Retirement of Long as a Private Citizen in Congress
Washington reports Admiral and Mrs. Schley back from New York and Albany while talks in Congress gauge Long’s plan to retire to private life. Cuban reciprocity proposals surface with 40 percent duty reductions debated by Ways and Means. Senator Bacon seeks Philippine tariff amendment amid Taft remarks. Congressional debate on Indian schools includes opposition to eastern schooling and Mount Pleasant funding. Children of the American Revolution convenes as 5,400 members grow. A bill to limit beer ingredients is introduced by Representative Southwick.
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Schley
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Long
Ways and Means Committee
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Cuba
United States
Philippine Islands
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Philippine Committee
Taft
Philippines
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Patterson
Smith
Arizona Territory
Carlisle
San Carlos Reservation
Crimen
Sherman
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Fitzgerald
New York
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Sectarian Aspect of the Philippine Case Sparks Senate Debate
In Washington on February 21, during the Philippine question debate Senator Patterson of Colorado noted 6,000,000 islanders are Christians but not Protestant. He warned that if Filipino Christians educated in Methodist, Presbyterian or Baptist churches faced oppression there would be a strong Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist response.
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Washington
Senate
Patterson
Colorado
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Aids Childbirth Comfort
Mrs Maria C Hayzel of Brookland DC credits Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets with easing childbirth and restoring health after a difficult postpartum period. She reports age longer term improvement, increased strength, and a healthy baby girl after using the remedies.
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Dr. Pierce
Maria C. Hayzel
Brookland
D.C
Pierce
Hawley reports favor on Y M C A buildings at posts
Washington Feb 21 Hawley of the senate committee on military affairs reports favorably the bill authorizing the Y M C A to erect buildings at military posts on government reservations. Also a public land reservation bill for Arizona including the petrified forests is reported to the House. Carnegie offers 15000 library to Winfield Kansas.
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Hawley
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Arizona
National House
Andrew Carnegie
Winfield
Kans
George B. Cortelyou
William Moore
Chicago
Rose Bauer
New York
Chicago Society of New York
Fierce Barcelona Riot Reports Kill or Wound Five Hundred
Barcelona reports a brutal street battle as artillery shells city blocks. Rebels loot shops while troops fire on rioters. 500 killed or wounded overall as violence spreads to Mataro Tortosa and Tarragona. Authorities issue weapon surrender proclamation and curb arms sales.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Barcelona
Perpignan
France
Sano
Mataro
Tortosa
Tarragona
Madrid
Turmoil in Barcelona Dominates Spanish Parliament Debate
In Madrid, Feb 21, Senor Robert pressed the government over Barcelona events. The interior minister accepted responsibility but sought adjournment. Senor Romero Robledo warned of insufficient arms to quell a social revolution and condemned telegraphic censorship from Barcelona. General Weyler reported Barcelona unrest not worsening, with limited streetcar service and open bakeries amid strikes. Castellon de la Plana gendarmes dispersed strikers, with reserves ready if needed.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Senor Robert
Catalonia
Barcelona
Senor Gonzales
Romero Robledo
Senor Robledo
Spain
Senate
Weyler
Saragossa
Rets
Castellon de la Plana
Insanely Jealous Miscreant Shoots Woman then Shot Self
In West Philadelphia Gertrude Gothieak was fatally shot by George Sutton age 21 who then shot himself in the breast and is hospitalized in dangerous condition. Sutton had been paying attention to Miss Gothieak and became insanely jealous.
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Philadelphia
Gertrude Gothieak
George Sutton
Miss Gothieak
Sutton
Winona Group Secures 60000 Building Fund for Boys School
At a conference in Warsaw Indiana on February 21 Dr Sol C Dickey general manager of the Winona association announced a building fund of sixty thousand dollars is assured for a proposed agricultural and trade school for boys. So far Winona is the only location considered for the school.
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Warsaw
Ind
Winona Assembly Executive
Sol C. Dickey
Winona Association
Winona
Governor Nash declines escort for Prince Henry through Ohio
Columbus reports Governor Nash and staff will not accompany Prince Henry during his Ohio tour after a letter from Consul Carl Poitier at Cincinnati, per the German ambassador request. Tolstoi deemed out of danger again after recent grave illness, per Daily Mail dispatch from St Petersburg.
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Columbus
Nash
Prince Henry
Ohio
Carl Poitier
Cincinnati
Rosebery abandons Liberal party in morning letter
Lord Rosebery states in a morning letter that he clearly leaves the Liberal party, signaling a major shift in political alignment. The note underscores a split within Liberal ranks and reflects ongoing factional realignments in London politics.
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London
Lord Rosebery
Legislation for Iowa A two cent rail fare bill introduced
Des Moines Feb 21 Representative Courier of Sioux City introduced a two cent fare bill in the Iowa house. The bill would reduce state railroad fares from three cents to two for routes currently limited to three cents and from four to three for higher rate lines. The measure faces executive review.
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Des Moines
Representative Courier
Sioux City
Mugnah
Patriarchs Militant Council Convenes in Marshalltown
The annual council of the Patriarchs Militant department of Iowa gathers in Marshalltown with delegates from across the state. Notables include Colonel Adrian Trughes of Baltimore and Colonel Theodore Finn of Chicago, among others. Roosevelt Jr. noted as convalescent. The pope marks 25 years in pontificate. A Kodak fiend is rumored to attend emperor audiences in Peking.
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Marshalltown
Patriarchs Militant
Department of Towa
Adrian Trughes
Baltimore
Theodore Finn
Chicago
Department of
Peking
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
First Class City Market Price List For Meats And Provisions
Prices showcase beefsteak and pork per pound with ranges for roast, boiling, veal, mutton and ham at the market. Includes sugar cured hams, bacon, breakfast bacon, fish poultry oysters pickles crackers bottled goods and a large canned seafood selection. Promises 25 percent savings and asserts quality by taste.
Move on the merger news hits the stock exchange
The U S attorney general stated he would file a bill in equity in the supreme court to test the Northern Securities merger under antitrust law. The market reacted with heavy liquidation and optimism faded as traders reassess the legality of the consolidation and its impact on securities. Iowa capitalists begin a colonizing deal to settle 52000 acres in Kansas through the Union Pacific Land Company.
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United States
Northern Securities Company
Supreme Court
Great Northern Preferred
Minnesota
Financial
Chicago
Roosevelt
Knox
Department of Justice
Johns. Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Pearsall
Great Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
New Jersey
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Union Pacific
Kansas
Union Puaeific Land Company
Franklin E. Brooke
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
Logan Counties
Kan
Long Pending Claims and District of Columbia Land Return
Long pending claim bills are reviewed biweekly by Congress with many old measures still unresolved. A 1846 cession left land across the Potomac to Virginia. Washington seeks the land back as suburbs grow. McMillan proposed a suit to test legality of the old cession, while politics in Washington spotlight “ten per centers” and vigilant members defending against waste. General Funston dined in Kansas City. Michigan reports mild varioloid cases at the Agricultural College.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Virginia
Potomac River
Washington
Acroga
McMillan
Funston
Kansas City
Frederick Funston
Knife and Work Club
Marquette Club
Chicago
Hunter guilty of murder in second degree in Iowa case
Mount Ayr jury finds Hunter guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting Homer Hoskind a champion Iowa college athlete in a November gambling dispute. Hoskind died from his wounds after the quarrel over money.
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Mount Ayr
Hunter
Homer Hoskind
Iowa
Gaimbling
Democratic Senate Caucus Postponed Amid Beltane Debate
A Democratic Senate caucus was postponed amid tense debate over a key piece of legislation. No new date was announced as party leaders navigate internal divisions and schedule conflicts.
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Attorney At Law
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W. R. Jeffray
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J.T. Anderson
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