Week in Congress Reports Debates April 6 12 1909
Senate discussions on the state railroad rate bill reveal defects and interruptions as Elkins and McLaurin Morgan spar over court review and state rights. House debates post office appropriations, railway mail pay and district governance amid partisan exchanges. The week features Baileys amendment debate and conference reports on five civilized tribes.
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Washington
Senate
Elkins
Tate
House
Post Office
American Smelting Trust
McLaurin
Morgan
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
District Columbia
Hepburn
Iowa
Sims
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Bailey
Aldrich
North Carolina
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tillman
House of Representatives
Cochran
Promises and Luck Shuffle Through Life Perceptions
Afolks view on potential and luck hints at intuition over deliberate thought. The text contrasts dreaming of a future with the idea that success mirrors another’s desire. It notes gendered notions about women favoring intuition over serious planning.
Smith Secures Short Respite Time Change for Iowa Hangings
Des Moines reports a governor order shifts Joseph C. Smith murder execution from 6 AM to noon on April 20, 1906, at Fort Madison. Warden Jones had suggested noon but prison rule calls for sunrise. Louis Busse's case waits pending appeal to test indictment validity, delaying his execution.
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Iowa
Busse
Des Moines
Joseph C. Smith
Cummins
Jones
Fort Madison
Smith
Albert B. Cummins
State of
A. D
District Court of
Monroe County
Louis Busse
United States Supreme Court
Politicians and saloon men in row in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs on April 13 a row erupts as ex candidate C. H. Huber sues Bert Larsen for 500 dollars in a saloon in junction suit over alleged Danish vote manipulation. Larsen counters with malch law injunction against Edward Sherlock's saloon. The dispute could widen to involve other dealers as attorneys seek to smooth tensions.
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Council Bluffs
C. H. Huber
Bert Larsen
Huber
Larsen
Edward Sherlock
Sherlock
Abandoned Des Moines Brewery Plan After Law Change
Frank P. Mattes announced the Des Moines brewery project is abandoned due to a new state law requiring renewal of petition consent every five years. He cited legislative difficulty and weak council support as making the venture too risky for large capital.
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Des Moines
Frank P. Mattes
Body of Mrs Copp Recovered Downstream
The body of Mrs Copp, the woman who drowned Friday evening in Cedar Rapids, was found yesterday morning over a mile downstream.
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Cedar Rapids
M. & St. L. To Rebuild Track North of Des Moines
Des Moines April 13. The Minneapolis and St. Louis line will be rebuilt this spring from Des Moines to Gilmore. The project replaces 60-pound rails laid by the Rock Island during its lease with 70-pound rails, modernizing the grade.
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Des Moines
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Gilmore
Rock Island
Reform Lessons Fail to Start at Home
The remark notes that reform efforts should begin locally, arguing charity alone cannot repair systemic issues without domestic action. It stresses accountability and practical steps to address problems within the community before expanding external aid.
Des Moines to enforce child labor laws on July 4
Des Moines reports that by July 4 all children under fourteen will be emancipated from cash or carrier jobs. The state labor commissioner Er Brigham will start investigations next day into mercantile workplaces. Children fourteen to sixteen may work with posted age and education details at entrances. Des Moines leads enforcement in the state.
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Des Moines
Er. D. Brigham
Chicago
N.L
Chicago & North Western Railway
Wind River
Wyoming
Congress
Consumptives to Till Soil for Iowa State Hospital
Des Moines reports the Iowa state board of control seeks a suitable open land site for a new tuberculosis hospital. Patients able to work will farm and garden in the open air, a program believed to yield half the treatment's benefits. The board seeks at least 160 acres with groves, water, and good transport access.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
State Hospital
Cownie
Board of Control
Wealthy man disappears after selling farm and plans world tour
Storm Lake April 11. J. B. Meyers, long a local resident who boasted wealth, has vanished. He reportedly cashed a $5,000 draft in Sioux City the prior Monday, claiming funds from his wife’s Plymouth county farm to finance a world tour with his family, including a baby and a son studying in Paris.
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J. B. Meyers
Storm Lake
H.e
Sioux City
Plymouth County
Paris
Sioux City Feels Shock Over Dry Goods Conspiracy
Sioux City reports an extraordinary church linked scandal as multiple arrests target a conspirator ring allegedly robbing Pelletter dry goods. C C Waud, a university graduate and church figure, attempted suicide amid arrest warrants while Chas M Waud admits attendance at meetings but denies involvement. Ringleader M J Morrell and clerks J W Shields and M J Bender are jailed as recoveries total about 600 dollars.
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Sioux City
eAn
Big Pelletier
C. C. Waud
The
State University
Chas. M. Waud
M. J. Morrell
J. W. Shields
M. J. Bender
Descendants Get Damages for 1799 Ship Destruction
After over a century, Joshua Cox descendants win U S Court of Claims damages for a vessel destroyed by the French cruiser Victory off Bermuda in 1799. Claimants include Mrs John Barbour, William Vinton of Pacific City, Sam Vinton Malvern, Mrs James Greig Hastings, and Charles Vinton Henderson, each awarded 1500 dollars.
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Tabor
Joshua Cox
United States Court of Claims
Bermuda Islands
John Barbour
William Vinton
Pacific City
Sam Vinton
Malvern
James Greig
Hastings
Charles Vinton
Henderson
Many Crews Laid Off Amid Coal Strike Pressure
Mason City reports twenty six Northwestern crews laid off this week due to the coal strike. Traffic on the road reduced. Engineers with steady runs since 1896 moved to fireman status. Over twenty engineers affected and many firemen laid off.
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Mason City
Not always the man first to reap the financial melon
The saying suggests that wealth gains do not always go to the initial claimant. It notes that timing and leverage influence who benefits, with some late entrants securing larger shares than early participants.
Thrift questions new Iowa guard law interpretation
Des Moines reports Adjutant General W. H. Thrift has sent the new national guard bill to Attorney General Mullen for interpretation. He says the law could leave the guard without surgeons, as regimental commanders may appoint any physicians, risking no medical corps if war began.
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Des Moines
W. H. Thrift
Mullen
National Guard
Thrift
House
Senate
Iowa National Guard
Polk County Schools Win Bronze Medal at St Louis
Des Moines reports County Superintendent Thornburg announces Polk County Schools earned a bronze medal at the St Louis exposition. Among about sixty exhibits, Polk was the sole recipient. Thornburg expresses elation and pride in two years of work preparing the county exhibit.
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Thornburg
Polk County
Des Moines
St. Louis
Polk
Thornourgh
Price Scale Set For Iowa Coal Miners
Des Moines reports the two year labor price scale for Iowa coal mining was completed with miners largely winning. Final advances for subdistricts and district percentages follow, with a likely scale signing on Wednesday and mines resuming by May 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sons Say Father Forged Notes In Bank Scandal
Des Moines reports Earl and Lynn Paton, sons of late Dedham Savings Bank president J G Paton, filed depositions in California claiming their father forged the Paton brothers’ signatures on notes. The notes were part of a lawsuit by the Dedham bank receiver against Citizens National Bank for recovery of several thousand dollars. President Paton killed himself a year ago as the bank failed, drawing wide attention to the case.
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Des Moines
Earl
Lynn Paton
J. G. Paton
Dedham Savings Bank
Oakland
Calif
Dedham Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Paton
Dedham
Paton Brothers
Fatal Shooting in Buxton Mine Quarrel
In Oskaloosa on April 14 Fred Clayton a colored miner fatally shot a fellow miner in a drunken quarrel. The victim named unknown also a mine employee. Clayton fled and is being sought by local officers who were alerted to the incident.
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Fred Clayton
Oskaloosa
Clayton
No Double Track For Iowa Central
Dubuque April 12 Superintendent F B Harriman of the Illinois Central denies reports of plans to double track the Chicago to Ft Dodge line. He says such plans have never been considered.
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Iowa Central
Dubuque
F. B. Harriman
The
Illinois Central
Chicago
Ft. Dodge
Harriman
Paris to Berlin Mail Tubes Cut Time to Thirty-Five Minutes
Mail packages move through pneumatic tubes between Paris and Berlin in thirty-five minutes covering seven hundred miles, highlighting rapid hub-to-hub delivery updates and logistics innovation of the period.
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Paris
Berlin
Two Injured in Freight Wreck at Burlington Crossing
Burlington April. Conductor John Madison of Galesburg Illinois and an unidentified brakeman were seriously injured in a freight train wreck at the Main street crossing. The men were thrown from the way car and traffic was blocked for several hours.
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Burlington
John Madison
Galesburg
Ill
Main Street
Burlington Road
Dar's er whole lot uy rich folks dat looks awful cheap
A casual remark hints at a perception of wealth disparity among local elites. The line suggests resentment toward affluent residents, implying social or economic tension in the community.
Hundreds Die as Vesuvius Erupts Then Recedes
Naples reports list 106 bodies recovered from the San Giuseppe church disaster with many more found in Ottajano. Volcanic activity spreads ash four inches deep, fresh tremors felt toward Somma and Nola, and red-hot stones flame from the crater as mass emigration and destruction unfold.
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Naples
San Guiseppe
Ottajano
Somma
Nola
Sicily
Mount Vesuvius
Purgalo
Vesuviana
Signor Matteucci
Vesuvius
Mount
Matteucci
Belle Plaine Fire Ravages Town With $200,000 Loss
A Tuesday night blaze in Belle Plaine Kansas burned for hours before being controlled early yesterday. Four main buildings were destroyed and several others damaged. Property losses reached $200,000. S. C. Cromwell owner of one block was critically injured by a falling roof and Mary Huffman a girl was injured.
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Kansas
Belle Plaine
Kan
C. Cromwell
Mary Huffman
Dowie delays entry to Zion City amid legal fight
Chicago April 11 Dr John Alexander Dowie will not enter Zion City soon after consulting his adviser Emil C Wettin He considers legal steps to gain control He was met by a curious crowd at the depot and driven to the Auditorium Annex Chicago April 13 Dowie denied secretly planning to turn Zion over to Mormon missionaries saying such pamphlets were the result of a small group expelled from the city He announced a legal contest to reclaim his property and avoid court settlement amidst talks of possible adjustment with Overseer Voliva remains uncertain
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Emil C. Wetten
Dowie
Auditorium
Mormon Church
Zion City
Zion Church
Voliva
FE. Wettin
Arbitration proposal limits topics to wages and board
New York April 11. Joint conference subcommittees of anthracite mine owners and employers debate arbitration. Operators propose limiting arbitration to wages and the board of conciliation and demand three year validity for any new award. A Wilkes Barre letter warns against a pact with the United Mine Workers. Naples Mount Vesuvius eruption triggers collapse, burying about two hundred in Market Monte Oliveto ruins.
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New York
Anthracite
Board of Conciliation
Wilkesbarre
Platt Declines to Seek Re election to Senate
New York April 14 The Herald reports Senator Thomas C Platt will not seek another United States Senate term ending in 1909 He said he would have satisfied his public office desires by then and would not comment on insurance investigation impacts He had long since decided not to run again for the seat.
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New York
the Herald
United States Express Company
Thomas C. Platt
United States Senate
Senate
Favor the Direct Vote Bill
The house committee on elections favorably reported a resolution for direct election of senators by the people. The measure, proposed by Mr Norris of Nebraska, also proposes four year terms for house members instead of two. The changes would require constitutional amendments.
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Washington
House Committee On Elections
Norris
Nebraska
House
Salvation Army marks Booths birthday at Crystal Palace
London April 8 Salvation Army members estimated between 20 000 and 230 000 gathered at the Crystal Palace yesterday afternoon to celebrate General Booths 77th birthday He spoke on his health and announced plans for a tour of Japan via Siberia in October The event followed by noting that UK collections from self denial work nearly reached 500 000 dollars
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London
Salvation Army
Booth
Crystal Palace
Japan
Siberia
Kindom
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Market Place
Platt
General Booth
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