Diplomatic and Finance News Roundup From London to Panama
The Countess de Lesseps dies in Paris and the Winnipeg Stock Exchange opens under hopeful conditions. Naval congress delegates dine in London while Messina shelters refugees amid earthquake aftershocks. The Opium Conference begins in Shanghai as rumors swirl about the Duke of the Abruzzi. Le Moine receives a ten year sentence in Paris. Canada plans a record rail-building year with Lacrease staff and 11 000 miles of track. The Panama United States treaty is ratified and Panama’s president signs it. A West Virginia mine accident kills three and injures ten. A woman argues a circuit court appeal in New Orleans. Major Hains transfers to San Francisco as trains resume. Bilik begins life imprisonment after two years on death row.
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Winiper Stock Exchange
Akrain Exchange
International Naval Congress
London
Messina
United States
Shanghai
Tuan Fang
Nanking
Jul Chi
Shanghai Teal
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkin
Henri le Moine
Paria
le Moine
Canadian Northern
Canadian Pacific
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Indianapolis
Ft. Wayne
Indiana Union Traction Lines
Muncie
Bluffton
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Jessie Benedict Gessner
Earl
Wiliam K.annis
San Francisco
T. Jenkins Hains
Kerman Biliik
Joliet
Mary Vraal
Bik
Degen
Bilik
Indiana Democrats Split Over County Local Option Question
Domestic notes say members of the Democratic State Committee and Democratic House members in Indiana are divided on the county local option issue. Also reports salaries at Weatherhouse Electric and Manufacturing were restored after cuts. A Kansas City doctor’s estate settled with his widow and children receiving portions. Claire S. Jacobs set a pole vault world record at 11 feet 9 inches during a track meet. Virginia railroads were denied the right to appeal a 2 cent rate ruling to the state supreme court.
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Democratic State Committee
House
Indiana
Weatinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
M. Ridge
Welan
Kansas City
Virginia
State Supreme Court of Appeals
County License Bill Dominates State House News
Capitol beat covers Senate file 209, a county licensing proposal advanced by Senator Miller of Lancaster. The plan allows counties to issue licenses with state appraisal, voter petition triggers, and a county election if 20 percent petition is met. Also discussed are road bills creating a county highway commissioner and state funded road improvements under Laverty’s framework.
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Miller
Lancaster
Senate
Joint Committee On Highways
Laverty
Banning of
Cass
Senate Committee On Highways
State Board of Irrigation
Banning
Nomination and legislative action dominate Washington agenda
President nominates Salem Kingsbury for Hawaii second circuit judgeship. Yarmouth withdraws bid for Louisiana first district seat. House and committees report on San Francisco valley rights for Yosemite reservoir use and census appointments. Secretary Root bids farewell. Civil service reform divides on a 3,000 census appointments plan. Secretary Garfield seeks 1 million for land frauds fight. treasury estimates total deficits and postal funding. Army transports to Florida and Cuba in March for coast artillery, then return to Cuba. False Galicia wreck report debunked. Electoral votes arrive in Washington. General Bell urges higher line officer numbers. retirement duties plan challenged.
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Salem Kingsbury
Hawaii
Yarmouth
Natiponal
Louisiana
House Committee On Military Affairs
Signal Corps of
Army
Root
House Committee On Public Lands
San Francisco
Hel Helchy
Lake Eleanor
Yosemite National Park
Congress
Garfield
House Committee On Appropriations
Secretary of the Treasury
House
McClellan
Hampton Roads
Florida
Coast Artillery
Fort Barrancas
Key West
Fort Hancock
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Cuba
United States
Galicia
Galicia. the Origin of the Report Is Fervad
Chraacow
Washington
Chas. S Warren
Montana
J. F. Bell
Staf
Pell
Hartigan orders mustering out Company H First Regiment
Adjutant General Hartigan issues an order that Company H First Regiment, formerly at Nelson, is to be mustered out for failure to meet efficiency standards. Third Separate Company at Crete will be known as Company H First Regiment. An election set for February 1 will choose three majors for the First and one for the Second Regiment.
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Hartigan
Nelson
Crete
Mack
Paul
Sammons
Grimm
E. H
Secretary of State Fees Report for January
The Secretary of State Junpkin office shows January receipts from motor vehicles 233.10. brands 42. certificates and transcripts 68.52. labels and trademarks 2. other sources 2. total sources 3,335. The text notes de eesources and various fee categories.
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Secretary of State
Junpkin
de Eesources
Ia Corporation
Aestrace Keietataioken
Test of Right to Supreme Bench Office by Oldham
W D Oldham of Kearney seeks leave to file a suit in the Nebraska Supreme Court to claim the office on the supreme bench after being appointed to fill the vacancy created by Judge Holcomb. He argues the 1877 act granting the legislature power to canvass constitutional amendments is void and claims the right to the office over Judge James R Dean of Broken Row.
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W. D Oldham
Kearney
Shallenberger
Holcomb
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
Oldham
James R. Dean
Broken Row
Sheldon
State’ Canvassing Board
State Canvassing Board
Joel W. West
Omaha
Oldham. It Was Accompanied By A Waiver of Oldhams
Dean
Senate approves quail protection bill seeks closed season
The senate passed a bill establishing a closed season for prairie chickens and quail until October 1, 1912 or for three years after a prior rejection by the game committee. Senator Gammill urged protection for crops and pests control, noting abundant birds and hardship in his district. The measure, once killed in committee, was saved by Gammill and approved with a large majority.
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Senate
Senator Gammill
Frontier County
Gammill
Frontier
Farther Investigation Prompted by House Action
In committee of the whole H. R. No. 100 was pressed onto the general floor amid a favorable House mood. The chairman cited a timetable and factory at the penitentiary as part of the discussion while Clark noted the question had been up.
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Fle
Iing Twime
Clark
Tricks of Medicine Men
A young Indian pursues medicine and prophecy by learning herbs from elders and trading ponies for secrets. He seeks supernatural aid through dreams and rituals, including fasting, elevation, and songs. He uses tobacco pouches and painted reins to treat patients, with wolves and animals as spirit messengers, as described in Denver Field and Farm.
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Denver
Roosevelt to leave with record number of cabinet changes
The Boston Herald notes Theodore Roosevelt’s final cabinet meeting will feature mostly new appointees. Only Secretary Wilson and Cortelyou have attended all early meetings, with Roosevelt’s seven and a half year tenure totaling twenty cabinet officers, though not twenty distinct men due to Root and Cortelyou’s multiple posts.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Boston Herald
Secretary Wilson
Roosevelt
Root
Cortelyou
Commerce and Labor
Post Office
Treasury
Bonaparte
Navy
Signor Ferrero Sees No Impending End for American Institutions
The Italian historian Ferrero, who has walked the water front of several original states, argues that the destruction of American institutions is distant and only a few philosophers can perceive it. He adds that any philosopher who foresees the end should be confined.
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Signor Ferrero
Washington Post
Farmer's brisk bluff over deforestation and climate
A dialog shows Corntassel debating forest destruction to avert climate change. He concedes the wood's value yet jokes he would cut a tree if it would alter the climate, highlighting tension between conservation and immediate practicality.
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Corntassel
Why novels appeal to women more than men
A Chicago Record-Herald remark notes that novels attract women more than men as the male lead often asks the heroine to marry him. The quote highlights gendered reading tastes and common plot devices in literature.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Life Insurance Urges Prudent Thrifty Buyers for Lincoln Era
The Midwest Life of Lincoln promotes life insurance to prudent thrifty and sensible men and women. Written for an agency audience, the appeal emphasizes protection, steady savings, and responsible planning in a growing market.
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Midwest Life of Lincoln
Snappyquip of the Pea and the Bucket Quote
A playful exchange mocks finances with the line about assets rattling in abilities like a pea in a coal bucket, highlighting a humorous metaphor about wealth and capability.
Army and Navy Establishments Seek $400 Million Annual Appropriation
The army and naval establishments request an annual appropriation near 400 million dollars. The move aims to fund operations, personnel, and modernization programs across services.
Autos Show Sale Hit Two Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Seven
Claim says the New York automobile show sold 2,227 cars, a figure cited as the total sales during the event.
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New York
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