Fight for Statehood in Senate Omnibus Battle
Washington reports a fierce Senate struggle over statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Quay Platt and Hanna maneuver to shape a three vote majority while Beveridge’s weakness stirs opposition. Delegates and presidents weigh veto risks as eastern and western blocs clash. Albuquerque notes party chairmen plan a nonpartisan delegation to press the Omnibus bill in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Nicaragua
Panama
Hanna
Arizona
New Mexico
Beveridge
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Indiana
Quay
Platt
New York
Pennsylvania
Territories
Smith
Union
Friends of
Alger
Michigan
Deboe
Kentucky
Mark Smith
Indian Territory
Albuquerque
N. M
Washington
Earthquake Shocks Samoan Islands At Savaii Volcano
Severe earthquakes struck the western Samoan group on Savaii near Tutuila with many buildings wrecked and four old volcanoes erupting. People fled in terror though no immediate danger is feared. The last eruptions were about thirty five years ago.
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Tutuila
Samoan Islands
San Francisco
Savaai
Vanderbilt heir Typhoid Fever Ill in New York Home
New York December reports Cornelius Van derbilt is ill with typhoid fever at his city residence. He is resting easily and officials say no complications are expected.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Reed Death Zero North Noticed in House
Demise of ex Speaker caused a profound sensation in Washington with house resolutions. Reports mention suffering in Chicago and a shortage of goal felt for the first time amid blizzards and political turmoil.
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Reed
Washington
House
Chicago
Death of ex Speaker Reed prompts rare House tribute
Ex Speaker Thomas B. Reed dies at midnight. The House adjourns in sorrow, marking only the third such action in history. Across Illinois and neighboring states a crippling cold wave brings zero temperatures, fatalities, suffering, coal shortages, and transport delays.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas B. Reed
House
Chicago
Illinois
Ohio
Detroit
Michigan
Milwaukee
Upper Michigan
Jamestown
New York
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Metal and Money Market Update
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 Copper 8lver 4753 Mexicans 37.
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Metal and Money Market
New York
Eagle City Rapidly Becomes Boomtown in Oklahoma
In Pagle City Oklahoma from December 8 a frontier town grows from a cornfield to a 2000 population with a bank daily newspaper hotel four restaurants seven saloons and many stores. Boomer entrants paid 25 for a 25 foot business lot or 50 foot residence lot drawn by lottery amid rapid sales.
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Pagle City
Okla
Eagle City
Gark
Frisco Road
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Oklahoma
Frisco
Belleville Suburban Car Wreck Plot Foiled
Belleville investigators arrest Mrs Mary Adamson of Dewey and Edward Weiment and Abraham Beck in a conspiracy to murder M H Brown and wreck a Suburban train carrying eighty two passengers. Beck infiltrated the group to warn company officials. John and Sophia Weinert also held to grand jury in 3000 bonds.
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Belleville
Mary Adamson
Dewey
Edward Weimert
East St. Louis
Abraham Beck
St. Louis
Adamson
Ed Weimert
Beck
Weinert
John
Sophia Weinert
Dewey Station
Brown
Ing
Adamsom
St. Louis Valley Railroad
Kaase
Ben Lautz
Haynes
Suburban
St. Clair County Bonds and Jail Injustice Highlight Missouri Case
A renewed judgment of 551013 dollars against St. Clair county ties to a 1873 bond issue for a railroad never built. Officials and bondholders recount a long fight with jail terms for county judges, tax refusals, and threats of ongoing court battles as compromise hopes fade.
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Kansas City
St. Clair County
Missouri
United States Circuit Court
John B. Henderson, Jr
Virginia
John B. Henderson
Henderson
Julian
United States
United States Marshals
New York
Chicago
Business Man as Burglar Westcott Held in Philadelphia
George Dickinson known as Westcott, a junior partner in Well & Dickinson importers, was arrested after a bloody clash with a policeman. Police tied him to a chain of evidence valued around 4000 dollars and suspect at least 100 robberies in Philadelphia since October 1901. Seventeen citizens identified stolen silverware and jewelry recovered from Dickinson’s rooms, and detectives found costly apartments, a basket of valuables, crucibles for smelting metals, and a cache of 50 latchkeys suggesting methodical lock defeat.
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Philadelphia
George Dickinson
Westcott
Dickinson
Well & Dickinson
Insurance Swindlers Sought by Rochester Attorney
El Paso reports sheriff Thomas W. Fort from Rochester New York arrived with warrants for C T Richardson and William Mason charged with perjury in divorce cases. Richardson allegedly ran a sure thing divorce office in Rochester and Brooklyn while Mason acted as a witness. Both men were previously indicted. Mitchell for perjury Hullbert for suborning perjury.
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EL Paso
Tex
Thomas W. Fort
Rochester
N. Y
C. T. Richardson
William Mason
Richardson
J. E. Hullbert
Mason
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Hullbert
Brooklyn
California Specialists Meet in Convention
The second day session of the California water and forest association opened in San Francisco with a focus on the irrigation bill framed by the Commission. The bill is voluminous and shapes the agenda for today’s discussions.
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California
San Francisco
Cal
California Water and Forest Association
Commission
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