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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
5
New York December 16 District Attorney Jerome leads a citizens committee proposing a Sunday saloon opening from 1 pm to 11 pm as part of a vigorous campaign against excise. Dr Parkhurst sends a reply noting he would oppose a ten hour system but would permit two hours each Sunday amid concerns about propriety and lawfulness.
Berlin reports a court martial at Rendburg convicted Franski, a NCO of the Eighty-fifth Infantry, on 152 counts of mistreatment and 100 counts of abuse of authority. He received five years imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge. He was accused of beating subordinates with chubs and whips and spitting in their faces. He had priorly become a Hamburg policeman after service.
Washington December 1 by the decision vote of 57 to 18 the Senate passed the Cuba reciprocity treaty bill with debates by Spooner and Bailey. The bill reduces duties on Cuban imports and adjusts U S Cuba trade rules under the McKinley law. Bailey warned Republicans they must rely on themselves in the future, accusing Democrats of solid party lines yet acknowledging past cross votes.
Secretary Root testified in defense of General Leonard Wood during the Senate Military Affairs Committee hearings on Wood's fitness for promotion. He assumed responsibility for many actions criticized, defended the Cuba administration, and addressed charges about the Cuban treasury accounts and court matters. He discussed the Jai Alai concession, court procedures in Cuba, and stressed war department support for Wood while noting committee requests for additional witnesses and documents.
Morley’s Lemon Elixir advertised as the most pleasant laxative and most effective. The Mosquito Fleet torpedo flotilla, destined for Manila, arrived at Key West Islam here today aboard Port Royal, 3 C, December 16.
In Washington the House debated Central American affairs and pensions. Gibson argued tariffs resemble suspenders, needed though tight in places, as Dinsmore defended the Panama course and criticized the administration for its action on the Isthmus. Hitt and Livernash pressed for balance between diplomacy, labor, and justice.
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