Candler Franchise Tax Bill Passes in Legislature
The chamber approved the Candler franchise tax measure by 184 to 1, with a crucial 106 to 48 reversal of a speaker's ruling. A lengthy debate over substituting Candler’s bill delayed action before final passage at 134 to 17. The episode centered on whether the substitute matched the original bill’s intent to tax franchises as property.
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Howard
House
Senate
Ale
Candler
Morris
Cann
Caatmai
Reid
Campbell
Arinst
Chatham
Ann
PRI
Mir. Candler
Felder
Bibb
Mitchell
Doomas
Better
Sec
House of Representatives
Hall
Mims
Kontz
Senate panel backs Oklahoma statehood plan amid split on omnibus bill
A 6 to 5 senate committee vote favored a substitute admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a new state named Oklahoma, excluding Arizona and New Mexico. The measure centers on rights of Indigenous peoples, voting for constitutional delegates, and debts, with a December 10 push for the omnibus bill facing strong opposition and party-line tensions.
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Jos. Oni
Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
Quay
Territories
United States
United States Courts
Oklahoma Territory
Congress
Osage and
Kaw Reservations
Friends of the
Imeasure
Beveridge
Indiana
House
Congress Approves 350000 For Anthracite Strike Commission
Washington reports the House passed a bill to appropriate 350000 to defray the expenses of the anthracite coal strike commission and adjourned until Friday. Debate centered on presidential authority and constitutional limits as critics questioned legality of creating the commission without explicit statute. Several members supported the bill while Benton argued it lacked legal basis and authority, with amendments read but all voted down. The measure passed without division, adjournment set for Friday.
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Washington
House
London Docks
Benton
Gaines
Tennessee
Cannon
Missouri
Appropriations Committee
Germany
Congress
Homerway
Indiana
Livingston
Georgia
Underwood
Alabama
Bartlett
Cochran
Feeley
Illinois
Maddox
Kelley Arrives in St Louis Under Guard
Charles F Kelley former member of the house of delegates arrived in St Louis escorted by Philadelphia detectives after being arrested as a fugitive. More than five hundred residents gathered at Union Station as Kelley and Mrs Kelley and Detective McGrath exited the train. He appeared before Judge Douglas and posted bond of 30000 dollars. The couple then left for their home. A bakery fire in Bochum Prussia killed ten people and injured several others.
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St. Louis
Charles F. Kelley
House of Delegates
Philadelphia
Kelley
Union Station
McGrath
Douglas
Doris Meets Her Destiny in Montgomery Wedding
Miss Charlotte Rebecca Jones of Montgomery, famed as Alabama’s beauty, will wed lawyer John Andrew Barnes on December 16. The tale mirrors Julia Chambers' novel The Destiny of Doris, with the couple’s romance echoing the Lake Como setting used in the fiction.
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New York
Charlotte Rebecca Jones
Montgomery
Alabama
Washington
John Andrew Barnes
South
Julia Chambers
Doris
Lake Como
Shuffled Out in a Aosta Twelve Francisco
A fragmentary report notes a shuffled twelve event or item labeled as Aosta twelve with a mention of Francisco, showing unclear context but indicating an instance of confusion or reordering. Further readable details are not available in the fragment.
Oil Tank Explosion On Steamer Progresso At Harbor View
In San Francisco an explosion aboard the steamer Progresso at Walton Ironworks Harbor View injured and killed several as crews changed from coal to oil burners. Twelve men listed as missing, many seriously hurt, and about 200000 dollars in damage. Fire spread under the wharf. oil tanks, fourteen in number, held around 400 barrels. Survivors aided by workers as flames raged for hours.
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San Francisco
Progresso
Walton Ironworks
Harbor View
Sparks
Joseph Rex
Charles Glenn
Howard Dowh
James Cavatt
Dan Gallagher
Joseph Maguire
F. Nelson
C. McGregor
Jack Strand
Harry Small
Jack Ashton
Howard Dowe
Rex
W. P. Babcock
Ae Glenn
Sheriedan
Gallagher, Maguire
McKerese
Harry Sri
Vallejo
Ashton
Dove
Henry Conama
Robert Gibson
A. Kane
R. Bucoll
George McNeemy
J. Morgan
T. Magill
Willie Vanderset
Peter Hanson
Iron Works
the Iron Works
Killed Mother Then Himself in Alabama
Evergreen reported that J. A. Stubbs, intoxicated, shot his mother and then killed himself near Castleberry on the Louisville and Nashville line. The family is described as prominent. Also noted: the Norwegian steamer Katty bound for Bocas del Toro from Charleston was seven days overdue, per Fort Morgan report.
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Evergreen
Ala
Castleberry
Louisville and Nashville
J. A. Stubbs
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Katty
Bocas del Toro
Charleston
3. C
United Fruit Comany
Bocas
Two Wet KILLER AND ARE AASUREB Chattanooga Firemen Die
Chattanooga December 3 collision on the Cincinnati Southern at Sunbright Tenn derailed the last Cincinnati to Chattanooga train. Five coaches burned. Two men killed Frank Elliott and Richard Helm. Several injured including Fred Maths John T Eason M C G Caddell and others. Freight car blocked main line causing crash. Wreck at Campobello 5 C shares no injuries.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cincinnati Southern
Sunbright
Cincinnati
Frank Elliott
Richard Helm
Covington
Fred Maths
Madison
John T
Somerset
Owen Curd
J. ¥. Taylor
Joan Thames
EB. J. Shipp
Thomas
Shipp
Frank Eliiott
Campobello
C. Spartanburg
D. C
Nicolaus Acquitted In Suburban Bribery Trial
Henry Nicolaus, mHonette brewer and Suburban Street Railway Company director, was acquitted in St Louis after the judge sustained the defense demurrer and directed a verdict of acquittal following bribery charges linked to the suburban bill passage in the city council.
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St. Louis
Boocher
St Louis
Henry Nicolaus
mHonette
Suburban Street Railway Company
Ryan
Ex-Czar Reed Reported Very Sick in Washington
Washington December 3 Doctors Gardiner and McDonald after visiting Former Speaker Thomas B Reed at his Washington home issued a bulletin at 10 p m reporting his condition as 101 degrees temperature pulse and nourishment retained and that he is more comfortable in every way Mrs Reed and Miss Reed arrived from New York Dr Gardiner reiterated that such cases are serious but no immediate danger is seen
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Washington
Gardiner and McDonald
Thomas B. Heed
House of Representatives
Reed
Two Die in Steel Plant Disaster at Sharon Works
In Sharon Pennsylvania, at United Steel Company open hearth furnaces, a crane hoisting a forty ton ladle of molten steel tipped, killing Evan Roberts and John Durbin. Two others are critically injured and one severely burned but expected to recover. superintendent James Lloyd is among the injured.
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Sharon
South Sharon
United Steel Company
James Lloyd
Evan Roberts
John Durbin
Durban
Britain Spain and Germany Move on Venezuela Coast
Britain and Germany announce punitive measures against Venezuela while vessels head toward the coast. A British squadron is set to arrive, with Washington’s stance awaited. Venezuelan delegates propose a unified loan plan backed by customs as a remedy. Port of Spain reports insurgent plans centering on Caracas with US and Castro tensions cited.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Europe
Caracas
Brazil
Rebela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Republic
Fatos
Castro
la Victoria
Revolutionary Party
Hay
Orinoco
Colombia
William Wil
Henry of
Plest
von Hoijeven
Sagasta
Julian Ralph Ill in St Louis After Hemorrhage
War correspondent Julian Ralph lies critically ill at the Southern hotel after a violent hemorrhage last night. His physician warns a recurrence could be fatal. his wife from New York is due tomorrow as friends held a late dinner at the St. Louis Club.
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St. Louis
Julian Ralph
Southern Hotel
Ralph
New York
St. Louis Club
No Fever in Cuba Report From Sanitary Conference
December 3 Wesameton reports from the sanitary conference of the American republics show delegates presenting sanitation conditions and recommendations. Dr. Juan gutierrez of Havana stated there had been no yellow fever origin in Cuba for fourteen months.
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Cuba
Wesameton
Sanitary Conference of
Juan Guiteraa
Havana
Snow and cold forecast across regions this week
Weather outlook predicts snowers Thursday with colder conditions in the west and Friday, brisk north winds. Mean and normal temperatures are noted, with past precipitation and notable temperature readings. Local government discusses franchise tax changes, streetcar disputes, and December budgets. Domestic and foreign items cover political, social, and safety events, including a steamer explosion and international tensions.
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