National Halls of Congress Debates and Legislation Summary
June 6 1907 to June 8 1907 reports highlight debate on pension measures and civil bills. Keifer of Ohio objects to transport finance changes. Senate considers rate bill and railroad issues while House advances naturalization and sundry civil spending but blocks private coal lease in Batangas. Long sessions with multiple unanimous-consent bill passes.
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Keifer
Ohio
Express
Jone
Tillman
Ae Hale
Whington
Senate
Spooner
Ino Wain
Congress
Empllyer
Wihington
Sullivan
Mansa
Washington
Bonynge
Colorado
Batan
Philippine Group
Bille
Political Debate Opens Over Appropriation Bill
Tuesday June 5 in Washington Senator Hale stressed the urgency of ration and appropriation decisions. He warned adjournment could come this month and urged prioritizing the appropriation bill despite competing measures and conference considerations.
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Whington
Jane
Hale
Battleship Ne- Ing Narrowly Escapes at Moran Yard
A damaged OCR fragment describes the battleship Ne- Ing at Moran Bros. dry dock where a morning attempt to return to sea was thwarted by heavy wind and a tide. The ship narrowly avoided crashing into Pacific Coast Company bunkers before being moved out for a preliminary trial.
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Drydock
Ne- Ing
Moran Bros
Company
Pacific Coast Company
Baer
Beveridge amendment advance in agriculture bill reform
The Wade-Wibetitte for the Beveridge amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill has been completed and referred to the reform 900 committee on agriculture reconsideration in aid to follow the Beveridge amendment with the note that it places the inspection upon the government and provides a court review. De Mill ot be given.
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Wade- Wibetitte
Beveridge
Death of U S Senator Arthur Pue Gorman in Washington
United States senator from Maryland Arthur Pue Gorman died suddenly at his Washington residence at 9 06 this morning after months of illness. Heart trouble was the immediate cause, though he had shown some improvement recently.
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Washington
Arthur Pue Gorman
United States
Maryland
Senate Adopts Funeral Observances After Gorman Death
Washington reports the senate adjourned upon learning of Senator Gorman’s death. Resolutions were adopted and a funeral committee named including Rayner Allison Morgan Hale Aldrich Teller Gallinger Elkins Martin Tillman Clay Epooner Kean Bailey Blackburn Clark Overman. The desk and chair were draped in black. The house also adjourned and formed a funeral committee. A bill creating a United States District Court for China passed. Judge salary set at 8000 dollars for 15 years with expenses. district attorney 4000 and expenses. marshal 3000 and expenses.
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Senate
Gorman
Rayner
Allison
Morgan
Hale
Aldrich
Teller
Gallinger
Elkins
Martin
Tillman
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Epooner
Kean
Bailey
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Clark
Montana
Overman
House
United States District Court
China
Senate debates Panama canal supply purchase plan
The Senate spent the day debating a resolution to buy Panama Canal supplies in America unless prices are extortionate. Amendments by Mallory Carmack Bacon Calherson Pettus and others were rejected or adopted as the bill moved toward passage. The measure ultimately passed 39 to 16.
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Senate
America
Mallory
Carmack
Bacon
Calberson
Pettus
Cannon Defuses Mill Statehood Row In House
In Washington on June 2 Speaker Cannon narrowly averts a parliamentary clash as Missouri's Murphy seeks to force a privileged resolution defeating sending the statehood bill to conference and demanding a vote on the Senate amendment. Payne swiftly contends the measure is not privileged and the Speaker agrees the papers are with the Senate.
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Cannon
House of Representatives
Murphy
Missouri
House
Payne
New York
Senate
Senators plan long filibuster to block Wickersham confirmation
Senators Nelson and McCumber prepare a lengthy filibuster in executive session to defeat Judge Wickresham of Ameka. They will read pamphlets and documents to waste time, and one senator indicated Wickersham may win all votes except theirs. The tactic is widely unpopular.
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Washington
Nelson
McCumber
Wickresham
Ameka
Senate
No Mail for Seward Peninsula Beattie June 6
The postal department made no arrangements to forward mail from Beattie to Nome this year so no mail will be forwarded to the Seward peninsula for some time. Last year 4 cents a pound was paid. steamship rates increased this year. Bids for the contract will be opened June 10.
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Beattie
Postal Department
Nome
Beattle
Adulterated Beef Crisis Cited by Senator Miles
General Nelson A Miles in Kansas City says disclosures on beef packing are not new. He claims adulterated meat harmed thousands of soldiers and cites a seven year old investigation with 100000 witnesses ready but blocked by the committee.
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Kaneas City
Nelson A. Miles
Colorado
State University
Etundente
United States
Sa Ne
Republic
Cloudbursts Delay Traffic on Oregon Railroad Tracks
Heavy rains and a cloudburst near Blalock caused three major land slides on the O. R. & N. line between Quinn and Blalock, blocking traffic as debris filled the rails. A water slide east of Blalock damaged a railroad bridge ditch 35 feet wide and 18 feet deep. About 250 workers were sent to the main line and 50 to the Columbia Southern at Bigge. no fatalities reported.
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Dalles
Quinn
Blalock
Bigge
Protect Niagara Falls Jurisdiction Bill Backed
House Rivers and Harbors Committee Chairman Barton submits a report on a bill to protect Niagara Falls. It asserts U S jurisdiction over the Niagara River is unquestionable and that permits may be issued for water use and power transmission within limits to preserve scenery, navigability, and boundary integrity. all permits are revocable after three years.
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Jones
Barton
House Rivers and Harbor Committee
Niagara Falls
United States
Niagara River
Secretary of War
Reforms In Turkey Reported By Vice Consul General
Washington June 5 Some commercial reforms in Turkey are reported by Vice Consul General Smith Lyte of Constantinople to the Bureau of Manufactures The organization of a board of English merchants there has opened bonded warehouses and seeks greater customs ease including the suppression of the Hedjas stamp free access on board free importation of foreign securities withLottery bonds excluded and removal of travel restrictions
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Washington
Smith-Lyte
Constantinople
Bureau of Manufacturers
National Bank of Mexico Declares 18 Percent Dividend
In Mexico City on June 5 the National Bank of Mexico announced an annual dividend of 18 percent. Net profit reached 5,685,325 dollars, 4,579,000 dollars was paid as dividends, and the reserve fund grew by 568,925 dollars. The bank is private yet fiscal for the government, serving in banking and finance.
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National Bank of Mexico
National Bank
Strikers Battle Guards Amid Steubenville Riot
Fifteen guards faced striking miners in Steubenville as unrest flared. Sheriff sent frantic telegrams to the governor for militia. authorities warn the situation is critical and likely to worsen.
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Cleveland
Jane
Steubenville
Week in Review of Notable Global Events
A broad digest notes a planned British naval review, Greece and Roumania severing ties, and political clashes over meat inspection with the president favored to win. It covers disasters in Ontario and midwest tornadoes, naval retirements, court actions, and political shifts in the United States and abroad.
A Little Lesson in Adversity From Beethoven
A prose tribute recounts Ludwig van Beethoven enduring deafness in youth yet composing masterworks. He initially withdrew from society but persisted, seeking to lead an orchestra in a symphony of his own. The hush after the final note and the musician's touch revealed the crowd’s acclaim he could not hear, illustrating willpower overcoming circumstance.
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Belef
Beethoven
Cooking in the Church Elevates Kitchen Roles in Modern Houses of Worship
The article surveys church kitchens as practical, social hubs in up-to-date churches. It notes clergy and lay members embracing dining facilities for after meetings and special occasions. It quotes a matron praising improved menus and openness to modern improvements in religious spaces.
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China
Whistler Autograph Request Returns Through Dead Letter Office
William F H Chase recalls Whistler with the Royal Academy in London. An admirer in Pennsylvania asked for Whistler’s autograph and sent it to the academy. The academy used the gesture to retaliate for alleged affronts by Whistler. The letter returned months later marked Unknown.
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Whistler
Pennsylvania
Academy
Washington
Washington Star
Oak Mine Found by Russian Trader in South Russia River
A Russian trader discovers a valuable oak mine within a river in southern Russia. The report notes the geographic location and potential abundance, suggesting significant timber resources.
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Russia
Varied river bottom yields vast log find
Vast logs dispersed over 16 square miles lie about four feet deep, with at least twelve color shades noted from the variegated river bottom soil. Logs range 40 to 200 feet long and 15 to 20 inches in diameter, and an estimated 150,000 logs averaging 70 feet remain.
Proving Identity in Court Fails Through Lost Family Ties
A writer notes identity can be hard to prove when generations of relatives are dead. Official records help but do not confirm who you are. Courts require living witnesses and personal knowledge, as shown in estates and death benefit cases, with testimony limited to corroborated facts.
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New York
John Smith
Robert
Mary Smith
Albany
Bureau of Vital Statistics
John
A. T. Stewart
Stewart
Ireland
Royal Arcanum
Betsy the Hen a Tennessee Icon Dies at 22
Betsy, the famous hen owned by George Bradley, laid about 4750 eggs and hatched 570 chicks over 19 years. She was buried with honors and a headstone noting her birth in 1883 and death in 1905.
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George Bradley
Tennessee
Bradley
Bradley Familly
Benny
New York Herald
Japanese Cooks in Favor as Fighters Advertently Compared
Cartoonish dialogue in Yonkers Statesman imagines a cook as a formidable fighter. Mrs Bacon notes rising popularity of Japanese cooks while Mr Bacon replies with a playful warning about facing such chefs. The fragment reflects cultural humor in a local paper.
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Yonkers Statesman
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