President Roosevelt firm against railroad rate concessions
A Wall Street driven rumor mill claims Roosevelt will yield on rate legislation but officials insist no retreat has occurred. He will veto if Congress wins any material point and could call an extra session to restart the fight. He seeks final guidance from Taft and Knox, with Moody backing continued judicial caution on appeals and suspending rates.
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Dickinson
Congress
Roosevelt
Commission
Moody
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Knox
Yatt
United States
Tate
Know
Wall Street
Washington
Crane
Winthrop Murray Crane
Massachusetts
New York
Railroad reform struggle tests Senate Gibson and Cassatt
Administration claims strong chance of passage for the Hepburn bill in the House and favorable Senate committee action by February 16. The White House believes the bill will reach the President's desk with a robust majority, while railroads fear court challenges. Congress eyes Gillespie resolution report as a test of merger allegations involving the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western, and Chesapeake and Ohio lines.
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White House
House
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gillespie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Cassatt
Wall Street
Washington
Had Vitrigs for Husband Couple Separated Two Years
Mrs Jeannie Cosgrove of Warrensburg is jailed on a charge of seriously burning her husband with vitriol at the Commercial Hotel in Saratoga. James D Cosgrove a Swift & Co salesman is in serious condition. Cosgrove went to meet his wife with their nine year old daughter present. she locked the door and threw vitriol, then he escaped to seek medical aid. Police Justice Delaney to arraign Cosgrove’s wife next morning.
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Washington Post
Saratoga
Jeannie Cosgrove
Warrensburg
Delaney
James D. Cosgrove
Swift & Co
Cosgrove
Banker Dead From Drug After Disobeying Orders
Special to The Washington Post Ottawa Ont Feb 4 Roderick MacKenzie a prominent Canadian banker was found dead on the Grand Trunk tracks near Kingston Ont. The death followed a drug intake and comes amid trouble at the Kingston Bank of Montreal branch where he is said to have acted against orders. MacKenzie had served the bank since 1567 in Cornwall Halifax New Castle St John and Kingston where he was branch manager.
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Washington Post
Ottawa
Ont
Roderick MacKenzie
Grand Trunk
Kingston
Bank of Montreal
MacKenzie
Cornwall
Halifax
New Castle
St. John
Two Young Girls Missing From Philadelphia Home
Miss Allen Angney of 1881 Sargeant Avenue Philadelphia asks New York police to send a general alarm for her sister Ruth aged eighteen. Ruth left January 14 with Hacti Striker, also eighteen, taking $29. families heard nothing since. No further details on their whereabouts or fate.
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Philadelphia
Washington Post
New York
Allen Angney
Sargeant Avenue
Greatest miners strike loom as miners gather funds
Newspapers report preparations for an April 1 strike by United Mine Workers of America across Pennsylvania. State authorities rush a new constabulary, 240 ex military men, to patrol potential trouble points while operators stockpile coal to sustain a long walkout. John Mitchell and radical leaders are named as likely strike organizers amid wage dispute talks.
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Washington
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of American
Patrick Dolan
Indianapolis
State Constabulary
Harrisburg
Delan
Dolan
United States
Army
United States Navy
National Guard
John Mitchell
Tom L. Lewis
Ohio
D. Ryan
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Mahanoy City
Schuylkill
Wilkesharre
Anthracite Wits
Harlston
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Executive Board
W. B. Wilson
Best Man and Ushers for the White House Wedding
The Longworth family announced Nicholas Longworths choices for best man and ushers for his marriage to Miss Alice Roosevelt Harvard ties dominate the guest list with Boston and New York names among the ushers Best man Thomas Nelson Perkins son of Howard C Perkins with ties to Harvard and Cincinnati The ushers include Quincy A Shaw Jr Frederic Winthrop Francis R Bangs Guy Norman B A Wallingford Jr Larg Anderson Vicomte Charles de Chambrun and Theodore Roosevelt Jr among others
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Washington
Harvard
Harvard College
Messrs. Wallingford and
de Chambrun
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Boston
Mass
Corporation
Harvard University
Howard C. Perkins
Mr. Longworth
Charles Perkins
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Quincy A. Shaw, Jr
Frederic Winthrop
New York
Francis R. Bangs
Guy Norman
B. A. Wallingford, Jr
Laws
Larg Anderson
Washington, D. C
Nicholas Longworth Anderson
Vicomte Charles de Chambrun
Comte Adelbert de Chambrun
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Foreigners in Danger Americans Ousted in Chili Province
Hongkong reports danger for foreigners after Chinese mobs loot the American missionary Beattie’s residence in Fall. Yuan Shi Kai dismisses Prof C D Tenney, foreign education head who built the Chili province school system, amid opposition to American involvement. Boycott against American goods is revived as tensions rise with Canton customs chief Drew under scrutiny.
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C. D. Tenney
Chili Province
Hongkong
Canton
Andrew Beattie
Pekin
Yuam Shi Kai
C. BD
Rockhill
Congress
Pear
EK. B. Drew
Sir Robert Hart
Maritime Customs
Revolt Against Dowie Sparks Speech At Zion City Tabernacle
In Chicago a special Washington vox report notes Elder Cassum’s fiery address at Zion City Tabernacle criticizing Apostle John Alexander Dowie for failing to fulfill God’s ideals. Murmurs rose as the radical speech challenged orthodox Dowie faction. Gladstone Dowie and Jane Dowie attended without visible stance.
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Washington
Vox
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Cassum
Zion City Tabernacle
Hitler Cossum
Speicher
Gladstone Dowie
Jane Dowie
Insane Guest in Hotel Tosses Furniture From Fifth Story
Cortlandt H. Bonney a 30 year old New York civil engineer, staying at the Grand Central Hotel in Wheeling, went insane last night and hurled trunks chairs and mirrors from a fifth floor room to the street. hotel officials intervened to stop self harm and he was taken to a hospital. his father a prominent New York businessman was summoned.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Cortlandt H. Bonney
New York
Grand Central Hotel
Unionist split threatens new tariff reform party led by Chamberlain
London reports confirm a Unionist rift with Balfour and Chamberlain likely to disagree. Chamberlain may form a separate tariff reform party unless Balfour calls a party meeting. Akers Douglas could lead interim if no meeting. Possible leadership shifts involve Long or Balfour depending on tariff reform stance. Liberal decision on London seat may force Balfour into a contest.
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Balfour
Chamberlain
London
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Chamberlain
Home Affairs
Akers Douglas
Walter Hume Long
City of London
Alban G. H. Gibbs
Chamberlan
Cables Interrupted Across Pacific Coast Reports Slow Repair
New York dated Feb 4 a cable central says Colombia line remains down after a Thursday morning break near Buena Ventura. Repairs may take a week or more while West India and Panama lines between Jamaica and Porto Rico are also severed. Earthquake near Guayaquil Ecuador is blamed for the widespread outage.
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Washington Post
New York
Republic of Colombia
Dgtard
Central and South American Telegraph Company
Buena Ventura
Pacific
Baard
West India and
Panama ‘Telegraph Company
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Tir
West Indies
Guayaquil
Heuador
Historic gun for Ohio presented from Civil War relic
Special to The Washington Fest reports James Burson of Rocky Ford Colorado will present the old infeld rifle believed to be the last Civil War shot. He carried the gun 3000 miles to deliver it to Ohio. The weapon will be housed in the relic room of the State Capitol in Columbus. Also Tokyo notes Japan aims to enlarge its navy to 40000 tons by year end 107-.
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Washington
Liverpool
Ohio
Fred
James Burson
Rocky Ford
Colo
Burson
Gov. Moorehaad
Greensboro
N. C
Columbus
Japan
Tokyo
Mid River Murder on a Hudson River Scow
John Arthurs watchman on Spearin & Preston pile driver scow found murdered with his head split by an ax. A boy delivering breakfast reported the scene. Whisky bottles and cigarettes found. robbery not motive. About thirty policemen investigated. two Swedish workers lingered as suspects.
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Washington
New York
John Arthurs
Spearin & Preston
Little West Twelfth Street
Hudson River
Arthurs
James, Sommerville
William Hanna
Sunnyside
N. J
Summerville
Doolin
Canada
Fifteen Men Escape from Grand Street Factory Fire
A six story factory at 107 113 Grand Street near Mercer Street in Manhattan burned intensely. Fifteen fire patrolmen trapped in the basement cut through a wall to escape as police reserves raced to the scene. Charles Schoolhouse Sons suffered 100 dollars in losses, Bernhard Almania Co more than 150000 with partial insurance.
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New York
Grand Street
Mercer Street
Silk and Linen
Charles Schoolhouse & Sons
Bernhard, Almania & Co
Freman
Jail Breaker a Hermit in Delaware Wood Hideout
Special to the Washington rus Del Feb 4 Thomas Bedwell who escaped from a Denton Md jail last Feb was captured near Smyrna Del after living in a forest cabin. he resisted with guns and was returned to Denton to serve a Maryland highway robbery term.
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Washington
Wilmington
Del
Thomas Bedwell
Denton
Baltimore
Maryland
Smyrna
Bedwell
Dover
Boyer
Presidents Firm for Rate Law Plans for Miners' Strike
The issue outlines measures to enforce a rate law amid plans for a miners strike and notes attention to river border mystery. It previews mall padding for railroad expansion and related political bargaining within the era.
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Fairbanks
King Christian
Wall Street
Wedding Shooting in Park Place Leaves Two Wounded
At a wedding in Park Place near Mahanoy City Pennsylvania Ignace Cichon, 20, was killed and Joseph Heydels, 24, seriously wounded by John Senecnal, 24, an uninvited guest. The shooting followed an old quarrel. Senecnal fled and was at large.
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Mahanoy City
Ignace Cichon
Joseph Heydels
John Senecnal
Park Place
Senchai
Diplomats Witness Bloody Bull Fight in Algeciras
In Algeciras on February 4 diplomats from many nations attended a grand bull fight held during a Moroccan reforms conference. Three matadors performed as bulls from Don Moreno Santa Maria of Seville killed horses and fighters amid cheers and Spanish dances while foreigners watched with awe and shock at the violence. The American and British delegates did not attend.
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Algeciras
Andalusia
Duke of
Lagartijo
Almodovar
Matador Morensia
From Grave to Altar in Swainsboro Georgia
Mrs Alice Sewell widow of a wealthy Swainsboro man who died leaving 20 million in property married her late husband’s friend Robert McDaniel after attending the funeral The two went to Judge Sutton’s office and wed then departed on a wedding trip The town notes the swift marriage follows a long romance and loss
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Washington Post
Swainsboro. Ga
Alice Sewell
Do. Thornes
Robert & McDaniel
Mrs. Sewell
Fire destroys Home for the Aged in Rennes
Fire consumes the Faubourg de Paris building of the Little Sisters of the Poor. nine bodies recovered, three women die of fright, chaplain Stenou injured while trying to save inmates. News notes Moet & Chandon White Seal champagne dominance in New York imports and social events.
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Rennes
Home For the Aged
Faubourg de Paris
Bent Oy
Tittle Sisters of the Poor
Stenou
New York
Theehouse
Mail stuffing through weighing period sparks postal probe
Railroads profit from inflated mail pay while guarding against franked matter. A California congressman, Barrow, linked to shipments bearing his frank, is cleared when found unaware of weighing schedules. New Orleans officials flagged accumulation of franked mail. case illustrates risks of stuffing during weighing windows and the need for scrutiny across sections.
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Ira E Bennett
Ji Sa35
United States
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Columbia
Virginias
Missouri River
Mr Loud
The
Postal Commission
Iudofie
Loud
Mentor
Barlowesse
Barlow
Congress
California
West
Barnoaw
Frank
New Orleans
Washington
Southerm Pacino Company
Barrows Franks
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Paotingfu
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Peking
Unionist Party
Colombia
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Scow
Lynch
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St. Vincent’s Hospital
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