House Rules Reform Sparks Bipartisan Move in Congress
Progressives and Democrats align to push a rules amendment empowering discharge of committees after delay. Regulars rally, with Rep. Hamilton Fish and Rep. Shirley promoting measures to allow petitions and straight votes on bills pending 30 to 50 days. Clark leads minority with his discharge proposal as sessions hint at a stormy reform push.
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Washington
House
Committee On Rules
Tanner
Hamilton Fish
New York
Shirley
Kentucky
Committee
Representative Clark
Missouri
Fish
Wisconsin’s 275 mile railroad cutoff reshapes Milwaukee to Minneapolis travel
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway begins a major cutoff from Milwaukee to Minneapolis, a 275 mile route with many stretches double tracked and lower grades. The line runs from Lindwood to Oconomowoc then west to Clyman, Sparta, Beaver Dam, Montello and Camp Douglas, with about 175 miles of new construction.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Milwaukee
Minneapolia
Superior
Jefferson Junction
Lindwur
Oconomowoe
Clyman
Sparta
Beaver Dam
Montello
Camp Douglas
Land Prices Stall Soo Right of Way near Devils Lake
Devils Lake North Dakota June 16 The Soo railroad faces high land prices hindering right of way near the city. A Great Northern agent notes $100 an acre as top fare Fargo to Surrey land, while farmers ask $300 to $600 per acre for route across Red River valley farms. Condemnation suits may be needed as settlements lag.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Soo Railroad
Great Northern
Fargo
Surrey
Red River Valley
Soo
Will Build Railway in August
A Wisconsin stock company pursuing a Ontario Wilton railroad in Monroe County has secured a state charter. Engineer A E Raut led preliminary line work and financing is in place. Construction is set to begin about August 1 in Sparta.
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Sparta
Wis
Ontario
Wilton
Monroe S County
Secretary of State
A. E. Raut
Public Lands Bill Passes With $30 Million Irrigation Provision
The Senate approved the house public lands withdrawal bill authorizing the president to withdraw lands and provide 30 million dollars for irrigation projects plus other amendments. A Beveridge amendment to Alaska coal lands and Gore on friar lands were rejected. No roll call. Carter amendment passed with near unanimity. Congress aims to adjourn June 25.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Beveridge
Alaska
Gore
Philippines
Governor Gillett Moves to Block Jeffries Johnson Fight
California Governor James N. Gillett orders the attorney general to seek a restraining order and use the courts to halt the Jeffries Johnson prize fight in San Francisco on July 4. He urges action to define prize fighting and threatens prosecution under the penal code if the bout proceeds.
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San Francisco
James N. Gillett
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
U. S. Webb
Supreme Court of California
California
Webb
Sam Langford
al Kaufman
McCarthy Fights Gillett Over San Francisco Match
Mayor Pat McCarthy declares the Jeffries Johnson bout will be staged in San Francisco on July 4. He vows to defy California orders and says authorities cannot dictate the location of the fight.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Gillett
Pat McCarthy
California
Jeffries-Johnson
Golden State
Saloon Robbery in Deadwood Netted 1700
Detectives investigate the Bodega saloon robbery in Deadwood South Dakota where $1700 was stolen from a cash till left on Main Street. Authorities say a clue to the thieves exists.
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Deadwood
S. D
Bodega
Main Street
Tilers Tragic Train Crash Abolishes One Life
Fort Dodge Iowa June 16 Thomas McCue a 35 year old tiler from Williams was cut in two by an east bound Illinois Central passenger train as he crossed the track near the station.
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Fort Dodge
Thomas McCue
Williams
Ilinois Central
Broad Street Wireless Execs Arrested in Mail Fraud Probe
United States postoffice inspectors raid the Broadway offices of United Wireless Telegraph Co. and arrest Christopher C. Wilson president Samuel S. Bogart first vice president and William W. Tompkins head of the New York Selling agency. Investigators say shares were inflated despite losses and officers sold stock for large profits. Wilson posted 25000 bond Bogart 10000 while Tompkins remained jailed in Tombs after failing to make bail.
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New York
United States Postoffic
Broadway
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Christopher C. Wilson
Samuels. Bogart
William W. Tompkins
Wireless Company
Mayer
Wilson
Bogart
Tompkins
Veterans Back Universal Peace Plan in Minnesota G A R
The Minnesota Grand Army of the Republic endorsed universal peace advocated by Gideon Ives of St. Paul. Delegates backed the idea after initial opposition and a ballot, proposing a national encampment delegate meet with veterans from other wars to urge world powers toward disarmament.
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St. Paul
Department of
Atlantic City
Duluth Attorney's Son Commits Suicide in Omaha
A. Billson of Duluth Minn shot himself in a Rome hotel room in Omaha dying an hour later. He left a note claiming charges against him were untrue. The 29 year old son of W W Billson, a prominent Duluth attorney, was a recluse and student. He carried over 400 in his pockets and was en route from the Pacific coast.
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Omaha
A. Billson
Duluth
Minn
Rome
Arthur T. Billson
W. W. Billson
Billson & Congdon
Pacific Coast
Four Injured in Runaway in Fort Dodge
Westley Westling and Cal H. Milton are critically injured after a runaway crash in Fort Dodge. A third man received three broken ribs and a fourth suffered serious injuries as a carriage overturned and horses bolted, sending the vehicle into the curb.
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Fort Dodge
Westley Westling
Cal H. Milton
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