Peasant Demands for Land Gift Spark At St Petersburg Audience
A delegation from Ekaterinoslav in Cau casia sought the emperor's pledge that land reform be settled by a national assembly rather than the government. The premier insisted land must be bought as per the ukase, while peasants demanded land as a gift. The talk covered land totals, policy, and the emperor's role.
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Hoch Denied Rehearing in Wife Murder Case
Supreme Court of Illinois refuses to rehear Johann Hoch case. Hoch, under a hanging sentence set for the 23d, was convicted in Chicago of wife murder after a string of alleged poisonings. A previous stay was granted on appeal.
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Cummins Signals Third Term Candidacy In Primghar Rally
Governor Cummins hinted at seeking a third term during a Farmers Institute address in Primghar. He avoided a formal declaration but pledged to announce soon, urging railroad reform a state wide primary and citizen duties as he drew a large Eleventh district crowd.
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George S. Perkins
Sioux City
George Halle 75 Dies After Pneumonia in Aurora
Aurora resident George Halle aged 75 after sixty years in the town died from pneumonia. His only child Charles Hale passed away Sunday after a long illness. Hale, a retired carriage manufacturer, was described as wealthy.
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George Halle
Charles Hale
Hale
Ade to abandon slang in a fashion of his own
The article notes rumors that George Ade may stop using slang, comparing the potential shift to Charles Dana Gibson leaving pen and ink sketches. It cites Ade turning forty on February 9 and references his popular books, signaling a stylistic reform as a noteworthy event.
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Charles Dana Gibson
Ade
Liang
Lawson Aims to Control Two Life Insurance Firms
Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson boasts proxies sufficient to control voting of New York Life and Mutual Life. He met with Governor Johnson to form a committee with Broward and others to investigate the companies and reform operations for policyholders. Johnson says Lawson agreed to join the committee and hints at a dramatic move to come.
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Thomas W. Lawnon
Boston
Johnson
Capitol
Lawson
Chicago
New York Life
Mutual Life Insurance
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Lawaeon
Chaeirman
Mr. Lawson
Senate Debates Railroad Rate Bill Amid Other Measures
The U S senate rushes to confront railroad rate legislation as administration allies push the rate bill to a likely debate next week. Ship subsidy pure food statehood and Philippine tariff bills face delays as the rail plan dominates the agenda.
Political Debate and Quotes Span Pure Food and Tariff Talks
The article covers looming appropriation battles and a short session risk, Fassett’s wine bill amid Hepburn reforms, Dr. Wiley on wine alcohol, and Senator Sibley’s railroad rate remarks. It also notes Rep Bartlett and Joe Sibley’s exchange on justice, with comments on fortifications funding and a quip about inland cannon.
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Fassett
New York
Champ Clark
Hepburn
Heyburn
Wiley
Sibley
Joe Sibley
Bartlett
Georgia
Chicago Hog Market Sees Mixed Movements February 8 1906
Chicago market report shows official receipts yesterday at 3010 with 1607 shipments and estimated today 2400. Hog prices range light hogs 6.70 to 6.95, mixed packers 6.70 to 7.45, heavy shipping grades 5.70 to 6.25, with market steady to 10 higher amid strong demand. Cattle and sheep receipts listed with cattle steady and lambs firm amid mixed bids. Report from Beach-Wickham Co and McCall Bros. agents.
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Chicago
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
Had Better Been Honest Lincoln Neb Reb 7
The $25,000 prize for guessing attendance at a 1904 St. Louis exposition was won by Frank Campbell, a convict from Wheeler County in Nebraska, who remains under a year of imprisonment for embezzlement. He will receive only $12,500 after paying a lawyer half of the prize.
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May Test Stead Rulings Spark State Health Board Debate
Springheld Feb 7 Members of the state board of health discuss dispatching a judicial test of Attorney General Stead s opinion that they are not entitled to compensation for examining medical colleges and grading medical student papers Stead s opinion on fees to auditors and treasurers alarms state departments with the theory that all fees are illegal and fixed salaries leave no extra pay
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Moody attends federal court in Chicago on Packers case
Attorney General Moody travels to Chicago where a federal court is reviewing the Packers case. W. H. Marshall is named president of American Locomotive Company as part of corporate leadership changes.
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Bank Officer in Trouble Over Conspiracy Case
United States Post Office Inspector Cortelyou traveled to the city to gather evidence against Foster Hooper vice president of the Hanover bank arrested Monday on charges of using nails to aid a scheme to defraud the Scranton Mactoryville and Tunkhannock railroad of four thousand dollars Hooper is held in five thousand dollars bond for a February fifteenth hearing to decide transfer to New Jersey A bench warrant issued by the United States district court remains to be resolved in the case involving the Llanover bank receivership hearing postponed to next Tuesday upon bank counsel request.
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New York
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United States
Hale
New Jersey
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Collision Kills Officer as Train Wreck Rocks Rippon
In Rippon Virginia a Norfolk and Western wreck after a collision with an extra freight train caused two engines and a caboose to derail near Hagerstown Maryland. Orion V P Hendrickson was killed instantly while Harry J Wood the fireman was badly injured. Hendrickson’s son was found holding the throttle.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Rippon
Orion VP
Hendrickson
Harry J. Wood
University Senate Considers Football Recommendations
The university senate in Iowa City tentatively adopts the Chicago conference football recommendations and takes the rest under advisement. Officials expect full adoption tomorrow as expectations rise about the gate receipts and attendance.
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Iowa City
University Senate of the State University of Town
Chicago Conference
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