Reciprocity Victory in House for 20 Percent Cuban Duty Cut
The Republican conference approves Payne’s 20 percent reciprocal duty cut for Cuba with the Sibley amendment limiting the measure to Dec. 1, 1903. The vote 85 to 41 follows extended debate and roll calls as lawmakers seek a path to final agreement.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Sibley
Ohio
Cuba
Morris
Indiana
Henderson
Wave and Means
Ways and Means
Lacy
Iowa
Hepburn
Laws
Mr. Payne
House
United States
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claims Quick Grip Cure
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as curing grip in two days. It notes W. Girove’s signature on every box.
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W. Girove
Immigration bill advances with stricter controls and head tax
Chairman Shattuc reports a general immigration bill that consolidates laws from 1865 to 1894. It raises the head tax to 1.50 to fund the immigration bureau and enables data driven enforcement including deportation for transit and criminal cases. Anarchists epileptics and those posing as contract laborers are barred. Reforms target reformatories insane hospitals and charitable institutions for deportation of charges. The measure will be taken up in the house soon.
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Washington
Shattuc
Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
House
Immigration Bureau
United States
Oleomargarine Bill Moves First in Senate Agenda
The Republican steering committee selected the oleomargarine bill to take first place after pending business, to be followed by the Chinese exclusion bill. The Nicaragua canal bill was discussed for third place but not acted on, as time is expected to be consumed by the oleomargarine and Chinese bills. War revenue repeal and appropriation bills remain privileged and can be taken up after reporting.
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Washington
Senate
Butte
United States
Gallatin
Gallatin Addition
Seaman Seeks Damages From British Troop Ship
Albert Lewis, a seaman, claims 25000 damages after he fell from a mast four hours out from Fusan while the British ship Troop loaded lumber at Tacoma for Melbourne. He was injured seriously and later had bones reset at Port Townsend after Captain Kenny refused to return. The Brit ish vice consul declined jurisdiction and Judge Hanford allowed libel filing. Troop is chartered to Charles Nelson of San Francisco.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Melbourne
Albert Lewis
Fusan
Korea
Lewis
Kenny
Port Townsend
Hanford
District Court
Charles Nelson
San Francisco
Dunkards Move Westward to North Dakota Settlements
Chicago March 18 over 38000 Dunkards and others travel through Chicago to new homes in the Northwest. Entire families from Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and the Virginias depart mainly to the Mouse River district of North Dakota due to good crops last year and positive reports from earlier settlers.
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Chicago
Northwest
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginias
Mouse River
North Dakota
Fortification Plan for Weihaiwei Debated in Lords
In London the Lords discussed Weihaiwei with Earl of Hartsmuth urging fortifications at a cost of at least 1 750 000 pounds. Earl of Selborne countered the government would not maintain permanent works, insisting funds are better used for ships.
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London
Weihaiwei
House of Lords
Earl of Hartsmuth
Admiralty
Earl of Selborne
Weihawei
Clinton Dotson's Confession and Claim of Innocence
Clinton Dotson writes that he saved two lives and did not kill his father, denying murder charges and alleging a plot by McArthur Persinger to frame him. He says he was coerced, kept in isolation, and seeks mercy for his nine children while naming Ellis Persinger and Oliver Benson as the true killers in the Culminane case.
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Washington
Cullinane
Persinger
Old Berry
Central Park
Allen
Walla Walla
Berry
McArthur
Jim
Mr.Trippett
Perdon
Old Chadwick
Persineer
Chadwick
Berry Kill
Gallatin Valley
Napton
Culmnane
American Gulch
Ellis Persinger
Oliver Benson
Benson
Mayer Charged With Embezzlement After Firm Dissolution
Max C Mayer formerly of Rathborne Mayer Rathborne was arrested in Bayonne New Jersey on a charge of embezzling about 100000 dollars. The charge was filed by C L Rathborne Son successors of his former firm. He posted 25000 bail on a $4800 count and an indictment followed in New York. He said he did not intend to run and blamed the dissolution of his partnership.
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New York
Max C. Mayer
Rathborne, Mayer & Hrathborne
Bayonne
N. J
C. L. Rathborne & Son
Mayer
Blain
Jersey City
Blockade Still Holds After Blizzard Delays Transcontinental Lines
News from St Paul and Bismarck report continued heavy snow blocking transcontinental routes. Rotary plows advance slowly as trains remain halted and several lines face wrecks and delays. Five deaths confirmed with losses to livestock widespread on the plains.
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St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific
Bismarck
Jamestown
Great Northern
Soo-Pacific
N. C
Sterling
Here
Wabash Road
Wilton
Standing Rock
King Edward to Feed Half a Million During Coronation Week
London reports that half a million poor will be guests at coronation festivities. A £30,000 fund is allocated to mayoral planning for dinners for 500 000, with Buckingham Palace rooms and many residences used. Indian delegate from Jaipur chartered an Anchor Line steamer for travel.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Lord Chamberlain
Belgravia
Grosvenor Square
Madrasah
Jeypoor
England
Deaf and Dumb Asylum Burned in Jackson
Fire destroyed the state institution for the deaf and dumb in Jackson Mississippi. All inmates were rescued. Loss estimated at forty thousand dollars.
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Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Jackson
Miss
State Institution For Deaf and Dumb
Bank President Breese Mistrial Over Embezzlement Charge
The trial of William E. Breese, president of the First National Bank of Asheville, ended in a mistrial as the jury stood 11 to 1 for conviction on embezzlement of several hundred thousand dollars.
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Asheville, N. C
William E. Breese
First National Bank of
Asheville
Imperial Tobacco Offers Long Term Bonus for Non American Sales
London on March 18 reports the Imperial Tobacco Company has issued a circular offering large bonuses to customers who agree not to sell American goods for a term of years.
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London
Imperial Tobacco Company
Reports on Griggs family Christian Science claim fiction
Paterson New Jersey March 18 reports circulated that the wife and daughter of former Attorney General Griggs became Christian Scientists are declared pure fiction by the Associated Press.
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Paterson
N. J
Associated Press
Griggs
Senate Confirms McCord and Postmasters
Confirmations by the Senate were announced in Washington on March 18. Myron H. McCord was named marshal of Arizona and postmasters were confirmed for Washington J. P. Allen of Pullman.
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Washington
Senate
Myron H. McCord
Arizona
J. P. Allen
Pullman
Mormons Head North to Alberta Settlements
A Special Dispatch from Great Falls reports a surge of Mormon emigration to Alberta settlements. A shipment departing on the Great Falls & Canada road carried 10 carloads of cattle and likely more livestock destined for the new community lands in the northwest.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Alberta
Canada Road
Immigrant Trainloads Arrive From Lemhi and Pocatello Areas
Movables and seven homeseekers are in charge as additional settlers prepare for arrival. A second trainload, expected in a few days, includes 50 to 60 people and multiple stock and property cars. Grants come from Lemhi Utah and Pocatello Idaho regions.
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Lemhi
Utah
Pocatello
Idaho
Soldier and civilian fight ends in death near Fort Morgan
The Mobile crowd reports Michael Kuehn a Milwaukee discharged man died from a knife wound after a clash with newly enlisted soldiers at the Blue Goose. Stewart was arrested with a bloody knife as tensions rose but officers halted a lynching. Kuehn’s body goes to Mobile for shipment home.
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Mobile
Ala
Fort Morgan Reservation
Michael Kuehn
Milwaukee
Stewart
Blue Goose
Finnegan
Kuehn
War Secretary denies Lord Wolseley Cape Town visit rumors
In the house of commons War Secretary Brodrick announced Lord Wolseley traveled to Cape Town on a private visit with no prior notice to the War Office. He warned that Boers wearing British uniforms faced death after trial, noting Lord Kitchener had imposed such penalties in some cases.
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London
House of Commons
Brodrick
Lord Wolsley
South Africa
Cape Town
War Office
Brodri
Lord Kitchener
Cheers for Hohenzollerns Spark Uproar in Vienna Reichsrat
In Vienna the reichsrat erupted as Deputy Schoonerer led cheers for the Hohenzollerns after a pan German speech promoting a federal Austria Germany link. Protests from rightists and centrists followed while Czechs and pan Germans clashed and Schoonerer was called to order.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Schoonerer
Austria
Germany
Herr Schoonerer
Senate committee debates direct vote for U S senators
Washington March 18 The senate committee on privileges and elections opened discussion on a house resolution to elect United States senators by direct vote. After hearing several members, the committee made no progress and set weekly meetings to continue the debate until a vote is reached.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
House
United States
Garfield's Son Possible Pick for Civil Service Chief
Washington March 18 It is understood the president will appoint Harry A Garfield of Cleveland son of President Garfield to fill the civil service commissionership vacancy left by W A Rodenberg.endstream
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Washington
Civil Service
W. A. Rodenberg
Harry A. Garfield
Cleveland
Garfield
State Board seeks federal aid to stamp out smallpox
Lincoln Neb March 18 Following a board of health meeting it was announced there were 14 smallpox cases in the state and the secretary was ordered to communicate with federal authorities on the best means to stamp out the disease.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Board of Health
Roosevelt Hands Senate Two Veto Messages On Discharges
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate two veto messages regarding private discharge bills. One for Charles H. Hawley, a former second lieutenant of the 16th Connecticut, seeking an honorable discharge despite officers deeming him unworthy. The other for James Howell of Company H, 4th Illinois, arguing his mutiny conviction and partial clemency lessen the case for postwar discharge.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Charles H. Hawley
Abraham Lincoln
Army of the Union
Hawley
16Th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
James Howell
Howell
Company H
Fourth
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Teck Returns to South Africa Duty with Remount Unit
Prince Francis Teck sailed from London on March 18 to resume duties with the remount department of the army in South Africa.
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London
Prince Francis Teck
South Africa
The
Army
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Helr
Clinton Dotson
A. B. Martin
Atibi
Washington Gulch
Madoc
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