Churchill Lacks Money Yet Gains Prominence In Parliament
London May 19 Henry W Massingham cites conservative leaders neglecting Winston Churchill as a single speech raises his profile. Critics claim his finances hinder cabinet duties while T P O Connor argues Parliament decays amid nepotism and apathy with Lord Hugh Cecil and others blamed for cabinet strain.
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Henry W. Massingham
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Yc Connor
Thames
Balfour
Marquis of Salisbury
Cecils
Hugh
Tacoma Judge W W Pritehard Dies After Illness
Tacoma Washington May 19 Judge W W Pritehard of Tacoma died in Olympia this morning of pneumonia after a three day illness. He was prominent in legal and political circles and was known throughout the state.
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Tacoma
Wash
W .W. Pritehard
Olympia
Spaniards in Cuba Favor Annexation as Platt Debate Grows
Havana reports show a Cuban convention panel split over the Platt amendment with majority proposing an annexation appendix and minority seeking adherence to Monroe doctrine. Spaniards in Cuba favor annexation, wary of Cuban self rule, and foresee benefits to Spanish influence and U S commercial ties.
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Committee On Relations
United States Congress
Root
McKinley
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Boothes
Congress
United States
Isle of Pines
Washington
Hoot
Associated Press
Spain
South America
Contract Awarded for Anaconda Normal School Dormitory
Archie Price of Anaconda won the bid to build the normal school dormitory at 12,500 dollars after competing with six other bids. Plans by Fennell & Gore of Butte for the free county high school building were approved, with an estimated cost of about 2,000 dollars.
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Archie Pierce
Anaconda
Fennell & Gore
Butte
Free County
Grant on Philippines governance and insurgent mix
General Frederick D. Grant, returning from Manila, describes the shift to real government in Philippine districts. He cites brigandage, tribute to robbers as taxes, and asserts troops will stay to ensure order. He notes mass killings by insurrectionists and relief after natives accept stay-and-build strategy and the Trias surrender. He plans to move east soon.
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Tagalo
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Ladrones
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Aguinaldo
Presbyterian General Assembly Opens with Minton Sermon and Controversy
Visiting delegates filled Philadelphia churches as Rev Henry C Minton preached as moderator of the assembly. J Milton Green attacked U S soldiers in Porto Rico, calling for better spiritual welfare and chaplain oversight. A discussion on revising the church credal statements was set for Thursday.
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D. P
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San Juan
Porto Rico
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Green
H. Marsha
Point Barrow
Alaska
James Hayes
Nez Perces
Idaho
Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Royal Household Reshaped After Queen Victoria's Death
Windsor begins pensioning old servants as King Edward reorganizes the royal household. Frazer retires. plots for the prince consort's rooms and state apartments are updated. Queen Victoria collectibles and her dogs are dispersed among family and peers. 5000 dozen bottles of wine with royal labels to be auctioned in London next month.
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Prince Consort
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Strike at Albany Ends Rough First Day of Rail Strike
In Albany on May 19 amid a rain soaked first day of railway action two guardsmen shot men were buried as heavy rain kept crowds away. The 23d regiment left early and sermons helped close the incident while William Walsh’s funeral sparked a near riot as a uniformed soldier passed by. The inter city line inaugurations triggered pistol fire torpedoes flags and a crowd of about 200 fighting for the first ride.
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Albany
N. Y
National
Street Railway Company
William Walsh
Impracticable Kootenai Route Near Elk River Abandoned
Special Dispatch reports from Kalispell that Great Northern surveyors abandon the Jennings route after an impassable rock wall blocks a Kootenai pass. Chief orders return to the main line. the Jaqueth route may be surveyed next as Kalispell considers a better option.
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Standard
Kalispell
Great Northern
Kootenai River
Elk River
Boundary Line
Kootenai
Crow's Nest Pass
Jaqueth
American troops withdraw from China after relief mission
General Chaffee issued a farewell order at midnight ending the American relief expedition in China. Troops will board transports at Taku next Wednesday and sail for Manila. M. Pichon, the French minister, left for home. Foreign ministers plan a meeting, but lack of home orders hinders progress. Ministers complain of people blaming them for delays. One minister says he was told to cooperate, but colleagues’ instructions differ, making cooperation nearly impossible.
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Pekin
Chaffee
China
Taku
Manila
M. Pichon
Associated Press
Lifm
No truth in tale of Servian royal intrigues in Vienna report
Vienna May 19. A Bucharest professor and a Vienna doctor say the reported abdication of King Alexander resignation of the cabinet and queen Dragha’s banishment are unfounded. They claim Queen Dragha shows signs of a false or nervous pregnancy influenced by a sedentary life and advice that she was enciente, creating misleading developments.
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Alexander
Dragha
Witheout Foundation
Cantacugea
Bucharest
Wertheim
I. Caulet
Valley House Hotel Burned In Kalispell Fire
Fire gutted the Valley house, a frame hotel used mainly by railroad workers in Kalispell. Owned by H. D. McCarthy the landlord, the blaze was caused by an overturned lamp. Loss estimated at $5,000 with insurance coverage.
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Standard
Kalispell
Valley House
H. D. McCarthy
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