House approves clerks pay during congressional recess
News reports the House voting 124 to 0 to pay individual clerks $109 per month during recess. The Ways and Means Committee discussed Behring Sea fisheries and the president's message. Carlisle asserts income tax forms are lawful. A waterway study links Great Lakes to the Atlantic with a proposed international commission.
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Ile
Senate
Carlisle
Hill
Dem N
Ae International Commission
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Great Britain
Congress
Chickamauga and
Chattanooga
Hawaii
Ways and Means
Munday
Artist's Model opens at Daly's amid cold weather and mixed reviews
London notes report Hall's new play An Artist's Model at Daly's with Marie Tempest and Lettie Lind. Despite cold weather cutting attendance, the production shows strong casting, revised parts, and a mixed reception though Mauritius Farkon shines. Also a London telegraph notes parade and a drowning tragedy near Douglas, Isle of Man, aboard the Nelson Rice.
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Loxpox
Fel
Lettie Lind
Maurice Farkon
London
Edwardes
Joseph Watson
Jon
Bull
Clerks for Congressmen Debate Clerk Salary Equity
The House debated clerks for members with a proposed $100 monthly allowance during sessions. Senators enjoy $1,200 annual clerks, and the fight to place members on par with senators drew opposition from Democrats. Supporters call clerks indispensable for routine constituent work.
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House of Representatives
House
Canal plan to join Lake Michigan with Wabash River proposed
Senator Turpie and Representative Cooper of Indiana have introduced resolutions to appoint a five member commission under the secretary of war to conduct a survey and prepare plans and estimates for a ship canal linking the south end of Lake Michigan to the Wabash River. The project dates back to Andrew Jackson era and would examine the best practical route and all details.
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Wabash River
Wacaticton
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Turpie
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Cooper
House
Indiana
Secretary of War
Andrew Jackson
Lewis Cusa
War Department
Frozen Policemen Relieved After Pittsburg Blizzard
In Pirrenenza a deep cold snap drove the blizzard across the region. Fifteen Pittsburg police officers fainted or were frostbitten and relieved from duty during the night. Trains ran irregularly and some residents were rescued from freezing. no fatalities reported.
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Pirrenenza
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Tao
Florida Citrus Losses Mount as Freeze Ravages Crop
Jacksonville Florida February reports show freezing weather continuing with temperatures at sunrise and around 19 degrees. Orchard expert James A Harris cites 75 percent of the orange crop killed and predicts next year's harvest may fall below 100000 boxes from this year’s five million plus. Pineapple plant damage also heavy, with total losses conservatively about ten million dollars.
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Les
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
James A. Harris
Cira
Slap His Fingers Senator Householder Pay Controversy
Auditor refuses warrants on two vouchers totaling 132 dollars paid to Senator Householder for services in visiting state charitable institutions to gather information for a bill now before the senate. Question rises whether a senator can also draw pay as a member of the charities board. Also includes an anecdote about Dr. King's New Discovery and local drugstore notices.
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Senator Householder
Theis
Treasury
Atute
Senate
Householder
Board of Charities
Sulloway Named New England Pivotal Free Silver Advocate
Nassau New Hampshire February 9 Cyrus A Sulloway of Manchester will replace Henry W Blair in March as the sole New England congressman openly backing free silver coinage He is a towering figure known for forceful rhetoric and radical party departures He supports bimetallism and warns a gold standard would crash the economy He is 48 born in New Hampshire tall and with a strong public persona and a second wife Mattie B Webster once Salvation Army lass.
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New England
Nasaua
N. H
Henry W. Blair
House of Representatives
Cyrus A. Sulloway
Manchester
Sulloway
House of Congress
Merrimack
England
Cyrus A.sulloway
New Hampshire
Salvation Army
Mattie B. Webster
Rothschilds in the Deal On $65 Million Gold Bond Purchase
J P Morgan and August Belmont returned from Washington after agreeing to a $65,000,000 gold bond purchase via Belmont & Co for N M Rothschild & Sons and J S Morgan & Co. Morgan noted possible substitution at par for 4 percent bonds but avoided specifics on total loan size or other banks involved. An ad for Pries's Cream Baking Powder closes the page.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
August Belmont
Washington
Mesara Morgan
Belmont
Robert Bacon
J. P. Morgan & Co
Francis Lynde Stetson
Messrs
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N. M. Rothschild & Sons
London
J. S. Morgan & Co
Cleveland
Congress
Biahm and Belmont & Co
Mr. Belmont
English engineers offer automatic continuous power brake
Solved by a Briton Wasminotox Feb 9 English railway engineers claim an ideal brake solution now tested in England for American trains The device uses car body weight to actuate the brake with power adjusted to train weight Detailed plans were sent to the state department by United States Consul Meeker at Bradford, Hag
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Wasminotox
England
Roberts
State Department
United States
Meeker
Bradford
Hag
Whisky Trust contempt in Grosseup court over unauthorized names
In Grosseup's Court Judge Grosseup removed Heinsheimer and Wormer from the whisky trust receivership petition for contempt of court after affiants said their names were used without consent. A rule to show cause was entered.
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Whisky Trust Trust
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Curcaco
Heinsheimer and Wormer
New York
Whisky Trust
Greenhut
Frank Evans faces charges after domestic dispute in Polles Court
Frank Evans 83 temperature and temper allegedly attacked his wife at 227 Kansas Avenue until she fainted. Police questioned the couple and released Evans after marriage proof was shown for a separate DeCamp case. The unrelated notices report Evans and Edith DeCamp seeking marriage, bond posted, and upcoming court date.
China to Resume Peace Talks in March
Lexpos dispatch from Yokohama reports China plans to telegraph corrected credentials to peace envoys to Japan. Envoys were told by the emperor to stay at Nagasaki for further instructions. Negotiations are likely to restart in March.
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Timesrom
Yokohama
China
Japan
Nagasaki
Market Report From Wheat To Hog Prices In State Journal
Wheat steady with firm undertone as NW receipts thin and NY bids raise prices. Cora and oats similar strength. hogs and pork futures lower on procs while receipts and storage shifts noted. Kansas City and Texas market reports show cattle and grain mixed, with steers and cows priced and futures gathering modest shifts. Sugar and refined goods noted in New York. local notices include a move of Sears Paint and Glass dealer to a new address.
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Carcase
New York
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Wuxat
Porix
Pinesis Carrvce
Sueer
Kansas City
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
Wurat
Mississippi River
F. C. Sears
Kansas Avenue
Local notices and court actions reported in Topeka
T D Humphrey is very sick with neuralgia at his home on Harrison street. A L McCaslin funeral set for 3 pm Monday from 1123 Monros street. Samuel T Howe to publish Agora piece opposing resubmission. Farmers Institute near Mission Center postponed to March 6 and 7 due to weather. Estey Camp Piano Co sues Frank Miller for eighteen notes of 15.54 each plus interest. Lyman Hendricks sues for divorce from Lotta over alleged desertion and impropriety. Arthur Lockwood, 16, accused of stealing a pistol from Jerry Fisher. arrest reported. Mary Brown sues Sherman Brown for divorce alleging cruelty and drunkenness. requests maiden name. Central National Bank sues R B Steele and Grace Whiting for 1000 note with interest. Lulu Williams, 13, found insane in probate court. parents named. Postmaster receives two new Uncle Sam tags. one 5 by 8 feet, another 10 by 19 feet for special occasions. Probate Judge Wood refused marriage for 860. couple went to Salvation Army for $1 ceremony. KR Bruce Evans and Edith DeCamp. Cephas Winger funeral to be held at 3 pm from Byron Winger's home. Fire at 8:30 am on 121 West Seventh St in G W DeLong’s frame house. fire department extinguished with little loss. Finis Killbrae, colored, arrested for cruelty to a horse. bond posted. The skilled baker needs Dr Price's Baking Powder.
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F Ar
Estey & Camp Piano Company
Frank Miller
Lyman H. Hendricks
Lotta
Arthur Lockwood
Jerry Fisher
North Topeka
Arthur
Mary Brown
Sherman Brown
Mary Jones
Central National Bank
R. B. Steele
Grace Whiting
C Whiting
Lulu Williams
Arnold
Uncle Yam
Wood
Salvation Army
Bruce Evans
Edith DeCamp
Cephas Winger
Alma
Topeka
Byron
van Buren Street
Mr. Thornburn
West Seventh Street
G. W. DeLong
Finis H. Killbrae
Finis
Seventh and
Jackson
Kansas City Stockyards Donate $1000 To Western Sufferers
The Kansas City Live Stock Exchange, operator of the stockyards, has donated 1000 dollars to aid western Kansas sufferers. The note hints at possible regret if legislature lowers livestock handling prices. Also advertises the Light Running Domestic sewing machine at Babcock & Kansas Ave.
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Kansas City
Beggs Blood Purifier Ad Claims Youthful Looks
An old newspaper ad touts Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker as restoring vitality for a fresh appearance, sold by W. K. Kennedy. It also advertises Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup with prices and a laundry service offering pocket knives at Griggs & Axtell's, amid other promotional lines.
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