Education leaders convene in Washington for Moral and Religious Education
Washington hosts the fifth general convention of the Religious Education Association with Henry Churchill King of Oberlin as president. Prominent speakers include Faunce, MacLean, Jane Addams, Galloway, Kelsey, Tomkins, Vogt, Gladden, Coe. President Roosevelt to greet the delegation at the White House tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
The
Religious Education Association
Henry Churchill King
Oberlin College
America
Continental Hall
President Faunce
Brown University
George E. MacLean
University of Iowa
Dauntless German Vessel Captain Defies Seizure
In Pensacola on February 11 Captain Ray of the Delta sailed his German steamer despite being seized by a U.S. marshal. Libel suits total $8,000. The case is the gulf coast’s first, with the Attorney General urged to seek help from the revenue cutter service to intercept the ship at Key West.
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Pensacola
Fla
Ray
Delta
Gulf Coast
United States
Time and Taxes Grand Jury Criticizes Saloon Costs
Kane county grand jury reports to circuit court that liquor may precede trouble in many cases. It notes wasteful public expense for juries, state attorneys, stenographers, and court costs tied to open saloons and petty crime. The panel offers no advice, only a warning about tax waste.
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Grand Jury
Chicago
Record Herald
Geneva
Tls
Kane County Grand Jury
Women Suffragists Clash With Police At Parliament
A group of militant delegates from Parliament Woman Suffragists in London attempted to rush the Commons doors in the lobby. Police repelled the strike and two score were arrested for disorderly conduct as the crowd shrieked. The action aimed to deliver a resolution protesting the government's refusal to grant votes to women taxpayers.
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London
House of Commons
British steamer Eagle Point sighted after 30 days at sea
The Eagle Point, en route from London to Philadelphia, was sighted 270 miles east southeast of Sanday Hook by the Vaderland after a shaft break was reported on January 25. Insurance rates rise and safety concerns spread among shipping men.
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New York
Eagle Point
London
Philadelphia
Sanday Hook
Vaderland
Masons Gather for Mississippi Grand Lodge Meeting
Hattiesburg Mississippi February 11 The annual Mississippi grand lodge meeting opens with days of activity in Masonic circles. Following the grand lodge session will be meetings of the grand council grand chapter Order of High Priesthood and grand commandry as Masons from across the state descend on the city.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Grand Council
Grand Chapter
Order of High Priesthood
Grand Commandry
Illinois Farmers Institute Opens Thirteenth Meeting in Peoria
Peoria hosts the Illinois Farmers Institute and domestic science association in its Coliseum as progressive farmers and experts gather for three days. Welcome addresses, superintendent reports, and discussions on horticulture, corn improvement, and insect injuries to alfalfa and clover mark the opening session.
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Illinois Farmers
Peoria
Ill
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Affiliated
Association of Domestic Science
Firm and Defiant at the Alamo in Face of Siege
In San Antonio on February 11 Miss De Zavala declared she will not surrender the Alamo despite eighteen hours without food or water and darkness. She cited her forefathers and the Alamo's defense and said she would only be removed by force. Sheriff Tobin served an injunction from Judge Kittrell of Houston.
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San Antonio
Bowie
Miss de Zavala
Alamo
Miss de Zavalle
Tobin
Kittrell
Houston
Prisoner Walks Out as Policemen Laugh at Station
In Chicago on February 11, prisoner John Anderson slipped from the central detail station while about twenty officers talked and laughed. An alert messenger boy chased, then alerted sleuths after being outrun by the fugitive. Captain Gibbons condemned the lapse and urged action, with J Birne and the desk sergeant defending steps taken.
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Chicago
Central Detail
John Anderson
Gibbons
Anderson
J. Birne
Gomez Unseated After Narrow Manila Vote
In Manila on February 11 the assembly declared Senor Gomez unseated by a 40 to 35 vote after a tense session since February 10. He had accused party leaders of betrayal and was briefly called to order before the vote. Commissioner Shuster departed Manila for a six month vacation.
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Manila
Senor Gomez
Shuster
Three railroad damage suits filed in district court
Waxahachie Texas February 11 three damage suits were filed in the district court W B Reynolds sues Missouri Kansas and Texas for 7179 50 J W Taylor sues the Houston and Texas Central for 10000 and J C Steel sues the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe for 5000 personal injuries alleged in the last case
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Waxahachie
Tex
District
W. B. Reynolds
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
J. W. Taylor
Houston and
Texas Central
J. C. Steel
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Saw mill accident leaves worker dead in Dothan
In Dothan Alabama on February 11 James Ashford was killed at a saw mill when his coat sleeve was caught in machinery. His body was mangled with both arms crushed and multiple bones broken. He died instantly at the scene.
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Dothan
Ala
James Ashford
Sherman painters strike after wage demand denial
In Sherman Texas on February 11 a builders' exchange meeting rejected the union painters' demand to raise pay from 3.33 13 to 8.75 per day, leading to a citywide strike by all union painters.
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Sherman, Tex
Builders’ Exchange
House votes to seek navy yard labor reduction details
Washington February 11. The House passed a resolution directing the secretary of the navy to provide information on reductions in the skilled labor force at Washington and other navy yards.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Navy
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