Senate rejects sectarian school amendment to Indian bill
Washington April 9 Senate votes 30 to 16 against Mr Jones Arkansas sectarian school amendment to the Indian appropriation bill. Free homes measure ruled not germane. Bill advances about 8 414 000. Quay seating debate continues with date vote planned two weeks hence. Alaska mining code debate heats as Cape Nome claims from Laplanders spark controversy.
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Washington
Senate
Quay
Pennsylvania
Hansborough
Cape Nome
Hawaii
House
Cullom
Gallinger
Association of Machinists
District of Columbia
Platt
Connecticut
Secretary of the Interior
Pima
Arizona
Chandler
Burrows
Michigan
Stewart
Nevada
Aldrich
Penrose
Jones
Arkansas
Quay Cas
Berry
Yeae—Bate
Carter
Clark
Montana
Daniel
Hansbrough
Heitfeld
Kenney
McLaurin
Martin
Money
Morgan
Pettigrew
Taliferro
Turley
West
Nays
Allison
Wyoming
Davis
Deboe
Fairbanks
Foraker
Frye
Gear
Harris
Hawley
New Mila
Kean
Meciride
McCumber McMillan
New York
Pritchard
Quarles
Rees
Scott
Lewis
Shoup
Teller
Thurston A
United States
Eaid
Alaska
C. T D. Lane
Lane
Virginia
Senate Turns to Philippine Question After Debate
The chamber discussed citizenship and mining claim rights with the United States set to raise no claim. The bill was laid aside as Mr Hoar announced he would address the senate on the Philippine question on Tuesday April 17. The senate adjourned at 5 46.
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Zens
United States
Hoar
Senate
Two Montana prisoners see sentences commuted by governor
The state board of pardons approved commuting James Milford and James Stefe's 17 year terms for robbery to 10 years. They may be released around April 21 or after six years and three months from their entry. Milford's case drew letters from supporters including Judge Hunt and others.
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Helena
State Board of Pardons
Smith
James Milford
James Stefe
Lewis and Clarke
Wassweiler
Wassweller
Long Iealand City
Judge Hunt
Conley & McTague
Milford
Stone
New Jersey
Admiral Dewey to visit Chicago for anniversary ball
Final interview with Chicago reception committee confirmed Admiral Dewey will travel by special Baltimore and Ohio train April 29 to Chicago for the Auditorium ball on April 30. No political stops, no separate entertainments for him or Mrs. Dewey, and a 12 day Mississippi Ohio valley tour planned. His son in Chicago will join events. personal matters about Mrs. Dewey’s church affiliation were not discussed.
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Washington
Chicago
W. B. Conkey
J. M. Glenn
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Caldwell
Maddy
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Manila Bay
Cowen
Wangton
Mississippi
Ohio
Jacksonville
Til
St. Louis
Memphis
Louisville
Nashville
Frankfort
To Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisement promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming cure for a cold in one day. States Grove's signature on each box and a 25 cent price with money-back refund if it fails to work.
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KW. Grove
State horticulture board meets. reports show strong fruit prospects
Helena dispatch reports the Montana state board of horticulture holding afternoon and evening sessions with all commissioners and inspectors present. Inspectors praise fruit growing conditions and a rising season with blossoms in Bitterroot valley. About 250 000 fruit trees projected statewide this year, totaling 33 000 acres. Secretary Edwards notes plans and a Plains meeting boosting horticultural society membership to about 210 with new branches forming across the state.
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Standard
Helena
State Board of Horticulture
New
Capitol
Edwards
Horticultural Society
Plains
State Horticultural Society
Truit
Man Pardoned After Killing White Man Returns From Island
Tom, freed after a 10 year sentence for killing a white man on Mc Neill island, reports decent treatment in custody and a comfortable release. The Hortons murder stemmed from tribal motives to seize a white Wworran and a belief that life requires life.
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Tom
McNeill Island
Hortons
Pension Revision Advances in House Pension Committee
Washington April 9 The House committee on invalid pensions tentatively passes the general pension bill revising the act of June 27 1898 and related laws The bill uses Senator Gallingers measure as a base with amendments raising the pension age ladder to 62 65 68 and 70 and setting a widow’s income limit at 250 without losing eligibility Chairman Sulloway gains latitude to time the report for practical passage
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Washington
Congress
House Committee
House
Evans
Gallinger
Sulloway
Reinforcements Sought for Young and Bell in Manila Drive
Adjutant General Corbin says reinforcements have been requested for Generals Young and Bell from Otis. He notes troops near Manila can be deployed to aid their operations and restore peace in Luzon provinces, citing shortages hampering Bell's advances.
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Washington
Corbin
Manila
Young and Bell
Otte
Sach
Otis
Young
Bell
Luzon
Funston’s Filippino killings spark court martial talk
From Manila April 9 details emerge on Brigadier General Frederick Funston allegedly executing two Filipino captives and threats of a court martial. Residents blame Chinese general Pana for terrorizing Panay province and call for punishment as mutiny fears rise among American troops.
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Manila
Frederick Funston
San Isidro
Funston
Pana
Kobbe
Lane Denies Silver Mining Ties on Bryan Tour
Co D L Lane chairman of the national silver committee declares to the Associated Press he has no stake in any silver mine. He confirms he is a gold miner and travels with Mr Bryan to advocate bimetallism due to strong support for the principles he represents.
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Los Angeles
C. D. Lane
National Silver Committee
Bryan
California
Associated Press
Mexico
Cape Nome
Alaska
Mr. Bryan
Co. D. Lane
National Silver Committe
Attempted Rescue in Alaska Murder Case Sparks Uproar
Eleven Indians are jailed in Alaska after the murder of Bert Horton and his wife near Sullivan Island. Troops repelled a mounted attack at Haines Mission as a mob threatened lynching. One Indian surrendered to Deputy Marshal Tanner. twelve Indians await trial for the Hortons' deaths.
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Vancouver
RB. C
Bert Horton
Sullivan Island
Alaska
Skagway
Haines’ Mission
Skaguay
Hortons
Fire at Washington and Jefferson apartments causes wide blaze
A lace curtain blown by wind ignited a gas stove in the Washington building at 106 East 150th street, spreading to the Jefferson house. Fire crews arrived late after another call, but after hard work both roofs were controlled. Loss pegged at 20 dollars.
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New York
Washington
East One Hundred and Fifteenth Street
Jefferson Apartment House
Jefferson
Hundred and Eighth Street
First Avenue
Fighting Chance in House Over Puerto Rico Bill
Washington reports show heated activity as supporters push to produce a full vote on the Puerto Rico bill. Absent members respond, but many are paired with new nontransferable slips. only two Democrats unable to answer due to illness. Ways and Means plans a special meeting tomorrow, keeping Wednesday as the target day.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Thies
Ways and Means
Payne
Bozeman Council Adopts Street Numbering Plan
Bozeman council approved a street number ordinance using Bozeman Avenue and Main Street as baselines. Alleys gain numbers, three inch markers to be posted, owners fined for noncompliance. Dr. Garret L. Hogan named health officer amid concerns over scarlet fever and city cleanliness. Police enforcement of bicycle rules praised. alleys and yards cited for mess.
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Standard
Bozeman
Avant Courier
Elity
Bozeman Avenue
Main Street
Garret L. Hogan
Gallatin Valley
Unclear Message Fragments Prompt Communication Gap
Fragmentary text lacks clear names, places, or actions. The readable portions suggest a miscommunication or garbled note with no verifiable events or entities to report.
Paris Exhibit Sunday Opening Decision Soon
French authorities rule that all expositions exhibits are open to the public on Sundays. United States exhibits fall under this regulation but United States officials lack control over the French government buildings. The US pavilion is exempt, and Commissioner Peck’s final decision is expected today or tomorrow.
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Paris
United States
Peck
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise
A testimonial driven notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as daily relieving hundreds of women. It claims she has fifty thousand letters proving effectiveness and asserts her advice is sound and proven.
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Lydia £. Pinkham
Hamilton Club 10th Annual Banquet in Chicago
The Hamilton club banquet at the Auditorium hotel drew over 500 members and guests. In presidential year the event featured political addresses with George W. Miller as toastmaster and speakers including Senator H. Lodge Governor L. M. Shaw and Congressman Robert W. Taylor.
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Chicago
Hamilton Club
Auditorium Hotel
George W. Miller
H. Lodge
Massachusetts
L. M. Shaw
Robert W., Taylor
Ohio
Strike Settled at Franklin Junior Mine in Houghton
The Franklin Junior mineral strike near Houghton Michigan was settled this afternoon by mutual concessions. Workers had demanded a percent wage rise while keeping monthly pay. they will instead receive 82.19 per shift, ending monthly pay in the lake copper district. This yields about a six percent increase in wages.
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The
Standard
Houghton, Mich
Franklin Junior
Lake Copper District
Westminster Arrives in San Francisco After Manila Trip
The United States transport Westminster arrived tonight on a return voyage from Manila. With only two passengers, she was placed in quarantine as are all vessels arriving from the Orient.
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San Francisco
United States
Westminster
Manila
Orient
Impassable trail threatens Yukon rush due to early ice breakup
Vancouver reports from Skagway on April 5 describe an almost impassable Bennett to Dawson trail as the Yu kon river breaks early. Many teams carrying goods for Dawson cannot gut through and must wait on the trail for the first steamers to pick them up.
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Vancouver
Skagway
Interior
Bennett
Dawson
Yukon
Plague cases rise in Sydney with 2 percent mortality
Ninety three bubonic plague cases recorded in Sydney New South Wales with two percent deaths. A day of intercession and prayer for relief from the plague has been set for Thursday.
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Sydney
No Fatalities In Iranian Wreck Off Japanese Coast
It is learned that no fatalities occurred when the British ship Iranian Captain Watt from New York November 2 was wrecked near the Japanese coast. The vessel was lost while approaching Yokohama.
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Yokohama
Watt
New York
Bonds Received for Exchange of New 2 Per Cent
The treasury reports total bonds received for exchange totaling 226,979.60 dollars with 29,262,150 dollars from individuals and institutions other than national banks.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Newport Steam Schooner Returns After Kitcikan Rock Incident
The Pacific Steam Whaling Companys steam schooner Newport ran aground on a submerged rock off Kitkchikan March 26 and returned to port under her own steam. She is not seriously damaged but leaks some.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Steam Whaling Company
Newport
Kitcchikan
Snowstorm Boosts Farmers After Warm Harvest Week
A heavy snowstorm dropped about four inches on Bozeman Saturday night aiding farmers with stored grain while spared fields remain unharmed. Earlier warm days saw hundreds of acres sown and winter wheat growing rapidly as the storm arrived at an opportune moment for agriculture.
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D. M. Johnson
Father O’brien
Livingston
Christian Church of
Helena
Relief of Mafeking Report of Boer Bombardment and Retreat
News from Mafeking says the southern relief column advanced while the Boers opened a fierce sunrise bombardment with seven guns including a 190 pounder. The siege gun has fired over 600 rounds as Cronje’s forces tested the line then withdrew under rifle fire.
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Mafeking
Jan Cronje
Plumer
Fighting at Wepener Lasted All Day
The engagement at Wepener was severe and lasted all day. The Boers were checked and suffered heavy casualties on both sides. A commando advances toward Wepener from Dewetsdorp as fighting continues.
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Aliwal
Wepener
Dewetsdorp
False Pretenses in Chehalis: Stranger Held on Fraud Charge
Tacoma report says Constable Calhoun arrested a stranger from Peell on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Before Justice Sage, he waived examination, identified as A. J. Macdonald or Slater, linked to a $500 reward in a San Francisco paper and a suspected Eastern Washington scam.
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Tacoma
Chehalis
The
Ledger
Calhoun
Peell
Sage
Washington
Natives Rise in British Gold Coast Uprising
April 9 report from Accra says 100 hussars march toward Komassie as a larger force concentrates in the Hinterland. Komasale is likely invested. The Ashanti have seized several native teachers and families as the rising spreads.
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Accra
British Gold Coast
Cape Colony
Africa
Komassie
Komasale
Diver Stamp ing Company Faces Capital Shortfall
Boston reports the Diver Stamp ing company with a Cambridge plant and Boston office is short on working capital. Estimated liabilities are about 200000 dollars with book assets about twice that amount.
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Boston
Diver Stamping Company
Cambridge
Debate on Agricultural Bill Highlights Atkinson Critique
In Washington the house focused on the agricultural appropriation bill. Debate touched on anti imperialism and Edward Atkinson with Shattuc attacking his science of nutrition as treasonous and unpatriotic. Amendments sought investigations into coddling moth and prairie dog control while Latimer pressed higher farmers bulletin funding. The session adjourned without finalizing the bill.
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Washington
Wilson
Idaho
Secretary of the Interior
House
Wadsworth
Shattuc
Ohio
Edward Atkinson
Boston
Massachusetts
Bailey
Kansas
Bell
Colornado
McKinley
Messrs. Small
New York
Gaines
Tennessee
Stokes
South Carolina
Miers
Indiana
Haughton
Iowa
Robinson
Spalding
North Dakota
Pacific
Stephens
Texas
Latimer
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Atkinson
Science OF Nutrition
Butte
Butte, Montana
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