Beresford May Quit Over Admiralty Ultimatum
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, in the United States to settle a will, opposes government naval policy and declines to accept command of the Channel Fleet under reduced force. He demands a larger force and warns he may resign if not granted control aligned with his plan.
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America
London
Lord Charles Beresford
United States
Lord Deleval Beresford
Natal
Great Britain
Charles Beresford
Triigers
Idestrayers
Onerce
Channel
Dnt
Admiralty
Melief
Sherrin
Tweedmouth
Gadford Beresford
Amenex
Jim
Suffragists Clash With Police At House of Commons
Women seeking entry to the House of Commons were violently repelled as sixty suffragists were arrested before midnight. Mounted police charged through the crowd, many women were knocked into mud, and leaders like Anne Kenny faced threats of further action if suffrage is not granted this session. Journalists reported brutality and civilians suffered amid the clashes.
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House of Commons
Lanion
Homeser
Severin
Dset
Anne Kenny
Tribune
Wrs
Mre
French
Itagaki Proposes Abolition of Japanese Peerage
Count Itagaki Taisuke urges peers to surrender their titles mirroring feudal barons after abolition. The radical call argues imperial class distantly harms progress and that peerage should cease to exist. He hints at reform and notes his long political career and cabinet resignation.
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Tohyo Loh
Taisuke Itagaki
Daimins
Count Itagaki
Liberal Party
Lsft
Travehns
Europe
America
FAVORS HOME RULE BILL IN Commons debate
In the House of Commons debate on the address in reply to the throne Walter Hume Long pressed the Irish question Augustine Birrell replied that Campbell Bannerman was satisfied the majority favored a North rule solution and nationalists cheered as the Premier spoke.
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Tendon
House of Commons
Walter Hume Long
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Campbell-Bannerman
North
Battle Ships Albemarle and Commonwealth Damaged in Collision
London reports that the battleships Albemarle and Commonwealth collided during maneuvers off Portugal, forcing repairs at Gibraltar with no crew casualties. Both vessels arrived at Gibraltar from Legos with bow and starboard damage respectively.
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London
Albemarle
Commonwealth
Portugal
Gibraltar
Albemarne
Legos
Orrae
Swettenham and Davis Earthquake Dispute in Parliament
London reports the Swettenham Davis incident from Kingston Jamaica during the recent quake will be pursued in Parliament. John D. Rees, a Liberal and colonial affairs authority, gave notice to demand government furnish the correspondence between the Kingston governor and the U S Navy admiral on February 18.
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London
Gov. Swettenham
Kingston
Jamaica
Davis
United States Navy
Kington
John D. Rees
British Central Africa Company
House of Commons
Prince Regent Gustave Attends Dinner at American Legation
Stockholm February 18 Prince Regent Gustave was a guest at a dinner at the American Legation hosted by Minister to Sweden Mr Graves honoring Lincoln's birthday. High officials and diplomats and their wives attended. The prince regent toasted the United States and President Roosevelt, and Mr Graves proposed the health of King Oscar and the prince regent.
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Stockholm
Prince
Gustave
Did Bailey Mean Gogie? Cats Dogs Fight and Rumor
In Austin on Feb 13, Representative Cocke prosecuting Bailey charges tells the legislative investigating committee he did not mean to refer to Senator Bailey when others said he did. He adds If Bailey called me a hat I would accept the remark as the source. The committee records his comment and plans to summon H. Clay Pierce with Waters-Pierce witnesses from St Louis, arranging dates.
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Austin Tex
Cocke
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Legislative Investigating Committee
Bailey
Boney
MISSING TWELVE YEARS. Williams Found Living Quietly in Merrillville
Charles McGee Williams once famed as a varsity baseball pitcher and Wisconsin Law School graduate, believed dead for twelve years, was traced to Merrillville Indiana where he has lived since July 6 1894 working as a laborer and farmer. He told of mental aberration after disappearing from the Briggs House in Chicago and waking later in Hammond Indiana with no memory or money. Williams plans to stay in Merrillville with his wife and home.
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Washington Post
Madison
Wis
Charles McGee Williams
Wisconsin Law School
Chicago
Merrillville
Ind
Williams
Briggs
Hammond
Douglass Day Observed In Colored Schools With Programs
Frederick Douglass day will be observed in colored schools today with music, recitations, and usually addresses by pupils. Programs are set in Lincoln Cardozo Syphax Anthony Bowen Birney Randall Giddingsa and Bell schools.
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Douglass
Frederick Douglaas
Natal
Lincoln
Cardozo
Syphax
Ambush
Athony Bowen
Birney
Randall
Giddinsa
Bell
Morgan Gift Stirs Paper In Rome To Met Museum
Rome reports Morgan presented five Trojan forum fragments to the Metropolitan Museum of New York stirring interest. The Ascoli cope purchased by Morgan in 1893 and later returned to the government is cited. The Tribuna urges authorities to investigate Trojan fragments affair.
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Rome
J. Pierpont Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of New York
Morgan
Tribuna
GWU Moves North Repubs Bureau On Mall
George Washington University shifts plans for new buildings at Van Ness Park and may sell Seventeenth street holdings to buy Oaklawn estate on Connecticut Avenue. Van Ness Park likely becomes site for the Bureau of American Republics with Carnegie gift funding and a $250,000 ground appropriation. The Spanish Renaissance style building would house the bureau, Columbus Memorial Library, and international Assembly halls, with site decisions by State officials and John Barrett.
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van Ness
Park
Carnegie
American International Amity
Connecticut
Florida Avenues
George Washington University
van Ness Park
Seventeenth
Oaklawn
A. M. Dean
Connecticut Avenue
Florida Avenue
Bureau of American Republics
Andrew Carnegie
Seventeenth Street
Dean
Columbia Road
Nineteenth Street
University
Bureau
Tf van Ness Park
Columbus Memorial
John Barrett
Secretary Wilson Charges Railroads Over Twenty Eight Hour Law
The Department of Agriculture reports sixteen violations by the Rock Island line of the twenty eight hour law governing livestock transit. Live stock were kept in cars about forty five hours on average. The department has issued warnings and will seek $500 penalties per conviction, with dozens more cases to follow. Inspectors will examine unloading pens for rest water and feed, and suits will be brought for improper facilities. Stockmen report muddy pens inadequate water and inaccessible feed, conditions the department aims to remedy promptly.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Department of Justice
Rock Island
United States
Three Die in New York Public Library Scaffold Collapse
Three men were killed and one critically injured when scaffolding collapsed on the third floor of the new New York Public Library building. The dead are sheet metal worker Thesas O Keefe painter Thomas Henry Hueston and tainter Henry Wein paaul. Frank Wegerhand is in critical condition.
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New York
New New York Public Library
Thesas O'Keefe
Thomas Henry Hueston
Henry Weinpaul
Frank Wegerhand
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrivals and Departures
Movements of ocean steamers noting arrivals from Naples and Hamburg and sailings to Liverpool and New York. Vessels Queenstone Tantonic Manebaha and others are reported docking around 3 30 am Friday morning with lines showing routes between New York Liverpool Hamburg and Naples.
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Germania
Naples
Queenstone
Tantonic
Liverpool
London
Senate Polarizes Over Smoot Amid Utah Talk of Unseating
Senator Beveridge backs Smoot while Indiana’s Hemenway renounces him saying he will vote to unseat. The Utah case stirs Capitol debate with temperance, prohibition, and foreign meat imports raised. A Hamburg dispatch notes German meat audits. other remarks recount railroad history and a railcar champagne debate.
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Indiana
Smoot
Utal
Hemenway
Mormon Church
United States
Mr. Smoot
Senate
Busy White House Day With Panama and Japanese Talks
President Roosevelt hosted a packed day at the White House with a Panama Canal contract session from 3 to 4 pm followed by a Japanese school question conference. Speaker Cannon led 25 lawmakers visiting the president, many to discuss pending legislation. Seth Bullock, former West guide, appeared at the luncheon with Secretary Loeb, a familiar figure among aides.
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Panama Canal
White House
Roosevelt
California
Panama
Cannon
Speaker Cannon
White Mouse
Seth Bullock
West
Bullock
Loeb
Chicago Drainage Plan Referred to Judge Advocate General
Judge Advocate General Davis of the army has completed his opinion on whether the Secretary of War may grant Chicago the permit to divert Lake Michigan water into the Calumet River for drainage. The document, discussing powers under the rivers and harbors acts of 1890 and 1889 and related court decisions, will be delivered to the Secretary for decision. The Army chief of engineers argues the Secretary lacks authority to grant the request, and the matter was referred to JAG for legal consideration.
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Burton
Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Chicago
Michigan City
Davis
Army
Questhor
Secretary of War
Sanitary Board of Chicago
Lake Michigan
Calumet River
United States
Chief of Engineers
Chicago Sanitary Board
Judge Advocate General
Troops Delayed Move To Pacific Coast For Colonist Rates
San Antonio Feb 13 orders say the Tenth Cavalry will leave Nebraska forts for the Pacific Coast to Manila March 1 instead of February 26 to gain colonist rates. Railroads are refusing to move troops at reduced fares.
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Pacific Coast
San Antonio
Tex
Tenth Cavalry
Nebraska
Philippines
Newberry Goes to Pensacola on Mayflower Voyage
In New Orleans on February 18 the yacht Mayflower carrying Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman H. Newberry and party sailed for Pensacola Florida. Newberry inspected the naval station before departure and said he was well pleased with conditions there. The cruiser Columbia was expected to depart the city within days. Navy Trophy Cups Bought Here. Harris and Shafer of New Orleans awarded the contract to supply two large silver trophy cups for excellence in small arms marksmanship, bids at 250 dollars each.
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Mayflower
Truman H. Newberry
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Board
Harris & Shafer
Atlantic
Army Orders Leave Extensions and Promotions Noted
Army orders list leaves of absence for multiple officers including Capt Daniel F Keller and Lieutenants Tremaine Boschen Seagrave Pillow, with extended terms and promotions. Also notes examining boards in New York and Fort Banks plus arrivals and sailings of ships, detachments, and a new British military attaché to the State Department.
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Twenty-seventh Infantry
William
Ira A. Shimer
Army Building
New York City
Barton W. Ferry
Artillery Corps
Fort Washington
Jerome G. Pillow
Thirteenth Covenlry
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
William 45. Homer
Fort Banks
Mass
Alfred M. Hunter
Wihnet Bo Ells
Morris K. Barrell
Henry D. Todd
Samuel 8. O'Comnor
Pillip Yest
Louie EB. Bennett
Frank S. Long
Adam G. Clarke
Willis C. Metcalf
Bernard R. James
State Department
Gisichen
War Office
London
Conference at White House on Panama Canal contract
President Roosevelt and advisers held a conference at the White House on the Panama Canal contract with IB McDonald and John Peirce of New York, associated with Oliver in the bid. Secretaries Rea, Taft, Shonts, and Rogers reviewed contractor records. further talks planned with Brennan, Walsh, and possibly Russell. Next session set for Tuesday.
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Root
Taft
Shouts
Rogers
White House
Panama Canal
IB McDonald
John Peirce
New York
W. J. Oliver
Roosevelt
Reot
Shonts
Commission
Oliver
P. J. Brennan
Washington
P J. Walsh
Davenport
Town
Rollins Russell
Lynchburg
Planama Construction Company
Oliver Interests
Alexander Mackenzie
Plan to Change Toots to Music in New York Harbor
Steamboat Board plans to replace ear splitting whistles with melodious tones on all vessels in New York Harbor. Dr. Stratton of the Bureau of Standards supports using exact science to measure whistle power and urges soft tones. The rules will curb useless whistling under new noise reduction regulations, aided by Mrs. Isaac I Rice and harbor navigation interests.
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Board of Supervising
Steamboat Inspection Service
New York Harbor
Board
Stratton
Bureau of Standards
Isaac I. Rice
New York
Iowa railroads accept 2 cent family fare plan
Following the passage of a 2 cent fare bill in Des Moines, leading Iowa railroads told the Senate committee on railroads they would accept a law establishing 2 cent family mileage books and a general 2 1/2 cent fare without legal challenge. The committee took no action. Also noted is the appointment of Charles E. Rippey as mechanical drawing teacher at McKinley Manual Training School who will start duties today.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Railroads
Senate
McKinley Manual Training School
Charles’ E. Rippey
Rippey
Face Murder Charge Stuns Maryland Town
Cumberland Maryland February 13 Charles Edward Putman and his brother Harry Putman are jailed on murder charges in the killing of seventy six year old Mrs Catherine Stauffer near Meyersdale last November Authorities once blamed will generosity but the robbery theory now prevails The wife reportedly confessed implicating her husband and his brother Joan Muller son in law of the murdered woman remains jailed The victim suffered a hammer crushed skull and her two grandchildren fled down a back stairway after the assault.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Charles Edward Putman
Harry Putman
Catherine Stauffer
Meyersdale
Putman
Joan Muller
Child Born on Train Found Frozen by Tracks
A newborn child, likely born on a passenger train, was found frozen beside the Norfolk and Western line between Oakvale and Wills, Bluefield W Va, at 11 am by conductor J A Snyder. The infant appeared to have been born about twenty hours before discovery. a rigid investigation will follow.
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Washington Post
Bluefield
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Oakvale
Wills
J. A. Snyder
University of Richmond plans consolidate multiple Virginia colleges
At a Feb 13 meeting Joseph Brian was elected rector and a 21 member board of visitors appointed to oversee the proposed University of Richmond plan. The consolidation would unite Richmond College, the Woman's College of Richmond Baptist institutions, Richmond Mechanics' Institute, both local medical colleges, Hampden Sidney College, Union Theological Seminary Presbyterian, and Randolph Macon College Methodist. Plus, Interstate Commerce Commission defers ruling on Great Northern tariff petition, reiterating 30 days notice for rate changes.
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Richmond
University of Richmond
Joseph Brian
Hampden-Sidney College
Union Theological Seminary
Presbyterian
Randolph-Macon College
Methodist
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Northern Railway Company
Defeat for Primary Bill in Charleston West Virginia
Charleston Feb 13. The House defeated the primary election bill by 46 to 24 after fierce debate led by Speaker Seaman who criticized Gov Dawson and party tactics. Democrats backed the defeat in exchange for votes to block future partisan measures. The Senate also trimmed the general revenue bill cutting an eight cent state tax to five cents for school purposes, risking reduced state revenue. Virginia Masonry Grand Lodge elected officers for the year, naming Fredericksburg as grand master and Richmond as headquarters for key posts.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W Va
Howe
Seaman
Dawson
Black Belt
Senate
Martinsburg
Insurance Commissioner
Central City
Judiciary Committee
Montgomery
Richmond
Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia
J Quin Fredericksburg
J W. Egleston
eHlam
Onancock
W. McChesney
Staunton
Fred Pleasants
George VI Carrington
L Andrews
Rearoke
Bristol Election Set on March to Reincorporate
The election commissioner in Bristol, Tennessee, ordered a March election to decide on reincorporation and to adopt provisions of the Adams law abolishing saloons.
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Washington Post
Bristol
Tenn
Fenn
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Endorsed by Clergy and Doctor
Thousands of temperance advocates and clergymen nationwide back Dr. Orebaugh in urging Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as the greatest tonic and body-builder known to science. Rev. John C. Orebaugh of Anderson Indiana testifies he suffered irregular appetite, diarrhoea, constipation, and fatigue until using the medicine, which he says helped his health and is opposed to whiskey as a beverage but finds pure whiskey medicinal.
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John C. Orebaugh
Duffy
Orebaugh
Anderson, Ind
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