World News Notes and Political Picks from 1906
Condensed items list appointments and elections, including Abe named to a U.S. Senate vacancy, Benson chosen for a federal judgeship, Longworth and Hepburn activities in London, Bryan reception plans, and various state and national political moves. Also reports on laws, industry, and notable deaths and honors with a broad mix of people like Folk, Williams White, and Gorman cited.
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Peeonat
Oeb
Coburn
Hoch
Abe
A. W. Benson
United States
R. Burton
Benson
Nicholas Longworth
London
Hepburn
Hulk
Magouri
Wiliam J. Bryan
New York
E. Price
Ottawa
Kan
Joe S. Trigg
Rockford Register
Towa State Register
Rockford
Iowa
Wednes
Folk
Missouri State University
Charles A. Clark
Cedar Rapids
G. A
Senator Gortian
Washington
George W. Sutherland
Kookout Mountain
Clintonville
Wis
Missouri
William J. Bryan
Jewish Hospital plans $46,000 expansions on East Colfax
A ground breaking marked the start of a new $40,000 women’s pavilion and a $6,000 chapel at the Jewish Hospital on East Colfax. Officials discussed using Baron de Hirsch funds for a trades school linked to the hospital and English instruction for Russian patients. A loan fund for discharged patients was proposed, with pledges totaling about $20,000 from Philadelphia Chicago and St. Louis.
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East Colfax
Alfre Muller
Hospital Tion
Baron de Hirsch
Samuel Grabfelder
Philadelphia
Colorado
America
Grabfelder
Chicago
St. Louis
Whyte Named to Succeed Gorman in U S Senate
Baltimore's former governor William Kinkney Whyte, rival of Senator Arthur Pue Gorman, was chosen by Governor Edwin Warfield to fill Gorman's U S Senate seat. Whyte, age 82, will serve until the legislature meets in January 1908 to elect a successor and complete Gorman's unexpired term. Whyte previously governed Maryland in 1871 and served as U S senator in 1874.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William Kinkney Whyte
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland Democracy
United States
Edwin Warfield
Gorman
United States Senate
Whyte
Senate
Maryland
Presbyterian College site bids eyed by Colorado synod panel
Presbyterian Synod of Colorado and Wyoming committee studied eight candidate cities for a new Presbyterian college in Colorado. Seventeen of eighteen members attended the Alamo hotel meeting in Colorado Springs. Cities Denver Delta Canon City Pueblo Grand Junction La Junta and Rocky Ford offered building sites and cash incentives. A five member sub committee will evaluate offers and report to the eighteen member panel by early October ahead of the synod conference on October 9.
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Roseityevsky
Japan
John W. Foster
United States
Denver
France
Morocco
Tangier
Ohio National Guald
Jefferson County
Interstate Commerce Commission
Philadelphia
Rossiter
New York Central
Uut
Indiana
William J. Bryan
Byler
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
St. Paul
Minn
Ohio
Joseph Boyer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce
Crow
Billings
Mont
Sheridan
Uncle Sam
Omaha
Kansas City
Arkansas
Missouri
Jefferson City
Rube Oglesby
Warrensburg
Fiend H. A. Gare
J. Bryn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Presbyterian Synod of
Colorado
Wyoming
Presbyterian Group of Colleges
Alamo Hotel
Delta
Canon City
Pueblo
Grand Junction
la Junta
Rocky Ford
J. L. Weaver
J. W. Work
Royal Gorge Railway Interurban progress near Canon City
Dispatch reports payday on the Canon City & Royal Gorge Interurban line now rising to the Royal Gorge. About $20,000 paid to workers and local merchants. Nine miles of roadbed completed. bridge abutments largely in place. Five steel bridges to be delivered this week. Track laying expected to start in ten days. Dams? and telegraph poles ready to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Canon City
Royal Gorge
Corpse Found Near Ouray Shrouded in Mystery
A body believed to be Frank Schwarts was discovered in the snow near the Yiskes tram buildings by railroad workers David Foster and W J Schroder. The deceased is described as a mranger with unknown identity, found after three months of exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouray
Mranger
David Foster
W. J. Schroder
Frank Schwarts
Red Mountain Railroad Mining
Emolt- Costpeny
President Roosevelt Sends Packing House Report to Congress
President Roosevelt forwarded to Representative Wadsworth the Neill Reynolds inquiry on Chicago meat packing. He notes no conflict with Agriculture Department findings and urges expanded federal inspection to curb abuses across interstate and foreign commerce, citing improved packing house conditions and calls for radical, permanent reform.
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Congressional
House
Rhodes
Missouri
Parkeron
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Williams P. White
Maryland
Arthur Pue Gorman
United States Senate
Congress
Agricultural Department
Chicago
Neill-Reynolda
Hepburs
Cannon
Senater
Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Roosevelt
Washington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Neill-Reynolds
Department, of Agriculture
Neil
Reynolds
Neill
Messrs
Nell and Reynolds
Libby's
Swift's
Armour’s
Nelson Morris
Nelson’ Morrie
Armour's
Armour
Tam
Bureau of Animal Industry
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago Packers to Move It Is Rumored To Indiana
Chicago reports say Sir Thomas Lipton backs a new stockyards complex near Gary Indiana adjacent to United States Steel property. Six plants may relocate from Chicago to Indiana with a canal planned to carry off refuse. City officials demand improved permits and inspectors, while Mayor Donne asks Agriculture Secretary Wilson for expert review of meat purity.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Lipton
London
Tts
Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
Indiana
Calumet
Peter Bartzen
Perry L. Hedrick
Bartzen
Donne
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Harvest Labor Pay Cuts Spark Wheat Harvest Plan
City, Mo Mr Cal fschwelzer manager of the state free labor bureau has received a letter from T B Gerow of Topeka manager of the Kansas free labor bureau asking him to arrange to send 2500 men for the Kansas wheat harvest. This year pay is lower than last year ranging from 1.00 to 2.42 dollars per day.
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Keneas
City
Cal Fschwelzer
State Free Labor Bureau
T. B. Gerow
Topeka
Kansas Free Labor Bureau
Kansas
Tate
Governor Ide Proposes Manila Province for Pilipinosembly
Governor Ide announces formation of a Manila province to grant city representation in the Pilipinosembly. The original plan proposed Manila as a district with no representation in the athena assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ide
Manila
District of Columbia
Athena Assembly
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Boston
Pequea
Pennsylvania
Edwin
Stuart
Edward BE. Baumann
United States Land Ofen
Springeld
Besaae
Sait
Central High School
New Orleans
Kansay
Alfonso
Spain
Jewish Hospital
Colorado Institution For Cure of
Presbyterian College
Royal Gorge Railway
Chicago Packers
Ofteiate
Waltinen
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