Army Reorganization Bill Passes Senate Amid Debate
The Senate approved the army reorganization bill in a three hour session marking a major overhaul of staff appointments by detail rather than permanent posts. The plan splits artillery into coast and field branches and raises the commanding general to lieutenant general while boosting West Point cadets and adjusting general officer ranks. A veterinary corps was created, and fortifications appropriations were set at about 7.7 million dollars.
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Colorado Co-Operative
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House Advances Sundry Civil Bill Amid Naval Clash
Washington May 4 The house progressed on the sundry civil appropriation bill completing 74 of 132 pages. Naval committee members pressed to curb the coast and geodetic survey by trying to block survey funds and ship provisions, but their efforts failed.
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House
Naval Committee
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Navy
Stormy Session as Texas Populists Split at Fort Worth
The Texas Populist state convention met in stormy session with about 250 delegates from 69 of 242 counties. The anti fusionist Sioux Falls faction walked out and issued a statement claiming limited county representation and intent to remove the regular national convention. Samuel Evans of Fort Worth and J M Matette of Johnson County were elected delegates at large and warned delegates to vote only for straight populists.
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Cincinnati
Sioux Falls
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J. M Matette
Johnson County
Methodist Conference Opens With Reform Proposals
Chicago May 4 The Methodist general conference began its long session under heavy memorials and resolutions. Committees were appointed to probe major church departments while debates on amusements and minister time limits sparked sharp, quick discussions led by Dr Henry Brown of the Columbia river conference urging action to show the church’s stance on amusements.
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Chicago
Methodist General Conference
Henry Brown
Columbo River Conference
Emperor Francis Joseph Names William Field Marshal of Austria
Berlin hosts a grand ceremony as Emperor Francis Joseph appoints Emperor William field marshal general of the Austrian army. Crowds line Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate where decorations, arches, and banners mark a festive visit with Ostend exchanges, to Potsdam.
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Cabinet debates Hawaiian and Porto Rican acts
Washington reports a cabinet meeting focused on the new Hawaiian and Porto Rican acts. Debates cover US debt assumption of about 4.09 million for Hawaii and the postmaster general’s authority to extend postal laws, with remedial legislation expected. Secretary Root notes General Otis will sail from Manila to the United States May 5 and several nominations for Hawaii and Porto Rico are anticipated.
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Surveyor Mumbrae Joins Outfit Near Great Falls
Special Dispatch reports surveyor D P Mumbrae left Great Falls to join his outfit which is now working on the project in the surrounding area. Details are sparse as the field operation continues.
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Great Falls
D. P Mumbrae
Surveying 18 townships north of the Marias tract
The Mumbrae contract covers 18 townships north of the Marias and beyond the Great Northern line. Twelve townships totaling about 988000 acres form a compact square, with the remainder adjoining. State land department requires a tenant before selection, and the origin of the applicant body is in question.
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Mumbrae
Great Northern
State Land Department
Benton Press
House committee weighs removal of indicted defendants to trial
Washington May 4 The house judiciary committee held four hearings on a senate bill urged by Attorney General Griggs to transfer indicted defendants from one district to another for trial. The measure covers Green Williams Gaynor and O Connell indicted in Georgia for conspiracy to defraud the United States over Savannah harbor improvements. Critics say removing a defendant merely on indictment is bad public policy and could threaten business interests.
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House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Griggs
United States
Benjamin D. Green
John I. Williams
Edmund H. Gaynor
Mike O'Connelly
Georgia
Savannah Harbor
Cumberland Sound
Ray
Dudley
Chinatown Post Office Opens as Sub Station No 138
The Chinatown post office opens at 1 Matt St as Sub Station No 138 under Theodore Frelinghuysen BaldWin, with Edward J. Granville and Julius Rothschild assisting. It offers registering letters and money orders but no mail collection or delivery, while carriers from the main post office still handle distribution.
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Chinatown
Worth Street
James Campora
Campora
China
Ah Fong
New York Times
Grandmother’s Rules for Gentlemen Remain Timeless Etiquette
A grandmotherly guide lists steps for boys to become gentlemen, from lifting hats and offering seats to letting ladies pass first. It covers manners at doors, dining, conversation, and personal conduct, emphasizing restraint, posture, and respectful behavior in social settings.
Trade Review Sees Activity Rising as Strikes Subside
The May 4 Dun and Company Weekly Review notes progress toward settlement of strikes in building trades and improving demand. It cites price declines in iron, steel, nails, plates, and pipes, with rising business in wire and exports. Reports show larger wheat exports, modest cotton gains, and stronger retail demand on the Pacific and Northwest coasts.
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Coats Bros
Atlantic
New York
United States
Canada
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Bradstreet's Review Notes Demand Subsidence and Price Leveling
Bradstreet's Review notes further demand subsidence and price leveling across several lines this week. The leveling appears fueled by unsettled conditions in labor circles, yielding dulness in distribution channels and increased conservatism in venture making.
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New York
Bradstreet
Obor
Elevator Johnny on Death in a Tenement Tale
A Harlem elevator boy narrates a grim scene linking a widow’s death to broken homes. He recalls Billy and Jack and the family’s loneliness, then shifts to a quarrelsome tenant demanding heat from the janitor as the story spirals toward a bleak, unsentimental end.
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Ollin
Mooring of a Elaborate Dewey Reception in St Louis
Ten thousand Sunday school children waved 10 000 American flags as Admiral Dewey and Mrs Dewey were feted in a grand reception at the exposition building Chicago style crowds filled the Merchants Exchange and Forest Park drive honors to the admiral included a University Club luncheon a 16 000 voice chorus and a silk flag gift after the public greeting a banquet at the Planters Hotel featured a magnificent silver punch bowl donated by local citizens Continued on Page Six.
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Forest Park
Blair Monument
Bufunners
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Bufunner
Columbia
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