Week in Congress and War News Mixed Across Fronts
The Senate swore in for a trial of Judge Swayne with Senator Platt presiding. House and Senate pass key appropriations for rivers harbors and army programs. Reports from Kuropatkin and Kuroki describe contested battles and artillery actions in Manchuria amid unsettled weather and fresh clashes near Port Arthur.
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Geo. Kuroki
Hun
Impeachment trial set for Jodee Swayne in Senate
The article notes the impeachment trial of Jodee Swayne is scheduled to begin in the United States Senate on February 11. It also covers multiple other global and national items including fires, ship quarantines, and political developments.
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Jodee Swayne
United State Senate
Mathiston
Professor Replies With Wart Remedy Question
Representative Hemenway recounts a lecture by an eminent East geologist in a small Iowa town. After thanking the audience the lecturer invites questions and a gaunt man asks if the science has produced any remedy for warts. The moment highlights a humorous interlude in the session.
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Hemenway
Iowa
Mystery gas leak scare shocks Birmingham household
A woman wakes her husband in the night to report a gas leak in the kitchen. He asks for confirmation and she yells the danger text while urging them to act. The exchange ends with confused shouting and a humorous misfire as the couple tries to respond.
The Ant and Human Kindness Cited by Sir John Lubbock
Lon Eveling presents Sir John Lubbock’s tale of a wounded ant cared for by fellow ants after a predator attack. The observer notes ants’ industrious behavior and argues their mental powers are not less than humans, challenging views on animal reason and feeling.
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Lon Eveling
Sir John Lubbock
Kentucky girl Meda Miimoite weighs 270 pounds at age ten
The heaviest girl in the world is Meda Miimoite of Kentucky, ten years old and weighing 270 pounds. She has gained 54 pounds in the last three years. She is very active physically and mentally and as bright as an angel for her age. Her father and mother are of normal weight and her siblings are lighter than average.
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Binghamton
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West Virginia
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Japan
Carnivel
Meda Miimoite
Kentucky
Angelr
Thwarted a Spellbinder in Clay City Opera House Hay Plot
An Indiana man hired the Clay City opera house and filled it with baled hay to thwart a Republican speaker en route to the capitol. A telegram claimed the weather would force the outdoor meeting, prompting the hay trap. The episode drew laughs and local appreciation for the stunt. A separate note announces a new electric furnace method by M A Noion using a fused electro negative metal as cathode and a halogen electrolyte.
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Landte
Ciay City
Opera House
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Clay City
M.A Noion
Scientife American
Our Petty Exclusiveness
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt argues against national exclusiveness citing past U.S. efforts to aid Japan. The piece suggests future openness rather than coercive policy, referencing American girls and global conduct after crisis. It reflects mid century diplomatic tension.
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Japan
Reece
Louisville Courier-Journal
Battle Creek Citizens Rally Against Labor Unions
A Battle Creek editorial condemns national labor union tactics, lauding a local citizens association formed to shield industry from strikes, boycotts, and violence. It highlights Postum Cereal Co and local manufacturers as resisting union pressure, pledging fair contracts, high wages, and legal work conditions to preserve peace and prosperity.
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Arttie Creek
Mich
Postum Cerrab Co
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Postum
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Americas
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Welu
Citizens’ Association
Goml
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Ass'n
Citigens’ Association
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Barrie Creek
L Sech
Ood
Ruuaranees
Department of Commerce and Labor
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Ags'n
The Postum Company Yearly Space Contract
Nolte notes the Postum Company holds a yearly contract for space in this paper. They have the right to use it for men’s effects and principles. The arrangement does not imply editorial opinion by the paper.
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Nolte
The
Postum Company
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