Senate Debates and Doubts Over Hepburn Bill Progress
Amid warnings of delays and obstructions to the Hepburn rate bill, senators express unease that final passage may come without full debate. Leaders note potential compromises, with La Follette and Spooner hints of cautious opposition and Republican dissent simmering as committee sessions resume.
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Senate
Ifte
la Follette
Mo «Ledge
Roosevelt
Spooner
Max
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate 3
Relief Kept From Jews Over Money Meant for Revolution
Dr Mosesohn, a prominent Portland Jew, says funds sent from the United States to Russian Jewish sufferers for aiding a revolutionary cause are not being cashed. Portland post office officials confirm orders are dishonored or returned with various reasons, including orders issued from Saint Petersburg to deny payment. Offices report continual complaints and inability to answer why the money orders cannot be cashed.
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Mosesohn
Portland
United States
Russia
Gt. Petersburg
Minto
Whiteside
Portland Post-Office
McCall Suffering From Worry in New Jersey
Lakewood New Jersey February 9 Scores of messages inquire about John A McCall. Mrs McCall says he is resting very comfortably though there is driver trouble and worry weighs on him. Doctor Kimball found no immediate danger but notes restless night among friends and physicians.
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Washington Post
Lakewood
John A. McCall
McCall
Laurel House
Mr McCall
Hamilton Faces Possible Indictment and Extradition Action
State officials weigh criminal charges against Judge Andrew Hamilton after the Fowler committee findings. Attorney General Mayer contends the case could lead to extradition from France, with District Attorney Jerome as the potential initiator. The article details potential liability for John A McCall and New York Life related to campaign contributions and political payments. It also covers a denial to reveal policyholders' names in New York Life case.
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Mayer
Jerome
Hamilton
Washington Post
Andrew Hamilton
France
Gova Qi
Jusus Mayer
Fowler
Jerone Mil Terome
Snakewood Conn
Mate
Jeromes Duts
Tumla
Powle
John McCall
New York Life
Republican National Committee
Metal
McCall
John A McCall
Hamlton
United States Steel Syndicate
Fowler Committee
Train wreck on Raton Mountain halts eastbound freight
An eastbound Santa Fe freight derailed on Raton Mountain near Trinidad California. The engine and thirty cars piled up on a curve trestle. two brakemen are believed to be crushed beneath wreckage while the engineer and fireman escaped with severe bruises. Auctions and local notices follow in Slow's at 1107 G Street for carpet and furniture plus Cam Fussell's Ice Cream orders for Sunday dessert.
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Trinidad
Cal
Santa Fe
Raton Mountain
Enginneer
Aged Woman Convicted in Child's Death Faces Clemency
Philadelphia February 9 Sarah Jones a seventy year old woman was found guilty of first degree murder for causing the death of her foster daughter’s infant. The trial judge and jury expressed sympathy while affirming the verdict. The case also touches Mary Jones and Frank Jones who face related charges. The defense argued the evidence was circumstantial. The judge hinted clemency possibilities if the pardon board grants commutation from death to imprisonment.
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Philadelphia
Sarah Jones
Court of Oyer and
Tongeht
Ralston
Board of Pardons
Heaviest Snowstorm Disrupts Roads and Mines
Snowstorm blankets cities from Philadelphia to Saratoga with up to two feet of snow. Rail traffic delayed early, then improved. many coal mines blocked by car and worker shortages. Vermont records twenty inches. lumber yards suffer $500 daily losses as timber cannot move. Packers case report concludes with Garfield. Cudahy named as next witness. Baltimore round trip fare quoted by Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Philadelphia
Rep
Saratoga
Northfield
Revolt Feared in Peru Over Ammo Find Near Lima
Reports from Lima show alarm over a box of ammunition found near Huanuco in the Andes, prompting arrests and a reshuffle in the local garrison. Investigations traced the ammo to a 1899 uprising, but officials insist no revolutionary movement exists while protests over salaries gain traction. The interior minister, Eu logio Romero, resigned after the ammunition announcement.
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Lima
Peru
Wuanaco
Huanaco
Tiuanaco
Femarines
Billinghurst-Durand
Congress
Senor
Eulogio Romero
Murderer Tells Of Deed Dispute In West Farmington Killing
Charles C Deigen, jailed for the killing of R K Lewis at West Farmington, signed a confession to Prosecuting Attorney Willuns recounting a dispute over land sale and a loan. He says Lewis refused a deed or refund, then he struck Lewis with a log, a series of blows ending in the farmer's death and house fire.
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Warren
Ohio
Charles C Deigen
R K Lewis
West Farmington
Willuns
Lewis
Deigen
Chinese go sleighing in Ithaca during university visit
Viceroy Tuan Fang and Tai Hung Chi visited Cornell University in Ithaca on February 9. The imperial commissioners enjoyed a sleigh ride on a trolley trip to the campus and afterward toured the countryside before leaving for Niagara Falls. Moses' February Furniture Sale promotes discounts on all rooms plus a Baltimore and Return fare of $1.25 via Pennsylvania Railroad weekends.
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Ithaca
Tuan Fang
Tai Hung Chi
Cornell University
Niagara Falls
Moses
Aea Sagpee
Baltimore and Return
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Dead Twelve Men Rescued From Parrel Mine Disaster
In Mount Hope West Virginia a gas explosion devastated the Parrel mine killing and wounding many. Rescuers pulled twelve miners alive though most are gravely injured. estimates say twenty to twenty five bodies remain unrecovered. Investigators and a coroner’s jury will probe the disaster as miners worked under gas and water hazards.
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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
Tred Dixon
Paul
Coraner
Loup Creek
Ehler Breaks Silence On Bakersfield Shooting
Charles W Ehler, shot last December near Bakersfield, arrived in Los Angeles and detailed his account denying opposition claims. He named Emmons as the shooter, citing alleged insult to Mrs Emmons, while Emmons, jailed in a bribery case, rejected the accusation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles W Ehler
Bakersfield
Goebel
Brankfort
E J Hmmons
Emmons
Sacramento
E J Emmons
Charles Ehler
Bakerafield
Sewer Swindles Alleged in Brooklyn Indictments
Six indictments charging conspiracy in sewer swindles allege Brooklyn defrauded of hundreds of thousands. Named defendants include William Miles former assistant district attorney, two his clerks Charles Wells and Frank Wandell, Martin J McMahon chief of sewer claims, inspector John Scanlon and contractor Daniel Casey. First four arraigned, held on $1000 bail each. They pleaded not guilty. The alleged fraud stems from false damage claims for damaged 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 and Martial Law Across Natal Sparks British Fatalities
Reports from Cape Town show a native uprising near Richmond leading to six British soldiers killed and martial law declared. Outlying police detachments faced spear attacks. six bodies were recovered. Reinforcements, including cavalry and archery detachments, are deployed. A monster petition for full political rights is planned to be presented to King Edward in London by colored South Africans.
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Natal
Edward
Fuetermarizburg
Richmond
Sisoldur
Cape Town
Transvaal
Orne
South Africa
Lo Kang
London
Joblots Held at Port as Passenger Denied Landing
Special to The Washington Toast recounts Ernest Townes aboard the Baltic with the Earl and Countess of Yarmouth. He was detained by officials for medical clearance of his mental condition, then released after doctors judged his behavior humorous. Townes angrily disputed the treatment, while his brother Charles visited him aboard.
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New York
Ernest Townes
Baltic
Earl and Countess of
Jarmouth
Wis
Stoner
Tr Ward
Fownes
Pownes
Green Earth
Panic at Zanesville skating rink sparks fumes panic
Gas stove fumes at a roller skating rink in Zanesville on February 1993 caused a panic among several hundred people. At least twenty five skaters collapsed unconscious and were carried from the building.
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Zanesville Ong
Mrs Corey Seriously Ill in Reno
Mrs W E Corey wife of the steel magnate is very ill in Reno with a nervous collapse said to be caused by publicity over family affairs Her condition requires rest and she is under physician care The notice also lists a one day sale at 125 F Street featuring diamonds gold jewelry and watches and silver items.
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New York
New Haven
Hartford
New England
Washington Post
Reno
Nev
W E Corey
Street feud violence shocks city officials amid gunfire
Prominent city leaders joined in a deadly street clash as three men attacked one, killing a man with a pistol shot and wounding another. Two suspects were arrested, while others involved fled or were wounded in the ensuing gunplay near the courthouse.
Unclear fragmentary court testimony in a dated report
The readable parts describe a court proceeding with witness statements and references to testimonies and persons, though many words are garbled. It mentions dates, names, and locations in a sequence that hints at a legal hearing and cross examination but lacks coherent details to identify the case or outcome.
Wat SPOR 6 Mi 2 a stork oh an Ty
Fragmentary OCR text offers few clear facts. It mentions music terms, a violinist, and possible performance notes but lacks coherent events or identities to summarize into a proper news item.
Delay for Mrs Poillon Hearing Adjourned for Courses
Fragmentary notice reports a hearing adjourned to allow Mrs Poillon to secure courses and a settlement. Dates and parties are unclear due to garbled OCR, but references to a financial settlement around two thousand four hundred and amendments to counsel suggest ongoing legal proceedings involving her father and apprentices.
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Sun
Toludhy Street
Lonllon
Fuder Cain
Jay
Vienna
Jt Ic Catorti
Rego
Funday
Ifternoon
Soldier Murders Woman in San Francisco Hotel Room
Lbb Coley, a former sergeant from Macon Georgia with Coast Artillery and Tactical units, shot Josse Labat of Santa Clara in a Grand Pacific Hotel room. He then killed the woman as she lay in bed and later fired at himself. The couple had lived together for some time. Also notes an auction advert for high class jewelry by J Karr's Sons at 123 F at and 23 pm today.
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San Francisco
Coley
Macon
Anit
Company
The
Coast Artillers
Twentieth Tacti Artillery
Josse Labat
Santa Clara
Grand Pacific Hotel
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Packers
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