Elkins Demands Full Food Probe in Senate Row
West Virginia Senator Elkins denounces Senator Aldrich and urges a broad inquiry into the high cost of living. He backs a probe into tariffs trusts and monopolies, accuses leadership of dodging the issue, and defends insurgent tactics while insisting on specific production inquiries. He faults Lodge and the finance committee for delaying action.
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Rhode Island Senator Elkins Confronts Trusts Inquiry
Senator Elkins defended his actions amid a heated exchange over a broad investigation into trusts and monopolies. He argued the inquiry should reveal who benefits from high food prices and questioned the motive to curb his participation. Aldrich pressed for broader scrutiny of trusts and tariff impacts on prices, while Elkins warned against endless delay and staying in place on principle.
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Paulhan Narrowly Escapes As Biplane Collides With Fence
Denver on February 4 reports famed French aviator Paulhan, recent world record holder, was thrown from his biplane when it collided with the Overland Park fence during an ascent attempt. He was uninjured though the aircraft was wrecked. Unmarried moulders in Hazleton were laid off at the Jeancsville Iron works.
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Watson Denounces Carnegie in Atlanta Speech
Populist leader Thomas E. Watson denounces Andrew Carnegie as a despicable figure for insulting Scots and African Americans. He defends Scotland’s heritage, rebukes Carnegie’s wealth ties and social views, and condemns the attack on Afro Americans while praising Scottish lineage. In Beaver Falls, Pa. a wife is killed when Charles Hickson shoots her after an argument on a street car.
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Robbery by auto men on Chicago street
Two men in evening dress drove up in an automobile, pointed revolvers at Jacob Butz a restaurant proprietor, forced him into the machine and dragged him to a dark alley where he was robbed.
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Trade pact with Germany averts tariff war
Negotiations yield a commercial agreement averting a tariff war between the United States and Germany. The pact provides minimum German rates for U S goods and preserves existing foreign rates, expiring March 7. The deal allows continued trade with no interruption and covers minimum tariffs under the Aldrich act, with Germany granted reciprocal minimums.
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Andrews in critical condition from pneumonia complication
Washington February 4 Wesley R Andrews private secretary to Senator Pentoess and head of the Pennsylvania Republican state committee remains critically ill with pneumonia an abscess on the lung now threatens his recovery despite expert medical advice in Philadelphia his friends report.
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Baltimore and Ohio Plans 80000 Tons of Steel Rail
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced contracts for about 80000 tons of new steel rail, one of the largest orders for the company at once. Deliveries are to begin this August, with the Evansville Journal noting the scale and timing of the project amid other local concerns.
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