Pennsylvania Legislature Adjourns After Short Sessions
Both houses of the Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned until Thursday of next week after brief sessions. In the house, no bills will be introduced until standing committees are named. Speaker Farr formed a committee to arrange Governor Stone's inauguration, with Stewart Yow Kreps Harris and McClain named and others to be announced after inauguration. In the senate, Senator McCallell defended the capitol building commission against governor criticism, stating the commission acted under the act and building plan, with Supreme Court support amid bids litigation.
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Delaware Deadlock Leaves Speaker Choice Unresolved
After a dozen ballots for speaker in the forenoon and 42 in the afternoon the Delaware legislature adjourned unm today. Several Democrats backed the regular Republican candidate in hopes of forming an organization, but the regulars refused Democratic aid and would not vote for their own candidate. Representative Clark, the regular Republican candidate, is likely to be chosen speaker.
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Three Children Suffocated at Catonsville Home
Grace Fuller age 10 John Wesley Jr 3 and infant Eugene Wesley suffocated at the home of John Wesley near Catonsville after a Christmas tree fire started during the parents absence. Neighbors forced entry and found all three dead.
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Seaboard Rail Pool Offer Accepted in Baltimore
Baltimore stockholders accept a 200 a share offer from John Williams & Sons for pooled Seaboard and Roanoke stock. Richmond and New York financiers plan rapid expansion from Richmond to Ridgeway and Savannah with aims to connect to Atlanta and Washington, seeking broader routes and potential alliances.
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Religious group censures Utah congressman at annual session
The Lameni branch of the Insephine Church of Latter Day Saints passes a resolution denouncing Congressman Leet Noberts of Utah as a violant of law and polysamist, objecting to his being geared in congress. Spain reports its floating debt at 554,910,595 pesetas on Jan 1, up 11,817,095 from last year.
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Choate Nominated for Ambassador to Great Britain
The New York Bar association sues over Choate nomination while the president delays sending the approval to the Senate. London papers hail Choate as a fitting representative of America in welcoming his upcoming role as United States ambassador to Great Britain.
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Barrooms on the Transports and Dreyfus Case Updates
Reports from Savannah state two transport stewards faced discharge over profit demands from storerooms and liquor sales amid alleged racketeering on ships. Esterhazy summoned in Paris as Dreyfus affair developments unfold with possible telegraph deposition. Indeterminate sentence act declared unconstitutional in Massachusetts court. Mrs. Haskell granted $30 monthly pension for widow of Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Haskell.
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Alaska Mineral Wealth Seen Shaping Territory Outlook
General William L. Distin reports Alaska holds vast mineral wealth and resources. He urges energy and endurance for development and the potential for dramatic future growth in the territory. Senator Burrows is renominated by Republicans in Lansing. A New York man dies after being struck and a length of strange whistling occurs before death.
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Annexation debate and Cuba Philippines policy voice
William Yan spoke in Springfield arguing against forcible annexation as criminal aggression and urging independence for Cuba and equal treatment for the Philippines. The piece also notes a Harrisburg inaugural committee ruling out free cigars and liquor, plus a Havana health update on smallpox and yellow fever in Cuban cities.
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Prize Fight Ends Fatal in Jersey City
George Tyler aged 21 was killed after an impromptu prize fight with Thomas Foley about 23 in Jersey City. Foley struck a blow to the jaw in the final moments, Tyler collapsed, died at a hospital with a broken neck.
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Miss Sampson Weds Hartivan Seati at Congregational Church
Miss Sampson daughter of Admiral Sumpson married Henry Hartivan Seati of San Francisco in the Congregational Church with Mi s Walley as maid of honor and Henry Harrison Scott as best man. Reception followed at the admiral's home. the Scotts reside in New York.
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Alleged Torture Chamber Report Roils Havana
The afternoon papers claimed a torture and execution chamber was found at the Spanish governor's residence next to the palace. The room was described with bloodied floor and machete marks, though investigators doubt the claim and note a pantry use. An outside crowd gathered as officials deny the sensational report.
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War department orders weekly customs reports spark Cuban concerns
The piece reports misinterpretation of a war department order affecting Cuban customs funds. It clarifies money will fund relief and public works in Havana and Santiago, not deprive locals of employment. New York and Philadelphia references show ongoing government actions and a planned sale of the Philadelphia Record to protect depositors.
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The Adams Poisoning Mystery In New York
The police hold three men under surveillance in the Adams-Cornish poisoning case and consider arrests if a suspect is found to have worn a false beard. A Newark saleswoman testifies the buyer had a light beard, guiding a potential conviction path for Mrs Adams murderer.
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