Red Hot Talk in House Over Exposures and Coronation
Washington reports a heated debate on a pension bill as Wheeler Ky rails at the administration and state department for what he calls the exposure of British attitude toward the United States. He attacks European flunkeyism and mocks the Crown visit plans while causing Democratic derision.
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Washington
House
Bill Wheeler
Administration
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Atlantic
Prince Henry
Wheeler
Luse
Routell
Pauncefote
Lowlan
Associated Press
Lord Cranborne
House of Commons
Pouncefoir
Sand
Capture of Renegade Anile on Bare Island Photos Seven Rifles
Under Captain Walker in At on Bare Island a force captured seven rifles and numerous belts and killed a weather of Filipinos. They also captured a noted renegade named Winfrey, a deserter from the 4th regiment. A man named Long, who deserted with Winfrey, is said to be operating with the Filipino force.
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Anile
Pet
Pany Secute
Walker
Bare
Renede
Winfrey
4 Regiment
Namel Long
Etl
Diverse 19th Century Tragedies Reported Across Regions
Feb 14 to 16 dispatches describe Santos Dumont's balloon collapse at sea with rescue. three Pennsylvania railway workers killed and two seriously hurt after a westbound freight derails into another train. Shamaka Transeascan destroyed by earthquake near St. Petersburg. two prominent doctors in Illinois and Philadelphia die. Wabash River in Vincennes, Indiana, freezes solid enough for horse and wagon.
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MitvonaePa
Horseshoe Curve
A. S. Grove
Westner. T
Conney
London
St. Petersburg
Shamaka
Transeacasin
Lorimer to Return as Illinois Fight Heats Up
Chicago reports say William Lorimer arriving from San Francisco to enter the Illinois fight. He faces opposition from Cullom Mason Sherman Ames Bethea Hamlin and most Cook county bosses as the county convention looms. State bosses align with Cullom in the senatorial dispute while Yates clings to his administration amid renewed tensions.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
Lorimer, Yates, Northcott, Hopkins
San Francisco
Cullom
Mason
Speaker Sherman
John C. Ames
Ses Bethea
Hamlin
Cook County
Washington
Collom
Lorimer
Becau
Lerimer
Repub
Hopkins
Callom
Direct Election of Senators Resolution Passed by House
Washington reports the House adopted a constitutional amendment plan for direct popular election of U S Senators. Debates were not held as passage occurred swiftly amid other business, including two notable bills on Confederate claims and Spanish papers. League of statements questioned the sugar beet industry while a Montana murder trial ended in a manslaughter verdict for Julie S Black.
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Washington
House
United States
Senate
Lee
Johnsons
Atdors P.m. Lt
Mitchell
Oregon
Congress
Congresa
Sugar Trust
Steel Trust
Bozeman
Mont. Fer
Montana
Juey S. Black
Busbard
John A. Black
Heessel
Eight Hour Work Day Opposed by Steel and Government Firms
Hearing before the House labor committee in Kingston on February 14 heard General Sulen t James ton of the Kettilehem Steel Company ex Secretary Herbert and other major firms oppose limiting U S government workers to eight hours. They argued many steel operations require longer shifts and that longer hours benefit both workers and companies through bonuses. Represented firms included Union Transworks, Midvale Steel, Newport News Shipbuilding, Carnegie Steel, Cramp & Sons, Fore River Shipbuilding and others.
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Kington
Sulent Jajmston
Kettilehem Steel Company
Herbert
Iabor
United States
JT Wax
Union Transworks
San Francisco
Midvale Steel Company
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Cramp & Sons
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Bank Robbery Trio Arrested in St Louis Case
East St. Louis authorities and Pur court detective agents arrested LI Lavigne and Charles Me ors on warrants for the National Stock Yards bank robbery on Jan 9. Two other men are under suspicion. Robbers bound the watchmen and a fireman, blew the safe, and took about $12,000.
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East St. Louis
Lik. Fel. Phs
Vester LI
Lavigne
Charles Me Ors
St. Louis
Purlong Detective Agency
National Stock Yards Bank
Stock Yards
Robbery and assault cases reported in Mumnete and Washington
In Mumnete Indiana Ernest Campbell and Walter Smith both fourteen were jailed after robbing A J Botts grocery and meat market and assaulting his son Raymond. The youths admitted being in the store and giving Botts whisky. In Washington the House foreign affairs committee advanced a bill granting U.S. passports to residents of Porto Rico and other insular possessions as U.S. citizens. The Indian affairs commissioner seeks a Carlisle school report after a student Henry Sampson was denied permission to visit his dying mother in Bay City Michigan.
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Mumnete
Ind
Ernest Campbell
Walter Smith
Onch
Anl
Raymond
A. J. Botts
Botts
Ina
Campbell
Smith
Allens
Washington
Porto Rico
Insular
Unitedates
United States
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Carlisle
Henry Sampson
Bay City
Mich
Roosevelt Returns in High Spirit After Groton Recovery
President Roosevelt, recovering from pneumonia in Groton, Mass, travels back to Washington amid cheers after brief speeches in Worcester, Worcester, Providence. He tells crowds Ted is all right as Alice Roosevelt heads to Groton. the boy shows signs of improvement following a five day illness.
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Washington
Groton
Mass
Worcester
Woonsecket
Providence
Alice Roosevelt
Yound Roosevelt
Weil Groton
Theodore Roosevelt, Jra
Row Among Artists in Milwaukee Controversy
Miss Jessie Selley a secret badge holder and painter faces expulsion from the Milwaukee Society of Artists after alleging favoritism in selecting works for the Chicago Art Institute exhibition. Members vote on her expulsion at a special meeting next Tuesday.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Jessie Selley
Sebley
Clieate Art Institute
Mile
Wal
Chicago real estate pioneer found dead in his office
Chicago authorities report Peter Busehwah, a pioneer real estate dealer, found dead in his Chicago office after the door was opened. Police say the deed was self-inflicted. In Milwaukee, word came of David C. Reed’s death by hanging, with speculation cited as a possible cause.
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Chicago
Peter Busehwah
Chiscago
Owas
Gak
Busehwah
Milwaukee
David C
Ottumwa
South Mills Burns Destroys Town in Fire Disaster
Norfolk Va Feb ai The town of South Mills near the dismal swamp was practically destroyed by fire today. Four hundred families are left homeless and the loss is estimated at 120000 dollars.
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Norfolk
South Mills
Rescued Once More From Captors in Istanbul
An urgent report from Instantinople states the ransom for Miss Elen Stone and her companion, Mac Silk, has been paid. The deadline for their release has not yet passed, and delivery to American agents is anticipated hourly. A Lahore dispatch warns Punjab is ravaged by plague with about a thousand deaths daily.
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Elen Stone
Mac Silk
London
Lahore
Punjab
Des Moines Act to Curb Smallpox Amid Political Talks
Des Moines city council ordered closing of churches theatres and all public gatherings until the smallpox outbreak subsides. The measure aims to halt campaign meetings by Prouty and Hull and to enforce vaccination via city officials and health authorities. Schools, hotels, and businesses were urged to verify vaccination certificates and restrict attendance and operations until further notice.
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Des M
Des Moines
Judge Pronty
Congressman Pull
Judge Prouty
Congressman Hull
Hull
Promty
Hartenbower
State Board of Health
Rupert Blue
United States Marine Hospital
Resolution Health
Densi
Kitchener's Night Offensive and Heilbron Battle Report
London reports detail General Kitchener's night advance against Boer lines and the five hour battle at Heilbron. Searchlights on armored trains patrolled the rail line while Boers pressed and then retreated under heavy fire, with three British command efforts failing to breach the defenses. Separate dispatches discuss police naming suspects in the Bresci king murder conspiracy and Bresci volunteers offering services before plans abroad.
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London
Loni Witchener
Campaien
Lord Kitchen
Selene W
Lori Kitchener
Cny
Hellbron
Heilbron
Beltiudy Rocks
Dongas
de Wet
Vancouers
Imperial Light Morse
Harris contempt case ends with ordered payment in Durand
In a Durant courtroom a contempt dispute involving Auriel Harris and attorney Curtis Pierce concluded with the judge ruling Harris must pay the owed sums. The proceedings followed threats of jail, and Pierce denounced the case as unjust amid the courthouse turmoil. Separately, gunfire and Boer De Wet’s forces disrupted a crowd, while a Serb town reported an avalanche with one dead and several injured.
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Mich
Auriel Harris
Shephard
Harris
Durand
Circeuit
Atsorn Curtis
Piere
M Harris
Judas
Britain Japan Open Door Treaty Debate in Commons
Parliament debate on the Anglo Japanese treaty centers on Manchuria scope and open door policy. Lord Cranborne notes the US received no formal opinion. others warn against isolation and affirm open door and Chinese territorial integrity amid Russian rivals.
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Lonndon
Manchuria
Cranborne
Germany
Norman
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Balfour
Tus Daud
Corea
China
Britain
Pekin
Lansdowne
Eas
Far East
Judge upholds police rights in bid to restrain force removals
Judge Taley rules Chief O’Neill and Mayor Harrison cannot remove any member of the Policemen’s Benevolent Association. A courtroom fight featured Attorney Langworthy for the police and Assistant Corporation Counsel Fyffe for the city. The court held the chief had no right to interfere with citizen rights and warned against broad use of injunctions to discipline police actions.
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Taley
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