Opening Day at Congress Adopts Rules and Henderson Re-elected
The Fifty-seventh congress organized with the last session rules amended. Speaker Henderson was sworn in by Gen. Bingham and administered the oath to members. A three-member committee announced readiness to inform the president and senate. Seat drawing was less dramatic this year. The flower show disappointed some, and over three thousand bills were introduced on opening day.
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Henderson
Senate
Washington
Gen
Bingham
House
Messrs. Payne, Bingham
Richardson
Congress
Supreme Court rules on insular tax and duty cases
Washington Dec. 3 Opinions issued in the last two insular test cases. The Fourteen Diamond Rings case holds Philippine rings exempt from duty under the Paris treaty. The Dooley case finds duty on goods from New York to Puerto Rico is permissible but effectively a tax for Puerto Ricans rather than export duty. Four justices dissented in both rulings.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
Philippines
New York
Puerto Rico
Florals Fill Senate Chamber in Quiet Washington Session
Washington December 3 A profusion of flowers transformed the senate chamber into a flower show with many members receiving blooms. Senator Kyle’s death was officially noted by Mr Gamble of South Dakota who offered a resolution of sorrow as the body adjourned until tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
House
Charleston
D.C
Gamble
South Dakota
Kyle
Washington cabinet reviews insular court decisions
The cabinet discussed Supreme Court insular rulings noting most views pleased the administration. They expect refunds on Philippines goods duty payments since the arts treaty, likely not exceeding one million dollars. Hemp and other imports largely entered free under general tariff laws.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Philippines
Gage
Islands
Gas Strike Near Brigham City Utah
Gas was struck today near Brigham City Utah at 200 feet depth. A column of rocks mud and water six inches in diameter shot into the air hundreds of feet, wrecking the driving machinery.
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Salt Lake
Brigham City
Utah
Nicaragua Route Favored by Isthmian Canal Commission
The Isthmian canal commission favors the Nicaragua route with an estimated canal cost of 189,864,062 dollars, slower passage at 83 hours for deep draft ships, and a ten mile-wide U S strip needed for construction. Panama route costs 144,233,358 plus 109,101,000 for a concession, with faster 12 hour passage and existing harbors. Two bills were introduced in Congress supporting the Nicaragua plan.
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Congress
Panama
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Nicaragua
Panaina
Commission
Nicaragua Canal
Panama Canal
South America
Gulf Ports
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Costa Rica
Panama Canal Company
Nicaragua Route Canal Bills Introduced in Senate
Two senate bills propose a Nicaragua route canal. One by Senator Morgan authorizes presidential acquisition of Costa Rica and Nicaragua territory for a canal with military police and regulatory control. The Perkins measure would lease the route to the United States with a 120 million dollar appropriation and a 12 million annual spend, plus a nonpartisan commission and engineer appointments.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Senate
Morgan
United States
Costa Rica
Greytown
Caribbean Sea
Lake Nicaragua
Breto
Pacific Ocean
Perkins
Isthmian Canal Commission
Bulgaria Declines Responsibility in Miss Stone Death Case
Vienna reports Bulgaria’s foreign minister Daneff stated the Bulgarian government declines all responsibility for Miss Stone’s death in response to U S diplomatic notes. The Austro Hungarian ministry released the reply which blames prolonged U S negotiations for the brigands violence.
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Bulgaria
Miss Stone
Vienna
United States
Dickinson
Forshat
Daneff
Ferry Collision Claims Several Missing in Dense Fog
San Francisco reports one body recovered from the wreck of the ferryboats San Rafael and Sausalito after a collision Saturday evening. Three others are known drowned, with officers predicting 10 to 20 missing. Ferry officials caution that lifeboats logged only a handful of survivors. The tragedy occurred in thick fog.
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San Francisco
San Rafel
Sausanto
Week's Top Happenings From Courts to Coast
The federal supreme court adjourns for a month. Public debt fell by 11 million during November per treasury figures. Capt Ben Tilley, naval governor of Tutuila Samoa, is acquitted. Floods hit White Horse interior of the White Pass & Yukon railway. Shanghai reports government troops defeated in northeast Chile. Wy Boxers cause trouble. US appeals court in St Louis rules insurance policy validity hinges on truthful application answers. Maude Ballington Booth suffers heart trouble at Colorado Springs. Former Senator Roach improving in New York private sanitarium. Emma Calvye protects 13-year-old Edna Dasch in San Francisco to develop her voice in Paris. Healy to relieve 115 Nome miners at Unalaska. Berlin socialist petition for tariff gains 3.5 million signatures. tariff fate doubtful. Rev Joseph Mendi presides Thanksgiving mass for Boers and Filipinos. Chicago wedding announced: Mrs Fred Gebhart to Henry Clews Jr. Berlin council approves Unter Den Linden alterations. Union block in Yankton destroyed by fire. loss 100,000. marshal William Pearson fatally injured. Leavenworth convict James Seymour captured in Alabama. Noah Raby aged 180 near Brunswick dying in the Piscataway poorhouse. Directum trotting stallion sold for 12100 to Minneapolis stock farm. Robert Collins arrested at Niehart in Great Northern train robbery case. George E Heimrod named consul general at Apia, Samoa.
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Federal Supreme Court
Treasury
Ben Tilley
Tutuila
Samoa
White Horse
White Pass & Yukon
Shanghai
Chili Wy
Healy
McCullough
Unalaska
Berlin
Joseph Mendi
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mont Clair
N. J
Chicago
Fred Gebhart
Baltimore
Henry Clews, Jr
New York
Unter den Linden
William
Directum
International Stock Farm
Minneapolis
Robert Collins
Niehart
Mont
Great Northern
George E. Heimrod
Nebraska
Apia
Globe Trotter Confirms Marriage After Departure
The Philadelphia Press quotes the globe trotter stating that you and Miss Strong wed shortly after his departure, and Mr. Meekton confirms the same sequence of events verifying the marriage occurred soon after the traveler left.
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Globe Trotter
Strong
Mr. Meekton
Philadelphia Press
Emoluments of Puget Sound Customs Officer Named
Secretary Gage sent to the house a communication detailing the Puget Sound customs officer's emoluments for the year ending June 30 1901 amounting to 5187 dollars.
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Washington
Gage
Treasury Department
Puget Sound
Local Market Prices For Farm Produce And Livestock
Dealers quote Seattle dock prices for grains hay eggs butter poultry live stock hides pelts wool tallow and grease. Notable rates include oats 20 21 cents barley 17 cents wheat 19 19.50 cents per unit and beef cattle cows 31 32 cents steers 41 44 cents hogs 53 54 cents. Wool Eastern Washington 7 9 cents Western Washington 12 cents. Summer and winter deer and other hides listed with varying per pound values.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Timothy
Perth
Richemann Adds Designs for House to Justify Builtmore
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a jab at Richemann noting his frequent design changes as a supposed ploy to claim the house as Builtmore. The quip frames the builder’s evolving plans as a public joke about vanity and branding.
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Richemann
Chicago Record-Herald
Financial turmoil in Manila as parity under review
Manila reports a looming change to the two Mexican dollars per one gold dollar parity. Banks charge 6 to 8 percent on exchange while merchants use Mexican silver. Official action requires congressional authorization, with Charles Conant carrying the commission’s case to Washington. Local salaries in local currency could have averted the crisis, and Bello Panay elections list four mayoral hopefuls amid a strong American vote.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Henry C. Ide
Department of Office and Justice
United States Post Office
United States Philippine Commission
Congress
Charles A. Conant
War Department
Philippines
Secretary of War
Washington
Commission On Municipal Laws and Regulations
United States Army
Navy
Bello
Panay Island
British magnate Sir Christopher Furness to sail home aboard Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Sir Christopher Furness of Furness, Withy & Co. plans to return to Britain on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, sailing Tuesday for Plymouth and Bremen. He spoke of a new ship yard investment, noted Pacific coast growth, and said US industrial progress will outpace other regions, with a strong demand for rail cars to move goods.
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New York
Sir Christopher Furness
Furness, Withy & Co., Limited
Plymouth
Bremen
Christopher
Atlantic
Pacific
Pacific Coast
United States
Mawland
Pacific States
Harvard President Eliot to Visit Seattle March 10
Seattle December 2 President Eliot of Harvard University will arrive in Seattle March 10. He accepted an invitation from the Seattle Harvard men's committee and notified chairman Joseph Shippen. The stop is part of a St. Louis to San Francisco trip.
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Seattle
Eliot
Harvard University
Harvard Men’s Committee
Joseph Shippen
St. Louis
San Francisco
Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka Reported Safe in Dubnitza
A Sofia dispatch on December 2 states a letter from Dubnitza dated November 28 confirms Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka are alive. The letter notes a recent committee meeting in Dubnitza decided not to kill the captives, but insisted on full ransom payment.
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Dubnitza
Miss Stone
Sofia
Mme. Tsilka
United States
Turkey
Bulgaria
Syndicate buys Lance hydraulic mines near Grant's Pass
A Seattle syndicate purchased the Lance hydraulic mines in the Foot's Creek district a few miles east of Grant's Pass, Oregon, paying $35,000. The negotiation was reported by the Chicago News with emphasis on the deal in the rough mining district.
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Seattle
Lance Hydraulic Mines
Foot’s Creek
Grant
Paes
Abuse of the Check Rein in Domestic Horses
An illustrated leaflet from the Humane Education Committee in Providence Rhode Island argues against tight check reins. It cites experts including William Pritchard of the Royal Veterinary College London and cites injuries from bearing reins such as mouth damage windpipe distortion and facial paralysis while noting drivers may follow old habits rather than better care.
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Humane Education Committee
Providence
R. I
Wm. Pritchard
Royal Veterinary College
London
Emulsion Mix of Milk and Kerosene Fights Insects
A reader reports that skim milk or buttermilk mixed with kerosene forms an insect killing emulsion that harms no animals or plants. The note cites use against scale insects on poultry and advises caution for larger pests like ticks on sheep, due to variation in strength.
Best Practices for Selling Winter Apples
The Farmers' Tribune advises consulting commission men or fruit dealers on picking grading and packing times. A large crop may be sold in the orchard for a lump sum to avoid marketing work, but risks exist if stored poorly or timed wrongly. The orchardist should estimate remaining fruit and control picking to prevent tree damage.
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Tribune
Influenza in Horses and Early Care Guidelines
The notice advises immediate use of stimulants and tonics for equine influenza. Start with one dram of acetamid and one ounce of alcohol in water at intervals of three to six hours depending on fever. When fever falls to 102 F or less, give a dram of quinine three times daily in tincture of iron with thin oatmeal gruel, plus 20 to 30 grains of nux vomica in the feed and adjust upward if weakness or staggering. Keep affected horses in comfortable stalls with good care and feeding.
Two Hundred Egg Hen Breeding Through Scientific Methods
The article discusses producing hens that lay 200 eggs per year through scientific breeding, comparing the effort to breeding high yielding cows or prize-winning horses. It notes ongoing experiments in this field.
Breeding Prolific Poult ry to Raise Egg Output
Poultry Herald urges balanced breeding to raise flock productivity. Start with a hen laying 120 eggs and select chicks reaching 180 per year. Continue with lines yielding 200 or more. Emphasize selecting strong males from prolific lines as well as females to prevent loss of bloodlines.
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Poultry Herald
Sugar beet farming cautions from New England Homestead
An editorial cautions against overplowing and mud, urging dry, firm ground for beets and advising against selling beets cheap for cattle feed. It compares US practice with German advice and recommends retaining pomace value when feeding livestock.
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Germany
United States
New England
Rations for Milch Cows Highlight Protein Needs
Farmers aim for two to three pounds of digestible protein daily per dairy cow. Wheat bran is common with corn, while cotton-seed meal and gluten meal offer higher protein. Some herds rely on cowpea hay and alfalfa with small cotton-seed meals, all to balance quality protein and cost.
Seed testing at Buffalo Exposition shows seed quality gaps
Testing by competent men with samples sent to the Buffalo Exposition proves farmers must buy seeds only from reputable seedsmen and test seed in winter to avoid losses. Results show low percentages of good seed in many samples, some as low as 20 percent, and orchard grass sold at 35 dollars per hundred pounds had only 16.5 percent good seed, making real cost about 38.46 dollars per hundred pounds.
Butter Making Guidelines Emphasize Cleanliness and Uniformity
The guide explains washing off buttermilk twice or until clear, then salting to taste and letting the mass rest three to four hours before reworking and packing. It stresses thorough salt permeation and uniform mixing, and warns against working warm butter. Two watchwords are cleanliness and uniformity to build trade and reputation.
Improvement in Hogs Through Select Breeding
Improvement in hogs over twenty years has increased maturity rate and grain growth from the same feed. The enhanced pig exhibits superior feed efficiency and earlier maturation, enabling market readiness as quickly as a crop of grain. Kansas Farmer notes rapid production gains.
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Kansas
Tree Protectors Guarding Urban Trees Declared Essential
An Exchange note states that tree protectors including guards and wire screening are now in order and that the author will stay on the trees for several years to ensure protection.
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United States Court of Appeals
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The
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Colorado Springs
Roach
North Dakota
Emma Calvye
Edna Dasch
Paris
Yankton
S. C
William Pearson
James Seymour
Leavenworth
Alabama
Noah Raby
Piscataway
Brunswick
Puget Sound Customs
Coast Progress
Christopher Furness
Harvard
Chicago News
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