Freight and Fare Rates Scrutiny Shifts in Congress
Washington March 1 The Senate took up an appropriation bill and discussed tariff and post office funds. Senator Dolliver introduced a joint resolution to appoint a 14 member commission to study interstate commerce and regulate railway rates with power to summon papers and agents. The House and Senate debated pneumatic tube service costs and deferral due to treasury strain.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
vTie and Barber
Senate
Post Office
Washington, D
Dolliver
Fraide
House of Representatives
Aaeres
Industri Railway
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cuaibinah
Commission
Polonk
Philippine Islands
Mir. Wiamsurough
Secretary of the Treasury
Lodge
Ali. Dollyer
Congress
Senate c Committee On Interstate Commerce
Clay
Boston
Delliver
Treasury
Brooklyn Presbytery backs separate negro presbyteries
In New York on March 1 the Brooklyn Presbytery voted 10 to 19 to endorse creating separate presbyteries for Black members within existing white bounds. Rev. W A Alexander, pastor of the area’s only black church, attacked the plan as unscriptural, un American and contrary to the Declaration of Independence and to broader denominational progress.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
W. A. Alexander
Neenih Potlee Arrest Highlights Local Disorder Situation
Neenih, Wis March 1 Chief Brown arrested Kerman Brodke for creating a disturbance and allegedly beating his wife. The case faces potential charges of wife beating with penalties including workhouse confinement or fines as officials seek leniency toward the family while addressing public concern.
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Neenih Potlee
Nto
Clay
Neenih
Wis
Mareh
Brown
Kerman Brodke
Bradke
Saber
Oshkkash
Epworth League
Walter Russe
Henry Trilling
Jowrh Fleweger
Chicago
S. H. Kinncdinst
New York
V. Lawson
Menasah
Milwaukee
Monuia
Frank Lake
Clemens
George Davis
Ilwaukee
John Rehins
Hollenbeck
Sehafskopl
John Christoph
Z. W. Hunt
Norman Richmond
Vernal
Ladysmith
Winess
Mic
Rievens Point
W. Loomis
Appleton
Gleasor
Onak- Aml
Gaylord
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Neat and Power Company
Appleras- Neenal
Twin Cities
Ethawise
Paris strike grows as 25000 coach builders walk out
AP dispatch from Paris reports a rising strike among coach builders with about 25,000 workers out demanding a roughly 25 percent increase. Auto makers are notably affected as the labor action spreads to other plants and industries in the area.
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New York
Paris
Brest
France
Topeka passes anti-discrimination bill in bid to curb trusts
The Kansas House approved the anti-discrimination bill by 82 to 18, targeting Standard Oil and reinforcing several anti-trust measures. The measure now goes to Governor Hoch, after a heated debate during which Rep Beekman charged lobbyist Charles N Ridgway with fighting the bill on behalf of the millers' trust.
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South Dakota
Colorado
Needham
California
District of Columbia
Smith
Jones
Trepoff
Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
House
Hoch
Beekman
Charles N.ridgway
Japanese bombard Pontilo hill in Manchuria engagement
In Sabattan Manchuria in March Japanese forces unleash tremendous artillery fire with field and siege guns against Pontilo Lone Tree. White smoke columns enshroud the hill on two flanks as bombardment of the right flank persists.
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Associated Press
Sabattan
Manchuria
Embezzlement Charge Over 95 Thousand Seized in Chicago
John J. Mayberry long time secretary at Equitable Fire and Marine Insurance in Providence is arrested in Chicago for allegedly embezzling 95702 from the company.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Equitable Fire and Marine Insurance Company of
Providence
R. J
John J. Mayberry
Stoessel Welcomed Home After Port Arthur Siege
Lieutenant General Stoessel arrived in St Petersburg from Moscow to a mixed reception. Crowds grew as he entered the city, with brief ceremonies and a reception by War Minister Sakhareff and Admiral Zilont. The absence of military officers at the platform contrasted with heavy security and guarded public mood.
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Associated Press
Sersburg
Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Port Arthur
Sakhareff
Zilont
RS. Stoessel
Stars
el Jeaning
Bogdanovitch
General Stoessel
Russia
Constantinople
Admiral Zillett
Prince Vlasemsky
All Russia
Tess
General Storesel
General Frorssel
Chifov
Riad
Reise
Armas
R 5
Efe
Guktomsky
Martial Law Prevails Across Poland as Siege Proclaimed
The governor general of Poland declared a partial state of siege for Kalisz Lublin Kielce and Lomza with a modified martial law across six provisional governments. No explicit reasons given though unrest cited. Rail strikes ended Vistula line restored and Warsaw subway and suburban railways back to service after higher wages and concessions.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Kalisz
Lublin
Kielce
Lomza
Vistula
Fight Against Contagion Seeks Quick Action on Animal Disease
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress urging passage of measures to prevent the spread of contagious animal diseases between states and to foreign countries. He backs empowering the secretary of agriculture to regulate interstate movement of exposed but not diseased animals to stop outbreaks before Congress adjourns.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Messige
Secretary of Agriculture
Cowboys Arrive in Chicago for Roosevelt Inauguration
Fifty members of Col. Seth Bullock's cowboys reached Chicago aboard the Burlington road from Deadwood to attend the presidential inauguration.
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Associated Press
Chilcago
Col
Seth Bullock
Company of
Cowboys
Chicago
Burlington Road
Deadwood
Roossvelt
Black Confesses Crime In Fatal Attack By Youth
James A. Logan, seventeen, colored, confessed to fatally harming Mrs. Della Tracy found on a sidewalk near a residence in a Chicago park district. Police say the crime followed a robbery. the suspect claimed to have taken a revolver and fled home. The case ties to local domestic worker Mrs. Tracy.
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Chicago
James A. Logan
Della Tracy
Jisds Park
Ciicaga
Anderson Jeter
Mrs Stanford Died After Dinner At Moana Hotel San Francisco
Widow of United States Senator Liland Stanford, Mrs John Lathrop Stanford, died at the Moana hotel after a late night illness. Police investigate suspected poisoning with a doctorExamining the bottle contents while a hospital visit is pending. Mrs Stanford had traveled from San Francisco on the Korea February 21 and hinted at an attempted poisoning known to a San Francisco acquaintance. The room housed her secretary Miss Burner and May Wilson, both said to be prostrated.
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Ufly
Tonolulu
John Lathrop Stanford
San Prancsco
United States
Liland Stanford
Mouna
Stanford
San Francisco
Korea
Henry Highton
Alea
San Francisey
F. TE. Humphr
Train 15 Held Up Near Mammoth Springs
A Frisco system passenger train was halted near Mammoth Springs Arkansas when robbers looted the express car safe. The incident disrupted service as authorities investigated and pursued leads in connection with the daytime hold up.
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uUby
Memphis
Tenn
Mammoth Springs
Atk
Badger Rates Remarkable
The Interstate Commerce Commission will review Wisconsin rail freight rates after April 15 in Milwaukee. Wisconsin shippers prepare material for the commission and the U S District Attorney. Dealers allege a big oil company is receiving rebates in a second count.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Jour Hal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miwaukee
Washington
Wisconsin
Kansas
United States District Attorney
Saloonkeeper Strait Fire Threat. Suspect Bailed
Thomas Stenerson a saloonkeeper and Olaf Abrahamson woodsman quarreled in Stenerson's saloon. Abrahamson refused to leave and Stenerson struck him with a billy. The next morning Abrahamson fired a revolver at Stenerson, missing as the bullet whizzed over his head. Abrahamson was captured and pleaded guilty, bond set at $1,000 for circuit court.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wia
Journal
Tomahawk
Wis
Thomas Stenerson
Olaf Abrahamson
Stenerson
Abrahamson
Billy
Simerson
Duke and Irving Reported Ill But Improving
New York March 1 James B Duke president of American Tobacco company is said to be not seriously ill after a blood poisoning scare following an operation to remove a coin. Irving Better London March 1 Sir Henry Irving, recovering after a severe chill at Wolverhampton, continues to improve.
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Associated Press
New York
James B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Duke
Irving
London
Sir Henry Irving
Wolverhampton
Count G Ciol on Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse passenger list
New York March 1 On the passenger list of the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse arrived from Bremen is the name Count G Ciol Count Charles de Cini was recently engaged to marry Mian Elisabeth Howe of Piterbury whose marriage to Frank P Sproul occurred yesterday.
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Associated Press
New York
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Bremen
Count G. Ciol
Charles de Cini
Mian Eliaabeth Howe
Piterbury
Frank P. Sproul
Work of Congress Summarized After Long Session
The Fifty-eighth Congress closed with over ten public laws and more than one thousand private acts, mainly pensions. Regular appropriation bills near completion, some signed by President Roosevelt. Arbitration areas refined with seven European powers and sixteen republics. Swayne impeachment trial concluded. Election of Roosevelt and Tallmadge canvassed. Alaska codes, Panama Canal limits, and forest service shifts noted. New battleships funded. copyright and immigration measures reviewed. Public documents trimmed. medals for life-saving granted. many acts affect Oklahoma, Indian Territory, and western lands.
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Associated Press
Washington, DD
Roosevelt
Senate
Charles Swayne
District Court
Northern District
Florida
House
Alaska
Panama Range
Congress
Agricultural Department
Wichita
OIL Trust
Department of Commerce
Tenite States
War Department
American National Red Cross Society
Whiting Templar
United States
Itvhood
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Ufe
Philippines
Arkansas
Round Valley
District of Columbia
Judiciary
Child Parboiled After Boiling Water Spill in Marinette
An Evening Wisconsin special from Marinette reports three year old Clyde Veneing climbed onto a boiler cover while his mother washed nearby. The cover toppled spilling hot water. the child was rescued but nearly parboiled and left in a frightful condition.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Mareh. L
Wisconsin
Marinette
Clyde Veneing
Policeman Frank Bruce Attacked in Marinette Night
Milwaukee dispatch reports Policeman Frank Bruce was critically injured after a sling shot blow to the face as he passed a crowd of men on patrol in Marinette Wisconsin. No suspects yet identified or arrested.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wic
Wisconsin
Marinette
Frank Bruce
Immigration on Gain I New York February figures rise
Immigration statistics show a large monthly increase with 63,466 arrivals in February and 23,410 in February 1908. The report notes a total rise of more than 330 per event over the previous year, reflecting stronger inflows this month.
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Associated Preas
New York
Ead
Ice Gorge At Cincinnati Causes River Havoc
Ice jam south of Cincinnati melts and moves upstream striking the riverfront where barges sink and vessels are stranded. The outbreak damages boats and disrupts harbor activity, with craft forced ashore and public pleasure craft impacted along the river.
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Cinetonati
Ohio
Agein
Tocal
Coltumaldy Horbor
Cincinnati
Iee
Contention Fades in Menasha as Primary Looms
In Menasha Wisconsin on March 1, little primary strife is seen across wards with only the city treasurer race and a few alderman seats signaling contest. Democrats Joseph Stummer and Joseph Schneider seek treasurer while Republican Charles A. Robinson faces a challenge from supervisor MM Achoetz. Several wards show no real opposition, and officials caution about bond plans and a possible Fourth of July Woodmen celebration under debate.
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N Menasha
Wis
Menasha
Menonaha
Joseph Stummer
Joseph Schneider
Charles A. Robinson
Robiison
MM. M. Achoetz
Henry Sheruin
Allerman
Algis Volasen
New Mtvreasurer
Frank Schimanski
Republian
Ae Lindsay
Schimanski
Aidermen
Leing John Lo Woelsgerter
J. Johnkutaich
C.W. Lloyd
Henry Sherri Aters Vaissens
Joseph Palick
Peverit Iottera
Hennkig
Menashanes
Charter visions shape public education at national forum
At the National Educational Association convention in Milwaukee, Will Maxwell argues that state power should ensure education for all, enforce laws, and shield schools from political pressure. He cites three duties: provide or require education, enforce it, and protect schools. Officers elected include John W. Carr as president and Tha c. Bander as second vice president, with Louisville slated for the next meeting.
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Associated Drees
Milwaukee
Wis
Sion
Department of Superintendents
Will Maxwell
City of New York
National Educational Association
Ufe
Louisville
John W. Carr
Anderson
Ind
John H. Philips
Birmingham
Ala
Tha c. Bander
New York City
Elia CG
Sullivan
Chicago
Tragic West Cincinnati caretaker ends life after slaughter
Henry Fey, caretaker at a western Cincinnati property, killed all living beings at the site before taking his own life with a gunshot. The gruesome scene left bodies stacked near the house as investigators began documenting the aftermath.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Henry Fey
Fey
Wisconsin Capitol Repair Proposal At Half Million
Madison reports the state assembly committee endorses a $500000 remodeling plan for the capitol building funded by a direct sluice tax. A new commission would oversee the work, with an order fee to be collected, and potential passage expected soon. The bill also notes grain inspection and anti cigarette measures tied to the legislative agenda.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly Committee On
Tous Pierson
Bohan-Hierron
Senate
Madigeon
Bulding
Langson
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Milwaukee
Assembly
Wisconsin
Winnehiga
City Committee Discusses Spring Election and Republican Ticket
At a meeting in the office of R A Tolister at Main Street the Republican city committee discussed the spring election and efforts to field a full Republican ticket. The group noted the primary law limits their power but pledged to circulate nominating papers for suitable candidates.
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Claieman
R.A
Gonad
Uncle Sam's Intention Denials on Annexation Explored
In Washington March a formal inquiry received by the Hayden minister here elicited assurance from Secretary that the United States has no plan to acquire Taxti or San Domingo by annexation or by any extension of possession beyond existing boundaries. The statement clarifies U.S. policy directions and avoids implications of imperial expansion.
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Washington, D. C
Diaylus
Girl's Corpse Found Near Neillsville Wisconsin
The body of thirteen year old Elyina Schneller was discovered near Neillsville Wisconsin. She had frozen to death after leaving home January 9 and no news followed until the discovery.
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Vey Associated Press
Neliisville
Wis
Bendy
Elyina Schneller
Mrs Davidson Plans Porto Rico Trip With Congressional Ties
Mrs Davidson leaves Tatay to pursue ideas on travel. She departed Tuesday for Washington DC to meet Congressman Davidson. They will leave March 7 for Porto Rico and be away three to four weeks.
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Mrs. Davidson
Tatay
Trip
James II. Davidson
Washington, D., C
Congressman Davidson
Large Oshkosh Whist Gathering Draws 56 Teams
Mayhew Mott of Neenah attended in Oshkosh as 56 teams from Fast Side West End Central and East Side clubs competed in an all day whist event at Century Tuesday evening. Play began 8 50 pm and ran past 11 pm with 11 East Side 19 Central 16 West End teams. Scores were corrected later due to errors. refreshments by Twentieth Century club made the event pleasant and the largest whist gathering yet held in Oshkosh.
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Mayhew Mott
Neenah
Porty
West End
Central
Twentieth Century Club
Oshkosh
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