Senate Debates Expansion and German Food Inspection Plan
Washington dispatches show the Senate debating Mason's resolution on German meat import bans and required inspections, while Platt, Berry, Allen, Osiery, and Morgan discuss Cuba and Nicaragua canal issues. In the House, $350,000 was approved for the 1899 Philadelphia exposition amid other suspensions and investigations into commissions and seats. Bryant's and Hanna’s bills, and Hyde Park G A R’s endorsement of McKinley, round out a busy day.
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Washington
Senate
Platt
United States
Proctor
Hale
Cuba
Nicaragua
Germany
Freedmen's Bank
Fish Commission
Fourth Mounted Arkansas Infantry
John W. Lewin
Oregon
Bailey
Tes
House
Committee On Rules
McKinley Journey Ends Brief Augusta Welcomes Leader
Augusta Georgia December 20 1899 crowds cheer President McKinley as his train reaches Camp McKenzie described as a magnificent spectacle with troops from the Third Cavalry and a reviewing stand in the city. Notables including Wheeler Shafter Alger Gage and Smith speak as uniformed Confederate veterans wave flags. The party continues to Washington.
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Washington
Augusta
McKinley
Wheeler Station
Camp McKenzie
Third Cavalry
General Shafter
Cuba
General Wheeler
The
Confederacy
J.C. Black
Wheeler
Shafter
Alger
Gage
Smith
Freycinet Secrecy Clash Over Dreyfus Documents
Paris reports the chamber of deputies saw antisemite Lascies press the Brisson government on alleged Dreyfus affair indiscretions. Da Freycinet defended his stance to withhold a secret document batch crucial to national security, threatening resignation if opposed. Also reports Blanco's return to Madrid, Mason bankruptcy in Curacao, and a duel on the Texas plains where Jake Still was killed near Clarendon.
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Draylas Dosler
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Lascies
Brisson
Dreyfus
Court of Cassation
M. Loewas
M. Luscies
M. de Freycinet
Plains
Dallas
Tex
Jake Still
B. B. Ray
Panhandle Plains
Clarendon
Million Up In Smoke Fire Starts In Show Window
Terre Haute dispatch reports the Havens and Geddes wholesale and retail dry goods house burned last night, causing about 1 million dollars in losses across multiple local firms. Fire began in show window decorations, with several clerks injured and one near death. Firemen battled the blaze amid numerous injuries and dangerous conditions.
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Terra Havin
Ind
Terre Haute
Havens & Geddes Company
Havens & Geddes
Broinig & Milter
Pixley & Co
Terre Haute Shoe Company
Albrecht & Co
United States Banking Company
Thorman & Schl
Kate Maloney
Luella Ferguson
Malonay
Louis Kramer
Austerlee
Walsh
Shay
Albrecht
City Hospital
Andrew Thomas
Lexington
Fillmore Smith
Battleships Iowa and Oregon Sail From Valparaiso
Movements of Iowa and Oregon, Valparaiso Chile Dec 20 United States battleships will sail for Callao to meet transports. Onboard conditions reported good and the ships have attracted much attention during their visit Cruiser Cincinnati released after 40 hours of repairs with aid from Southay and the Mayflower in Sanrraca.
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Sienator
Hanna
Washington
Senate
Payne
House
United States
Mason Law Firm
Curiaco
Henry B. Aid
Henry EK
Mason
Mason Bros
United States District Court
Edward G. Mason
Fort Hartsuft
Onxo
Neb
J. Weeks
Register
R. H. Jenness
United States Land Office
O'Neill
Fort Hartsuff
Ord
Iowa
Oregon
Valraraiso
Chile
Callao
Cincinnati
Sanrraca
Southray
Mayflower
United State
National Lead company to consolidate Missouri lead firms
Reports from St Louis on December 20 describe negotiations to consolidate all Missouri lead companies into a single large corporation. Promoters linked to National Lead, which controls about 50 white lead works, aim to include St Joseph Lead and other major Missouri operations, leveraging recent Taylor property acquisition in St Francis county as the start of a wider consolidation led by Hanna and backed by Rockefeller.
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National Company
Vis
Kenney Jury Discharged Without Verdict in Key Case
Del., Dec. 20. After deliberating since 6 p.m. Friday, the jury in the Kenney case was discharged Monday night without a verdict. This marks a second mistrial in the case involving Senator Richard R. Kenney charged with aiding Teller Bogas of First National Bank of Dover in misappropriating bank funds.
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Kenney
Wratherer
Del
Richard R. Kenney
Teller Bogas
First National Bank of
Dover
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John Weckman
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New York
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Burlington
Oscar Dowling
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Wildman
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Jacob Walker
Atlantic
Wiota
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A. H. Goodsprep
Albert Johnson
Mien
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Kersey
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