Senate Adjourns after Quiet Naval Bill Endgame
Washington June 7 Congress adjourned sine die at 5 pm after a protracted dispute over the naval appropriation bill. The senate accepted the house amended version and final adjournment was set for 5 o clock. President Cleveland signed the bill minutes later as the chamber reflected with thanks to William P Frye.
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Sons of Veterans
Sons of Veterans. “T Object,” Shouted Mr. Sullivan
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Naval Hydrographic Survey
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Missouri
William P. Frye
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Canadian railroad charter eyed to unlock wheat lands
Pittsburg Dispatch reports the Quebec & Lake Huron line from French River to Quebec may open 3,000,000 acres of forest and farm land for wheat, with grain elevators planned. The route would shorten distance by 135 miles and boost spring wheat growth areas beyond current rail reach. The note adds Canada and Trans Siberian openings could ease future shortages, while current prices show no panic among farmers.
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Wiliam Crookes
United States limits China action to protecting legations
Washington reports state department reiterates policy of noninterference in China. Minister Conger advised to seek naval aid only to protect legation and refugees, not to dispatch expeditions inland. Helena to reinforce Kempff at Taku remains uncertain while German and British interests in China grow.
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Taku
Boxers spread revolt and international concerns rise
London reports June dispatches on the Boxer uprising in China as foreign guards tighten in Pekin and Tien Tsin. Editorials urge U S intervention to lead open door policy while warning Russia and England of possible world conflict. England’s China investments total about £40 million amid price declines.
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Stock Exchange
Dowager Empress Orders 3000 to Protect Pekin Railroad
Shanghai dispatch reports the dowager empress commanding General Noi Si Chong to guard the Pekin railway amid clashes with Boxers. Twenty dead are noted, with Boxer forces including soldiers from other generals. British marines and ships are poised to push from Tien Tsin toward Pekin, signaling strong imperial backing.
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Shanghai
Noi Si Chong
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Pek'n
Great Britain
Connecticut Democrats Back Bryan Nomination And Platform
The Connecticut Democratic state convention in Waterbury chose 12 delegates to the national convention and pledged support for William J. Bryan. tempo rary chairman FE C Kilduff urged party harmony and attacked the Republican administration. Delegates at large named were Craves Hartford Piggot New Haven Mahan New London and Cummings Stamford.
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Connecticut
William J. Bryan
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Kansas City
FE. M. Craves
Hartford
James P. Piggot
New Haven
B. F. Mahan
H. §. Cummings
Stamford
Record of extravagance in federal appropriations debate
Washington notes Representative Livingstone northern Georgia ranking minority member of the house appropriations committee questioned the record of this session. He cited net increases across departments, looming future costs for canals and public works, and warned of a ship subsidy scheme totaling about 120 million dollars over years.
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Livingstone
Georgia
House Committee On Appropriations
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Nicaragua
Committee On
Livingston
Warren advances in Cape Town theater reaches northward
General Warren with a strong force including Canadian artillery moves through Griqualand West toward Campbell encamping with no opposition. Rebels surrender arms to the British commander.
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Doctor Recalled to Scott County by $500 Bonus
A Kansas physician left for better pay elsewhere but citizens petitioned the county commissioners to grant a $500 yearly bonus to lure him back. The board approved the appropriation and the doctor returned to practice in his former Scott County field.
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Kansas
Democratic state convention fallout and ticketing across states
Denver and Parkersburg reports show Democratic state conventions in session June 7. In Colorado delegates debated credentials and a possible Thomas delegation seat while James Doyle and R. Fitzgerald won district delegate spots. Parkersburg named Holt Miller Hearst McCoy English Bennett as nominees as Elkins succession eyed for senator.
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B. F. Montgomery
Arapahoe County
William J. Bryan
Kansas City
James N. Doyle
Teller County
R. Fitzgerald
Telluride
Brown Palace
Thomas
Parkersburg
W. Va
Tts
John H. Holt
James H. Miller
James Garland Hearst
George H. McCoy
John W. English
W. B. Bennett
United States
Stephen B. Elkins
John T. McChaw
Grafton
Boers Envoys Honored at Chicago Banquet
Renewed sympathy was shown for Boer envoys Fischer Wessels and Wolmarans at a Holland society banquet in Chicago. Speakers urged moral support for the Boer republics and the idea that if needed they would trek to America.
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Messrs. Fischer, Wessels
Wolmarens
Holland Society
Kinsley
America
Paul Kruger
Steyn and
Cronje
South Africa
Europe
Transvaal Republic
United States
Holland
St. Paul
Wessels
Bearren
South Africans Seek Welcome from Western States
The excerpt notes that people from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal intend to leave their adopted homes if assured the British will not pursue them. It frames South Africa as a fatherland to present generations and asks Western state citizens for offers and guidance.
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Great Western States
Too Prosaic for the Maid
A Washington Post narrated romance on a Sunday car ride along the Potomac. A young couple tease each other about marriage and engagements while observing aging lovers, cottages, and river scenery before deciding to end the outing at the next stop.
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Transit cars run guarded by police after strike
St Louis on June 7. The Lindel division of the transit system ran for the first time since the strike began nearly a month ago. Cars were guarded by police and posse comitatus with riot shotguns while fares were patrolled. Riots left three police officials shot and a photographer on Chambers Street seriously wounded with possible death within 24 hours.
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Michael Gibbons
B. J. Boland
John Goettling
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Goethling
New York Acts to Limit Drag Clerks’ Hours
Governor Roosevelt signs Henry bill restricting drag clerks to 70 hours weekly with meal breaks and a day off every two weeks. The bill also bans sleeping in non inspected stores or unfit apartments. Passage promises broad overhauls of city drug stores.
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Health Board
Submarine Boat Aims to Cross Channel in One Hour
French inventor designs a cable driven submarine boat for English Channel crossing carrying about 24 passengers. The craft would detour to surface if the motive power fails, allowing the journey to continue normally.
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