Idaho Prohibition Vote Planned In New Perce County
Idaho state news reports New Perce County will vote on the prohibition question in March. Washington County organizes a fair association planning a fall fair. Several local incidents and developments across the state include farming success, accidents, and infrastructure projects.
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New Perce County
Washington County
F. F. Wyatt
Burke
Utah
Idaho
Elmer Rock
Weiser
EF. Manning
Harpster
Canyon County
Steunenberg
Sandpoint
Mumbird Lumber Company
Boise River
Parma
James Bennet
Oregon
King Hill Fruit Growers’ Association
Daniel Kenney
Pocatello
Kimberly
Snake River
American One
Ameri‘tirty
Central American Peace Conference Opens In San Salvador
Ten Central American representatives gather in San Salvador to seek a peaceful settlement of Nicaragua's revolution and improve trade. Secretary Knox cables welcome and confidence in a fruitful outcome. US and Mexico minsters attend. talks to discuss a monetary system and uniform customs rules.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Central America
San Salvador
Salvador
Knoox
United States
Mexico
Tariff accord averted US Germany reach compromises
Negotiations between the United States and Germany settled minimum and maximum tariff rates with cattle and dressed meat issues excluded for later talks. The pact exchanges American minimum rates for Germanys entire minimum list, seen as advantageous to both nations. Separately, a Nevada divorce suit seeks details sealed in San Francisco. Ballinger face Senate criticism over asylum bill procedure.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Government Spots Plot for U S Interference
Managua reports a Conservative plot to provoke armed intervention by the United States by firing on an American warship in Corinto harbor. General Baroa thanks for release of Red Cross members detained at Corn Island after American mediation and a $2000 payment to Admiral Kimball for relief of government troops at Bluefields.
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Managua
United States
Corinto
General Baroa
Red Cross
Corn Island
Admiral Kimball
Nicaraguan
Bluefields
Provisional Hospital
Mondell and Taylor Lead Criticism of Forestry Bureau
In the House on Tuesday the forestry schedule dominated the session as Mondell Wyoming and Taylor Colorado led harsh comments. They accused the forestry service of extravagant waste including conventions press work travel and large Washington staff while questioning why national forests cannot be made profitable. No appropriation was cut despite the attack.
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Washington
Forestry Service
Mondell
Wyoming
Taylor
Colorado
Bureau of Forestry
Mann
Ilinois
House
Curbing Press Freedom in India Bill Introduced in Calcutta
The new press bill designed to curb anarchistic literature was introduced in the Calcutta imperial council session by Sir Herbert Hope Risley. It does not establish censorship but requires deposits and imposes forfeiture for acts inciting murder, outrages, or sedition by newspaper owners. In Reno, Mae Tal was acquitted after a brief jury deliberation and discharged from custody.
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Calcutta
Lord Minto
Imperial Council
Herbert Hope Risley
Home Department
Fourteen Drowned In Virginia Schooner Wreck
A three masted schooner was wrecked off the Virginia coast with fourteen men drowned. The vessel was listed as lost after a morning collision or mishap, with strong currents washing bodies ashore and rescue attempts failing.
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Virginia
Wireless saves crew as Kentucky sinks off Cape Hatteras
The steamer Kentucky sank off Cape Hatteras after sending S O S. The Mallory Hner Alamo bound for Key West responded and rescued Captain Moore and forty six crewmen. No lives were lost due to timely wireless distress calls.
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New York
S. QO. S
Moore
Key West
Kentucky
Cape Hatteras
Pacific
Tacoma
Increased cost of food across wholesale and retail markets
Washington reports a general rise in wholesale and retail food prices from 1899 to 1900. The department of commerce and labor lists increases in bread, butter, cheese, coffee, wheat, lard, beef, mutton, bacon, ham, milk and potatoes with varied percentages, while sugar tea spices and soda crackers show slight reductions.
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Washington
Bo Tepret
Senate
Department of Commerce and Labor
Crawford
South Dakota
Elgin
Anil Echo Rae Fail
Crime of Crazy Farmer Ends in Family Tragedy
Fergus Falls Minnesota farmer William Ruckheim fifty kills his wife and four children then shoots himself on Thursday night. He told a son he obeyed a divine command to exhume bodies in a graveyard but feared frozen ground would prevent the act. He died after being found by his son Friday.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
William Ruckheim
Parkers Prairie
Ruckheim
Oll
Haster
Buckheim
Hearing Postponed In Ballinger Pinchot Inquiry
The Ballinger Pinchot investigation adjourned on Friday February 11 to allow arrival of Ballinger counsel and for case familiarity. John J. Vertrees and Carl Rasch were named to represent Ballinger Dennett and Meld Agent Schwartz in the controversy. Representative William C. Lovering of Massachusetts died at his Washington home at 9 20 AM aged 71. The House ordered a fifteen member committee to attend his funeral and adjourned until Monday.
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Aero
Nev
Beulah Stubbs Sunderland
J. C. Stubbs
Harriman
John Sunderland
Nevada
San Francisco
Sunderland
Chicago
Beulim Stubba
City
Washington
Ballinger
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating Committee
John J. Vertrees
Nashville
Tenn
Carl Rasch
United States
Montana
Dennett
Schwartz
Hallinger
Lovering
Willam C. Lovering
Massachusetts
Congress
House
T& c
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Alaska
Heyburn
Bacon
Committee On Territories
Uncle Sam
Forestry Bureau
Mae Talbot
Reno, Nev
Mae Tal
A. E
Ant
Nerth
Caplan
Jacksonhore
Aington
Elkins On Reday
Aldrich
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Wilson
Illinois
Sweazey
Maine
Hobson
Alabama
Maryland
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Walter
Crazy Farmer
Killa
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