Nearing Billion Dollar Congress Reflects Expanding Expenditures
The piece discusses a forecast that this session of Congress will surpass one billion dollars in appropriations, with projections toward two billion. It notes lavish spending, salary increases, and pork barrels, plus political leverage for Democrats ahead of 1908. It also mentions naval contracts, railroad investments, and a surge of inquiry into executive actions and trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Reed
House
Senate
Interrogation Point Epoch in Federal Probes
A Washington commentary notes an unprecedented surge of inquiries across all branches of government. The Interstate Commerce Commission scrutinizes railroad financiers, corporate trusts are studied by the corporate affairs chief, and the Justice Department audits trust and railroad records while the Treasury seeks further questions. Congress schedules frequent inquiry sessions as dozens of resolutions are proposed daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Sisterhood of States
Secretary of the Navy
Louisiana
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Speaker Cannon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Corporattions
Department of Justice
Secretary of the Treasury
Sharop Williams
Ifouthern Pacific
Roosevelt Sends Telegraphic Santo Domingo Treaty To Senate
President Roosevelt has transmitted a telegraphic copy of a new Santo Domingo debt treaty to the Senate. The agreement shifts US responsibility to collect customs revenues to pay a bond issue to settle Dominican debts. Debts scaled to 17 000 600. Senate committee on foreign relations will review once formal copy arrives.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Santo Domingo
United States
United
Oklahoma
Root
J. H. Hollander
Baltimore
Fort Wayne urged to host railway workers convention
Officials stress Fort Wayne should prepare hotel facilities to accommodate about three thousand attendees from across the United States. The city, a railroad hub, would host the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen meeting only after substantial hotel upgrades over the next two to three years. The push combines securing the convention with expanding lodging capacity amid ongoing anti noise crusade reports in New York papers.
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the Brotherhood of Railway
Fort Wayne
United States
Department of Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
New York
Melodious Whistles Suggested to Abate Harbor Noise
Engineers and workers applaud a plan from Director Stratton to reduce loud whistles in New York Harbor. He urged the Steamboat Inspection Service to require whistles with soft tones, measured carrying power by scientific methods, promising less injury to ears and improved public comfort in cities.
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Steamboat’ Inspection Service
Stratton
Bureau of Standards
Crusaders
New York Harbor
Salvation Army Leader Faces Setback After Fort Wayne Fire
Public sympathizes with Captain McKay and Salvation Army leaders in Fort Wayne after a disastrous fire damaged the citadel. McKay toiled hard to fund and perform much of the masonry, and while the zeal shown may not fail to inspire, restoring headquarters will require new funds and efforts.
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Captain McKay
Salvation Army
Fort Waynes
McKay
Army
The Sentinel Aid Drive for China Famine Relief
The Sentinel appeals to readers to support famine relief in China noting appalling conditions and rising deaths. It urges immediate donations as aid may arrive too late for many, promising receipt and prompt forwarding through reliable channels.
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Sentinel
China
The
Roanoke closes notorious blind tiger saloon line
Roanoke celebrates a new law by raiding a notorious blind tiger resort said to be out of business. Fort Wayne remains unsettled as saloons face 24 hour operation with no deterrent to the illegal blind tiger trade.
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Roanoke
Fort Wayne
Senate passes bill restricting immunity bath access to trusts
A new senate bill denies interstate corporations engaged in trust business access to the immunity bath and grants the government Supreme Court appeal in criminal cases, reversing the Humphreys decision in Chicago.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Humphreys
Chicago
Judge Artment Says Saloon Has No Legal Right
Boone county judge asserts saloons lack any legal right to exist and notes higher court rulings on constitutional questions may lead to broader public presentation in Indiana.
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Artment
Boone County
Indiana
Smoot Defense Grows as He Addresses Senate
Commentators note Reed Smoot gains support from figures like Senator Knox as he presents his case. Indiana House resists action on a $1000 saloon license bill, mirroring the Senate's hesitance on the insurance measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Smoot
United States Senate
Senator Knox
Smoot
Indiana
House
Senate
Peace Notes As Congress Funds Two Largest Battleships
Conflict fears ease as peace feels likely and Congress allocates funds for two of the era’s mightiest battleships. Other diplomatic signals hint at broader tranquility across the theater.
Japanese Influence Persists on Schools and Immigration
The report notes Japanese aims succeed in school policy while immigration law remains unresolved. The broader issue remains unsettled as debates continue.
Smoot Defense Clarifies Polygamy Doctrine and Manifesto
Senator Smoot contends polygamy was never mandatory for Mormons and only a minority practiced it. The church faced constitutional challenges, upheld religious liberty, and later issued the 1890 manifesto abandoning plural marriages. The manifesto and related church materials expanded its acceptance and clarified the faith’s stance.
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Mormon Church
Uently
Polygamy History and Policy in Utah Politically
The speaker outlines the transition from widespread polygamy before 1890 to its cessation under the 1890 manifesto. He notes 2451 polygamous households existed in 1890, later declining to under 500, and explains the shift from prosecutions to forbearance. He details church authority changes, calls for prosecution of any polygamous marriages since the manifesto, and defends the church’s endowment ceremonies as non hostile to the U.S. He highlights Utah’s loyalty in historic conflicts and its path to statehood and national service.
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Mormon Church
Utah
U. S
E. W. Critchlow
Frank B. Stephens
William M.mccarty
McCarty
United States
Critchlow
Thiat
First Presidency
Senate
Canada
Mexico
Utah Light Artillery in Spain War Defends Mormon Ceremonies
Senator defends Utah Light Artillery and its members for service in the Spanish American War and Philippine insurrection. He rejects charges of disloyalty linked to Mormon endowment ceremonies, reiterating allegiance to the United States and the constitution. He stresses the government’s permanence and a citizen’s duty to civil matters over church ties.
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Mormon Church
Conference of the Church
Senate
Joseph Smith
United States
Nauvoo
United States Army
Mexico
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Philippines
State of
Union
Spain
Utah Light Artillery
Richard W. Young
Utah Hight Infantry
Harry A. Young
Utah Lights Artillery
Republic
Rome
American Union
Rennie
Presbyterians to Convene Western Pan Presbyterians Meet
In Pittsburg on February 19 the western executive commission of the Pan-Presbyterian alliance will gather for business between general council meetings. General Ralph E Prime of New York chairs the western commission with Rev Dr W H Roberts as American clerk. Local ministers have prepared an elaborate program.
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Pittsburg
Pan-Presbyterian Alliance
New York
British Empire
Europe
Asia
South America
General Council
Ralph E. Prime
N. Y
W. H. Roberts
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Executive Commission
Northern Indiana News And Gossip Highlights Local Deaths
Joseph Beil of Angola fell from a ladder at a tile yard injuring his right arm. Several regional obituaries note deaths including George H. Hart in Adams county, Mrs. Nancy Ritter near Churubusco, Thomas M. Morris of Wabash, Mrs. Morgan McClintic of Noble county, and other aged residents. Hazel details cover a new hotel push in Laporte, a spring telephone line for Claypool, a county prison count topping 1,000 inmates, and multiple local civic notes. A $75,000 Young Women’s Christian Association building donation from Mr. and Mrs. George Wyman is reported from South Bend. The piece also mentions a Wabash College mile win by George Emanuel and a 92nd birthday trip to Columbia City, plus a fatality in Berne and Kendallville ice harvest totals.
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Joseph Beil
Angola
Laporte
Claypool
George H. Hart
Union Township
Adams County
Morgan McClintic
Noble County
Churubusco
Thomas M. Morris
Wabash
Nancy Ritter
North Webster
Kosciusko County
J. G. Craft
Jesse Butler
Decatur
Charles S. Gibson
Erie Railroad
Huntington
Columbia City
Michigan City
Isaac Redding
Zanesville
George Wyman
South Bend
Young Women's Christian Association
C. E. Emanuel
James Davis
Troy Township
Whitley County
J. J. Barly
Berne
Lebanon
Kendallville
Goshen
Edward’ Gorman
Coase
Whitley
Wheat and Market Reports From Chicago and Toledo Feb 19
Chicago and Toledo grain prices showed weakness and quiet activity. May wheat slipped from 78 to 76 7 8c, corn eased to about 46 ½ to 47c, and oats and rye remained mostly steady. May pork and lard moved with slight gains and declines as futures closed weak. prices listed across wheat, corn, oats, and fats reflect a general selling mood and light demand.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Shorts
Toledo
Ohio
East Buffalo Hog and Cattle Prices Report
East Buffalo New York on February 193 set cattle and hog prices and receipts. Hog receipts totaled 35409 with 1380 shipped and 950 to New York yesterday. Medium and heavy hogs mostly sold steady around 7.24 to 7.30 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts 225 with market lower. Sheep receipts 5909 with lambs steady to 7.65 top and sheep easing.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices From Chicago Market
Chicago February 19 cattle receipts about 4000 head market strong with steer and heifer prices from 4.00 to 6.90, cows and heifers 1.60 to 5.25, stockers and feeders 2.50 to 4.70, Texans 3.75 to 4.75, calves 6.00 to 7.50. Hog receipts around 20000 with market slow to 5 cents lower, mixed and butcher grades 6.75 to 7.05, good heavy 6.95 to 7.05, rough heavy 8.75 to 7.85, night hogs 6.75 to 6.97, pigs 6.10 to 6.75, bulk 6.90 to 7.00. Sheep receipts about 15000, market steady, sheep 3.40 to 5.50, lambs 4.50 to 7.60.
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Chicago
Ill
Heeves
Cincinnati Market Report February Prices Across Livestock
Cincinnati Ohio February market shows hogs steady near 7.05 to 7.07 and cattle steady to strong with shippers 4.59 to 5.50, sheep 2.25 to 5.23, lambs 4.60 to 8.00. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania reports light cattle receipts and steady hogs with high deck heavies around 7.30 and 7.25, sheep and lambs down to 5.73 and 7.73.
Butter, Eggs and Cheese Markets in Chicago and New York
Chicago reports steady butter creameries at 22 32%c and 20 30c for daisies, steady egg market at 22 24c per dozen. Cheese strengthens with daisies 15c, twins 14c, young Americas 16c. Poultry alive market steady with turkeys 11c and chickens 11c. New York market shows strong butter with creameries from 22 to 34c, cheese firm with various grades, eggs firm at mixed prices, and state, Pennsylvania, and western lots cited.
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Chicago
Ill
New York
Pennsylvania
Toledo Market Prices and Quotations Across Ohio Indiana
Toledo market reports from Feb show North Lima at 80 cents, South Lima and Indiana at 5 cents. Fort Wayne prices list wheat 73 cents per bushel, corn 40 to 42 cents, oats 40 to 42, rye 67 cents, barley 40 to 50, apples 60 cents, potatoes and eggs varied. Trade tables include Basn Co. and Weil Brothers quot: wool, hides, copper, tin, and mill notes with multiple firms listing commodities and per unit prices.
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Toledo
North
Lima
South
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Barr Stree
Basn & Co
Weil Brothers & Co
Sresselt & Sons
J. T. Johnson
Barr Street
E. K. Bush
East
Columbia Street
Howenstein & Crouse
Market prices for farm produce and live stock
A column lists prices for turkeys geese butter eggs potatoes onions honey and creamery products with grades and packing terms. Live and dressed stock quotations from Eckart Packing Co cover hogs sheep lambs calves steers and beef cows with varied prices. The hay and coal markets follow with timothy mixed clover straw prices and hard coal and cannel coal rates.
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Eckart Packing Co
Timothy
Hocking Valley
Massillon
Jackson
Booghoe
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate in Allen Circuit Court
Creditors, heirs and legatees of James W. Ninde must appear in Allen Circuit Court at Fort Wayne Indiana on March 9 1907 to show cause why the Final Settlement accounts should not be approved Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares Executors William M Swayne James P Swayne submit the proceeding with clerk and seal February 13 1907 Joseph N Mason Clerk Allen Circuit Court Swayne Swayne Attorneys for Estate 20 w 21
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State of
Indiana
Allen County
George W. Steinacker
Jacob Lessman
Allen Circuit Court
Lessman
Fannie Lessman
John Beck
Beck
Elizabeth Beck
Jacob Weisenberger
Weisenberger
Josephine Chevillot
Josephine Chevillet
S. Cary Evans
Minerva C. Evans
McCarty
John McCarty
Morrison
James Morrison
Brackenridge
Robert Brackenridge
Robert Brackenridge, Jr
Benjamin H. Tower
Tower
John Carroll
Carroll
Joseph S. Comparet
Comparet
M. W. Hubbell
Hubbell
Embry
L. 3
Joseph N. Mason
E. V. Harris
James W. Ninde
Allen
Fort Wayne
William M. Swayne
James P. Swayne
Swayne & Swayne
Frederick Nagel
Martin J. Nagel
S. M. Hench
Atty
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate Nagel
Heirs and legatees of Frederick Nagel are notified to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved. Creditors and interested parties must prove heirship or claims. Executor Martin J. Nagel, February 19, 1997, with legal representatives Mason and Hench listed.
Real Estate Ads and Local Notices From Indiana Papers
Advertisements note Fitch & Sons Real Estate Bulletin and farm hand recruitment at the Indiana School for Feeble Minded Youth. Obituary reports Elizabeth Grace, 80, died suddenly. Indiana Patriarchy Militant elects Earl R. Perrin in South Bend. Eclipse Oil and Gas meter house in Liberty township burned, heavy loss, no insurance, reward offered.
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Elizabeth Grace
Laud
Whitley County
South Bend
Indiana
Earl R. Perrin
J. E. Bodine
Indianapolis
Odd Fellows
Meter
Eclipse Oil and Gas Company
Liberty Township
Wabash County
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Alliaance
Northern
Grain and Provisions
Cincinnati
Fitch & Sons
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Opp P. O
A. E. Carroll
Indiana School
Armstrong Alexander
Plymouth Place
D. Kemp
Bank Bsk
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