New States Set For Oklahoma and New Mexico Over Arizona
Washington February 8 senate passage of the statehood bill grants Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state and New Mexico as another with Arizona omitted The vote swings and amendments show New Mexico statehood prevailing after a recount and cabinet waver ending with Oklahoma and New Mexico admitted while Arizona is left out Key debate centers on rate legislation and the role of the interstate commerce commission with McCall Sibley and Lamar opposing or shaping the measure and Bryan Roosevelt figures cropping up in the discussion
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arzona
Committee On Territories
Gallinger
Foraker
Arizona
Bard
Beveridge
Beverage
McCall
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Sibley
Pennsylvania
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Chamber
Congress
Bryan
Democratic Party
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Enlarged Commission
Lamar
F.a
wmcCall
W. J. Bryan
House
Mr. Lamar
Hearst
Sullivan
Mass
Hiss
Wiliams
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Manacles On Machen As Three Convicts Sent West
Washington reports former postal chief August W Machen and Diller B Groff and Samuel A Groff, convicted in a letter box fastener scheme, were sent to the Moundsville West Virginia penitentiary for two years. They surrendered earlier, rode in a special car with guards, and faced a crowd at Baltimore and Ohio depot as friends offered support.
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Washington
W. Machen
Post Office Department
Diller B. Groff
Samuel A. Groff
Jeff Washington
Moundsville
W. Va
United States Marshal
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West
Machen
Midvale Bid Rejected for Navy Armor Contracts
The board under Secretary Morton recommends denying Midvale Steel a contract for 8,000 tons of armor for the New Hampshire and other vessels. Awards go to Bethlehem Steel for 5,665 tons plus bolts and nuts and Carnegie Steel for 2,162 tons for an armored cruiser. Production quantities and reliance on trial plates cited as reasons for rejection.
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Navy Department
Washington
Morton
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Montana
Midvale Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Bureau of Ordnance
Turkey Must Pay Up as French Demands Ultimatum
London reports that the sultan’s decision to borrow from German financiers to re-arm Turkish artillery prompts M Constans to demand immediate satisfaction of French claims. If unmet, he will depart to advise his government. German loan terms require all gains to be ordered from Germany. A French syndicate competes for the loan.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Constantinople
M. Constans
Germany
Polish War Reports and Press Censorship Reforms
Reports from St. Petersburg and Warsaw describe peacetime discontent in Russia amid war weariness. Officials draft sweeping press and censorship reforms while Khuro patkin’s failed left-flank attempt prompts troop movements. In Poland, strikes cause fatalities and injuries in Radom Skarzysko and Kutno, signaling widespread industrial unrest.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Cosig
I S
Nevoe Vrenya
Manchuria
Novoe Vremya
Japan
M. Admabaza
Far East
Kuropatkin
Pena
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Mi Ton
Ter Gopon
Ara
Wis
Garhy
Sighyteah
Worlanen
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St. Tig
Committee of Ministers
Imperial Academy of Science
Council of State
Minister of the Interior
Instruction
Interior
Gineia
Kieff
Warsaw
Radom
Skarzysko
Kutnoyr
Deposition Reveals Pay to Flee Kentucky Witness
Winchester Kentucky February deposition shows Moses Feltner, a witness in the $100,000 damage suit of Mrs. Abrelia Marcum vs Judge James Hargis, left Kentucky after being paid $1 by FP French to avoid testifying. Feltner claims French warned of hanging for murder, moved to Cincinnati, then received further funds and later returned to Kentucky to testify.
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Winchester
Feb
Breathitt
Moses Feilner
Kentucky
Abrelia Marcum
James Hargis
J. B. Marcum
Feltner
Fren
French
Fellner
Jesse Fields
Drawthitt County
Cincinnati
Oho River
Fettner
Beckham
Ohio
Indianapolis
Feliner
Smallpox Quarantine Clamps Gettysburg College
Gettysburg Pennsylvania February reports say the entire Gettysburg College student body was placed under quarantine after smallpox was found. Freshmen Roy W. Stambaugh and Ralph Zimiermin were stricken. guards were posted at dormitories as hundreds fled, many using fire escapes or windows. Police pursued those attempting to leave for Harrisburg, returning them to campus.
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Gettysburg
Gettysburg College
Roy W. Stambaugh
Perry County
Ralph Zimiermin
Somerset
Board of Health
Harrisburg
Johnson Pleads Guilty in Family Murder Case
In Towandi Pennsylvania on February 2 Dieter Johnson pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Maggie Johnson and his niece Annie Benjamin, and burying the bodies after chliding the house with kerosene and setting it on fire. His older brother Charles Johnson was convicted of first degree murder and awaits arguments while other family members stand trial. The five family members allegedly attacked Maggie Johnson and her child in the night, then burned the home.
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Towandi
Peb. S
Dieter Johnson
Ding
Maggie
Jo Man
Annie Benjamin
Gmliv
Charles Johnson
Sophia Merrit
Mane
Alanson Johnson
Maggie Johnson
Ohio traction lines to be reorganized by creditors
Columbus February report states Appleyard traction lines in Ohio will leave receivers and be reorganized. President John G Webb of the Columbus Delaware and Marion Traction Co says major creditors and Appleyard have agreed on a reorganization plan. Creditors will choose a committee to run the properties, which will then appoint a manager for the lines.
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Columbus
Appleyard Traction
Ohio
John G. Webb
Columbus, Delaware and Marion Traction Company
Appleyard
Dominican dispute tensions at Rome headquarters
In Rome the Dominican order faces anxiety as Vatican stance appears favorable to the Philippines over funds for friars lands in the archdiocese. The dispute centers on resettlement money and church authority.
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Rome
Vatican
Philippne
8th Ohio Won't Attend Roosevelt Inauguration
Adjutant General Critchfield reports the Eighth Ohio regiment will not attend the inauguration. Officials failed to secure favorable railroad rates for the trip.
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8Th
Ohio
Coumbus
Critchfield
Eighth
President Roosevelt
Dantara Steamer Wreck Off Musquodoboit Coast
A gale and blizzard drive the steamer Dantara onto Musquodoboit rocks east of Halifax. Eighteen crew members reach Pleasant Point in a lifeboat after a harrowing open‑boat ordeal. Captain and rest of crew, including four passengers, are missing and feared lost. Survivors report brutal cold, frostbite, and a long struggle in darkness as they signaled Halifax agents. Search parties have been dispatched to locate the vessel and the missing lifeboat.
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Halifax
N. S
Dantara
Furness Hne
Musquodoboit
Thany
Fife
Pleasant Point
Go Dinster
Daviura
Pussers
Musqueduboit Harbor
Furness Fine
Haifax
Damara
Culd
Atlantic
Chewing Gum Inventor Thomas Adams Dies in Brooklyn
Thomas Adams, noted inventor and founder of the Fort Fortune Chewing Gum company, dies at his Brooklyn home after a life building a fortune and selling his business to a combine. He leaves a lasting mark on the gum industry and pioneering mass production.
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W York
Fen
Thomas Adams
Broohlyn
Patamania
Ile
Chicag o Grain Market Seen Mixed In Brief Trading
Chicazo February seven world wheat supply figures edged up May futures at 1 16 7 and July at 1 07 5 corn eased about 4 cents oats nearly steady. Closing quotes show slight gains for wheat and a dip for corn with oats holding firm in a brief trading session.
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Chicazo
Pittsburg Market Prices For Corn And Livestock Rise
Market report shows yellow shelled corn at new highs with several grain and livestock quotes. Prices listed for oats, hay, butter, cheese, cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs reflect regional trading activity in Pittsburg markets.
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Timothy
New York
Ohio
Reports Woman's Death In New York Hotel
A man posing as Dr Clarence McDonad, a Port Hawkesbury physician, was jailed without bail after a woman was found dead in a hotel room. Authorities say the body showed facial injuries and bruises. He admitted a quarrel occurred days earlier and that he used gloves during the altercation. He denied the woman died from violence.
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New York
Clarence McDonad
Port Hawkesbury
N. S
Randall’s Is
McDonader Sas
Iroman
Worthington testifies on Standard Oil ties to West Virginia gas bill
John Worthington and U S marshal Eliott testified before a legislative committee about references in Eliott’s letter on Standard Oil and the pending gas measure in West Virginia. The letter, delivered to the committee, mentions Governor elect Dawson Secretary Swisher and A G elect Hay as favoring defeat. Elliott admitted writing the letter and denied being paid by Standard Oil.
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Narlessen
John Worthington
United States
Marshal Eliott
M.iott
Worthington
Elliott
Lliott
Dawson
Swisher
Hay
John Worthipaton
Standard Oil Agento
Adhesero
South Pennssylvania Oc
Scanth Pennsylvania Company
Standard Oil Company
Proud of the Record Yankton 81 Felon Father with 27 Children
The Dunvilles of Yankton plan to visit Washington this week as guests of President Roosevelt and congressional representatives. The couple, aged 43 and 38, have 27 children in nine sets of triplets, all healthy and bright, and the parents express pride in the remarkable family. The visit includes an autograph from the president for the children.
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Yankton
A W. Dunvile
Washington
Atheinners
Liem
Roosevel
Dunville
Woman Burned to Death and Frozen Crimes Near Attleboro
Miss Harvey Pratt of Attleboro Massachusetts was burned to death in Charles Smiths farmhouse near here. Smiths fouryearold daughter Lena could not be found and is believed to have perished. Later the childs body was found in a field as another two children survived. The case centers on the family as authorities search for the remaining victims.
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NHL
Harvey Pratt
Attleboro
Mass
Charles Smith
Smith
Lena
Boy With Rifle Kills Sister in Michigan Town
In Tawas City on Feb 8 Alfred Burk a 12 year old playing with his brother's rifle accidentally shot and killed his 10 year old sister Viola and wounded a boy named Van Sickle. The incident occurred as children were handling the firearm.
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Tawas City
Mich
Alfred Burk
Here
Viola
van Sickle
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Theodore Fisher
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