Penrose presses for full information on Negro troops discharge
Washington dispatch reports Senator Penrose forcing a resolution to obtain full information from the War Department about the discharge of three companies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry Negro troops. The measure seeks official letters, reports, and each discharged man’s record, pay rights, retirements, and national home status.
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Washington
Penrose
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Vairbanks
Foraker
Senate
War Department
Department
National
Nominations Pack White House to Congress in Opening Message
Washington reports the president's opening to congress lists cabinet nominees including Bonaparte for justice Van Etten for postmaster general Garfield for interior Straus for commerce and labor Metcalf for navy Moody for supreme court justice and a string of other appointments across federal posts amid planned cabinet shifts at year start.
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Washington
Congress
George RB
Cortelyou
Charles J. Bonaparte
Tmaster
George L. Vaneyer
Navy
Victor Metcalf
Interior
Ames K. Garfield
Comerce and Labor
Oscar S. Straus
Supreme Court
Wilam H
United States
E. Knaepper
Michigan
Register ‘Land Office
J. J. Donovan
Marnette
Mich
H. G. McVrossen
Wausau
Vis
Cabinet Shuffle Likely as Shaw Plans March 4 Retirement
The report notes Shaw to retire March 4 and Cortel to take the treasury portfolio. George von L Meyer to succeed as postmaster general and Gar. Held Wil to head the interior department, with Hitchcock replacement timing unclear. Cabinet resignations not yet confirmed and referred to committees. No presidential message had been received to authorize actions.
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Shaw
Cortelyou
Treasury
George von L. Meyer
Gar. Held
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Natal
Senate Accepts Nominations and Probes Negro Troops
Washington notes the senate received cabinet nominations and two Penrose and Foraker resolutions seeking discharge information on the Twenty fifth infantry Negro battalions. House sessions were brief with swearing in of new members. 38 public and 350 private bills introduced.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
Foraker
Twenty-fifth Infantry
House
Supreme Court Keeps Miners in Jail for Idaho Trial
The Supreme Court ruled against the prisoners in the habeas corpus cases of Moyer Haywood and Pettibone, Western Federation of Miners leaders, who are held in Idaho on charges of complicity in ex-Governor Steunenberg's murder, allowing continued confinement for trial.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Steunenberg
Recall of Swedish Minister A Grip Reported
Washington dispatch says Mr. A Grip the Swedish minister called on Secretary Root and presented his letter of recall. Grip is Norwegian. it is understood his place will be filled by a Swede. His recall stems from the Norway Sweden separation and prior representation of both parties.
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Grip
Washington
A. Grip
Root
Norway
Sweden
Labor petitions press for ship subsidy bill
Washington reports Speaker Cannon has 15 petitions from leading union labor groups urging action on the ship subsidy bill. President Chompers of the Federation of Labor and other major labor leaders oppose the measure publicly.
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Washington
Cannon
Chompers
The
Federation of Labor
Friends push ship subsidy bill through House committee
Washington, Dew 4. Supporters of the ship subsidy bill press for action this session. The measure remains in committee in the House but backers expect it to move out and be considered in due season.
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Washington
Dew
Friends of the
House
Leonidas F. Livingston
Georgia
Appropriations Committee
Weather forecast overview for Midwest states tonight
The forecast predicts Illinois and Indiana fair conditions tonight. Lower Michigan expects generally fair skies with slight temperature changes and variable winds. Wisconsin will see increasing clouds and warmer air, while Iowa may experience rain or snow with rising temperatures.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Bishop Seymour Maintains Steady Condition
Springfield Ill Dec 4 Bishop Seymour remains at a steady state asleep most of the time and waking at intervals when recognizing those around him. He continues to assimilate his food as doctors monitor his progress.
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Springfield
Ill
Seymour
Wisconsin beet pulp rate cut by 20 percent
The Wisconsin state railroad rate commission in Madison has reduced beet pulp rates by 20 percent after numerous hearings. The move affects shippers and carriers statewide and reflects ongoing regulatory action in freight pricing.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin State Railroad Rate Commission
Congress Opens Short Session Amid High Hopes and Jokes
Washington dispatch notes the Fifty-ninth congress begins its short session with limited business anticipated. Key figures like Wadsworth Grosvenor Babcock McCleary Landis and Hearst seen leaving potential runs for office. A push to extend the session and revise procedures surfaces, alongside plans for river and harbor work and railroad rate reforms. The Gridiron Club dinner marks the season as the Panama Canal labor force arrives at Colon.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
House
Senate
Fifty-ninth
Congress
Fairbanks
Cannon
Uncle Joe
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
J. W. Babcock
Wisconsin
J. T. McCleary
Minnesota
Frederick Landis
Indiana
W. R. Hearst
Hearst
City sees passing of regional residents in brief trips
Local notes report George Paul from Keota, Fred Bragg to Chicago, J G Hise to West Liberty, Tobias Minick group to Havre on business, James Wooley to Havre for a day or two, and Will Wheelan visiting family in Council Bluffs. Other entries cover visits by William Lemon, Marvin Dawson from West Chester, Scott Reister's Brighton trip for a golden anniversary, and Lvu Moriarty to Muskogee. Additional items note James McFadden family returning to Crawfordsville, Bert Nash en route to Iowa City for barber work, Matthew Gillespie and wife returning to Hopkinton, and Port and Mike Lewis plus others headed to Brighton for the same anniversary.
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George Paul
Keota
Fred Bragg
Chicago
J. G. Hise
West Liberty
Tobias Minick
Havre
William Lemon
Winfeild
Marvin Dawson
West Chester
Scott Reister
Brighton
B. Tracy
James McFadden
Elmer
Des Moines
Crawfordsville
Bert Nash
Iowa City
Matthew
Illlespie
W. A. Carson
East Washington Street
Hopkinton
Lowa
Port Lewis
Mike Lewis
Tracy
Miss Stone
Burlington
Albert Tracy
Red Oak
Chicago Market Summary Prices and Receipts 1906-1904
Chicago market reports show mixed cattle and hog prices with receipts around 21 000 today and 7 000 yesterday. Beef and stocker categories hold steady to higher, while sheep and lambs move firm to strong, with various packer classes quoted across hogs and cattle.
Court denies injunction in New York Life case
Justice Dowling refused Farrelly and associates’ bid to halt a campaign by New York Life Insurance. The judge found no direct proof of improper use of policyholder funds or company employees for political action, noting expenditures shown in a special account and affidavits from executives and staff support outside office hours activity.
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New York
Dow Ting
Supreme Court
Stephen Marreily
New York Life Insurance Company
Administration
Varretly
International Policyholders’ Committee
Farrelly
New York Life
Samuel Untermeer
Farrelly and
Bia Associates
William Nelson Cromwell
Justice Dowling
Bell
Insurance Company
Man ends life to save house in Michigan blaze
In Arbour Michigan on December 4 Joe White killed himself to stop a powder fire from a gun blast that would have spread to his brother in law William Phelan's home. He rigged a loop to discharge the shotgun with his foot, placing the muzzle to his heart. A fatal wound and burning cloth were quenched by his blood.
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Ant Arbor
Mich
Joe White
William Phelan
White
Resigning Rector Brings Aid Plan for Sinalleans
Rev. William Dwight Torter Bliss, rector of St. Mary's Amityville TL, resigns effective Jan 1 to become secretary of Garden Cities of America. The group, modeled on Great Britain’s Garden City, funds towns for small means with homes and gardens, beginning at Letchworth in Heartshire.
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New York
de William Dwight Torter Bliss
St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church
Amityville
Garden Cities of America
Garden City Association of
Great Britain
Letchworth
Heartshire
Bliss
Amherst
Canton meeting plans industrial institutions to cut foreign supplies
A large gathering in Canton discussed disposing of funds from the boycott on American goods. A resolution was passed to create industrial institutions aimed at making Canton independent of foreign supplies.
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Ah Sin
Hong Kong
Canton
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