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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
7
In a humorous tale by Hon George W Peck the bad boy retells how he and his father escaped a bear encounter at Yellowstone. The pair joke about bravery and a park trip that spurred a plan to reform the father through faith and travel.
Missouri lawmakers hear arguments for and against repealing the breeders law as the Senate’s Committee on Jurisprudence weighs the bill. Rev S M Neal supports repeal while Jude Henry W Bond of St Louis argues against. The joint session shows shifting party support and a stalled US Senate selection with Niedringhaus leading in votes.
The Kansas senate approved Senator Harrison s mortgage equity reform bill reducing the redemption period from 18 to six months after sale. Senator Noftinger s antitrust style measure against trusts passed 25 to 10. House moves to probe railroad rates. conference committee agrees on railroad legislation to grant state control over rates with final action pending in both chambers.
The commission's findings show six packing firms slaughtered about 45 percent of US cattle in 1903 with small overall profits. Private car line margins ran high but add little to beef cost. The report notes dominant control in eastern markets and limited cross-ownership among the six firms.
By president order the War Department relieves Brig Gen Frederick Funston from the Department of the Lakes at Chicago and appoints him to command the Department of California and temporary command of the Pacific division from April 6 1905 succeeding Brig Gen Francis Moore who retires on that date.
A Hong Kong dispatch reports from Port Arthur that 4 percent of sunken Russian ships in the harbor are unusable. Russians exploded dynamite in the forward and aft holds and engine room, destroying machinery and magazines, while torpedoes and guns caused further damage.
Dr Nicholas Nash of Garner Territory was fatally shot by United States Marshal J S Tilley early Friday in Hanna J T after Tilley tried to arrest Nash on a charge of disturbing the peace. Nash had been a prominent territorial official for years.
The lower house approved a bill by Representative Noff prohibiting railroad discrimination in freight rates and barring legislators from accepting passes. A heavy penalty is attached for the misdemeanor. Guthrie Oklahoma delivers the update.
Washington on March 4 reports the statehood bill conferees began their session at 1 p m with the outcome already clear statehood is dead. House conferees are blamed for the defeat while Speaker Cannon is expected to bear part of the responsibility for plotting the kill.
Topeka announces Gov. Hoch names David W. Naill of Hutchinson as penitentiary warden succeeding Jewett and Haskell. J W F Hughes becomes adjutant general. E B Schermerhorn Ansel R Clark and John Q Royce join the board of control of state charitable institutions.
Washington March 4 The House rejected the Senate amendments 189 to 75 and sent the river and harbor bill back to conference for resolution of disputes.
Reports from St. Petersburg on March 4 state rumors of mutiny among some Polish regiments at the front are circulating but not confirmed. The unsettled chatter hints at internal discontent within military ranks.
Washington reports a complete conference agreement on the fund civil appropriation bill has been agreed to.
The City hotel, Vandalia Missouri, the leading hotel in town, burned Thursday night. Reported loss about four thousand dollars with insurance around two thousand dollars.
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