Roosevelt Urges Tariff Action To Aid Philippines
Washington telegram reports Theodore Roosevelt sending a Senate message urging immediate passage of the house tariff bill. He argues tariff reform is essential to revive Philippine productive industry after twin calamitous blows of war and rinderpest. He warns without relief, sugar and tobacco interests suffer, and famine dangers loom amid collapsing local economy.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Luke Wright
United States
Congress
Ovec
Ma Ee
Philippine Islands
Islands
Theodore Roosevelt
Early award for Dewey prize money proposed
February 25 letter from the attorney general to the Senate requests a $946,083 appropriation to satisfy the Supreme Court decree in the Manila Bay prize money case. Half would go to Admiral Dewey and his officers and men, half to the navy pension fund. Delays would affect widows and orphans as years pass since the battle.
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the Treasury
Senate
Attorney General
United States “ Supreme Court
Admiral Dewey
Manila-bay
Merey
Navy Pension Fund
Manila -Bay
Ib. de Derzons
Mills Expedition to Study Solar System Motion
The D G Mills astronomical expedition sails from San Francisco to Chile February 28 to study solar system motion through space. Since 1895 Lick Observatory measured star velocities. results suggest motion toward the Lyra region at about 12.5 miles per second, though southern star data are limited. Spectrograph photos will be sent to Lick for analysis. costs are borne by D O Mills of New York.
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San Francisco
D.O. Mills
Chile
Lick Observatory
Mills
Santiago
Lick .Observatory
D. O. Mills
New York
Railroads to issue interchangeable mileage books in new pact
A convention of the trunk line association representing the Pennsylvania Lackawanna Erie Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio railways agreed to issue thousand mile books at 3 cents a mile with a 1 cent rebate if conditions are met. New York Central and Reading will not adopt the system. The law department questions charging 3 cents when regular tickets are 2 cents.
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Trunk Line Association
Pennsylvania, Lackawanna
Erie
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio ‘Railways
New York
New York Central
Reading
Law Department
Resolution proposed on annexation talks with Great Britain
Representative D Armond of Wisconsin introduces a concurrent resolution asking the president to advise Congress on terms by which Britain might cede any northern territory adjoining the United States. The area would be formed into a union state with equal status and residents to enjoy constitutional rights in the interim.
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D. Armond
Wisconsin
de Armond
National House
Lear
Congress
Great Britain
United States
No Repeal of Timber Act Stalls in Senate Panel
Minority members of the senate committee on public lands oppose repealing the timber and stone acts and the commutation clause of the homestead act. They say amendments could curb abuse but repeal is not wise. A favorable majority report exists, but no action is expected this session.
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Senate Committee On Public Lands
Toto
Washington Notes on Omnibus Bill and Appointments
The omnibus public building bill in the house shows slight improvement. Treasury funds from an anonymous donor reach $400. D. C. West is nominated for Wyoming postmaster. Remains of the Clarke baby are shipped for interment as Mrs. Clarke remains ill. Sartoris resigns as Second Lieutenant to take effect April 1. Garfield takes oath as commissioner February 25. Cortelyou questioned about department of commerce and labor funding. Atchison mayor argues newspapers drive city governance.
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Burkett
D. C. West
Wyoming
Otoe County
W. Battenberg
Department of Commerce and Labor
Cortelyou
Authentiiltten
House Committee” On
Orr
Atchison
Leavenworth “Commercial ‘Club
Cromwell and Elizabethan foes in a wartime skirmish
Interwoven chapter scene depicts Oliver Cromwell’s supporters awaiting news as Israel Swaffham falls back into Edinburgh campaigns while Jane and Mrs Swaffham exchange hopes. Doctor Verity arrives with tidings of a victory and plans to travel to Edinburgh. Gespried tension follows as Cromwell’s circle, including Lord Cluny Neville, maneuvers through strategic moves and family anxieties.
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John
Jane
Israel Swaffham
Martha
Edinburgh
Mrs. Swaffham
Kirk
David Leslie
Cromwell
General Assembly
Westminster Hall
Cambridgeshire
Tonbert
de Wick
Dunbar
Swaffham
London
Lord Cluny Neville
Lord Cluny
Neville
Israel
Lambert
Lyon
Tale of Swaffham Gathering Amid War Call
In Swaffham, Dr Verity enlists influential neighbors for a wartime moral call urging farmers and merchants to halt work and ready arms. Acton Calthorpe Fermor pledge support, while Neville’s delayed return complicates London plans as family anxieties rise with war news.
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Swaffham
Squire Acton
Fermor
Calthorpe
Charmington
Garnier
John Verity
Acton
Doctor Verity
Swaffham Market Cross
Dr. Verity
York
Neville
London
Matilda
Jane
Stephen
George
Huntingdon
Behold your Captain Cromwell a lion in the crowd
In a dramatic scene the crowd recognizes Oliver Cromwell as a figure of power. Israel declares Cromwell a lion's whelp, while the people marvel and the General, though humble in appearance, carries an aura of authority as he moves away after a candle is lit. Frances clings to tradition as Cromwell blesses the moment.
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England
Elizabeth
Oliver
Elizabeth © Tudor
Cromwell
Gaius
John Milton
London
Israel
Mr. Cromwell
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Stariff
Ilipinos
Dewey
Iris
D.G. Mills
Annexation
Sion of
Secretary of
Amelia E. Barr
Maid of Maiden Lane
Dodd, Mead & Company
de, Wick
Anon
Verity
Sae. Aia
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