Senate Wary Of Facts In Philippines Debate
Democrats in the Senate accused Republicans of suppressing information on the Philippines, a charge rebuked by Senator Lodge who urged full disclosure. Maj. Gen. MacArthur testified that withdrawal could ruin republican institutions, while a vote blocked subpoenas for Gardener and others. In the House Rep Sibley denounced Gen. Smith for Samar orders, earning bipartisan applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Philippines
Lodge
Patterson
Colorado
Secretary of War
Cable Maj. Gardener
Washington
Philippine Committee
Maj. Gardener
Allison
Congress
MacArthur
Maj
Senate Committee On Philippines
United States
The
Spain
Cornelius Gardener
Aguinaldo
Sixto Lopez
Mabini
Smith
Sibley
House
Jacob H. Smith
Gen. Smith
Williams
Growth of trusts and their vast industrial reach
The article notes 183 trusts operating over 2,000 plants with total capitalization of about 3.57 billion dollars and 422,000 workers by 1900. It argues trusts span many sectors beyond iron and oil, including food, liquor, textiles, lumber, chemicals, and transportation. It adds that Seventh Day Adventists of Topeka opened a vegetarian restaurant as an experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Seventh Day Adventists
Topeka
May Day Strikes Involve 25000 Workers Nationwide
Twenty five thousand laborers across trades and regions walked out on May Day seeking wage gains and union recognition. Illinois reports the largest action with 2000 miners idle, while Chicago, Alton and Springfield see mining field stoppages. Pittsburg sees 12000 to 15000 in building trades seeking shorter hours and higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chicago
Alton
Springfield
Ilinois
Peoria
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Hudson County
New Jersey
Youngstown
Ohio
Moody Named Secretary of the Navy at Oath
Thursday morning Congressman William Henry Moody of Massachusetts took the oath of office as Secretary of the Navy. The oath was administered by FE. P. Hanna and attended by John D. Long and several Representatives. Moody’s ceremony included a reception with bureau chiefs and assistants present for the new administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Moody
Massachusetts
Navy
FE. P. Hanna
Navy Department
John D. Long
the Navy
Roberts
Mic Call
Lawrence and Green
W. di. Moody
Darling
Yackett
Cyrus Wells
Wood W. Fish
Congress
Army
Tornado Kills 400 in Dacca India Wide Devastation
A tornado swept ancient Dacca in Bengal along with nearby towns killing four hundred and sixteen people. Crops were ruined across the district and the city known for its muslins faced historic decline from Manchester cottons imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacca
India
Bengal
Calcutta
Manchester
Grazing Law Proposed by Iowa Representative
Rep Lacey of Iowa introduces a national grazing bill in the House to grant grazing privileges to homestead settlers and small farmers in arid regions. He argues current grazing hills favor the cattle trust and seek to protect grasses near small holdings from deterioration and monopolization by large livestock owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
National House
Lacey
Catholics Shown In Lead In Church Membership Rise
Father Sheedy cites a religious census by Dr. Carroll showing Catholics gained 468,083 of 1,000,000 new members across denominations. total U S church members 20,000,000 with Catholics nearly half and a 5.4 percent yearly increase. Boer names come under discussion with London inquiring how Boers pronounce De Wet De la Rue Botha Steyn and Leyds with local accents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Father Sheedy
New York
H. K. Carroll
Carroll
London
Dewct
Delarey
Botha
Steyn
Leyds
Dewet
de Ia
Bota
Stain
Tornadoes Hit Iowa Towns Injuring Six and Damaging Property
Two tornadoes struck Iowa Thursday night, one near Bayard in Guthrie County and another from Weldon to Van Meter in Decatur County. The storms damaged farms, barns, and a schoolhouse, injuring six people and causing about 50000 dollars in damage.
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Iowa
Bayard
Guthrie County
Weldon
van Meter
Decatur County
Rippey
van Wert
St. Paul
David Hardin
Woodburn
Immigrant rush swells Northwest homeseeker total
Statistics from railroads show 126000 homeseekers entered the Northwest in the 60 days ending April 12. Most settled in North Dakota Washington Idaho Oregon Minnesota South Dakota Manitoba and Montana with further large additions expected as migrants press westward and new towns spur commerce. Sockless Simpson grows richer as he shifts from frontier fame to cattle ranching golf and other ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Europe
North Dakota
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Minnesota
South Dakota
Manitoba
Montana
Scandinavia
Finland
St. Paul
Northwestern States
Missouri River
Black Hills
Sockless
Simpson
Jerry Simpson
Medicine Lodge
Kan
New Mexico
Helena
Mont
Locust Year Foretold by Agricultural Scientists
Agricultural Department researchers warn this will be the worst locust year since 188. The seventeenth year locusts are expected to swarm across twenty states this month in a sudden onslaught. The insect plague has tracked a long ravaged history since 1713.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Giant cicada cycle spans seventeen years across many states
The text describes a giant cicada reaching one and a half size and appearing in the last week of May at regular intervals of seventeen years. States listed include New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Ohio West Virginia Virginia Massachusetts Vermont Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Wisconsin Alabama Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Massachusetts
Vermont
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Wisconsin
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Federation of Clubs Holds Biennial Session in Los Angeles
The National Federation of Women’s Clubs meets in Los Angeles with thousands of banners and festive decor as the La Fiesta de los Flores marks the convention. Delegates attend a reception at the women’s club house after opening addresses. Mrs. Robert J. Burdette heads the hosting Los Angeles club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Clubs
Los Angeles
Cal
Club Women
United States
California
Los Flores
Southwest
Women’s Club
Los Angeles Club
National Federation
Robert J. Burdette
Chicago Judge Endorses Wife Killings in Self Defense
Judge Guthill of Chicago, while granting a divorce, argues wives may lawfully shoot and kill husbands who beat them. He states self defense is the natural and statutory right, urging women to act if assaulted and noting society would commend such acts against abusive spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uthill
Canada to Stop Strikes Bill Introduced by Mulock
W Mulock minister of labor introduced a bill in Dominion Parliament to prevent strikes on railways. The plan sets up a three member board of arbitrators with one chosen by the company, one by the employees, and a third selected by the pair or appointed by the government if they disagree. Also a report from Dr. Wiley finds Hot Springs water offers no greater curative properties than Potomac River water. John Redmond hosts a dinner for Bourke Cochran in the British House of Commons with several Irish party members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
W. Mulock
Secretary of the Interior
Wiley
Agricultural Department
Instalance
Hot Springs
Ark
Potomac
John Redmond
House of Commons
Bourke Cochran
New York
Twin Nuisances and Quiet Strategy Highlighted
A brisk Times quip contrasts Bryan’s frothing rhetoric with Cleveland’s calm demeanor. Cleveland plots methodical moves as he files trout records for a day of fishing, suggesting a calmer, strategic approach to pressure.
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Mr. Bryan
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland
Los Angeles Times
Reform the Tariff The Osage Mules Skeered by It
An 1894 reminiscence recounts Congressman DeArmond's tariff reform stance in Missouri. The piece notes farm and market distress in Shawnee and Osage Townships, mule prices, bank failures, and shuttered mills, arguing the tariff issue failed politically and became a local scare tactic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman DeArmond
Osage Township
DeArmond
Congress
Clinton
Fountain Head
Washington
Sugar Trust
George West
Senate
Grover Cleveland
Sixth
Bob Lewis
Missouri
Shawnee Township
Charlie Powers
Kansas City
Fenry County
Neck of the Woods
Osage
Henry County
Father and son tale from Sanerville Journal
A sentimental verse recounts a father’s pride in his son from infancy to speech. As the boy grows and speaks, neighbors begin to shun him due to fears about what he might say, casting a wary spotlight on family life and community reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Sanerville Journal
Horses in Paris Warp to Mechanical Traction Decline
In Paris the pool of horses eligible for requisition fell from 96 698 last year to 90 296 this year. The drop of 5 902 horses is attributed to advances in mechanical traction, enough to outfit several cavalry regiments.
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Paris
Ohio to Toledo ad claims and medical cures
An 1886 Toledo area notice features Frank J. Cheney sworn as agent for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar remuneration promise for cure failure. It touts internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and invites testimonials. The page also promotes Allen's Foot Ease and dog ownership statistics in France and Germany.
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State OF
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Hall
A. D
F. J. Cheney & CO
Drugetsts
Hart
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Alen
Yellow clothes unsightly keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue
An grocers offer a 2 oz package of Red Cross Ball Blue for 6 cents to brighten laundry. The note adds that twenty two German shipyards employ 60,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Testimonial on Lydia E Pinkham remedy in surgery note
Mrs G Bruce of Lansing Michigan credits Lydia E Pinkham vegetable compound and san ative wash with restoring health after years on the road and an ovarian operation. She praises the treatment and urges others to consider it while promising confidential counsel from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
G. Bruce
Lansing
Mich
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Lamar
Gen. MacArthur
Moody
Edward
Mary O’ Farland
Marie M'Farland
Mary McFarland
Marie McFarland
Denver
Edward VII
McFarland
England
Prince of Wales
Mrs. Burdette
Treasury
Cuba
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
New York Weekly
France
Mus. Pinkham
Peinto Mbs
G. “Bruce
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