Burton Suit: Judge Denies Dismissal in Rialto Case
In St Louis a federal judge overruled a motion to dismiss all counts against Senator Ralph Burton on charges of accepting compensation to act as attorney for Rialto Grain and Securities. The ruling focused on whether an agreement was formed in Illinois or later in St Louis, with key testimony damaging to Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Louis
United States Circuit
Willis van Devanter
United States
Ralph Burton
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Post Office Department
Washington
van Deywater
Millard advocates cabinet post to ease rate debates
Senator Millard urges creation of a secretary of transportation to calm rail rate controversy. He notes freer discussions in the interstate commerce committee and plans to back a bill establishing the new cabinet post, aiming to end agitation and restore normalcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Millard
Interstate Commerce Committee
Commission
Secretary of Transportation
Civil Service Rules Undergo Some Chance
Washington reports the president issued an executive order amending civil service rules to align with a prior directive about dismissing classified employees without a hearing. The amendment to rule XII states no person shall be removed from a competitive position except for cause promoting service efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isle of Pines Map Change Drops U S Title
Washington reports the 1905 map from the General Land Office will drop U S after Pine Island in the Isle of Pines off Cuba. Frank Bond notes the U S designation was an error corrected on new maps. A senate treaty to transfer the island to Cuba is pending.
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Washington
General Land Office
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Pine Island
U. S
Frank Bond
Senate
Republic of Cuba
Transport sailing dates from San Francisco to Manila
The Post Office Department reports Army Transport officials say transports will sail from San Francisco for Manila on a twenty day schedule. Dates listed are November 25, December 15, 1905, January 5, January 25, February 15, March 5, and March 26, 1906, with 20 days between sailing dates and continuation thereafter.
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Washington
Post Office Department
United States Army Transport
San Francisco
Manila
Congress Expected to Fund Panama Canal Immediate Needs
Washington states the War department expects Congress to pass a bill to release part of a $16,700 appropriation by June to cover the canal commission's urgent needs while Congress investigates how the money already spent has been used.
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Washington
War” Department
Congress
Panama Canal
Senate debate over railway rate control shortened to power bill
Senate committee members expressed sharp division over rate making and favored granting the Interstate Commerce Commission broader power. Republicans and enough Democrats appear to back a measure to control rates, with hopes to avoid party rupture. Some seek authority for the commission to handle complaints and prosecute cases through courts.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Foraker
United States
Dolliver
Chicago Burglar Kills Woman at Union Traction Offices
Miss Maude Reese of the Union Traction general offices was shot dead by a burglar found in her Chicago apartment on returning from work. The robber fled through a window leaving a sack of silverware on the floor.
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Chicago
Maude Reese
Law Department
Union Traction Company
Millard Urges Conservative Rail Rate Plan After White House Meeting
Senator Millard met with the president on Tuesday before the Sims Hitchcock wedding, signaling support for a conservative railroad rate bill. He warned against radical legislation and urged a bill satisfactory to both the president and the public, avoiding a congressional backlash.
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Washington
Millard
Senator Millard
White House
Congress
Reception for Massachusetts Lt Governor-Elect Draper in Hopedale
In Hopedale Mass Eben S Draper was honored at a town hall reception hosted by mill owners and locals. A reading letter from Theodore Roosevelt praised Draper for fearless upright public service and urged continued dedication beyond partisan politics.
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Hopedale
Mass
Eben S. Draper
Massachusetts
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft Asked To Explain Canal Expenditures
Secretary Taft faces a suit seeking a ruling that Congress may authorize presidential expenditures for the Panama Canal not only from the $10,000,000 annual appropriation but also from the $135,000,000 in bonds provided by the Spooner act, expanding funding options for canal construction.
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Washington
Taft
Panama Canal
Postal Department annual report shows 1905 finances
Washington reports the auditor's year ended June 30 1905 postal service revenue 152 826 585 expenditures 167 399 169 money orders issued domestic 401 916 214 foreign 42 503 246 total 444 420 460 paid domestic 404 334 974 foreign 7 150 689 total 1 176 130 879.
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Postal Department
Washington
Post Office Department
Department
Postal Service
Death of Veteran Editor in St Louis
Dr Emil Pretorius aged seventy eight editor in chief of the Westliche Post and nestor of the German press in the west died at his home after a week of suffering from blood poisoning caused by a slight scratch on the leg.
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ST. “Louis
Emil” “Pretorius
Westliche Post
Nestor
Help Swell the Poor Fund Ambitious London Gift
London ambassador Whitelaw Reid contributes 500 dollars to Queen Alexandra’s fund for the unemployed. The pledge translates to about 400 pounds and 10 shillings, reflecting steady charitable support amid economic strain.
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London
Whitelaw Ried
Queen Alexandra's Fund
Whiah Vow
Amanta
Prosperity to Farmers of This Country Exceeds Previous Years
Secretary Wilson reports another year of unsurpassed farmer prosperity with record crop yields and high farm values. Corn reaches 2.708 billion bushels, wheat 684 million, oats 930 million, with farm values led by corn, cotton, and wheat, reflecting a strong balance of trade and rising farm wealth.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Rate Standoffs as Bethea Rules on Livestock Freight
Judge Bethea of the United States circuit court ruled that the Interstate Commerce Commission order directing lower livestock rates from the Missouri River to Chicago to match dressed beef rates was illegal. The Chicago Great Western and seventeen railroads faced two suits. the judge found no collusion or discrimination and held the commission lacked power to compel obeyance.
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Chicago
Bethea
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Chicago Great Western
Commission
Army adopts intrenching tools for all soldiers
General Crozier ordered intrenching tools for enlisted men. Following the staff’s recommendation, tools become part of standard soldier equipment. The plan aims to supply the entire army and part of the organized militia so every soldier can dig in during necessity.
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Washington
Dr. Kilmer & Dome of SwampRoot. Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Peasants Besiege Estates as Troops Clash in Russia
In Boriso gliychsk Russia panic grows as peasants flood the region seeking refuge from marauding groups that seize estates remove grain burn buildings and force owners to abandon rights under threat of death. Troops have faced marching bands and 100 deaths have occurred as the vice governor orders arrests halted.
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Borisoglychsk
Russia
Foraker bill seeks to curb railroad rate abuses nationwide
The measure aims to curb excessive rates and discrimination by common carriers. It would not fix rates but allow courts to determine unlawful rates and halt charges above lawful levels. It also targets passes, free document access, and exports imports complaints, with a key provision enabling the attorney general to sue in equity if carriers persist.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Circuit Court of the United States
Inauguration Costs For Roosevelt Surpass All Past
Washington reports reveal Theodore Roosevelt's last inauguration cost 145 491 dollars, the highest ever. Gen John M Wilson, chair of the inaugural committee, released the figures and noted a remaining balance of 4 830 dollars given to the auditorium association. He urges construction of a building to house future inaugural events.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
John M. Wilson
Auditorium Association
Wilson
Battleship Oregon to be Overhauled and Commissioned Later
The battleship Oregon, en route from the Asiatic station, will be sent to a U.S. navy yard for a thorough overhaul after reaching American waters. It will be recommissioned for home defense. The older battleship Massachusetts will also be put out of commission at the New York navy yard.
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Washington
Oregon
Asiatic Station
Government Navy Yard
Massachusetts
New York Navy Yard
Panama Canal Work Seeks 16 Million Budget
Washington War department sent a 16 million dollar estimate to the Treasury for Panama Canal work through June 30, 1907. An emergency appropriation will be requested when Congress convenes to prevent a work stoppage, with plans not tied to bond proposals.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
War Department
Congress
Commission
Postpones Enforcing Order On Alcohol Remedies
Washington circular by Commissioner General Yerkes postpones until January 1 next the enforcing of a circular that taxes certain preparations sold as remedies containing a preponderance of alcohol. The chemical bureau has finished analysis of eleven remedies within the order's September 12 scope.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
General Yerkes
Internal Revenue Service
Chemical Bureau
Service
Visible Cotton Supply Report From Secretary Hester
New Orleans reports the world visible supply of cotton totaling 4,546,661 this week, up from 4,280,856 last week. American cotton accounts for 3,722,661, compared with 2,502,886 a week ago.
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New Orleans
Hester
Treasury balances in general fund statement today
The report lists available cash balance at 134,084,579 dollars, gold coin and bullion at 87,061,982 dollars, and gold certificates at 44,042,440 dollars, excluding the $150,000,000 gold reserve.
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Washington
Treasury
Desperate Prison Break Ends With Shootings in Jefferson City
Four convicts attempted an escape from Missouri's state penitentiary at 3 16 p m on Friday. A running battle erupted at the gate with pistols and nitroglycerine, two guards killed, two convicts wounded, and a later pursuit through Jefferson City ends with their capture after a twelve block dash.
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Jefferson City
State Penitentiary
John Clay
E. Allison
Commissary Department
H. B. Lee
Harry Vaughn
St. Louis
Hiram Blake
Grundy County
George Ryan
Charles Raymond
Mat W. Hall
Porter Gilvin
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Missouri State Penitentiary
Hall
Hi Zeigler
Lee
B. A. Allison
Clay
Penitentiary
Pension Committee Seeks Flat Rate for Civil War Veterans
Adams of Superior Neb appointed by Commander-in-Chief Tanner to G A R pension committee to draft a bill in Congress for a flat $12 monthly pension for all honorably discharged Civil War veterans and to raise those receiving $8 to $12.
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Washington—C
BE. Adams
Superior
Neb
Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Death of Rev. G. H. Wright in Fairfield
News of the sudden death of Rev. G. H. Wright pastor of the Congregational church in Fairfield was reported by Rev. Harmon Bross. He collapsed on a sofa at home and expired instantly, shocking the community.
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Lincoln
G. H. Wright
Fairfield
Harmon Bross
Mr. Wright
Morton to Return from Nebraska Outing
Chicago treasurer of International Salt, Mark Morton, returns from Nebraska praise and says he plans to move there within two or three years. He predicts Lake Forest will lose him eventually.
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Chicago
Mark Morton
International Salt Company
Nebraska
Lake Forest
Shaw Announces End of Bond Refunding Program
Washington Secretary Shaw issued a statement announcing the refunding of United States 3 percent bonds of the 1908-18 loan and 4 percent bonds of the 1907 funded loan, begun under the September 28, 1905 circular, will end November 29, 1905. Bonds intended for refunding must be received by the Treasury Department no later than November 29.
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Shaw
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury Department
The Great Spirit Blesses Leaves With Wings
A mythic tale describes how trees shed leaves as time to fall approaches. The Great Spirit grants each leaf wings to fly, turning red and brown leaves into robins sparrows wrens and other birds, explaining why birds nest in trees and seek shade.
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HBO
Tales of Sir Henry Irving and His Stage Life
English actor Sir Henry Irving changed with the stage era from Manchester to the Lyceum. He once refused a Yorkshire admirer’s skull request for Yorick, and he recalled Samuel Phelps advising the young Irving to avoid the stage, labeling it a bad profession.
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Sir Henry Irving
Hamlet
Manchester
Lyceum
London
Yarrick
Claudius
Irving
Yorick
Henry Irving
Samuel Phelps
Phelps
Seats of the Mighty in a St Nicholas Verse
Edmund Vance Cooke presents a verse in St Nicholas about power seats in church and state. He contrasts the lordly chairs of bench and throne with the eternal woman who teaches rulers, noting destiny and hierarchy, ending that the high chair remains the highest of all.
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Edmund Vance Cooke
St. Nicholas
Professor Oncken’s Translation of Furnace
Prof Oncken of the University of Chicago amused savants by declaring central heating plant the only German equivalent for furnace. After a longer study he delivered the quip to the group as they discussed a failing steam heating system. A playful moment followed when someone imagined a wife asking at night if the central heating plant had been attended to.
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Oncken
University of Chicago
Terr Oncken
Poetic Justice as Plumber Pays Back in Wheels
In a sharp exchange from the New York Herald a man grins at a plumber who overcharged him and others. The wit suggests the plumber will face his own price when his car needs repairs, claiming fate and finance will bite back in a vindictive echo of the customer’s grievance.
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Squiggins
New York Herald
Mortality Clarifies Tombstone Inscriptions in Quiet Scene
In a calm town square, Old Mortality cleans grave markers and explains to curious onlookers that modern fiction has nothing fundamentally new to offer. The scene emphasizes timeless concerns through a playful dialogue about literature and memory.
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Miaslon
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