Cuban Convention Adopts Platt Amendment by 16 to 11
Havana reports the Cuban constitutional convention accepted the Platt amendment with 16 yeas and 11 nays after a brief session. Delegates named Capote Villuendas Gomez Tamayo Monteaguevo Delgado Betancourt Llorente Quesada Sanguily Nunez Rodriguez Berriel Quiloze Ferrer supported, while Zayas Aleman Eudaldo Tamayo Juan Gualberto Gomez Cisneros Silva Fortun Lacret Portuondo Castro Manduley opposed. Rivera Correnso Gener Robau absent. The move prompts U.S. hopes for faster island evacuation once a stable Cuban government is in place.
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Senores Tamayo
Villuendas
Quesada
Committee On Relations
Congress
Senores Capote
Jose M. Gomez
Tamayo
Monteaguedo
Delgado
Betancourt
Gilberga
Llorente
Sanguily
Nunez
Rodriguez
Berriel
Quiloze
Ferrer
Senores Zayas
Aleman
Eudaldo
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Cisneros
Silvala
Fortun
United States
Corn King Proposes 40 Cent Corn Plan for Farmers
Chicago advocate Phillips tells Minneapolis audience that a 1 cent per bushel tax to fund elevators, storing over a vast corn supply, and paying 40 cents a bushel would stabilize prices. He suggests farmers borrow 30 cents and hold surplus for up to seven years if needed.
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National Farmers’ Alliance
Phillips
Chicago
West Hotel
Johnson Would Not Be Governor Dispatch
A Hamilton Ohio dispatch quotes ex congressman Tom L. Johnson denying any bid for governor. He says he would decline the nomination and would not break his Cleveland mayoral contract for two years.
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Hamilton
Hamilton Democrat
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
People of
Platt Announces Retirement From Senate
New York reports Senator Platt will retire at the end of his term in March 1903. The information came last night at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Platt is feeling better and may reveal his reasons for leaving office later this week.
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Senator Platt
New York
the Tribune
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Fifth Avenue
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Surgeon General Daly Dies by Own Hand in Pittsburg
Major W. H. Daly surgeon general on General Miles staff in Porto Rico shot himself at his Pittsburg home. Official cause unknown insomnia is suspected as a motive. Daly had risen to prominence during the Cuban war by testifying for Miles against the commissary department.
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Pittsburg
W. H. Daly
Miles
Porto Rico
Daly
Iowa Oleomargarine Ban Case Headed for Appeal
Des Moines reports Attorney General Mullan weighing appeal in State vs James Cousins manchester citizen charged with possessing oleomargarine colored to imitate butter. Judge Blair ruled the indictment unconstitutional, but advisory papers go to Mullan as the dairy commissioner may seek appeal. The case tests state power to regulate substitutes for dairy products.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Mullan
James Cousins
Manchester
Wright
Blair
United States Supreme Court
Cousins
Delaware County
Des Moines Man Kills Himself Over Private Finances
Des Moines June 15. Seneca W. Hazard city passenger agent for the Chicago and North Western Railway committed suicide by hanging in the basement of the company office at Fourth and Walnut. Officials and family cite private financial troubles and despondency, noting his long service and perfect accounts.
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Des Moines
Seneca W. Hazard
Chicago & North-Western Railway Company
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
North- Western Company
Miss Slavata Wins Oratorical Honors at University
In Iowa City June 15 Commencement closes University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts exercises. Miss Jennie E Slavata Iowa City is the lone woman honored among orators. Other winners include Benjamin Boardman Portsmouth and Thomas Andrew Kingland Forest City. Scholarships awarded and bachelor degrees listed, with special German and French recognitions.
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Iowa City
University of Closed
College of Liberal Arts
Jennie E. Slavata
Benjamin Boardman
Portsmouth
Iowa
Thomas Andrew Kingland
Forest City
James E. Gow
Greenfield
Henry S. Arnold
Davis City
Clarence W. Loesbe
Greene
Drake Commencement Ends With Endowment Offer
Drake University graduated sixty nine students as General Francis M. Drake attended the ceremony. He renewed his promise to donate 75 000 for every 25 000 raised toward the endowment fund. C D McGregor leads the commercial department replacing T W Dehaven. Bruce Fink from Upper Iowa University was elected geology and botany professor. Yearly receipts and expenditures totaled about 160 000.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Francis M. Drake
C. D. McGregor
Nora Springs
T. W. Dehaven
Bruce Fink
Upper Iowa University
L. S. Ross
Traveling Salesman Robbed by a Colored Woman in Marshalltown
Traveling salesman B. Sheldon reports he was robbed of 91 dollars by a Colored woman in Marshalltown as he walked to the depot. He chatted with the woman briefly then continued, later discovering his pockets empty. Police arrested several negroes but he could not identify the culprit.
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Marshalltown
Sheldon
Convicts' Home Progressing in Fort Dodge
Work on the L. S. Coffin home for ex convicts will begin after plans are drawn and contracts let. An eighty acre site donated by Mr. Coffin has been selected on rising ground deemed ideal. The local contractor and architect prepare plans for submission to the building committee. When two bankers meet they compare notes.
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Fort Dodge
L. S. Coffin
Gubernatorial Nomination Sparks Delegation Split
Cummins forces claim Marshall's 25 delegates while dispersing others. Opposition concedes 15 Marshall delegates. Delegations remain largely scattered among the uninstructed groups.
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Cummins
Marshall
Murder in Villisen as Husband Slays Wife on Public Street
Mrs Ida M Thiele was murdered by her former husband on a busy Villisen street at about 11 30 yesterday morning. The assailant knocked her to the pavement from behind and stabbed her with a pocket knife in view of passers by near H Poston's residence.
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Villisen
Ida M. Thiele
H. Poston
Bbda Saan
Husband Pursues Vengeance After Reunion Refusal
A man disrupted by a estranged wife’s refusal to reconcile pursued revenge in public, chasing her through town. Neighbors and passersby intervened as she screamed, but the deed occurred before aid could stop it. The mother described as a devout Christian.
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Jury Awards 17900 in Prowse vs Great Western
Fort Dodge June 17 A jury awards 17900 to Prowse in a personal injuries suit against the Great Western railroad filed for 40000 after an August accident that left him a conductor with claimed permanent injuries. The jury deliberated seventeen hours.
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Great Western Railway Company
Fort Dodge
Prowse
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Great Western Railroad
Desperate Prisoner Escapes From Osceola Jail
John Mangham, jailed for burglary tools and clothing, escaped after the jail cage door was left unlocked. Sheriff Lubenkill and deputies pursued him into the brush, believing him to be a skilled criminal with warrants in four states. Dutch Lowe, awaiting trial for attempted murder, aided the investigation. In a separate note, five people aboard a fishing trip boat drowned when it capsized near Dubuque during a storm.
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John Mangham
Dutch Lowe
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Lowe
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Here
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Kallee
Child Drowns In Yard Tub At Cherokee
A distressing accident in Cherokee reports the drowning of the adopted child of W L Crawford. The child wandered near the yard tub and fell in. despite efforts, it could not be revived.
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W. L. Crawford
Ferry Boat Disaster Off Staten Island Ferry Slip
After a collision between the Northfield and the Mauch Chunk off Staten Island, the Northfield sank with dozens aboard. Tugboats saved about 175 people, but authorities reported several deaths and many missing after more than a day of searching. Authorities differed on fatality estimates amid chaotic scenes along the East River.
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Tral Railroad
New Jersey
Staten Land
Whiteall Street
Northfield
Mich
East River
Daniel Gully
Mutual
Gully
Arrow
Unity
Mish Line
New York
Staten Island
Jersey Central
Manch Chunk
Barbour Urges War Costs Shared With Transvaal
Sir David Barbour argues the Orange River colony cannot meet wartime costs due to administration expenses and police salaries. He says the Transvaal may contribute after peace, while mines may save 600000 pounds yearly on dynamite from monopoly abolition. He proposes applying mining revenues to war liquidation.
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London
David Barbour
Res Hicks Beach
Transange River
David Bar Bour
Orange River
Transvaal
David
Rock Hill Propositions on Chinese Indemnity Fight
Dispatches from Peking report fresh Rockhill proposals on Chinese concessions and indemnity payment. Minor issues may be accepted or rejected, ministers delaying a final decision. It remains likely the British proposal will be accepted, and U S arbitration offers seem unlikely at The Hague.
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Peking
Paris
Rockhill
United States
Hagie
Independence in Cuba by Christmas, U.S. plans say
Washington June 14 The War Department expects Cuban independence by next Christmas as the Platt amendment passes the constitutional convention and an electoral bill sets up an autonomous Cuban government. Secretary Root may have approved the plan. A 90 day period for electoral publication is noted, with possible U.S. troops remaining after inauguration until a Cuban military force is formed.
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War Department
Wedee
Cuba
Reot
United States
British Army Reports Heavy Losses in South African Campaign
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria that General Elliott’s column clashed with De Wet near Reitz on June 6. After heavy fighting 71 wagons were captured along with 45 prisoners, 58 rifles, 10 001 rounds, and 4 000 cattle. Boer losses were 17 killed and 3 wounded. British casualties 3 officers and 17 men killed and 1 officer and 41 men wounded. The second item notes Britain’s suit to pay for a cruiser contract in Constantinople, indemnity of £63.
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Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Wrede
Elliott
de Wet
Reitz
Casasltte
Fuip
Britain
Armstroms
Messs
Cramp
Actio
N. R. O’conor
Constantinople
Dividends by Phillips Distribute Million Dollar Checks
Chicago reports checks totaling about $1,000,000 sent by George H. Phillips company to about 300 individuals linked to a corn pool of 15,000,000 bushels between Maine and Mexico. Average profit 8 cents per bushel with prices around 48 cents, largest interest 900,000 bushels, smallest 5,000.
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Chicago
George H. Phillips Company
Maine
Mexico
Briton American Plan Aims To Settle Indemnity
Washington reports from Peking suggest a British American plan for China indemnity settlement gains momentum. China would issue bonds to each power equal to their due indemnity, bearing 4 and a half percent amortization with earmarked revenues. A committee would manage revenues and defaults would fall to the committee, not individual powers. The plan reportedly contemplated a 30 year period with installments, though details may have shifted.
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Washington
Peking
United States
Altho
General Cailles Surrenders to American Authority
Insurgent General Cailles signs terms of surrender in Manila ending his resistance as the last major Filipino leader to yield. Earlier peace talks with him had failed.
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Manila
General Cailles
Woodmen Award Prizes Highlight Drill Contests
At the head camp in Pontiac Illinois the Modern Woodmen of America awarded prizes led by a $500 first for the drill with a 99 40 per cent score. Rock Island Illinois and Topeka Kansas followed with high marks and significant monetary awards. The report also notes language choices in Russia and Minnesota pauper rates in 1900, plus a Washington note on U S stance toward a German garrison in Shanghai and U S confidence in German motives.
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Woodern of
Pontiac
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Rockford
Kansas City
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Topeka
Kan
Dubuque
Are You Using Alien's Foot-Ease Cure Ad
Cure for corns bunions and burning feet via Allen Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Sample sent from idrene Allen Olmsted New York.
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Olmsted
N. Y
Best housing plan avoids mortgage and distress
Implausible text notes pain and separation as living together ends. A fragmented line mentions a wizard and a druggist, with a question about whether a mistake was made, ending with an unclear pond reference.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted In Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use with a price of 759. A note mentions D STARCH as a 16 oz product at 10 cents and mocks other 10 cent labels offering 12 oz. The text also claims satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. A remark targets women in trade dresses and concealed big feet.
Yellowstone Park Scenery Book Published by Oregon Short Line
A new folder of Yellowstone National Park scenes, published by the Oregon Short Line Railway, offers beautiful views and travel information. Send 4 cents in stamps to D. E. Burley, Passenger and Ticket Agent, Salt Lake City, Utah, to obtain a copy.
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Yellowstone National Park
Orego Short Line Railway
D. E. Burley Nera
Orege Short Line Railway
Salt Lake City
Utah
Piso's Cure for Consumption Ad in Ocean Grove
An 1900 advertisement from N. W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey touts Piso's Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds dated February 17.
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N. W Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Irregular tions and legal fronts in late 19th century trade
A fragment highlights a mix of legal language and advert phrases from a drug firm and medical regulator product. It mentions Kidd Drug Co Kigin and J. KR. Hurlbut in Des Moines with references to wholesale and retail rubber goods and a promise to regulate disease related issues.
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Kidd Drug Co
Kigin
J. KR
Hurlbut Moines
Ila
Tea Arrives in Town as Beer Trade Taps Grown
In a brief note historians say tea became known in the middle of the seventh jury period and was first sold in eleven houses, analogous to how beer is now tapped.
Advertising as a path to business success in newspapers
The Philadelphia Record notes that strong advertising attracts customers and that well crafted ads focus attention on a single product. It reflects on how ads reach a broad public and the psychology behind effective advertising.
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Phiphia Record
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