Nobles of St. Petersburg Urge National Representation in Legislation
In St. Petersburg, the noble assembly congratulates Emperor Nicholas on the heir and urges the monarch to permit elected representatives of the people to participate in discussing and guiding government measures. They stress unity of throne and nation, praise the emperor's efforts, and call for a broader voice to resolve Russia's troubled times.
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ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
Russia
Erie Road Scents Danger Opposes Grant of Power to Commission
President Underwood of the Erie Railroad warns stockholders that a bill before Congress to create an Interstate Commerce Commission with power to fix rates could backfire. He argues rates must not be set by a central body, even as he concedes some reforms would help avoid unjust discrimination.
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Commerce Commission
New York
Underwood
Erie Railroad Company
Committee of Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
No Talk of Peace In War News From Berlin and London
Washington reports the German embassy says there has been no exchange of ideas with Britain on ending the war in the Far East. The note follows a cable from Berlin stating no discussions have occurred between Berlin and London.
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Washington
Berlin
London
Far East
General Matsumara Dies at Front in Tokyo Dispatch
London report from the Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says General Matsumara died at the front from brain congestion. He led the operation at Two Hundred and Three-Mewr hill and was decorated and provided for heru- Jem.
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Matsumara
London
Daily Telegraph
Two Hundred and Three-Mewr Hill
Can Go Behind the Records Postmaster Salary Ruling
Washington article notes the POL Master can examine post office gross receipts to verify proper collection before fixing a postmaster salary. Treasury divisional opinion cites authority to probe receipts and investigate suspected improper payments or solicitations by local post office draw.
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Washington
Cereral
Lew
Lutcise
Treasury
Grain rates cut reshape war of rail tariffs
Chicago freight news reports the Burlington and other lines slashing export rates from Omaha to New York Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans and Chicago. The Missouri Pacific cut to 11 cents to New Orleans prompting a broader price war as rivals match and exceed each concession to win corn belt traffic.
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Burlington
Chicago
Omaha
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
St. Louis
Rock Island
Gulf of Mexico
Milwaukee & St
Missouri Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Seaboard
Hinshaw Seeks Stronger Rail Rate Reform From Townsend Bill
Congressman Hinshaw met with President Roosevelt at the White House to discuss Fourth Nebraska district concerns and pending measures. He stated the Townsend bill would extend Interstate Commerce Commission powers, but urged broader authority to fix rates, end discrimination, abolish private car lines, and enforce decrees, though Senate passage remained uncertain.
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House
Washington
Hinshaw
White House
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Townsend
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Senate
Hearings Open On Private Car Lines In Washington
Senate committee resumed hearings on private car lines with M. G. Ferguson of Duluth testifying for several labor groups about federal control. House subcommittee heard President Reichman of Streets Western Stable Car Lines describe the firm’s operations and legal stance that it does not engage in interstate commerce. The company’s capital is 7,058,000 dollars with 6 percent dividends on 700,000 dollars of preferred stock and 2 percent dividend on remaining common stock last year.
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Senate
House
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
M. G. Ferguson
Duluth Minn
House Committee On
Reichman
Streets Western Stable Car
Ines
War for Independence in Albania Prompts Revolution Fears
Prince G Hira of Romania, elected by the Albanian committee as supreme head for Albanian independence, says the rejection signals a general revolution and a bitter struggle for liberty. He warns external forces will not deter Albanian resolve and claims support from loyalist elements.
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Rome
G. Hira
Romania
Aid Ble
Albania
Bean Velintedts
Congress in Joint Session Declares Roosevelt and Fairbanks
In Washington a large crowd witnessed the joint session as Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks were officially elected president and vice president for four years beginning March 4, 1906. Roosevelt and Fairbanks received 336 electoral votes to Parker and Davis's 146, with the tally announced after a brief, 50 minute count led by President Pro Tempore Frye.
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Washington
Senate
House
Theodora Roosevelt
Charles W.fairbanks
Congress
Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Cowtes
Charles W. Fairbanks
Frye
Fairbanks
Parker
Davis
Lyons
United States
Pesident
Cannon
Flessrs. Burrows
Mich
Bailey
Tex
Gaines
W. Va
Russell
California
Burrows
Theodore Roosevelt
Alten B. Parker
Henry Ga ®Saway Davis
House of Representatives
France Jealous of Germany 4
Washington reports rising French concern over German influence in the Ottoman empire. Dispatches mention the Constantinople crisis and the anticipated departure of French ambassador M. Constans. Diplomats note Germany's Turkish artillery rearmament victory as part of growing Berlin Ankara ties.
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Berlin
Turkey
Washington
Constantinople
Ens
M. Constans
Ottoman Empire
Germany
Postmaster General Orders Investigation of Station Incident
Washington Postmaster General Wynne has ordered an inquiry into the incident at the railroad station involving August W. Machen as he left for the penitentiary. He asserts the expressed sympathy by some clerks does not reflect the railroad office and that many free delivery carriers do not share that sentiment.
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Washington
Wynne
August W. Machen
Machen
Trepatt Expected to be Interior or Police Minister
In St. Petersburg reports indicate Governor General Trepatt is likely to be appointed minister of the Interior soon or to assume the newly created post of minister of police as part of a impending governmental reshuffle.
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ST. Petersburg
Trepatt
Interior
Police
Commerce of Korea report on impact of war
Washington consigns report by Gordon Paddock, American consul general at Seoul, notes large troop feeding needs and railway projects driving widespread spending in Korea. Korean laborers have benefited from significant earnings as war efforts push forward infrastructure and commerce.
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Commerce of
Korea
Washington
Gordon Paddock
Seoul
Wadslock
Omaha as General Distributing Point for Army Supplies
In Washington a proposal seeks to elevate Omaha from a regional station to a general distributing point for quartermaster supplies. With new depot space, Omaha could handle larger tonnage, matching New York San Francisco and Jeffersonville as key depots. Senator Millard advocates the move, aiming to boost Nebraska merchants and secure U S army orders.
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Washington
War Office
Omaha
Department of the Missouri
Quartermaster
United States
New York
San Francisco
Jeffersonville
Ind
Mid-West
Omahn
Millard
C. F. Humphrey
Army
Humphrey
Department of the Platte
Nebraska
Philippines
Congress
Secretary of War
German Miners Return to Work Over Promised Reform
Two to three thousand coal miners in the Sib Alan district resumed work Monday after a government bill outline promises to adjust labor relations. The plan sets a nine hour day in galleries under 70 degrees, six hours above 84 degrees, with gradual reductions to eight and a half hours in two to three years. It also bans halting entire coal cars for foreign matter, and imposes fines capped at 1 to 1.50 dollars per month.
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Berlin
Sibalan
Germany
Insane Chadron Man Attacks Guard at St Louis Hospital
Guy Long of Chadron Nebraska, an insane patient, jumped on guard Andrew Gavin in the hospital corridor and began jumping on him. Six attendants restrained Long, who had been allowed corridor freedom. Gavin suffered extensive bruising as fellow staff intervened.
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Chadron
Neb
St. Louis Hospital
ST. Louis
Andrew Gavin
Guy Long
Long
Gavin
Wyoming bill targets Christian Scientists healers
In Cheyenne Wyoming the legislature passed a measure barring Christian Scientists osteopaths and other nonmedical healers from treating the blind halt and sick without surgery or medicines. The bill awaits the governor's signature and would allow fines and imprisonment for charging fees to patients.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
No Credence in Peace Depart LONDON Rumors
The foreign office says it does not believe renewed peace rumors in the Far East. In Belgium, about 14,000 coal miners went on strike for higher wages as the National Congress of Miners prepares to meet to discuss a general stoppage.
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London
Foreign Office
Far East
Associated Press
Mons
Belgium
National Congress of Miners
Standstill in Manchuria Stirs War Office Skepticism
Military operations in Manchuria halt as the war office deems Japanese movements near the Russian center as demonstrations. General Heisman criticizes Russian positions north of Sandepay, predicting continued clashes until weather allows a broader advance.
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ST. Petersburg
Manchuria
War Office
Heisman
Sandepay
New Stars For Old Glory Oklahoma New Mexico Statehood Passed
After a long nine hour session the senate approved the joint statehood bill admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory alongside New Mexico while Arizona was eliminated. A series of amendments shaped votes, with initial moves for separate territory votes and later moves to exclude Arizona entirely. The final form creates separate states of New Mexico and Oklahoma and Indian Territory, with the bill to go to conference.
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Committee On Territories
Gallinger
Bard
Patterson
Beveridge
Missouri Democrats Back Roosevelt Rate Legislation
Democratic members of the Missouri delegation in the House sent a telegram to the Missouri state legislature acknowledging a resolution urging support for the president’s recommended freight rate regulation. They state they can back such legislation zealously as it echoes the Democratic platforms and Mr Bryan’s rhetoric.
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Washington
Missouri
House
Roosevelt
Bryan
Minority Report on Ship Subsidy Bill
A minority report was filed in the House by Rep Lucking of Michigan representing Democratic members of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The minority backs a discriminating high tonnage tax on foreign vessels if allowed by treaty, and proposes substantial mail payments to new lines to South America, Central America, South Africa, West Indian, and Asiatic ports.
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Washington
House
Lucking
House Committee On
South America
Central America
South Africa
West Indian
Asiatic
Moody urges strict enforcement of safety appliance laws
Attorney General Moody issues a directive to all United States attorneys demanding rigid enforcement of safety appliance laws designed to protect the traveling public and railway employees.
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Washington
Moody
United States
Nobility Seeks Imperial Word On Reform
In Moscow a private meeting of provincial nobles debated reform proposals and decided to back a modified address to the government. The nobles express eagerness for the emperor to signal that the bonds between throne and people remain intact and to summon representatives of the people to participate in governance when advisable.
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Moscow
Japs Win Again as Russians Fall to Oku Left Flank
General Oku’s headquarters reports the Russian attempt to turn Oku’s left flank failed. In heavy fighting around Hetkoutai and Heikoutai, Japanese forces repelled a large Russian demonstration, with Japanese casualties minimal and Russian losses estimated over 4,000. Weather was brutal, snow covered ground hindering assaults. Japanese defense held. A later dispatch from St. Petersburg notes Japanese forces captured Djantanchenan on the Han river left bank, then retreated with loss. Russian casualties reported at about 100.
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Turk Oku
Oku
Iit
Heikontai
Helkoutat
Hetkontai
ST. Petersburg
Kurepatkin
Djantanchenan
Han River
Changtan
Nebraska minister dies in Los Angeles lodging
Rev. G. E. Bentley of Lincoln Nebraska dies in Los Angeles after dining then entering a cheap lodging house with a veiled young woman. An autopsy cites heart trouble. Police search for the woman as inquest looms and burial is planned in Lincoln.
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G. E. Bentley
Los Angeles
Cal
C. E. Bentley
Lincoln
Neb
Bentley
Iowa
Nebraska
Choctaw Enjoins Cabinet Members Over Law Firm Fees
Richard Melnich, Choctaw, seeks to stop the Treasury Secretary, Interior Secretary, and the U.S. Treasurer from paying a $750,000 fee to McMurray Mansfield and Cornish for citizenship roll work. He accuses the firm of fraudulently concealing prior salaries totaling $15,000 a year and about $200,000 in expenses and says enrollment rights for Choctaw and Chickasaw remain unsettled.
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Washington
Treasury
Shaw
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
United States
Roberts
Richard Melnich
McMurray, Mansfield & Cornish
South McAlester
J. T
McLish
Identified By Wife In New York Fugitive Extradition Case
New York authorities hold Johann Hock a fugitive awaiting extradition from Chicago amid suspicions he had many wives and several deaths linked to them. Mrs Mary Hendricks of Chicago identifies him as the man who wed her January 2, 1904. In Hammond Indiana she says Mach married her as Jacob Schmidt and exploited her for three weeks.
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Qne
New York
Johann Hock
Chicago
Mary Hendricks
Hammond
Ind
Hendricks Sak
Mach
Jacob Schmidt
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