State Capital W6 Briefs and Voting Highlights
Voting in the state capital shows Williams receiving seventeen votes while other measures face mixed results. Bills touch on convict labor, county assessors, school district consolidation, child labor limits, and the creation of a labor bureau amid a brief defeat.
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Ways and Means
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Monmouth School
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Bureau of Labor
House
Gr. Harry
Fadliration of Labor
Oregon
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Wreck on B. and O. Leaves Engineer Dead
Washington Feb 18 The engineer was killed and the fireman and brakesman fatally scalded in a freight wreck near Vienna on the Baltimore and Ohio. The engine derailed and eight cars piled on the track, destroying the line for a lengthy distance.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Vienna
Toy
Pierce Bill Defeated in Senate Postponed Action
Salem February 18 The Oregon Senate indefinitely postponed the Pierce bill declaring the Associated Press a common carrier. This stands as a practical defeat for supporters and leaves the arrangement unresolved.
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Associated Press
Salem
Associated Presse
Arnold Fears His Dupes To Avoid Crowds At Union Depot
In St Louis on February 12 E J Arnold head of Turf Investment Co arrived from Hot Springs avoiding a large crowd at Union Depot. Pinkerton guard suspected. Subpoena efforts failed to locate him or manager Gill. Reports say Arnold fears for his life and is guarded. Two wagonloads of books tied to a grand jury.
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Turf Investment Company
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Grimp Outrage Stirs Portland Crime Action
The Crimp outrage prompts authorities to pursue White the gang leader arrested for kidnapping in Vancouver. Buren, the kidnap victim, was found beaten and brought to Portland. Officials vow to break the Riversdale crew, with US Judge Bellinger and English consul Laidlaw pressing full prosecution.
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White
Vancouver
Wash
Buren
United States
Bellinger
Laidlaw
Riversdale
Grain Markets Quotations From Coe Commission
Wheat in Chicago quoted at 77 and 3/4 cents per bushel in Chicago on February 12 with D C Sullivan, manager, furnishing rates for Coe Commission Company in Association Block Room 4.
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Coe Commission Company
D. C. Sullivan
Chicago
Senate Cuban Relations Committee Acts on Rathbone Request
The Senate committee on Cuban relations appointed Teller and Platt of Connecticut to review Rathbone’s record as director-general in Cuba. The panel indicated a belief in Rathbone’s innocence while considering the push for an investigation and a pending empo bus statehood bill related to the post office.
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Rathbone
Washington
Teller and Platt
Connecticnt
Cuba
Opens the Senate With Prayer Today at Record Senate Session
General Booth opened the Senate with prayer before one of the largest gatherings in the chamber. He invoked blessings on the president and the government and prayed for the humble and those suffering in the community.
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Washington
General Booth
Salvation Army
Senators Oppose Wish of the People
Washington reports that twenty nine of forty five states have urged direct senator elections. Several seek a constitutional convention if 30 states apply. Debate centers on a direct vote amendment and the Senate committee’s handling, with leaders like Hoar Depew Pettus opposed and Burrows Beveridge Blackburn in favor.
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Senators by direct vote movement sparks constitutional convention push
Wisconsin assembly introduces a joint resolution inviting other states to join in a constitutional convention to amend the federal constitution to allow direct election of U S senators. A tax exemption bill for beet sugar production was also proposed for several years.
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Odd Fellows Temple Company Insolvent in Cincinnati
The Odd Fellows' Temple Company of six members passed today in insolvency court. Over capitalization cited as the cause with assets $100,000 and liabilities $700,000, secured by the building. The case stems from excessive capitalization and financial overreach.
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Cincinnati
Odd Fellows’ Temple Company
Iix
Enue
Hotel Keeper Kills Partner in Eckman Threatening Shootout
Frith, a hotel keeper in Eckman West Virginia, fatally shot his business partner in his wife's room then killed Height on the street. Height's uncle Williams tried to stop him, a spectator was wounded in the thigh and another in the jaw, Frith fled into the hills with authorities in pursuit.
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Eckman
West Virginia
W. Va
Frith
Height
Williams
Prith
Fuller
Largest appropriation marks Oregon legislature record
Salem February 13 The total appropriations of the Oregon legislature reach 2 600 000 the largest in the state's history as lawmakers note rising spending trends and project further fiscal increases for spans of state programs and services.
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Oregon
Salem
Morgan's Resolution Amended in Washington
Morgan’s resolution calling for copies of reports on the military occupation of the lifthmae was amended to request the president provide such reports if in the public interest. The cabinet officer proposed is George B. Cortested, secretary to the president.
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Morgan
Washington
Lethmae
Department of Bill
George B. Cortested
Darrow Closes Case in Anthracite Inquiry in Scathing Style
Philadelphia February 13. As the anthracite commission adjourned the end of Darrow's speech neared with the case to decide. He abandoned eloquence, delivering forceful facts and figures on strike violence boycotts and union issues while praising Markle and others before listing pending questions and testimony.
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Anthracite Commission
Darrow
Stelke
Tron
Markle
Mattey
Farley
O'Mara
Union
Torrey
Maer
Violence in French Chamber Over Humbert Interpellation
In Paris the French Chamber of Deputies erupted during an interpellation on Humbert. Deputy Binder accused corruption and called Premier Combos a chameleon, provoking a general uproar. The vice president ordered withdrawal, ministers left, galleries cleared, and Binder stood on a chair shouting. The session resumed without admitting the interpellation.
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Humbert
Paris
Binder
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Combos
Singowsa
Pinder
England's Stance in Venezuelan Dispute Outlined
In Liverpool Balfour declares the government faced no alternative in the Venezuelan matter. He criticizes rushed decisions for money and a supposed agreement with Germany, stating Amerton has been fully confided at every stage and dismissing claims of a German alliance.
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England
Lawion
Falfinur
Liverpool
Amerton
Germany
Sandringham
Boston Slugger Grand Jury Indicts Bert for Murder
Grand jury in New Hoagland indicts Bert for the murder of Clara Mortem and Alles McPhee. The case involves prominent society figures and is described as the most interesting crime in New Hoagland history. Additional names and details are obscured in the report.
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Bert
Clara Mortem
Alles McPhee
Bouton
Final hearing for Reading Railroad wreck at Westfield
The final hearing on the Westfield Reading railroad wreck case, where 20 people were killed, will proceed this afternoon. A verdict is not expected before tomorrow night.
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Reading Railroad
Westfield
Plainfield
Reading
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