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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
5
Assistant Secretary Bacon stated for the president that no steps have been taken to negotiate a treaty with Japan excluding Japanese laborers. Secretary Root and Ambassador Aoki denied any such contemplation, and Adee called the report conjecture with no supporting evidence.
In Warren county a pursuit for Henry White, a Black man who killed Marshal Bashore and escaped from Lebanon jail, ended in a pistol fight near Pleasant Ridge with no injuries. Initial reports claimed White was killed, but later said alive and being tracked by bloodhounds.
Chicago reports a Tribune dispatch claiming Bellamy Storer and his wife influenced President Roosevelt to back Archbishop Ireland as cardinal. The president condemns Mrs Storer for indiscreet letters, demanding written assurances to continue Bellamy in service.
In Washington on December 8 Mark Twain attracted attention in the house gallery as members paused business to watch the famed humorist. Wearing a white suit he drew a crowd and spoke to lawmakers in support of a copyright bill, visiting the Capitol to address the joint committee on patents.
The bill granting Porto Rican citizenship was defeated by Democratic objections in the House committee on insular affairs after all parliamentary moves failed. Chairman Cooper of Wisconsin relinquished the effort when the bill moved to the house calendar.
Washington December 8 The legislative judicial and executive appropriation bill when reported to the house will include a positive requirement that the old time spelling be used in all printing authorized by congress.
Representative Southwick of New York introduced a bill in Washington on December 8 proposing a ten percent pay rise for all civil service employees. The measure aims to boost salaries across government staff.
Washington December 8 Senator Kit Tredge introduced a resolution directing a department of commerce and labor probe into the lumber trade to determine if a trust or agreement among dealers exists.
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