Congressional News Notes of World Happenings
A one dollar per barrel beer tax proposal to fund a fifty million dollar yearly permanent investment for inland waterways is debated in Congress. President Roosevelt’s annual message is read in both houses with limited business. Cannon is reelected Speaker and Bryan receives an ovation. Aldrich and Crane doubt Roosevelt seeks a third term.
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House
Acheson
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Congress
Spealer Cannon
House of Representatives
W. J. Bryan
Aldrich
Crane
Senate
Miners killed in West Virginia mine blasts and other 1903 incidents
Reported disasters include four miners killed by black damp in Consolidation Coal Co mines at Monongah while others escaped. fires in St Paul restaurant and Bradley warehouse, and a Chihuahua murder case sentence commuted to 20 years. Military detachment disciplined after orders from San Francisco to Goldfield. Roosevelt hosted bear hunters. Panama Canal bond bids amount to 25 million. Banks closed in Pittsburg and Missouri. Jim Crow bill advances in the didabotua senate. Other items note a monary attack near Palev repulsed with six monks killed and various legal actions and thefts.
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Consolidation Coal Company
Baltimore
Monongah
W. Va
Piva
Twentyaee
Fort McDowell
San Francisco
Monterey
Goldfeld
Freddington
Department of California
War Department
Carling
St. Paul
David Hradley & Co
Janien Bartlett Hammond
Hammond Typewriter Company
Fredom
George A. Pettibone
Frank Steunenbere
Boise
Maho
Mra
Mary Stet
Altoona
Wit 1
Geary
Southwest Bridge Company
Joplin
Fort Pitt National Bank
Pittsburg
State Bank
Admire
Kan
Bank of Stotenbury
Stotesbury
National Bank of
Com Merce
Kansas City
Russia
Anthony F. Hateli
Ranchman
United States
Ouutha
H.W. Mahhaffey
Hatch
Burgtave
Garden City
Leavenworth
Mit
Harry Jonas
Adlora
William von Winkle
Pairport
Wester Airrent
Coal Valley
Weo Winkle
St. Marys
Maryland, Deylaware & Virginian Railroad Company
Wie
Hallowing Point
Patuxent River
Weath
Maryland
Topeka
Hoh. Toker, Jr
Fin
Bam Oil Company
Tucker
Ries Hall
Washburn College
T 8
Gottlieb Woowell
la Salle Street
Chicago
America
Milo
Arsheffskain
Rivsain
Ian
Viscount Kaneko
Roosevelt
Ameren
Japan
Bingham
New York
Clara Bloodgond
Stafford
Carney
Ohin
International Harvester Company
Dossors
Gen. Funston
Digitech
Goldfield
Nev
Nevada
National Bank of Commerce
John Nahar
Justice Dowling
W. BR. Nethaway
Union Pacific
Norfolk
Neb
State House
Boston
Edward Cohen
Lynn
American Federation of Labor
Erloury
Dennis D. Driscoll
Arthur M. Huddell
Boxton
Central Labor Union
Antonio Thompson
Los Angeles
St. Lows
Croadig Trane
Senate
House of Representatives
Navona Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Cornell Association
South America
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Haron J. R. K. von Ittersum
Berdin
Sharpe
Midalery
Kronpringessin Cecilie
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Hae
Annie M. Bradley
Arthur Brown
Utah
Variety of violent events and legal cases cross the nation
A flood of disparate reports covers murder, arson, court actions, political shifts, rail and ship accidents, fraud trials, and labor tensions from across the United States. Notable items include alleged murders, a shipboard arson, a demurrer in Topeka, a bank suspension in Kansas City, and political figures facing legal or public pressure.
Conclave Call Sets Chicago 1904 GOP Convention in Windy City
Washington to Chicago for the Republican national convention with June 16 set as the date. Delegates will be elected from all states and territories. Chicago’s Windy City Coliseum to be enlarged to seat up to 15,000, enabling the event to surpass previous capacities.
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D. C
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Kattas City
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Congressional Committee
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National Committee
Sweden's Ruler Oscar I Dies At Stockholm Palace
News from Stockholm reports King Oscar I of Sweden died at 9 10 am Sunday in the royal palace. He was surrounded by Queen Sophia, Crown Prince Oscar Gustave, and state ministers as crowds wept outside. Oscar I, born 1799, was noted for democratic habits and kin to Napoleon's marshal Bernadotte. His son Gustave, tall and blond, often acted as regent during illness. Oscar II, king since 1872, was praised as a learned, humble ruler with interests in philosophy, economy, and translation.
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Nieoyale Patten
Philadelphia
Léyémond
Veota Flot
Jassie Tiryan
Morey Widow
Chicano
Peter F. Roller
Everet Service
John Worthington
San Francisco
Great Northern
Montana
Helena
Mont
Taft
Treasury Department
Congress
Cortelyou
Wash Mussay
Augusta
Ark
Superior Court
Monaco
Vero St. Leged Goold
Marie
Emma Levin
Monte Carlo
Goold
Jean
Henry Osborne Haaremeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Merrivale Stock Farm
Commack
L. 1
Antonio Thompson
Los Angeles
Cal
Outakiria
St. Louia
Lula Saenz Pons
Buenos Ayres
Pena
Nicholas
Tsarnkoe-Selo
Roosevelt
E. V. Moorehouse
Maryville
Gov
Moorehouse
Theodore P. Shonts
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad Company
Chicago & Alton
J. C. Robinson
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Minn
Becaue
Philander
Knox
Pennsylvania
Washington
Waddill
Jamestown Exposition Company
Oscar
Sweden
Gustave
International Sanitary Congress
Mexico City
Jeffrey O. Hrbeck
University of Nebraska
Hotel Men's Association of
New York State
W. Harney
Butte
War Department
Jas
Edward W. Fowler
New York
Nevada
Stranihan
Baltimore & Ohio
Hanover
Guerachelmann
Moncow
John B. Griffith
Datroit
Phiyal
J. A. Attridge
Grifith
Attridge
Arthur L. Frazer
Portland
Ore
Allen ‘Thomas
United Stabtes
Stockholm
Oscar I
Sophia
Oscar Gustave
Hia
Napoleon
Bernadotte
Hirape
Oscar II
Ing
Norway
Quear Land
Josephine
Eugene of
Leuchtenberg
Marshal Bernadotte
Carl XV
Ex Congressmen Outhwaite Dies in Columbus
Joseph Huthwaite former congressman from Olio died at his home Monday morning of pneumonia aged 65 after celebrating a birthday with a family dinner. He served to con Brena from 1896 to 1895.
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Outhwaite
Columbus
Joseph Huthwaite
Olio
Con Brena
Six Day Bicycle Race Opens at Madison Square Garden
The annual bicycle race began at Madison Square Garden at 1 o clock this morning with James J. Corbett firing the starting gun as the field of riders, led by a top feature contender, surged into competition. The opening stage drew a crowded scene and set the tone for the grind ahead.
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New York City
Madison Square Garden
Amon
James J. Corbett
Rescue Work Slow as Monongah Mine Toll Grows
In Monongah West Virginia rescue teams progress cautiously as casualties from the mine explosion mount. Officials estimate 260 to 406 men were in the area, while relief funds near 26 000 dollars accumulate as families gather outside the shafts amid grief.
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Monongah
W. Va
Dare
Inter
West
Stoessel Court Martial Opens in St Petersburg
Lieut Gen Stoessel faces a court martial in St Petersburg on charges of surrendering Port Arthur before exhausting defense. He is accused of lacking initiative and overstepping powers, with Gen Fock and Gen Reiss charged with conspiracy and execution. Other officers, including Smirnoff, face related counts as the siege’s leadership is reviewed. About 17,000 fighters and 15,000 wounded or sick were in Port Arthur at surrender.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Fock
Reiss
Accunach
Smirnof
Stocasel
Doubassof
Gens
Europatkia
Bilderting
Afylof
Stocksel
Reins
Siirnoff
Smirnoff
Europapkin
Suilins
Goldfield Mines to Reopen With Wage Cut and Replacements
Goldfield Nevada plans to reopen mines Thursday with wage reductions and a cap on Western Federation of Miners employment. About 600 strikers will be replaced by outsiders as officers rely on deserters from unions. Troops will guard the mines and a card system from Cripple Creek may be used. Congress adjourned after a one hour session with bills and resolutions set for December 12.
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Goldfield
Ney
Thursda
Menthera
Mine Owners’ Association
American Federation of Labor
Western Federation
Industrial Workers of the World
Goy
Sparka
Cripple Creek
Frank A. Kaelth
Tonopah Mining Co
Congress
Washington
House
Explosion Fatal to Three at Allentown Wire Plant
An explosion in a nine-bollar battery in the drawing department of the American Brass and Wire Co plant in Allentown Pennsylvania killed two workers instantly and a third died hours later, prompting the mill to shut down. In Albany New York Governor Hughes removed John Abero from an office amid a graft probe and a party club controversy.
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Allentown
American Btoil and Wire Co
Monilay
Character in the Making and the Hammering of Souls
A reflective essay compares art and life to refined steel, arguing that the finest works emerge from patient hammering. It suggests disciplined training and trials shape a humble, adaptable spirit fit for sacred use, while coarse natures break under pressure.
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Eho
Diana
Ephealine
Horrors Endured by Russians in Tsarist Prisons
Nikaleiff Petrovich Starodvorsky, a 21 year old released inmate, recounts brutal conditions in St. Petersburg prisons. He describes flooded cells, near-drowning rooms, scarce food, roaches, and a wretched guard system. Of 48 prisoners, many died by suicide, illness, or madness, with few surviving intact.
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Nikaleiff Petrovich Starodvorsky
St. Peter and St. Paul
St. Petersburg
Privanere
Starodvorsky
College Clubs Turn to Employment Agencies in Ivy League Hubs
The Yale Club in New York and the university bureau in New Haven report high demand for Yale men. Harvard also faces strong interest from employers. A wealthy Harvard graduate in Cambridge recently secured a business connection with a Harvard Law School graduate, the university acting as the matchmaker.
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Yale Club
New York
Bureau of Self-Help
University
Mew Haven
Yale
Harvard
Cambridge
Hoston
A Lesson In Etiquette From Priscilla Visit
A short tale recalls Priscilla’s visit to a young friend in Harper’s Weekly fashion. On her return, Mrs Paracan notices her dirty attire and asks what Mrs Blakeslee would think. Priscilla replies that Blakeslee would be polite, implying social restraint.
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Priscilla
Saya Harper
Market Report From New York and Nearby Cities 1907
A chaotic early 20th century market listing shows mixed prices for flour wheat corn hay and cattle across New York Cleveland Toledo and East Buffalo. Entries reference No 2 red wheat at about 1.004 per bushel and No 2 yellow corn around 6.74 to 6.40 per unit with varied cash prices and animal lot values for cattle calves sheep and hogs, including regional figures for York Yorkers and other items.
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Wales
Jumbae Hoge
Cleveland
York State
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