Senate Ties Decide in Sherman Session Ballot Clash
The Senate kept voting ties on the ocean subsidy bill with Vice President Sherman casting deciding ballots on three occasions. The measure sets mail subsidies to routes including South African ports, the Philippines, Japan, China and Australasia with caps of 4 million dollars and 4 dollars per mile for outward leg, plus a 2 dollar rate for third class ships. The adjournment tie was broken by Sherman, ending the session amid continued dispute and renewed struggle.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman
Ocean Mail
Philippines
Japan
China
Australasia
Clarence Watson
West Virginia
Stone
United States
Nixon
Nevada
Borah
Idaho
Nelson
Minnesota
Alaska
Hale
Despondent man suicide in Toledo hotel
Sanguel J Williams of Columbus was found dead in his Isenberg hotel room with a revolver to his temple. A note to Miss Elva Linton suggests he relinquished hope of marrying her due to lack of means to support her.
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Toledo, O
Sanguel J. Williams
Columbus
Isenberg Hotel
Elva Linton
Western Uproar Backing Champ Clark for President
Claude R. Ball former congress opponent of Champ Clark reports strong western support for Clark as president. Ball spoke in Montgomery and introduced a resolution in the Democratic county convention endorsing Clark which passed unanimously.
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Montgomery
Claude R. Ball
Champ Clark
Congress
Ball
Clark
Samuel T. Rayburn Young Speaker of the House
Samuel T. Rayburn, at age 29, serves as Speaker of the House in Texas. The article notes his youth for such a high political role and highlights his leadership position within the Lone Star State's government.
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Lone Star State
Bomb causes panic injuring two Italians in East Side blast
A bomb placed at 401 East Eighty third street exploded tearing through a five story tenement. The blast wrecked a barber shop on the ground floor and sent 175 tenants into the street. Two Italians in an apartment above were thrown through a four inch partition and seriously injured. Police suspect the Black Hand.
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New York
East Eighty-third Street
Black Hand
Black Hand Threat Forces Guard Around Chicago Home
Police at Englewood station guard the home of Mrs. Regina Marco at 5534 Bishop Street after Black Hand threats to dynamite the house and kill her and her two children are reported.
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Chicago
Regina Marco
Bishop Street
Englewood
Yellow Jack on Ship Remains Buried at Puer to Cortez
J H Minor coxswain of the US cruiser Marietta died aboard in Puerto Cortez harbor from yellow fever contracted in Kingston Jamaica. Funeral on the Marietta and burial in the cemetery followed by marine escorts from American and British ships. Other suspected yellow fever cases reported among Marietta crew.
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Puerto Cortez
New Orleans
J. H. Minor
St. Louis
Marietta
Kingston
Jamaica
Honduran
Wheeling
Guantanamo
Death of Ruth Patton from stove gas explosion burns
In Crawfordsville Indiana Ruth Patton five daughter of Mr and Mrs George Patton Linden died from burns after gas explosion when she opened a heating stove door. Her father was outside at the time and rushed in to help suffering burns but not serious.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Ruth Patton
George Patton
Linden
Ottawa Battles Severe Blizzard Halting Train Service
Ottawa faces its worst blizzard in a decade, isolating the city from Fernie to Moncton. Passenger trains are disrupted, freight service halted beyond the Rockies, and streetcar service is abandoned. Visitors for the ice races are snowed in as the meet delays to Saturday.
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Ottawa
Fernie
B. C
Moneton
N. B
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Chicago and Omaha Markets Report Grain and Livestock Quotations
The Chicago cash grain market shows No 2 red wheat around 95 to 96 cents and No 2 hard winter near 95 to 96 cents, with spring wheats around $1.00 to $1.07. Corn ranges No 2 at about 47 to 48 cents, with No 3 and white variants near 45 to 45.5 cents. Oats No 2 white around 32 to 32.5 cents. Live stock in Chicago includes hogs at 7.35 to 7.77, cattle 6.30 to 6.75 for prime steers and mixed beef cattle about 4.25 to 5.65, and lambs 5.75 to 6.10. Omaha prices show cattle 4.75 to 6.25, hogs 6.25 to 7.40, and sheep around 3.65 to 4.75. East Buffalo notes slow markets with hogs 7.60 to 7.70, cattle mixed 7.60 to 8.10 for heavy buyers, and lambs 6.10 to 6.15. Calves quoted at 6.00 to 10.50.
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Chicago
C.fl
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Trial of Count O'Brien de Lassay Over Heir Murder Plotted
In Saint Petersburg on February 3 the murder trial of Count O'Brien de Lassay and physician Pantchenko unfolds. Pantchenko admits dozens of killings for hire aided by cholera bacteria with fees up to 250000 dollars, while the count stands accused of hiring him to murder his brother in law Count Vassilli Bourturlin to secure a 3.5 million estate for Countess de Lassay. The defense links Pantchenko to hypnotic influence by the count, and the court questions the physician about guilt as post mortem data are reviewed.
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Count O'Brien de Lessay
Countess de Lassay
St. Petersburg
O'Brien de Lassy
Pantchenko
Count de Lassy
Count Vassilli Bourturlin
Countess de Lagsay
Panichenko
Pantchenkov
Bourturlin
Passenger Train Wreck Near Madrid Tragedy
A passenger train on the Valencia to Tarragona line derailed today. Thirty people were killed and many injured as officials rush to the scene to aid victims.
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Madrid
Valencia
Tarragona
Canadians Demand Canal From Ottawa Petition Delivered
A delegation representing 175 boards of trade and municipalities presented a half mile long petition with 60 000 Montreal signatures to Finance Minister Fielding urging immediate construction of the Georgian Bay canal. He said the cabinet favored government construction and the issue now hinges on finances with action expected soon.
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Ottawa
Ont
Georgian Bay Canal
Boards of Trade and Municipalities
Montreal
Fielding
Rebels Reported Over 200 Killed in Ojitlan Battle
Government sources say more than 200 rebels fell in the Ojitlan engagement with federal troops on Monday. Insurrectos dispersed and federal forces hold the town and surrounding countryside. Government losses said to be lower than the rebels.
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Oaxaca
Mex
Ojitlan
Explosion Kills Thirty as Clarence W. Watson Heads WV Dem Senate Pick
A massive blast claims thirty lives amid tense politics as Clarence W. Watson is selected for a short Senate term by West Virginia Democrats. The disaster heightens debate over safety and leadership in the state.
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Senate
Democrats
West Virginia
Adele Rafter Funeral Held in Dunkirk
The funeral of Adele Rafter, noted singer and English teacher, was conducted at Heroun Episcopal church with Bishop Walker of Buffalo presiding. Attending relatives and friends included bishops, clergymen, and Rafter family members from New York and beyond. A second note lists a Beeksteak Dressing recipe with onion bread crumb dressing.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Adele Rafter
Greer
W. Kinter
Heroun
Epscopal Church
Bishop Walker
Buffalo
Wm. D. Benton
Fredonia
F. L. Metcalf
St. John's Church
City
Walker
James McNaughton
Paul C. Clark
New York City
Geo. C. Rafter
Cheyenne
Wyo
G. Churchill Rafter
Springfield
John Dysart
Olan
N. R. Bradley
Saginaw
Kate
Washingi
Newark
Beeksteak
Markets Show Slow Hog and Steady Cattle Trading
Chicago markets report slow demand for hogs with mixed packing and light shipping grades at 7.30 to 7.75, 7.05 to 7.55, and rough 7.05 to 7.20. Cattle and sheep totals show 15 000 cattle and 4 000 sheep with slow to steady tone, while prices for beef, cows, and western stockers are outlined along with wheat and corn quotes.
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Chicago
Five Probes Under Way to Fix Responsibility
Five investigations are under way into the Jersey City dynamite disaster. Federal agents led by H P Corney are examining explosives handling under the war department. Coroner Houghton and Prosecutor Garvin plan inquiries to determine if criminal negligence caused the detonation of 69 000 pounds of dynamite. At least 25 workers and sailors are believed dead with remains fragmentary. the loss is estimated up to 1 million dollars, with major impact on the Central Railroad of New Jersey and government facilities at Ellis Island Governor's Island and Bedloe's Island.
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New York
Jersey City
United States
Federal
H. P. Corneye
Bureau of Explosives
War Department
James M. Houghton
Garven
Garvin
Pier No. 7
James Healing
Catherine W
Whistlers
Besler
John A. Deppon
Charles McNeal
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Ellis Island
Governor's Island
Bedloe’s Island
Railroad Held Responsible for Explosion Killings
New Jersey officials blamed the Central Railroad of New Jersey for the blast that killed thirty men and endangered property on both sides of the river. After a conference in Jersey City and Hudson County, it was announced that the railroad possessed dynamite contrary to laws and civil actions will follow.
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New Jersey
Jersey
Central Railroad of
Jersey City
Rudson County
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S. J. Williams
Samuel T. Rayburn
Christie
Perdue University
Williams
Indianapolis News
Russian Empire
Dr. Pantchenko
Canadians
Clarence W. Watson
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Rafter
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Ilinois
Cora
Washington City
Cornais Po
Reister & Son
Your Live
John A
U. S. Yards
Railroad Held Responsible
Jersey Central
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