Congress Concludes as Republicans and Democrats Clash
Washington June 30. The Fifty-ninth congress ends after a long session with the Texas delegation securing 375 418 for border service soldier reimbursements and the public buildings bill advancing. A confrontation between Rep George N Southwick and Charles L Bartlett near a tally clerks pay vote was prevented by friends as Bartlett threatened to cut him with a knife.
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Texas
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Senate
George N. Southwick
New York
Charles L. Bartlett
Georgia
Bartlett
Southwick
Committee On Accounts
Committee On Resolutions
Senator Scott Mortified Over Public Building Plan
Washington June 30 Senator Scott reported complete argument on the omnibus public building bill. He said the senate conferees yielded the senate provision for a 3,000,000 building at Washington for the departments of state justice and commerce and labor. He expressed mortification and vowed to make the capital the admiration of the world and to secure every available foot of ground.
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Labor
Culberson Contrasts Expenditures of McKinley and Roosevelt
Senator Culberson argued that Roosevelts four year administration cost the nation $400 million more than McKinleys four years even after excluding Panama expenses. He noted McKinleys era included a $400 million war with Spain. Roosevelt visited the Capitol Saturday morning to sign bills in the final session hours.
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Panama
Spain
Capitol
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Thaw Hears Heat Presses Friday Night at Tombs
In New York on Friday night the heat was extreme at the Tombs as Harry Thaw endured a long warm evening. Mrs Thaw visited for four and a half hours and asked to see the warden about Sunday visitors. Four infant deaths from heat were reported in Manhattan before noon. The south faced a day noted as the hottest of the year across many sections.
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Harry Thaw
New York
Thaw
Tombs
McGuire
John A. Wade
Manhattan Island
Memphis
South
Transcript received in Albert T Patrick case
The clerk of the supreme court of the United States has received a transcript of the record in the Albert T. Patrick case.
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Washington
Albert T. Patrick
Supreme Court of the United States
Mrs Tanner Killed In Montana Auto Crash
Helena Mont June 30 Mrs James Tanner wife of Grand Army of the Republic commander in chief was killed this afternoon in an automobile accident. The party including Mrs J K Toole and General Lester Wilson were in a wreck when the car left a narrow road near an embankment. Mrs Tanner died en route to a hospital. others escaped serious injury.
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Helena
Mont
James Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Tanner
Montana Department of the
J. K. Toole
Lester Wilson
Borman
Fort Harrison
Fatal Street Duel Leaves Two Mortally Wounded
Raleigh dispatch reports J. T. Parks auditing clerk of the state dispensary and R. H. Covar business manager of the Orangeburg Patriot were mortally wounded in a street duel. Parks, former Patriot owner turned secretary of the Democratic executive committee, and Covar were shot through the body amid a dispute over a settlement.
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S. C
W. C. Tatum
Orangeburg
J. T. Parks
State Dispensary
R. H. Covar
Patriot
Parks
Covar
Democratic Executive Committee
Conferees Agree on Public Building Allocations Across States
Washington reports items agreed by Senate and House conferees for public buildings list allocations in Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas New Mexico Texas and more. Grants cover cities such as Ruston Lake Charles Oklahoma City Little Rock Pine Bluff Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio Tyler and others. The president later signed the railroad rate bill the naturalization bill and the Panama Isthmus lock canal construction bill.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Fayetteville
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Albuquerque
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Fort Worth
San Antonio
Tyler
Gonzales
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Greenville
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Palestine
San Marcos
Temple
Panama
More Measures Approved Signed Rural and Military Bills
The article notes approval of rural appropriation and military academy bills along with a measure allowing cattle to remain on trains for thirty six hours.
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Washington
Sundry Civil Bill Passes in House
Washington report states the house adopted the conference report on the sundry civil bill and the measure passes.
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