Senate Filibuster Delays Ship Subsidy Bill Passage
Washington date line reports a lengthy Senate session beginning at 11 o'clock Sunday with a mass filibuster by Democratic senators against a ship subsidy bill. Senators Carmack Dubois Newlands and others used time-killing speeches to block action, while Carmack led the minority effort to defeat consideration. The bill remained pend ing as midnight approached amid persistent opposition and warnings that no shipping legislation would pass.
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Washington
Senate
House
Carmack
Dubois
Newlands
Carmack Defends Webster Dictionary Amid Filibuster Clash
Senator Edward W. Carmack of Tennessee argued with Gallinger over the term filibusterer citing Webster's dictionary as authority. He mocked the label while reading definitions and commented on subsidies and subventions as the debate on the immigration station measures moved toward approval. The Senate approved house measures for immigrant stations at Galveston New Orleans and Charleston.
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Edward W. Carmack
Tennessee
Gallinger
Carmack
Senate
New Hampshire
Mr. Carmack
Dubois
Senator Carter
Frye
Washington
House
Galveston
New Orleans
Charleston
Songs Sung and Resolution Offered Thanking Speaker Cannon
In Washington the house sang patriotic songs as the clock paused to enroll a labor-hour bill. Speaker Cannon received an ovation when Mr Williams of Mississippi praised him. A resolution thanking Cannon was unanimously adopted and the Fifty-ninth Congress adjourned sine die.
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Cannon
Williams
Washington
Clark
Missouri
Mr. Williams
Emotional Insanity Defense Struck At Strother Trial
In Culpeper Virginia on March 4 the Strother murder trial entered week two as prosecutors press to break the defense claim of emotional insanity. Experts including Dr De Jard ette of Staunton and Dr Charles G Wagner testified while Edward L Gaines brother in law presented as a witness to challenge the defendants behavior and timing of the Bywaters shooting.
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St“*hers Culpeper
Strother
de Jardette
Western State Hospital
Staunton
W. F. Bywaters
James A
Philip Strother
Edward L. Gaines
Strothers
Commonwealth
Mr. Gaines
Rotherwood
Bywaters
Gaines
Charles G. Wagner
Wagner
Blue Laws Revived in Harrison County Mississippi
Specials from Harrison county Mississippi report Sunday blue laws being revived with Gulfport closing drug stores soda fountains and fruit stands by Police Justice Evans. Visitors complain they cannot buy drinks or food as the measure limits sales on Sunday.
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New Orleans
Harrison County
Mississippi
Gulfport
Evans
Eighty Five Buried in Algerian Landslide Near Sedrata
Eighty five persons were buried when a landslide of about fifteen square miles descended from a mountainside near Sedrata Bona Algeria on March 4. In a separate item, Rev George Brensfield a Methodist clergyman aged 108 died near Huron Izard county Arkansas. He was born in North Carolina and lived in the state eighty four years. He walked fifty miles at age 100 to attend a conference. He married twice producing six then eight children and left fifty grandchildren eighty seven great grandchildren and twelve great great grandchildren.
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Bona
Algeria
Sedrata
Little Rock
Huron
Izard County
George Brensfield
North Carolina
Batesville
Charity Skipper
Court Term Extended in Thaw Case Delays Continue
New York March 4 The March term of the criminal branch of the supreme court was postponed to allow the Thaw trial to resume. Dr Britton Evans an alienist testified again as Thaw, called to the bar, produced large brown envelopes of letters. Jerome questioned Evans about Thaws awareness of attacking Stanford White on the roof garden. Evans said Thaw had insane knowledge. Cross examination ended at noon.
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Thaw
New York
Criminal Branch
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Britton D. Evans
New Jersey
Mr. Jerome
Dr. Evans
Stanford White
Prison Inspector Kolbe Shot by Revolutionists in Ufa
In Ufa on March 4 prison inspector Kolbe was shot and killed by three Revolutionists. One attacker was captured and claimed Kolbe had been sentenced to death by the Social Revolutionists for alleged cruelty to prisoners.
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Ufa
Russia
Kolbe
Dog Bite Injures Ten Year Old in San Antonio
Arthur Wagner ten years old suffered severe injuries after a dog attack in San Antonio with flesh torn from the abdomen and a lacerated hip. Dallas Athletic Club plans a 40009 building at Lake Cliff Park including a gymnasium athletic field and aquatic facilities. W J Crowder prominent planter dies in Shreveport after illness while nursing his brother A B Crow who died three days earlier.
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Arthur Wagner
San Antonio
Dallas Athletic Club
Lake Cliff Park
W. J. Crowder
Shreveport
A. B. Crow
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TEREX
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Job B. Reed
C. E. Bullock & Co
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B. Kaczer & Co
D. Mike Jr
J. H. Mawhinney
Sanders Bros
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M. Sebesta
C. L. Hilger
Brazos Valley Martle and Granite Works
W. C. Fountain
Crown and Bridge Work
Burt Norwood
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