Frigid Blizzard Grips Plains and Chicago
A severe cold wave sweeps the plains and Midwest with temperatures plunging to 40 below in Regina and eight below in Chicago. Wires fall and trains run hours late as extreme cold brings multiple deaths and dangerous conditions across Minnesota North Dakota and Michigan.
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Chicago
Ill
Plains States
Kansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Rocky Mountain
North Central States
Telegraph
Wilson faces House probe over pure food board authority
Washington January 6. A House committee on agriculture investigates whether Secretary Wilson exceeded his authority in creating a board of pure food referees and whether setting aside 100000 dollars for the board conforms to the law. He is expected to be questioned when he appears.
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Washington, D. DC
Secretary of Agriculture
House Committee On Agriculture
Wilson
Gas Explosions Strike Springfield Twin Cities
Fire in Springfield Missouri destroys the Baldwin theatre building and damages the Colonial hotel in the business district causing a total loss of about 250000 dollars. Fire Chief Canada hurt as guests flee from the hotel. In Springfield Ohio a double house is wrecked by a gas leak explosion injuring Frank McElhenis Clay McIntyre and their wives.
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Springfield
Baldwin Theatre
Canada
Frank McElhenis
American Express Company
Clay McIntyre
McElhenis
McIntyre
Beach Hargis Rejailed in Jackson Ky Murder Case
Beach Hargis and companion Walker Cole were jailed after a drunken disorderly arrest following gunfire near the taulbee county judge’s store. Witnesses testified Hargis fired multiple shots while resisting charges of carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct. His mother offered to post the fine.
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Jackson
Walker Cole
Beach Hargis
James Hargis
Young Hargis
Taulbee
Hains on Stand in Slaying Case as Jurors Deliberate
In Flushing New York Thorn ton J Hains faced prosecutors for further cross examination about his account of the shooting of William E Annis Hains denied threats over his stories and rejected accusations of seeking relations with his brother's wife Claudia The case moves toward a verdict with jurors still weighing testimony in the Annis slaying
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
William E. Annis
Hains
Annis
Claudia
Snow Closes Factories Slows Muscatine Trains
Cold weather and heavy snow slowed Muscatine transit with streetcars and passenger trains behind schedule. The Rock Island morning mail train was delayed to 12 30 due to a minor stop and bad rail conditions. Several button factories closed today because of the cold.
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Muscatine
Rock Island
Fight 15 Raging in the Illinois Assembly Now
Five candidates for Plum Senate choose officers without delay Johnson sworn in Minnesota for third time as leaders clash over control of the assembly or plum senate position in the latest legislative intra party struggle with attention turning to leadership.
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Illinois Assembly
Early legislative events roll across states on Jan 6
Springfield elects Edward D. Shurtleff temporary speaker on the third ballot while the forty sixth general assembly convenes. King Browne Shurtleff and others vie for pro tem. Johnson Lakes oath in Minnesota. Hughes proposes primary reforms in New York. Colorado selects Hughes to succeed Teller. Lilley sworn in as Connecticut governor.
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Springfield
Lll
Forty-Sixth General Assembly
Cartwright
Edward J. King
Lee O'Neil Browne
Edward D. Shurtleff
B. F. Kieeman
William H. Troyer
Senate
Sherman
Robert
Hamilton
James H. Paddock
King
Browne
Shurtleff
Troyer
Kleeman
Johnson Lakes
St. Paul
Hughes
Teller
Denver
Colo
Seventeenth
General Assembly of
Colorado
Charles J. Hughes
Trinity Church Vestry Plans Rectory Improvements
The vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church met last evening and decided to undertake extensive interior improvements at the rectory on East Fourth Street.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
East Fourth Street
Brown Named President of New York Central Lines
W C Brown was elected president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company succeeding W H Newman. The move followed Harriman interests failing to join the directorate and rumors of Harriman’s illness. Brown, a Muscatine native, is a cousin of Mrs J Scott Blackwell and began as a night operator at Wilton Junction in 1875.
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New York, N. Y
W. C. Brown
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
W. H. Newman
Harriman
New York Central Railway Directorate
Stock Exchange
O— W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
J. Scott Blackwell
Cherry Street
Wilton Junction
Blackwell
Muscatine
C. E. Brown
First Baptist Church
Roosevelt seeks broader powers for Commerce body
President Roosevelt urges Congress to grant expanded authority to the Commerce Department. He pushes for additional regulatory powers and flexible legislative tools to advance economic policy and stabilize markets.
Roosevelt Declines Attorney General to Answer Steel Probe Queries
President Roosevelt sends special message to the Senate declining to allow Attorney General Bona parte to explain why action against the United States Steel Corporation over the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption was not brought. The message references Harriman vs Interstate Commerce Commission and notes legislative amendments to the interstate commerce law. Charles Alfred Lee Reed nominated to be first lieutenant in the medical reserve corps, Ohio, spawns political commentary. Anti-Railroad bill to block increased rail rates is reported adversely by the Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Roosevelt
Senate
Bonaparte
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Co
Culberson
Charles Alfred Lee Reed
Ohio
Medical Reserve Corps of
Army
Reed
United States Senate
Foraker
Burton
Fulton
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Americans and Allies Unite Over Chinese Crisis
Reports from Pekin and Rome indicate a coordinated Anglo American stance on Yuan Shi Kai’s dismissal and potential threats to peace. Meanwhile a Chicago panel discusses Yuan’s betrayal, and aftershocks from Italy’s earthquake relief efforts expand as ships head to Naples.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Legations
Witnesses begin manslaughter? Harriman case opens
Edwin Hawley, president of the Iowa Central and Minneapolis & St. Louis, testifies as the government probes the Harriman merger. Paul Morton leads the initial witness lineup in the equity suit filed in Salt Lake City to dissolve the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific control and curb transcontinental monopolies.
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New York
N. Y
Edwin Hawley
Iowa Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Harriman Railroads
Hawley
Union
Southern Pacific
Harriman Lines
Union Pacific
Custom House
Williams
Paul Morton
Insurance
Standard Oil Company
Circuit Court
Salt Lake City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frank B. Kellogg
C. A. Severance
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Clark Road
Santa Fe
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Relief Work 15 Daily Growing More Efficient
A brief notice states relief work efforts are advancing at a steady daily pace. The report highlights increasing efficiency across cities and towns, with improvements in distribution and logistics noted by officials.
Americans Are First Italian King Tells Ambassador
The Italian king told an ambassador that Americans are first to aid. A Chicagoan is reported missing with a Red Cross fund drive totaling $4.1 million announced for relief.
Reform of China on American Lines Mentioned in Letter
In a letter reflecting hopes for reforms on American lines, the writer asserts the regent supports reform and blames Yuan Shi Kai for betraying the late emperor. The present ministry and the writer’s father are in accord, predicting a decade of major improvements in politics, economy, and education in China.
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Yuen Shi Kai
Chicago
Ill
Yuan Shi Kai
Kang Tung Phi
Kang Yu Wei
Chinese Empire Reform Association
Kang
Bernard College
Columbia University
Miss Kang
Penang
Yuan Shi Kail
Peking
China
Standard Oil Case to Be Retried After High Court Refusal
Chicago January 6 The Supreme Court refused to review the appellate court reversal of Judge Landis' $29,249,090 fine against Standard Oil. Landis was asked to set a new date for the retrial of the case today.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Toreview
Landis
Standard Oil Company
Factory League Games At Y M C A
Two postponed factory league basketball games were played at the YMCA gymnasium last evening before a small crowd. Barry machinists beat Empire Button 12 to 4, and McKee and Bliven cutters defeated Empire 16 to 8.
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Barry Machinists
Empire Button Company
McKee and Bliven Cutters
Empire
Weather Summary for Iowa and Illinois Regions
Iown Fair and continued cold tonight. Thursday rising temperature with snow in the west portion. Illinois Fair tonight with colder south portion. Thursday fair with rising temperature in the western part.
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Illinois
Iowan to land plum former Mint chief may be Treasury head
The former director of the Mint appears likely to be named Treasury secretary as the cabinet is seen nearing completion. The pick would place the Iowan in a top fiscal role as the administration fills key posts.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Taft Considers George E. Roberts for Treasury Secretary
President elect Taft has written Illinois senators and Speaker Cannon asking objections to appointing George E. Roberts as secretary of the treasury. Roberts, former mint director and Chicago bank president, leads the list. Illinois leaders object to crediting Illinois, favoring an Iowa or other choice if needed.
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Washington, D. C
J. C. Welliver
Taft
Illinois
Cannon
George E. Roberts
Treasury
Roberts
Mint
Chicago
Mr. Roberts
Iowa
Mr. Taft
Taft to Arrive in Augusta for Cabinet Selection Visit
President elect Taft will arrive from Washington tomorrow as Senator Knox sends the message. Hitchcock returned from Atlanta this morning. Taft plans to begin actual cabinet selection during the Augusta stay with his two advisers.
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Augusta
Taft
Knox
Washington
Hitchcock
Atlanta
Gates seeks free trade for iron coal and lumber
Washington reports John W. Gates calls for free trade in iron, coal, and lumber via a letter to Speaker Cannon, urging fifty percent cuts in the steel schedule. The District of Columbia appropriation bill for 85 cent gas for municipal government was reported, and the Senate agenda featured minor measures and calendar bills.
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Washington
John W. Gates
Cannon
Committee On Ways and Means
Gates
District of Columbia
House
Senate
Perkins committee mulls expunging secret service passage
Washington lawmakers weigh drastic steps in response to the president’s annual message. The Perkins special committee may seek to expunge the secret service section or return the reply for more information, with action possible by week’s end. Members refuse to discuss likely moves while debates loom over the confrontation between Congress and the president.
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Washington, D. C
Perkins Special Committee
House
Perkins
Smith
Tawney
Sherley
Fitzgerald
Congress
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