Congressional Turmoil and Statehood Move described
The report covers Senate conflicts on the Dolliver Hepburn railroad rate bill and court suspensions, House debates on the Indian bill, statehood for Oklahoma, and various federal actions. It notes deaths, accidents, and notable trials, including Roosevelt tuberculosis drive, mine disasters, and a range of legal and political developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of
Dolliver-Hepburn
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clapp
House
McCumber
Beveridge
Messrs
Patterson
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
Burrows
Culberson
District of Columbia
Roosevelt to Appoint Hoggatt Alaska Governor
President Roosevelt will appoint Wilfred B. Hoggatt a resident of Juneau as governor of Alaska succeeding the resigning John G Brady. Roosevelt also accepts the resignation of Associate Justice Brown after about fifteen years on the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Wilfred B. Hoggatt
Alaska
Hoggat
Juneau
John G. Brady
Justice Brown
United States Supreme Court
Supreme
W. A. Brother
Casper
Wyo
Chicago
Pittsburg Post
Lake Erie
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania and
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt
Jolo
Philippine Islands
Moros
Frederick A. Burnham
George D. Eldridge
George Burnham, Jr
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rodebaugh
Eugene Richter
Reichstag
Bismarck
Berlin
Freisinnige Zeitung
W. Hammel
Filipo Totalano
Brown
Dayton
Hammel
Totalano
Veteran in Government Service Demands Protection in Age Pay Debate
The Grand Army of the Republic leader Corporal Tanner protests Representative Tawney’s committee plan to cut government clerks’ pay after age 65. He argues the move harms Civil War veterans and cites Confederate praise for veterans’ protections, urging a pause before crossing a legislative deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Tawney
Minnesota
House Committee On Appropriations
Arlington
Andersonville
Ohio’s size, population rank, and agricultural standing
Ohio is described as large in land area and mid in population, with facts comparing its extent to North America and major states. The piece notes Cleveland’s share of foreign-born residents, Ohio’s age and rank in altitude, and strong tobacco and grain yields, including being among top tobacco producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
North America
United States
Texas
California
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Spain
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Turkey
Italy
Calabria
Cincinnati
Lisbon
Portugal
Rhode Island
Delaware
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Alabama
Missouri
Georgia
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Panic in the steerage on Hudson as crew threaten passengers
A French line steamer Hudson carrying 386 steerage passengers faced a furious Atlantic storm last Friday. Passengers, terrified and crowding the decks, were calmed only after Captain Juham and First Officer Mehansas threatened them with revolvers and knives before order was restored as the gale subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson
Juham
Mehansas
Wall of Molten Lava Crushes Samoan Villages
Honolulu reports the eruption on Savaii island continues on a large scale. Three villages, including Malacola with a major cocoa plantation, are destroyed. Lava pours into the ocean in a stream three quarters of a mile wide and 20 feet deep, advancing at 20 feet per hour. A night view shows a five mile long wall of lava reaching into the sea. Sea water boils where the lava meets it and surf breaks over the fiery current.
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H. Lehr & Co
Easton
Antwerp
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Nairn Station
Ont
Lake Superior
Susan B. Anthony
Rochester
N. Y
Miss Anthony
Jerome
New York
New York American
New York Evening Journal
Caleb Powers
Supreme Court of the United States
Powers
Washington
Great Northern Power Co
Duluth
Minn
Joseph Kolaski
Jasper Freeman
Ellsworth
Coal and Coke Co
Kolaski
Freeman
Giovanni Romano
Guiseppi Santoros
Romano
Newton W. Gilbert
Congress
Indiana
Philippines
Fighting Society of the
League of Russian People
S. Petersburg
Count Witte
Paris
M. Sarrien
Messrs
Messrs. Borgeois and Poine
Bella Fenwick
Denver
Col
Middlesex County
Mass
Riga
Mabel Sully
Malden
Indian Territory
Vinita
I. T
Wickliffe
William D. Mann
Town Topics
Norman Hapgood
Collier's Weekly
France
Courrieres
Tobacco Trust
Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Minnesota
Wisconsin
London
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Big Four Railroad Co
Pittsboro
Kansas City
Ingalls
Cincinnati
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Jay P. Graves
Columbia River
Kettle Falls
Wash
Spokane
United States
Honolulu
Sydney
Samoa
Savaii
Malacola
Slump in Traction Stocks Hits Chicago Market
Chicago traction stocks fell hard on Tuesday across New York and Chicago exchanges. Union Traction common stock dropped from 11½ to 7 cents, preferred from 46 to 30, and West Chicago and North Chicago each declined sharply by 15 and 23 points respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Traction
New York
Union Traction
West Chicago
North Chicago
Ex-Banker Fred R. Green Pleads Guilty in Bank Embezzlement Case
Fred R. Green former cashier of the defunct Fredonia National Bank pleaded guilty on Tuesday and was sentenced to six years in Auburn prison. He faced 35 counts charging embezzlement and false entry tied to bank funds and ledgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffaloo
N. Y
Fred R. Green
Fredonia National Bank
Auburn
Reen
Steamer Colne Founders Off Dutch Coast
London dispatch reports the British steamer Colne foundered off the Dutch coast on Tuesday with twelve crew drowned and seven saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Moody on Catholics Sparked by Protestant Conversion Timing
A sanctimonious critic challenged the evangelist Moody about preaching against Catholics. Moody replied he would speak on the topic after Protestants are converted, signaling a staged approach to addressing Catholicism in his sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moody
Difference Between Oxford and Cambridge Men
The late Bishop Mandell Creighton was asked to state the difference between an Oxford man and a Cambridge man. He replied that an Oxford man looks as if the world belonged to him and a Cambridge man as if he did not care to whom the world belonged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandell Creighton
Oxford
Cambridge
Fish tale of pike and duck nest escapes
A British nobleman shares a humorous Irish anecdote about a man who caught a large pike. Upon cutting the fish open a gusu and wings sprang out, a wild duck fled, and inside the fish he found a nest with four eggs, revealing the duck had been sitting on it.
Story of Lord Iveaga and the two carriages
A tale recalls Lord Iveaga traveling in Ireland with the lord lieutenant. Two carriages were reserved at a station, one for the lord lieutenant and another for the distinguished brewer. The porter tagged the first as Ex and the second as XX in a reflective quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iveaga
Ireland
Madden's Irish Character Tale Reveals Baby’s Christening Prank
Congressman Madden recalls visiting a constituent to see a newborn. The baby, battered and blue from a christening mishap, was supposedly fine. the mother explains the six o'clock whistle blew as the father held the infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Madden
Mr. Madden
Prisoner Receives Three Years Penal Servitude
An English court tried a prisoner accused of burglary who submitted a written defense to the judge. The opening line offered, I hope any trust these few lines will find you quite well, and the court sentenced him to three years penal servitude.
Grape-Nuts Diet Restores New Jersey Editor’s Health
A New Jersey editor credits the Grape-Nuts diet with curing nervous dyspepsia after years of illness. He reports digestion improved, strength returned, and ability to resume heavy writing duties. He claims walking long distances became easy and recommends reading The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Pecstum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Nickel Plate Line Promises Comfort for Eastbound Travelers
The Nickel Plate Road passenger service highlights care and attention for all travelers, with uniformed colored porters, clean cars, and Pullman sleepers on all trains. Dining offers club meals or a la carte at moderate cost. Tickets from La Salle Street, Chicago. contact J. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago, IL for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
la Salle St
Chicago
Calahan
Adams St
One Wife Too Many
A Prison Visitor quips about motive as a convict admits to a second degree murder charge in a Philadelphia Press style line. The exchange plays on crime and marriage themes with a wry tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Travel and conscience in old quips from papers
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a quip about travel broadening the mind and tiring the feet. The Chicago Tribune adds a wry line about cash in one pocket and conscience in the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet Fatt
Yorick Hamm
Louisville Courier-Journal
Chicago Tribune
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Congressional
Springfield
Canada
O’brien
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Bermuda
Halifax
N. S
L. Stuckey
People’s Demands
Colfax
A. M. Goodwin
Colfax Chronicle
Earl’s Mine
Baibl
Tarvis
Germany
Halifax County
American Baseball Association
Thomas E. McKenna
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Times
Montreal
Que
Antoinette Tolla
Bergen County
Joseph Sonta
Court of Pardons
London Daily Mail
Tangier
Morocco
J. W. Tarbell
Mary Johns
Tarbell
Burlington
Akron
Algeciras
Baltimore & Ohio
Bloomdale
Mount Hamilton
Lick Observatory
Grand View
Cal
Phillips
United States District Court
Topeka
Kan
Fred Smith
Roscoe Wilson
T. E. Ryan
Kansas
James Walker, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
W. D. Hill
Walker
Robert Shuey
Greensburg
Edward Hogan
L. P. Wentzell
Oliver C. Haugh
Haager
American Bowling Association
Smithers
Louisville
William Randolph Hearst
United Mine Workers of America
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
George E. Green
Binghamton
District Supreme Court
Post Office Department
Littleford
White House
Frederick Krache
Port
Robert H. Sharkey
Pagosa Springs
Oval Weir
Joseph Weir
Colorado
the State OF
Pacific
Billings
Helena
Butte
Ellensburg
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Great Northwest
Pullman
C. W. Mott
GEN
ST. Paul, Minn
C. E. Brison
Park Bldg
A. M. Cleland
Via
Union Pacific
W. G. Neimyer
G.A
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Ill
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