Opening of Utah Roberts case dominates house debate
In Washington on December 6 the opening scenes in the house centered on Roberts Utah Mormon representative. Taylor of Ohio protested the oath. McRae supported him. Taylor urged investigation citing alleged ineligibility and naturalization doubts amid a 7,000,000-strong public protest. The session suspended as motions were sent to the house. First measures followed, including a constitutional amendment against polygamists in congress.
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Ah Tan Histena Gativiiy
Hiewra Lu
Tha
Petitians
Hendy Wir Bualnass
Washington
Fioberts
Utah
Roberts
Evans
Taylor
Ohio
McRae
Arkansas
Svith Taylor
Speaker
Strath
House of Representatives
Spectator's Eye on Roberts During Formal House Opening
Roberts sat immovable amid a throng of spectators as Clerk McDowell called the house to order and the roll calls began. His daughter watched from the gallery while Bailey of Texas and a Brooklyn member sat nearby as the new congress opened under Reed rules and a brief Senate session honored the late Vice President Hobart.
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Bailey
Texas
Brooklyn
Roberts
Gallerries
Taylor
House
Itis Daughter
Henderson
Hobart
Senate
Sewell
New Jersey
Presentation of a silk flag to Gen Henderson in Washington
In Washington on December 5 a preliminary meeting presided by the speaker saw Gen Henderson presented with a silk flag cut from Fayette college stock. Ladies attended the ceremony as the roll call proceeded in the house. A floral gavel from the Union Veterans' Union of Dubuque and a basket of flowers from Haple post G A R of Dubuque adorned the speaker's desk.
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Dubuque
Fight Against Senator Clark in Senate Memorial
Washington December 5 Carter of Montana presented a memorial from members of the Montana legislature against the validity of William A Clark's senate election. The memorial claims Clark secured votes by payments of large sums of money.
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Senator Clark
Washington
Senate
Carter
Montana
William A. Clark
Clark
Ship Bounty Bill Introduced in Washington
The shipping bill was introduced in the house by Payne of New York who with Senator Hanna prepared the bill last year. Payne says the measure is the same in essentials as the former bill but limits bounties to not exceed 1 000 000 annually. Memorial Arch on Chickamauga Field is proposed by Corosvenor of Ohio a bill for a memorial arch on the battlefield akin to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to be built from granite blocks.
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Washington
Payne
New York
Hanna
Chickamauga Field
Corosvenor
Oho
Chickamauga Battlefield
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Treasury Estimates for Fiscal Year 1901 Total 631 Million
Washington December 5 The secretary of the treasury has sent to the house of representatives the estimated appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30 1901 The total sum of these appropriations is 631 081 904 dollars The figures cover the entire government service and reflect the administration's financial plans for the coming year.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
House of Representatives
Six Die After Rio Grande Train Collision in Colorado
A rear end crash between two passenger trains on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad near English Switch six miles east of Salida killed six men and women and injured several others. The dead include C. B. Osgood and H. R. Matthews of Denver, Peter Barnes of Denver, Mrs. George R. Porter of Grand Junction, and A. H. Johnson of Oberlin Ohio, with multiple seriously hurt passengers from Denver and Oberlin.
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Denver
Denver and Rio Grande
English Switch
Salida
C. B. Osgood
H. R. Matthews
Peter Barnes
George R. Porter
Grand Junction
A. H. Johnson
Oberlin
George W. Pierce
Thomas M. Gorman
A. M. Johnston
Secretary Finley Declines to Accept Jefferson County Papers
In Frankfort on December 5 Secretary of State Finley refused to receive documents from Jefferson county election officials alleging Republican fraud in Louisville. Deputy Clerk Day offered the papers, but Finley said he lacked authority to accept them and must decline. The materials stayed on the floor until Day left.
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Frankfort
Iinley
Jefferson County
Louisville
Day
Finley
Kaiser’s Autobiography Quip Sparks German American Debate
In Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm claims that naturalized Germans are Americans while native born Germans remain Germans. A German American public figure in Berlin influenced the exchange seeking an audience, but the Kaiser rejected him with the remark that DeutschAmerikaner cannot be grasped by either side.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Dee
Himperor William
Carterville Riot Ties Kel ley to Railway Station
Wesley Kel ley, arrested at Fort Smith Arkansas by a deputy U S marshal, appeared before Judge Alien in the United States district court and posted an 81 60 bond. He is charged with violating an injunction by participating in the Carterville riot at the railway station where several Black non-union miners were killed and wounded.
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Carterville
Springfeld
Kelley
Fort Smith
Ark
United States
Chicago Firemen Killed At City Factory Fire
In Chicago at the John u A. ianger & Company moulding works on Pace and Loomis street a wall collapse during a blaze killed a fireman and seriously injured James J. Klomnelly. A Ghastly accident attributed to aerial loss and a Fox Terrier dog was reported. Mrs Nate Goodun, wife of hotel proprietor Charles C. Goodman, died of hydrophobia nine weeks after a fox terrier bite.
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Chicago
John U A.ianger & Company
Hardy Brothers & Poley
Pace
Loomis Street
Joli Bolumoon
Autvemath
James J. Klomnelly
Theracus
Witten
Typographical Union Chief Seeks Kansas City Strike Settlement
Indianapolis December 5 President Donnelly of the International Typographical Union traveled to Kansas City to urge a settlement of the job printers strike there.
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Indianapolis
Donnelly
International Typographical Union
Kansas City
Mystery of Daisy Butcher Death Prompts Reopened Case
Daisy Butcher, 15, found dead from a heart wound in a farmhouse six miles southeast of Areola on Nov 8. Evidence suggested foul play as bed was torn, corset marked, and a revolver hidden near a crib. A traveling man’s letter spurred renewed investigation and possible charges.
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Areola
Daisy Butcher
Charles Cooper
Sixty Years Man and Wife Observed in Kewanee
In Kewanee Illinois on December 5 1910 fifty years after their 1880 Boston marriage Mr and Mrs Rt P Parrish celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary Local history notes say Parrish aided wartime soldiers and helped found Decoration Day He led the Kewanee Public Library board and received two money gifts totaling 110 plus a local Grand Army of the Republic purse from residents and the post chapter
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Kewanee
Ills
Rt. P. Parrish
Chestnut Street
Boston
Henry County
Parrish
John A. Logan
Public Library Board of
Grand Army of the Republic
Trial in Lauder Station murder case opens in Illinois
About 500 people from Carterville and Williamson county attend the trial of William Smith and eight others charged with the murder of Mrs near Lauder Station on June 30 last. Judge Vickers presides as venue is moved from Williamson county. Prosecution has 20 witnesses. defense nearly as many. One defendant, Mike Brown, testified for the state. Day one ends with motions and readiness statements. Also noted are broom corn market discussions and a pet monkey incident.
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Vienna
Uls
Carterville
Williamson County
William Smith
Thomas Jeramiah White
Mike Brown
George Durben
James Hicks
Isl Booker
Ruehle
Archie Brazzelton
Isaac McGee
Lauder Station
Vickers
Rial
Supreme Court convenes in December term at Springfield
The supreme court met in Springfield for the December term with a large advisement list and expectations of significant opinions from several members.
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Springfield
His
Supreme Court
Doubet
Those Loving Girls
Maude recalls being asked to sing for Mr De Jones after an earlier introduction. Clara teases that Maude sang before, and Maude questions how Clara could know. The exchange captures light social banter in a Chicago setting.
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Maude
Discovered Tramp Calls Out Broke Pedestrian
A brief Baltimore News item records a exchange where a tramp accuses a pedestrian of noting his lack of funds. The pedestrian jokes he had no money, prompting a sharper reply about being discovered and broke in street encounter.
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Baltimore News
The Squarest Kind Quote From Cleveland Vlain Denler
A brief quotation describes a sparse diet with three square meals daily and soda crackers, attributed to Cleveland Vlain Denler. The line contrasts limited variety with cultural nostalgia, reflecting wartime or hardship-era eating. This microquote captures austerity and resilience in a single vivid image.
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Cleveland Vlain Denler
Bethesda Mineral Spring Water Remedy
Bethesda Mineral Spring Water is advertised as a reliable cure for Brights disease diabetes and kidney ailments. It is prescribed by leading physicians and sold by first class druggists in seated half gallon bottles with a purity guarantee. Try it it may save your life. Bethesda Mineral Spring Co Waukesha Wisconsin.
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Bethesda
Bright
Fife
Waukesha
Wis
Special Reduced Rates to Western Points by C M & St P Ry
The C M and St P Railway offers second class tickets to western points via Great Northern and Northern Pacific connections at greatly reduced rates. Details available at the local ticket office. Secure our fixtures if planning a trip to that territory. J B Swett local agent.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
J. B. Swett
Factoids and Odds From Various Lands and Topics
A mosaic of world notes mentions 5,000 tractors in London Day county, oats crops, an eagle feather pen in Cincinnati, and the longest South Jersey corn ear at 171% inches. It cites England’s cruelty group, Leavenworth apples, Windhills water pumping, London police counts, and Spain’s ore imports, plus alcohol, voting, cigar making steps, and French drink trends. Also UK overcrowding, catarrh cures, and a Christmas-book case ad.
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London
Day County
Dewey
South Jersey
England
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Leavenworth
Kan
Europe
Spain
Bolivia
United States
Bavaria
Landtag
Ffrance
Britain
Australia
Puerto Rico Island Tours From Chicago Start Dates Listed
Three island tours depart Chicago on January 11 February 15 and March 8 with Pullman sleeping and dining cars to New York and then aboard steamships Ponce and San Juan. Travel proceeds by rail automobile carriage and boat around Puerto Rico with all expenses included. Led by Walter Boyd Townsend under The American Tourist Association with Beau Campbell as General Manager contact 1423 Marquette Building Chicago. Itineraries maps and tickets available through Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry agents.
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Chicago
New York
Ponce
San Juan
Walter Boyd Townsend
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Marquette Building
Milwaukee & St. Paul
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