Illinois House Rejects 1906 Primary Election Bill With Amendments
Springfield January 22 The house failed to adopt the 1906 primary election bill by 69 to 65 due to a 77 vote requirement. Abbey and Campbell voted for it in the Thirty third district while Werts opposed. In the senate the Oglesby primary bill with amendments and no emergency clause moved to third reading, while primary dates were shifted to 1908.
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Springfield
House
Joint Conference Committee
Abbey
Campbell
Senate
Oglesby
Berlin Police Use Sabers In Unemployed Clash
Berlin on January 22 reports a violent clash between police and unemployed demonstrators who had attended socialist meetings. Police used sabers after missiles were thrown, injuring many. mounted officers charged, dispersing the crowd near Schiffhauerdamm by Lustgarten as order was restored.
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Berlin
Schiffhauerdamm
Lustgarten
Move to Sidetrack Bryan Abandoned
New York January 22 The conference of Democrats called by Sherman M Craiger for tomorrow at the Waldorf Astoria has been called off The statement says the conference is postponed to avoid misconstruction since it would not promote or retard any presidential candidate Many invited Democrats cannot attend Southern governors believed the meeting would oppose Bryan
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New York
Sherman M. Craiger
Astor Gallery
Waldorf-Astoria
Bryan
Sioux City rejects commission plan in local vote
Voters in Sioux City Iowa defeated the proposed change in government by 829 with a total of 4235 ballots cast about half the usual electorate participating. Retail businessmen led the opposition amid a largely laboring class stance against the plan.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Commission
German Officers on Trial Sequel to Harden Case Opens
Berlin January 22 German officers face trial in a renewed phase of the Harden case with courtroom procedures under way. The proceedings follow a long legal saga and are being watched closely by observers in the capital as new evidence and arguments come into play.
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Harden
Berlin
Railroad Accident Toll Rises in IC C Bulletin
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin for July to September shows 23,063 railroad incidents with 1,239 killed and 21,724 injured, up 157 deaths and 3,056 injuries from 1996. Collisions and derailments totaled 4, with 2,245 collisions and 2,034 derailments, affecting passenger trains. damages amount to 3,605,696 dollars.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tom Johnson Victory in Ohio Supreme Court Franchises Upheld
Columbus reports Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland wins a major state supreme court ruling upholding the Forest City Railway company Scent fare franchise from West Twenty-fifth Street to Lorain Avenue via Dennison avenue. The decision follows longstanding legal challenges by taxpayer William Reynolds.
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Supreme Court of Ohio
Columbus
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Duez
State Supreme Court
Forest City Railway Company
Dennison Avenue
West Twenty-fifth Street
Lorain Avenue
Supreme Court
William Reynolds
D. C
Reading to reduce trains by forty one locals Sunday
Philadelphia January 22 The Philadelphia and Reading Railway co announces withdrawals due to depression in business and falling passenger receipts. Nineteen trains on the Chestnut Hill branch six on the Norristown division six on the Frankford division seven on the Glenside division and three on the New York division will be discontinued scheduled for Sunday.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Chestnut, Hill Branch
Norristown
Frankford
Glenside
New York
Private Bank of A. O. Tisdelle Assigns for Creditors
Chicago January 22 The private bank of A O Tisdelle suspended payments and posted a notice of assignment for creditors. Liabilities totaled 74000 with assets of 96000. Police were notified but no disturbances occurred. Also Pittsburg January 32 The Traders Merchants Bank closed by state bank examiners, with the Treasury Frost subsidiary reportedly closed voluntarily.
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A. O. Tisdelle
Chicago
Pittsburg
Traders’ Merchants’ Bank
Treasury Frost Company
Governor Mughes Declines Presidential Candidacy Belief
Albany Jan 22 Governor Mughes stated in a letter to James Lehm that he does not seek the presidency and will not influence delegates. He urged party harmony and impartial administration while agreeing to meet the Republican Club to clarify his position. He cannot meet before Jan 31 due to prior engagements.
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Albany
N. Y
J&nu
Mughes
James 8. Lehm
New York
Republican Club
Sieh Turther
Shaw to resign as Carnegie Trust president March first
New York Jan 22 ex secretary Shaw says he has not resigned as Carnegie Trust Co president but will sell his holdings and resign March 1 if the terms are paid. He declined to discuss political ambitions and noted plans for his business future.
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New York
Shaw
Carnegie Trust Company
Vancouver Ramps Up Warship Plan to Shield Coast
In Victoria on January 22 members of the British Columbia legislature debated restricting Japanese immigration. Dr Macgowen warned Vancouver could arm itself if authorities did not disarm Japanese residents. He urged using 20 million dollars believed due to British Columbia to build armored cruisers for Pacific defense, regardless of Japan's stance.
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Victoria
B. C
Vancouver
Macgowen
Macgwie
Pacific Seaboard
Canada
Japan
From Penitentiary to Jail Convicted Ice Dealers Must Go to Prison
Three Toledo ice dealers R C Lemon R O Beard and J A Miller were sent to the workhouse for forming an ice trust. The Ohio supreme court ruled they should have been sentenced to jail instead and sent them back to be resentenced. Each man received a year in jail and a $5 000 fine.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
R. C. Lemon
R. O. Beard
J. A. Miller
Supreme Court
Kincade
Battleship Mississippi Handed to Government at League Island
The battleship Mississippi built at the Cramps yard arrived at League Island navy yard from the builders and was formally turned over to the government. Captain John C. Fremont assumed command and preparations to fit the ship for service will begin promptly.
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Mississippi
Fremont
Philadelphia
Cramps
League Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
John C. Fremont
Jury progress in Dora MacDonald murder trial
Six men have now qualified for the jury in the Mrs. Dora MacDonald murder case as of January 22 in Chicago. Two more jurors were accepted today boosting the total to six, and officials doubt the panel will be completed before week’s end.
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Dora MacDonald
Chicago
Webster S. Guerin
Yesterday in Congress briefed by official records
In the Senate, discussion focused on authorizing a committee to probe injunction actions in the Hitchin Coal & Coke case and whether a judge overstepped authority. A bill to revise the criminal code was debated before adjournment at 4 12 p m. In the House, an amendment to curb release of crop statistics was added to an offense provision, with Burleson pushing for passage and a substitute by Sherley and Olmsted adopted. A clash over wages from public service corporations involved Daigrell and Randell, provoking emphatic rebuttals. William Geergen was named as the Denver convention nominee amid party fervor as Speaker Cannon was hailed by supporters.
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Houses of Congress
Senate
Hitchin Coal & Coke c
Mitchell
Jude
United States Circuit Court
Northern District of West Vic
Culberson
Hale
HOUSE
House of Representatives
Burleson
Texas
Sherley
Kentucky
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Daigrell
Randell
Dalzelles
Clarke
Missouri
William Geergen
Denver
Boutell
Ilinois
Cannon
Republican Nomig Company
John Alston G. Dayton
Black people fatally hurt in tobacco factory raid
Nashville report dated January 22 says an attempt to fire the Hayes Sory Regie tobacco factory in Clarksville failed. Guards shot two Black workers fatally and wounded another during the incident.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hayes-Sory-Regie
Clarksville
Methodist Pastor Resigns In Snell Scandal Case
Clinton Ill Jan 22 The Danville district Methodist conference accepted Rev E A Hamiltons resignation as Newman church pastor amid Snell scandal. No explanation given. Judge Cochran recovering and to reconvene court next Monday. Women May Not Smoke ban upheld by New York aldermen.
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Methodist Conference
Hamilton
Clinton
Ill
Danville
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. A. Hamilton
Newman
Snell
New York
Board of Aldermen
Chancellor Von Buelow Defies Socialists in Public
Chancellor Von Buelow defies socialist pressure by authorizing women to smoke in Broadway restaurants, with tacit permission having been granted since New Year's eve when a prominent restaurant owner first suspended the ban.
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von Buelow
Girl Escapes Prison Sentence For A Debt
In Champaign Illinois on January 22 Miss Annie Kelly a Tolono school teacher learned Federal Judge Francis M Wright issued a temporary writ of habeas corpus keeping her out of jail for now. The case stems from a joint damages judgment against her and Professor Sherman Cass for injuries to Michael Burke a schoolboy whom they whipped Cass has been in jail since last September and the Burke family pays his board. The judge action is not conclusive but Kelly is encouraged and hopes to avoid imprisonment for the debt.
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Champaign
Annie Kelly
Tolono
Champaign County
Francis M. Wright
Cass
Burke
Reply to Interpellation on Prussian Suffrage Refused
Berlin January 22 Chancellor Von Buelow refused to answer the socialist interpellation on Prussian suffrage prompting an uproar in the reichstag. Police surrounded parliament as ministers withdrew amid chaotic demonstrations and street disorders continue in the capital with police patrolling major thoroughfares.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Reichstag
Notable deaths era report in multiple cities
Morris K. Jessup, retired banker and New York civic figure, died early today of heart disease. Dr Gus Frederik Gillam, Swedish educator and former chancellor, died yesterday in Stockholm. John B. Larkin, Pittsburg controller and former postmaster, found dead of asthma. Funeral services for Charles Emory Smith, former postmaster general and Philadelphia editor, held in Philadelphia with private interment at West Laurel Hill.
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New York
New York, Jan
Morris K. Jessup
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf Frederik Gillam
Riksdag
Pittsburg
John B. Larkin
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Curzon Chosen in Ireland Vote Doubt Cast on Status
Dublin January reports the Gazette that Lord Curzon won the most votes in the Irish peer election to fill a representative Irish peerage seat after Lord Kilmaine's death. The notice warns Curzon has not certified his right to vote and suggests possible invalidation. Lord Ashtown placed second.
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Dublin
the Gazette
Lord Curzon
Ireland
Lord Kilmaine
Lord Ashtown
Roosevelt eases the tests by waiving riding requirement for some officers
President Roosevelt, under intense criticism over his horseback riding test for army field officer promotions, consented to modify the order. The change waives the test for officers engaged in civil duties unlikely to face field operations, according to reports from Washington dated January 22.
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Washington
Roosevelt
WITZHOFF CHARGE STICKS IN ENGLAND BIGAMY CASE
Arthur Hyne was committed in Bristol for trial on bigamy. He is believed to be George Witz hoff, suspected of marrying multiple women in America and taking money before disappearing. Mine Workers Adjourn. Indianapolis session adjourned after committee appointments and routine business.
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Arthur Hyne
England
Bristol
Hyne
George Witzhoff
America
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Denver Hall to Seat 14 000 at Democratic Convention
Denver Col Jan 22 Auditorium plans approved by the Democratic National Committee provide seating for 14 000 at the convention hall. A hotel committee will check overcharges, hotel managers agreeing not to raise rates unreasonably. Chairman Taggart named John E Osborne former Wyoming governor vice chairman and Roger Sullivan of Chicago assistant vice chairman. National committee HQ to be Brown Palace hotel.
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Denver
Col
Democratic National Committee
Taggart
John E. Osborne
Wyoming
Roger Sullivan
Chicago
National Committee
Brown Palace
Steamers Collide at Sea Behind Fog. Passengers Escape
In a fog bound collision near Nieuwe Waterweg the Amsterdam of Great Eastern Railway and the Axminster from New York were badly damaged with no deaths. The Amsterdam carried 56 passengers and both ships suffered extensive damage. Separately, Admiral Evans reported a fleet sailed from Rio Janeiro toward Punta Arenas, Peru and further updates noted Muscatine defeating Glasco 39 to 24 in Kansas basketball action.
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Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Great Eastern Railway Company
Axminster
New York
Nieuwe Waterweg
Rio
Washington
Evans
State Department
Rio Janeiro
Punta Arenas
Muscatine
Topeka
Kas
Glasco, Kas
Will Admitted to Probate for John Russell's Estate
The will of the late John Russell was admitted to probate in county court this morning. Dated January 31, 1907, the instrument bequeaths all property to the widow and names her as executrix.
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John Russell
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