Taft Opposes Government Ownership of Telegraph Lines
President Taft told Congress he did not endorse Postmaster General Hitchcock’s plan to have the government own and operate all telegraph lines. He said private enterprise should prevail with proper rate regulation unless public benefit proves cheaper, and noted no evidence that government ownership would reduce rates or improve efficiency. He approved Parcels Post and support for civil service expansion within the post office.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
United States
Civil Service
Levy bill to build four battleships annually
Representative Levy of New York introduced a proposal authorizing the president to construct four battleships each year at least 6 million dollars before armament, with heavy armor and strong armament, and the fastest speed. An initial appropriation of 20 million dollars would start work, and the measure was referred to the naval affairs committee.
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Washington, D. C
Levy
New York
Naval Affairs Committee
Girl Kills Deputy Sheriff in Rural Colorado Incident
Deputy Biuno Garcia of Union County New Mexico was shot five times and killed on February 19 at a Barney ranch home. The deputy entered the room of his former sister in law, the alleged shooter, with two others present. No arrests yet as local officials attend to the case and coroner Ernest conducts the inquiry. Garcia leaves a widow and four children, including a 16-year-old son hospitalized with scarlet fever.
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Trinidad
Colo
Biuno Garcia
Clayton
Union County
N. M
Whs
Barney
Garcia
Slater
Wita
Courlay
Southwest
District Court
Courier
Justice of Peace
Ernest
Mansker
Mineral Wells
Texas
Ray Messenger
M. Heintein
Guarela
Strikers At Green River Resume Work
A report from Green River states about 160 railroad shop workers have returned to work. The move suggests a mutual understanding reached between the strikers and the railroad, though negotiations had not been publicized.
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Green River
Cheyenne
Armed Escort to Take Yuan to Nanking
The Republicans dispatch an armed escort from Shanghai to Peking to compel Yuan Shi Kai to attend the assembly in Nanking. The move follows his refusal to comply with the summons and is awaited with great interest as the outcome is anticipated.
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Yuan
Nanking
Washington
Dpd
Yuan Shi Kai
Shanghai
Peking
Babe born aboard Union Pacific train en route to Denver
A baby was born on a Union Pacific day coach traveling from Kansas City to Denver. The mother, Mrs C. Peters of Kansas City, was attended by a surgeon aboard the passenger train without instruments. Passengers offered comfort in the Pullman car as the birth occurred.
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Denver
Colo
Union Pacific
Kansas City
C. ¥. Peters
Pullman
Cava
Situation in Mexico Improved, State Dept Advises
Washington reports the Mexican situation has lightened, according to state department advices issued tonight.
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Mexico
Washington, D
State Department
Stolen Jewels Valued at Fifty Thousand in San Francisco
Mrs. Eugene de Sabla By's Palace Hotel apartment was robbed after Mardi Gras, with four strands of matched pearls valued at eighty thousand, plus four diamond bracelets and several diamond pieces totaling fifty thousand. Police suspect expert operatives as the chiffonier was pried and the room left in disorder.
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San Francisco
Cal
Eugene de Sabla
Palace Hotel
de Babla
Miners Entombed After Western Coal Mine Fire
In Lehigh Oklahoma on February 22 seven miners were killed and a dozen more feared trapped in West ern Coal and Mining Co No 5 after a fire broke out at noon. By midnight seven bodies were recovered and several others found lifeless. One of the living was a negro when first located. A number of foreigners and an American were among the dead. Rescue teams freed some workers who revived upon exposure to cold air. Details awaited daylight.
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Lehigh
Okla
Western Coal and Mining Company
Americans Bid High on Works of Art at Weber Auction
Berlin reports big purchases at the Edward F Weber estate sale on American accounts. Paris dealer Charles Sedelmeyer bought two Rembrandts for 56250 and 29250, while Andrea Mantegna’s Virgin and Child sold for 147000 to Francois Kleinberger of Paris. The total realized surpassed 1,000,000 dollars.
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Berlin
Edward F. Weber
Hamburg
Charles Sedelmeyer
Andrea Mantegna
Francois Kleinberger
Paria
United States
Monroe Palmer Kills Wife Then Shoots Self in Jealous Rage
In Beattie Washington Territory Monroe J. Palmer, a Tasahquah employee, shot and mortally wounded his wife Mazie Carr, her companion. He then killed himself, following news that his wife sought a divorce. The tragedy occurred February 22.
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Beattie
Wanh
Monroe J. Palmer
Tasaquah
Mra
Mazie J, Carr
Deadlock at Oklahoma Democratic State Convention
Oklahoma City February 22. A deadlock over delegate selection to the Baltimore national convention paralyzed the Oklahoma Democratic gathering. With 190 uninstructed delegates, Wilson Clark and Harmon factions clash over committee representation, Wilson leading in the first skirmish while Clark and Harmon push for committee-based or district-based allocation.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Baltimore
Wilson
Clark
Harmon
Washington and Standish shield found in Lancashire church
On Washington’s birthday Dr Solloway, vicar of Selby Abbey, announced a new heraldic shield of the Washington and Standish families found in Chorley Lancashire. The shield shows white stars and stripes on red, linked to Alexander Standish born about 1570, and includes his wife Margaret Aston and Washington arms, suggesting Miles Standish ancestors connected to the Washington family.
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London
Washington
Solloway
Selby Abbey
Standish
Chorley
Lancashire
Alexander Standish
Margaret Ashton
Miles Standish
Party Kiss Sparked Illnesses Across City
In Cleveland on February 22 a social gathering led to multiple illnesses among women including fever diphtheria and tonsillitis due to kissing at the event.
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Cleveland
Government to prosecute express companies for double rates
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission instructing federal district attorneys to indict numerous express firms including Adams American National Globe Great Northern Northern Southern United States and Wells Fargo for overcharging shippers under the Elkins law. Indictments aim to recover billions seized from public and punish officials with fines up to 20 000 per offense and possible imprisonment.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Adams
American
National
Globe
Great Northern
Northern
Southern
Wells-Fargo
Elkins
Treasuries
American Express
The
Wells Fargo
Western
Wisconsin Names Favor Clark Delegates to National Convention
Milwaukee reports that Wisconsin has released its complete list of at large Democratic delegates who favor Champ Clark for the party nomination. The announcement, dated February 22, states all nominees support Clark.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Champ Clark
Chinese Aviator Fatally Injured After 100-Foot Fall
Oakland, Calif February 22 Tom Gunn a Chinese aviator was fatally injured when he fell about one hundred feet at the meet landing near the pumping station outside the field.
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Oakland
Calif
Tom Gunn
Mme
Roosevelt state HQ to open in Seattle
Seattle date line reports Roosevelt supporters plan to open Washington state headquarters in Seattle tomorrow under Rufus R. Wilson after a public dinner. The gathering aimed to build a Roosevelt delegation to the National Republican convention.
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Seattle
Wash
Roosevelt State
Washington
Rufus R. Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft Honors Washington at Mount Vernon
Washington, D. C., Feb. 22 Taft marked Washingtons birthday with a Mount Vernon visit after a stop in Alexandria Va He sat in Washingtons chair at Alexandria lodge of Masons and laid a wreath of white roses and carnations on Washingtons tomb at Mount Vernon
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Washington
D. C
Taft
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Virginia
Capitol
M&sa
Cost of living up twenty percent over past year
New York report shows a twenty five percent rise in costs for essential foods over the last year. The New York association for Improving the Condition of the Poor cites widespread price hikes from coffee to milk and warns that many families have fallen into destitution as relief spending climbs.
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New York Association For Improving Condition
New York
U. S
New York Association
Loli
National Cash Register Officials Face Federal Indictment
Cincinnati February 22 President John H Patterson of the National Cash Register Co and other officials were indicted by a federal grand jury. They are charged with conspiring in 1902 to restrain competition and create a monopoly in the register business. The case mirrors a prior civil suit seeking to halt the monopoly. Twenty nine other officers and employees were indicted with Patterson.
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Cincinnati
John¢H. Patterson
National Cash Register Co
Federal Grand Jury
Tap Trust
Oeainet
Cash Register Company
Trough
Wickersham
Doltod Furijes
Hall
The
Patersen
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National Cash Register
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