Bech Townsend bill for rail rates heads to Supreme Court appeal
Washington dispatch reports Representative Townsend introduced an amended Bech Townsend Railroad rate bill that passed the House previously. The administration backs it and it adds seven Interstate Commerce Commission members with ten thousand dollar salaries and gives the commission power to set maximum rates with an appeal to the Supreme Court. The bill also requires railroad books inspection. The update notes Hepburn Canal debate and a Senate chairmanship resignation, with possible Millard succession, plus a San Domingo sovereignty negotiation request.
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Tribuner
Washington
Townsend
House
Bech-Townsend Railroad
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Fairbanks
Mitchell
Senate
Millard
Heyburn
Idaho
Farnum Arrest Ties Local Feud to Kopf Murder
State Senator Frank Farnum was arrested in Chicago for complicity in County Commissioner John Kopf’s murder. The arrest caps a bitter Republican ward faction feud that turned violent after the Nov 28 ward club election attack by George Roberts, a Farnum faction clerk. Bail was set at 20000 dollars and Farnum was held to the grand jury.
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Tribune
Chicago
Frank Farnum
John Kopf
Farnum
Republican Party
Kopf
George Roberts
Farnum-Jdackman
Farum
Captured at Last in Salena Barry Incident
Mrs. Sallie Barry was captured at Girard Kansas after officials used ammonia fumes to subdue her in a Pullman car lavatory. She fired one shot during the struggle but no one was injured. She is identified as the divorced wife of James P. Barry of Lexington Kentucky and daughter of N. G. Bailey of Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Tribune
Girard
Kan
Sallie Barry
Lexington
James P. Barry
N. G. Bailey
Tulsa
I. T. Barry
Miss May Kirtschier
Bloomington
Randolph Cligget
Baer- Tyarson
R. F. Fleming
Berry
Sirs
Claggett
Mheming
Kosher Murder Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict
Weather outlook for Illinois in the next twenty four hours calls for fair and warmer conditions. The Kosher murder trial at Mt Carroll concluded Tuesday evening with Jesse Kosher found guilty of murder and sentenced. Jury ballots through the evening shifted from split to unanimous on the verdict as proceedings continued after supper and resumption of court at 7 30.
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Illinois
Mt.Carroll
Jesse
Crash at crossing injures two dozen near St Cloud
A Great Northern freight plowed into a Northern Pacific passenger train at a two road crossing two miles from St Cloud Minnesota. The rear coach overturned and 18 to 20 people were seriously hurt including Victor Robinson George Merrett Walter Booth C H Taylor H W Weigs Percival Cunningham and S W Kemmerer. Delays and injuries followed as both trains sped onward.
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St. Paul
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Pune
St. Cloud
Minn
Victor Robinson
George Merrett
Walter S. Booth
Minneapolis
C. H. Taylor
H. W. Weigs
Percival Cunningham
Cunningham
W. Kemmerer
St. Peter
Desperate Man Martinson Ends Life After Train Jump
Oscar Martinson, 25, of New New Richland Wisconsin, jumped from the Chicago limited on the Wisconsin Central and later was found hanged in a barn while en route from Kalispell Montana to Christiania Norway. Companion Hana Thorsen could not explain the motive.
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New Richmond
Wis
Oscar Martinson
Kalispell
Mont
Christiania
Norway
Hana Thorsen
Martinson
Chicago Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Strong Across Board
Chicago grain and live stock quotes show mixed futures with dec wheat around 85 to 88 cents, corn near 44 to 45 cents, oats near 20 to 21 cents, and hogs cattle and sheep trading firm. Estimated receipts: hogs 43,000. cattle 8,000. sheep 18,000. prices span from $4.50 to $7+ for various grades and weight classes.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Des
Hiny—Cholce
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Elkins Outlines Rail Rate Reform Support
Senator Elkins, head of the Interstate Commerce Committee, explains a proposed rate regulation measure. He says the commission should fix rates only with court review and legal protection for carriers, outlining a specific framework for permissible orders and court procedures. He notes this represents the first clear indication of his position on railroad legislation.
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Washington
Elkins
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Helis
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Con Mission
Circuit Court of the
United States
Lawmakers push rail safety and banking measures in session
Simaipp of IMinnois backs a bill to install block signals on all passenger rail lines by July 1, 112. Sluyden of Texas introduces a postal savings bank bill. Sibley of Pennsylvania sponsors a bill to stop the Treasury from issuing and cashing money orders on Sundays.
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Simaipp
Iminnois
Sluyden
Texas
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Post Office Department
Tobacco Tax Loopholes Proposed by Kentucky Planters
Kentucky Senator Stanley introduces two measures to exempt natural leaf tobacco from internal revenue tax and allow sale of unprocessed leaf without tax. A separate proposal would shield foreigners from lynching and extend House terms to four years. A canal commission expenditure summary reports $5,005,002 spent through Sept. 0, 105.
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Kentucky
Washington
Stanley
Canal Commission
Isthmian Canal Commission
Dopburt
Mark Twain Honored at Delmonico Dinner on 70th Birthday
New York reports Mark Twain was guest of honor at a Delmonico’s banquet hosted by Colonel George Harvey for his 70th birthday. Some 170 guests, many writers, attended. a congratulatory cable from England and letters from President Roosevelt and Joel Chandler Harris were read. Twain joked about reaching a new dignity and hinted at his life’s ascent and methods.
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New York
Mark Twain
Delmontico’s
George Harvey
Bhumorist
England
Thos, Hardy
George Meredith
Alfred Austein
Arthur Balfour
Rudyard Kipling
Anthony Hope
Gilbert Parker
Sir Conan Doyle
Ian Maclaren
Humphrey Ward
Israel Zangwill
Roosevelt
Joel Chandler Harris
W. D. Howells
Richand Watson Gilder
Henry van Dyke
Brander Matthews
Dr. Weir Mitchell
Kate Douglas Wiggin
John Kendrick Bangs
Amelia Barr
Hamilton W. Mabie
Caroline Wells
Irving Bacheller
Andrew Carnegie
George W. Cable
Hopkinson Smith
Agnes Reppiiier
Virginia Vrater
Royla
Citiz
Mark
The First Oll Trust Reflection on Health and Duty
A quoted reminiscence traces reliance on medicines since childhood, notes a shift from allopathic remedies to moral and existential views. The speaker speaks of economy, ancestral debt, and a lifelong fatigue, then reflects on aging beyond seventy as a Kiplingesque retirement from active civic duty.
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Kip Hog
Republic
Lafollette Signals Senate Move After Extra Session
Governor Lafollette stated he would accept a U S senate seat during or after the extra legislative session and resign the governorship. He said he stayed governor to see reform laws in operation and cited reasons for the session including capitol rebuilding and railway rate law revisions. He urged changes to primary voting, railway lobbying investigations, and an insurance company inquiry.
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Madison
Wis
Lafollette
United States Senate
Railway Rate Commission
National Guard
Sympathy for Russian Jews Resolution Reads in Congress
In both houses members listen to the president's annual message while early steps are taken to fund the Panama Canal emergency needs. A protest from Anthony Michalek of Illinois questions his U.S. citizenship. A resolution expressing sorrow for persecuted Russian Jews is read and referred to foreign affairs. Wisconsin introduces a bill.
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Russia
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Panama Canal
Wirth
Miinois
Anthony Michalek
United States
Goldfogle
New York
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Nussia
Tussia
Wisconsin
Eleven Die As Steamer Lunenburg Hits Rocks
Storm struck the steamer Lunenburg off Amherst Harbor near the Magdalen Islands. Eleven lives were lost after crew of sixteen and two owners remained aboard until abandon ship. One survivor, Captain Pride, escaped in a boat as a wave swamped the craft.
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Meat Cove
Lunenburg
Amherst Harbor
Magdalen Islands
R. J. Lesiie
Mallfax
Captain Pride
How I Reached Seventy Years by Routine and Moderation
A humorist explains aging with a self parody about a life governed by strict routines. He recalls bed and rise times, diet rules, limited smoking, and coffee at dawn, noting habits hardened after forty and that even a shift from mince pie after midnight changed his outlook.
Life early in IS7 and a habit of public smoking
The speaker recalls smoking publicly since early life, setting a rule to never shirk. They describe no strict rule about drinking, choosing to stay dry when others drink and to help others drink, warning that others’ differences may be harmed by this dryness.
Guard for Our Embassy Arrives as Crisis in Russia Deepens
Marines from the United States ship Minneapolis arrive to guard the U S embassy in London as Russia remains unsettled. St Petersburg stays tense with a reinforced garrison of infantry cavalry and artillery while telegraph and telephone networks collapse worsening the state of business and public anxiety. In Pittsburgh a new United States Window Glass Manufacturers Association forms with about 1010 potts of members to unite independent makers.
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Meyer-Siuvs
Peterslurry
Hydtkuhnen
Prussia
United States
Cat Cer
London
St. Vetersburg
Russia
St Petersburg
Osaroff
Dubenaki
Slerna
Srodstl
Iooten
New Glass Combination
Pittsburg
Buffalo
United States Window Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Feuds End in Distiller Shot. Society Figures Involved
Distiller Hd Tomlinson of Keokuk is shot dead by B M Grany in a long standing feud. William Sproule of Southern Pacific weds Mrs Marie Gaird Maldwin, a San Francisco society figure. Alice Ornsby of Hmmelsburg to release out Vloretive to Captain Pietro Andreatti. Cigar factory David Co Montreal destroyed by fire causing damages.
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Hd Tomlinson
Keokukalls
B. M. Graniy
William Sproule
Traffc
Southern Pacific Company
Marie Gaird Maldwin
San Francisco
Alice Ornsby
Hmmelsburg
Vloretive
Italy
Pietro Andreatii
David & Co
Montreal
Candas
Freight rates cut by state board sparks railway opposition
The state board of railroad and warehouse commissioners after a three hour session with Governor Deneen ordered a 20 percent freight rate reduction across the state. Objections were raised by Chicago lines and shippers in Decatur and Morryfield though the measures take effect June 1, 1900. The board notes no passenger rate cuts were requested and will consider further action after hearings.
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Dee
Site Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissionery
Deneen
Commisssion
Canteana
V. Naville
Mboombaggioua
le French
Chapin
Ilsaac Elwood
Dekalb
Tilayame
Iwooud Kaw
al Leesiage
Decatur
Morigyfeld
Galea ’ Shippers Association
Leorla
Pas Songer
Pra Svnger
Tlere
Chicago
Linois
United
Orfer
L. H. Seneil
Unlcago and
Eastern, Ukvole Company
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Mada
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