Statehood bill stalls as omnibus plan faces stiff opposition
Washington lawmakers wrestle over the statehood measure with six of thirteen appropriation bills passed and a looming clash over the omnibus plan. Senate leaders trade riders on the post office bill, while Republicans and Democrats weigh compromise versus the omnibus. In Florida, four children and a Black man drown when a wagon slips into a waterlogged Flatwoods road near Tallahassee. parents survive.
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Dubois
house of representatives
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Aldrich
Cullom
Hanna
Spooner
Lodge
Platt
Connecticut
Quay
House
Tallahasse
Fla
Austin
Flatwoods
Tallahassee
Jefferson Johnson
Raleigh Street killing shocks city in dramatic shooting
Ernest Haywood shot and killed Ludlow Skinner on Fayetville Street Raleigh. Skinner fell by the post office and Yarborough House amid witnesses. Haywood, grandson of a former state treasurer, was arrested and jailed without bail for murder amid rumors of a secret family marriage.
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Raleigh
N.C
Fayvetteville street
Ernest Haywood
Ludlow Skinner
Hywood
Haywood
E. B. Haywood
Shinner
Ludlow
New York
Thomas E. Shinner
south
Skinner
Yarborough House
Darrow Runs for Mayor on Chicago Labor Ticket
Chicago February 23 Clarence Darrow will be a candidate for mayor of Chicago on the Labor ticket. He accepted the workingmen and anti Harrison Democrats urging him to run. After 48 hours of slate drafting the ticket was completed and sent to labor constituencies for ratification. Darrow left Chicago before Springfield with the plan to receive the names of his running mates by telephone as they were decided and approved by labor leaders.
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Chicago
Clarence
Darrow
Springfield
NEARLY COOKED IN COAL POCKET BOY HUNG ONTO STEAM PIPE
Shenandoah Pa Feb 23 William Breasley 16 narrowly escaped death when a coal pocket collapsed and he clung to a steam pipe as coal and hot gas spilled over him for about 15 minutes. Rescued by fellow workers he sustained severe burns but doctors expect recovery.
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Shenandoah
William Breasley
Elangowan colliery
turt
dle
toad
Insurgent Ladrones active near Manila prompted troop orders
A force of insurgent ladrones under General San Miguel reappeared in Rizal province, capturing detachments and disarming constabulary before releasing them. Manila launched reinforcements and dispatched General Allen and Colonel Scott to Antipolo, pursuing the main body as authorities plan additional troops to suppress the 300 strong insurgent force.
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laderones
San Miguel
Rizal province
Calata
Taytay
McIlwaine
constabulary
Montalban
Jadrones
McHwaine
secuty
Rizal
Allen
Scott
Antipolo
tadrones
Caloocan
Albay
Juzon
Peary's Next Dash for Pole Headed by Ziegler Plan May Start
New York reports a spring Arctic expedition by William Ziegler with a second Peary led dash for the pole. The America whaling vessel is to be fitted, candidates nearly chosen, and fundraising to 200 members at $1,000 each planned if a suitable ship is purchased. General Foster is dying in Indianapolis. he helped end Lee's surrender at Appomattox and helped found the G A R.
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William Ziegler
New York
United States
Robert N. Peary
pole
America
Ziegler
Peary Arctic Club
Foster
Indianapolis
Robert S. Foster
Twenty-fourth Army Corps
Lee
Appomattox
Indiana
Garfield
Fake Lottery Fraud Arrests Seven Men in New York
Police and postoffice inspectors jailed seven men on charges of running a fake lottery that victimized thousands. Tickets sold 25 cents to $2 with promised prizes from $4 to $20,000. no drawings ever occurred and profits went to promoters. Drawings were said to be in Pueblo, Mexico. Authorities say the scheme operated for at least two years and may involve mail fraud.
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New York
postoffice
Pueblo
Mexico
Post Office
Boyle
Rockefeller Forgoes 700000 Tax. Pays 300000
New York tax officials accepted William Rockefeller's offer to reduce his personal property assessment from 1 million to 300,000. He stated his residence was Franklin County Adirondacks. total cash 50,000 and property under 109,000. he also signaled charitable intentions. Separate items note a fatal coach collision in Manhattan and Washington's Birthday observances in Rome.
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William Rockefeller
New York
tax department
Rockefeller
Fifth avenue
Franklin county
Adirondacks
German Demand for Venezuelan Payment Stirs Blockade Issue
The German government requests immediate payment of £5 500 linked to the Vene zuelan protocol signed February 14 to be paid within 30 days, as a condition to lifting the blockade on Venezuelan ports and referring preferential treatment to The Hague. Mr Bowen declined but said payment would be due March 5 at Caracas. No reason given for the demand. ships seized by Germany remain unreleased.
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Washington
Hague
Wir
Bowen
Baron Sternburg
Caracas
Cure for Nervous Diseases Highlight Calcium Salts
Chicago professor Dr. Jacques Loeb reports calcium salts found in well water and foods can cure nervous diseases including St Vitus dance paralysis agitans locomotor ataxia and insomnia. He announces this discovery in a University of Chicago Press decennial publication and explains calcium presence in muscles prevents twitching, offering calcium dosing as the remedy.
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Chicago
Jacques Loeb
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Press
Loch
Guests of the Pope entertain Rome’s poor at Vatican
In Rome on February 23 seven thousand poor were hosted by the Pope in the Belvidere Court of the Vatican for a jubilee dinner. Nuns served the guests while Swiss Guards maintained order and a band played. The menu featured wine and dessert as crowds cheered Long live Pope Leo. The Pope wished to bless the gathering but doctors advised rest to preserve his strength for future duties.
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Washington
Rome
United States
American College
Roosevelt
Vatican
Belvidere
Pope Leo
Montana Exposition Exhibit Spending Moves Ahead
Montana plans a $25 904 exhibit at the St Lonia Exposition. An irregular report notes injuries and fires at several sites including a cabinet shop in Phillipsburg. The record mentions a destroyed hotel and a total loss of around $75 004 with minimal casualties.
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Montana
Philipshbore
Clinton Hayes
Lamont & Robbiner
Paterson
Devernaur
Toledo
vesterdas
jared
Reservoir Breakage Threatens Shelton Town Rescue
The breaking of three Shelton reservoirs caused $100,000 damage and seven near fatal escapes. A massive gully, 210 feet long and 30 feet wide, opened through Howe Avenue as water, ice, and debris wrecked homes. Walter Nichols and others escaped, while Mrs Nichols and six children fled upstairs. Streetcar lines and poles were toppled, and several mills halted as the flood swept away buildings and property.
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Derby
Conn
Shelton
damarpe
Howe
Walter Nichols
Nichols ras iuway
Pennsylvania Tax Figures Highlight State Real Estate Value
Advance sheets of James W. Latta 1902 report show 2 022 273 taxable in Pennsylvania with real estate valued at 3 258 827 169 dollars. Other figures include 814 271 329 dollars in money at interest and 14 890 316 000 total taxable property for state purposes.
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Harrisburg
James W. Latla
Pennsylvania
Six Day Walking Match Opens In Industrial Hall
Philadelphia awake to a six day go as you please race with 34 starters and top contenders aiming for a big score. The first eight finishers share 50 percent of the gate receipts in pro rata fashion amid a large midnight crowd.
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Philadelphia
Industrial Hall
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