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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
2
A compact overview outlines various topics spanning politics science sports culture and local affairs. It sketches multiple scenes with brief facts and notable entities, inviting readers to note key names places organizations and dates mentioned across sections.
Washington notes mention President Sherman halted by Maryland officers over missing Maryland license. Queries on possible shipbuilding firm collusion. army supply depots to be redistributed near state camps. Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katharine Elbing courting prospects amid duchess recognition dispute. Railroads criticized for efficiency in brief to ICC. Gold coinage halted with certificates planned, MacVeagh letters to Aldrich discuss full details.
A scattered news roundup notes Senator Elkins estate valued at 20 million, canal workers near Culebra, Maine’s inaugural governor, Pershing on Filipino defense, Taft’s lev taxation aims, Chinese admission to West Point disputed, Securing his seat expense claims against Wis. Senator Stephenson, Oregon primary law support, Watterson sailing for Europe, Lisbon troops amid cholera sanitary measures, Venezuelan import duty fund decree, Wardell subway death, El Paso robbery at Angelus hotel, Throop insanity case, Judge Works on US Senate post, Missouri notable Major John J. Whitner obituary, American Sugar Refining settlement with US Treasury, Indiana measures funding, Senate tests of Captain Ward’s walking test amid Navy debates.
Both Houses of congress adjourned as a mark of respect for Senator El AN. The report on reclamation projects received Taft approval. Supreme court and afiatment discuss restraint of trade.
A detailed account of legislative actions at the state capital includes committee rosters, bills introduced in the House and Senate, and proposed measures. Key items cover appropriations for dormitories and the floral station, tax and judicial district changes, and bills on intoxicants, wolf bounty repeal, and public drinking fountains. The Senate agenda features the repeal of the state game and fish commission and related budget notes.
A gas explosion destroyed a Pennsylvania building collapsing its walls and causing structural ruin. Fire crews battled the blaze and investigated the blast site for cause and safety. Nearby structures sustained minor damage and residents reported hearing the explosion.
A deadly explosion at a factory in Gonnellsville Pa collapses building walls and blocks rescuers. Dozens are injured or missing, with five feared dead. Fire sweeping through nearby structures burns another five-story building. fatalities and injuries rise as firemen are hurt. Local officials assess property loss at about 75000 dollars.
Washington January 13 The Interstate Commerce Commission dropped an investigation into raised freight rates on grain and grain products in the Midwest and Northwest. Carriers tariffs had been suspended but were effectively restored, ending the inquiry with no action taken.
In the Senate several new measures were introduced and debated. Key figures listed include Steele, La Maure, Wallin, Kennedy, and Welch among others shaping committees and budgets for state institutions. Proposals cover traffic regulations, state normal school funding, and historic preservation grants with appropriations totaling hundreds of thousands.
The Senate debated the Gunderson resolution calling for an investigation into state me and fish commission funds with a roll call vote. The motion to refer the resolution failed 26 to 22, while the original investigation was adopted. Several bills were introduced in the session including appropriations for a chemistry building, Whitestone battlefield improvements, and rail insurance regulation. A concurrent resolution sought stamps for members and a plan to inspect the capitol, power plant, and electric line, with debates on stamp costs and independent house action.
Washington June 1. The House passed the general pension bill extending monthly pensions from $12 to $18 for soldiers who served ninety days in the U S army in campaigns including the Mexican War and who have honorable service. The measure adds about $45,000,000 annually to the pension roll.
Lisbon reports widespread strike disruption halting rail and road traffic across the republic. Workers reject a 25 percent pay raise offer as southern express trains are blocked and foreign mail arrives by steamer. In Elvas soldiers mutiny near the frontier town with in sympathetic strikes by local workers.
Four passengers likely killed as New York Central Westbound express derailed at Batavia station. Eight others seriously hurt. Engine No 23 struck sleeper of No 49, debris scattered. Injured listed include Siscee Indianapolis Valkenburg Burton N.O. Nore Bukala Cote Jones Detroit Shaw Toronto Hugins Dobson and others at local hospital.
Washington reports the commercial employes strike in Portugal has ended and the railroad strike likely settled. The interior minister has withdrawn his resignation, and a cable from the American chargé d’affaires in Lisbon confirms the developments.
In Controlissile Pennsylvania on January 1 rescuers halted searches after locating five bodies in the McCrory ruins. One victim identified by shoes, another by remains of a clothing item. Pearl Thomas of West Overton is suspected among the dead. she had been in the store with her aunt during the blast. A fifth body is thought to be a customer, with foreign coins found in a pennybook among the charred debris.
River city reports an array of political figures including former governors and congressmen actively campaigning for the gubernatorial race. The discussion centers on candidates Shifroth and Martin as potential dark horses amid a heavily Democratic landscape.
A fragmented item reports heavy snowfall over the coast and a string of mining wrecks with few or no casualties. The scattered text references ships, sea danger, and multiple incidents, but specifics are missing.
In Washington James D. Richardson remains under duty status though granted a leave of absence as Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite. Geo Moore, Grand Prior of the Supreme Council, is appointed acting commander during the leave.
Washington reports the state department has asked Consul Moffatt Mannella for a report on the executions of Annon and Greco during the Nicaraguan upheaval. A suspension of freight advances on Western trunk line territories may be announced later today, extending from May 1 to March 17.
The census bulletin lists Montana localities with population figures for 1910 and earlier years. Helena shows 14 00 in 1910, Missoula 12 869 in 1910 and 4 866 in 1900, with other named towns such as Anneondi and Hillings referenced in the data.
Washington January 1939 Judson I Chabents of Georgia was elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission to succeed Judge Martin Knapp of New York presided at a special conference. Chabents is the senior member of the commission and is a Democrat.
Discussion arises over a proposed medical bill to supervise physicians and osteopaths via a board of examiners. Debates touch on funding shifts from taxes to farmer remuneration for levee maintenance, with conjecture on state auditor approval and legislative reception.
A bill by Representative McClellan of Illinois proposes amending the state constitution to preserve coal lands for the state while selling school and public lands. Featured as an important measure, it promises deep consideration and could unlock thousands of acres in the western Slope country, some parcels previously valued at $50 an acre.
The Mandan commercial club and Merton County Bar Association hosted a banquet Tuesday night for Speaker Hanley of the House of Representatives. All factional lines were erased as Republicans from both sides toasted, and Hanley thanked citizens for their support and outlined plans for the current session.
Dorr Senator Charles J oes dies after a five minute session in New Orleans. Reports from Bluefields state Governor Jer nhinder of Nickaugan province is removed for alleged smuggling complicity. Civil Court jurisdiction denied in Army board officer promotions case Winslow Hart Reves, US Army artillery, decision by US Supreme Court.
A winter storm spanning Iowa western Wines and southern Minnesota crippled telephone and telegraph service and delayed trains. Arrests in Nashville, Pennsylvania and other scattered reports of crime and unrest accompany a day of disruption.
Bank robbers dynamited the vault of the First National Bank of Elngrive near Wheeling West Virginia early today and took between 3000 and 6000 dollars. The incident was reported from Wheeling on January 9.
Robbers who held up thema ited on the Southern Paci were arrested here today, ban eri and jino Ider week.
Washington report describes Gen. Gention Sharpe's emery ration a half-pound daily meal packed in a blue can the size of a bar of soap. Soldiers would carry these tiny rations in pockets or haversacks, though their use would mean war itself and potential supply cuts.
Describes improvised morale food where soldiers twist a blue bandeau to open tins and distribute compact chocolate rations. It outlines a chocolate based emergency mix including cocoa, milk solids, sugar and moisture, pressed into cakes for travel and field use. Names aviators explorers and readers seeking cans with instructions to obtain more.
A brief note on Yucatan becoming the world's largest center for a certain pest, once spread by ships from the United States. It claims the species has prospered alarmingly in Mexico after adoption, highlighting migratory and invasive dynamics.
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