President and Frisco Delegation Agree on Japanese School Question
The San Francisco school controversy over Japanese child segregation is settled. Mayor Schmitty and the school board will abolish Oriental schools and re admit Japanese children into white schools after immigration bill passage. If Congress fails to act, an extra session will be called after March 4.
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San Francisco
White House
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Cnnferreces
Congress
Root
San Franciscans
Immigration bill conference vote and naval bill action
Washington reports a Senate session centering on the conference report for the immigration bill and California Japanese settlement provisions. The House passed the naval appropriation bill at about 96 million pounds with two Dreadnaught type battleships authorized after Berton’s attempt to cut them failed. The post office appropriation bill began its consideration. In Tecumseh Nebraska a land transfer of 1700 acres totaling 91000 dollars will donate the proceeds to Wittenberg College Springfield Ohio with Michael W Hamma as donor and John N Garvar as purchaser.
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Post Office
Wittenberg College
Tecumseh, Neb
Tecumseh
Springfield
Michael W. Hamma
New England
John N. Garvar
Murder Stuns Idaho Asylum Chef Is Slain
In Blackfoot Idaho on February 16 Thomas H Thomson chief cook at the state insane asylum was killed by patient George Byers. Byers attacked him with a heavy coal shovel during morning meal preparations and beat him to death, leaving staff shocked by the assault.
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Mysterious Thirteens Tangle Case Of Barr Death
Willard Dr. Barr, a horticulturist from Lawrence County IL, drowned January 13 after last seen January 12. His body found February 13 near Vincennes Indiana with a ring bearing two 13s. The widowed wife had left for Texas and wrote she would not return, fueling suicide theories.
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Willard Dr. Barr
Lawrence County
Vincennes
Ind
Barr
Lott
Tex
J. Crump
Theater Regulation Now Aims to Open Indiana Stages
Representative Geise of Evansville introduces a bill to break up a theater trust by requiring all theaters to admit independent and trust productions equally. It designates theaters as public amusements and bans discrimination against reputable dramas and shows with penalties inclining to fines and possible jail.
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Indianapolis
Geise
Evansville
Indiana
Cherry branch blooms in water experiments
Rushville Indiana. Philip Oster showcases a blooming cherry branch grown by placing a living stem in a water vessel. Mrs Oster cut the branch for a Washington's birthday family dinner and observed the unexpected bloom, prompting experiments that show any blooming branch can be obtained this way.
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Rushville
Ind
Philip Oster
Washington
Police Shake Up at Jackson After Chief Murder
Jackson Michigan February 16 police shake up begins after Chief Holzapfel murder. Officer Edward Geyer fired for alleged insubordination and denies it. Three new patrolmen appointed to fill roles.
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Jackson
Jackson, Mich
Holzapfel
Edward Geyer
Blue Man George Hutsell Dies at 60 in Greenfield
George Hutsell aged 60 dies at his Greenfield home. He was known as the blue man after medicine for epilepsy turned his skin blue. He was unmarried.
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Greenfield
Ind
George Hutsell
Hutsell
Princeton Poised for Largest Bequest in History
President Woodson Wilson told the Princeton Club in Philadelphia that Princeton University is set to become the world’s leading seat of learning and research. An unknown source promises the largest gift ever to a college, signaling a pivotal development for the university and its future funding.
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Princeton University
Woodson Wilson
Princeton Club
Old University
Queen Wilhelmina in Dutch Peasant Garb Shown in Photo
The latest picture features Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and her consort Duke Henry Frederick in Dutch peasant dress. She is twenty seven, married six years without an heir, and rose to the throne at age ten with her mother as regent until her eighteenth birthday.
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Duke Henry Frederick
Netherlands
Henry Frederick
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Holland
Why He Got Whipped Officers Not Fit to Command
St. Petersburg reports Kuropatkin’s confiscated history of the Russo Japanese War portrays disorganization, disobedience, and poor leadership. It centers on the battles of Liaoyang Sha River and Mukden, criticizing Kaulbars and others while blaming rail logistics and low morale for Russia’s defeats.
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Kuropatkin
Russia
Liaoyang
Sha River
Mukden
Gelkhovetoneff
Europe
THREE PRISONERS ESCAPE DES MOINES ROOF
Three inmates Ferris Rikard and Joe McCain escaped from the jail in Des Moines Iowa by climbing to the roof and cutting a hole in the roof. They used a rope to descend sixty feet to the ground beneath. The escape occurred quietly while guards were unaware.
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Ferris
Rikard
Joe McCain
Explosion scare on Albina avenue car in Portland
A dynamite device four inches long was found in the frog between tracks as an electric car approached on Albina avenue Portland. The charge was fixed with caps at both ends and likely would have caused heavy loss of life if detonated. Earlier a similar act occurred on a St John track but was shaken off by a heavy car.
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Albina Avenue
St. John
Business Volume Remains Strong Despite Holidays
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review notes business activity holds up in New York as holiday and weather interruptions pass with no evidence of a downturn.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Economic Outlook Amid Seasonal Trade Recovery
The report notes resumed merchandise movement nationwide with snow blockades cleared and late deliveries causing some gripes, grain issues highlighted. Winter stock depletion improves as the new season nears under favorable conditions. Wholesale demand rises and mills report heavy forward business with contracts extending into the year's end. Wages rise in key firms amid scant labor disputes and iron and steel firms see growing new orders. No industry-wide downturn apparent.
Swede Dies in City Prison From Acute Alcoholism
John Kruse a Swede and blacksmith at the Cummings McGuire car factory in Paris Illinois died in the city jail from acute alcoholism after a period of heavy drinking. He sought lodging at the police station earlier. Medical help arrived too late.
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Paris
John Kruse
Cummings-McGuire Car
Fifty-Six Years of Marriage Ended by Death in Pontiac
Frederick Sly and his wife of fifty-six years lived together in Pontiac for twenty three years before his wife died at 78. Grief over her loss weighs on Sly who is 81 and may die soon.
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Pontiac
Mich
Frederick Sly
Sly
Fighting Bob Reported In New York
Edmund C. Hubbell Jr of Yonkers writes Feb 2 that Rear Admiral Robley Evans is ill and may not remain in command. The note from West Indian waters mentions concern among officers over his ability to continue leading the flagship crew.
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New York
Edmund C. Hubbell, Jr
Yonkers
Robley D. Evans
West Indian Waters
Evans
Market Summary Chicago Feb 16 1907 cattle hogs sheep prices
Chicago market report dated February 16 1907 shows cattle and sheep steady or unchanged while hogs remain strong. Official receipts yesterday 27630 hogs 6553 shipments 6553. estimated receipts today 15000. tomorrow 45000. Prices: hogs bulk 87 05 to 87 10. light 86 85 to 87 07. mixed packers 86 90 to 87 15. rough 86 90 to 87 00. pigs 86 65 to 86 70. porkers 87 00 to 88 05. Cattle and sheep around unchanged. light, mixed packers and shipping grades noted.
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Chicago
Letter to the editor promises a square deal
A Chicago reader named John A. Babcock writes offering to communicate and assures a square deal, emphasizing honesty and straightforward dealings. The note conveys a personal pledge rather than a news event.
Railways Defended in Iowa Society Banquet Remarks
At the Waldorf Astoria Hotel the Iowa society of New York heard Theodore P. Shonts defend railways and defend profits. He argued railroads enabled expansion and growth and warned against limiting profits to six percent, noting builders bore great risks while farmers benefited indirectly from rail development.
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New York
Iowa Society
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Theodore TP. Shonts
Big Change of Conditions in Rail Stock Returns
The piece argues rail traffic growth changes funding needs and questions whether stockholders should share equal footing with outsiders when new securities are issued. It notes potential inequities and wonders if high profits justify limiting returns while funds for improvements are needed.
Death toll rises from Second Street blast in Los Angeles
Five people are confirmed dead and several more in critical condition after the Second Street explosion. J the tailor died in hospital while TF Stevens and others remain in peril with injuries reported in Los Angeles on February 15.
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Cal
Second Street
J. the Tailor
Epital
Stevens
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