with the Amelia mine and surrounding land totaling 73 tenencias. The price is undisclosed but large and Sierra Rica is noted for its historic high output.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Maye Wicks
C. E. Denis
Austin
Tex
Sierra Rica
Presidio
Amelia
Mexico
Trial of William Hooper Young Draws Jury In Murder Case
In New York on February 6, during a court adjournment in the murder case of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer, ten jurors were questioned. William Hooper Young appeared improved since Wednesday, entered court, and showed signs of fatigue and distraction while the panel was being examined. He quietly asked for a Molineux rabbit foot from counsel, slept briefly, then returned to a semi awake state as proceedings continued.
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New York
William Hooper Young
Anna Pulitzer
Young
Mexican Constitution Day Observed Across Monterey
Monterey marked the forty sixth anniversary of Mexico’s constitution with sunrise flag raising at public buildings, the national anthem, military salutes, and plazas reading of the constitution, pausing general business.
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Monterey
Republic
Mexico
Postoffice Bill Allows Bulk Mail Reaches 2000 Identical Pieces
Washington February 6 The house passed postoffice appropriation bill includes a key provision allowing handling of bulk mail of not less than 2000 identical pieces of third or fourth class matter without stamps if postage is fully prepaid.
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Washington
House
Anthracite Commission Hears Two Sides For Fifty-One Days
Philadelphia report says the anthracite commission finished fifty-one days of witness testimony at 5 pm Thursday and adjourned until Monday to hear counsels arguments from the various sides.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Commission
Five Thousand Madrid Drivers Strike Over Municipal Tax
Five thousand drivers employed by local carrying companies in Madrid went on strike to protest a municipal tax. The carrying business is completely suspended in the city.
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Madrid
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Texas’ Createst Railroad
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