President ends hands off stance in Senate Rates fight
The President declares no interference with the Senate Inter State Commerce Committee over the Railroad Rate bill and allows amendments. Dolliver and Clapp remain opposed to administration aims while Knox faces an uncertain role. Crane guides negotiations with Speaker Cannon Hepburn and Treasury officials amid growing bipartisan support for a judicial review amendment.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Inter- State Commerce Committee
Grosvenor Loses renomination at Republican convention
Gen Charles H Grosvenor known as the Sage of Athens loses renomination on the first ballot to Albert Douglas of Chillicothe 75 to 20. Douglas is 53, a lawyer, Kenyon and Harvard Law graduate, and longtime Ross County political force.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Congress
Charles. H. Grosvenor
Athens
Albert Douglas
Chillicothe
Ross County
Grosvenor
Kenyon College
Harvard Law School
Lucia C. Taylor
Brooklyn
John F. White
Hocking
Douglas
White
Amusements and Arrivals Highlighted in Page Nine
The index lists sections across the issue with Amusements focusing on arrivals of out of town buyers on page nine. Other items include business troubles on page thirteen and financial news on pages ten and eleven.
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Commercial World
Financial News
Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Turkey US friction over duties threatens trade shift
Constantinople February 21 The United States may demand consent before Turkey raises duties on American goods. Minister Leishman warned the Turkish Foreign Minister that U S engagement fulfillment matters block or enable tariff changes. Diplomats question US rights under most favored nation clauses as Turkey weighs terms with the United States and allied trade interests.
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Tondon Times
NEW York Times
Constantinople
United States
Leishman
Turkey
Porte
Deputies Guard Knickerbocker Press Strike Zone
Westchester County Sheriff Merritt sent two squads of deputies to protect non-union strike breakers at the Knickerbocker Press in New Rochelle. About 200 employees have been on strike for over a month, with 70 Canadian and Far West printers filling jobs. A clash last Tuesday left Frank Brady injured after a sling shot blow from James Coleman, a strike breaker, prompting arrests of Coleman and William French. their trial is set for tomorrow.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
Merritt
Westchester County
Knickerbocker Press
G. P. Putnam & Sons
Canada
Far West
James Coleman
Frank Brady
Brady
William French
Coleman
Row Over Appropriations in Albany Assembly
In Albany the Assembly Ways and Means Committee heatedly debated the annual Appropriation bill with two old guard members Rogers and Fish opposing. Lewis, Palmer, and La Ferra abstained or objected, signaling a full floor fight to come and noting an omission in funding for the Corporation Bureau under Secretary of State James W. Bentley.
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New York Times
Albany
Assembly
Ways and Means
New Deal
Old Guards
Rogers
Fish
Lewis
Old Guard
Palmer
la Ferra
House
Insurance Investigating
Corporation Bureau
Secretary of State
James W. Bentley
Fire destroys upper floors of Equitable Life Building
Memphis detectives reported the Equitable Life Assurance Society building at Jefferson and Main Streets suffered a major fire. Four upper floors burned out, the blaze starting in a second floor storage room, with estimated losses around 200000 dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Jefferson and
Main Streets
Baltic Arrives at Queenstown Ireland Early Morning
The ss Baltic reached Queenstown Ireland at 1 51 A M today marking a new port call for the service. Sailings to the South are scheduled for Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from Savannah Line Pier 35 North River Ady.
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Baltic
Queenstown
Ireland
Savannah
North River
Ady
France Opposes Germany After Algeciras Coup
Paris reports a deep French reaction to Germanys Algeciras gambit. Public opinion shifts to firm resistance with no willingness to concede further, and a growing reluctance to let Germany secure any foothold in Morocco.
Germany Likely to Seek Prolonged Algeciras Conference
Berlin reports indicate Germany may push to prolong the Algeciras Conference despite denials. A neutral inspector could be introduced to oversee Moroccan police, with France and Spain officers under control to protect other powers’ interests.
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Berlin
Germany
Algeciras
France
Count Tattenbach
Morocco
Cologne
Spain
Diplomatic mood darkens at Algeciras talks
Reports from Paris suggest Roosevelt may mediate to align France and Germany on the Moroccan crisis. Madrid cites talk of using The Hague Tribunal to settle the dispute as Algeciras delegates struggle for accord. Paris notes unconfirmed rumors of Washington and Rome seeking to secure Morocco accord.
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Hague Arbitration Tribunal
Algeciras
Paris
Washington
Rome
Morocco
Congress Sets Welcome for Longworths in Havana
Congress appointed a committee to meet Representative Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Longworth on their arrival in Havana. No holiday for Grand Jury members as criminal courts adjourned yesterday until Monday. Grand Jury to reconvene tomorrow to continue probing Mutual Reserve Insurance Company affairs.
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Havana
Congress
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Mutual Reserve Insurance Company
Pattison's Mind Affected By Illness In Ohio Court
In Columbus a habeas corpus case reveals Gov Pattison is 80 weakened in brain and body by illness and cannot give continued thought to subjects. Public reaction grows, with fear he may not carry out his government plans and calls for resignation rise. Secretary Houck says the governor is improving but cannot be out soon.
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New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
Common Pleas
E. J. Wilson
Pattison
Houck
New York Gas Bill Stalemate Delays Price Fixing
Albany reports the Assembly again delays passage of the Eighty Cent Gas bill as the Gas Commission postpones issuing a New York City price order. Senate action on Page’s Eighty Cent Gas bill looms, while Brooklyn’s Gravesend area considers fifty to eighty cents, and Coney Island faces dollar gas in five years.
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New York Times
Albany
Assembly
Gas Commission
New York City
Commission
Page
Senate Committee On Miscellaneous Corporations
State Commission
Old Gravesend
Brooklyn
Moreland
Agnew
Grady
Gravesend
Coney Island
House
Photographic Breakthrough Reveals Germs In Nature
Harvard Medical School professor H. Co. Ernst reports a method to photograph all germs of disease in their natural state using ultraviolet light. Presented before the Boston Society of Medical Science, the technique eliminates prior chemical treatments that harmed germs, enabling clear observation of growth and disease action.
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New York Times
Boston
H. Co. Ernst
Harvard Medical School
Boston Society of Medical Science
Koch
Ernst
Yale
Representative Blackburn Indicted For Accepting Post Election Fees
Federal grand jury indictments at Asheville North Carolina accuse E Spencer Blackburn Republican Representative of receiving 100 dollars from A Davis and 300 dollars from A Dinkins for services as attorney in cases before the Treasury and Internal Revenue departments. The charges cite a statute prohibiting a Congressman from accepting compensation for services rendered before federal departments. Blackburn denies the charges and says a statement will be issued tomorrow.
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New York Times
Asheville
N. C
E. Spencer Blackburn
Congress
North Carolina
Blackburn
Treasury Department
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
A. Dinkins
P. A. Davis
Davis
Dinkins
Washington
Toto
Cuban officials seek Palma aid against Gulf port quarantine
In Havana on February 21 representatives from steamship, railroad, and commercial interests asked President Palma to intercede with Washington over looming quarantines at Gulf ports. Palma plans to press Cuban leaders to push for expedited general sanitation to avert criticism.
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Havana
Palma
Washington
Gulf Ports
Mia
The Southwestern Limited Preserves Lux Train to St Louis and Cincinnati
The Southwestern Limited offers luxury service to St Louis and Cincinnati via the New York Central Lines. It departs New York daily at 2 04 P M Adv.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York Central
New York
Singer plans tallest Broadway tower over 590 feet
Singer Manufacturing Company filed plans for a new Liberty Street tower rising 593 feet 10 2 3 inches, surmounting a forty story brick limestone facade with a four story dome and flagstaff. The project includes expanding the existing building, new Broadway entrances, and a central rotunda, with total cost estimated at 1.5 million dollars.
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Liberty Street
Singer Company
Ernest Flagg
Cortlandt
Church Streets
City Investing Company
Singer
Eiffel Tower
Philadelphia City Hall
Park Row
Times
Europe
Cologne Cathedral
Mercantile Trust Plans EighteenStory Wall Street Tower
Announcement that the Mercantile Trust Company of St. Louis completed arrangements to build an eighteen story office tower on a 1 200 square foot Broad way and Wall Street lot. The company bought the site from the Silliman estate last May for 700 000 dollars. Real estate men deem the project a problem due to the tiny parcel. The site equals roughly the Pine and William Street corner and closely mirrors the Gillen den Building at Nassau and Wall Streets in size.
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Mercantile Trust Company of
St. Louis
Broadway
Wall Street
The
Mercantile Trust Company
Silliman
Pine and
William Streets
Gillenden
Nassau and
Wall Streets
Protest by Vandiver in Missouri over proxies for NY Life trustees
State Superintendent Van diver charges New York Life Insurance Company with bad faith for soliciting proxies to elect its Board of Trustees. He cites proxies printed in the name of John Claflin, S Straus, and C H Mackay, accusing their management of graft and illegality. He protests to policy holders in Missouri, asserting mutual control is a farce under current methods.
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Jefferson City
State Superintendent of Insurance
Vandiver
New York Life Insurance Company
Board of Trustees
John Claflin
S. Straus
C. H. Mackay
Board of
Missouri
New York
Doctor Gives Dying Man Opium Under Trolley Car
Patrick Ryan of 316 Forty second Street Brooklyn was trapped under a Hamilton Avenue trolley car at Forty third Street and Third Avenue. Dr Baumgard of the Norwegian Hospital crawled beneath the car and administered an opiate to relieve his suffering. Ryan died five minutes after reaching the hospital.
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Patrick Ryan
Forty-second Street
Brooklyn
Baumgard
Hamilton Avenue
Forty-third Street
Third Avenue
Ryan
Seaboard Air Line Offers Fastest Florida Route
Seaboard Air Line advertises the shortest route to Florida via a limited, handsomest four quickest train. Offices listed at 1,183 Broadway.
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Florida
Pinehurst
Camden
Seaboard Air Line
Bseaboard
Broadway
Aav
John D Crimmins III Heads South in Search of Health
John D Crimmins III has traveled to South Carolina seeking health. He left the city about two weeks ago after a winter of hard work and may return at an uncertain date. The news was shared at the first annual dinner of the Alumni Association of Public School No 18 at Reisenweber's on East 58th Street. Crimmins is vice president of the association and sent a telegram from South Carolina stating he could not attend but was with the group in spirit. Ralph J. F. Gerstle spoke afterward noting ill health kept him away.
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John D.crimmins
South Carolina
Ralph J. F. Gerstle
Mr. Crimmins
Armstrong Committee Report Delay For Legislature
Insurance sources say the Armstrong Committee will present its report to the Legislature Monday night. Chairman Senator Armstrong refuses interviews until a date is set. Counsel Hughes Fleming remain at Hughes's house drafting the final version.
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Armstrong
Charles E. Hughes
Matthew C. Fleming
Mr. Hughes
Anti Mansfield Union Forms in Cleveland
Stage managers and stage hands of America organize to suppress Richard Mansfield. Thomas Madigan, an opera house employer, is founder. Stage Manager Richardson says Mansfield’s insults have been endured for sixteen years for the sake of the house managers, but they will no longer tolerate him.
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New York Times
Cleveland
America
Richard Mansfield
Thomas Madigan
Opera House
Richardson
Clothier Marries Anita Porter in Bedside Ceremony
In Philadelphia on February 21 Miss Anita Porter, daughter of ex-Judge William W. Porter, wed William J. Clothier at Ballytore near Wynnewood. Clothier, who recently broke his pelvic bone, officiated in his bedroom with four witnesses present, while the bride wore full bridal attire.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Anita Porter
William W. Porter
William J. Clothier
Isaac H. Clothier
Ballytore
Clothier Country Place
Wynnewood
Clothier
Charles Wood
Governor travels by special train to inspect epileptic village sites
Gov. Hanley and a party rode a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway special to sites near Loogootee and Shoals for the proposed epileptic village. The governor refused free passage but later paid 45 cents for a ticket, while other party members accepted the courtesy.
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New York Times
Washington
Ind
Hanley
Loogootee
Shoals
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
Long Jail Term For Cent Heist in Nebraska
Ellsworth De France who robbed a mail carrier twelve years ago and received one cent was released after twelve years in the Sioux Falls Penitentiary. He was sentenced under a Federal statute for life for holding up mail carriers. De France was eighteen at imprisonment. President McKinley commuted his term to fifteen years with three years for good behavior.
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New York Times
Omaha
Ellsworth de France
Nebraska
Sioux Falls
France
McKinley
Mother Dead Baby Dying in Yonkers Home
Yonkers police investigate death of Mrs. Anna Lucas found in bed at 106 Riverdale Avenue with wood alcohol bottle nearby. Her two year old son is dying of wood alcohol poisoning at St John’s Hospital after showing severe symptoms last night. Officials have not located the alcohol’s source.
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Yonkers
Anna Lucas
Riverdale Avenue
Illinois Central Board Clash Follows Harriman Drive To Oust Fish
Wall Street factions led by Harriman and Rogers move to force Stuyvesant Fish from the Illinois Central presidency. A morning conference in the Mutual Life Building discussed using stock holdings to gain control, with Ryan urged to join the campaign but reportedly declining. The plan links to broader tensions between Illinois Central, Mutual Life, and Standard Oil interests, while ownership and board majorities are debated and no action taken at yesterday's director meeting.
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Harriman-Standard Oil
Illinois: Central Railroad
Stuyvesant Fish
Board of
Mutual Life
Edward H. Harriman
Thomas F. Ryan
Charles A. Peabody
Ryan
Fish
George F. Baker
H. H. Rogers
Harriman
Illinois Central Railroad
Peabody
Astor
Rogers
Standard Oil
Illinois Central Board
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Illinois Central
Ihindis Co Il
Wall Street
Norman B. Ream
Railway Securities Company
Standard
Harriman-Rogers
Truesdale
Henry H. Rogers
Dong
Trolley toss leaves 7 year old with scalp wounds
Seven year old Paul Rowland of 17 Gray Street Jersey City was struck and tossed by a trolley car yesterday. He recovered consciousness and told the attending physician you’re making an awful fuss over a little thing. He escaped with two scalp wounds.
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Paul Rowland
Gray Street
Jersey City
Rockefeller Letters Indicate He May Reach Tampa Port
In Tampa Florida editor 21 the rumor that John D Rockefeller may soon arrive is supported by incoming mail addressed to him piling up at the local post office. Read Stuyvesant Fish's article in the March Avvene. 25 cents at newsstands.
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Tampa
Fla
John D. Rockefeller
Stuyvesant Fish
Avene
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