Reciprocity In The House Signals Final Bill's Fate
A House vote advances Canada reciprocity with Taft negotiated terms. Democrats back immediate consideration while Republicans split, McCall to manage debate and Dalzell for opposition. Analysis shows 60 Republicans and 13 Democrats for. 61 Republicans and 20 Democrats against. insurgent Republicans oppose further.
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Ington
House
Taft
Chamber
McCall
Massachusetts
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Union
Cannon
Representative Mann
Ilinois
Representative HI
Connecticut
Gaines
West Virginia
Ways and Incans Committee
Canada
Vhrce
Powder Explosion Kills Two at Pompton Dupont Plant
February 14 Pompton New Jersey two workers Charles Sloward and John Demarest died when blasting powder exploded at the Dupont mill. One man, Howard, was hurled through the wall. Demarest left a widow and five children. Cause of the accident remains undetermined.
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Dupont
Pompton
N. J
el? Tupont
Charles Sloward
John Uemarest
Howard
Bank Clerk Pleads Guilty in Watertown Fraud
Watertown N Y Feb 14 Carl F T Behr twenty six year old bank clerk pleaded guilty in county court to defaulting about 30600 of funds of the National Union Bank of Watertown and was sent to Elmira reformatory for the offense.
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Watertown
N.Y
Carl FT. Behr
Rabhl
National Union Bank
Elmira
Protest Against Filipinos Hits National News
Washington and other leaders report protests by Hawaiian planter groups and territorial immigration communities against Secretary Nasel over the immigration of oil and Filipino workers to the islands. The debate centers on labor and territorial policy and calls for stricter limits.
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Washington
Nasel
Fue
Ftawalinu Islands
OT Mutte
Bishop Whitaker Buried in Impressive Philadelphia Funeral
Right Rev. Whitaker, longtime Episcopal leader, was laid to rest at St. James the Less churchyard after services at the Church of the Saviour. Attended by bishops, priests, and laity from the Protestant Episcopal Church, the funeral drew a large crowd including more than 110 palenmen inside and over 200 outside. The event reflected strict dignity and ritualistic solemnity.
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Philadelphia
Or Willin Whitaker
St. James the Less
Falls of Schuylkill
Episcopal Church
Walnut Street
Church of the Saviour
READY TO COERCE PEERS Liberal plan to push veto bill
Premier Asquith announced in the house of commons that the government will introduce the veto bill next Monday. The move strips the house of Lords of its absolute veto to force the measure. John W. Garland stated in Edinburgh that he is compiling a list of men who would accept peerages to pass the veto bill if Conservative peers resist.
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Liberala
House of Lords
London
Asquith
House of Commons
John W. Garland
Edinburgh
Attacked by Snake in Hold of Ship
Baltimore Feb 14 Hans Brenner of the British steamer Amera crew had a dramatic encounter when a large eight foot snake attacked him in the hold while unloading refuse bananas at Jamaica bound voyage from New York. Four crew members helped subdue the reptile with shovels as Brenner fought for his life. The crew later found the ship’s missing cat Nellie dead, bones crushed, likely by the same snake.
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Baltimore
Hans Brenner
Anelin
New York
Jamaica
Elemonpte
Car
Breiner
Nelli
Pluck Saves Fireman From Steep Steam Pipe
Beaver Falls Pa February 14 A Pittsburg and Lake Erie fireman John Stitler clung to a roasting steam pipe along a moving locomotive for three minutes to avoid being crushed. His hand likely needs amputation as rescuers halted the train after a red signal.
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Beaver Malls
John Stitler
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Stutler
New Castle Ton
Weds In Hatse, Loses $1000
Albert Daye a 73 year old man registered at a Kouts hotel kept by Mrs Fay. While in Chicago he asked his bride to loan him money the day of their brief wedding. He promised to repay with funds from his St Paul bank but the money never arrived and he disappeared after borrowing the sum.
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Hatse
Laporte
Ind
Albert Daye
Kouts, Utd
Fay
St. Danies
Chicago
St. Paul
Bloody Angie Here Dies New York General
Alexander Stewart Webb, veteran of the Civil War and chief of staff to General Meade, dies at his home after weeks of illness. Family notes his age near seventy six, describing deteriorating health in his final months.
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Angie
New York
Alexander Stewart Webb
Meade
Gerald
Went
Welle
Barber Slays Customer in Shaving Shop Fatal Mystery
In Oakband a barber suddenly drops dead while shaving as patron Jon Monahan sits nearby. The scene erupts with tremors from the barber and a strangled clue about a failing chain razor. A misdirection note mentions Miss Katie Ward and a prior confrontation as the chaos unfolds.
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Jon Monohan
Lin
Monohan
Smitie
Mone Hhan
Butler
Katie Ward
Monahan
Stove Explosion Fatal in Reading Pennsylvania
A kitchen stove explosion in a Reading home caused the death of Abs. Alatthew 1. Vanaman aged twenty one. The baby escaped unharmed, while Mrs. Vanaman was pinned by debris and fatally injured.
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Reading
Vanaman
Trouble Near Cape Border Spreads From German Africa
Reports from Voerlin via Web on April 14 indicate renewed native troubles in South West Africa. A band of insurgents, having retreated to Cape Colony after suppression, seeks to regroup to join another faction as natives stage a demonstration near the border.
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Africa
Voerlin
Cape Colony
Bordor
Alleged Freight Discrimination Case In Memphis Tenn
A petition filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleges discrimination in rail rates and regulations against Memphis Tennessee. The Memphis Grain association initiates a war complaint against St Louis & San Francisco Railroad and other carriers. Details reference a person named George Dunn and a farm incident involving a counterfeit chicken product. Cornelia L Murntey witnessed Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to the University of Virginia at age ninety three.
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Washington, Bel
Memphis Tenn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Memphis Grain
Si. Bovis & San Francisco Railroad
Amd
Cornelia DL Murntey
Marquis de Dafayette
University of Virginia
Admiral's Son Resigns From Annapolis Amid Scandals
Admiral William T. Sampson's late son Harald Be Stuumason resigns from the navy after failing to pass qualifications. News reports note inheriting wealth from Rheem oil farm. state assets valued around 31.6 million dollars go to Pennsylvania. Rheem, adopted by the Ligney family, left no heirs, a guardian appointed by court. Say you saw it in The News.
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Annapolis Nonanatic
Harald Be Stuumason
Wiliam T. Sampson
Navy
Oil City
Peb
Mucl
Rheem
Pennsylvania
Hheem
Ligney
Rheen
London Aims to Make Port World’s Biggest
London plans a $70 million to $100 million overhaul of the docks and river navigation to reach deeper water and handle the largest ships for the next thirty years. The project includes dredging to thirty feet at low tide and expanding passenger and freight services with express steamers to America and beyond.
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London
Smetropolis
Hamburg
Royal Commission
London Port Authority
Lord Devonport
Lord Devon-part
Tiinury
America
Liverpool
Lord Devreeport
New York
Chance for Diogenes Long Island Lawyer Charges 35 Conts
A garbled note reports a Long Island lawyer charging 35 conts for a year’s advice. The fragment mentions Survos de Ponts of Riverbend XII Suffolk for Tega and a request by Isom. It hints at a bill tied to company bias and travel expenses, with a figure near 40,000.
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Long Island
Survos de Ponts
Riverbend
Suffolk
Isom
Sagian
Uninaf
Women May Avoid Operations By Lydia Pinkham's Compound
Letter from Mrs. Orville Roes of Paw Paw Michigan recounts a dislocated condition cured without surgery after four weeks in hospital. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restored health and urges others with female complaints to try it, noting thirty years as a standard remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Orville Rock
Paw Paw
Mich
Arbor
Lydia Pinkham
Orville Roes
BR. R. No.5
Michigan
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Frankfort
John W. Harrison
Indiana
William Henry Harrison
Chance For Diogenes
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Ifrederieck
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Nottingham
Priestley
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