14 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1906
Page
1
An unreadable snippet references an Unannon 10 Bury int bill and insurgents advancing. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but imply a legislative item tied to insurgent action and a political context.
Washington reports discuss Speaker Cannon delaying the statehood bill referral to the territories committee. Insurgents fear a direct vote on concurrence with Senate amendments is jeopardized by procedural moves and river and harbor tour returns. The House debates legislative appropriations and immigration policy as other issues unfold.
Paris March 13 Countess Castellane abandons slow French divorce route opting to amend prior proceedings for an absolute divorce from Count Bool de Castellane after three years of separation. She seeks custody of her children during the new legal action, with lawyer Kamonn Kelly present before Judge Ditte of the civil tribunal.
The Sierra reports Savaii volcano eruptions destroying three villages including Malacola which housed Samoa's top cocoa plantation. Lava flows a lava 20 feet deep and a half mile wide as a wall of molten rock reaches the sea while the government seeks to evacuate women and children.
New York, Mar 3. The police suspect murder in the death of Louis De Lange author of The Globe Trotter. His sister-in-law said a young man left the hallway after a quarrel in his room. Samuel Kerman, 17, a newsboy, was arrested after last being seen with De Lange.
William Thomas of Saginaw Michigan, a chorus member in the Wonderland show at the Columbia theater, killed himself with carbolic acid during the play after an admirer Idra Gordon refused his affection. They were in the theater’s storage room at 8:45 p.m. when he poured the poison and declared goodbye before she could intervene.
Secretary Taft sails to New York for a family council with his two brothers to decide his official future. A cabinet discussion preceded the trip and Taft conferred with Secretary Root, with a possible fall term appointment if he accepts a seat on the Supreme Court.
Kansas City, March 13. Francis M. Cockrell of the Interstate Commerce Commission severely reprimanded G. W. Mayer of Standard Oil Co. during a probe into railroad and oil company methods discriminating against independents. Mayer, long-time Standard Oil manager, repeatedly said he did not know if various distributors were part of the Standard Oil system. Cockrell accuses Standard Oil of concealing ties, while witnesses describe railroad discrimination against independent producers. The hearing ends tomorrow. A committee approved a Townsend resolution to fund $50,000 for IC C investigations into railroads and monopolies under the Tillman-Gillespie framework.
In Victoria on March 13 a heated exchange between Premier McBride and opposition leader J A McDonald over alleged improper dealings in the transfer of Kalem Island to the Grand Trunk Pacific led to a sharp, chaotic scene. The speaker ordered McBride to sit as he remained out of order, the premier turned his back and continued, then aides restrained him by the coat as colleagues dragged him down. McBride later apologized and accepted the ruling.
An unclear OCR fragment notes readers who do not receive the paper, requesting courtesy for a reminder or confirmation, but lacks concrete names, dates, or locations.
At a special national convention in Indianapolis President Roosevelt urged a bid to avert a coal strike. John Mitchell leads talks toward a joint conference with bituminous operators next week while miners seek wage gains and a rescission of prior resolutions. Officials report cautious optimism despite operator resistance.
News briefs from March 13 cover Margaret Bauer embezzlement case in San Antonio with extradition before rescue by legal staff, a large Caney fire and hood, unrest in St Petersburg with officers resigning to avoid Baltic pacification, a bold daylight robbery at St. Petersburg spirits distillery, religious clashes in Lodz, and peasant and workman election results in Russia. Also notes Miss Susan B Anthony funeral arrangements in Rochester.
Five Koreans on the island of Oahu have been indicted for a murder described as unusually brutal. The victim, a fellow countryman, was alleged to have stolen $48, and the suspects allegedly beat, tortured, and burned him in a cane field, reviving him with wine as the torture continued.
Fire originating in the basement of a five story brick structure at 14 to 19 Bust Fourth street spread to a neighboring five story building on Lafayette street. Six firms occupied the first building and five the last. Loss expected around 300000.
The senate approved several measures before tackling railroads. One bill punishes officials for leaking secret information. another authorizes bridge construction over navigable streams. a third backs Delaware and New Jersey in their boundary dispute. Senator Simmons spoke on rates and supported the house measure with caveats. Senator Tillman said he would push rate bill discussions after routine business.
The Senate faces days of debate on the Hepburn railroad rate bill with expected amendments, court review provisions, and a measure to keep lower rates in effect during appeals. The fight involves constitutional issues and a court deposit requirement.
Columbus Ohio March 12 The house by a vote of 66 to 46 passed the Aiken bill increasing the tax on saloons from 250 to 1060 dollars The passage is connected to unrest in Springhe
Washington reports a rising surplus this fiscal year with receipts over expenditures near 1 million and a projected 10 million by June. Secretary Shaw credits higher tariffs and luxuries demand, noting customs duties total 203 million and internal revenue up over 10 million, under normal conditions.
A Roosevelt order creates a special commission with Surgeon Generals Wyman Rixey and O Rielly to review government workers for tuberculosis and implement preventive measures. The board will post notices in all federally controlled buildings and require exams for all employees.
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