Washington Notes on Philippines Tariff Debate
The senate debated the Philippines tariff bill with Lodge outlining majority reasons and Rawlins supporting independence once a stable government is formed. Bacon of Georgia criticized the secretary of war for permitting foreign vessels in U S Philippines trade. Mitchell's resolution for transport service info was adopted. The irrigation and arid lands topic dominated the House urgent deficiency bill discussions.
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Washington
Senate
Philippines
Lodge
Massachusetts
Congress
Rawlins
Utah
Bacon
Georgia
Secretary of War
United States
Mitchell
Oregon
House
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Dinsmore
Arkansas
Newlands
Nevada
Robingson
Indiana
Kerns
Illinois
Gaines
Tennessee
Vandiver
Missouri
Green
Tug crew worker dies after cold water plunge in Beaumont
Justice Brown viewed the body of Jesse Tucker, a Black laborer on a tug crew moving piling. Tucker went into the water to adjust a chain and reappeared chilled. He died soon after from what doctors described as congestive chill, despite attempts at revival.
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Beaumont
Tex
Justice Brown
Jesse Tucker
Empty coffin found in Waxahachie box of coins
In Waxahachie Texas on January 22 a large coffin sized box arrived at an express office addressed to county officers with no consignor name. Upon opening it contained an empty pauper’s coin. Officials denied ordering or interest, suspect a practical joke.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Burleson Fire Destroys Principal Business Block
Burleson Texas, January 22. The principal business block of the town was burned Tuesday night. The blaze started in the rear of R Hornbaker and Co store about 9 45 p m and quickly consumed the block. Origin of the fire is unknown. It was seen by Katy Agent Brissenden and drillers from the school military company. Citizens halted the flames and saved several adjoining buildings. Loss estimated at about 17000 dollars.
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Burleson
Tex
R. Hornbaker & Co
Brissenden
Katy
School Military Company
Attempted arson targets Terrell blacksmith shop
Firebug attempted to burn one of Terrell Texas' largest blocks on Adelaide street by placing kindling and coal oil at Albert Polk's blacksmith shop. The assailant fled as Jacob Label alerted others. flames were subdued before firefighters arrived.
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Terrell
Tex
Albert Polk
Adelaide Street
Jacob Label
Death watch set for Morris in Corsicana Texas
Corsicana Texans report that Sheriff Robinson has appointed a death watch to guard the condemned murderer Tom Morris during his remaining days. Morris is under sentence to be hanged on January 31 for the murder of W G Broome.
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Corsicana
Tex
Robinson
Tom Morris
Morris
W. G. Broome
Senators Allison and Dolliver Re-elected in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa January 22 Senate seats renewed as Senator Allison and Dolliver win re election by the state legislature Tuesday afternoon ensuring continued Iowa representation in Washington.
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Des Moines
Allison
Dolliver
United States
Senate
Towa
Railroad to Mexico to Pacific Coast Line
D Rogers of New York says a $40 million railway will run from a Gulf port north of Tampico across Mexico to the Pacific coast and up through Sonora and Sinaloa to Eagle Pass border. He says surveys are nearly complete and funding from London and New York already subscribed. American capitalists have bought land in Vera Cruz to grow tobacco. total exports last year were about 2,019,355 kilograms.
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City of Mexico
D. Rogers
New York
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
Pacific Coast
Sonora
Sinaloa
Eagle Pass
Rogers
London
Vera Cruz
Sensational Report Of Mob Attack In Kemper County
Meridian Miss January 22 A local paper ran a dramatic tale that a Calvert man brought from Kemper County alleging a mob of 15 to 20 men attacked Mr White’s home last Thursday night shooting through the door wounding White his wife and a visiting woman then burning the house and killing four children White and his wife reportedly missing The Meridian Press has not verified the story and residents along the Kemper line dismiss it as unconfirmed.
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Meridian
Miss
Calvert
Kemper County
White
Meridian Press
Promotion of Private Robert W Adams to Second Lieutenant
Austin reports the promotion of Private Robert W Adams to second lieutenant in the regular army with assignment to the Thirteenth Infantry. Born near Bracketville Texas he studied law under W W Gatewood of Marfa and practiced briefly there. He enlisted in the Twenty first Infantry for the Spanish American War and served in the Philippines where his promotion was earned by individual efforts. he remains stationed there.
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Austin
Robert W. Adams
Thirteenth Infantry
Adams
Bracketville
Tex
W. W. Gatewood
Marfa
Twenty-first Infantry
Philippines
Mrs Richardson Charged with Murder in Missouri Trial
Mrs Ad die L Richardson stands before a circuit court jury in Plattsburg Missouri charged with murdering her husband Frank W Richardson a Savannah merchant. The courtroom crowd includes her three sons and relatives from both families and John D Richardson of Chicago, brother of the victim.
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Plattsburg, Mo
Addie L. Richardson
Frank W. Richardson
Savannah
Track Laying on Orient to Start in Oklahoma Soon
Guthrie Oklahoma January 22. T Y Walsh superintendent of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railway inspects the completed grade across Woods and Dewey counties to confirm readiness for track laying. About 60 miles have been graded for a year and Walsh states track laying will begin in Oklahoma within 30 days with trains running from Wichita to the Cimarron river by July 1.
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Guthrie
O. T
T. Y. Walsh
Kansas
White River railway tracks begin in Batesville Ark
Track laying started on the first 20 miles of the White River railway, a Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain branch. The line’s final destinations are Carthage or Webb City in Missouri, creating a through route for the Gould system from Memphis to Denver.
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Batesville
Ark
White River
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Carthage
Webb City
Gould
Memphis
Denver
Death sentence expected as felon gets 25 more years
In San Antonio on January 22 Henry Thomas, already serving 25 years for assault on a white woman, was convicted of assault on a negro woman and sentenced to another 25 years. He appeared to smile as the verdict was read, and he expected the death penalty.
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San Antonio
Henry Thomas
Negro Assassinated in Little Rock Night Shooting
Thomas Bush a nephew of John E Bush receiver of the United States land office in Little Rock was assassinated Tuesday night. He was shot through the heart and killed instantly. No clue to the assassin.
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Little Rock
Thomas Bush
John E. Bush
United States Land Office
Permission to Visit France by Spanish Pretender Arrives
Don Carlos the Spanish pretender arrives in Nice by special permission of the French government. He is visiting his son Don Jaime who is recovering from diphtheria.
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Nice
France
Don Carlos
Don Jaime
Jury Still Being Secured for Patrick Murder Trial
New York January 22 The task of assembling a jury to try Albert T Patrick a lawyer for the murder of William Marsh Rice the Texas millionaire continues before Recorder Goff.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Goff
Posse Sent From Birmingham After Escaped Convicts
A devilish armed posse has left Birmingham Alabama for Coal Creek to capture escaped convicts Duncan Van Horne and Bullard.
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Birmingham
Ala
Coal Creek
Duncan
van Horne
Bullard
Pioneer resident killed after horse throw near Guymon
O T January 22 reports E P Marsh, longtime Beaver County pioneer, died when thrown from a horse near Guymon. The accident is described as a fatal rural mishap affecting a respected local resident and his family.
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O. T
E. P. Marsh
Beaver Coin
Guymon
Remembered Victoria Anniversary Services Held Worldwide
The first anniversary of Queen Victoria s death was observed across the United Kingdom and colonies as well as at British embassies. King Edward and Queen Alexandra led a noon service at Frogmore Mausoleum with royal family members present, while many churches held accession services and military salutes were fired from artillery and ships. The court resumed bright colors after mourning.
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London
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
Windsor
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Frogmore Mausoleum
Schmidt Extradition Bid Denied in Cassel Trial Case
The court in Cassel Prussia refused the application of Herr Schmidt fugitive director of Treberk-Trocknung for safe conduct to return to Germany to testify at trials tied to the July company collapse. Local authorities have asked Washington for his extradition.
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Cassel
Prussia
Herr Schmidt
Treberk-Trocknung Company
Germany
United States
Washington
Eleven escaped convicts recaptured on McNeil's Island
Advices from McNeil's Island report all 11 escapees from the United States penitentiary are back in custody. The roundup occurred without a shot being fired, and the group was found with a sack of chickens, suggesting they planned a feast.
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Tacoma
Wash
McNeil’s Island
United States Penitentiary
Armenian bands clash in Mush district assault
Constantinople dated report says two armed Armenian bands appeared at Sandjak in Mush district of Asiatic Turkey. In a clash with a Turkish detachment an officer and two soldiers were killed.
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Constantinople
Sandjak
Mush
Asiatic
Turkey
Sale of Danish West Indies to be signed in Washington
Copenhagen Jan 22 It has been definitely decided the treaty with the United States providing for the sale of the Danish West Indies is to be signed at Washington this week All formalities here are completed.
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Copenhagen
United States
Danish West Indies
Washington
Commandant Scheepers Executed in Boer War
New York report states Commandant Scheepers of the Boer army was executed last Saturday after rumors that he would be executed the following Saturday. The disclosure confirms the long-pending death sentence amid wartime tensions.
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New York
Commandant Scheepers
Multiple regional deaths and incidents across states in brief
News in brief reports William H. Eastman an engineer for Peoria’s first railroad died of paralysis while John P. Weeks a Paducah wholesale grocer died of brain fever. Lena Robinson of Clinton died by morphine self-harm. William Simmons died of small pox in Wharton. Two Hart children fatally wounded near Oakwoods by a shotgun accident. Glenn, accused killer of Allen D. Carpenter at Natchez, jailed without bail. Miner William Conroy killed in a shaft fall at Jessit. Iron Mountain passenger train stoned near Neeleyville. J T Chewning from St Louis injured traveling. Oklahoma Gov Ferguson appoints J T Hartman to college regents. Fires destroy Lynn & McCracken dry goods and Warren drug store. loss 8000 partially insured. Diphtheria cases and two deaths at Wolfe City. New rice company of 260000 capital planned at Houston to contract canals. Safe robbery nets 900 at Westfield. Concordia Lutheran college to rebuild main building. Wilburton fight ends with William Mingles killed.
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William H. Eastman
Peoria
Ill
John P. Weeks
Paducah
Lena Robinson
Clinton
William Simmons
Wharton
Tex
Hart
Oakwoods
William Conroy
Jessit
Ind
Iron Mountain
Neeleyville
J. T. Chewning
St. Louis
Gov. Ferguson
Oklahoma
J. T. Hartman
Bank of Deer Creek
Board of Regents
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Palo Pinto
Lynn
Westfield
Concordia Lutheran College
Fort Wayne
Wilburton
J. T
William Mingles
Brain-boosting diet fad debunked by experts
Authorities denounce the idea of foods targeting specific body parts. A correct diet nourishes all parts, while poor food is ruined by digestion issues. Regular doses of Green's August Flower are advertised to aid digestion, liver function, and vitality, sold by Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co. and promoting Green's Almanac.
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Green
G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Multiple historic chaos items from 1900s era summary
Names and places appear in rapid snippets: Whit Owens sentenced to death in Oxford for murder. Joe Herts arrested amid an affair. Colombian troops clash with casualties. bandits kill Sheriff Frank Smith and Deputy George Beck near Anadarko. C. Be Hold and his niece murdered in Greenleaf Kansas. telegraphers in Atlanta set a speed tournament for Feb 23. a $1,000,000 life insurance payout to Frank Peavey’s executors in St Paul. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison declining a pension. Colorado legislature to meet Jan 7 in extra session. Terrence Reilly fatally injured by a fly wheel in St Louis.
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Whit Owens
Oxford
Miss
Hugh Montgomery
Frank Smith
George Beck
Anadarko
I. T
C. BE. Hold
Greenleaf
Kas
South
Atlanta
Frank Peavey
St. Paul
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Orient
Patrick Jury
Bryan
A. D. McConnico
Houston
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Southern Pacific
S. F. B. Morse, Pass
Traf
Mgr
T. J. Anderson
M. L. Robbins
Pass
Tr. Agtz
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
Victoria
Glenn
Allen D. Carpenter
Natchez, Miss
Janu
Cally
G. B. Abercrombie
City Market
Messrs. Smith & Adams
John W. Hicks
W. Strong
Joe Herts
John Wiitman
Paul Jones
J. E. Ponder
Louisville, Ky
Pioor
ILI
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos. W
Bodo
Qld
Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
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