Senate OKs War Revenue Cut and Military Academy Bill
Washington Feb 7 two important measures were disposed of by the senate the military academy appropriation bill and the war revenue reduction measure. The former had less than an hour of debate with a single change strengthening the hazing provision at West Point. Debate on the post office appropriation bill continued in the house with two hours spent on pneumatic tube service special mail facilities and railway pay.
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Washington
Senate
Military Academy
West Point
Loud
Post Office Committee
Postal Commission
Urke
Tex
Williams
Miss
Swanson
Cowherd
Kansas City
Newton
Kan
Topeka Joints Closed Amid Prohibition Push
Topeka Kansas shut down most saloons on Wednesday as police and sheriff pressure owners to remove liquor stock. Mrs Nation hailed the move hoping it proves lasting, while promises to enforce closures continue despite some reopenings. Separate notes report a Texas senate vote against local option and efforts in other towns to raid saloons with deputy support.
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Topeka
Kan
Stahi
Sheriff Cook
New Jong
Topeke
Mrs. Nation
Nashville
Texa
Senate
Foreign Envoys Vote Sparing Lives of Princes in Peking
In a Peking briefing the foreign envoys report the plan to spare Prince Tuan and Duke Lan while Tung Fu Hsiang is to be executed. The note notes the court will be told of the decisions and urges political necessity in the final verdict affecting Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching.
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Prince Tuan
Dake Lan
Tung Fu Heians
Peking
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Ung Fu Hsiang
Duke Lan
Prince Chwang
Rocher and Pons Battle in Mad Square Ring
Ernest Rocher the American champion and Paul Pons the French champion wrestled at Madison Square Garden for one hour and one minute before Police Inspector Thompson stopped the match at midnight. Pons led most of the bout but Rocher impressed with resilience and skill as about 7,000 spectators praised the contest.
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New York
Ernest Rocher
Paul Pons
Madison Square Garden
Thompson
Pons
Wunawares
Roebers
Dowieite Women Rampage in Chicago Drug Stores
A group of about six followers of Dowie attacked west side drug stores in Chicago on Wednesday. They claimed drugs were devil’s agents and clashed with druggists, using pitch forks umbrellas and canes. The women reportedly destroyed property and carried the day in most confrontations.
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Chicago
Dowie
Carrie Nati
West Side
Confederate Veterans Oppose McKinley Invitation to Reunion
The Confederate Veterans Association of Savannah passed resolutions opposing inviting President McKinley to attend the Confederate veterans reunion in Memphis. It urged Gen. Gordon to select a city other than Memphis and warned it will not send delegates if the invitation to the president is extended.
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Savannah
Confederate Veterans’ Association of
McKinley
Memphis
Gordon
Fishermen Honor Queen Victoria With Fleet Respect
As funeral ceremonies for Queen Victoria proceeded, 33 American herring vessels at Placentia Bay in St Johns Newfoundland lowered pennants and stopped fishing in tribute.
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St. Johns
N. F
Placentia Bay
Judgment Against Mrs. L. Carter in London Court
In the King’s Bench court on Wednesday judgment was entered for £621 with costs against Mrs. Leslie Carter. The suit concerns dresses supplied by a Parisian modiste tied to the production of the play Zaza.
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London
Court of King’s Bench
Leslie Carter
Desperado Abel Sedillo Killed in Frontiers Battle
Albuquerque reports Abel Sedillo, a notorious desperado, killed in a Wednesday morning gunfight with officers. Claude Duran, described as a dangerous west desperado, was badly wounded. Sedillo’s body was riddled with bullets.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Abel Sedillo
Claude Duran
Sedillo
Ohio Gov Authorized to Use Militia Over Prize Fight
The Ohio Emergency Board authorized Governor Nash to spend up to 50000 to deploy the Ohio National Guard to suppress a planned prize fight in Cincinnati Hamilton county. Two regiments likely the 3d at Dayton and 2d at Lima would be used, with Saengerfest Hall as potential destination if promoters persist.
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State Board
Saengerfest Hall
Columbus
State Emergency Board
Emergency Board of Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Adjutant General
Ohio National Board
Ncessary
George K. Nash
Tno Regimenta
Ohio National Guard
Ohio
Adjt
C. B. Adams
Dayton
Lima
Gallopelis Hospital
Carranza and Carman Arrested in Manila Trading with Insurgents
Carranza and Carman, Manila merchants, were arrested after police linked them to buying copra from insurgent Presidentes at Pagsanjan and paying for the insurgent cause. Evidence includes striped insurgent uniforms and letters. both deny supplying arms or funds. Fabella, Reyes, and other Presidentes are implicated. investigation widens to other Manila merchants. Carman is noted as a prominent American involved in shipping goods and favored by General Otis.
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Manila
Carranza
Anda Street
Carman
Presidentes
Pagsanjan
Laguna de Bay
Fabella
United States
Reyes
Gen. Otis
Forsyth Burned Book Protest in public coffin display
In Forsyth Georgia on February 7 a book titled A History of the United States was burned in front of the town’s leading hotel. Three town leaders including two ex judges spoke. Confederate veterans bore the coffin to the funeral pyre. The controversy centered on the use of the words rebel rebellions and insurgents in the text.
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Forsyth
United States
Big Fire Destroys Lumber Yard Sawmill and Homes in Havana
A wide blaze in western Havana near 31 Cerro destroyed a lumber yard and sawmill plus 14 houses, all owned by Pedro Estanillo, with losses totaling 3.7 million dollars. The mill and yards suffered about 300,000 in damage, insured for 93,000. Several people were injured, mostly firemen, and flames were under control by 8 p.m.
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Havana
Cerro
Pedro Estanillo
German resident arrested for wife murder in Springfield
Robert Swab a 35 year old German resident was arrested on a murder warrant for killing his wife Rose Swab on September 3 at their Springfield home. Leopold Walter, the slain woman's father and eyewitness, says Swab choked her in a drunken despondency.
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Springfield
Robert Swab
Rose Swab
Leopold Walter
Swab
Munger Heirs End Will Contests in Chicago
In Chicago on February 7 an agreement among Albert A. Munger heirs ends all will contests involving the $4 million estate. Bequests totaling about $500,000 go to the Art Institute and four Chicago charities under the will. Each principal heir receives $50,000. Munger died August 26, 1898. Separately in San Francisco, the transport Sheridan arrived from Manila with 27 officers and 640 men of the 2 1/2th volunteer regiment aboard.
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Chicago
Albert A. Munger
Art Institute
Albert 4. Munger
San Francisco
Sheridan
Manila
Cincinnati and Chicago Market Prices Reported
The markets show flour prices across grades from patent at 3.95 to low grade 1.90, with rabbiting notes on spring and fancy categories. Wheat futures quoted February at 72 3/4 cents, March 1 34, corn and oats futures listed, and live stock prices across hogs cattle and lambs in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Giants of Wall Street Stirring Talk Over Carnegie Morgan Deal
Reported transfer of Carnegie Co. stock to J Pierpont Morgan and associates sparks vast interest in New York. Banks and brokers foresee a mammoth steel combine including Federal Steel, National Steel and others. No official confirmation from Morgan or Carnegie. price remains unconfirmed amid dense speculation.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Co
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Messrs. Morgan
Carnegie
Morgan
Federal Steel Co
The
National Steel Co
Steel Hoop Co
Sheet Steel Co
American Steel & Wire Co
American Tin Plate Co
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Kicks at Chicago and Wisconsin Readers Reveal Press Ironies
A Chicago column contrasts public “kicks” and Letters to the Editor with Wisconsin complaints over education and Rockefeller versus Shakespeare. It notes dollars and cents dominate Chicago views, laments political manipulation, and ends with a domestic service debate over women clerks and wages.
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Chicago
Chicago Press
Wisconsin
Rockefeller
Shakespeare
Two Dade City inmates lynched in county jail
Will Wright and Sam Williams Negroes were killed by a mob of about 50 after failing to seize jail keys. The sheriff and coroner's jury offered conflicting findings, while news from London and Madrid notes royal and constitutional activities.
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Dade City
Fla
Will Wright
Sam Williams
Ben Childers
J. B. McNeil
Ricé & Phelps
A Kick That Worked and the Woman's Call for Consent
A column discusses a Chicagoan demanding written consent to place anyone on an election ticket. It then pivots to a reader letter about a woman criticizing servant-employer tensions, arguing for “a wife in a wife’s place” and noting a man’s excuses and unfair treatment. The piece reflects social norms and stray commentary about gender roles.
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