Currency commission bill favored by House committee
Washington April 21 The House Banking and Currency Committee favored reporting the Fowler currency commission bill of 43 members while tabling the Vreeland substitute for the Aldrich bill. The panel backed the motion 10 to 3 after extended debate, with Ebenezzer Hill criticizing Vreeland as duplicative of Aldrich.
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Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Vreeland
New York
Aldrich
Fowler
Currency Commission
Senate
House
United States
Congress
Ebenezer Hill
Connecticut
Flower Currency Commission
Senate committee reports naval appropriation bill
The Senate committee on naval affairs reports an appropriation of 111 million dollars for the naval bill, up 7.6 million from the House version. Two battleships are kept. four ships are not pursued. Colliers funded for Pacific coast construction. key public works and pay raises also enacted.
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Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Senate
House
Pacific Coast
Mare Island Navy Yard
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Naval Academy
Constructors Corps
Civil Engineers Corps
Medical and Pay Corps
Portsmouth
N. H
Norfolk
Puget Sound
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Naval Station
Sailors Entertain City With Fleet Festivities in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on April 21 a fleet of battleship sailors enjoyed boxing contests barbecues baseball games and Wild West shows. Two banquets honored petty officers at a major cafe and admirals at Hotel Alexandria with speeches by Mayor Harper Governor Gillett Rear Admiral Thomas and others. About 3,600 sailors and marines joined liberty, with one fourth of the enlisted fleet ashore for the events.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexandria
Brownsville affair resurfaces in Senate Borah grounds
In Washington on April 21 Senator Borah argued the Brownsville raid of August 13–14, 1906 was the work of negro soldiers from the Twenty-fifth infantry. He rejected a citizen conspiracy theory and noted the senate’s focus on a $5.6 million land sale drainage bill and related appropriations.
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Borah
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Twenty-fifth Infantry
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Arkansas
Florida
Inois
Indiana
Iowa
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Mississippi
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Ohio
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Bryan in New York on lecturing tour and welcome
William J. Bryan arrived in New York where he planned meetings with Mrs. Bryan and Grace Bryan who has paused studies in Virginia to greet her mother. He stayed at the Hoffman House and spoke at St. Simon's Episcopal church while denying plutocrat claims and noting income mainly from lectures and writings.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Europe
Hoffman House
Grace Bryan
Virginia
Utica
Henry Watterson
St. Simon’s Episcopal Church
Bryan
Abe Attell Retains Featherweight Title at Sound Beach
At Sound Beach Washington Abe Attell featherweight champion of the world defeated Eddie Kelly of Buffalo in the eighth round Kelly failed to land a damaging blow on the champion during the bout.
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Seattle
Wash
Sound Beach
Abe Attell
Eddie Kelly
Buffalo
Kelly
Carbolic acid bought by 12 year old in temper flare
In Kansas City on April 21 Ray Warwick twelve son of A J Warwick treasurer of Leads Leather Co purchased a ounce of carbolic acid after being taunted about his name.
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Kansas City
Ray Warwick
A. J. Warwick
Leads Leather Co
Market Quotations Wheat Prices In Minneapolis
Minneapolis market report lists wheat futures for May at 1.03 dollars July 1.01 and September 0.90 five. On track No 1 hard 1.06 and 1.07 for lead prices. No 1 Northern 1.04 to 1.05, No 2 Northern 1.024 to 1.03, No 3 Northern 0.94 to 1.01.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax price report from Duluth market
Wheat prices listed for delivery dates with No 1 hard at 1.058% and No 1 Northern at 1.03% plus May July Sept values. Flax prices set at 1.17% for May 1.19% for July and 1.20% for Sept Oct. The report notes prices on track for arrival in Duluth.
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Duluth
Northern
Cattle and hog market report from St. Paul
St Paul reports cattle prices with good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, veals to 23.75. Hogs bring 5.55 to 5.16, sheep wethers 6.00 to 6.25, and good to choice lambs around 6.75 under the latest auction.
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St. Paul
Chicago market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep
Chicago on April 20 shows cattle and calf prices across categories including cows and heifers Texans Western cattle stockers and feeders priced from 2.25 to 6.25 per cwt Hogs listed by weight class from light to rough with prices from 5.45 to 6.00 and a 5.90 5.95 range for pigs Sheep and yearlings trade at 6.00 to 7.15 with lambs at 6.00 to 7.70 per cwt
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Chicago
Market Prices Report for Wheat Corn Oats Pork and More
Chicago dated April 20 shows Wheat May 94c July 87% 8T%c Sept 84%c Corn May 66 66%c July 62%4 62%c Sept 61 61%c Oats May old 53%¢c May 51c July old 45%c July 42% c Sept 36%c Pork May 12.80 July 13.12 138.15 Sept 13.45 Butter Creameries 21 ase dairies 20 26c Eggs 14%c Poultry Turkeys 14c chickens and springs 114%4c.
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Chicago
Thaw Habeas Corpus Action At White Plains Court
James G. Graham filed for an order directing the Matteawan Asylum superintendent to permit Harry K. Thaw to sign a writ of habeas corpus. The court granted the request, with Thaw to file the writ for a possible hearing to determine his sanity and release.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
James G. Graham
Newburgh
Odell
Marschauser
New York State Supreme Court
White Plains
Thaw
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Italy Turkey clash ends with potential thaw in relations
In Rome on April 21 the threatened Italy Turkey dispute cooled to a tempest in a teapot. No Italian warships will sail to Turkish waters for now, and both sides hint at broader agreements. Italy may set up post offices in Turkish cities and aims for peaceful settlement of Tripoli while keeping a fleet in its own waters.
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Italy
Turkey
Constantinople
Tur
Tripoli
Attack on Guatemalan President Cabrera Reported
Cable from Guatemala City states a new attempt on President Manuel Estrada Cabrera during a palace audience with American minister William Heinke. Explosions occurred but Cabrera reportedly escaped with only a finger lost. Order and tranquility said to prevail in the country.
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New York
Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Republic
Ramon Bengoechea
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
William Heinke
Cabrera
Royalty Increase Proposed for Five Civilized Tribes Oil Leases
Washington reports a 25 percent rise in minimum royalty on oil for the Five Civilized tribes. The rate climbs from 10 to 12 and a half percent on all leases executed or assigned since Oct 14. About 6 000 leases will benefit, with terms and future use made more certain through cooperation between the Midcontinent Oil Producers association and the secretary of the interior.
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Washington
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
Secretary of the Interior
Warfield
Midcontinent Oil Producers’ Association
Cannon proposes six member committee on white paper costs
In Washington on April 21 Speaker Cannon introduced a resolution appointing a six member select committee to investigate the rise in white paper prices and obtain information to support needed legislation.
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Washington
Cannon
Sensational Statements In House On District Street Rail Bill
In Washington on April 21, Mr. Sims of Tennessee drew attention to sensational statements about a United States senator and the president's secretary during debate on the conference report for the District of Columbia street railway trackage bill. He alleged district street railway companies worked to thwart Congress’s aims.
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Congress
Mrr. Sims
Committee
District of Columbia
Loeb
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Washington
United States
Mr. Sims
Tennessee
Agricultural Bill Funds Feeds Growth and Research Efforts
The agricultural appropriation bill reported to the Senate totals 11,642,146 dollars, up 133,340 from the House measure. It includes 10,000 to aid cooperation between agriculture and the reclamation service, 10,000 to import Siberian forage plants, and amendments fixing grain grades as official standards. Additional line items cover denatured alcohol demonstration funding, Guam farming instruction, a 30,000 creation of a national bison range on the Flathead Reservation, and higher nutrition research budgets.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Agriculture
House
Department of Agriculture
Reclamation Service
Siberia
Great Plains
Island of
Guam
Flathead Indian Reservation
Mont
Governor grants reprieve in Chicago murder case
Springfield April 21 Acting on the pardons board recommendation Governor Deneen grants a reprieve until June 12 to Herman Billik convicted of poisoning murder of Mary Vizal in Chicago in 1905 The reprieve follows representation that false testimony was given at trial and aims to give courts time to investigate the claim.
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Ill
Board of Pardons
Deneen
Herman Billik
Mary Vizal
Chicago
Author Grace MacGowan Cooke's husband sues for divorce
Chattanooga Tennessee April 21 William Cooke sues for absolute divorce from Grace MacGowan Cooke the noted author charging desertion Mrs Cooke has been absent since March 13 1906 with their two daughters Helen 13 and Catherine 8 married February 17 1887.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
William Cooke
Grace MacGowan
Cooke
Baseball scores from National League and American Association
National League games featured St. Louis 6 over Chicago 2 and Brooklyn 1 over New York 4. Philadelphia defeated Boston 4 to 3 in ten innings with a second game Boston 5 Philadelphia 3. American Association results had Toledo 8 over St. Paul 7 and Columbus 9 over Minneapolis 2. Louisville 1 Kansas City 3 and Indianapolis 11 Milwaukee 8.
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American Association
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Chicago bowlers set new two man state record
In Chicago on April 21 Jack Hoffemaamp and Herman Glassner set a new state two man bowling record with 1339 pins, surpassing the former 1308 pins held by Edward Bloumn and Charles De Witt at the Toronto Canadian meet.
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Chicago
Jack Hoffemaamp
Herman Glassner
Edward Bloumn
Charles de Witt
Toronto
Man the Nation Requires a Johnson Presidential Bid
The piece argues Gov John A Johnson is the ideal Democratic candidate to lead the nation. It praises his steady leadership style and conservative methods while promising broad reform, predicts victory in multiple states and stresses his opposition to ship subsidies and support for income tax and equal law enforcement.
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Minnesota
Democratic Party
Middle West
North and
South Dakota
Illines
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
Washington
Michigan
The Man from Minnesota On Tariffs and Constitution
The Man from Minnesota advocates immediate tariff revision to strip illegal combines of power while warning presidents must act within the constitution. He supports limited federal interference, opposes state or national railways ownership, and favors continental consolidation from Panama to the Arctic with a limited military.
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Minnesota
America
Panama
Arctic Circle
Leader in Insurance Reform by Governor Johnson
Governor Johnson shaped Minnesota insurance reform after reorganizing a major company and chaired the 1905 governors conference that produced the famous "committee of fifteen" with enduring state and national impact. He pushed for broader interstate commerce powers and anticipated later rail legislation shifts, reflecting his early influence in shaping policy.
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Gov. Johnson
National Life
Roosevelt
Chicago
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Vote That Counted in Family Debate
A Louisville Courier-Journal reader quotes a young lawyer recalling his family’s voting decision. He says the family’s choice was practically unanimous with his mother voting aye and his father dissenting.
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Louisville Courter-Journal
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