Idaho Senate Hearing Casts Light on Mormon Campaign
Testimony in the Smoot case in Idaho features Frank Martin and James H. Brady detailing Democratic and Republican tactics. Witnesses discuss alleged Mormon influence in campaigns, accusations against Senator Dubois, and party strategies across Idaho amid a push for polygamy policy and church separation debates.
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Idaho
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Boise
James H. Brady
Republican State Committee
J. W. N. Whitecotton
Utah
Roosevelt
Frank Martin
A. 5. Worthington
Smoot
State Democratic Committee
Mrr
Worthington
Mr. Martin
Salt Lake
Stormont Church
Populi
Martin
Morrison
Duhuis
Duhails
Jackson
Democratic Uickel
Machin
Jay
Were
Democratic Party
McComas
Clay
Dubois
Hyde Stalker
Heitfeld
Bur~ Fows
State Committee
Mormon Church
Miners’ Union
Extended Debate on Civil Service Provisions and Commerce
A lengthy Senate session centered on the civil service provisions within the general appropriation bill for the government, with debate led by Senator Cullom. Critics argued the civil service reforms remain secret and unfair to those who passed exams while proposals to fund Commerce Department abroad were scaled back but still contested. The amendment advancing travel pay was approved amid further calls for broader inquiry, and the day ended with a quorum absence and adjournment.
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Department of Commerce
Senate
Cullom
Uite
Gorman
Allison
Stewart
Air Gorman
Treasury
Alison
Foraker
Berry
Civil Service Commission
Sale of Obsolete Rifles and Military Bills Considered
Senate Military Affairs Committee disposed of business and reported favorably a proposal to sell obsolete rifles belts and bayonets to Grand Army posts and veterans organizations. Also favored a bill creating a distinguished service list with promoted grades for officers. House action on canteen restoration discussed.
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Senate Committee On
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Ordnance Bureau
The
War Department
Grand Army
Sona of Veterans
Proctor
Edward 8. Fowler
New York
Record and
Cockrell
Fits
Early law on rates averse to extra session hope
The article reports Senators debating swift action on railroad rate reform and tariff changes. Despite opposition, leaders seek a winter bill to enlarge Interstate Commerce Commission powers, avoid October extra sessions, and possibly forego a spring session. President and Congress weigh timing, with House caucuses split on tariff revision and extra sessions.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Bond Hay Treaty Seen Not Ratified in Present Session
In St Johns Newfoundland it is believed the Bond Hay treaty will not be ratified this session of the U S Senate due to unlikely colonial legislature action before Congress adjourns. Newfoundland cabinet cannot negotiate further without legislative sanction to push the treaty to Washington. Invitations to the Prison Congress are sought. The State Department sent a Barrows letter urging Congress to authorize inviting the eighth international prison congress to the United States to host the event. The Joint High Commission meeting after Canadian parliament prorogation will be deferred. Acheson Creek survey in Georgetown County South Carolina is proposed by a House resolution to direct War Department survey and outcome review.
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Rocky Mountain
Racine
House of Representatives
Fifty-ninth Congress
McComas
Maryland
McComaas
Congress
Senate
St. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Stape
Washington
Secretary of State
Samuel J. Barrows
United States
International Prison Commission
Joint High Commission
Fairbanks
Hay
South Carolina Creek
Secretary of War
Acheson Creek
Georgetown County
Tas Co
Fredericksburg
Stafford County
Educators at TI Conference Open in Johns Hopkins
The sixth annual conference of the Association of American Universities begins at Johns Hopkins University Baltimore with closed sessions to discuss educational problems. Delegates include leaders from Harvard Yale Penn Princeton Columbia Virginia Michigan Wisconsin California Cornell Catholic University Clark Stanford Chicago and Johns Hopkins. cérémonie receptions follow.
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Baltimore
Association of American Universities
Johns Hopkins University
Ka ‘Rem#en
Johns Hopking University
Assembly Hall
Theodore Marburg
Harvard University
James Barr Ame
T. N. Carver
Yale University
Arthur T. Hadley
Leland Stanford, Jr
A. H. Buzzalo
Ellwood FP
Cupberry
University of Chicago
Harper
Albion W. Small
Remsen
Gildersteeve
William H. Wetch
Too Many Empl oyes Special to The Washington Post
In Raleigh on January 12 the senate introduced a resolution to cut state employes. Other actions included bills to let married women contract, repeal the merchant purchase tax, and improve crop protection per the state auditor. The house adopted a resolution to issue new statutes, created a liquor traffic committee, and considered a tanbark inspector. A committee was named to count inmates in jails, and a factory child labor bill set educational qualifications.
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Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
Senate
Stnate
House
Code
McQueen
Etheridge
White
West
Bowman
Gov. Aycock
WIFE MURDERER III Copenhaver Faces Likely Death in Jail
In Winchester Virginia on January 12 Joseph H. Copenhaver the Clarke County wife murderer who lost a Court of Appeals bid for a new trial and is slated to serve twelve years in the peniten tiary was reported in Berryville jail in a frail state. Once a heavy drinker, his nerves have broken down after being cut off from whisky and officials fear he may not survive to begin his term.
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Idaho
Morrisor_ J. W. N. Whitecotton
Provo
Utah
Congregational Church
Congress
J. H. Copenhaver
Washington Post
Winchester
Joseph H. Copenhaver
Clarke County
Court of Appeals
Berryville
White's Message Urges Railroad Commission and Reform
Special to The Washington Post. Charleston W Va January 12. Governor White retires after delivering a long message urging administrative reforms, including a railroad commission, opposition to dispensary plans, abolition of normal schools, and a coal oil and gas tax. He favors equal railroad treatment and notes no state debt with 663717 cash balance.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
A. W. White
C. W. McCamb
Marshall County
Newland
Warsaw
A. M. Nash
Negro oysterman dies after on ship Beauchamp shooting in Warwick
Newport News Virginia January 14 1900 conflict in testimony at coroner inquest on William Taliaferro who died from a shotgun wound aboard the schooner Beauchamp. Sheriff Curtis testifies Dick Harris held on charge of murder while Dr Jones says the shooting was accidental. Jury verdict pending. Harris detained.
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Warwick County
Washington Post
Newport News
William Taliaferro
Beauchamp
Jones
Curtis
Dick Harris
Harris
Taliaferro
Dr. Jones
Indorsements For Woman Suffrage Hit Wheeling Race
Senator Scott approves of woman suffrage for Wheeling and Dr Haskins the Republican candidate for mayor follows suit. The election in two weeks will decide the issue as women press leaders to secure a vote in municipal affairs amid a vigorous campaign.
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Scott
Wheeling
Washington Post
W. Va
Dr. Haskins
Offer to Women Promises Free Test of Dr Shoop Remedy
A provocative appeal invites every woman to request a free dollar package of Dr Shoop's Restorative. The letter claims thirty years of clinical experience behind the remedy, targets nerve weakness as the root of womanly illness, and promises free trial without risk or cost.
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Itck
Dr. Shoop
Simply Write Me and My Remedy Offer
An advertisement claims a universal remedy for many womanly troubles used in over a million homes. It promises free sample orders paid by the advertiser, not the reader, and lists books on various health topics by Dr. Shoop. The offer stresses learning the cause of weakness and hints at local treatment with Restorative and Night Cure.
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Orean
Shoop
Bev
Wis
Lenkouy Trial Begun In Virginia Murder Case
James Linkous alias James Luckado faces a murder charge for the Christmas night killings of his wife and son in East Radford Virginia. A 22 man Lynchburg venire arrived with the prisoner from Roanoke jail. Witnesses for the prosecution included I T Hall J Ham Wilson and others. defense cross examination was rigorous. Courtwork proceeded rapidly with a verdict expected by tomorrow afternoon. The city jail is heavily guarded as night falls.
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Washington Foot
East Radford
James Linkous
James Luckado
Hastings Court
Sergt. McNeal
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Sessidd
I.T. Hall
J. Ham Wilson
W. A. Bragg
W. A. Wilson
W. B. Fuqua
John Farmer
D.morgan
John
James Sheter
I. W. Wilson
Stewart Case Near End in Virginia Murder Trial
In Sussex Court House Richmond, Jan 12, Charles Randol anh Stewart faces murder charges for killing his cousin Annie Bolling. Prosecution seeks second degree murder. verdict expected tomorrow. Alibi defense could acquit if it covers the entire time, though jurors are cautioned alibis are often contrived.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Sussex’ Court House
Charles Randol Anh Stewart
Annie Bolling
Messrs
Cocke
Buford
Girl Clears Convict in Near Abolition of Case
Zacharian Armstrong of Goochland County, once sentenced for criminal assault on Mrs. Susan Pleasants's daughter, is set for an absolute gubernatorial pardon after the daughter's affidavit, made before her death, swore he was not guilty. The accused man, married with children, had lost all property.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Zacharian Armstrong
Goochland County
Susan Pleasants
Astrong
Overcoat saves life in James River attempt
A man leapt from the Old Dominion wharf into the James River. His overcoat acted as a life preserver and kept him afloat until rescuers arrived. He left notes for his wife saying he sacrificed his life for her. he was revived by ambulance surgeons.
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James River
Washington Post
Richmond
Day
Old Dominion
Virginia Weddings Bring Several Local Nuptials
Richmond couples Miss Bessie O Sullivan and Wiam James Doran wed in Sacred Heart Church. Mrs. Kate Barbour Howard and Edwin Latham Quarles married at Maj. B. F. Howard's residence. J C Whitaker and Mina Virginia McCoy eloped to Bristol for a morning ceremony. Miss Bessie Haglish wed Franklin J. Shelton near Bright in Pittsylvania County. B N Rice and Miss Saille P Burks married at the First Baptist parsonage in Roanoke last night.
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Richmond
Bessie O'Sullivan
Wiam James Doran
Sacred Heart Church
Kate Barbour Howard
Edwin Latham Quarles
B. F. Howard
Roanoke
J. C. Whitaker
Shenandoah Valley
Mina Virginia McCoy
Shenandoah
Bristol
Chatham
Bessie Haglish
Franklin J. Shelton
Bright
Pittsylvania County
B. N. Rice
Norfolk and Western
Saille P. Burks
Samuel Burks
Bedford
First Baptist Church
T. J. Chipman
Virginia Obituary Roundup in Berryville and Nearby
Obituaries from Berryville Luray Tazewall and Richmond note the deaths of Mrs Feltner Dr Cyrus McCormick Capt M H Harrison Dr Thomas F P Mathews and others. Survived by spouses children and extended families these notices mark funerals and coterminous civic ties including Confederate service and local medical leadership.
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Berryville
Baptist Valley
Nancie Taylor
Alexandria
McCormick
Richmond
Thomas FP. Mathews
Manchester
Mathews
Appomattor County
D. H. Hill
Hill
Sale of roads denied by Virginia rail chief in Radford statement
John B. Newton vice president and general manager of the Virginia and Southwestern and Virginian Southeastern Railways says there is no truth to reports of a sale to H. B. Holling Co and Eugene Zimmerman. He has not heard of such a deal and would know if the president knew. Other dispatches report a suit by Miss Helen G. Morgan against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for damages after a Washington station collision. Miss Bean dies at Elk Ridge after cerebral hemorrhage. Petersburg chamber appoints to urge Roosevelt visit, citing local war battlefields as attractions.
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Virginia Coal Roads
Bristol
John B. Newton
Virginia and Southwestern
Wirginland Southeastern
Radford
H. B. Holling & Co
New York
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
H. K. McHarg
Washington
Rockville
Helen G. Morgan
Alexander Kilgour
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Washington Station
Miss Morgan
Washington Hospital
Washington Post
Elizabeth Frantes Bean
Caroline Bean
Eirk Ridge
Charlies A. Menshaw
Elk Ridge
Washington Ros
Petersburg
Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Richmond Man Acquitted In Costs Over Pretense Case
J M Nudd of Richmond faced charges in Norfolk for obtaining $100 under false pretenses from J D Harris. The court ruled the case civil and lacking jurisdiction since no offense occurred in Norfolk, and acquitted him after two hearings.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
J. M. Nudd
Richmond
J. D. Harris
Sailor Drowned in Gale on the Quimby Off the Capes
Special to The Washington Poet, Baltimore January 12. The four master Mary T Quimby arrived in tow of the tug Imperial after a fierce storm off the Capes. Three sailors, Charles Klein a German 21 from Philadelphia, John Williams and John Berantos, were washed overboard. Williams and Berantos survived by clinging to ropes while Klein disappeared in the raging sea.
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Quimby
Capes
Baltimore
Mary T. Quimby
Imperial
Charles Klen
John Williams
John Berantos
Willams
Berantos
Klein
Philadelphia
Trainmen Present Grievances to Pennsylvania General Manager
The Pennsylvania Railroad trainmen committee met with General Manager W. W. Atterbury to seek redress for several grievances and adjourned for several weeks awaiting his response. Firemen on multiple divisions protest the dismissal of front brakemen on heavy freight trains and will reconvene with Atterbury in a few days.
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Pennsylvania
Atterbury
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
W. W. Atterbury
Mr. Atterbury
Washout derails train. official Sullivan killed near Beaumont
A northbound M J and K C train struck a washout four miles south of Beaumont Mississippi. The engine baggage and coaches overturned. General Passenger and Freight Agent L B Sullivan on the engine was instantly killed. Engineer W A Crawford and another colored worker were injured. No passengers hurt.
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Sullivan
Mobile
Ala
Jackson
In His Gentlemanly Way
A brief note from the Chicago Tribune compares wartime slang with a refined congratulation. The exchange mocks the harsh term you use after victory and contrasts it with a more genteel cheer. The dialogue highlights language and manners in wartime banter.
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Chicago Tribune
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Pocatello
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McConnell
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F. H. Holzheimer
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Holzheimer
Cuba
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Cannon
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New England
Pacific Coast
North Carolina
George A. Dean
A. R. Dean
Frederick
Alice R. Dean
John Albert Deen
Dean
Merchant and Miners’ Transportation Company
Gov. White
West Virginia
Maryland Guard Meeting
Annapolis
Adjutant General
Maryland National Guard
Fifth Regiment
National Guard
Highth United States Infantry
Washington Rose
Hinton
Robert Jackson
Blaine Goodwin
Goodwin
Lenkouy
Stewart Case
Gaithersburg
First National Bank of Galithersburg
John B. Diamond
H. Maurice Talbott
Robert B. Moore
James EL. Trundle
Teller
Arthur V. Hogan
John B. S4amond
P. M. Smith
I. T. Fulk
Rogers
First National Bank of
Treasury Department
Ernst Tharp
Brucetown
Tharp
Joseph Herndon
Basic City
Virginia Weddings
Virginia
Massachusetts Ave
E. F. Bean
DR. Fenner
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
Kimball Parrish
Washington St
Coldwater
Mich
Affleck
Pa. Ave
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