Nationwide Deep Freeze Hits Hard Across States
A severe cold wave and heavy snow sweep the country from Louisiana to Maine. Frost and blizzards cripple shipping along the Atlantic coast and stall rail traffic in the West. Ohio and Wabash rivers rise as rains and snow melt threaten floods. one death reported in Chicago amid bitter conditions.
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Key West
Maine
Bucklin
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Golden State Limited
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Hutchinson
Ohio Valley
Ohio
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Cincinnati
Bassler
Indiana
Vincennes
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Engineer Frozen to Death Near Lizard Lake
Battleford Manitoba February 18 Engineer Vance of the Canadian Pacific exploration party on a new Edmonton line was found frozen to death near Lizard Lake forty miles east of the exploration. He had sent his driver ahead to prepare camp and followed on snowshoes. Intensely cold weather spans Wyoming with heavy snow cover and severe stock losses as cattle and sheep weaken under deep snow.
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Vance
Canadian Pacific Exploration Party
Edmonton
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cronné
Minnesota Legislature Debates Primary Law Exemption Bill
In St Paul on February 17 Senator Morgan proposed removing Congress and district and supreme court judges from primary nominating, shifting primary date to October from June. Senator Lord backed a concurrent resolution for April 2 adjournment, with March 12 as cutoff for new bills. House passed minor measures and a constitutional tax amendment back to Friday. Major actions included an $84,000 prison building fund, party designation limits, fugitive return agency authority, and a senate railroad safety appliance law amendment.
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St. Paul
Morgan
Supreme Courts
Lord
Stillwater
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House
Senate passes Indian appropriation and Philippine currency bills
Washington february 17 senate approved the Indian appropriation bill and the Philippine currency bill without debate. Mr West spoke during consideration of the Indian measure as the session adjourned.
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Washington
West
Littlefield Anti-Trust Bill Advances With Amendments
Washington February 18 Senate judiciary committee completed work on the Littlefield anti trust bill and will report it with amendments including substitutes for sections 6 and 7. Section 6 as amended broadens the prohibition on using interstate commerce instruments by violators.
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Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
House
Senate Committee
Dominican Claims Pressure Santo Domingo in U S Talks
February dispatch from Secretary Hay assigns Dominican envoy to Washington but keeps Powell in charge of negotiating and settling American citizens claims. Powell demands immediate settlement, while the American minister refuses further delay and stresses urgency.
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Hay
Santo Domingo
Washington
Powell
Sanchez
United States
Turkey rejects Bulgarian assurances on Macedonian bands
Sofia, Feb 18 Turkey declines to accept Bulgaria's declaration that revolutionary bands do not exist in Macedonia and warns Bulgaria that explicit instructions have been sent to Turkish authorities to prevent disturbance. The note is seen as justifying Turkey's military activity. London, Feb 18 Times correspondent in Constantinople reports Russia upholds Bulgaria's plea of inability to restrain Bulgarian bands near Monastir Macedonia.
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Sofia
Turkey
Macedonia
London
the Times
Constantinople
Russia
Monastir
Dominican Government Faces Settlement Pressure Over Clyde Line Cases
From Washington the secretary general was told a settlement must come within days. Powell’s firm stance aimed at settling the Clyde line and Ross cases surprised the Dominican government, which is believed to yield.
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Washington
Mr. Powell
Clyde Line
Ross
Pollock Seeks End To Wide Open Policy In South Dakota
Citizens in Pollock, South Dakota, say the town has operated with a wide-open policy. Gambling and frontier remnants flourish, prompting talks of action to remove the disreputable element and make Pollock a law abiding town.
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South Dakota
Pollock
S. D
Free Rail Transport Offered for Sweden Finland Relief
The open board of trade and several railroads pledge free transport for famine relief to Sweden and Finland. Chicago leaders report strong funds and rail support, with farmers offering grain and provisions. Freight to New York will move relief shipments to the famine districts.
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Chicago
Open Board of Trade
Sweden
Finland
Robert Lindblom
Central Relief Committee
C. J. Larsen
Relief Committee of
Calumet, Mich
Finntech
New York
Eight Die In Ohler Factory Explosion In Fostoria
Eight men perished in a factory blast at the Fox Magazine and Cane Company in Fostoria Ohio yesterday afternoon. The bodies were charred and unrecognizable. Three workers escaped severely burned and the cause of the explosion remains unknown.
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Ohler
Fostoria
Ohio
Fox Magazine and Cane Company
Taft to Tour Southern Islands with Key Stop at Panay
Gov Taft prepares a week long tour of the Southern Islands with Hollo on Panay as a principal stop. Commissioner Ide donates 10000 dollars to the Manila general hospital movement. A monument marking Gen Lawton's fall was unveiled by Bishop Brent in a ceremony.
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Taft
Hollo
Panay
Manila General Hospital
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Lawton
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