Gold Standard Currency Bill Agreed By Conference Committee
Washington reports the conference committee on the financial bill reached agreement with Republican members endorsing the resumption plan. The bill fixes the dollar at 25 grains of gold nine-tenths fine and requires redemption of United States notes in gold coin while building a 150 million dollar reserve. It outlines methods to restore the reserve if depleted and details bond issues to support funds, while preserving silver dollar legal tender and gradual retirement of notes against coinage as bullion is minted.
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Washington
Conference Committee On
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
General Fund of
the Treasury
General Fund of the Treasury
New Statue of Gen Grant Plans Funded by House
Washington Feb 24 The house committee on library favorably reported a bill proposing a $5 000 appropriation to prepare designs for a memorial statue of Gen Grant to be erected in Washington.
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Washington
House Committee On Library
Gen. .Grant
Democratic clubs to hold annual meeting in Indianapolis
The executive committee of the National Association of Democratic Clubs decided to hold the next annual meeting in Indianapolis on September 9. The action was approved Friday at Washington.
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Washington
National Association of Democratic Clubs
Democratic Clubs
Indianapolis
We Will Hold Them Washington War Note on Sibutu and Cagayan
The United States will retain Sibutu and Cagayan islands amid Spain’s demand for return. The navy rejects surrender, asserting title to the islands. A treaty found links Sibutu to U S ownership. Cagayan’s penal colony history supports U S control.
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Washington
Sibutu
Cagayan Island
Spain
War Department
State Department
Navy Department
United States
Sabitu
Borneo
Cagayan
Mindoro
Great Britain
Germany
Sibitu
Sulu
Embalmed blood finds in Toledo meat trade
City health officials report discovery of embalmed blood lungs livers and brains from hogs cattle and sheep shipped from Chicago packing houses. Chief buyers include Polish and Hungarian communities who use the products for sausage broth and soups with some claiming they drink the mixture. A chemical analysis is planned.
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Toledo
Schurtz
Health Department
Chicago
Fire and explosions injure 150 in Paris suburb
Paris February 26 A fire at Saint Ouen a suburb of Paris in alcohol and oil storage exploded sending a crowd gathering near the scene scurrying. Official estimates put the injured at 150 with several in serious condition and damages around 2 000 000 francs.
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Paris
Saint Ouen
Influenza Rages in Berlin Amid Royal Dinner Postponement
Berlin reports ongoing influenza illness as Princess Frederick Charles is attacked by illness. Italian ambassador Count Lanza di 3usca had invited Emperor William and Berlin's elite, including United States Ambassador White and Mrs. White, to a dinner, but illness forced postponement.
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Berlin
Frederick Charles
Count Lanza di 3Usca
Emperor William
United States
Ambassdor White
Mrs. White
Mountain man Miles Woods shot dead in Bucktown
A Bucktown dispatch reports Miles Woods was shot at his mountain home and died within ten minutes. His father rushed to the scene and was shot twice by the assailant. The killer allegedly charged a deputy US marshal with the murder before dying.
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Knoxville
Venn
Bucktown
Miles Woods
United States
Locomotive on runners aids hauling logs in camps
Minneapolis report notes Lum bermen unveil a locomotive on runners to pull log sled trains from camps and a second machine chips ice from the lake to build roads in the snowless season, promising to revolutionize lumber camp methods.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Debaters Prize Awarded at Sophomore Contest
Judges in Whighall announced the sophomore prize debate results with John Green Sims of Wartrace Tennessee winning first prize and Paul Irwin McClory of Winchester Kentucky taking second. Over twenty contestants competed.
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Princeton
N. J
Whighall
John Green Sims
Wartrace
Tenn
Paul Irwin McClory
Winchester
Widow of Amos Snell Dies in Chicago Home
Chicago February 25 Mrs Henrietta Snell widow of Amos J Snell the millionaire murdered twelve years ago died Saturday after a heart illness Her death closes a chapter in a long standing mystery as she lived in the same house where her husband was slain nearly 70 years old and a long time resident of the residence since his death.
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Chicago
Henrietta Snell
Amos J. Snell
Chicago Gunpowder Manufacturer Dies in Virginia Hotel
Newport News Feb 26. Curtis F Laflin a wealthy Chicago gunpowder maker died suddenly at the Chamberlain hotel Old Point Comfort. He had arrived from Chicago several days earlier.
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Chicago
Newport News
L Lycurgus F. Laflin
Chamberlain Hotel
Old Point Comfort
Order for Whitehead torpedoes placed with Bliss Co
New York February 25. Rr. Adm. ONeil chief of the ordnance bureau has placed a contract with L. W. Bliss & Co. of Brooklyn for 30 Whitehead torpedoes. The government will pay 126000 dollars.
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New York
Adm. O'Neil
Ordnance Bureau
Cronje Surroundes Boers Face Short of Ammunition
London reports from the front describe General Cronje’s position at Paardeberg pressed by British forces. Descriptions note near suffocation of Boer defenses and possible surrender amid heavy casualties and reinforcements distances. Reports vary on provisions, but brain of the defense holds as bombardment and maneuvering continue.
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Paardeberg
Marsh Roberts
Orange Free State
Cronje
Transvaal
le Roberts
Ai Point
Bri
I‘riday
French
War Office
Lord Roberts
Natal
Kimberley
Morning Post
Anm
Rhodes
Marques
The
Times
Pretoria
Louis Botha
Kruge
Bloemfontein
Cincinnati & Hamilton Co begins new line Cincinnati to Dayton
The Cincinnati and Hamilton Company plans a new line from Cincinnati to Dayton with construction to start Monday. Christy of Akron was elected president and Pomeroy of Cleveland is secretary treasurer.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati & Hami Co
Cinnati
Dayton
Christy
Akron
Pomeroy
Cleveland
Nellie Grant Sartoris Returns to Health in New York
Nellie Grant Sartoris, in New York on February 26, has recovered from an operation. Her physician says her illness proved to be non cancerous and there is no evidence cancer has ever existed.
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Nellie Grant Sartoris
New York
Grant Sartoris
Passenger found dead on highway near Warsaw after gale
A man identified as John Carmody was found along a highway near Warsaw New York on February 26 after a Saturday gale. Authorities reported the fatal exposure appears weather related with the body located beside the road.
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Warsaw
N. Y
John Carmody
Steamer Californian Ashore Near Ram Island Ledge
The big steamship Californian ran ashore on Ram island ledge just outside the harbor after midnight Friday. All passengers remain aboard and are safe. Local seafarers doubt salvage is possible as rocks may have breached the hull in multiple spots. Vessel valued at 3,000,000 with cargo about 300,000. Crew and passengers totaling many souls aboard.
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Ind. Me
Aline
Californian
Mier
Ram Island
Reading Progress At School And Home Poem
A child narrator contrasts harsh school critique with a grandfather who calmly encourages reading aloud. The piece, attributed to Elizabeth L. Gould from St Nicholas, frames literacy as a valued skill learned at home versus pressures at school. The grandfather’s praise promises community recognition for the reader’s effort.
Call to Bimetalists in Kansas City Convention Planned
Judge J W Ker of Colorado and other bimetalists meet in Washington to discuss a national convention. A Kansas City gathering is set for July 4 with 600 to 800 delegates expected from across the states for arrangements and accommodations.
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Washington
J. W. Ker
Colorado
Ted States Monetary League
Kan City
Dhe
Kansas City
Man Identified In Fridge Car Death At Eaton Cal
Denver Colorado February 26 The body found in a refrigerator car at Eaton California has been identified as Stuart St Clair of Williamsport Pennsylvania. Authorities say the death resulted from his own actions after he warned his wife from Fort Worth last January of plans to commit suicide. He reportedly lay down on a pile of ice in a sealed car and froze to death as a Southern railway train passed.
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Denver
Col
Eaton
Cal
Stuart St. Clair
Williamsport
S T. Clair
James Hamlyn
Ft. Worth
Scalpreee & Southern
Weldon, Cincinnati Sports Editor, Stricken By Stroke
Harry M. Weldon, 44, long serving sporting editor of the Cincinnati aquirer, collapsed from paralysis early Sunday entering his Seventh street home. His right side is paralyzed and he cannot speak, though he remains conscious. doctors hold hope the stroke will not be fatal. Weldon is a well known figure among the national sporting fraternity.
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Cincinnati, O
Harry M.weldon
The
Cincinnati Aquirer
Seventh Street
Weldon
United States
Bath City Strikes Lundy Isle Sinks. Crew Safe
The British steamship Bath City under Capt Jones, en route from New York to Bristol, struck the north end of Lundy Isle in the British Channel on Saturday. It backed off and sank in deep water. The master three officers and ten crew reached Lundy Roads in life boats. another boat with the remainder of the crew is believed safe.
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London
Bath City
Jones
New York
Bristol
Lundy Isle
Lundy Roads
Pro-Boer Leaders Plan Detroit Conference for Mediation Effort
Detroit officials report state leaders in the pro-Boer movement intend to convene a Detroit conference of activists from the states to unify the cause, aiming to influence mediation and arbitration of the British Boer dispute.
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Detroit
Mich
Streetcar wreck injures passengers on Decatur line
In Atlanta on February 26 a street car on the Decatur Blue Line struck an obstruction near Oakland Cemetery, sending the car 15 feet down an embankment. Twelve passengers sustained injuries, with Dellaperry and Officer Eugene Coker likely fatally harmed.
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Atlanta, Ga
Decatur
Oakland Cemetery
Dellaperry
Eugene Coker
Fire destroys Detroit Steel works rolling mills
Detroit fire wrecks the Detroit Steel and Spring Co. rolling mills killing Fireman Timothy Kane. A physician and an ambulance driver were injured, and property loss is about 100 dollars. The works were fully insured.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Steel and Spring Co
Comy
Timothy Kane
Richardson Introduces Joint Resolutions Against Trusts
Representative Richardson of Tennessee introduces joint resolutions opposing the sugar and paper trusts and against the wire and barbed wire trusts in a form mirroring earlier measures. The action targets broader trust activity in Washington debates from February 25.
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Washington
Representa Richardson
Tennessee
Well Known Sporting Man Edward Kear Dies in Florida
Edward Kear a famed sportsman and noted politician died in Palm Beach Florida at age 69 He was reportedly bent in a horse and carriage accident leaving a mark on New York sporting circles and political life through his varied career
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New York
Edward Kear
Palm , Fla
Goose Cleverness Revealed in Our Animal Friends Tales
A writer recounts animal intelligence episodes from Ardglass Ireland where a goose teaches itself to open a door by striking the hook with a swift beak, then leads a troop inside. Pigeons also display problem solving by startling a horse to dislodge oats, repeating as food runs out.
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Our Animal Friends
Ardglass
County Down
Ireland
Imperial Hat Incident Reveals Prince's Practical Lesson
The German emperor keeps a study for his small circle near his business room. A renowned scientist visiting left his hat in the hall. The crown prince mocked a remark that papa sits on his opera hat and it fixes itself, then demonstrated it. The emperor's door opened, the pair appeared, and an inquiry followed about the hat. The prince later bought the professor a new hat from his small funds.
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Papa
Hotel meal charges in Hindoo English ad
The Calcutta Times advertisement warns guests that meals will be charged if they do not notify the manager, and if guests request changes such as meals or breakfasts they must inform the manager. otherwise charges apply for any item at the hotel rate and no fuss will be allowed.
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Calcutta Times
More Gum and Less Guam Postmaster Dialogue
A humorous exchange from the New York World notes strong collector demand for Guam postage stamps. The customer wants more gum on stamps they purchase, while acknowledging interest in only a few Guam issues.
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Guam
N. Y. World
Lazy animals in nature’s oddities and parasitic roles
A lively survey of creatures regarded as lazy or parasitic, from the sloth and sparrow hawk to magpies, kestrels, robbers, and nest freeloaders. The piece notes how various birds and insects avoid hard work, while slaves and scavengers adjust structures and diets to survive. It closes with remarks on Amazon ants and other freeloading species observed in Stray Stories.
Tailor Made Home by a Costa Rican Bird
A Costa Rican oriole is described as sewing banana leaf edges with its bill and grass for thread to fashion a leaf shelter. The bird deftly sews along the vein of the leaf, creating a concealed pocket that serves as a nest where the mother lays eggs and raises young without being discovered.
Bullet Barriers of Snow Experiment in France
Recent French tests measured bullet penetration in snow using Lebel rifle at 160 feet. The bullet penetrated only five feet into the snow. A Lebel Trifle reportedly pierced a tree of 314 feet diameter, suggesting the bullet would travel through the full diameter, yet only 18 inches deeper in snow. Researchers propose the rotating bullet collects snow as it enters, causing blockage.
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France
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