Borah Pushes for Homestead Leave Bill in Senate
Senate public lands committee favors Borah three year homestead bill and Jones six month leave of absence for each year of residence. If passed, homesteaders may take six months off after six months living on land, counted toward three summers required for title. Supports include eastern senators backing reform. covers enlargement and 160 entries.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Borah
Senate debates on public land laws prompt Borah call for reform
Senator Borah of Idaho delivers a thorough speech urging amendments to the homestead law and faster patent issuance to settlers. He shows eastern senators how current laws drive Americans to Canada, with estimates of 125,000 to 140,000 leaving the U.S. annually for the Dominion and millions in capital involved.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Senator Borah
Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
Dominion of
Dominion
Milwaukee Railroad Dividends Reduced
Roswell Miller, chairman of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul, explains the dividend cut from 7 to 5 percent due to lower net earnings from crop failures in the Dakotas and Minnesota and weak business conditions. The decision follows a drop in merchandise volume and labor costs, triggering a stock market selloff.
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New York
Roswell Miller
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Dakotas
Minnesota
Miller
Stock Exchange
Combine Against Harriman Interests Rumored in Wall Street
Readjustment of the railroad situation is pending with rumors that a combine formed by Hill Gould and Morgan interests opposes the Harriman roads. The plan is to joint-venture the Rio Grande and Western Pacific by Missouri Pacific and Burlington for a through route to the Pacific, with Rock Island possibly joining the group.
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New York
Wall Street
Hill, Gould and Morgan
Harriman
The
Herald
Rio Grande
Western Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Burlington
Pacific
Rock Island
Porters Arrested for Robbing Roads
Chilan 27 porters on trains out of Chicago swindled railroads by stockpiling inferior liquor and cigars in standard bottles and selling before company stock. Several Great Northern porters were arrested at end of runs in Pacific coast cities today.
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Chilan
Chicago
Great Northern
Pacific Coast
Railway engineers seek wage increases on eastern lines
A conference will be held within four weeks to consider demands of railway engineers on lines east of Chicago and north of the Ohio river for higher wages to align with western road standards.
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New York
Chicago
Ohio River
Modern Woodmen Adopt Upward Insurance Rate Revision
Chicago January 27 The Modern Woodmen of America approved an upward revision of insurance rates at the convention by a vote of 460 to 307. The decision affects policyholders and reflects changes in the society’s pricing structure.
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Chicago
Woodmen of America
Emperor William Celebrates 53rd Birthday in Berlin
Berlin marked a general holiday as Emperor William celebrated his fifty third birthday with court festivities attended by royalty from across the empire. The event continued the Frederick the Great bicentennial celebrations that occupied the week.
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Berlin
William
Indiana Socialists Convene in Indianapolis for Campaign Plans
Representatives of the Socialist party in Indiana gathered in the capital for a two days convention to complete plans for an active campaign this year. Nominations for a state ticket will be made by the convention and submitted to a referendum vote.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Socialist Party
Watterson Claims Proof of Authorized Campaign Funds
In Washington the Tillman Watterson Harvey Wilson dispute dominates coverage as Watterson asserts he has proof he was asked to raise funds for the Wilson campaign and that he raised substantial sums. Wilson denies authorization and Tillman shifts to a closed stance as new statements unfold.
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Watterson
Wilson
Washington
Tillman
Thomas F. Ryan
Bomb injures Manchu official in Peking riot
General Liang Pi High, a former imperial guards commandant, was badly hurt by a roadside bomb as he alighted from his carriage. The bomber died in the blast. Revolutionary agents warn of more dynamite campaigns against opponents of the Republican movement.
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Peking
Liang Pi High
Imperial Guards
Revolutionary Party
Tun Kee Sui
Sho Kan
Senate passes revenue bill and lawmaker safety concerns
Fears for Governor Eugene N. Foss of Massachusetts arise as mill workers strike in Lawrence prompts police protection for the governor both at the State House and his home. The Senate approves a revenue measure amid tensions.
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Lawrence
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
State House
Manila Teachers Suffer After Sea Voyage Drifts Five Days
Arthur Young and wife, both school teachers, endured five days and nights adrift at sea after a gasoline launch lost control while traveling from Maasain in Leyte. With their three year old child, they drifted without food or water before washing ashore on Siquejor island. the couple are emaciated though their child remains well.
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Manila
Arthur Young
Leyte
Maasain
Siquejor Island
Transcripts Reach California in dynamiting probe
Transcripts of evidence in the dynamiting investigation and new Pacific coast explosion data were sent to Los Angeles for use by federal and county grand juries in California. Gov ernment officials link H. G. Botts to the McNamara brothers after a Salt Lake storage locate. The federal grand jury recessed until Monday as drama at Iron Workers' union headquarters escalated with a gun butt incident involving Frank J. Ryan and detective Robert Foster.
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Indianapolis
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
California
H. G. Botts
Salt Lake
McNamara Brothers
Federal Grand Jury
Robert Foster
Ereetors’ Association
Iron Workers’ Union Today
Frank J. Ryan
Foster
Roosevelt Could Carry Michigan If Nominated
Gov. Charles E. Osborn at the Roosevelt national headquarters said Roosevelt would carry Michigan by at least one hundred thousand if nominated. He added a committee meeting on February 6 to gauge public demand and determine if Roosevelt should run.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Michigan
Charles E. Osborn
Roosevelt National
Osborn
Chinese Attempt at Assassination of General Chang Huai Chih
In Tien Tsin on January 27 an attempted attack targeted General Chang Huai Chih as he left a railroad train. The would be assailant, a young Chinese man, was captured after a struggle during which he fired a revolver to hold off soldiers and police. The general remained uninjured and helped keep the crowd calm.
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Tien Tsin
Chang Huai Chih
Manchu throne must be abdicated by Jan 29 ultimatum
President Sun Yat Sen issues an ultimatum demanding the Manchu throne abdicate by 8 o clock January 29 to end the armistice or an attack will be launched on Peking. Cable dispatch reaches San Francisco via a Chinese paper.
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San Francisco
Sun Yat Sen
All Universities Asked to Participate in Michigan Founding Celebration
Ann Arbor Jan 27 All state universities in the United States and top western hemisphere institutions have been invited to join a celebration marking the seventy first anniversary of the founding of the University of Michigan scheduled for next June.
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Ann Arbor
United States
Western Hemisphere
University of Michigan
Virginia Railway Boosts Capital for Extensions
Stockholders meeting in Norfolk voted to raise the Virginia railway capital from 36 million to 65 million dollars. The added funds are set for extensive improvements and possible expansion toward the Great Lakes through new lines or acquisitions. The line was built by the late H. H. Rogers and remains under his estate control.
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Virginia Railway
Norfolk, Va
The
Great Lakes
H. H. Rogers
Kansas to Celebrate Admission Anniversary in Washington
Kansas delegates in Washington plan a January observance in the national capital with a banquet and exercises. The Kansas Association of Washington will host addresses by Kansas lawmakers in Congress marking the state’s admission anniversary.
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Kansas
Washington, D. C
National Capital
Kansas Association of Washington
Congress
Defense Opens in Hazrad Starvation Case in Seattle
The defense for Mrs Linda Haz zard began in Seattle accusing that Claire Williamson died from severe organic weakness, not starvation, in the Haz zard sanitarium. Prosecutors contend she was starved to death.
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Seattle
Linda Burfield Hazzard
Claire Williamson
Hazzard Sanitarium
Steel bill advances in House amid debate
Washington date Jan 27 The House took up the steel bill for amendment and Democratic leaders predicted passage before adjournment A record vote was demanded by Republicans when Underwood moved to close general debate The bill should reach the Senate Monday
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Washington
House
Underwood
Senate
Boston Motor Boat Show Opens In Mechanics Building
Boston's annual motor boat show opens in Mechanics' Building tonight and continues for one week. The display fills the hall with exhibits from about three hundred manufacturers including boat builders engine makers and nautical fittings firms revealing their latest products for the upcoming season.
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Boston
Mass
Mechanics
Through sleep ing car service resumes to Los Angeles and San Francisco
Chicago railroads announce the resumption of through sleeping car service to Los Angeles and San Francisco in cooperation with Denver and Rio Grande Southern Pacific and Western Pacific lines. The service had been suspended since September due to a disagreement among eastern and western routes near Ogden.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Denver & Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Ogden
Western Travelers' Protective association formed in Portland
A new society to abolish tipping of servants and improve hotel sanitation is being organized in Portland Oregon under the name Western Travelers Protective Association.
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Portland
Ore
The
Western Travelers’ Protective Association
Taft Embarks on Five Day Trip to New York and Ohio
President Taft leaves Washington at noon for a five day tour that includes New York Cleveland Columbus and Akron. He will begin travel to Ohio tomorrow night.
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Washington
Taft
New York
Cleveland
Columbus
Akron
Ohio
Deciding How to Select Delegates in Democratic Primary
San Francisco January 27 The Democratic state central committee discussed procedures for electing delegates to the national convention under the new state presidential primary law. The law allows ballots to list candidates in groups of 26 under presidential candidate names or in a no preference column. The committee is split between the two plans.
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San Francisco
Democratic State Central Committee
Notable National Ski Championships Open in Cary
An army of skiers, several hundred strong, arrived in Cary Alabama for the National Ski Association championships. The two day event features professional and amateur jumps, a boys jump, and potential cross country action on a longest in the country artificial course built on a natural hill with a 370 foot elevation and a 90 foot steel tower. Norway sends Svein Welhaven and Ragnar Omtvedt to challenge American talent.
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Cary
National Ski Association
America
Canada
Norway
Svein Welhaven
Ragnar Omtvedt
Wilson to Visit Rhode Island for Democratic Talks
Providence report says Governor Woodrow Wilson will arrive tomorrow to confer with Rhode Island Democratic leaders on the presidential campaign and state affairs. He will be hosted by former Governor James F. Higgins during his stay in Providence.
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Providence
R. L
Woodrow Wilson
Rhodes
New Jersey
James FH. Higgins
Idaho Senate Eyes Adjournment as Extra Session Nears End
Idaho senate debates tax and revenue measures after governor's veto hints. House bill 31 passes without amendment 14 to 7 as session plans early adjournment. tax commission law awaits final action. three bills pass under suspension. other measures face possible failure.
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Senate
Tax Commission
House
Yates
Maehth
State Affairs Committee
Senator Borah
Senator Day
Idaho
Special House Session Weighs Adjourning Tonight
The house plans to adjourn sine die at 10 tonight via a concurrent resolution introduced by Davis and seconded by Warnick. The measure, passed by voice vote with little opposition from younger members, may end several bills currently before the house. The session also fixed highway poll tax rules under House Bill No 33, allowing districts to petition for levies and permitting cash or work payment methods.
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House of Representatives
House
Davis
Warnick
Hill
Chicago Wheat Prices Slip As Market Cites Maycidit Factor
Chicago wheat futures closed at 1 027 dollars amid a drop attributed to Maycidit factor. Traders cited uncertainty in supply and demand keeping prices volatile through the session.
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Chicago
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