Radical Legislation Proposed to Overhaul Injury Indemnity
Washington February 9 The House Judiciary Committee opens hearings February 17 on Rep Sabbath Illinois bill requiring all occupations under federal power to pay fixed compensation to injured workers. It would overturn current employer liability, create a federal injury commission, set detailed payout rules, and apply to railroads steamships and postal workers with support at the hearing from leading railroad figures.
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Washington
Congress
Judiciary Committee of the House
Sabbath
Illinois
United States
Proper way to lift cats and rabbits warned
A cautionary note explains lifting methods for cats and rabbits. It distinguishes between handling tiny kittens by the neck and the danger of lifting grown cats by neck skin, causing pain and loss of control. It also advises partial support for rabbits rather than dangling by ears.
Busy Lawyer Tricks Visitor With Hidden Phone Bit
A Pennsylvania man visits a busy Chicago lawyer who pretends to take a call from an imaginary wife. The jurist uses a desk bell and invented conversation to excuse a lengthy chat, leaving the visitor to depart quietly.
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Pennsylvania
Palmer Acts Wild and Wooly in Jackson Shooting Feat
In Jackson on Sunday night Palmer, described as the star, after drinking, obtained a rifle and fired at Jack Romain through a saloon window. The bullet passed the lamp and lodged in the wall. Deputy Sheriff Lloyd arrested Palmer, who was fined $50 by Justice of the Peace Woodworth and ordered to serve the fine in the county jail.
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Jackson
Palmer
Jack Romain
Jack
Lloyd
Wisdom
Justice of the Peace
Woodworth
Big Hole Breezes
Narrow Escape for Paulhan at Overland Park Flight
French aviator Paulhan survived a collision when his Farman biplane struck the track fence at Overland Park. The plane wrecked on the track, he was thrown headlong but suffered only a severe shakeup and was not seriously hurt.
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Denver
Louis Paulhan
Farman
Overland Park
Paulhan
Woman Wants Governorship in New Hampshire
Dover report says 65-year-old suffragist Mrs. Marima Ricker, currently in California, publicly announces her run for governor. The extraordinary proclamation stirs statewide debate among politicians and observers.
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Marima Ricker
New Hampshire
Dover
N. H
Ricker
California
Hearing for Dixon's bill to sell Crow lands
Washington lawmakers open hearings Thursday on the Dixon bill to sell the remaining Crow Indian lands. Indians opposing the measure will be heard during the session.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
That Genius Whistler in Memories of Fifty Years
In a reminiscence, Whistler Lady St Heller describes a brilliant yet flawed wit. The subject, always late for dinner, excels in witty persiflage and bon mots, drawing circles of listeners as his laughter rings through rooms. He remains a provocative, paradoxical figure who could astonish as a future benedict.
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Whistler
St. Heller
Eskimos Time by Sleep Method and Klondike Love Tale
Excerpt describes Eskimo time kept by sleeps during six month days and nights with long marches and uncertain dates. The second vignette from Yale Record tells two men pursuing a Klondike maid with one winning dust and the other the sack.
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Harry Whitney
First Body Recovered From St Paul Mine Tragedy
Cherry Illinois reports the first miner body recovered since the November mine fire that killed nearly 300. The slain Maest ro Ilirio, 25, identified by a wage receipt, was found 350 feet underground in gaseous chambers. Prospects for locating all 32 bodies in the bottom level remain slim due to needed pumping and new passageway work.
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Cherry
Illinois
St. Paul
Ilirio
Cardiff
Helping Hand Extends Kidney Help From Dillon Citizen
W R Kent of Dillon Montana commends Doan's Kidney Pills saying they relieved his back pain after an operation and restored kidney function. He notes a prior endorsement by his wife and reports a quick cure for a mild relapse two years later. Sold by Potts' Drug Store for 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents.
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W.R. Kent
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Dean
Potts’ Drug Store
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Kain & Son to furnish Montana capitol wings granite
Helena February 5 1904 the state board awarded the contract to T Kain Son for granite from the Kain quarry at Clancy totaling 192 890 The state chemist praised the sample as durable and able to withstand pressure tests Kain plans immediate quarrying to prevent delays when Gagnon Co resumes work in spring
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Helena
Montana
Capitol
State Board of Examiners
T. Kain & Son
Clancy
Starz
Kain
Gagnon & Co
Agricultural bill passed in House with 13.5 million
Washington reports the house approved the agricultural appropriation bill totaling nearly 13.5 million dollars, rising over last year by about 400 thousand. The increase is mainly for the forest service to manage 26,528,439 additional acres added to the national forests.
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Washington
House
Forest Service
Choice of Evils Quip From Buffalo Express
A philanthropist notes riding freights is risky with cars and asks about danger. The bobo agrees, saying road travel could lead to an automobile bump. He concludes he believes in taking the lesser of two evils.
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Buffalo Express
Tragic Jump Over Niagara Falls Believed Miss Snyder
A Buffalo woman named Beatrice Snyder is thought to have died by suicide at Niagara Falls. She waded into the river above Prospect Point and went over the American Falls, then smiled toward would be rescuers as her body plunged over the cataract.
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Niagara Falls
Beatrice Snyder
Buffalo
Prospect Point
With All Her Faults. Fragments of a poem
A sentimental poem reflects on love despite faults. The speaker recalls youth and beauty, then notes aging and social flaws. The tone blends affectionate nostalgia with mild humor about cliques and gossip. The closing line repeats love beyond faults.
Dimension For Modern Venus At Arlington Show
Five feet seven to ten inches tall with a 36 inch bust 23 inch waist and 40 inch hips is described as the ideal female form by the United Ladies' Tailors' association. The national style show at the Arlington is run by this organization drawing tailors dress makers and manufacturers from across the United States.
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Washington
Feb
Arlington
United Ladies’ Tailors’ Association
United States
Fatal dynamite blast shatters Phoenix joy ride
In Phoenix on February 6 a gasoline car carrying six passengers and its motorman crashed toward a live dynamite charge along a private line from Kelvin to the Ray copper mines. The car and seven occupants were blown to atoms despite forewarning from the excavating foreman.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Kelvin
Ray
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