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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1900
Page
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Washington February 21 Republican Bramwell of Ohio breaks with party on policy, pledging to vote for the tariff bill only if the substitute fails, while Democrats inch toward support. House debates constitutional reach of extending the US constitution to new territories and considers a plan to appoint a woman commissioner for Lafayette statue ceremonies.
With the Democratic National Committee meeting in session in Washington, Kansas City and Milwaukee vie to host the convention. Milwaukee reports a $100,000 fund for entertainment while Kansas City reportedly lacks disclosed figures. A decisive outcome remains uncertain as both cities claim majority support.
Lawyers for Republican and Democratic parties sign an agreement to consolidate and fast track lawsuits over the Kentucky governorship. Cases filed in Jefferson circuit court will be heard together with depositions, aiming for a swift ruling before Judge Emmet Field in Louisville. Both parties commit to expedite proceedings and seek appellate and federal review if needed.
Democratic leader William Jennings Bryan spoke to about six thousand in Jacksonville Florida in an open air meeting amid a chilling west wind. He defended his campaign positions, drew applause for his attacks on trusts and his critique of Republican expansion, and traveled afterward to Columbus Georgia by special train.
Washington reports Senator Clark campaign manager John R. Wellcome testified before the senate committee. He said expenditures did not exceed 25 000 and produced bank records though not released. He suggested Daly or others may have funded Whiteside exposure while noting trials and future witnesses.
Paris February session of the senate as high court heard Deputy Marcel Habert accused of inciting soldiers to insubordination at President Faure’s funeral. General Jacquey defended Habert and threatened Senator Le Compte who demanded the general’s address. The president ordered silence and the general withdrew. The outcome is expected to be a duel.
New Orleans February 21 Nereus opened the carnival with a world first pageant built on trolley flat cars. The illuminated floats depicted the Christian era from Bethlehem to Independence, with allegorical scenes on peace plenty and electricity.
Washington says the United States has made no agreement with Germany or discussed mediating between the British and Boers. The president would offer good offices only with both parties requesting it, and has valued avoiding entangling alliances over intervention. No government plan for joint mediation exists.
Hon. W. J. Bryan spoke to a packed crowd at the Plant system depot in Orlando on February 21. He said his conscience hurts him to talk in Florida due to limited strength and that the current situation did not require it. He touched on labor and currency questions before taking a train to Sanford Deland and Jacksonville for further speaking engagements.
Washington February 21. The United States withdraws claims to Caygayen Sur and Cibutu after Spain's representations that these islands south of the Philippines are Spain's property. Officials say charts show they lie outside the Paris treaty boundary.
The New Jersey legislature held a memorial session in Trenton on February 21 in honor of the late Vice President Garret A. Hobart. The house and senate were filled with state officials and lawmakers, attendees crowded the lobbies, and only potted plants decorated the speaker’s desk. Attorney General Griggs delivered the memorial address as the cabinet was otherwise absent.
Washington February 21 Senator Culberson Texas announced two amendments to the Porto Rican government bill. One provides free trade between Porto Rico and the United States. The other extends to Porto Ricans the same citizenship choice rights as the Paris treaty grants to those born on the Spanish peninsula.
Benjamin Wood, proprietor of The New York Daily News, died today at the Fifth Avenue hotel after a period of illness. The influential publisher had led the paper for years and its fortunes were closely tied to his leadership. He passed in New York on February 21, with details of the funeral not yet announced.
Washington reports that with General Bates’s expedition ending, military operations in the Philippines will close and a mobile gendarmerie will cover the islands to maintain order. The War Office notes a new approach toward insurgents, warns guerrilla fighters under a possible rule of war, and pushes civil government via a Philippine commission, with Denby unable to accept reappointment.
Revenue officers J. W. Marin, Johnson, and Cox seized a large still under a white-painted Edgewood cottage near Atlanta. Flanagan and Pastor, with Pastor’s wife and infant, were arrested after a raid that entered via a trap door and cellar. The operation involved a streetcar raid and dogs guarding the property. The moonshiners, aged about fifty and twenty-eight, were taken to Fulton County jail.
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