Senate Passes Currency Bill After Amendments
The Senate approved its currency substitute by 46 to 29 after ten minute rule debates. It sets the dollar at 25.8 grains gold nine tenths fine, mandates parity for all money, and redeems notes in gold. It creates a $150 million gold fund and allows 3 percent bonds, with silver and gold certificate provisions and strict denomination rules. Nation banks may issue notes equal to their paid in capital.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Nelson
Minn
United States
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Overstreet
Messrs. Overstreet
Rep
Ind
Airosius
Cox
Dem
Tenn
Aldrich, Allison and Jones
Ark
Cronje and His Command Believed to Have Escaped
London feb 19 Gen Cronje escaped and Lord Roberts plans succeeded delaying at Dekkiel s drift almost impassable for wagons. The Boer force would have been surrounded if not for the one day delay. Cronje retreats with the main army likely to lose baggage. Promotion for French the queen has promoted Gen French to be major general.
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London
Cronje
Lord Roberts
Dedkiel
Relieving Kimberley under Gen French and Roberts
From Jacobsdal to Kimberley reports recount Gen French marching 90 miles with artillery in four and a half days to relieve Kimberley with 20 000 infantry in support. The British capture 2 000 Boers’ booty and hostages while Buller and Hustar Hill battles continue with heavy shelling and mounting losses.
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Buller
Thieveley
Monte Christo Hill
London
Times
Naarwpoort
Arundel
Seven Inches of Snow Falls in New York
New York on Saturday saw seven inches of snow. The storm caused minimal city disruption due to mild cold and provided work for thousands clearing streets and sidewalks, seen as a boon to the unemployed.
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New York
Photographer Dead in New York February 19
The report notes the death of renowned photographer Aime Du Pont in New York on February 19, detailing his prominence in American photography and his role at the United States studio.
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New York
Aime du Pont
Uni d States
British General Relieves Beleaguered City Boers Abandon Trenches
Dispatches from Lord Roberts report French cavalry reaching Kimberley and Boers retreating toward Bloemfontein after Magersfontein trench abandonment. Cronje appears in retreat as Roberta pursues. reports note supply losses, transport needs, and need to rest 70 000 troops.
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Magersfontein
Macrum’s Pretoria claim stirs U S debate on mail
Ex-consul Macrum asserts British censor opened U S official mail and delayed cables from Pretoria. He says Americans in Transvaal sympathize with Boers and many join Boer forces. State Department orders full probe into consular mail and cable operations amid expected congressional inquiry.
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Washington
Macrum
Pretoria
United States
Ile
Hay
England
Transvaal
Congress
State Department
National Wheelmen Abolish Amateur Clause at Assembly
The National Assembly of League Wheelmen relinquished control of racing and abolished the amateur clause of membership in Philadelphia on Thursday. All references to amateur wheelmen were struck from the constitution amid late hour debate. Four votes opposed the abolition. C. W. Sams of Maryland was elected president.
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Philadelphia
National Assembly of League
C. W. Sams
Maryland
Reward Offered for Ex-Quartermaster General White
Secretary of State Stearns as state board of auditors chairman authorized Sheriff Porter to offer a $1000 reward for the apprehension of ex-Quartermaster General William L. White sought on embezzlement charges related to state funds while a Michigan military board member and who has been missing for weeks.
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Lansing
Mich
Stearns
State Board of Auditors
Porter
William L. White
Michigan Military Board
Great Floods Hit New England Mills and Rivers
Boston reports the heaviest rainstorm in 14 years as floodwaters rise along the Merrimac and other rivers. Mills and riverfront districts face high water, ice breaking, and fears of widespread damage from the deluge.
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Boston
New England
Merrimac
Carrie Chapman Catt Elected NAWSA President
Washington report notes the National American Woman Suffrage Association chose Carrie Chapman Catt of New York to lead for the coming year, succeeding Susan B Anthony who declined reelection after decades of work. Other officers were re elected. ten thousand dollars was pledged for next year.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Woman’s Suffrrage Association
Washington
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Association
Susan L. Anthony
Blake
Anna Howard Shaw
Rachael Foster Avery
Alice Stone Blackwell
Harriet Taylor Upton
Laura Clay
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
Massachusetts Soldiers Tortured to Death by Insurgents
Globe dispatch reports three Massachusetts soldiers of the Twenty sixth regiment U S V Dennis Hayes William Dugan and Michael Tracey were captured near Balinag Manila after stopping to fetch a tub a The men were tortured and murdered in the public plaza on February 16 The incident followed an insurgent assault on Balinag by about five thousand bolo armed fighters. In another action near Daroga Albay district American troops repelled the attack with minor casualties.
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Boston
Globe
Hallo
Massachusetts
Twenty-sixth
Dennis Hayes
William Dugan
Michanel Tracey
William M. Tutherly
Balinag
Tutherly
Manila
Daroga
Albay
Sleighing Party Killed in Quebec Train Collision
Four Mount Carmel residents, Eugene M. Bellmaire his wife Charles LaFrancois and a sister, were killed near Three Rivers when the Quebec express on the Canadian Pacific struck a sleigh crossing. They were driving two sleighs fast and wrapped in furs, failing to see the train approaching.
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Montreal
Canada
Mount Carmel
Quebec Express
Canadian Pacific
Three Rivers
Eugene M. Bellmaire
Charles LaFrancois
LaFrancois
Jeffries Corbett Fight Date Set for May Fourteenth
New York reports the date of the Jeffries versus Corbett bout is fixed for May 14. Managers George F. Considine and William A. Brady met Tom O Rourke of Seaside Athletic Club and formally accepted Coney Island club's offer to stage the fight.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
James J. Corbett
George F. Considine
William A. Brady
Tom O'Rouke
Seaside Athletic Club
Coney Island
Senate approves early adjournment shortens Iowa session
Des Moines Iowa February 14 the senate passed the concurrent resolution approved by the house days earlier setting final adjournment for March 1. The 50 day session will be the shortest in many years.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Bonner Mare Sunol Sells for 4000 at Brooklyn Auction
New York on February 16 the late Robert Bonners mare Sunol was sold at auction Thursday to John H Schultz of Brooklyn for 4000 dollars. Bonner paid 41000 for the California bred mare before she set her world record.
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New York
Robert Bonner
Sunol
John. H. Shultz
Brooklyn
Fight for Expansion in Porto Rican Government Debate
Washington notes both sides view this week’s house debate on the Porto Rican government bill as a clash over U S power to govern colonies. Administration leaders say tariffs reflect a plan to treat Porto Rico as part of the nation, with the Philippines in mind. Democrats insist if Porto Rico remains American it must have tariff parity with the United States. Supreme Court decisions are cited by both sides to bolster positions.
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Washington
United States
Porto Rico
Philippines
Congress
Supreme Court
Killing of Jasper Sutton by Jesse Eastburn in Bloomfield
In Ottumwa Iowa on February 19 Jesse Eastburn, 21, shot and killed Jasper Sutton, 18 years older, at 10 30 in the morning after an altercation at Suttons home as Eastburn came to take Suttons daughter Alice to church. Eastburn surrendered to authorities and stayed with the family until an officer arrived. The event shocked neighbors en route to church who witnessed the confrontation.
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Ottumwa
Jessie Eastburn
Jasper Sutton
Bloomfield
Eastburn
Suttons
Alice
Sutton
Church
Joy in Benton Harbor as factory bonus raised
Benton Harbor Michigan on February 19 held a banquet and street decorations in celebration of raising 9500 dollars in six days to attract the John V Farwell company of Chicago to set up a large overall factory. Local speeches praised the plan and predicted lasting prosperity.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
John V. Farwell Company
Chicago
Ex-US consul Macrum heads to Washington after vow to testify
Charles E. Macrum former United States consul at Pretoria leaves Pittsburgh for Washington. He insists he has not withdrawn any charges against British officials and stands ready to testify and provide evidence if called. He says no special mission but will be on hand to give testimony if needed.
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Pittsburgh
Charles E. Macrum
United States
Pretoria
South Africa
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Milwaukee fire chief and Bull Run veteran dies at 84
Word from Muskegon Michigan reports the death of Capt. A. J. Langworthy at age 84. He led Milwaukee fire department in 1849 and served as Milwaukee county sheriff in 1859 60. Langworthy organized a Second Wisconsin regiment company for Bull Run and led the Bull Run Survivors association in 1898. He was a prominent Odd Fellow.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Muskegon
Mich
A. J. Langworthy
Langworthy
Milwaukee Fire Department
Milwaukee County
Second
Wisconsin Regiment
Bull Run
Wisconsin Association of
Hundred Thousand Dollar Valentine for Metropolitan Leader
The Herald reports H H Vreeland president of the Metropolitan street railway received a $100000 valentine in the form of a check from wealthy capitalists who effectively control the company. They drew on their individual accounts to show appreciation of his leadership.
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New York
the Herald
H.H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Railway
Metropolitan Street Railroad
Vreeland
Street Railway
New Irish War Hospital Organizer Arrives in New York
Miss Ettie Fitz Stephens Palmer, a well known English organizer, arrived aboard the steamship Lahn last Thursday. She visits the United States to raise funds for an Irish American hospital for soldiers in South Africa using her own initiative.
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New York
Ettie Fitz- Stephens Palmer
England
South Africa
Glass Prices Raised by 5 Percent Nationwide
Pittsburgh report states the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company announced a general five percent price increase on glass products effective immediately.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Sultan Honors Loubet With Turkish Decoration
The sultan's envoy Munir Bey presented President Loubet with the insignia and grand cordon of the Order of Nichamimtiaz the highest Turkish decoration, sent by the sultan through Munir Bey and his suite.
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Paris
Munir Bey
Loubet
Nichamimtiaz
Restored to the Bill in Civil Service Appropriation Action
Washington February 19 in the house Saturday the civil service appropriation was restored after being struck out of the appropriation bill in committee.
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Washington
Civil Service
Treacey Trial Testimony Illuminates Hunt and Nolan
Washington legislators hear Dr William Treacey recount interviews with Justice Hunt and Attorney General Nolan. He describes offers and threats tied to a Wellcome case, noting remarks about $50 000 to $100 000 and later exchanges of venison and ducks. Senator Clark defends his Montana campaign funding as aimed at ending Daly rule.
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Washington
Clark
Montana
Senate Committee On Elections
William Treacey
Supreme Court of Montana
Treacey
Justice Hunt
Nolan
Chandler
Faulkner
Senator Clark
Mr. Corbett
J. S. M. Neill
Mr. Clark
Judge Hunt
Dr. Treacey
Mr. Hunt
Wellcome
Josh
Thad
Daly
Mr. Daly
Veazey Loses Million Dollar Suit Against Brokers
James M. Veazey of Cincinnati failed to recover 1,000,000 from Henry Allen & Co. of New York. Referee Hamilton O'Dell dismissed the suit, ruling the alleged agreements against public policy. Veazey claimed he helped bring profits by tipping the firm on whisky stock and that his share should be 1,000,000.
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New York
James M. Veazey
Cincinnati
Henry Allen & Co
Hamilton O'Dell
Veazey
Allen & Co
Washington
Whisky Trust
Mississippi invites capital to invest in manufacturing state
Jackson Mississippi February 20 A concurrent resolution passed both houses inviting home and foreign capital to invest in manufacturing enterprises especially cotton factories and setting forth Mississippi as a manufacturing state. Bills to exempt newly established factories from taxation for ten years are pending and will be passed this week.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Danforth predicts Croker and Hill as delegates at large
Eliot Danforth, chairman of the New York Democratic State Executive Committee, says Richard Croker and David B. Hill will be elected delegates at large to the national convention likely to be held in Milwaukee. New York's vote in the Democratic National Committee is expected to favor Wisconsin's Milwaukee. Damaged by cold in Orlando as temperatures drop to 25 degrees, tender vegetables are largely ruined and crops such as strawberries suffer while fruit output will be reduced pending warmer weather.
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New York
Eliot Danforth
Democratic State Executive Committee
Richard Croker
David Kh. Hill
Milwaukee
Democratic National Committee
Wisconsin
Orlando
Fla
Well Known Minister Dead in Georgia at 91
Dr Shaler Granby Hillyer the oldest and best known Baptist minister in Georgia died Monday at age 91 after 68 years of preaching. He served in Atlanta and was a prominent church leader with wide influence in the state religious community.
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Atlanta, Ga
Shaler Granby Hillyer
Georgia
Canal commissioners win injunction to stop dam blowout
In Springfield Illinois on February 20 the supreme court upheld the canal commissioners against the sanitary district trustees and ordered a writ of injunction. The order restrains the trustees from blowing out the dams at Henry and Copperas Creek.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
Canal Commissioners
Sanitary District Trustees
Henry
Copperas Creek
Samoan Treaty Proclamation Signed by President
Washington February 20 The president signed the proclamation making public the Samoan treaty in the usual form. The document formalizes the agreement and outlines its terms and significance for U S relations with Samoa and Pacific affairs.
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Washington
McKinley Policy Toward New American Islands Outlined
A morning paper publishes a detailed summary of President McKinley's views on Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines. Nelson says the president seeks separate tariffs for each territory protects native uplift favors Protestant missions and rejects open trade with the Philippines while affirming congressional plenary power over the islands.
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New York
McKinley
Henry Loomis Nelson
Nelson
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Congress
Philippines
United States
Dole
Republican Party
Secret Polish League Discovered in Galicia
Authorities in Lemburg Galicia uncovered a secret Polish league active for 14 years seek ing the return of a united Polish kingdom now divided among Germany Austria and Russia. Two arch conspirators were arrested and hundreds more are under surveillance. Police report documents show long planning of a large scale rebellion against the partitioning empires. Vienna assigns high importance to the discovery.
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Vienna
Lemburg
Galicia
Germany
Austria
Russia
Partition of
Poland
Plea for Ship Canal Heats Up as Hepburn Bill Backed
Washington announces Chairman Hepburn of the House committee supports the Hepburn bill to build the Nicaraguan canal. The report lists U S gains from the waterway and declares the Clayton Bulwer treaty void, arguing Britain’s control of the Suez route violated the pact.
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Washington
Hepburn
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
United States
Great Britain
Bloody Fight in Texas Ends with Officer Dead
At five in the morning a mob of negro soldiers from Fort Bliss assaulted the city police station to free two comrades. Police Officer New T. Stewart was killed along with one soldier. another soldier is believed wounded. In New York the Horton prize fighting law repeal poll shows 30 senators for repeal and 20 against. petitions against the law continue to pour in.
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Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
New T. Stewart
New York
the World
State Senate
Sampson Declines MIT Presidency Offer
Boston February 19 Rear Admiral William T Sampson has declined the presidency of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Boston
William T. Sampson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Narrow Escapes as Fire Sweeps Five-Story Brownstone
Firefighters and police rescued residents from a five story brownstone at 420 Fifth Avenue as flames swept through the building. A dozen people were asleep inside. two men suffered painful burns but all others escaped unharmed.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Satisfactory Spring Trade Signals From Bradstreet Reports
New York Feb 17 Bradstreet reports show expanding dry goods and related lines with overall strong trade volume. Weather and labor troubles temper some sectors, but gains in bank clearings railroad earnings and earnings indicate improving conditions despite a few factory shutdowns and ongoing strikes.
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New York
Bradstreet
Srain
Northwest
New England
R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
Rick
Carnegie Company
New Sheet Company
United States
Canada
Denounce Financial Bill Moves in Anti Trust Conference
Chicago February 14 resolutions denouncing the national house bill pass the conference after Judge Beeman spoke. The protest urges a seven member committee to go to the capital to present the appeal to Congress and warns citizens to rally at courts and schools to protest. The platform backs government ownership of public utilities, referendum, direct legislation, and tariff withdrawal from trusts.
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Chicago
National House of Representatives
Senate
Beeman
Congress
United States
Fleming
Kentucky
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
Three Men Drowned by Hudson River Freshet
Albany reports the worst freshet since 1857 along the Hudson River. Three men perished including Thomas Shea of Bath and William Rinehart of New York while on ice near shore. Joseph Vogel of Van Rennselaer Island drowned while trying to rescue four horses on his farm. Property damage estimated at about half a million dollars.
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Albany
N. Y
Hudson River
Thomas Shea
Bath
William Rinehart
New York
Joseph Vogel
van Rennselaer Island
Shea
Rinehart
Montgomery Ice Company
Vogel
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