Platt Substitute Passes Senate in Chinese Exclusion Row
Washington April 16 the drastic Chinese exclusion bill is replaced by a Platt sponsored measure extending existing laws to insular territories. Final vote 76 to 1 with Hoar the lone nay. The substitute keeps provisions against Chinese labor and adds identification certificates for those in insular possessions. The plan now moves to the House as an identical measure, with Philippine governance also discussed.
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Pacific Coast
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
Insular
United States
Hoar
Friends of the
House
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Spooner
Republican Party
Republican
Philippines
Washington Us
Quay
Pennsylvania
Patterson
MacArthur
Mr. Hanna
J. R. Dunn
Dunn
Gage
Vanderlip
Queen Wilhelmina Reported Serious in London
A London dispatch cites Amsterdam saying Queen Wilhelmina’s condition grows serious while a Hague bulletin reports fever persists but overall health is satisfactory. The Amsterdam bulletin notes she has been indisposed for days with fever and lassitude and one paper cites peritonitis as a possibility.
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Wilhelmina
London
Amsterdam
Hague
Miners Accept Limiting Ride and Safety Pact at Rocky Fork
A Red Lodge miners union committee and State Coal Mine Inspector Welsh reached a deal to limit riders to eight per car and connect cars with a safety chain. Miners to stay 100 feet from the slope until the trip. inspections required. inspector not liable for accidents under the agreement.
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Standard
Helena
Welsh
Alexander Fairsrave
William Freeman
Miners’ Union of
Red Lodge
Rocky Fork
Miners Union of Red Lodge
Rocky Fork Coal Company
Pany
Miners Strike at Rocky Fork Reverses Order on Trips
A mine inspector rescinds a directive to end hauling miners on man trips. Rocky Fork Coal Co plans to resume Monday. strikers who fail to return lose their jobs and must vacate company houses in 30 days. About 50 miners have wages garnished by local merchants.
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Standard Red Lodge
Alex Fairgrieve
Helena
Miners’ Union
Howard F. Welsh
Rocky Fork Coal Company
O'Shea
Wyoming
Rocky Fork Company
Malvar Surrenders to Bell as Insurrection Ends
General Malvar unconditionally surrendered to Brigadier General Bell at Lipa Batangas. insurgents in Laguna and Batangas ordered to lay down arms and return home. General Wheaton reports end of resistance in his department and opens ports for detentions camps, aiding natives.
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Manila
Malwar
Bell
Lipa
Batangas
Laguna
Tayabas
Cavite
Malvar
Wheaton
General Wheaton
General Bell
Judge A B Hayes Appointed U S District Judge in Alaska
Judge A B Hayes of Ogden has been appointed United States district judge for the Nome district of Alaska to succeed Judge Noyes. A veteran of Utah law and the newspaper business, Hayes is regarded as one of the state’s foremost lawyers and is highly popular.
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A. B. Hayes
Ogden
United States
Nome District
Alaska
Noyes
Utah
Montana Postal Matters Name Copper Postmaster and Maid en
Washington April 16 J J Jones appointed postmaster at Copper Meagher county replacing W L Harris who resigned Ada M Bennett commissioned postmistress at Miles City A post office established at Maiden Fergus county with Edgar Bodeman postmaster
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Standard
Washington
J.j.jones
Copper
Meagher County
W. L. Harris
Ada M. Bennett
Miles City
Maiden
Fergus County
Edgar Boardnan
Insurgency Ends as Filipino Cooperation Grows
Reports from Manila describe volunteers defending civilians and praising General Wheaton and General Bell for tireless campaigning. About 3300 rifles have reached Batangas and Laguna, with Malvar seeking an interview for complete submission. A cholera case on the Hancock prompted quarantine and limited Samar news due to cable issues.
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General Wheaton
General Bell
Manila
Pacific
Chaffee, Wheaton
Bell
Batangas
Laguna
Malvar
Samar
Hancock
Taft Sees Pacification in Philippines as Civil Government Succeeds
Governor General Taft tells world’s fair officials in St. Louis the major conflicts in the Philippines are ended with thirty provinces pacified and three left to bring under civil control. He predicts civil government will soon allow American enterprise across the archipelago.
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St. Louis
Taft
Philippines
Grain and flour markets in UK rise further today
London reports all grain and flour markets advancing. Flour prices rise by one shilling per sack and red wheat in Yarmouth market climbs by up to two shillings per quarter.
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London
United Kingdom
Yarmouth
Cabinet split over Milner peace terms in South Africa
London reports indicate British cabinet members disagree on Lord Milner's proposed peace terms as talks stall. Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener may act independently at Pretoria, while officials elsewhere spar for time amid uncertain negotiations.
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Associated Press
Lord Milner
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Great Britain
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