Eight Hour Bill in Senate Faces Strong Fight in Legislature
Senator Walker of Ada introduces an eight hour daily measure for underground miners and indoor female labor, aiming to limit work to eight hours with penalties for violations. The bill shifts through committees as House action on a related measure by Avery is noted and other bills advance. A Senate debate over a state vault proposal and other fiscal bills continues as invitations for legislative trips are considered.
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House
Avery
Walker
Ada County
Senate
Steeves
Mining Committee
Page
Shoshone County
Senator Page
Committee On Immigration and Labor
Moscow
Lewiston
Hart
Wayman
Lewis
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Richards
McCratney
San Francisco
Treasury
Turner
Fuld
Ausbach
Moore
Senate tackles liquor licenses and national home bill
In a committee of the whole session the Senate discussed Senate Bill No. 4 to let county auditors issue temporary liquor licenses with county commission approval and transferability. Wayman sought a flat 500 fee, facing opposition. Debates on Senate Bills 20 21 26 and 15 followed, including a push to refer 20 back for judiciary review and questions about Idaho Washington county boundaries.
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Senate
Lewis
Page
Wayman
Taylor
Canyon County
Kootenai
Nugent
Macbeth
Hull
Darrah
Idaho
Crum
Walker
Tome
Committee On Judiciary
Hastings
Smoot Case Closed in Senate Expulsion Dispute Report Looms
The privileges and elections committee wrapped up its investigation into Smoot's seat dispute on January 28 in Washington. The panel will draft a report, then send the matter to the Senate, where the key issue will be whether a two thirds vote or a simple majority is needed to expel. Taylor for the protestants and Worthington for Smoot completed their arguments as briefs are prepared.
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Washington
Smoot
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Taylor
Worthington
Bank President Arrested Over Pan American Bank Embezzlement
W H Hunt, president of the failed Pan-American bank of Chicago, was arrested in New York on a Chicago police warrant charging embezzlement of thirty six thousand dollars. The bank's liabilities total about forty five thousand dollars with three hundred dollars cash on hand and many items of doubtful value. Deposits totaling twenty five thousand were withdrawn to Hunt's private Wall Street bank, with additional fourteen thousand moved to a branch in Mexico City. Cashier W S Rector could not be located.
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Hunt
Pan American Bank of Chicago
New York
W. H. Hunt
Pan-American Bank of Chicago
Chicago
Pan-American Bank
William H. Hunt
Wall Street
Mexico
W. 8S
Colorado Contest Nearing the Finish
The Peabody-Adams gubernatorial contest hearings in Denver proceed with six handwriting experts testing ten precincts. About 739 of 2824 ballots show two or three authors. Depositions from Lafayette Puello and Trinidad and other witnesses allege election-day fraud. The Senate confirmed the canvassing board’s seats for Ravela and Millard, with 22 Republicans and 12 Democrats.
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Denver
Joint Legislative Committee
Joint Committee
Lafayette
Puello
Trinidad
State Senate
State
Casimero Ravela
H. B. Millard
Cahriel B. Ward
M. H. Beshear
Missouri deadlock on tenth ballot for U.S. senator
Jefferson City Missouri January 28 The tenth ballot to elect a United States senator to succeed Francia M Cockrell ended with Cockrell 69 Niedringhaus 61 Kerens 12 Wilson 1 Nineteen pairs announced continuing the deadlock as the fields remained split between candidates.
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Jefferson City
United States
Francia M. Cockrell
Cockrell
Niedringhaus
Kerens
Wilson
Former New York Produce Exchange President Dies in Fall
Evan Thomas, ex-president of the New York Produce Exchange, died after falling from a fourth floor window of his apartment in New York today.
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New York
Evan Thomas
New York Produce Exchange
Boys overshoes sale trims price at Geo North's
Two hundred pairs of boys overshoes in sizes 3 to 6 drop from 1.50 to 0.76 at Geo North's. Local shoppers urged to hurry as stock is limited and sale offers quick savings.
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Geo
North
Fighting in Manchuria Drives Back Japanese at Lone Tree Hill
Mukden January 28 report says a general engagement across the Russian front saw several hundred Japanese captured as they were driven five miles from their positions. Lone Tree hill was retaken by Russian forces after Japanese losses. A transport train was captured on the west flank. St. Petersburg reported forty five Russian officers and about a thousand men killed or wounded at Sandepas with one hundred two Japanese prisoners taken.
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Lone Tree Hill
Anese
Oxford News Budget Highlights Local Happenings
Oxford notes a mild winter with mud in the valley and snow in the mountains. Sheriff Harvey visits to foreclose laborers lien on W F Scott, property to be sold next week. Dr Emery and wife arrive to practice. Big 4 Show company performs, drum visitors frequent town, and cream testing for ships begins. Measles and smallpox reported in Clifton and Cottonwood Valley. Sidney Stevens Implement Co. tour collecting. health generally good. A. L. Gale back from California resumes Oxford station work.
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Ford
Sheriff Harvey
W. F. Scott
Emery
Colorado
Logan
Utah
John Lloyd
H. J. Faust, Jr
Salt Lake City
Oxford
Vicinity
E. Meyer
Boise
Richard Hadley, Jr
A. C
Preston Academy
Cottonwood Valley
Clifton
George H. Fisher
Snake River Country
Sidney Stevens Implement Company
A. L. Gale
California
Chicago Wheat Market Summary
Chicago grain notes show No 2 Red wheat at 1 184 May 1 16 percent.
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Chicago
Day Devoted to Eulogies of Hoar in Senate Session
Washington January 28 Senate session focused on eulogies for the late Senator Hoar praising his life and character as lawmakers reflect on his service and impact.
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Hoar
Washington
Senate
Srnator Hoar
Old Crow Bourbon and Mount Vernon Rye at Bannock Bar
A short bar listing highlights Old Crow Bourbon and Mount Vernon Rye available at Bannock Bar, noting no other details or offerings provided.
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Bourbon
Mount Vernon
Bannock Bar
Revolt Rumors Spread as Foreign Residents Flee
Berlin reports foreign residents of St. Petersburg arriving to await developments and sending families home. Observers see a calm as prelude to resistance with alleged arms smuggling across the Austrian frontier. St. Petersburg notes a cautious press and broad demand for reform amid tragedy.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Warsaw and Lodz on Strike Halting Transit and News
A hundred thousand people in Warsaw are on strike halting streetcars and newspaper publishing. Bread runs low as bakeries face shortages. About a hundred thousand staged a strike in Lodz with telephone communications cut by the action.
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Warsaw
Lodz
Strikes Persist as Mills Reopen Across Regions
Moscow reports most papers reissued and mills resuming work while new strikes begin in some plants. Factory inspectors note about twenty thousand workers remain on strike.
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Moscow
Strike spreads across Europe report from consulate
Consul General Watts cabled from St. Petersburg that the strike is spreading. He cites a Warsaw telegram saying all workshops are stopped and notes Vienna railway men joining. He reports gas works and water works are being operated by soldiers.
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Washington
Watts
St. Petersburg
State Department
Warsaw
Vienna
Grand Duke Sergius Linked to Russia Far East Plot
In Moscow police publish a London dispatch accusing Great Britain of funding Russia disturbances to aid Japan. The document came from Grand Duke Sergius who handed it to a Moscow newspaper, which declined to print it, prompting placards in the streets. British Ambassador Hardinge seeks explanation.
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St. Petersburg
London
Moscow
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Grand Duke
Sergius
Hardinge
Ruslan Foreign Office
Alleged Confession a Bit of Imagination
Ralph Gerry a Hartline Washington railroad man charged with the 1892 murder of Judge Lewis and wife near Almire has been released after Lincoln county sheriff ruled Gerry's alleged confession was imagination caused by the arresting man.
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Spokane
Ralph Gerry
Hartline
Washington
Lewis
Almire
Lincoln County
Gerry
Moral Wave Sweeps Over Iowa City Businesses Close
Burlington Iowa Jan 28 a moral wave sweeps over the city as from 10 to 11 yesterday every store and factory closed by order of Mayor Castor to allow employees to attend revival services. The movement gains pace with widespread participation.
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Burlington
Iowa
Castor
Notice to Opera Club Members Meeting
All members of the Pocatello Opera Club are requested to meet at the Mc Nichola Wright hall on Monday evening January 30th at 7 p.m. sharp. By order, M. V. Moore, President.
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Pocatello Opera Club
Mc Nichola & Wright Hall
Idaho Governor Names State Land Agent and Outlines Wagon Road Plan
Governor Gooding offers C. M. Stearns of Nez Perce the post of state land agent at Twin Falls, to supervise land records for irrigation. A forthcoming measure creates the Idaho Intermountain wagon road commission to plan and finance intermountain roads by contracts, bonds, and new taxes, with staged surveys and annual reports. Treasurer Coffin paid off 15000 of 1898 wagon road bonds amid dispute over interest and custody. Additional adultery and polygamy bills move to action as caucus meets.
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Tribune
Boise
Ida
Gooding
C. M. Stearns
Nez Perce
Republican County Central Committee
Nez Perce County
Twin Falls
United States Land Offices
Stearns
Idaho Intermountain Wagon Road Commission
Road Commission
Coffin
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Senate
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Latah
Smith
San Francisco & Montana Railway Company
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
The
Senate Committee
Missouri
Manchuria
Mukden
Sandepas
Oxford News
Iowa City
M. V. Moore, Prest
Wagon Road Commission
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