Settlement bills and public lands debates in Congress
The Senate discussed a bill settling accounts between the U S and states over public land proceeds and bounty warrants, with an estimated 8 million dollar appropriation. Other items included a drunkenness misdemeanor proposal, an anarchist prosecution opinion, Aldrich currency bill hearings, tobacco prize tax discussion, Hague Treaty support, LaFollette liability bill progress, and bids for new public buildings.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
Gamble
Filibuster Begins in Congress as Parties Clash
Washington D C late Thursday Democrats faced a formal notice from Mr Payne that Republicans would push their majority agenda despite Democratic obstruction. Payne forced a late session to test opposition’s sincerity as Democrats used delaying tactics after the agricultural appropriation bill. The resolution to refer the president's message to committees passed after 13 roll calls at 10 09 p m.
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Washington, D
House of Representatives
Payne
N. Y
Williams
Congress
Anarchy Question Sparks Criminal Prosecution Debate
An article discusses calls to prosecute those urging anarchist action. It examines legal standards and potential criminal charges while weighing free speech and public safety.
Saloons Fined $1000 Each for Election Day Open
In Council Bluffs Iowa H A Larsen and Martin Jensen owners of the Manhattan saloon were fined $1000 each by Judge O D Wheeler for contempt after keeping their saloon open during a city election despite an injunction against violations of the mulci law. Both paid the fines.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
H. A. Larsen
Martin Jensen
Manhattan
O. D. Wheeler
District Court
Car Loops Northward Race Vessel Sails for Alaska
The New York to Paris race car was loaded onto the steamship Santa Clara in Seattle and sent to Valdez Alaska. From there it will travel across the frozen north toward Yukon and Nome, weather permitting.
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Seattle
Wash
New York
Wealthy Toledo Lumbermen Fined in Anti Trust Case
Twenty Toledo lumbermen found guilty of conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Valentine anti trust law were resentenced by Judge Kumler. Fines ranged from 500 to 1000 dollars with no jail terms imposed.
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Toledo
Ohio
Kumler
Common Pleas Court
Cleveland Hearing Ends in Oil Suit. Next Session May 25
The Cleveland hearing on the government's ouster suit against Standard Oil closed on Wednesday after weeks of proceedings before Special Commissioner Ferris. The next session will be held in Chicago, starting May 25.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Standard Oil
Ferris
Chicago
Prairie Fire Ravages Paxton Nebraska Sand Hills
A two day prairie fire in the Paxton area of Nebraska has burned thousands of acres, destroyed many houses, and killed James Kane. Hundreds of livestock perished as the blaze spread through the sand hills.
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Nebraska
Paxton
Neb
Sand Hills
James Kane
Wabash Train Ditch near Danville Injures Likely
The Continental Limited, a Wabash passenger train, was derailed six miles from Danville Illinois Friday afternoon about 1 15. All coaches left the track and overturned making injuries feared but details are incomplete.
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Danville
Ill
Continental Limited
Kansan Wins Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford
George Ellsworth Putnam of Ottawa Kansas a Yale graduate student was appointed to a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford on Thursday in New Haven Connecticut highlighting the notable achievement for the Kansan academic in the Yale program.
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Kansan
New Haven
Connecticut
George Ellsworth Putnam
Ottawa
Kansas
Yale
Oxford
Record Practice Ends for Atlantic Fleet Target
Wireless reports from Magdalena Bay state the 1908 practice target for the Atlantic fleet is nearly completed, with the record effort drawing to a close.
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San Diego
Cal
Magdalena Bay
Kansas State News Ties Apprenticeship Reform to Santa Fe Shops
A Newton program forms a school for the 20 apprentices employed in Santa Fe shops, with four hours weekly in mechanical arithmetic and draughting. HA Oliver will conduct classes, paid while in the program, and a night class may open for any Santa Fe employee. Fort Riley receives mahogany furniture including tables chairs arm chairs desks and sideboards with contract prices listed.
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Santa Fe
Newton
HE. R. Oliver
Topeka
Fort Riley
Quartermaster’s Department
Tax Law Changes Hit Shawnee County Farmland Values
The Shawnee county farm of 200 acres rose from about 12 dollars per acre to 175 dollars per acre in a recent assessment. The owner did not object, saying he would accept full value if nationwide assessment practices were like this. Four men in North Topeka reported more property than the entire city last year.
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Shawnee County
North Topeka
Irrigation Pumps Activate at Garden City Project
Pumps at the Garden City government reclamation plant have begun operating. Water from the Arkansas river is pumped for irrigation. Ten batteries of ten wells each started, with 230 wells to come online. The plant will supply 80,000 cubic feet of water per season.
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Garden City
Government
Arkansas River
Will Repair Old State House at Fort Riley
WW H Zeigler of Junction City holds the contract to repair the old state house on the Fort Riley reservation funded by the State Historical Society with 450 dollars. The project includes wall repairs trellises for vines river bank riprap and advancing work as funds allow with Zeigler performing the labor at cost.
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Old State House
H. Zeigler
Junction City
Fort Riley
State Historical Society
Zeigler
State Health Bulletin Shows Smallpox Surge in February
The state board of health reports 629 smallpox cases in February, up from 168 in February 1907. Tuberculosis typhoid fever diphtheria and measles all show decreases in the same bulletin.
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State Board of Health
Let Coburn Be Left Alone at State College
Editors statewide denounce a push to install D. Coburn as president of the state agricultural college urging that Coburn be left alone and not subjected to further administration changes or pressure.
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Washington, D. C
Bonaparte
la Questione Sociale
Paterson
N. J
United States
D. Coburn
State Agricultural College
Coburn
Whisky Found Hidden in Book at Parsons Drug Store
Dr. S J Crumbine searched multiple drug stores for compliance with food and drug laws and uncovered a Woodland Series volume that concealed a flask of bond whisky from a Kentucky distillery. The case drew interest from the attorney general for potential edits.
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Parsons Drug Store
S. J. Crumbine
State Board of Health
Kentucky
Death of Reno County's Elder Statesman Richard Justice Sr
Richard Justice Sr died at his home two miles west of Hutchinson after living there with his son Richard Justice Jr He would have been 98 at his next birthday Born in Ireland in 1811 his death marks the passing of one of Reno county's oldest citizens The obituary notes his long life spanning much of the 19th and 20th centuries
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Richard Justice
Hutchinson
Richard Justice, Jr
Justice
Reno County
Mr. Justice
Treland
The Part He Preferred
Joaquin Miller, the rascal poet, is a rare San Francisco visitor. He attended a formal dinner at a friend's home and stayed overnight. A hostess pressed him about her Parisian gown, and he replied he liked only part of it, namely the part she wore.
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Joaquin Miller
Sierras
San Francisco
Dean's Kidney Pills Credit for Cloverport Man Recovery
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky describes years of kidney illness back pain and swelling. He says after using Dean's Kidney Pills he improved rapidly and became strong again. The product sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Armstrong
Cloverport
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Catarrh Cure Ad and Miscellaneous Health Spiels
A garbled snippet shows an 19th or early 20th century Toledo area ad card with Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney and Co promising $100 per case cured, plus nursing tips and various remedies like Garfield Tea and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup aimed at children teething. The text blends notarized oath claims and multiple product promotions.
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Stuart
Onto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank
Cheney
F. J. Cazney & Co
Syrup of Figs and Senna Offered as Preferred Laxative
The California Fig Syrup Co presents its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a simple, pleasant, and efficient laxative. It claims physician approval for family use, gentle yet prompt action, and emphasizes genuine manufacture and availability through leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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