Bitterly S C Depew Denunciation Falls In New York Senate
Albany January 17 the New York state senate defeated a resolution demanding the resignation of Chauncey M Depew from the U S Senate by a 34 to 1 vote after a lengthy debate. Senator Brackett led the charge denouncing Depew and insurance interests, while opponents including Malby Cassidy Raines Coggeshall Lewis and White defended Depew. Senator Armstrong advised against the resolution and planned to vote against it if present.
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Albany
N. Y
State Senate
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
Chauncey M. Depew
United States Senate
Brackett
Depew
Senator Brackett
Armstrong
Rochester
New York
Tully
Senate
Platt
Enator Brackett
Malby
Cassidy
Raines
Coggeshall
Lewis and White
Elsberg
Philippine tariff bill passes houses with 258 to 71 vote
The Philippine tariff bill passed the houses largely as drafted by the ways and means committee. It imposes 25 percent of the Drigley rate on rice, sugar, and tobacco, with free entry after April 11, 1909, and preserves export tax exemptions for Philippine goods.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Philippine Islands
United States
Philippines
Senate
Fulton
Dolliver
Courts of Justice Authority
Interstate Commerce Commission
Foraker
Spooner
Bailey
Clay
Death of Eliza Harding Walker Founder of Walker Missionary Home
Eliza Harding Walker, founder of the Walker Missionary Home in Auburndale Massachusetts, died at her home. She was 88. She and her husband Dr Augustus Walker helped advance missionary education starting in 1853.
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Auburndale
Mass
Morocco Conference Opens With Duke of Almodovar Elected President
The international conference on Moroccan reform opened at Algeciras with Duke of Almodovar chosen unanimously as president. Delegates from the United States and other powers discussed sovereignty of the sultan, Moroccan territorial integrity, and the open door. Delegates agreed to begin with contraband surveillance and Moroccan finances reform, while France seeks a privileged position in policing and revenue measures.
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Algeciras
The
International
Duke of ‘Almodovar
Herr -von* Radowitz
Duke of Almodovar
M. Rouvier
France
Prince Radolin
Germany
Morocco
Rouvier
Itrémat
Macedonia
Crete
the Nations
Dastress, Police
Death of Marshall Field at Holland House in New York
Marshall Field of Chicago a leading dry goods merchant died at the Holland House New York at four o clock Tuesday afternoon after a week long illness beginning with a cold and developing into pneumonia. He was age 100 and died peacefully with Mrs Field and family present. Funeral plans call for burial in Chicago next Friday with services at Prairie avenue home. Field held vast wealth with Chicago real estate and multiple global holdings including 40 percent of Pullman stock and branches in New York Manchester Paris Yokohama.
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New York
Marshall, Field
Chicago
Holland House
Field
Lake Shore
John Archibald Morrison
First Presbyterian Church
Prairie Avenue
Pittsburg
Walter B. James
America
Europe
Asia
Marshall Field & Co
Manchester
Nottingham
Bradford
Paris
Calais
Lyons
Chemnitz
St. Gall
Plauen
Annaberg
Yokohama
Marshall Field, Jr
Mr. Field
Pullman Company
Rock Island
Baltimore & Ohio
Shortage in State Funds in Kansas Treasury
Kansas report shows about 78000 short in state treasury from 1898 to 1905 across Grimes and Kelly administrations. 60000 stems from missing school fund bond coupons, 18000 from lost interest on Oklahoma warrants to Kansas. Grimes denies responsibility, cites bond coupon losses. Kelly calls Morris report vindication, noting a few clerical shortages since taking office.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Treasury
Morris
Treasury
E. W. Hoch
Frank Grimes
Thomas T. Kelly
Grimes
State School Fund
Oklahoma
Kansas
Hoch
Frank
Thomas
T. Kelly
Kelly
Eleventh Victim Dead In West Hotel Fire
Mary Rowan, the eleventh victim of the West hotel fire in Minneapolis, died at city hospital. She worked in the hotel and was trapped on the seventh floor, found unconscious from smoke inhalation. Injured mothers in the fire are expected to recover.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Mary Rowan
Walsh Presides as Chicago Stockholders Reelect Director Board
Walsh of Chicago stockholder chaired the annual meeting at the company office here and elected the old board. Directors AY Fy Williams auditor of Southern Indiana held proxies for Southern Indiana Railroad and other lines. Thomas J. Brooks W. A. Brown of this city and W. W. Whitney of Chicago held proxies for the other corporations. Walsh remains in control and is to be elected president of each corporation at a directors meeting in Chicago Thursday.
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R. “Walsh
Chicago
AY Fy Williams
Southern Indiana
Southern Indiana Railroad “Company
Southern Indiana Express Company
Thomas J. Brooks
W. A. Brown
W. W. . Whitney
Walsh
Disbarment Trial Opens in Goshen for City Leaders
The prolonged legal clash begins with Mayor Lemuel Darrow City Attorney Worden and attorney John W. Talbot facing disbarment before Judge Dodge. Prosecution alleges a conspiracy to obtain perjured testimony to clear Stella Lula of shoplifting charges, with witnesses from Michigan City and South Bend.
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Goshen
Ind
Lemuel Darrow
Worden
Laporte
John W. Talbot
South Bend
Dodge
James F. Gallagher
Michigan City
Stella
Lula
South Chicago
Harry Duck
Seventeenth Annual Convention of United Mime Workers Opens
The United Mime Workers of America meet at Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis with about 1200 delegates present. Mayor Bookwatter was absent, and welcoming remarks came from Central Labor Union of the city. President Mitchell of the miners organization gave the response and the credentials report consumed hours before the annual address.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sevteenth
United Mime Workers of America
Tomlinson Hall
Bookwatter
Central Laboration
Mitchell
Miners Organization
Committee On
Wind Wrecks Schoolhouse Kills Child in Indiana
A heavy wind collapsed Bacon's schoolhouse near Michigantown Indiana trapping about 20 pupils. Dolpha Johnson 12 died and teacher Homer Curtis was seriously hurt. Officials believe others will recover from injuries sustained in the debris.
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Michigantown
Ind
Bacon
Dolpha Johnson
Homer Curtis
Freak Weather Strikes Marion Oil Tanks Fire
An electric storm in Marion Indiana set a battery of four oil tanks on the Albert Leas farm ablaze. Lightning struck the tanks and heat prevented workers from approaching the blaze. The loss was eight hundred dollars. A gale of about seventy miles an hour followed the storm.
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Marion
Ind
Weather
Bureau
Albert ‘Leas
Railway plant worker killed by roof collapse in Terre Haute
Emery Freud died after being blown from the roof of the American Homing plant warehouse in Terre Haute Indiana. High winds caused wires to fall crippling street car telephone and telegraph service. Bricks and debris shattered glass in several business buildings.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Emery Freud
American Homing Company
Judge Dodge Denies Bacon Divorce Request in Goshen
In Goshen Indiana on January 17 Judge Dodge refused William P Bacon a divorce from Adam Bacon. The Elkhart businessman of prominence claimed he was lured into the alliance but the court did not grant the dissolution.
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Goshen
Ind
Dodge
William
Bacon
Adam
Elkhart
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