Senate and House Debates On Philippine Hawaiian and Porto Rican Measures
Senate discusses Philippine question with Kenny opposing US sovereignty and calling for Filipino self rule. Hawaiian government bill debated. Porto Rican tariff bill features in House speeches by Hopkins and Newlands with Swanson and others opposing. Republican leaders wary as votes tighten. Senate moves Quay seating question. Penrose and Foraker address Quay case. Debates continue, with Littlefield and Tillman delivering key remarks.
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Kenny
United States
Islands
Hopkins
Newlands
Swanson
Quay
Pennsylvania
Sony
Penrose
House
Bramwell
Ohio
Kay Cny
Long
Kansas
Henry
Texas
Foraker
Grosvenor
Huwaliso
Littlefield
Maine
Wight
Tillman
S& C
Morgan
Ala
Parishioners donate to Rev Van Dyke for home fund in Princeton
Three hundred former parishioners of Rev Dr Henry Van Dyke, Erick Presbyterian Church New York City, gift about 30000 dollars to buy him a home in Princeton or for other uses he chooses. Also reports on Spanish war veterans convention in Boston and various other political and local updates.
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Henry van Dyke
Erick Presbyterian Church
New York City
Princeton
Boston
Massachusetts
General Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Boise
Idaho
Kahuli
Hilo
Honolulu
Census Examining Board
Washington
Chicago
United States
Wart
Bogota
State Department
A.T. Dennett
New York
Parkhurst
Edward O'Flaherty
McPartland & O'Flaherty
Morris
Wonewoc
Wis
Wash-u-kie
Wind River
Wyoming
Pensacola
Havana
Fort Slocum
N. Y
New Rochelle
Large shipment of farm implements to Novorossia from Philadelphia
The Crowe will sail from Philadelphia for Novorossia carrying the largest farm machinery shipment yet sent from the United States worth about 1,000,000 dollars. The cargo includes reapers, mowers, threshers and other harvesting equipment.
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Republic Tron and Steel Co
Indiana
Crowe
Philadelphia
Novorossia
Russia
Snell
Chicago
New York
Frazer & Chalmers
Crosby & Co
Allied Council of the Building Trades of
Philadelphia and Vicinity
Ann Arbor
Mich
wit—Elmiles
Dvornik
Notable Deaths and Auction of Chicago Fire Painting
Dr. Leslie E. Keeley died suddenly at his winter home near Los Angeles after coming from Dwight. Gen John McNulta, linked to railroad receiverships, died in Washington. Col. William S. King, ex-congressman and long national figure, died in Minneapolis. Howard H. Gross offered Chicago West Park commissioners his cyclonic painting of the Chicago fire for display in a public building valued at $90,000.
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Leslie E. Keeley
Los Angeles
Keeley
Dwight
Cantacuzon
Julia Dent
Granat
U.S. Grant
St. Petersburg
Russia
John McNulta
Chicago
West
Washington
Hamilton House
William S&s. King
Minneapolis
Minn
Col. King
Franklin County
N. Y
Free Soil Party
New York
Minnesota
Howard H. Gross
West Park Commissioners
Noted editor Henry Duff Trail dies in London
British editor Henry Duff Trail, renowned journalist and author, died in London on the 21st from heart disease. He was born in 1842 and was a prominent figure in English journalism.
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Henry Duff Trail
London
Luke RE. Wright
Memphis
Tenn
Philippine Commission
Charles C. Comstock
Grand Rapids
Mich
Comstock
Sullivan
N. H
India
Emlio Cassi
Rough Riders
Wood
Havana
Cassi
Lieut
Martinez
Probate filings reveal eight million dollar estate in Chicago
The will of Philip D. Armor Jr is filed in Chicago probate court disposing of an eight million dollar estate. One third goes to his widow and two thirds to three executors in trust for his two surviving sons.
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Philip D. Armour, Jr
Chicago
Shetlands
Scotland
Quartermaster General's Department
Philippines
Cuba
San Francisco
National Cemetery
San Franccso
New York City
Sampson & Co
Plavers and Battera
Boston
Globe National Bank
New York State
Quay
Senate
Pennsylvania
Turley
Tenn
Tillman
Spooner
Wis
Negrosa
House
Columbus Real Estate Deal Tops One Million
The largest real estate deal in Columbus history will be completed within days with expenditures exceeding 1,000,000 to buy two solid blocks. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad and an eastern syndicate share ownership. The railroad seeks terminal use, while the syndicate aims to form a new wholesale district with modern houses and potential light manufacturing.
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Columbus
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Eastern
Indicted Davis and Brooker Go On Trial In Cleveland
A. E. Davis and Samuel G. Brooker face trial before Judge Stone in Cleveland after being indicted in the itv bill investigation. Prosecutor Keeler swapped juries between court rooms before opening, with the indictment charging airing out certifying and presenting for payment a false bill to a public official and receiving payment for the same.
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Cleveland
A. E. Davis
Samuel G. Brooker
Itv Bill
Stone
Keeler
Criminal Court Room
Davis
Brooker
Attorney General to Rule on YMCA Law School Degree
In Columbus on February 24 Attorney General Sheets will issue an opinion likely to affect YMCA schools. The Cincinnati YMCA operates a law school and seeks an LL degree, pending whether the organization files a schedule of at least 5000 dollars in property with the secretary of state as required by law.
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Columbus
Sheets
Cincinnati
Secretary of State
Munn & Co
Scientific American
All Newsdealers
MN & Co
New York
Washington, D.C
Ohio National Guard to lobby Washington for funding raise
Columbus reports the Ohio National Guard will send a strong delegation to Washington on March 14 to press Congress for increasing the guard appropriation from 400000 to 2000000. Adjt Gen Gyger or Col Adams will lead the headquarters with at least one representative from each branch: engineers infantry artillery cavalry signal corps and medical department.
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Ohio National Guard
Washington
Congress
National Guard
Adjt
Gyger
Col
Adams
Ohio
Service
Engineers
Infantry
Artillery
Cavalry
Signal Corps
Medical Department
Counterfeiter Arrested in Toledo After Large Bust
Toledo February 27 Sheriff Newton and Sheriff Kingsbury arrest Jim Schurbert on premises housing the largest counterfeiter outfit seen in this city. Molds, implements and machines used to produce counterfeit money are seized. Further arrests expected as this was believed to be the regional headquarters for a flood of counterfeit currency.
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Toledo
Newton
Kingsbury
Wood County
Jim Schurbert
Nimrods Seek Chance in State Fish and Game Meeting
Columbus February 27 Sportsmen from across the state met to form a fish and game protective association and consulted with the state commission on laws to protect fish and game. Bills proposed range from polecats to humming birds with some viewed as too near total prohibition.
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Columbus
Fish and Game Protective Association
State Fish and Game Commission
Double Tragedy in Belle Center Shooters Self-Inflicted Wound
In Belle Center Robert Young a wholesale liquor dealer was shot by James Pergrin a stove dealer on Main Street. Pergrin fled to Bellefontaine and surrendered to the sheriff, then fatally shot himself in a cell with a hidden revolver.
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Belle Center
Robert Young
James Pergrin
Pergrin
Bellefontaine
Soldier Boy’s Manila Battle Casualty Funeral
The funeral of Peter I Stormont, killed at the battle of Manila on February 5, 1899, was held from the North Presbyterian church in Cleveland at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The church was crowded and floral tributes were exceptionally beautiful. The casket, draped in the Stars and Stripes, stood near the altar.
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Cleveland
Peter I
Stormont
Manila
North Presbyterian Church
Columbus Street Railway seeks franchise extension terms
The Columbus Street Railway Co announces its request for a franchise extension with a cash payment of 5000 dollars annually, including an optional 25000 dollars prepaid if desired, and states that no fare concessions are offered.
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Columbus
Columbus Street: Railway Co
Toledo Woman Robbed in Chicago Chenango
Miss Rose Murray, holder of the national bowling championship, reported diamonds and jewels valued over $2000 stolen from her Chicago apartment Sunday night. No arrests reported.
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Toledo
Chicago
Chenago
Rose Murray
Poisoned by tainted cheese in Tiffin families survive
Mr and Mrs John Davis and their three children were poisoned in Tiffin after eating tainted cheese on Thursday. They suffered intense agony for hours before doctors saved them from death.
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Tiffin
John Davis
Nibernians Plan St Patrick’s Day Fund Drive for Boers
The local council resolved to aid the Boers by contributing St Patrick’s Day funds. They will hold no celebration this year and instead direct proceeds to the Boer fund.
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Oe Columons
Nibernians Haus
Canton Murder Trial Opens for William Henderson
Canton February 27 William Henderson stands trial for the 1897 Greentown murder of John Hartong. Defense is by Judge George E. Baldwin and J. J. Grant with Prosecuting Attorney Day and Atlee Pomerene for the state. Judge T. T. McCarthy presides.
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Canton
William Henderson
John Hartong
Greentown
George EE. Baldwin
J. J. Grant
Day
Atlee Pomerene
T. T. McCarthy
Judge Howe Dead In Toledo Civil War Vet Leader
Judge Henry M. Howe, longtime Civil War veteran and organizer of the Grand Army of the Republic, died in Toledo at the age of 72. His death ends a public service career marked by advocacy for veterans.
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Toledo
Henry &. Howe
Grand Army of the Republic
Ohio Legislature Advances Bills in Columbus Sessions
In Columbus on February 20 and 21, the Senate and House passed measures expanding liability payments for Mercers county reservoir flood damages, adjusting county fair aid, and shaping city and state loan, tax, and property rules. The following session moved to address canals, pardons, police court expansion, inland transportation insurance, and municipal property transactions.
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Senate
State Board of Public Works
Mercer County
House
Cleveland
Congress
Toledo
Cincinnati
Marietta
State Board of Pardons
Board of Pardon Advisers
Pike Township
Stark County
Tuscarawas County
Smith
Delaware
Crawford County
Youngstown
Post Office Safe Loot At White House Lucas County
Three men blew the White House post office safe in Lucas county early Wednesday seizing about $200 in stamps and several checks. Citizens were alarmed as the robbers held them at bay with revolvers before fleeing in a buggy.
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Columbus
White House
Lucas County
Rev Edward Lorenz Dies After Brain Vessel Rupture
Dayton February 26 Rev Edward Lorenz editor of German periodicals for the United Brethren church and a prominent minister for over four decades died from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain caused by a coughing paroxysm.
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Dayton, D
Edward Lorenz
United Brethren Church
Wheeler Krider Examined for Pension in Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky February 23 Wheeler Krider famed as Manila hero and once shot 26 times was examined for a pension. Doctors found bullet penetrations through his body from Mauser rounds indicating numerous gunfire injuries.
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Upper Sandusky
Wheeler Krider
Manila
Ohio Letter Carriers Convene With 40 Delegates In Akron
The annual convention of the Ohio Letter Carriers Association opened Thursday in G A R hall Akron with about 40 delegates present. Mayor May or Young delivered an address of welcome and Postmaster Ebright gave the response.
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Akron
Ohio Letter Carriers’ Association
G. A. R. Hall
Young
Ebright
Ohio Wesleyan receives $30,000 pledge for professorship
Ohio Wesleyan University officials announced a pledge of 30000 dollars payable on the annuity plan. The gift will fund a new professorship at the university.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Death at Conneaut
Mrs Sophronia Pelton aged 84 died Wednesday at Conneaut. She leaves three sons two of whom C W Pelton and A W Pelton are prominent city business men. She was a pioneer.
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Conneaut
Sophronia Pelton
C. W. Pelton
A. W. Pelton
Pioneer
Concaz Details Spanish Fleet Losses at Santiago Harbor
Washington reports a fresh naval intelligence volume on the battle of Santiago harbor. Capt. Concus recounts the exodus of Cervera’s squadron, the sinking of Teresa and others, and argues precision hits were scarce while many sailors perished in the shelling.
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Washington
Bureau of Naval Intelligence
Santiago Harbor
Victor M. Cowens
Infanta Maria Teresa
Cervera
Coneus
Spain
Y.tal
Concus
Teresa
Morro
Bronleynau
Vizcaya
Colon
Concas
Cristobal
Sampson
New York
Larzaso
Oquendo
Lola
Massive Fire Devastates Paris Suburb St Quen Warehouses
A Sunday fire at St Quen near Paris engulfed six vast warehouses storing alcohol and oil. Explosions sent spectators fleeing as flames spread, injuring about 150 people, with several seriously hurt. Fire reached control by noon, but later wall collapses rekindled the blaze. damages estimated at 2 million francs.
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Paris
St. Quen
Fire destroys three buildings at Troy iron works
Albany Feb 26 fire yesterday gutted three buildings at the Troy malleable iron works in Colonie near Watervliet. The loss is estimated at 150000 dollars and about 1000 workers will be out of work for three months.
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Albany
N.Y
Troy Malleable Iron Works
Colonie
Watervliet City
Wealthy Gunpowder Manufacturer Dies Suddenly
Lu curpus F. Laflin, a wealthy gunpowder maker from Chicago, died unexpectedly Sunday morning at the Chamberlin hotel in Newport News nearby Point Comfort.
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Newport News
Lucurpus F. Laflin
Chicago
Chamberlin Hotel
Oly Point Comfort
Tragedy in New York Man Kills Wife Then Himself
Mrs Mamie Hayes was fatally shot in her bed at the Endicott hotel on Saturday night. Dr Franklin L Caldwell, employed by her husband Dr Ephraim H Hayes, killed himself after the shooting. No motive has been established.
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New York
Mamie Hayes
Hote Endicott
Franklin L. Caldwell
Caldwell
Ephraim H. Hayes
Fire destroys four story brick at 51 Jefferson Street
Chicago reports eight firms burned out as a four story brick building at 51 55 Jefferson Street was destroyed by a Sunday blaze. Firefighters fought the flames through the night, with the loss affecting multiple businesses and raising questions about the structure's safety.
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Chicago
Jefferson Street
Laundry and prints routed through Troy Laundry and Printing
Laundry is sent every Tuesday to the Celebrated Troy Laundry at Norwalk and returns Friday. Scott, agent, handles tasks at the Printing office.
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Troy
Norwalk
Scott
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