Senate Ship Subsidy Bill Defeated In House Committee
Washington Jan 16 the house committee on merchant marine defeated the senate subsidy bill 8 to 7 with democrats voting for the senate measure and republicans guiding the opposition. A noon vote attempted then was halted by a ruling that the committee could not sit after 12 oclock. Watson moved to the house floor for unanimous consent.
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Washington
House Committee On Merchant Marine
Senate
Watson
Opposition halts ship subsidy bill at committee meeting
Minority floor leader Mr Williams blocked unanimous consent sought by Mr Watson. He argued the committee would report a ship subsidy bill he opposed. All committee members attended except McDermott New Jersey ill and Spight Mississippi on business.
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Williams
Watson
Messrs. McDermott
New Jersey
Spight
Mississippi
Extensive Drainage Plan For Swamp Lands Considered
A Senate public lands committee will review a bill by Senator Clapp to create a drainage fund funded by public land sales in Alabama Arkansas Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Ohio and Wisconsin. The interior secretary would oversee surveys for swamp land drainage and annual reports to Congress by July 1 detailing feasible works land quantities locations and costs.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Clapp
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Engineer and two men on light engine near Richmond
In Fredericksburg Virginia on January 16 a coroner's jury heard testimony after engineer James Greer and two workers rode a light engine toward Richmond on the Richmond Fredericksburg Potomac line to reach the ill wife. The jury postponed witnesses until the engineer is summoned.
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Fredericksburg
Richmond
James Greer
Potomac
Kingston Jamaica Reported Destroyed by Earthquake
Western Union reports Kingston Jamaica destroyed by earthquake with heavy loss of life. Cable indicates interrupted communication with the island and isthmus via Jamaica, later land lines restored near Kingston. Kingston, capital and principal seaport of Jamaica, with about 60 000 residents.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kingston
Jamaica
Western Union
Panama
St. Thomas
Island of
Port Royal
Indictment for Perjury In Fairbanks Marriage Case
Grand jury in Steubenville Indiana Ohio returns an indictment for perjury against F C Fairbanks son of Vice President Fairbanks. He allegedly disguised as a workingman to obtain a marriage license asserting Miss Scott of Pittsburgh resided in Adams County. Papers expected to be served soon.
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Steubenville, O
Grand
F. C. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Miss Scott
Pittsburg
Steubenville
Adams County
Hill replies to message of Minnesota rail state
St Paul report notes James J Hill letters to Governor Johnson on railroad congestion. Hill argues for 65 000 miles of new track at 75 000 dollars per mile plus terminal work to relieve bottlenecks. He urges decentralization of traffic and a St Louis to New Orleans canal to boost export and interior markets. He warns investors avoid politically unpopular ventures and cites scarce capital since 1893.
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St. Paul
Johnson
James J. Hill
St. Louis
New Orleans
Middle West
Flood Tide Submerges Kentucky Streams
Heavy four day rains cloak Kentucky as all rivers rise to flood tide. Logs are moved via Cincinnati toward Louisville and Nashville lines. Sub stations along interurban routes flood trapping John Riddle and his wife who spent the night in danger before farmers rescued them after a wrecked car incident.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Louisville and Nashville
John Riddle
Indictments Against Major Oil Firms Hit Hancock County
The Hancock county grand jury returns 939 indictments against Standard Oil Ohio Oil Buckeye Pipe Line Solar Refinery Manhattan Oil and tied executives including John D Rockefeller H H Rogers Wesley Tilford John D Archbold Frank Barstow William Rockefeller and F T Cuthbert. They face charges as members of a trust for conspiracy against trade with potential fines totaling up to 58 million dollars if County wins.
Elevated Lines Tied Up in Chicago
A jumble of OCR text notes elevated lines congestion in Chicago with scattered figures and place names. The readable fragments hint at tracks and service delays but lack complete details for a full event summary.
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Chicago
Jah
Elevated Train Tieup Traps Passengers in Loop District
Officials shut off power on all elevated trains causing a complete tieup in the Loop. Many passengers left stalled cars and walked along the elevated structure to the nearest station. officials offered no reason for the sudden shutdown.
Guggenheim Elected U S Senator in Colorado Race
Simon Guggenheim, Republican, wins the United States Senate seat in Colorado. He defeats Democrat T. H. Patterson in the state legislative contest.
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Denver
Simon Guggenheim
United States
To Jong
T. H. Patterson
Fire Destroys Eight-Story Dearborn Block in Chicago
A fire at 407 429 Dearborn Street in Chicago destroyed about half a million dollars of property. The Donahue & Co. building housed printers and publishers and three new presses worth 45 000 were ruined. Other affected firms include Thulman Printing Moorehouse Benedict Reeves Jackson Cork Voice and Standard Electric with Abbott Bros. druggists among the victims.
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Chicago
Dearborn Street
M. A. Donahue & Co
Donahue Company
Thulman Printing Company
E. Moorehouse
Edward Fleming Company
George H. Benedict & Co
W. S. Reeves Printing and Publishing Company
Thomas W. Jackson Publishing Company
Andalusia Cork Company
Voice Publishing Company
Standard Electric Company
Henry & Hughes Publishing Company
Abbott Bros
Prince Aga Khan Arrives in San Francisco to Study American Industries
Prince Aga Khan of India, a descendant of a premier Bombay family, arrived in San Francisco aboard the Japanese steamer Hongkong. He travels with several secretaries to study American industries.
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San Francisco
Prince Aga Khan
India
Bombay
Hongkong
Tragic Farm Incident Sparks Inquiry in Geneva Ohio
George H Moreland a farmer near Trumbull Center killed his two sons ages seven and nine by slashing their throats then attempted to end his own life. Authorities report the event as a sudden mental breakdown and investigation proceeds.
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Geneva, O
George H. Moreland
Trumbull Center
Senate Finance Committee Backs Cortelyou Nomination
Washington Jan 16 The Senate Finance Committee votes unanimously to favorably report Cortelyou and Garfield nominations and allow the president to select his own advisers. Arthur B. Garfield nomination also approved for confirmation.
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Mr. Cortelyou
Mr. Garfield
Arthur
Plans for Next Campaign by National League of Clubs
A National League of Clubs meeting opens in Washington with a committee from each state forming the planning group for the campaign. General Edwin A. McAlpin presides as the meeting is called to order and delegates receive a warm reception from the President at the White House.
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Washington
National League of Clubs
Edwin A. McAlpin
League
White House
Spooner and Tillman Clash Over Commander in Chief Powers
Senator Spooner leads a heated exchange with Senator Tillman on the constitutionality of Congressional control over the military and the president’s role as commander in chief. The debate centers on power, regulations, and the meaning of military authority in Civil War era terms.
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Congress
Ator Spooner
Tillman
Gaged
Mr. Spooner
Mr. Tillman
Largest Ever Recorded Tax on Russell Sage Drawn
New York reports a public notice showing Russell Sage’s estate valued at 50 million dollars, the largest personal tax ever recorded. Mrs. Sage is assessed on 5 million. The valuation could yield about 810 thousand in city revenue. Lawson Purdy, president of the board, comments on the figure drawn from the will’s data.
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New York
Russell Sage
Sage
Election of Harahar Aims to Probe Presidency
In Springfield on January 1 Evans of Kane County introduces a resolution for a five member special committee appointed by the president to thoroughly investigate the election of J. H. to the presidency of the Mig ral railway. The body believes the election was held without state officials and violated laws and policy. The resolution was laid over under the rules.
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Springfield
Evans
Kane County
Senate
J. H
Migral
New Insurance Probed in New York Indictments
Action into the affairs of the near mean life insurance company has led to indictments against W. Perkins and Charles B. in New York. President John R. may appear personally at the building as the probe unfolds with officials reporting the case.
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New York
Mean Life Insurance Company
W. Perkins
Charles
D Ney
John R
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ELS
Ohio Grand Jury
Hill
Oil Trust
Guggenheim
Imperial
N. D
Soo
Flaxton
Ambrose
Huron
C. C. Krogh
Cortelyou
Washington, Jan
Senate Committee On Finance
George B. Cortelyou
Thapfic
Oshkosh
Republican Clubs
Supremind
Spooner
BroWnville
Harahar
Jerome
Maypolitan
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