Exoneration of Heistand in Hemp Project Inquiry
The Senate Military Affairs Committee unanimously reports no wrongdoing by Lieut. Col. H O S Heistand in the 1899 hemp venture linked to Manila. It finds Heistand proposed the plant, discussed officials’ involvement, yet had no authority to represent other officials and no tariff favoritism demonstrated.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs Today
H. O. S. Heistand
Senate
Cockrell
Helstand
Philippine Islands
Meiklejohn
Boyd
Alen
Corbin
Heistand
EK. L. Hawks
10Th Volunteer Infantry
Manila
Hawks
Heistad
Custom Service
Philippines
Root
Hetstand
Merklejohn
Allen
G. D. Meiklejohn
New Department of Commerce Bill Favored by Committee
The committee on commerce today approved a favorable report on Senator Nelson's proposal to create an executive department of commerce. The bill outfits the department with a secretary and assistant, plus multiple bureaus including life saving, lighthouse, navigation, shipping, immigration, statistics, coast survey, patent office, labor, fisheries, foreign commerce, and new bureaus of manufactures and mines. The department would promote commerce, gather industry data, and relieve other departments, especially the treasury, of extensive duties.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Nelson
Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Life-saving Service
Lighthouse Board
Lighthouse Service
Marine Hospital Service
Steamboat Inspection Service
Bureau of Navigation
United States Shipping Commissioners
Bureau of Immigration
Bureau of Statistics
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Commissioner of Railways
Census Office
Patent Office
Department of Labor
Commission of Fish and Fisheries
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
State Department
Bureau of Manufactures
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Treasury
King Edward Enters Horses for London Spring Handicaps
King Edward has entered his own horses for the spring handicap races in London. American competitors will also take part in the leading events, which are expected to draw strong fields. Sportsmen anticipate the king's return to the turf will revive interest after last year.
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London
Jan
King Edward
Redmond and Devlin to sail for the United States
John Redmond announces William Redmond and Joseph Devlin of Belfast will sail for the United States at month end to continue organizing the United Irish League in America.
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Dublin
John Redmond
United Irish League
William Redmond
Joseph Devlin
Belfast
United States
League
America
Bryan Arrives in Boston as Commonwealth Club Guest
William J. Bryan arrived in Boston from New Haven this afternoon to be hosted by the Commonwealth club. A large crowd gathered at the station to greet the distinguished visitor as he stepped from the train.
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Boston
William J. Bryan
New Haven
Commonwealth Club
Political figure greeted at Quincy reception and banquet
A prominent political figure was loudly cheered as he arrived by train and recognized on the street. Tonight he held a reception at the Quincy house where many men of political and business prominence paid him their respects. A banquet followed.
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Bryan
Quincy House
They All Want to Come In St. Thomas Sugar Petition
A cablegram from St. Croix dated Jan 3 and signed by many Danish West Indies residents warns that without access to the American market the sugar industry, representing 38 000 acres of 50 000, will fail as sugar prices fall below production costs. Signatures grow to nine tenths of cultivated acreage.
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St. Thomas
D. W
Danish West Indies
St. Croix
Rigdag
Copenhagen
Christian
McCreary Named Democratic Choice for U.S. Senate
Ex-Governor James B. McCreary was nominated by the Democratic legislative caucus for the U.S. Senate, defeating Circuit Judge James K. Cantrill by 62 to 37 and set to be elected by the Kentucky General Assembly in joint session next Tuesday to succeed Republican William J. Deboe. The caucus aligned smoothly.
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Frankfort
James B. McCreary
James K. Cantrill
Scott County
General Assembly
William J. Deboe
Are After Perrault Again
The civil service commission has urged Secretary Hitchcock to act on charges that Joseph Perrault, Idaho surveyor general, removed employees for political reasons. Similar charges from years ago resurfaced after a current removal of another Perrault employee, renewing the commission's recommendation.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Joseph Perrault
Idaho
Perrault
Hitchcock
Railroad Cut Offs Push to Shorten Utah to Coast Route
Rail plans announced from Omaha state a Echo Utah to Salt Lake cut off will be built this year. Southern Pacific will build a short line from Ogden to Salt Lake at the lake’s southern end, trimming about ninety to hundred miles off the coast path.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Echo
Utah
Salt Lake
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Pacific Coast
Wants an Honorable Peace
London reports James Bryce liberal MP for Aberdeen urged generous terms with the Boers in a speech to constituents. He said he cared for the country more than party and would welcome any ministry that could achieve an honorable peace, arguing the public tire of a failed peace and war policy.
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London
James Bryce
Aberdeen
Lryce
Argentine Chilean note ends incidents in protocol
Washington January 9 Garcia Merou Argentine minister receives cable from Buenos Ayres stating Chilean minister presented a note detailing policies and that all incidents are definitively terminated according to Foreign Minister Alcorta.
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Washington
Garcia Merou
Chile
Buenos Ayres
Alcorta
Play Triggers Riot at Vienna Presentation
A riotous anti-British demonstration disrupted the presentation of Wilson Barrett's play The Sign of the Cross in Salseburg Hungary. Police stopped the performance and cleared the building as papers praised the protest.
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Vienna
Salseburg
Hungary
Wilson Barrett
No Cabinet Crisis Pending in Chile Report
Santiago de Chile January 9 reports say there is no truth in Valparaiso rumors of a cabinet crisis. The note Chile sent to Argentina is cited as the explanation and source of the speculation, but officials deny any imminent cabinet shake up.
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Santiago de Chile
Valparaiso
Chile
Census bill seeks permanent bureau approval
The committee today unanimously recommended passage of the bill introduced by Senator Hale to create a permanent census bureau.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Census Today
Hale
Schley's Future Course Hinges on Attorney General Decision
The next steps for Schley depend largely on a ruling or direction from the Attorney General. Officials indicate key actions will follow that decision, guiding subsequent legal and administrative moves.
Attny Gen to Rule on Schley Court of Inquiry Legality
The attorney general will examine whether there were legal violations in the Schley court of inquiry. If illegality is found the verdict could be vitiated, affecting any potential formal appeal by Admiral Schley. Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley depart for a ten day visit to Savannah hosted by General Gordon.
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Washington
Schley
Hatter
Admiral Schley
Savannah
W. A. Gordon
Dowager Empress Stages Silent Power in Forbidden Hall
Pekin officials report the dowager empress asserted supreme influence by granting an audience in the Forbidden City's most sacred hall. She seeks to control communications between foreigners and the emperor, while promising to advise and maintain friendly relations amid Boxer-era tensions.
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Pekin
China
Forbidden City
Labor Trouble Settled in Clothing Trade Crisis
New York January 9 40,000 garment workers in 19 cities reach settlement with clothing manufacturers through the National Civic Federation committee. Workers win an eight and a half hour day.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Bogota Revolt Claim Denied By Official
A Managua source claims a revolt in Bogota and the imprisonment of President Marroquin, but the official report refutes both assertions. The statement warns that Managua's information cannot be trusted.
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Bogota
Colombia
Marroquin
Managua
Paraguay Revolt Report Says President Aceval Is Prisoner
A private dispatch reports a Paraguayan revolution with President Aceval reportedly taken as prisoner. The message also notes a Bogotá uprising where President Marroquín was said to be imprisoned.
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Buenos Ayres
V. Galveston
Paraguay
Aceval
Missing Walla Walla raft sighted off Cape Mendocino
Seattle dispatch reports officers of the Steamship Edith sighting a life raft nine miles north of Cape Mendocino and twenty miles north and west of Seal Rocks. No one aboard the raft, but Captain C. E. Hall believes it originated from the wreck of the Walla Walla.
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Seattle
Edith
San Francisco
Cape Mendocino
Seal Rocks
Walla Walla
C. E. Hall
Indiah
Money or a Revolution in Servia
The Neue Freie Presse reports Serbia faces an exceedingly serious crisis with an empty treasury and unpaid army officials except Belgrade garrison. If a loan cannot be secured the government may face a revolution.
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Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Servia
Belgrade
Santos-Dumont Considers Aerial Competition Entry
Monte Carlo January 9. M Santos-Dumont said he would enter the St Louis exposition aerial competition if conditions permit. He added he did not yet know the specific requirements or rules to be set.
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Monte Carlo
M. Santos-Dumont
Associated Press
St. Louis Exposition
Death of Charles Cresson Found by Gas in Germantown Home
Charles Caleb Cresson 86, head of a Philadelphia wholesale drug firm and noted philanthropist, was found dead in his Germantown home after gas from a heater escaped into his room. He perished in the fatal accident earlier today.
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Philadelphia
Charles Caleb Cresson
Germantown
Cresson
Hirsch Refutes Rumor Of Theologian Move To New York
In New York the Jewish theological seminary was not securing Rev. FE G Hirsch. Mrs. Hirsch stated her husband authorized a clear denial of the rumor indicating no move to New York or Chicago.
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Chicago
New York
FE. G. Hirsch
Jewish Theological Seminary
Steel Makers Form Nationwide German Iron Group
Berlin January 9 The Frankfurter Zeitung reports that the leading steel producers in Germany are uniting to form a comprehensive steel industry combination covering all branches of production and trade.
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Berlin
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Parcels Post Pact Signed With Bolivia
Washington January 9 The president signed the parcels post agreement between the United States and Bolivia.
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Washington
United States
Bolivia
Cane growers protest Cuban sugar concessions in Congress
In New Orleans on January 9 a large gathering of cane sugar growers unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the proposed concession to Cuban cane sugar producers.
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New Orleans
Congress
Cuba
Postoffice Safe Robbed in Greensburg
Postoffice at Greensburg was robbed last night when a blow open safe yielded 1700 in postage stamps. No crew or suspects identified. Local police investigate the Greensboro incident and request information from the public.
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Cincinnati
Greensburg
Unclear Dispatch on Managua Statement Quoted
General Alban faced questions about a Managua dispatch cited in the United States yesterday. The exchange aimed to clarify the authenticity and context of the reported statement, with officials seeking exact source details and implications for policy.
Incident Arranged in German-Venezuela Rail Line Opened
The German railroad between Caracas and Valencia has been arranged and is open to traffic. The Venezuelan government guarantees compensation for any loss of life or material.
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Caracas
Valencia
Little Things from a Big Pageant of Odd Facts
A New York Press item lists trivial curiosities from the world afoot. It mentions the littlest church in St Lawrence Isle of Wight with 12 seats, Monaco as the smallest kingdom, Philetas of Cos as the lightest man, and Mexico’s navy as the smallest proportional fleet with two ships and a crew of 600.
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New York
Earth
van Wyck
Gorman
St. Lawrence
Isle of Wight
Monaco
Philetas of
Cos
Mexico
Carnegie Institute Aims to Boost Universities and Found Exceptional Talent
Washington plans announce the Carnegie Institute to be funded by a 10 million dollar gift in 5 percent bonds. The board includes Grover Cleveland and Elihu Root among 22 trustees. It seeks to increase university efficiency, support research, and enable an exceptional person to pursue life work.
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Washington
Carnegie Institute
Andrew Carnegie
Charles D. Walcott
Carnegie
Pennsylvania
Lyman J. Gage
Ilinois
Daniel
Gilman
Maryland
John Hay
District of Columbia
Abram
Hewitt
New Jersey
Henry L. Higginson
Massachusetts
Henry Hitchcock
Missouri
Charles N. Hutchinson
Illinois
William Lindsay
Kentucky
Seth Low
New York
Wayne MacVeagh
D. C. Mills
California
S. Weir Mitchell
W. W. Morrow
Elihu Root
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Andrew D. White
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Charles DD. Walcott
Carroll D. Wright
Board of Trustees
City of
Washington Institution Aims for Expanded Higher Education Access
The document outlines goals to increase facilities for higher education and to attract scholars to Washington for advanced study. It emphasizes access to museums libraries laboratories observatories meteorological piscatorial forestry schools and government departments. It also calls for prompt publication of scientific investigations and support for researchers through fellowships salaries or pensions to continue work worldwide.
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Washington
Wealthy but Starving Widow Jane Thompson of Cambridge
Cambridge residents recall Jane Thompson known as the apple woman who peddled through East Cambridge for decades. Sick and dying in a squalid room, she refuses to spend her money while authorities deem her dwelling a health risk and seek alms aid or institutional care.
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The
Boston Post
Jane Thompson
Thompson
East Cambridge
Cambridge
England
Cunningman
Lambert Street
Captain Murray
Murray
Board of Health
Nails as Fire Starters in Cotton Industry
In a discussion on insurance matters the speaker argues nails cause many fires in large cotton plants where machinery runs. He notes nails and similar heavy materials spark heat when struck by other hard substances and describes a filtering process using rolling belts to remove heavier debris before cotton or cotton seed processing, reducing fire risk.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Novel Electric Railroad Proposed for Nice to Laghet Route
The Mexican Herald describes a new traction system for a Corniche road railway from Nice to Laghet via La Turbie. Electric motor cars without accumulators receive power from overhead wires fed by Central Electrical Works. Two parallel aerial wires carry current, one for ascending and one for descending vehicles, enabling space savings and easy passing around obstacles.
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Mexican Herald
Corniche
Nice
Convent of Laghet
la Turbie
Secretary Root outlines Philippines issues and Army role
Secretary Root tells House Military Affairs Committee that the army acts as a moral force to uphold civil rule in the Philippines. He cites the Spooner franchise restriction as a cause of idle labor and conspiracies, notes rice imports exceeding local production, and urges gradual military reduction under Lodge or Cooper bills while indicating Cuba remains a trustee concern.
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Washington
Root
Philippines
House Committee On Military Affairs
Hay
Virginia
Spooner
Congress
Senator Lodge
Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
Philippine
United States
Cuba
War Department
Army Transport Service
Hearings Planned on Chinese Exclusion Bill by Coast Delegation
Washington will hear from the federation of labor and a Pacific coast delegation before deciding on the Chinese exclusion bill. Hearings close Jan 14 with a final course to be set. Senator Penrose will hear representations next Thursday from groups including Southern cotton planters and several railroads.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Federation of Labor
Penrose
Committee On
Immigration
Southern Cotton Planters
Asiatic Association of New York
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Boston & Maine
New England
J. W. Foster
Otero Cleared by Committee on Territories
The committee spent most of the day probing charges against Governor Otero's renomination for New Mexico. Charges from ex Delegate Catron and read by William M. Berger alleged GOP factionalism and questioned his business record. The panel voted to recommend Otero's confirmation.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
M. A. Otero
New Mexico
Catron
William M. Berger
Brita Fe
Otero
Republican Party
Panama Canal Rail Charges Probe Committee Formed
The inter oceanic canals committee authorized Senator Morgan to appoint two five member sub committees to investigate alleged railroad combinations to control charges on the isthmus. One committee will meet in New York and the other in Washington.
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Washington
Committee On Inter
Smallpox Epidemic Reported in Central Kansas Towns
A Jan 9 dispatch from Topeka reports a smallpox epidemic in Central Kansas with mild cases but heavy quarantines. Glen Elder and nearby towns refuse mail from Glen Elder as cases rise and fear grows across the region.
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Topeka
Port Naple
Kansas
Glen Elder
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