Nebraska Grain in State and Farmers Hands Report
The Nebraska wheat crop is 3 percent in farmers hands, oats 37 percent, and corn over 80 percent. Estimates place 1904 wheat at 22,000,000 bushels with about half in state, 6.5 million farmers’ hands. Earlier figures show 1.9 million 1903 corn still in cribs and elevators, with feeding high. South Platte ship none, North Platte shipping some, as farmers hold for higher prices.
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Nebraska
South Platte
North Platte
Omaha Wholesale District Fire Causes Heavy Losses
A major Omaha blaze devastates wholesale properties with losses totaling several hundred thousand dollars. Major affected firms include M. E. Smith Dry Goods, five commission houses such as Snyder Mullen Marsh & Marsh R. Bingham Co. Moore Tremaine Co. and Voegel Dining Co, Porter Rierson Hoobler chemists, Kirkendall Shoe Co stock Millard and Mercer estates, and the Martin-Cott Hat Co. Estimated damages range from tens of thousands to a quarter million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
M. E. Smith
J. R. Snyder
C. H. Mullen
Marsh & Marsh
R. B
Ngham & Co
Moore,Tremain & Co
Voegel & Dining, Company
Wholesare
Porter, Rierson, & Hoobler
Kirkendall Shoe Company
Millard
Mercer
Martin-Cott Hat Company
Nebraska Land Exchange Bill Introduced in House
Representative Norris in Washington introduces a bill authorizing the interior secretary to accept from Nebraska a conveyance of the northeast quarter of section 36 in township 4 north range 29 west. The state would receive an equal acreage of other lands in exchange, as with other school land indemnity selections.
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Nebraska
Sam
Norris
House of Representatives
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Range
Mysterious Disappearance Ties Portland Jury Chief's Exit
Carl Phelps, secretary of the federal grand jury probing land fraud in Portland Oregon, asked to be excused from the jury room minutes earlier and has not been seen by jurors or government agents. The case hinges on his absence as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl @Phelps
Federal Grand Jury
Portland
Ore
Phelps
A Ohio Banker Rumored Nearing End Of Life
A. C. Beckwith president of the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin Ohio is reported in critical condition with long standing heart trouble. The longtime banker has faced revolved financial charges in a States district court amid a turbulent period for the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amd
Allom
C. T. Beckwith
Citizens’ National Bank
Oberlin
Ohio
Beckwith
States District Court
Millionaire Freer Gifts Curios to Smithsonian
Detroit industrialist Charles L Freer offers a 5 000 000 gift of curios to the Smithsonian Institution. A committee including Dr Alexander Graham Bell Dr James B Angell Hon John B Henderson and Prof S P Lavelle to arrange acceptance and custody of the notable collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Freer
Detroit
Alexander Graham. Bell
James B. Angell
John B. Henderson
S. P. LaveJey
Tto
Freer
President Sees Hill Projects Doomed Without Action
The president believes three cherished goals face failure this session. They are railroad rate legislation naval program and ratification of international arbitral treaties. A bill to expand interstate commerce commission powers may pass the house but likely stalls in the senate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate - Commerce Commission
Senate
House
Committee On the Interstate Commerce
Mothers of America to Hold Congress in Washington
The National Congress of Mothers will hold its eighth annual meeting in Washington D C from March 10 to 17. A new international day will feature discussions on conditions for children abroad presented by foreign ambassadors with President Roosevelt to address the congress and a White House reception hosted by Mrs Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers of America
National Congress ‘of Mothers
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Kansas union president suspended over strike actions
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders Union of Kansas suspended its president John McNeil from office. The executive council ruled he did not act in the union’s best interests during the recent Union Pacific strike.
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John McNeil
International oBilermakers ‘and Shipbuilders Union of
Kansas
Executive ‘Council
Union Pacific
Experimental Negro School Planned Near Montgomery
Booker T. Washington with Tuskegee aims to establish an experimental farm school for Negroes on about 150 acres five miles from Montgomery Alabama. The property is reported to cost $40 per acre.
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Booker
T. Washington
Tuskegee School of Negroes
Montgomery
Ala
Resignation in Madrid Cabinet Reform Nears
The Madrid ministry has resigned and King Alfonso has entrusted Marquis Villaverde to form a new cabinet. General Azcarraga has lacked sufficient support to continue, so the cabinet resignation had been anticipated.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Villaverde
Azcarraga
Japanese citizen is jailed for disclosing military secrets
H. B. Collins, of Portuguese descent and longtime Japan resident, was tried January 19 and found guilty of disclosing military secrets. He received an eleven year sentence to hard labor in Yokohama.
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H. B. Collins
Japan
Yokohama
Dexter Sent To Mayaguez To Intercept Arms Expedition
The revenue cutter Dexter has been dispatched to Mayaguez to intercept an expedition carrying arms and ammunition bound for San Domingo for leaders of a contemplated revolution.
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Dexter
Mayaguez
San Domingo
Western Electric Organized in Aurora with 6 Million Capital
Western Electric Company formally organized at Aurora Illinois with capital stock of six million dollars. Large plants are consolidated under the new concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric Company
Aurora
Bank cashier John E L Sloane Dies Before Fraud Trial
John E L Sloane, cashier of the defunct Exchange Bank of Maquoke Ta, is dead. He was due to be tried this term of Clinton County district court on fraudulent banking charges.
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John EL. Sloane
Exchange Bank of
Treasury balances show cash and gold in redemption division
The United States treasury general fund balances are listed as available cash 139,189,416 dollars and gold 59,286,615 dollars excluding the 150,000,000 dollar gold reserve in the redemption division.
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United States Treasury
General Fund
Danish Steamer Kronborg Loading Flour for Pacific Squadron
The Kronborg is loading 20,000 bags of flour at Kiel for the Russian second Pacific squadron. She will sail via the Suez Canal to her destination aboard the Danish steamer.
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Kronborg
Kiel
Denmark
Suez Canal
Senator Introduces Rail Aid Bill From Valdez to Eagle City
Senator Etrich introduces legislation to provide government aid for a railroad line stretching from Valdez to Eagle City. The proposal aims to enhance regional connectivity and boost transportation infrastructure.
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Etrich
Valdez
Eagle
Texan Report From Chi On Parral Murder Case
A Texan report from Chicago notes a Cuban is said to have murdered his partner and caused a furor in Parral and the surrounding townships as authorities investigate the case.
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Chi
Parral
Washington Doings Senate battles statehood timing
In Monday sessions Beveridge failed to force a voting time on the statehood bill amid ministered amendments. Fortifications appropriation passed after rejecting the removal of insular fortifications. Winthrop Crane sworn in. a joint resolution earmarks $7,000 for inaugural expenses. House debated DC bills. adjournment scenario linked to Russians killed and St Petersburg riots noted. Burgess and Hepburn clashed over rate control. Senate Tuesday outlined impeachment steps for Judge Swayne, and railroad and district matters moved.
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Senate
Beveridge
Winthrop Murry Crane
Massachusetts
HOUSE
District of Columbia
Baker
N. Y
St. Petersburg
Burgess
Texas
Hepburn
Towa
Swayne
Army
Columbia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bacon
United States
Santo Domingo
Committee On Foreign Relations
McCumber
Kensington & Eastern. Railroad Company
Calumet
Cook County
Illinois
Missouri River
Cacoma
S. C
District of ‘Columbia
Senate debates army appropriation amendments and pensions
In Senate debate on the army appropriation bill vigorous discussion arose over a proposal to cut pay for retired officers above major while serving with the Militia. Several amendments were offered but action was postponed for the day. Two hundred pension bills passed. A resolution calling on the Post Office Department for information about its dealings with railroads was adopted in 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Postoffice Department
Congress Advances DC and Military Academy Funding
Senate amendments to Fortifications appropriation bill were not concurred in and sent to conference. Presidential succession act extended to include the secretaries of agriculture and commerce and labor. Agricultural appropriation bill reported, notice given it would be called up. Mr. Baker of New York attacked Republican tariff policy in a bitter speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
District of Columbia
Senate
Agriculture
Baker
New York
Senate passes army appropriation with multiple amendments
Senate approves the army appropriation bill with an amendment requiring congressional consent for sale of army transports and barring private vessels from transporting government supplies to the Philippines. It also appropriates 955 for extending a cable from Valdez to Seward Alaska and adopts a conference report on the legislative appropriation bill and a bill moving forest reservations from Interior to Agriculture. Smoot announces George Sutherland’s election as Utah senator and other actions include Yosemite land transfer to Sierra for estuary reserve and authorization for Knights Templar trustees and public land use for irrigation works.
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Senate
Army
Philippines
Valdez
Seward
Alaska
Interior
Agricultural Department
Smoot
George Sutherland
Utah
Yosemite National Park
Sierra Forest
Knights ‘Templar
House Debates Agricultural Bill and Swayne Trial Funding
The House considers a farm appropriation bill with emphasis on freight rate controls. An amendment eliminates funding for wireless telegraphy experiments. A joint resolution provides 40,000 dollars to defray costs of a Senate trial of Judge Charles Swayne.
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House
Hepburn
Senate
Charles Swayne
Senate moves toward impeachment of Judge Swayne
The Senate began consideration of charges against Judge Charles Swayne of the Northern District of Florida. A week is given for response and February 10 set for trial. Also passed are bills on lands in Minnesota headwaters, registering trade marks, and a Red River bridge at Shreveport Louisiana.
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Senate
Charles Swayne
District Court
Northern District
Florida
Minnesota
Mississippi
Red River
Shreveport
Elkins
Scott Wetmore
Sena
Spooner
Wisconsin
Tiows
Prohibition Debate and Senate Actions on Indian Territory and Bridges
Gallinger Bailey and Stewart spoke on the Gallinger prohibition amendment about liquor sales in Indian Territory. The senate met in executive session at 5 06 p m and adjourned seven minutes later. The house passed the agricultural appropriation bill. The army appropriation bill was sent back to committee after objections to nonconcurrence in senate amendments and to an amendment on retired officers on active duty. Resolutions called for information on Dawes commission land dealings and for inauguration expenses for President Roosevelt. Bills authorized bridges on the Arkansas and Dog rivers and a dam at Keokuk Iowa. Memorial services for the late Senator Quay were set for Sunday Feb 19.
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Messrs
Gallinger
Bailey
Stewart
Indian Territory
Senate
HOUSE
Williams
Mississippi
Hull
Secretary of the Interior
Dawes Commission
Roosevelt
Arkansas River
van Buren
Ark
Dog River
Moss Point
Keokuk
Senate echoes honor for late Senator Hoar with eulogies
Senate Saturday opened with memorials for the life and character of the late Senator Hoar. Chaplain Hale offered a moving prayer as the session began. Platt of Connecticut presented credentials for Morgan G. Bulkley as senator, and a memorial resolution was adopted. Proctor introduced a resolution querying the War Department about why fresh meat for U.S. troops in the Philippines was not purchased domestically. Naval and diplomatic and consular appropriation bills were reported to the House. A resolution authorized an investigation by Commerce and Labor into the U.S. iron and steel industry. The body then took up private pension legislation.
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Senate
Hoar
Hale
Platt
Conn
Morgan G. Bulkley
Connecticut
Proctor
Secretary of War
Philippines
United States
HOUSE
Department of Commerce and Labor
War in the Far East unrest rocks Russia in waves
A chronicle of riots and political turmoil in 1905 Russia with daily flare ups in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Soldiers fire on crowds at the Winter Palace and streets erupt in bombings and clashes as revolutionaries claim gains and leaders threaten a provisional government.
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St. Petersburg
Father Gopon
Winter Palace
Maxim Gorky
Moscow
Gorky
Provisional Government of
Russia
Kamimura
Tokio
Port Arthur
Trepoff
Vilna
Radom
Russian Poland
Helsingfors
Finland
Indian Ocean
Japan
Manchuria
C Ckts
Reval
Riga
Saratoff
Kovno
Ruszin
Madagascar
Oyama
Ration Beech 8 Seca Coes Resigns in Hawaii
Beech 8 Seca Coes at Honolulu retires from service due to ill health after a July appointment. Recipient of the resignation steps down, effective soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Nebraska Solons Vote on Landlord Lien Bill and Judicial Changes
The Nebraska legislature approved the landlord lien bill by a 53 to 26 vote. Senate amendments to the state constitution would create seven supreme judges and let the legislature set salaries every four years. The amendments also would allow courts to be created and adjust state officer terms, while the constitution currently defines the judiciary and civil verdict requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Saunders
Douglas
Senator Wilsey Pushes Freight Rate Law For Nebraska
Senator Wilsey from Frontier county urges railroads to give Nebraskans fair freight service. He introduces a bill requiring trains to move loaded freight at least ten miles per hour and to commence transit within twenty four hours of loading.
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Wilsey
Frontier County
Nebraska
Bill targets bucket shops as felony in state
A bill to make operating bucket shops a felony has a chance of passage. It aims to uproot this popular gambling class by targeting every bucket shop in the state. Promoters say hundreds operate under the guise of trade boards. The maximum penalty is two years in the penitentiary.
Busy Nebraska Legislature Reaches Final Passage Phase
Early session activity ranks among the busiest in Nebraska as numerous important bills are moving toward third reading and final passage. Committees of the whole have dominated much of the time, with both houses nearly aligned on bills before general file consideration.
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Nebraska
Omaha Law Passes Salary and Expense Bills for 100000
Two bills have passed the house and senate and been signed by the governor. One is the legislative salary bill and the other the incidental expense bill, appropriating together the sum of 100,000. A South Omaha stockyard bill may appear, aiming at about a 50 percent cut in yardage and feeding charges. The measure gains western support and farmer backing, with a strong lobby already at work to throttle it before introduction.
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House
Senate
South Omaha
Reapportionment Bill Backed By Judiciary Panel In Nebraska
Representative McAllister's re apportionment bill moves to the general file for redrawing Nebraska districts using the 1900 census It favors north western counties increases northern representation while reducing eastern Nebraska and faces opposition from eastern lawmakers. The Douglas wild animal bill aims to restore the bounty law to protect cattle and sheep herds from predators with western legislators pushing for action. Fraternal insurance societies across Nebraska react to the updates.
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McAllister
Devel County
Judiciary Committee
Platte
Nebraska
Horth
Nebraska Legislature Targets Fraternal Societies
In a special attack the fraternal society lobby opposes the Shreck and Kyd bills. Provisions would bar domestic societies from the state and require rapid amendments to be rechartered next year, a task few could complete.
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Nebraska
Judiciary committee reports on taxation exemptions definition
The judiciary committee, tasked with defining what property is exempt from taxation, reports that legislative definitions would be of little value as interpretation remains unclear and uncertain.
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Judiciary Committee
Johnson Bill Seeks Saloon Quota and Juvenile Court Powers
Ernst of Johnson backs a saloon quota law based on population and liquor interests stand with temperance groups in Johnson county. The Mockett juvenile court bill passes to create state jurisdiction over children with probation officers and county judges handling cases in smaller counties. The attorney general deems it constitutional.
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Ernst
Johnson
Johnson County
Mockett
Attorney General
Constitutional amendment seeks five sixths jury verdict in civil cases
A bill to amend the constitution allows a five sixths majority of jurors to render civil verdicts. The proposal addresses delays from required unanimous twelve juror verdicts. Bar associations have debated it at length hoping to reduce retrials caused by juror disagreements, citing one juror often bearing responsibility.
Nebraska bill would outlaw football on state map
The draft measure aims to wipe football from Nebraska, branding players as felons for participation. Violators face fines from 60 to 100 dollars or county jail 30 to 90 days. second offenses carry 1 to 2 years in state penitentiary. Divorce bill seen with little action. fate uncertain.
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Nebraska
Nebraska towns plan road improvements without tax hike
Central Nebraska towns along the Platte river will work to improve the main roads leading to them without imposing a tax on rural residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte River
Nebraska
State Authority Plans Uniform Auto Speed Rules
A proposed bill would require the secretary of state to register all automobiles, issue aluminum tags for each, and enforce a uniform speed limit across the state, replacing city supervision to curb dangers on thickly settled highways. The $1 registration fee would be paid by owners before a tag with a number is issued.
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Secretary of State
High School Facility Funding Reform Proposal
A bill proposes major changes in non resident high school facility funding. It would shift expenses to be aided by state funds and raise the levy for the current year from half a mill to at least one mill. The plan also swaps apportionment to use actual attendance rather than the number of school age children, with one framer noting about 3,000 pupils affected in the state.
Law measures wage aid for pit students under state rule
A fragmented passage describes a bill setting weekly payments for students beyond the ninth grade and near home districts. It notes a Casebeer measure and mentions funding to the university, with an unclear ruling by an official body.
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Doings
Lewis and Clark
Portland, Ore
Far East
Solons
Fraternal Insurance Societies
Casebeer
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