Summary of Week's Notable Happenings Across Regions
J J Hill visits Burlington lines on inspection tour. British envoy Lionel E T Carden named minister to Cuba after Havana post. 275 delegates from Pacific states YWCA convene in Capitola California. Idaho land office nominee John S Yost rejected after Senate executive session with Heisfield and Dubois opposing. Rampart City reportedly short on food. Alaska oil strike at Innerskin Bay. General Rosecrans remains re interred at Arlington. Oregon couple Daniel T Phillips and wife celebrate 57th anniversary. Lord Pauncefote requests recall from Washington due to health. Naval Constructor Richmond P Hobson named to lead at Lewis Nixon yard Elizabethport. Four U S government shipyards building vessels. Congress passes bill transferring publicly ceded lands in Puerto Rico to U S control with president selecting sites for stations and posts within one year.
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J. J. Hill
Burlington
Lionel E. T. Carden
Havana
Cuba
Senate
Johns. Yost
Rathdrum
Idaho
Register of the Land Office
Coeur d’Alene
Heisfield
Dubois
Rampart City
House
Puerto Rico
United States
Spain
Naval bill debate revives Sampson Schley feud over Maclay history
In Washington on May 19 the House discussed the naval appropriation bill. A key amendment by Rep. Mudd prohibiting use of Maclay's history as a Naval Academy textbook was adopted. Several minor amendments followed but the bill’s consideration did not finish before adjournment.
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Washington, D. C
House
Mudd
Maclay
Naval Academy
Favors American Ships For Philippine Transport Contracts
A House Military Affairs Committee hearing will consider a bill to authorize the Secretary of War to award military supply transport contracts to American flag ships when bids by American companies do not exceed foreign owned bids by more than ten percent. The measure follows interest in a Seattle Manila line of merchant ships.
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Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Secretary of War
Philippines
Seattle-Manila
Croker Expected to Return to Tammany Leadership
The Evening Post reports Croker will be in New York within a month and may resume control or name a successor to Lewis Nixon. It notes the business man head experiment failed and a thorough politician, likely a district leader, will be chosen.
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New York
the Evening Post
Tammany Hall
Richard Croker
Lewis Nixon
Nixon
Roosevelt on Martinique and St Vincent conditions
President Roosevelt says a report on the true state of Martinique and St Vincent will be made public when received from army and navy officials on relief duty in the West Indies. He also states that receipts for subscriptions should be suspended until further information is received.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Martinique
St. Vincent
Army
Navy
West Indies
Local market price list for crops, livestock and products
Seattle dealers publish delivery offers by dock and car. Prices cover grain and hay by ton, eggs and poultry per dozen or pound, live stock by category, hides and pelts with weight ranges, and wool and tallow figures. Notable items include oats 27.50, barley 21, wheat 22.50, eggs 18 cents, beef cattle and hogs in cents per pound, and wool prices across regions.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Beehive Fire Destroys Building at Walla Walla
Washington state briefs report Seattle lacrosse win over Everett 5 to 2 and a Beehive building fire at First and Main in Walla Walla. Also noted are church cornerstone layings, trials in Spokane and Everett, death of Charles Chase, new Everett brick yard site, strange Washtuena mud hail, and state fair board appointing superintendents with 10 percent higher premiums.
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Seattle
Everett
First
Main Streets
Walla Walla
J. Goteaux
Washtuena
State Fair Board
A. J. Splawn
J.e.shannon
van Holderbeke
Guy McL. Richards
C. C. Jones
Tacoma
A. B. Weed
E. F. Elliott
Pullman
Only One Survivor of Fraterville Mine Disaster in Tennessee
Coal Creek Tennessee May 20. A gas explosion at the Fraterville coal mine two miles west of town killed between 175 and 225 workers. Only one man survived, gravely injured, blown from the entrance. The morning shift included about 175 miners plus helpers drivers and roadmen totaling roughly 50 more.
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Coal Creek
Tenn
Fraterville
Boer Leaders at Conference Favor War Continuation
London dispatch reports about 160 Boer leaders at Vreeni gin near Pretoria showing a leaning toward continuing hostilities. Balloting may tilt toward peace though, and regardless, the correspondent says the war's end is near due to expected surrenders freeing large British forces for the field.
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London
The
Times
Pretoria
Vreeniging
Water spout near Preston causes deaths and heavy losses
A water spout near Preston flooded miles of prairie causing the drowning deaths of four Wilbright children from Forestville and a lightning death of Alderman Gontey. Homes were washed away, stock perished, and eight miles of railroad tracks were washed out, with four miles of Milwaukee Road line disrupted near Preston.
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Preston
Minn
Michael Wilbright
Forestville
Alderman Gontey
York
Granger
Chicago, Milwaukee& St. Paul
Roosevelt delays Spokane reservation opening on misrepresentation claims
President Roosevelt declines to sign the Indian appropriation bill and seeks a joint resolution delaying the Spokane Indian Reservation opening to December 31. The bill would have opened the reservation July 1 and is tied to a pending Senate resolution introduced after House action. Sooners are said to have staked all claims.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Pacific Cable Bill Hearing Postponed in House Rules
Washington May 20 The house rules committee held a hearing on a Pacific cable bill request for a special order but did not decide. The panel will reconvene today to continue deliberations.
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Washington
Committee On Rules
House
Oregon Professor Death by Self Inflicted Shooting
Portland May 20. Professor Eugene L. Schafer a senior master at Bishop Scott academy died by suicide with a revolver. His body was found in a classroom chair about a.m. at the school operated under Episcopal church auspices.
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Portland
Eugene L. Schafer
Bishop Scott Academy
Episcopal Church
Explosions from Mount Pel ee Cause Terror in Le Precheur
Fort de France May 19 The town faced renewed terror as fifteen or sixteen eruptions shook Mount Pelee from the crater. Red flashes lit the island overnight and new craters opened toward Le Precheur raising fears of another catastrophe and imminent destruction of the village.
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Fort de France
Pelee
Mount Pelee
le Precheur
Death Toll Mystery From Saint Pierre Evacuation Reports
Paris reports describe a looming disaster at Saint Pierre with residents fleeing before May 8 as volcanic danger grows. A letter from the period notes eerie weather, lava threats, falling stones, and a tense mass exodus of families and workers toward safety.
Destructive Cyclone Rips Goliad Texas
A Texas dispatch reports ninety dead and over a hundred wounded as a tornado hit Goliad at about 3 45 pm yesterday. The storm demolished a two block wide strip through the town’s western area lasting about five minutes. Churches including the Baptist and Methodist houses of worship suffered severe damage.
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Dallas
Texas
Goliad
Court upholds damages for death of J H Adams on Northern Pacific
The federal court of appeals affirms a judgment awarding Mrs. Adams $1400 for the death of J H Adams of Spokane who was killed November 13 1901 after being thrown from a car platform during a train curve. The case hinged on a pass held by Adams and a release form tied to the railway.
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San Francisco
Federal Court of Appeals
Puget Sound Navy Yard Favored by Cannon for Faster Improvement
Washington May 19 The House Naval Affairs Committee raises the Puget Sound yard appropriation to about 1.1 million dollars after adding a 60 thousand dollar quay wall. Representative Cannon of Illinois praises Puget Sound as an ideal location and urges rapid, economical improvements with no dredging needed. He contrasts it with Mare Island and San Francisco Bay, noting the yard’s favorable setting and modest quarters.
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Washington
Navy
Puget Sound Navy Yard
House Naval Affairs Committee
House
Cannon
Illinois
Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Puget Sound Yard
Mare Island Yard
Navy Yard
Dayton
Puget Sound
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Navy Yards
San Francisco Bay
Bomb in Emperor's Car Foiled Plot at Vienna
A bomb wrapped in paper was found in the imperial train carriage at Vienna ten minutes before Emperor Francis Joseph's arrival. The thwarted plot prompted the dismissal of several railroad workers and was kept secret as Vienna newspapers were forbidden to mention the affair.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Budapest
Francis Joseph
Vienna
Supreme Court Rules Court Martial Of Regulars Illegally Trials Volunteers
The Supreme Court in Washington on May 20 ruled that a court martial consisting only of regular army officers cannot try a volunteer officer. Justice Peckham delivered the opinion, stating such trials are illegal. The decision could affect many similar cases and likely release numerous volunteer service members tried under regulars.
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Washington, D. C
Justice Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Peter C. Deming
Plots Uncovered Targeting King Alfonso at Coronation
Madrid reports police uncovered several assassination plots around King Alfonso's coronation ceremonies. A dozen suspects were arrested including Gabriel Lopez, an insurance agent, found with cartridges intended to be fired during the procession.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Gabriel Lopez
Sensational testimony before Senate Philippines committee
Richard O'Brien a former corporal testifies that American officers violated Filipino women at San Joaquin and used dum dum bullets. He accuses Captain McDonald Lieut Blummer and Major Cook of drunken misconduct in a convent at Igbarros and claims they forced women to dance. He also describes the Lanong incident where natives were shot and a woman and two children died in a burning house.
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Washington
Senate Philippines Committee
Richard O’ Brien
San Joaquin
McDonald
Lieut. Blummer
Cook
Igbarros
Lanong
O Gorman Elected Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall
New York May 20 Justice James J O Gorman of the supreme court bench won the post of grand sachem at Tam many hall in a brief session. On the first ballot he received eight of twelve votes while former Mayor Robert Van Wyck took four. The vote was then made unanimous.
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New York
James J. O'Gorman
Supreme Court Bench
Tammany Hall
Robert van Wyck
O’gorman
van Wyck
Secretary Hay Sees Martinique Relief Sufficient
United States consul Ayme reports relief supplies afloat for Martinique sufferers are enough. He suggests that subscriptions in the United States should cease at once, noting St. Vincent may still be in need.
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Washington, D. C
Hay
United States
Ayme
Fort de France
Martinique
St. Vincent
Snowstorm Ravages Evanston Ranch Country
May 20 report from Evanston Wyoming states a weekend snowstorm dropped 10 to 14 inches of wet snow with most melting in valleys. Sheep and lamb losses run into thousands, with a Uintah county ranch alone estimated at up to 100000 dollars in losses.
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Evanston
Wyo
Uintah County
Iron workers strike settled at 47 cents an hour in compromise
Youngstown Ohio May 15. Structural iron workers of the American Bridge Company have ended their strike on a compromise wage of 47 cents an hour for an eight hour day. The workers had demanded 50 cents.
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Youngstown, C
Structural Iron Workers
American Bridge Company
Nine English tourists drown in Irish lakes squall
Nine English visitors, including four women and four boatmen, were drowned when a boat overturned during a squall on the Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry Ireland. The tragedy occurred on a windy May day as the vessel capsized, leaving authorities to recover the bodies and investigate the incident.
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London
Killarney
County Kerry
Ireland
Wisconsin sails for northern coast for target practice
The battleship Wisconsin will depart next Saturday for the northern coast. It will spend five days off Port Angeles for target practice before entering dry dock at Puget Sound navy yard.
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San Francisco
Wisconsin
Port Angeles
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Republican caucus urged on Fowler banking bill
A petition in Washington on May 15 calls for a Republican house caucus next Tuesday night to discuss the Fowler bill aimed at a comprehensive revision of banking and currency laws. It has attracted a considerable number of signatures.
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Washington
House
Fowler
Retail Grocers Set Credit Cut During Strike
In Scranton on May 20 the Retail Grocers Association ordered retailers to limit credit as the strike continues. Wholesalers agreed to require cash payments from retailers to preserve operations during the dispute.
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Scranton
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