Senate Debates Canal Bill and Pension Reforms
The Senate devoted most of its session to the isthmian canal project with speeches for the Panama route and opposition to the Nicaragua option. It also advanced pension measures increasing support for disabled veterans and survivors, while House actions included memorial resolutions and Hawaii coinage proposals. Additional items covered Cuban affairs, appointments, and a Pauncefote remains conveyance plan.
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Miers
Indiana
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New Hampshire
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Ohio
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Ilinois
Kittridge
South Dakota
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Kittredge
Costa Rica
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Nicaragua
Teller
Spooner Bill Accepted for Cuban Reciprocity
Washington June 17 Republican members of the senate committee on Cuban relations agreed to accept the Spooner bill providing reciprocity with Cuba and planned to call a conference of Republican senators to discuss its terms.
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Mormons Fire Upon In Kentucky Meeting
In Marshall county a mob shot at a Mormon meeting with pullets in Davis Chapel area. Hardy Lamb was wounded in the leg as Mormon converts 15 or 16 fired back amid rising fear of further bloodshed. Local tension followed arson of a church and expulsion of elders earlier. The Mormons say they will keep holding services and have reported the attack to the jury.
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Davis Chapel
Marshall County
Kentucky
Hardy Lamb
Bodies mutilated as Philippine bandits identified
In Manila on June 17, the bodies of a sergeant, two corporals, and four privates of the Fifth cavalry, captured May 30 by ladrones at Binangonan Rizal, are found. Most were hewn from limb and four cannot be recognized. Nine bandits identified, including two police from Tersa Morong.
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Manila
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Binangonan
Rizal
Tersa
Morong
Miners Strike Across Region Despite Rain Delays
The strike disrupted calm as rain kept about 160000 idle workers indoors. Reports of assaults on workers emerged from the region while a larger number of mine bosses faced potential refusals to work, yet only roughly 100 men quit.
Investigation in Austin Ends with Jun Henderson Report
In Austin the investigative legistature probe finishes with Chairman Jun Henderson announcing the results of the inquiry. Details remain limited as the report is released to lawmakers and the public.
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Tex
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the Legis
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Death of Mrs Laura Astor Delano Reported Abroad
Private dispatches from Geneva announce the death of Mrs. Laura Astor Delano widow of Franklin H Delano and sister of the late John Jacob Astor The Astor family matriarch had lived abroad for years and had not returned to this country since her husband Waldorf Astor died eight years ago.
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New York
Geneva
Switerland
Franklin H. Delano
John Jacob Astor
Notable Texas Shooting Incident Reported
A June incident in Abilene Texas ends in a fatal shooting at a residence. One man died and another was wounded by a muzzle loader in a chaotic event with several shots fired. Authorities report the suspect surrendered after the gunfire ceased.
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