Cannon warns on extravagant appropriations in House
Washington Feb 10 Chairman Cannon of the appropriations committee warns against lavish spending during the sundry civil bill debate. He cites a revenue shortfall rising to 159 million dollars beyond receipts and says ship subsidies and Nicaragua canal bills cannot pass this session.
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Iowa
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Nebraska
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New Hampshire
Dibrells libel bill amended and sent to committee
In Austin the senate recommitted Dibrells libel bill to judiciary committee one after discussion and adopted a substitute. The bill restored local court rules for city courts in unincorporated areas and changed appeal routes to county and district courts where necessary. House debated Lane's bill on bank statements to tax assessors with multiple amendments, then motioned to recommit. Willacy's bill proposed a 5000 pound appropriation for war efforts.
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Fort Worth Coal Miners Strike Shuts Indian Territory Mines
Fort Worth Texas February 10 six hundred fifty miners at Choctaw Coal Company's mines in the Indian Territory went on strike. The walkout follows a dispute over three or four miners who joined the miners union and has effectively halted mining operations.
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Choctaw Coal Company
Indian Territory
Miners’ Union
Pittsburg Hits New Weather Record Frosts East Mills
Pittsburg reports a new weather record of 20 degrees below zero on Feb 10. Business stalls as workers stay home, schools dismiss, and outdoor labor stops across industries. Livestock suffer cold damage during shipments while rail service delays increase and river navigation freezes on the Allegheny and Monongahela.
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Monongahela
Ohio
Cleaning Away Snow in Leadville and Regional Cold
Leadville residents mobilize one thousand men with picks and shovels to clear snow from the Denver and Rio Grande line to keep coal flowing to mines and pumps operable. Isolated Aspen, blocked rail lines, and heavy drifts above Grand River Canyon. Across the nation a brutal cold wave grips the east and south, with record lows, including seven below at New York and a near zero reading in Little Rock.
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Aspen
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American flag bill passes with restrictions on desecration
In New York on February 10 the bill restricting desecration, mutilation or improper use of the flag was passed. Separately, Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Jeffries signed articles to fight between April 4 and May 26 for a large purse, Marquis of Queensberry rules with no clinching. In Tyler, Texas, February 10, robbers burglarized Chandler & Green's, stealing 1500 dollars from the store and 100 from the post office.
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New York
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Jim Jeffries
Tyler, Tex
Chandler & Green's
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