House presses work on agricultural and rate bills under forced draught
Washington June 29. The House toiled from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. approving conference reports on a number of measures including the agricultural appropriation bill and the railroad rate bill under a blanket rule. It instructed conferees not to recede on the meat inspection amendment by 193 to 45 and reappointed their panel, then passed many private calendar bills and heard political speeches in the crowded galleries.
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Washington
House
Grindstone
Senate Debates Public Building Bill and Pork Barrel Note
Washington reports the senate spent most of the day on the public building bill with senators seeking larger allocations for their states but largely failing. Senator Foraker secured an increase for San Juan Puerto Rico from 200000 to 300000. The session also touched on agricultural and meat inspection conferences, Lake Erie canal measures, and Tillman’s March White House ejectment speech.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
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Scott
Tillman
Minor Morris
White House
Barnes
Morris
Night session approves deficiency bill and related amendments
The night session passed the general deficiency appropriation bill carrying about 11.6 million dollars. An amendment by Senator Gallinger exempts canal zone supervisors and foremen from the eight hour law. Senator La Follette criticizes the Cherokee removal claim payment totaling about 5 million with interest, noting attorneys may receive roughly 750 thousand. Senator Berry says the appropriation funds a U S supreme court judgment with no further objections. An amendment for 20,300 dollars to cover United States court expenses in China is accepted. The bill then passed.
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Senate
Gallinger
la Follette
Berry
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
China
Chicago Heat Wave Sets Year High as Deaths Rise
Chicago on Thursday marked the hottest day of the year with the weather office reading 91 degrees and street temperatures four degrees higher. Two deaths were attributed to the heat along with several prostrations reported.
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Chicago
Mercury
Weather Office
Longworths and American guests at London court
London court Thursday featured Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth amid a bright royal procession. King Edward and Queen Alexandra hosted a large diplomatic turnout including Mr and Mrs Frederick W Whitridge and Miss Whitridge, John G A Leishman and Mrs Leishman. Roosevelt's daughter drew attention in her wedding gown as Jewish attendees received the queen's concession to hold the function on Thursday night.
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London
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Frederick W. Whitridge
Whitridge
New York
John G. A. Leishman
Mrs. Longworth
Shonts Predicts Panama Canal Completion in Eight Years
Chairman Shonts of the canal commission forecasts completion of the Panama Canal eight years from now. He spoke aboard the steamer Panama before sailing for the Isthmus with Engineer Stevens, sharing his belief on the project’s timeline.
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Panama Canal
Shonts
Canal Commission
Isthmus
Panama
Stevens
Harvard Beats Yale in Crimsons Thrilling Thames Regatta
New London Conn June 29 Harvard varsity defeated Yale before the largest crowd on a race day, winning by under two lengths in 23 minutes 2 seconds to Yale 25 minutes 11 seconds. Yale crews suffered exhaustion at the end as Noyes and Boulton faded. Minnesota Yale sailors included Noyes Schuneman Harris and Peyton.
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Varsity
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Crimson
Thames
Filley
Wray
Boulton
Noyes
Minnesota
Robert Noyes
St. Paul
Carl Schuneman
William D. Harris
Minneapolis
Peyton
Duluth
Four Killed In Wedding Day Tragedy Near Philadelphia
Four persons died when an excursion train struck a carriage at Gwynedd station on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad. Among the victims were Thomas Jaquett and his newlywed wife from North Wales, Pa. The other couple’s names were not yet learned. The Jaquetts had been married the previous night and were driving with friends, attempting to cross the tracks in front of a speeding train they believed would stop.
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Gwynedd
Thomas Jaquett
North Wales
Sullivan Resigns From Eighth New York Seat
Washington June 29 The resignation of Timothy D. Sullivan as a member of the house from the Eighth New York district was sent to the speaker Thursday and read to the house.
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Washington
Timothy D. Sullivan
New York
House
Thaw Indicted for First Degree Murder of Stanford White
New York June 29 Harry Kendall Thaw has been indicted for murder in the first degree for shooting Stanford White on a Madison Square roof garden. His wife Evelyn Nesbit Thaw appeared before the grand jury and begged to be excused from testifying. She left the courthouse escorted by police after a long crowd pressed around.
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Harry KendaLl Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Garvan
Thaw
Jerome
White
Young Thaw
St. James, L. 1
St. James Episcopal Church
Bright
Tombs
Anthony Comstock
The
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Comstock
Society
Mr. Garvan
Roosevelt Not a Candidate Letter From Roosevelt
W A Conant of Colorado Springs, a delegate to the first Republican convention, received a reply from President Roosevelt stating he will not run for another term. The letter confirms Mr Conant must vote for a different Republican candidate in the next election.
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Colo
W. A. Conant
New York
Roosevelt
Heat claims three victims in St Paul heat wave
On June 29 St Paul recorded its hottest June day in two years reaching 88 degrees. Three heat prostrations occurred. Arthur Smith died after falling from a ladder while painting a trolley post at Seventh and Frank. Charles Lindquist of 899 Woodbridge fell from a ladder at 1032 Lincoln and is badly bruised with possible spinal fracture. Katrina Schran, nine, at 282 Hast Prescott, fainted at South Robert and Congress but expected to recover.
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Arthur Smith
City Railway
Seventh
Frank Streets
Charles Lindquist
Woodbridge Street
Lincoln Avenue
Katrina Schran
Hast
Prescott Street
South Robert
Congress Street
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