Senate Fails to Set Vote on Exclusion Bill in Washington Notes
Washington notes report the senate failed to set a time for a vote on the Chinese exclusion bill with indications it may occur next Tuesday. Debates covered post office funding and opposition from Dillingham Stewart and Hoar, while Depew warned states on suffrage and representation.
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Washington
Dillingham
Vermont
Stewart
Nevada
Hoar
Massachusetts
Senate approves river and harbor bill with major increases
The senate committee on commerce completed the river and harbor bill raising appropriations by 9 608 172 bringing total to 70 297 439 Principal items include Brazos channel 400 000 Galveston inner harbor 200 000 Guam harbor 150 000 Coosa river 475 000 Mississippi river harbors 620 000 and Missouri river 220 000 The civil service commission drops charges against Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma and J R Renshaw over campaign fund circulars saying they acted without their knowledge
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Brazos Channel
Texas
Galveston
Guam Harbor
Coosa River
Georgia
Alabama
Trinity River
Upper White River
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Ohio
Missouri
Missouri River
Civil Service Commision
T. B. Ferguson
Oklahoma
J. R. Renshaw
United States District Court of Oklahoma
Civil Service
Skeletons Unearthed Near Morice Indicate Murder Clue
In Morice near Niles Michigan C E and F E Jones uncovered three human skeletons eighteen inches underground. The remains include two men and a woman with skull evidence suggesting murder. Detectives examined the scene seeking further clues into the killings.
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Niles, Mich
C. E
F. E. Jones
Morice
Roosevelt Arrives Quietly at White House After Early Flight
Washington report notes President Roosevelt landed at 7 30 this morning and was promptly driven to the White House with no public demonstration due to the early hour.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Riots in Belgium Shock Brussels as Troops Clash
In Brussels and surrounding districts sharp fighting erupted between strikers and gendarmes. A thousand demonstrators disturbed St Nicholas and La Louviere, with 6000 idle in La Croyere Haine and St Pierre. Wounded range from 40 to 100 with many hidden by friends. Authorities tightened controls and banned meetings.
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General Council
Labor Party
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la Louvier
la Croyere
Haine
St. Pierre
Mons
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Gendearmes
Maison Due Peuple
Calvary
Ellen M. Stone Returns Home From Bulgaria Ordeal
Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary held by brigands in Bulgaria, arrived in New York aboard the Deutschland. She described the captors as insulting but not physically violent and explained why the brigands chose a married chaperone for her.
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New York
Ellen M. Stone
Bulgaria
Deutschland
Charles A. Stone
Mme. Tsikla
Miss Stone
Turkey
Woman Plans Swift Visit to Elderly Mother in Chelsea Mass
Miss Stone stated she would travel immediately to Chelsea Massachusetts to check on her mother who is over ninety. The remark appears in a brief exchange touching family concerns amid ongoing events.
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Miss Stone
Chelsea
Mass
Citizens form stock company for local canning plant
Athens Texas April 11 report that on April 3 citizens formed a stock company to build a canning plant. Machinery ordered and crews anticipate canning much of the current crop soon. Over two hundred acres planted in tomatoes nearby with plants growing well.
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Athens
Tex
Monument to General Polk Unveiled Near Atlanta
A Confederate monument honoring General Leonidas Polk was unveiled on Lost Mountain near Atlanta on April 11. Erected by Major Gideon Morris and his wife, the shaft marks the spot where Polk died after a Federal shell struck June 14, 1864.
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Atlanta
Leonidas Polk
Lost Mountain
Gideon Morris
Polk
Brain Food Nonsense Debunked and Diet Tips
A critique rejects the fad of separate foods for brain and body and promotes a balanced diet. It warns digestion and dyspepsia destroy nutrients and endorses Green's August Flower to aid digestion, liver action, and energy, sold by Wilson Jenkins Co. and featuring Green's Almanac.
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G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins Vs . Co
Green
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