Senate bar on Knox ends as salary cut passes
The constitutional ban blocking Senator Knox from becoming secretary of state was removed by a 173 to 117 House vote after passage of a bill cutting his salary. Presidents Roosevelt and Taft figures feature in a broad debate over cabinet and canal issues as Congress addresses admission and budgeting.
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Taft
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Roosevelt
Congress
La _ Follette
Cummins
Stone
Tillman
Hale
Rainey
Panama Canal
Cincinnati
Washington
Representative Rainey
Charles P. Taft
William Nelson Cromwell
Lovering
Senate
Sherman
United States
William Jennings Bryan Plans 1909 Speeches for $100000
Bryan arranged contracts for 1909 speeches that would pay $100000, a sum equal to his potential earnings had he become president. The report notes his public prominence and the scale of his speaking engagements.
Taft to Pick Franklin MacVeagh as Treasury Secretary
Authentic reports from Chicago indicate Franklin MacVeagh a Chicago businessman will become secretary of the treasury in President Taft's cabinet. Lincoln birth observances occurred nationwide with ambassadors joining tributes and Roosevelt speaking at Hodgenville Kentucky. In Denver a jury found Burdett Pell guilty of voluntary manslaughter after he shot Cubier Dury over a wife theft.
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Taft
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt
Hodgenville
Lincoln
Kentucky
Denver
Burdett Pell
Cubier Dury
Tariff Commission Meet Denounces Present System
Indianapolis delegates from opposing parties united in praise of removing tariff from politics. Speakers urged a nonpartisan tariff body, with J W Van Cleave of St Louis named chairman, and Congressman Fowler pushing Beveridge bill.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Tariff Commission
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
West Stanley Mine Disaster Kills Many in New Castle Area
In West Stanley near New Castle England two explosions rocked the colliery. About 460 workers were employed with around 140 miners inside when the blast occurred. Flames followed the explosions causing heavy damage and hindering rescue efforts, with 136 feared dead. Rappings suggest some may have escaped. no surface return reported.
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New Castle
Eng
West Stanley
Approval for Panama Canal Lock System Endorsed
President Roosevelt transmitted to Congress the unanimous engineers report endorsing the lock canal plan for the Panama project. The board finds no doubt about feasibility and sees no need for a sea level channel, stating every point has been carefully considered. The president attached a transmittal message approving the board’s findings.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Board of Engineers
Panama Canal
Senate Debates Naval Bill and Pacific Navy Split
Washington notes the senate debated the naval appropriation bill on the 16th and adopted an amendment to keep half the navy on the Pacific coast. The house passed the Indian appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate
Pacific
House
Republicans Sweep Philadelphia Council Races
Republicans secure a decisive victory at the polls with their candidates winning in most wards, including those previously independent, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Magee Elected Mayor in Pittsburg First Greater Pittsburgh Election
William A. Magee, Republican, won the first Greater Pittsburg mayoral race by a plurality near 35 000 and a majority about 30 000. He defeated Civic League candidate W H Stevenson and Democrat Dr George R Herst.
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Pittsburg
William A. Magee
W. H. Stevenson
Civic League
George R. Herst
Legislature Denies Kansas Woman Suffrage Bill
In Topeka Kansas the state house votes 59 to 57 to kill the bill granting women the right to vote. The narrow defeat blocks proposed constitutional amendments and preserves existing suffrage limits.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Kansas
Fire disaster in Acapulco kills hundreds at Flores theatre
A massive blaze at the Flores theatre in Acapulco, Guerrero, after a moving pictures show, killed between 250 and 300 people and injured many more. The wooden venue had only three exits, causing panic as the crowd rushed out. Rescue was hampered by a destroyed telegraph office, but government records survived. officials buried victims in trenches as families mourned. The port city, a key Pacific hub, awaits confirmation of American casualties.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Flores Theatre
Damian Flores
Guerrero
Fire Department
West Coast
Pacific
Mexico
Associated Press
Ships Collide in Med, Australia Sinks with Losses
An unknown sailing vessel rammed the Belgian steamer Australia on February 12 near Alboran Island in heavy weather. Both ships foundered with about 46 dead. Ten Australia crew members survived in a small boat rescued by the German steamer Liberia. Captain Norman said the vessel left Oran in heavy seas and fog hampered navigation.
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Australia
Alboran Island
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Liberia
Norman
Oran
House passes pay cut for secretary of state and statehood bills
On the fifteenth the house approved a measure reducing the secretary of state's salary and a separate statehood bill for Arizona and New Mexico. The senate debated the naval appropriation bill.
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Washington
House
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate
Russian terrorist Soukaroff wounds two Belgian police
In Ghent, a Russian suspect named Alexander Soukaroff mortally wounds two policemen after being arrested on charges of extortion under threats of death from a Brussels merchant.
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Ghent
Belgium
Alexander Soukaroff
Brussels
Bold Thief Escapes With $3800 Loot From Bank Heist
A thief seized a catcher with $3800 belonging to a department store and fled from the First National Bank in Milwaukee Wisconsin yesterday. The robbers escape ends with authorities seeking leads and surveillance footage.
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Wis
First National Bank
Lenhart on trial in bank conspiracy case
W L Lenhart of Brownsville faced trial before Judge Taylor on a conspiracy charge tied to the closing of the People's Bank of California. A prior term ended with a hung jury. Philadelphia case upholds Roberts corrupt practices act as constitutional in Likens appeals from Fayette county. Altoona mayor reports three council members as indirect beneficiaries of city contracts. A paving firm member, a paving foreman, and a curb contractor cited. council assigns investigation.
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W. L. Lenhart
Brownsville
Taylor
People’s Bank of California
Lenhart
Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
William M. Likens-Van Swearingan
William M. Likens-Byrne
Fayette County
Altoona
Hoyer
Immigration to Steelton Surges as Steelworkers Return
Steelton sees a rapid rise in immigration as residents who left during hard times return daily. Steamship agents report many tickets sold to those sending money or plans to Europe, with Hungary a frequent destination in recent weeks.
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Steelton
Europe
Hungary
Gas boom in Salem township sparks drilling rush near Delmont
Greensburg reports a gas field revival as 21 rigs rise on the McWilliams farm in Salem township near Delmont. The latest well shows the district's highest gauge pressure yet while four gas companies vie for leases on nearby farms, and farmers reap a harvest.
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Greensburg
Murraysville
Grapeville
Salem Township
Delmont
McWilliams
Tragedy in Salemville as Daniels shoots Monick
In Greensburg a man named Daniel Monick was killed at his home in Salemville after an altercation with Mike Daniels. Witnesses say Daniels seized a shotgun and fired first, striking Monick through the heart as he could not defend himself.
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Daniel Monick
Salemville
Mike Daniels
Daniels
Monick
Union Leader to Open Talks With Coal Operators in Wilkesbarre
President Lewis of the United Mine Workers will arrive next week to open negotiations with coal operators over demands endorsed at the national convention. He seeks a joint conference with miners and operators, but local officials see little chance of such a meeting.
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Wilkesbarre
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Middletown Sees $100,000 Gift For New Shoe Factory
Middletown attracts eastern Pennsylvania investors with a $100,000 subscription for a new shoe factory. Manufacturers eyeing the region list Middletown as a likely site as local mills run full time and book orders for months.
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Middletown
Pennsylvania
Legislature to Limit Will Contest Window to Thirty Days
In Pittsburg a bill to Representative W. A. Magee from ex Representative H. M. Scott would shorten the legal contest period for wills filed with county registers from three years to thirty days. The change would speed real estate transactions and ease burdens on heirs selling leasing or mortgaging property, though it may shift hardship onto some heirs.
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Pittsburg
W. A. Magee
H. M. Scott
Pittsburg Raid Targets Jury Fixers in Courthouse Haunts
District attorney orders a raid to disrupt an organized gang of alleged professional jury fixers who operated in the Pittsburg courthouse corridors, courtrooms, and offices. The arrest of Charles and John Colbert led to reports that the group has long manipulated juries in the county.
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Court House
Charles
John Colbert
Reading Conductor Killed in Birdsboro Collision
Reading railway conductor J. W. Scott was instantly killed in a collision at Birdsboro. Brakemen W. D. Heck and W. G. Smith were injured in the same incident.
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J. W. Scott
Reading Railway
W. D. Heck
W. G. Smith
Birdsboro
Rail line trespass deaths rise on Pennsylvania system
Reports from the general offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad show 657 trespassers were killed and 791 injured on the system east and west of Pittsburgh in 1908. In the past two years, 1,479 persons have lost their lives in this manner on the Pennsylvania lines.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Why He Went Home From New York
A gray haired southern man at a famed New York hotel explains he is leaving the city due to its roughness and lack of courtesy. He recounts subway and street encounters where strangers ignored him and offered his seat to others, noting a general lack of apology and more brutal behavior. The tale is told in his dialect with humorous details.
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Charles A. Blair
John W. Stone
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Sault Ste. Marie
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Porte
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Nathaniel Seymour Thomas
Philadelphia
Benjamin Brewster
Salt Lake City
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Yo’ Key
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Broadway
Our Earthquake Sufferers
A speaker laments the lack of international aid after a major earthquake. She recalls Italy's distress and a harsh comparison to Ellis Island, urging readers to consider the suffering of the East Side poor, breadlines, and dark streets while offering aid at home.
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Ellis Island
East Side
New York Press
Record of Canada's Trade Growth by Decade
The Philadelphia Record notes that Canada’s trade with the United States rose by less than 6 million dollars from 1877 to 1887, by over 28 million in the next decade, and by 202 million in the ten years to 1907. Trade with Great Britain grew by about 8 million, 17 million, and 109 million in the same successive decades.
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Dominion
United States
Great Britain
Philadelphia Record
Choate’s Humorous Toast to Chief Justice Lew
A bar dinner tale recalls Chief Justice Lew of Massachusetts as a plain practical man who resembled a Chinese idol in old age. Choate toasted him by saying the heathen revere an idol yet acknowledge its ugliness, while noting Lew’s greatness.
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Lew
Massachusetts
Mr. Choate
Daily Market Report summarizes by city and price ranges
New York money steady at 2 percent with mercantile paper 3 1 4 percent. Grain and livestock prices listed for Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburg including wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs and cattle hogs sheep and lambs with weekly figures and grade notes.
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Prime Mercantile
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York State
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