Senate and House In Session With Philippine Focus Across Week
The week features heated Senate talks on army officers criticizing Philippines conduct, bills advancing compulsory witness attendance, and a major push to create a department of commerce and labor. Other sessions address press dispatch censorship, census bureau permanence, miners protection, and treaty reciprocity concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Philippines
House
General Land Office
Department of Commerce and Labor
Census Bureau
Morgan
Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Census Bureau bulletin on flouring and grist mill industry 1900 data
The bulletin shows 1900 data with gains since 1890 including 25 258 establishments up 7 percent and capital at 218 714 104 up 5 percent while wages for 37 073 workers fell 22 percent. It also notes president's executive order restricting officials from lobbying and reports threats tied to post office route agents and rural carriers pressuring for favorable legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Congress
Post Office
Seizure of Binder Twine and Rail Accidents Hit Northeast
Treasury agents seize 50 000 pounds of binder twine at Newburyport Mass on grounds it was prison labor from a Canadian penitentiary. The loss totals 5 000 dollars. Separately the New York Central Limited collides with a switch engine at Oneida injuring a fireman and killing the engineer. A Brookfield Mass fire traps several firemen, while Pittsburg and Lake Erie stockholders vote to double capital to 8 million dollars. A Rochester building burns destroying 50 000 dollars in property and killing a rescue worker. A Cuban-American league statement vows it will end with Palma's inauguration. Plans move to form a 60 000 000 dollar glucose trust in New Jersey. Harvard Medical School receives 50 000 dollars for chronic disease study from Miss Ellen Proc tor. the American Board of Foreign Missions gets 10 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Newburyport
Mass
United States
New York Central Limited
Oneida
N. Y
Limited
Dorsey Welch
Albany
Cahill
Brookfield
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Co
Pittsburg
Rochester
Rochester Machine and Screw Co
W W. H. Hutchinson & Co
Brighton Mannuf
Palma
Caban
Colonia
National Bridge
Mary G. Corwin
Lave
Greenport
Riverhead
Robert Lee
Hoboken
N. J
Edwin A. Stevens
New Jersey
Lee
United States Steel Corporation
Paterson Electric Railway Co
Passaic
Ellen O. Proctor
Brookline
Harvard Medical School
American Board of Foreign Missions
Boston Elevated Railroad
Massachusetts Electric Co
Boston
State House
D. O. Cunningham Glass Co
S. McKee & Co
Allied Freight Transportation Council of Boston
State Board of Arbitration
Teamsters
National Civic Federation
Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly dies in Massachusetts heels
Rear Admiral Lewis A Kimberly United States Navy retired died in West Newton Massachusetts on the 28th ultimo. He was named for service on the Schley court of inquiry but could not serve due to ill health.
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Lewis A. Kimberly
West Newton
Mass
Kimberley
Schley Court of Inquiry
Mush creek diggings hailed as rich by Alaskan arrival
John Maloney a Seattle lawyer reports Mush creek rich with a daily yield of 25 to 30 dollars per man along its 12 mile length. Mercedes Pieterje the Holstein cow now holds world butter records with 584 pounds milk in seven days and 29 pounds 57-10 ounces butter.
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John Maloney
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Mercedes Pieterje
W. R. Gates
Oakland
Wis
Southside
St. Paul
Michigan
Indiana
St. Joseph
England
Chicago
Southern Railway
Anniston
Ala
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Deerfield
Hugh Cox
Portland
Ore
Joseph Wade
B. H. Dalton
James B. Morrow
Wade
C. P. Hanford
New York City
American Art Association
Rembrandt
Michigan Central
Grayling Mich
Lake Shore
Rock Island
Grand Rapids
Mich
M.L. Briggs
A. P. Fransler
Marquise Adelaide Ristori Celebrated Across Italy
On the eightieth birthday of Adelaide Ristori, King Victor Emmanuel visited the actress as mayors and dignitaries paid respects. Ireland reports terror in Roscommon with nightly threats and beacon gatherings. In Britain, a war funding update shows £61,070,000 spent this year and 237,800 troops in South Africa as costs drop to about £4.5 million monthly.
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Marquise del Grillo
Adelaide Ristori
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
French Chamber of Deputies
Ireland
Roscommon
House of Commons
Broderick
South Africa
Trust secures Owen terra cotta works in Hobart Ind
A trust formed to control terra cotta works bought the Owen company in Hobart Indiana for 100000. New York and Chicago entities are involved in the deal. New monthly mint report shows January coinage totals 10758547 with gold 7660000 silver 2908637 and minor coins 189910.
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Hobart
Ind
New York
Chicnago
United States
Thompsonville
Conn
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Plunger
Elizabeth
N. J
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Fulton
Missouri
Forsts
Carnegie Co
Thomson
House
Brosus
Pennsylvania
Senate
Blood battle ends in double murderers dead
A Pittsburg telegram reports Edward and John Biddle killed in Butler County following a jail escape aided by Mrs. Soffel. The confrontation at McClure's barn near Mount Prospect left Mrs Soffel wounded and the Biddles dead after officers opened fire from close range.
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Pittsburg
Butler
Edward Biddle
John Biddle
Peter K. Soffel
Biddle Brothers
Allegheny County
Prospect
Butler County
Mount Chestnut
McClure
John Roach
Albert Swinehart
Charles McGovern
Perrysville
Rainey
Hoon
Frank Holliday
Aaron Thompson
Robert Ray
Biddles
Mrs. Soffel
J. J. Stephens
Mt. Chestnut
William Watson
Dr. Greer
Sheriff Hoon
Ed Biddle
Jack Biddle
Jack
J. A. Snyder
McGovern
Roosevelt bans federal employees from seeking pay raises
The president issues an order forbidding all officers and employees in or under executive departments from soliciting higher pay or influencing legislation for personal gain. They must proceed only through their department heads or face dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Congress
Admiral Bowles Announces Torpedo Boat Work Resumes
Washington February 1. Admiral Bowles chief of the construction bureau received a telegram from Union Iron Works in San Francisco stating the labor strike on torpedo boat destroyer construction at that yard is off and work has resumed on that class of vessels.
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Washington
Admiral Bowles
Construction Bureau
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Nesbit Confirmed as Pittsburg Pension Agent
Washington February 1 the senate confirmed J. W. Nesbit as pension agent at Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
J. W. Nesbit
Pittsburg
Farewell Dinner for Secretary Gage Held by Treasury Club
Washington February 1 The Treasury club officials hosted a farewell dinner at the Shoreham Hotel for retiring Secretary Lyman J. Gage. Seventy guests? No, 65 covers were laid for the event highlighting his long service to the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Washington
Treasury Club
Treasury Department
Shoreham Hotel
Lyman J. Gage
Col Sanders Dewees Bruce Dies in New York
Col Sanders Dewees Bruce founder of The Turf Field and Farm and renowned expert on thoroughbred pedigrees died Friday in New York City at age 76. He helped shape American horse breeding journalism and lineage research.
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Beath
Bruce
New York
Sanders Dewees Bruce
Inter-State Commerce Commission Blamed for Rate Cutting
Walker D. Hines, first vice president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, charges the Interstate Commerce Commission with fault for rate cutting. He argues the commission seeks more power while failing to enforce existing laws, citing delays, investigations, and a misreading of court decisions that supposedly show rebates remain punishable.
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Inter-State
Louisville
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Walker D. Hines
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Investigatio
Chicago
Kansas City
Commission
United States
Two Murderers Captured Near Crenshaw Pa After a Long Chase
Thomas Madalena and Bennie Poli were captured near Crenshaw two miles from Brockwayville after being pursued since January 28. The Italians, linked to the murder of James Heekin, were nearly starved and half naked, having hidden in a woods and a powder house. A reward of 1090 dollars motivated the hunt led by Squire Thomas Keys with four Italian companions. They were brought to Ridgway to face the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crenshaw
Brockwayville
Thomas Madalena
Bennie Poli
James Heekin
Shawmut
Elk County
Shawmut Mining Co
Squire Thomas Keys
Heekin
Squire Keys
Thomas Burke
Poli
Burke
Ridgway
Colombia Backed Ban Righ Vessel in London Transport
Government circles in Caracas say the steamer Ban Righ then operated as the Libertador was pledged by Colombia when sailing from London last November. The claim explains many mysteries about the ship’s movements in support of the Matas revolution against President Castro.
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Colombia
St. Caracas
Venezuela
Ban Righ
Libertador
Matos
Castro
London
Columia
Murdered Woman Identified in Chrystie Street Death
Police confirm the woman found dead with a slashed throat in a Chrystie street house was Minnie Clark, 33, murdered to simulate suicide. She came to New York with her 17 year old daughter May and husband William Clark from St. Cloud Minnesota. the husband became insane a year ago.
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New York
Chrystie Street
Minnie Clark
May
William Clark
St. Cloud
Minn
Merchant Shot in Self-Defense Case Near Delorme
In Mattewan West Virginia on Saturday night R E Blankenship a Delorme merchant fatally shot timber dealer Robert Browning. Blankenship claims Browning fired first and is held on suspicion of murder with a plea of self defense.
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Mattewan
W. Va
R. E. Blankenship
Delorme
Here
Robert Browning
Blankenship
Browning
Blizzard in Kalamazoo Paralyzes Rail Traffic
A blizzard in Kalamazoo Michigan has dumped nearly a foot of snow over about 24 hours. Heavy drifting impeded railroad traffic and disrupted travel as communities braced for continued winter conditions.
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Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Mich
Two Killed at a Crossing in Canonsburg Pa
Two young residents of Canonsburg were killed Saturday night while crossing the Panhandle railroad tracks at Arden Station near Washington. The dead are Miss Anna Hendershot, 25, and Samuel Smith, a local mail carrier.
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Canonsburg
Arden Station
Washington, Pa
Anna Hendershot
Samuel Smith
Shaw Succeeds Gage in Treasury Post
Washington February 3 Ex Gov Leslie M Shaw of Iowa took the oath as secretary of the treasury succeeding Lyman Gage. Shaw will oversee the treasury during the new administration and bring Iowa political experience to the role.
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Shaw
Gage
Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Secre of
the Treasury
Lyman Gage
Attempted throat cut by Ohio husband shocks Linndale family
John Fitzgibbon, a former Big Four freight conductor, lured his wife to a dark room in Linndale and slashed her throat with a razor. A six inch gash and near jugular vein damage left the woman alive by a miracle after sixteen stitches. Neighbors say he drank heavily and had threatened the family amid prior railroad job loss and an alleged shooting in a Bellefontaine saloon brawl.
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Cleveland
John Fitzgibbon
Big Four
Linndale
Fitzgibbon
Railroad
Bellefontaine
Poisoned Coffee Calamity Affects Turner Family
Ionah Turner a 12 year old adopted girl from Chillicothe confessed to poisoning the coffee boiler causing Mrs. George Turner’s death and grievous illness to Mr. Turner and two daughters. She cited anger from being whipped and a playmate’s urging as motives.
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Springfield
Ionah Turner
George Turner
Chillicothe
Burglars Shot During Easterly Residence Robbery in Gallipolis
Marshal Peter Finsterwald of Athens, gravely wounded, was taken home after a gun battle in Gallipolis where two burglars were killed while attempting to rob Mrs Priestly’s residence. Deputy Mannering injured, not seriously. One dead man identified as Harvey Williams, the other as Lyle Brighan alias Brighan. The attackers planned to torture Mrs Priestley to seize her wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Peter Finsterwald
Athens
Brighan
Mrs. Priestley
Toledo Tax on Traction Franchise Upheld by Court
Judge Barber in common pleas court ruled the city can collect 1 percent of the gross earnings from Toledo Traction Co as payment for its franchise adopted ten years ago. The railroad resisted and sought transfers of lines. The interest totals $1,000,000. the company argued it would be immoral to speculate in street use, but the judge rejected that view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Judge Barber
Common Pleas
Toledo Traction Co
Two Burglars Killed in Gallipolis Robbery Attempt
In Gallipolis Ohio on January 30 two burglars were killed as deputies and the Athens marshal shot during a raid on Mrs. Mary Priest a wealthy widow. Deputy Mannering was seriously wounded and Marshal Peter Fritzenwald perhaps mortally wounded.
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Gallipolis
Mannering
Peter Fritzenwald
Athens
Mary Priest
Brown township farmer alleged fatally beaten by kin
Mt. Vernon January 29 report says George Neer an aged wealthy farmer was attacked Monday night by his two sons and wife. A deed granting two thirds of the farm to his wife and sons vanished and the family quarrel escalated. One son escaped with the wife in a buggy while the other son collapsed and is critically ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
George Neer
Brown Township
Neer
Cleveland financiers discuss potential Detroit United railway syndicate
Report gives that H A Everett of Cleveland and his partner E W Moore visited Cincinnati with local bankers and brokers. A new syndicate may form to take in the Detroit United railway, but parties will not confirm the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
H. A. Everett
Cleveland
Everett- Moore
E. W. Moore
Detroit United Railway
Two men held for burglary in Canton store raid
Canton police arrested two strangers, William Edwards and George Vandyke, after catching them breaking into Toplansky's clothing store Thursday night. They face charges as investigators probe connections to a string of small burglaries in recent weeks.
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Canton
Rohn
Toplansky
William Edwards
George Vandyke
Supreme Court declines permit to file quo warranto on Toledo Railway
Columbus reports the Supreme Court refused to allow filing of a petition in quo warranto against the Toledo Railway and Light Co to oust it from its franchise. City Solicitor Brailey of Toledo arrived with the petition, and Attorney General Sheets agreed to bring the suit. The suit moves to the Lucas County circuit court, grounded on the company’s denial of transfers on recently consolidated lines.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Toledo Railway and Light Co
Brailey
Toledo
Sheets
Circuit Court
Lucas County
Woman Fatally Burned Near Monroeville
Norwalk January 31 Mrs Jones wife of A E Jones president of the Edna Piano and Organ Co Monroeville was fatally burned yesterday when her clothing caught fire after getting too close to a lit gasoline stove. Her hair was burned off and her clothes burned to the waist.
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Norwalk
Four Injured as Italian Tenement House Fire Ruins Building
Steubenville, January 31. An Italian tenement house was destroyed by a fire sparked by an oil stove explosion yesterday. Four people were injured in the blaze.
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Steubenville, Jan
Aged Educator Dies in Delaware At 80
Professor W. G. Williams D D L L D aged eighty died after a lingering illness from a stroke. Williams has been associated with Ohio Wesleyan University for 57 years since its 1844 founding, marking a long academic link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
W. G. Williams
D. D
Williams
Ohio Wesleyan University
Tragic Self-Flight Ends Life Of Teen In Cleveland
Lela Delldrag, 17, committed death by own action Friday at her home 48 Livingston Street as she drank carbolic acid. No reason for the act is known.
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Cleveland
Lela Delldrag
Livingston Street
Ohio Legislature Debates Bills and McKinley Memorial Session
Jan 28 1902 Columbus report covers senate and house bills on delinquent taxes uniform laws and US senator election by people plus oil inspector salaries and university appropriations. Adjournment delays until joint McKinley memorial session.
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Columbus
Senate
Clermont County
House
United States
Ohio University
Athens
Miami University
Normal and Industrial Department
Wilberforce University
Archer
Lewiston
Buckeye Lake
State Board of Public Works
Canal Commission
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Nash
Thorne
McKinley
Ohio Legislature
House of Representatives
Hosea
Cincinnati
Gov. Nash
Grosvenor
Charles W. Baker
W. C. Harding
J. C. Royer
Representatives Stage
Cleveland
Thomas
Norwalk
Rev. Blodgett
Ohio Reformatory
Ohio University At
Gerrett
Henry
Henry County
State Board of Agriculture
Davis L. King Dies at Akron Executive of Valley Railroad
Davis L. King, builder of the Valley railroad now part of the B. and C. system, died at his Akron home Wednesday at an advanced age. He was a prominent figure in Akron’s manufacturing sector for much of his life.
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Hie
Valley Road
Akron
Davis L. King
Valley Railroad
No Public Observance of McKinley Birthday
Cincinnati reports no public observance of the late President McKinley birthday. City and county offices stayed open while commemorative exercises were held in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
President McKinley
Four Postmasters Appointed
The president sent nominations to the Senate for Ohio postmasters: George B. Frease Canton Paul S. Clark Portsmouth George L. Stoughton Waterville Selah S. Connell West Carrollton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Senate
George B. Frease
Canton
Pailo S. Clark
Portsmouth
George L. Stoughton
Waterville
Selah
Connell
West Carrollton
Portsmouth Sleet Storm Halts Traffic for 18 Hours
Sleet fell for 18 hours in Portsmouth starting January 30, coating streets eight inches deep and bringing traffic to a near standstill. The storm marks the longest duration of such severe sleet ever recorded in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
About the House: broom test and stocking powder tip
A mother shares home testing tips for brooms by pressing the edge to the floor to see if bristles bend. She adds a stocking trick using household powder like talcum or corn starch to ease fitting and sliding on children's stockings.
Pinkham Remedy Cited By Chicago Woman In Testimony
Bonnerze DeLaNno of Chicago recounts years of irregular and painful menstruation ending after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims health fully returned within four months and urges others to avoid substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Bonnerze DeLaNno
Indiana Ave
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wireless telegraphy puzzled Mrs Wunder asks how air bonds to poles
Mrs Wunder questions wireless telegraphy while Mr Wunder explains messages travel through the air rather than over wires and asks how the air is attached to poles in this old time dialogue from the Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wunder
Mr. Wunder
Baltimore American
Secret marriage ends in public divorce action
They kept the wedding quiet but the divorce proceedings became public. The Philadelphia Press notes the disclosure that exposed the secret marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Brown
Philadelphia
Ress
Grand Trunk exhibit at Sportsmen's Snow in Chicago
The Grand Trunk Railway plans an extensive 4000 square foot exhibit at the second annual Sportsmen's Snow in Chicago from February 3 to 22 in the Coliseum. The display features large photographs of summer scenes along the Muskoka Lakes and Georgian Bay area and Maine coast views. The company promotes Canadian Highlands districts to attract American and foreign visitors.
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Grand Trunk Railway Company
Chicago
Coliseum
America
Grand Trunk
Muskoka Lakes
Lake of Bays
Magnetawan River
Georgian Bay
Kawartha Lakes
Simcoe
Couchiching
Portland Division
White Mountains
Maine Sea
United States
Ontario
Canada
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Benjamin B. Kingsbury
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Chas. Torrence
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Cuba
New Orleans
Mexico
Texas
California
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D.G. Edwards
Pagsen
Louisville & Nashville R.R
Gulf Coast
Einest
Ami
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Battle For
Biddle Boys
Ms. Soffel
Roosevelt
Ohio-State News
Miss Bonnie Delang
Dean Mrs. Prnsnau
Bonnie Delano
the Modern Play
Philadelphia Press
Lord Chesterfield
Puck
St. Jacobs
Bakers Sower
North 7Th St
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Hi. Leonard & Sons
Mes Encloep di Eureka Mfg. CO
Isttce Prosecosecoess Mpg. CO
Bex M
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