Senate Panel Backs Hepburn Bill Report Amid Senate Floor Fight
Senate interstate commerce committee votes five to three to report the Hepburn railroad rate bill without amendment with Tillman, a Democrat, chosen to report. The move preserves freedom for later amendments on the Senate floor as Dolliver and Clapp challenge Elkins’ leadership amid a costly, yearlong struggle.
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Senate
Tillman
Dolliver
Clapp
Washington
Cullom
Carmack
McLaurin
Foster
Newlands
Elkins
Aldrich
Kean
Foraker
Crane
House
Congress
Hepburn
Senate debate on interstate commerce bill heats up in Capitol
Senators crowd the Capitol as the interstate commerce bill faces a bitter, prolonged floor fight. Aldrich Crane and other leaders favor placing the measure on the calendar as unfinished business with a possible court review provision for ICC orders. Four Republicans would have supported the bill with the court review, while Foraker remains opposed.
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Senate
Capitol
Interstate Commerce Committee
Aldrich
Crane
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elkins
Kean
Foraker
Fire destroys Kenyon Military Academy in Gambier Ohio
A morning blaze at Kenyon Military Academy in Gambier, Ohio, caused total loss of the buildings. Three cadets are missing and eight injured, with three of the injured likely to die.
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Military Academy
Gambier
Ohio
Evening Journal
Kenyon Military Academy
Abolition of Public Carrier Coal Production Sought
Senator Tillman urges an amendment to sever public carriers from coal production to end monopoly. The proposal follows strong discontent in bituminous and anthracite coal regions. In Dubuque Iowa Speaker Henderson’s health worsens and is listed as critical after a change for the worse.
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Tillman
Reform in Austria expands suffrage and electoral districts
Vienna reports five bills introduced by Premier Baron Gauteh von Frankenthrun to form a universal suffrage system. The plan would create 455 deputies with voting rights at age 24 for residents, and three years of Austrian citizenship for candidates. It bars plural voting and assigns 206 Germans, 230 Slavs, 16 Italians, and four Romanians to districts.
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Vienna
Baron Gauteh von Frankenthrun
Insane Kansas City man wounds three near Topeka
Cyrus Haygood a Kansas City Negro claimed insane surrendered to police after slashing two white hosts at a boarding house and injuring a newspaper carrier. He attacked Mrs. Coons and David Brewer before escaping, leaving Brewer unable to speak and both victims possibly dying.
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Topeka
Kan
Meb
Cyrus Haygood
Kansas City
Haygood
Kk. J. Coons
Coons
McGagin Proposes $5 Million Chicago Post Office Bill
Representative McGagin introduces a house bill seeking five million dollars to erect a post office on Chicago's west side. The Seattle Post Intelligencer starts a wheat subscription for famine struck Japan. Washington's birthday is celebrated in Honolulu with a large floral parade. Ex Queen Liliuokalani awards prizes.
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McGagin
Chicago
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Washington
Honolulu
Liliuokalani
Jacob Riis and the Roosevelt Mayor Suggestion
Jacob Anguat Nils, born in 1849 in Denmark, became a noted New York journalist and author of How the Other Half Lives. He remained devoted to Theodore Roosevelt and supported ideas for Roosevelt to be elected mayor of New York after the presidential term.
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Riis
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Nils
Roosevelt
Jacob Anguat Nils
Denmark
New Yor
Graft Inquiry Reveals County Tax Funds Gratuities
Ohio senate inquiry into Cincinnati and Hamilton county finances details witnesses from the Cincinnati Trust and Helvetia Savings Bank. Officials acknowledge accepting gratuities paid to county funds via deposited checks and private accounts, with amounts reportedly totaling about twenty thousand dollars.
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Cincinnati
Fed
Drake
Ohio Senate
Cincinati
Hamilton County
Guy M. Maldon
Cincinnati Trust Company
George B. Cox
Untitled Testimony on County Finances
County Treasurer R J Hynicka testified about his tenure and duties detailing that he served as treasurer for one and a half years and deputy for five and a half years. He added that Schott the cashier handled funds and that about 8 44 000 was the amount involved.
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Charles Nickles
Helvetia Savings Bank
Schott
Edward F.weil
Western German Bank
Hynicka
Roberts
County Treasurer's Office
R. J. Hynicka
WWE
Iowa Sulons Wax Wroth Over Lewis Bill Debate
Des Moines reports a heated Iowa Senate session as supporters and opponents clash over a national convention bill to elect US senators by the people. Lewis denounces Elkins and others as conspirators while Dunham targets the bill’s backers as pursuing state job interests.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lewis
United States
Cummins
Dolliver
Allison
Elkins
Senate
Dunham
Trouble for the Sultan in Istanbul crisis meeting
Constantinople February 24 A special meeting of the council of ministers has been convened to confer with the sultan at the Yildiz palace amid mounting political tensions in the capital.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Yildex Palace
Rebellion in Yemen Turky Turish Arabia Sparks Mutiny
A local revolt against Turkish rule expands as Sheik Mat uid Yahin issues a warlike proclamation. Tribes join the rebellion and clashes with Turkish troops occur at several points. Turkish reinforcements mutinied en route to Yemen demanding pay arrears.
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Yemen
Turish Arabia
Turkey
Miss Busch to be Married in Pasadena
A marriage license was issued in Los Angeles for Lieutenant Edward Scharrer and Miss Wilhelmina Busch daughter of Adolphus Busch of St Louis. They plan to wed at the Busch home in Pasadena on March 1.
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Tew Angeles
Cal
Bdwaerd Scharrer
Wilhelmina Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Washington
Scharrer
GG. Ss.arsed, Jr
Tysel
Basel
Pasadena
Bosch
Burglars Damage Joliet Safe Steal Cash Deeds
Burglars blew open the safe of Koota and Vetterman in Joliet and escaped with $100 and several deeds and mortgages. The Virginia senate has presented a bill to allow prisoner labor on public roads during jail terms.
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Joliet
Koota & Vetterman
Virginia Senate
Chicago Market Summary for February 24 1906
Market notes show mixed hog price ranges and steady cattle and sheep. Receipts yesterday and anticipated today include hogs around 66 to 66.35, cattle steady, sheep unchanged, with daily official figures from Chicago exchanges.
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Chicago
Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted in Moyer Case
Writ issued returnable March 1 as prosecutors prepare for trial in the Steunenberg murder case. Detectives secure Orchard confession and cipher evidence from the Western Federation of Miners. James McParland departs for Boise with documents to testify before the grand jury.
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Moyer, Haywood and Pattibone
Rolce
Ide
Veh
Ancredit
Tas
Mover, Haywood and Pettibone
Wccuset
The
United States
Idaho
Orchard
Richardson
Miller
Nugent
Moore
State Penitentiary
Prisners
Harry Orchard
W. FF. M
Caldwell
Steunenberg
Minera Ta
McParlan
Boise City
Denver
James McParland
Cossesson
Grand
Ita
Accise
Adoration
Orchards
Moyer
Wood, Pettibone
Charlotte banker elected president of two banks
A. D. Joughman, prominent Charlotte businessman, elected president of Merchants' National and Eaton County Savings banks, succeeding the late Karl T. Church. Homer G. Barber becomes vice president, George H. Spencer named director. Baughman, ex-mayor, noted for witnessing Lincoln assassination. National Public Ownership party forms in Fresno with headquarters in Los Angeles and John Murray as secretary.
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Charlotte
Mich
A. D. Joughman
Merchants’ National
Eaton County Savings Banks
Karl T. Church
Baughman
Homer G. Barber
George H. Spencer
National Public Ownership Party
Fresno
Cal
Los Angeles
John Murray
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Henderson
Dubuque, Ta
David (. Henderson
Criti
Austria
Jacob A. Riis
Queen City
Attorney Roettinger
Roettinger
Arabia
Miss Busch
Roosevelt Longworth
Poster Hall
University of Chicago
Dillsboro
Ind
Med
Leonard Peaugh
Neaer St. Magdalene
Charles Curran
Second
Kreport
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
Supreme Court
Booth and
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