Foraker's Move Stuns Them In Cuban Franchise Battle
Washington notes reveal Senator Foraker forced the Senate to insert a Cuban franchise proviso in the army appropriation bill. He challenged schemes to loot franchises from Cuba, linking Secretary Alger and a colonial board to a pay-trade setup. The provision aimed to block distributions of Cuban franchises during U S occupation, striking at a broad administration-backed scheme.
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Foraker
Senate
Gans
Alger
Cuba
Eist
Dimcult
Gossip Bay
General Alger Wan
Hecn
Colonial Board
United States
Cube
Onto
Kennedy
Secretary of War
Jtdy
Senator Foraker
Ohio
The Idle Woman and Her Health Beliefs
A malformed excerpt discusses women’s health and laziness, suggesting fragile health makes women idle. It cites weak feminine organs, headaches, and nervousness as causes of inactivity and claims many suffer due to ignorance of their bodies and doctors’ cures.
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RV. Pierce
The Reed speakership and Republican power in Congress
A politically charged look at Speaker Reed's dominance, McKinley era allies, and rival fears of opposition. The piece surveys Kennedy and Foraker era maneuvers, party strategies, and the prospects for Reed's continued control amid calls for canal debate and administration friction. It notes clashes with Shafter and echoes of presidential influence shaping the House's balance of power.
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Senate
Forsker
Reed
Nicaragua Canal Project
Maine
Tom Reed
McKinley
Hoveg
Congress
Heed
House
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Crisp
Schuyler Colfax
Howell Conn
Blaine
Hia
Aneda
Jean
Wark Hanna
Ateer
Lacey
Towa Jooks
Alper
Tteed
Acrogs
Towan
Beef Inquiry Grows From Chickamauga Woes
Lieutenant Colonel HB Sharpe testified at the beef inquiry that wagons used to transport meat to Camp Thomas at Chickamauga last summer were not properly cleaned after carrying garbage and slime with maggots. He blamed regimental commissaries for sending wagons not cleaned per orders, though the meat itself was said to be of good quality. Six witnesses were examined, with Sharpe's testimony highlighted as the day’s key account.
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Chicago
Marsh
HB Sharpe
Camp Thomas
Sharpe
Catehamauga
Brooke
Porto Rico
Bharne
Explosion Kills Man in Chicago Gas Blast on Wabash
A gas explosion under the Wabash avenue sidewalk at A. C McClurg & Co. tore up forty feet of stone paving and collapsed part of the east wall of a burned building. One man was killed by falling debris while others narrowly escaped.
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Mhicago
Wabash Avenue
A. C McClurg & Co
Cod liver oil praised as a remedy by eminent scientist
An eminent scientist hails cod liver oil as a wonderful composition and Nature's remedy for wasting diseases. Scott's Emulsion combines the oil with hypophosphites. it aims to rebuild tissues, enrich blood, and aid nerves. Advertises for diabetics, consumptives, pale orthinic people, and nursing mothers to buy.
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Scott
Meads Transport Sails With 3 Million in Coin
New York on March 11 the transport Meads sailed to Havana after quarantine with 48 ton cargo of coin. Guards from Forts formed a line at the sub treasury as iron safes and coin casks moved to trucks and then to pier 4 East River. The treasure will be handed to General Brooke for Cuban soldier payments under Paymaster General Garey.
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Columbus
Taylor
Escory
Plana
Brunswick
Georgia
New York
United States
Meads
Havana
Caban
Ailger
Sub-Treasury
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Quartermasters Department
Nelah Worhood
Pine Street
Broad Street
Pier 4
East River
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Brooklyn
Meade
Garey
Rogora
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Brooke
Invalids Back From Cuba Arrive at Savannah Hospital Ship Lands
Hospital ship with officers and men from Missouri arrives in Savannah to be treated at the army hospital. list includes Captain James Hastman, Second Lieutenant Markel Averill, Seventh Cavalry and many others with diagnoses such as malaria, dysentery, typhoid, pneumonia, neuritis, and rheumatism. several from Fourth Virginia, South Carolina, Ninth Atlantic, and other units listed. one death reported, Captain Perry Smith, subsistence subsistence.
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Savannah Ga
Missouri
Havana
Harry L Golden
Claus Hartman
Moss R. Pletcher
Alman S Reed
Robert W Nichola
Wagoner
George W Gould
Jobn KR
Preble
Charles Hawley
Jacob Smith
Benard W Matthews
Walter G. Benminger
Delman G' Burlingame
Cerer iLeppindiels
Lewis FE Depett
Agtritis Psourth Virginia
Clyde Ray
Monroe
George HL Pierce
North Carolina
Seymou B .Waycastro
Perry Smith
Seventh Army Corps
Wiliam Doughtery
Twelfth
New York
Six Counterfeiters Arrested by Secret Service
Six men accused of making and passing counterfeit silver standard dollars were arraigned today before a United States commissioner by Chief Willie of the secret service. Prisoners include Sisto Tacogooll Adeline Tacogooll Ferrro Lionel tallans rank Clark Harry Geren Big Andy and Andy Beal, all Americans with ties to New York and Mareshi.
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Secura
New York
Mareshi
United States
Wildie
Secret Service
Sisto
Adeline Tacogooll
Ferro Lionel
Duel Ends In Death After Dark Room Feud In Waco
In Waco Texas Lea Pearson is dead and Ea Fogg wounded after a violent duel over a woman in a Jones building room. Fogg, connected with the city street department, surrendered to the sheriff and was released on bond as investigation continues.
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Waco
Tex
Lea Pearson
Ea Fogg
Fogg
City Street Department
Pearson
Fearnon
Fearson
Kills Three Men in Collision on Burlington Road
A blinding snowstorm caused a collision two miles west of Lincoln on the Burlington road. Three trainmen died Luke Bofse engineer John Doyle engineer Eblmer Graham fireman and four others injured. The dead and injured, all residents of Lincoln, were brought to the city and the injured are expected to recover.
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Neb
Burlington Road
Luke Bofse
John Doyle
Eblmer Graham
Denial Delansy
August Shans
Jimerson
Stighuy Arthur Goodwin
Luke Boysa
Will Keep Walker At Head Isthmian Canal Board
Washington March 31 The president has not yet named the Isthmian Canal Commission members but plans to keep Admiral Walker as chairman. He favors enlarging the Nicaragua Canal Commission by two or three members instead of creating a new body to secure trusted, capable minds for the waterway study.
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Washington
Haa
Admiral Walker
Hig
Americans Win Cable Chess Match in London and Brooklyn
The cable chess match between the United States and Britain ended with Americans ahead four to four, as Pillsbury lost to Blackburne on board one after seventy one moves while Showalter Barry Hodges and others secured wins on their boards. Six games were drawn, and the event closed with mutual thanks from clubs and promoters.
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Blackburn
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London
Brooklyn
Matadore
Ammely
Showalter
Barry
Hodges
America
Pillgberg
Blackburne
EB Atkins
Barry Ifr
Lawrence
M Jackson
EH Hymes
Dry Mills
F Marshall
Jacoba
dIohnaon
Barsifall
Wainwrigh
Newman
Wo Trenchard
Ward
Bellingham
Lucock
Barry Hodges
Weigt
Two Ball Teams Listed by Hanlon for Brooklyn Baltimore
New York March 1 Manager Edward Hanlon of Brooklyn issued official rosters for Brooklyn and Baltimore teams. Brooklyn pitchers Kennedy Yeager Duan McJames Maul Hughes Gaston catchers Grimm Heyden Grisham infielders McGann Daly Jenning Dalen Cascdy Magoon outfielders Jones Helly Keeiar Anderann. Baltimore pitchers Nepsitson McFarland Miller McKenna 9fcliinnerty catchers Robinson Ryan South infielders Lachance Brien Keister McGraw outfielders Bheckard Brodie Holmes Sloane Will Ride for Prince of Wales New York March 11 Tod Bloane sails for England to ride for the Prince of Wales at Easter races and Beresford stables. Mysterious Billy Smith to retire in July. Griffin to Cleveland at renter field. Dingley wedding in Lewiston. New Alabama cotton mill planned in Decatur by Strauss & Co.
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Baltimore
Brooklyn
New York
Edward Hanlon
Kennedy Yeager Duan McJames
Maul
Hughes Gaston
Grimm
Heyden Grisham
McGann
Daly Jenning
Dalen
Casskdy Magoon
Jones Helly Keeiar
Anderann
Laltimore—Pitenera Nepsitson
McFarland Miller McKenna
Robinson Ryan South
Lachance
Brien
Keister
McGraw
Folds
Bheckard
Brodie Holmes
Sloane
Prince of Wales
Tod Bloane
England
Beresford Stables
Becker Murder May Be Solved at Becker Home
Police in Chicago report a partial human body and a torn piece of black dress found under the barn floor at 17 Rockwell Street, August Becker's residence. They claim the evidence ties the butcher husband to the murder of Mrs Theresa Becker, suggesting the body was cut up and disposed of in the barn or river.
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Chicago
August Beckers
Rockwell Street
Theresa Becker
Chicago River
Italian Minister Demands Four Day Reply Ultimatum
Italian minister Bighor Martine sent a note to the foreign office requesting the withdrawal of an Italian dispatch seeking a concession and inviting friendly negotiations on the details. He insisted on an answer within four days, a courteous note but read as an ultimatum by Chinese authorities, who will likely yield.
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Peking
Bighor Martine
Foreign Office
Lunatic Drowns Himself in Tennessee River
Enorville Tennessee March 0 Special Charles Wight aged forty five an inmate of the state Insane asylum near this city drowned himself while being exercised on the lawn with other patients. He escaped and ran to the river near Wrights home Allensville Sevier County Tennessee. The body has not been recovered.
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Tenn
Charles Wight
State Insane Asylum
Tennessee
Wrights Home
Allensville
Sevier County
Reverend J H Caldwell dies at 78 in Dover Delaware
Rev J H Caldwell, a member of the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal conference, died at his Dover residence aged 78. He moved to Delaware in 12 ang after serving charges in the Methodist Episcopal church south in South Carolina Kentucky and Georgia. George A McDaniel dies at Victory Carrollton Georgia at 74. long prominent landowner. Dr Henry Parker Quincy, Harvard Medical School professor, dies in Boston. renowned in medical circles nationwide.
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Dover
Del
J HO Caldwell
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference
Delaware
Methodist Episcopal Church
South Carolina
Kenucky
Georgia
George A. McDaniel
Carrollton
George A McDaniel
Victory
Carroll
Henry Parker Quincy
Boston
Higevard Medical School
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