White House Wedding of Alice Roosevelt and Nicholas Longworth
In the White House East Room on Saturday, Alice Lee Roosevelt, daughter of the president, married Nicholas Longworth of Ohio in a formal Episcopal ceremony. The event drew a vast, high-society crowd, with elaborate floral decor, a Marine Band program, and a grand reception.
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Washington
White House
Henry H. Satterlee
Protestant Episcopal Church
Alice Lee Roosevelt
United States
Nicholas Longworth
Flist
Ohio
Congress
Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
Nellie Grant
Algernon C. £. Sartoris
Mise Roosevelt
Marine Band Orchestra
Longworth
Thoma Nelson Perkins
Boston
Miss Roosevelt
Bishop Satterlee
Mr. Roosevelt
United
States Senate
Supreme Court
Taft Philippine Party
New York
Immigration Bulletin Shows January 1906 U S Inflow
Washington reports total immigration for January 1906 at 61 137 a drop of 9 percent from January 1905 yet a 79 percent rise from 1904 Europe supplied 46 269 Asia 1 374 and all other countries 4 845 The largest single case was from Italy with over 42 229 persons Hungary 11 108 Russia empire and Finland each around 10 383 to 11 108 persons split among major origins.
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Bulletin On Immigration
Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Europe
iAsia
Hungary
Russian Empire
Finland
Bush fires in New South Wales bring vast farmer losses
Victoria reports the steamer Oorangi arrived from Australia with news of severe bush fires in New South Wales causing immense losses to farmers and others.
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Victoria
Australia
New South Wales
Postmaster Reimbursement Report in Embezzlement Case
A favorable report approved reimbursement of 1029 dollars to ex postmaster Joseph Crow of Omaha for logs sustained by the embezzlement case involving Stamp Clerk Alfred Olsen. Representative Kennedy involved in the action.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate committee stalls on Hepburn bill court review
The senate committee on interstate commerce adjourned without a vote on the Hepburn bill or its court review feature. Debate lingered as Democrats delay positions while amendments move forward. Carmack’s measure to raise the ICC from five to nine members passed six to five.
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Washington
Elkins
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dolliver
Clapp
House
Tillman
Cullom
Florida
Commission
Carmack
Aldrich
Ixean
Foster
Crane
Foraker
McLaurin
Newlands
Messrs
Pat Crowe Not Guilty in Downtown Trial Verdict
The jury found Pat Crowe not guilty in district court before Judge Sutton. Applause from the crowd interrupted the reading and the judge rebuked the display. Crowe was promptly arrested on robbery charges connected to a streetcar holdup in Council Bluffs and taken to Iowa City.
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Omaha
Pat Crowe
Sutton
Cudahy
Crowe
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Indictments Hover Over Standard Oil In Federal Probe
Pittsburg reports indictments of Standard Oil and railroad officers by federal authorities follow a broad government investigation into railroad rates. The action mirrors earlier measures against the beet and trust leaders as the blacks bases in Chicago wind down.
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Pittsburg
Standard Oil
Railroad O
Nackers
Chicago
Nebraskan's Despair Ends in Tragic Shooting in St Louis
Alexander E. Holder, 37, recently from McCook Nebraska, entered a vacant car at Newstead avenues car barns in St Louis and killed himself with a revolver after being served with a despossession warrant and left penniless. He died at the city hospital shortly after.
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Nebraska
Louis
Alexander E. Holder
McCook
Neb
Newstead
China Boycott in East Stirs Trade Fear Says Report
State Department summaries from north and south China show the anti-American boycott largely affects trade, with no violence. North China notes talk of the boycott since 1908 end, driven by students, merchants uneasy, some order cancellations, and targeted attacks on Standard Oil and British American Tobacco around Hankow.
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Washington
State Department
North
China
Standard Oil Company
British-American Tobacco Company
Hankow
Soochow
Chinkiang
Changchow
Wuhu
Kiukiang
Yangtse
Land Fraud Statistics For Nineteen States
Secretary Hitchcock told a House subcommittee that the interior department has 600 indictments and 400 convictions across nineteen states in land fraud cases. He cited Louisiana as leading in uncovered frauds, with California also showing many cases, while Oregon and Washington rank behind.
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Washington
Hitchcock
House Appropriation Committee
Interior Department
Louisiana
Oregon
California
Jealous man kills partner. Parkerinsn arrested after attack
Henry Parkinson, enraged over a call on his wife, shot his business partner Jack Cabenaugh five times. One bullet struck Cabenaugh in the abdomen. he was hospitalized at Council Bluffs and may die. Parkinson was arrested.
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Percival
Henry Parkinson
Jack Cabenaugh
Parkinson
Cabenaugh
Council Bluffs
Funeral of Grace P. Thurston Eldest Daughter of Ex Senator
Grace P. Thurston eldest daughter of ex Senator John M. Thurston was buried after a simple service at the family residence. Rev Dr Frank M Bristol of Metropolitan Memorial Church officiated. Large Nebraska colony representation joined immediate family including Clarence L Thurston and daughter Jean Thurston in attendance.
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Washington
Grace P. Thurston
John M. Thurston
Frank M. Bristol
Metropolitan Memorial Church
Clarence L. Thurston
Jean
Nebraska Colony
Indians Present Buffalo Vest to Longworth Visit
Ten Ponca Indians from Oklahoma came to the house to honor Representative Nicholas Longworth with a buffalo skin vest. They expected a ceremony but found Longworth absent in the canito. Indians wore beaded buckskin for the anticipated presentation to the president's prospective son-in-law.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Senate Committee Divided Over Hepburn Bill Path
Washington Senatorial hearings reveal a split between factions backing the House bill and seeking court review of ICC orders. Nearly 100 amendments loom, with debate over judicial review and a 30 day effective period. Leaders warn of possible floor fights and minority reports if votes falter.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Dolliver
Clapp
Aldrich
Foraker
Elkins
Kean
Crane
Cushman Bill Aims to Bar Japanese Fishermen
Representative Cushman of Washington testifies before the house committee in support of a bill to prevent aliens from fishing in Alaskan waters. He says Japanese proximity to Alaska and extensive fishing justify an active law to curb their activity.
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Washington
Cushman
Alaskan
Wash
House
Venezuelan general Matos detained in Paris rumors
In Paris General Matos who led Venezuela's last revolution against President Castro is seen and questioned about plans for a new uprising. He receives no recognition but the French government is aware of his presence and he denies organizing a revolution.
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Paris
Matos
Venezuela
Castro
Harriman Interests Acquire Prime Tide Land Front on Bay
Negotiations between Union Pacific and St Paul Tacoma Land Company closed with Harriman interests securing seventy acres of tide lands. The site fronts about 1500 feet on the bay and 1400 feet on the Puyallup waterway, forming a strategic railroad terminal location. Estimated cost around 1,009,000 dollars.
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Tacoma
Union Pacific Railroad Company
St. Paul
Tacoma i Land
Harriman
Bay
Puyallup Waterway
Stide Flats
Want Appeal Dismissed In Ohio Circuit Court
Wooster attorneys for Captain Taggart filed a motion to dismiss Mrs Taggarts appeal in the circuit court claiming the case is not appealable under state law and that the court lacks appellate jurisdiction. Congressman Smyser, her lawyer, has written from Washington requesting the appeal be continued to the second week of the term next week.
Mikado's Wedding Present to Miss Alice Roosevelt
The emperor of Japan presents Miss Alice Roosevelt with two silver cases and a large silk embroidery piece about eighty feet square. The embroidery features chrysanthemums in white silk and gold with a heavy gold thread background. Secretary and Mrs Bonaparte gift a repousse silver piece de millen with fancy figures and openwork edge.
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Washington
Japan
Alice Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Turkey to apologize for mistreatment of American women
Secretary Root reported that Turkey promised to act after Miss N C Stern of Buffalo New York and Miss Anna Snyder of Cedar Rapids Iowa were detained in Constantinople police custody for four hours with valid Turkish consular visas. Ambassador Leishman pressed for dismissal of the arresting officer and police chief and for a personal apology from the governor of Pera. Turkish officials pledged to meet all demands.
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Washington
Ryan
N. Y
Root
Leishman
Constantinople
United States
N. C. Stern
Buffalo
Anna Snyder
Cedar Rapids
New York
Para
Major William P. Duvall Promoted to Brigadier General
President Roosevelt promotes Major William P. Duvall of the artillery corps and chief artillery assistant to brigadier general. A Maryland native and 1869 West Point graduate, Duvall will first hold lieutenant colonel before the general rank. he served in Cuba and the Philippines.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William P. Duvall
Artillery Corps
Duvall
Maryland
West Point
Cuba
Philippines
Fear conference doomed in Algeciras talks on reform
Telegrams from European capitals and London editorials warn the Algeciras conference on Moroccan reforms may fail due to deadlock between France and Germany over policing issues. A semi official Paris dispatch suggests the talks could collapse, with France at a breaking point.
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London
Algeciran
Jong Algeciras
Paris
France
Calabrian towns hit as earthquake shocks Calabria
Rome reports an eight second earthquake that damaged Canstanzia and Monteleen in Calabria. Residents fled their homes and slept in the streets amid stormy weather as fear gripped these populations.
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Rome
Calabria
Canstanzarg
Monteleen
Dolan Lies Cited by Mitchell at Pittsburg Labor Meet
In Pittsburg the district miners regroup with President Patrick Dolan in attendance. National VP Lewis reads a Mitchell letter arguing the convention can depose Dolan and denies Dolan’s claim that Mitchell said he would accept a renewal of the current agreement, calling it a deliberate falsehood.
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Mitchell
Dolan
Pittsburg
Patrick Dolan
National
Lewis
American Federation of Labor
British leaders hear call for national old age pensions
Premier Campbell Bannerman and Chancellor Asquith pledged sympathy with a deputation urging a national old age pension system. They declined to promise immediate action while noting the suggestion.
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London
Campbell- Bannermann
Asquith
Emperor Francis Joseph Sends Warm Congratulations Abroad
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph expresses cordial congratulations to President Roosevelt on the marriage of his daughter in a diplomatic telegram. The message reflects cordial ties between Austria and the United States.
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Vienna
Francis Josph
Lassent “c
Roosevelt
Chickasaw Legislature Seeks 80 Acre Surplus Allotments
The Chickasaw legislature in a special session at Tishomingo adopted a memorial asking Congress to allot each Chickasaw eighty acres of surplus lands. The action signals a push for defined land allotments within the Chickasaw nation.
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Ardmore
I. T
Tishomingo
Congress
Indian gains West Point appointment in Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor Michigan Paul Knapp a half breed Indian of this city whose mother was the daughter of Chief Peter Pokagon of the Potawatomi tribe has received an appointment to enter West Point.
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West Point
Benton Harbor
Mich
Paul Knapp
Peter Pokagon
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