Washington Notes and Legislation From Capitol Highlights
The report covers speeches on currency measures with Aldrich plans, upcoming remarks by Senator La Follette, and pending public building bills including projects in Oklahoma City and other states. It also notes wireless license proposals, the ratification of six Hague treaties, and the creation of the Ozark national forest in Arkansas.
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Isehington
Young
Aldrich
Bas
Yijiman
Senate
LaFollette
Ston
D. CA
Fav Washin
Oklahoma City
Pocatello
Ida
Indepen- Mo
Fremont
Neb
Maysville
Washington, D. C
Hale Friday
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Washington, D
Still Hold the Tatsu Maru in Hongkong
In a Wednesday interview the Japanese consul laughed at naval actions over the seizure of the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru. He expects release within a day or two as Canton plans a mass protest. The viceroy of Canton shares the anger and witnesses from the Tateu seizure have been sent to Pekin. The Tatsu remains at Whampoa.
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Hongkong
Canton
Ca A
Pekin
Whampoa
Thaw Divorce to Be Filed by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will file for annulment of her marriage to Harry K. Thaw on the grounds the defendant was insane at the time of the union. Thaw will defend the suit. Papers to be served Wednesday with an early trial anticipated as the couple remains separated by mutual agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Practical Printer Named Discussed With President
Washington D C James M Lynch president of the International Typographical union and T C Persons president of the local Typographical union met with President Roosevelt at the White House Tuesday regarding the appointment of a public printer The callers did not name any candidate but urged choosing a practical printer for the post.
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Washington, D. C
James M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
T. C. Persons
Typographical Union
Roosevelt
White House
Aeroplane Trophy Established With $20,000 Value
Paris-Michaelin founded a world challenge cap of twenty thousand dollars to be competed for annually by aeroplanes. Each year entrants must match or exceed double the distance achieved by the previous year's winner. The victorious aviator will also receive three thousand dollars along with the cup.
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Paris
Michaelin
Railroad Operated at Loss in Nebraska
Missouri Pacific records show a six month loss of 255339.97 in Nebraska. Officials protested a freight rate reduction by filing a financial statement with the railway commission on Tuesday. Every department reportedly suffered losses.
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Lincoln
Neb
Missouri Pacific Railway
Ues
Nebraska
Railway Commission
Government hides William letter amid naval estimates
London reports that the government will withhold a private letter from Emperor William to Lord Tweedmouth alleging royal attempts to influence legislation. The disclosure centers on the naval estimates of Great Britain and prompts constitutional controversy.
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London
Emperor William
Lord Tweedmouth
The
Admiralty
London Times
Great Britain
Balloon Stevens No 21 Lands After Three Hour Flight
Swift Ballooning records show Stevens No 21 rising from Pittsfield Massachusetts at 11:09 a.m. Wednesday and landing in this town at 2:15 p.m. after traveling a little over three hours.
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Piven
N. H
Stevens
Pittsfield
Mass
Fire Hits Thornton Iowa Wipes Out Seven Businesses
A Wednesday fire in Thornton Iowa destroyed seven business blocks with extensive damage to the central commerce district. Fire crews battled the blaze for hours as smoke blanketed Main Street and residents watched from storefronts and sidewalks.
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Thornton
Iowa
City
Bank Intruder Threatens Nitro Laced Attack in Omaha
An unknown man entered Merchants National Bank in Omaha and threatened to blow up the bank unless paid. He brandished a bottle of nitro glycerin, talked oddly about a prior bank failure, and demanded money before officers and detectives arrested him at a restaurant. The bottle was sent for analysis.
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Omaha
Neb
National Bank of Commerce
Kan- 5
Mr. Drake
Hamilton
Drake
Senate reviews Brownsville affair and negro soldiers discharge
Reports from the committee on military affairs address the Brownsville incident in Texas that led to the discharge without honor of three companies of negro soldiers from the Twenty-fifth Infantry. The president notes testimony supporting the discharge and urges extending re enlistment time for those not within the order.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
Brownsville
Texas
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Warren
Lodge
Warner
DuPont
Taliaferro
Foster
Overman
Frazier
McCreary
Foraker
Scott
Bulkeley
Hemenway
Senator Foraker
Prepare to Quit Mining in Fort Smith Area
Railroads in the southwest stockpile coal amid a looming miners strike. In Fort Smith Arkansas district over 1,000 miners have been discharged as operators resist a new wage scale, signaling a total mining suspension may begin April 1.
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Ft. Smith
Ark
Fort Smith
Failed to Find Jeffs in Acapulco Expedition
The cruiser Yankton arrived at Acapulco on Wednesday and reported its futile search to locate Fred Jeffs, an American seaman abandoned at Indefatigable Island. Jeffs was not found.
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Jeffs
Washington
Yankton
Acapulco
Miners Walk Out at Fort Smith Demanding Expert Shot-Firers
About one thousand miners left the Western Coal and Mining company mines at Deming Arkansas on Wednesday in protest of the company's refusal to hire expert shot-firers. The walkout follows demands from miners for safer blasting practices and skilled personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith, Ark
Western Coal and Mining Company
Deming
Ark
Pay Bill Passed For Army Enlisted and Officers
Washington senate approves army pay bill boosting enlisted men by 40 percent with officer increases varying by rank. The measure advanced and was passed by the senate Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renny
Washington, D. C
Senate
Fort Keogh Abandoned by Military Order
Secretary Taft signed an order abandoning Fort Keogh in Montana. The post is deemed unnecessary for troop accommodation and will be vacated. The action was announced in Washington D C and applies to the Fort Keogh post.
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Fort Keogh
Mont
Washington, D.C
Taft Monday
Fort. Keogh
Jury Secured in Alia Trial in Denver
Denver authorities secured a jury Monday evening to try Giant Alla accused of murdering Roman Catholic priest Leo Heinrichs at St. Elizabeth on February 33. The case centers on Alla's alleged fatal attack in the church.
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Alia
Denver
Col
Giant Alla
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth
Rule power in Panama zone ends with 1905 congress
President Roosevelt faces questions over his authority to govern the Panama Canal Zone after the 58th congress ended March 4, 1905 without extending or renewing power. Representative Harrison notes Section 2 of the 1904 act grants temporary control to the president, and asserts no provision exists to continue after Congress adjourned.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Zone
House
Harrison
New York
Canal Zone
United States
Wanger
Congress
Oklahoma Delegates Named for Taft at Chicago
Oklahoma City delegates at large were chosen to support Taft at the Chicago convention. The four: B. J. McGuire of Pawnee Dennis T. Flynn of Oklahoma City Patrick Dore of Westville and J. A. Harris of Wagoner. They endorsed Roosevelt's administration and called for reducing congressional representation and electoral votes while denouncing state extravagance and disfranchisement.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
William H. Taft
Chicago
B. 3. McGuire
Pawnee
Dennis T. Flynn
Patrick Dore
Westville
J. A. Harris
Wagoner
Roosevelt
Congress
Orchard Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder
Ida Caldwell notes Harry Orchard appeared Tuesday before Judge Fremont Wood in district court washed over by a plea change. Orchard withdrew his not guilty plea and entered a guilty plea to murder in the first degree as charged in the indictment.
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Orchard
Caldwell
Ida
Harry Orchard
Fremont Wood
Exonerated editor cleared of charges in church probe
Topeka Kansas report notes the Kansas conference of the Methodist Episcopal church exonerated Dr J T McFarland of New York editor of the Methodist Sunday School Publications. The charges were brought by Dr George A Cooke of the Troy conference.
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McFarland
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. T. McFarland
New York
Methodist Sunday School
George A. Cooke
Troy
Swedish Royal Castle Under Fire In Oslo Siege
A Swedish man fired about a dozen shots at the royal castle in Christiania at noon Tuesday. Bullets shattered windows and struck interior walls before police captured him and disarmed him. He claimed intent to kill King Haakon. the king and queen were away.
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Christiania
King Haakon
Queen Maud
Official census chief accused of false paper price figures
New York charges of official dereliction are leveled at S N D North director of the census in a letter to President Roosevelt by Terman Ridder president of the American Newspaper Publishers association. Ridder says North used false misleading figures and relied on weak sources in a 15 year price study for newsprint.
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New York
S. N
Congress
Ridder
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
North
International Paper Company
FAVORED STATE COURTS IN OKLAHOMA JURISDICTION RULING
Chief Justice Williams issued four opinions holding state courts, as successors to federal courts, have jurisdiction over pending criminal cases not federal in nature. Murder in Indian Territory falls under federal statute but is not federal in nature, so state courts hold jurisdiction. Larceny likewise falls under state rather than federal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Williams
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Indian Territory
Arrested the Jap This Time at Ely Nevada
A Japanese man was arrested in Riepetown after a struggle in which he nearly bit off two fingers of Clinton, a draughtsman. Clinton declined a request to accompany him to San Francisco for fortifications drawings and held the assailant until officers arrived.
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Ely
Nev
Riepetown
Clinton
San Francisco
Stark Cotton Duck mills cut wages in 8 percent reduction
Stark Cotton Duck mills in Manchester New Hampshire notified workers of an 8 percent pay cut affecting about 1500 operatives. The mills operate three days weekly.
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Manchester
New Hampshire
Stark
Frauds in Democratic Primaries Studied by Committee
Details of hundreds of alleged frauds in the Louisiana lieutenant governor Democratic primary were presented to the Democratic state central committee in formal charges by both candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Chinese Rally Opposes Tatsu Maru Release Request
A Canton meeting Monday night mobilized against the Japanese government's demand to release the Tatsu Maru. Organizers urged unity and resistance amid diplomatic pressure and protests.
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Canton
Missouri filing calendar for candidates in state primary
Secret ary of State Swanger releases a Missouri primary calendar detailing filing dates and publication duties for officials. It lists deadlines from May through October for notices, certification, ballot preparation, and returns, plus a note on a primary holiday.
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Secretary of State
Swanger
Jefferson City
Tos
Lin Clardy Sells Corncobs for Profit at Phoenix Pipe Works
Lin Clardy delivered corncobs to the Phoenix American Pipe Works in Washington. From the cobs 1,400 bushels of corn were shelled, worth 986 dollars, while the piné concern paid Mr. Clanty 360 dollars for the cobs on the car at De Lassus. He earned over 36 percent more for his crop than if the cobs had gone to waste, suggesting farmers can gain 25 to 30 cents per bushel by selling cobs.
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Lin Clardy
Phoenix
American Pipe Works
Washingtom
Piné Concern
Clanty
de Lassus
Remittance to J A Sisk for Civil War clothing payments
J A Sisk of Hopkins received four dollars and seventeen cents from the government for clothing items due in 1864 and 1865. The note lists 77 cents for June 3 1865 and short payments of 1.48 in February 1864 and 2.20 in January 1864. The writer notes the omission of interest over forty years at eight percent would have grown the sum.
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J. A. Sisk
Hopkins
Ancle
Saloon Vote Planned in Buchanan County
The Buchanan County Court votes to hold a local option election in Buchanan county on April 14 after 17 petitions signed by 900 residents outside of St. Joseph were presented following a speech by Rev. Albert Bushnell of the Anti-Saloon League of Missouri at the courthouse.
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Buchanan
Buchanan County
St. Joseph
Albert Bushnell
Kansas City
Anti-Saloon League of Missouri
Court House
Wife of Sedalia grocer found burned to death
Mrs. Hattie Grote, 44, wife of F H Grote, a Sedalia grocer, was found burned to death in the family rear yard after rising at five to prepare breakfast. Her death is believed to be by self inflicted action. she had long suffered melancholy and was mother of children.
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Samuels Arendey
Greenville
John Sammels
Ghedat
James Rhoades
John Samuels
Samuels
Jit
Jesae
Arthi’ Samuelsa
Buriea
Hattie Grote
F. H. Grote
Sedalia Clubs Plan City Street Cleaning Drive
Sedalia will clean its streets with four leading women’s clubs and the business men’s club coordinating. Each family will dedicate a day to cleaning the street and surrounding alleys, with a band concert at night to commemorate the effort.
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Sedalia
Ladies of
Sorosis
Daughters of the Revolution
Daughters of the
Confederacy
Chautauqua
Mena Club
Guided by Instinct from New Jersey to Missouri
A New Jersey man followed a强 instinct and left home for Missouri leaving his plans unclear. The piece suggests some people rely on instinct over reason and self control.
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New Jersey
Missouri
Bus bal mmuly IL B Pritte ville the
Automobile dispatch from an Illinois town lists a local bus schedule and a note about an individual named B Pritte. The fragmentary item mentions Ville and mill or milly but lacks clear context or dates.
Enterprising Holden Undertaker Offers 100 Per Ut Discount
An Holden undertaker advertises a 100 percent discount for 30 days on his stock, signaling a bold promotional sale aimed at attracting customers to his service.
Platte County Favors Saloon Loans Vote Record
Platte County approved loans by a margin of 12 in a 3 506 turnout the largest in a county special election. Twenty of the 23 precincts opposed prohibition with Pettis G and Preston townships voting against. Park College lies in P township.
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Platte County
Pettis
Preston
Park College
Wife of the State Librarian Dies in Palmyra
Mrs. Thomas W. Hawkins, wife of the state librarian, died recently in Palmyra. The obituary notes her position as spouse of the Jefferson clerk and mentions her death in the local notice.
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Thomas W. Hawkins
Jefferson
Palmyra
Holden Progress Sting Punctuation Oddities Highlight Local Archaic Lingo
A garbled OCR style snarl about corn yield and wagon trains spirals through Holden Progress Sting, mocking rural arithmetic. The passage wanders with misread county names and rhymes, mixing figures with playful distortions and stray phrases.
Not Arkansas Ties Horse to Jasper County Man
A Jasper County man sold a horse to an Arkansan. The animal, reputed calm, proved skittish and wild upon arrival. A friend in Arkansas noted the Missouri horse fears the silence and auto noise, highlighting his failed belief in its tractability.
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Jasper
Arkatran
Jasper County
Arkansas
Horke
Missouri
Land Recovery Suit Over 600 Acres In Henry County
J P Ryland trustee in bankruptcy of George V Clinton estate filed in Kansas City federal court to recover 600 acres valued at 24000 dollars in Henry county. The land was taken by Commonwealth Trust company of St Louis to satisfy debts of Salmon and Salvo bank of Clinton which failed in May 1905.
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J. P. Ryland
George V
Cinton
Kansas City
Henry County
Commonwealth Trust Company of
St. Louis
Salmon & Salvo Bank
Clinton
Trenton Bachelors Auction Sells Cheaply at Event
Trenton bachelors described as willing to be auctioned off at an entertainment faced spiritless bids. The Republican Tribune notes two top picks fetched a dollar each while most bachelors sold for under 80 cents, with old maids not their choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Republicat Thibune
Tragedy on Missouri Pacific Bridge Near Hill
John C. Trower, 23, of Qieve land Ohio, working on the Missouri Pacific bridge over the Marley des Cygnes river three miles north of Hill, was knocked from the bridge by a fall and drowned. He was to be married in the coming May.
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Hill
John C. Trowar
Qieveland
Missouri Pacific
Marley, Des Cygnes River
Hick Hill
Trower
Will of German farmer filed in county court
A brief will of a wealthy German farmer was filed in train county court. It was witnessed by four persons and met legal requirements. The document disposed of all the farmer’s property and was written across a small prescription plank.
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Johnson Bownty
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Itone
Pasiti
Sauda
Hogan
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