Doings of the Sixtieth Congress December 2 1906
The senate passed a bill to suspend the 1907 requirement that miners perform at least 100 dollars of work during claim perfection. A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to six years and prohibiting reelection was introduced, along with other bills. The house adjourned to January 6 after a brief session. Remarks criticized committee control and inaction. The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled denatured alcohol rates not unjust, dismissing a Oregon case against railroads.
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Washington
Senate
Callem
Owen
Oklahoma
Burkett
House
Wall Street
Gaines
Hepburn
Iowa
Williams
DeArmond
Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Commission of Oregon
Seaton
Rixey Details Navy Medical Bureau Resignation Controversy
Surgeon General Presidio M. Reed issued a statement clarifying a lengthy dispute between the Bureau of Navigation and the Bureau of Medicine. The notice cites resignation by Rear Admiral Brownson and signals the disagreement over responsibility within the navy medical structure.
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Washington
Bureau of Medicine of the Navy
Presio M. Re
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Admiral Brownson
Oregon Men Appointed
Washington December 27 The president sent the senate Oregon nominations before the holiday recess Land office receivers Albert A Roberts La Grande Fred P Crone Miller Lakeview Frank Davey Burns Land office registers Frank Bramwell La Grande John N Watson Lakeview Consuls Maxwell Blake Missouri at Dunfermline Scotland George B Killmanter Michigan at Newcastle New South Wales John H Mann Wisconsin at Glasgow Scotland Maxwell K Moorhead Pennsylvania at Acapulco Mexico
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Oregon
Washington
Senate
Land Office
Albert A. Roberts
la Grande
Fred P. Cronemiller
Lakeview
Frank Davey
Burns
Land Office Registere
Frank Bramwell
John N. Watson
Maxwell Blake
Missouri
Dunferline
Scotland
George B. Killmanter
Michigan
Newcastle
New South Wales
John H. Mann
Wisonsin
Glasgow
Sootland
Maxwell K. Moorhead
Pennsylvania
Acapulco
Mexico
Opening of Spokane Reservation Lands Debated in Washington
Washington December 26. Representatives Jones and Senator Piles urge the Indian Office to send an agent to Washington to complete negotiations with the Spokane Indians. Congress would then authorize deposition of all land remaining when allotments are finished to open the reservation to entry.
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Washington
Jones
Senator Piles
Indian Office
Congress
How to Make Travel Safe
Washington December 25 Every citizen of the United States is interested in safe operation of trains. The public demands the Interstate Commerce Commission address the high toll of life on American railways and urges stricter safety measures.
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Washington
United States
American Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt to Set Aside River Fishing Restrictions
Washington December 24 President Roosevelt announced he would set aside Wood a Ane for aal mon propagate l hibit paionon fishing in this river. These steps follow a recommendation regarding conservation and public use of the river.
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Washington
Roceivelt
Entsar
Smith Named Junior Brigadier From Vermont Roots
Smith, a Vermont native, was appointed to the military academy in July 1862 from Illinois. He became brigadier general in October and ran the Bandy Hook proving grounds, a post with which he had long been identified.
Banco Espanol Filipino reorganized in Manilla charter election
A dispatch to Secretary Taft from Manila reports the Banco Espanol Filipino organized under a new charter with directors elected. It expresses gratitude for Taft's support and pledges to advance policy for the country’s progress.
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Taft
Washington
Manilla
P. I
Banco Espanol Filipino
Fight Smelter Nuisance in Utah Supreme Court
Salt Lake valley farmers pushed their nuisance case to the United States Supreme Court today seeking review of a lower court injunction against Utah Consolidated Company smelters in Bingham Canyon. Senator Sutherland urged the high court to overturn the ruling as farmers contend fumes ruin agricultural land values.
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Salt Lake Valley
Utah Consolidated Company
Bingham Canyon
United States Supreme Court
Sutherland
High Tribunal
Greene and Gaynor Lose in Supreme Court Appeal
The Sueme court has denied certiorari in the cases of Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor who face fines totaling 575,749 dollars and four year prison terms each for embezzlement and conspiracy tied to Captain Oberlin M. Onarter's harbor improvement fraud scheme in Savannah Georgia.
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Greene
Gaynor
Trainmen Cleared in Terra Cotta Wreck Trial Verdict
A jury found Engineer Hildebrand Conductor Hoffmeyer Fireman Clellan and Brakeman Rudder not guilty of mine laughter connected to the December 30 1906 Terra Cotta wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio line in Washington D C where 43 people died and many were hurt after a three week trial
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Washington
Hildebrand
Hoffmeyer
oClellan
Rudder
Terra Ocotti
D. C
Baltimore & Ohio
New Presidential Post Offices Reported
Vague note from December 26 mentions new post offices with figures 1 100 for Lente, 1 000 for Vale, and 1 300 for another location. Details are unclear and names are missing.
Medals for Panama Service Awarded to Two-Year Volunteers
Washington December 6 medals of a suitable character are to be given to all United States citizens who served the government on the Isthmus of Panama for two years and rendered satisfactory service during that period.
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Panama
Washington
Dec
United States
New Money Order Offices Open January First
Washington announces that on January 1 new money order offices will open in Norway, Washington Straitford, Idaho and Cherry Creek.
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Washington
Hawaii Officials Confirmed by Senate
Washington December 24 Senate confirms Walter F Frear for Hawaii chief justice and Ballou for associate justice of the territory in a formal confirmation.
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Wahington
Senate
Walter F. Frear
He R
Hawaii
Ballou
Territory
Forestry study at Oregon Agricultural College seeds program
Students at Oregon Agricultural College gather tree seeds and shrubs for silviculture and forestry work. The one year old course assigns topics to each student and plans to study forest fires laws, waste utilization, harvesting methods, and reforestation to advance tree crop use and reduce losses from pests and diseases.
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Oregon Agricultural College
EA. Lake
Siseniena Chiles
A Cultural College
Cascade
Europe
Department of Forestry
Irrigation Publications for Farmers from Federal Office
The Government Printing Office offers free Farmers Bulletins on irrigation and drainage. Highlights include Bulletin 116 on irrigation in fruit growing by Wickeco and Wickson, Bulletin 188 on irrigation in field and garden, and Bulletin 147 detailing drainage investigations in 1903 with plans for Freeno California, Yakima and Ahtawa valleys, Grey Bull in Wyoming, Missouriwa and Hancock county Iowa, and erosion prevention in Georgia.
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Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Farmers’ Bulletin
E. J. Wickeco
University of California
California Experiment Station
Farmers Bulletin
Irrigaon
E. J.wickson
M.A
C. G. Elliott
Office of Experiment Stations
Mr. Elliott
Freeno
Cal
Yakima
Ahtawam Valleys
Washington
Grey Bull Valley
Wyoming
Missouriwa
Hancock Country
Iowa
Georgia
Apple Sauce Preparation From Loose Instructions
Wash and wipe firm tart apples cut into pieces do not peel simmer with minimal water until soft rub through a colander sweeten to taste add cinnamon and lemon juice adjust with water to desired consistency
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