Washington Notes on Arbitration and Tariff Debates
A digest of Senate and House actions from March days in Washington. The arbitration treaty advances toward final approval. civil service debates and a repeal measure surface. House tariff discussions continue with Dingley and new bills on currency, commerce, and federal duties. Reports cover rail freight, a fire at The Elms in New London, and other notable incidents from Richmond to Des Moines.
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Washington
Senate
Binger Hermann
Oregon
General Land Office
Bonin
Lee
Guanabacoa
Cuba
Dr. Ruiz
Allen
Committee On Civil Service
Benator Turpie
United States
Hoar
Rep. Mass
District of Columbia
John W. Senderson
Florida
Cull
Santiago de Cuba
Michigan
Detroit
Dingley
Wheeler
Ala
Howe
Department of Comerce, Labor and Manufactures
Griggs
Congress
House
Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company
Chesapeake & Ohio
New London
Conn
the Elms
Col. A. C. Tyler
Pequot Avenue
Jacksonville
Fin
Three Friends
United States Marshal
Locke
United States Court
Market Review From New York to Europe and Midwest Gloom
A weekly review notes mixed signals from markets and industry. Demand in grain and ore shifts, Western wheat receipts fall, Atlantic exports remain strong, but corn exports surge. The lake iron ore pool dissolution promises cheaper ore next year while mining firms expand. Clearinghouse totals rise, and weekly failures in the U S reflect ongoing economic strain.
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New York
Morel
K. G. Dut & Co
London
Mississippi Valley
Supreme Court
Atlantic
Europe
Carnegie-Rockefeller
Mesaba
United States
Canada
Passing of Mutilated Coin Laws Increase Penalties
Washington March 27 Letters flood the treasury department seeking details on the new law governing mutilated coins. The act, extending anti counterfeit measures, criminalizes passing or defacing coins with penalties of one to five years in prison and a $100 to $2,000 fine. It prohibits gifting coins with donor initials worn as bangles and clamps down on traders who buy mutilated coins at a discount to restore them.
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Fenultien
Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Secret Service
River flood threat escalates from Cairo to New Orleans
A government weather bulletin warns the great flood crest remains at Cairo with a 5.16 feet rise, predicting continued rising waters for ten days from Helena to Vicksburg and beyond. Levees face extreme strain by April 10 in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, risking widespread disaster if breaks occur.
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Washington
Marcel
Specia River
Cairo
Hood
Helena
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
St. Louis
Missouri
Mississippi River
Des Moines
Hannibal
Quincy
Til
Palmyra
West Quincy
LaGrange
Fortons
Wards
Columbus
Hickman
Arkansas State Line
State Line
Osceola
Ark
St. Francis Hills
St. Francis River
Multiple Events Stir National News From 1900s Era
A scattered digest reports fires destroying Ledg tt Pa business district and heavy frosts across Tennessee Georgia and Alabama. Obituaries note writer Margaret J Preston dies in Baltimore. Cuban government head Cisneros reportedly alive after earlier death claim. Dottie Farnsworth wins six days bicycle race in Louisville covering 334 miles. Philadelphia Surety Building and Loan association assigns 100000. American Exchange Bank Buffalo to liquidate. deposits guaranteed. Chicago Burlington & Quincy withdraws from traffic associations. McKinley’s first cabinet dinner held with no wine. Maine bans kinetoscope prize fight showings. Constantinople reports 700 killed in Tokat massacre. Gas suffocation deaths in Brooklyn. Rock Island railroad withdraws from traffic associations. McKinley to send special Cuba commissioner. Three men killed in Dupont Chemical works Gibbstown by explosion. Illinois supreme court strikes down indeterminate sentence law. Oakland Pa man shoots sister-in-law then himself. Montreal earthquake shakes major buildings causing fright.
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Ledgtt
Tennessee
North Georgia
Alabama
Margaret J. Preston
Baltimore
Cisneros
Louisville
Dottie Farnsworth
Surety Building
Maine
Constantinople
Tokat
Michael Smith
Samuel W. Richardson
Brooklyn
Rock Island Railroad
McKinley
Cuba
John Henderson
Carl Wright
Thomas Stiles
Dupont Chemieal Company
Gibbstown
Supreme Court of Illinois
Ottawa
Frank Nielann
Oakland
Montreal
National Citizens' Convention Planned for Nashville
National good citizens convention called for Nashville on May 18 by Rev R E W Binkley and 8 Nichol son with signatures from 24 states including Neal Dow Josiah Strong Bishop Ninde Lorimer Cuyler Boyce and others. Also reports sinks in sewer case onion market cornering Libel verdict Gladstone wheel riding and other brief items from March 26 to March 29 across several U S cities.
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Nashville
Tenn
RE. W. Binkley
Nicholson
Provisional Executive Committee
Good Citizens
Neal Dow
Maine
Josiah Strong
D. D
New York
W. X. Ninde
Detroit
George C. Lorimer
Boston
Theo. L. Cuyler
Brooklyn
Kerr Boyce
Tupper
Philadelphia
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B. J. Kay
American Association of Physicians
Eleanor Kendall
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Neb
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Omahi
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Frexht
Passenges
TL Freight
Chicago & Northwestern R’y
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Isel Co
Monty
Rookery Building
D. Ca
Belet
Iown Mallwaye
State Executive Council
Iowa Railways
Iowa
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Wapella County
Frank Penrod
Penrod
Kenosha
Wis
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John FP. Bain
Here
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Butte
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Partl
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Rockford
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National Association of Veterans of
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Order of Equity
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Secretary of Agriculture
Citizens' Convention
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Cronin
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James McKinney
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Key
Swatlow
Gladatone
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Col. L. C. Baker
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Jackson County
Kruger Syndicate of
London, Limited
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Kan
Northwest Kansas Methodist Conference
General Conference
Peru
Andrew Lipielski
G P.’Oon
M. Doxser
Algona
Professional & Business Directory
Haggard
G. F. Peek
Haggard & Peek
Doves & Suiin
A. D. Clarke & Co
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Algona, TA
Chas, J. Doxsee
State Street
Algona, Iowa
Atiornsste
Attorneys AT Law
PostoMce Block
E. V. Swetting
Attorney AT Law
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Fellows
Bonar & Fellows
Algona State Bank Bldg
Wesley
Frederick M. ,Curtiss
Kossuth County State Bank
West Miller
Prrneicrala
L. K. Garfield, M. D
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H. C. McCoy
McGregor Street
C. B. Paul
Farmers’ and Traders' Savings Bank
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Glasier
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