No Xtra Session Talks on Cuban Reciprocity by Treaty
Washington July 3 Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means committee met with President Roosevelt and said reciprocity with Cuba would be effected at the next Congress by treaty. He added that the House shares equal jurisdiction with the Senate on revenue matters under the Dingley Act, ending extra session talk. Secretary Root reported that Philippine civil government was established on July 1 with American authority and pacification complete.
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Washington
Payne
House Committee On Ways and
Roosevelt
Cuba
Congress
Senate
House
Teday
Laguna
Root
Wright
Philippine Islands
American Dies in Peru After Cerro de Pasco Trip
Lima July 3 report: American Thomas W. Forster, who accompanied American buyers from the Cerro de Pasco mines, died of pneumonia on Tuesday at Oroya.
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Peru
Lima
Thomas W. Forester
Cerro de Pasco
Oroya
Pauline Davison Actress Aspirations End in Tragedy
Pauline Davidson aged 20 of Lawrence Kansas committed death by her own action using chloroform in Denver on July 3. The report notes her disappointment over failing to become an actress and records the self inflicted death as a personal crisis.
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Pauline Davison
Denver
Pauline Davidson
Lawrence, Kan
Philippine government to shift from military to civilian rule
Cooper of the house committee on insular affairs says steps will be taken immediately to put the Philippine Government Act into operation. Authority will transfer from militia to civil officials except in the fory country amid disorder. A presidential proclamation will formalize the change and allow reduced military force. Censuses provided by the act will follow.
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Washington
Cooper
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Fory
Four Big Warships Named Louisiana Connecticut Tennessee Washington
The navy plans four new ships with heavy armor and mixed batteries. Battleships displace 16,000 tons, move 18 knots, and mount four 12-inch four 8-inch twelve 7-inch and twenty 38-inch guns. Armored cruisers displace 14,500 tons, 22 knots, with four 10-inch, sixteen 6-inch, twenty two 3-inch guns.
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Ticut
Tennessee
Washington
Navy Department
Louisiana
Connecticut
Taft Gets Final Instructions From Secretary Root
Judge William H. Taft civil governor of the Philippines has received final instructions from Secretary Root regarding his note on the disposition of the tribunal of the islands. The cable message references communications reaching Cardinal Rampolla, the Papal secretary of state, and relates to the matter of lands and the delivery.
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Taft Geta
Rome
William H. Taft
Philippine Islands
Root
Department
Triat
Cardinal Rampollz
Strange Tragedy in Union Village Explosion Blows Man to Atoms
A bizarre blast in Union village, Mammoth Springs county, fatally blows Pink Gibson when dynamite in his pocket explodes as Harvey Sexton fires on intruders. Nine others injured as ground nearby is torn up. Investigations describe a shocking, unusual incident with conflicting details.
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Memphis
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Bays
Union
Pink Gibson
Harvey Sexton
Sexton
Gibson
Roosevelt Signs All Bills Before Adjournment
Washington reports that every bill presented to President Roosevelt was signed before Congress adjourned. This is exceptional as many measures are often overlooked or forgotten in the rush. The recent session saw 15,330 bills introduced in the House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Tornado Rips Wisconsin Towns Causing Heavy Loss
A tornado swept a 10 mile by half mile corridor from Raymond to Husher Wisconsin late Wednesday afternoon killing one person and injuring several. It wrecked 40 houses and barns, killed 30 to 40 head of stock, toppled hundreds of trees and ruined hundreds of acres of grain with total damage near 400000 dollars.
Firemen Return to Work in Kingston and Pine Ridge Mines
Firemen resumed duties in Kingston after three former Delaware and Hudson Coal Company workers were re-hired at their old posts. Three other Kingston Coal Company firemen also sought reinstatement at their former positions, marking the first crack in the strike ranks.
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Wilkesbarre
Kingston Coal Company
Pine Ridge
Delaware and Hudson Company
Watonga Suffers Fire Loss in Blaine County
Watonga Oklahoma July 2 Blaine county seat suffered a five thousand dollar fire loss Wednesday with Koch Hardware and Tyler and Cronkhite department store listed as the heaviest losers. Minnesota Republicans at St Paul July 2 nominated a full ticket including Governor Samuel R Van Sandt Lieutenant Governor Ray W Jones Secretary of State Peter A Nason State Auditor G G Iverson Attorney General W B Douglas Clerk Supreme Court C A Jidgeon Railroad Commissioner C F Staples and endorsed the Philadelphia platform of 1900 and Roosevelt for a second term.
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Watonga
Guthrie
Okla
Blaine County
Koch Hardware Company
Tyler & Cronkhite
St. Paul
Minn
Samuel R. van Sandt
Ray W. Jones
Peter A. Nason
G. G. Iverson
J. H. Block
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Brya, Texas
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