Congress Gets Busy Shapes Up For Lawmaking
Washington reports the 57th congress begins its second session with Senators and Representatives greeting colleagues. The Senate weighs admission of Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona as states with a plan to report by Dec 3 and a week later to push unfinished business. The House may act on the Sherman anti trust law enforcement appropriation and the territories bills.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Committee On Territories
House Against The Trust At Short Session
The house convened to debate the trust question as the main issue of a likely short session. Leaders see it as the pivotal topic beyond routine bills, but no concrete measure has been drafted and opinions diverge on what action is possible.
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Hiepburn
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Department of Justice
Judiciary Committee
House
Jienderson
Sale of Railroad Report Sparks Fleet of Denials
A Cleveland railroad man claims the Pere Marquette has been sold to the Michigan Central, a report denied by Pere Marquette President Heald and Michigan Central President Ledyard. The proposed deal aimed to block a Detroit River line threat and reduce Canadian competition, affecting Detroit to Buffalo traffic.
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Tere Marquette
Michigan Central
Fed
Clevieland
Pere Marquette
Heald
Ledyard
Detroit River & Lake Erie Railroad
Buffalo
Detroit
Canada
Michigan
Referendum loss in Illinois three public policy questions
The state canvassing board reports the recent general election results. Only the third proposition, for direct election of U S senators by the people, achieved the required majority. Totals show state treasurer votes 420,088, first proposition 428,400 (short by 1,519), second proposition short by 39,016, and third proposition leading by 21,331.
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Springtiott
Ims
United States
Murder Suicide After Disputed Theft at North Green Street
Benjamin Full a machinist for L Wolff Manufacturing killed Georgia Clark at 16 North Green Street over alleged missing eight dollars then wounded himself. He to a nearby saloon and boasted of the crime before being arrested.
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Chicago
Benjamin Full
L. Wolff Manufacturing Company
Georgia Clark
North Green Street
Full
Arrest of Charles F. Kelly in Philadelphia for fugitive justice
Charles F. Kelly former speaker of the house of delegates of St Louis was arrested in Philadelphia as an alleged fugitive from justice. He was arraigned in the central police court and held to await requisition papers. He waived counsel and said he would return without resistance.
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Nec
Charles F. Kelly
House of Delgates of
St. Louis
Central Police Court
Kelly
Peoria Manager Chosen to Lead Great Western Cereal
Giles W. Brown, manager of the Peoria oatmeal mills and stockholder in Great Western Cereal of Chicago, has been selected to take general management of the company and will move to Chicago immediately to assume control.
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Giles W. Brown
Peoria Oatmeal Mills
Great Western Cereal Company
Chicago
Kentucky Glove Contests Declared Non Enforcible
Louisville judge B Toney of the circus court of appeals ruled that glove contests in Kentucky cannot be enjoined. The decision limits civil remedies for boxing style events and affects future enforcement in the state.
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Louisville
B. Toney
Circus Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Morgan Geis Wilf Merger to Issue $100 Million Bonds
Pierpont Morgan with Baring Brothers will float the beef merger and underwrite $100 million in bonds. The deal is scheduled to launch in January. Packers today gave cautious signals amid the anticipated consolidation.
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Baring Brothers
The
Great Pinnacter
New York
Pierpont Morgan
Baring Brothers of
London
Beef Trust Forces Read: Morgan Antagonism and London bankers
Kuhn, Loeb & Co faced delay and could be ousted as the beef magnates held patience. Armour, Swift and Morrin reportedly yielded to Morgan's demand upon his return from Europe last summer. Today Chicago confirms the packers consent. Baring Brothers in London and Baring, Ma goun & Co in New York meet with Armour and Swift.
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Armour
Swift
Morrin
Morgan
Europe
Huge Baring
Baring Brothers
London
Baring
Magoun & Co
New York
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Gustavus I. Swift
Railway Will Not Sue Over Michigan Central Gas Damages
A Lansing official believes the Michigan Central Railway will not sue the state for damages related to its charter. Only about five weeks remain to file under the charter act, and officials doubt a large recovery given the railroad’s rising earnings on the two cent per mile basis.
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Mich
Dee
Michigan Central Railway Company
Michigan Central
Dillon's Friends Alarmed Over Dublin Leader’s Illness
Chicago friends noted John Dillon’s condition improved at Mercy hospital though Mrs. Dillon was summoned from London. Hospital officials said no reason to call relatives, predicting he could leave within a day or two. A cablegram from London conveyed the summons.
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Dec
Mercy Hospital
John Dillon
Dillon
London
Hiis
Mr. Dillon
Great Good from Favorite Prescription and Pellets
Mrs Nora Gaddie of Rio Hart County Kentucky reports recovery after taking seven or eight bottles of Favorite Prescription and one or two vials of Pleasant Pellets. She says four months of illness including loss of appetite night time urination backache and headaches improved and she now remains well.
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Nora Gaddie
Rio
Hart Co. Ky
Explosion at Swift & Cool plant leaves 13 dead in Chicago
A boiler blast at the Swift & Cool plant in Chicago Saturday morning shatters the building, injuring scores and killing thirteen. Victims include workers and visitors. many pinned in wreckage as adjoining structures are damaged. Police list the dead and a long roster of the severely injured with wounds ranging from burns to fractured limbs. The cause remains under investigation, with initial findings pointing to employee carelessness.
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Chicago
Swift & Cool
Atmeture
Injunction Stops Salary for City Officials in Milwaukee
An injunction bars City Comptroller Peter Pawinski and City Treasurer W H Graebner from counter signing or cashing any salary orders for Owen J Murphy a city clerk's office clerk. The city clerk and the comptroller must show cause December 6 in circuit court.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Peter Pawinski
W. H. Graebner
Owen J. Murphy
Board of City Service Commissioners
Murphy
City Service Board
Comptroller
Tarrant
Barnum Resigns as Nebraska Union Pacific Motive Power Chief
M K Barnum superintendent of motive power for the Nebraska division of the Union Pacific Railroad resigns to become assistant general superintendent of motive power for the Southern Railway.
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Omaha
M. K. Barnum
Nebraska
Union Pack Railroad
Southare Railway
Body found beside railroad tracks in Wellsboro Indiana
In LaPorte Indiana December 1 a well dressed man was found dead beside Grand Trunk railroad tracks near Wellsboro. Police believe injuries from a fall from a train caused death with pockets emptied and efforts to conceal identity, no signs of a struggle observed.
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LaPorte
Ind
Grand Trunk Railroad
Wellsboro
Fires and deaths from 1902 news brief in Crawfordsville era
The column reports Mia Ren net aged 14 fatally burned after her clothing caught fire from a stove in Crawfordsville. Olden Hurd gin at Long Grove destroyed by fire. losses about 85000 with full insurance. Sarah Brooks Moore dies at 80 at 8 Walton Place Chicago. Van Maria shops Terre Haute wages up 1 24 percent for 600 workers. Gray's summer hotel in New Hampshire destroyed by fire. loss 175000 with 86000 insured. Sarah J McKinetry dies at 78 in Delavan Wisconsin after fifty years there. French Republican majority in Thabee Congress race around 700. Mr and Mrs Lewis Honmend celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary in Joliet Illinois.
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Sarah T. Rennet
Crawfordsville
Lad
O'liden & Hurd
Long Grove
J. T
Lowes
Mra
Sarah Brooks Moore
Joseph J. Moore
Walton Place
Chicago
Moore
van- Maria
Delavan
Thabee
Congress
Lewis J. Honmend
Jollet, Tile
Two Amateurs Attempt Train Robbery Near Independence
Two unaimed gunmen tried to rob the eastbound Alton passenger train near Independence Kansas stabbing brakeman James Patton in the leg and injuring him as other crew members rushed to the scene. They were unmasked and provided a clear description to police.
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Dee. L
Jose James
Alton
Independence
James Patton
Patton
Therm
Heirs to French Wealth Discovered in Hot Springs
W J Decorse a Hot Springs dry goods clerk learns he is heir to a French estate valued at about 2.125 million dollars. He was unnamed until today and has a Memphis brother plus a Chicago brother at Marshall Field & Co. The estate’s third share is to be made immediately available.
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Ark
W. J. Decorse
France
Memphis
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Decorse
St. Louis
Kors
German farmers to tour United States for three months
A large delegation of farmers under the German Agricultural Society will travel to the United States in April for a three month study tour of American farming methods. The German embassy in Washington arranged the trip with the agricultural department which will provide a guide throughout the journey.
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Berlin
German Agricultural Society
United States
Washington
Agricultural Department
Governor Yates Convalescing Steadily Say Doctors
Springfield Illinois December 1 Governor Yates continues to recover with Dr L C Taylor reporting the condition satisfactory and expect steady improvement after a short fever spell. The report notes the maximum temperature recorded was 104 degrees indicating a high fever earlier but now abating.
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Springfield
Yates
L. C. Taylor
Dr Joseph Parker, Eminent London Cleric, Dies
The renowned Congregationalist Dr Joseph Parker has died in the city. Born in 1880 in Northumberland, he preached at City Temple London from 1876, drawing vast congregations. He funded City Temple and its marble pulpit, and his sermons spanned two continents.
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Dee
Joseph Parker
London
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Northumberland
City Temple
Remarkable Preacher Parker’s Dramatic Style and Influence
Dr Parker pursued theology in London under Dr Cameron and served pastorates at Banbury Cavendish Chapel Manchester and Poultry Chapel London where his Thursday morning services drew vast crowds. His fiery sermons included stark calls and bold statements provoking criticism while his stance against newspapers printing sermons drew global notice. Isaac Van Brimer died at Gray Creek Colorado aged 108.
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Mont Pelee Smoke Emerges In Ongoing Eruption Report
Report indicates Mont Pelee continues vomiting smoke and ashes as of last Wednesday. The bulletin notes football casualties near current totals with 13 deaths and injuries, while Lt. S H Bethea awaits reappointment as U S district attorney for Chicago. General Nord appears to plan actions.
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