Washouts Threaten California Anti Japanese Bills
Sacramento dispatch predicts passage of two anti Japanese measures in the California legislature. Washouts delay Speaker P A Stanton, likely before votes. Roosevelt says policy aims at maximum efficiency with minimum friction and warns that the federal government would challenge any mass settlement and school bills as treaty violations. The president urges support for California’s current approach while preserving U S Japanese relations and reciprocity.
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the Chronicle
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P. A. Stanton
California Assembly
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Kahn
California
F. K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Speaker
Theodore Roosevelt
Panic in Leiter coal mine leaves two dead
Zeigler Illinois February 9 two miners drowned in a panic for safety after a slight explosion in the Leiter coal mine. Fourteen others escaped without injury in the stampede that followed.
Severe storm grips central United States with heavy snow and cold
A major winter storm stretches from the Rockies to the Appalachians bringing blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and extremely low temperatures across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Missouri, and Iowa. Rail and wire service disrupted, livestock suffering, with continued movement eastward and heavy snow forecast for the upper Midwest. A separate Michigan warrants case ends after indictment clarity. A currency call seeks February 5 bank conditions from national institutions.
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Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
The
Weather Bureau
Middle States
Lake Region
No Choice on the 29th Ballot Roosevelts Out for Hopkins
Springfield reports show the 29th joint ballot for United States senator yielded little change from last week. Hopkins led with 73 votes, followed by Foss 18 and Stringer 64, with other names scattering a few votes. Roosevelt reportedly urged Hopkins and endorsed the primary nominee to preserve administration support.
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Springfield
House
Senate
United States
Foss
Stringer
Shurtleff
Mason
McKinley
Sherman
Congressman McKinley
Lowden
Calhoun
P. W. Gallagher
Frank McDermott
E. J. Rainey
John J. Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Maxim Demonstrates Silent Gun Silencer in New York
In a public demonstration at the Potter building in Park Row Hiram Percy Maxim unveiled his silent gun showing how smokeless powder can render firing nearly inaudible. He tested a range from .22 to .30 caliber and a United States Army rifle, noting the silencer reduces shot noise to the level of a champagne bottle pop.
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Hiram Percy Maxim
Potter Building
Parkrow
Maxim
United States Army
Hopkins Favored For U S Senator In Joint Assembly
Madison and Milwaukee report the eighth joint ballot for United States senator produced no choice. Stephenson led with 53 votes out of 119, two votes short of a majority amid 14 absentees. A News dispatch says Stephenson prepared a campaign expenditure statement for the last primary of $107,793 to be filed with the secretary of state.
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Joint Assembly
Stephenson
Madison
Wis
United States
Milwaukee
Secretary of State
Exiled Honduran War Rebel Cannon Saved From Jail
Le Roy Cannon, Virginian tied to Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, was expelled from Honduras after leading a revolutionary force. He survived three months in a jail with ankle shackles and a near execution, then boarded a fruit vessel bound for New Orleans and Belize. The U S consul intervened to parole him into his custody.
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Honduras
New Orleans
le Roy Cannon
Harrisburg
Belize
Salvador
Cannon
Tegucigalpa
France and Germany sign Morocco accord amid tension
An agreement between France and Germany over Morocco is described. The text notes a peace court at Cartago rejected certain conditions, while prior events place Cannon in Nicaragua in 1899, Honduras in 1906, and El Salvador where, after joining a 1907 revolution, he led San Miguel police for a period.
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Cannon
Nicaragua
Honduras
Salvador
San Miguel
France and Germany Sign Broad Morocco Accord
Paris reports France and Germany signed a far reaching Morocco pact ending long standing strains. The agreement guarantees Morocco’s integrity and aligns with the Algeciras terms. France acknowledges Germany’s economic aims while Germany recognizes France’s political stake in Morocco.
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Paris
France
Germany
Morocco
Algeciras
Senate votes for two 26,000-ton battleships plan
Washington reports the naval affairs committee adopted the provision for constructing two 26,000-ton battleships under the naval appropriation bill and expects passage to the senate. Separately Cummins resolution asks Treasury for tariff collection cost data for specific and ad valorem duties and overall administration costs. Gaines proposes a bill to shield fraternal rituals from public in mails, with penalties for violations.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Senate
Cummins
Secretary of the Treasury
Gaines
Tennessee
Congress
Coal Belt National Bank Closed as Receiver Appointed
Washington reports the Coal Belt National Bank of Benton Illinois was closed by order of its directors with George C. Bell named receiver. The bank’s troubles trace to a past defalcation by former president R. A. Youngblood now serving prison time. Other local banks plan to absorb the assets. Also in Dublin the United Irish League re elected John E. Redmond president.
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Coal Belt National Bank of
Benton Ill
George C. Bell
Benton, II
Coal Belt National Bank
R. A. Youngblood
Redmond
Dublin
National Directory
The
United Irish League
John E. Redmond
Nonunion Hat Factories Open Amid Job Shift
New York reports sixty five hat factories across the country planned to open as nonunion shops. About 25,000 hatmakers faced shifts as Danbury South Norwalk Philadelphia and Brooklyn plants opened while Newark delayed. A few union men sought work and nonunion applicants remained few.
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New York
Danbury
Sunday School Proposal Aims for Public School Parity
Chicago February 9 Improvements to Sunday school methods were discussed at the first session of the sixth general convention of the Religious Educational association. The council of religious education opened the meeting signaling a series of sessions to elevate Sunday school work to the efficiency level of public schools.
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Chicago
General Convention
Religious Educational Association
Council of Religious Education
Son Murdered Sampson Dies on Eve of Trial
Palmyra New York February 9 George Sampson father of Harry Sampson, brother of the late Rear Admiral Sampson and key prosecution witness, was found dead in bed at his home just before his daughter's murder trial.
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Palmyra
N. Y
George Sampson
Harry Sampson
Georgia
Lyons
Mauretania Sets East Route Record For Long Voyage
Mauretania passes Daunts Rock lightship at 5 10 p m and gains a record for the eastbound route from New York to Queenstown covering 2934 miles at 26 20 knots. The 4 days 20 hours 27 minutes passage equals new highs for long and short routes with improved propellers cited as the cause.
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Cunard Line
Mauretania
Daunts Rock
Roche's Point
Liverpool
New York
England
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