Statehood Bills Blocked as Senate Dash Averts Late Session
The January session faces a tight deadline with 32 working days left as Statehood foes push to force a vote while Quay seeks continuous Senate seating. The fight centers on whether Statehood can survive while Panama Canal and Cuban reciprocity measures loom, with debates likely over the Diplomatic Appropriation bill and the Fowler Currency bill amid memorials and statue ceremonies.
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Quay
Pennsylvania
Senate
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Spooner
Indianola
Cox
House
Department of Commerce
Hale
Lodge
McMillan
Michigan
Charles Carroll
Charles Hanson
Capitol
Maryland
Scott
District of Columbia
Committee On the Judiciary
Index to Departments and Page Listings
Amusements and arrivals at hotels and out of town buyers noted. Losses by fire, marine intelligence and religious items on page five through nine. Reports of yesterday's fires not fully detailed.
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Marine Intelligence
Boate
Chicago in Twenty Hours
A brief note on the Pennsylvania Special offering a rapid popular route between New York and the West with daily departures from New York.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
New
New York
Time-Tested Whisky Ad Sparks Bold Claims
An Adv advertisement proclaims Usher's Scotch Whisky as the most severe test of time and hints at nautical imagery with a boat motif, inviting readers to draw their own conclusions about quality.
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Usher
Union to Press Appropriation Bills Through Senate
Three appropriation measures sit on the calendar and will be advanced to the Senate at the earliest opportunity. If time allows, leaders aim to clear all appropriations soon. The anti trust bill is not scheduled this week and will be taken up next week.
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Union
Pnen
Senate
Von Ballestrem Incapable in Reichstag Presidency
Berlin report says Count von Ballestrem, president of the Reichstag, collapses in debate with Socialist Herr Vollmar and resigns. At seventy, he may not long sustain the office even if re elected. tariff majority parties may urge a resume until session end.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
the Times
Berlin
Count von Ballestrem
Reichstag
Herr.Vollmar
Woman Burglar Confesses in Cleveland Case
Mrs Rose Hough twenty, admits aiding husband in twenty apartment house burglaries. Married last October she started helping within a week. Arrested wearing jewelry worth hundreds of dollars. The couple used skeleton keys and worked early evenings. She came from a respectable family before marriage.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Rose Hough
Dust from Guatemala Volcano Fleck San Francisco Streets
Small patches of fine white dust appeared on San Francisco streets after rain, scientists say the dust fell with the rain and originated from the Santa Maria volcano eruption in Guatemala. The dust is believed to have traveled 2,000 miles from its source.
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San Francisco
Guatemala
New York
Santa Maria
Earthquakes Terrify Mexico City Reported
News received by the Minister of the Interior notes earthquakes and volcanic disturbances near Urique in Chihuahua. Nentana Mountain is said to be split, and a fine volcanic dust fills the air. An earthquake at midnight on the 23rd terrified inhabitants and caused widespread consternation.
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Mexico City
Urique
Chihuahua
Nentana
Mwain
Nile Barksed By Gales Reaches Boston In Tow
The British bark Nile Captain Symons, from Samarang via Barbados, reached Massachusetts Bay after a north west and northeast storm ordeal. Seven near misses to port in a treacherous voyage left crew frost bitten on exposed faces hands and feet as tug Underwriter towed her safely into harbor.
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Nile
Symons
Samarang
Java
Barbados
New York
Nantucket
Massachusetts Bay
Bay
Died From Overwork At Ann Arbor Student
Herbert Orr a student in the engineering department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor died early today from a burst artery believed to be caused by excessive study. He began studying Thursday night with finals a week away and reportedly worked by electric light until 2 a.m. His roommate said he complained of a severe headache and went to bed, dying just after dressing at 5 a.m. The attending physician Dr. Darling attributed the death to the strain of overwork and high blood pressure.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
C. Herbert Orr
Iengineering
Orr
Herbert
Darling
Woman horsewhips husband at gambling house raid attempt
A stylishly dressed woman rode to a West Thirty-fourth Street gambling house at 2 30 AM and accused her husband of gambling away her money. She whipped him in the vestibule as bystanders were pressed back. Police and officials noted the house was under watch but raid attempts awaited solid evidence. The couple fled in a automobile without the husband.
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West Thirty-fourth Street
O'Reilly
Tenderloin
Gambling House
Large Shipments of Coal Crowds at Tidewater Depots
Snowstorm fails to halt coal flow as Erie Railroad head F D Underwood says shipments exceed prior highs. Docks run Sundays and nights to move anthracite swiftly. At H Barber’s Sons depot crowds buy coal by the pair, 335 pounds for 13 cents, four foot queue before 6 AM. Official price listed at 8.50 per ton though some dealers charge 6.50. last week 10 to 11 per ton.
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Tidewater
F. D. Underwood
Erie Railroad
H. Barber's Sons
Water Street
Barber
Coal Crisis Sermon Links Famine to Capital and Labor
The Rev. George W. Grinton of West Forty-fourth Street M E Church categories the coal famine as a modern echo of medieval suffering. He accuses opportunistic dealers of price gouging while workers and unions gain power, arguing both capital and labor have a right to organize but must avoid selfish excesses.
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George W. Grinton
West Forty-fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Brotherhood
Charles Kingsley
Jesse James
Tracy
Heydecker Receives Order for Cork Trust Work
St Petersburg January 23 ex United States Consul Heydecker now residing in Nice has been awarded the Order of St Ann Third Class for aiding Minister Witte in overthrowing the cork trust. The government, using his expertise, built a cork factory to defend vodka interests.
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ST. Petersburg
Heydecker
United States
Nice
Order of St. Ann
Witte
Cork Trust
Midshipmen Choose Bibles at Naval Academy Graduation
At Annapolis the first graduation event of the class commenced with Rev Dr W C Stitt of the American Seamen's Friend Society preaching to the battalion and presenting fifty graduates with Bibles funded by the Women’s Christian Association of Central New York. Every midshipman chose a Bible from a selection of books.
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New York Times
Annafolis
Naval Academy
W. C. Stitt
American Seamen's Friend Society of
New York City
Midshipmen
Women's Christian Association of
Central New York
French Diplomat Charles Vivier Reappears in Los Angeles
Milwaukees young French consul Charles Vivier, who vanished days after Christmas, surfaced in Los Angeles saying he left Milwaukee for Chicago but had no money. He seeks aid from the French agent, claims he may have been drugged and robbed, and offers unclear accounts of his actions since departure.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Vivier
France
Los Angeles
Vivier
America
Chicago
Fremech
California
Shanley's Restaurant Expands to Accommodate Large Parties
The Shanley’s establishment on F Street introduces a larger dining area to host big and small parties, maintaining the Goone reputation. Ad copy notes purest imports and fashionably good form.
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Regenene
F Deat Street
Shanley’s
Slap at Mr Carnegie over Muskoka Carnegie Library
Archbishop Bruchess of Montreal, returning from Rome, objects to accepting alms from an American millionaire for a public library. He says Montreal is rich and proud enough to fund a city library without Carnegie charity under the usual conditions.
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Archbishop Bruchess
Montreal
Bruchess
Rome
Schwab In Sicily Says Health As Good As Looks
Charles M. Schwab told an Associated Press correspondent aboard the steam yacht Margarita that his health is very good both mentally and physically. Asked about making a public statement, he quipped that better cable nothing at all would suffice. He added he would leave Palermo in a few days.
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Palermo
Sicily
Charles M. Schwab
Associated# Press
Margarita
Schwab
Automobilists Clash Over Club Controversy in Boston
Rumor says Massachusetts Automobile Club and Dealers Association in serious dispute after two Dealers members were blackballed. The rift blocks joint legislative work and a New England automobile association may form with prominent New England leaders taking over exhibits and patronage across several cities.
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Boston
Massachusetts Automobile Club
Dealers’ Association
New England Automobile Association
New England States
Revolt Spreading in China Reported From Orient News
From Victoria B C January 29 report soldiers and missionaries flee threatened districts as Tung Fuh Siang reportedly gains ground. Rebels in Kansu Shensi and Kwangsi seize towns and march on Yunnan. Russian ships Ying Chow and Minna collide near Chefoo with two drownings.
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Lashekow
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Kansu Wites
Taotia
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Soderstray
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Tung
Shensi
Sungan
Peking
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Yong Lu
China
Anton
Hongkong
Kwangsi
Pakngai
Pakshek
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Mother and Child Rescued From Open Well in Long Branch
In Long Branch New Jersey a three year old child of Mr and Mrs James D Niles fell into an uncovered well behind the De Nyse store. The child was submerged in about four feet of water until Mrs Niles jumped in and kept the child above water until neighbors pulled them both out.
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New York Times
Long Branch
N. J
James D. Niles
Branchport
de Nyse
Erie Railway Ticket Scam Reported Before Grand Jury
Representatives of the Erie Railroad passenger department and detectives testified to a scam involving commutation tickets from Paterson to New York. Tickets costing 5.80 were lent or sold under fictitious names, with buyers often taking 40 to 45 cents per ride. One Paterson operator reportedly bought 40 to 50 tickets monthly. The Erie claims false pretenses, while jurisdiction questions loom over where tickets were issued.
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Paterson
N. J
Erie Railroad
Road
New York
The
Erie
Schoolboy’s stick injury blinds pupil in left eye
Foster Duncan of Little Silver threw sticks at school on Friday afternoon and struck Mamie Wright in the left eye, destroying sight. Five splinters were removed. Doctors fear possible loss of sight in her right eye as well.
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New York Times
Long Branch
N. J
Foster Duncan
Little Silver
Mamie Wright
The New Century Limited Tops Wireless Telegraph says
The New York Central praises the 20th Century Limited as superior to wireless telegraph for speed and immediacy, allowing passengers to send and receive messages en route.
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New York Central
20Th Century Limited
Ai’v
New Patrol System Goes Into Effect Citywide
Commissioner Greene implements a six section patrol replacing the two platoon plan. Sections 1 and 2 start last night with 3 on reserve, while 4 5 and 6 patrol twelve hours then reset. Critics cite longer posts and fewer officers on duty. supporters expect improved efficiency and steadier patrol.
Important Feature of the Pennsylvania Special Equipment
The stenographer component saves hours and money for business men, highlighted as an important feature of the Pennsylvania Special. Piso's Cure for Consumption is advertised claiming cures and is still on the market with testimonials and pricing.
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Pennsylvania
Commissioner Keene Tours Tenderloin Stations
Commissioner Keene left his home in an automobile about 10 o clock and visited two stations in the Tenderloin district. He first stopped at West Forty-seventh Street then West Thirtieth Street where he turned out the third section to relieve the first and expressed satisfaction with the new scheme. He said he has looked over the posts and finds no fault with it.
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O'Reilly
Greene
New York
Lower East
Mulberry Street
Eldridge Street
Gallagher
Elizabeth Street
Leonard Street
Enty
Upper East Side
East Fifty-first
East Sixty-seventh
East Eighty-eighth Street
Harlem
East
One Hundred and Fourth Street
West
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
Bronx
Alexander Avenue
Keene
Tenderloin
West Forty-seventh
Vanderbilt appeals sentence for automobile search
Paris January 25 The appeal of W. K. Vanderbilt against a two day imprisonment for search on an automobile last year was heard. Vanderbilt did not attend last Summer and was sentenced in default. His counsel says Vanderbilt never drove an automobile and was not in the vehicle, a claim supported by an affidavit from the Duke of Marlborough. Further testimony scheduled for February 13.
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Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
Joseph K Clark Dies in Los Angeles Family Visit
Joseph K Clark brother of U S Senator W A Clark died at his sister Mrs G F Miller home in Los Angeles aged sixty. He came to attend a family reunion for his mother’s eighty ninth birthday and suffered a brain affection before passing. He lived in Portland Oregon near mining interests and had long ties to Butte Montana mining and the sugar industry with W A and J Ross Clark. He leaves a widow and no children.
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Cal
Joseph K. Clark
United States
W. A. Clark
G. F. Miller
Clark
Portland
Oregon
Butte
Mon
Senator Clark
W. A. and
J. Ross Clark
Cities Without Car Service in Indiana Strike
Special to The New York Times reports a South Bend strike by Amalgamated Railway Employes of America halted streetcar service across South Bend Mishawaka Elkhart and Goshen. The Indiana Railway Company attempted line service with office and power house workers but by evening all routes were idle.
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New York Times
South Bend
Ind
Indiana Railway Company
South Bend Division 317
America
Mishaw Elkhart
Goshen
Storm Delays Southern Trains Into Jersey City and Hoboken
Through trains terminating in Jersey City and Hoboken were delayed by the storm. Palm Limited from the South due at 3 55 P M was 35 minutes late. Southern Railway trains Nos 56 6s and Atlantic Express and Florida Special showed delays ranging from 2 hours 45 minutes to 8 hours 30 minutes. Local trains mostly ran on time with Train No 44 from Washington late by a few minutes.
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Jersey City
Hoboken
Southern Railway
Florida
Washington
Blizzard Ties Up Freight Across Pittsburg Rail Lines
Pittsburg faces a severe blizzard that halts rail traffic and blocks about 30 percent of cars between Pittsburg and Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other lines in the city also restrict movement and yard congestion slows trains. In McKeesport 2,000 workers face idle time costing at least $6,000 daily, with another 5,000 available only half time due to material shortages. Boston Rolling Mill workers have been idle for a week.
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McKeesport
Penn
New York Times
Here
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Mckesport
Mclxeesport
Boston Rolling Mill
Five Inches of Snow Closes Streets Prompt Cleanup
A five inch snowstorm paralyzed early Saturday evening traffic but not transit. By 4 PM the snowfall stopped and 1000 workers with 300 carts cleared intersections and cross walks. By 10 PM lower Broadway and the financial district had good progress and downtown streets were targeted for morning clearance.
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Broadway
Financial District
Elderly congregant dies during service at Christ Church
John Roland Morewood aged eighty one collapsed and died of heart disease in Christ Episcopal Church Elizabeth during morning services. He had long been a church member and once invested in a tin plate business at Elizabethport before retiring years ago. Burnett's Cocaine advertises growth and gloss.
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Elizabeth
N. J
John Roland Morewood
Christ Episcopal Church
Livengood
Morewood
Elizabethport
Venezuelan blockade may be raised with US led commission
Reports from Washington and Europe indicate a US backed plan to govern Venezuela maritime ports as part of a broader accord. Diplomatic talks among Bowen and ambassadors from Britain Germany and Italy push toward lifting the blockade with a guaranty, with a joint allied reply expected soon.
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Minister Bowen
Michael Herbert
Michael
Signor Mayor Des Planches
Count Quadt
Bowen
Bower
Brussels
United States
Venezuela
London
Berlin
Rome
Btowen
San Carlos
Associated Press
State Department
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Meyer
Henry White
White
Mystery About First Shot Near Fort San Carlos
The Panther remains blockaded outside the bar of Maracaibo as the United States Legation investigates which fired the first shot. A reliable source says Caracas ordered Fort San Carlos to fire first if the Panther tried to pass, with blank rounds fired on January 17 as the vessel moved toward the lake.
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Maracaibo
United States Legation
Panther
Fort San Carlos
Caracas
No Need to Wait for Trains by New York Central
A short note advises travelers there is a train every hour on the New York Central and suggests choosing one that suits their schedule. The quotation attributed to Adyv highlights frequent service.
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Adyv
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