Officers Fire On Mob In Scranton Street Riot
In Scranton Pennsylvania on Luzerne Street during a street car strike riot Special Officer Frank Schoffield and Detective S F Cosgrove attempted to arrest a man in Currans saloon. The crowd attacked with drills clubs and bottles. the officers fired to disperse the mob. Three rioters were wounded none seriously. two civilians were hospitalized.
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Senators Tillman and McLaurin duel over resignations in Senate
South Carolina rivals Tillman and McLaurin clashed in Washington over a demand to resign, with Tillman proposing both quit and let South Carolinians decide who seats, while McLaurin defended his stance and denounced Democratic leadership. The episode ended as Lodge called for executive session.
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Earthquake in Erzeroom Forces Tents in Streets
A severe November 8 quake in Erzeroum Turkey left 20 dead and 16 injured. About 200 houses destroyed, many uninhabitable, with ongoing aftershocks and the vice consul seeking permission to move his family to Trebizond for winter shelter. Washington dispatch from Vice Consul Ojalyvo reports tents in the snow and damage to the U S consulate, including loss of records and equipment.
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Turkey
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United States
Ojalvo
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Missing Bank Cashier Sparks $190000 Shortage Probe
In Los Angeles California H J Fleishman cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank disappeared with an estimated 100000 dollars. He warned he would not be at his desk since Saturday morning. Bonded for 30000 dollars and with city real and personal property, the bank guards its losses as the case unfolds.
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Test of the Holland boat Fulton Excites Naval Experts
World naval experts anticipate a daring Fulton test from New York to Washington using a largely underwater route. A private yacht convoy will accompany Fulton with observers and relief crew as risks noted by some officials loom. The vessel previously sank and stayed submerged during a coastal storm.
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Washington
scue
New Ship Subsidy Bill Aims for American Ocean Mail System
Senator Frye introduced a shorter four title subsidy bill designed to be purely American in operation. It rejects foreign registry for Americans ships and limits naval and defense duties, requiring crews including 25 percent American, and ensuring ships serve government needs. A separate deep sea fisheries title offers a $2 per ton bounty and $1 monthly for American fishers.
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Frye
United States
secretary of the treasury
Machines divide cigarmakers at federation meet in Scranton
At the American Federation of Labor session in Scranton on February 1, a heated debate over machine made cigars led to a vote to strike out the word machinery from the resolution. The resolution favored organizing machine operators and adopting wage scales, with the committee’s recommendation adopted. The Metal Trades Federation also organized with J. Lynch named national president and other officers elected, including Robert Kerr and John O’Leary.
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United States
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Gompers
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Thomas ¥. Tracy
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Moline
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Treaty in the Senate Lodges Report on canal pact
Senator Lodge presented the Foreign Relations Committee report favoring the May- Pauncefote isthmian canal treaty and said the Senate would meet in executive session daily. The Judiciary Committee report on Knox's confirmation was filed but deferred. Senator Hoar proposed a resolution urging negotiations to set aside a Pacific island for deportation of anarchists. Guards Assigned at Kentucky Jail. Frankfort officials ordered guards for the county jail to protect prisoners Powers, Berry, and Jim Howard ahead of January term. Ottawa University quarantined after three cases of smallpox, with many students traveling from the United States.
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Carnegie Gift to Fund World Class Postgraduate University
The Washington Post reports Andrew Carnegie offers to donate 10 080 000 to create a postgraduate university in Washington. The government would act as trustee, with no land request, funding from the endowment to cover all costs. Endowment size would exceed Harvard and Yale funds. educators endorse the plan.
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Tablet Marks McKinley In State Spot In Buffalo Hall
Bronze tablet placed in Buffalo City Hall lower corridor marks where President McKinley lay in state with inscription noting the body of William McKinley, president of the United States, September 15, 1901, surrounded by a 45 star border.
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President McKinley
William McKinley
United States
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