New Currency Bill Moves Through Congress
Washington January 25. Senate debate centers on the War Revenue Reduction measure with a full substitute for the bill after House passage. Aldrich explains tax repeals and reductions covering stamps deeds drafts and various receipts aiming to cut revenue by about 40 million. House panel reports Hill’s silver dollar parity bill and a Treasury plan to coin silver into subsidiary units. Philippines measures reviewed with naval and hospital ship provisions amid broader fiscal and policy discussions.
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Queen Victoria Remains Lie In State Before Funeral
London announces general mourning ordered by King Edward with banks closed and provisional funeral plans. Coffin to stay in St George's Chapel Windsor until Monday interment.ngoing decor specifies purple drapery for display.
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Venezuelan government silent on alleged British subject seizure
Caracas reports no information on claims of British subjects seized on Paté Island by an armed expedition from the gunboat Auguste or on insurgent occupation of Guirla in the Gulf of Paria. The British and American legations say they have no definite knowledge of either event.
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Guirla
Gulf of Paria
Three laborers killed in West Shore wreck near Wee Hawken
In New York on January 29 a passenger train collided with a gravel train on the West Shore railroad at Wee Hawken. The gravel train was being moved on a siding when struck. The engineer and fireman of the passenger train leaped from the cab and escaped uninjured.
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Pirates attack near Canton injure two Europeans
Cablegram from United States Consul McWadeal reports near Kamchuk a European houseboat was attacked on Sunday. A Chinese boatman was killed and Europeans Brockhurst and Spalinger were severely wounded. Piracies occur daily in the Canton vicinity.
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Vaccination Order Forces Chicago School Children to Stay Out
Public School Superintendent Cooley issued a bulletin instructing that all children in Chicago schools must be vaccinated immediately and unvaccinated pupils be kept out until compliance. President Harper said he would require all University of Chicago students to be vaccinated.
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To Fox the Punishment Peking meeting debates minor officials fate
A Peking meeting of foreign envoys discussed punishment for minor officials after uprisings in the interior. A general ministers meeting will report after Queen Victoria's funeral. Most expect few beheadings, not the highest officials. Public sentiment shows little sympathy for Britain.
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Queen Victoria Passes. Edward VII to reign in Britain
London reports the Privy Council will proclaim the Prince of Wales King Edward VII as Parliament convenes. Cowes notes Queen Victoria is dead. details describe the royal family’s mourning, the Osborne room, and the bishop's prayers as Britain faces a vast royal transition.
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New Reign Wonders What Will Happen In Britain
London Jan 28 Across the country people discuss the new reign and how Queen Victoria’s vast fortune will be distributed. The future residence of King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace is canvassed as theaters may reopen only after her burial.
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Queen Victoria Body Embalmed for Windsor Saturday
Crowned heads and billionaires, tradesmen and paupers are addressed to the Prince of Wales and the king of England. The body of Queen Victoria is embalmed and will probably be taken to Windsor on Saturday.
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Death of Queen Victoria Dominates International Telegrams
Washington and Berlin report the death of Queen Victoria with official condolence messages and half mast across ministries. London proclaims King Edward VII with elaborate ceremonies as monarch pledges to uphold church and empire duties amid widespread mourning.
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Chue Ly Charged At Indiana Reformatory Matron
Reports from the executive commission visiting Indiana state institutions accuse Sarah Keeley superintendent of the Indiana women's prison and girls industry of stripping and flogging girls. The document lists cruel treatment and other abuses at the reform facility.
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Senate Seeks Neutral Line in Venezuelan Subsidy Dispute
Washington reports indicate the state department will maintain strict neutrality between two Venezuelan asphalt firms. Loomis will urge the government to avoid threats or naval actions, asking the parties to settle disputes in judicial tribunals while protesting any curtailment of American claimants rights. The shipping subsidy bill resumes in the Senate with debate on naval force scope and costs.
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