Senate votes to remove circle from official ballot
Special to the Inter Mountain Helena Feb 21 the senate in committee of the whole recommends passage of a substitute to Hannahs bill altering official ballot printing by placing the party name emblem on the right of the candidate name. Critics warn it will disfranchise thousands while supporters say it prevents election fraud. The measure faced strenuous debate with amendments rejected and voting blocs noted.
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Inter Mountain
Helena
Fourths Legislative Assembly
Senate
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Worden
Campbell
Norris
Eggleston
Courtney
Tierney
Richards
Democratic Party
Meagher County
Myers
Missoula
Committee On Corporations
Warners
Committee On Public Morals
Andersen
Assistant State Land Register
Powell County
Putin
The Prince of Orleans Talks on Votes for Him
A Paris Figaro interview with Prince Henri of Orleans discusses the split in the League and his views on constitutional change. He says he was not a candidate but favors democracy aligned with national will, noting discord between government and people after the last election and the need for constitutional reform.
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New York
Herald
Paris
The
Figaro
M. Jules le Maitre
League Patrie Francaise
Prince Henri of
Orleans
Allen
Quote on duty and government service in turmoil
Fragmentary text expresses a pledge of service to country amid demands of people and industry. The speaker asserts constant availability to the country, linking honor, justice, and governance. The passage remains incomplete and lacks clear facts or context.
Affairs in Hayti
Port au Prince sources report quiet conditions but a 140 percent shift in favor of gold. A hoped for loan from the United States failed, prompting the government to seize a town from local bankers valued at 1,000,000 dollars to relieve paper money. The plan includes a 96 percent rise in import duties effective February 1.
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York
Herald
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Uniteates
Burying the Pauper Dead in Icebound Hart's Island
New York reports 170 unknown and homeless bodies stored in morgue cells awaiting burial as Hart's Island cemetery remains iced in. Charity workers and steamboats fought through heavy ice for days, with the Columbia finally reaching the island to begin interments.
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New York
Hart's Island
Charity Department
Potter's Field
Fidelity
Thomas
Brennan
Toyo
Harts Island
Columbia
Hart’s Island
House considers military commissions and seats in the chamber
After brief bills the House endorsed a committee report finding four members who held army commissions vacated their seats. A minority report was invited from Dearmond and Parker. Lawmakers then resumed debate on the naval appropriation bill.
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Washington
Henderson
Rep
Town
Judiciary
Wheeler
Alabama
Robbins
Pennsylvania
Culson
Kentucky
Campbell
Ilinois
House
Messrs
Dearmond
Missouri
Parker
New Jersey
Ware
Democratic Committee Adopts Advisory Campaign Panel
Democratic leaders in Washington appoint an advisory committee to the national campaign to advance the party platform. Members include Stephen M. White, D. J. Campau, Norman Mack, John P. Altgeld, and Fred Williams, with headquarters in Washington.
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Democratic Committee
Ministers meet as Loubet presides in Paris funeral note
The French ministers met in Paris with President Loubet presiding. A message to parliament will be read in the chambers this afternoon. The council ordered all public offices schools and bursaries closed on Faure's funeral day.
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Paris
Loubet
Pariament
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Faure
Young Men Plan Guam Colony Settlement in Goa
Sacramento Cal Feb 21 A group of young men in the city organize a colony to settle on the island of Goa They intend to engage in raising the staple products of the island and establish a community there.
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Guam
Sacramento
Cal
Goa
Oman Sultan revokes grant amid British bombardment threat
The sultan of Oman revoked the grant of a coaling station to the French after a British admiral threatened bombardment. The French consul had entered a protest, status unclear.
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Bombay
Sultan of Oman
Probe On Canned Roast Beef Tarnishes Morale In Army Camp
Testimony from Col. W H Powell of the 7th infantry at a court inquiry reveals canned roast beef was stringy and unpalatable, sickening troops until fresh meat arrived. He described refrigeration issues, lack of cooking facilities, and a decline in illness after meat quality improved. Officers noted no formal complaint from enlisted men.
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W. H. Powell
7Th Infantry
Niamen
Col. Powell
Cal. Davis
War Department
Col Davis
Luid
Hayliett
Powell
Adjutant General's Office
Ktrengthy
Olivers
Montauk
Thivis
Banilage
Monsouk
Conditions in Porto Rico Report Tour Observes Grim Outlook
San Juan de Porto Rico February 11 The Associated Press correspondent says the island tour by the president’s commissioner shows agriculture and manufacturing struggle postwar. Spanish merchants leverage usurious loans. one creditor seeks sixty executions on planter properties. Poor roads raise costs and hinder lifelike prosperity until transport improves. Porto Rico has a bright prospect if infrastructure advances.
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San Juan de Porto Ries
Associated
P Carrell
Porto Rico
Apain
General Henry praised for reform and relief plans
The text argues for autonomy and reform under General Henry, praising his stance against old insular methods. It cites relief measures like mortgage foreclosures delays, currency and exchange changes, and a push to align civil government with American practices. It notes public trust in Henry and calls his actions prudent, aiming to improve the island’s governance and welfare.
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Get Henry
Aml
United States
Henry
War Department dispatch from Manila reports gains and casualties
Washington Feb 21 The war department received a Manila report stating General Miller’s forces near Motile are holding position after disintegration threats. Insurgent activity on Negros Cebu is easing with four officials sent to the capital. Additional casualties include Private Carson Bills and others. several named soldiers killed or wounded in action near Holle Pebynary and Febru ary Mth. OTIS.
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War Department
Manila
Miller
Moile
Negros
Cebu
Carson Bills
Daw. Eetherntan
Allen A. Renbart
Company BK
John FL Adams
First California
Arthur Buhl
John We Po
Max Ro Kyng
Thomas C. Hale
Casuilties
Holle
Pebynary Mth
Corneral
Robert
1Crigsby
Robert Dennings
James H. Sunndern
Otis
Insurgents Driven Out in Fierce Filipino Counterattack
A dispatch reports American forces repelling insurgent concentrations along the Pasig River area. Two divisions crossed the river after heavy shelling by Sixth Artillery under Lt Beattie, with fifteen insurgents killed and four wounded. Two U.S. soldiers were wounded by rifle fire. Red Cross workers face sharpshooter attacks as hospital staff aid both sides.
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Herald Iron Manila
Peneal
Pasig
Macau
Beatt
Macat
Maeath Chav
Wilipino
Spriggfield Rifles
Red Cross
Ine Gurgents
Pierce
MacaArthur
Quiet at Haile Manila reports from Newport dispatches
The transport Newport arrived from Trofio with Miller to Otis dispatches, reporting all quiet at Toilo and that American troops occupy the suburban areas of Jaro and Mulo. Business has resumed with the outside world and no fighting since February 12. Manila remains quiet though heat causes discomfort and some casualties are noted.
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Newport
Trofio
Miller
Otis
Toilo
Subur
Jaro
Mulo
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