Packers Exonerated by Garfielde Report Findings
A detailed Garfield commission report on the beef industry refutes claims of excessive profits. It shows net returns around three-tenths to one-and-a-half percent, asserts cattle cost tracking from purchase to sale, and debunks dramatic press portrayals of the so-called beef trust. The inquiry, conducted under congressional mandate, emphasizes thorough verification and data accuracy.
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Bie
Garfied
Efe
Garfield
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Lzures
The Bay of Fundy Tide Reaches 71 Feet
A note on the Bay of Fundy reporting the world’s highest tide, which can rise to 71 feet in extreme cases, with increases up to about a foot every five minutes. Additional stray lines discuss naturalization and a comical claim about owls.
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Bay of Fundy
Brazilian ants plant tiny tree top gardens with seeds
Tiny ants in Brazil cultivate miniature gardens high in tree canopies. They sow pineapple and other seeds, ranging from a single sprouting seed with a surrounding mote of earth to dense balls as large as a man’s head.
Sullivan directs Mackenzie to forgotten house number
The London Chronicle reports Sir Arthur Sullivan asked Sir Alexander Mackenzie to a house whose number he had forgotten. He mentioned the doorscraper was BH flat and Mackenzie reacted by kicking the scrapers in the street until he heard the note.
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The
London Chronicle
Arthur Sullivan
Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander
Russians Win Tehran Railway Concession
A Russian syndicate backed by the government has been awarded a concession to build a railway from the Russian frontier to Tehran, the Persian capital, marking the first railroad project in the shah's realm.
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Teheran
Favre-Peret compares Swiss and American watch production
M. Favre-Peret, who studied this industry in the New England States years ago, notes that Swiss workers produced about 40 watches per man annually, while American workers averaged 150 fine watches per man. This contrast highlights higher U S output in watchmaking at the time.
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M. Favre-Peret
New England States
Annals of
The
American Academy
Switzerland
America
Public Schools in Vienna Add Speech Improvement Classes
Vienna public schools will offer a five week program in four districts to address stuttering in children. Instruction runs two hours daily for five weeks, aiming to overcome defective speech and improve communication.
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Vienna
Extraordinary Union Pacific accident near Cheyenne described
An Overland Limited engine jumped the rails on a down grade near Cheyenne Wyoming and ran along the ties for nearly a mile owing to its momentum. The engine then leaped back onto the track at the hill rest with no damage to locomotive or train.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Wyo
Overland Limited
Record Gas Production Reaches New 1906 Peak
The United States produced more natural gas in 1906 than ever before, valued at 35,815,360 dollars. This marks a 4,947,497 dollar, 16 percent increase since 1902, with Pennsylvania and Ohio showing notable gains of 1,830,651 and 2,123,582 dollars respectively, and West Virginia increasing by 1,492,178 dollars.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Mrs Stanford Displays Jewels In Washington
After the death of her son Mrs Jane Stanford showcased a vast jewel collection in Washington admired by many. Reported as among the most extensive in royal Europe, its value ranged from 1,000,009 to 2,090,660 dollars. Mr Stanford bought four diamond sets for his wife during the sale of Queen Isabella of Spain valuables in Paris for over 600,000 dollars.
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Jane Stanford
Washington
Europe
Nome mining boom and six year gold output figures
Mining in Nome has been vigorously prosecuted since 1898. The Anvil Creek strike spurred activity and the beach sand discovery in Nome in 1899 offered 500 men a chance to stake about $4,000 per person. Seward Peninsula’s total gold product over six seasons is $27,000,000, though winter diggings contribute under $3,000,000.
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Nome
Anvil Creek
Seward Peninsula
Gas production in 1903 could fill vast reservoirs and pipes
The 1903 natural gas output of 238,769,067,000 cubic feet at atmospheric pressure weighed about 6,968,726 tons. If kept density constant, it would fill a reservoir 1.62 miles high and one square mile in area or a pipe circling the earth at the equator with a 49 foot internal diameter. Its heating value equals 11,938,453 tons of bituminous coal, not accounting for waste.
No Indictments in Comerford Legislation Probe
Springfield March 16 Special Correspondence reports San Gabriel county grand jury partially returned its work to the circuit court and found no indictments in the general assembly bribery inquiry involving Comerford. Indictments are not expected. interest waned as it appears Comerford failed to produce sufficient evidence.
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Will Colvin
Springfield
Sangfamon County Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Comerford
General Assembly
Reception for Committee Turns Turbulent in Champaign
Illinois lawmakers visiting Champaign to educate farmers on hard road building faced a hostile meeting with hundreds in attendance. Professor Baker attacked the bill as costly, sparking insults from Representative Lindly and threats to University of Illinois funding. The gathering devolved into a moblike session, with officials warned of potential budget impacts and a Bloomington visit possibly canceled.
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Legislative Committee On
Champaign
Baker
University of Illinois
Illinois
Cicero J. Lindly
House
Lindly
Thomas Rees
Champaign County
Bloomington
McClean County
Anti-Saloon Move Faces House License Committee
The Anti-Saloon League local option bill, passed by the senate, is deemed to be handled by the unfriendly house license committee. League officials called the committee “loaded” against the bill and urged sending it to elections, but Speaker Shurtleff said it belongs with the license committee, a stance sure to provoke objections.
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House
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Anti- Saloon League
Shurtleff
Committee On Printing
Elections Committee
Anti-Saloon League Pushes House Action on License Bill
Officials of the Anti-Saloon League plan to press on the floor to remove the bill from the license committee and seek consideration with or without a committee recommendation, or refer it to a more favorable committee.
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Anti-Saloon League
No Report on Contest by House Elections Chair
Chairman Dailey of the house elections committee will not report on the contest. Only a house vote or the republican steering committee can bring a report, leaving McCaskrin to hold his seat. Under Stead's opinion McCaskrin would be counted out, and Dailey's refusal is seen as the easiest way out of the situation.
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Dailey
House Elections Committee
UsGhe
Whcn Eweikea
House
Republican Steering Committee
McCaskrin
Rock Island
Oil Resolution Finds Path Through House to Senate
The Standard Oil resolution, once pigeon-holed among death resolutions, was found in the clerk of the house’s office after a week. Clerk Reeve had forgotten it until an inquiry revealed its absence. The senate is unlikely to adopt the form in which the house passed it.
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House
McGoorty
Senate
Reeve
Road Legislation Likely Delayed by Missing Bush
Illinois lawmakers face delay in railroad bills as Rep Guy Bush, newly named chair of the house committee on railroads, is missing. Two years earlier the prior chair also left the panel inactive until late in the session while Bush reportedly travels to a southern state to serve as a bank receiver.
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Illinois
Guy Bush
House Committee On Railroads
Railroad Committee
Bush
Fight Over State Farmers Institute Board Ousts Leader
A. H. Hostetter, ousted as secretary, has pushed a senate bill to abolish the 30 member board and replace it with a governor appointed superintendent. The measure aims to consolidate the secretaryship with the superintendent, currently Frank H. Hall. The dispute centers on a New York fertilizer corporation tied to board members and officials, holding major stock and land interests.
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State Farmers’ Institute
A. H. Hostetter
Institute
Senate
State Institute
Hostetter
Frank H. Hall
Aurora
New York
Champaign
Tennessee
C. G. Hopkins
Ilinois
Farmers’ Institute Board
A. P. Grout
Winchester
State Institute Board
Illinois reopen freight rate case to hear new towns
The Illinois railroad and warehouse commission plans a second hearing on April 5 to reopen a long running freight rate case. Former Attorney General Hamlin will present new evidence for the shippers. Advocates for reopening seek to include additional towns while the railroad wants to limit new testimony to three original complainants.
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Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Illinois
Hamlin
Springfield
Bloomington
Decatur
Death of Capt. Jesse Harron of Flora at 74
Springfield report states Capt. Jesse Harron died at his Flora home. Born near Taylorville seventy four years ago, he served as a captain in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. In 1890 he ran as a Republican candidate for Congress in this district and was defeated by William M. Springer.
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Springfield
Jesse Harron
Flora
Taylorville
One Hundred and Fifteenth
Illinois Infantry
William M. Springer
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