Committees Named In House Morning Session
The house announced Tallawine committees led by Charitable Institutions Genhall Linn as chair and JA Welch among others. State Affairs chair John Francis and committee members from Allen Miami Kingman and Wilson plus many counties were listed with responsibilities in printing, taxation, and law. The speaker Osborn warned lobbyists to cease chatter during sessions.
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Osborn
Ano
Harvey
W. P. Osborn
Douglas
A. Ff. Abrams Cowley
T. J. Richardson
Portowatumie
Cloud
BM. Gillispie
Butler
Reno
W.S Finley Franklin Mines
Minnie—Guo
W. Wheatley
Cherokes
Robert B.angereon
Greenwoint
Sherman
Lawgenworth
L. Wise
J. C. Hees
Anderso
D. F. Campbell
Bourbon
Heberling
Osage
Matt Edmonds
Jacob Facie
Chersker
E Leomis
Crawford
P. F. Gregory
H.W. Conrad
Montgomery
H. A. Smith
Brown
John Francis
Allen
Remington
Miami
W. M. Reinhart
Walponses
H Moore
Marshall
Geo
Funlheads
Jobs Beaton
Dy Dm
Hoag
Wyandotte
W. A. Coy
Jeffersor
Kutz
Pratt
Dew W. Gabriel
Labettey
Marks
Jefferson
Charles Harris
Lycon
W. E Weeve Ae
Holes
Woodson
Grown
H. H. Conrad
Ro B. Moore
PN. Woodward
Mepublic
A. J Stanly
Lincols
F. Jiddie
Comanche
Isom Wright
Bastan
Bi Brith
Hovis
Ruin
Hewiins
Civil service reform bill debated in senate committee
The senate spent yesterday in committee of the whole examining Senator Howeholder’s civil service reform bill for state charitable institutions. It received a tepid reception and seems unlikely to pass the house. The measure, with 60 words across two sections, faces continued scrutiny as the Senate adjourned after neglecting its fifth section.
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Senate
Howeholder
Senate attack on ex Governor Leady vows charges amid fallout
The Friends of ex Governor Leady accuse Senator Householder of a hostile attack in the Senate yesterday over an appointment to the Board of Charities. Teed backs Householder during the investigation while critics including Senator Jumper condemn Leedy’s stance.
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Leaiy
Householder
Senate
Leedy
Republican Fegissative Committee
Jumpeer
240 Bills Introduced To The House This Morning
The house sees 240 bills introduced to date with 47 added this morning. Notable names include Day expanding city powers on the third plane, Wilcox on public highways, Reser on clerk qualifications, Jaquina on canal protection, Planneliy on an insane asylum, Mason on injunctions, Campbell on police powers, and Brooks banning hypnotism shows. Index Boulnha and others appear in the list of private corporations.
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Wilcox
Jaquina
Planneliy
Parsons
Mason
Campbell
Bourbor
Brooks
Ees Ee
Ueleever
Boulnha
SS Ak Ene Moregnace
State Institutions Seek Buildings as Hills Are Introduced
The state institutions up for consideration in the senate forenoon were led by Mr Cooks presenting bill provisions. Lill is noted in the discussion as part of the appropriations. The article outlines requests for new buildings and the introduction of Hills into the debate.
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Hills
Senate
Cooks
Lawmakers Debate Reform as Funds Pushed for Institutions
Lawmakers consider multiple appropriations for state institutions including Beloit industrial school and Topeka reform school. Bills seek new insane asylums, road paving projects, and a statewide redistricting plan to address uneven judicial district populations. Pending measures include a bill to reapportion districts and abolish several outdated ones.
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Beloit Industrial School
Campbell
Parsons
Anderson
DOT
Topeka Reform School
Andrews
Atchivon
Biate Soldiers’ Orphans
Tom Anderson
Sixth Street
Insane Playium
Want More Influence As Populists Adopt House Caucus Resolution
A Populist caucus met last night and approved a resolution urging changes in House representation. The text complains of aggressive behind the scenes favoritism and alleges unequal treatment on committees. The document names the caucus secretary and president in formal approval.
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Sede
Aggonind
FINRA
Bill to limit private corporate stock watering in Kansas
A measure by Representative Fairchild aims to restrict the watering of stock in private corporations. The bill would cap bond and mortgage issuance to the amounts of subscribed capital stock, declaring any excess illegal and curbing railroad financing practices seen as overstating value.
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House
Fairchild
Bater
Two Bills Seek Readjustment of Judicial Districts
Two house bills propose readjusting the Drst and second judicial districts. Dawes would form a new Leavenworth county district and pair Jefferson with Leavenworth if approved. Edmonds would join Jackson with Atchison leaving Jefferson with Leavenworth. Judge Myers of Valley Falls may relocate to Leavenworth.
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House
Atchison County
Leavenworth
Jefferson
Jackson
Como
Dawes
Leavenworth County
Edmonds
Jackson County
Atchison
Judev Myers
Valley Falls
Jefferson County
Dawes Appropriation Bill Reported Back With Amendment
The Senate reviewed the Dawes appropriation bill today, raising the provision to 380,000 from 00. The bill was amended to cover unpaid warrants of the special session, but no rider was added. Dawes urged committee action on proposed amendments, which Burkholder moved to refer.
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Senate
Dawes
Burkholder
Populist Senate Moves to Defund Gov Stanley Clash
The Populist majority in the senate declares war on Governor Stanley and the Republican House over pay. An appropriation bill shifts per diem and mileage funds to cover senators during the current session, with House Republicans pressed to approve or face withheld salaries. A caucus pact ensures the senate stands firm, while the bill’s fate hinges on House action.
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Immue
Senate
Stanley
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Republican House
Cole
House
Murder in a Kansas City saloon shocks Topeka couple
Charles Watson a bartender at Col Well & Ray 1046 Union Avenue was shot and killed about 1:20 AM by Jack Haines a ticket broker of Topeka after a confrontation in the Union Avenue saloon. Haines claimed self defense and was arrested. Watson leaves a widow and was 26. Haines aged 60. Both men well known in Topeka and Kansas City. Witnesses describe a rapid struggle as the gun discharged. The tragedy follows a daylong drinking spree and a failed attempt to reclaim a watch and $20.
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Kansas City
Charles Watson
Col Well & Ray
Union Avenue
Jack Mathes
Toreke
Watson
Haines
Peppie
Hainer
Frank Keenan
Mat Dally
Undertaking
Sainea
No. 2
Topeka
John Doherty
Tnlon Avenue
Colwell
Watnon
Charing
Uhe Chain
Charley
Wafson
Fred Curtis
Wellington
Kan
William King
Kentucky
Fifteenth
Harrison Streets
Tie
Union Depot
Mel
Shen
J. BR. Haines
Jack Haines
Pacific Xpress Company
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Kansas Avenue
Fiamnes
Journal
Kansag City
Fim
Jack
Consolidation news and steel industry notes
Report from Cleveland dated Jan 18 notes ongoing consolidation talks in the iron trade with moves toward central western steel point mergers. Belgire Steel, Cie Steel, and King Gilbert Warner groups deny asset sales while American Tin Platz company claims 279 tin tiles with about 200 expected to be transferred.
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Ee Ee and Steel
Cleveland
Iron Trade Review
Central Western
Belgire Steel Company
Cie Steel Company
King, Gilbert and Warner Company
Ouachita Burns at Memphis Dock Fire Destroys Vessel
Memphis January 19 The Ouachita a Memphis and Vicksburg packet liner burned at the Memphis dock foot of Jefferson street after 1 25 am fire started in the boiler room. The craft valued at 30000 with 20000 insurance left a wreck in minutes with no casualties reported and cargo for the south aboard, awaiting departure.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphia & Vicksburg
Ousehita
Bendy
Jefferson Street
Ouachita
Vickshoro
Roosevelts Policy on Restoring Citizenship after Election Fraud
Albany Jan 10 Gov Roosevelt says he refused restoration of citizenship to a man who served a prison term for Gravesend election frauds connected with John Mekane. He would not name the applicant but stated no person convicted of crimes against the ballot box should be restored to citizenship for several years after serving prison time.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Gravesend
John ¥. Mekane
Twenty Three Men and a Dog Rescued from Glendower Sinking
The Glendower sailed from Philadelphia December 27 to the Delaware capes, encountered a western to northwest storm, lost seaman Peter West in heavy seas, then flooded and sank. Atlantic Transport Line steamer Menominee sighted January 1 and rescued all twenty three crew members and their Scotch dog, delivering them to port in New York.
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New York
Atlantic
Menominee
London
Honeymoon
Glendower
Semine
Philadelphia
Suga
Maine
Delaware
Peter West
Fteamer
Largest Distillery in the World Resumes Operations at Peoria
The Great Western distillery resumes full operation in Peoria causing the Manhattan distillery to shut down and the Monarch plant to cut production from six thousand to four thousand bushels daily. The Great Western, world's largest with a 14 000 bushels per day capacity, had been running at half capacity since January 1.
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Peoria
Great Western
Manhattan
Monarch
Gran t Sails for Philippines via Suez with Troops
The transport Grant, carrying the Fourth Infantry and a battalion of the Seventeenth Infantry, sailed from New York for the Philippines through the Suez Canal on January 1.
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Philippines
Suez Canal
New York
Grant
Fourth Infantry
Seventeenth Infantry
Col Blackwell Dead After Sensational Trial Years Ago
Col Blackwell, long a pivotal figure in Oklahoma land and railroad circles, is reported dead at his home. Once connected to the Joplin and Detroit mining scenes, he served a ten year term for counterfeiting after a dramatic trial. His marriage to a Cherokee woman and a noted town rescue add to a storied, eventful life.
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David
T. Jao
A. J. Blackwell
Oklahoma
Dawid
Indias
Joplin
Src
Detroit
Not Good Law On Special Session Opinion
Lawyers diverge over Attorney General Godard's view that the extra legislative session was legal. Ex Attorney General A L Williams and others call the opinion weak, arguing the governor alone may convene such sessions and that courts should not overturn his judgment.
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Topeka
A. A. Godard
A. L.willams
Union Pacific
Godland
Republian
Vermont
United States
Slonecker
R.A. Austin
M. Bradford
Delaware
General Assembly
Supreme Court of
Iowa
Ie Judes George A. Clark
Court of Appeals
Leedy
Fnally
Wrecked schooner off Point Reyes likely all hands lost
Reports from the steam collier Wyefield under Captain Cartmer indicate a schooner wrecked off Point Reyes with no remains found and all hands presumed lost as wreckage appeared adrift. No name or bodies were recovered despite a vigilant lookout.
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San Francisco
San
Wyefield
Cartmer
Point Reyes
Mackay III Stricken by Gout in San Francisco
San Francisco January reports John W Mackay III has been bedridden for nearly a month. Initial word blamed a severe attack of the gout and fears of grave complications. Current outlook suggests he is out of danger though risk remains if new complications arise.
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San Francisco
John W. Mackay
Mr. Mackay
BISMARCKS AMBITION IN DIPLOMATIC SERVICE RUMOR
Berlin rumor says Prince Herbert Bismarck may re enter diplomacy though denied that he will reside at Friedrichsruh. He declined a student club request to attend his father’s transfer to the Bismarck mausoleum citing limited chapel seating for 30 guests.
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Berlin
Prince Herbert Bismarck
Friederichsruh
Bismarck
North Carolina House Mulls Impeachment of Judge Norwood
A resolution seeks impeachment of W. L. Norwood, judge of the superior court in the twelfth judicial district, on drunkenness charges. A committee will be appointed to investigate advisability and report back to the house.
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Raleigh
N. C
General Assembly of
North
Esterhazy Arrives in Paris for Dreyfus Court Testimony
Major Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy landed in Paris from Rotterdam and went to the court of cassation for the Dreyfus revision inquiry. Several newspaper men awaited him at the railway station, but he refused to comment.
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Paris
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Rotterdam
Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
All a Fake of the Late John W Keely of Motor Fame
A compact obituary note on the death of John W Keely, once prominent in motor sports circles. The brief item mentions his status as a notable figure in motor fame and notes the circumstances of his passing. Services and full biographical details are not provided in the readable fragment.
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John W. Keely
Mysteries of Keely Workshop Debunked as Trickery
Philadelphia reports a Press investigation into the late John W Keely workshop, with scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and others finding tubing hidden in brickwork and floor, suggesting the mysterious forces were caused by deception and a concealed reservoir for compressed gases. Clarence B Moore observed the scene as experts argued the device could be manipulated by tubing and gas pressure, challenging Keelys claims.
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Philadelphia
Press Today
John W. Keely
Presa
Keely
Uy Sd
Carl Hering
Arthur W. Goodspeed
University of Pennsylvania
Witner
Mr. Miller
Clarence B. Moore
Hippmfield Moore
Enis
Charence Moore
Proutner
Eric
Santa Fe Shop Fire at Ottawa Branches Roof Fire
Night Engineer Cedar at the Santa Fe shops in Ottawa discovered a fire on the roof of the boiler annex shortly before ten o clock Tuesday night. The fumes indicated the fire had burned for some time and spread over a large roof area before being subdued after ten. Tin roofing of a major section of the main building had to be torn away to reach the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Ottawa
Cedar
Cold Weather Sickness and a Free Treatment Offer
A State Journal piece warns that cold weather endangers weak lungs and outlines signs of danger such as cough, fever, night sweats, and loss of sleep. It touts Dr. T A Slocum’s three remedy system and offers a free course of treatment to readers who write to his New York laboratory for enrollment.
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Alexander 21
Downing College
Cambridge University
Finland
Tom Hus
State Journal
Sierely
T. A
Slocum Laboratotien
New York
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Ouachita Burns
Col. Blackwell
Godard
Col. A. L. Williams
Mr. Godard
Bonanza MacKay III
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Esterhazy
Slocum
New York City
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