Senate Defeats Primary Plan by Narrow Margin
United States Senate narrowly defeats a plan to nominate presidential candidates by primary and to abolish the electoral college. The vote to favor continuing the current system stands 35 to 32, with extensive divisions among Republicans and Democrats over amendments.
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Senate
Washington
United States Senate
Owen
Horah
Bourne
Bristow
Clapp
Crawford
Dixon
Grenna
Jones
Kenyon
la Foliette
Poindexter
McLean
Connecticut
Townsend
Michigan
Ashurst
Bryan
Chamberlain
Chilton
Culberson
Fletcher
Johnson
Martine
Myers
Newlands
Overman
Perky
Pomerene
Shively
Smith
Ariz
Cummins
Bankhead
Clarke
Ark
Ala
Paynter
Percy
Simmons
Thomas
Thornton
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Not Guilty Pleas Entered by Two Railroad Presidents
Charles S. Mellen of New Haven and Edson J. Chamberlain of Canada faced arraignment in U S district court on a new indictment charging conspiracy to restrain trade. Both pleaded not guilty with option to change later, as Judge Mayer set February 10 for action and kept bail at $10,000.
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New York
Charles S. Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Edson J. Chamberlain
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Mayer
United States District Court
United States District
H. W. J. Crim
Mr. Mellen
John D. Lindsey
Chamberlain
Willis Rand, Jr
Mellen
Rebel demands 2000 goats to feed revolutionists
Consul Philip F. E. Holland in Saltillo reports Viesca in Mexico threatened by a rebel attack led by Bonita Rodriguez. The insurgent demands 2000 goats from the Hacienda de Salado, San Luis Potosi, to feed about 1500 revolutionaries.
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Washington
Philip FE. Holland
Saltillo
Mexico
Viesca
Bonita Rodriguez
Dynamite danger at New York aqueduct shaft
Two hundred laborers 711 feet underground at Cooper Square faced a near disaster when an overheated dynamo sparked near a Du Pont wagon loaded with 500 pounds of dynamite. The driver moved the wagon, averting a possible explosion that could have buried the shaft and collapsed surrounding rock. Workers resumed duty after confirmation of no real threat.
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New York
Aqueduct No. 19
Cooper Square
du Pont Powder Company
Thorpe Is Signed by Nationals in Cincinnati Deal
John J. McGraw, manager of the New York National League team, announced the signing of Jim Thorpe in Cincinnati. The message also states Fayetteville club is not in existence, per Dr. Joel Whitaker, president of the Eastern Carolina league.
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Thorpe
Nationals
Cincinnati
Ohio
John J. McGraw
New York
Jim” Thorpe
Joel Whitaker
Fayetteville
Labor Bill Advances in London House of Commons
The trades union bill, allowing unions to use their funds for specified political purposes, passed its third reading in the House of Commons. No division was recorded.
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London
Trades’ Union Bil
House of Commons
Suffragists Appeal for Passage of Women’s Vote Bill
Four hundred women from across the nation testified before the house committee on presidential and congressional elections urging passage of the bill granting women the right to vote for representatives in Congress. Rev Olympia Brown led the petitioners joined by a dozen members of Congress from nine equal suffrage states as the hearing filled the room. Mrs Clara B Colby of Portland Oregon led the main advocacy for a constitutional amendment.
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Washington
House Committee On
Congress
Olympia Brown
Racine
Wis
Federated Women's Equality League of the
United States
House Committee
Clara B. Colby
Portland
Ore
Women’s suffrage debate tests federal power on voting
Mrs Belva Lockwood asserts a federal amendment could grant women the right to vote as Rep Tribble questions federal franchise power. She emphasizes the constitution’s people over states and women’s ongoing fight for political freedom.
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Tribble
Georgia
Mra
Belva Lockwood
To Cure White Plagueers Seek Cure From Friedmann
New York February 1 Doctor E Friedmann of Berlin arrives to test a new serum for tuberculosis. Charles F Finley president of the Aetna National Bank agrees to pay 1 000 000 dollars if Friedmann cures one hundred patients. Friedmann sailed from Liverpool on the Mauretania.
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New York
E. &. Friedmann
Berlin
Charles F. Finley
Aetna
Finley
Friedmann
Liverpool
Castro To Be Fet ed In New York Visit
Ex Venezuelan dictator Cipriano Castro arrives in New York under bail after Ellis Island detention. He attends a Northwestern Society banquet with speakers including Lewis Nixon and Frederick C. Stevens. An explosion rocks Rockefeller Institute laboratory.
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New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
United States
Broadwa
Ellis Island
Castro
Federal District Court
McAlpin
Northwestern Society of New York
John Hays Hammond
Lewis Nixon
Frederick C. Stevens
Montana
New York, Jan. Si
Rockefeller Institute
Chemical Laboratory
Society Girl to Ride as Joan of Arc in Suffrage Parade
Miss Gladys Hinckley, a Washington society figure, will march in the March 3 suffrage parade dressed as Joan of Arc. She plans armor and a white mount to lead the contingent.
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Gladys Hinckley
Washington
Joan of Arc
Centralization of Federal Funds Under New Treasury Plan
Washington February 1 Radical changes in the treasury system ordered by Secretary MacVeagh go into effect today. The plan centralizes funds by drawing all warrants and checks on the treasurer in Washington D C with payments through designated banks or sub treasuries. About two hundred clerks are added to the treasurer's office. The shift benefits national banks near public works and helps veterans by easing pension check collection.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
MacVeagh
D. C
United States Depositary
Balkan War Indemnity Demands and Turkish Proposals
London reports show the Balkan peace allies seeking a 200 million indemnity from Turkey with 75 million to cover conquered territory debts. Allies warn of higher demands if war resumes while Turkish leaders propose territorial divisions near Adrianople. Berlin and Constantinople scene a pessimistic mood as Bulgaria resists compromise and Turkish troops quell mutineers at Tchatalja.
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London
Balkan
Europe
Balkans
Turkey
Adrianople
Martina
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Constantinople
Berlin
Germany
Tchatalja
Guardians for Big Tim
Supreme Court Justice Hendrick named Lawrence Sullivan Frank J. Parnell Emanuel Blumenstiel and Patrick H. Sullivan to guard the person and property of Congressman elect Timothy D. Sullivan known as Big Tim. Each member must furnish a 200.00 bond.
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New York
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Lawrence Sullivan
Frank J. Parnell
Emanuel Blumenstiel
Patrick H. Sullivan
Timothy D. Sullivan
Big Tim
United States Orders 500 Colt Rifles for Army Use
A February special order from New Haven Connecticut calls for 500 new automatic Colt rifles. The model will discharge 652 shots per minute and is intended for U S Army use.
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United States
New Haven
Conn
Colt Pire Army Company
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Horace K. Holtzinger
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