Senate Tariff Fight to End in Continuous Session
Senator Allison in charge of the tariff bill announced that no final vote was reached and he would seek continuous Senate sessions until the bill exits the committee of the whole. Stamp tax on bond and stock transfers was agreed to with little opposition. Several amendments were defeated, including a 70 cent per gallon distilled spirits tax and a 5 percent tariff tax proposal.
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Washiggton
Allison
Senate
Committee of the Whole
Alligon
Spooner
Mantle
Mon
Mr. Mills
Tex
Mills
Carter
Caffery
Iscay
Judge Ventures Into Bomb Case Turns It To Cocoanut
In a Baltic port tale from London Tit-Bits a captain is arrested for attempting to import many dynamite bombs. The judge demands material evidence and is shown a bomb on board, only to discover it is a cocoanut, provoking a curious moment.
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Baltic
London
Pullman Road Race Crowns 7-Minute Club Winners
Carl A. Anderson, a 7 minute man, won the Pullman road race in 49 30 at Cuicano on July 6. R W Merrill and Charles Terryberg, both 6 minute men, finished second and third. Fred Nelson was the first scratch man with 40 14 minutes. Time prize to Nelson or M J Bolsted, a 2 minute man.
Weyler Claims Victory Over Insurgent Westward Move
In Cienfuegos district insurgent bands led by Rego Pancho Carrillo Cla vero Perez and Quintin Bandera united to shield General Gomez from pursuit. They moved westward aiding his retreat but Weyler ordered operations that frustrated further westward movement.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Rego
Pancho
Carrillo
Clavero
Perez
Quintin Bandera
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Weyler
England raises flag on Solomon Islands holdings
A Sydney cable reports the British warship Wallaroo has hoisted the union jack on Russell Bellona and Stuart Is lands in the Solomon group marking formal possession by England on July 6.
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England
London
Sydney
Russell, Bellona
Stuart Islands
Solomon Group
Forest Reservation Survey Teams Prepare for Summer Work
A division of the forest reservation survey corps is in RaPio City preparing for summer duties. Two surveying parties will operate, one topographical and one level, with a second group later surveying agricultural lands to remove them from the reserve.
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RaPio City
Forest Reservation Survey Corps
Altgeld Speaks to Brooklyn Crowd at Academy of Music
Ex Governor John P. Altgeld of Illinois addressed about 2,000 people in Brooklyn at the Academy of Music under the Democratic league of Kings county. Henry George presided and introduced Altgeld, whose remarks drew repeated hearty applause.
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New York
John P. Altgeld
Illinois
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Democratic League of
Kings County
Henry George
Altgeld
Dennis Hennessy Dies Suddenly at Central House
Warren resident Dennis Hennessy aged 71, a county pioneer, died very suddenly at the Central House in Houpson Wisconsin on July 6. He had long stood among local early settlers and community figures.
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Houpson
Wis
Dennis Hennessy
Warren
Central
Democrats Celebrate Washington Independence Day Event
A July 6 celebration at the Grand Opera House in Washington featured addresses by Senators John W. Daniel of Virginia and J. C. Sibley of Pennsylvania, plus remarks from congressmen. Andrew Lipscomb read the Declaration of Independence and the Jefferson letter from 71 years ago. W. J. Bryan conveyed regrets by letter. Resolutions backed revenue tariff, free silver coinage, and Cuban belligerency recognition.
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Washington
Grand Opera House
National Association of Democratic Clubs
Democracy of
District of Columbia
Contiguous Sections
John W. Daniel
Virginia
J. C. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Congress
Andrew Lipscomb
Thomas Jefferson
Sibley
W. J. Bryan
Teachers In Convention Discuss Aesthetic Education
In Milwaukee on July 6 the National Educational association opened with a council session. Professor Dewey and W T Harrie read papers on the aesthetic element in education, followed by a Brown address urging constitutional amendments to expand council topics. A stormy debate sent the matter to a five member committee for next meeting.
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Milwaukee
National Educational Association
National Council of Education
Dewey
University of Chicago
United States Commissioner of Education
W. T. Harrie
George P. Brown
The
State Journal of
Bloomington, Ill
Republicans Meet to Consider Beet Sugar Bounty Revival
Washington July 6 a caucus of Republican senators was convened for 10 a m to discuss reintroduction of the beet sugar bounty amendment. The lengthy talks showed sharp differences, making a party conference the only way to settle the bounty issue with party unity in view.
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Washington
National People's party meet in Nashville at capitol
The national conference of the People's party opened in Nashville Tennessee with several hundred delegates. Milton Paine of Texas led the gathering. J B Bradley was elected temporary chairman. Credentials committee reported 355 delegates with proper credentials present and the temporary organization became permanent.
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Nashville
Tenn
National Conference of the
People’s Party
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Milton Paine
Texas
Omaha
St. Louis
Bradley
John B. Buchanan
F. D. Wimberly
Georgia
Committee On
Japanese Minister in Brazil Comments on Hawaii Troubles
Hon. Shinda, Japanese minister resident to Brazil, with five attaches, briefed in Winnipeg on Hawaii tensions while en route to New York. He outlined that Japan seeks respectful treatment of its people and expects diplomatic negotiations to resolve the matter amicably. He did not anticipate a protest over Hawaii's annexation, though Japan will review treaty rights.
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Winnipeg
Hon. Shinda
Brazil
New York
Hawaii
Japan
United States
Colors Light Up San Francisco For Christian Endeavor Day
The city from ferry routes to Golden Gate outskirts wears bright colors in honor of the Christian Endeavorers. A musical program by five young women from Owatonna delighted the audience, with the Am choir also performing to great appreciation.
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San Francisco
Christian Endeavorers
Golden Gate
Gibson
Loot
Sayles
Pike Green
Feltch
Brooks
French Pace
Lyle
Vareo
Spooner Compton
Gordon
Lyle Powers
Rolfe
Owatonna
Washington correspondent’s claims on Bering Sea noted
London reports souring of British views on US plans to submit correspondence to Congress about Bering Sea issues. Diplomatic circles reject the charge of bad faith in enforcing the award terms. Ambassador Hay previously pressed Salisbury before the jubilee. no further communications have followed since.
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London
Washington
Daily Chronicle
Congress
Bering Sea
Great Britain
United States
Hay
Marquis of Salisbury
Sewer Construction Ordered on Bridge Street in Austin
Resolved by the common council of the City Austin that a sewer be constructed on Bridge Street from Elm Street west to Ash Street then to the river, using 16 inch pipe, costs assessed to fronting lots per charter, approved July 12, 1897, Attest City Recorder T. M. Forer and Mayor F. J. Crane. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Pat Railway itinerary and union meeting details follow.
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Common Council
Austin
Asews
Bridge Street
Elm Street
Ash Street
Ridge Street
Geeral Severn
M. Tschirgi
Tedar
Counc
Lords Justices Reverses Ruling on Racecourse Betting Enclosures
The full court of appeal in Powell versus Kempton Park race course reversed the lower court decision. Tattersalls enclosures are not banned betting houses under the Betting House Act, as the Lords Justices ruled that racing encloses are not covered to suppress betting. Sir John Rigby dissented.
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Lords
London
Full Court of Appeal
Powell
Kempton Park
Tattersall
John Rigby
Ex-Inspector Laughlin Dies After Yearlong Illness
Edward D Laughlin former police inspector dies from kidney trouble after nearly a year of illness at age unknown. Curiaco reports the death on July 6.
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Laughlin
Curiaco
Edward D. Laughlin
Kalabaka Falls to Turkish Forces After Fierce Fight
Turkish troops and 2,000 allied fighters breached Kalabaka in North Thessaly after a sharp engagement with Greek inhabitants. The assault left most residents dead or captured, with the town pillaged and destroyed as the Turks took control. Reports say a thousand rioters were killed in Calcutta and Athens in prior days.
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Athens
Kalabaka
Thessaly
Sultan Shows Signs of Yielding in Turkish Frontier Talks
In Constantinople on July 6 the sultan appears ready to concede on frontier rectifications with Greece. Ambassadors expect peace negotiations to resume within 24 hours and to settle in line with European views.
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Constantinople
Greece
Europe
Rioters Killed in Calcutta Riots Reported
Special dispatches from Bombay report 600 to 1,000 rioters killed near Calcutta with native circles claiming death toll as high as 1,500. The London report dated July 6 notes the heavy casualties from the recent disturbances.
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London
Bombay
Calcutta
American Woman Beaten by Japanese Sailors in Honolulu
Miss Nellie West an American woman was severely beaten by two Japanese marines from the warship Naniwa while helping her brother who was attacked by Japanese sailors. Tensions rose as a Vancouver correspondent notes U S sailors retaliated and several suspects were targeted.
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Honolulu
Vancouver
B. C
Gathering Of Elks Opens At Minneapolis Reunion
The 11th annual Elks reunion and grand lodge session are underway in Minneapolis. Delegations arrive daily with a reception band greeting them at headquarters. Officials discuss electing officers with Meade Detweiler favored to win his post against Charles L. Jewett, as New Orleans and Louisville vie to host the 1898 reunion.
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Minneapolis
Grand Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Meade PD
Detweiler
Charles L. Jewett
New Albany
Ind
New Orleans
Louisville
Crescent City
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