Philippine Senate Serenade of Bitter Debate Stirs Capitol
Washington January 28 a Philippine storm raged in the Senate chamber for hours yet yielded no decisive results. Accusations and sharp exchanges sparked near shouting amid calls for discipline as Spooner and Tillman tangled over the Philippines question and a Manila despatch. The day saw votes on prints, a commerce department bill, and a Longfellow pedestal resolution, with quarrels over census transfers and the scope of the tariff.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Manila
General Wheaton
Philippines
Lodge
Colorado
Spooner
Wisconsin
Tillman
South Carolina
Frye
Census Bureau
Census Office
McCumber
N. D
Dubois
Gen. Wheaton
Military Academy
West Point
Bacon
United States
Philippines Archipelago
Philippine Archipelago
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Foraker
Wesley Merritt
Philippine Islands
Phillipines
Mr. Spooner
Supreme Court
Mr. Tillman
Vlatt
Continued on page nine young wife's petition in divorce case
Portland Missouri January 28 in supreme court the trial of Mrs Margaret B Brown against Alvah B Brown a 62 year old market gardener and Scarboro town constable opened. She accuses gross cruelty non support and intoxication. He counterclaims assault and seeks legal separation so she may wed a younger man. Each parent seeks custody of their 10 year old child alimony requested by Mrs Brown.
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Portland
Margaret B. Brown
Alvah B. Brown
Fof Scarboro
Supreme Court
Two Dollars Nine Hours Striking Ice Workers In Maine
In Wellesley on January 28 two hundred Boston Ice company workers walked out seeking a nine hour day and two dollars per day. They allege wage deductions for idle time when machines halted for repositioning, claiming unfair treatment. All workers received time slips and plan to travel to Boston for payment this afternoon.
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Wellesley
Boston Ice Company
Rho
Boston
Forced to Eat Dog Flesh to Stay Alive in Samar
Gen Chaffee halts his tour and returns to Manila as rain in Samar delays operations. Marines Porter and 26 others failed to find 10 missing men after two weeks with only five days of rations, some delirious and two discovered barking like dogs. Relief by Williams succeeds despite floods and hardship.
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Manila
Chaffee
Samar
David D. Porter
Porter
Williams
Marine Corps
Lot
Major Anderson
Sixth Cavalry
Lipa
Batangas
Nickerson
Col
W. L. Karnes
Antool
Alangalang
Leyte
Senate
Wheaton
Schurman
Boston
Safe in Port Rozella Returns to Southwest Harbor Maine
Gloucester reports the schooner Rozella, missing since December 26 after fishing off La Have banks, has arrived at Southwest Harbor in fair condition with crew. Michael O'Donnell, who left the vessel at Shelburne, says he doubted she would return. Cook John Beaton recalls horrific hardships, noting the ship sailed for days with bare poles and dwindling food.
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Gloucester
Rozella
la Have
Southwest Harbor
Michael O'Donnell
Shelburne
N. S
Essex
John Beaton
Strikers Return as Morocco Work Settlement Reached
Lynn January 28 The morocco workers strike at T A Selley and Co is permanently settled after a large number of strikers report to work. No discrimination was found by the company officials and all who appeared were given employment. Some workers delayed returning and will come back tomorrow.
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Lynn
Morocco
T. A. Selley & Co
Corporation
Lowell
F. Reiley
Fulton Street
Lowell & Suburban
R. A
Dean
Ellingwood & Co's
Sluggish Intellect and Coffee Cited by School Teacher
A Kansas schoolteacher Miss E Barnard of Oxford describes coffee as causing sallow complexion irritability and sluggish intellect in children and herself. She notes headaches from coffee, praises Postum Cereal Food Coffee as a superior substitute, and explains preparation boosts taste and nutrition. The ad claims Postum is sold by first class grocers.
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E. Barnard
Oxford
Kan
Eight Italians suffocated in Boston tenement fire
Boston authorities report eight Italians died of suffocation in a Fleet Street North End tenement fire. Three others were hospitalized likely to die. Fire started in a ground floor laundry and smoke filled the stairways as rescuers rushed to pull victims to safety.
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Boston
Fleet Street
North End
Murderers Keiper and Rowe Hanged in Harrisburg Yard
Weston M Keiper and Henry Rowe were hanged at 10 40 am in the Harrisburg jail yard for the murder of Chas W Ryan. About 100 people witnessed the execution as crowds pressed near the jail. The pair, former miners from Lykens Pa, robbed Halifax Bank of about 8000 dollars after a gun battle with cashier Charles W Ryan. Ryan died from his wounds hours later. A companion, Frank B Sholey, pleaded guilty as an accessory and got ten years.
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Harrisburg
Weston M. Keiper
Henry Rowe
Chas. W. Ryan
Rowe
Keiper
Lykens
Frank B. Sholey
Aomplice
Left Handed People in the Leman Race Debate Causes
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report argues left handedness is rising in the United States. A Washington physician cites estimates near 6 percent, with left handed congressmen, teachers, and workers noted. The piece links habits in schools, sewing, billiards, and baseball to the trend, and mentions rarity among the colored race and a Chinese laundryman remark.
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United States
Washington
America
Congress
Capitol
House
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Manual Training School
Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Doctor Hale recalls early Boston Latin report card
Dr Edward Everett Hale recounts bringing home his first report from Boston Latin School showing he ranked ninth in a class of fifteen. His mother comforts him by praising behavior over grades, saying God made the others brighter but he can be counted among well behaved boys.
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Edward Everett Hale
Boston Latin School
Timber Loss Feeds Pulp Mill Paper Output Claim
The article notes that yearly timber destruction by fire in the country would suffice to supply all pulp mills, which collectively can produce about 2,500,000 units of paper annually.
Prince Henry of Prussia Arrives and Meets New York
Washington reports a revised royal visit program allowing Prince Henry of Prussia and his party more time in New York. The schedule includes arrival on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, meetings with Mayor and officials, theatre and dinners, religious services, tours of Grant tomb, the Capitol, and a launch of the German Emperor’s yacht, with subsequent events through March 1 in Washington and Annapolis.
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Washington
Prince Henry of
Prussia
New York City
New York Harbor
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
North German
Lloyd Line
Admiral Evans
North Atlantic
Hohengollern
New York
Prince Henry
Irving Place
Hohenzollern
General Grant
Deutscher Verein
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore
White House
Capitol
Jersey City
Townsend- Downey Ship Building Co
Shooter’s Island
Mhohenzollern
Metropolitan Opera House
Commerce and Industry
Arion Club
Press of the
United States
President McKinley
House of Representatives
Prince
Mount Vernon
Annapolis
Long
Navy Department
Will Cole and McQuaid to be freed soon
William Cole and James McQuaid, held for breaking and entering in Northboro in 1895, pleaded guilty on habeas corpus and were returned to Charlestown State prison. Gov Crane plans to pardon them on their current sentences for Athol crimes, with monthly reports to Col J. M. Drennan.
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Worcester
William Cole
James McQuaid
M. J. Wood
Northboro
Charlestown
Athol
J. M. Drennan
W. Murray Crane
Col. Drennan
McQuaid
Cole
Boston
Presidents Gift Acceptance Requires Congressional Authority
Washington, Jan 28 Officials state President Roosevelt cannot accept any present from Emperor William or Prince Henry without Congress’ authorization. When gifts are not returned, they are deposited in the state department or Smithsonian institution.
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Washington, Jan
Roosevelt
Emperor William
Prince Henry
Congress
Department of State
Smithsonian Institution
Hoar Bill Boosts Blind Pension to $100 Monthly
Senator Hoar introduced legislation in Washington proposing a monthly pension of 100 dollars for total blindness, aiming to uplift financially needy blind citizens. The plan seeks to raise support for the most severely visually impaired nationwide.
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Washington
Hoar
Valet arraigned in $50,000 jewelry theft case
New York January 28 Edward Kern a valet was arraigned today on charges he stole jewels valued at 50,000 from his former employer Paul G Thebaud Detective Captain Titus said Kern disclosed the location of a 15000 pearl and all other jewels had been recovered
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New York
Edward Kern
Paul G. Thebaud
Titus
Kern
Frozen to Death and Royal Romance Piques
London reports via Daily Express that over 200 Japanese soldiers have frozen to death in the north. Count Fitz James has married the same woman twice and may wed Liby Sanderson again after her refusal. The tale hints at a public fascination with a singular love interest.
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London
Tokio
Daily Express
Japan
Count Fitz James
Liby Sanderson
Fitzy
Benson's Plaster Promises Quick Pain Relief for Rich and Poor
An advertisement-style snippet touts Benson's Plaster as immediate relief for various pains including neuralgia rheumatism and lumbago. It hints at wealthier individuals facing troubles despite riches and claims the plaster offers fast, comforting relief with prepaid postage available for 250. each in the United States.
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Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson
Chemists
N.Y
How to Save Your Silver with Electro Silicon Co Product
A Housekeeper is urged to request a postal sample of Electro Silicon from 30 Cliff St New York NY The ad claims the silver polish cleans without scratching or wearing and maintains brilliance It notes a full sized box costs 15 cents in stamps and that the product has been on the market 35 years and sold widely
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Beecham
Canal St
New York
Uncle Sam
Electro- Silicon Co
Cliff St
N. Y
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Adams, Taylor &Co
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Gaylor
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Met
Scarboro
Pamar
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Prince’s
Blind Pensioners
Cuizan
Foster-Milburn Co
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U. S
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Ely
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