Tariff debate defends Dingley law amid trust concerns
Washington dispatch reports Congressman Robert W. Taylor of Ohio defending the Dingley tariff as equitable and arguing against tariff relaxation. Dr George Gunton counters freer trade. discussions touch on trusts and reciprocity. Detroit manufacturers push tariff principles and a general reciprocity convention.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
Robert W. Taylor
Ohio
George G. Gunton
New York Institute of Social Economics
Taylor
Congress
Ife
United States
Agate
Oace
Dingley
Livingston
States Steel Company
Tenad
Babcock
Stor
Gunton
Edward Antington
Salory
National Association of Manufacturers
Chile Blocks Arbitration on Coming Congress of Republics
The report states Chile remains unwilling to alter the arbitration plan for the proposed Congress of American republics in Mexico City. No substantive developments are noted as officials prepare for future questions and debates on the mediation process.
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Congress of Republics
Xyarhington
Jimes
Mexico
Chile
Congress
Port Siz
Mrs McKinley Remains Unchanged as Doctors Report Quiet Night
Washington notes a bulletin saying Mrs. McKinley passed a comfortable night and shows silent improvement while her husband stays near her in the White House. Doctors from Rixey Sternberg and Johnston report no material change, only gradual progress with no setback or major gain. President Roosevelt informs Buffalo exposition officials he cannot attend on the 13th but hopes to visit later if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rixey
Sternberg
Johnston
White House
Cortelyou
Rixev
McKinlay
Flo
Cortetyou
Assyrian Wreck Alarms Cape Race Coast
Leyland Line steamer Assyrian from Antwerp to Montreal went ashore off Cape Race at midnight with 9000 tons of cargo. Eleven feet of water in forehold. Crew escaped to shore. Vessel likely total loss. Fog and confusion hampered approach. captain Elliott Cantaly Dingle navigated by fog before disaster. Allan liner Stherin expected to render assistance. Also schooner Webrum went ashore near Romershoal. tug William E. Chapman assisted. No further damage details available.
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St. Johns
N. F
Leyland Line
Antwerp
Montreal
Cape Race
Dingle Hadeen
Lang
Dine
Stherin
Fran Ehiadelpha
Webrum
New York
C .Wellum
Cavaner
Chereston
Romershoal
Wiliam E. Chapman
Chapman
W Alcott & Co
Governor Samford In Critical Condition In Tuscaloosa
A special to The Advertiser reports Governor Samford critically ill in Tuscaloosa with family telegraphed for. He had attended state university commencement exercises and is described as extremely ill by physicians, with updates from the Birmingham News-Herald noting the same condition.
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Ala
Samford
Tuscalédea
The
State University
Birmingham
Ale
Agé-Herald
Bam
Tor
Battle over dead man's money in New York court
In New York Supreme Court Justice Gildersleeve heard an injunction request to restrain George H Hartford and Theophilus Gilman from disposing of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company assets. Norton the state administrator alleges posthumous entries show Hartford gained 21 4 interest. hearing adjourned to next week.
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Gilman
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
New York
George H. Startford
Theophilus Gilman Frore
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Justice Gildersleeve
Supreme Court
Edward J. Norton
George F. Gliman
Hertford
Theophilia Glian
Norton
George F. Gilman
Hartford
Juttce Gildersleeve
Charles H. Brush
United States
Saya
Brush
Flag Day Exercises Set at Pan American Grounds
Richmond Edison is to speak at the Flag Day ceremonies to be held June 6 at the Temple of Music on the Pan-American exposition grounds in Buffalo. General Miles and Richmond P Hobson will address the crowd. Mrs Charles W Fairbanks will speak on American Patriotism. St Johns School cadets and 200 Virginia Polytechnic Institute cadets will march. The lamp dedication occurred today before a large crowd.
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Buffalo
Temple of
Mustc
Milea
Richmond P. Hobson
Charles’ W. Pairbanks
Daughters of the American Revolution
St. John's School
Exposition
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Morch
M. J. McBride
New Morgan Line Steamer El Valle Reaches New York
The freight steamer El Valle arrived in New York today from Newport News. It is the ninth 40-foot class vessel built since the Spanish war by Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company, under Horace Lee, for the Morgan line of the Southern Pacific Railway Company.
Father of the Elks dies in Brooklyn
George W. Cumberland, known on stage as George W. Thompson and dubbed the Father of the Elks, died in Brooklyn from blood poisoning after an operation on his brain. Born in New York City in 183, he founded the Order of Elks about thirty five years ago. funeral services scheduled for tomorrow.
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Elks
New York
George W. Cumberland
George W. Thompson
Father of the Elks
Brooklyn
Rand
New York City
Order of Elks
Country Brewers Wanted to Join Association
The United States Brewers Association adopted a resolution to bring country brewers into the association after debate. It noted many county brewers were not members, regretted for political influence, and provided for agents across the country districts. W Kendall of New Haven was elected president.
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Buffalo
Jung
United States Brewers’ Association
Taft
W. Kendall
New Haven
Major Arthur Dies Suddenly in Cleveland
Major George Arthur assistant paymaster of the United States Army died suddenly this morning while seated at the Weddell house in Cleveland. He was the son of P. M. Arthur chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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Arthur
Cleveland
George Arthur
United States Army
Weddell House
Major Arthur
P. M. Arthur
The
Brotherhood 2 € Locomotive Engineers
Hanna Made Colonel on Grand Army Staff
Cleveland June 6 Senator M A Hanna appointed a colonel on the official staff of General Bassleur commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic Hanna was recently mustered into the Grand Army of the Republic as a Member of Memorial post in this city.
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Hanna
Cleveland
M. A. Hanna
Bassleur
Grand Army of the Republic
Philadelphia at Charleston exposition plan discussed
Philadelphia aims to send a proper representation to the Charleston expo. The June alert signals line formation and mintreatment concerns over Phinderbi, seeking accurate portrayal of the city’s interests in the exhibit.
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Philadelphia
Charleston
Skathe
Deal In Pocahontas Coal Lands Near 15 Million Price
Unefield West Virginia June 6 state that Pocahontas coal fields likely to change hands was supported by unofficial word that Flat Top Land Association will sell its holdings to Standard Oil Company The association owns most land in Mercer McDowell Showmeing and Creek counties WV and Taret well county along the Pocahontas seam Coal field price reported at 1 900 000 dollars
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Standard O1l
Pocsahontas Coal
Unefield
W. Va
Pocahontas
Flat Top Land Association W
Standard 9 Company
Meret
McDowell
Sceoming
Creek
China’s Indemnity Deal Heads Toward Joint Guaranty
Washington June 6 ambassadors from most European powers conferred with Secretary Hay on the Chinese indemnity negotiations. A modus vivendi likely to settle by a joint and several guaranty, with each power taking more than its share. The United States limit remains 125000000, not seeking abatement of its claims regardless of other powers actions.
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Washington
Hay
United States
Rockhill
Pekin
China
Civil government proposed for the Philippines under War Secretary
The president and Secretary of War consider a new civil government for the Philippines with a governor, legislative council, and other officers. Civil affairs would be controlled under war power, supreme authority resting with the Secretary of War, with a line between general commanding troops and civil governor. The Spooner law would be implicitly sanctioning actions, mirroring an early New Mexico setup.
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Wedshington
Dune
Philippines
Archipelago
Wndeo
Dasa
New Mexico
Elvil Govenor
Burke funeral attendees named for Rep RH Burke
Washington June 6 a committee of house members has been appointed to attend the funeral of Representative RH Burke of Dallas Texas tomorrow afternoon. Members listed include Lanhan Ball Cooper De Graffenried Sheppard Henry Burleson Kleberg Sladen Stephens Miers McLain Loud Bromwell Bingham Moan Cowherd Davis Dinsmore McRae Lewie Benton and Finley with Georgia and Missouri reps noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Georgia
Washington
House of Representatives
RH Burke
Dallas
Tex
Lanhan
Ball
Cooper
de Graffenried
Sheppard
Henry
Burleson
Kleberg
Sladen
Stephens
Texas
Miers
Indiana
McLain
Pennsylvania
Moan
Tennessee
Cowherd
Missouri
Davis
Florida
Dinsmore and McRae
Arkansas
Lewie
Benton
Finley
South Carolina
Lone Wolf Goes to Court Over Oklahoma Lands
In the District of Columbia supreme court suit filed by Lone Wolf and other Kiowa, Comanche and Apache representatives, request to enjoin Secretary Hitchcock and other officials from enforcing the law opening lands in Oklahoma Territory. challenge that tribal cession was unauthorized. Clemency granted to counterfeiter Nicholas Politz. commuted sentence to expire June 13 after two years served. Mayflower heads to Venezuela situation, with stops at La Guira and Porto Cabello. aim to monitor asphalt dispute developments.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Lone Wolf
Askipe
Hitchcock
Hermoan
General Land Office
Minstener Jones
Indian Office
Oklahoma Territory
Washinton
Nicholas Politz
North Carolina
San Juan
Carupano
la, Guira
Porto Cabello
Navy Department
Totch
Augment Squadron at Washington June 6
The North Atlantic Squadron, now consisting of the battleships Alabama Kearsarge and Massachusetts, will soon be augmented by torpedo boats including Porter, Talbot, Endore, Foute, Stewkton, Cushin, and Winejae, with the new flotilla based at Norfolk.
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Washington
North Atlantic Squadron
Alabama
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Cannibals Devour German Explorers Massacre in New Guinea
Special correspondence from New Guinea describes the massacre of the first German South Sea expedition on St Mathias island. Eighty cannibals attacked the party as they cleaned rifles. leader Mencken and others were killed or wounded. Survivors fled by boat, later returning to find bodies eaten and camp looted.
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Berlin
Fhe Yageblatt
New Guinea
St. Mathias
Helmroth
Colonial Zeitung
German Colonial Society
Herbertshoch
New Britain
Pr. Mencken
Mercke
Mencken
Herr Caro
Dr. Heinroth
British Officials Accused in War Office Horse Purchases
London reports a bitter Commons debate over war office horse buying for South Africa. A vote approved 15,779,000 for transports and remounts, with calls for inquiry into alleged corruption as officers allegedly bought worn horses abroad at inflated prices.
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London
War Office
South Africa
House of Commons
Blundell Maple
Hungary
Austria
Tord Stanley
Brodrick
England
Canada
Australia
United States
Waldersee Leaves China Amid Strict Military Measures
Berlin reports Count von Waldersee resigns as commander in chief and departs China via Tokyo on June 4. He notes strict measures to prevent clashes among contingents and attends funeral of French soldiers killed in a recent skirmish. Antwerp records fire damage estimated between 1.5 and 3 million pounds, mainly uninsured, including 280,000 pounds of American tobacco. New Orleans Harbor Committee tours Stranger and inspects harbor, schedules trip to San Francisco and Beaumont with a gusher discharge planned for their benefit.
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Berlin
War Office
Count von Waldersee
Tien Tsin
Chine
Toklo
Antwerp
New Orleans
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Naval Battalion
Stranger
Tonleht
San Francisco
Beaumont
Galveston
McKibben to Lead Philippine Forces After Texas Duty
Colonel Chambers McKibbin, long in command in Texas, is relieved at his own request and ordered to resume command in the Philippine Islands. Colonel James N. Wheelan succeeds him in Texas. TheTreasury reports buying 189,750 in short term bonds at 4 percent, with remaining purchases in short terms.
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McKibben
Philippines
Washington
Chambers McKibbin
Department of Texas
Rment
Philippine Islands
Department of ‘Texas
James N. Wheelan
Twelfth Cavalry
McKibbin
Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
President appoints Firehugh Lee Jr to cavalry rank
Washington June 6 reports the president named several regular army officers including Firehugh Lee Jr to be first lieutenant in the cavalry.
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Sitahugh Lee
Washington
Firehugh Lee, Jr
Wreck on sharp Mississippi curve injures ten passengers
A head end collision of two Mississippi Valley trains near Flowerree, north of Vicksburg, injures ten. Engineer Carey Jones of the northbound train acted to avert a worse wreck. Miss Mary Doughty of Nagadoches Texas is among the seriously hurt. several crew members suffer internal bruises and fractures. The southbound train hit a caboose at Clarksdale earlier, injuring Engineer Donnelly which may prove fatal.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi Valley
Carey Jones
Laretta
W. J. Harvey
Ed Hollingsworth
Freman
James Williams
W. C White
Montgomery
Flagmean
Spilman
Mary Doughty
Nagadoches
Tex
Snort
Flowerree
Jones
Clarksdale
Donnelly
Five Inches of Rainfall Cripples Mississippi Railroads
A brutal eight hour downpour drenched central Mississippi, totaling nearly five inches. Rail traffic halted on several branch lines as washouts disrupted Yazoo and Mississippi Valley and Gulf andBhintsland roads, with waters still rising in Jackson and surrounding areas.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Tyne
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Gulf and
American Medical Association Chooses Wyeth For President
At the St Paul convention the American Medical Association elected Dr A J Wyeth of New York as president with Dr Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston Maine as first vice president George F Simmons of Chicago as secretary and Henry B Newman of Illinois as treasurer The meeting also set Baratoga New York as the next convention site and postponed ethics code revision for a year The assembly urged reform of the army medical corps and discussed suffrage and other resolutions with no vote on the matters.
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American Medical Association
Wyeth
St. Paul
Minn
Congress
Medical Corps
Army
Code of Ethics
A. J. Wyeth
New York
Alonzo Ga
Scholarships Given Negroes at Teachers College
John D Rockefeller awards three $300 scholarships at Columbia University Teachers College. Each recipient must be a near ee, with one graduate of Tuskegee Normal College nominated by Booker T. Washington, one graduate of Spelman Seminary appointed by its principal, and one graduate of Hampton Institute receiving appointment on Dr. Frissel’s recommendation.
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Rockefeller
Atlantis
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Teachers’ College
School of Pedegosy
Coumbia University
Tuskegee Normal College
Alabama
Booker T. Washington
Spellman Colored Seminary
Atlanta
Hampton Institute
Virginia
Frissel
Townley Found Guilty In Manila Court Martial
Washington newsroom reports Lieutenant Richard T Townley convicted by court martial in Manila and sentenced to dismissal from service. Trial details remain unclear due to unofficial channels. The reported ruling awaits formal approval from higher command for final effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dune
Richard T. Townley
Manila
Wilsmigsal
Rexglares & Moai
Yard Conductor Remanded to Tower by Recorder Bragies
The yard conductor in charge of engine 22, Dunton, was remanded without bail on murder charges after evidence showed he boarded the engine and was on board when the wreck occurred on the Southern railway. The case featured defense claims of negligence and a courtroom focus on whether Dunton remained at his post to prevent further disaster.
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Golden v. Dunton
Southern Railway
Recotier Broyles
Recorder’s Court
Dunton
Recorder
Denton
Broyles
Latham
Brosses
Attorney Hill
Sesason
Hla Valtse
Bmyrna
William Ph Lll
Terrell
Terre
Hill
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Industra Commission
Avingston
Tayler
Mrs. McKinley
Cain
Assyrian
Richmond Edison
Country Brewers
Uncle Sam
Civic Bunc Hy “Rarurerives
Burke
Kaiser
Island of
St. Matthias
Waldersee
Engineer Jones A Hero
Wreck
Convention OF Physicians
Townley
Francis
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