Congress Counts Votes of Presidential Election
The House counted electoral votes in a joint session with crowded galleries in Washington. Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks were declared elected president and vice president for four years starting March 4, 1905. Missouri’s vote sparked loud applause as 346 to 140 was the tally before final results. The Senate later reported on arbitration treaties with foreign governments.
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Washington
House
Alice Roosevelt
Party of Friends
Missouri
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Parker
Davis
Statehood bill passes Senate by wide margin
Washington report notes nine hour session as the Senate approved a joint statehood bill that would admit Oklahoma and New Mexico while excluding Arizona. Prohibition amendment was carried, and New Mexico and Oklahoma and Indian Territory would be separate states under the bill. Also reports the removal of Smith H. Wooley as Boise City mine assayer amid accusations of irregularities.
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Committee On Territories
Gallinger
Bard
Beveridge
Wooley
Smith H. Wooley
Boise City
Idaho
Intercession by Legislature for Women is Foiled
Harrisburg on February 8 saw a bid to urge the pardons board to commute Mrs. Kate Edwards death sentence to life imprisonment fail in the house on a technicality. The resolution will be offered again Monday.
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Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Kate Edwards
Plea to Oust Platt from the Senate Filed
C W Post of Battle Creek Michigan who backed parcels post filed with President Pro Tem Frye a petition demanding the exclusion of Senator Thomas C Platt from the Senate. The petition accuses Platt as executive of United States Express of conspiring to keep identical rates among express firms and says he has promised opposition to any legislation harming his company interests.
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Washington
C. W. Post
Battle Creek
Mich
Santa Fe railway merger entangles Harriman and rivals
Chicago reports confirm a vast merger move as E H Harriman allied with Standard Oil and Vanderbilt interests to acquire the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system for about 40.6 million dollars. Directors Frick and Rogers join, with Union Pacific ties. disaster details follow from the Damara sinking near Halifax.
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Chicago
E. H. Harriman
Standard Oil
Vanderbilt
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Harriman
Rockefeller
Knecks
Central Rail
North America
Frick
Rogers
New York
H. C. Frick
H. H. Rogers
Santa Fe Railway
Board of Directors
Atchison
Union Pacific
Weather disrupts rail traffic across region
Rain and sleet extend from Ohio to New Orleans with cloudy skies from the Dakotas to the gulf. Wires and railroad lines are demoralized and traffic is seriously interrupted, disrupting most branches of business with little sign of improvement.
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Louisville
Ohio
New Orleans
Dakotas
Gulf
Ballot Deadlock in Delaware Senate Fails to Produce Majority
Dover Delaware February reports the joint legislature ballot for United States senator shows no shift from the deadlock seen in yesterday’s separate balloting. Lawmakers adjourn to reconvene tomorrow as the stalemate continues. In New York two and a half million dollars in gold is booked for shipment to Paris tomorrow.
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New York
Paris
Local option bill passes the Senate
Springfield Ui February. The local option bill introduced by Senator Anderson passed the senate by a 34 to 4 vote.
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Senate
Springfield
Anderson
Family Drowns Crossing Pond Near Mount Holly
A whole Balinger family including Shinn O Balinger his wife and the wife's sister Miss Mary Taylor of Medford N J were lost in a pond accident at Oliphant s mill pond near Mount Holly yesterday afternoon They were crossing the ice when it broke and they disappeared but all bodies were recovered.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Shinn O. Ballinger
Mary Taylor
Medford
Oliphant's
Mill Pond
Here
Comerford Charges Stir Illinois Legislature Report
Springfield reports that a committee found Frank D. Comerford had besmirched the general assembly and its members in published statements. Comerford was cited to appear before the bar to show cause for expulsion as hearings closed after a lively witness stand session and a plea for leniency from Dr. Ogden.
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Springfield
Frank D. Comerford
General Assembly
Comerford
House
Ogden
Illinois College of Law
Reynolds Named Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Washington reports on high authority that James Burton Reynolds of Massachusetts has been chosen as successor to Robert B. Armstrong as assistant secretary of the treasury.
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Washington
James Burton Reynolds
Massachusetts
Robert B. Armstrong
the Treasury
Obituaries notice for three prominent figures in different cities
Died today, Hon Joseph S Anderson 71, Cedar Rapids Iowa, prominent insurance man. GS Sanborn, 40 years with Milwaukee Railway, Los Angeles. N C Nash, pioneer and veteran editor, Canton South Dakota.
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Joseph S. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
GS. W. Sanborn
Milwaukee Railway
Los Angeles
N. C. Nash
Pioneer
Canton
S. D
San Domingo Protocol Signed and Awaiting Senate Review
Washington reports that a new protocol assigning responsibility for San Domingo finances to the United States was signed in San Domingo. It mirrors customs control by U S designated officials and allocates a portion of receipts to cover national debt, omitting the earlier pledge of territorial integrity and relying on the Monroe doctrine as the broader guarantee. The start date awaits Senate approval.
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Washington
Dawson
State Department
San Domingo
United States
Senate
Dominican
Ringer for Hoch Faces Dropped Case Count
Chicago, Feb. police expect to file charges against a double for Hoch for multiple marriages once more. Hoch’s confessions and witnesses confirm at least ten marriages tied to his name, with Inspector Shippy handling the evidence. Authorities note Hoch’s double in appearance to Alfred Busteberg, who operated in Argos and nearby towns while Hoch was imprisoned.
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Chicago
Feb
Johann Hoch
Hoch
Shippy
House of Correction
Alfred Busteberg
Argos
Ind
Marriage Trust
Indiana
Bridewell
Busteberg
Crown Prince Gustaf to Govern Sweden as King Oscar Falls Ill
Stockholm reports King Oscar is indisposed and cannot run state affairs. He transfers governing duties to Crown Prince Gustaf until further notice. In Moundsville West Virginia August Machen Dilier Groff and Samuel Groff are sent to the penitentiary with no remarks from the prisoners who seem unconcerned.
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Stockholm
Oscar
Gustaf
Moundsville
W. Va
W. Machen
Dilier B
Samuel A. Groff
Peace Talks Fail to Move St Petersburg Officials
St Petersburg reports no echo from Washington and White House talks on peace with Japan and Russia. Emper or Nicholas remains firm on ending the war with no concessions. Diplomatic circles expect France as mediator rather than the United States. News from Tokio notes life for peace grows popular in Russia while Japan reports no breakthrough.
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Cassini
Takahira
State Department
Washuston
Durand
Spring- Rice
Roosevelt
Nicholas
Washington Telegram
White House
Sini
Hay
Japan
Russia
France
United States
Tokio
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Togo
Kure
Mikusa
Master Painters Meet International Convention Opens
The 21st annual convention of the International Association of Master House Painters and Decorators of the United States and Canada began in Milwaukee with 200 to 300 delegates. President John Dewar of Pittsburg presided. William E. Wall of Somerville, Mass., reported growth in local associations and strong overall affairs. The meeting runs through the week. In Paris officials described Turkish loan and gun orders for rearmament as largely commercial, not political complications.
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Milwaukee
Wis
International Association of
United States
Canada
John Dewar
Pittsburg
William E. Wall
Somerville
Mass
United States Wins Greene-Graynor Case in Privy Council
The Privy Council rules for the United States, reversing Quebec judge Justice Caron. Gaynor and Greene, charged in a Savannah embezzlement scheme with Capt. Carter, fled to Canada, were kidnapped to Montreal, then freed. The ruling orders costs of appeal and supports continued U S demand.
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United States
London
Privy Council
Greene-Graynor
Caron
Quebec
Greene
Gaynor
Savannah
New York
Canada
Montreal
Privy Council of England
Sugar price drop across all refined grades
New York reports a 19 cent per hundred reduction in all grades of refined sugar effective today. The move lowers costs for consumers and could influence cooking and baking trends nationwide.
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New York
Slayers of Bobrickoff and Soininen Identified
Helsingfors reports reveal that Eugene Schaumann and Karl Hohenthal, both boardinghouse friends, planned the killings of Governor General Bobrickoff and Gen. Soisalon Soininen. No arrests yet. searches anticipated. Strikes in Russia distract attention as state crackdowns intensify.
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Bobrickoff
Soininen
Helsingfors
Finland
Eugene Schaumann
Soisalon Soininen
Karl Hohenthal
Schaumann
Hohenthal
Schumann
Pope Unable To Grant Dispensations For Choir Rules
Rome February 8 The pope has received many petitions from American prelates seeking dispensations from the decree against women in church choirs and the use of Gregorian chant The pope states he cannot grant these dispensations gramophone companies will reproduce Gregorian selections sung by Sin tine and other Roman choirs for American models Senate Endorses Mitchell Salem Oregon February 8 The state Senate endorsed Senator Mitchell who was recently indicted in land fraud conspiracies in this state.
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Rome
Gramophone
America
Senate
Mitchell
Salem
Ore
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