Week's News Forecast in National Affairs
Supreme Court to hear Palmer v Texas and Waters-Pierce Oil case. Taft Bryan Hughes Woodford active in campaigns. Massachusetts convention may shape New England primaries. Bryan tours New York State while Taft campaigns Nebraska and Midwest. Johnson visits Shiloh dedication. BritMcFarland fight in San Francisco. Amateur tennis in New York and South Atlantic League baseball opening. Automobile centennial carnival in New York begins Monday.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Bradley W. Palmer
State of Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Navy Department
San Diego
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
New York
Massachusetts
South Dakota
Virginia
Crawford
Taft
Hughes
Stewart L. Woodford
Woodruff
Schurman
Cornell University
Frank S. Black
Boston
New England
William J. Bryan
Middle West
Nebraska
Omaha
Bryan
New York State
Johnson
Minnesota
Shiloh
Jimmy Brit
Packie McFarland
Amateer Court
Campaign Contribution Tied to 1900 Presidential Fund
New York reports detail about a $700,000 Wall and Cortlandt Street Ferry deal tied to a $500,000 political contribution in the 1900 presidential campaign. Witness Thomas F. Ryan outlined a plan where five men provided $100,000 each, reimbursed with 6 percent interest, and later repaid about $111,000 each when the deal with Anthony N. Brady occurred.
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New York
Wall and Cortlandet
Ryan
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
W. Cc. Whitney
Thomas Dean
P. A. B. Widener
W. L. Elkins
George K. Huhn & Sons
Philadelphia
Ryan, Before An Opportunity Was Afforded To Repay Mr. Ryan
Wall and Cortlandt Company
Anthony N. Brady
Elkins
Widener
Dolan and Whitney
Vaudeville Performer Swallows Hardware Blades in Shocking Stunt
Seattle reports Henry Harrison a 38 year old vaudeville performer removed from his body eleven knife blades five lath nails six screws three tacks and other hardware while believing he had appendicitis, the stunt tied to his stage act and health risks.
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Rison
Harrison
No Such Contribution Made to the Republican Campaign
New York April 4 Cornelius N Bliss treasurer of the Republican national committee denied any $500000 contribution from the Metropolitan Street Railway to the party campaign fund in 1900 He called reports based on a New York county grand jury presentment by Thomas F Ryan absurd and said such a donation would have been known.
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Republican National Committee
New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican Party
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Bliss
New York County Grand Jury
Thomas F. Ryan
Mr. Bliss
Insurance Agency Services Ad
Insurance of all kinds. Call on Jno. B. Hines for fire life accident tornado plate glass and bond and live stock insurance. Phone 161. att.
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Jno
B. Hines
Proper Target Range Outlined for State Guard
Adjutant General Newton described a suitable target range for the state guard. He proposed a site 1000 yards wide and 1200 yards long with mountains to the north and a dry wooded sanitary camp near water in the south. The location should be accessible by railroad and public highway, and with legislative funding the guard could assemble annually for target practice.
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Austin
Newton
State Guard
Gigantic Lockout Hits 150 000 Paris Builders
A massive lockout began in St Paris on April 4 affecting 150000 masons bricklayers and allied tradesmen. Dispute centers on nine hour maximum day and weekly rest law with masters offering wage scale and hour cuts. Building work nationwide including underground railroad projects halted.
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Paris
Night Riders Raid Clark County Tobacco Beds
A night rider band attacked Mrs Lizzie Gays farm near Winchester five miles away destroying five tobacco beds by scraping them and tossing the canvass covering into a pond. The farm tenancy is held by Aquilla Thomas. This marks Clark county s first night rider outbreak.
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Lexington
Lizzie Gays
Aquilla Thomas
Winchester
Thomas
Clark County
Leech Appointed Public Printer in Washington
John Leech of Illinois, currently public printer in the Philippines, is appointed public printer in Washington by President Roosevelt. He succeeds Stillings, whose resignation was accepted recently, a move that surprised observers since Leech had not been linked to the post.
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Washington
John Leech
Illinois
Philippines
Leech
Stillings
Roosevelt
Health Coffee Deceived Critics Says Local Ad
An old advertisement claims Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee fools coffee connoisseurs by tasting like real coffee while containing no actual coffee. The product is said to be made from toasted grains malt and nuts and is sold in 1 12 pound portions for 25 cents by J M Lawrance & Co.
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J. M. Lawatt Rence & Co
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E. J. Jenkins
GEO. A. Adams Insurance
Will S. Higgs
Stevenson Machine and Repair
Anomern
Living Hardware Store
Seattle, Wash
Henry Har
Government Printing Office
City National Bank
National Bank
G. $. Parker
E. H. Astin
Albert W. Wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
J. Bulte
Sanders Bros
CRAIN
Wilson Grain
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Dallas
Tex
Joe B. Reed
Friend-In-Need Society
Joe B.iReed
W. H. Lawrence
the Miller House
W. F. Miller
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