War of Words in Senate Over Post Office Bill
Pennsylvania Senator La Follette and Pennsylvanian Penrose clash over appropriation and post office measures. La Follette condemns delays and calls for policy changes while Penrose denounces alleged misstatements, insults, and absenteeism as the chamber passes the disputed bill.
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Pennsylvania Statesman
Wisconsin
United States
la Follette
Penrose
Washington
Senate
la Poyette
la Polliette
Pennsylvania
Fairbanks
Former Banker Convicted In First Pittsburg Graft Case
W. W. Ramsey, former bank president, found guilty in Pittsburg where the trial marks the first in council graft cases. He was charged with bribing Councilman John F. Klein by paying 17,500 dollars to back an ordinance designating the bank as a city funds depository.
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Pittsburg
W. W. Ramsey
Ramsey
John F. Klein
Klein
Morse Denied Permission for Family Auto Ride
New York on February 19 Charles W Morse was refused permission to leave the Tombs to take an automobile ride with his wife and their two sons.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Tombs
Longtime Wabash Conductor George R Hough Dies
Keokuk Iowa February 19 George R Hough fifty two years a conductor on the Wabash in Illinois and Iowa is dead at Keokuk after a lengthy career with the railroad company He had served the line from Illinois to Iowa for decades leaving a notable mark on regional rail service.
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Keokuk
California Governor to Sign Anti Gambling Bill Today
Governor Gillett will sign the Walker Otis anti race track gambling bill in Sacramento. The measure takes effect sixty days after signing, halting Emeryville and Santa Anita tracks from finishing their current meetings.
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California
Sacramento
Cal
Gillett
Emeryville
Santa Anita
Texas House approves ban on horse race betting
Texas lawmakers backed a bill prohibiting all betting on horse races with a 90 to 20 vote. The measure forbids betting at county fairs or any other meeting as part of the new law.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
House
Kansas Puts Ban on Betting
Topeka reports a house committee of the whole approves a bill making race betting and pool selling illegal at all times of the year.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
House Committee of the Whole
Geronimo Buried as Apache Chief Father of War Honor
Geronimo was laid to rest in the Apache cemetery near Fort Sill with 200 warriors in attendance. Rev. Y L Legters led a burial fitting Apache custom while the War Department declared a holiday for Fort Sill prisoners. Geronimo died in his old faith though he joined a reform church four years earlier. Asa Dukluge, the acting chief, is expected to succeed him.
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Lawton
Okla
Geronimo
Fort Sill
War Department
Reformed Church
Asa Dukluge
Dukluge
Sausage Poisoning Kills Three in Memphis
Three people die and five fall seriously ill after eating allegedly poisoned sausage in Memphis. The deceased are Mrs. Mary Cassini, Mrs. Mary Priora, and Miss Mamie Cassini. Ill include Joseph Priora Joseph Cassini and three Noveressi family members. Sausage is under chemical analysis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mary Cassini
Mary Priora
Mamie Cassini
Joseph Priora
Joseph Cassini
Noveressi
Fear Pulliam Nears Mental Break, Refuses NL Meeting
Chicago reports Harry Pulliam, president of the National League, near a breakdown both mentally and physically. He declines a spring meeting, citing exhaustion and frustration with league magnates, comparing them to greedy race track owners and warning they may ruin baseball.
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Chicago
Harry Pulliam
National League of Baseball Clubs
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
National League
Durham Bulls
England
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Final Meeting of President's Naval Commission
The president's naval commission, comprising leading naval figures, is due to meet today. Early sentiment suggests no radical actions. the panel favors practical development of the navy and affirms civil supremacy over the navy department.
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President's Naval Commission
Washington
Rome Mayor Withdraws Plan to Make Roosevelt Roman Citizen
Rome officials report mayor Nathan will not confer Roman citizenship on President Roosevelt. The proposal, intended to honor U S aid for earthquake victims, is dropped as all nations aided the needy without distinction.
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Rome
Nathan
Roosevelt
United States
Officials draw pay and do nothing
Washington reported Senator Gary criticized the immigration commission for high salaries of $7,500 per year for members and expenses. He questioned ongoing workload and attendance while noting professors and commissioners also serve in other roles. A resolution called for a full report on the commission’s work.
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Gary
Jenks
Cornell University
Wheeler
California
Labor Neill
Bailey
Neill
Commission
Tragic shooting ends life of sweetheart and her mother
John McDonald, a Gayes Mills farmer, shot and killed his sweetheart Nancy Lenox and her mother Mrs Oscar Lenox after a marriage refusal. He was hustled to Prairie du Chien to avoid lynching, with Lenox women identified as a widow and a telephone operator.
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Trime
Boscobel
Wis
Donald
Farmer
Gayes Mills
Nancy Lenox
Oscar Lenox
Prairie du Chein
Trainmen Convicted in Northern Pacific Wreck
Willard Smith and James T. Hickey were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the Sept. 25 collision at Youngs Point that killed twenty two people. Smith and Hickey, engineer and conductor on a freight train, were tried in Bellings Montana district court.
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Bellings
Mont
Willard Smith
James T. Hickey
Youngs Point
Smith
Hickey
Northern Pacific
Adrift on Ice Floe Five Fishermen Stranded
Five fishermen Edward Juiller Charles Wright Byrom Wright William Rosenger and Morris Powers were swept seven miles from harbor Springs Michigan when a strong wind blew them onto an ice floe. Albert Zuber rescued them in a canvas canoe that leaked but carried them to shore.
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Lake Michigan
Harbor Springs
Mich
Edward Juiller
Charles Wright
Byrom Wright
William Rosenger
Morris Powers
Charlevoix
Albert Zuber
Horse power for airship aids farmer's flight
Canton Ohio February 19. Civil engineer and farmer W N Martin piloted a 250 foot flight at six feet height using an aeroplane powered initially by a horse attached to ropes and pulleys. Milwaukee Wisconsin February 19. W J Langson longtime Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce secretary has died after forty four years of service.
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Nas
Farmer
Canton
W. J. Langson
Milwaukee, Wis
The
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Update for Feb 19 1909
Chicago market report shows receipts estimated at 26 000 hogs with mixed and heavy packing at 6 00 to 6 45, cattle and sheep supplies strong and steady with bids across beef, cows, calves and western stock. Grain firm with Beach-Wickham Grain Co and Postal Telegraph Bidg listed in Chicago.
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Texas
Fleet Nearing Home Amid Naval Parade Preparations
Admiral Sperry accepts via wireless an invitation to speak at Washington dinner as the Atlantic fleet nears home. Crowds fill Old Point Comfort hotels while battleships North Carolina and Montana coal and anchor near Sewell's Point. Norfolk plans a grand welcome with a night parade on February 27 for officers and enlisted men.
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Admiral Sperry
Washington
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Connecticut
Admiral Arnold
Virginia Capes
North Carolina
Montana
Sewell’s Point
Old Point Pier
Tomorrson
Hampton Roads
Admiral Sperry Accepts Navy League Dinner Invite
Via wireless from Admiral Sperry the Navy League of the United States learns he accepts the invitation to a February 22 dinner at the Hotel Chamberlin. He will speak and asks the committee to choose the other two officers and the toast speakers. He will respond to the toasts The Fleet Captain Fremont to The Modern Battleship and Lieutenant Commander McKean to The American Bluejacket.
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Washington
Admiral Sperry
Navy League
Navy League of the United States
League
Hotel Chamberlin
Fremont
McKeanm
Lumber Men in Convention in Louisville
Hardwood Manufacturers association meets in Louisville with wide U S participation. Next week Mooring Manufacturers association will join in Chicago for a concurrent convention. Delegates travel from Louisville to Chicago after the meeting.
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Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association
Louisville
United States
House to Consider Raising the Maine Wreck Commission
Washington February 18 The House appropriations panel plans a clause in the sundry civil bill creating a commission to inspect the wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor and assess feasibility and cost of raising the vessel.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
Maine
Havana Harbor
Ice Jam Blasts Try To Free Niagara Flow
Niagara river ice jam forces power companies to blast to increase water flow. Thousands gather daily at Niagara Falls to view the spectacle as crews work to clear the obstruction.
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Buffalo
Niagara River
Niagara Falls
Woman Burns Herself to Death in Beloit Incident
In Beloit Wisconsin on February 19 Mrs George M Allen set fire to her clothing while insane and died from her burns.
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Beloit
Wis
George M. Allen
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North American Live Stock Commission Company
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