Baer Defends Railroads Amid New Pennsylvania Debate
George F. Baer, president of the Reading Company, dismisses alarm over a proposed constitutional measure restricting railroad ownership of mines. He argues vested charters predate 1873 and defenses for existing rights, noting coal profits rose but production costs rose more, with Reading’s gains driven by non coal traffic and passenger revenue rather than anthracite rates.
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Philadelvuna
George F. Baer
Reading Company
Acviv
Lae House Af Representatives
Ames Unis Fast Proidas
Ewletien
Colong
Emiirraymoni
Willam
Cridey
Colum
State Senate
Zetia
Pennoylvania
Robowa Ten
Pewistunia Aienrow
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania
Baer
Coal and Iron Company
Reading
Itn
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Lynched in Alabama Mob Strikes Gadsden Jail
Twenty four masked men stormed the Etowah County jail in Gadsden Alabama overpowered the sheriff and jailer and hanged Bunk Richardson a Black man charged with the July murder of Mrs Sarah Smith. The coroner says death by hanging or head wound inflicted by unknown attackers. Gov Jelks in Montgomery promised pursuit of the lynchers.
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Gadsden
Ale
Bunk Richardson
Sarah Smith
Louisville and Nashville
Cooza River
Montgomery
Ala
New York
Jelks
Chandler
Etowah County
Evans for Governor Seen as Washington County Republicans Seek Standard Bearer
Washington County Tennessee Republicans meeting at W P Brownlow’s home town Janeshoro pass resolutions decry boss rule and despotism. They urge H Clay Evans to run for governor and pledge full support, calling on state Republicans to aid his candidacy and make him their standard bearer.
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Washington County
Tenn
Washigton Post
Knoxville
Tenni
Repubican Executive Committee
W. P. Brownlow
Janeshoro
M. Chiy Evans
Riot at St James A M Church Over Collection Fight
In St Paul Minnesota a weeks long dispute over the church collection erupted after Rev Seymour refused to yield the pastorate. He struck trustee R C Miner during a collection clash and other trustees, including Robert Lowe, were knocked down as congregants joined in. Police intervened but no arrests were made.
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St. Paul, Minn
St. James’ A. M
Seymour
R. C. Miner
Miner
Robert Lowe
Lowe
No cheer from Algeciras as Moroccan talks stall
London reports indicate renewed unease over the Algeciras conference failing to resolve Moroccan reform due to French and German deadlock. A semi official Paris dispatch foreshadows a abortive result, while Algeciras cables urge patience and warn France cannot concede further. Paris notes Germany’s demand that police of Morocco be regulated by the zone system or trusted to neutrals, drawing attention in the capital.
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London
Algeciras
Paris
France
Germany
Cap
Morocco
Fire devastates Benfield Public School in Maryland tragedy
Edward Harris, an about eighty year old Black man, started a fire in the Benfield public school near Annapolis. The building burned completely and he was badly burned while escaping. Deputies prevented a mob from lynching him. he was jailed after receiving medical care.
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Sperial
Washington Post
Annapolis
Edward Harris
Benfield
Flo
Washburn Widow Dies in Greenfield at 82
Mrs Hannah A Washburn widow of former Gov William B Washburn dies at home in Greenfield Massachusetts from heart disease at age 82. She lived in Washington during his tenure as Representative and later as Senator. News also notes deaths of Joseph Hastings Ruby Brooks K B Eddy Rufus E Shaprey and several ocean steamship movements with ships and routes.
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Greenfield
Mass
Hannah A. Washburn
William B. Washburn
Tillman Invited to Testify on State Dispensary
Special to The Washington Post Columbia Feb 11 Senator B R Tillman is asked to appear before the legislative committee investigating the State dispensary. The panel fixed next Friday for his testimony, offering him a chance to attest to corruption charges. Former Attorney General G Duncan Bellinger urged the senator to testify about disclosures in public reports. The committee has expanded powers but can compel only within the state. acceptance is believed likely.
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Washington Post
Columbia
D. C
B. R. Tillman
Tillman
G. Duncan Bellinger
Messrs. Boykin
Towill
Dispensary Board of
General Assembly
Four Killed In Greensboro Switch Engine Collision
Special to The Washington Post Greensboro Feb 1. Southern Express train No 34 struck an open switch and collided with a shifting engine killing engineer Owen Norvell and yard engineer William Sellers instantly and injuring several others. Charles Johnson and Simpson Newman died later. Fireman W M Sparger survived, telegraph operator William Bailey wounded. Switchmen Turner Welfare and Lawrence Malcolm fled. warrants issued. No passengers injured.
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Washington Pont
Greensboro
N. C
Southern
Owen Norvell
William Sellers
Charles Johnson
Freman
Simpson Newman
Newman
Norvell
William Bailey
W. M. Sparger
Sparger
Mount Airy
Monroe
Turner Welfare
Lawrence Malcolm
Southern Railway
W. M. Bailey
John A. McCall Much Better Despite Isolation
John A. McCall, seriously ill at Laurel House, is reported much improved. He sat on the hotel porch wrapped in shawls for hours yesterday and again today. no visitors are allowed except family. Mrs. McCall shields him from business matters and Fowler committee reports.
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The
Washington Post
Lakewood
N. J
John A. McCayl
Laurel House
Simple healthful living and a lasting solution
A Western woman narrates years of chronic gastritis and failed cures before discovering Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee. She reports lasting relief, weight gain, improved digestion, and restored kidney health after three years, with her husband also abandoning coffee. The couple endorses Postum and Grape-Nuts as a life change.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Bedouin Revolt Crushed in Yemen and Sanaa Siege Ends
Turkish forces under Riza Pasha and later Marshal Ahmed Fezi Pasha fought a long Yemen revolt led by Emir Mahmud Hays. After major sieges at Sanaa and Shakara, the Bedouins were defeated. rebels lost 30 guns and 20,600 rifles as Turkish troops entered Sanaa in September, ending the uprising.
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Constantinople
Almed Fezi Pasha
Yemen
Sanaa
Shakara
Yussuf Pasha
Risa Pasha
Ahmed Feat Pasha
Arabia
Riza Pasha
Hiza Pasha
Ahmed Fezi Pasha
Suttan
Assur
Red Sea
Hidiaz
Mahmud Hays
Mohammed
Harvard Dinner in Tokyo Highlights Komura Speech
Special Cable Dispatch from Tokyo reports Baron Komura Harvard 77 delivering a calm public speech at a Harvard dinner. He praised U.S. President Roosevelt for proposing peace talks with Russia and Japan, noting his timely and unconventional action helped avert a conference collapse. Attending guests included Baron Kaneko Harvard 78 and diplomats Megata and Mouri.
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Tokyo
Harvard
Baron Komura Harvard
Japan
Roosevelt
Russia
Privy
Baron Kaneko
Eliot
Harvard ,University
Baron Komura
Portsmouth
Peking
M. Iurino
St. Petersburg
London capitalist Ernest Schwarzsacher dies by own hand
An inquest in London found Ernest Schwarzsacher chairman of several South African companies killed himself while in a temporary lapse of sanity. He had been despondent over a slump in kaffir shares and feared sacrificing his art collection and millions owed to stock brokers. His death affected stock exchange mood and added to market decline.
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London
Ernest Schwarzsacher
Kaffir
Schwarzsacher
Stock Exchange
Persian Frontier Dispute Persists in Turkish War Zone
Constantinople reports the Turco Persian frontier dispute remains unsettled as the Persian Ambassador calls for evacuation of Jahidian by Turkish troops and compensation for the Turkish cavalry. A Turkish commission in the disputed territory is expected to recommend withdrawal of Turkish troops.
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Constantinople
Porte
Jahidian
Duty of Colored Race Sees Growth of White Rose Home
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports the ninth annual meeting of the White Rose Working Girls Home on East Eighty sixth street. Dr. Booker T. Washington attended a crowded gathering to praise the settlement and note that increasing numbers of Southern colored girls come to the city. He urged industrious behavior and modern skills to avoid being left behind as both New York and the wider South judge the race. He also cited new labor-saving devices and warned of tougher competition finding work, especially in housecleaning.
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Washington Post
New York
White Rose Working Girls’ Home
East Eighty-sixth Street
Booker T. Washington
South
Washington
Wealthy Lockport man found dead amid revival fears
Willian Klein a 45 year old real estate owner living with his elderly mother at 18 South Niagara Street was found dead in bed from self administered carbolic acid. Coroner Dr Killinger reported the scene showed money hidden in the house and upholsterings. Relatives said he appeared unsettled by religious revivals in Lockport.
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Washington Post
Lockport
N. Y
Willian Klein
South Niagara Street
Efismoher
KiLltinger
Klein
Mania for whipping post stirs congressional debate
An editorial criticizes a District of Columbia whipping post proposal as barbarous. It argues Congress should not consider harsh punishment for wife beaters and contends the public is misled about who would be subjected to the lash. The piece calls for truth and restraint in policy discussion.
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Baers
Dirat
Congress
Tll
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Washington
Engishman
Educating Washington’s Colored Population and Crime
A writer argues that the colored population in the District shows respectability and property ownership, condemns sensational whispers about street crime, and calls for moral suasion and police aid rather than punitive measures. The piece warns of “extraordinary measures” to address alleged wife beating and urges missionary work and funded programs to reform the community. CROSSCUT.
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Washington
Inquirer
Suffrage Convention Opens With Sacred Concert in Baltimore
Delegates of the Woman's National Suffrage Association gathered at Lyric Hall after a sacred afternoon concert by Edwin M. Shonert and Earl J. Prouta. Rev. Anna H. Shaw presided. Addresses and hymns followed with prayers by Rev. Antoinett Brown Blackwell. Etta H. Madox sang Battle Hymn of the Republic. Maud Babington Booth spoke. offering for Door of Hope aid. Convention to resume for two days then move to Washington for final meeting next Wednesday.
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Fed. U
Edwin M. Shonert
Planist
Earl J. Prouta
Woman's National Suffrage Association
Divine Frervices
Lyric Hall
Anna Hi, Shaw
Jeannette O. Ferrie
Olympia Brown
Antoinett Brown Blackwell
Etta H. Madox
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Reed
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Catharine Chapman Jenkes
Monlay
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Sedna Spice
Tomunson
Thureday
Maria Johnson
James Johnson
Susie Green
St. Augustine's Nite
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Maury
Tia
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Maer
Church of the Ascension
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Thomas N.S
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Pennsslvania Ave
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East Cap
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Alabama
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To-Kalou
To-Kalon Wine Co
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NEW Publications
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Cyclopedia
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Fifth Avenue, New York
OLD Colony CO
Raporters
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Maud Ballington Booth
People’s Savings Bank
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