House conference urged on statehood bill amid votes
Washington reports show the House sent the statehood bill, amended by the Senate, to a conference with party lines hardening. The event coincided with approval of a $9.14 million DC appropriation and a willard statue ceremony. A separate incident notes Capt Lafitte facing a War Department probe into a cash shortage aboard the transport Logan.
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Washington
Oxdler
House
Senate
McLachen
California
Francis EB. Willard
Illinois
Burglar Fed by His Captor After Capture
New York news describes Julius Reinhold captured by Routdeman Walsh and Patrolman McDonald after a burglary. The burglar was bound by the ankles with rope and fed a meal by Delafield who hosted the scene in a basement, choosing not to demand money.
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New York
Ewis L. Delafield
Julius Rieinhold
Reinhold
Delafield
Walsh
McDonald
Lost in Idaho Mountains. Search Called Off in Wallace
Walter Sallebury, missing over a week in the Coeur d'Alene mountains, is presumed buried in snowdrifts near the Idaho Montana divide. A Wallace search party returned after abandoning hopes of finding him. His family is in Streator, Illinois.
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Mountaing
Hope
Wallace
Idaho
Walter Sallebury
Goeur d'Alene Mountains
Idano
Montana Divide
Salisbury
Streator
Ils
Investigation ordered in West Virginia Senate fight over governor and secretary of state
Charleston West Virginia February 17 senators traded attacks on Governor White and Governor elect Dawson now secretary of state. A resolution passed ordering an investigation of verbal charges. An impeachment bid was trimmed to an investigation. Caldwell led the charges, followed by Senator Cornwell, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
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Charleston
W. Va
White
Dawson
Senate
Caldwell
Cornwell
Snow blockade halts Rock Island trains in two states
Snow covers the region as rail traffic remains crippled. Rock Island trains still in snowdrifts face suspensions through Kansas and New Mexico, with diversions routed via Fort Worth.
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Fl Paso
Texas
Rock Island
Kansas
New Mexico
Fort Worth
Southerners Show Interest In Roosevelt Inauguration
Washington reports North Carolina units will march in the inaugural parade behind Governor Glenn and his staff. Governor Blanchard of Louisiana will lead a militia detachment. Governor Warfield of Maryland to head two Maryland regiments. Governor Montagu of Virginia commands a brigade. Gen. Clark of Alabama National Guard recruiting a provisional regiment for the event.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Wilmington Light Infantry
North Carolina National Guard
Glenn
Blanchard
Louisiana
Warfield
Maryland
Montagu
Virginia
Clark
Alabama National Guard
All Dreams Of Love Shattered In County Divorce
Mintle Slade obtained a divorce from Albert Slade in county court on cruelty and desertion. Mrs. Slade testified her parents forced the arranged marriage to a farmer near Beulah and she had not met him before. She said the couple’s quarrel began with a train trip request and he demanded her fare.
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Pueblo
Cole
Mintle Slade
Albert Slade
Diade
Big Wife
Sbe
Avon
Ainoe
Rejane's Bag of Jewels Lost Before Voyage
New York on February 17 reports Mime Rejane the French actress misplaced a brown feather bag with jewels valued at over 960000. The bag, a gift from her daughter Germaine Porel, was to be carried by a whip attendant and was later found.
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Rejane
New York
la Touraine
Burope
Germaine Porel
Wife Slayer Hanged at Texas Jail for Murder
John Reeves was hanged for killing his wife near Avery in April. The crime occurred in the jail yard where the grave was buried and covered with plowed earth to hide the burial.
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Texas
John Reeves
Avery
Grand Duke Sergius Assassinated in Kremlin Terror Attack
In Moscow near the Kremlin, Grand Duke Sergius, uncle and brother in law of the emperor, was killed by a bomb carried by a Socialist Revolutionary killer. The blast destroyed the carriage, shredded the duke, and damaged the Palace of Justice as police captured the attacker who admitted the crime.
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Czar
Nicholas Brown
Kremelin
Moscow
Grand Duke
Just Bach
von Phleve
Kremlin
Ivan the Terrible
Hed Square
Sergius
Ofmperor Nicholas
von Plebve
Palace of Justice
Socialist Revolutionary Party
von Kve
Asty
Governor Generals
Elizabeth
Mancnuria
Sremiin
Nicholas
Nikolicks
Form
Elisabeth
The
Red Cross
Choudoff
Social Revolutionary Organization
Sergius the Tyrant and Massacres in Russia
A harsh portrayal of Sergius as a brutal ruler who ordered troops to fire on unarmed crowds of 50 000, persecuted Jews, terrorized the Czar, and reveled in blood as Russia’s archetype of ruthless power.
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Russia
Frances Willard Statue Placed in U S Capitol Hall
The Frances B Willard statue by Helen Farnsworth Mears is set for display in Statutory Hall this afternoon through the Wo man’s Christian Union. National W C T U officers and many members attend as a thousand schoolchildren march in with white carptons and ribbons at the statue base.
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Washington
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Woman’s Christian Union
Frances B. Willard
Helen Farneseworth Mears
Siiggiant
New York National League Club Begins Annual Meeting
Jorney City New Jersey February 17 The annual meeting of the New York National League club opens today. John T Brush is expected to be reelected president while a new board of directors will be chosen and plans for the season's schedule outlined.
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New York
Jorney City
N. J
Johon T. Brush
Loaded Russian officer bribe alleged in Neva salute
London reports a Russian commissioned officer confessed to taking a bribe to load a shell in the saluting gun during the blessing of the waters of the Neva. Rome notes King Victor Emmanuel plans to send invitations for an international agricultural congress with David Lubin backing the scheme.
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London
The
Daily Mail Today
Elect
Omeer
Neva
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Chamber of Agriculture
David Lubin
Sacramento
Cal
Wound Three Feet Long Made By Knife
Philip Hogan a private in Company H Eighteenth Infantry is dying from a knife wound three feet long received in a brawl near the Presidio gates. One wound runs from the left shoulder to the leg and another deep cut on the left side. Soldiers had been paid and many spent money nearby. The assailant and exact stabbing location are unknown as Hogan cannot speak.
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San Francisco
Philip Hogan
Eighteenth Infantry
Presidio
Hogan
Philip Ro
Paris tycoon builds Champs Elysees mansion with rotating theater
M Dutayel, famed for installment plans and a vast dry goods business, constructs a grand home on the Avenue des Champs Elysees. A dining room and theater are linked by an elevator to switch locations between meals and shows, so guests can dine then watch, with supper laid tables after the performance.
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Paris
M. Dutayel
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
No Mercy for Louise in Dresden Baby Sale Rumor
A Dresden newspaper claims the Countess Montignoso agreed to part with her baby Princess Anna for a large sum, a report dismissed as court-inspired. Sympathy grows for the former crown princess among Dresden women who blame King Frederick August in sharp lese majeste terms.
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Louise
Berlin
Dresden
Montignoso
Anna
Saxony
Frederick August
Prussia
Bishop Spalding Improves, to Visit Hot Springs
Bishop Jobn L. Spalding of Peoria Ill has improved after a month of paralysis and bed rest. He plans to travel to Hot Springs Arkansas within a few days for further treatment or rest.
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Bishop Spalding
Peoria, Ill
Job Ll. Spalding
Hot Springs
Ark
Bon Shoe and Clothing Co Sale Ad
Buy now and save one third or wait until after March 11 and pay regular price. Ad from The Bon Shoe and Clothing Co. presents a limited time discount option with the date specified for price changes.
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THE
BON Shoe & Clothing CO
Bitterness Grows as Poutiloff Works Lockout Food Supply
St. Petersburg authorities report Poutiloff iron works managers will stop provisioning striking workers. With over ten thousand men affected, the move sparks intense bitterness among the strikers as they refuse to return to work awaiting resumed production.
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St. Petersburg
Poutiloff Iron Works
Kaiser Pays Tribute to Admiral Coligny in Berlin
Emperor William and Empress Augusta Victoria attended the unveiling of the Admiral Coligny statue in Berlin. A small, brilliant cabinet and high officers line the ceremony, noting Coligny’s French ties. The emperor traces kinship to Coligny through Louise who married William of Orange.
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Kaiser
Admiral Coligny
Berlin
Emperor William
Empress Augusta Victoria
France
Coligny
Louise
William of Orange
Netherlands
Louise Henrietta
Hlacier
Soldier Dies From Three Foot Slash Near Presidio Gates
San Francisco February 17 A private in Company I of the 43d infantry is dying from a three foot slash wound inflicted in a brawl near the Presidio gates. A second soldier was stabbed and wounded in the incident as drinking taverns outside the military reservation drew attention.
Spokane Company Must Show Rights Priority in Power Site Case
Washington February 17. Counsel for the Spokane Power and Transit Company began argument at the interior department to prove the application for a power site and crossing rights on the Spokane Indian and military reservation was filed before the Adam County Electric Transportation company. The case draws interest due to rivalry between firms.
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Washington
Spokane
Washington, Power & Transit Company
Interior Department
Spokane: Indian and Military Reservation
Adame County Eleetric Transportation Company
Indoor Champion Tennis Opens National Indoor Championship
The national indoor tennis championships opened at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York with singles and doubles events running through February 22. Contenders include top players from clubs nationwide. last year Wylie of the New York Tennis Club won the singles and, with Robert Le Roy of Columbia University, the doubles.
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New York
Seventh Regiment Armory
United States
Wylie
New York Tennis Club
Robert le Roy
Columbia University
Torpedo Boats to Be Sold at Public Auction
Victoria British Columbia February 17 two torpedo boats are offered for sale by public auction after the abandonment of the Esquimalt naval station. The vessels are declared unfit for naval service and buyers must satisfy naval authorities they will not resell to belligerents.
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Victoria
B C
Ba’ Quimalt
Anton
Paid Whisky Lobby Alleged in West Virginia Senate
A newspaper article claims a coalition of Democrats and recalcitrant Republicans formed under pressure from a paid whisky lobby. The report states the sponsorship influenced Senate proceedings amid controversy in Charleston.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Strong and Garfield and Han An shoes sale
Bon Shoe and Clothing Co advertises reduced prices on Strong Garfield and Han An shoes, inviting customers to save during a special sale event. Location and date are implied by the newspaper ad.
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Strong & Garfield and
Hanan Shoes
THE
BON Shoe & Clothing CO
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