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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
1
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The Democratic caucus in Washington on April 18 endorsed a resolution by Mr. Swanson Virginia urging removal of the refined sugar differential from Cuba and elsewhere. It calls for amendments to the Cuban reciprocity bill and opposes adopting the previous question unless properly amended. The action, binding on Democrats, aimed to ensure recorded votes on amendments.
Washington April 18 The house rules dispute over the Cuban reciprocity bill narrows to a 2 p m. deadline as leaders count votes for a possible final passage before adjournment. Democrats divided and Cushman of Washington delivers a sharp debate with caustic, semi humorous criticism.
Mr. DeArmond, a leading Democrat, delivered a forcible speech urging tariff reduction on trust articles. Mr. Loud declared that Cuba had cost the United States one thousand millions of dollars both directly and indirectly.
Senator Morgan chairman of the Isthmian canal committee spoke four hours in the senate arguing the Nicaragua route is superior in all respects to Panama. A Chinese exclusion bill underwent a last minute parliamentary change to speed passage from the senate to the house.
Archbishop Ireland and Bishop O Gorman will sail to Rome in time to meet Governor Taft on his Vatican visit. They will brief Vatican officials on the friars land question and other church state matters in the Philippines to aid Taft's Manila mission.
Colonel Crowder says investigations into the alleged British army post at Chalmette are nearing a close and his report should reach Washington by week’s end. A complete account of the Michigan transport loading appears in today’s evidence with a statement by General Pearon. Labor leaders meet with Roosevelt in Washington to discuss Chinese exclusion eight hour law prison labor bills letter carrier salaries and government employee lobbying rights.
Manila April 18 Captain Pitcher telegraphs General Wheaton that the Mindoro insurrection is over. Aguinaldo to testify.
The Senate Investigating Committee, after Edward J. Davis testified, debated summoning Aguinaldo Mabini Lopez del Pilar Torres and others from the Philippines and abroad. Members raised citizenship and distance concerns and postponed action until full attendance. Davis recalled the Igbarar water cure incident on November 27, 1900.
London reports The Daily Mail claims peace bases are nearly complete at Pretoria. Boer delegates face British terms on amnesty banishment and representation, with Lord Milner offering one to two executive seats pending government approval and responsible government.
Mail notes an Australian expert from Johannesburg is to help estimate rebuilding and restocking costs for Boer farms. Delegates have acted independently of their Holland representatives.
The Plain Dealer reports Lorain Ohio will see a ten million dollar development announced for the city. Officials say the project will create jobs and boost local industry. Details on exact location and scope were not disclosed in the excerpt.
A band of five men and two women were arrested in Appleton Wisconsin by United States secret service agents and held by a federal court. They are to be transported to Milwaukee for further proceedings. In Marshalltown Iowa resignations are announced for May first by George R Morse treasurer and Seaman Tones secretary of the Iowa Central Railway Both will join Guardian Trust Company a new one million dollar corporation Morse to be president and tones to be treasurer.
Georgius LeMay born in St Paul Minnesota died aged 45 in this city. He was organist of the Roman Catholic Church of Ste. Jean de Baptiste for 16 years and was a Franco Canadian musician.
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