Nicaraguan Canal Bill Fortification Struck From Measure
The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce removes a fortification clause from the Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill proposing U S control of strategic Costa Rica and Nicaragua territory to dig a deep canal from Greytown to Breto. Debates follow over defense, diplomacy, and the Hay Pauncefote treaty with Barham and Hepburn guiding the compromise.
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Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Representative Barham
California
United States
Costa, Rica
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Greytown
Caribbean Sea
Lake Nicaragua
Breto
Pacific Ocean
Lake Nica-ragua
Secretary of War
Harts
Hepburn
Committee On Rules
Adamson
Georgia
Barham
Hay- Pauncefote
England
Shackleford
Missouri
House
Senate
Congress
Great Britain
Europe
Blaine
Committee On
Adamson Opposes Amendments to Defense Bill
Mr. Adamson states he will oppose on the house floor the amendments that omit the words defend and fortification, arguing the changes emasculate the bill and surrender the case, making the measure align with the Hay–Pauncefote treaty.
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Adamson
Republicans Split Tennessee Convention Over Delegates
Tennessee Republicans stage two separate conventions in Nashville with two gubernatorial choices and two sets of delegates to the national convention. Evans faction bolts to form its own gathering after a credentials dispute, while Brownlow led delegates are seated from 16 counties. Both conventions endorse McKinley and expansion, amid a long factional fight and disorder at Amusement Hall.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Evans
W. F. Poston
Crockett County
John FE. Metall
Brownlow
H. C. Evans
W. P. Brownlow
McKinley
Morgan
Alabama
McLaurin
South Carolina
Turton and Wright
Bryan
Amusement Hall
Committee On Credentials
Tipton
Bradly County
Balters
Floods halt transport around Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein reports a rising Caledon river flood and impassable Modder river drifts. Rail traffic southward disrupted as ballast washed from the line. Mud blocks farmers’ carts. weather improves but roads remain poor. Troops brace for a possible garrison outcome with no sickness rise.
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London
Bloemfontein
Morning Post
Caledon
Modder
Flood Worsens as Rail Traffic Cripples in Jackson
Jackson Mississippi April 20 The flood situation shows no improvement with railroad traffic badly crippled by washouts and missing bridges. The river stage is the highest ever known and water continues to rise rapidly.
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Jackson
Miss
CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY CLAIMS FOR LAXATIVE PRODUCT
An advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It claims Grove's signature on each box and offers a full refund if it fails, with the initials KW noted.
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Grove
Zhe
Thousands of Japs Landed at Port Town for Examinations
Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treasury reports a telegram from the immigration inspector at Port Townsend stating 1,000 Japanese were landed yesterday and 2,200 more expected tomorrow. The surge makes it impossible to complete examinations without extra help. Taylor authorized three emergency assistants.
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Washington
Taylor
Treasury Department
Port Townsend
The Crew Struck Over Pay Cut on Madrone
The Madrone crew struck after a government wage cut of five dollars a month reducing pay from forty to thirty five. The action affects Columbia River and Puget Sound service crews as coast seamen now receive forty dollars monthly. Government workers claim equal pay should apply across these postings.
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San Francisco
Madrone
Columbia River
Rumors of Grand Jury Action In Goebel Murder Case
Sensational rumors in Frankfort Kentucky say an indictment may have been returned against Governor Taylor in the Goebel murder case. Reports claim dramatic scenes in the grand jury room during the vote though officials deny or refuse comment.
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Frankfort
Goebel
Taylor
Hill family sails for Europe from St. Paul
President J. J. Hill and family departed St. Paul for New York and Paris for a year abroad. He plans to return in summer, then visit Berlin to confer with German stockholders of the Great Northern regarding proposed extensions along coastal states and new mining districts.
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St. Paul, Minn
J. J. Hill
New York
Paris
Mr. Hill
America
Berlin
Great Northern Road
Quiet at Croton quarry as strikers report to work
Quiet at Croton Landing New York as workers respond to the whistle. The same men who reported yesterday reported again at 7 am and 122 men appeared at the quarry this morning.
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Croton Landing
N. Y
Trade review shows uneven demand for boots and shoes industry
The R G Dun weekly review notes that demand for boots and shoes remains limited with many factories closed or running part time while leather prices stay high. It cites reduced output, delayed orders, and a cautious, price wary market across iron textile and agricultural goods, alongside modest wheat and corn shifts and rising Atlantic exports.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
American Steel & Wire Company
Chicago
Boston
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Canada
New York Trade Notes Highlight Weather and Iron Prices
Bradstreet's reports this week show irregularities in trade and iron and steel prices tied to weather and ongoing price discipline. Export demand remains strong for Southern iron while wire mills quiet, and overall activity weakens in steel billets and coal but improves in retail demand with warm weather. Wheat shipments total 2,998,481 bushels for the week with higher year ago figures, while U S business failures for the week rise to 11.
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New York
Iron and Steel
United States
Canada Week Failures Compare Across Weeks
The report shows week 19 worse in Canada compared with week 35 of last week and week 30 of the prior year. It notes figures from 1898 and 1898 misspelled as Ivy and 387. The data imply a weekly comparison of failures by period and value.
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Canada
Wall Street Industrials Roil as Steel Declines Hit Stocks
Bradstreet's notes a dramatic stock market week with steel and railroad shares showing weakness. Inside selling and mill shutdowns stress declines while London and foreign buying shift to covers and selective purchases as crop prospects influence orange line rail shares.
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New York
Bradstreet
Financial Review
Wall Street
St & Wire
London
National Bank
Oranger
Bank clearings by city for week ended April 20
Bradstreet's table reports bank clearings at principal cities for the week ended April 20, showing percentage changes from the same week last year. The data lists each city's totals and the rise or fall in clearings versus year-ago figures.
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New York
Bradstreet's
Miss Mary Dinse Drowns Self at Brooklyn Bridge
Miss Mary F. Dinse of New York leapt from a carriage near the Brooklyn Bridge at 2 P.M. and fell into the East River. Rescued by the tug Tacoma, she was taken to Hudson Street Hospital with no money on her and no known address in Brooklyn, where she had recently been dispossessed from a boarding house run with F. M. Audin.
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New York
Mary FP. Dinse
Brooklyn Bridge
Dinse
Hudson Street Hospital
Brooklyn
New Fork
Clyde Line
Tacoma
FP. M. Audin
Twenty-third Street
Heavy Fighting Near Kumassie Reported in Progress
Report from Accra on April indicates heavy fighting in progress near Kumassie with ongoing clashes and possible casualties. Local observers call for ceasefire and humanitarian corridors amid intensified hostilities.
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Accra
Kumassie
Modern Way of Killing a Whale by Dr Frederick W True
Dr Frederick W True of the Smithsonian reports two months in Green Bay Newfoundland studying finback whales. Modern whaling uses steam craft and iron harpoons that explode as they pierce the whale, keeping the fish afloat with gas and a tethered line as it dies. A second shot is often needed for a sure kill.
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Frederick W. True
Smithsonian Institution
Green Bay
Newfoundland
Institution
Trans-Mississippi Congress Endorses St Louis Exposition
The 11th annual Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress adjourned in Houston after endorsing the St Louis exposition and urging immediate passage of the Nicaraguan canal bill. A permanent organization plan was adopted and committee appointments made, with next meeting set for Cripple Creek Colorado.
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Houston
Texas
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Cripple Creek
Colo
Congress
National Congress
Executive
E. B. Perkins
Dallas
C. A. Prouty
Washington
St. Louis Exposition
Francis
Lane
Iowa
United States
Committee On Resolutions
Utah
Buffalo
T. L. Cannon
Missouri
West
John B. Weber
Irrigation Congress
Chicago
Aaid Irrigation Congress
EB. R. Moses
Great Bend
Kan
A. 8. Goetz
Carlsbad
N. M
Robert C. Morris
New Orleans
George R. Harrison, Jr
Glasgow
State Department to proceed cautiously on Turkish promises
Secretary Way returned to Washington from New York with a large volume of correspondence awaiting action. No ultimatum to Turkey was issued, and the department will proceed decorously to maintain a position it can support. Minister Strauss’ dispatch and pledges are confirmed by his statements upon return.
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Washington
Way
New York
State Department
Strauss
Constantinople
United States
Turkey
Grand Army Bill Advances From House Committee
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions reports Senate Bill 1477, known as the Grand Army Bill, consolidating disability grounds for pensions under the 1890 act. A major change raises widows’ annual pension from 96 dollars to 250 dollars based on actual net income.
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Washington
House Committee On
House
Senate
Death of Major Chew
Major Thomas J. Chew Jr of St. Joseph Missouri dies this morning. He was a prominent local financier and part owner of the St. Joseph Herald.
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Major Chew
St. Joseph, Mo
Thomas J. Chew, Jr
St. Joseph
Freight Rates Advance Reported by Wall Street Agency
A Wall Street news agency reports an advance in through freight rates from the Pacific coast to all points south of the region. Details on the extent of the rise and affected routes are not fully disclosed in the notice.
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New York
Wall Street
Pacific Coast
Interstate Rates Adjusted After Ohio East of Mississippi Canceled
Railroads including the Southern Pacific canceled service east of the Mississippi. Transcontinental rates east of the river were added to the San Francisco to river route, with through rates rising by the added local amount from 20 cents per 100 to over 1 dollar in certain cases.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Southern Pacific
Mississippi River
San Francisco
Will of Rufus Wright filed for probate in Chicago
The will of Rufus Wright, murdered at the Leland hotel, was filed for probate. The estate is valued at $800,000, with personal property $60,000 and real estate $200,000. Wright leaves $125,800 in personal bequests to relatives and others, with nothing for charity or public institutions.
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Chicago
Rufus Wright
Leland Hotel
Missouri Inspectors Visit From Washington Report
The board of officers from Washington inspects Missouri affairs in San Francisco on April 20, assessing oversight and administrative matters before returning to their posts.
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San Francisco
Washington
Officers Recommend Missouri Be Turned Into Freight Ship
General Bates Major Kil bourne and Major Carson inspecting the hospital ship Missouri urge turning her over to the quartermaster department for use as a freight vessel.
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Ing
Bates
H. 8. Kilbourne
J. M. Carson
Missouri
Quartermaster Department
Terry McGovern Defeats Tom Warren in Brief Bout
New York April 20 Terry McGovern featherweight champion won the decision over Tom Warren of Brooklyn at the end of the first round in a bout scheduled for two and a half rounds at the Broadway Athletic Club.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Tom Warren
Brooklyn
Broadway Athletic Club
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