Doblin bribery case dominates naval committee report
The naval affairs committee reported on the Lesser bribery inquiry amid divisions. Doblin testified to offers of money for backing Holland boats, with quibbles over later statements. Both Quigg and Lessler were exonerated by the majority, while the minority disputed the corruption claim and called for U S attorney general review.
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Hence Committee On Naval Affairs
Lessler
Representativ Kitchen
North Carolina
Vandiver
Missouri
Roberts
Masachusetts
Naval Affairs Committee
Lesster
Doblin
Quigg
Majoriy
Congress
United States
Anglo Russian Treaty Clauses Stir Alaska Boundary Debate
Washington reports heated senate chatter over Hay Herbert treaty language on the Alaska boundary. Debates center on French articles and the line of demarcation from Prince of Wales Island to the Frozen Ocean with Russia retaining Prince of Wales Island.
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Washington
Senate
Hay
Michael Herbert
North America
Prince of Wales Islands
Greenwich
Portland Channel
Prince of Wales Island
Russia
Allies poised for Venezuela settlement proposal
In Washington on February 4, no advices yet from allied governments on the next proposal to Bowen Venezuela’s representative. A note Bowen sent to the British ambassador may lead to an adjustment. A key conference at the British embassy reviewed envoys’ recommendations to their governments. London Berlin and Rome hold suggestions from their representatives and favor a month’s preference before equal treatment thereafter.
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Washington
Bowen
Venezuela
London
Berlin
Rome
Mandamus orders payment to Bagboy from Northern National Bank
Justice Barnard of the District supreme court directed the secretary of the interior and the commissioner of Indian affairs to pay John Bagboy, an Indian at the LaPointe agency, funds deposited in Ashland Wisconsin. The court ruled an Indian agent cannot withhold countersignature on the Indian's check and Bagboy retains civil rights to property allotted to him, subject to allotment terms.
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Washington
Barnard
District Supreme Court
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
John Nh. Bagboy
LaPointe
Wis
Northern National Bank
Ashland
Bighoy
Senate passes Elkins bill and related appropriations in Washington
Washington notes the senate approved the Elkins bill to regulate railroad transportation and the army appropriation bill. The general staff provision was removed but an independent measure mirroring it, with the chief of staff under the president, passed. House debated claims bills amid floor fights led by Veyne, and post office appropriation was discussed amid speeches.
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Washington
Senate
House
Veyne
Senate approves anti trust expedition provisions
Washington reports the senate judiciary committee favors a bi providing for faster anti trust actions in federal courts directing circuit courts to prioritize such cases. Akron note and tragedy follow a Baltimore and Ohio collision near Easton where a work train hit a caboose and trailing coal cars. conductor William Miles of Newcastle died in the crash and brakeman J R Cooney was fatally injured.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Akron
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Easton
William Miles
Newcastle
J. R. Cooney
Miles
Dr Fenner Kidney and Backache Cure Ad
An old advertisement extols Dr Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure a favorite prescription from a renowned specialist. It describes kidney function blood purification and relief from backache headaches swelling and fatigue and claims the remedy cleanses impurities to restore health. The note urges purchase at drug stores in small bottle sizes.
Rebuttal Testimony From Coal Region Miners on Wage Changes
Testimony before the anthracite coal strike commission showed upper region miners favoring daily wage rates but doubt they would work to limit if adopted. Clergymen and union leaders urged peace. witnesses cited car shortages as the main cause of reduced output during the strike.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Watkine
Gallagher
Delaware and Hudson Company
P. J. McMahon
Minersville
Bin
Wmen
Father McMahon
Robbery at Cambridge Bank Sparked Snowbound Capture
A Cambridge first National Bank heist yielded about $10,000. Snow slowed the robbers who fled toward Gatva via a handcar but were tracked by locals to a barn two miles east, buried under straw and jailed. Four men captured, money unrecovered.
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Peoria
Ila
First National Bank
Cambridge
Gat Va
Growing Strike Tenses Tense in South Bend Transit
Striking Indiana Railway employee actions in South Bend grew serious on February 4 as about 2,000 residents from the west end gathered on South Chapin Street and forced the street railway to suspend operations ahead of a settlement.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana Bailway Company
West End
South Chapin Street
Vicious Vandalism Injures Railway Crew in City
One car badly damaged after a Lake Shore box car was spiked to tracks and debris piled in the street. Cars were stoned on South Michigan street Portage avenue and Bakatie avenue. A shot from a car struck Bernard Docker an engineer in the elite water department and foreman Warrell. A cable across tracks near Kikhart halted an east bound car attack. Territorial assaults on workers managing cars are frequent.
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Deere
Lake Shore Railway
South Michigan Street
Portage Avenue
Bakatie Avenue
LaSalle Avenue
Bernard Docker
Water Department
Warrell
Kikhart
Large Democratic flag staff toppled in Michigan
A 160 foot Democratic flag staff from the Douglas Lincoln campaign collapsed last Thursday night in Raugatuck Michigan. The mainmast pine and topmast hickory, a local landmark, raised political demonstrations and a placard allegedly taunted Republicans. The incident briefly halted interurban traffic and damaged nearby offices.
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Mich
Douglas Lincoln
Ts8b
Hearby
Saugatuck and
Holand
Democratic Party
Repuby Kiana
Guilty Verdict in National Mercantile Fraud Case
In Springfield Mass United States district court Henry Plachskiamimn W R Reeves and Cora Zeigel all of St Louis found guilty Fliehskiamm and Reeves faced charges of using the mattis for a defraud scheme Zeigel was found not guilty The defendants advertised a fur collarette as a premium for selling fake jewelry attracting about 5000 people who sent $2 each expecting valuables after failing to receive the promised items.
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His
United States District Court
Henry Plachskiamimn
W. R Reeves
Cora Zeigel
St. Louis
Mattis
Fliehskiamm
Reeves
Miss Zeigel
Flichskiamm
National Mercantile Company
Fireman Crushed By Express In Indianapolis
John J. Loftus a 24 year old city fireman died Monday in Indianapolis when a wagon of baled hay he rode was hit by the Western express. The frightened horses caused the wagon to overturn and Loftus was thrown under the pilot as the train passed, his body cut in two.
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Indianapolis
John J. Loftus
Western Express
Big Pours P. and
Loftus
White River
Markets Report From Buffalo and Milwaukee Grain and Live Stock
Buffalo and Milwaukee markets show mixed cattle and sheep receipts with steady to firm prices. Quotations for cattle range from mixed to good quality, while hogs and calves mark modest gains. grain futures list firm wheat and steady corn with slight shifts in rye and oats.
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Texas
East Buffalo N
Junning & Stevens
Mast Buffalo
He York
Rival Farmers May Fight Over Control Of Goods Line
Lincoln Neb February reports rival farmers trusts forming in Indiana and Nebraska aim to control central and northern west farm output. One group calls for fixed minimum prices while the western association seeks to eliminate middlemen and preserve producer profits as relief for farmers.
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Lincoln
Neb
Indiana
Nebraska
American Society of Ranity of North America
Farmers Co-Operative Grain and Live Stock Association
Kansas
West
Castro Routs Rebels on Camataguna River Fight
Government troops led by General Alewmiara defeated 900 rebels commanded by General Du charme near Camataguna river south of Carnensy. Rebels routed, ammunition and 280 prisoners captured. Stock prices rose four points on news.
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Caracas
Alewmiara
West Point
Ducharme
Camataguna River
Carnensy
Stock Exchange
Chicago Indicts Adolph Kula Link to New York Arrest
State attorney in Chicago states Adolph Kula was indicted two years ago for embezzling about 14000 while running a mortgage brokerage on LaSalle street. He faced charges in Chicago and had ties to a New York arrest report. A deputy marshal in Des Moines reports Ferdinand Kurhner embezzled 500 and bought a Chicago to Michigan ticket. Governor Cummins won't call a special election in Iowa's Second District to fill the Rumple vacancy. M. J. Wade to take office March 4.
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Chicago
Adolph Kula
New York
Kula
LaSalle Street
Des Moines
Westphaller
Ferdinand Kurhner
Kurhner
Michigan
Cummins
Iowa
Rumple
M. J. Wade
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Aids Lung Health
An advertisement claims Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures lung and respiratory diseases including coughs and consumption. It cites a testimonial from W Price of Dwark Ohio about a near terminal case improving after five bottles. Also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pierces
Mr. W. Price
Dwark. Monroe Co
Ohio
Pierce
Public lands clash with stockmen and settlers across plains
Western stockmen resist settler fences and pasture encroachments on public lands. The pastrage tensions trace back to laws limiting fence removal and land use. Senate discussions reveal partisan shifts and respect for elder statesmen like Elkins, Reed, and Aldrich as they debate tariffs and immigration amid ongoing political maneuvering.
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