Moody nomination stalled over Southern representation questions
Senate again takes up William Moody's nomination to associate justice, but Democratic inquiries into his House actions delay the vote. Burrows condemns Smoot’s Mormon ties, arguing the organization harms law and civilization, urging removal.
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Washington
William ST. Moody
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Caritack
Culberson
Moody
House
Inheritance Tax Debate Moves Through Congress
Washington notes detail Representative Perkins’s push for a federal inheritance tax and a broad critique of wealth transfers. The piece also covers spelling reform advocacy, DeArmond’s constitutional revision proposals, and calls to empower Congress with faster veto and post election meeting provisions.
President Urges Full Citizenship For Porto Ricans
The president's message to Congress reports his Porto Rico visit findings, praises education work and the island government, and argues for full United States citizenship for Porto Ricans. He states loyalty to the flag and progress toward orderly liberty, though notes coffee market access has not fully compensated the costs.
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Washington
Congress
Porto Rico
Senate
House
United States
Constitutionalist study clears black soldiers in riot inquiry
The Constitutional League of America report filed with the White House and Senate contends the negro battalion was present and innocent, contending evidence is biased and that rioters acted independently to resist Jim Crow saloon boycott, urging a congressional inquiry.
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Washington
Dee
Constitutional League of America
New York
Fort Reno
O. T
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Fort Brown
Brownsville
White House
Senate
Smoot Seat Debate Marks Senate Session
In Washington on December 12 Burrows spoke over three hours opposing Reed Smoots right to a Utah seat. Roosevelt’s Porto Rico message was read and an executive session held. The House debated appropriations but took no action, while Boutell praised the president for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Supreme Court
Representative Perkins
New York
Sheifer
House
Eos
DeArmond
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Reed Smoot
United States
Utah
Burrows
Senate
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Boutell
Ilinois
President commends Shaw on treasury report
The president sent Secretary Shaw a congratulatory letter on the fifth and last annual treasury department report praising how crises were met and noting the report as a remarkable showing.
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Washington
Shaw
Treasury Department
Senate Finance Committee Signals Currency Legislation Doubt
Washington December 12 The senate finance committee spent lengthy time on currency needs but did not consider any of the bills urged for passage this session suggesting currency legislation may be unlikely in this session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Committee On Finance
Roosevelt Receives Nobel Prize Congratulatory Cables
President Roosevelt has received messages from King Haakon of Norway and Baron d Estournelle de Constantine in Paris. The cables express heartfelt congratulations on Roosevelt's Nobel prize award and wish him well.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Haakon of
Norway
Baron d'Estournelle de Constant
Paris
Boy 16 Fatally Wounds Father in Glendale Parricide
Williams Weedon aged 16 shot his father John Weedon at their Glendale Illinois home after years of corporal punishment for failures in his lessons. Police say the wounds may prove fatal and the youth was arrested. Flo’s account states the boy was forced to review lessons at home each morning before school and acted after a whipping.
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New York
Williams Weedon
John Weedon
Glendale
IL. I
Flo
William
Indiana Society of Chicago Banquet Held at Auditorium
The Indiana Society of Chicago held its annual banquet at the Auditorium with 28 men present. Toastmaster George Ade led the event and speakers included James Whitcomb Riley Edwin K Hughes DePauw University president John T McCutcheon and Colonel Jewett.
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Chicago
Indiana Society of Chicago
George Ade
James Whitcomb Riley
Edwin K. Hughes
DePauw University
John T. McCutcheon
Colonel Jewett
Juror verdict in Hazelhurst murder case manslaughter for Mrs Birdsong
In Hazelhurst Mississippi on December 12 the jury found Mrs Birdsong guilty of manslaughter for the shooting of Dr Butler. The minimum penalty on the verdict is a $500 fine. Her defense claimed Dr Butler attempted rape and she acted in self defense.
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Hazelthurst
Way colonist tickets offered by Chicago Great Western
The Chicago Great Western railway will sell colonist tickets at nearly half fare on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through March 1907. Destinations include Arkansas Colorado Indian Territory Kansas Louisiana Mexico Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma South Dakota Texas and Wyoming. Apply to the Great Western Agent. J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
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Arkansas
Colorado
Indian Territory
Kansas
Louisiana
Mexico
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
St Paul
Minn
France Seizes Churches and Expels Vatican Envoy
France announces the confiscation of 26 000 Roman Catholic churches and all bishops priests homes seminaries and schools as state property Premier Clemenceau seeks powers to liquidate church assets and expel clerics. Mgr Montagnini is expelled with private papers seized. Civil war unlikely as public faith remains weak.
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France
Clemenceau
Rome
Furance
Vatican
Mgr. Montagnini
Montagnant
Chamber of Deputies
Mgr
Montagnini
Valvs
Vatican astonishment over Montagnini expulsion in Paris
Rome reports the expulsion of Mgr Montagnini, secretary at the Vatican, from France and the house search, signaling alleged French hostility to the church. Vatican aides fear a move to portray the church as anti republic, with the pope keeping calm amid the crisis. Cipher telegrams link the Vatican with Cardinal Richard in Paris as Italy seeks guidance.
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France
Mgr
Montaguini
Paris
Vatican
Richard
Mgr. Montagnini
Pioneer Contractor David Wallace Dies at 74
LaCrosse Wisconsin February 12. David Wallace a pioneer contractor of the northwestern states is dead at age 74 after a long career in construction. He was known for his work on early regional projects and helped shape the area’s building industry. He leaves a widow and several children.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Pee
David Wallace
Northwestern States
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Promises Pure Formula
An old advertises a cough syrup by Kennedy boasting a pleasant maple sugar taste and free from opiates. It claims to contain honey and turpentine, conform to the Pure Food Drug law, and is sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Violinist Sought to Lead Town Orchestra in Wisconsin
Freeport Journal seeks a violinist to take charge of the local orchestra in Wisconsin town. Applicants must be steady and reliable with strong leadership, addressing the Leader Orchestra.
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Wisconsin
Are Freeport Journal
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Touted By Medical Critics
Editorial notes praise for Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and its ingredients Helonias unicorn root and Golden Seal root. Doctors Finley Ellingwood John Sendder and R Bartholow cite benefits for uterine disorders catarrh enfeeblement and menstrual issues while crediting Helonias and Golden Seal as key components.
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Pierce
John Fyfe
Helenias
Fyfe
Finley Ellingwood
M. D
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
John M. Sendder
Cincinnati
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Dr. Pierce
Explaining the Xmas Abbreviation Origin
The Washington Star explains that X stands for Chi, the first letters of Christ, and that Xmas is not a cross symbol but a shorthand for Christ. It notes some view it as lacking reverence while comparing it to bishop's seals like XP.
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Christ
Washington Star
Last Mohican of Worcester Seeks End of Long Life
Frances Freelove Jackson, 101, touted as the only real Indian in Worcester Massachusetts, once pledged to a Mohican youth. Her mother opposed the match, and Frances kept her word after a 17 year engagement. She has been with the Methodist Episcopal church for eighty nine years.
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Frances Freelove Jackson
Worcester
Mass
Frances Jackson
2A Methodist Episcopal Church
Religious Sects In New York Population Shifts 1855 to 1905
Leslie's Weekly reports that Protestant communicants in Greater New York rose from 9.1 percent in 1855 to 8.4 percent in 1905 at 837 289 people. Roman Catholics grew from 12.2 percent to 26.4 percent, rising from 110 488 to 1 061 716. Jews increased from 18.6 to 19.8 percent, Catholics from 33.3 to 33.8 percent, and churchless Protestants outnumber the entire populations of Nebraska and equals the combined populations of Washington Idaho Montana and Wyoming.
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New York
Greater
Nebraska
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Wyyoming
Leslie’s Weekly
Fossil and gemstone values listed for early 1900s thefts
The document details a 1905 list of stolen gems and minerals with unit values including sapphires at 123000 dollars turquoise 65000 tourmalines 50000 peridots and crystal quartzes 10000 aquamarines 6000 and other stones priced from 500 to 123000, reflecting a wide range of stolen items.
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Gehi
Humphreys Moilemne Cure Pitch Joins New York Ad
An old advertisement touts Humphreys Mobilmene Cure from Cor. Willem and Joby Streets New York. It lists cures for coughs colds influenza throat issues and stomach problems. Readers could order by mail with prepaid price and a free sample offer.
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Earh
Humphreys
Moilemne Cy
Willem and
Joby Steevts
New York
Raum admits forgeries tied to $10,000 fraud
Pecoria Maine December news reports Daniel F Raum son of ex pension official Green B Raum confessed to forgery totaling about 10000 dollars after being confronted by money broker B F Cunningham. Raum entered Knox county land frauds and admitted guilt explaining a need for funds to cover living costs. He claimed inability to repay and surrendered to State's Attorney Scholes.
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Raum
Pecoria
Daniel F. Raum
Green B. Raum
United States
BF. Oo. Cunninghank
Knox County
Rian
Tle
Ram
Scholes
Tam Na
Hisself
Cunningham
Milk adulteration probe leads to four charges in Bond county
In Bond County four informations were filed against milk sellers after state deputy inspector accused William Wade of adulterating milk with water at a dairy meeting. Wade pleaded guilty, paying a $20 fine plus costs. Additional charges target Laura Jones Durr Rea W. W. Bandy and Jacob R. Koonce for adulterating milk.
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Til
William Wade
Bond County
Wade
Laura Jones
Lorento
Durr Rea
Pocahontas
W. W. Bandy
Jacob R. Koonce
Mulberry Grove
Gas firms face appraisal raise as city official accuses fraud
Maxwell Edgar appearing for Chicago urged a higher appraisement of the People's Universal and Ogden Gas companies before the capital stock committee of the Illinois board of equalization. He charged Universal Gas with being formed to fleece other stockholders by diverting dividends and deceiving city authorities.
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Springfield
Maxwell Edgar
Chicago
Capital Stock Committee
Board of Equalization
People's, Universal
Ogden Gas Companies
Kugar
Universal Gas Company
Rutledge Case: Fire Insurance on Schools Cleared by Jury
In Jacksonville Oklahoma Territory on December 12 the first case against board of education members accused Charles G Rutledge of letting the insurance firm he belongs to place fire insurance on public school buildings. Judge Thompson directed a verdict of not guilty citing insufficient evidence.
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Tul
Board of Education
Charles G. Rutledge
Thompson
Miss Wisdom Is Sentenced In Indicted Stenography Case
Dorothy Bia Wisdom was sentenced in Terre Haute to ten days in jail for arranging prepaid tuition at an alleged stenography school. Victims in Rushville Charleston and Linton, Indiana, will seek her arrest after the sentence, at the end of ten days.
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Miss Wisdom
Paris
Dorothy Bia Wisdom
Terre Haute
Rushville
Ind
Charleston
Linton
Chicago Woman’s Tragic Jump From Fire Escape
Deserted by her husband Mrs Mainte Wilson, driven to poverty, leapt forty feet from a Chicago fire escape to the sidewalk, believing her 10 year old son would be better cared for by friends. The act was carried out in Tec 12 as the woman took her own life.
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Chicago
Mainte Wilson
Fire damages Peoria Evening Star press room
A blaze in the press room of the Peoria Evening Star building caused $50,000 in damages. Insurance coverage stands at $85,000. The newspaper will be printed from the Herald-Transcript office.
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Peoria, HL
Peoria Evening Star
Herald-Transcript
Miner Fatally Asphyxiated Cleaning Out Well
Bloomington UL December 12. While cleaning a well Lawrence Pey della a miner was fatally asphyxiated.
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Bloomington
Lawrence Peydella
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promises Nighttime Repair
Advertisement extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for chapped fissures. Recommends applying before bed with worn gloves to improve morning condition.
C M St Paul Offers Half Fare Also 2 Dollar Surcharges
The C M and St Paul will sell one way second class colonists tickets to western and southern points at a half fare plus a $2.00 surcharge on the first and third Tuesdays in November December January February and March.
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