Political clash over Brownsville discharge at Senate
A heated Senate confrontation centers on President Roosevelt discharging without trial Black regiments from Brownsville. Democrats back strong action while Republicans split, with Aldrich plotting a last-ditch plan including a race inquiry amendment and delayed votes to force a party-line decision. Lodge's stance and Fairbanks' camp influence drive strategic maneuvers ahead of the March 4 deadline.
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Lodge
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Culberson
Texas
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Aldrich
Fairbanks
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Blackburn
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Tran
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Knox
Aldroh
Fight over Panama Canal contract bid sparks White House appeal
McArthur-Gillespie bidters clash with Oliver and Bangs for the Panama Canal contract. Allies led by Cravath press President Wilson at the White House arguing their bid should win amid claims Oliver Bangs lack required capital and qualification. The Isthmian Canal Commission and War Department review Bangs' ties and bid legitimacy as rival bidders push for a reopening.
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McArthur-Gillespie Coalition
White House
Oliver
Bangs
McArthur-Gillespie
Panama Canal
William J. Oliver
Anton M. Bangs
A. F
John R. McArthur
T. A. Gillesple
Paul Cravath
W. J. Wickersham
Mearthur-Gillespie
Oliver & Bangs
Shonts
Isthmian Canal
Oliver and
Secretary of War
John F. Gaynor
Savannah River
Gaynor
Savannah
Sty
McArthur-Gilleeple
Canal Commission
George Peircd & Co
Frankfort
New York
McArthur-Gillespie Corporation
Oliver & Bangy
McArthur- Gilesme Company
Convicts for the Canal Proposal Draws Support
A Washington notice reports Harry Stillwell Edwards urged President Roosevelt to use U S convict labor for the Panama Canal. W J Oliver called the idea capital, proposing ten to fifteen thousand Southern convicts under strict restrictions with leased pay details to be decided by conditions.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Washington
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Macon
Roosevelt
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United States
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Oliver
South
Aged recluse Isaac S. Jones missing since October 10
Police efforts to locate Isaac S. Jones, an aged recluse living at 126 D Street, have yielded no trace. Newark and Parson, Kansas, were checked after neighbors reported his prolonged absence. Jones, a Civil War veteran in the New Jersey Volunteers, was known to draw pension checks in Topeka Kansas and was described as peculiar and unsociable. investigators suspected possible death in South Washington railroad yards but a recent unidentified body was ruled out as his.
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D Street
Boardman
Newark
Wn.j
Parson
Kans
Jones
Vermilion
Sixth
South Washington
Jones Jones
New Jersey Volunteers
Topeka
Taft blocks beauty of Falls yet OKs Niagara power permits
Secretary Taft approves a water diversion plan for Niagara Falls power and imports from Canada under the Burton act. He grants 4,600 cubic feet per second to Niagara Falls Power Co and 6,500 to Erie, with 15,600 cubic feet per second total American diversion and 160,000 horsepower from Canada. Also sets specific horsepower allotments for International Railway, Ontario Power, Canadian Niagara Falls, and Electrical Development Co, while signaling a committee to improve park scenery. He denies extra sluicing rights and rejects a cross‑border price‑fixing concern, noting no proven water shortage or anti‑competitive scheme.
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Burtott
Niagara
United States
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Erie Canal
Canada
International Railway Company
Ontaria Power Company
Canadien Niagara Falls Power Company
Electrical Development Company
Congress
Power Company
Miagara Falls Power Company
Niagara Faile Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company
Charles F. McKim
Frank D. Miller
F. L. Qilstead
Capt. Katz
Ontario Company
Niagara Falls Company
Niagara Company
Niagara Talis Power Company
OS & Ground
Insanity to be his plea in Otto Seelhorst case
The piece notes that if an indictment for homicide is returned, the defense will enter a plea of insanity by Otto Seelhorst’s lawyers. His brother Julian, from Camden, New Jersey, obtained counsel and conferred with him at the jail, with Barry of Camden and ex-District Attorney A A Birney joining as associate counsel. Seelhorst’s brother claims he is of unsound mind and that Otto never married and kept to himself. The body of Frederick von Tiergen remains at the morgue as authorities search for relatives, with possible shipment to Philadelphia for cremation via a local cremation society. A cable to The Hague seeks the dead man’s brother Francis and guidance on disposition of remains.
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Frederick von Tiergen
Seelhorst
Julian
Camden
N. J
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Barry
A. A. Birney
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von Sterden
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von Sterson
Philadelphia
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Holland
von Stergen
Lfe
Sylvester
Hague
Washington, D.C. U
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Netherlands
Tennis van Tierson
Hugo de Groots Strest
Franciscus
Defense Test in Fairbanks Perjury Case on County Residence
In Springfield Ohio a perjury case against Fred C Fairbanks and others indicted in Steubenville centers on obtaining marriage licenses by claiming the bride resided in Jefferson County The defense argues residence rules for a woman lack clear definition and Fairbanks did not lie or mislead anyone nor alter appearance or deceive anyone during the Steubenville visit
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Washington Post
Springfield
Ohio
Fred C. Fairbanks
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Whde-credk
Charles Stewart
Young
Fairbanks
Stig
Mystery man lures five year old girl to vacant house
Police search for a mid era man described as well groomed who allegedly enticed Mabel Pearson five from A Street northeast to a vacant Tenth Street Northeast house. The child, led through back streets, spent several hours there before authorities were alerted as neighbors warned of threats. Inspector Boardman leads the chase with a detailed description from the child.
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Robert A. Pearson
F Street
Mabel
Tenth Street
Pearson
Boardman
Fund for Sick Composer Aids MacDowell
The Edward Mac Dowell fund raised by the Mendelssohn Glee Club has reached 17024 with broad support from clubs and individuals nationwide. Funds support MacDowell amid an incurable mental illness and aim to perpetuate his name as an American composer. treasurer BE Benedict and secretary Allan Robinson handle the money while MacDowell, cared for by his wife, shows moments of lucidity amid declining health.
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Washington Post
New York
Edward MacDowell
Mendelssohn Glee Club
BE. C. Benedict
Wall Street
Allan Robinson
MacDowell
Mr. MacDowell
Abbey Case 18 Lagging in Poisoned Dates Probe
State's Attorney Rollo Peters continues to delay action in the Abbey case involving Prescott Abbey a sixteen year old Rockville youth who received a package of poisoned dates by express before Christmas. Attorneys and detectives linger as Montgomery County officials weigh next steps and awaiting the prosecutor's move.
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Prescott Abbe
Lillian P. Abbey
Rockville
Express
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Rock Villa
Henry EH. Davis
Dr Abba
Young Prescott
My's
Lilian Abbe
Montgomery County
F. H. Hopkins Dies After Illness
F A Hopkins sr a well known printing man in the city died after a two week illness paralysia struck him two weeks ago at the end he served as a compositor in the Government Printing Office for twenty years and was active in the Columbia Typographical Union No 18 and Polarial Lodge F A M New York.
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F. A. Hopkins, Sr
Washington
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Ydara
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Columbian Typographical Union
Ani Tre
Polarial Lodge
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Masonic Veterans Dinner Set at Ebbitt House
The Masonic Veterans Association of the District of Columbia will hold its twenty-ninth annual dinner at the Ebbitt House on Wednesday evening. The event features the presentation of applications and election of new members. Eligible residents include masters in good standing who have 21 years as an entered apprentice. George Gibson presides. past presidents include Simon Wolf and Robert B. Donaldson.
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Ebbitt House
Masonic Veterans’ Association of the
District of Columbia
Ma- Son
George Gibson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Simon Wolf
Robert B. Donaldson
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Liver and Kidney Health
A vintage advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a great alterative and tonic for the liver and kidneys. It claims to cure lameness of the side and back yellow skin constipation bad taste in the mouth sick headache pimples blotches and low courage by restoring vigor and proper function. Take it.
Columbia Heights Dwelling Sold for 19000 Cash
Stone and Fairfax Incorporated sold the brick residence at the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Euclid streets Columbia Heights to Joseph Reading for Charlea P Stone. The price is stated as 19000. The brick house with stone trim sits on a 49 by 95 foot lot and contains twelve rooms and two baths in a neighborhood near the homes of A L Barber Mrs John A Logan and Justice Harlan.
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Columbia Heights
Stone & Fairfax, Incorporated
Thirteenth
Euclid Streets
Joseph Reading
Charlea P. Stone
A. L. Barber
John A. Logan
Justice Harlan
Man Kicked by Horse Leaves Man in Critical Condition
Allen Thomas of 27 Seventh Street Northwest is hospitalized at Freedmen's Hospital with a fractured skull after being kicked in the head while cleaning a stable. Police initially feared foul play. A portion of the skull was removed during surgery. Thomas’s mind cleared enough for a brief interview but he remains in critical condition with guarded chances of recovery.
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Allen Thomas
Seventh Street Northwest
Freedmen's Hospital
Thomas
Labor Wins Debate at Washington College of Law
The debating society heard a clash over injunctions against labor unions. Advocates for issuing injunctions were Misa O'Towle and Mr. Webber. for labor, Mr. Dillard and Mrs. Ditterman. Judges praised Webber as best individual debater, but awarded merits to labor.
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Washington College of Law
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Webber
Dillard
Ditterman
Massey
Gulstte
Miss Draper
Lee proposes free rides for streetcar patrons
William Canfield Lee of 1116 P Street NW suggests a plan to District Commissioners to end fare collection from standing passengers. He cites Chattanooga Tenn as precedent and believes an ordinance prohibiting conductors from collecting fares from unseated riders would be a beneficial measure here.
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Lee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Locopidan Freed on Bail After Fatal Cargo Chute Incident
J B Locopidan foreman of a Baltimore and Potomac coal gang was released on $2 000 bond after a coroner and jury charged negligence in the death of Felix Braxton a freight conductor who fell from an open chute Monday he died of a skull fracture. The case goes to the grand jury in a few days.
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J B. Locopidan
Baltimore and Potomac Reilroad Company
Felix Braxton
Braxton
Henry W Yount Funeral Today
Funeral services for Henry W. Yount aged sixty six take place today at 1 30 PM from his residence 1008 BE street southwest He died Wednesday at home He conducted a wholesale and retail fish business in South Washington He is survived by two sons who worked with him in the family business
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Henry W. Yount
BE Street Southwest
Mr. Yount
Washington
Society Woman Dies At Sea On Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
The Hamburg American liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria arrived with the body of Mrs. Felix L. Tuckerman, formerly Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs, who died suddenly at sea. Friends and Mr. Tuckerman’s counsel met the ship at quarantine to assist with funeral arrangements. A wireless message informed Philadelphia relatives, who hastened to the pier. Mrs. Tuckerman, once married to Carstairs in 1868, later divorced him in 1900 and Carstairs then married actress Betty Belknap of New York.
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Favoritism Claim Shapes Grocers Protest on Sidewalk Space
The Retail Grocers' Protective Association protested to the District Commissioners over exemptions for merchants on Louisiana avenue and B Street from a police rule limiting sidewalk display space. The resolution, adopted at a Wednesday meeting, argues the exception is discriminatory and notes high rentals tied to sidewalk use. Commissioner Biddis will prepare a report guiding any board action.
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B Street
Biddis
Board of Commissioners
Severe Ohio River flood bulletin notes rising stages and warnings
Special Flood Bulletin reports Ohio River levels climbing toward flood stages with projected rises over five to nine days at several locations including Parkerburg Cincinnati and Mount Vernon. Unsettled weather continues with rain and snow across the nation while low pressure systems linger from the Mississippi Valley to the Rockies and winds vary along coasts.
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