Revenue bill smothered by votes in Nebraska House
In Lincoln on March 19 the Nebraska House reported the revenue bill for passage but rejected key tax proposals. A plan to tax public service corporations failed 65 to 22, Caldwell amendment on railroad taxation failed 38 to 54, and railroad terminals tax by towns failed 30 to 62. The bill's main changes: shift assessment to April and remove a long personal property schedule. The House expects third reading after March 23 with further committee work on normal school measures and library fire department levy increases.
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Lincoln
Neb
Dispatch
House
State Board of Equalization
Normal School
Fire Department of
Senate
Congress
United States
Trains Collide Near Washington NJ Killing Two Engineers
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Delaware Lackawanna & Western near Washington New Jersey killed two engineers Isaac Sutton of Hoboken and T A Covey of Scranton. The freight was on a siding and the passenger continued after the collision. The freight crew warned none of the inspectors at the scene.
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Washington, N. J
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Isaac Sutton
Hoboken
T. A. Covey
Scranton
Sutton
Generous Bequests to Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
Mrs Ann Augusta Thomas widow of Samuel Thomas and her children Edward R Thomas and Mrs Livingston Beechman donate 50000 to endow a Samuel Thomas memorial ward of ten beds in a new hospital building. They recently received shares of their father's estate and settled with their brother Harold E Thomas who was nearly disinherited by the will.
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Harold E. Thomas
Tribunal Report on Anthracite Strike Presented to President
Judge Gray and Carroll D. Wright presented the anthracite strike report to the President. The voluminous document covers all phases of the operators versus miners controversy and vows both sides will abide by the tribunal’s decision. Details are awaited by operators miners and the public.
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Gray
Carroll D. Wright
Anthracite Strike Commission
Roosevelt
Invitation for Roosevelt Western Trip to Hawaii Hinted
Hawaiian leaders press for a presidential visit during Roosevelt s western journey. An urgent invitation asks the president to travel by fuel efficient steamer with wireless telegraphy linking Honolulu and San Francisco to monitor national affairs daily and enable prompt return if needed. White House officials say an island visit would please Roosevelt but is deemed impossible at this time.
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Hawaiian Islands
Roosevelt
Washington
Honolulu
San Francisco
United States
White House
Islands
Boxer Movement Mirrors Foreign Backlash in China
W. B. Bentley, returning to San Francisco, describes the Boxer movement in China as dual in nature. He notes southern anti dynasty sentiment and northern anti foreign feeling, with violence including the murder of three missionaries in Chi li province. He says reformers lack unified action and outbreaks will remain small for now.
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W. B. Bentley
Shanghai
San Francisco
Ching
Née
Chi Li
China
Reform ’Party
Glacier Bear Quest Reaches New York Ahead of Alaska Trip
Capt Charles Waslace Radcliffe a Lifeguards retiree and Richard Fitzgerald Glynn of the First Royal Draggants have arrived in New York en route to northern Alaska. They were commissioned by the British Museum to obtain a specimen of the rare glacier or blue bear, an animal said to be known from only one tilled specimen and none captured.
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Alaskan
Charles Waslace Radcliffe
Richard Fitzgerald Glynn
Royal Draggants
British Museum
New York
Alaska
Miners Meet in Peoria to Ratify Next Year’s Scale
The Peoria Canton district operators and miners convene to ratify the scale for the coming year as guided by the state convention at Springfield. A few minor contentions are noted and the conference is expected to adjourn Friday night.
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Peoria-Canton
Peoria
Springfield
Oath of Office and Swearing Spurs Debate on Perjury
The piece argues that expanding oaths since 1868 has diluted obligation and fosters contempt. It notes a contrast between solemn statutory language and conduct of some senators, urging simpler vows to reduce perjury risk. It cites the Friends as an example of avoiding swearing.
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House of Congress
Society of Friends
Packers Penalized in Missouri Beef Trust Case
Missouri supreme court finds five large beef packing firms guilty of price fixing in Missouri. Each must pay a 5000 fine and costs and face ouster unless they pay within 30 days, then ouster is abated. Firms include Armour Packing, Cudahy, Hammond, Swift & Co, Schwarzschild & Sulzberger.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri
Beef Trust
W. Co. Marshally
Banc
Armour Packing Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
Swift & Co
Chicago
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company
New York
United States
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Supreme Court
Burgess
Crow
St. Louis
Combine
Kidnap Charge Involving Bay City Girls Mother Sought
The Bay City special reports two granddaughters of M J O'Brien are missing. A warrant is out for Emma Quinn of Los Angeles California on kidnapping charges. The mother of the girls allegedly took them after a divorce and sent them to the grandparents. The girls had attended school that morning and could not be found afterward.
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Bay City
Mich
M. J
O'Brien
South Sheridan Street
Emma Quinn
Los Angeles
Cal
Ugual
Hem
Vorce
Hye
Anniversary of Kossuthmarked by student clashes and arrests
March 20 marked the death anniversary of Louis Kossuth with student demonstrations at the university. Mourning flags were raised, lectures suspended, and police were stoned during street protests in front of public buildings, leading to several arrests as Kossuth deputies dispersed the crowd.
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Kossuth
Louis Kossuth
Kossuth Party
Secretary Hay replies to Argentine note on Monroe Doctrine
Secretary of State Hay’s public response to Argentina’s note on allied action to enforce debt collection by naval force reiterates the 1901 1902 messages. The Monroe Doctrine is not a shield for states misbehaving but promises no outside interference if duties to foreign powers are fulfilled.
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Hay
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Ratified By Cuban Congress
President and cabinet express satisfaction with congress actions and the senate extra session as they pursue ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Roosevelt says the U S has shown good faith by extending relief to Cuba.
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Caban
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Cuba
Union Pacific Plans Major Water Purification System
The Union Pacific has awarded a contract to a Chicago firm for twenty five locomotive water-purifying plants to be built along the line from Omaha to Salt Lake City. The project, the largest of its kind in the nation, will cost at least 1.5 million dollars and will begin immediately. Officials say purified water will extend locomotive life by more than double.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Miners Win Eight Hour Day in Altoona Concession
In Altoona Pennsylvania the second bituminous district miners and operators signed an eight hour day scale Friday night. Miners relinquished 12 4 and 14 per cent in iron ore areas for pick and machine mining while gains of 10 per cent for pick and 12 per cent for machine mining were affirmed. The agreement ends the meeting between the two sides.
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Altoona
Ireno
Indianapolis
Cooley Epicycloidal Engine Co Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation filed in Trenton New Jersey for the Cooley Epicycloidal Engine company with authorized capital of 10 million to acquire patent rights from the Cooley Epicycloidal Engine development company covering rotary fluid motors meters and pumps. The move coincides with wage talks in New York Erie system engineers meeting with management on pay. Creditors in Des Moines Iowa will receive 40 percent dividends from Elgin creamery bankruptcy. Coal strikes disrupt St Louis fuel delivery as drivers demand higher wages. Miners and operators in Carlinville remain deadlocked, seeking a state aided settlement. Cincinnati reports no wage agreement yet between stove molders and foundry unions.
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Trenton
N. J
Cooley Epicycloidal Engine Company
Cooley Epicycloidal Engine Development Company
New York
Henry C. Tinker
Liberty National Banku
Daniel C. Reid
Rock Island Committee
Des Moines
Iowa
Elgin Creamery, Company
Erie System
St.” Louis
Springfield
Ill
Chicago & Alton
Carlinville
Cincinnati
Union
North America
National
Stove Founders’ Association
Ist
Widow's Prey Chooses the Lesser of Two Evils
An old woman warns a stranger about Josh Birdsell who plans to marry the Widow Benson. The two discuss a man’s near drowning after stalking the widow, with the boast that Birdsell had followed to the water but failed to act while the man waited. The scene ends with a quiet departure.
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Josh Birdsell
Benson
Houston Post
A Chance To Grow From a Seaport Schooner Tale
Sim Tarbox, a strong loborer in a New England port, eyes a three masted schooner. He asks the captain how old the boat is and how long until she becomes a highster promising a future joke about growing old with the vessel.
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Sim Tarbox
New England
Sim
Baer
Our Navy's Growth Admits Global Reach and Scale
Admiral Taylor chief of the bureau of navigation states the American navy has grown to very respectable proportions though not the largest. He recalls being asked where the navy stands and notes it is dispersed globally, requiring a lengthy printed report to detail the ships' locations.
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Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Globe
The Rum Omelet Fry Up Ends in Fire
Farmer Hornihand greets Si Smith in town and recalls the rum omelet fiasco that singed his whiskers. Smith notes he grows whiskers back, while the life insurer warned to cancel the policy if the omelets continued.
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Life Insurance Company
Baltimore
Weather Man's Beast Forecasts and Freight Claims
The weather forecaster compares to the ground hog with prognostics that claimed four million dollars of perishable freight were protected by his signals during the recent cold wave. The assertion links weather prediction to tangible freight protection concerns.
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