Congress Ends Seven Month Session With Broad Legislation
Washington June 30. Congress closes a busy seven month session marked by major laws on the Isthmian canal Philippine civil government and irrigation. The war tax repeal cuts $73.25 million in revenue while the canal bill totals about 50 million in appropriations and overall costs near 184 million. Investigations into the Philippines Cuba and the Danish West Indies also occurred.
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British Captain Blamed for Cholera Toll at Port Arthur
From Port Arthur a Novoe Vremya correspondent blames the captain of the British ship Hinan for a cholera epidemic at the port. The outbreak has caused over 400 deaths, nearly 300 of them Europeans.
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Port Arthur
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Major Gardener Testifies Before Board of Inquiry
Major Gardener testifies before the board investigating cruelty charges by American officers and soldiers against Major Cornelius Gardener, Tayabas governor. He says his original report was confidential and that new testimony might have altered it, noting possible disbanded insurgents unknown to others. He doubts the five outrages cases, saying they were probably not true despite his good faith report.
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Cornelius Gardener
Tayabas
Gardener
Root
Native water cure claim linked to Gardener deputations near towns
Major Gardener states he received information from citizen deputations in nearby towns claiming that the water cure was administered to natives in 1901. The report emphasizes the alleged method and local inquiries without detailing the towns or outcomes.
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King Ed ward king’s recovery progresses after operation
London reports a quiet Buckingham Palace night with fewer watchers as the king shows signs of strength following the operation. The 9 am bulletin notes improved condition despite wound discomfort and the 4 pm update confirms satisfactory progress. Copenhagen dispatch says Queen Alexandra invites Danish hussars to return for the coronation in September.
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Heavy Rain Threatens Midwestern Crops In Floods
Chicago reports widespread rain across the Middle West with some areas seeing over an inch in 24 hours. Professor Cox of the weather bureau warns continued rain could cause heavy crop damage and losses for Illinois and surrounding farming regions.
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Unprecedented Shutdown Strikes Glass Factories Nationwide
Pittsburg June 30 The plate glass and window glass industries are idle across the country. Plate glass plants have halted for one month and window glass plants for two, affecting about 10 000 men. The closure stems from a producers agreement pushed by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, with independents and other firms joining in.
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Nation to Join Dowie in Zion Colony Near Chicago
Carrie Nation has informed Medicine Lodge reporters of her plan to join John Alexander Dowie in his Zion colony near Chicago. She says she will serve as a healer and traveling convert gatherer for Dowie and will make Zion her home. Rome: Bishop Thomas O Gorman will carry a papal letter to President Roosevelt and present a mosaic view of Rome from the Vatican studio as the pope s gift.
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Tribute in Washington: House Honors Dead Representatives
The U S House held a Sunday session to honor Amos Cummings of New York and Peter J Otey of Virginia with the Marine Band in the lobby and eulogies by lawmakers including Mr Cannon of Illinois. Widows and families attended as unions and associations joined the tribute. The session marked the first time in ninety years a Sabbath legislative day was observed with full parliamentary proceedings.
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Virginia
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Illinois
Appropriations Committee
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Tablet Unveiled for William McKinley in Washington Church
A white marble tablet bearing McKinley’s life and deeds, a tribute by Judge Thomas H. Anderson, was unveiled at Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church. President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou attended the simple ceremony as the congregation sang Nearer My God to Thee.
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Thomas H. Anderson
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Monsoon Absent in Western India Amid Mont Pelee Eruption
A Bombay dispatch reports acute alarm in Western India as the monsoon fails to appear in June. Heavy rains are delayed due to Mont Pelee’s eruption in Martinique, with Gujarat’s drought risk escalating. Meteorologists say the eruption disrupted the monsoon a thousand miles westward.
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Daily Mail
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India
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Martinique
Gujerat
Germany Faces a Big Deficit Declared in 1901 Budget
Berlin reports a 40,000,000 mark deficit in the 1901 budget with a sharp fall in railway revenue. Prospects for 1903 look dim as state contributions and railway receipts are expected to decline.
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Berlin
Broken Rail Wreck Kills Musician in Colorado Train Crash
A Rio Grande Midland line excursion train from Cripple Creek to Ute Pass suffered a broken rail. Seven cars derailed near Colorado Springs. Francis M. English, a prominent local musician, was killed and about thirty others were injured, with four thought fatally harmed.
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Irado Midland Railway
Francis M. English
Wisconsin Editors Attend Sonia Jana Exposition Tour
Sixty five Wisconsin Press Association members arrived on the steamer Dubuque from St Paul to St Louis and were hosted by Sonia Jana Purchase Exposition officials. Rain did not stop a two car trolley tour of the city.
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Wisconsin Press Association
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St. Paul
Soniajana Purchase Exposition Company
Barge George H Dunbar Sinks Near Kelleys Island
The steam barge George H Dunbar sprang a leak ten miles east of Kelleys island and sank at 4 a.m. The captain, his daughter and another man were saved by persons from Kelleys island. Seven others left the barge on a raft and were missing, feared lost.
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George H. Dunbar
Kelleys Island
American Jockeys Exonerated After Inquiry
Paris reports the Jockey Club exonerates American jockeys after an investigation into conduct on French turf. No suspicious behavior or proof of a plot against English riders was found, clearing the Americans of any wrongdoing.
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North western Telephone announces wide long distance reach
The North western Telephone Co states its long distance lines and connections cover over 2,000 cities and towns across Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin. It promotes copper metallic circuits first clay service and low rates.
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