Senators Debate Navy Defects and Census Bill
In Washington on February 19 the senate focused on Senator Johnstone’s Aldrich currency bill speech and Senator Hale’s remarks on investigating alleged battleship construction defects. Hale endorsed navy defenses with Rear Admirals Converse and Capps reports, as the House advanced a thirteenth census bill amended to limit census coverage to Alaska mainland, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
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Washington, D. C
Johnstone
Alabama
Hale
Committee On Naval Affairs
Senate
Converse
Capps
Henry
Texas
Boutell
Cannon
House
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Mother's Caress Reveals Baby's Death in Pneumonia
Ault Colorado February 19 Mrs Charles M Meyer finds her one month old baby dead from acute pneumonia after a night believed to be well. The mother kissed the sleeping infant and found it cold. doctor declares death immediate. Father worked in the field while events unfolded.
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Mother
Ault
Colo
Charles M. Meyer
Daytime Diamond Robbery Hits New Orleans Storefront
In broad daylight two men robbed M. Waldhorn & company in New Orleans hour before dusk. They smashed a plate glass window and grabbed two trays of diamonds valued at $15,000, fleeing in a buggy as a crowd gave chase but lost them in a dust cloud.
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New Orleans
M. Waldhorn & Company
Eleven Men Injured In Power House Boiler Explosion
Eleven workers were injured and two perhaps fatally when an economizer exploded in a boiler at the Hamilton Corporation cotton mill power house in Lowell Massachusetts. The blast forced the plant to shut down.
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Lowell
Maags
Hamilton Corporation
Wyoming Weather Forecast and Local Conditions
Forecast for Wyoming calls for fair weather Thursday with snow in the northwest and warmer temperatures in the south. Friday brings snow or rain, except fair in the southeast. Local data show a 24 hour period ending 6 pm February 19 1808 with a maximum of 43 and a minimum of 5 and no precipitation.
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Washington
D. C
Bpeb
Wyoming
Palmer
Night riders terrorize Gracey in West Christian county
About 25 masked night riders seized the Gracey telephone exchange and captured Town Marshal Waters. They forced James Wooten from the Gracey Hotel to the outskirts and whipped him before ordering him to leave by morning. The assailants warned against African Americans returning to work as they rode toward Trigg county. Wooten suspected of being a detective.
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Hopkinsville
Gracey
Trigg County
Wooten
Grand Jury Receives Anonymous Note on Harriman Case
The New York county grand jury received an anonymous communication about EB Harriman and the Delaware and Hudson company and turned it over to District Attorney Jerome for investigation. He will report findings within a few days. The nature of the communication was not made public.
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New York
EB. H. Harriman
Delaware and Hudson Company
Jerome
Government appeals from court decision in coal lands case
Washington February 19 The attorney general today filed appeals in the Supreme Court in several Colorado cases. Residents were unsuccessfully prosecuted in federal court on a charge of conspiring to defraud the government of valuable coal lands.
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Washington, D. C
Gepbral
Supreme Court of the United States
Colorado
United States District Court
Elk Motion Pictures Draw Wyoming Game Spectacle
A large audience at the Elks Home saw N. Leek present moving pictures of Wyoming elk antelope and deer in their natural high country habitat. The program featured over 3 000 feet of film and 160 lantern slides, plus an explanatory talk by State Game Warden D C Nowlin on elk habitats and protection efforts.
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Elks Home
N. Leek
Wyoming
United States
D. C. Newlin
Jackson Hole
Nowlin
Mrs Hanson Dies After Prolonged Illness in City
Mrs I N Hanson died at 12 50 AM at her home 402 West Twenty second street after a protracted illness. The end was expected for several days. Funeral will be held under the auspices of the Ladies of the Eastern Star with time to be announced. Mrs Hanson had lived in the city many years and many friends regret her passing.
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I, N, Hanson
I, N. Hanson
West Twenty-second Street
Ladies of the Eastern Star
Clash at Mohawk mine as union and non-union men fight
In Goldfield Nevada on February 1 a clash occurred at the Mohawk mine during shift change. Forty union miners and forty non union men fought while pickets taunted the others. The skirmish ended after a brief engagement with union pickets fleeing and guards from the Mine Owners Association stopping the affray.
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Federation
Goldfield
Nev
Peb
Western Federation of Miners
Mohawk
Mine Owners’ Association
Roads Ready For Auto Rally Across North America
The article notes Cheyenne area roads are in first class condition for the New York to Paris automobile race route. Severe weather and heavy snow may affect travel in the coming two weeks, but current gravel roads are suitable for auto travel toward the continental crossing.
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New York
Paris
Cheyenne
Wnleas
President Roosevelt Urges Inquiry Into Railroad Wage Tactics
President Roosevelt asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate wage reductions feared by railroads. He cites new laws and possible public harm, urging data on wage conditions and potential causes, including past mismanagement and reactions to legislation. He favors conciliation data before any program to limit pay.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fensterday
Conf
Othe
Interate Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Labor
Congress
Battleships Near Callao Expect Arrival at Dawn
Lima reports the American battleship fleet is set to reach Callao about six tomorrow morning. Two wireless notes place the fleet 224 miles away and a later message thanks Rear Admiral Kwang for courtesies. Peru proclaims Washington's birthday a holiday and orders Peruvian ships to salute the U S flag at noon.
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Lima
Callao
Kwang
Washington
Burns Fatal for Canon City Woman
Ganon City Colo Feb 19 Mrs John F Boylan wife of a prominent merchant died last night from burns after an explosion yesterday while cleaning a dress when the oil used became ignited by friction and set fire to her feminine clothing. She was 25 years old.
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Ganon City
Colo
John F. Boylan
James
Teacher pleads guilty in tack-through-tongue case
Pleading guilty to driving a tack through a pupil's tongue, Mien Clara Berning, 24, assistant matron of the Tuscarawas county children's home in Dover Ohio, was fined 10 dollars at Mayor Dedenbacher's court last night.
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Dover
Ohio
Mien Clara
Tuscarawas County
Dedenbacher
Treasury raids confront Cannon Tawney leaders in deficit fight
Washington lawmakers face a push to add at least 14 million dollars for army navy and other pay rises amid a looming deficit and recent 15 million pension increases. Speaker Cannon and Rep Tawney clash with efforts to curb expenditures while senators may restore the items leading to floor battles.
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Washington, D. C
Cannon
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Army
Navy
House
Speaker Cannon
Marine Corps
Friends
Senate
Beauty Actress Hounded At New York Dog Show
German actress Kate Parsenow known as Mrs. A. C. Fox was injured at Madison Square Garden when a Russian wolf hound named Tsar snapped and tore part of her nose as she petted the dog during a show. She is under surgeon care at her husband’s home.
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New York
Kate Parsenow
America
A. C. Fox
Miss Parseton
Arden
Madison Square Garden
Robber shoots down victim on Colorado ranch trip
Otto Fehringer a wealthy druggist and liquor dealer was lured from town by a stranger who offered wine and robbed him three miles from Colorado Springs. Fehringer shot in the lung, with jewelry and cash taken. Police sought the suspect as the horse and buggy were found in town. Fehringer lay injured awaiting help.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Otto Fehringer
Fehringer
Will Wkely
Nevada Banker Indicted for Embesslement
In Carson City in February Judge Folsom ordered T. B. Rickey, president of the State Bank & Trust, held to the grand jury on a charge of embezzlement. Bond was fixed at 10,000.
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Nevada
Carson
Justice Court
Folsom
T. B. Rickey
State Bank &Trust Company
Train Stalled In Snow Drift Near Lincoln
Lincoln Nebraska February 19 The Rock Island west bound continental limited express remains stalled in a snow drift near Prairie Home twelve miles from Lincoln with hopes to free it tonight Passengers suffer little inconvenience while other lines see delays Rural mail carriers cannot complete trips in the affected area.
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Lincoln
Neb
Rock Island
Preacher Who Wouldn't Take Money Remembered in Funeral
At Freeport New York Rev. Charles Boynton former Presbyterian pastor was honored at his funeral. He refused compensation as a minister resigning when his congregation insisted. He later built a house using bricks made from oyster shells.
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New York
Freeport
Ly. L
Charles Boynton
Presbyterian Church
Boynton
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