Congressional notes hint at end of session
In Washington on February 17 the house approved the conference report on Utah court timing and place bill, adopted the Lorimer bill to curb blacklisting conspiracies, and agreed to the legislative, executive and judicial appropriations bill totaling 21 717 767 dollars. The senate discussed a civil service discharge dispute in South Omaha tied to pictures in windows, denouncing the civil service law, and sent a resolution directing further reporting. The senate also received the conference report on the immigration bill.
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Washington
House
United States
Utah
Senate
Civil Service Commission
South Omaha
Allen
Bryan
McKinley
Elopement ends in happy marriage for Dodie Tays and R T McPherson
Dodie Tays and machinist R T McPherson wed after a covert elopement that led to a reconciled family. Mrs. Tays, initially opposed, welcomed the couple home to a cozy Kansas street residence and a hopeful future.
Quirky animal tales from rolls of Midwestern and New England life
An all white coon is shot near Rollin Michigan and a five foot wing snow owl is shot at Marlow New Hampshire. An Indianapolis doctor chased a possum to his yard in Chiltwood Oregon. A rooster in Chiltwood rode a railroad line and joined sheep and cattle mobs. Edwin Soule, railroad bridge builder for Maine Central, loses his cat which rides 60 miles on a dining car truck from Geecher Falls Vermont to Fabyans.
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Rollin
Mich
Marlow
N. H
Indianapolis
Chiltwood
Ore
Edwin F. Soule
Maine Central Railroad
Geecher Falls
Fabyans
Flint details capitalization of United States Rubber trusts
New York February 17 Charles R Flint treasurer of United States Rubber company testified before the Lexow committee on the capitalization of the subsidiary companies. He said absorbed capital totaled 4 300 000 with 26 000 000 in stock issued by the United States Rubber company and that he had no personal knowledge if the proper price was paid for the properties.
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New York
Lexow Committee
Charles R. Flint
United States Rubber Company
United States Rubbery Company
General Roloff fails to appear bond forfeited in Cuban ore plot case
Baltimore report says General Carlos Roloff again did not appear in U S court to answer charges of planning a Cuban ore expedition. His bond of 2900 is forfeited. Dr Joseph Luis, indicted with Roloff, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Trial scheduled for March 9.
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Baltimore
Carlos Roloff
U.S
Joseph Luis
German Ship Baltimore Founders After Leak
A German ship Baltimore, Captain Hilman, en route from London to New York, sprang a leak and foundered January 24. All crew perished except one man Gustave Christenansen who was rescued and landed at Cape Verde near the voyage’s end.
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New York
Maritime Exchange
Baltimore
Hilman
London
Gustave Christeansen
Cape Verde
Editorial office and a child’s sly quip
A New York Journal joke recalls a father asking his son what he calls the editorial office. The boy answers that the editor’s place is the sanc tum sanctorum and wittily suggests mamma’s office is the spankum spanktorum.
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Spankum Spanktorum
N. Y. Journal
Street Car Strikes Over Wages in Galveston
Galveston reports street car motor men and conductors striking for higher pay. Local interest rises with the Lodge immigration bill, as agencies note a surge of arrivals through Ellis Island. Officials warn the next three weeks may bring a flood of migrants from European ports.
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Galveston
Ellis Island
Senner
Officials Fined In Inter State Commerce Case
New Orleans on February 17 L S Thorne and S L Sergeant officials of the Texas and Pacific railroad pleaded guilty in the United States circuit court to violating the interstate commerce law and were fined 4000 dollars each by Judge Parlange.
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T. and P
New Orleans
Messrs. L.S. Thorne
S. L. Sergeant
Texas & Pacific Railroad
United States Circuit Court
Parlange
New York Stock Market Opens Irregular on Feb 17
The New York stock market opened irregular with slight gains and losses across issues. Manhattan shares declined sharply from 887 to 87 as sugar prices surged on rumors of new competition.
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New York
Manhattan
Wakefield Rattan Company to Consolidate with Heywood Brothers
Stockholders in Boston on February 17 approved the consolidation proposed earlier between the Wakefield Rattan Company and the Heywood Brothers Company.
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Boston
Wakefield Rattan Company
Heywood Brothers Company
Colorado High Hat Law Advances In Assembly
A bill making it a punishable offense to wear a high hat at a theater performance passed the Colorado assembly today by a 44 to 15 vote. It targets formal millinery in public theater settings and awaits further readings.
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Denver
Colorado
Assembly
Cat that made Hoisington's round house home seven years
A half dead kitten found on a cold day was taken to the round house at Hoisington Kansas and warmed. She grew to like the place and refused to leave. Railroad workers fed her scraps and even shot birds for her. The cat follows men with guns for a mile and runs at gunfire.
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Round House
Hoisington
Kansas
Newton Kansan
General J O Shelby Body Placed In Forest Hill Vault
Kansas City reports on February 17 that General J O Shelby's body was moved to Forest Hill cemetery and laid in a receiving vault this morning.
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Kansas City
J. O. Shelby
Forest Hill Cemetery
Major McKinley Improves After Night in Canton Hospital
McKinley passed a fairly comfortable night and was somewhat better this morning in Canton Ohio as reports note his health improving following illness.
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McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Major McKinley
Cavalry Leader Dead in Washington
General Alfred Pleasanton, famed cavalry commander, died in Washington early this morning in a sudden death shock. Officials announced his passing and mourners prepared tributes for the longtime Union veteran and Civil War scene figure.
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Washington
Alfred Pleasanton
Worning
Eight Pullman Coaches Arrive From East for El Paso Visit
A Raymond and Whitcomb excursion of eight Pullman coaches with New England passengers arrived this afternoon at 2 15 from the east. They will stay in town until 8 pm to tour El Paso and Juarez. The Schenectady engine 813 brought the train in. Rogers engine 1387 will take it out. A full roster lists dozens of travelers from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, with many couples and Misses and Mrs. in the party.
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Raymond & Whitcomb
New England
el Paso
Juanez
Schenectady
Rogers
Armor
Miss Eva
Pittsburg
Asbury
T. Henry
Philadelphia
Bartlett
Edwin
North
Oxford
Mass
Blakeslee
Dwight W
New Haven
Conn
Brackett
W. D
Stoneham
Blanche E
Mary
Merrimac
Brown
Edwin E
Worcester
Buck
Chas. F
Butterfield
Walter M
Manchester
N. H
Clement
Collins
T. A
Lynn
Costello
Annabel
Lowell
Crozier
Samuel A. Upland
Delano
H. D
Boston
Dodge
James K
Drake
Annie K
Eastlack
Chas
Eddy
Lyman
Webster
Fennel
David
New Alexandria
Ferry
C. K
Pittsfield
Springfield
Harriett C
Flint
E. R
Folger
David J
Amesbury
Grace H
French
Willard D
Sheffield
Gladding
N. Louise
Providence
R. I
Goddard
Lillian
Melrose
Green
J. Elton
Spencer
Henry R. Spencer
Griffith
Margarett
J. P
Gordin
Sarah E
Bristol
Haven
H. N
Brighton
Heist
Ada
M. L
Hewitt
Thomas H
Waterbury
Hildreth
Suncook
Hill
Charles FE
Wm. M
Salem
Hubley
James M
Chelsea
Itschner
Werner
Johnston
Jas
Joel
Julia
Kerns
Thomas P
Pottsville
Joseph M
Lewis
J. Wm
Upland
Lister
J. Hamilton
Manning
J. K
Miller
N. G
Albany
N.Y
W. Harry
Mix
Eli
Pickering
J Irving
Concord
Quimby
W. H
Belfast
Sharp
Otto
Jamica Plains
Sheppard
Silk
Bernard
Southbridge
Smith
Upson
A. S
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary C
van Steenburgh
Newark
N. J
Wesson
Charles J
Wits
Coelida
Mags
Crete Crisis deepens as Greece pressurizes invasion plans
In Constantinople the cabinet defers Crete pacification to powers and military action by Crete's pasha. The sultan welcomes foreign marines at Canea while Athens expects Berlin talks to favor union with Greece and prince George. A new Turkish high commissioner is named as mobilization begins.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Crete
Canea
Athens
Berlin
Greece
Price George
Jaratheodori Pasha
Escapade in High Life at Stanton Street Terminus
A weary Aztec driver consents to pose with a Juarez zebra and mule behind a street car on Stanton Street. In a drunken mishap the Aztec drops the whiffle-tree, the zebra bolts down the tracks, crashes into a clothing-store window, and is hauled away. No serious injuries occur, but the Aztec faces loss of time and beer costs.
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Stanton Street
Juarez
Gambrinus
San Luis Street
el Paso
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Opens Congress of Mothers
The first session of the national congress of mothers opened in Washington today. After organizational and routine business, it recessed to await a reception for Mrs. Cleveland at the White House.
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Washington
National Congress of Mothers
United States
Cleveland
White House
Walcott Dinner With Squires In Berlin
United States Senator Walcott was entertained at a dinner by Squires of the American embassy in Berlin. He met Imperial Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe in an interview today and then proceeded to London, escorted to the station by embassy secretaries.
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Berlin
United States
Walcott
Squires
Prince Hohenlohe
London
Local Resident Nominated Minister and Consul General
Huntington official George A. Felding reports a letter from Major McKinley confirming his nomination as minister and consul general to Greece Roumania and Servia. The move places Felding in a key diplomatic post in the Balkan region.
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Huntington
W. Va
George A. Fleding
McKinley
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Paris's five year old Orang Outang star Tynan at Jardin d Acclimatation
Reports describe Tynan the orangutan as Paris's most popular figure at Jardin d Acclimatation. He sleeps in a $1,000 bed and is taught to sweep dust draw figures and tidy himself. A monkey serves him a breakfast and he even tries to unlock his cage using a wire fashioned key.
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Paris
Tynan
Jardin d
Teeh
N. O
Bradbury Company Restricts Payments to Sub-contractors
Dona Ana New Mexico February 6 1897 notice from W C Bradbury & Co states they will pay no orders requisitions or accounts of any sub contractor or employee unless accompanied by written authorization from the office.
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Dona Ana, N. Mex
W. C. Bradbury & Co
Rooms and board at airs between San Antonio and Olive Street
Advert reads rooms and board available at a residence between San Antonio and Olive Street. Details on rental terms and exact location are partially legible. No dates or prices are confirmed in the readable text.
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Airs
Iceeland'g
Betwee San Antunio
Olive Ste
Boy David Verman Found by Northbound Freighters
A 12 year old boy named David Verman was found eight miles from town in a go cart with a small bundle of clothing a jar of water and half a loaf of bread. He claimed his father lived in La Luz 110 miles north across the desert and headed there. Freighters brought him back and, if the step father cannot be located, he will be cared for locally.
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la Luz
Mr. Nations
Cavalry Need for Cuba War Plans Cited by Century Writer
Duncan Ress argues that an American force could reach Cuba quickly but questions how many of the 100000 troops would be mounted. He notes cavalry training takes months and many states lack horses, warning invasion without cavalry would be futile per Century.
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Spain
United States
National Guard
Cuba
Duncan Ress
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Offer Gentle Laxative Relief
Costive people are advised to use Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a natural laxative. The product is described as powerful yet gentle, moving the bowels gradually and comfortably. Dose can be adjusted with one to three pellets to suit individual needs. The pellets aim to strengthen the intestines so regular movement continues naturally.
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Dr. Pierce
Aver's Pills Benefit Digestive Health
An old health ad extols Aver's Pills as a corrective and strengthener for the alimentary organs. It claims use brings marked benefit and relief from stomach discomfort.
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Aver
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