Controversy Over Church State Clash Lags in Paris
Paris reports show public interest in the law governing worship is waning as clergy resistance becomes passive. Sin 69 summons issued for illegal assemblies. 80 Catholic dioceses and 902 Protestant plus 78 Jewish associations conform with the 1881 law. No disorder posted. Authorities move against religious orders while priests defend rights to pray in churches. The piece argues a Jacobin legacy and hostility to religion persists in government.
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Paris
Sisters of Assumption
FIRED BY HATRED Says Jacobin Spirit of Two Centuries Ago is Still Alive and Active
Cardinal Gibbons criticizes American indifference to France crisis. He says the US press reflects Parisian anti clerical views and fails to protest injustices against noble citizens in France. He argues Americans love fair play and liberty and urge humane treatment of all.
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Baltimore
France
Cardinal Gibbons
America
High Mormon leaders summoned in union case
Salt Lake City December 14 Joseph F Smith president of the LDS church and Union Pacific director W H Bancroft vice president of Oregon Short Line and James M Moore general agent of Union Pacific Coal were served with summons to appear in the federal court to answer charges of unlawful discrimination. They are the top Utah officials of the three indicted corporations.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Union Pacific Railroad
W. H. Bancroft
Oregon Shortline Railroad Company
James M. Moore
Union Pacific Coal Company
Utah
Bodies of Priest and Woman Found in New York
New York with a Dec 14 report that Father C. S. Quinn formerly of St. Agnes' Atlantic Highlands New Jersey and Bridget Riley longtime housekeeper at St. Agnes parish house were found dead in a boarding house room on East Eighteenth Street. A gas odor from a half-open jet led to discovery after they rented a room Tuesday and returned with bags. Police found no clear evidence of suicide or foul play.
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New York
C. S. Quinn
St. Agnes’ Church
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Bridget Riley
St. Agnes
East Eighteenth Street
Discrepancy Found in St Paul Railway Earnings Report
The Minnesota public examiners department reports a discrepancy of 855 855.92 dollars in the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway earnings for 1899 to 1905. The railroad certified 26 291.77 dollars in taxes due under gross earnings taxes. Other roads may be called to account.
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St. Paul
Minnesota Public Examiners’ Department
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Troop Discharges Endorse Roosevelt Policy in Camp Louis A. Craig
In Kansas City on December 14 Camp Louis A. Craig Army of the Philippines voted to sustain President Roosevelt s order discharging without honor the negro troops of the 25th Infantry. The group praised the president s fearless action despite political lines and consequences. In Denver on December 14 Dr James D Eggleston son of Pacific Express company president was sentenced to 10 years for counterfeiting and making graphic negatives of a $10 bill and fined 1500 dollars. In Pittsburg on December 14 Clifford Doe negro coachman convicted of perjury in the Hartje divorce case was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 50 dollars.
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Kansas City
Louis A. Craig
Army of the Philippines
Roosevelt
25Th Infantry
Denver
James D. Eggleston
President Eggleston
Pacific Express Company
Hope
Pittsburg
Clifford ‘Oe
Hartje
Shaw Opposes Bankers Plan For Elastic Currency
Washington December 14 Secretary Shaw told the house committee on banking and currency that the bankers plan is inadequate to provide true elasticity. He urged broader measures to make all currency elastic, noting the proposed $200,000,000 in national bank notes would likely see little redemption beyond $20,000,000. He criticized the plan as overly complex with limited practical effect and urged a more effective approach.
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Washington
Shaw
House Committee On Banking and Currency Today
Bankers
American Bankers’ Association
Tle-Bankers
Snow Storm In Years Bales North Rail Traffic Standstill
In St Paul Minnesota on December 14 the worst snow storm in years halts western rail lines. Trains in western North Dakota are snowbound with some tracks lost and Great Northern through trains completely blocked. Snow piles reach twenty feet in places as traffic stops. Also reported, Mrs Mary Roach shot and fatally wounded William Skinner during an attempted burglary in Bloomington Illinois.
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St. Paul, Minn
North Dakota
Great Northern
Boomington
Mary Roach
William Skinner
Wealth tax and inheritance tax debated by Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie urged heavy taxation on fortunes at death and supported an inheritance tax to redistribute wealth while opposing a broad income tax. The same dispatch notes Congress striking out simplified spelling from the legislative bill but White House correspondence will continue using the simplified form.
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White House
Washington
House
Congress
Government Printing Office
President press seeks ship subsidy clarification amid delays
Washington reports indicate the president will urge Congress to pass a ship subsidy bill in the current session to aid South American ports, while clarifying that other bill provisions remain important. House schedules a Jan. 7 mercantile committee meeting as the president may further outline his wishes.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
House of Representatives
United States
Ita
Schmitz and Ruef Hit Five Indictments Denied
Attorneys for Mayor Schmitz and Abraham Ruef failed to strike the five indictments after Grand Juror Wallace E. Wise, a trial juror within the year, was deemed unavailable for questioning. Judge Dunne refused to admit testimony on the matter, and the defense will pursue statutory grounds to set aside the indictments with grand jurors interrogated next Monday.
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Pair
Schmitz Abraham Ruef
Wallace E. Wise
Dunne
King Oscar Improves as Gustaf Takes Regency
Stockholm December 14 King Oscar shows marked improvement today Crown Prince Gustaf assumes the regency during his father's illness Coroner Holds Mrs Bradley in Utah case jury returns verdict death caused by pistol shot at hands of Anna M Bradley she collapses then recovers and is jailed
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Oscar
Sweden
Stockholm
Gustaf
Bradley
Washington
Senator Brown
Utah
Anna M. Bradley
Congress Opposes Simplified Spelling Change Reversed
President Roosevelt rescinds his order for the reform spelling style in public documents after opposition in the House. Representative Landis reports the House may record disfavor, prompting the revocation to avoid overshadowing broader issues. The afternoon move sets a return to conventional orthography for official prints.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Representative Landis
Joint Committee On Spelling
House of Representatives
Landis
House
Congress Day in Washington: Debates and Administrative Actions
In Washington on December 14, Congress deliberated with Senator Dubois urging Reed Smoot’s unseating. The Senate passed vessel regulation to prevent sea collisions before adjourning. The House adopted a spelling reform resolution, discussed pay raises, and sought reports on coal lands and lumber prices. The reform spelling issue sparked friction between legislative and executive branches as printing lags persisted.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Dubois
Idaho
HOUSE
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of the Interior
Government
Nomination Holdups and New List Sent to Senate
In Washington on December 14 the nomination of Alfred W. Cooley for relatant attorney general was delayed again as senators questioned his bar experience. The dossier includes confirmations for John A. McIlhenn to the civil service commission, William Ridgely as controller of the currency, James Harlan, Eden Clark, and Judson Clements to interstate commerce, plus Mississippi River Commission appointments and brigadier generals retired and active lists for several officers.
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Washington
Alfred W. Cooley
Senate
Mississippi River Commission
William T Russell
Corps of Engineers
James G. Warren
James B. Mackin
George P. Borden
24Th Infantry
Marine Corps
Robert L. Meade
General Nogi Seriously Hurt in Fall from Horse
Tokio December 14 General Nogi the Japanese commander who captured Port Arthur was thrown from his horse while returning home from the palace. He fell on his head and became unconscious his condition arouses apprehension
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Tokio
Nogi
Port Arthur
Long coats adopted for Illinois Supreme Court
Justices of the Illinois supreme court will wear uniform dress coats on the bench. The Prince Albert cut coats with silk faced lapels are long and dignified, a step toward the regulation gown. The coats, arrived and in use, will also serve for other purposes beyond the bench.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Springfield
Prince Albert
Episcopalians Withdraw From Campaign at Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk Pa Dec 14 Episcopalians as a denomination withdrew from the proposed interdenominational evangelistic campaign to be conducted during the Jamestown exposition period, signaling a change in participation in the event.
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Norfolk
Morton Pull In White House Tilt Over Nebraska Delegation
Washington December 14 Paul Morton is seen as wielding more influence than Nebraska's entire congressional delegation after his endorsement helped O K Paddock win the South Omaha postmaster position. The Nebraska group, which backed E L Howes, learned of Morton's role through inquiries into the appointment. In Elgin August Lange found a man struck by a train not far from here after locating the body of Charleston Church who had been killed by a locomotive.
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Nebraska
Washington
Paul Morton
White House
O. K. Paddock
South Omaha
E. L. Howes
Paddock
Morton
Elgin
Lange
Here
Charleston Church
Church
Plan to Save Salton Tract Subscriptions Arrive in Imperial Valley
Representatives of the Southern Pacific Railroad proposed that the Imperial Valley subscribe 1,000,000 dollars contingent on controlling the Colorado River with the railroad covering 2,500,000 dollars for the work. The offer was well received and preliminary work is underway.
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Imperial Valley
Imperial
Cal
Dee
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Colorado Rover
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