San Francisco school dispute settled amid immigration deal
A White House conference produced an agreement to abolish oriental schools for Japanese in San Francisco once the immigration bill passes. If Congress adjourns without passage, an extra session will be called after March 4. Mayor Schmitz and the school board must rescind their oriental school order, with Chinese schooling continuing.
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Washington
San Francisco
White House
Schmitz
Root
Congress
State Department
Oriental School
Why Russia Lost the War Excerpts From Kuropatkin History
St Petersburg examines Kuropatkin’s three volume history of the war with Japan. It details battlefield failures at Liao Yang Sha river and Mukden, reveals orders and reports showing disorganization and disobedience led by officers like Kaulbars, and cites Russia's railway limits and morale crisis as key causes.
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Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Liao Yang
Sha River
Mukden
Kaulbars
Russia
Europe
Kennedy Seeks Investigation of Express Companies
Congressman Kennedy introduced a resolution urging the Interstate Commerce Commission to probe leading express companies in the United States. The Western Fruit Jobbers' Association linked the matter to company practices. E B Branch of Omaha reported to a Kansas City convention, leading to a resolution adoption. The bill was referred to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
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Kennedy
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
E. B. Branch
Omaha
Kansas City
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Pittsburg miller McKim dies by own act in city hotel
John R. McKim aged 48 a prominent Pittsburg miller committed suicide in the Sentropolis hotel by taking carbolic acid. He had formerly worked for Cudahy Packing at South Omaha and later for Kansas City Baking Powder in Chicago.
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Cudahy Packing Company
Kansas City
John R. McKim
Pittsburg
Kas
Sentropolis
McKim
South Omaha
Kansas City Baking Powder Company
Chicago
Navy Gets 96 Million Dollars in House Appropriation
The House passed the naval appropriation bill carrying about 96 million dollars after a debate. An amendment by Burton to strike the battleship provision failed 114 to 146. Speakers included Burton, Kitchin, Slayden, Crumpacker, Hull, Sulzer, Waldo, Weeks, Longworth, and Foss.
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Navy
Washington
House
Burton
Kitchin
N. 3
Slayden
Tex
Crumpacker
Ind
Hull
Sulzer
N. Y
Waldo
Weeks
Mass
Longworth
Foss
Growth of American Trade with Noncontiguous Territories
Figures from the bureau of statistics show U S trade with noncontiguous territories rising sharply in the last year. Value totals 3131,000,000 versus under 100,000,000 in 1904.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Friends Kill Two Cent Fare Bill in South Dakota
The two cent fare measure failed after supporters attempted to save it from indefinite postponement. Roll call confirmed the bill was tabled, and Browne raised a point of order that the bill remained dead, a ruling sustained by the speaker.
Postal Savings Banks Across Nations Reported
President transmits secretary of state report on postal savings banks showing success in England Japan France Belgium Italy Holland Austria-Hungary Sweden Russia Egypt Bulgaria and Canada. England has 6 673 717 depositors with 721 819 296 dollars and Japan 907 561 depositors with 20 532 387 dollars.
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Washington
Kennedy
Nebraska
Secretary of State
England
Japan
France
Belgium
Italy
Holland
Austria-Hungary
Sweden
Russia
Egypt
Bulgaria
Canada
Postal Savings Bank
Bill for an Irish Council Introduced in Parliament
Augustine Birrell announces government plan to introduce a bill to establish an Irish council and related purposes. The measure signals the liberal government’s pledge to advance Irish legislation in the current session.
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London
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Two Seattle Area Bills Aim to Curb Press Freedom
In Tacoma Washington legislators introduce two drastic measures. Senator Booms replicates the Pennypacker bill without the penalty. Senator Graves proposes banning suggested stories, criminal execution details, police court reports, and medical cure advertisements.
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Tacoma
Wash
Booms
Pennypacker
Graves
Union Pacific Declares Regular Dividends
Directors of the Union Pacific railroad announce the regular annual dividends of five percent on common stock and two percent on preferred. Of the common stock dividend two percent comes from earnings and two percent from investment income.
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Union Pacific
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Bishop Bonacum Turned Down in Omaha Visit
Naples Archbishop Quigley of Chicago stops here for a few days and Bishop Bonacum of Nebraska is present. He did not obtain from the propaganda congregation all he sought in presenting charges against Rev. Father Murphy of Seward Nebraska.
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Bonacum
Naples
Quigley
Chicago
Nebraska
Congregation of the Propaganda
Father Murphy
Seward
Neb
President nominates Hain and Wood for federal posts
The President sent to the Senate two nominations. Samuel L. Hain for surveyor of customs at the port of Houston Texas and William W. Wood for register of the land office at Alliance Nebraska.
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Washington
Senate
Port of
Houston
Tex
Samuel L. Hain
Alliance, Neb
William W. Wood
They Agree Not to Fight Between Nations
Washington dispatches report a pledge from the presidents of Nicaragua and Honduras to maintain peaceful relations. Responding to a joint note from the United States and Central American states, both leaders express willingness to pursue steps toward submitting the disputed questions to arbitration.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Honduras
United States
Mexico
Guatemala
Judicial bill reported seeks extra federal judge for Nebraska
Washington reports Representative Thrill of Massachusetts favorably moved Judge Norris bill to add a district judge in Nebraska. The report highlights docket growth from 1905 to 1906, compares Nebraska with Iowa, and notes Judge Munger's demand for help as circuit work expands and judges cannot keep pace.
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Washington
Thrill
Massachusetts
Norris
Nebraska
Burkett
Senate
Congress
Burket
Judiciary Committee
United States
Iowa
District of
Munger
Block Island Sea Disaster Narrows Survivor Count
About 150 people died when the three masted schooner Harry Knowlton collided with the Joy Line steamer Larchmont off Watch Hill. Nearly 200 aboard the Providence to New York liner. 19 crew and passengers survived. Rescue efforts found 48 bodies ashore. cause under dispute between captains. The Larchmont sank within minutes after a large hull breach. The Knowlton reached Quonochontaug and sent lifeboats to shore.
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Block Island, R. I
Block Island Sound
Harry Knowlton
Joy Line
Larchmont
Providence
New York
Watch Hill
South Amboy
Boston
George McVey
Knowlton
Haley
The
Land Leasing Measure Debated by Senate Agriculture Panel
Senate agriculture committee held a public hearing on an amendment to authorize the secretary of agriculture to district unreserved grazing lands and charge fees. Cattlemen from the American National Livestock Association supported government control while the National Wool Growers Association defended homesteader protections and opposed the measure. A Roosevelt letter urging general grazing control with homesteader protection was read.
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Committee On Agriculture
Washington
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Burkett
Nebraska
Secretary of Agriculture
American National Livestock Association
National Wool Growers’ Association
Roosevelt
Warren
A E. Dericqules
J. W Boardman
Helena
Mont
Cattlemen’s Association
Proctor
Mr. Boardman
T. W. Gray
Gunnison
Colo
Colorado
Utah
President expands homestead title exceptions in order
Washington reports a White House conference on the January 25 order delaying final certificates for public lands. Commissioner Garfield Gifford Pinchot and Reps Steenerson Grenna, plus geological survey representatives, discussed adding exceptions so title may issue after five years residence and final proof as required by law.
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Washington
White House
Garfield
Gifford Pinchot
Steenerson
Grenna
Geological Survey
Nebraska Judicial Bill Sees United Delegation
Nebraskas congressional delegation reached a united stance on the judicial bill after Monday talks. Senators Millard and Burkett met at Germania Works with a district committee to concede to Kinkaids demand for more than one court location, agreeing Chadron be added for now.
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Washington
Nebraska
Millard and
Burkett
Germania Works
Dictary
Kinkaid
North Platte
Dill
Chadron
Missing treasurer loots Savings Bank of New Britain
More than 500000 dollars in securities vanished from the vaults of the Savings Bank of New Britain. The missing funds were taken by treasurer William F. Walker, per a Wednesday board statement.
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New Britain, Conn
Savings Bank of
New Britain
William F. Walker
Iowa House OKs Two-Cent Rail Fare Plan
Des Moines reports that the Iowa house of representatives passed a reduced railway fare measure without debate or dissent. The compromise targets railroads by earnings per mile, setting 2 cents for $4,000 plus, 2.25 cents for $3,000 to $4,000, and 3 cents for under $3,000.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
House Committee On Railways
Western stockmen push for land transfer to Agriculture Dept
Washington residents led by Washington Alfred E. Dericules of Denver Colorado head a delegation of western stock raisers. They meet the agricultural committees of the house and senate to urge legislation transferring suitable grazing lands from the interior department to the agricultural department.
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Washington
Alfred E. Dericules
Denver
Colo
National Live Stock Association
House
Senate
Interior Department
Agricultural Department
Japanese School Question Reaches Political Settlement
President Roosevelt, Mayor Schmitz, and the San Francisco school board have settled the dispute with an amicable adjustment awaiting congressional action to finalize the matter.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Schmitz
San Francisco
Congress
Bradford H Cox Dies After Oyster Toxin Incident
Bradford Hibbard Cox a Sunday school worker and evangelist with a national reputation died in Kansas City from ptomaine poisoning after eating oysters at a local restaurant. His wife fell ill and a physician administered an emetic, but Cox refused treatment and died hours later.
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Bradford H. Cox
Kansas City
Bradford Hibbard Cox
Burbank Granted Early Prison Release and Departure
Lieutenant Sidney Burbank was released from Leavenworth penitentiary after nearly fifteen months and began a trip to Indianapolis. He declined to disclose future plans after a brief visit to a brothel and criticized the officers in charge of his conviction while promising a later statement on his care.
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Burbank
Leavenworth
Kas
Sidney
Federal
Indianapolis
Associated Press
Queen Lil Seeks Restored Lands Before Senate
Former Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani petitions the United States Senate seeking settlement of sovereign lands taken when the islands were annexed. The document, a second addition to a 1905 petition, requests pay and restoration of property rights.
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Queen Lil
Washington
Fairbanks
Senate
Liliuo Kalani
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Turkish Admiral Hairi Pasha Dies After Trade Row
Vice Admiral Hairi Pasha, named chairman of a commission to examine the battleship Agsar-I Tevfik after its modernization, died four hours after an official visit that urged canceling the trade. The rapid sequence followed his refusal to comply with the orders.
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Constantinople
Hairi Pasha
Agsar-I Tevfik
France
Germania
Kiel
Works in the Garden Ends Kidney Trouble Testimonial
Robert Scollan of Seneca Falls ages 87 works in his garden and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring his back and kidneys after a severe attack of kidney trouble and lumbago. His daughter Mrs Goethious says the remedy cured him and they keep it on hand. her husband also found relief. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Robert Scollan
Garden St
Seneca Falls
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Expensive City to Live In
Daw son City is described as possibly the world’s most costly place to live with a population over 8,000 and a thriving infrastructure. The text notes high prices for goods and services, including 25 cent newspapers, restaurant eggs at 1.50 for three, caribou steak at 1.00, beer at 1.00 per bottle, and champagne at 10.50 per quart.
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Dawson City
Simple home mixture claimed to cure rheumatism and kidney issues
A home remedy mix using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon and Syrup of Sarsaparilla is advertised to purify the blood by forcing kidneys to filter uric acid and waste. It is said to relieve backache weak kidneys and bladder and blood diseases with minimal stomach impact. The ad urges readers to obtain ingredients from a pharmacist and to use a teaspoon after meals and at night.
Milkman Delays for Family Tragedy on Linwood Boulevard
A Kansas City milkman, late delivering after a personal tragedy, explains his delay as his baby was dying. Neighbors scolded at first, then understood as they learned the reason. The next day he arrived early, sharing that they had buried the child.
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Linwood Boulevard
Kansas City
Grape-Nuts Promoted by Illinois Mother
An Illinois mother extols Grape-Nuts for children noting fewer doctor bills and improved appetites. She cites her teens saying breakfast with Grape-Nuts brightens the mind and urges mothers to use the cereal with toast and milk, referencing the Postum Co. promotion and The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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