Eight New Naval Vessels Authorized by House
Washington February 11. The naval appropriation bill reports $92 716 059 for new ships and completing existing ones. Plans include a first class battleship, two first class armored cruisers, a seaplane carrier, and coal colliers with shipyards to be government built if desired. A 3 000 man naval force is proposed and operations on the Great Lakes urged.
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Naval Affairs Committee
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Ion
Great Lakes
Deaths in Fire at Apartment House in Kansas City
A six story brick apartment building at Fifteenth and Harrison burned today. Two or four residents were injured, with one fatality. Several narrowly escaped as residents jumped from second and third story windows amid the blaze.
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Officials Drown When Skiff Capsizes Off Alabat Island
Manila report states several government officials drowned when a small boat capsized in a squall off Tayabas near Luzon while returning from a festival on Alabat island. The drowned include Burch and Grace MacGrew, teachers under Surgeon F. Tettimore, a physician for the board of health, and two natives.
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Luzon
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Grace MacGrew
F. Tettimore
Board of Health
Senate to vote on Panama Canal treaty timing
Washington reports the Senate, in executive session, agreed to act Monday to decide when to vote on the Panama Canal treaty, with the date set for February 23. The St. Louis loan item passed 161 to ? in committee of the whole.
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Washington
Senate
Hanna in steady condition after fever, doctors say
Washington reports Senator Hanna resting comfortably after a recurrence of gastric trouble. A physician bulletin notes he is in generally good condition this morning, though weaker and showing fever effects. No complications are reported.
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Hanna
Tommy Warren Former American Boxing Champion Dies
San Francisco confirms the death of Tommy Warren once the champion death weight pugilist of the United States. He died in this city from pneumonia.
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Tommy Warren
San Francisco
United States
Baltimore Will Rise Gloriously From Ruins
Baltimore voices hope as officials, merchants, and insurance leaders meet to request U S troops to replace damaged militia. Mayor McLane weighs outside aid while boards pledge relief, with insurers offering up to full coverage and townsfolk resuming business amid international sympathy.
Described Postal Trial Details with Machen and Wynne
In Washington on February 11 the postal trial continued as August W. Machen testified the day long, detailing his oil venture links and denying influence over Wynne’s salary. He explained debt changes, questioned deposits at Westminster, and claimed he refused to push a salary raise for Wynne to six thousand.
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Graifs
Lorenz
Westminster
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Proclamation Declares War State With Russia
Tokyo announces formal declaration of war against Russia amid reports of naval engagements near Port Arthur. Dispatches from London and Berlin discuss alleged Russian losses, Japanese landings in Korea, and further moves toward neutralizing China.
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Korea
Yates Surprises Lowden Backers in Sterling Primaries
In Sterling Illinois on February 11 Frank O Lowden was defeated 3 to 1. Lowden ticket lost 492 to 184 as Deneen and Yates forces united to swing the city. Sterling delegates to the county convention were un instructed amid light voting. Re Falls showed a larger defeat for Lowden while Deneen and Yates gained momentum toward the county meeting.
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Frank O. Lowden
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Yates
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Isl
Reek Falls
Jacksonville
Ries
Stealing of 13 Bags of Beans Proves Unlucky
Mason Michigan February 11 Judge Wiest sentences Karl Price to not less than one year nor more than three years in the Michigan reformatory. Price pleaded guilty to stealing 18 bags of beans while a co defendant F Too pleaded not guilty. A state witness Reosa was acquitted though Price turned state's evidence. The jury allegedly moved from conviction to acquittal before deliberations.
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Wiest
Karl Price
Michigan Reformatory
Price
Andrew Tuttle
United States Officers to Follow the Armies
Washington reports Griscom the U S minister at Tokio has been directed to seek permission from the Japanese government for Colonel E H Crowder general staff Captain J F Morrison Twentieth Infantry Captain Frederick Marsh artillery corps and Captain J E Kuhn engineer corps to accompany the Japanese army
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Griscom
United States
Tokio
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General Staff
J. F. Morrison
Twentieth Infantry
Frederick Marsh
Artillery Corps
J. E. Kuhn
Engineer Corps
Panama Canal Payment Quiet, Treasury Says
New York Feb 11 Leslie M Shaw secretary of the treasury conferred with bankers at the sub treasury recording the government's payment of Panama canal money. He announced that definite arrangements are completed to prevent disturbance to local financial conditions.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Banquet Held Three Blocks Long Deep Under Chicago Streets
In Chicago on February 11 600 guests mainly members of the Chicago Press club and their ladies dined at a banquet laid on a table three blocks long forty feet underground. The event honored by President Albert G Wheeler and General Manager Ge of the Illinois Tunnel company showcased tunnels near completion for freight traffic and a city telephone system. Guests toured three miles of the electric railway tunnels at about twenty miles per hour and the banquet rooms were located at Clark and Franklin streets with a private telephone setup for serving requests.
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Chicago Press Club
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Albert G. Wheeler
Illinois Vunnel Company
Jackson Boulevard
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Chirk
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Cullinary
Carr
Oreles
Mother Fatally Shot by Five Year Old Son
In Brazil Indiana a mother died after her five year old son Massey fired a Flobert rifle at her this afternoon at their home south of Asherville. The weapon discharged accidentally the bullet entered her right side and she died of her injuries.
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Orday
Asherville
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Panama Attack Rumor Refuted In Esmeraldas
Guayaquil Ecuador February 11. Panama reports Liberal Colombian General Julio Plaza massing troops in Esmeraldas to attack Panama, but the claim is false. Plaza remains in Panama.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Julio Plazza
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Coal Rumors Rise Over War Time Coal Shipments
Unconfirmed reports from Pittsburg indicate coal was hurried to New Orleans for loading and sent to Russia. A 1,500,000 bushel coal shipment began moving south, while Cardiff Wales suspends air shipments and cancels weatherings for the Russian government.
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Twelve Inch Gun Shoots 15 Miles Off Chesapeake
A Missouri battleship officer reported that a twelve inch gun during target practice off the Chesapeake capes fired a shell that glass could not follow to its end. A passing steamer said the shot struck the sea about 300 yards from her, with the ship stationed roughly fifteen miles away.
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Missouri
Chesapeake Capes
Navy Department
Pension bill limit to twenty million dollars eyed
Indianapolis Feb 11 The Evening News cites Washington saying no service pension bill will pass this session unless cost stays at or below 20 million dollars. A House subcommittee, aided by General Black and Pension Commissioner Ware, studies three or four plans for Civil War veterans. President Roosevelt favors restraint and hints any bill must not drain the treasury, with consensus aiming for about 22 million if approved. Other items note Senate and House activity, a Connell Rowell election ruling, and notes from New York and Bedford.
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Chatrman Hemenway
Committee On Appropriations
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Congress
Treasury
Black
Ware
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