Oregon Senator John Mitchell Dies After Dental Surgery
United States Senator John H. Mitchell dies in Portland at 11 40 pm from complications after four teeth extraction. Despite doctors efforts with saline and heart stimulants, hemorrhage and diabetic weakness lead to his death. Governor Chamberlain will appoint a successor within a week.
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Ore
United States
John H. Mitchell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dental ‘Office
Mitchell
A. J. Giesy
George
Wilson
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Poht
James QO
C. Wiley
Fie
Buffaeo Bills Horses Killed in France
Marshilles France reports that the horses of Col William F Cody wild west show were killed. Government veterinary officials had certified slanders eradicated, but Cody and James A Bailey ordered drastic measures to reassure farmers about disease fears. Saddles bridles and other equipment were burned along with stablemen clothing. Cody show railroad cars disinfected.
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Marshilles
France
William F. Cody
Veterilifaridus
Cody
James A. Bailey
Utah Delegation Seeks Funding for Strawberry Reservoir Reclaimation
Utah Senators Smoot and Sibert Jana and Representative Kowell told President Wilson that two public projects, including the Strawberry reservoir reclamation scheme to reclaim 59 600 acres in Utah County, were advanced but stalled by lack of funds. The project has already cost about 1 700 008 dollars. The president urged the delegation to press the interior secretary to discuss details and resume work soon.
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Washington
Smoot
Siber- Jana
Kowell
Utah
Utah County
Interior
Burton Seeks No Committee Assignments In Unfolding Case
Senator Burton wires Senator Long that he does not desire any committee assignments while his case proceeds in the courts. He informs Senator Hale, chairman of the Republican committee on committees, that Burton is presently chairman of the committee on forest reservations and a member of the committees on post office public lands pensions and claims.
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Burton
Washington
Senator Long
Long
Hale
C Committee On Forest Reservations
Post Office, Public Lands, Pensions and Claims
Depew Leaves Equitable Life Atty Director Post
Anita Selkis Chauncey M. Depew resigns from the board of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The brief note to President Paul Morton offered no reason for stepping down. The move is one of the notable shifts in the ongoing Equitable leadership developments.
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New Sans Senator
Ieee
Anita Selkis Chauncey M. Depew
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Stouts
Heta Itednes Iheiteseiet
Paul Morton
Equitable Society
Massacre Inquiry Targets Twenty Five Implicated
Cable reports from Lienchau dated December 1 say the commission probing the November massacre of American missionaries has examined thirty witnesses. Twenty five implicated individuals, including a Buddhist monk, have been arrested, with three ringleaders likely to be executed. Searchers are en route to Honan to seize witnesses and others who fled. American consul Julius G Lay thanked officials and plans to seek a Carnegie medal for a Chinaman who saved Miss Elda G Patterson amid danger.
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Hong Kong
Lienchau
Americah
Honan
Tuy
Lien Chau
Julius G. Lay
American Consul General Killed in Mexico City
James H. Parsons, American consul general at Mexico City, was killed Wednesday night. Parsons, appointed April 1889, previously served as consul at Aix-la-Chapelle. He was a New Yorker by origin and had held the Mexico post since 1888.
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Mexico City
Eneral
Pomortie
Washington
James H., Parsons
Irs
Mexico
Consil
Parsons
Aix la Chapélle
Nebraska Delegation Draws Seats in 59th Congress Opening
Members of the Nebraska delegation attended the opening of the fifty ninth Congress. Early drawing for seats arranged Rep Hinshaw to be seated first with a new allotment. Leaders including Tiger of Pennsylvania Payne of New York Hullsot Iowa and ex Speaker Keefe of Ohio among late seat drawers. Judge Kinkaid drew in the Cherokee strip on the Democratic side.
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Wastington
Nebraska
Hinshaw
Tigbet
Pennsylvania
Payne
Nework
Hullsot Lowaj
E. Warren Keife
Ohio
Judge Kinkaids
Cherokee Strip
Arrest of Workingmen's Leader Signals Russia Crisis
In St. Petersburg a new crisis erupts over the telegraph strike and government action. The arrest of M Krustaloff, president of the workers executive committee, heightens fear of a general nationwide strike and a final clash between the government and the proletariat.
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ST. Pethersburg
Russia
M. Durnovo
Interior
M. Krustaloff
Pasyity Sur Walning
Message to Congress Receives Market Approval in London
London buyers and sellers signaled approval as President Roosevelt addressed Congress on the stock market. Prices fluctuated around parity with various parties active, while Russian dealings stood out with a notable rise to $27-8, highlighting a cautious but optimistic market tone.
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London
Roosevelt
Congress
Approva Toda
Stock Exchange
Amer
Togo to Visit United States and England Next Year
San Francisco dispatch reports Admiral Togo plans to sail a detached fleet to England and the United States next year. Minister Gris, the American diplomatic representative in Tokio, confirms the intention and notes a possible route via the Suez canal though the exact path remains undecided.
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San Francisco
Griscom America
Tokio
Manchuria
Togo
England
United States
Suez Canal
Former Deputy U S Marshal Fined in Missouri Case
Kansas City Missouri. Thomas formerly a deputy United States marshal was fined ten thousand dollars in the United States district court for falsifying his government expense account.
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Kansas City—W
H ‘Homas
United States Marshall
Ary Eld
United States District K Court
Expenditures on Canal Report Presented to House
Washington notes a September 30 1905 summary of Sunsettanah canal commission departments shows total expenditures of 8 095 092 dollars. Mr Hepburn presented the response to the House outlining the aggregate amount and departmental breakdown.
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Washington
Sunsettanah Pang Commission
Afl
Hepburn
Nebraskans Satisfied With Cannon Committee Picks
Nebraska members largely accept Speaker Cannon’s committee assignments. Major battles centered on Hinshaw for Appropriations and Pollard for Agriculture. Pollard fell to William Fr. Cooke from the president’s district after a White House recommendation helped Cooke. Pollard gains better access to accounts, industrial arts, and expositions.
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South Dakota
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Rasa Marine
Mississippi
Hull Military
Erifaine
Hubbard
Lacey
Public
Tana
Éhairmat Ins Dian
el Vil
Hativen
Walter Smith
Wyoming
Mondeli
Nebraska
Cannon
Hinshaw
Pollard
William Fr. Cooke
Long Island
Mr. Cocks
White House
CAYNASS OF SENATE ON STATEHOOD BILL
Washington reports a senate canvass shows Senator Beveridge expects passage this session with a good majority. The bill would admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a state and New Mexico in the same form as last session. Representative Hamilton has introduced a companion bill in the House.
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Washington
Senate
Beveridge
Committee On
Territories
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Hamilton
Michigan
House
Roosevelt abolishes Sidney land office in Nebraska
President Roosevelt on Friday abolished the land office at Sidney Nebraska and ordered its affairs to be conducted by Register George E Platt and Receiv er Elbridge Downs at North Platte The Sidney land officials relieved by the order are Robert D B Harris register and James L Mein tosh receiver.
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Washington
Roose‘Welt
Sidney
Neb
George E. Platt
Elbridge ‘Downs
North Platte
Robert DB. Harris
Register
James L. Meintosh
Missing Gold Heist Ties Rail Firm to Wreck Inquiry
In Rock Springs a reported loss of ninety thousand dollars in gold tied to a shipper surfaces as railroad and express firms note division in the wreck of an Oversland Limited car. Officials say the car wrecked last week at Ah Say and the gold cannot be located.
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Rock Springs
Railroad and Express ‘Companies
Nebraska Wheat Area and Winter Wheat Condition Report
The Department of Agriculture reports Nebraska wheat area at about 31,341,000 acres, up 6 percent from prior. Winter wheat condition on December 1 stood at 94.1 percent, vs 82.9 in 1904 and 86.6 in 1908 with a ten year average of 91.5.
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Department of Shericulture
Aska Delegation Flooded With Telegrams Over Mathews Case
Nebraska lawmakers in Congress faced a flood of telegrams urging action on the Mathews dismissal. The delegation pressed Attorney General Moody for reconsideration, hoping a mere reprimand would suffice, while White refused to reopen the case. Mathews’s brother-in-law to a GOP committee member adds diplomatic tension among Nebraskans.
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Aska
Washington
Nebraska
Congress
Tapi
Akon
Mathews J
Richarag
Department, of Justice
Monty
Whitebee
Moody
Marishal Mathews
Ophea
Mr. Mathews
R.B. Scheider
National Republican Campaign Committee
Norris backs railroad workers hours bill in Nebraskan
Washington reports Representative Norris of Nebraska introduced a bill to curb continuous work by railroad workers. Any interstate railroad may not require brakemen engineers firemen telegraph operators to work more than twelve hours without eight hours rest, with violations punishable by a $500 fine.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Benae
Ahly
Senate to take up emergency Panama canal pill appropriation
In Washington the emergency pill stamp appropriation of 16 million six hundred thousand dollars for immediate use in Panama canal construction will be considered by the senate on Monday. Debate in the house spanned three or four days and the senate is expected to amend the 5.5 million house figure to reach the total.
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Panama Canal
Senate
Interest Ahead of Time Announces Bond Interest Date
The secretary of the treasury announced that interest on United States government bonds will be paid on presentation starting December 15, 1905. The payment date is set for January and will be issued for bonds due January 15.
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Washington
the Treasury
United States
International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago
The International Live Stock Expost will not be held in Chicago from December 16 to 28. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry offers low round trip tickets for December 16 to 19 with return by December 24. Inquiries may be directed to Western Agent 1524 Farnam St. Omaha.
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Chicago
Milwaukee &Q
Paul Ry
Otter
I’. A. Nash
Western
Fabnain St. Omata
Relics From Miss Roosevelts OrientTrip Handed Over
Items spanning a trip to the orient were placed in Miss Alice Roosevelt’s possession on Friday as part of a transfer. A procession of boxes was brought to the White House by express van after duties were paid today, and modelling began immediately.
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Alite
Varrington
Alice Roose- Velt
Orient
Medslingér
Thie Vueshouse
Jig Éxpréss
White House
Tegan
Smallpox on the presidential yacht Sylph
In Washington the naval yacht Sylph used by President Roosevelt and family has been quarantined after a smallpox outbreak. One confirmed case is Clarence Marlow, a Black sailor, who was removed for observation. No recent activity by the president or family is reported.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
Clarence Marlaw
Holiday adjournment soon plans for canal vote
House committees form for the holiday adjournment as Panama Canal emergency appropriation bill moves toward action. With 5963 bills introduced, lawmakers anticipate Christmas recess around December 21 and ongoing debate over whether sea level or other canal plans win support.
Mary Habel Rogers Hanged at Vermont Prison
Mary Habel Rogers was executed at Windsor state prison on Friday at 1 13 p m for the murder of her husband Marcus Rogers in Bennington on August 13 1909 The sheriff reported the drop at 1 13 pm and death by strangulation or broken neck per attending physician The scene described the final climb to the scaffold and execution procedure with a black cap and noose used for the condemned woman
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M.y Rogers
Monti
Rogerp’pegk
Ancoriseidus
Ballantine heir dies in apparent suicide at mother’s home
Ballantine, a 35 year old heir to Ballentine & Sons brewers, shot himself at his mother's residence. Despondency and a family legacy surround the death, with the Ballantine business previously valued in the hundreds of thousands and divisions passing after deaths in the family.
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Ballantine
Péter Ballentine
Firth of Ballentine & Sons, Brewers
John Ballerstine
Thellattey
Robert
John H
Rate Bill Copy Heard By Senate Interstate Panel
The Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce received a pasted copy of the rate bill drafted by the Interstate Commerce Commission for presentation to Congress. Members present at the session reviewed the document but took no action and adjourned for Friday. The lengthy bill spans seven pages of typed sheets and proposes substantial amendments to current interstate commerce law.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate, Commerce’ Commission
Congress
National Incorporation Resolution Aims at Railroad Control
A national incorporation measure proposed by Washington and other senators seeks to standardize railroad incorporation, directing interstate reports to Congress. The plan would set capitalization and taxation rules to resolve conflicting state laws and unify railroad governance.
United States Marshal T L Mathews' Dismissal Reported
News item notes T L Mathews of Nebraska district removed from position amid misconduct allegations tied to the Richards and Comstock case. Defendants remain in custody of their counsel as the court sentences them accordingly.
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United Rear Marshal
Nebraska
IvaSirenee Pinent
United States
T. L. “Mathews
District of Nebraska
Richards
Comstock
Squaw Man Not An Indian Ruling Affirms West v Hitchcock
Justice Deuell upholds district supreme court ruling in Willis Gil West v Secretary Hitchcock. West, who married an Indian woman, argued he became adopted into the Choctaw tribe and sought Indian Territory land allotment. The Interior Department had rejected adoption approval.
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Washington
Deuell
District Supreme Court
Willis Gil West
Hitchcock
West
Indian Territory
Interior Department
Democrats Set Vacancies Plan At Senate Conference
Washington reports a Democratic Senate conference authorized the steering committee to act for them on filling vacancies. Senator Teller was named to the steering committee to fill Cockrell's seat. Gorman was re elected chairman of the Democratic caucus, Blackburn vice chair, and Carmack secretary. Republicans sought to cut Democratic representation, but rules committee members assured otherwise.
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Washington
Democratic Steering Committee
Senate
Teller
Cockrell
Gorman
Blackburn
Carmack
MORE MONEY NEEDED TO RUN GOVERNMENT SUMMARY
Washington state officials report higher requested appropriations for the next fiscal year than the current year by about 19 million dollars. The rivers and harbors item is omitted this year, and most departments seek more funds than allotted.
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Washington
Senate
Department of the Iovernment
Nebraska Bills in Apuse Washington
Representative Hinshaw introduced bills to fund and authorize actions in York and surrounding counties. Proposals include creating a facility for settlers and Otoe in Gag county, and measures related to medical plans and enlistment of men in 1211 county Kas. officials consider funding and authorized actions.
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Washington
Hinshaw
A . Ff
York
Avery Ear
Gag County
County
Kas
Anthracite Miners Seek Higher Wages at District Meet
Delegates from contract miners at the Ninth district headquarters in Shamokin plan to press for a 10 to 12 percent wage increase. They oppose a push for an eight hour workday, arguing operators would refuse a broad price adjustment and strain production.
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Wit-Ask
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