Stephenson Facing Senate Inquiry Over Senatorship Purchase
Wisconsin figures swirl as United States Senator Isaac Stephenson faces bribery charges and a renewed probe into his 1906 election. In a tense joint session, Stephenson's 72 votes meet the 67 needed, while Blaine charges rack up claims of money and influence in the contest.
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Megtown
Wis
Unitedates
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Assembly
Senate
Joint Assembly
Huching
United States
Clark
Montana
Stepherson
Governor commutes Chicago man’s murder sentence to life
Springfield Jan 23 Governor Charles S Deneen commuted the life term of evil Blik of Chicago to life imprisonment for the murder of Mary Vizal who was poisoned along with other family members.
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Springfield
Charles S. Deneen
Chicago
Wis
Mary Vizal
Root Tenders Resignation Amid State Department Shakeup
Secretary of State Root has offered his resignation to the President, effective upon the qualification of his successor Robert Bacon. The nomination of Bacon and J C O Loughlin as assistant secretary of state was sent to the Senate.
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Robert Bacon
Washington
Root
Roosevelt
J. C O’loughlin
Bacon
Senate
Agreement Reached on Newfoundland Fisheries Arbitration
Washington January 25 Secretary Root and the British Canadian and Newfoundland governments agreed to submit the Newfoundland fisheries question to The Hague court for arbitration through their representatives.
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Washington
Secretary Root
Hague Court For Arbitration
State Bar picks officers for coming year at Pierre meeting
The State Bar association held a meeting at Pierre and selected officers for the coming year. President W. L. McLaughlin of Deadwood. first vice president Alva B. Taylor of Huron. second vice president C. A. Deland of Pierre. secretary J. H. Voorhees of Sioux Falls. treasurer L. M. Simons of Belle Fourche. Delegates to the American Bar association named F. C. Erickson of Elk Point and C. S. Whiting of Pierre. Chambers Kellar of Lead chosen as a delegate. Next meeting to be held at Deadwood.
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The
State Bar Association
Pierre
W. L. McLaughlin
Deadwood
Alva
Taylor
Huron
C. A. Deland
J. H. Voorhees
Sioux Falls
L. M. Simons
Bel'e Fourche
American Bar Association
F. C. Erickson
Elk Point
Taft Sails for Isthmus on Two Cruisers
President-Elect Taft sails toward the Panama Canal zone aboard the North Carolina with the Montana accompanying for safety. The voyage accompanies a precaution about presidential succession if a fatality occurs before inauguration.
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Charleston
S. C
North Carolina
Montana
Taft
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Five Die in Boswell Coal Mine Gas Explosion
Pittsburg reports a gas explosion and fire at United States Coal company Merchants' mine in Boswell Somerset county. Five men died J G Logan Pittsburg superintendent George Morris assistant superintendent John Cole day foreman Andrew Shulock and son German miners. One man seriously injured and several others slightly hurt including William Hay Jenners receiver rescued in serious condition and several foreign miners burned.
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Pittsburg
Merchants
United States Coal Company
Boswell
Somerset County
J.G. Logan
George Morris
John Cole
Andrew Shulock
William Hay
Jenners
Yetty
Visitors hail Maine as new ship greets Cuban inauguration
In Havana harbor the battleships Maine and Mississippi rendezvous for General Jose Miguel Gomez’s inauguration. The new Maine, flagship of Rear Admiral Arnold, salutes the Cuban pennant while crowds line the waterfront to watch the historic salute and exchanges with Governor Magoan and Ambassador Morgan.
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Havana
Cuban
Havana Harbor
Jose Miguel Gomez
la Punta Battery
Morro Castle
Arnold
Cabanas
Magoan
Edwin V. Morgan
Five More Ballots Taken in Illinois Senate Race
Springfield, Jan. 26. Balloting for United States senator in the Illinois joint legislature session resumed after five indecisive ballots. The seventeenth round opened, with no strong changes noted. Free P. Morris of Watseka, Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, and Charles Wharton of Chicago were added to the candidates list as discussions continue.
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Springfield
Ill
United States
Free P. Morris
Watseka
Robert T. Lincoln
Chicago
Charles §. Wharton
Chicago Stock Yard Prices January 26
Cattle Beef cattle Texans and Western types quoted with ranges from 3.15 to 7.25 per cwt. Calves at 5.50 to 7.25. Hogs listed by class from light to heavy with prices 4.60 to 6.55. Sheep and yearlings shown at 3.35 to 7.00 and 5.80 to 7.00 respectively.
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Chicago
Liner Republic Disaster Ends as Baltic Receives Surviving Passengers
The collision between the Republic and Florida off Nantucket claimed six lives and left four injured. The Baltic then carried over 1,600 Republic and Florida passengers to New York, with tense moments as Italian steerage feared sinking and lifeboat transfers occurred in darkness and fog.
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New York
Republic
Florida
Lloyd's
Italian Line
Baltic
White Star Line
Eugene Lynch
Boston
W. J. Mooney
Langdon
N. D
Cudgen
Bat
Schaller
Aso
Lynch
The
M. J. Murphy
Grane Forks
Woodward
Griggs
Elkton Man Burned Thawing Pipes with Gasoline
Harry Rothfork of Elkton was badly burned while thawing frozen water pipes with gasoline. He poured fluid on the pipes and touched a match to it. the can exploded and his face and hands were severely burned. The blaze was subdued and he is expected to recover if no complications arise.
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Harry Rothfork
Elkton
Pies Travel 6000 Miles by Mail From Hollander
A Hollander traveled from a town 100 miles west to Yankton and presented two large pies at the post office for his parents in Holland. The pies, securely wired in two tins, began their 6000 mile journey to Timbuktu and back.
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Yankton
Holland
Timbuctoo
Senate Debates Raise Federal Judge Salaries
Senate debate on judges pay ended with circuit judges rising from 7000 to 9000 dollars and district judges from 6000 to 8000 dollars. House critics faulted navy officers over warship machinery during naval appropriations consideration.
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Senate
House Naval appropriation bill passes committee report
The bill allocates 155,000,000 dollars for naval needs. Senate final action on the legislative executive and judicial bill results in a 41 to 27 vote to keep the president’s salary at 75,000 dollars instead of 100,000.
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Senate
Senate Urgent Deficiency Bill Passes And Naval Inquiry Ordered
Resolution by Senator Hale authorizes an investigation by the naval affairs committee into expenditures in the navy department. House passes a bill to use the pension building for the inaugural ball by 192 to 43.
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Senate
Hale
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy Department
House
Senate Debates Canal Affairs and Financial Bills
House members denounce William Nelson Cromwell and Panama Canal dealings in urging an investigation led by Mr Rainey of Illinois. Senate debate features Davis of Arkansas backing futures regulation while Cummins of Iowa opposes postal savings banks.
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House
William Nelson Cromwell
Obaldia
Panama
Mr. Rainey
Illinois
Senate
Floods in South Africa Hit Transvaal and Natal
Floods across Hapopo Praisvaal Colony and Natal have left 173 dead and caused extensive damage. Heavy rains turned rivers into torrents swelling towns and sweeping away houses and bridges. Knight's dam breach flooded the Witwatersrand gold mine area, drowning ten white men and 150 natives, while Elsburg suffered possible fatalities and property losses.
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Johannesburg
Witwatersrand
Transvaal
Elsburg
Chicago commodity prices turn at end of January trading
Wheat May at 1.06 percent, July 965 percent, September 93 4 percent, and December 94 14 cents. Corn May 62 62 cents, July 62, Sept 62 14 cents, Oats May 51 cents, July 46 4 cents, Sept 39 cents. Pork futures Jan 16.90, May 16.97, July 17.00. Butter creamery 22 28 cents, dairies 21 25 cents. Eggs 29 cents. Poultry turkeys 16 cents, chicks 11 43 cents, springs 13 14 cents.
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Chicago
Gregory Gains Land Office Activity After Transfer
Washington reports show the U S land office moved from Mitchell to Gregory with mixed results. Mitchell district holds about one thousand acres open for filing while Gregory county has fifty thousand acres to be sold at auction. Citizens of Mitchell anticipated the transfer but accept it as inevitable.
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United States Land Office
Mitchell
Gregory
Washington
Mitchell Land Office
Gregory County
Mitchell District
Bills Press Anti-Discrimination and Telecom Reforms
In Pierre on January 27 a special report notes several pending bills. Anti-discrimination measures would curb price and sale practices to protect competition with line lumber yards and elevators. A maximum twenty cent telegraph toll bill for ten words is debated as long-distance pressures grow. Other proposals include reforming court terms outside county seats and ongoing disputes over insurance and drug interests.
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Pierre
8. D
Supreme Court
McPherson County
Western Union
Cortleman
Hutchinson County
Wheeler
Charlies Mix County
Extradition Rejected for Christian Dowitz in Russia Case
Washington January 26. Secretary of State says Christian Dowitz will not be extradited to Russia. Russia sought extradition over murder arson and related crimes tied to political movement claims. The decision ends the dispute pending further action.
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Washington
ChristianKdowitz
Reot
Guffey Picked as Pennsylvania Democratic National Committeeman
Harrisburg report says James M. Guffey of Pittsburgh was unanimously chosen as the Pennsylvania member of the Democratic national committee to succeed the late James Kerr. Guffey had been defeated for the post at Denver, with William J. Bryan influential in the Kerr election, making the result a sensational clash between Guffey and Bryan.
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Harrisburg
James M. Guffey
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Democratic National Committee
James Kerr
Guffey
Denver
William J. Bryan
Kerr
Guifey
Bryan
Mitchell bootleggers struggle after prohibition starts
Mitchell authorities crack down on illegal alcohol sellers with intensified enforcement. Bootleggers face disruptions as police intensify vigilance and pursue illicit whisky and beer vendors in the wake of the prohibition period beginning last January.
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Mitchell
Jair
Legislature faces drastic temperance bills and liquor lobby clash
The session debate centers on four or five engrossing measures with several temperance bills. A proposal to bar brewers from financing saloons could close many establishments, provoking a strong counter effort by liquor interests. Lawmakers seem confident and largely silent, while lobbyists worry over influence.
Saloons Shut At Nine Provokes Dealers Warm Rebuttal
A proposed measure by Senator Andrews would close saloons at 9 PM, deemed unpalatable by dealers who say the two hours after 9 PM are the day’s best. One saloon keeper quipped that opening at 11:45 and closing at 12 would be no relief.
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Senator Andrews
Law targets abuse in special rail drinking loophole
A general law blocks abuse in a bill aimed at train drinking rules. While some bills allow wine and beer on dining cars, one railroad runs a saloon on wheels in dry counties. The new law closes this buffet car loophole.
Highmore Jag Cure Institute Bill Debate Mentioned
A bill to establish a jag cure institution at Highmore is referenced in the article, with discussion of its purpose, location, and potential impact on the local community and economy. The piece notes political considerations and stakeholder reactions.
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Highmore
Jacks Close and Henry Stella Plead Guilty on Liquor Charges
Jacks Close and Henry Stella were arrested after a quiet meeting that involved whisky and beer. They pleaded guilty on two counts and were fined heavily, then arrested by a federal officer for selling liquor without a government license and taken to Sioux Falls. They had been indicted before Commissioner Tidrick and were ready to plead guilty before Judge Carland to receive sentences.
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Jacks Close
Henry Stella
Sioux Falls
Tidrick
Chamberlain
Carland
Republic sinking moved crew to Seneca near Vineyard Sound
Marthas Vineyard Mass Jan 23 Captain Sealby and fifty crew of the Republic were transferred to the derelict destroyer Seneca off the Vineyard Sound lightship and an hour later the Seneca sailed for New York. The Gresham captain reported the Republic sank nine miles south by east of Nantucket lightship in about forty fathoms.
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Marthas Vineyard
Mass
Sealby
Republic
Seneca
Vineyard Sound
New York
Greshax
Naptucket
Lynch of Boston Dies After Ship Collision Injury
New York residents report Eugene Lynch of Boston died in Long Island College Hospital after injuries from the collision of the Republic and Florida. He had been taken ashore from the steamer Florida when that vessel arrived.
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New York
Eugene Lynch
Bostom
Republic
Florida
Long Island College Hospital
Buried Twenty-Nine Days in Messina Ruins
An eighty year old man was found alive in Messina after twenty nine days entombed in a cellar. A soldier and colleagues freed him after hours of digging. He wept upon rescue and survived on rotten vegetables and herbs before nourishment could be forced.
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Rome
Messina
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