Negotiating a New Treaty with Japan
United States officials disclose the government is negotiating a new treaty with Japan. The agreement would require Japan to refuse passport issuance to coolies seeking to come to the United States. Reports from Madrid note the severest weather ever known in Spain with heavy snow disrupting rail travel and harming the lemon crop.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
State Department
United States
Japan
New York
Madrid
Spain
Conference on blindness discusses training and products for the blind
The 1907 conference in New York at the United Charities Building explored industrial and educational training for the blind. Miss Winifred Holt highlighted New Hope for the Blind and showcased products from blind operatives. Eben Morford and Spt. spoke on opportunities and employment for blind workers, drawing a public audience. In Milton, a fruit cannery project aims to create a new market for horticulturists, with $10,500 subscribed to form the company.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Charities
United Charities
Winifred Holt
New York Association For the Blind
New Hope For the Blind
Eben P Morford
Spt
Industrial Home For the Blind
Brooklyn
Milton
Freewater
Limited Japanese Admission in San Francisco Schools
A San Francisco board member reports that at most a half dozen Japanese will be admitted under an agreement with Mayor Schmitz and the President. Others would receive separate instructions under an amended order that sets an age limit and excludes alien children deficient in English. Chinese enrollment is not expected to rise under strict credit rules.
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Scriptions Association
Washington
San Francisco
Schmitz
Credr
Reichstag Opens as Kaiser Vows Strengthened Armament and Reforms
Berlin reports the new Reichstag opened with a throne address. The Kaiser pledged to strengthen Germany's armed forces, expand colonies, implement social reforms, codify laws, and respect the constitution while denouncing the Socialists.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Mississippi Masons gather for annual grand lodge session
The Matonic grand lodge of Mississippi opens its annual sessions in Britt with many high degree Masons from across the state. A major agenda item is plans for a widows and orphans home to be built at Meridian.
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Natchez
Misa
Matonic Grand Lodge of
Mississippi
Meridian
St. Louis
Anthony
Hadley
Standard, Republic
Waters-Pierce
Anthony Will Hi
Smoot Defends Seat in Senate Uphold Vote Debate
Senator Reed Smoot defended his right to represent Utah as the Senate prepared to vote on unseating him. Supporters say the charge of polygamy is unfounded and note the seven to five committee exoneration, while opponents argue his church role links him to anti government acts. Smoot asserted loyalty to civil duties over religious oaths and recalled Utah’s war service from Mexico to the Philippines.
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iScripps News Association
Washington, DC
Reed Smoot
Senate
Utah
Smoot
United States Senate
Mormon Church
Burrows
Dolliver
Bailey
Pattus
Othars
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The
Apostles
Committee of the Senate
Washington
United States
McKinley
Jerome takes witness in Thaw trial revival a vivid portrait
In New York on February 19 the Thaw trial resumed at 10 50 Evelyn testified with a pale but steady demeanor describing a 1996 remark by May McKenzie about White and their marriage. Delmas presented 42 letters as handwriting proof while Evelyn recalled Thaw's reactions and financial details of about 6000 dollars.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Evelyn
Delmas
May McKenzie
White
Amit
Thaw
Ditmas
McKenzie
Jarome
Evelyn Thaw
Jerome
May McKengie
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Sole
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