Michigan's New Constitution examined by Lansing correspondent
The article analyzes Michigan's new constitution as a rational, balanced reform. It outlines the framework preserving state government structure, civil rights, and voting for certain services, with municipal powers, public utilities, and school funding protections. It notes taxation rules, court structure changes, and procedures for constitutional amendments.
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Lansing
State of
Michigan
Senate
Legista
Supreme Court
Justices of the Peace
Roosevelt urges inland waterways plan to curb monopolies
President Roosevelt sent a special message and preliminary inland waterways report to Congress. He argues vast river systems offer freight, power, and irrigation benefits, warns against private monopolies, and urges a coordinated program funded by bonds with forests conservation.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Inland Waterways Commission
Commission
Mississippi
Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Republic
German Emperor Allowed Havana Cigar With Green Gold Band
A quirky note from Harper's Weekly jokes that only the German Emperor may smoke a fine Havana cigar with a green and gold band. The snippet contrasts a casual street exchange about debts and drinking with a humorous aside on royal privilege.
Measles Shocks Pennsylvania With Child Death Toll
The Pennsylvania State Board of Health reports 1906 saw 1,463 measles deaths, 1,240 under age three. December alone had 2,307 cases. Health officials warn measles kill more children than scarlet fever and cause lasting impairments unless prevented.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Board of Health
Dixon
Cannibal Massacre of Missionary Revealed
The S N Castle delivered details of Rev Alexander McLoughlin’s death on St George Island near the Solomon group on November 1. Cannibals killed him, and his bones are now in New Zealand. The Hinemoa retrieved them after a punitive raid. Pearl shell indemnity of fifty tons and the chief’s truce followed shells.
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S. N. Castle
San Francisco
Pago Pago
Alexander McLoughlin
St. George Island
Solomon Group
Government of
New Zealand
Hinemoa
McLoughlin
Ward
Auckland
Joseph Ward
Deakin
Onehunga
Priest slain at altar in Denver church by anarchist
Father Leo Heinrichs, superior of the Franciscans in Denver, was shot at St Elizabeth's Catholic Church early Sunday while receiving communion. The assailant, Giuseppe Guaranccio, an Italian anarchist, knelt at the altar rail and fired a fatal shot through the priest's heart. It is described as one of the most shocking clergy murders in Roman Catholic history.
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Leo [Einvichs
Franciscans
St. Elizabeth's
Leo Heinrichs
More democracy and sincerity urged to attract workers
Rev Charles Stelzle, once a machinist and head of the Presbyterian labor department, told the Methodist preachers in New York that churches must show more democracy and sincerity. He urged nearer contact with working people and criticized churches relocating and selling property due to foreign influence, calling for action to build up people, not just buildings.
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Charles Stelzle
Presbyterian Department of Labor
New York
Sam
Christendom
Caldwell to unveil world shattering statement from hospital
In New York a son says Robert Caldwell, committed to a hospital for the insane as a hopeless paranoiac, was drafting a statement to stun the world. In Pittsburg a raid on alleged Black Hand members led to eight Italian arrests. They face blackmail charges against Se wickley families after weapons and threatening letters were found.
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Robert Caldwell
New York
Black Hand
Pittsburg
Sewickley
Osage Chiefs to Seek Land Allotment for Newborns in Washington
An Osage delegation will visit Washington to urge that Indian babies born in the past six months share in land allotments. The group includes ten chiefs and interpreters led by Black Dog, noted as a statesman among Osages, plus ex-chiefs Brave Bacon Rind and O lo h aw al la. Cheyenne representatives, led by Washee, will also travel with Paul Boyton as interpreter.
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Washington
Black Dog
Brave
Bacon Rind
O-lo-hah-wal-la
Indian Department
Paul Boyton
Carlisle
Washee
Arapahoe
Feell American Panic Shakes Paris Hotels
Paris hotels dependent on American visitors face severe downturns as U S travel collapses. Five dollar rooms sell for two or less and some managers keep guests unpaid for appearances. Luxury hotels near Place de l Etoile and Place Vendome show deep declines with staff idle and few guests from any country.
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Paris
United States
Place de l'Etoile
Place Vendome
France
Railroad Woes Hit Chicago Tonnage And Derailments Rise
Chicago rail managers fear a sharp 20 percent drop in December revenue freight tonnage as merchandise and iron trade suffer while flour and grain shipments grow. A Rosenbaum Grain Company suit seeks 42 000 dollars against Frisco for failing to deliver 200 000 bushels to Russia. Inter State Commerce Commission data show 7 482 derailments nationwide for year ending June 30 2007 causing 515 deaths and 6 505 injuries, mainly from equipment and track faults amid surging traffic. North Carolina Supreme Court overturns 30 000 dollar fine on Southern railway for selling tickets above 20 cents per mile, ruling civil penalties can shield agents from criminal charges.
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Chicago
Rosenbaum Grain Company
Frisco Road
Frisco
Russia
Nordphallen
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
North Carolina Supreme Court
Leng
Superior Court
Southern Railway
Chicago trade holds up as weather improves says Dun report
R G Dun & Co reports Chicago and vicinity show better business conditions despite severe weather and communication hurdles. Banking is recovering with 6 percent money for commercial paper, deposits expanding as interior currency returns rise. Machinery and iron labor grow, but outputs remain below normal. hardware orders are light while furniture and footwear show activity. Retail declines from storms but seasonal goods sell, and wholesale demand rises with dry goods, millinery, boots, shoes, and furniture. Bank clearings reach 204.5 million, up 0.9 percent from last year. Chicago district failures total 41 with 12 liabilities over 5,000.
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Chicago
New York Trade Slows Amid Storms and Floods
Widespread stormy weather dulls distributive trade and disrupts railway traffic limiting grain movement to the market to the smallest volume in twenty two months. Ohio valley floods throttle industry while jobbing trade shows modest orders for immediate shipment. milliners and staple goods in demand as retail activity remains quiet with wage cuts talked by railroads. Industrial activity little changed with some shutdowns but finishing iron and steel rising, wool production idle, shoes improving in the East and Western plants back to full time, exports in light cottons to China rising.
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Ohio
China
Bradstreet
Commodity price roundup across multiple markets
A historical price roundup lists livestock and grain quotes by city. Chicago cattle and hogs show wide ranges from $4.00 to $5.10 for cattle and $1.00 to $4.50 for hogs, with wheat at $1.01 to $1.02 and corn around $0.17 to $0.17. Other markets include St. Louis, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo values for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed with varied bids and grades.
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Ste
St. Louis
Ste. Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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