12 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
1
President Roosevelt reports in a special message to Congress on his island visit urging American citizenship for Porto Ricans and outlining implications for their political status and rights.
President Theodore Roosevelt commends the insular government of Porto Rico in his Senate message. He notes major advances in education, economy, and self government, urges permanent native troops, and advocates granting full American citizenship to Porto Ricans. He cites export growth, crops like sugar and tobacco, and calls for efficient administration from San Juan to Washington.
In New York on December 11 Judge Holt imposed fines totaling about 1.75 million on the American Sugar Refining Company and the Brooklyn Cooperage Company for rebates on sugar shipments in violation of antirebating laws. District Attorney Filmsen said the penalties should deter future offenders, as the government moved to dismiss remaining indictments against the two firms.
Dee BI Professor W. W ferden misnamed as a financer in Kentucky dies in Borden Indiana from a stroke at home aged 84. He built wealth from a Colorado gold mine and pioneered the cyanide process.
Senate action on Moody for associate justice of the US Supreme Court stalls amid renewed Democratic inquiries into his house actions and potential conflicts. Confirmation for Cortelyou and Garfield to cabinet roles is withheld until White House replies on other internal retirements.
San Francisco reports Mayor Bohmitg and Abraham Ruef appearing in court as Assistant District Attorney Hleney announces no immediate need for further action. The scene shows the mayor calmer than after his recent brief conference.
Heney argues witnesses remain unavailable until after the argument. Act objects to any motion to set aside the indictment except as allowed by the code. Act contends Wallace I Wise, a grand juror, was discharged as a petit juror in Judge Lawler's court within a year, challenging his competence on the grand jury.
Dr. George M. Gray, Citizens' candidate, elected mayor of Kansas City Kansas by 326 votes over M. J. Phelan and John P. Sims in a special election to fill the vacancy after W. W. Rose was ousted. Gray led a nonpartisan push backed by many women while Phelan was supported by Rose and his allies. The result favors the anti liquor law enforcement faction.
John F Stevens and J G Sullivan arrived aboard the Panama from Colorado and plan to return to the isthmus in January. They report 17 000 workers on the canal with 5000 white, no Chinese among laborers, Italians and Spaniards as the best workers, and no deaths since July with little sickness.
Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe once known as Chaplain McCabe suffered an apoplexy upon arrival in New York. He was rushed to a city hospital where doctors reported his condition as favorable for recovery. The Ohio native and Civil War chaplain rose to prominence with army life lectures and the book The Sunny Side of Libby Prison. Born in Athens Ohio in 1838.
George V Burnham Jr a vice president and general counsel of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance was found guilty of stealing 7400 dollars from the firm. The trial linked to a state inquiry into insurers and involved indictments against Fred A Burnham and George D Eldridge. A key moment was a check in Payn's name tied to broader insurer corruption questions.
Guthrie Oklahoma constitutional convention debates whether the supreme being should be recognized as supreme ruler of the universe or God Almighty. Petitions from various religious groups and atheists urge no religious discrimination in the constitution language.
Washington reports show Senator Burrows challenging Reed Smoot’s seat on Mormonism and church leadership, with extensive debate and attention from senators and galleries. Other items include discussions on Porto Rico, New Mexico statehood, Algeciras treaty disclaimers, and house speeches on Nobel prizes and congressional salaries.
Washington dispatch from December 11 reports the Department of Agriculture estimates total cotton production for the year at 6,001,726,000 pounds or about 12,546,000 bales of 660 pounds gross weight. The notice also mentions rate reductions on certain routes and a re adjustment of postal car pay as part of a broader cost-cutting plan.
The currency commission of the American Bankers Association testified before the House banking and currency committee urging the elastic currency bill. James B. Forgan of the First National Bank of Chicago cited banks shipping 8.5 million dollars to western banks in seven days as justification for the proposal. Under the bill a national bank with 100000 capital could issue 25000 more notes with a 2 percent tax, and 12500 more notes at a reduced rate, to meet emergencies.
The Senate Finance Committee spent much time discussing currency legislation but did not consider bills for passage. Members indicated opposition to rushing a bill during the short congressional session, suggesting currency reform may be delayed.
Sixteen year old William Weedon shot his father Jon Weedon in the face and neck at their Glendale home after years of punishment in grammar school. Police say the wounds may be fatal and the youth was arrested. Separate item notes Comptroller McGann filing to recover 560000 from former County Treasurer John Danberg for alleged city funds interest.
The small steamer Rio Rey, en route between California ports, was sighted fourteen miles off Point Reyes by the steamer Columbia and towed to San Francisco Harbor. Rio Rey’s crew of seven and Captain Lucas faced a perilous calm before rescue as anchors failed and the vessel drifted in a massive coastal gale.
Hicks, one of six buried workers near Dixon, appeals through a two inch pipe seventy feet through rubble to communicate with rescuers. He says he spoke with teammates two hours after the collapse on Friday and has heard no signals since. rescuers pass food and water, hoping to reach the others within five days.
A disjointed fragment notes a man named Juline Persky of Hammond Indiana who reportedly died after three months of excessive smoking and whiskey use. The garbled text references cigars and sustenance details with unclear phrasing and dates.
A San Francisco congressman Julius Kahn denounces Japanese immigration, calling for segregation and warning of an Oriental invasion. He cites past Chinese immigration and argues Californians fear Japanese laborers who he says mix poorly with Occidental citizens. The speech profiles concerns on citizenship and education while contrasting Japanese with Chinese traits.
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