Bills Passed In Recent Session Selections Exceed Seven Hundred
The legislature introduced about 700 bills with around 100 enacted into law. House measures include penalties for embezzlement, tax liens, school board contracts, and various local reforms. Senate items cover railroad law, county reorganization, tax issues, immigration and education provisions, plus multiple appropriations and public works initiatives.
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Goddard
Glass
Storlie
Colvin
King
McCaughey
Kirk
Anderson
Pennington
Weeks
Schnauber
Olson
Yankton County
Bangert
Dollard
Taylor
Micheals
Haire
Belle Fourche Independent
Donahue
A. L. Carter
Burkholder
Dean
Lohr
Oleson
Ryan
Willow Lakes Independent
Halvorson
Jinor
Hanson
Frost
Greeley
Hinckley
Faris
Prater
Todd County
Gregory
Funderson
Grant
Keith
State Board of Pharmacy
Appropriations Committee
Prather
Nichols
Charles Mix County
Case
Committee On
Cook
Aurora County
Treasury
Artesian
Senate
Murder Confession and Capture on New Year’s Eve Cable Car
A man confesses to an accidental killing after arguing with his wife’s pet poodle. Police trace a murder suspect on a Chicago cable car, arrest him and the confessor, then reveal the true tale of a tragic, unintended death. Iceberg reports and eclectic current condensations follow, including startling sizes and global facts.
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Chicago
Gripman
Worthy
Paulina Street
Cross Street
Lake Street
George Martin
Madison Street
Halsted Street
Desplaines Street
Harge
Ihoboken
Needles
Charles Burkman
Keokuk Tra
Obregon
Merceda
Candelaria
Losca
Pinar del Rio
Antonio Maceo
Rio de Janeiro
Conselheiro
Moreira Caesar
Bahia
Rio Janeiro
Monarchist
Libertade
Gazette Detarde
Gary
Black
New York
Arthur Mayhey
Stephen Powell
Hempstead
Robert Price
Red” Price
McMahan
Wichita
Kan
Charles Wilkins
Wilkins
Price
Reed Reelected as Speaker Opens New Congress
Congress reopens with Reed unanimously chosen as Speaker and a largely new House roster. Old officers kept, Senate in order. crowd packs galleries as new faces appear and prayer and proclamations mark the opening. Senate recess scheduled for 2 PM.
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Congress
House
Reed
Senate
Bailey
Texas
Bell
Colorado
Newlands
Silverite
Nevada
Gen. Grosvenor
McDowell
Major McDowell
Mr. Conden
Hobart
Hoar
Cockrell
Ghostly visit ends with mistaken bedclothes theft tale
A London paper vouches for a strange late night incident where a young visitor awoke to a white figure at the foot of the bed and bedclothes whisked away. The culprit turned out to be a family friend who admitted taking the sheets to warm himself, unaware the room was occupied.
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London
President McKinley Urges Prompt Revenue Action in Congress
The president transmitted a message to Congress urging immediate tariff and revenue measures to cover government expenditures and debt. He traces three years of deficits, increasing debt, and declining gold reserves, calling for swift passage of a robust tariff to restore financial stability and fund pensions, debt service, and federal operations.
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Treasury
McKinley
Congress
Congress of the United States
Secretary of the Treasury
William McKinney
Shoe Soles and Aluminum Nails in German Army
A new shoe sole using linseed oil varnish paste with iron filings is being tested by the German army to keep leather flexible and increase durability. Aluminum nails are reportedly replacing iron nails in many regiments with satisfactory results. The piece also notes broad U.S. export figures for cotton, refrigerated pork, apples, and hides.
Congress opens with nominations and debates on rules
The Senate began with executive sessions on Cabinet nominations and confirmed Sherman. Hanna was sworn in as Senator from Ohio, and Wood’s credentials were referred to the Privileges and Elections Committee. Radical rule amendments were proposed to speed debate and enforce quorum.
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Senate
Sherman
Sheman
Hanna
Ohio
Foraker
Hobart
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Diplomatic Corps
Pruden
Oscar A. Jones
Michigan
Detroit
Lamont
New York Chamber of Commerce
Burrows
Gov. Bradley
Kentucky
Andrew T. Wood
Blackburn
Hoar
Gorman
Wood
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Hollar
Aldrich
Rhode Island
The Chinese New Year Observance by Theodore Wores
Theodore Wores portrays San Francisco Chinatown New Year customs in St Nicholas with a family procession to a Joss-house. The scene shows ritual offerings, incense, prayers, shade-lit statues, and a child drummer amid belief in gods, ending with firecrackers and return home. The latter portion discusses brisk telephone competition, initial optimism, and eventual failures of new exchanges due to low rates and service decline.
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San Francisco
Theodore Wores
San Francis
St. Nicholas
Wores
Ah Gan
Ah Gian
Strick
Tess-House
F. de Land
Fir
Land
Marbles Made From Quarry Refuse Turned Into Toys
The article explains how marbles are produced from quarry refuse. Workers break stone into cubes and use a large revolving cylinder with water to grind the pieces into spheres. Finishing takes one to two hours, then marbles are sorted by size and hand painted.
Dangers of Leaving Stoves Burning in Bedrooms
The article warns that oil and gas stoves must not be left burning in bedrooms since they emit deadly combustion products without chimney exhaust. Oil lamps are risky overnight but stoves with larger flames use more oxygen and release more poisonous gas, making the air unsafe to breathe.
A Frucitful Blunder and Miss Good Banter
Dialogue excerpt features a fashionable Miss Good and a suitor in a witty exchange about a bonnet as a token of friendship. The scene highlights social grace and playful repartee in a domestic moment.
X Rays Probe Egyptian Mummy’s Hand Authenticity
The British owner exposed one hand to X rays to test the mummy’s genuineness. The resulting image clearly showed a complete human bone outline, reinforcing questions about the relic’s authenticity.
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Wheeler
Bonek
Roberts
Phifth
Hinckle
Botham
Hart
United States
Gunderson
Union County
Kellar
J. B. McCloud
Bouck
Webb
Winslow
Crill
Fairbank
Farmers’ Institutes
Board of Regents
Fort Sisseton
National Guard
Thayer
Somers
Mutual
Baker
John Longstaff
Huir
Butte County
Stanley
Pfeiffer
Douglas County
Pennington County
Peterson
Brookings College
Milwaukee Railroad
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
St. Johns
N. F
Ocean
Amazon
Utah
Athens
Pisistratus
House OF Representatives
Dumas
Alexander Dumas
Japan
Sea Island
Work OF Congress
Washington
Benjamin R. Bacon
Kansas City
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