Defeat of Springer Bill and Amendments in House Vote
Washington news reports the Springer bill and substitutes by Reed and Bryan were defeated in the House. The final Springer vote stood at 135 for and 162 against, with a large GOP contingent voting against it. The Reed substitute failed 187 to 106, and Bryan’s amendment to Reed’s substitute went down 127 to 169 as Democrats resisted further senate agitation.
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Nine Men Lost In Milwaukee Storm Rescue Efforts
Milwaukee report details nine Polish laborers missing after two small boats set out from the North Point crib in a six degree below zero blizzard. Fire tug Foley and City Engineer Bensenberg went to aid, but no word as to survivors. signals indicated distress and doors to the crib shed were found wide open.
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China and Japan clash as ironclads sink and bombard Wei-Hai-Wei
Reports from Shanghai and Wei-Hai-Wei say the Chinese ironclads Chen-Yuen and Ting-Yuen have sunk. Japanese warships continue bombarding Wei-Hai-Wei as a long blockade strains Chinese defenses. Emperor Ting orders last-stand tactics as casualties mount on both sides amid harsh winter conditions.
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House Debates Bond Bill After Routine Business
The house resumed the bond bill debate after routine business. It passed measures aiding homesteaders at abandoned Fort Jupiter Florida, authorizing a Mississippi wagon bridge at Sioux City, and pensioning Brig Gen J C Kelton's widow. Sickles urged swift passage calling it a pivotal national action amid the financial crisis.
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Tennessee
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Evans Not Urging Immediate Move On Tennessee Governorship
Tennessee governor Evans, sworn in Wednesday, shows no rush to assert his claim. He plans to perform a governor duty then seek court enforcement as needed. Advisers urge waiting for the legislative fraud probe results to avoid partisan bias. Destitute miners in Nelsonville, Ohio worsen. aid urged. Icebound vessel near Lambert’s Cove carries three frozen men ashore at Paul’s Point.
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Lambert's Cove
Fire in Denison House Triggers Early Legislative Adjournment
In Indianapolis on February 8 the Senate halted proceedings after a blaze in the Denison house. Senator Crumpnecker moved a joint resolution directing the state librarian to turn over a battle flag given by Laporte County women to the Fifteenth Indiana Infantry. The Veteran association would guard the flag as its custodian within Indiana. The measure passed the Senate and moved to the House, where its fate was uncertain.
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Blaze at Dennison Hotel in Indianapolis
A blaze at the Dennison hotel in Indianapolis on Thursday morning disrupted state lawmakers then meeting in the building. Four alarms were sent as flames gutted a wing and spread to two sections, injuring two firemen and forcing swift evacuations of guests. The six story hotel, valued with furnishings and loss totaling about fifty thousand dollars, was brought under control by 11 30 with significant damage to one quarter of the building.
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Diphtheria Spreads in Alliance and Disease Hits Several States
Four shore cases of diphtheria reported east of Alliance O on Thursday as Mrs Mather and daughter Jane fall ill after husband and child died. Cleveland or Pittsburgh anti toxine sought. In Illinois the Live Stock Commission notes fatal horse disease in Wyanet and Martinsville cases. Fort Worth Weather reports extreme cold and gusty winds. Belhaven College fire at Jackson Mississippi with losses and saved effects. a man crushed by rolling timber near Harlem Springs and paralyzed.
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Powers Will See China Open Its Ports For Peace Talks
Paris dispatch says Russia Britain France and the United States plan disinterested intervention after China is vanquished and negotiates for peace. They will urge opening Chinese ports, currency to European standard, and avoid disadvantaging powers while settling indemnities. Concord crew freed near Chin Kiang.
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Fee and Salary Bill Sparks Constitutional Challenge
A Indiana fee and salary bill faces potential Supreme Court review as a constitutional issue cited over its local structure and county based classifications. Critics say the measure fixes pay arbitrarily, violating a 1881 constitutional amendment requiring population or workload basis for fees and salaries.
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Daniel Sickles Wins One Fourth of Estate Valued at 250000
Telegraph reports Gen Daniel Sickles receives one quarter of his father’s estate worth 250000. Other items note Oscar Sherlock’s arrest in Chattanooga for counterfeit money and a Mt Carmel fire in Delaware lasting five store buildings with about 50000 in losses.
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Markets Report Shows Varied Grain and Livestock Prices
The market letters from Caoxemmatt and Baltimore on February 7 list flour prices at several grades, wheat futures bids, oats sales, and cattle, hogs, and lamb values. Livestock ranges include heavy steers around 41 to 46 dollars, cattle and calves in modest, mixed bands, and hogs from 4.25 to 4.65 with shippers and fat pigs at about 1.00 to 2.40.
Mischief and Escape In A Whimsical House Tale
Readable fragments describe a quirky life and a jokester named Sack who hides inside a tall building. He avoids a larger room, notices acid walls, and glimpses a garden before retreating from a door into a dreamlike interior where small people and illusions mingle.
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The Clever Monkey That Loved to Steal and Plan
A small black monkey in a cage shows remarkable will and ingenuity. He learns to disrupt sewing machines by moving parts and hides objects people want, viewing his daily routine with patience and insistence. His strength of mind and determination stand out in the narration.
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