Senate and House Busy with Pension Bill and Commerce Plan
Senate sessions focused on the government department of commerce with a cabinet head, while executive appointments were confirmed. The House debated the pension appropriation bill, with a brief mention of plans for memorial services on February 27 and a recess to February 18.
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Senate
Department of Commerce
House
Hoar
Philippine Islands
Mason
Cuba
Navy and public notices sweep across the day
The secretary of the navy appoints Admiral Sumner to command the South Atlantic station while the battleship Iowa sails toward Montevideo. Dr Curry becomes special envoy to Spain's king’s coming of age. The Ninth Infantry returns from the Philippines to San Francisco. Jr. W. S. Oddie of the New York Yacht Club dies. Construction work on the Long Island City to New Jersey railroad tunnel begins. Michael and John Fisher die by gas suffocation at Chester Pa. Customs inspectors’ pay rises to 44 a day. New York Central buys property near Grand Central for an underground station and electric loop. Census figures show church growth from 1890 to 1901. A New York Supreme Court verdict favors Prof Witthaus in a chemical analysis case. Po Moore breaks American record for plunging at the New York Athletic Club. Window trade tensions heat up amid price wars. Governor of New York removes Sheriff Caldwell amid charges of neglect. Wellesley town officials report forgery and embezzlement by ex-Town Treasurer Albert Jenkins. Kentucky House adopts resolution praising Admiral Schley. Democrats vote in favor. Scribner, famed penmanship author, dies in Chicago. Two miners killed in Tennessee accident. Iowa Governor Shaw clears 473 prisoners for clemency. Carl Holt and niece found murdered in Kansas. Idaho blast kills two, injures three. Carnegie offers 250000 for Louisville library with city pledging 25000 annually. Rock Island locomotive boiler explosion kills engineer, injures crew. Chicago judge denies new trial for Sullivan. Sapphire stones reportedly found near Lewiston Wyoming.
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George W. Sumner
League Island Navy Yard
South Atlantic
Iowa
Cape Horn
Montevideo
J. L. Dr. Curry
Roosevelt
Spain
Curry
Virginia
War Department
United States
Ninth Infantry
Wekin
Philippines
San Francisco
W. S. Oddie
New York Yacht Club
New York City
Oddie
Long Island City
New Jersey
East
North Rivers
Manhattan
Michael
John Fisher
Tidewater Steel Co
Chester
Thomas
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Washington
New York Central Railroad Co
Grand Central
HK. Carrall
Carroll
Supreme Court
Shudolph Witthaus
Reevrs Barnett
Tralef Reti
RM Molineux
New York Athletic Club
Oon
Sth
George Po Moore
Brooke Line
Mass
New York
Shenf Caldwell
Puffalo
Hans
Frank T. Coppins
Caldwell
Wellesley
Albert Jenkins
Kentucky House, of Representatives
Admiral Schley
Court of Inquiry
Schley
William Marshall Scribner
Chicago
Scribner
West
Cumberland Coal and Coke Co
Millstone
Tenn
Gov. Shaw
Carl E. Holt
Tilda Peterson
Halt Home
Greenleaf
Kan
Mackay
Idaho
Andrew Carnegie
Louisville
Rock Island
Victoria
Five Indians Killed at Tongue River Agency
Official report by Agent Clifford states five Indians died in the recent trouble at the Tongue River agency in Montana.
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Tongue River Agency
Montana
Clifford
German and British Naval Figures and European Tariff Tensions
Admiral Von Tirpitz and Gen. Von Plessen will accompany Prince Henry of Prussia on his U S visit. Britain builds 19 armored ships in private yards and 13 in royal dockyards. Russia and Austria may join a tariff war against Germany with Romania and Serbia open to similar measures. Swiss Alps fatalities for 1901 total 119, double that of 1900.
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Admiral von Tirpitz
Imperial Admiralty
Emperor William
Gen. von Plessen
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
Russia
Austria
Germany
Roumania
Servia
Swiss Alps
Chicago garment workers locked out amid anti union drive
Five hundred custom clothing workers in Chicago chiefly women face lockout as organizers push to stamp out unionism. In Brooklyn New York Daniel Sickles age 87 dies at his home. he was cousin of General Daniel F. Sickles and oldest Mason in New York state. Fire damages Globe yarn mills in Fall River causing about 200000 dollars in loss. England faces rising imports of iron and steel amid falling exports. Fire in Humboldt Indiana church leads to funeral disruption as flames drive smoky rescue. Judges in St Joseph Michigan rule against Teague of Eligibles linked to lottery schemes. Indiana company founded in 1492 by three Chicago men promises sums to married members of its association. Indicted officers Oberlin M. Carter and others post bond in New York. Philippine tariff bill moves in Senate. commerce department creation debated. Urgent deficiency appropriation bill advances in House.
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Chicago
Garment Workers
Daniel Sickles
Daniel FE. Sickles
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Globe Yarn Mills
New England
Fall River
England
United Brethren Church
Humboldt
Ind
Ray Hobbs
Thames
Dudge Coolidge
St Joseph
Mich
Indiana
Benjamin
Green
John
William
Edward H. Gaynor
Oberlin M. Carter
United States
Shields
New Yor City
United States Courts of
Georgia
Senate
Department of Commerce
House
God
Tremendous Guerrero Earthquake Wrecks Chilpancingo
An epicenters quake near Chilpancingo Guerrero caused widespread destruction killing hundreds and injuring many. The parish church, capitol, telegraph office and numerous buildings collapsed as tremors spread to Iguala and other towns with extensive property losses reported.
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Mexico City
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Federal Telegraph Office
War Department
Mexico
Chilapa
Iguala
Gen. Frisbie
Americans Seek Darien Route Canal From Ocean to Ocean
Washington January 18 The sub committee heard representations for the American Isthmi Ship Canal Co advocating a Darien or Gan Blas route with a sea level canal from Mendago harbor to Pearl Island. They propose a five mile tunnel 202 feet clear, water 35 feet deep, electric trolley for propulsion, and claim costs of 75 to 90 million dollars with completion in three years. The isthmian canal commission met hours, likely reporting to President Roosevelt. Col Ernst said a conclusion was reached.
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Ocean
Washington
American Isthmi Ship Canal Co
Edward Keil
Ali Adams
Theodore Schroeder
Darien
Mendago Harbor
Pearl Island
Prof
Hopkins
Messrs. McDougall
Sweet, Forman
Rude
Isthmian Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Col. Ernst
Army Engineers
Ship Subsidy Bill Hit By Senate Committee Action
Washington Jan 18 The senate committee on commerce authorized a favorable report on Senator Fryes ship subsidy bill Democratic members opposed reporting and voted to strike the general subsidy provision The committee amended the bill allowing mail carrying vessels to be iron or steel and reduced bounty vessels to 1600 gross registered tons
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Frye
Canada seen as solution to Britain's food supply
London correspondent for the New York Tribune notes Canada’s progress and declares fertile acres will solve Britain’s food problem. The Morning Post adds public bank deposits near 400 million dollars show room for British capital to aid imperial welfare amid Canadian loyalty and recent examples.
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Dominion
England
the Post
Canada
Sparrow Hunt Ends With 24000 Birds Bagged In Pleas ant Township
The annual sparrow hunt in Pleas ant township concluded with two farmer teams of twenty men each. The victorious side bagged 13 000 birds, the losers 11 000, totaling 24 000 birds. Birds averaged four ounces each, weight over three tons. The week long event was one of the state’s most notable hunts.
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Kam
Pleasant Township
Fragmentary Ohio State Journal Cribbed Poker Tone
A garbled excerpt shows dialogue about cards and a trumpet ace, referencing Henry and a startled speaker. The text hints at a gambling or card game scene in a newspaper page fragment from the Ohio State Journal.
Theatsteel manager questions applicant about marriage
An applicant answers about marital status in a theater job inquiry. She states she has been Enartiss four times, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Iteen
Enartiss
Detroit Free Ters
Endorsement for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A Detroit lecturer Mrs Marguerite St Omer Briggs praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. She urges sick women to try it, claims widespread endorsement and invites letters for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Marguerite St. Omer Briggs
Mount Calm Street
Detroit
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Maargur Brirg
St. Omer
Lydia
Pinkham
That's very rough on me Ally Sloper quote
A brief cartoon caption notes a maiden reacting to her unshaven sweetheart's kiss with a witty remark. The line reflects vintage humor and character voice from Ally Sloper.
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Ally Sloper
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