Heated Senate debate over Philippine sedition laws and tariff
Washington February 6 Senate discussion on the Philippine tariff bill grew heated as the Sedition laws enacted by the Philippine Commission were read. Senators Hoar and Foraker sparred over loyalty and authority while Tillman clashed with Foraker, insisting the measures target Philippine policy and alien officials. A San Blas route talk and irrigation plan followed, with committee amendments adopted on the tariff bill.
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Washington
Senate
Philippine Committee
Rawlins
Utah
Philippine Commission
Hoar
Massachusetts
Foraker
Ohio
United States
Congress
San Blas
Scott
West Virginia
Hansbrough
San Bilas
Oceans
Bay of Mandingo
Gulf of San Blas
Atlantic
Pearl Island Harbor
Gulf of Panama
Pacific
Committee On
Patterson
Mr. Gay
Phillip
Pine Commission
Taft
Mr. Hoar
Philippine Islands
Tillman
South Carolina
Philippines
Mr. Tillman
Mr. Foraker
Oar
Thomas Corwin
Cape of Eocman
LYNCHED FOR ASSAULT AT NICHOLASVILLE INSTITUTE
Tom Brown a nineteen year old Black man accused of assaulting Miss Deia Powell, a popular teacher at the Jessamine Institute, was identified by the victim and lynched by a mob in Lynchburg after being taken to the scene for second identification. Authorities were unable to protect him.
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Nicholasville
Tom Brown
Deia Powell
Brown
Lexington
Miss Powell
Jessamine Institute
Misses Braden
Braden
Mob Hangs Euless Whittaker in Lynchburg Courthouse
In Nashville on February 6 1900s era reports a mob stormed Lynchburg jail took Euless Whittaker a Black man charged with John Doster murder and hanged him at the courthouse after his case had been called in court and continued earlier that day.
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Nashville
Tenn
Euless Whittaker
John Doster
Lynchburg
Whittaker
Will Revise Part Of Creed
Philadelphia February 6 Today's sessions of the Presbyterian committee on creed revision focused on the subcommittee report. The Rev Dr William H Roberts stated tentative revisions include declaratory statements on the third chapter of the Confession and on Chapter X Section 3 about salvation of all infants and Chapter XVI Section 7 on good works. Other parts, including Chapter XXII Section 3 on oaths and Chapter XXV Section 6, will be revised in text. Subcommittees were appointed to shape a final form.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian Committee On
William H. Roberts
General Committee
Papers Legally Served In New York Suit
Judge Thomas rules on jurisdiction and service of law papers in a case brought by Samuel G. Rorans of New York against Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railway Co. Newman Erb, railway president, was served with filing notices at his New York offices. The court examines where the railroad conducts business and its charter and operations.
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New York
Thomas
United States District Court
Samuel G. Rorans
Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railway Company
Newman Erb
Erb
Missouri
Roosevelt to Deliberate on Schley Case After Southern Trip
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports President Roosevelt will not publish his Schley appeal decision until after a southern trip. He will aim for fairness, praising Schley for valor while condemning disobedience and the retrograde movement. The piece notes possible mention of Sampson and command issues and cites Knoxville coverage of Admiral Schley’s visit.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Roosevelt
Schley
Navy
Santiago
Sampson
Knoxville
Tenn
Lawrence D. Son
Admiral Schley
Washington Post
Court of Inquiry
Two Weeks of National Theater On Sale at Morning Hour
Crowds queued at 7 a m for the two week engagement starting Monday with tickets on sale at 10 am. Jeremiah Lotz father of Judge Lotz dies in Muncie prompting funeral travel. James E Watson and naval affairs members planned inspection of the Algiers naval station in New Orleans. Postoffice at Deming, Ind suspended order rescinded. Dr Solomon Dickey from Winona returns from Washington.
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Tional Theater
Jeremiah C. Lota
O. J. Lotz
Muncie
Treasury Department
James E. Watson
Naval Affairs Committee
The
House
New Orleans
Algiers Naval Station
Solomon C. Dickey
Winona
Washington
Call for Convention Issued by Chairman Good Rich
State Republican committee chairman Good Rich issues a call for a statewide convention to be held in Indianapolis on April 23 and 24. Delegates will be apportioned by counties under the plan.
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Indianapolis
James P. Goodrich
W. H. Whittaker
State Committee
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Tomlinson Hall
Supreme Court
Fifth District
Hugh A. Hanna
Adams
Allen
Bartholomew
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Brown
Carroll
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
de Kalb
Delaware
Dubois
Elkhart
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Fulton
Gibson
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Henry
Howard
Huntington
Jackson
Jasper
Jay
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
Lagrange
Lake
Laporte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Newton
Noble
Ohio
Orange
Owen
Parke
Perry
Pike
Porter
Posey
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Ripley
Rush
Scott
Shelby
Spencer
Starke
St. Joseph
Steuben
Sullivan
Switzerland
S. Tipecanoe
Tipton
Union
Vanderburg
Vermillion
Vigo
Wabash
Warren
Warrick
Washington
Wayne
Wells
White
Whitley
Statehouse
Denison Hotel
Denison
Delegation from Vincennes Visits Washington for Public Building Fight
A Vincennes Indiana delegation of about seventy five citizens visited Washington to back a public building project. They met Senator Fairbanks and will testify before the House committee on public buildings and grounds tomorrow. The group includes Mayor George E. Greene and figures like H A Haighton and James W Emison. They plan to return to Indiana Saturday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Vincennes
National Theater
Maurice Thompson
Alice
Old Vincennes
Senator Fairbanks
House Committee On
Indiana
George E. Greene
Dudge H. A. Haighton
James W. Emison
Edward Watson
Thomas H. Adams
James 8. Pritchett
D. L. Bonner
Virginia
SLAIN BY ASSASSIN BULGARIAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Bulgarian minister of public instruction slain by an assassin. A disappointed professor killed him and then shot himself. A fast balloon journey covered two hundred miles in four and a half hours. Archduke Leopold and wife made a remarkable ascent to ten thousand feet.
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Archduke Leopold
Revenge of Abdul Hamid Sultan Seeks Brother-in-law's Head
Sofia Bulgaria Feb 6 M Kam tcheff minister of public instruction assassinated in his study by a Macedonian posing to present a petition. The assassin shot himself after. He had threatened murder over a denied capital posting and had been a Sofia University student later appointed as provincial professor. Total British casualties in South Africa 100 701.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
M. Kamtcheff
University of Sofia
Archduke Leopold Makes Balloon Flight With Archduchess
From Vienna on February 6 Archduke Leopold and Archduchess Blanche flew a Meteor balloon from Vienna to near Breslau covering four and a half hours. The couple reached about 10 000 feet, landing safely 200 miles away. An assisted ascent by others occurred in several capitals.
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Vienna
Archduke Leopold
Blanche
Breslau
Don Carlos
Archduke
Here
Brother-in-Law of the Turkish Ruler Sentenced to Death
Constantinople dispatches report the sultan Abdul Hamid's brother in law Mahmud Pasha sentenced to death by the Criminal Court for alleged involvement in plots against the sultan. Mahmud fled to Paris after being expelled from Greece, with his two sons, and planned to publish a critical letter on Turkish policy. The case follows alleged plunder and political intrigue surrounding his flight and status as outlaw.
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Constantinople
Damah Mahmud Pasha
Mahmud
Young Turk
Greece
Rome
Italy
Paris
Mahmud Pasha
Sabaggedu
Luthfalla
Marseilles
M. Delcasse
London
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Sentha Sultan
Lincoln League Meeting Promises Big Indiana GOP Gathering
Daniel E. Storms of Lafayette and Grant Mitchener announce the Lincoln League of Indiana annual meeting at Terre Haute on February 12 and 13. The afternoon program features Sidney A. Foster and E L Hamilton, with a banquet at the Terre Haute House attended by prominent state figures amid expected strong Republican participation.
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Daniel E. Storms
Lafayette
Lincoln League of
Indiana
Grant Mitchener
Terre Haute
League
Sidney A. Foster
Town
E.L. Hamilton
Michigan
Terre Haute House
Weeis
British denial on Pauncefote remonstrance to U S
Berlin dispatches recount the British ambassador Lord Pauncefote’s alleged April proposal to remonstrate with the United States. A German official with direct knowledge restates the claim that a European movement against the United States was discussed, and notes orders from the Emperor limiting such action.
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Berlin
Lord Pauncefote
Washington
United States
Germany
Imany
Spain
Gfin
Deven
Diplomatic Moves in Peace Efforts and War Casualties
The article reports German and British diplomatic steps toward peace in Cuba and South Africa, noting Germany's refusal to join a collective note and the Dutch British correspondence mailed to Lord Milner. It also details House of Commons remarks on peace talks and a War Office summary showing Boer War casualties and losses to Jan 31.
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Holleben
Washington
M Kinley
Cuba
Rome
Vienna
Madrid
Germany
United States
London
House of Commons
Balfour
Netherlands
Great Britain
South Africa
Lord Milner
Transvaal
Orange River
Lord Kitchener
Chamberlain
War Office
Notorious thief dead and Gainsborough recovered
Chicago details reveal the death of Adam Worth alias Henry J. Raymond known as the Napoleon of crime. Pinkerton finally discloses how Worth stole the famous Gainsborough canvas from Do Moreland Agnew in London then hid it aboard his steam yacht before bringing it to America and eventually returning it to the owner last spring.
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Chicago
Adam Worth
Henry J. Raymond
Napoleon of Crime
London
Gainsborough
William A. Pinkerton
Worth
Mr. Pinkerton
Moreland Agnew
Agnew
Lord Lonsdale
Paris
America
Brussels
Pinkerton
Three Old Men Murdered Near Argentine Kansas
Kansas City reports the discovery of George Zimmerman, 63, found dead at his Morris Station area home. Officials suspect a string of robberies, linking Zimmerman and two other elderly recluse victims in Wyandotte county this year. Thomas Carroll, an Argentinte hermit, was found murdered in a well. Noah Long’s disappearance prompted jailing of two men and a woman in Argentine as an investigation continues.
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Kansas City
George Zimmerman
Morris Station
Argentine
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Zimmerman
Thomas Carroll
Noah Long
Archbishop Ireland Addresses Catholic Persecution Beliefs
Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul spoke at the Carroll Institute banquet in Washington urging Catholics not to feel persecuted. He argued fear of religious persecution is fading and Catholics have better chances to advance their interests now, urging prompt protest of infringements.
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Washington
John Ireland
St. Paul
Carroll Institute
Ney
Danish United States Agreement Transfer of Virgin Islands
The agreement lays out terms for transferring the islands of St. Thomas St. John St. Croix and adjacent islets to the United States for 5 000 000 in gold to be paid within ninety days after ratification Differences arising from the transaction are to be arbitrated at The Hague Highlights the price payment deadline and arbitral venue without detailing parties or dates.
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St. Thomas
St. John, St. Croix
Hocks
The
Hague
Denmark
United States
St. John
St. Croix
West Indies
Utie
Crown of
United
Eee
West India
Saint Croix
Treaty provisions refund duties on imports from Porto Rico
The document outlines terms of cession of Danish possessions to the United States. It covers transfer of public lands and property, retention of military stores by Denmark, and sale arrangements for unpurchased Danish assets within two years. It also preserves Danish churches, individual debts, and archives, with residents given options on allegiance and property rights under U.S. laws.
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U States
Denmark
United States
Croix Orr Limited
o%Sina
Croix
Uni
Islands
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the Napoleon OF Crime
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