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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
15
Two Amish brothers aged ten and twelve from near Middlebury disappeared Thursday after family conflict over strict religious rules. They were last seen in Amish dress near Elkhart and were believed to have boarded a freight train toward the lake. parents report they have no known money.
A joint senate assembly committee report reviews sweeping reforms for life insurance firms in New York. It condemns lobbying and campaign contributions while urging tighter regulation, policyholder rights, and mutualization of stock life companies. It cites Equitable, Union Pacific pool ties, and payments to Senator Depew and Hill as problematic but confirms solvency of major insurers.
The Illinois supreme court ruled that residuary legacies must bear inheritance tax as soon as the testator dies, not at the end of a trust. The decision affects large estates including Marshall Field’s and Yerkes, with expected tax collections of about $15,000 in Peoria and $750,000 in Cook County.
Washington reports eight to five as Senate Interstate Commerce Committee votes to report the Hepburn railroad rate bill without amendments. Senator Tillman chosen to report the measure amid Republican support and Democratic backing, marking a rare cross party control in a major bill. The lengthy committee battle, with Dolliver Clapp leading the opposition to amendments, spans two years of hearings and hundreds of meetings.
Waterway project along the Mississippi near La Crosse Wisconsin is outlined by government engineers. Plans envision a six foot waterway with an estimated cost around 20 million dollars, prepared ahead of congressional action.
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