Congress Debates Panama Question and Labor Bills
A broad Washington session includes a senate bill for a six member national arbitration tribunal, confirmations of Taft as secretary of war and Wright as civil governor of the Philippines, and House moves on labor commissions and a large appropriations package. Other items cover Panama policy, monument proposals, and various state and local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
William H. Taft
Ohio
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
Philippine Islands
Henry C. Ide
Vermont
Skiles
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Panama
House
Carmack
Spooner
Civil Service Commission
Newlands
Depew
Latimer
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Hay Returns to Work as Reyes Leaves for Home
Secretary Hay returns to the state department after illness while Colombian envoy Gen Rafael Reyes departs Washington. The note follows a flurry of global and domestic items including Panama talks and Manchurian trade efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael Reyes
Washington
Panama
War Department
Driggs
New York
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Porto Rico
United States
Joe Gans
Detroit
Mich
Willie Fitzgerald
Brooklyn
Crawfordsville
Ind
Cox & Lewis
Knights of Pythias’ Hall
Japan
Manchuria
Iroquois Theater
Chicago
Williams
Henry Ford
James Little Dpiume
Helena
Mont
George Corn
Hominy Creek
N. C
Indiana
State Board of Education
Hay
Mukden and
Antung
Notable political and civic figures die in late 1900s events
Ex governor John Young Brown dies at Henderson Kentucky noted as statesman soldier and citizen. W J Bryan says democracy faces clash with plutocracy in New Haven. Rev Joseph Platt aged 94 dies in Davenport after long Presbyterian church service. Col Charles Denby dies suddenly in James Town New York while lecturing. Ohio legislature reelects Marcus Hanna as US senator for 1905–1911 term. Col Thomas M Gunter former congressman dies in Fayetteville. Asa S Bushnell former Ohio governor dies in Columbus. E H McCutchen head of McCutchen Bank dies of typhoid in Holstein Iowa.
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John Young Brown
Henderson
W. J. Bryan
New Haven
Conn
Joseph Platt
Presbyterian Church
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Davenport
Charles Denby
Evansville
Ind
United States
China
Jamestown
N. Y
Ohio
Marcus A. Hanna
Thomas M. Gunter
Congress
Fayetteville
Ark
Asa S. Bushnell
Columbus
E. H. McCutchen
E. H. McCutchen & Co
Holstein
Painter Jean Leon Gerome found dead in Paris home
The noted French painter Jean Leon Gerome was found dead in his Paris residence. The report places him among France’s most original artists and the death ends a celebrated career. The world reacts as details of his loss become public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Leon Gerome
France
Paris
Colon
San Andres
Balfour
Ait Manchester
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
China
Nation unites for defense as war fears rise in Japan
Amid calls for peaceful ends factions unite for defense with preparations for war. Other items note Senator Hanna's call for a Republican national convention in Chicago on June 21, 1893, a cave boat capsize in Kentucky, and a bank assignment in Mount Ayr with 450000 liabilities.
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Japan
Hanna
Chicago
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Citizens’ Bank
Mount Ayr
Ray Dunning
Olyphant
Delaware & Hudson Company
William
Prussia
Lyman E. Barnes
Congress
Appleton
Wis
Henry Keppel
London
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Smoot
Utah
Franklin Union No. 4
Brentano
Linday Allison
United States
Pensacola
Fla
la Salle
James Lawrence Blair
St. Louis Exposition
Eustis
Seymour R. Church
San Francisco
Pollock F. Hyatt
Santiago de Cuba
Jersey Shore
Senate
Teller
Lee
Dorchester County
S. C
Cleveland
Ruth
State Department
Republic of
Panama
Guatemala
J. J. Brennan
Chicago Livery Drivers
Belen
N. M
Edward K. Landis
Philadelphia
John Harris
Drasbach
Atlanta
Grant
Department of the Lakes
Bates
St. Louis
Ruth Brown Thompson
John Brown
Pasadena
Cal
William W. Dungan
United States Navy
Baltimore
Musham
Butter Shipments In Iowa Reach 91 Million Pounds
State Dairy Commissioner H. R. Wright reports 1903 butter shipments in Iowa totaled 91,761,661 pounds an increase of 5,906,940 pounds. He notes figures are incomplete due to renovating factories shipping butter from neighboring states. Counties surpassing 1,000,000 pounds are identified with amounts.
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H. R. Wright
Iowa
Iowa county superintendents back minimum teacher salary
Special correspondence reports Iowa county superintendents favor a minimum salary of 45 a month for teachers. Teachers suspect a typographical error and argue the figure should be 35. They also support moving teacher examinations from county offices to a state examining board to reduce political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Dropping Out Building and Loan Firms to Disappear in Iowa
Auditor of State Carroll says daily inquiries from Iowa building and loan companies seek liquidation guidance. He predicts the industry will vanish in a few years, noting 1897’s prominence and lingering local cooperatives as the remaining form after drastic legislative regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Associations
State of
Iowa
Carroll
Iown
Iowa nurses form association seeks state licensed exam
The Iowa nurses organization plans to ask the legislature for a bill requiring graduate nurses to pass a state board exam and obtain a certificate before practicing. Judge Charles A. Bishop drafted the measure, with the aim of creating a specially trained profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Board of Medical Examiners
Charles A. Bishop
Supreme Court
Notorious Clinton criminal jailed at Fort Madison
Michael Conroy has been sentenced at Davenport to ten years in the penitentiary at Fort Madison marking the fourth major criminal operant in Clinton now behind bars. The others named are George Barker at fifteen years J. J. Dolan at five years and Daniel Murphy at thirteen years. W. C. Rogers remains to be tried.
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Michael Conroy
Davenport
Fort Madison
Clinton
George Barker
J. J. Dolan
Daniel Murphy
W. C. Rogers
Orphans' Home Founded in Waterloo Foundling and Waifs Home
A Waterloo organization forms to establish a Bethel home as a foundling and waifs orphanage. Rev and Mrs G D Boller former Spokane residents helped start it as the Homestead organization completes its setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Bethel Home
G. D. Boller
Spokane
Wath
Grinnell Semicentennial Celebration Date Moved
Grinnell's semicentennial celebration has been postponed to June 10 at Iowa College to accommodate attendees and ensure full participation at the commencement event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Iowa College
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Detroit Woman
Miss Guia Gannon of Detroit writes a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from general weakness and female troubles. She claims rapid improvement within six weeks and urges other women to seek the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gannon
Lee
Detroit Amateur Art Association
Guia Gannon
Jones St
Detroit, Mich
Amateur Art Association
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. H. Farmer
Elliott Ave
St. Louis
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Interparliamentary Union For International Arbitration
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John S. Cooper
Omaha
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Kan
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Pratt City
Ala
Jack Kelly
Charles M. Schwab
South Congregational Church
Northwestern Railway
Southern Railroad
New Baden
Ill
Mixon
William Knight
Virginia
Richmond
James A. Carothers
Pontiac
Express
Chicago Federation of Labor
Lake Carriers’ Association
John B. Gordon
Oakland Cemetery
Elmore Moseley
Sussex County
Alexander
Chicago Council
Farmers’ Bank
Auburn
Jumbo Clark
High Springs
White House
Roosevelt
Cummins
Canada
Havre
Butch” Riley
C. C. McMillan
Tallulah
Miss
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Coghlan
Seoul
Isthmus
Wright
Woodbury
Jones
Weceess
Polk
Delaware
Cees Pedewands Dubuque
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Iiss Veakees Eeekee
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Mitchell
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Chicago Daily News
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Ariz
Idaho
Salzer
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Emerson
Chicago Tribune
Putnam
Joshua Heller
South Walnut Street
Urbana
Doan
Dvan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Salzer’s
Sroi
N. Dakota
Acre
John A. Salzer Seed CO
Axtine
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