Drama at Texas Capitol Shifts to Committee Rooms
Lawmakers face battles over pipeline oil regulation and the intangible asset tax bill as 500 bills clog the calendar. A clash between oil producers and pipe lines fuels the fight with adjournment talks, illness drains attendance, and the Ross county bid intensifies local interest while hopes for Southern Pacific merger action grow.
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Texas
House
Senate
Southern Pacific
Victoria
Russian officers condemn Stoessel as cowardly hero praised
Paroled Russian officers aboard the Tartar in Victoria B C say Lieutenants Bellow and Bondy from the Sevastopol were released after parole. Bellow calls General Stoessel a coward, cites cave hiding, and credits Mme Zouhonell with heroism at a water supply battery. Also notes outbreaks by Russian prisoners at Matsuyama and Knights of Columbus forming a council in Plaquemine Louisiana.
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Bellow
Bondy
Sevastopol
Port Arthur
San Francisco
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Mme. Zouhonell
Kuropatkin
Matsuyama
Atlanta Weather Threatens More Freezing Rain
A cold rain is falling in Atlanta, freezing on wires and trees and risking a repeat of the past two weeks sleet storms. No damage reported yet but continued bad conditions could disrupt communications with the outside world.
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Atlanta
British steamer Sylvania seized bound for Vladivostok
The Navy Department reports the seizure of the British steamer Sylvania, carrying Cardiff coal, bound for Vladivostok. The exact seizure location is not disclosed.
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Tokio
Navy Department
Vladivostok
Cardiff
Strikes Prompt Two-Month Shutdown Across St Petersburg Plants
Managers of Nevsky Thread Works Russo American Rubber Company and other establishments in St Petersburg decide to close works for two months due to striker pressure and adverse attitude.
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Nevsky Thread Works
Russo- American Rubber Company
Lamar assigns groceries business assets at Venus
W F Lamar grocer of Venus Texas has assigned liabilities and assets of about the same amount. No formal statement has been prepared.
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Texas
W. F. Lamar, Groceries
Fire on Barges at Baku Explosion Causes Casualties
An explosion on a barge at a landing stage in Baku started a fire that spread to several other barges. Report says twenty people perished in the disaster with many feared missing.
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Baku
Dogs and Dishonest Men
A Times Democrat remark discusses a dog that seemed to sense honesty. The animal befriended six men, avoided three, with two ex convicts among the group later found to have criminal outcomes. The observer notes the case is not conclusive yet unusually striking.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
No Longer Alone
A cur shunned by society endures hardships from taunts and neglect until an aging man offers kindness. The rich, streetwise horde chase him, while the lonely dog and the old man form a brief bond as they navigate life’s cruelties.
An Economical Passage from a Theater Lobby
In The Sunday Magazine a brief anecdote recounts publisher F. N. Doubleday musing on travel to Europe and cartoonist Oliver Herford quipping that if he were as tall he would balance a basket of food on his head and wade. The exchange contrasts the two men’s sizes and humor in a casual theater lobby moment.
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Oliver Herford
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Oskaloosa native Byers linked to Rome consul tale
Representative Lacey recalls Oskaloosa once supplying a consul to Rome. The tale centers on S. H. M. Byers and how locals interpreted his varied duties. A stranger asked for Byers residence and was told by a local: do you want old man Byers or his son who was emperor at Rome a few years ago.
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Rome
S. H. M. Byers
Byers
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Bye
awful fate of a hundred miners in deadly mine disaster
Reports describe a catastrophic explosion in Pratt City area mining operations. Relief trains from Birmingham and Bessemer rushed to the Alabama Steel and Wire Company slope operated by Reid & Co. up the mine shaft where survivors search through debris. Officials expect many miners were inside at the time of the explosion and a pay day implies a full crew present.
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Virginia
Birmingham
Bessemer
Alabama Steel and Wire Company
Reid & Co
J. D. Hillhouse
Alabama
Ed Flynn
Alabama United Mine Workers and National
Flynn
Legislative reports and bills pass Senate and House
The Terrell DHE earns favorable report after amendments as Lewright accuses Southern Pacific of meddling in state politics. Senate and House committees report or move bills on portrait purchases of General Edward Burleson, back-taxes collection, timber tax on state lands, securing charters, and permits. Judge R E Brooks criticizes pipeline legislation, opposing Decker and Standard Oil influences.
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Southern Pacific
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R. E. Brooks
Senate Commission
Decker
Guffey
Texas
Tragedy on Galveston Spur Trestle Claims Bowman Life
In Galveston Texas George A Bowman was killed Saturday night on a spur trestle. His body lay undiscovered until the following morning. Details are unclear but it is believed Bowman was on the trestle when a switch engine backed cars onto him.
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Texas
George A. Bowman
Nicholas orders zemsky zabor convened and manifesto to follow
A St Peters burg dispatch states Emperor Nicholas will convene the zemsky zabor and issue an imperial manifesto likely on March 4 the serfs liberation anniversary. Reports from Lodz describe a disturbance with large mills closed and many residents leaving amid rumors of mobilization reserves and extra troops arriving.
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St. Petersburg
Heater Telegram Company
Nicholas
Lodz
Shiner man waives examination in janu murder case
Shiner Texas Joe Stefka charged with the murder of his wife and baby near Shiner last Wednesday waived examination and was remanded to jail to await the action of the grand jury. By agreement of attorneys Joe Mott who was also arrested was released on a $100 bond.
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Texa
Joe Stefka
Joe Mott
Unclear Assassin Identity in Moscow Case
Police doubt the assassin Grand Duke Sergius is a workman and believe he comes from good birth. The suspect’s underclothes and disguise suggest a careful effort to appear as a laborer while avoiding prison clothes.
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Moscow
Sergius
Nogi Chooses Igichi to Open Port Arthur Surrender Talks
Major General Igichi, a trusted Japanese officer under Gen. Nogi, was designated to begin negotiations with the Russians over Port Arthur. His effective conduct ensured a smooth arrangement for the surrender of Gen. Stoessel's forces.
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Nogi
Port Arthur
Gen. Stoessel
Witte Resigns as President of the Committee of Ministers
St Petersburg report says M Witte has resigned as president of the committee of ministers over disagreements with minister of agriculture Yermoloff about the committee’s procedures. The report is not confirmed at this hour.
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M. Witte
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M. Yermoloff
Zemsky
Martial Law Declared at Tsarskoe-Selo Palace
St. Petersburg reports martial law has been ordered at Tsarskoe-Selo due to numerous threatening letters to the palace. The secret police chiefmandates precautions to prevent any outrage against the imperial family.
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St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe-Selo
Alvin Stockmen report cattle deaths from cold wet spell
In Alvin Texas stockmen report ongoing cattle losses due to a recent cold and wet spell. Cattle on the range are in poor condition and mortality is expected to persist. Over 10 000 pounds of hides were shipped last week and the volume is expected to stay high this week.
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Alvin
Texas
Young dies after hunting accident in Jones county
Abilene Texas reports Sanford Young, a Jones county resident, fell on ice during a Sunday hunt causing accidental gun discharge that entered near the eye and damaged the skull and brain with no hope of recovery. In New York Julius A. Boylan of the New York Cotton Exchange dies at his East Orange New Jersey home after thirty five years in the trade.
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Sanford Young
Jones County
New York
Julius A. Boylan
The
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East Orange
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President Relinquishes Hope for Railroad Rate Legislation
President Roosevelt has given up on obtaining railroad rate legislation this winter. He is unlikely to call an extra session or act now, and, barring a change of mind, plans to convene Congress next October for possible action on the rate question.
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Roosevelt
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Epidemic in Waco and Texas news across many fronts
Reports from across Texas note a grip outbreak in Waco and a broad array of events. Arsenic poisoning case linked to Marie Walker Hoch is examined, while Odessa and Denison prepare for industry boosts and new boards. Infrastructure, crime, and labor stories color the page.
Beautiful Women and Health Tied to Blood Quality
Miss Mamie Conway of Canton Ohio credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with clearing her badly damaged complexion. She describes past nervousness headaches torpid liver and indigestion from blood weakness and says two boxes restored health and rosy cheeks. The pills are advertised as correcting irregularities and banishing weakness.
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Mamie Conway
Miss Conway
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Canton
Ohio
Ships Towed by Icebergs Drift Across Newfoundland Waters
Icebergs offshore move with ocean currents and winds, often submerging much of their bulk. Sealers attach vessels to drifting ice to prevent leeward drift, while the masses of ice ride the sea’s motion. The piece ends with a political quip from Uncle Allen Sparks.
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Newfoundland
New York Herald
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Cure Rheumatism in Kansas Blacksmith
Goodland Kansas February 20 special report N E Albertson a blacksmith suffered rheumatism in shoulders and arms for years. One box of Dodd’s Kidney Pills relieved all pain and pain has not returned. He says many neighbors now use the remedy after seeing his cure.
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Kansas
Goodland
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N. E. Albertson
Mr. Albertson
Taylor's Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein Cough Cure
An old advertisement touts Taylor's Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein as a cough and croup cure. It claims the product loosens phlegm and offers bottles priced 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar at druggists.
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Taylor
Carpenter in Prussia Sentenced Over Funeral Lead Incident
A carpenter in Gorlitz Prussia was sentenced to nine months in jail for an offense against respion after following a funeral lead that involved a dog tied with a colored cord. The incident drew attention to street security and local discipline.
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Prussia
Respion
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement claims comfort for feet
A testimonial from Wm. L. Swarmstedt of Washington DC credits Allen's Foot-Ease powder with lasting foot comfort after using two boxes. Ad notes it is sold by all druggists for 25 cents and ends with a social adial remark about men in society and business.
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Wm. L. Swarmstedt
Washington, D.C
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