Harsh truths and war news in a changeable time
A massachusetts editor near Roosevelt in church jokes about his singing and presidency. The Russian cruiser Varlag is sunk beached and captured at Sasebo. Russia cannot move Missouri mules to China or Korea by water or rail and may instead head to St Petersburg to release them toward Manchuria.
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Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Singer
Varlag
Sasebo
Russia
China
Corea
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Japan and Russia Face Strain Over Army Provisions
Japan can provision its armies in the east by land or sea while Russia must distribute rations and forage via a single railway line or by wagon trains. The Russians face a difficult task beyond combat.
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Japan
Russia
Baltimore’s Resilient Rise After Local Calamity
In the desolate business district of Baltimore the city vows to rebound. It will marshal energy, force, pride and conservatism to build a new, greater Baltimore through the courage and ambition of its community.
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Baltimore
Palace of Agriculture Dominates St Louis World’s Fair
At the St Louis World's fair agriculture takes premier place among exhibits. The Palace of Agriculture is 1,600 feet long and cost over half a million dollars. Overall space, including inside and outside areas, exceeds several acres dedicated to advancing the science of husbandry.
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Palace of Agriculture
Salvation Army Mourns Senator Hanna's Support
Commander Booth-Tucker spoke at a New York memorial for Senator Hanna praising him as one of the grandest men the world has seen. He credited Hanna with deep knowledge of the army and pledged that Hanna's aid would inspire ongoing work even after his death.
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Booth-Tucker
New York
Senator Hanna
Salvation Army
China Restricts Coolies Exports to Open Doors Abroad
The state council of China will not permit export of coolies to any country that bars free Chinese workers. Cuba and the Philippines cannot obtain coolies unless the United States fully opens its doors. A note on Sweden shows a drastic decline in saloons and alcohol consumption from 1904 to 1829, with per capita figures updated.
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State Council of
China
Cuba
Philippines
United States
Sweden
Harsh headlines over minor scouting incident criticized
The author criticizes modern newspapers for overreacting with monster headlines to a small scouting party clash between Japanese and Russians where four or five prisoners were captured. Veterans of the Civil War would have found such an episode hardly newsworthy by wartime standards. The piece condemns schoolboy style reporting as undignified and crude.
Russia delays push as Viceroy moves HQ to Harbin
Analysis argues Czarist strategy shows unreadiness for aggression. Transfer from Port Arthur to Harbin seen as retreat signaling a long war. Japan would need gains at Port Arthur and Vladivostok to profit in Manchuria. Russia aims to mobilize a much larger army, postponing decisive action until midsummer.
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Alexieff
Port Arthur
Harbin
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Vladivostock
Russo Japanese War Skirmishes Signal Preparations
The article notes Japan's naval display clearing the way for land forces to move to Korea and other areas. It emphasizes the need for well supplied bases for food, forage, ammunition, transport and hospital services before any major operations, suggesting only continued skirmishes are likely for now.
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Japan
Corean
Panama canal debate dominates Senate session notes
The summary covers multiple days of Senate and House activity. It highlights Spooner and Morgan speeches on the Isthmus canal, the Panama ratification debate, and executive sessions. It mentions the fortification and naval appropriation bills, tax and labor issues, and a Nagasaki cable noting Russian torpedo boats at Port Arthur. It also notes a Philadelphia locomotive plant setting a daily production record.
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Senate
Panama Canal
Spooner
Panama
Nicaragua
Flouse
House
Robinson
Utica
Fitzgerald
N. Y
Germany
Pacific
Gaines
Tenn
Congress
Mr. Spooner
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Money
Money
United States
Pangma
Dayton
W. Va
Committee On Naval Affairs
Hitchcock
Neb
Hoar
Isthmian Canal
Burton
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Nagasaki
London Daily Telegraph
Port Arthur
Philadelphia
Senators seek Hanna successor as ballots set for March 11
The Ohio legislature will hold separate ballots at noon on March 11 to elect a successor to the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna, with a joint session to declare the result on the 2nd. Congressman Williams of Mississippi proposed a bill on February 22 to enforce the reciprocity treaty provisions with France through legislation after Senate ratification failed.
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Ohio House
Senate
Marcus A. Hanna
Williams
Mississippi
France
United States
Mickey
Nebraska
Yates
Ilinois
Plattsmouth
Neb
Chicago
W. S. Snyder
Henry Hazleton
St. Louis
America
England
Japanese War Fund
Japan
Post Office Funding Passes As Wrecks And Prisons Unfold
The house committee completed the post office appropriation bill setting the fund at 169 997 588 dollars, up from last year's 153 500 000. On the 22d six men aboard the schooner Benjamin Cromwell were lost off New York with two survivors reaching shore. In Santa Fe New Mexico seven life convicts at the penitentiary overpowered the acting superintendent and stabbed him when he refused to surrender the combination to the armory. guards subdued them.
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House Committee On
Post Office
Harvey McClean
John McCumber
Benjamin Cromwell
New York
Santa Fe
N. M
R.C. Garrett
Senate and House Telegrams on Panic Canal Policy and Local Deaths
Senate and House routine sessions include an executive Panama canal treaty vote and an amendment on stock feeding. Other items: Yale student found dead near New Haven. Wint assumes Omaha command. Leuth guilty of kidnapping. Palmer hall at Colorado College dedicated. Wakeland Indiana post office burglarized. Also naval bill wrangles, Japanese fireships at Port Arthur, and notable obituaries.
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Senate
Lodge
House
Charleston Navy Yard
Robert John Rich
Fort Dodge
Department of Missouri
BE. V. Sumner
Military Division of the
Southwest
Oklahoma City
Okla
August Leuth
Tipton
Leuth
John Telstow
Palmer Hall
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Col
Wakeland
Ind
Secretary of Agriculture
Great Lakes
London
St. Petersburg
Patten
W. Bourke Cockran
House of Representatives
McClellan
New York City
New York
Clellan
Ways and Means
Mr. Lee
Kawiek
Scotland
Illinois State News Jack the Honter
For weeks Mattoon residents faced a street roaming pursuer who startled women after dark. Albert Adamson confessed to the harassment and will be evaluated for sanity. Also reported is St Clair county’s first over one million dollar total tax bill totaling 1 118 504 45 across state county township road and bridge school city drainage bond dog back taxes interest on back taxes.
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Mattoon
Albert Adamson
St. Clair County
Crowded Alton streetcar plunges down incline
A crowded Alton streetcar became unmanageable and dashed down a steep incline, derailed at a curve, stopping before an approaching train. Passengers, mostly women, fainted or were bruised in the scramble to escape. The train was halted in time. Illinois Press Association Meets. At the Illinois State Press association annual meeting in Galesburg, Gen. Smith Atkins of Freeport urged uniting with the State Historical Society to aid in procuring historical material. The annual address was delivered by H. N. Wheeler of the Quincy Journal.
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Alton Street Railway
Illinois State Press Association
Galesburg
Smith T. Atkins
Freeport
State Historical Association
H. N. Wheeler
Quincy Journal
Mount Sterling Farmer Shot In Bed. Wife Arrested
Frank H. Hughes, renowned farmer one mile east of Mount Sterling Illinois, was shot and killed in bed. A coroner's in quest led to the arrest of his wife Lydia S. Hughes, awaiting grand jury action. He was cousin to Judge Harry Higbee of the circuit bench.
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Frank H. Hughes
Mount Sterling
Ill
Lydia S. Hughes
Harry Higbee
Indictments Return Against County Clerk Gore K Thomas
Nine indictments alleging malfeasance in office and embezzlement were returned by the St. Clair county grand jury at Pelicville against County Clerk Gore K Thomas, who is awaiting trial on charges from a previous grand jury.
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St. Clair
Saloon killings in Herrin leave one dead, two wounded
August Sereni was instantly killed and a companion wounded in a fight at a Herrin saloon owned by Jerome Childers. The fatal bullet was fired by Sam Childers, bartender, after the foreigners had drawn guns on the man. The coroner's jury exonerated Childers.
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August Sereni
Herrin
Jerome Childers
Sam Childers
Childers
Distillery Destroyed by Fire at Peoria
Fire destroyed the Barker distillery in Peoria said to be incendiary in origin. It belonged to the American Spirits Manufacturing Co. The loss is reported to reach $40,000, and the distillery had been unused for years.
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Barker
Peoria
American Spirits Manufacturing Co
Elizabeth Atkins, Carbondale’s oldest resident, dies
Elizabeth Atkins, 80, longtime Carbondale resident since 1855 and mother of seven, including United States Commissioner W. Scott Atkins, has died. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Elizabeth Atkins
Carbondale
United States
W. Scott Atkins
Alton Fire Insurance Rate Threat Tied to City Phones Action
Fire insurance firms threaten higher rates after Alton city council ordered cancellation of all Bell Telephone contracts. The move cripples city fire alarm systems and alarms insurers who rely on prompt alerts.
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Alton
Bell Telephone Company
Knights of Columbus Special Wreck Near Wauponsee
James Martin died and five were injured when a Knights of Columbus special train on the Kankakee and Seneca railway near Wauponsee derailed or collided due to a spreading frog on the track.
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James Martin
Knights of Columbus
Kankakee & Seneca
Wauponsee
Virgin couple marks 52nd wedding anniversary on farm
On their farm near Virginia Mr and Mrs George Virgin celebrated their fifty second anniversary of marriage. They have resided at the same place since their wedding.
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Virginia
George Virgin
Two freight trains collide near Lambert. Fireman killed
Two Chicago and Alton freight trains collided at Lambert. Fireman Ed ward Burkholtz of Bloomington was instantly killed, his skull crushed.
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Chicago & Alton
Lambert
Edward Burkholtz
Bloomington
Fire at Makanda Destroys Homes of Local Residents
A fire in Makanda destroyed the residences of Peter Becker James Gurley and George Sill. The loss was estimated at 5500 dollars with partial insurance coverage noted.
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Makanda
Peter Becker
James Gurley
George Sill
Paducah man falls from window in East St Louis
John Boyd of Paducah Kentucky, described as a somnambulist, tumbled from a window in East St Louis, plunging about 25 feet and suffering a broken jaw and other injuries.
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John Boyd
Paducah
Mortgage covers government loan for exposition in Louisiana
Washington February 25. A mortgage to the United States secures a 4 600 000 loan to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co authorized by Congress. Payments totaling 4 600 900 are scheduled from now through May with full repayment due in June. If delinquent the government would operate the exposition. Robert A Fullerton of Town will supervise receipts and earn a tenth of a percent.
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Washington
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co
United States
Congress
Shaw
Exposition Company
Robert A. Fullerton
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY'S WILL FILED FOR PROBATE
The will of the late William C. Whitney was filed for probate at Mineola Long Island on Wednesday. Harry Payne Whitney is named sole executor and trustee. Legacies of 250000 each go to Adelaide and Bertie Randolph. Dorothy receives an income of 30000 yearly with the bulk of the estate in trust. One half of income goes to Harry Payne Whitney, one tenth to Pauline Paget, one tenth to Payne Whitney, and three-tenths to Dorothy.
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New York
Wiliam C. Whitney
Mineola
Long Island
Harry Payne Whitney
Adelaide
Bertie Randolph
Dorothy
Pauline
Almeric Hugh Paget
Payne
Fire damages high rise Schiller building in Chicago
The Schiller skyscraper, 16 stories, near Iroquois theater, suffered fire damage confined to its top four floors. The Garrick Theater in the building had recently reopened. Guests at the Union hotel next door were awakened and panicked during the blaze.
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Chicago
Schiller
Iroquois Theater
Garrick Theater
Union Hotel
Sensational Killing Rocks Mason County Farm Field
Peoria Ill Feb 25 A sensational killing occurred in Mason county where Frederick Strube recently married Alice Hennenger. Sheriff Brooker and the coroner left Havana for Saidora where Charles Miller a wealthy farmer and school director shot and killed Richard Also a wealthy farmer in a dispute over corn. Miller claims self defense.
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Peoria
Ill
Mason County
Frederick Strube
Alice Hennenger
Brooker
Havana
Saidora
Charles Miller
Richard Also
Miller
Post Office Chief Arrested for Opening Letters
Frank C. Hostetter, superintendent of the World's Fair post office station in St Louis, was arrested and charged with opening letters to gain inside information on concessions for himself or friends. He is said to have confessed. The scheme reportedly ran for two months.
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St. Louis
Frank C. Hostetter
Hoe
Fire damages St Patrick's Church in East St Louis
St Patrick's church East St Louis was badly damaged by fire with the rear portion scorched. Firemen fought flames for an hour to gain control and the origin is unknown. In New York a separate crash on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit elevated line injured at least twenty people, five seriously, as passengers suffered cuts and bruises in the panic.
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St. Louis
St. Patrick's Church
East St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Noted Maltese Man Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
San Antonio reports N Hirm er, once of Malta Ohio, shot and killed his wife Tuesday night and then killed himself by shooting through the heart.
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San Antonio
Tex
N. Hirmer
Malta
Roosevelt Names Five For Isthmian Commission Roles
President Roosevelt has accepted five appointees to the Isthmian canal commission and may name two more. Picked are Rear-Admiral John G Walker retired Gen George W Davis Col Frank Hecker William Barclay Parsons and Wm H Burr. Possible additions include Benj Harrod and C E Grinsky with Alfred Noble reportedly declining. The president aims to finalize the slate soon and send the appointments to the Senate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Isthmian Canal Commission
John G. Walker
George W. Davis
Col
Frank Hecker
Detroit
William Barclay Parsons
New York Subway
Wm. H. Burr
Columbia University
New
Pennsylvania Railroad
Senate
Mayor Harrison testifies in car barn bandits trial
Chicago Feb 25 Mayor Carter H Harrison testified as a witness against the car barn bandits in a murder case. He refuted claims confessions were obtained by intimidation. It marks a rare instance of a mayor taking the stand in Chicago’s judicial history. The judge learned the juror’s mother and sister had sent gifts to Gustav Marx in jail, prompting court limits on juror contact.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Carter Harrison
Haymarket Square
Kersten
Gustav Marx
Marx
Gen Charles Dick Nominated to Succeed Hanna in Ohio
Columbus Ohio February 25 Gen Charles Dick was nominated by acclamation for both the unexpired and regular terms of United States senator to succeed the late Senator Hanna at the Republican caucus. The name of Gen Dick was the only candidate presented and with a large GOP majority in both chambers the election on March 1 will be a formality.
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Columbus
Charles Dick
United States
Hanna
Dewey Murder Trial Resumes in Norton Kansas
Chauncey Dewey millionaire rancher and cowboys McBride and Wilson face murder charges in the Burchard Berry case. The trial resumes as defense argues Berry family threats against Dewey. Twelve witnesses, primarily neighbors, testify to cast doubt on the Berry claim.
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Norton
Kas
Chauncey Dewey
McBride
Wilson
Burchard Berry
Berrys
Dewey
Barrys
Increased Appropriations for New York Artists to Exposition
The New York state commission for the Louisiana Purchase exposition passed a resolution granting an additional 5000 dollars, bringing the total to 10000 dollars for selecting and sending works by New York painters sculptors architects engravers and applied arts workers to the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
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New York
New York State Commission
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Congressional Proceedings
Illinois State News
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Ilinois Press Association
Thomas
Peoria ‘Distillery
Pioneer
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S Kad. Fall
William C. Whitney
Chio
Richard Edlin
Farher
Wasson County
Sthmian Commissioners
Harrison
Chas. Dick
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