House Agrees to Amendment on U S Ship Building in Government Yards
The House passed the naval appropriation bill after debate on an amendment by Mr. Roberts of Massachusetts allowing three ships a battleship a cruiser and a gunboat to be built in government yards. The measure passed under suspension of the rules with further amendments and related bills approved before 6:15 p m adjournment.
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Washington
House
Roberts
Massachusetts
Adams
Pennsylvania
Sherman
Underwood
Alabama
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Wheeler
Kentucky
Dayton
Watson
Indiana
Navy
Marine Corps
Ball
Texas
Mudd
Foss
Maine
Navy Yards
Mr. Roberts
Mr. Dayton
Great Lakes
Gardner
New Jersey
United States
Spokane, Wash
Senate
National Home
Hot Springs
S. D
Bribery indictments filed in Toledo grand jury report
Toledo May 19 grand jury report finds bribery and official dereliction rumors. Indictments are returned against M. R. Brailey city solicitor on three counts for bribery and Edgar Eckert claim agent.
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Toledo
Ohio
M. R. Brailey
Edgar Eckert
Bribery Allegations Hit Toledo Light and Railroad Firm
The Toledo Light and Railroad Company figures in bribery charges involving Moses Brailey Edgar Eckert and George Stelter. Officials James Sheehan Fred J Young Thomas J Purtit Iran Moore and Michael Howard are named in connection with obtaining money under false pretenses and related bribery cases.
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Toledo Light & Railroad Company
Moses Brailey
Edgar Eckert
EK. Hi. Eckert
George Stelter
James Sheehan
Fred J. Young
Thomas J. Purtit
Board of Revision
Iran
Water spout floods Minnesota town. four children die
A water spout near Preston causes widespread flooding, drowning four Wilbright children near Forestville and killing Preston Alderman Gonkey by lightning. Heavy property losses follow as eight feet of water inundates the prairie, destroying buildings and washing out railroad tracks near Preston.
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Preston
Minn
Michael Wilbright
Forestville
Alderman Gonkey
York
Granger
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Park Branch Extension Work Advances Near Gardiner
Nelson Rich of Rich Harris Co Spokane is in Livingston en route to Cinnabar to start extending the Park branch from Cinnabar to Gardiner. About 40 men and several teams accompany him. 150 workers expected once secured, with completion in six weeks.
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Standard
Livingston
Nelson Rich
Rich, Harris & Co
Spokane
Cinnabar
Park
Gardiner
Atchison, Kan
Charles E. Sherwood
Northern Pacific
Sherwood
Livingston Lodge of Elks
Mark Moffett
Woodward
East Side
Adelaide Chambers
Bovard
Smith
Slater
Simpson
Yarger
Jacoby
O'Neil
Koehler
Balch
Martin
Haskell
J. B. McCracken
McCracken
June McCracken
Golden Rule
Charles E. McCracken
Billings
E. D. Miles
Osceola
George A. Winslow
District Court
S. A. Burns
Emigrant Gulch
Burns
Winslow
John Martin
Henry Blair
Interior Department Admits Harris and Posts Changes
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports C. L. Harris of Billings admitted to practice before the interior department. W. McClelland named postmaster at Malta. Chinook postmaster salary increased by 200. Pension boosts for G. W. Pew of Helena and Danville Eames of Foster. First National Bank of Great Falls announces changes: President J. D. Ryan, vice president D. J. Hennessy, cashier J. G. Morony.
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Standard
Washington
C. L. Harris
Billings
Department of the Interior
W. McClelland
Malta
Chinook
G. W. W. Pew
Helena
Danville
D. J. Hennessy
J. G., Morony
Witness Details Water Cure Abuse in Philippines War
Former corporal Richard O'Brien testified before the Senate Philippines Committee alleging American officers used water cure and describing killings and abuses in Igbaras San Joaquin Lonag and Guimal. He claimed rations were withheld and that orders to take no prisoners existed, naming Captain McDonald and others.
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Washington
Richard O'Brien
North Adams
Mass
Company M
26Th Volunteers
Philippines
Senate Committee On the
O'Brien
Lodge
R. P. Hughes
Culberson
W. H. Bridgeman
Baltimore
Bridgeman
General Hughes
Igbaras
Rawlins
Patterson
San Joaquin
Iloilo
McDonald
Plummer
Cook
Captain McDonald
Lonag
Panay
Pedro Gargamo
Guimal
Gargamo
Beveridge
Misinterpreted Decision Over Western Ranches Suit
Miles City reports from San Francisco clarify that Custer county is not obliged to pay Western Ranches 10000. The California ruling only found the appeal from Judge Knowles improper, not the county’s merits. T. J. Porter returns, planning potential further appeal on procedural grounds.
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Standard
Miles City
Western Papers
San Francisco
Custer County
Western Ranches
Western Ranches Company
California
Knowles
T. J. Porter
Purchase GIVES THEM AWAY Anarchist plot trial likely for two men
Madrid reports indicate police are tight lipped about the anarchist plot as papers question the arrested men’s intentions. Authorities question dynamite purchases and may bring only Gabriel Lopez and Francisco Suarez to trial, with Lopez alleging Suarez supplied the cartridges and urged disposal during the royal coach procession.
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Madrid
Gabriel Lopez
Francisco Suarez
Lopez
Suarez
Carrera
Sangeronomo
Des Moines Cloudburst Ravages Waterloo Tract
A cloud burst in Waterloo damages fifty homes in Dry Run, with several washed away and rescues reported. The Wapsipinicon river overflowed, causing widespread disruption to rail traffic on multiple lines and a railroad wreck near Independence with no fatalities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Waterloo
Dry Run
Wapsipinicon
Great Western
Illinois Central
Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern
Independence
Coroners Jury Clears Railroad After Tragic Death
The Coroner's jury ruled no blame for the Northern Pacific Railway and its employer in the death of Richard St. John who fell from a train near Custer. St. John, a widower from Schuylerville New York, had a brother Michael in East Spokane who asked burial here at low cost. Autopsy found skull fracture and a broken right leg.
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Standard
Billings
Richard St. John
Custer
Pacific
Nmmericht
Spokane
St. John
Michael St. John
Richard
Schuylerville, N. Y
Prosperity Seen After Rain In Miles City Area
A long awaited rain fell in Miles City and surrounding county this morning. A resident with 25 years in eastern Montana claims this year is the most prosperous he has seen, noting rapid grass growth already promising broad benefits to local residents. The rain boosts optimism for farmers and communities alike.
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Standard
Miles City
Freight Train Wreck Near Gray Cliff Delays Passengers
A Northern Pacific west bound freight train wrecked three miles west of Gray Cliff due to a broken journal on a flat car. Fourteen cars piled into the ditch. no injuries. Wrecking crew cleared the line by 4 PM, delaying all passenger trains for hours.
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Standard
Livingston
Northern Pacific
Gray Cliff
Pope to Name Cardial Committee on Philippine Mission
Rome May 19 the pope will appoint a three cardinals committee to confer with American delegates on the Philippine mission. It is likely Cardinals Martinelli Satoleno and Tuto will form the committee with Mgr Gasharri as secretary.
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Rome
Martinelli
Satoleno
Tuto
Mgr. Gasharri
Dolliver Speaks in Support of Philippine Government Bill
Senator Dolliver of Iowa argues the Philippine government bill is a major constructive measure since the civil war. He rebukes Democratic opposition as mere thunder and asserts the U S will not relinquish the Philippines, praising McKinley’s policy and warning against attacks on the army. The Senate later approves conference reports and adjourns after an executive session.
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Washington
Senate
Dolliver
Lowa
United States
Philippines
Choate
Secretary
Committee On Foreign Relations
Stewart
Spokane
Sternberg
Iowa
McKinley
William McKinley
Philippine
Congress of the
Valley
Mississippi
Napoleon the Great
Philippine Archipelago
Warren
Hoar
Messrs. Perkins
Tillman
Lodge
Supreme Court Dismisses Lee Lung Case
The United States Supreme Court dismissed for want of jurisdiction the suit by Lee Lung against J L Patterson customs collector at Portland Oregon. Lee Lung a Chinese merchant who returned from China with a wife was denied admission and sought habeas corpus. the court held it could not review executive orders. Justices Brewer and Peckham dissented.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Lee Lung
J. L. Patterson
United States Collector of Customs
Portland
Ore
United States
China
Treasury Department
District Court
Executive Department
Brewer
Peckham
Attachment Proceedings in Montana District Court
John R. Yates sues O. E. Millis in Billings district court seeking $6,414.61 claimed from a settled wholesale grocery business. A $2,877.18 deposit at Yellowstone National Bank was garnished and Millis’s two story brick warehouse attached. Yates, former traveling salesman, alleges debt as per settlement. Millis sold stock to Yegen Bros., who deny liability, citing $19,000 notes due in July to September.
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Standard
Billings
John R. Yates
O. E. Millis
Yellowstone National Bank
Phinntiff
Yates
Millis
Yegen Bros
Tornado Damages Homes In Chetopa Kansas May Day
A tornado swept through Chetopa Kansas last night damaging numerous homes and tearing down electricity and telephone lines. Town crews worked to restore service as residents assessed the wreckage and began repairs.
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Chetopa
Kan
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Louisiana Purchase
Archi
Supreme Court
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
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Ord
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N. Y
Anaconda Daily Standard
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
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West Broadway
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