Congressional debate and tariff bill actions noted
In Washington reports the senate favorably acted on a bill to ban prize fight pictures via kinetoscope devices while discussing the arbitration treaty and a $250000 flood aid appropriation. The senate and house also addressed tariff measures, Cuban belligerent recognition, and Hawaii annexation moves amid multiple short sessions.
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Posts of Honn? President o Melyintey Mitton Several Lionemtnied
President Thurstay sent to the seat he felldsws fieryt erations Andrew PD White of New York ambie Baur tu Cetnantey Wotan Fo Draper of Magsachoképtay Ambassador to Italy Chandler fale of Maine secretary of the embassy at Rome Samuel J. Gracey of Massachusetts consul at Juehan China Anson Burlingame Johnson of Colorado consul at Amony China Benjamtin Ruderworth of Ohio commissioner of patents Oliver L. Spalding of Michigan and William Howell of New Jersey to be ag aistant secretaries of the treasury Washington April 2 It is state that Judge W. St. Day of Canton will positively leave for Cuba within a short time He will come here about the middle aygust of next week and will re mauin here about ten days investigating the papers in the state department relating to the death of Dr. Ruiz He will thoroughly look into this and after consulting with the president will W. F. DRAPER OF MASSACHUSETTS Ambassador Extraordinary to Italy leave for Havana His duties there will be strictly legal and will not partake of the nature of diplomatic work
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New York
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Magsachoképtay
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Maine
Rome
Samuel J. Gracey
Massachusetts
Juehan
China
Anson Burlingame Johnson
Colorado
Amony
Benjamtin Ruderworth
Ohio
Oliver L. Spalding
Michigan
William &. Howell
New Jersey
Treasury
Washington
W. St. Day
Canton
Cuba
Remauin
State Department
Dr. Ruiz
Forest Fires Rage Across Blue Ridge and Poconos
News briefs report extensive forest fires in the Pocono and Blue Ridge mountains causing timber and railroad tie damage. Farmers prepare to defend homes as dry weather persists with fears of continued spread and potential heavy rain remains uncertain. Medical and public notices follow, including obituaries and retirements from nationwide figures.
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Tiuine
Stroudsburg
Pocono
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Bellefonte
Market Review on Tariff, Trade and Industry Clears Markets
New York April 4 R G Dun and Co report no market reaction yet to a new tariff bill and potential duties starting April 1. Rail stock moves limited by supreme court ruling. railroad earnings mildly positive. Wheat and corn fluctuate. cotton steady amid southwest floods. Wool buying remains strong, and textile output tight. failures for Q1 1897 show fewer defaults than last year. Bradstreet notes improved general trade but flood damage in the south slows collections. prices dip for iron and steel while wool, woolens rise. Industrial revival spans 54 cities with about 100,090 more workers than November, led by woolen goods and related sectors. Low moods persist in some woolen, coal, and cotton goods branches.
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Inerior
Bessemer
Buried in Drifts Snow Blankets Wyoming Towns
The April 2 19xx storm hits Laramie and surrounding areas with up to twenty feet of drifted snow. Cattle and sheep losses mount as business halts and even newspapers fail to publish. Snow covers ten foot streets and buries homes near Medicine Bow to Pine Hills with Laramie and Sherman Hill at the storm’s center.
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Angus Cameron Dead Former U S Senator Passes in Wisconsin
Ex United States Senator Angus Cameron died at the Wauwatosa sanitarium after a brief illness. He had been an invalid for years and his mind was almost blank. The report lists other current events including fiscal figures from March and various obituaries and notices from Chicago New York and Valley View Kentucky.
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Milwaukee
United States
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Wauwatosa Sanitarium
LaCrosse
George Steck
New York
Piano House
Chileno
Pedse
Dentrol Tull
Valley View
Lincoln County
Belui
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American Board
Turkey
Kuckton
Albert Ink
Trunk Fine Association
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Lauterbach
Germany
Hye Pee
Louisville
Rivera case tensions rise over planned execution
Secretary Sherman protested to Spain over Ger. Rivera a Cuban leader captured at Pinar del Rio and wounded. News from Navana says he may be court martialed and shot within 48 hours. President McKinley and Sherman discussed the matter and warned that executing prisoners of war would anger the American public and strain U.S. Spain relations.
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Ger. Rivera
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Senor de Loine
Spain
United States
Pardon Refused for Chicago Publisher Dunlop
President McKinley refused to pardon Joseph R. Dunlop publisher of the Chicago Dispatch. The case involved the mailing of obscene literature nationwide. Dunlop was sentenced by Judge Grosscup to two years in prison and a $2000 fine. the Supreme Court previously affirmed the sentence.
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Cambridge Springs fire kills owner in explosion wreck
A Cambridge Springs fire on Thursday destroyed thirty business houses and a dozen homes, causing one death. Fellow & Hays store collapsed during the blaze trapping W. A. Stays, a former Erie County legislator, whose body was recovered but head and limbs missing. Total damage about $225,000 with $126,000 insured. cause blamed on boys using trinkets carelessly.
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