Busy Washington calendar as Congress acts on rail and finance
Washington scenes show Senate committee delaying reports on railroad measures until House acts, while a fireproof Presidio storehouse bill seeks 600000 for military supplies. In San Domingo Caceres installed president amid Morales impeachment, and Pennsylvania rail pass probe urged. In North Yakima the court faces many criminal cases as two inmates die.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Caceres
San Domingo
Morales
Kahn
Presidio
Committee of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Grain markets open and close mixed in Chicago
Chicago grain market report shows wheat opening and closing at the same price. Corn trades from 44 to 45, while oats move from 52 to 52. The lack of price changes suggests steady activity in early trading.
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Chicago
Murder Suspect Shoots Himself After Caledonia Tragedy
In Caledonia Minnesota Ruth Wheat on died after being shot by Ned Slyer who killed Pearl Wheaton. The Wheaton mother wounded in the same incident survives. The First Baptists held their annual meeting reporting $1385 raised and expended, church improvements planned including a north side addition of 24 by 52 feet costing about $1500.
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Caledonia
Minn
Ruth Wheaton
Ned Slyer
Pearl Wheaton
Wheaton
Slyer
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E. Damon
C. G. Green
B.S. Cowen
J. W. Oliver
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G. C. Panington
M.J. Crandell
S. T. Kirtley
Time Czar Seeks Kaiser Advice on Baltic Rebellion
St. Petersburg reports the Czar asked the Kaiser for guidance to quell the Baltic rebellion as Leftists push for extreme measures and target German residents. Couriers meet daily at Eydtkuhne exchanging dispatches. Fighting continues in rural mountains and rumors say Witte has resigned.
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St. Petersburg
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Gzar
Eydtkuhne
Witte
Fruit Growers Conclude a Notable Session in La Grande
The St Noth western Fruit Growers Association closed its thirteenth annual meeting with officers largely re-elected except the secretary. E. L. Smith and A. I. Mason lead Oregon, with vice presidents named for Washington Idaho Montana Utah and British Columbia. An evening program highlighted strawberry culture, packing laws, and local praise for La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
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Montana
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Utah
Logan
J. R. Anderson
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British Columbia
W.S. Offner
Walla Walla
Washington
G. A. Towneson
Tacoma
Harley Laughlin
Maxwell Smith
Dominion Fruit Inspector
Canada
London
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Davis
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Monson
Grande Ronde Valley
Infidelity Suit In Ft. Morgan Seeks 20000
Miss Irene Furnish aged 19 filed suit in Fort Morgan seeking 20000 dollars for breach of promise against F. B. Underhill a 30 year old New York financier. Underhill’s parents opposed the match and the couple reportedly agreed to end the engagement.
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Ft. Morgan
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Irene Furnish
Doug
Wyoming
F. B. Underhill
New York City
Underhill
Japanese Crime Solver Links Soup to Leprosy Cure Murder
News from Tokio reports Osaburo Noguch confessed to murdering a boy years ago and using flesh to make soup for his leprous foster parents claiming it would cure the disease. The police have solved the case surrounding the murder of poet Nesei Fuguchi.
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Miners Idle in Butte Strike Over Pay Proposal
Three hundred fifty miners and teamsters in Butte Montana are idle after a lockout by ore haulers contractors who refused a fifty cent per day raise. Officials warn the strike could widen though a general stoppage is not expected at this time. In New York bankers discuss currency reform and immediate elasticity urged by Schiff and supported by Gage and Vanderlip.
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Butte, Mont
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Schiff
Wall Street
Lyman C. Gage
Frank A. Vanderlip
Oregon Northern Railway Incorporation Filed
The Oregon Northern Railway Company filed articles of incorporation today to build a railroad through Morrow and Gilliam counties with terminals at Hardman and Bialocks and headquarters at Heppner.
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Salem
Oregon Northern Railway Company Today
Morrow
Gilliam
Hardman and Bialocks
Heppner
Governor Folk Moves to Oust Standard Oil from Missouri
In St Louis Missouri Governor Folk presses to drive Standard Oil from the state. Standard Oil officials are summoned before the state commission. Attorney General Hadley files two suits in Missouri courts. Deposition hearings are under way. The proceedings are nicknamed Hadley’s school of penmanship as witnesses appear before a federal jury and to Cleveland for further testimony.
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Standard Oil Company
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Standard Oil
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Hadley
Cleveland
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J. A. Moffatt
E. Bedford
Howard Page
A. B. Jackels
Pardoned Des Moines Man Ordered to Leave Country
Des Moines reports William Albers who was sentenced to three years for insulting the president of Nicaragua has been pardoned but ordered to depart the country.
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Des Moines
William Albers
Nicaragua
Plan Boycott Aims at American Goods By European Dealers
Genoa reports German Austrian and Swiss steel and hardware dealers plan a boycott of American goods. A conference is planned for this summer to advance the effort.
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Genoa
Tax Levy Fixed by County Court for 1905
The County Court fixed a tax levy of 281 mills for 1905. The total levy for the 1905 assessment including city county and state is 444 mills, up from 57 mills in 1904. The breakdown shows County and State 285 mills City 9 School 44.
Twenty One Miners Die in Coaldale Blast Fire Damp
Bluefields West Virginia January 6 Twenty one miners were killed in the Coaldale explosion and only one body has been recovered while rescue parties face smoke and gas hindrances.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Coaldale
Hood River candidate for congress eyed by rumors
Rumors say President E. L. Smith of Hood River may announce his candidacy for congress within days. Observers call him a hustler and note Hood River may face an unexpected political moment if he enters the race.
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E. L. Smith
Hood River
Congress
Smith
White House incident and policy transfer rejected
Washington reports Mrs. Minor Morris was forcibly ejected from the White House after attempting to see the President about her husband’s reinstatement. President displeasure noted as Barnes explains the incident and authorities recount her violent struggle and removal. In Chicago, Western Life Indemnity abandons plans to transfer policyholders to Security Life & Annuity, with $200,000 from stock sales returned to the Western Life treasury.
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Washington
Mra
Minor Morris
White House
TE Werman
Barnes
Ahso
Chicago
Jan. S
Western Life Indemnity Company
Security Life & Annuity Company of
Pennsylvania
Moulton
Western Indemnity Life Company
Security Company
Father of Six Elopes With Mother of Five
Hamilton Montana January 4 The town of Darby reels over a sensational elopement G L Shook 60 the father of six ran away with Mrs Charles McPhee 46 the mother of five They took Mrs McPhee’s youngest child Sheriff pursues the pair on a warrant sworn by Mr and Mrs Shook
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Mont
Darby
G. L. Shook
Charles McPhee
Mra
McPhee
Oopers
Phee
Mra. Shook
Boy killed while coasting under street car
Lorin Snowball a boy was killed instantly when he was struck while coasting down the hill on third street under a street car this afternoon in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake
Lorin Snowball
Third Street
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