Coercive Tactics in the House Stir Ambition for Cuban Reciproc ity
The article reports House leaders pushing coercive tactics to advance a Cuban reciprocity measure. A faction claims 108 votes against the plan, with more to join, while insiders warn of a widening breach with the Rules Committee and Ways and Means. President pledges to fight for proper trade reciprocity despite opposition.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Tawney and
Filetcher
Minnesota
Northwest
Southwest
Committee On ‘Commerce
Senate
Committee On Rules
Congress
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Committee On Rules of the House
The
Ways and Means
Tawney
United States
Representative Steele
Indiana
Committee On Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Redress Efforts in Northern Securities Case Expanded
Minneapolis March 7 Attorney General Douglas seeks congressional action to amend the judiciary act after the Northern Securities decision bars Minnesota from federal court relief. With Minnesota Legislature and delegation backing, he aims to allow state suits or service on President Hill. senators Nelson and Stevens urged to push bills in Congress.
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Northern Securities
Minnesota
Washington
Ted Ress
Northern Securities Company
President Hill
van Sant
Senate
Wilson
House
J. A. Peterson
Nelson
Representative Stevens
Organization Forms General Education Board to Aid Southern Schools
New York March 7 An association named General Education Board has been formed with over a million dollars placed for Southern education. The Board of Trustees includes W H Baldwin Jr J In M Curry F T Gates Daniel C Gilman Morris K Jessup Robert C Ogden Walter H George and others as leaders and donors for public schooling in the South.
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Peabody and Slater Funds
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National Education Society
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Carnegie Institute
Washington
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Slater Board
Robert C. Ogden
Hampton Institute
Teedeatcation Board
Walter H. _ George Poster Peabody
Albert
Resignation of Auditor Starkey Shocks Muskingum County
James L. Starkey, Muskingum County Auditor, resigns effective immediately. The letter was found on County Commissioner Greiner's desk dated March 6 1902 and reads he steps down. George B. Hibbs named to fill the vacancy. Starkey's fate rumors point to Porto Rico though unconfirmed.
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H. L. Greiner
Starkey
Zanesville
Muskingum County
James L. Starkey
Greiner
W. H. Johnson
Newark
Akron Financier Semler Missing After $10,000 Theft
Charles A. Semler, a prominent Akron financier and former bank teller, has vanished after drawing two $5,000 drafts to cover a note for Cleveland Window Glass Company. Detectives search for the missing man believed to have fled to the Philippines to repay losses from recent copper and market downturns.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Charles A. Semler
Semler
Second National Bank
Cleveland Window Glass Company
Cleveland
Akron Security and Investment Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Semler, Parshall & Co
Lamprécht Bros. & Co
First National Bank
Sharon
Philippines
Why Alice Won’t See Coronation
Despatch from Washington reports Alice Roosevelt will not attend the coronation after her eighteenth birthday. Her parents, having allowed a birthday trip and visits with Prince Henry, have decided the Cuba journey with General and Mrs Wood suffices for the young heiress at this time.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Alice
Prince Henry
Cuba
Wood
Commandant Kritzinger Condemned and Commuted to Life
Berlin dispatch says Commandant Kritzinger captured by General French in December faced court martial and was condemned to death but the sentence was commuted to lifelong banishment in the report from extra editions.
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Berlin
Kritzinger
French
Lord Malcolm of Polatelloch Dies in France
Lord Malcolm of Polatelloch died yesterday in Hyeres France. He was born in 1833 and married Marie Lillian Lister widow of H Gard ner Lister, an American.
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London
Lord Malcolm of
Polatelloch
Marie Lillian Lister
H. Gardner. Lister
Hyeres
France
Staid New Englander Robbed by Striking a Toledo Damsel
Henry W. French of Waterbury Conn registered at the St Charles in Toledo was pickpocketed of 400 dollars on Monroe Street near Superior when a woman engaged him in conversation and lifted the cash from his watch pocket. Police arrested Anna Golden and Lillie Williams on suspicion after the incident.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo, CO
Henry W. French
Waterbury, Conn
St. Charles
French
Monroe Street
Superior
Tenderloin
Anna Golden
Lillie Williams
Indictments Against 7th National Officers Stood
Judge Thomas in New York Federal Court overruled demurrers to indictments of William H. Kimball president of the Seventh National Bank Frank Poor director and C W Rose A motion to quash the indictment was denied and a request to inspect grand jury minutes was denied except for Rose evidence.
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New York
Thomas
United States District Court
William H. Kimball
Seventh National Bank
Frank Poor
C. W. Rose
Grand Jury
Rose
Hoists Stars and Stripes Over Disputed Property
London reports a clash between French and American consuls in Tien Tsin over mission properties in the French settlement. The American flag was raised on the disputed buildings and the French consul threatens to raise the French flag in retaliation.
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London
Tien Tsin
Standard
New Ambassador From England Named Alfred Lyttleton
The Yorkshire Post reports Alfred Lyttleton is likely to become British Ambassador to Washington replacing Lord Pauncefote. He is a Liberal Unionist and noted cricket and football player, nephew of the late Mrs. Gladstone, educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and has recent government mission experience including in South Africa. General Lyttleton, a Natal division commander, is his brother.
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London
Yorkshire Post Today
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Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Lyttleton
Nennies
Leamington
Warwickeshire
James James
Eton
Cambridge
Cambridge University
England
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Great Britain
South Africa
Natal
Kilbourne Faction Wins City Nomination Fight in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio March 7 the Kilbourne faction edged the administration in a tight city nomination battle for the council and committee posts. Police Court Clerk and Justice of the Peace posts carried no opposition while council seats shifted heavily toward the Kilbourne friends. Leading nominees included Anton Rubl Justice W S Rankin and councilmen across all wards with John J Lentz and allies securing victory. Rumor ties the outcome to Tom L Johnson amid a dramatic political clash.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Hinkle Democratic
Ricket
Kinkleites
Friends
James Kilbourne
Police Court
Anton
Rubl
W. S. Rankin
George D.saas
W. Cc. Heintz
Incident at Marvin Opera House Ignites Benzo Bottle
Theodore Ensign laughed at Hi Henry's minstrels in Findlay Ohio when a pocket match ignited a benzine bottle causing an explosion. His clothing and upholstery caught fire and were extinguished by a fire hose. Ensign sustained severe burns on his arms and remains in critical condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay
Theodore Ensign
Hi Henry
Marvin Opera House
Ensign
No Official 10 Have a Benefit Amendment Noted
Senator Mc Laurin of Mississippi announced an amendment to the ship subsidy bill. It would require public disclosure of all members and stockholders of firms connected to subsidized ships and contractors. It bars Senators Representatives presidents and judges from any benefit or interest in contracts or beneficiary corporations under the act.
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Washington
McLaurin
Mississippi
United States
Foraker Suffering Rheumatism in Washington
Senator Foraker has been confined to his home for two days with muscular rheumatism. He was in bed for most of yesterday and is much improved tonight. Severe Washington weather has aggravated rheumatic sufferers in recent days.
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London
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Jameson
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senator Foraker
Captain Casati Dies
Captain Casati, the noted African explorer, is dead in Rome on March 7.
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Captain Casati
Rome
National Congress Delays General Strike in France
Calais March 1 The National Congress of French miners votes 105 to 98 to postpone a general strike, signaling a pause in labor action amid ongoing debates over wage and working conditions.
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Calais
Department of Card
France
National Congress of French Miners
Fast Train Wrecked by Broken Rail on Southern Pacific
The accident occurred 25 miles west of Henderson Texas on the Southern Pacific line. Damaged rail caused a wreck on the fast train. No further details available in readable text.
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Sanderson, Texas
Wreck Kills and Injures Dozens on Southern Pacific Line
A broken rail near Maxon's Station west of San Antonio caused a savage early morning wreck on the Southern Pacific. At least fifteen people died and many were seriously injured, including passengers from Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and California. The train, Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio No. 9, burned after derailment, with private cars spared and rescue teams rushing to the scene from El Paso, Del Rio, and Sanders.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southern Pacific Railroad
Maxon’s Station
Sanderson
Winncake
Thomas Ryan
New York
Galveston, Harrisburg
Division
el Paso
del Rio
Sanders
G. van Vleck
Cincinnatians on the Train Wreck Through Passage Sought
The St. Louis sleeper from the Southern Pacific wreck near Sanderson Texas was dispatched from St. Louis by the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad last Tuesday evening. Officials say most passengers held tickets to intermediate points. Only W G Howard of Chicago and Mr Hay of Cincinnati are named in records, as their through passage was requested.
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