Senate adjourns without action on Santo Domingo treaty
Washington reports the special senate session adjourned with no action on the Dominican treaty and five nominations held up, notably Judge James Wickersham to the district court in Alaska. Most business was devoted to the Santo Domingo matter, remaining on the calendar for future executive session.
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Washington
Senate
James Wickersham
District Court of
Alaska
Santo Domingo
United States
Tolstoon Reforms Stir Debate on Russian State
Count Tolstoi rebukes proposed reforms in an interview. He argues renewal requires inner spirituality and warns civilization has become savage. He predicts postwar India Tibet conflict and urges individual effort in work, farming, and art as path to happiness.
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St. Petersburg
Count Tolstoi
Japan
India
After the War Is Over
London predicts global political shifts after Russia's Manchuria defeat. Europe eyes reduced armaments as China and Turkey gain relief, Peking breaks Russian grip, Germany fears eastern threats, and Britain France forge closer ties. The United States could become a key peace guarantor while Abdul Hamid looms in Macedonia.
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London
Manchuria
Europe
Mukden
Russia
Asia
China
Turkey
Germany
Great Britain
Peking
France
United States
Pacific
Mediterranean
Abdul Hamid
Sach
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Warner elected senator after long deadlock in Missouri
In Jefferson City on March 20, after a January deadlock, the Missouri legislature on the sixty eighth ballot elected Major William Warner Republican of Kansas City to fill the Cockrell vacancy. Warner, a former congressman, was chosen following Niedringhaus withdrawal.
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Willem Warner
Jefferson City
United States
Francis M. Cockrell
William Warner
Kansas City
Niedringhaus
Warner
Missouri
Addition Made to Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill Home
Ground has been broken for an addition to President Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill home in New York. The addition will be 42 238 feet at the base and will enhance the appearance of the houses.
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Roosevelt
New York
Sagamore Hill
Compromise Reached on Canadian Autonomy Bill
Ottawa reports a settlement on the autonomy bill with education clauses not to be sent to the privy council. Liberal members from British Columbia and the Northwest will back the bill, though details are undisclosed. Premier disappointed legislators, but Northwestern support ensures passage. possible return of Clifford Sifton to the cabinet contemplated.
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Ottawa
Ont
Privy Council
British Columbia
Northwest
House of Commons
Laurier
Clifford Sifton
Western rail promote westward homeseekers movement
Travel to Pacific coast points surged in March as homeseekers rates took effect and Western trunk lines offered half freight rates on settlers equipment through May 15. Prospective settlers from the Northwest, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio move via Chicago and St. Paul routes to North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon.
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Chicago
Northwest
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Western Trunk Lines
Nome Tundra Rich Prospects At Nome Alaska
The Nome tundra near Nome townsite yields rich gold in paying quantities. Winter drilling found gold bedrock in many holes with high grade beach type gold. Ground has been staked for miles and extensive development is planned for summer, with machinery likely needed to process waste dirt.
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Nome
Alaska
Poverty in England Reveals Widespread Pauperism
London report shows one in forty residents in England and Wales relies on relief at end January with 823 854 people supported by rates. London has one pauper in thirty six, highest relief total since 1873, with only one prior peak above 800 000 in 1881 at 804 549.
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London
England and
Wales
House of Commana
Gen Joseph R Hawley Dies at 78 in Washington
Gen Joseph R Hawley United States senator from Connecticut dies at age 78 in Washington. Body to be taken to Hartford for burial.
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Washington
Joseph R. Hawley
United States
Connecticut
Hartford
Peabody Wins Colorado Governorship in Compromise Move
James H. Peabody wins a contested Colorado governorship by agreement to resign in favor of Lieutenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald. The joint assembly vote was 55 to 41 with ten Republicans backing Adams. McDonald, born in Ashtabula Ohio in 1858, has mining interests in Leadville and elsewhere.
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Peabody
McDonald
Denver
James H. Peabody
Jesse F. McDonald
General Assembly
Alva Adams
Adams
W. 8
Boynton
Executive Chamber
Colorado
Ashtabula
Ohio
Leadville
Colorado Gov Race Ends With Three Sworn In One Day
Denver reports a swift political shift as Alva Adams leaves office at 5 p m Thursday and by 5 p m Friday James H Peabody and Lieutenant Governor Jesse F McDonald are sworn in in succession after a bipartisan deal to seat McDonald and oust Adams for a day.
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Denver
Colorado
Alva Adams
Jesse F. McDonald
James H. Peabody
Adams
Peabody and McDonald
End of a Great Dream in Harri man City Plans
Olympia March 16 An option for the sale of the Doffle Meyer point property near Harri man city is secured by May or P H Carlyon acting for a New York backer. He eyes transforming 220 acres into a country place with a 100 acre orchard as a key feature.
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Olympia
Harriman
Paget Sound
Union Pacific
Doffiemeyer Point
President appoints Clarence L Hobart Alaska collector
The president sent to the senate the nomination of Clarence L Hobart to be collector of customs for the district of Alaska to succeed Captain Jarvis. Hobart has served as deputy collector under Jarvis and the appointment was changed from Washington to Alaska after senators Ankeny and Piles objected to the initial credit.
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Washington
Senate
Clarence L. Hobart
District of
Alaska
Capt
Jarvis
Excommunication of Frank J. Cannon Shocks Utah Church
In Weber stake Ogden high council disfellowshipped and excommunicated Frank J. Cannon editor of the Salt Lake Tribune for editorials denouncing church authorities. Ogden merchant Charles A. Smourthwaite faces bishop’s court over anti authorities remarks and calls for church accounting and separation from politics.
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Salt Lake
Utah
United States
Frank J. Cannon
Cannon
Canon
Charles A. Smourthwaite
Ogden
Joseph F. Smith
Smurthwaite
Smith
Peasant Disturbances Spur Violent Reprisals in Southern Russia
Reports from St. Petersburg describe rapidly growing peasant disorders in southern Russia with terror in districts. Estates are looted and burned while landlords are murdered. Armed bands clash with estate guards as agitators push The Golden Scroll and Division of Lands documents claiming imperial land division.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Chicago Street Railway Lacks Franchise After City Action
Chicago City railway company formerly held ninety miles of lines in the south and southwest. The city council revoked the franchise extension and the corporation counsel filed for an injunction in Judge Mack's court to stop operations on the street where the city asserts the franchise expired.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Mack
Great Northern liner Da kota to arrive in Seattle June 5
The Da kota will come direct to Seattle rather than via Oriental ports, arriving June 5. The Minnesota is set to reach Seattle April 12 and sail for the Orient again on April 29.
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Seattle
Oriental Ports
Great Northern Steamship Company
Dakota
Minnesota
Orient
New Assistant Attorney General Appointed in Olympia
The appointment of Robert S. Booth of Seattle as assistant attorney general is announced. The legislature created the new post to handle added duties from railway and tax commission bills, expanding the attorney general's office to manage the increased workload.
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Oympia
Robert 8. Booth
Seattle
Railway Commission
Tax Commission
Law Stops secession case in Edmonds ruling
Everett March 16 Judge Black sustains county demurrer in Edmonds secession case holding old territorial secession law repealed by emergency clause of last legislature. Ten days granted for briefs.
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Everett
Black
Edmonds
Colorado Bound for Naval Maneuvers at Guantanamo
Naval circles say the Colorado will join maneuvers near Guantanamo and not proceed to Venezuela as earlier reported. The government already has ships at Guantanamo and one may be sent if needed.
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Washington
Colorado
Guantanamo
Venezuela
Chadwick Effects Sold at Auction in Cleveland
The household property of Mrs. Chadwick sold at auction for 25000 dollars. A. D. Nelson of New York purchased the estate after bidding by twenty bidders.
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Cleveland
Building a Flexible Jointed Extension Ladder
A historical description outlines a three to four part jointed extension ladder. The bottom section is 2 feet 6 inches wide and 10 feet long with staggered rounds and shoulder projections for resting. Bolts through 2x4 ends prevent splitting. The second section is 8 feet long and 2 feet wide with matching measures to slip over the first, including crotch allowances and projecting rounds for connection.
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St. Louta Republic
Farm Canvass Reveals Dairy Profit From Skim Milk
A Fond du Lac County dairy canvass records 687 cows with feed costs of 20.88 per cow and butter returns of 35.82 per cow. Cows averaged 4204 quarts yearly, 185 pounds of butter, yielding 19.27 per pound. Skim milk at 20 cents per hundred adds 8.20, boosting total profit per cow to 14.34. Labor costs and manure value not included.
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Fond du Lac County
Wis
World’s Fair and Global Sheep Figures Highlight 664 Million Flock
A report details global wool production and sheep distribution with totals by region. It notes 664 million sheep worldwide and 2.646 billion pounds of scoured wool, citing the United States and Australia as major producers. It also offers practical incubator tips for poultry hatching and chick care.
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Russia
Europe
South America
Atlantic
Australia
United States
Canada
Mexico
Central American Republic
Asia
Africa
Great Britain
Britain
Belgium
Belgian Hares and Market Prices Cautionary Tale
A Chicago meat market display of two Belgian hares for 25 cents prompts the lesson that speculative price booms collapse as supply expands. Farmers' Review notes past depictions of high prices, mass production, and eventual price convergence to rabbit meat levels, urging caution in livestock expectations.
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Chicago
Volume of Butter Industry At National Buttermakers Meet
M M Wentworth of State Center Iowa told the National Buttermakers Association at the St Louis Fair that U S butter production last year totaled about 1.5 billion pounds with a daily output of around 1 million pounds excluding Sundays and holidays The yearly output would require 43 750 cars each carrying 20 000 pounds and a train length of about 90 miles if lined end to end
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National Buttermakers’ Association
S J. Louis Fair
M. M. Wentworth
State Center
Iowa
United States
Bulletin and Mail Box Illustration Advertises Up-To-Date Homes
A Farm Journal subscriber sent an illustration of a combined bulletin and mail box that explains itself. The board serves to advertise items for sale and goods to buy, signaling a resident is up to date and visible to passersby.
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Farm Journal
Agricultural Atome and Farming Notes in New York
New York reports 30 000 000 grape vines on 60 000 acres. December egg prices reach 60 cents a dozen in New York markets. An English journal lauds Secretary Wilson as a pean to farmer prosperity. A 40 year old Kanane farmer plans scientific farming at the state college. A Poland China hog should weigh at least 10 pounds at six months per Prof Craig.
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New York
Wilson
State Agricultural College
John A. Craig
Texas Experiment Station
Keeping Birds from Cherries in a Maryland Orchard
A Maryland orchardist protects ripening cherries by planting mulberry trees among the orchard. Birds prefer the mulberries, so they stay away from the cherry stock, allowing a profitable market window.
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Maryland
Enormous Cherry Tree Near Newcastle Yields 8100 Pounds
A vast black Tartarian cherry tree near Newcastle Alabama last year produced 8100 pounds of salable cherries earning the owner $500. The tree stands over 100 feet tall with a trunk 10 feet in circumference and branches spanning 85 feet tip to tip. Ladders are built into the tree to reach every cherry.
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Newccastle
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