Congress This Week in Senate and House Actions
Senate begins voting on the ship subsidy bill at 3 p.m. with no speeches after start. Debates on presidential protection, oleomargarine, Chinese exclusion, and canal measures loom as unfinished business. House to pass rivers and harbors, decide Moss v. Rhea election, and consider revenue cutter retirement. canal and other bills await.
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
United States
House
Moss Vs. Rhea
Kentucky
Revenue Cutter Service
Rhea
Senate Deliberates on Ship Subisdy Bill and Inter Oceanic Canal Study
Washington March 17 Senate met at 11 am to vote on the ship subsidy bill. Mr Frye led the bill and was allotted 30 minutes to respond to opposition. A report unfavorably on appointing a four member board to study the Darien Isthmus canal project and the inter oceanic canals committee recommended postponement.
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Washington
Senate
Frye
Darien
Inter-Oceanic Canals Committee
Confederate crease expands housing at Austin station
In Austin on March 17 officials report new dining hall completion allows additional admissions to the Confederate quarters. About 25 more can be housed, raising total to 325. Since Christmas 41 have been received, including 19 this month.
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Austin
Toledo Mayor Sam Jones Stricken With Pleurisy
Sam Jones, mayor of Toledo, is seriously ill at Long Branch with pleurisy after delivering the keynote address at a banquet for the Economic League. He is believed to be out of danger.
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Toledo
Los Angeles
Sam Jones
Long Branch
Jones
The
Economic League
Collision injures ten on Milwaukee street crossing
A Milwaukee collision involving the Pioneer from Chicago and a Howell avenue car at Kinnickinnick avenue crossing injures ten passengers. No fatalities are reported.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Pioneer
Chicago
Kinnickinnick Avenue
Cigarette use blamed for man’s collapse in Austin
Ed Warmund twenty seven year old resident of Austin attempted suicide by stabbing himself in the chest after days of what doctors attribute to excessive cigarette use. He survived the wounds and may recover.
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Austin
Ed Warmund
Duel Ends in Death in Reno Over Land Dispute
Reese Evans and A. A. Smith dueled with Winchesters at eight feet. Both men were wounded and died from their injuries. The quarrel concerned a strip of land described as almost worthless.
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Reno
Nev
Reese Evans
A. A. Smith
Fire devastates Valparaiso naval arsenal section
Santiago de Chile reports a large fire destroying a section of Valparaiso naval arsenal. Loss estimated at 1 060 000 dollars. Authorities investigate cause as damage mounts in the historic port facility.
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Santiago de Chile
Valparaiso
Blizzard Stops Rail Service Across Northwest Frontier
North Dakota and Canadian Northwest suffer a severe snow storm paralyzing rail traffic. The Northern Pacific and Great Northern have not moved trains for 36 hours, with drifts filling cuts and wires down. No transcontinental arrivals. storms halt business with no deaths reported yet.
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St. Paul
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Fargo
Mandan
N. D
Red River Valley
Frankfort
Winnipeg
Floods Rise Across Georgia After Heavy Rains
Atlanta reports heavy rains in northern and central Georgia trigger flood warnings from the weather bureau to Eufaula Alabama and to Columbus and West Point Georgia. The Chattahoochee River rises seven feet at Columbus as rails washouts slow traffic. Albany and Cordele report rising creeks and flooded streets while Brunswick and Buffalo swamp halt trains.
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Atlanta
Middle Georgia
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Eufaula
Ala
West Point
Columbus
Chattahoochee River
Alabama
South Georgia
Florida
Albany
Central of Georgia
Thomasville
Chattahoochee
Brunswick and Birmingham
Brunswick
Altahama
Boston Strike Prospects Brighten After Settlement Talks
Boston reports progress in labor tensions as a large group of freight handlers returns to work at New Haven Hartford sheds. Settlement appears near on dockside issues, with reinvigorated hopes for stable operations and future negotiations.
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Boston
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Clyde
Steamship Line Bargains Aiming for Quick Labor Accord
Conditions are seen as most favorable for a rapid settlement of disputes among stevedores. The long shoremen's union and Merchants and Miners Transportation Co clash over rehiring old workers, leaving only a few issues to resolve. Governor Crane and the state Board of Conciliation push for a solution with some prospects of success.
Injuries Proved Fatal for Railroad Worker in Marshall
Charles Gage aged 34 an employee of the Texas and Pacific railway Rio Grande division died at the Marshall hospital after suffering a crushed arm and serious chest injuries. Remains were sent to Burkville for burial.
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Marshall, Tex
Charles Gage
Texas and Pacific Railway
Rio Grande
Burksville
Tex
To Cure Malaria in Four Days with Quinoria
Advertising copy claims Quinoria cures malaria in four days with a money back offer if bills fever or malaria fail. Package price 50 cents. Sold by M James, leading druggist, Bryan Vexss.
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M. James
Bryan
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James & Castles
Condos Bros
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Confederate Home
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