Statehood for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma Moves Forward
The House Committee on Territories voted unanimously to report favorably the bills admitting Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma as states. A sub committee will refine the bills for House consideration with Mr Smith of Arizona on it. Delegates expect passage and aim to set a House date with Speaker Henderson.
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Arizona
News
Oklahoma
Delemith
Feington
D. C
New Mexico
House
Smith
Friends of Statehood
Friends of the Territories
Henderson
Naked fugitive leads wild night chase at city hospital
Philadelphia doctors and nurses joined police and volunteers in a man hunt after a naked bleeding patient escaped a smallpox ward at the municipal hospital. He leaped a fence, was tackled by convalescents, and carried back unconscious to the ward. Reports from Spain and London follow in this dispatch.
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Philadelphia
Municipal Hospital
Municipal Institution
Oakdale Street
Indian appropriation bill stalled by debate and amendments
Washington February 21 The House resumed consideration of the Indian appropriation bill with a Gerald amendment proposing that no funds for Mount Pleasant School should go to superintendent E C Narwper, amid calls for an investigation into alleged debauchery of Indian girls as discussion continued.
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Hington
D. C
Touay
Mount Pleasant
E. C
Storm in the East Knocks Out Telegraph Wires
A February storm across New York state turned sleet in Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Telecommunication lines failed, cutting off telegraphic service to the South as far as Baltimore and Washington. The story notes widespread disruption and mentions a local tailor, Smith, advertising spring suits.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Baltimore
Washington
Remarkable Philippine Islands Sketch Amid War and Folly
A mock travelogue lists the Philippines with absurd figures and sensational claims. It jokes about population counts and insurrection while detailing imaginary hazards, cockfighting, and bizarre daily life. The piece parodies colonial discourse with outlandish diet and customs descriptions.
Gossip of Washington stories of statesmen and wit
Washington dispatch recounts remarks by Representative Wheeler and General Grosvenor amid House debates. It notes satire on Republican factionalism and the lively talk on rural free delivery contracts, with insights into post office leadership and star routes.
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Washington
Grosvenor
Representative Wheeler
Wheeler
Prince Henry
Post Office Committee
Congress
Tucson Electric Light to Upgrade Plant in Monthlong Overhaul
The Tucson Electric Light Company will delay improved service for about a month while restructuring and rebuilding boilers. A new boiler arrives on Church street as old units are removed and foundations rebuilt. four old boilers are updated, a new building raised, and a water heating system redesigned to nearly boil before reaching boilers. The project includes four oil tanks, coal stock, new wiring, and an alternating current system replacing direct current. Manager Seigfried estimates six weeks to complete the improvements.
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Tucson Electric Light Company
Church Street
Pany
Seigfried
Secretary Long to Leave Cabinet
Secretary Long announces he may resign but has not set a date. He says the President is aware of his plan formed months ago and he has not formally sent his resignation.
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Washington
Long
Seaving
United States Steel to Acquire Gellivare Mines
Stockholm February 21 Tidningen reports United States Steel Corporation has purchased nearly all shares of the Gellivare Company for six million kronor and will take over operations of the north Swedish iron mines in the autumn.
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Stockholm
Tidningen
United States Steel Corporation
Gellivare Company
Steel Corporation
Ex-Mayor Phelan and Wu Ting-Fang in China Exclusion Talk
In New York Wu Ting Fang and James D. Phelan met by chance in an uptown hotel corridor. The ex San Francisco mayor and the Chinese minister discussed Chinese exclusion with onlookers, recalling a prior Bohemian Club meeting and leaving the crowd hushed by their concluding remarks.
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New York
Wu Ting Fang
United States
James D. Phelan
San Francisco
Phelan
California
Washington
Bohemian Club
The Gopper Market Still Dull and Flat
The copper market remains unchanged with Amalgamated selling at 69 1 4. Reports from Washington continue to unsettle buyers and keep prices flat.
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Gopper
New York
Amalgamated
Washington
Settlement Reaches Out of Court in Plant Estate
New York reports that two Plant estate trustees resigned and the dispute over Henry Bradley Plant's multimillionaire holdings is settled out of court. Mrs Plant will receive about one third of the estate, over eight million dollars, with the rest to heirs and charities. New York will collect a two hundred thousand dollar inheritance tax.
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New York
Henry Bradley Plant
New York State
Connecticut
Plant
Plant Sys
Mr. Plant
Fifth Avenue
Morton Freeman Plant
Morton Freeman Plant, Jr
New Haven
Branford
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