Foes of Japs Seek Delay on Japanese School Bill
Governor Gillett sent a special message to the California House questioning the constitutionality of the measure and urging delay. Assembly Speaker Stanton and Grover Johnson led a vote to postpone further action to Wednesday, with supporters citing legal questions and federal interests.
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Gov. Gillett
House
Grove Johnson
Senate
Sacramento
Cal
Feb
Hislton Stanton
Grover Johnson
Palser
Fire saves girl as flames burn two in chase
Mildred Wallace 16 suffered severe Burns when she stood before a gas heater in her room. Her mother and brother rushed in and smothered the blaze, saving her life though both were burned. Doctor Joseph D Rogers says recovery is likely.
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Mildred Wallace
Wight
Willard Street
Joseph D Rogers
Eighth Street
Wallace
Mildred
President urges commission to probe District building bureau
Theodore Roosevelt proposes a three member commission with power to summon witnesses and administer oaths to conduct a thorough investigation of the District of Columbia building inspection department. He cites coroner verdicts criticizing lax methods and calls for reform or vindication depending on findings.
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Bureau of Building Inspection
Neill
Congress
Board of Commissioners
Charles P. Neill
Compissioner
Abel
Senate
House of Representatives
Commissioner of Labor
Victor Clark
Bureau of Labor
District of Columbia
Columbia
Building Inspection Department
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Neall
Sikewles
New
Japanese Confident on School Segregation Bill
San Francisco reports reaction to the Johnson bill mandating segregated Japanese in public schools. Japanese consulate voices guarded optimism it won’t pass the senate and predicts Roosevelt and Governor Gillett will not sign, while Kaneko, a Japanese student, thanks President Wheeler yet urges restraint after an assault on campus wording his gratitude in a letter.
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San Francisco
Koyama
Takahashi
Assembly
Senate
Gillett
Roosevelt
Kaneko
Wid Wag
University of California
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Kaneko Iy
Call for thorough investigation into building department
Concluding that no satisfactory clearing of the matter is possible without a properly constituted body with power to summon witnesses and compel testimony. Charges range from inefficiency to improprieties and dishonesty against some building inspectors, but many who know the details refuse to affidavate or be publicly named. The public interest demands a full investigation to resolve the issue and restore confidence in the inspector’s office.
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Neill
Va Agghinst
Chasp Neili
One Dollar for Each Baby Payment Proposal in Iowa
Des Moines February 6 a bill by Representative Fulham proposes paying every Iowa mother one dollar upon birth certificate reception signed by the mother and attending physician, Fulham a practicing physician from Muscatine.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fulham
Muscatine
Fire ruins Charlottesville hardware mill and three firms
A blaze in early February destroyed property valued at about 230000 across Main street. Losses include Charlottesville Hardware Company 109000 Gilmore Furniture Company 50000 and W W H Wood 35000. People’s Bank building gutted but reopened across the street. total damage 139000 with insurance 133000. Widow Mrs Fletcher homeless. a man collapsed nearby. The fire halted power as a trolley line failed and caused widespread disruption.
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Charlottesville
Charlottesville Hardware Company
East Main Street
Gilmore Furniture Company
W W H Wood
Clothiers
James 1
Waddell
Peoples National Bank
Main Street
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People's National Bank
Charlotte
Thbure
Staunton
Hardware Company
Gilmore
People’s National Bank
Bank
John B Turpin
First Baptist Church
Wardell
John Wesley Johnson
Alice Fletcher
Gilmore Furniture
Notice to Advertisers in The Sunday Post
Owing to a large number of advertisers, copy for advertisements must be received at this office by 7 o clock tonight.
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Sunday Post
Quits life in public letter blocks Bryan banquet
Henry Watterson, longtime editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, declares he will never again appear in public in a personal letter to President Brown of the St. Louis fair. He cites the death of his daughter and the loss of his son as reasons, noting he canceled speaking dates and will withdraw from all audiences. Watterson is at his Naples Florida winter home near Fort Myers.
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Washington
Phat
Tampa
Fla
William Jennings Bryan
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Watteraon
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Naples
Gulf
Fort Myera
Stolen Oil Painting From Lenox Library Frame
A valuable 2 by 7 inch oil painting titled Mother and Child by Antoine Emil Plassan was cut from its frame and stolen from the Lenox public library during luncheon hour. The work, part of the Robert L. Stuart collection, is believed taken by an unknown thief while attendants were away.
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Plassan
New York
Antoine Emil Plassan
Lenox Public Library
Robert L. Stuart
Court finds Captain Qualtrough not cleared of guilt
Findings of a court martial on Captain Edward F Qualtrough of the Georgia were approved and forwarded to Washington. The report implies he was not acquitted and faces possible dismissal. Lieutenant Commander George W Kline to command the Georgia home from Gibraltar. fleet officers express sympathy. The Vermont hoisted its new battle efficiency flag as trophy for high gunnery scores among sixteen ships in Gibraltar.
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Ehne
Georgia
Gibraltar
Vermont
Edward F Qualtrough
Tangier
Samuel R Gummere
Sperry
Qualtough
Mary Department
Qualtrough
George W Kline
Frank P Tietcher
Natton
Fletcher
Willand Potter
Leigh C I Pahner
Minnesota
Hampton Roads
Burning Well Active Near Greensburg Kentucky
Special report from Lexington details the famous burning well on Green River four miles from Greensburg Green County. The natural flame, observed for almost two centuries, reignited after recent Italian earthquakes. The event followed seismic activity that reshaped the area and formed Reelfoot Lake, with the flame sometimes visible enough to permit farmers to work by night.
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Lexington
Green River
Greensburg
Green County
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alleged Jury Briber Arrested in Pa Trial
John Echerd, longtime suspect in bribery attempts related to the trial of I. B. F. Hinehart, former VP of Farmers National Bank of Waynesburg, Pa, was arrested and undergoes a preliminary hearing before U S commissioner William T. Lindeau and remanded in jail for lack of bail.
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Pitaburgs
John Echerd
I. B. F. Hinehart
Farmers National Bank of
Waynesburg
United States
William T. Lindeau
Tornado Toll Rising Across South Central States
A sequence of powerful tornadoes swept from Texas north toward Alabama and Mississippi, causing extensive destruction and killing several dozen people near Birmingham Montgomery Cullman and Rolling Fork. Reports warned of downed telegraphs and ongoing toll updates as towns were demolished and property losses mounted across Arkansas Louisiana and Tennessee.
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Alabama
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Tex
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C Caldwell
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Jackson
Mise
Sharkey County
Nhat
Floods in Germany Claim Over Fifty Lives and Cause Wide Damage
Dispatches from German river districts report more than 50 fatalities as days of heavy rain and warm weather flood western provinces. Bridges washed away and traffic halted as government orders all available military engineers to reinforce dams. Goerlitz reports extensive damage with houses underwater and bridges destroyed. Breslau notes long stretches of rail lines ruined and both freight and passenger traffic stopped.
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Berlin
Germany
Goerlitz
Breslau
Traitor hunted as government and socialists pursue suspect
In Petersburg the alleged terrorist and traitor Eugenenet is pursued by authorities and socialists amid revelations of terroristic activity. The government plans to withdraw prosecution to pursue a thorough arrest. Police ranks face scrutiny over compromised investigations as the case unfolds. Train schedules are noted for upcoming days.
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Eugenenet
Indian scholar to head Tokyo university language dept
Dr Muivil Baraka tajish an Indian scholar long based in England and the United States leaves New York for Tokyo to become head of a newly created department of Indian languages at Imperial University. He says the appointment is educational and devoid of political strings, and will teach the language as instructed.
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San Francisco
United States
Washington Post
New York
Muivil Barakatajish
England
India
Tokyo
Imperial University
Barakatullan
Ialata
Japan
Veterans urge red white and blue citywide display
Officers of the United Spanish War Veterans call on citizens to decorate homes with the American colors red white and blue and to ignore a committee’s plan to use white and green, which they say are Persia’s national colors. They support decorations for the court of honor but urge American colors on all buildings.
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Persia
Committee On Decorations
Court of Honor
Two Face Guillotine Women Crowd Courtroom
The Remy murder trial draws a massive crowd as Courtois and Renard face allegations. Courtois details their entry into banker Remy’s room, Renard stabbing Remy while Courtois held him, amid public scrutiny and a judge warning that much testimony remains private.
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Steinheil
Howard
Courtois
August Remy
Renard
Heward
Census bill sparks partisan clash over spoils system
Lawmakers criticize provisions as professional politicians accused of self interest. Executive objections draw ire and a proposal calls for enacting by two thirds vote. A budget row leaves the bill on the speaker’s table, likely delaying little, as session nears end.
President Roosevelt on spoils and civil service reform
President Roosevelt argues that competitive examinations for clerks and other employees should ensure merit while preventing political party favoritism. He warns the bill as drafted would turn appointments into spoils divided by professional politicians from both parties, rather than serving all.
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Hoosevelt
Veto on Census Bill Debated As House Delays Action
The House debated the expected veto of the census funding bill late yesterday, with many members staying to hear it. The President’s message urged keeping census work free from political influence and insisted on merit-based, competitive examinations for appointments. The bill may sit on the Speaker’s table until the next session, with a new measure possible at the upcoming special session.
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Brees
Crampacker
Lomses
Peliey
Senate
Np Cedes
Hoostvelt
House of Representatives
Mets
Eligitien
Civil Service Commission
Young Girl Saves 10 Lives in Battle Creek Fire
Battle Creek, Mich February 3 The Fas Keil Memorial Home a brick orphanage on the city western boundary was destroyed by fire early today Three children Lena McFerney 14 Cecil Content 13 and George Goodenow 8 perished In the panic Mary Armstrong 13 and her brother James Armstrong 12 aided by others aided in rescue efforts Mary woke to smoke gathered girls and urged escape Yet exits failed and James steadied younger children dropping them to his arms as others leaped to safety James protected sisters and aided survivors despite smoke and flames
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Fas- Keil Memorial
Lena McFerney
Cecil Content
George Goodenow
Mary Armstrong
James Armstrong
Mary
James
Pearl Armstrong
Aimtor
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