Ambitious Coal Price Hearings Highlight Philadelphia Session
In Philadelphia on January 13 the business agent Torrey pressed a Delaware company over coal prices, accusing inflated costs and demanding proof of past charges. The exchange grew heated as witnesses faced questions about schedules, profits, and supply, with Torrey and Wyat Clark clashing on the record. Separate discussions referenced the coal famine and efforts by rail operators to boost shipments, while Baer and others addressed price and supply concerns amid a noisy, contentious scene.
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Dela- Hudeon
Watkins
New York
Wyatt
York
Seth Low
Baer
Erie
Fowler & Western
Heny
Pitcher Winnie Mercer Ends Life in San Francisco
Winnie Mercer former St Louis Nationals and Washington ace suicided at the Occidental hotel by gagging himself with a gas tube. He left a note for Mr Vanhorn at the Langham hotel and another letter citing women as a motive and warning to beware of women. Mercer had been offered 5000 dollars to manage the Los Angeles team next season.
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Winnie Mercer
St. Louis Nationals
San Francisco
Occidental Hotel
Washington
Vanhorn
Langham Hotel
Liverpool
Los Angeles
Oregon Gets Contract For Alaska Patients Care
Salem January 13 Walter Lyons private secretary to Governor Geer and clerk of the Oregon State Insane Asylum received word from Thomas Ryan acting secretary of the Interior that Oregon's bid for Alaska patient care was accepted. The state will care for patients at twenty dollars per month per person as last year.
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Salem
Walter Lyons
Geer
Oregon
People favor Mitchell as South Dakota capital
Pierre January 18 The legislature unanimously approves a resolution to submit to voters a proposal to move the state capital to Mitchell. The public favors the change, marking a pivotal shift in state governance and regional influence.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
Pierre
Horrible Atrocities Reported Against Turks at Penlope
Die Zeit quotes a fierce Penlope battle between 200 Macedonians and Turkish forces near Vienna with 70 killed or wounded on the Macedonian side. Accounts include Djumaia killings and women and girls reportedly violated. Separate dispatches describe a tobacco trust fight, dining car superintendents meeting, and a fire at George Gould’s New York residence causing substantial losses.
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Vienna
Die Zeit
Djumaia
To Pay Death Penalty for Halifax Murder
Halifax residents learn fate for George W. Cook who killed his wife by slitting her throat in July. He claimed intoxication and memory loss about the crime and awaits the coming of police. the court has set execution as the sentence.
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Halifax
George W. Cook
Whfe
Cook
Oregon senate moves on key appropriation bills
Salem Jan 13 The Oregon senate opened at 10 and the house followed in the afternoon. About twenty bills were filed in the senate including a proposed appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Fair and the St. Louis Exposition. Hunt of Multnomah secured a second reading under suspension and the bill was referred to a seven member committee. Marsters of Douglas signaled possible amendments on the third reading and suggested referring the measure to voters to decide if taxpayers should fund it.
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Ore
Senate
House
Hunt
Multnomah
Senate bills and memorials sweep Oregon scene
In Salem on January 13 the house adopted a memorial urging Congress to back the Mitchell bill establishing land titles for Eastern Oregon settlers. Miller of Linn introduced senate bill No.1 to loan the irreducible school fund at 4 percent and a flat salary bill. Pennerener Mays of Multnomah delivered a joint memorial to Congress for a canal and locks on the Columbia River, noting a $3,969,000 cost. A bill by Walter Pierce sought to abolish the recorder offices in Umatilla and Union counties. Governor Chamberlain to be inaugurated tomorrow according to reports. The day also carried foreign and national items including business pool pressures and a boxing match in Hot Springs, and a mining meeting in El Paso.
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Miller
Linn
Ile
Pennerener
Grain Markets and Weather Shock Rural Areas
The report lists grain prices in Chicago and Minneapolis with wheat at 75 76 cents per bushel, corn May at 48 44 cents, and pork May at 1640 1890. Blizzard losses in the central west hit cattlemen. 100000 head lost, 190000000 starving. Also noted are Princess Stephanie denying a Belgium royal feud rumor, Sagasta burial in Madrid, and Moody nearly recovered from a runaway in Annapolis.
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Association Block
Chicago
WES Meese
Seciceravees
Minneapolis
Congo
Congressmen Debate Coal Question and Alaska Delegate
Washington reports in Congress discuss a bill offering a one year coal rebate from all sources placing coal effectively on free. Dalzell Payne and Prosvenor met at the White House on the matter. Alaska delegate resolution to congress approved for Wednesday. Senate action included a Culbertson resolution on exempting anthracite coal and Ways and Means decided not to bring amended bill as a privileged measure.
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Jas
Gays Sod Means Committee
Dalzell, Payne
Prosvenor
Dent
White House
Alaska
Congress
Senate
Audi Movalog Culbertson
Tennessee
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Ways and
House
Smoot Protests Deepen Over Reed Senate Candidacy
Salt Lake City January 13 protesters from the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union led by Lillian M. Stephens urged Utah legislators against Reed Smoot for senator. Smoot said he would not resign his apostleship and planned to stay in the race with support from friends, noting he doubts President Roosevelt will intervene.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Lillian M. Stephens
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Reed Smoot
Meil
Smoot
Weld
Roosevelt
United States Open to Silver Payment from China
China asked to pay the indemnity in silver and to have duties collected in gold later. Washington reported the U S would accept silver but reject collecting duties in gold, fearing disruption to current collections.
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United States
China
Washington
America
Governor McBride Targets Railroads and Tax Reform
January dispatch from Olympia reports Governor McBride calling for anti pass laws and empowered state board of equalization to address railroads sleeping car companies and corporations. He seeks 10 000 for legal action against merger Hill's merger deemed no threat. Prediction of Republican defeat if railway reform not enacted. Also notes Hayburn elected Idaho senator and Perkins reelected California senator.
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McBride Gitterly
Arrigne
Olympia
Ward
McBride
State Board of Equalization
Hill
Republican Party
Wood seeks Philippines assignment to pacify Moros
General Leonard Wood has asked President Roosevelt for a command in the Philippines. He expects to be sent to Mindanao in April or May to pursue pacification of the Moros.
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Juan
Leonard Wood
Toonevelt
Philippines
Minadnao
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