Philippine tariff bill killed in Senate committee
Washington March 2 the Philippines tariff bill was not reported by a 7 to 6 vote in the Senate committee on the Philippines. Indian Affairs topics followed with tribal government conferred and five civilized tribes affairs settled. La Follette urged forbidding coal land sales to railroads. Claim bills moved to front with House rights of way. Rate bill expected to pass largely as in the House amid push for early adjournment May 1 and party position on Hepburn amendment still unsettled.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
Senate
Indian Territory
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
la Follette
Committee On Claims
House
Roosevelt
Crane
Spooner
Congress
Quiet Elections In Islands Favor Ide Cables
Gov Gen Ide reports from Manila that Philippine provincial elections concluded with no disorder. Three races were suspended for investigation over bribery and intimidation. Sandiko, seen as a Bulacan independence agitator, elected governor of his native province.
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Ide
Washington, D. C
War Department
Manila
Jov
Sandiko
Bulucan
Springfield Riot Eases as Troops Stay Through Sunday
Springfield Ohio reports no riotous scenes last night after two chaotic days. Troops remain stationed and will not be withdrawn until after Sunday. Brakeman Davis remains alive amid the unrest.
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Springfield
Ohio
Brakeman Davis
Refugees Arrive in New York From Russia
Nearly two thousand refugees from Russia arrived today in New York aboard the steamship Pennsylvania after sailing from Hamburg. The arrival adds to the ongoing humanitarian movement and underscores the large flow of displaced persons through the port.
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Russia
New York
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Death of Lydia Van Sant Mother of Ex Governor Van Sant
Mrs Lydia W Van Sant of Le Claire widow of J W Van Sant died at her home aged 94. She moved to Rock Island in 1837 and to Le Claire in 1854. She is survived by four children Ex Governor Van Sant Hester Hallis N G Van Sant and A C Van Sant. The couple celebrated a 70th wedding anniversary in October 1901.
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Davenport
Lydia W. van Sant
le Claire
J. W. van Sant
van Sant
Rock Island
Minnesota
Hester Hallis
Los Angeles
Cal
N. G. van Sant
Sterling, Il
A. C. van Sant
Omaha
Neb
Illinois coal operators to meet on wage action
A special Illinois coal operators meeting is set for March 7 at the Auditorium hotel to decide on concerted actions for the interstate convention in Indianapolis March 19. Illinois operators oppose wage raises, citing a 3 percent rise in mining costs from the shot firers bill and fearing acceptance by Indiana Ohio or Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
Illinois
Auditorium Hotel
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Interstate Operators’ Association
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Longworths to Return Soon From Cuba Tour
Representative Nicholas Longworth and his bride Alice Roosevelt plan to return to Washington at the end of the week after their Cuba trip. They have told relatives they will likely tour Europe as part of their forthcoming plans.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Cuba
Europe
Trouble in China Steamer Brings News of Uprisings
News from the steamer Empress of India reports growing anti foreign unrest in Hupen and Henan provinces. Secret societies rally under banners to advance China and expel foreigners as missionaries face looming uprising. A Chinese independent church movement raises a campaign fund of 10000 dollars in Shanghai led by a Presbyterian pastor from San Francisco.
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Victoria
Empress of India
China
Hupen
Henan Province
Changfu
Amoy
San Francisco
Shanghai
Cromwell Question Probed By Senate Committee
Senator Morgan pressed Cromwell on links to South American disturbances during the interoceanic canals inquiry. Objections by Kittredge sparked a lengthy debate over question pertinence, to be clarified in an executive session tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
William Nelson Cromwell
Morgan
Senate Committee On
Carnegie offers gift to Tabor College Iowa
Boston March 2 Andrew Carnegie made a conditional gift of 25000 to Tabor college Iowa announced in Boston by George N Ellis president who is in the east seeking to bolster the endowment fund telegram from Tabor confirmed the offer but did not name conditions Tabor college is a Congregational coeducational institution
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Boston
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Tabor College
Tabor
Iowa
George N. Ellis
East
Ellis
Carnegie
Army appropriation bill passes house for 69 million
The army appropriation bill, providing for more than 69 million dollars, is approved by the house. Democrats proposed a provision for government powder manufacture and attacked the powder combine, but all amendments were defeated and powder will again be bought from private companies.
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Washington
House
Girl Dies After Fall From Wagon in Manchester
Amber Fern Prowse, eight, daughter of John Powse, Manchester, Iowa, died from injuries after jumping from a wagon while riding home from school. The death follows a fall that occurred on March 2 in Manchester where the child was a well liked local girl.
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Manchester
Amber Fern Prowse
John Powse
Chinese to visit Packers in Chicago stockyards
Imperial Chinese commissioners who arrived yesterday will spend most of their time in Chicago at the stockyards to learn American packing methods. China is a heavy buyer and may become a larger customer for American meats. the visit will be official.
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Imperial Commission
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Imperial Chinese
China
Father Admits Slaying Son in Morrisville Case
Gustave Closson of Morrisville, near Doylestown, pleaded guilty in a Pennsylvania court to the murder of his young son last May. He was sentenced to death, confessing he wanted to get rid of the boy who he said was weak minded and he had beaten him for rats. Closson is about 70 years old.
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Doylestown
Gustave Closson
Morrisville
Closson
Creditors Seek Levy on Boni Household Goods
In Paris on March 2 the civil tribunal of the Seine heard a money lender seek permission to seize household goods in the Castellane mansion to satisfy an advance. Count Boni’s lawyers argued the goods are her separate property. The case was referred to a chamber judge to decide if part of the countess belongings are in the mansion, seen as a test affecting many other creditors.
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Paris
Civil Tribunal of
Seine
Castellane
Count Boni
License Custom Brokers
Secretary Shaw testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in support of the Payne bill to license custom house brokers. He argued licensing would keep shysters out and raise standards, and urged raising special agents' pay to ten dollars a day to attract better men for detecting undervaluations.
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Washington
Shaw
House Committee On Ways and Means
Payne
Custom House
Customs Service
May Oust School Board In Peoria Court Action
Judge Worthington ordered eight holdover school inspectors to show cause by March 12 why they should remain in office. William A. Gray, representing influential citizens, initiated the ousting suit following the Dougherty defalcation in which the former superintendent stole more than $600,000.
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Peoria
Worthington
Circuit Court
William A. Gray
Dougherty
Captor of Jeff Davis Dies in Kokomo Indiana
Daniel Jones, 65, of Kokomo Indiana, dies leaving General Miles as sole survivor of a Union squad that captured Jeff Davis in 1865 Jones was among the Seventy second Indiana Mounted Infantry and first to spot the fugitive president known as the old woman with bucket and shawl.
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Kokomo
Ind
Daniel Jones
Miles
Jeff Davis
Jones
Seventy-second Indiana Mounted Infantry
Woman Dies After Dress-Triggered Fall in Milwaukee
Mrs Frances Gaszinski aged 58 was stepping down at her daughter’s home 825 Fifth Avenue Milwaukee when her dress snagged on a stair causing a fall to the first floor. Her neck was broken and she died instantly.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Frances Gaszinski
Fifth Avenue
Paris reports revolt plans against Venezuela
Officials in Paris say revolutionaries are organizing on Trinidad awaiting arms and supplies before landing on the Venezuelan coast. The movement aims to challenge the Venezuelan authorities from the island as a staging point.
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Paris
Venezuela
Trinidad
Edward to Meet Kaiser at Sea or Port
London dispatch reports an unofficial telegram indicating King Edward will soon meet Emperor William at sea or at a port, a brief note from Reuters.
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Edward
Kaiser
London
Union station and terminals sold to Great Northern for 1.25 million
The Union passenger station at Sioux City and connecting terminals were transferred to the Great Northern railroad today. The purchase price was 1 250 000 dollars.
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Great Northern Road Bays
Sioux City
Union
Great Northern Railroad
Louisville directory sent to Rutland inquiry on unsaved
Postmaster Baker in Louisville received a Rutland Pennsylvania letter requesting a list of unsaved men and women. He promptly sent the missionary the city directory for reference.
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Louisville
Baker
Rutland
National Japanese Railways Nationalized By Cabinet
Tokio reports the cabinet will submit a bill to the diet to nationalize the railways after lengthy talks. Foreign Minister Kato opposed the move and may resign amid the decision.
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Diet
Kato
Tokio
Report on Patrick Dolan Blindness Untrue
Pittsburg Pa March 2. The report that Patrick Dolan has been stricken with blindness is untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Dolan
Pittsburg, Pa
Weeks liquor inspection bill faces passage in legislature
Des Moines report notes the Weeks measure may pass, drawing on Missouri experience and federal validation. It creates an inspector of intoxicants, four deputies, and licensing fees. inspections cover distilleries and breweries, with stamps and penalties for noncompliance and forged labels. Revenue supports the state road fund. Public headquarters cited as update.
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Leon Brown
Weeks
Missouri
Federal Supreme Court
House
Committee
Executive Council
Iown
Iowa
Railroad
Railroad, Express Or Transportation Company
State of
Patterson resigns as Chicago public works chief over socialism
Joseph Medill Patterson, Chicago commissioner of public works, resigns and the mayor accepts. In a lengthy note from Washington, Patterson says he has become a socialist and resigns because Dunne’s policy is not radical enough for his views. The mayor expresses regret at the resignation and questions the need for it.
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Chicago
Joseph Medill Patterson
Public Works
Dunne
Patterson
Washington
Rmayor
Perkins and Cummins Campaigns Seek Des Moines HQ Locations
Rumors place a Perkins headquarters in the Observatory block Des Moines within days while Cummins backs a central hotel hub as campaign activity nears. Authorities disagree on who will run each site and a Eleventh District recruit may join Perkins quarters with a local candidate drafted for Cummins apartments. Rumor also ties Lafe Young to a forthcoming declaration within weeks.
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Perkins
Observatory
Des Moines
Cummins
Lafe Young
Constable Killed in Home Writ Conflict in Chicago
Chicago police report constable Joseph Stais was fatally shot by Blanche Baker in her West Chicago Avenue flat during a sheriff's writ to seize household furniture. Baker, a frail French descent woman weighing under 100 pounds, claimed the officer did not identify himself and fired in fear, denying theft intent.
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Chicago
Cook County
Joseph Stais
West Nineteenth Street
West
Chicago Avenue
Lawrence Baker
Stuyvesant Fish to Head International Policy Holders’ Committee
Stuyvesant Fish, president of Illinois Central, will lead a broad outside inquiry into Mutual Life Insurance Company affairs. A powerful policy holders’ committee will be formed with Samuel Untermyer and D Cady Herrick as counsel to pursue restitution and legal action.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Mutual Company
New York
Illinois Central Railroad
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mr. Fish
Samuel Untermyer
D-Cady Herrick
Committee International
He International
McCall Will Filed Valuing Estate Over $20,900
The will of John A. McCall former president of New York Life Insurance filed for probate. The petition values the estate at a little over $20,900 and leaves the entire estate to his wife.
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New York, N. Y
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Saloon near university closed by state order
Iowa City officials report the Dunkel saloon near the university engineering building was closed by state action at the university authorities' request. The saloon sits in a hotel within about 300 feet of the engineering building.
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Iowa City
University
Blizzard Strikes Denver and Nebraska Railroads Delayed
Snow and cold prevail across the West with six and a half inches in Denver and rail lines in Colorado Wyoming delayed one to three hours. Wyoming reports stock losses and telegraph lines damaged while Lincoln Nebraska notes the worst winter storm has raged for 24 hours.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
Wyoming
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Wallace Enters Westinghouse Role For 50 000 A Year
Former Panama Canal chief engineer John F. Wallace left Washington for New York to join George Westinghouse. He will earn about 50 000 dollars annually to work on plans for building numerous electric railways parallel to steam lines nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
John F. Wallace
New York
George Westinghouse
Wallace
Westinghouse
Davenport Woman Dies at Mercy Hospital Aged 69
Ila Davenport dies at Mercy hospital at 12 30 after noon. born in Germany in 1848 she came to Davenport in 1868 and lived on a Muscatine county farm. Survived by several children including Gustav Hooke of Muscatine. Funeral Sunday at 2 from her daughter's home with interment at Fairmount cemetery.
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Davenport
Ila
Henry Hooke
Mercy Hospital
Germany
Muscatine County
Gustav Hopke
Muscatine
Fairmount Cemetery
Duel Threat Clouds French Chamber Debate
In Paris the chamber of deputies heatedly debated a war ministry resolution. Nationalist M Auffray and socialist M Jaures traded abuses and suspended sittings. Jaures proposed seconds meet Auffray’s seconds for a duel, signaling a possible sequel to the clash.
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
M. Auffray
M. Jaures
Jaures
Auffray
Patrick murder case hearings adjourned for retrial
Albert T. Patrick's new trial hearing in the Rice murder case was adjourned to April 3. Patrick remains under a death sentence slated for March 19, pending Governor Higgins's reprieve after joint action by District Attorney Jerome and Patrick's counsel.
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New York
N. Y
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Higgins
Patrick
Jerome
House Foreign Affairs Committee to report Root bill
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs decided to make a favorable report on Secretary Root's bill for re organizing the consular service, essentially as it passed the Senate. Washington D C March 2."}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
Senate
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Root
King Ed War Starts Two Month France Tour Incognito
London reports King Edward begins a two month holiday in France and the Mediterranean traveling incognito as the duke of Lancaster. He is due to arrive in Paris on Saturday after the start of the tour.
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Edward
France
London
Eng
Edwar
Mediterranean
Duke of Lancaster
Paris
Weather for Iowa Rain Turning to Snow and Cold West
Chicago March 2 Special reports rain tonight turning to snow Saturday with heavy fall in the west portion and a cold wave for the northwest. Sunday sunrise 6 26 sunset 5 41 moon sets 11 58 p m.
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Chicago
Ill
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Islands
Lydia van Sant
Claire
Wales
Longworths
Cromwell
Lassie
Son
Boni
May Oust
Citizens Institute
National Railway For Japan
Bill Bright
Des Moines Bureau Journal
Vail
Nebras
Panama
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