Officers to be Held for Bank Losses
Washington reports the Controller of the Currency will demand accountability from bank directors for loan losses beyond legal limits. A chemical tariff revision proposal from the Ways and Means Committee promises over four million in additional revenue and broad free list inclusion. President withdraws C P Swain's nomination as Delaware US marshal amid bribery charges. The State Department code sale claim and Roosevelt's handling of correspondence prompt debate. Bourquin and Flint named to federal posts in Montana and Wisconsin.
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Murray
Mable
House
Ways and Means
C. P. Swain
United States
Delaware
State Department
Paris
Henry N. Hall
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Panama Canal
Hall
Columbia
Roosevelt
Senate
George M. Bourquis
Montana
Lockwell J. Flint
Wisconsin
Confidential Clerk Held For Big Theft in Lexington
Sigmund H. Speyer, detained in New York before sailing to Europe, was a confidential clerk for Speyer & Sons in Lexington. The Speyers accuse him of embezzling $50,000.
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Lexington
Sigmund H. Speyer
New York
Europe
Speyer & Sons
Speyers
White and Kimmel differ in court evidence
In St Louis A J White alleged by insurers to be George A Kimmel was absent in court with lawyers promising to produce him later. Evidence aimed to prove White’s distinguishing physical traits from Kimmel. Also noted: McCaffney alias Dr Matt Pierce confessed escape from B fishing penitentiary and horse stealing sentence pending. Dawes flew Lake Worth. Fuller pleads not guilty. Jacob Lyons Henry County pioneer dies. Taft returns to Washington.
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St. Louis
A. J. White
George A. Kimmel
White
Kimmel
Sacramento
Cal
Hiram McCaffney
Matt Pierce
Baginaw, Mich
McCaffney
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area
Unsettled weather with probable snow flurries tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight with a low near 25 degrees. Temperature at 7 am is 15. High yesterday 23, low last night 10. Wind 6 mph. Relative humidity 77 at 7 pm and 89 at 7 am. Bunsette 5:31, moonrise 5:11 am, moon at apogee at 6 am. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Equal Suffrage Debate Discusses Home Life Roles
New York February discussion features Corra Harris and Mrs. Barclay Hazard on why women push for suffrage and the impact on marriage. Harris says men’s pursuits harm romance. Hazard counters with harsher homes in Britain and Spain and blames American women for unrest and vanity.
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New York
Corra Harris
Harris
England
America
Hill to Tell All of Facts in Steel Committee Testimony
James J. Hill testified before the House steel committee on February 13 saying he will be frank about ore leases transportation rates and ores. He indicated he will disclose all he can and provided figures compiled on ore values that are not worth reading.
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Washington
James J. Hill
House Steel Committee
Hill
Roosevelt to Decide on Presidential Nomination Interest
Roosevelt says eight Chicago-sent governors asked him to accept the presidential nomination and he will reply within a week. He adds he has nothing further to say to reporters about the subject and will not be McKinley’s spokesman.
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New York
Roosevelt
Chicago
M'Kinley
Bomb Men in Escape Play Warrants Ready
The sudden disappearance of some men named as minor defendants in the dynamite conspiracy cases delays the government's plan to serve warrants. In Indianapolis on February 13, authorities expect the accused to be served by government agents tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Edward Grey Receives Rare Order of the Garter Honor
London reports Sir Edward Grey British secretary of state for foreign affairs is nominated to the Order of the Garter, an honor seldom given to commoners. Four prior commoners have worn the blue riband, signaling royal and cabinet approval of Grey’s foreign policy. Earl Carrington resigns as lord privy seal, succeeded by the Marquis of Crewe.
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London
George
Edward Grey
British Isles
Order of the Knights of the Garter
Carrington
Earl Carrington
Marquis of Crewe
Arrests delayed by surveillance in dynamite case report
News stories from multiple cities say government agents lost track of many of the fifty or more defendants under surveillance after indictments were returned last Tuesday. Warrants issued in Chicago identify unnamed labor leaders. Clarence Dowd arrested in Rochester. Dowd linked to machinists union and the dynamite conspiracy. Also named: William Temple Emmet nominated as New York state insurance superintendent. Ernest Hessenius held for grand jury in wife murder case.
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Miller
Chicago
Indianapolis
Machinists
Ind
Clarence Dowd
Rochester
N. Y
C. E. Dowd
International Machinists’ Union
Albany
Dix
William Temple Emmet
New York
William H. Hotchkiss
Persian government detains American staff of ex Treasurer Shuster
St. Petersburg Feb 13 The Persian government orders municipal officials at Enzeli and Resht to detain F E Carns and 11 other Americans who formerly formed the staff of ex Treasurer General Shuster. It is alleged irregularities have been found in Shuster's accounts.
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St. Petersburg
Enzeli
Resht
F. E. Carns
Shuster
Teheran
Hill Denounces Bureau Report and Ore Stock Schemes
Hill told a committee the Bureau of Corporations report by Commissioner Smith on ore values was of no value. He described the Great Northern Ore Company as holding stock for shareholders of the Great Northern railroad and discussed stock values briefly.
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Hill
Bureau of Corporations
Smith
Great Northern Ore Company
Great Northern Rairoad
Great Northern
Roosevelt Denies McKinley Spokesman Role at Chicago Nomination
Roosevelt rejected Senator McKinley as his spokesman after Taft nomination at the Chicago convention. In New York on February 13, U S marshal Sem Bullock invited Roosevelt to hunt buffalo in South Dakota, but Roosevelt declined the offer.
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Buffalo
New York
Sem Bullock
United States
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Japanese steamers collide drowning forty six
Nagasaki Japan Feb 13 Forty six crew and passengers were drowned when two Japanese steamers the Ryoha Maru and Mori Maru sank after a collision today.
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Nagasaki
Japan
U S Denies Mexican Stories Amid Dispatch Confusion
Washington reports the state department issued a circular to diplomats in Mexico denying all foolish stories of U S intervention. The notice warns of dangerous misreports while stressing goodwill toward Mexico. In Kin, a German ranch owner notes speculation that the United States may eventually become involved.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
State Department Today
Packers' Trial Resumed in Chicago On Feb 13
In Chicago on February 13 the Packers trial continued with evidence focused on methods used to fix test costs as part of the ongoing inquiry into price fixing.
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Packers
Chicago
Three Important Measures Before Parliament
London February 13 Parliament will open tomorrow with the throne speech. The session promises a momentous run with three measures: home rule disestablishment of the Welsh church and manhood suffrage all pledged by the government. Each would have sufficed for a full session years ago.
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London
Miners seek nationwide wage standard in UK strike threat
London reports that coal miners in the United Kingdom demand a minimum wage for all underground workers. If owners refuse, about 860000 miners may strike on February 29. Other items note a January city fire in Janesville causing 1500000 in damage, Minnesota fires totaling 264 with 638000 loss, Hadfield Rubber executives given suspended sentences, Nome Alaska coal famine relief by the army, and Edward Shurtleff declining a Senate run in Michigan.
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London
United Kingdom
Senate in long Lorimer session in Senate
Washington reports the senate committee on Lorimer to take up March 2% report and hopes to dispose of the matter that day The deadline for Hancey to file a brief on eligibility is March 1 and March 15 for facts Blumenberg the official stenographer was dismissed for conduct near the hearings closing without further action Debated but no further charges against Blumenberg were pursued
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Washington
Senate
William Lorimer
Illinois
Hancey
Lorimer
Blumenberg
Peace in China Promises and Imperial Pledges
A February dispatch from Peking reports Premier Yuan’s manifesto naming himself fully empowered as organizer of a republic. Edicts abdication terms are framed as a compromise to satisfy the republican government and include eight pledges to the emperor, treatment for imperial kin, and seven for Mongols and Manchus. Additional notes cover foreign legations, mutinies, and US dress edict from Sun Yat Sen.
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Yuan
Imperial Hague
Summer Palace
Kwang-Su
Republic
Army Board
United States
Cincinnati
Shanghai
Tong Chow Fu
Legation
Yuan Shi Kai
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