Inland waterways report urged and railroad ties blamed
President Roosevelt sent a special message with the inland waterways commission preliminary report. He argues unregulated railroad competition hindered river commerce, especially on the Mississippi, and calls for intelligent national regulation to develop waterways for power irrigation domestic water supply and transportation. The plan envisions a coordinated federal approach and shared costs with states and communities.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Inland Waterways Commission
Rivera
Tiver
Mississippi
Sible
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry Escape Injury in Hague Wreck
The Queen and Prince Henry narrowly escaped serious injuries when their carriage collided with a speeding electric street car near the Hague palace. The prince was driving. both royals were seated, the carriage wrecked in the crash, but neither was hurt.
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Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Chicago at Last I Replies to Criticisms in Race Dispatch
Chicago reports the American Thomas Flyer in the New York to Paris world race reaching Chicago with Montague Roberts ahead of rivals. The party plans rest then Omaha and San Francisco before Valdez voyage while other entrants reach Michigan City and Kendallville and a sleet storm greets the procession. Washington notes Rear Admiral Washington Lee Capps defends US battleship construction before the Senate naval affairs committee, debunking the “exploded” theory of armor deflection and stressing vertical armor to keep shells out.
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City
Fort Leavenworth
New York
Paris
Montague Roberts
Chicago Automobile Club
Studebaker
Fred D. Grant
Neways
Roberts
Omaha
San Francisco
Valdez
Zust
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Ligonier
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Protos
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Washington Lee Caps
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Henry Reuterdahl
Hughes Turned Down Again Over Insurance Boss
Albany February 26. Senate votes 18 to 30 to again refuse to concur in Governor Hughes renewed recommendation to remove Otto Kelsey from the office of state superintendent of insurance on grounds of incompetency.
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Kelsey
Albany
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State Superintendent of Insurance
Stillings Will Stay Out of Public Printer Post
President Roosevelt announced that Charles A. Stillings will not be restored to the public printer job. Washington reports Rositer’s forthcoming findings are expected within a week and appear to substantiate the charges that led to Stillings suspension.
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Washington
Charles A. Stillings
W. B. Rossiter
Mr. Stillings
Italian physician guarded after Black Hand claim demands
In St Louis on February 26 a police guard protects Dr Julius F Menesterino, a prominent Italian physician, after receiving a Black Hand note demanding 500 and threatening decapitation if not paid. Also Copenhagen reports universal municipal suffrage bill clearance in third reading.
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St. Louis
Julius F. Menesterino
Copenhagen
Silent firearm could alter warfare methods
New York February 26 Hiram Percy Maxim son of Sir Hiram Maxim inventor of the machine gun has won a patent for a silent firearm. The device renders rifle or revolver discharge practically noiseless by a piston valve that momentarily traps gases and releases them gradually through small holes. A safety mechanism prevents firing if the valve is not properly positioned. Military experts say the invention may revolutionize modern warfare.
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New York
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Maxim
Gunsaulus predicts Roosevelt to be another Gladstone
In Kansas City on February 26 Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus of Armour Institute of Technology praised Roosevelt as a modern Gladstone figure. He said history will honor Roosevelt for his strong leadership and human qualities, likening the present era to civil war times and Lincoln-like demand.
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Frank W. Gunsaulus
Armour Institute of Technology of Chicago
Lincoln
Winnipeg Grain Exchange Closes Amid Adverse Law
Winnipeg Manitoba February 26 The Winnipeg grain exchange has virtually ceased to exist due to recent legislation banning grain option trading. By week’s end American market quotations will be discontinued and clearing house stock declines mirror seat losses. A partial building equity remains, no loan would finish it, and a move to Fort William under Ontario charter is possible. Former member Roblin introduced the measure at farmers’ request, banning options and expanding floor access. Oklahoma bill bans bucketshops and futures trading, passed in Guthrie.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Eight Members See Brownsville Shootings Blamed On Negro Soldiers
Washington February 26 Eight members of the senate military affairs committee conclude that the Brownsville Texas shooting in August 1906 was committed by some of the 25th United States Infantry while four members oppose this view and one abstained The vote followed two sessions of inquiry with numerous testimonies from discharged negro soldiers and army officers and civilians The fight now moves to the senate with Senator Foraker backing action and Warner away until a report is filed The committee plans to report in about ten days and Foraker intends to push a senate vote thereafter
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Texas
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Senate Committee On Military Affairs
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Foraker
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Warner
Ohio
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Fort Brown
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Warren
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Frazier
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Hemenway
Diamont
Americans Called Up On To Free Land Of Anarchy
A congressional committee discussed restoring to military service any discharged African Americans proven innocent of offenses linked to the Brownsville shooting of August 13–14, 1906. Lodge urged reinstatement. Foraker and others proposed alternative resolutions, all of which were rejected.
Funeral of Father Leo Heinrichs Marks City in Grief
Denver crowds line streets as Rev Father Leo Heinrichs is laid to rest at St Elizabeths church and transported to Paterson New Jersey for Franciscan headquarters. Governor Buchtel and Mayor Speer attend a solemn high mass while Rev Father William O Ryans sermon denounces violence and calls out socialist and anarchist influences. Giuseppe Allo charged with the murder in district court and secretly returned from Colorado Springs for trial.
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St. Elizabeth’s Church
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Speer
William O’ryan
Father O'Ryan
Father Leo
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New Orleans
Chicago
Europe
Giuseppe Allo
Father Heinrichs
Colorado Springs
Deny There Was Cruelty Denied in Menezes Case
William C. Graves and Joseph C. Mason submitted to Governor Deneen a report denying sensational charges that William Menezes, a patient at Jacksonville asylum, was brutally treated by guards. The officials' denial is supported by physicians' examinations and testimony from asylum staff.
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William Menezes
Springfield
William C. Graves
State Board of Charities
Joseph C. Mason
Civil Service Commission
Jacksonville
St Louis official found guilty of bribery accessory
Daniel E. Naughton assistant clerk of the house of delegates was today found guilty as accessory after the fact to the alleged bribery of delegates Priesmeyer and Warner. He received three months in jail and a $100 fine.
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Daniel W. Naughton
St. Louis
Daniel E. Naughton
House of Delegates
Priesmeyer Og Warner
Truesdale Reelected Leader of Delaware Lackawanna & Western
William H. Truesdale was reelected president at a board meeting for the Delaware Lackawanna Western Railroad. William Fahenstock was elected a director to replace the late Samuel Sloan. Also reported, Alaska Governor Wilford B. Hoggatt married Clarissa Eames Millard in Utica. couple to move to Juneau this May.
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New York
William H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
William Fahenstock
Samuel Sloan
Alaska
Utica
Wilford B. Hoggatt
Clarissa Eames Millard
Hoggatt
Washington
Juneau
Chicago
Toledo
Yesterday in Congress February briefed notes on senate and house debate
In the Senate currency legislation dominated sessions as Owen defended an Aldrich bill with links to 1906 proposals. The Indian appropriation measure was discussed before a 4 45 p m adjournment. In the House general debate on the army appropriation bill featured criticism of tariff policy and the financial system, with debate on officer pay and cannteen restoration. The seven hours of general debate concluded with an adjournment at 6 14 p m.
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Congress
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Oklahoma
Aldrich
Jones
Arkansas
Senate
HOUSE
Garrett
Tennessee
Pau
North Carolina
Republican Party
Hayes
California
United States
Terrible Blizzard Disrupts Upper Michigan Traffic and Business
Marquette Mich Feb 26 The most terrific blizzard in years is sweeping across a wide area of upper Michigan. Traffic is demoralized, business suspended and trains running hours late.
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Marquette, Mich
Upper Michigan
Operators Fail to Yield Point in Illinois Mine Talks
Peoria Illinois February 26 President Walker of the Illinois district United Mine Workers urged mine operators to withdraw the state agreement until an interstate conference is held. The joint convention rejected a clause of the proposed pact as presented, signaling tension between local operators and eastern brethren.
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Ilinois
Walker
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
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