Taft replays testifying on Philippines tariff and friars
Washington Feb 8 Taft revisited his Friday testimony to present Acting Gov Wright cable urging tariff cuts on Philippine imports. Wright's reply cites sugar and tobacco groups urging at least 5 percent cut, with broader effects on prices and farming. The hearing also probes friars wealth and land, banking needs, and title integrity.
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Senate Committee On the Philippines
Taft
Gov. Wright
United States
Philippines
Gov. Wrights
Mantle
Sugar Growers’ Association
Negros and Pariay
Agreement Reaffirms Old Mining Scale in Indianapolis
The joint conference of miners and operators in Indianapolis ratified the old mining scale unanimously at 9:30 AM, adjourning at noon. The report noted the scale would stay unchanged for another year and Iowa and Michigan were denied entry to the next joint conference due to Illinois and Ohio operator opposition. Indianapolis was named for next year’s miners convention and joint conference.
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Ind
Iowa
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Indianapols
Bt. Paul
Minn
Winnipeg
Dispatch
Vancouver
Tribune
Egria
The
Pacific
Fire Devours Wapella Business District in Windy Blaze
A Saturday fire in Wapella, 20 miles south of Bloomington, leveled much of the business district and several homes. Fire departments from Bloomington and Clinton fought the flames near Green and Dowling's elevator by the Illinois Central tracks as high winds spread the fire. Loss is estimated at 200000 to 300000 with wires down hindering details and the town lacking strong fire protection.
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Bloomington
Wapella
Here
Clinton
Dowling
Rock Island Car Works Fire Claims Two Victims
Fire at the Rock Island railroad car works in Horton Kansas Friday afternoon killed two people. The dead include P. H. McKeon president of the board of education and W H Davis the oldest employee. The blaze destroyed property valued at about a quarter of a million dollars.
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Horton
Kan
Rock Island Railroad
P. H. McKeon
Board of Education
W. H. Davis
Bank Robbers Routed After Shootout at Gap National Bank
At Gap Pennsylvania early Saturday morning a gang attempted a bank robbery. Town watchman David Stamix confronted four to six men, ordered him to surrender, and exchanged gunfire wounding at least one robber. The wounded man was later arrested in Parkeraburg Lancaster.
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Parkeraburg
Lancaster
Gap National Bank
Gap
David Stamix
Stamix
Atglen
Parkesburg
McKeon dies saving Davis in blaze with 300 workers safe elsewhere
A fire at a large building claimed McKeon’s life while he searched for Davis after most workers reportedly escaped. McKeon, a spectator, perished from smoke inhalation during a heroic rescue attempt that saved none.
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McKeon
Davis
Milwaukee
Leroy W. Secor
Denver
Goodrich Transportation Company
Secor
Ice blocks Upper Ohio navigation suspends river traffic
Cincinnati reports navigation on the Upper Ohio River completely halted Saturday due to heavy ice threats from Cattlesburg and Portsmouth. Locally the ice is extensive though lighter here, preventing any boat passage while steamers heading downstream remain docked.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Cattlesburg
Portsmouth
Colombia insurgent letter prompts possible amendments in neutrality plan
Washington officials read Gen. Herrera’s letter to foreign consuls as outlining terms for a neutral isthmian zone along the Panama railway. Observers expect demands to protect Colon and Panama terminals and ensure free traffic, complicating U.S. stance and treaty obligations.
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Washington
Herrera
Colon
State Department
Panama
United States
Soffels Condition Improves After Escape Battle
Mrs. Soffel in Butler hospital shows improvement though mentally distressed after aiding in the Biddles escape and a battle that led to their recapture and deaths. Her husband ex Warden Soffel retains counsel but will not communicate. She receives many letters from across the country including religious tracts and free defense offers.
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Pittsburg
Soffel
Butler Hospital
James W Dickinson Dies Former Cleveland Fire Chief
James W Dickinson longtime Cleveland fire chief and elder firefighter died after a long illness. He served with the Cleveland department for nearly fifty years and led as chief for over two decades before retiring last year due to ill health.
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Cleveland, D
James W Dickinson
Cleveland Fire Department
Dickinson
Cleveland Department
Bronze memorial to John Ruskin unveiled at Westminster Abbey
In Westminster Abbey at noon Mrs. Arthur Severn Ruskin’s cousin unveiled a bronze memorial to the late John Ruskin in the Posts corner above the Sir Walter Scott memorial beside the Oliver Goldsmith medallion. Snow and fog affect London with further wintry conditions.
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London
John Ruskin
Westminister Abbey
Arthur Severn
Ruskin
Walter Scott
Oliver Goldsmith
Roosevelt Trip Abandoned Due to Ill Son
Washington reports say President Roosevelt will not travel to Charleston nor Groton as doctors warn the illness of Theodore Jr. could worsen in six days.Mrs Roosevelt heads toward Groton mass to be with her son, while a telegram confirms the condition unchanged and plans for public news remain controlled by the White House.
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Washington
White House
Charleston
Groton
Roosevelt
Groton School
Theodore, Jr
Boston
Peabody
Theodore
State Board Censures NYC Railroad Over Tunnel Disaster
New York state board of railroad commissioners censures the New York Central Railroad for permitting an inexperienced engineer to drive a train through the tunnel. The decision recommends taking the tunnel roof off and using bridges as substitute structures to improve safety.
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Baltimore
Liverpool
Mersey
New York Central
New York
New York Central Railroad
Supreme Court
White Plains
Albany
N. Y
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
New York City
Confession Ties Crime To Missing Kansan Stonemason
Rhoda Taylor, living near Argentine across the river, confesses to police that Noah Long was robbed and his body cast into the Kaw river after he withdrew a 210 pension from a bank. Long, an aged stonemason and World War veteran, vanished a week earlier after visiting a saloon. arrests followed for Donahue Moran and Taylor, with Goff detained after the confession. Moran reportedly attempted suicide Friday night.
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Kansas City
Rhoda Taylor
Argentine
Kan
Noah Long
Kaw
Long
Donahue
Dave Moran
Taylor
Goff
Moran
Motran
Prince Henry Dinner Invitations Reported In New York
Plans for a dinner in honor of Prince Henry to be hosted by the New York Staats Zeitung on February 26 are nearly complete. Over 1,400 invitations have been sent to newspaper representatives nationwide and toasts have been arranged including Welcome to Our Distinguished Guest and The Press The Tie That Binds. A fragment mentions Pullman, Washington, where John Herbert Prentice, 21, was shot and killed at his father's home.
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Aes Oro
Proctor
Aesthe
Mt. Clare
Ratl
Pennsieyivanle
New York Staats Zeitung
New York
Prince Henry
Herman Ridder
Germany
United States
Whitelaw Reid
New York Tribune
St Clair McKelway
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Baxon
Charles Emory Smith
Philadephia Press
International Amity
Cussion W. Knapp
St. Louis Republic
Pullman
Wash
John Herbert Prentice
Fredey
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