Reciproc ity bill faces lukewarm Senate review
Washington reports on February 15 describe Champ Clark’s humorous remarks about reciprocity stirring concern in Canada and England. The Senate finance committee received the bill with a tepid stance and some members push for reporting without recommendation. Taft may need to appoint a leader to marshal defense against the opposition.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Canada
England
Taft
McCall
Clark
Friends of
Finance Committee
Senate
Reciproc ity Speech Sparks Ottawa Debate
In Ottawa on February 15, conservatives claim Champ Clark's reciprocity speech reveals U.S. plan to annex Canada. Government party speakers deny the charge and urge cooler reaction.
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Ottawa
Canada
Champ Clark
United States
Remains of Archbishop Ryan Draw Crowds in Philadelphia
From 11 oclock until after midnight more than seventy five thousand people viewed the Archbishop Ryan bier in the cathedral in Philadelphia. About thirty five thousand school children were taken to view the remains in a solemn ceremony that drew large crowds and widespread attention.
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Philadelphia
Ryan
Catheral
Martial Law Declared in Juarez Amid Border Tensions
El Paso reports General Navarro declaring martial law in Juarez and seizing control of the Mexico Northwestern railroad, promising to operate lines for a few days. Exploration notes seizure of four wagon loads of arms by U S troops near Folsens, with some arrests and escapes among participants. Military positions at Mexicali exchange fire with insurrectos as U S troops stand by at the border.
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el Paso
Navarro
Jurex
Mexico Northwestern
Juarez
Folsens
Knox Talks in Support of Reciprocity
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox told the Chicago Association of Commerce that U S Canada reciprocity would be economic not political and that Canada is a permanent North American political unit allied with Great Britain He said mutual benefits should overcome fears of too cordial ties and highlighted Canada's contribution to continental strength James T Hill also spoke at the event in Chicago Feb 16.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
England
Philander ©. Knox
Chicago Association of Commerce
James T. Hill
Mr. Knox
Eatra
Dominion of Canada
Knox
Italians in Denver bloodbath at private dance hall
Blood flowed at a private dance hall behind Daniel Massaro’s saloon 2006 Fox street in Denver. Patrolman A B Hubbard responding to a call found about twenty men fighting in darkness. Three Italians were seriously injured and taken to county hospital. victims named Guissoppe Minutt Pasquale Vac quia and Cecillo Domentes.
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Denver
Daniel Massaro
Fox Street
A. B. Hubbard
Guissoppe Minutt
Pasquale Vacquia
Cecillo Domentes
Millionaire Hillman On Trial For Fraud Claims
Officials for the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound and the Oregon and Washington Railroad and Navigation company testified that their lines were not planned to extend to Boston Harbor and Birmingham as Hillman alleged to investors. The millionaire promoter Clarence D. Hillman faces a mail fraud trial.
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Mellionaire Hillman
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Jigqund
Oregon and Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
Clarence D. Hillman
Boston Harbor
Birmingham
Hillman
Maila
Gould Retires as Missouri Pacific Head
George J. Gould retires as Missouri Pacific president and will become chairman of the board. He will be succeeded by an as yet unnamed leader, signaling the decline of Gould influence across the Missouri Pacific and related lines. The change follows pressure from Rockefeller Kuhn Leeb interests and is set to place the new president in St Louis.
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Missouri Pacific
New York
George J. Gould
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Road
Rockefeller and Kuhn-Leeb
Gould
St. Louis
Warning signs aim to curb trespassing on rails
Fort Wayne Indiana Feb 15 print ed warnings to trespassers on the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction right of way replace enforceable statutes. Motormen hand slips in red envelopes reading Warning. Officials claim reduced trespassing and advocate anti trespass laws nationwide.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Indiana
League For Public Safety
D. Emmons
League
Iowa
Industrial Club Adopts Resolutions Against Postal Reforms
The Industrial club board adopted resolutions denouncing Postmaster General Frank Witchcock plans to decrease railway clerks and lengthen routes as part of post office reorganizing. Copies will be mailed to the Wyoming delegation in Washington.
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Industrial Club
The
Frank Witchcock
Post Office
Wyoming
Whebington
Forest Reserves Created in White and Appalachians
Washington February 15 The senate has approved a bill allocating two million dollars annually to establish National Forest Reserves in the White and Appalachian mountains to safeguard the watersheds and streams.
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White
Appa Mountains
Woman Receives Vote For United States Senator
In Denver on February 15 Misa Florence McCune a county treasurer's office clerk received one vote for U S Senator from Mrs Louie U Jones a member of the lower house. The article notes little change among senatorial leaders and reports a joint invitation to Dr Cook to address the joint assembly next Friday. The Denver Chamber of Commerce legislative committee chaired by T E B Williams and C D Griffith plans to meet the senate Monday evening to urge the assembly to select a United States senator promptly.
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Denver
Misa Florence McCune
U. 8
Louie U. Jones
Howe
Senate
Cook
Joint Assembly
Denver Chamber of Commerce
T. EB. Wil
C. D. Griffith Fs
State Senate
Chamber
United States
Salon for American Artists in Paris Opens
American Ambassador Bacon and under secretary Dujardin Heaumetz will open the first salon of American artists in Paris on Thursday. One hundred fifty works by twenty six painters sculptors and engravers will be shown, drawn from the best work of the last year as prepared by the directing committee.
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Paris
Bacon
M. Dujardin-Heaumetz
Fine Arts
Slx
Caruso’s Dust Speck Costs Him Ten Thousand
New York reports Signor Caruso laments dust in his throat after a rough night. He notes harassment from letters and dames, threats from bandits, and misfortune during a performance. At $2,500 per show, the dust would total about $10,000 in lost income.
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New York
Signor Burich Caruso
Meeshape
Johnson
Caruso
Carouso
Uncle Joe Cannon Declines Danville Testimony Request
Washington February 15. Speaker Cannon says he has not received any request from Danville authorities to testify in vote buying cases and will not respond until a message arrives. He hints at potential implications with a raised finger question to the inquirer.
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Washington, d. c
Joe
Cannon
Danville
Taft Appeals for Aid for Starving China
President Taft as head of the Red Cross society issued a proclamation urging the public to aid starving China with money contributions or suitable puppies.
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Taft
Washington
Red Crow Society
China
Wyoming State Leader praised by new subscriber
A testimonial praises the Wyoming State Leader as the best newspaper in the state. It claims strong market reports and reliable Wyoming news, noting wide readership in Cheyenne and surrounding areas and urging neighbors to subscribe.
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State Leader
Wyoming
Tate Pater
King of Ararat Island Claims Era in Gilbert Group
The German schooner Tri tan reports Arckin ald C. Everett, once famed in New York and Paris, now rules the island of Ararat in the Gilbert group. His subjects catch sharks and gather coconuts, native girls sing, and he takes a new wife every few months. He wears white duck trousers a pale shirt and a colored scarf as a royal badge.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tritan
Arckinald C. Everett
New York
Paris
Arorat
Everett
Measles at Court Said to Duchess
In St. Petersburg on February 15 a measles outbreak spreads through the imperial court. Authorities blame Grand Duchess Olga for the epidemic after she contracted the disease from Grand Duchess Anastasia and caused courtiers to spread the ailment by kissing a letter.
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St. Petersburg
Olga
Aniastasia
George
Locusts Return Near New York City
New York February 15. Seventeen year locusts due to plague American farmers this summer have appeared around New York City. Curator Ditmar of the New York Zoological Society reports first grubs, thousands in number, found in an excavation near Nyack New York. He says as the front emerges these will grow to millions.
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Nwe York
New York City
Ditmar
New York Zoological Society Haa
Persian taxation hires American experts for Persia
Washington reports new Persian tax officials include W Morgan Shuster as treasurer general. Frank Cairns named director of taxation and Bruce G Dickey of Pine Island Minnesota named Persian taxation inspector. Cairns now collects customs at Hlolo port in the Philippines.
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Washington
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Frank & Cairne
Cairns
Hlollo
Phiippine
Bruce G. Dickey
Pineleland
Minn
Philippine Custom Service
Texation
Weather Report for February First
Local observations for the 24 hours ending 6 p m February 1 show a maximum temperature of 29 degrees a minimum of 17 degrees and precipitation of 01 inch with warmer weather forecast for Friday.
Frantke to Lead Polar Explorers North
New York reports Rudolph Frantke will lead a multi man polar expedition this summer the first since Peary and Cook. He plans to cross Elsemere land to Bradley land with scientists and Eskimos from Etah using the auxiliary schooner Polar Star built in Holland at a cost of 65000 dollars.
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New York
Peary
Cook
Rudolph Frantke
Franchke
Etah
Elsemere Land
Bradley Land
Felfaet
Holland
Taft Signs Bill for Panama Exposition in San Francisco
President Taft signed the bill designating San Francisco to host the Panama canal exposition in 1915. He used a gold pen made from California metal and presented it to a witness, with the pen to be exhibited at the fair.
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Taft
Frisco
Washington
San Francisco
California
Joaquin Miller in Critical Condition in Oakland Hospital
Joaquin Miller poet of The Song of the Serpent is in a critical condition in a Oakland hospital after a general breakdown.
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Oakland
Joaqquin Miller
House Passes Reapportionment Bill In Wyoming
Late last night the Wyoming House approved a reapportionment bill under suspension of the rules. Amendments allocate five Laramie County senators and ten representatives, one Converse senator and two representatives, and three Unita senators and seven representatives, totaling twenty seven senators and fifty six representatives. The session also advanced a Lee amendment on military voting rights and a loan company capital requirement, plus a general appropriation of 705000 dollars. House members Decker Eynon and Cummings were named to a joint committee on elk recommendations.
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House of Representatives
Laramie County
Converse County
Unita County
Lee
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Eynon
House
Messrs. Decker
Cummings
Presdent Sehwood
Rebels Seize Con By Mexicans In Patched Report
Disorderly clashes report rebels to seize a camp near Valar depo mining area yesterday. A band pressed on Asarco and demanded ransoms, later moving to Pedricens to claim $5,000 from Daggen heim properties manager Kaufman before fleeing. In New York, Francisco Madero speculates on strategy as insurrection spreads, with broader aims to pressure Juarez and hinder federal troops. News censorship limits details of key events.
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Mexico City
Valardepo
Asarco
Pedricens
Tebola
Kaufman
Daggen
Heim
Valavdena
Aselalant
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George Gould
Rockefeller
Kune-Loeb
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Arorat Island
Francke
Joaquin Miller
Eik
Guggenheim
Mexico
Cuatavedero
Francisco Madero
Tartegy
Francisco
Feld
Bia
Federala
Casas Grandes
Madero
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