Week’s World News Review Highlights U S Legislation
A roundup of events includes a $750000 army bill with 500000 for airships, a re enlistment bill for Brownsville era negro soldiers, stalled Venezuela US arbitration talks, Rudowitz release in Chicago, expunging Willis speech, a $234000000 post office appropriation, Maine wreck funds, navy reorganization commission, a federal children’s bureau push, and a Rainey attack on Cromwell and Panama’s Obaldia in Congress.
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House of Representatives
Aldrich
Senate
Brownsville
Venezuela
United States
Christian Rudowitz
Root
Chicago
Willett
New York
Roosevelt
House
Post Office
Congress
Maine
Conference
William Nelson Cromwell
Obaldia
Panama
Rainey
Illnois
Notable political and crime reshuffles across nations
A stream of historic items reports arrests and charges from M Lopukine in Russia to state treasurer Glazier in Michigan. It notes Elihu Root at Hot Springs awaiting senatorial duties, Taft visiting Gatun dam site, and Patterson’s Tennessee governor inauguration.
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M. Lopukine
Russia
Elihu Root
Hot Springs
Ark
New York
Edward Lauterbach
Warden Armstrong
Jackson
Mich
Milan
Servia
Budapest
Malcolm R. Patterson
Tennessee
John Sinclair
Scotland
Francis G. Newlands
United States Senate
Nevada
Notable Accidental Shooting Ties Chicago Mayor to Tragedy
George A. Busse accidentally shot and killed Mrs. L. C. Tuckerman in his home as a revolver discharged. The bullet went through a window into Gen. A. C. Girard's adjoining apartments. The incident links the Busse family to a high profile retirement.
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George A. Busse
Busse
Chicago
L. C. Tuckerman
A. C. Girard
Gen. Girard
Keefe
Washington
America
C. H. Labodie
South Bend
Ind
Labodie
Walkerville
Canada
King Menelik
Abyssinia
London
Stillwell
William
German
Africa
Foreign Office
Tokyo
New York Senate Honors Republic Hero and Marconi Pair
The New York senate adopted a resolution praising the Marconi operator on the Republic and crews of the Republic Florida Baltic Gresham and Seneca. Legal actions follow as owners sue for damages, France awards Jack Binns, and other national events include fires storms and political notes.
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New York Senate
Marconi
Republic
Florida
Baltic
Gresham
Seneca
Court of Admiralty
New York
White Star Line
Jack Binns
Milton
Fla
C. W. Morse
United States
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Hodgeville
Abraham Lincoln
Stimson
Jerome
Douglas Robinson
Fred Peacock
Cathlamet
Wash
Madelaine Longtaine
McCormick
Victoria Hotel
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Gomez
Zayas
Cuba
Secret Police
London
Mediterranean
Spain
Barcelona
Rockies
Detroit
Texas
Fleetwood Lester
Southern Supply Company
Mobile
Ala
Hardaway Young
St. Paul
Masked Robbers Tell of Murders in Lancaster Case
Three men Walter Aston Paul Fornwalt and Benjamin Aston were arrested for the murder of aged Alfred Hallman in Pequea township In Lancaster Pa Fornwalt confessed after arrest saying the Aston brothers urged the plan and that Walter fired while he stood at the door Ben Aston initially denied involvement but then admitted he stood outside during the crime and later corroborated Fornwalt story
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Lancaster
Walter Aston
Paul Fornwall
Benjamin Aston
Alfred Hallman
Pequea Township
Fornwalt
Astons
Fornwall
Hallman
Walter
Ben Aston
Missouri Supreme Court May Review Novel Ouster Plan
Missouri State Attorney General has not decided if he will ask the Supreme Court to accept a new Missouri corporate plan proposed by Standard Oil. The plan would create a successor company to take over Indiana’s Standard Oil business, with two court-approved trustees managing stock. Waters-Pierce assets would transfer to the new entity, while fines against related firms remain unsettled.
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Jefferson City
Major
Supreme Court of the State
Standard Oil Co
Missouri Corporation
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Supreme Court
Waters- Pierce Oil Co
New Jersey
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Republic Oil Co
Seventeen Miners Die in Birmingham Coal Mine Blast
Birmingham coal mine explosion yesterday at No 2 Short Creek mine of Birmingham Coal and Iron Co. seventeen men killed, five white and twelve negroes. Incident likely caused by a windy shot. location ten miles west of Ensley near Birmingham Southern railway. Bodies recovered, mine largely undamaged.
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Birmingham
Ala
Short Creek
Birmingham Coal and Iron Co
Ensley
Birmingham Southern
Congress passes army bill and moves on agricul tural appropriation
The House approved the army appropriation bill on the 2d and began debate on the agricultural appropriation bill. The Senate spent much of the day in executive session considering the nomination of Collector Crum of Charleston South Carolina.
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Washington
House
Senate
Crum
Charleston
S. C
Woman shoots man in crowded Texas court
Verna Ware, daughter of a farmer, used an automatic revolver in a Gatesville courtroom yesterday. She fired at John Hanes of Jonesboro, killing him, and likely fatally wounding bystanders James Smith and David Ross.
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Gatesville
Tex
Verna Ware
John Hanes
Jonesboro
James Smith
David Ross
Three Indiana Counties Vote Dry
Three Indiana counties Parke Huntington and Switzerland voted dry in local option elections yesterday. Twenty five counties statewide had already approved prohibition measures this year.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Parke
Huntington
Switzerland
Russia proposes settlement plan ends Turko Bulgarian deadlock
A Russian proposed scheme settles the Turko Bulgarian dispute over 24 million to 16.4 million dollars without interest by offsetting demnity payments with Bulgarian installments bearing interest to Russia. Bulgaria agrees and recognition of a new Bulgarian kingdom is anticipated with Turkey to lead on recognizing Ferdinand.
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St. Petersburg
Turkey
Bulgaria
Europe
Russia
Ferdinand
Two-year sentence in white slave traffic case
Chicago learns Henry Lair is sentenced to two years at Leavenworth and a 2500 dollar fine for promoting white slave trafficking. Marie Peurcy testified. the government aims to try Lucie D Arvaille for similar charges as more details unfold.
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Chicago
Ill
Paris
United States
Henry Lair
Lair
Landis
Leavenworth
Kan
Lucie D’arvaille
Marie Peurcy
Jules Dufour
Louis Paynt
Atlanta
Paynt
America
San Francisco
Mile. Pearcy
They Have Struck Pay Dirt In Muskogee Inquiry
After day one of the second week of an alleged town lot fraud probe in Muskogee Oklahoma government witnesses from Tennessee reveal startling details. A Tennessee informant said he owned a four acre lot once but signed a quit claim deed through unknown hands. Grand jury indictments are expected within two to three days as testimony continues.
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Muskogee
Okla
Tennessee
Washington Senate Passes 75 Bills in Quiet Session
The senate spent its session on the first day approving 75 bills mostly minor. The house sent a bill prohibiting opium importation to the governor while declining to pass a bill granting pensions to federal judges.
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Washington
Senate
House
Prohibition Amendment Passes House in West Virginia
The prohibition amendment to the West Virginia constitution banning manufacture and sale of intoxicants passed the House of Delegates by 62 to 13. It advances to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Senate
Illegal Trusts Cannot Collect
Washington authorities report the United States Supreme Court held a trust formed against the law cannot collect by law money owed for goods sold.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Bank Reopens in Summerville After Receiver Action
The Union National Bank of Summerville, closed last October, reopened under receiver Frank R. McCormick after shareholders contributed 75 percent more of their holdings. The bank, capitalized at 75 dollars, resumes operations. Gov Stuart sent two appointments to the Senate for coroners in Somerset and Clearfield counties, both confirmed.
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Brookville
Union National Bank of
Summerville
Frank R. McCormick
Harrisburg
Stuart
Senate
Henry S. Kimmel
Somerset
Somerset County
Clarence L. Friedline
J. I. Pollum
Dubois
Clearfield County
J. M. Ross
County Commissioners Refuse Sheriff Prisoner Bills
In Greensburg Westmoreland County officials will not pay Sheriff John E. Shields for keeping county prisoners until courts set the charge. They also refuse to pay maintenance for prisoners sent to the county jail by borough officials.
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Greensburg
Westmoreland County
John E. Shields
Mother claims son is incorrigible in Kittanning case
In Kittanning Mrs. William Emery accuses her 12 year old son Floy of incorrigibility and says her husband is a confirmed inebriate who encouraged tobacco and liquor use. She alleges the father has given whisky and beer to the boy, now described as a drunkard at age 12.
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Kittanning
Floy
William Emery
Harrisburg Appropriations For Cattle Plague Aid Reported
The house appropriations committee reports a bill to provide 90 000 for fighting the cattle plague and related damages. The state live stock sanitary board exhausts its 35 000 emergency funds. 40 000 estimated for cattle destruction. remaining funds to compensate farmers and cover barnyard losses.
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Harrisburg
House Appropriations Committee
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Interurban line eyed from Pittsburgh to Erie route
A proposed 44 mile trolley line would connect Pittsburgh to Erie via New Wilmington Mercer Greenville and smaller towns with a New Castle to New Wilmington railroad also in the works Philadelphia financier assessing financing and a partial survey already done for the route.
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New Wilmington
New Castle
Conneaut Lake
Pittsburg
Erie
Mercer
Greenville
Philadelphia
Fish Commission Inspectors Review Spring Fry Output
Bellefonte officials led by W. E. Meehan and A. R. Whitaker inspect hatcheries to determine trout fry supply for spring. Estimated total fry reach 7.3 million across Corey Bellefonte Wayne and Spruce Creek hatcheries, with 3.2 thousand cans planned. Applications for fry supply are now being accepted.
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Bellefonte
W. E. Meehan
A. R. Whitaker
Board of Fish Commissioners
Corey Hatchery
Wayne
Spruce Creek
State to curb funds to private charities in PA
The Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee plans to halt annual private charity payments unless guarantees ensure public benefit. Chairman James F. Woodward of Allegheny was authorized to form a sub committee to examine hospitals and other private charities seeking state funds for new buildings upgrades or equipment.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
James F. Woodward
Allegheny
Bill to allow localities to join state armory building
In Harrisburg Representative Ly dick of Pittsburg introduced a bill enabling cities counties and boroughs to unite with the commonwealth in armory construction by land donation direct funding or free maintenance. The measure precedes an armory appropriation bill expected to seek about three quarters of a million dollars for new buildings affecting Warren Franklin Doylestown and other towns offering lots or gifts.
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Harrisburg
Lydick
Pittsburg
Commonwealth
Warren
Franklin
Doylestown
State Senate Bills Offer Reward for Tuberculosis Cure
In Harrisburg a senate bill proposes a $50,000 state reward to the first person to discover an effective tuberculosis cure, matching the diphtheria antitoxin in effectiveness. The state board of health would conduct tests, with a $3,000 appropriation for testing expenses.
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Harrisburg
Senate
State Board of Health
Sentiment Never Too Old in a Playful Exchange
In this Life dialogue a man confesses loving affection and attempts a proposal amid self mockery about old being fresh. He pleads he cannot express himself without sounding trite, while she responds with playful encouragement and romantic banter. She fuels the banter by demanding a overdrawn proclamation of devotion, and the exchange ends with the notion that novelty lies in age.
Manitoba's Lakes and Rivers Scale Vast Northland Waters
Lake Winnipeg is described as the largest lake in Manitoba and among North America's great water bodies, extending about 275 miles in length and 40 to 60 miles in width with roughly 9 000 square miles of area and an extensive coastline. Its tributaries include the Saskatchewan Red Winnipeg and Nelson rivers, with the latter linking to Hudson Bay. the Nelson is the main outlet, while other streams feed the lake.
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Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Saskatchewan River
Red River
Winnipeg River
Nelson River
Hudson Bay
Apples Used as Perfume at Hotel Knickerbocker Display
Apples imported from France, Pomme Reinelle or Little Queen, are shown at the Hotel Knickerbocker entrance. The pale yellow, sweet fruit is said to please foreigners more than American tatter apples. A waiter notes country women use them to perfume linen, with one apple scenting a whole room.
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Knickerbocker
France
New York Herald
Market Roundup of Prices Across Cities
The report lists price levels in New York Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburg and other markets for flour wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs potatoes hay cattle sheep and hogs with ranges for each commodity and city through February 3. Key figures include No 2 red wheat around 1.10 to 1.11 per bushel, corn about 63 to 71 cents, hogs near 6.80 to 7.00, and cattle upper ranges near 6.25 to 6.65 per hundredweight.
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Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
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Washington Notes
General News
Conrade Danielson
United States Express Company
John Bedford
Oscar Hoganson
Marengo
Woodstock
Donnelly
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Salvation Army
American Salvation Army
American Salvation Army War Cry
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court of New York
Hawaii
Navy Department
Frank D. Campbell
Franklin MacVeagh & Co
Kewanee
Messina
Italy
Cheney
James Mooney
Missouri
The
United Mine Workers of America
August Belmont
Missouri Supreme Court
Muskogee, Okla
Sahara
Darling
Pet
Prime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Toledo
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