Pensions for Service Bill Passes Senate after debate
The Senate passed McCumber's service pension bill after two hours of debate and amended it to include Civil War and Mexican War survivors and to bar pension attorneys from fees. The bill sets $129 monthly for those 62 plus, $15 for 70, and $20 for 75+. House records show 628 private pension bills approved in 1h35m, a new peak.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
Armack
Bacon
Patterson
Teller
Meunier
Commissioner of Pensions
Senate passes general service pension bill and naval measures
Washington January 12 The senate approved a general service pension bill and Hopkins of Illinois argued for Reed Smoot defending the private acts of its members and their private character. The legislative appropriation bill was taken up and the House passed 628 private pension bills and a bill to raise the limit for lighthouse tender costs. Adjourned to Monday.
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Senate
Reed Smoot
Hopkins
Iliners
Smoot
House
Lucky He Was Awake
Saginaw Michigan January 12 The assistant fire chief Robert B T Hudson on night duty saved his wife daughter Sadie and his father Benjamin Hudson from a gas filled home after bricks blocked the chimney and a base burner filled the house with fumes The family slept unaware until Hudson found them in a stupor and deathly ill a doctor said they would have died if not for his wakefulness
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Saginaw
Mich
Robert B. T Hudson
Sadie
Benjamin Hudson
Hudson
Mackinac Street
Corey Declines Marriage During European Trip
Paris January 12. William E Corey president of United States Steel Coronation authorizes the Associated Press to state that, despite reports to the contrary, he will not marry during his current European tour.
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Paris
William E. Corey
United States Steel Coronation
Associated Tiress
Attorney General Seeks Help for County Law Advice
Springfield Jan 12 Attorney General Stead notes excessive inquiries from township and raid officers and private citizens seeking opinions on public and private matters. He urges remedial legislation to supply legal advisors for counties. He cites habeas corpus efforts to free convicts and a mandamus case about Chicago Telephone Company taxation.
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Stead
Habeas Corps
Supreme Court
State Board of Equalization
Chicago Telephone Company
Crosseup
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt in a scandal hits a Roosevelt kin in court
New York reports James R. Roosevelt Jr. a nephew of the President faces a $50,000 damages claim from bookmaker Job Bailer who says Roosevelt stole his bride of three weeks Dutch Lady Messinger. Bailer vows suit if the wife does not return soon.
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James R. Roosevelt, Jr
Ladie’ Messinger
Job Bailer
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Helen Astor
John Jacob Astor
Young Roosevelt
Sadie
Dream of Mrs Oscar Hayter Dims in Elopement Scandal
New York January 12 A cloud mars the happiness of Mrs. Oscar Hayter daughter of William Hoffmann the millionaire brewer and her riding master with whom she eloped on Christmas Day It emerges the man who wooed her had been married before and has two children in school The first Mrs Hauter cannot be located though she was said to be in Harlem Hauter says he was divorced from his first wife and that his second wife knew at the time of their marriage.
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New York
Oscar Hayter
William Hoffmann
Central Park
Hauter
Harlem
Fire destroys Junction hotel. guests flee in nightwear
The Junction hotel in Addison, Micch., burned down. twenty guests escaped by jumping from windows in their night clothes. No injuries reported. Owner Frank Green of Hudson. landlord Perry Palmer. Loss about $3,000 with $1,200 insured. Only plain.
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Frank Green
Hudson
Perry Palmer
Strike Hits Memphis Carpenters Over Non Union Labor
About 100 carpenters employed by the Selden Breck company walked off the job in Memphis Tennessee on January 12. A striker cited non union labor as the cause of the dispute and the walkout.
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Memphis
Tenn
Thhe Selden- Breck Company
Drivers Tie Up a Plant in Belleville Strike
Belleville Alabama January 12 A strike by forty drivers at the St. Louis and O Fallon Coal company halted work and left 500 men unemployed. The drivers seek a fifty cent daily raise. The Willard Range works at O Fallon suspended operations as 150 workers walked out after management refused to recognize the union.
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Belleville
St. Louis
Italian Lawyers on Strike in Rome Over Justice Reforms
Italian lawyers in Rome initiated a nationwide strike after meeting to review Minister of Justice Gallo’s reform proposals. Barristers and solicitors in several towns vowed to join until the measures are withdrawn or amended.
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Rome
Italy
Gallo
Colorado GOP probes fizzles as expunged record ends matter
Denver reports detail a moved probe into Guggenheim's United States senate seat bid facing party line rejection. The resolution to investigate was tabled by 18 Republicans to 11 Democrats and the record expunged by a voice vote. Lincoln sees Nebraska probe into Morris Brown tied to grain and printing interests. Brown denies wrongdoing as Republicans back the move.
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Guggenheim
Fred Parks
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
van Housen
Morris Brown
United States
Dust State
Brown
The
Grain Trust
Brown Natly
Rose
State Republican Committee
Budget of the Russian Empire for 1907 Presented
The 1907 budget, to be laid before the emperor, shows six months of 1907 starting January 14 with regular expenditures of 422.415 million dollars and about 250 million dollars in extraordinary costs. War funding totals 200 million, rail construction 25 million, and 82.5 million for redeeming new short term notes issued in Germany. Full year estimates reach 1.85 billion dollars, up from 1.255 billion last year, with ordinary spending at 1.1 billion versus 1.009 billion in 1906.
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St. Petersburg
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of War
Germany
Trade Returns Irregular Despite Boom in Building
R G Dun reports irregular trade due to unusual weather with heavy weight apparel selling slowly in warm areas while cold regions show strength. Freight delays lessen but complaints persist. forward orders rise across manufacturing. Open weather boosts East building activity as December prices drop almost 1 percent. January failures total 3,268,450 with most in manufacturing and trading sectors.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Schoolboy Karl Burgess Ends Life At Shortridge
Indianapolis January 12 Karl Burgess a Shortridge high school student and editor of the Echo a student published daily killed himself by asphyxiation. He allowed gas to flow into his room through an open pipe with the cap removed. The desk contained algebra problems and papers for lessons as he died.
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Indianapolis
Karl Burgess
Shortridge High School
Echo
Poems by a Schoolboy From His 8 A Grade
A fragmented excerpt notes a blank book on a table titled Poems Written by a Schoolboy from His 8 A Grade. The work appears misfiled and is described as dedicated to a girl, with no clear reason given for its creation or discovery.
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Turtees
Despondent man commits suicide in Decatur attic
Thought to be aging and ill Geo Nebinger aged 50 hanged himself in his attic. Authorities note a prior attempted gas self harm two weeks earlier. He was father to Alex Nebinger of Springfield and Mrs. Alice Ruddock of Decatur.
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Geo Nebinger
Nebinger
Himeself
Alex Nebinger
Springfield
Alice Ruddock
Deentur
Milwaukee Killer Claims Motive After Insane Release
George Wapp, described as insane, killed his mother in law Mia Predericka Freund by cutting off her head with a razor. The body was found after Wapp volunteered to search for the missing woman with her son. He confessed saying his mother in law talked too much.
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George
Wapp
Mia
Predericka Freund
Eloping Couple Marries in Kalamazoo Justice Court
Carl Goodrich son of P A Goodrich and Miss Jern M Snyder eloped to wed in Kalamazoo on January 12. The bride just turned 18 after a three year wait for her majority.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Carl Goodrich
P. A. Goodrich
Cooper
Kalamazoo High School
Jern M. Snyder
E.G. Snyder
Pred A. Mille
Sage Besieged at Long Island Country Home
Beggars surround Mrs. Russell Sage at her Long Island country home leaving her nearly prisoner. Wisconsin legislature considers a bill to establish a municipal tent market in Milwaukee. American cotton exports to China in eleven months of 1906 fall from 17 million to 17 million dollars. New York City Railway Company plans removal of its last horse-car lines.
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Russell Sage
Long Island
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
China
New York City Railway Company
Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Report January 12 1907
Market news from Chicago shows hogs mixed and steady with receipts and shipping grades listed. Light hogs bring 86 25 to 86 47, mixed packers 86 25 to 86 55, rough 86 20 to 86 30, porkers 86 40 to 6 45, and pigs 85 60 to 86 35. Cattle and sheep receipts are reported as unchanged with totals for yesterday and estimates for today and tomorrow.
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Chicago
Sherp & Lambs
John A. Babcock Offers a Square Deal
An advertisement by John A. Babcock promises potential customers a fair, square deal and reliable service. The message emphasizes trust and value with a concise assurance to patrons.
Ex-Governor Odell and Justice Keenan in Insanity Case
Edward Russell a sane man who says a conspiracy keeps him in an asylum faces questioning by Ex-Governor Odell and Supreme Court Justice Will iam A. Keenan. Russell acts as his own attorney while seeking a writ of Habeas Corpus secured by his mother Justice Keenan.
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New York
Odell
Supreme Court
William A. Keenan
Edward 4
Russell
al Viet
Jastice Keenan
the Supreme Court
Margaret Fox
Keenan
Triax
Republicans
Charles F. Murphy
Dayton
Odell and Hearst Rival Over Political Crimes Record During Testimony
Testimony turned tense as Odell denied knowledge of Hearst's political crimes record while Russell pressed him about Roosevelt and party purges. Judge Truax allowed a cautious answer as Odell defended his lengthy tenure and party leadership amid chaotic GOP conditions.
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Hearst
Oiler Killed At Billings Sugar Factory
Eldwin RB. Jack, an oiler at the Billings sugar factory, died in a gruesome accident when his overall blouse became snagged in a fast revolving shaft. He was hurled into the machinery as parts of his body were torn and blood and brains scattered in the room.
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Billings
Mont
Eldwin
Jack
Submarine AlgerianSinks At Cherbourg Moorings
In Cherbourg France on January 12 the submarine boat Algerian sank at her moorings during the night. No crew was aboard at the time.
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France
Cherbourg
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