California Representative Debates Rural Free Delivery Cost
Washington March 4. The House began considering a bill to classify rural free delivery and place carriers under a contract system. Two speeches were given Loud of California supported the bill Swanson of Virginia opposed it. The debate was interrupted by the Philippine tariff conference report and a filibuster followed adjournment.
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Washington
House
Loud
California
Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Swanson
Virginia
Payne
Congress
J. P. Williams
Illinois
Friendly Officer Caught in Cavite Town Raid
In Cavite province Felizardo leads twenty five armed men into Cainta seizing the town president Senor Ampil and most of the local police. Ampil, an American sympathizer, faces possible death, with forces sent to secure his release. Also notes Lukban correspondence of high value found in Samar.
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Manila
Elorca
Rizzi
Felizardo
Cavite
Cainta
Senor Ampil
Lukban
Samar
Abolition Decrees Issued for Cameroons and Togo
The Reichsanzeiger publishes decrees. They provide for a gradual end to house slavery in the Cameroons and Togo colonies, signaling legal steps toward abolition.
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Berlin
Reichsanzaiger
Cameroons
Togo
Nebraska Winter Wheat Acreage and Yield Outlook
The Nebraska winter wheat area this year is about 1,900,000 acres, up roughly 35 percent from last year. The crop has passed through winter but faces a critical period ahead. conditions in the next thirty days will largely determine yield, with greens up in the south and a fair showing by mid March. If February to April weather is favorable, the average 20 percent yield expectation yields around 38,000,000 bushels, rising toward 47,000,000 if conditions match last year’s.
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Nebraska
President Objects To Civil Service Bill For Census
President Roosevelt voiced disapproval of the civil service provision in the bill creating a permanent census bureau. The measure would extend civil service to about 1700 clerks. He favors a permanent bureau but may sign the bill and use an executive order to govern appointments to avoid the stated injustice.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Quiet Cell for Crazy Snake Followers
Chitto Harjo Crazy Snake and nine followers began two year prison terms for conspiracy against the government, sentenced by Judge C W Raymond after prior Creeks resistance to allotment and Dawes commission plans in Indian Territory. Uprising and troop call from Fort Sill preceded their arrest two weeks ago.
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Graxy Snake
Muskoge
I. T
Chitto Harjo
Crazy Snake
Federal
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
United States
C. W. Raymond
Dawes Commission
Indian Territory
Fort Sill
Bills Passed In Senate
Washington March 4 Bills passed to establish a marine hospital at Savannah Georgia at a cost not to exceed 200000 authorizing Allen Y Reed now as captain on retired Navy list to be rear admiral on retired list of the navy to pay Flora A Darlizs 5683 for damages for legal arrest and imprisonment at New Orleans in January 1864 authorizing Eldorado Bastrop Railway company to construct and maintain bridge across the Opehita river in Arkansas
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Senate
Washington
Savannah
Allen Y. Reed
Hnt
Navy
Flora A. Darlizs
New Orleans
Eldorado & Bastrop Railway Company
Opehita River
Arkansas
Iowa Legislature Considers Railroad Assessment Bill
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature to review the new railroad assessment measure this week. The Ways and Means committee backs passage with public disclosure provisions on stock values and net earnings. The bill sets taxable value at 26 percent of calculated stock and bond values and requires extensive data from railroad companies for public access. The senate also weighs compulsory education bills amid church and parochial school concerns with hearings planned. The house schedules rural school consolidation, a high grade rural pay bill, Knoxville normal school, and reformatory measures. varied support noted.
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Des Moines
Senate
Ways and Means
Executive Council
New York Stock Exchange
House
Keans
Ons
Knoxville
State Reformatory
Garrard M R E D from Philippines dies in Nebraska
Dies on return from the Philippines in Kimball Nebraska March 4. Hadsell Garrard arrived from San Francisco and will be buried here. Garrard, a prominent stockman and brother of Fred and Rob Garrard, died of summer complaint after his regiment reached San Francisco. He served nearly twenty years in the regular army. Change Date of County Fair in Pawnee City. Directors meet and vote to move the fall fair from late August to September 19 20 21 22 to complete circuit of south, east Nebraska.
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Kimball
Neb
Hadsell Garrard
San Francisco
Wil Bée
Fred
Rob
Garrard
Pawneh City
The
Fair Association
South
East
Nebraska
Supreme Court upholds city ordinance in Washington ruling
In Washington on March 4 a Supreme Court decision upheld a city ordinance. The ruling affirmed the city government’s enforcement powers under the law.
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Washington
United’ States Supreme Court
Enac
Government of
Behind on Contracts for Eldora Industrial School Project
The State Board of Control reports contractors on the Eldora Town Industrial School steam heating plant are about two months behind schedule. Bids may exceed $40,000 for work at the Cherokee hospital, with only a few bidders showing interest in the matter.
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Board of Control
Eldora
Cherokee Hospital
Ad with Malming Son ITV Ya Maoh S Leo
Ad fragment mentions Malming Son and ITV Ya with unclear branding. Cannot determine full names or event details from OCR. Brief item notes an advert snippet and a possible campaign or product listing.
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Malming Son
ITV, Ya
Maoh
Leo Th Vangcoy
Owite
Iowa Legislature Passes Rail and Reform Measures
Des Moines reports two Iowa Senate actions rushing railroad and express property assessment changes. Reports due moved from Feb 15 to Apr 1, assessments by executive council from Mar 1 to Jul 1. Proposals align tax timing with other property to aid equalization and speed passage.
Knights of the Maccabees plan ninth Iowa encampment in Sioux City
In Sioux City Iowa March 1 members of the uniform rank division of the Knights of the Maccabees launched a drive to secure the first state encampment for the Ninth regiment organized last year. Eight companies exist statewide with one in Sioux Falls attached to the Ninth. Des Moines leader J M Brmerins promises to push the effort and seeks support from the Sioux City Commercial Club.
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Sioux City
Knights of the Maccabees
Iowa
Sioux Falls
J. M. Brmerins
Des Moinege
Biolux City
Retail Furniture Dealers Gruton Ta Marek Assoc Meets
A garbled notice notes SWAB organized in Gruton, Ta, forming an association of southwest town furniture dealers. The fragment mentions twenty members and a stated aim, with unclear details due to corrupted text.
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Grubton
Marek
Guy’an
Southwest
Tows
Bill Votes Shape State Finance and Reapportionment
The record covers house votes on salaries and budgets, including a committee-backed raise to $1,000 yearly and $3,300 for a district judge, plus a 37 to 33 vote and a 56 to 28 tally on related bills. It notes a quarantine expense bill, an effort to adjust the Hague rail car notice, a contest-case recount favoring James B. Bruce over J. M. Emimret, and approval of biennial elections by 40 to 5. The Tama Indian reservation clothing and tents bill seeks $7,000, with governor’s report and an annual $15,000 proposal noted. Constitutional amendments on woman suffrage are discussed, and bills for dairy commissioners and water works boards are listed along with cautions about graft in farming claims and homestead controversies.
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Hague
Cass- Shelby
Senate
James B. Bruce
Bruce
Harper
Tama
Trewin
Courtright
Woman’ Suffrage Society
Goppartion
Craig
Blanchard
Dpta
Commisale Brooks
Crawford
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