Rate legislation looms as Senate factions gnaw at path ahead
Advocates of President Roosevelts plan grow anxious as talks over the Hepburn bill stall. Senators La Follette Spooner and others weigh final language while opposition signals delay and possible near-vote without debate. Clapp denounces obstruction, Deliver challenges Aldrich in tense committee clash as session aims to finalize a report.
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Clapp
Senate
Ifte
la Follette
Mo «Ledge
Roosevelt
Spooner
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate 3
Vesheer
Aldi
Foraker
Learl
Clepp
Winnesota
Uater Clapp
Aldratt
Dalliver
Senato Aldrire
Belliver
Delivers
Breaimeerin
Lemsianon
Delliver
Behalden
Dellver
Wdolliver
Aldrich
Chauman Eikins
Relief Kept From Jews Over Money Meant for Revolution
Dr Mosesohn of Portland reports a large sum of money sent from the United States to Jewish sufferers in Russia has not reached its recipients. Post offices in Russia reportedly fail to cash postal money orders issued to aid revolutionists, with orders returned and various reasons given. Portland post office officials confirm ongoing complaints about money orders being dishonored and unable to cash them.
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Mosesohn
Portland
United States
Russia
Gt. Petersburg
Minto
Whiteside
Portland Post-Office
McCall in fragile condition amid worry reports
Lakewood New Jersey February 9 scores of messages inquire about John A McCall. Mrs McCall says he is resting very comfortably. Dr Paul T Kimball saw him after breakfast noting a restless night but no immediate alarm. Worry appears the main cause of his illness while Hoch case looms. Springfield Illinois February 9 Governor Deneen to rule on Hoch commutation next Monday in the Hoch murder case. Wilson and Mayers auction sale today at 10:30 am featuring new furniture from 1927 and 1929 Gst
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Washington Post
Lakewood
John A. McCall
McCall
Laurel House
Mr McCall
Hamilton Faces Possible Indictment Over Campaign Funds
Legal action may target Hamilton over supposed use of 75 000 from a June 1904 check and additional New York Life campaign contributions. Attorney General Mayer favors possible proceedings, with District Attorney Jerone holding duties unless directed otherwise. Fowler committee findings could trigger indictments and state grand jury action.
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Mayer
Jerome
Hamilton
Powle
John McCall
New York Life
Republican National Committee
Fowler
Metal
McCall
John A McCall
Andrew Hamilton
Hamlton
United States Steel Syndicate
Fowler Committee
Wild Train Wreck On Santa Fe Mountain Curve
An east bound Santa Fe fruit train on Raton Mountain lost control on a steep curve. The engine and thirty freight cars derailed on a trestle, leaving wreckage piled in a broken mass. Two brakemen are believed crushed beneath. The engineer and fireman escaped with serious injuries. Material from the catastrophe may have prompted local auction notices at Slow's.
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Trinidad
Cal
Santa Fe
Raton Mountain
Enginneer
Aged Woman Convicted in Child's Death in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a seventy year old woman Sarah Jones was found guilty of first degree murder for causing the death of her foster grandchild born minutes earlier. The verdict moved the judge and jury to compassion as clemency may commute the death sentence to life. mother Mary Jones and son Frank Jones also face complicity charges.
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Sarah Jones
Philadelphia
Court of Oyer and
Tongeht
Ralston
Board of Pardons
Snowstorms Disrupt Travel Across Several States
Snowstorms cripple transportation from Philadelphia to Saratoga and Northfield with heavy accumulations. Reports show 15 inches to two feet in mountains, two feet in Saratoga, and twenty inches in Northfield causing delayed passenger traffic and suspended freight. Collieries suffer from car shortages and worker scarcity while Chicago packers case nears a witness. Pennsylvania Railroad offers $1.28 Baltimore round trip, good to return through Sunday night.
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Philadelphia
Rep
Saratoga
Northfield
Revolt Fears Rattle Peru After Ammo Find Near Huanuco
Lima reports alarm over a suspected revolutionary movement after a box of ammunition was found near Huanuco, capital of the department in the Andes. Officials were shuffled and arrests made, but an inquiry traced the ammo to the 1899 Billinghurst Durand uprising, with no active revolt. The legislature had just passed a salary cut for members of the House, stirring public ire. The minister of the interior, Eu logio Romero, resigned amid the incident.
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Lima
Peru
Wuanaco
Huanaco
Tiuanaco
Femarines
Billinghurst-Durand
Congress
Senor
Eulogio Romero
Murderer Confesses in West Farmington Land Deal Killing
Charles C Deigen, arraigned for the murder of wealthy farmer and stock dealer R K Lewis, signs a confession to prosecutor Willuns. He claims Lewis refused to deed land or repay $700 and $100 on a horse, then struck with a log and set the house ablaze.
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Warren
Ohio
Charles C Deigen
R K Lewis
West Farmington
Willuns
Lewis
Deigen
Chinese officials enjoy first sleigh ride in Ithaca during campus visit
Viceroy Tuan Fang and Tai Hung Chi, imperial Chinese commissioners, rode sleighs for the first time in Ithaca after touring Cornell University. They traveled by trolley to the campus, showed interest in passing sleighs, and wished to ski. After the program, they drove into the countryside and left Ithaca at midnight for Niagara Falls. Moses' February Furniture Sale promotes discounts across rooms. Baltimore and Return, $1.25, via Pennsylvania Railroad, every Saturday and Sunday. excludes Congress Limited trains.
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Ithaca
Tuan Fang
Tai Hung Chi
Cornell University
Niagara Falls
Moses
Aea Sagpee
Baltimore and Return
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Mine Disaster At Mount Hope Leaves Twelve Rescued Alive
Rescuers pulled twelve miners from the Parrel mine at Mount Hope West Virginia but most are grievously injured and likely to die. Up to twenty five bodies remain in the gas-wrecked shaft as inspectors begin investigations with a coroner's jury impaneled.
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Parrel Mine
Mount Hope
W Va
Washington Post
Hinton
Parrel
Mount Tope
Joseph Lumley
Speer
JM Hunter
John Pratt Otto Mooris
Hail Scroader
John Fitzgerald I
Rigas
Robert Pracer
Charles Mathew
George Calloway
Roman Sach
Lm Ki
Rosa Titegerald
Judson Garter
Jule
Ihe Park
John Kimmel
Donald Burr Tie
Mire
Miles Pratt
Esau
Silent shooter tale ties Goebel case to Bakersfield claim
Charles W Ehler, wounded last December near Bakersfield, arrives in Los Angeles and breaks silence naming Emmons as his shooter over an insult to Mrs Emmons. Former State Senator Emmons denies the claim while awaiting his bribery case appeal. Unemployment funds offer 2 percent interest at Union Trust Co. deposits.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles W Ehler
Bakersfield
Goebel
Brankfort
E J Hmmons
Emmons
Sacramento
E J Emmons
Charles Ehler
Bakerafield
Banking Dept. of Union Trust Co
Sewer Swindles Alleged in Brooklyn Indictments
Six indictments charging conspiracy in sewer swindles defrauding Brooklyn of hundreds of thousands were handed down by a grand jury. Indicted are William Miles former assistant district attorney of Brooklyn two clerks Charles Wells and Frank Wandell and Martin J McMahon chief of sewer claims in the Manhattan comptroller office examining Inspector John B Scanlon and contractor Daniel Casey. First four arraigned with $1000 bail. they pleaded not guilty. City alleged to have been defrauded by false damage claims for allegedly ruined sewers.
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Brooklyn
New York
Wiliam Miles
Charles M Wells
Frank M Wandell
Martin J .McMahon
Department of Sewer Claims
Comptrollers Office
Manhattan
John B Scanlon
Daniel Casey
Tral
Uprising in Natal Kills Six British Soldiers Martial Law Declared
Reports from Natal describe armed native resistance as laborers collect tin near Richmond. Six British soldiers killed, fourteen mounted police ambushed, martial law declared, and police detachments dispatched. Bodies of six soldiers recovered, with ongoing fears of wider unrest. A demand for full political rights grows among Coloured inhabitants, with a monster petition planned for King Edward to London. The African Colored Political Association pushes for change as representatives prepare a protest to be delivered in London.
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Edward
Fuetermarizburg
Richmond
Sisoldur
Cape Town
Transvaal
Orne
South Africa
Lo Kang
London
Joblots Held Aboard Baltic Over Detention Incident
Special to The Wa hington Toast describes Ernest Townes detained aboard the Baltic with the Earl and Countess of Yarmouth. Physicians evaluated his mental state and ordered release by Dr Stoner Tr Ward at the Marine Hospital after Townes protested his detention with indignant, humorous remarks. His brother Charles K Bownes and others visited him on deck, and Townes feigned amusement at the situation amid the confusion of the boarding banter.
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New York
Ernest Townes
Baltic
Earl and Countess of
Jarmouth
Wis
Stoner
Tr Ward
Fownes
Pownes
Green Earth
Panic in skating rink ungrounds Zanesville crowd
A gas stove fume incident at a roller skating rink in Zanesville on February 93 caused panic among several hundred people. At least twenty-five skaters fainted and were carried from the building.
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Zanesville Ong
Mrs Corey Seriously Ill In Reno Amid Family Scrutiny
Mrs W E Corey wife of the steel magnate is reported seriously ill in Reno with nervous collapse after publicity over her family affairs. Doctors say she needs rest. Also announced is a one day sale of Karr stock at 125 F. Bt with diamonds gold jewelry watches and silver.
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Washington Post
Reno
Nev
W E Corey
Street Feud Breaks Into Open Warfare Amid Officials Fight
A violent clash erupted in the city as three men attacked another, leaving one dead from a blow and two others arrested. Two more pistol encounters occurred at the courthouse as officials and bystanders became involved in the chaotic scene. Wounded and detained parties included harbor officials and residents, with reports naming several individuals and bystanders. The chaos began in the street and extended to the courthouse areas amid police and public scrutiny.
Unclear Court Proceedings Mention Key Figures and Dates
Fragmentary OCR text references a court day and witness testimonies. Mentions names like Carter Jones and Gartromi, with scattered phrases about testimony and proceedings. Hard to extract a coherent event or outcome from the garbled material.
Waterson's Duelist Kabooms at Dockyard
A fragmented report notes a duel between Waterson and another fighter at the wharf area. It mentions a violinist, a stork omen, and a tense 1 on 1 combat scene. Readers are left with an atmosphere of danger and spectacle.
Delay for Mrs Poillon Court Hearing Adjourned
The hearing was adjourned to allow Mrs Poillon time to secure courses and provide payment details. A new date was set to review the attempted settlement of about $2.4 million amid ongoing counsel negotiations and potential formal proceedings.
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Sun
Toludhy Street
Lonllon
Fuder Cain
Jay
Vienna
Jt Ic Catorti
Rego
Funday
Ifternoon
Soldier Murders Woman at Grand Pacific Hotel
Lbb Coley, a former sergeant from Macon Ga, shot and killed Josse Labat of Santa Clara in a Grand Pacific Hotel room. He then killed the woman who lay ill in bed and had lived with her for some time before taking his own life. High-class jewelry at auction advertised elsewhere.
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Coley
Macon
Anit
Company
The
Coast Artillers
Twentieth Tacti Artillery
Josse Labat
Santa Clara
Grand Pacific Hotel
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