Senators Clash Over Truth on Philippine Situation
In a heated Senate debate Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to hide facts about the Philippines. Senator Lodge defends the push for full information while General MacArthur testifies that independence risks chaos and a weak regime. House member Sibley brands Gen. Smith a disgrace for Samar orders, drawing party applause.
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Senate
Philippines
Lodge
Patterson
Colorado
Cable Bras
Gardener
Washington
Philippine Committee
Maj. Gardener
Allison
Congress
MacArthur
Maj
Senate Committee On Philippines
United States
The
Spain
Smith
Ribley
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
Gen
Sibley
Williams
Growth of Trusts Shapes Modern Industry and Food Sector
A survey notes 183 trusts controlling over 2,000 plants with 422,000 workers and a capitalization of 3.67 billion, spanning food, chemicals, tobacco, textiles, lumber, and vehicles. Despite size, trusts contribute just over ten percent of US industrial output. Also, Seventh Day Adventists of Torrka opened a vegetarian restaurant as an experiment.
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United States
Torrka
May Day Strikes Sweep United Labor Force
More than 25 000 workers across trades laid down tools on May Day demanding wage gains and union recognition. In Illinois 24 000 miners quit, others idle in Chicago and Alton Springfield districts after stalled negotiations. Pittsburg builders strike 12 000 to 15 000 for shorter hours and higher pay. Plumbers' walkout averted in Pittsburgh as master plumbers signed higher scale. Buffalo carpenters and plumbers join, Hudson County mills see 1 200 machinists strike for 2.50 eight hour day. Youngstown Ohio builders strike for eight hours and higher wages.
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Screntistien
ZAI
Illinois
Chicago
Alton
Springfield
Peoria
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Hudson County
New Jersey
Youngstown
Ohio
Moody Now Heads the Navy as Secretary Takes Oath
Congressman William Henry Moody of Massachusetts took the oath of office as Secretary of the Navy at 9 35 Thursday morning. E P Hanna administered the oath in the Navy Department. Present were John D Long ex Secretary of the Navy Representatives Roberts McCall Lawrence and Green of Massachusetts Assistant Secretary Moody Hackett Cyrus Wells and Wood W Fishback. The ceremony was followed by a reception for bureau chiefs and assistants.
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William Henry Moody
Massachusetts
Navy
E. P. Hanna
Navy Department
John D. Long
the Navy
Roberts, McCall, Lawrence and Green
W. i. Moody
Darling
Hackett
Cyrus Wells
Wood W. Fishback
Moody
Long
Mr. Long
Congress
Army
Tornado Kills 400 In Dacca City Storm Toll
A tornado devastated the ancient city of Dacca in Bengal and nearby towns in India. Four hundred sixteen people were killed and crops ruined across the district. Dacca sits about 150 miles northeast of Calcutta and has historic prominence in British India.
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Dacca
India
Bengal
Calcutta
Manchester
Grazing Law Proposal Aims to Aid Settlers in West
Iowa Representative Lacey 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 seeks to protect grass and prevent range deterioration from large herd ownership.
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Iowa
National House
Lacey
Catholics Showed Lead in National Church Growth
Father Sheedy cites a religious census by Dr. Carroll showing 468,083 of 53,000 new members joined the Catholic Church. Overall population rose 2.18 percent, Catholic gain 5.4 percent. Carroll counts 9,000,000 Catholics among 20,000,000 church members in the United States.
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United States
Father Sheedy
New York
H. K. Carroll
Carroll
Names of Boer Leaders Pronunciation Debate in London
A London newspaper queried Boer leaders pronunciation of De Wet, Delarey, Botha, Steyn and Leyds. Boers favor De Wet with a short i and stress on the first syllable for Botha. Delarey bears the last-syllable accent as De la Rue, while Steyn is spoken as Stain and Leyds as Laids.
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London
Dewet
Delarey
Botha
Steyn
Leyds
de Wet
de la Rue
Bota
Battle for Bayan Fort Ends Moro Rebellion Bloodily
In Mindanao Colonel Baldwin leading 470 Americans stormed and captured the Moro fort at Bayan after a brutal daylong fight. Nearly 300 Moros defended the position with trenches and krisses. 84 survivors surrendered after losing their leadership. American casualties included Lieut Bovars killed and Capt Moore, Lieut Jossman, and Surgeon Major Porter wounded.
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Frank D. Baldwin
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Bayan
Island of Mindanao
P. L
Bovars
Moore
Jossman
Porter
Raja Muda
Baran
Ponda Matan
Mindanao
Baldwin
Riz
Davis
Chaffee
Philippines
St Louis Fair Postponed to May 1, 1904
President Francis issued an official notice postponing the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to 1904. Officials cite foreign exhibit delays, Philippine display readiness, and building completion concerns as reasons. A telegram from 51 fair directors supported the move. amendment seeks April 30, 1903 dedication and May 1, 1904 opening with year end closure.
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David R. Francis
Thomas H. Carter
National Commission
Executive Committee
Francis
St. Lony
Congress
Gates eyes vast Southern railway empire plan
Steel magnate John W. Gates pursues a trunk and branch system uniting the Southern Railway with Chicago and Eastern Illinois and Louisville and Nashville to connect Chicago directly with Southern industries. Three people die in a wind storm at McKeesport Pennsylvania.
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John W. Gates
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Louisville
Potter Palmer Dies Suddenly in Chicago Residence
Chicago financier Potter Palmer died Sunday afternoon at his Lake Shore Drive home after a lengthy illness. Born in 1826, he designed much of Chicago’s growth, with the Palmer House valued around 5 million and a total estate estimated near 20 million. Surrounded by family, he passed quietly after a gradual decline from grip and dyspepsia.
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Chicago
Mr. Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Morgan representative flags Milwaukee to Benton Harbor rail line
Dr John Fried of Chicago representing J Pierpont Morgan secured an option on the Milwaukee Benton Harbor and Columbus Railroad from Buchanan Michigan to Benton Harbor with plans to extend the Grand Trunk from Edwardsburg through Niles to Buchanan then to Benton Harbor over the acquired line. The Limerick mayor's office bears missing royal arms noted as a nationalist provocation and councilor Joseph Ryan was arrested in connection. The Hungarian lower house ratified the Austro Hungarian Mexico treaty that lapsed in 1867 and had not been renewed.
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John Fried
Chicago
J. Pierpont Morgan
Milwaukee, Benton Harbor and Columbus Railroad
Buchanan, Mich
Benton Harbor
Grand Trunk
Edwardsburg
Niles
Buchanan
Limerick
Ireland
Daly
Joseph Ryan
Corporation
Mexico
Condition Of Crops Brings Mixed Nebraska to Ohio Notes
The weekly weather bureau crop report outlines rainfall shortages in the upper Ohio valley and parts of the South while Missouri and Illinois show improvement in winter wheat. Corn planting progresses in Illinois and Missouri, oats and spring wheat show varied conditions, and fruit outlook remains hopeful in central valleys. Separate notes mention a fatal saloon shooting in Detroit, Topeka water works bid, a San Francisco earthquake, and regional statewide weather updates.
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Senators Home Life and Postage Stamps Highlight Era
The article notes a mix of Senator residences, with many living in hotels or apartments, shaping social life around public service. It details postal cash flows, stamps, and a Martha Washington image proposal, plus quirks of officials like Pettus and Hanna, and department notes on pests and epaulettes.
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Washington
Congress
Postoffice Department
Martha Washington
Artha Washington
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