US Senate and House Proceedings March 5 10 1900
Congressional page details Senate and House actions from March 5 to March 10 with votes on the financial bill Philippine policy and territorial measures. It notes seating changes in Alabama, debates over Puerto Rico tariffs, and discussions on Hawaii governance and Queen Liliuokalani’s pension proposal.
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Washington
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West Virginia
Philippine Islands
Congress
Boers Retreat With No Stand Yet Reported
London reports the Boers offered no substantial resistance during their retreat except brief rifle fire repelling French cavalry. British pursuit continues toward Bloemfontein as Pretoria notes heavy fighting at Dordrecht with Boer losses and three cannon captured. Sentinel dispatches also say Natal Dutch farmers have fled and Cape Colony rail crossings are under British control.
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London
Lapysmira
Biggarsberg
Natal
Cape Colony
Daily News
Kruger Proposes Peace Terms Rejected by Salisbury
London reports say President Kruger asked Lord Salisbury to halt hostilities and outlined terms via cable. Officials deem the offer a time buying ruse and not responsive to Britain’s demand for reimbursement for losses and expenses. Salisbury reportedly rejected any move to keep Transvaal independence.
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Salisbury
London
Kruger
Lord Salisbury
Transvaal
Great Britain
Pension Provisional Amendment for LiL Queen Authorized
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved reporting an amendment to the diplomatic appropriation bill. It would allocate 0,000 to ex Lilionkalani and provide an annual donation of 10,000 for her lifetime.
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Senate
Washington
Aring
Liliuokai
Hawaii
Lil Wasninaron
Senate Commmittee On Foreign Relations
Lilionkalani
Aged Iowa sisters found dead and partly eaten
In Cravon two elderly sisters, Mrs. Margaret McHale aged 90 and Mrs. Mary Shelly aged 80, were found dead in a farm home. Coroner's verdict cites old age. one may have died naturally, and the other succumbed to shock. A cat reportedly fed on the remains. both were buried together.
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Cravon
Margaret McHale
Mary Shelly
House Burglary Evidence Points to Daley Ring
Madison county officers and W S Brockett raided a Des Moines area farm house once occupied by Frank Daley. They found a large stock of dry goods clothing hardware harness and blankets believed to be stolen. The operation aims to trace the origin of the plunder while Daley faces Polk county indictment for the Brockett robbery.
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Madison County
Des Moines
Brockett
Runnells
Frank Daley
John Cunningham
Daley
Polk County
Lawmakers at Cherokee Tour New Asylum Visit
The special train carrying 230 legislators and guests reached Cherokee at noon and toured the new insane hospital. They were banqueted at the Lewis hotel with dinner speeches from Speaker Bowen and several senators and representatives. The party departed for Des Moines at 5 30.
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Carroker
Cherokee
New Insane Hospital
Lewis Hotel
Bowen
Cheshire
Harriman
Junkin
Eaton
Titus
Blanchard
Hubbard
Funeral rites for Archbishop Hennessey in Dubuque
Archbishop Hennessey is laid to rest in Dubuque beside Bishops Loras and Smith. The funeral, held in a stark liturgy with no flowers or music, was conducted by Cardinal Gibbons in the late morning in the cathedral.
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Dubuaque
Dupreller
Loras
Smith
John Hennessey
Dubuque
Cardinal Gibbons
Half of Redfield Burned in Major City Fire
Fire at midnight destroyed half the town's business block in Redfield, with eight buildings wiped out on the north side of Main Street except the Park hotel. Loss estimated between $15,000 and $20,000 as flames reportedly broke out in three small structures simultaneously.
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Park
Archbishop Hennessey Dies After Long Illness in Dubuque
Archbishop Hennessey died Sunday afternoon after weeks of illness in Dubuque Iowa. Born in Lumrack Ireland in 1824 he came to the United States as a youth and rose to archbishop overseeing Davenport Dubuque Omaha Lincoln and Cheyenne. During his 34 years as bishop the archdiocese grew to 293 priests with 120 in Davenport and 15 000 students in 120 parochial schools plus academies and charitable institutions.
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Hennessey
Lumrack
Ireland
United States
St. Luke's University
Iowa
Davenport
Omaha
Lincoln
Cheyenne
Rome
Breckinridge Embezzlement Case Opens in Black Hawk County
The Black Hawk county grand jury investigates embezzlement charges against A. I. Breckinridge former secretary of the Perpetual Building and Loan Association. Total alleged shortage is 21790.01 dollars. bondsmen cover 12000 dollars, leaving about 9790 dollars loss to members.
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Black Hawk County
A. I. Breckinridge
Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Urch Sues Railway Over Land Damage Near Algona
The jury finds for John Urch, a farmer two miles west of Algona, awarding $2,520 in damages against the Iowa Central and Western railway for land taken for the Hampton to Algona line. The railroad crossed a 170 acre tract and part of another forty, using under ten acres for right of way. The case heads to the supreme court on appeal.
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John Urch
Iowa Central & Western Railway
Urch
Iowa Central & Western
Hampton
Uteh
Supreme Court
Big Sum Involved in Gray vs Liken Case
A petition filed in Atlantic court names George Gray as plaintiff against John F. Liken. The suit seeks $95,730 plus $20,000 in damages, costs, and fees over a failed land sale involving Audubon county property and a Texas land deed as part of the consideration.
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Atlantic
George Gray
John F
Audubon County
Texas
Miners and Operators Reach Settlement in Iowa Coal Talks
Des Moines reports a compromise between coal miners and operators. Miners accept a 10 cent per ton advance for mining with a screen basis, yielding a raise from 12 45 to 15 percent, varying by mine conditions across the state.
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Des Moines
Bank Robbery Mystery After Safe Open Time Lock Set
Unknown thieves took 1700 dollars from Farmers Bank in Farmington leaving gold and silver in the vault and only paper money missing. Time lock set to morning. bank door and lock appeared intact. Suspects fled and are being pursued. cashier cleared. Also, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul No.4 collided with westbound freight at Bagley causing injuries but no deaths. Engineer Herron stayed at his post. Fireman Ward broke a leg.
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Farmington
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Bagley
George Herron
Fast Mail
John Ward
Smallpox Risk Tied to Moldy Wall Paper Practice
Physicians warn that repeated wallpaper layering with flour paste fosters smallpox spread. Rotting vegetable matter behind the layers creates disease reservoirs, urging use of Alabastine rock-base cement as a sanitary wall coating and disinfectant to restore habitable rooms.
Iowa Senate and House Debates Signal State Measures
March sessions in Des Moines feature bills on rural free delivery extension bonds prison costs and medical act revisions. Laws debated include land leases farm recording and a new normal school location while a prohibition on beet sugar tax exemptions passes the House. Senate advances polls open time limits and a women reform school bill. loans banks and trust firms face tight scrutiny and potential public library funding.
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McArthur
Flowa
Gamble
Senate
March
House
Sauer
Man with an ax to grind seeks victims for old feuds
A wry adage notes that a person armed with an ax to grind will often attract others to fuel ongoing disputes. The saying implies that grievance motivates action and draws in others to sustain conflict.
Dexter Ferry Detroit seed magnate seeks governor nomination
Dexter M. Ferry of Detroit, noted nationwide as a leading seed purveyor, aims to be the Republican candidate for governor. He started as a farm hand, educated in district schools in winter, moved to Detroit in 1852, and built a seed store into a major business. He is sixty seven years old.
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Dexter M. Ferry
Detroit
American fund appeal to aid Boers widows and orphans
A Cape Town committee appeal dated Oct 10 1899 asks Americans to support wounded, widows, and orphans of the Boers. George W Van Siclen, treasurer, notes a $2,000 donation on Feb 23 1900 and urges subscriptions sent to C C de Villiers Cape Town for aid under the Africander bond. No Boer wounded will be sent to the British American hospital ship.
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Cape Town
Messrs
N. F. DeWaal
Joseph N. Hoffman
J. H. Hofmeyr
Thomas P. Theron
D. J. A. van Zyl
South African Republic
Orange Free State
John Hancock
C. C. de Villiers
Africander Bond
George W. van Siclen
Broadway
New York City
Will Destroy Johannesburg
A Daily Mail correspondent reports high officials promise Johannesburg will be razed and the gold mines flooded or smashed. The British flag will not fly there, and mines may be exploded if needed.
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Johannesburg
London
The
Daily Mail
Lorenzo Marquez
Tam
Lincoln's Remains Moved for Monument Reconstruction
Lincoln's remains were moved from the crypt of the national Lincoln monument to a temporary vault northward. The transfer allows demolition of the monument for a full reconstruction funded by a $100,000 appropriation from the last legislature.
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SprineField
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
National Lincoln Monument
Pro Boer Meeting Protesters Attack British Consulate
A crowd from a pro Boer meeting in Borphaux marched to the British consulate, broke the door and windows, and moved to the private office before police dispersed the mob and arrested several leaders. Local officials expressed regret over the clashes.
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Hazleton Oil Judges Bill Heads for Passage
Des Moines report shows Senate judiciary committee backing Hazleton bill to compensate oil judges for travel and living expenses when away from home while attending court. The measure would cap compensation at 500 dollars yearly and has lawyers support though faces some opposition.
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Des Moines
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hazleton
District 1
Iowa House Panel Advances Several Funding Measures
The appropriations committee voted to report passage on a bill requiring all State Agricultural College students not solely in agricultural programs to pay tuition, ending prior free tuition. They proposed reducing college appropriations from 243000 to 127000 and shifting the support fund to a finite period. They also recommended passage of a 50000 monument appropriation for soldiers on a battlefield and appointing a commission for the Iowa regimental lookout positions at Lookout Mountain and 88 Ridge. Additionally, they urged passage of an 81000 finishing fund for the state historical building and propose raising Mitchellville reform per capita support from 10 to 12 dollars monthly.
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Iowa Regim Lookout Mountain
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Des Moines Buzz Grows Over Supreme Judge Candidacy
The article lists seven or more hopefuls for the supreme judgeship with activity in Des Moines. Emlin McClain T M Fee Sales Church H M Remley Charles A Clark and others are named as candidates, with mentions of L C Blanchard Robert Sloan James Davis and rumors of additional entries.
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T. M. Fee
Sales Church
Jefferson
Greene
H. M. Remley
Anamos
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Go Rapids
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Robert Sloan
Keosauqua
James Davis
Keokuk
Resolution Authorizes State Delegates for Foreign Expositions
Senator Hazleton secures passage of a resolution allowing the governor to appoint delegates to investigate finance, commerce, agriculture, industry, and related conditions at expositions abroad. Investigations may cover food, cattle, cereals, and imports, to be conducted at no cost to the state.
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Pettawattamie
Railroads to Des Moines Line Ready for Coming Season
Duluth and New Orleans railroads push construction toward Des Moines with grading crews arriving. Rails for the completion reach Iowa City and Des Moines in May as officials plan two end starts. They expect to carry passengers to the state fair in September if schedules hold.
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New Orleans
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Iowa House Hears Hawk Bill On Voting Machines
The house elections committee, with little opposition, recommends passage of the Hawk bill to authorize voting machines. The measure, amended per Attorney General guidance, allows ballots cast at all future Iowa elections to be counted by machines. County boards or city councils may purchase and deploy machines at precincts. A substitute bill would require a written name in a blank space or a marked cross to count. failure to mark a constitutional proposition could void the rest of the ballot.
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Lyman
Senate
General Assembly
Byers
Cedar Falls
Iowa
House Elections Committee
Board of Supervisors
Sneeze for Brunswick detective causes temporary paralysis
A violent sneeze knocked detective Wm. A. Housell of Brunswick New Jersey to the ground, resulting in temporary paralysis of the spine and a disrupt in his duties. He received medical care and was reported stable after the incident.
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Wm. A. Housell
Brunswick, N. J
Wheeler Urges Territorial Government for Philippines
In San Francisco on March 9, General Joseph Wheeler advocates granting the Philippines a territorial government. He states the people are ready for self-government and could manage land and local affairs under a territorial system, which he believes would be better governed with less trouble.
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Ger
Joseph Wheeler
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