Senate Finance Bill Proposes Extra Bank Notes
Washington January 8 The finance bill prepared by Republican senators sets an additional issue of bank circulations not to exceed 250000000 on bonds other than government ones including state and municipal bonds in approved cases. The comptroller of the currency would decide timing and amount and the increased circulation would be limited to 75 percent of bond value. Senator Aldrich read the bill to the Senate after the session convened.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Knox Introduces Bill To Narrow Employers Liability Act
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania proposes a bill to fix defects in the employers liability act ruled unconstitutional. The measure targets only corporations in interstate commerce and their employees, excluding common carriers operated by steam or similar motive power.
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Washington
Knox
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the
United States
Congress
Mr. Knox
Bill Co
Resolution Aims to Open Airing of Brownson Incident
Representative Gill of Maryland proposes a resolution to provide the House with all official letters reports and orders from the Navy Department concerning Surgeon Charles F Stokes appointment to the hospital ship Relief and the appointment and resignation of Rear Admiral Willard H Brownson as chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
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Washington
Gill
Maryland
Admiral Brownson
Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
House of Representatives
Navy Department
Charles F. Stokes
United States Hospital Ship Relief
Robbers Take $20,000 in Jewelry from Derby Home
Thieves struck the Derby residence of Charles F. Brooker in Ansonia, a national Republican committeeman and American Brass president, several days ago and fled with jewelry valued at about $20,000. Officials reported the burglary today.
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Derby
Conn
Charles F. Brooker
Ansonia
National Republican
American Brass Company
Okuma Denies Misquoted Kobe Speech On India Trade
The Japanese government and Count Okuma faced widespread inquiries over a Kobe speech misinterpreted by London publications as urging India to oppose Britain. Okuma rejected the translation, stating his stance favors free trade with India and friendly ties with Great Britain.
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Tokio
Count Okuma
London
India
Great Britain
Paris
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Kobe
England
Jurors Excused From Thaw Trial Narrowing Panel
Two provisional jurors in the Harry K. Thaw trial, James E. Conway and William B. Brower, were excused with consent of both sides. Jury selection progressed slowly as peremptory challenges loom, with nine men remaining in the box at noon and a new 100-man panel and many vacant seats. District Attorney Jerome exercised the first peremptory challenge against John E. McHorter, while both sides had passed him for causes earlier.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
James E.conway
William B. Brower
Jerome
John E. McHorter
McHorter
Kentucky Senatorship Favors Beckham Coalition
In Frankfort Kentucky the senate contest is tight with Democrats holding a joint majority of eight. Backers of former governor J C W Beckham who led a 18 month ago primary expect him to win office between 1865 and 1907. Bradley is seen as likely once leadership aids.
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Prankfort
Kentucky
J. C. W. Beckham
Bradley
Samuel Fessenden Dies in Stamford Conn
Samuel Fessenden a prominent politician is dead in Stamford Connecticut. He served as secretary of the national Republican committee and played an active role in the Blaine campaign. He headed the Connecticut delegation when Thomas Reed of Maine was a candidate before the Republican convention. He supported Reed and later backed Manley after a swing away from Reed.
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Stamford
Conn
Samuel Fessenden
National Republican Committee
Thomas
Night riders devastate warehouses in Kentucky towns
Night riders attacked in Paris and two nearby communities destroying two tobacco warehouses and a large general store. No shots fired. flames engulfed A. R. Robinson house as mob left, residents rushed to fight the blaze but fire damage overcame efforts to save the buildings.
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Paris
Awley
Bath Saapty
Oll
A. R. Robinson
Barnett Denounces False Claim of Society in Legal Action
C M Barnett of Kentucky, president, condemned as untrue the fre e r iee claim that a society existed and declared the allegations to be false under strong law.
Dr Carl Peters Libel Damages Reported In Suit
Jan 8 report states Dr Carl Peters former governor of German Southwest Africa, noted explorer, has begun a libel damages case. The article notes his prominent roles and the legal action filed this week.
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Carl Peters
Gersf Africa
Ee Explorer
Grand jury reindicts Judge Grosscup in Illinois wreck case
Coles county grand jury returns new indictments of Judge Peter Grosscup and Chicago directors of Central Illinois after the Charleston wreck. Manslaughter and negligence charges are filed, following a widely believed settlement of related cases.
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Charleston
Ill
Jan
Coles County
Peter Grosscup
Chicago
Central Illinois
Eviction Notices Issued in Municipal Strike Action
Officials authorize eviction of tenants amid strike tensions as papers prepare notices. It is expected to take about a score of marshals two weeks to serve the notices. Tenants resist, maintaining a stout defense.
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Munici
Twelve Year Old Indiana Girl Confesses Hay Fire
Agna Jensick a twelve year old from Roby Indiana was arrested for setting fire to hay worth $1000 owned by the Knickerbocker Ice Company of Chicago. The blaze also damaged the company's ice houses and endangered the town. She said I just wanted to see it burn and admitted the act to police in South Chicago and Hammond. She is held in Crown Point jail.
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Agna Jensick
Roby
Ind
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Chicago
John
Tcehouses of
Te Company
Hammond
Crown Point
Parole Judge Clelland Transferred to Civil Trials
Chicago reports Judge McKenzie Clelland, famed for a wholesale parole system for police offense cases, moved from parole duties to civil trial work due to opposition from fellow judges.
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Chicago
McKenzie Clelland
Clelland
Heinze Arrested in New York on Check Fraud Indictment
F Augustus Heinze was arrested by a U S marshal in New York on an indictment charging illegal certification of a 62768 check at Mercantile National Bank and other checks totaling about 400000. Bail set at 50000 after he pleaded guilty and vowed to post bond.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinze
United States
Mercantile National Bank
Heinze
Mercantile Natigratbank
United Copper Company
Edward Lauterbach
Entombed Miners Progress at Alpha Shaft Rescue
Ely Nevada January 8. Work continues on the Alpha shaft where three miners have been entombed since December 4. The water pipe is sound and the men below have air food and water. Rescue teams expect solid ground within four days improving safety and progress.
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Ely
Nev
Free Lunch Law Held Valid by Sioux City Judge
In Sioux City Iowa Judge Hutchinson of the circuit court ruled the city’s free lunch ordinance passed by the council three months ago is valid. The decision upholds a measure aimed at regulating saloons amid ongoing local debate.
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Sioux City
Hutchinson
Mount Royal Forcibly Turned Back After Boiler Trouble
The Mount Royal, 300 Hungarian emigrants aboard and a crew of about 160, left Antwerp December 7 for St John New Brunswick. A series of violent gales and later boiler trouble forced the ship to return toward the Irish coast. The engine room staff secured a moderate steam supply, but heavy weather necessitated a port call. Passengers and crew are reported well.
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Queenstown
Szard
Atlantic
Bermuda
Mount Royal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Antwerp Dee
St. John
N. B
Seven Men Drowned In Kansas River Skiff Wreck
Seven men drowned when a skiff overturned near Kickapoo and the river in Kansas. The victims included Frank Hill Ralph Hill Charles Baker Elmer Hundley Grover Hundley and an unknown Swede. Most were Kickapoo residents employed by the Kansas Natural Gas company to lay a pipeline under the Missouri River.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kickapoo
Frank Hill
Ralph Hill
Charles Baker
John Baker
Elmer Hundley
Grover Hundley
Hundleys
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Missouri
Kansas
Heinze Seeks Presidential Stay In Contempt Fine Appeal
In Helena Montana on January 8 counsel for F Augustus Heinze asked for a sixty day stay of a 20000 dollar contempt fine to appeal to President Roosevelt. Heinze paid into a bank under court order and Judge Hunt ruled remittance not allowed. He also seeks remission of 1000 dollar fines on two superintendents with the same appeal route.
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Helena
Mont
F. Augustus Heinze
Roosevelt
Heinze
Hunt
Beatty
Amalgamated Company
Obituary: William Hale Driggs 59 of U S Navy
Washington obituary notes the death of William Hale Driggs U S retired at age fifty nine He was appointed midshipman from Michigan and served in the Spanish American War on the St Paul He worked in naval intelligence and invented brachet mechanism. burial planned at Arlington.
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Washington, Jan
Aoeed
William Hale Driggs
U. S
Navy
Michigan
St. Paul
Naval Intelligence
Driggs
Lewil
Arlington
London Time passes from Walter family after three generations
The London Time left the Walter family, long-time owners for three generations, marking a major change in its leadership. Arthur Pearson, a leading London journalist, is noted among the magnates involved in the shift.
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London
Walter
Arthur Pearson
Sopaper
Bill to Reduce Regular Army Currents Coast Defense Force
Washington sees a bill introduced by Representative Johnnes Williams to cut the regular army after December 1 1908 to 35 000 men with 10 000 in an artillery coast defense unit. The measure targets restructuring and defense readiness in a leaner force.
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Washington
Johnnes Williams
Brown Issues Statement on Primary Delegates in Ohio
Toledo January 8 Chairman William F Brown of the Republican State Central Committee issued a statement responding to Senator Foraker and calls for primaries to pick delegates. He argues against restricting names on delegate tickets and supports fair direct selection by law. Brown emphasizes fairness to all Republicans and adherence to prevailing sentiment in Ohio.
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Toledo
W Ter F. Brown
Republican
Central Committee
Foraker
Brown
Taft
Repustate Central Committee
Ohio
Michigan Pioneer Killed at Aurora Mine in Tronwood
In Tronwood Michigan on January 8 a miner named Bendette shot and killed Thomas, a pioneer of the Iron Range, after a dispute over re employment following 150 lay offs at the United States Steel Aurora mine. Bendette fired three times and was restrained by officers arriving shortly after.
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Tronwood
Mich
Aurora
United States Steel Corporation
John Bendette
Bendette
Thomas
Bette
Os Thomas
Hartford Fire Insurance President George L Chase Dies
George L. Chase president of Hartford Fire Insurance company dies in Hartford Conn after a fire on Royal street damages downtown business district property valued at 1 259 000. Senator William B Allison suffers a grip at home with condition cause for alarm. General Hempartzoomian leader of the Hunchakists arrives in New York to organize countrymen for armed action abroad.
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George L. Chase
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
Conn
Royal Street
New
William B. Allison
Tew
Hempartzoomian
Hunchakists
Revolutionary Society
New York
Turkey
Market Quotations Briefing
Minneapolis market quotations list January rates with July futures at 91.12 percent. Bond and grain prices shown include 1 hard at 1.15, Northern No. 1 at 1.11, No. 2 at 1.08, and No. 3 at 1.06 percent.
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Minneapolis
Jan. T
Northern
Cattle Prices Reported at St. Paul Auction
St Paul union stock yards notes cattle prices with good choice steers at five to five and three quarters dollars per unit and fair to good stock at around three twenty five.
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St. Paul Union
Yapde
St. Paul
Wheat Futures On Track From Northern Grain Markets
Duluth report notes No. 1 North Northern and No. 2 Northern grades with prices around 1.10 to 1.23 for May and July contracts. Market movements show steady demand and track prices. futures reflect adjustments through January.
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Duluth
Bard
Northern
Market Report of Cattle and Sheep Prices in Chicago
Chicago markets report cattle and sheep values with varied figures for cows and heifers Texans calvers western cattle and feeders and mixed stock. Prices shown include ranges for lambs and lambs and separate figures for mothers and feeder stock.
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Chicago
Chicago grain and futures update with mixed wheat corn quotes
Chicago values show Wheat May at 1.06 1 06 percent and July at 98 percent. Sept and other months trade around 54 to 60 cents. Corn May 61 percent and July 60 percent with Sept at 60. Old corn settles around 54 to 53 cents with May 53 and July 48 and Sept 40. Vanadium prices noted as $13.10 May and $13.72 for May contracts. Butts
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Chicago
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