Exclusion Amendment Divides California and Japan Rift
California Senators back the Root immigration amendment to bar Japanese from entering the mainland via Hawaii and push for a separate Japanese school plan in San Francisco. Mayor Schmitz and the school board seek Tokyo acquiescence on a specialized English oriented Japanese school, hoping Congress acts Friday while aiming to keep white schools for adults.
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Japan
California
Iawaii
Hawaii
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San Francisco Steel Board
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Acc
Sofar
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Gongrese
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Pacific Coast Views on Root Amendment and Japanese Influx
Members of the California delegation advocate a Root amendment as a temporary fix to the Japanese question. They contend that halting Hawaiian influx would ease treaty negotiations and allow future steps to exclude Japanese from both the mainland and Hawaii, though specifics depend on ongoing talks.
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California
Pacific Coast
Congress
Hawaii
Japan
WANTS LETTER EXPLAINED IN MOWER EXTRADITION HEARING
Philadelphia February 13 Proceedings opened to block returning Dr Richard C Mower to New York as Judge Sulzberger delays Flower extradition noting a letter to Mrs Isabella Taylor prosecutor in H C Woodruff case taints the swindle with blackmail The letter claimed to secure settlement by assigning stock claims from Flower who sold 50000 stock of a Montana mining concern The court required a satisfactory explanation from District Attorney Jerome before Flower can be handed to New York authorities.
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Philadelphia
Richard C. Mower
New York
Sulzberger
Isabella Gray
Taylor
H.C. Woodruff
Flower
Jerome
Contemptible Nation Speech At Georgia Negro Rights Session
Macon Georgia February 12 The State convention of the Negro Equal Rights Association opens with expected addresses by former Governor Northen and Rev Dr G A Nunnally The convention aims to review the negros moral social political and educational status and seek ways to reduce crime and improve race relations Bishop H M Turner denounces the United States Supreme Court as dragging the negro and his citizenship to hell and advocates immigration as best for the race
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Negro Equal Rights Association
Gov Northen
G A Nunnally
H. M. Turner
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Supreme Court of the United States
Gramp's Big Loss by Fire Delays Shipyard Work
A major fire at William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company in Philadelphia destroyed pattern shops and two storage rooms, wiping out about seven percent of patterns including plans for battleships Pennsylvania Colorado Tennessee Maine Alabama Iowa Massachusetts and Indiana. Headquarters of the Ship Calibrs Association and Julius Gaulsch’s home were damaged. Firemen were injured by falling walls. Loss estimated at 140000 to 150000 dollars. origin unknown.
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Philadelphia
William Cramp & Sons
Buldimag Company
H. W. Hand
United States
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Tennessee
Maine
Alabama
Iowa
Massachusetts
Indiana
Calriers’ Association
Julius Gaulsch
Seven Hurt In Pittsburgh Traction Collision
Seven people were seriously injured and several others slightly hurt when a heavy double-truck traction car on the West Wilkinsburg line collided with a trolley pole at Penn and Trenton avenues. Conductor D L Henry suffered fractured ribs and a cut head. motorman Joseph Hess had a fractured jaw and severe bruising. John Kirkpatrick lost a leg and had a head wound. James Walker and William Wilkins suffered leg injuries. Margaret Braun, Hattie Martin, and Anna Beil Jackson were also injured with fractures and cuts. The car went beyond control, dashed down the grade, crashed into the pole, and passengers were thrown to the floor. Braun was hurled through a window. Injured were taken to a hospital.
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Pittsburg
West Wilkinsburg
D L Henry
Joseph Hess
John Kirkpatrick
James Walker
William Wilkins
Margaret Braun
Hattie Martin Colored
Anna Beil Jackson
Penn and
Trenton
Well Digger Rescued After 24 Hours Beside 40-Foot Pit
South Omaha Nebraska reports Herman Frankholdt a well digger trapped at the bottom of a 40 foot well for a day. Earth covered him and air came through an iron pipe. He signaled by tapping an iron ladder and rescuers freed him after eight hours of digging with him reportedly unharmed.
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Bill to Help Babies in Minnesota Legislature
Representative Timberlake of Minneapolis introduced a bill to prohibit inducing a mother to cease nursing within a month of birth. The measure, filed at the request of a charitable society, was referred to the health and pure food committee for consideration and cost determination.
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St Paul
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Timberlake
Minneapolis
Committee On Health and
Larchmont Disaster Death Toll Rises as Surviving Passengers Gather
A Block Island Sound collision between the Joy Line steamer Larchmont and the schooner Harry Knowlton leaves 188 known dead or missing and only nineteen survivors. The Kentucky brings eighteen survivors and seventy three bodies to Providence, with fifty bodies still unaccounted for. Survivors recount panic and accusations of cowardice as Captain McVey is blamed by some for abandoning passengers while others defend the crew. Officials pin the collision on the schooner, noting the steamer sank rapidly and many boats failed to reach safety.
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Joy Line
Harry Knowlton
Kentucky
Block Island
Block Island Sound
Misa Sadie Galup
Boston
Sthesa
Hshing Bodts
Fred Hiergesell
Brooklyn
N. Y
McVey
Louis MacFarlane
Hhergesell
Capt McVey
MacFarland
Special Policeman Shot After Row Over Tips in New York
Mannie Frey special policeman died at Gouverneur Hospital from a head wound after a dispute with Gustave Weir over carriage tips and carousing duties outside a Suffolk Street dance hall. Weir, on duty nearby, was arrested after changing to civilian clothes.
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New York
Washington Post
Mannie Frey
Gouverneur Hospital
Gustave Weir
Frey
Suffolk Street
Second Street
Liberty
East Houston Street
Weir
Lves
East Ninth Street
Hungary
Tipa
Buffolk Street
Ieren’y
Beramié
Man Dies on L Train in New York City
William F. Howe a 50 year old agent for Central Hudson Steamboat Company died suddenly on an elevated L train. Doctors said death followed a heart issue. Telegrams found on his body referenced private matters. Howe had served the company for over thirty five years and lived with his wife and daughter at 1 West Fourth Street.
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Washington Post
New York
William F. Howe
Central Hudson Steamboat Company
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Ninth Avenue
Bancroft
Roosevelt Hospital
West Sixty-eighth Street
Albany
Wm. Thorne
Steamboat Company
Pier
North River
Howe
Fire forces gym class girls to flee from Wabash building
A Chicago fire at 311-315 Wabash Avenue gutted the top floor where a school of physical education was in session. Thirty-five girls escaped in gym attire as flames flared again after initial control, prompting more engine responses and an estimated $60,000 loss.
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Chicago
School of Physical Culture
Wabash Avenue
Fires Raze Two Brooklyn Buildings In Costly Blazes
Brooklyn firemen battled two major fires on February 13. The New York Dock Company buildings at Red Hook Point were nearly destroyed with losses around 3200,000. A second blaze destroyed a Bush Terminal Company warehouse at Forty-eighth Street, a large one story lumber and jute filled structure, with losses estimated at 100. The garbled end contains an unrelated bank advertisement and sale notice.
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New York
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Knight
New York Dock Company
Red Hock Point
Bush Terminal Company
Forty-eighth Street
Bank official blamed as half million in bonds vanish
New Britain officials report more than 565000 shortage after Treasurer William F. Walker vanishes with securities from Savings Bank vaults. Mayor George M. Landers seeks removal of Bank Commissioner Kendall for alleged neglect as directors expect most bonds to be recovered. Church funds tied to Walker also missing as police guard the bank and a New York inquiry unfolds.
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Baptist Church Short
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New Britain
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State Bank
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Noble Theresa
George M. Landers
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Wiliam. F. Walker
Connecticut
Baptist Society
Thompson
Baptist Convention
William
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A. W. Walker
Mr Walker
Walkers
Hughes And The Presidency Explored In Albany
Albany reports Gov. Hughes shows signs of national expansion as sportsmen label him a possible next president. He spoke in Boston on national affairs and plans to address Michigan voters in Ann Arbor later this month. Washington insiders write to bolster his chances while aiming to shape Roosevelt's successor from his cabinet.
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Albany
Washington
Spain
Japan Hopes for Agreement Over School Question
Tokyo reports confidence in President Roosevelt settling the school issue with San Francisco officials. A credible foreign outlet attributes the war talk to anti-Japanese agitation by emissaries of a hostile power, signaling continued vigilance amid negotiations. Persian Rugs at Auction at Sloan's today.
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Japan
San Francisco
Congress
Root
Canal Zone
Senate
Tokyo
Roosevelt
America
Yase
Sloan's
Hekhman & Co
Elty
Ray
Woman fatally mauled by bulldog in Philadelphia
Mrs Lena Smith of Philadelphia died after a bulldog attacked her in her home. The dog, which had shown resentment, was killed by her husband with a poker after the assault. She had earlier whipped the dog for disobedience and had given it supper moments before the attack.
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Philadelphia
Lena Smith
Italy Faces Population Decline and Emigration Pressure
A Special Cable Dispatch reports Italy has seen five years of population decline with deaths outpacing births in major immigrant provinces and overall stagnation elsewhere. Labor shortages loom as immigration is blamed, prompting government to adopt stricter measures instead of encouraging it.
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Washington Post
Rome
Italy
Berlin Police Arrest Three Anarchists Over Violent Leaflet
Berlin reports three anarchists including a Dutch native, a Belgian, and a German former editor were arrested after police found 15,000 copies of a violently worded leaflet titled The Soldier's Breviary at the German's lodgings. The cover bore Prussian arms and the inscription Published by the Prussian War Ministry for army distribution.
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Berlin
Holland
Prussian War Ministry
Vast sun spot discovered sparks aurora and outages
Pittsburg February reports Prof John A Brashear at Allegheny Observatory announced a major sun spot visible with smoked glass. He warned of possible auroral displays and telegraph and telephone disturbances tonight as four more spot groups linger west and east of the main disturbance.
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Pittsburg
John A Brashear
Allegheny Observatory
Brashear
George H. Peters
United States Naval Observatory
Brashears
Peters
Deadlock in Rhode Island Senate Ballot Stalls Again
The Washington Post reports the nineteenth or twentieth ballot for United States Senator failed to break the deadlock. Goddard leads with 41 votes, Colt has 36, Wetmore 2, Utter 1, five absent. Absentees were Wetmore supporters delayed by the steamboat disaster nearby to aid survivors. One or two more ballots expected tomorrow.
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Washington Post
Providence
R. L
United States
General Assembly
Goddard
Colt
Wetmore
Utter
Thaw Trial Today. Possible Mistrial and Will Admission
Jerome Thaw may seek a mistrial while attempting to introduce the prisoner's will as a document is disposed of. Evelyn Thaw resumes her testimony as Dr. Evans describes unexplainable depression in Thaw's head and symptoms of nervous disorders. No signs of a drug habit noted. illness interrupts the trial.
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Jerome
Will
Gury
Evelyn Thaw
Thaw Trial Delays as Juror's Wife Falls Ill
The New York Thaw case adjourned for the day due to juror Mr Bolton's wife falling critically ill with double pneumonia. Jurors planned to reconvene, with discussions on continuing the trial with eleven jurors if needed. Defense favors any legal path to avoid a mistrial as Mrs Bolton's condition dominates court fate.
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Jo Pi BB Bolton
Bolter Wi
Jerome
Balton
Bolton
Wfe
Mrs M Bolton
Evelyn
Leonard Street
Dan O’reilly
May McKenzie
O'Reilly
Britton D. Evans
State Hospital For the Insane
Morris Place
N. J
John T. Deemar
Kittanning
John Ross
Harry Thaw
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