Washington House Names Committees and Leaders
In Washington the House speaker announced committee appointments for Ways and Means and Appropriations. The Ways and Means panel includes Payne, Datzell, Hopkins, Grosvenor, Russell, Steele, Tawney, McCall, Long, Babcock, Metcalfe, Richardson, Robertson, Swanson, McClellan, Newlande, and Cooper. The Appropriations group is led by Cannon with Bingham, Hemenway, Barney, Moody, Van Voorhis, McCleary, Littauer, Brownlow, Gardner, Burkett, Livingston, McRae, Bell, Pierce, Benton, and Taylor.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Payne
N. Y
Datzell
Hopkins
Grosvenor
Ohio
Russell
Conn
Steele
Ind
Tawney
Minn
McCall
Mass
Long
Kan
Babcock
Wis
Metcalfe
Cal
Richardson
Tenn
Robertson
Cannon Heads
Cannon
Mit
Bingham
Hemenway
Barney
Moody
van Voorhis
McCleary
Littauer
Brownlow
Tenn. Gardner
Mich
Burkett
Neb. Livingston
McRae
Ark
Bell
Col
Pierce
Benton
Taylor
Ala
Little heroine saves train near Greenville Iowa
Eight year old Clara Schlosser warned the approaching passenger train No 4 by waving her red jacket as a dray horse blocked the track. The engineer halted the engine within feet of the child, prompting cheers from travelers and praise from railway staff.
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Greenville
Clara Schlosser
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Schlosser
Littl
Associated Charities May Be Forced To Disband
A meeting of the Associated Charities will be held at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 tomorrow evening to discuss reorganizing the charity. The article notes many city residents donate money and goods, but the burden largely falls on a few and disbanding may be necessary if others do not join.
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Associated Charities
Masonic Temple
New Swedish Church Pastor Arrives With Family
Rev G Nyvall the Swedish Lutheran church pastor succeeds Rev C E Slatt arrived with his family from Moorhead Minnesota this morning. He was met at the train by a committee from his congregation and escorted to the parsonage at Twelfth street and Fourth avenue.
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G. Nyvall
Swedish Lutheran Church
C. E. Slatt
Moorehead
Minn
Twelfth Street
Fourth Avenue
Favorable Senate Report on Isthmian Canal Treaty
The senate committee on foreign relations today voted to report favorably the Hay Pauncefote treaty providing for construction of the Isthmian canal.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Sugar Refining Firms Boost Refined Sugar Grades
New York December 6 The American Sugar Refining Company and the National Sugar Refining Company advanced refined sugars grades 13 14 and 15 by five points stacking stronger pricing in the market.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
National Sugar Refining Company
Night marshal shot and killed in Iowa bank raid
Marshalltown report says Night Marshal J. E. Smith was shot and killed by three robbers at Chelsea while they tried to break into a bank. The exchange of fire followed when the officer confronted the trio. the robbers fled west of a handcar after the exchange.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
J. E. Smith
Chelsea
Schley verdict debated as naval court nears ruling
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey and the Schley court of inquiry close to finishing findings. Possible conclusions include dereliction by Schley over Spanish squadron at Cienfuegos and actions to Santiago, plus critique of Hodgson and the coal issue. See also Meade acquitted of drunkenness and returned to duty at Brooklyn Navy Yards.
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New York
Admiral Dewey
Schley
Washington
New York Herald
Secretary Long
Admiral Schley
Cienfuegos
Key West
Santiago
H. C. Hodgson
Sehley
Brooklyn
Admira
Navy Department
Robert L. Meade
Marine Corps
Brooklyn Navy Yards
St Joseph a Model Town report notes low crime
St Joseph Michigan police chief Morton reports a crime free period with only ten arrests in the month, one disreputable house, and no saloons open after hours. In Portland Indiana an orphanage fire attempt is blamed on a ward, while Muskegon Michigan reports the wife of a missing banker prostrated with grief. A British ship Nelson is declared safe after being reported lost near the Columbia river.
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St. Joseph
Joseph
Mich
Police Commission
Morton
Muskegon, Mich
Terwilliger
Montague
Nelson
Port Townsend
Wash
Columbia River
San Francisco
Fight With Knives Leaves Two Men Wounded In New York
George Harris and Richard Anthony fought with knives in Harris room over a feud. The room door was barred. the lights went out and the brawl continued in darkness for fifteen minutes. Harris lay unconscious with a dirk in his breast. Anthony had multiple wounds but less serious. Anthony jailed.
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New York
George Harris
Richard Anthony
Neroes
Harris
Anthony
Harris Low
Secretary Gage Warns Banks Pose Threat To Trade
Secretary Gage argues the banking system is designed for calm and will falter in storms. He cites mismanagement, business failures, harvests, war, and panic as common to nations, urging a centralized bank system or bank consolidation to prevent panics while preserving local independence.
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Washington
Gage
Iink
Supreme court action ends Standard Oil suit in Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska December 6 the supreme court accepted referees report in the state against Standard Oil company dismissing the suit for insufficient evidence to declare the firm a trust. The court also issued an Omaha fire and police commission ruling on appointment power shifting to the Nebraska government reversing a two year old decision with Chief Justice Norval dissent. Miss Stone report follows from Constantinople as American missionary and companion are said to be well. A London torpedo boat destroyer Wizard collided with a passenger steamer near Portsmouth stove in bows but proceeded to harbor. Marion merchants plan to form a protective group against shoplifters amid rising thefts.
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Lincoln, Neb
Supreme Court Wedna
Standard OW Company
Omaha Fire and Police Commission
Nebraska
Omaha
Norval
London
Wizard
Portsmouth
Marion
Ind
Dee
Pee Ae Aire
Wetmore Tobacco's Fall Marks Trust Victory and Canmer Merger
The article reports major corporate consolidation and plant closures at the American Can company as it reduces factories from 115 to 69 with a plan to shrink to 50. It notes Wetmore Tobacco of St. Louis sold for about 400000 after a 1000000 loss, marking James B. Duke’s victory over leading tobacco interests amid a fierce industry merger.
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New York
American Can Company
Compatiny
Fee
Wetmore Tobacco Company
St. Louis
Continental Tobacco Company
Toba
Welmere
Kne
James B. Duke
Plug Toberco
Pire
Starch Trust
Des Moines
National Starch Manufacturing Company
The
Starch Manufacturing Trust
Damages Awarded in Edgar County Suit
In Paris Edgar county court Miss Ry Ella Graham daughter of two rich citizens was awarded 5000 damages against Barnett T Morrow for irea of promise. Morrow from a wealthy family was devoted to Graham for two years and left for Oklahoma days before the wedding date. after returning he refused the engagement. Graham said she still loved him and would marry if he consented. The jury quickly returned a judgment for the amount.
Struck It Rich Marion Man Returns From Klondike With 6000
William Boyd of Marion Indiana, long mourned as dead, has returned from the Klondike with six thousand dollars earned prospecting in the Alaska gold fields. Formerly of Great Falls, he mined in western states and prospected Dawson after moving to Indiana seven years ago. His wife and daughter had endured hardship during his seven year absence.
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Marion
Ind
William Boyd
Klondike
Alaska
Boyd
Great Falls
Indiana
Dawson
Courts Hear Fate of Matrimonial Insurance League
In St Joseph Michigan a packed court hears the fate of the League of Educators, once the League of Eligibles, challenged by Attorney General Oren Davis for alleged insurance law violations. The case centers on a plan offering policy premiums to bachelors and spinsters, redeemable upon marriage.
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St. Joseph
Mich
League of Educators
League of Eligibles
Michigan
Oren Las
Chase
A. Franklin Davis
Indiana
Facets of 1900s Daily News Outline Capture
A patchwork outline of incidents from coal scarcities in Akron to Phi Beta Kappa’s 125th anniversary. It notes La Belle Ironworks injuries, New York McKinley fund totals, a Dresden bank assignment, a sailor’s death in Chicago harbor, Rockefeller’s Bryn Mawr pledge, a Newport schoolyard tragedy, Fort Dodge dog collars, West Virginia mining plans, a Camden wedding, a Harvard student eating feat, Sioux City governance concerns, James J. Hill denial, an Oshkosh boxing result, St Louis fair prep, and a Bryn Mawr gift condition.
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Akron
al Lenoir City
Lenoir City
Tenn
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
America
S. B. Boren
Michelas Nabonely
la Belle Ironworks
Steubenville
New York
McKinley Memorial Fund
Dresden
Germany
Joseph Martin
Chicago
John Lb. Rockefeller
Bryn Mawr College
Joseph Creelman
Eddie Armines
Newport
Fort Dodge
West Virginia
Ella Reed
Camden
George H
S. W. S. Morrill
Harvard
Sioux City
Fire Fatal to Mrs. Klee and Youngest Daughter
A Carnegie, Pennsylvania house fire killed Mrs. Sarah Klee and her daughter Mary as Samuel Klee saved the other six children by dropping them from a second story window. The home of Samuel Klee was entirely destroyed and all seven occupants were injured or burned.
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Pittsburg
Samuel Klee
Carnegie
Sarah Klee
Mary
Klee
National Live Stock Association Elects New Officers
In Chicago on December 6 the last session elected the association’s officers. President John W. Springer, Vice President F. J. Hagerbarth, Second Vice President John W. Holt, Secretary C. F. Garvin, and Treasurer George W. Goulding were chosen to lead the organization.
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Chicago
National Live Stock Association
John W. Springer
F. J. Hagerbarth
John W. Holt
C. F. Garvin
George W. Goulding
McFarland Arrested After Return Attempt on Ex-Wife
William McFarland, who earlier faced a $100 fine for a failed attempt on his wife, returned to the Sturgeon flats on Twentieth street, broke into his former wife’s apartments, frightened occupants, and was jailed after being placed under $200 bonds to keep the peace for 90 days. Frank Greenwood reported the loss of a $25 pocketbook and a certificate of deposit, while police sought a missing half witted youth, Scheuermann, who left his South Rock Island home yesterday.
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William McFarland
Sturgeon Flats
Twentieth Street
Frank Greenwood
Scheuermann
South Rock Island
Divorces Filed From Moline Clients in Local Court
Mrs Maud Newberry of Moline files for divorce from Louis Newberry alleging desertion. Two other divorce bills are filed by W C Allen for Mol women Anna Anderson and Alvina Handle accuse husbands Louis and Moritz Handle of cruelty and seek child custody and alimony.
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Hr. M. Lehriver
Maud Newberry
Moline
Louis Newberry
W. C. Allen
Mol
Anna Anderson
Louis
Alvina Handle
Moritz Handle
Stetson Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company Plays Harper’s Theatre
The Stetson Uncle Tom’s Cabin company draws packed houses as it tours, showing the enduring draw of the name. The full company performs at Harper’s Theatre this afternoon and again this evening, promising first class entertainment under the well known trademark.
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Stetson
Uncle Tom's Cabin Company
Harper's Theatre
Chamber approves gold standard law in Peru
Lima reports the chamber of deputies adopted the gold standard law, which had previously cleared the senate. The move finalizes the standardization measure in Peru.
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Lima
Peru
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
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LABOR
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State Board of Examiners of Barbers
Bliss
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American Federation of Labor
St. Thomas College
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C. L. Shamp
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Amalgamated Association of Steel and Iron Workers
Amalgamated Association
International Association of Machinists
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Pacific Coast
Sadie Claflin
Ft. Dodge
Kime Sanitarium
Portland
Berne
Albert Madson
Lamartine
Treasury
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Miss Stone
Constantiople
Spencer Edly
United States
Constantinople
Vita Satenika
Mame. Tsilka
American Tobacco Company
Drummond Tobacco Company
Lorillard & Co
Leggett & Myo
Lark & Co
Wetmore
Legsett & Myers Company
Lord of Creation
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Bloomington
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United States Senate
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Illnois Club
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James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
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Seiloff
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John D. Rockefeller
Kenosha
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Albert Smith
Gustavus
Clausen
Hayes
Baker
Old Board of Live Stock Association
M'Farland
Uncle Tom
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