Stormiest Session in History of the House
Washington April 8 the House session marked by sharp clashes over rules to curb filibuster and two resolutions seeking information from the justice department and commerce and labor. Nine roll calls, Republicans using numbers to defeat Democrats, post office panel virtually blanks the ocean mail subsidy bill.
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Washington, D. C
House
Cannon
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce and Labor
House Committee On Post Office and Post Roads
United States
South America
Philippines
Japan
China
Australia
Senate
McKee Divorce Fight Continues in Paris Court
The Paris hearing in the McKee divorce case resumes with Mrs. McKee's counsel denying scandalous counter charges. Maitre Barboux accuses A Hart McKee of attempting to besmirch his wife and reveals a secret code from their letters. A decision is scheduled for April 19.
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Paris
McKee
Hugh Tevis
A. Hart McKee
French car in Frisco to Seattle on Friday
The French car in the New York to Paris auto race arrived in San Francisco yesterday. It is planned to ship this car and the Italian car to Beattie Friday and then reship to Valdes Alaska. The other French car has been withdrawn and returned to Paris after disqualification for being freighted to the city from Colorado.
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San Francisco
Cal
New York
Paris
Beattie
Valdes
Alaska
Colorado
Ruef Denied Appeal to Block Bribery Trial
The California supreme court denied Abraham Ruef’s request for mandamus and prohibition to halt his bribery trial before Judge Maurice T. Dooling, ruling against prejudice grounds.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Abraham Ruef
Maurice T. Dooling
Supreme Court
Four Philadelphia Officers Sentenced for Robbery
In Philadelphia on April 8 four police officers arrested Saturday for robbing stores and warehouses were sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary after quick justice.
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Philadelphia
Equitable Chief Paul Morton Passes Through Cheyenne
Paul Morton president of Equitable Life Assurance traveled east from the Pacific coast on Overland Limited No 2 arriving Cheyenne three hours late due to a delay at Great Salt Lake caused by strong winds. He continued to Denver after a brief visit with C E B Cotton and was hosted by the Real Estate exchange.
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Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Cheyenne
Pacific Coast
Mr. Morton
Great Salt Lake
Morton
Denver
C. EB. Cotton
Opium Smoking Ban Enforced in Pekin Edict
An edict from Pekin proposes a nine ten thousand tael fund to create an opium board. The body will audit metropolitan officials for opium use, certify non users, and arraign those who indulge in the practice.
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Pekin
Mutiny on South Seas Schooner Ends in Theft and Flight
Sailors mutinied aboard a Callao schooner near the Gilbert Islands to attack the captain and mate with a tomahawk. Joseph Mortimer and J Taylor led the assault, forcing the crew to jump overboard. The vessel was wrecked off the Gil Islands. pirates then sailed toward Australia and were later found by Iain Marshall. Prisoners face trial in Callao.
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Victoria
B. C
South Seas
Callao
Joseph Mortimer
J. Taylor
Manchester
Jackson
London
Australia
Gil Islands
Iain Marshall
Laurel
Lao
Cook
Seph Mortimer
Firat
Gilbert
Secretaries Wilson and Garfield Form Joint Grazing Inquiry
In Washington on April 8 Secretary Wilson and Jeeps Garfield reached an agreement to jointly study grazing limits on stream banks within irrigation systems. The move, opposed by stockmen, will guide upcoming orders on sheep grazing restrictions.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Jeeps Garfield
Tugs Race for Honor of Towing Big Ship
Four sea going tugs with captains known as nervy deep water men wait off Sandy Hook for the Preussen, the largest square rigged vessel afloat, to arrive. They hope to win the job of towing the five masted ship into port in a race once her topmast appears.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Fist
Cheyenne Youth Recovers After Swiss Operation
Cecil M., son of Mr and Mrs Stephen, Cheyenne, is recovering from an appendectomy performed at a hospital in St Gallen Switzerland. He is attending school nearby and is in stable condition after the operation.
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Cheyenne
Far
Switzerland
Cecil m
Mia
Stephen Mn
Gallen
Illinois Goes Dry in One Third of Counties
Illinois voters in 27 counties swung to dry status with 36 total dry counties, 19 anti saloon townships and 1 028 dry townships statewide. Chicago failed to vote on local option as petitioners fell short. Net anti saloon majority about 28000.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin Elects La Follette Delegates at Primary
Wisconsin voters chose delegates to back Robert M. La Follette for the Republican national convention. Early results show La Follette leading in nine of eleven districts, with eighth and tenth districts still undecided. The eighth district appears split between La Follette and Taft, while the tenth leans Taft. an official count may be needed.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Taft
la Follette
la Follete
Model for Hero in Admiral Evans Fleet
During a Rhode Island cruise at Punta Arenas two men seized a cutter for a hunt. A squall capsized the boat, leaving them five miles from shore. Seaman James Biegler spotted them from shore, built a leaky boat with a board as an oar, and rescued them. Rear Admiral Evans was informed for reward consideration.
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San Francisco
Cal
Punta Arenas
Rhode Island
James Blegler
Murdoch
Biegler
Evans
Navy Department
Miss Loeb Weds Italian Parliament Member in Rome
Rome April 8 Miss Annette Loeb daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Loeb of New York married Signor Arturoto a member of the Italian parliament in Rome. Signor Luzzato is wealthy and has iron interests in Tuscany.
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GTRL
Rome
Annette Loeb
Charles Loeb
New York
Signor Arturoto
Signor Luzzato
Tuscany
Skilled Handling Needed to Beat Milliners and Prince
The text suggests a competition where milliners sewing and a figure named Prince Pam Senine are key players. It implies gold or a gold-related outcome requires skilled handling to surpass the combined challenge. Read as a sports or trade contest note from a period likely focusing on craftsmanship and prestige.
Employers Liability Bill Affects All Railroads Nationwide
Washington April 8 The employers liability bill passed the house with one dissent to cover every railroad in the United States. It makes railroads liable for injuries to employees including death benefits to survivors and removes contributory negligence defenses. The bill narrows applicability to railroad carriers, excluding coastwise and lake steamship firms. Only Littlefield of Maine voted against it.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Littlefield
Maine
Sick Old Horse to Travel in Special Car
A decrepit horse in Uinta county Wyoming is loaded for transport to Washington for federal veterinary tests. The animal, valued by a rancher near Knight, suffers from swamp fever and faces clinical examination, fluid tests, and autopsy study by government experts.
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Wyoming
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Uinta County
Washington
Knight
W. F. Pflaeging
Bureau of Animal Industry
A. D. Melvin
Bureau
Pflaeging
Motorman Loses Leg. $20,000 Award Under New Labour Law
John Toner, a New York City railway motorman, is awarded $20,000 in the supreme court for the loss of his left leg after a collision caused by an employee of another car. The verdict follows the new labor law making railways liable for injuries due to coworker negligence.
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New York
Supreme Court
John Toner
Toner
New York City Railway Company
Millicken to New York on NL&I plans for Denver line
J D Milliken president of the Northwestern Land and Iron company, holding firm for the Denver Laramie Northwestern railroad, is in New York on company business. Construction on the new road is slated to start May 2 with likely special ceremonies to mark the event.
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Denver
Colo
J. D. Milliken
Northwestern Land & Iron Company
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
New York
Hughes Rage Track Bill Defeated In Albany Vote
In Albany the Cassidy vote tied 25 to 25, defeating two Agnew-Hare bills that would end legal protection for public gambling at race tracks. Governor Hughes voiced disappointment and did not promise his next steps.
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Albany
Owen Cassidy
Schuyler
Tate
Hughes
Koch Declines Campaign Against Vivisection
Dr Robert Koch arrived in New York and spoke only on vivisection saying he would not enlist in any anti vivisection effort. He warned the topic is dangerous like an adder and stated Germany has no anti vivisection laws but that Americans should decide the issue themselves.
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New York
Robert Koch
Germany
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