Roberts Denied Seat as Utah Seat Case Goes to Committee
Senate reading of the president's message spans two hours as the House approves a Taylor resolution to appoint a special committee to investigate Brigham H. Roberts from Utah. Roberts is barred from hall participation until the case is resolved, with dramatic testimony drawing sympathy from galleries.
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W. A. Smith
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Ketchum
New York
Stephens
Corliss
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Congress
Elliott
Maine disaster remains to be moved to Washington
Captain Greene reports contracts are ready to exhume remains of Maine dead buried in Colon cemetery. The Texas, en route from Brunswick to Hampton Roads, will transport the remains to the United States for reinterment in the National Cemetery with full military honors.
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Allen
J. G. Greene
Naval Station
Havana
Maine
Colon Cemetery
United States
Texas
Brunswick
Hampton Roads
National Cemetery
Odessa double murder mystery shocks Kearney area
In Odessa near Kearney Nebraska Mrs F L Densmore and Fred Laue are dead in a case described as a possible murder suicide or double murder. Densmore reportedly told neighbors Laue killed Mrs Densmore then killed himself. Densmore died from poison and Laue from a self-inflicted bullet wound.
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Kearney
Neb
Odessa
F. L. Densmore
Fred Laue
Densmore
Laue
Married women must resign from post office clerks
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath ruled that it is incompatible with the service to retain married women as post office clerks. The decision states that once a clerk marries she must resign. Postmasters will call for resignations and nominate successors to the department.
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Postal Service
Washington
Heath
Jennie J. Crown
Modus
Eight Americans killed in Filipino attack at Vigan
An insurgent force estimated at eight hundred attacked the American garrison of two hundred at Vigan in South Hocos. Eight Americans died and many were wounded before Filipino forces were driven off. Col. Bisbee reinforces the garrison as tears spread over other patrols in Abra.
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South Ilocos
South Hocos
Col
Bisbee
Gen. Young
Abra
Fire Locals Face Devastation in Harrisonville North End
Harrisonville Missouri reports a blaze threatening the town's north end with lumber yards and several homes destroyed by midnight. Estimated damage reaches sixty thousand dollars as heavy snowstorms also disrupt Buffalo New York transit and a Harvard football captaincy vote names Daly as varsity leader while Reid withdraws disclosure.
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Harrisonville
Supreme Court hears five inheritance tax cases in war revenue act
Washington December 6. Argument began in the Supreme Court over the inheritance tax provision in the war revenue act. Five cases cover Hight versus Coyne Knowlton executors versus Moore Fidelity Trust versus McClain Murdock versus Ward Sherman versus United States. Appellants argue the tax is a direct un apportioned levy and not uniform in operation, favoring state control.
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United States Supreme Court
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Coyne
Chicago
Knowltons Executors
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Brooklyn
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Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Co
McClain
Philadelphia
Murdock
Ward
New York City
Sherman
United States
Albany
N. Y
A. M. Pence
High Estate
Wheeler H. Beckham
Knowlton
Richard C. Dale
Charles H. Otis
Charles E. Patterson
John G. Carlisle
Richards
Mr. Carlisle
Reed
Meridian Fire Destroys Rosenbaum Building in Disaster
A devastating blaze in Meridian Mississippi on Tuesday night left the Rosenbaum building ruined and damaged several adjacent structures. Firefighters and civic volunteers confined the flames to the Rosenbaum and Handley Wyatt buildings with heavy losses estimated at 250 000 dollars and two thirds insured. In Denver Colorado a wreck on the Rio Grande killed seven and left A M Johnston with a broken back and a traveling salesman W N Nye identified among the dead.
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Miss
Rosenbaum
Handlay-Wyatt
Denver
Col
Thomas M. Gorman
Denver & Rio Grande
English
A. M. Johnston
Oberlin
W. N. Nye
Chattanooga Chamber Hails Grosvenor For Park Memorial
The Chattanooga chamber of commerce passed strong resolutions thanking Congressman Grosvenor in a special meeting. The resolutions applaud his efforts to secure a grand memorial arch for Chickamauga Chattanooga National Park as outlined in his bill presented to Congress.
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Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
Grosvenor
Chickamauga- Chattanooga National Park
Congress
Telegraphic Brevities and Maritime News Highlights
The report notes the Nielly cruiser arrival at Delagoa Bay and the Hupeh foundering with one crew saved except Chinese members. It lists a surge of 861 bills and resolutions in the House, planned dissolution of Wagner Co by year end, a hospital ship Maine gift event, and Sherman voyage to San Francisco from Manila. Major Armstrong dies in Manila. Rhodes dispatches claim DeLeers mines flooding. Shillito wreck near Norway. Speakers Henderson and committee timing, tax note on sealed promissory notes, Harper & Bros transfers to American Book Co., and cotton mill wage advances across New England.
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F. G Armstrong
32D
Kansas City
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Kimberley
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Galveston
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New York
Chicago
Woman Charged With Feeding Glass to Husband in Trial
MarsHALL Mich December 6 The trial of Mrs Marie Butterfield Sanderson charged with attempting to murder her aged husband Rodolphus Sanderson of Battle Creek was begun in the circuit court. By adjournment only 11 jurors had been secured and the panel exhausted. An extra panel was called for Wednesday.
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Marshall, Mich
Marie Butterfield Sanderson
Rodolphus Sanderson
Battle Creek
Robbery near police station ends in kerosene threat
Four masked men entered Mrs. Charles Snyder’s home within two blocks of a police station in Curiaco on Tuesday. They brandished pistols and doused her with kerosene and matches threatening arson unless she surrendered money. She handed over $110, left by her husband, a sewing machine agent, and the robbers fled.
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Boiler blast injures nine at Joliet steel mill
Joliet Illinois December 6 The boiler explosion in the billet mill at Illinois Steel Co Joliet plant on Tuesday afternoon injures nine men and leaves one missing. Patrick Sullivan and Henry Asbester likely to die. Fireman John McBride blown 15 feet and badly burned. William McMullen, assistant to the superintendent, may not recover.
Market report notes mixed grain and livestock prices
Cincinnati and Chicago market lines show varied quotations for springs, winters, and patent grades in grains, with cattle and sheep ranges and lambs listed. Bid and sale figures appear for wheat, corn, oats, and related livestock categories across futures months and cash terms.
Kentucky Board to Hear 11 Contested Election Cases
The Kentucky state board of election commissioners resumes as a contesting board to hear 11 cases in the state senate chamber. The central question is whether the board can go behind county returns to decide the next governor, with Taylor leading Goebel 193,714 to 191,331 on the secretary of state’s certified totals. Governor Bradley addressed the board amid rumors of armed men, clarifying his stance to deter overreach.
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Goebel
Frankfort
State Board of Election Commissioners
State Senate
Kentucky
Taylor
Gov. Bradley
Election Commissioners
Wm. C. Bradley
Chas. B. Poyntz
Board Room
Judge Pryor
Frankfort, Ky
State Guard
Citizens
W. C. Bradley
Judge Hoke Settles Heathen vs White Man Case at Sandy Bend
Judge Hoke opens a Wyoming case Hop Lee vs Tom Shanger in a frontier courtroom. He blends law and lore, finds Shanger owes Hop Lee 18 cents plus costs, sentences 30 days in jail or boot punishment, and grants Hop Lee the shirt tail as judgment.
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Sandy Bend
Wyoming
Hop-Lee
Tom Shanger
Tom
Jim Hoke
Wal
Lee
Mr. Shanger
Confucius
China
Segarsville
Hoo-Lee-han
Jeanice
Red Dog
Lion’s Love for Music Charms Wild Pet
A four year old boy nearly lost to a chained lion in a neighbor’s yard. The governess played an accordion from a window attracting the lion back to its chain, saving the child. The boy then returned to his mother, calmly recounting the event and enjoying a ride on his own account.
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W. J. Davis
San Francisco
Africa
John
Unclear OCR fragment about weekly money grants
Fragmentary OCR text mentions money grants and weekly terms but lacks clear names, dates, or context to define a full newspaper item. The readable parts suggest a financial note or grant reference without identifiable individuals or organizations.
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