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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
4
Senate Passes House Apportionment Bill Friday
The Senate passed the apportionment bill on Friday. Earlier that Friday the House of Representatives approved 170 private pension bills.
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Senate
House of Representatives
New Orleans Trade Grows 47 Percent in 1900
The foreign commerce of New Orleans rose by 47 percent in 1900 yet residents oppose expansion. Wisconsin inaugurated its first native born governor last week after fifty three years of statehood, the prior governors all being born elsewhere.
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New Orleans
Wisconsin
Congress Opposed Ship Subsidy Backed by Great Shipping Firms
Opposition to the ship subsidy bill is framed as patriotic but is aided by large English French and German shipping houses as revelations show.
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Congress
England
France
Germany
Republican Platform Promises on Shipping Protected
The platform pledges to protect shipping interests and urges fulfilling its promises. The party faces two choices after another term: repudiate or redeem its commitments to the people.
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Republican Party
Britain and Russia Rumored to Divide China
Rumors claim Britain cedes Neuw Chwang to Russia to control the railway to Shan-Hai-Kwan while Russia would occupy Manchuria and Britain hold the Yangtze Valley. The report notes it is speculation and may be unfounded.
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Russia
Great Britain
China
Neuw Chwang
Shan-Hai-Kwan
Mancuria
Britain
Yang-Tse
Ship Subsidy Debate Seen Influenced by Foreign Lobby
The article argues that a large foreign lobby funds by millions paid to Congress members, backing foreign ship owners, and thus would sway votes against a ship subsidy bill. It contends that such influence undermines public confidence in representatives voting against foreign interests.
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Congress
Government Coinage Profits Reported for Last Year
The year saw 141,351,960 in all coins coined including 107,938,110 in gold 18,244,984 in silver 47,114,270 in subsidiary silver pieces 12,876,349 in value and 101,301,753 minor coins worth 2,243,016. The government profit from this coinage was 5,477,525.
Dividing the Democratic Party into Factions
The speaker urges splitting the Democratic party into many factions each with a preferred leader and platform. He predicts that when votes are counted William Jennings Bryan will emerge as the strongest, with the smallest faction representing true Jeffersonian or Jacksonian principles.
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William Jennings Bryan
Indiana Electors Cast Votes for McKinley and Roosevelt
Indiana’s fifteen electors met in the state House and cast ballots in line with the November election results. They affirmed William McKinley for president and Theodore Roosevelt for vice president.
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Indiana
United States
House of Representatives
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Envoy Whipped and Killed by Boer Commander
Report states three English peace envoys were seized by General De Wett’s forces, whipped, and one envoy killed. The act sparked international outrage, with De Wett described as a murderous guerrilla depriving him of any claim to chivalry or leadership.
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DeWett
The Joint Note Signed in China War Settlement
The joint note fixing terms of the final settlement of the war was signed last weekend by Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang. Authorities expect a timely close, but note Chinese negotiators may still delay reaching a final settlement.
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China
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Horrors on Russian Railroad Strike Severe Blizzard
Passenger trains in southern Russia last week endured a brutal blizzard that raged for 100 hours, piling snow up to 35 feet high and halting rail service. Forty passengers died from freezing with many others starving aboard a six day train journey toward Odessa.
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Russia
Odessa
Senators Chosen by Legislatures in Several States
On Tuesday the legislatures of Pennsylvania Michigan Idaho Massachusetts New Hampshire Colorado Maine and the statewide vote results left William A. Clark just short of success. Senators named include Matthew Stanley Quay James McMillan Fred T. Dubois George Frisbie Hoar Henry F. Burnham Thomas M. Patterson and William P. Fry.
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United States
States
Matthew Stanley Quay
Pennsylvania
James McMillan
Michigan
Fred T. Dubois
Idaho
George Frisbie Hoar
Massachusetts
Henry F. Burnham
New Hampshire
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
William P. Fry
Maine
William A. Clark
Getting Thin and Scott's Emulsion Advertisement Claims
An advertisement explains that thinning is often due to overwork or under digestion and promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a universal remedy. It urges activity alongside the product, notes a free sample offer, and lists prices 50 cents and 1 dollar with the address of Scott & Bowne in New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne Chemists
Pearl Street
New York
Montana Senate Election Factions Split Threaten GOP Victory
Parties in Montana and Delaware fragment into Attix and anti Attix camps. The rift could prevent a Republican victory or lead to electing a Democrat, as factions refuse reconciliation and fail to unite behind a candidate.
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Montana
Littl
Delaware
Neely Extradition Case Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled the 1900 act authorizing Neely’s extradition constitutional. Senator Fairbanks authored the bill, and Neely will be sent to Cuba for trial. The court’s decision secures a long penitentiary term for him and others involved in the scheme.
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United States Supreme Court
Neely
Fairbanks
Supreme Court
Cuba
Aguinaldo Senators Filibuster for Army Reorganization
The Aguinaldo Senators, paid as United States Senators by Anelesam, filibuster to delay the army reorganization bill. They are chided for taking salaries from a government they seek to undermine while contrasting them with 1861 Senators who rebelled.
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Aguinaldo
Anelesam
United States
Burleigh reapportionment bill passes House 165 to 102
The House accepted the Burleigh reapportionment bill on Tuesday by 165 votes to 102. The measure increases House membership from 357 to 386 while Indiana remains at 13 Representatives and 15 Electors. Crumpacker’s motion to curb representation failed 110 to 130. States gaining seats include Arkansas through Wisconsin, with Illinois and Texas gaining three each.
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Burleigh
House
Indiana
Crumpacker
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Texas
Debate on six year presidency and reelection ban
The piece weighs Cleveland's proposal to extend the presidential term to six years and bar reelection. It argues potential savings in campaign costs and reduced turmoil but contends the plan would cause more harm by depriving voters of renewing leaders who perform well. It suggests voters will prefer reelecting effective presidents and removing harmful incumbents sooner.
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Cleveland
Voters Seek Change to Remove Harmful Leadership
The passage urges ousting the current leader and replacing them with a better option, noting the public willingness to bear costs to rid the country of a detriment.
U S Vows Restitution Demand Over Moroccan Grievance
The United States may press Morocco for restitution of $15,000 in stolen property taken years ago from Antonio Boyn in Tangier, with the U S Consul General backing the claim. If unaddressed, a U S battleship could demand compliance to be heard by the Moroccan Sultan.
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United States
Morocco
Antonio Boyn
Tangress
Boyn
Sam
Separation of church and state in Philippine public schools
The Philippine Commission debates public school use for religious services with priests pushing for weekly sessions and Catholics opposing. It argues for secular education, asserting the state must educate while the church teaches Christianity, calling for absolute church state separation.
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Philippine Commission
Federal Party
Philippines
Christ
Caesar
House representation debate over size and democracy
A editorial argues that reducing the number of Representatives to cut costs would make the House aristocratic and less democratic. It compares the U.S. ratio to Britain France Germany and Mexico, noting population growth requires more members to preserve representation.
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Congress
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Reichstag
Mexico
Washington Letter on ship subsidy bill and Manila prisoners
The piece reports Senator Hanna vowing an extra session if the ship subsidy bill fails before March 4, with allies optimistic it will pass. It notes amendments broaden the bill, lists river and harbor funding debate, and covers the Manila conspirators’ deportation to Guam and expected impact on revolt.
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Washington
D.C
Hanna
Congress
Frye
Allison
MacMillan
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