Resignation of U S District Attorney Shocks Nebraska
Irving F. Baxter, U S district attorney for Nebraska, has resigned after a demand from Secretary Hitchcock. Senators Millard and Burkett had just recommended William P. Warner of Dakota City to fill the Mathews vacancy, but Baxter’s departure creates a new dilemma for Nebraska’s delegation as they weigh next steps amid the cabinet dispute over Richards and Comstock.
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Washington
Irving F. Baxter
Nebraska
United States
Millard and
Burkett
White House
William P. Warner
Dakota City
T. L. Mathews
Mr. Mathews
Mathews
Baxter
Hitchock
Richards
Comstock
Oregon
Kansas
Hitchcock
Warner
Canal Matter Under Discussion in Roosevelt Senate Talks
President Roosevelt met with senators including Kittredge and Aldrich to discuss the canal situation and Senate fights over management of the big inter oceanic project. Kittredge, a well informed inter oceanic canal expert, has studied routes and opinions to guide policy. The chairmanship went to Senator Millard of Nebraska by Senate rules.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kittredge
Aldrich
South Dakota
Senate
United States
Millard
Nebraska
Named For Office In Valentine Land Office
Rev. A R Julian of Long Pine and Elof Oleson of Bassett are chosen for register and receiver posts. The senators sent names to the president with an expected nomination announcement. Julian is a Methodist minister. Oleson is Rock County judge.
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Washington
A. R. Julian
Long Pine
Elof Oleson
Bascett
Valentine Land Office
Julian
Oleson
Rock County
Kinkaid
C. H. Cornell
Malentine
House
Nebraska
Dewey Hotel
Nor‘rie Schairman
Hinshaw
Congress
Burkett
Millard
Secretary Wilson Defends Cotton Crop Estimate Plan
The Lovering resolution calling for a new January 10 1906 cotton crop estimate was laid on the table by the House Agriculture Committee by unanimous vote after a sharp discussion. Webb of North Carolina Burleson of Texas and other cotton state members urged its defeat claiming it would depress the market.
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Wilson
Washington
Lovering
House Committee On Agriculture
Webb
North Carolina
Burleson
Texas
New Place for Bishop in Isthmian Canal Commission
Joseph Bucklin Bishop is named to the Isthmian Canal Commission to fill the Wallace vacancy. He remains secretary of the commission, with a $10,000 annual salary, and will also serve as commissioner for $7,500 plus $2,500 as secretary, matching his current total.
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Canal
Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Isthmian Canal Commission
Wallace
Bishop
Canal Commission
New York
Commission
Settled the Debt by Pistol Route
Denver newspaper report describes cattleman William Wilson shot and killed by former partner J D Henderson in the Lewiston hotel lobby. Henderson then shot himself, dying in a policeman's arms. The two men were longtime Seattle partners in cattle operations, dissolved years earlier amid fraud accusations over final settlement.
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Denver
Colo
William Wilson
J. D. Henderson
Lewiston Hotel
Henderson
Wilson
Eattle
Mathews Not Reinstated as U S Marshal for Nebr as Roosevelt Concludes
President Roosevelt reviewed the Neb raska marshal case in a closed hearing arranged by R B Schneider. L T Mathews defended a 40 year practice of the office while affidavits and letters supported his tenure. Roosevelt found the office efficient but could not override a failure to perform sworn duties.
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Washington
T. L. Mathews
United States
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Mathews
LINE UP FOR BATTLE RUSSIAN GENERAL STRIKE CALL
A nationwide strike call for Russia begins Thursday at noon, approved by the Union of Unions the Union of Peasants the General Railway Union and workmen councils in St Petersburg and Moscow. Moscow rail workers vote for action. Leaders say they can shut every railroad and telegraph line as the new strike law faces arrests attempts by Minister Durnovno.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Union of Unions
Union of Peasants
General Railway Union
Councils of Workmen
Moscow
Durnovno
Warner Named Marshal to Fill Nebraska Vacancy
President nominates William P. Warner of Dakota City as United States marshal to succeed T. L. Mathews. Warner receives unanimous Nebraska support and moved by a telegram from Senators Millard and Burkett asking for acceptance. He later accepts the office after asking for time to decide.
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Republican State Committee
Nebraska
Washington
William P. Warner
Dakota City
United States
T. L. Mathews
Warner
House
W. P. Warner
Millard and Burkett
Revolutionaries Raise Red Flag in Rovno Factory
Rebels hoisted a red flag at a Rovno factory and police failed to remove it. A machine gun battery opened fire and shot down the flagstaff.
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Rovno
Russia
Kansas Man Assassinated at Breakfast Table
Clarence Albright was shot and killed at his Kansas home while seated at breakfast. An unknown assassin fired through a window. the killer fled. Albright was a prominent local figure.
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Kansas
Kingman
Clarence Albright
Albright
Rate Law Stressed by Senator Long at Kansas City Dinner
Senator Chester J. Long of Kansas told the Knife and Fork Club that railroads are private property yet public duties compel regulation. He urged Congress to pass a bill fair to carriers shippers and the public, warning against unlawful rates and praising President Roosevelt’s outlined path.
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Kansas City
Chester J. Long
United States
Kansas
Knife and Fork Club
Long
Congress
Roosevelt
Will Go Slow on Bonds in Panama Bill
Secretary Shaw said Congress has passed a bill perfecting Panama bond sale legislation but the treasury department does not contemplate an immediate issue. The canal bill allows bonds to be issued at any time but delay is likely.
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Washington
Shaw
Congress
Treasury Department
Interior Secretary Hitchcock Is Confined Home With Severe Cold
Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior is confined to his home with a severe cold and will not venture out for several days, following his physician's advice.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Department of the Interior
Panama Canal Bill Marks First Law Of Present Session
Panama Money. velt signed the bill passed by congress appropriating 11,000,000 dollars for the Panama canal. This is the first law created by the present session of congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal
Walsh Banks Out in Chicago Financial Crisis
Chicago National Bank, Home Savings Bank, and Equitable Trust, controlled by John R. Walsh, suspend operations and liquidate. C. H. Bosworth leads the Chicago National. directors replaced by clearing house appointees. Depositors promised full payment. allied banks back aid. Liabilities reach 26 million dollars with 29 million in assets. cause cited as large loans to Walsh related ventures.
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Chicago
Chicago National Bank
The
Home Savings Bank
Equitable Trust Company
John R. Walsh
Walsh
National Bank
C. H. Bosworth
Chicago Clearing House
Allied Banks of
Local Stock Exchange
National Biscuit
Mr. Walsh
Southern Indiana Railway
Bedford Quarries Company
Indiana
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
State Auditor
Chicago Clearing House Committee
Canal Bill Passes Senate Report On Panama Canal Aid
The Senate accepted the conference committee report on the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill. Debate touched on restoring the bond provision and House action on those questions. Senators Allison Spooner and Teller argued the Senate did not violate the constitutional requirement that revenue measures originate in the House.
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Washington
Senate
Conference Committee
House
Messrs
Allison
Spooner
Teller
House of Representatives
Reign of Terror in Moscow Thwarts City Life
The city lies in darkness as theaters close and municipal workers abandon duties. Fifty thousand factory hands idle, troops confined, and broad strike pickets threaten reluctant residents. Some disorder and clashes reported amid nationwide unrest.
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Moscow
Fitzsimmons Loses After Thirteenth Round Collapse
In San Francisco Robert Fitzsimmons collapses after the thirteenth round in a bout with Jack O'Brien. He sits in his chair, head sinking to his chest, as doctors attend and O'Brien is declared winner. Referee Graney commends Fitzsimmons while noting O'Brien’s skillful boxering and footwork. Fitzsimmons later says he did his best and fought his last fight.
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Fitzsimmons
O’brien
Mechanics’ Pavilion
San Francisco
Cal
Robert Fitzsimmons
Jack O’brien
Beferes Graney Sar Pe
Obzten
O'Brien
Fitz
Graney
Eddie
Bob Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Tsar Reaffirms Opposition to Universal Suffrage
London dispatch notes a council at Tsarskoe-Selo where a majority favored universal suffrage. The emperor listened to arguments but refused to accept the majority vote and declared against universal suffrage.
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London
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe-Selo
Bryan Declines Manila Invitation From Acting Governor
William J. Bryan cables from Hong Kong declining Acting Governor Ide's invitation to be a guest in Manila. He says as a newspaper representative he cannot accept hospitality to avoid obligations to the government. A committee will meet him on arrival December 22 and escort him to the hotel.
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Manila
William J. Bryan
Hong Kong
Ide
Bryan
Supreme Court
Corbin
York Wight and Day for Buried Wealth
A Sioux City dig team hunts for a copper box with 2500 in gold buried under an elm near the Missouri river. Gardener R R Mann hid the wealth seven years ago after selling his Dawes county farm and leaving a note. The garden lot is narrow and near the river, complicating the search.
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Sioux City
Neb
Missouri River
R. R. Mann
Mann
Kingsley
Dawes County
Strike Spreads in Moscow as City Enters Siege Conditions
Reports from Moscow indicate a rapid strike expansion in St. Petersburg with electric plants shut. Governor General Doubassoff declares a partial siege giving civil authorities arrest powers. further steps may place military in control and possibly marshal martial law if conditions worsen.
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ST. Petersburg
Moscow
Doubassoff
Hunting Down Mohammedans in Caucasia Report
A Tiflis dispatch from December 18 reports mass killings of Mussulmans by Armenians in Caucasia. Muslims from Tiflis flee to nearby villages as Cossacks and troops plunder Muslim homes in Batoum.
Pay or the Fighting Pugs
San Francisco gate receipts for the Fitzsimmons O Brien fight totaled 16407 dollars. Of this sum 60 percent went to the combatants with the winner receiving 75 percent of that share and the loser 25 percent. It drew the year’s largest San Francisco crowd and the city’s biggest boxing gallery.
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San Francisco
Cal
Gladiators
Denver Bankers Found Guilty Conspiracy Verdict
Denver bankers Cole-Leonard Imboden and James A. Hill were found guilty of conspiring to wreck the Denver Savings bank in a case outlining deliberate actions to destabilize the financial institution.
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Denver
Cole
Leonard Imboden
James A. Hill
Denver Savings Bank
Free List Proposal Aims Shipping Material Access
Representative Williams introduced a bill to add steel beams plates angle irons rivets shifts propellers castings and other imported materials to the free list for use in building American ships. The move seeks to ease access and reduce costs for ship construction amid looming supply concerns.
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Washington
Williams
Robbers Net Cash Narrowly in North Coast Limited Raid
Spokane reports say the North Coast Limited robbery near North Yakima yielded at most $500 in cash, but a large amount of negotiable paper was taken with value undetermined. Northern Pacific offers $4,000 for arrest, plus a $1,000 state reward.
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Spokane
Wash
Beamer
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
North Yakima
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Era
Confirms Nominations to Isthmian Canal Commission Reconsidered
Senate executive session reopened debate over nominations to the Isthmian Canal Commission. A motion urged the president to revoke the Senate notice of prior action, then nominations would be sent back to the Inter-Oceanic Canal Commission for review. Chairs and minority senators clashed over alleged railroading and dual positions held by Theodore P. Shonts.
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Washington
Senate
Isthmian Canal Commission
Inter-Oceanic Canal Commission
Canal Commission
J. B. Bishop
Ehents
Commission
Clover Leaf Road
Old Soldier Arrested in Mail Theft Case in Kansas City
Patrick J. Mc Laughlin, 63, commander of McPherson post G A R and claimed Logan kin, was arrested in Kansas City on charges of stealing a gold watch case from the mails in the federal building post office. He worked as a night coal passer in the boiler room with access to the mailing room upstairs.
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Kansas City
Patrick J. McLaughlin
McPherson Post
John A. Logan
Post Ofice
McLaughlin
Federal Building
Slaughter of Mussulmans Reported in Tiflis Dispatch
A dispatch from Tiflis reports Muslims hunted as deer with no distinction among Persians Tartars or Ottomans. About 2,000 Mussulman families from Tiffis sought refuge in nearby villages as Cossacks and troops plunder Mussulman homes at Batoum.
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Constantinople
Tiflis
Caucasia
Tifils
Batoum
Tiffis
Togo Farewell Speech Warns Fleet to Stay Ready
Field Marshal Yamagata named to privy council while Admiral Togo, president of the navy general staff, bids farewell to the combined Japanese fleet. He dissolves the fleet and warns officers to always be ready for emergencies, concluding with tightening helmet strings.
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Tokio
Yamagata
Togo
General Staff of the Navy
Shanghai Under Guard
Washington reports from Shanghai that the city is normal as 1500 sailors marines and volunteers guard the streets under government protection.
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Shanghai
Washington
State Department
Thirty Japanese Laborers Escape After Amherst Car Fire
About thirty Japanese railroad laborers narrowly escaped cremation when their car burned in Amherst at an early hour. All escaped without serious injury except three. one was badly burned and taken to the hospital at Grand Island.
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Kearney
Amherst
Grand Island
Nebraska marshal confirmed and consular posts filled
William P. Warner is confirmed United States marshal for the district of Nebraska. W. H. Michael is confirmed as consul general to Calcutta and Hostetter as consul to Mexico.
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Washington
William P. Warner
District of
Nebraska
W. H. Michael
Calcutta
Hostetter
Mexico
Governor La Follette Resigns in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin Governor La Follette sent to the legislature his resignation as governor with effect the first Monday in January. The move ends his term and triggers a succession process in the state government.
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la Follette
Madison
Wis
Change in Inauguration Day Resolution Introduced
Jenkins of Wisconsin introduced a resolution fixing the last Thursday in April as inauguration day. Senator Clark of Wyoming offered a similar senate resolution. A committee of governors and District of Columbia citizens previously met here to start the movement for a new inaugural date.
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Washington
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Clark
Wyoming
Senate
District of Columbia
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