Hepburn Pushes Nicaragua Canal Plan and Trade Edge
Washington report details Chairman Hepburn’s push for a Nicaragua canal bill to gain U.S. ownership and toll-free transit for American goods. It argues a canal aids merchant marine and naval interests while challenging the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Senator Clark faces questions over alleged payoffs amid Montana politics.
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Hepburn
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Nicaragua Canal
United States
Great Britain
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Suez Canal
New York
Hong Kong
Lcre
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
San Juan River
Ireland
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Mediteranean
Red Sea
Conference Committee Meets On Financial Bill In Washington
Republican members of the conference committee meet in Washington for a long Saturday session on the financial bill. Secretary Gage attends to offer views while leaders say no conclusion on the bill or any provision was reached. Differences persist between House and Senate positions, especially over the bimetallic and refunding sections.
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Montana Senator Testifies on Campaign Spending
Washington report notes February testimony in the Clark case where Senator Clark claims $115,000 was spent on legitimate campaign expenses. Chief Justice Brantley describes a meeting with Rev. A. B. Martin and a letter from W. A. Clark urging Brantley to bar disbarment of Mr. Wellcome. The letter was not read and returned.
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Faulkner
Daly
Washington
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Montana Supreme Court
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Deer Lodge
Mont
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Supreme Court
W. A. Clark
Wellcome
Dr. Martin
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State department to probe Macrum censorship claim
The department will investigate Macrum’s charge that the Durban censor opened official mail. A cable to Adelbert S. Hay, U S consul at Pretoria, orders a telegraphic report on the allegation. The files are the Pretoria consulate records, not Macrum’s personal property.
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Washington
State Department
Macrum
Durban
Adelbert S. Hay
United States
Pretoria
Department
Harrison voices sympathy for Boers in private remarks
Public men who have been in Indianapolis report that former President Harrison expresses sympathy for the Boers in their struggle. He avoids public interviews to prevent embarrassment to the Washington administration.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Harrison
Short-Lived Romance Ends in Sioux City Divorce Suit
Evelyn Burns Gibbs sues Frank C. Gibbs in Sioux City Iowa for divorce stating they wed a year ago while he was a Harvard student. His New York father disowned him and cut off support after learning of the marriage. Mrs Gibbs says illness and illness and estrangement followed as they lived apart for months.
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Sioux City
Evelyn Burns Gibbs
Frank C. Gibbs
Harvard
New York
Gibbs
Frank Crane
Wakefield
Neb
Central
South America
American Car and Foundry Expands for Car Production
In Indianapolis on February 19, the American Car and Foundry company, previously focused on repair work, enlarges facilities to manufacture cars and has secured an order for 200 coal cars for the Ohio Southern railway. Additional orders for routes in the Central Traffic association have also been placed.
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Indianapolis
Heb
American Car and Foundry Company
Ohio Southern Railway
Central Traffic Association
Epworth League Officers Elected at Sparta Session
Sparta Wisconsin February 19 Epworth League session elected officers for the year President Arthur Coe Barron Vice President J O Paulson Sparta Second Vice President Mary Comstock Milwaukee Third Vice President Mrs A D Merrill Fort Atkinson Fourth Vice President Mattie McMillan Elroy Secretary C D Thompson Appleton Treasurer W R Roach Waterloo
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Epworth League
Arthur Coe
Barron
J. O. Paulson
Mary Comstock
Milwaukee
A. D. Merrill
Fort Atkinson
Mattie McMillan
Elroy
C. D. Thompson
Appleton
W. R. Roach
Waterloo
Snow and awards mix in a busy news summary
Snow drifts reach seven inches with high winds in New York while the sultan grants the grand cordon of Nicham Nimtiaz to President Loubet. Photographer Atme Du Pont dies in New York at 51. Pittsburg Plate Glass raises prices 5 percent. Cuban teachers to Harvard summer school funded by the university. Laborer Toofil Wagner dies in a Chicago sewer. four others overcome by gas. Judge Richard A Buckner dies at 87 in Lexington. Sedgwick County teachers express sympathy with Boers. Virginia reports up to twenty inches of snow. Ship contracts for 18.5 million tons of iron on the lakes. Pacific cable soundings near Guam show six miles depth. Nebraska postmaster Frank G Simmons under arrest for $3,000 embezzlement. Chicago inventor J Knight Hardy claims a tin-like metal from lead at one-third cost.
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Loubet
France
Toofil Wagner
Chicago
Richard A. Buckner
Kentucky
Lexington
Sedgwick County
Eas
Teachers’ Association
Virginia
Guam
Frank G. Simmons
Nebraska
Relentless Boer Retreat and Crises Reported
London rumors claim General Cronje with 7000 troops captured but no confirmation. Kelly-Kenny pursues the Boers with wagons seized. Buller shells Hussar hill as Boer defenders retreat slowly. Reports note Boer rear-guard actions at Jacobsdal and Modder River, while Kruger seeks to reassure with a message of no uneasiness.
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Kelly- Kenny
Magersfontein
Frere
Buller
Chievely
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Tugela
Klipkraals Drift
Pretoria
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Kruger
New York
Hague
French
Holland
Friends of the
Dordrecht Battle Bravely Fought by Brabant's Horse and Boers
A Bird's River dispatch reports an eight hour drawn fight near Dordrecht on Feb 16 with Brabant's Horse clashing with Boers. British forces later entered Dordrecht then held a south post as shelling continued from a strong hill north of town. Casualties include eight British killed or wounded, including Capt Crallan and Lt Chandler.
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London
Bird’s River
Dordrecht
Bird's River
Brabant
Crallan
Chandler
Frick Carnegie Equity Suit Moves Forward in Pittsburgh
Attorneys for both sides have accepted service in the Frick Carnegie equity case, clearing the path to further court action. The dispute centers on control of the steel interests and related holdings with Pittsburg observers watching closely for the next procedural moves.
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Pittsburg
Frick-Carnegie Equity
High School Fire Destroys Building in Marquette
A massive blaze gutted the brown stone high school in Marquette Michigan, causing estimated losses of 410000 for the building and 5000 for furniture and books. Two adjoining homes were saved, eighty tons of coal remained burning, and about 250 students lost school privileges temporarily due to the fire. The structure is badly damaged and may be torn down.
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Marquette, Mich
Multiple events unfold across states with speeches and petitions
On arrival in Brooksville Bryan met a large crowd and spoke at a noon barbecue. In Washington Wisconsin's James I Davidson is named chair of the railways and canals committee as the House debates the legislative appropriation bill. Michigan plans to stock grayling fry to reverse declines in state streams. Marshalltown rules on muled law petitions finds 72 more signatures than required. eight saloons remain in operation amid appeals.
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Judge Jennings
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Washington
James I. Davidson
Wisconsin
Grand Rapids
Mich
State Fish Commission
United States Commission
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County Board of Supervisors
Publicity bill would expose trusts and promoters to public gaze
Albany Feb 192? An extraordinary trust bill prepared by Professor Jenks and experts under Governor Roosevelt moves to require full publicity for trusts and industrial enterprises. It allows any corporation to sell property like an individual, removes debt limits, and imposes annual public filings and registered agents. Foreign and domestic firms may register, with officers and stockholders disclosed to the secretary of state. The bill mandates yearly reports and public access to corporate records.
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Jenks
Cornell College
Roosevelt
Assemblyman
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Secretary of State
Foreigh Corporations
Required Law Borrows Name Promoters and Directors Rules
A proposed law would require full disclosure in prospectuses including names and addresses of promoters share allocations payments and compensation of promoters directors and underwriters. It would force annual balance sheets for stockholders and mandate full lists of holders before elections. Noncompliance carries fines and disqualifications. Des Moines reports on attorney general opinion sought by senate regarding financial societies. Wisconsin Epworth League holds its eighth annual convention in Sparta with about 300 delegates.
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Remley
Building and Loan and Life and Savings
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Wisconsin State Epworth League
Break-up-A-Cold-Tab Lets Refund Offer At Pharmacy
A quirky notice offers a cheerful refund of the purchase price if the product Weeka Break-up-A-Cold-Tab fails to secure relief. Stewart's Pharmacy, priced at two cents, extends the assurance to customers.
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Stewart's
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