Congress Opens With Sail of Old Guard in State of Transition
Washington Dec 2 with the sixty first congress set to convene the final session as many veteran lawmakers retire or seek new careers. Senate leaders Aldrich and Hale Maine Republicans depart after long service while Beveridge, Burrows and Depow leave the stage. House figures include Fowler Tawney and Livingston among those exiting amid insurgent and landslide reshaping.
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Pennsylvania
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Texas
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Republicans Win Large Majority In Legislature
The Republicans hold a three seat edge in the Senate and an 11 seat lead in the House, totaling a 14 vote majority on joint ballot. Names of the elected members are listed.
State Legislature Vote Totals and Joint Ballot Count
The senate has 13 Republicans and 10 Democrats, while the house holds 35 Republicans and 24 Democrats. Republicans lead by 3 in the senate and 11 in the house, with a 14 vote majority on joint ballot. The senate comprises 23 members, the house 50, totaling 82 votes on joint ballot.
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House of Representatives
District Comes Back Smiling Among November Victors
General Bingham has served continuously in Congress since the forty sixth session a period of over thirty years.
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General Bingham
Congress
Jury Proceedings Idle Till December Thirteen
District Judge Alfred Budge manages a string of cases with continuance denied in Mellvain v Tarr for lack of prosecution. He hears a motion to vacate judgment in Green et al v Standrod with attorneys Bradford and Frawley and sets Nixon v Hewlett for trial. Additional cases Ludwig v Ellis and Weeter Lumber v Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance and v North America Insurance are scheduled December 5 and 6. Court adjourns December 13 and reconvenes December 19.
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Sarah Mellvain
J. K. Tarr
van Reuth
Robert N. Green
D. W. Standrod
Budge
B. P
Idaho Political Ballot List Shows Wide Party Spread
A list of Republican and Democratic nominees by county names several towns and cities across Idaho. Names include Thomas Niel son Boise Frank M Kerby and Henry C Bradley among Republicans while Democrats include Charles H Walker and George E Hill.
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Ada
John E. Yates
Boise
Bannock
George W. Fisher
Bancroft
Blaine
George T. Coates
Bellevue
Bear Lake
Edward M. Pugmire
Montpelier
Bingham
Clancy St. Clair
Idaho Falls
W. R. Williams
Placerville
Bonner
O. F. Page
Sandpoint
Canyon
B. P. Shawhan
Payette
Cassia
Hector C
Publican
St. Charles
Thomas C. Nielson
George W. Edgington
Peter G. Johnston
Blackfoot
Charles L. Warnock
Frank M. Kerby
Earl D. Farnum
Thomas J. Jones
Bonner’s Ferry
F. M. Sanborn
Westmond
H. C. Baldridge
Parma
Frank C. Berry
Emmett
Henry C. Bradley
Nampa
Ralph W. Oakes
Caldwell
David A. Taylor
Burley
Custer
L. E. Glennon
Challis
Elmore
Charles H. Walker
Mountain Home
Fremont
Wesley Gibson
St. Anthony
George E. Hill
Rigby
Christian Jenson
Rexburg
George A. Pincock
Wilford
Idaho
John P. Eimers
Grangeville
E. L. Parkers
Cottonwood
George W. Stephens
Kootenai
Robert ©. Thompson
Rathdrum
Roy L. Black
Coeur d’Alene
Charles W. Leaf
Coeur d
Wallace
Thomas McCabe
Amos M. Strode
Angus P. Hutton
Kellogg
Twin Falls
Fred Nihart
Buhl
J. M. Lane
Kimberley
Washington
William H. Eckles
Cambridge
James W. Galloway
Weiser
Sixty second anniversary of Emperor Frank accession observed
In Vienne on December 2 ceremonies marked the sixty second anniversary of Emper or Frank's accession amid the 1848 revolution. Thanksgiving services and outward forms were observed across the dual empire, continuing a long standing tradition.
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Ice House Destroyed On Riverfront Near South Arthur
At 2 15 this afternoon the ice house of O L Cleveland near South Arthur avenue burned. It had not stored ice for three years but held hay and machinery. J C Johnson alerted the fire department. a delayed first hose line and wrong plug hampered efforts. Chief McMahon arrived to direct defense of nearby structures. Loss about 600 with no insurance.
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O. L. Cleveland
Arthur Avenue
J. C. Johnson
McMahon
Bank Robbed at Garden City in Dawn Dollar Heist
Four men dynamited the Farmers Bank at Garden City at 1 AM and escaped with 1800 dollars. Des Moines, Dee reports no arrests. local police pursue leads.
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Dee
Farmers’ Bank
Garden City
Mormons Struggle to Buy Arms at Colonia Dublan
El Paso dispatch reports Mormon colonies at Colonia Dublan forming protective military companies amid arms shortages. Mexicans at Casas Grande reportedly received federal arms but have none to spare for the Mormons. Colonists remain highly unsettled though no revolutionaries have approached.
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Casas Grande
Ambassador Wilson Seeks Leave From Mexico Post
Hon. H. L. Wilson United States ambassador to Mexico City asks the state department for a leave of absence. Officials say the move signals hope Mexico is moving toward normal conditions, though the department will delay action until the atmosphere in Mexico fully clears.
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Dee
H. L. Wilson
United States
Mexico City
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Department
Wreck Injures Fifteen On Missouri Passenger Train
Fifteen people were injured when Missouri Pacific No 4 derailed two miles east of Knobnoster due to a broken rail. Two Pullmans and a chair car rolled down an eight foot embankment. no fatalities reported. Doctors treated the injured on scene before transfer to Sedalia Hospital.
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Missouri Pacific
Knobnoster
Sedalia
Boundary talks begin on Great Lakes line in Buffalo
The American and Canadian sections of the International Waterways commission met in Buffalo for a joint session to fix the boundary line along the Great Lakes between the United States and Canada.
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International Waterways Commission
Great Lakes
California Growth Census Figures Released
Washington reports California has a population of 2,377,549 in the thirteenth census, up 892,496 or 60.1 percent from 1,485,053 in 1900.
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California
Undertaker Alleges Injuries Over City Ditch Issue
Percy C Silver the undertaker seeks damages claiming personal injury and property loss after his buggy and horse went into a city ditch under east side water works planning. City council debates the ditch’s future and a water piping plan amid resignations and vacancy questions.
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Petersen
Third Ward
Church
Percy C. Silver
Ferguson & Terrell
North Thirteenth Avenue
Thirteenth Avenue
Fort Hall
Pocatello
New Jersey Sanitary Association Meets in Laurel Pines
Lakewood N J December 2 Thirty fifth annual meeting of the New Jersey Sanitary Association opens at Laurel-in-the-Pines with county city health officials and many leading state physicians in attendance and continuing through tomorrow.
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Laurel-in-the- Pines
Floods Sweep Across France After Heavy November Rain
Paris reports widespread flooding as rain totals reach three and a half feet in November. Rivers are swollen and communities across France report extensive damage from the renewed high water.
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France
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