Senate Workload Shifts To Statehood Bill This Week
Congress weighs the statehood bill in the Senate with today and tomorrow focused on the measure and a joint session to count the electoral vote planned for Wednesday. In the House, railroad rate legislation is pushed as a special order with debate over the rule and possible amendments to the DII. Naval and river and harbor appropriations loom as next major targets.
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Vin Morrhol Cod Liver Oil Cough Cure
Vin Morrhol contains active cod liver oil principles without the grease that disturbs the stomach. It relieves cough rapidly and targets the cause, strengthens digestion and blood, and builds overall health quickly and permanently. Recognized by physicians as a leading modern curative agent.
The Power of Steam and Newbro’s Herpicide Ad
An old ad notes 75 Cents per Bottle for Newbro’s Herpicide, claimed to destroy a tiny germ causing dandruff and hair loss. Sold by J A Williamson, druggist, Detroit agents, with a sample offer for 160 stamps.
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Banker Beckwith Dead in Oberlin Bank Scandal
Beckwith, 63, president of Citizens National Bank of Oberlin, dies after long illness amid five indictments for violating banking laws tied to loans to Cassie L. Chadwick. His death may affect purses against Chadwick in federal and common pleas courts.
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Real Life Raffles Burglar Confesses in New York
Christopher Smyth known as Sandrock, jailed at police headquarters, admits to committing numerous burglaries in private homes over recent weeks. He says he robbed for thrills not profit, idolizing western bandits and the fictional Raffles. He claims to have acted alone and could have stolen diamonds or other valuables if he chose.
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Rescued Thirty Ice Bound Men From Tangier Sound
Sixteen marooned sailors were freed after icebound prisoners were hauled from the Tangier Sound by the iceboat Annapolis and a relief steamer. An Annapolis crew aided by a Howard recovery party reached the imprisoned men near the marshes of Denis Island as the search continued for the rest.
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Kuropatkin Asks Czar to Recall Command Amid Far East Struggles
St. Petersburg reports Kuropatkin considers quitting after a third Russian general is wounded. He allegedly seeks relief and transfer to General Klimiteh, while weather and Japanese activity hint at renewed offensives. Tokyo notes serious skirmishes along Shakhe and Jun rivers with repulsed attacks and Russian shelling.
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Chitaitse
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Martial Law and Strikes Sweep Polish Cities
Reports from Poland describe martial law in several cities, with Warsaw authorities and others declaring control as strikes spread. Lodz faces a critical situation and authorities threaten coercion to halt walkouts as workers seek an eight hour day amid military patrols and intensified security.
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Roosevelt Pushes Three Year Renewal In Anthracite Strike Risk
Ashland Pa Feb 6 President Roosevelt and John Mitchell reportedly agree on a plan for the anthracite wage scale when the current terms expire. Operators favor renewing the scale for three years and balk at a closed shop while Mitchell advised restraint. Roosevelt urges continuation of the strike commission scale amid questions if Mitchell can control miner action.
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Woman Murder in Wittsburg Raises Suspicion on Spouse
The body of Mais John A. Kirkpatrick was found in the back yard of an empty house on Jackson Street. She had been murdered and likely assaulted. Police suspect Norman Gosser, a former admirer, with evidence including a man in a high hat seen near her home and a doorway drag marks in the snow. The victim had been staying with Mrs. Jessie Scott while her husband and child were elsewhere.
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Rev Hoban Declares Working Boys May Play on Sunday
A Crandon era account reports Bishop Hoban of Scranton urging leniency in child labor rules to permit working boys to engage in Sunday recreation such as baseball and football, sparking community debate among Catholic societies about Sabbath observance and licensing ahead of a legislative session. The piece also notes unrelated incidents including two drownings in Boston harbor during ice breakup and a bride in Corry who died after a failed marriage.
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Three Children Drowned in Pennsylvania Tragedy
Lancaster Pa Feb 6 three children of George W Thiefner were drowned at Brownstown on Conoy Creek. A hole in the ice at Wenger's dam led to the tragedy discovery though exact details and witnesses are lacking. The victims aged Lisete 4 and Joba years. the third child unnamed.
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Sleet Storm in the South Causes General Tie-Up
Sleet in Kentucky and several states paralyzed rail and streetcar service for days. Snowfall varied from one to three inches across towns including Jamisville and Keatue, with outages in Mississippi Louisiana and Gooreda. Notable losses: Brigadier General Clarence J. Smith of the West Virginia National Guard died, Prank Treher killed in an Allenstown mill accident, and a fire at Tredegar mill in Richmond caused 40000 in damages. Three workers hurt, two fatally, in Wheeling paint works blast. A Lehigh almshouse commitment followed a mother’s distress over her son’s execution. Three Otts children perished in a Rome New York fire. Mrs Otts fatally injured.
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Delaware Breakwater Rescue as Ice Binds Down Boat
A boat trapped by heavy ice near the Delaware Breakwater sank after a collision with a barge. Captain Jacobs and 29 crewmen from Philadelphia were rescued by tugs Teaser and Boxer, then walked ashore after a perilous drift. Navigation tied up along the river from Trenton to the breakwater with many vessels stuck.
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Edwards Plea Half Mile Long Petition Drives Signatures
A Cleveland committee aims to sway Governor Pennypacker with a half mile long pardon petition for Kate Edwards and reports about 150000 signatures collected. The group plans to present the petition, while details of school teachers and laws are noted. A decision not to seek Governor Herrick remains to be clarified. The article also reports a woman shot in New York, an ex mayor’s death in Lebanon, and local colliery resumes in Wilkes-Barre.
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Carl C. Muller
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