Debates Over Philippine Policy and Naval Bill Action
Washington May 17 The House held a lively session debating Philippine atrocities and the Schley case. Speakers attacked naval officers berthing ashore and Admiral Crowninshield, with references to the copperheads of 1861 65 and comments on the Selfridge board claims. The Ways and Means panel bill to refund legacies under war revenue law passed, while the omnibus claims dispute continued and conferees were instructed not to accept the Selfridge amendment.
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Washington
Schley
Cannon
Illinois
Hepburn
Iowa
Williams
Mississippi
Crowninshield
Bureau of Navigation
Grow
Pennsylvania
Cochran
Missouri
Landis
Indiana
Philippines
McCall
Ways and Means Committee
Sims
Tennessee
Jennings
Wisconsin
Methodist Church
Treasury
Methodist Book Concern
Underwood
Alabama
House
Senate
Senate Debates Philippine Government Bill and Military Actions
Washington May 17. Senator Lodge presses for a vote date on the Philippine government bill while Senator Dubois declines to name one. Mississippi’s McLaurin denounces the policy as root of U S ills in the islands. Deboe of Kentucky backs the bill. A motion to retire Thomas H Carpenter is approved, and Benjamin Handforth’s return to the army is approved. The military academy appropriation bill is slated for early next week after Warren’s notice. Davidson is appointed first lieutenant retired list.
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Washington
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Dubois
Idaho
McLaurin
Mississippi
United States
Deboe
Kentucky
Thomas H. Carpenter
United States Army
Benjamin H. Handforth
Military Academy
Warren
Francis 8. Davidson
Nominations sent for Cuban envoy and Havana consul general
The president sent to the Senate the nominations of Herbert Goldsmith Souers of New York as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Republic of Cuba and Edward S. Bragg of Wisconsin as consul general at Havana.
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Cuba
Washington
Senate
Herbert Goldsmith Souers
Ne York
Republic of Cuba
Edwards
Bragg
Wisconsin
Havana
New Orleans Taxpayers Win in Sewer Company Case
Judge Ellis of the civil district court ruled for taxpayers Brennan and Douglass, making permanent the injunction against the city purchase of the old New Orleans Sewer company property and declaring the franchise of the New Orleans Sewerage company null and void.
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New Orleans
Judge Ellis
Civil District Court
Ellis
Messrs
Brennan
Douglass
Conductor Dies By Own Action in Shreveport
J E Godkins a conductor on the Shreveport and Houston road killed himself at his home by taking morphine after an earlier attempt at Houston. He died soon after the self inflicted act.
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Shreveport
J. E. Godkins
Houston
Godkins
Gas Strike at McHenry Ranch Raises Oil Slick
Gas was struck at 115 feet on the McHenry ranch near Edna Texas and blew the shafting eight feet high. Water with an oily layer rose fourteen feet to the surface.
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Edna
Tex
McHenry Ranch
Moody Real Estate Dealer Fatally Struck by Trolley
San Antonio reports S 8 Moody, a well known real estate dealer, was run down and killed instantly by a trolley car at the Navarro and Houston streets corner on Friday night.
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San Antonio
Moody
Navarro and
Houston Streets
Real estate listings in south town near Allen Academy
Rental and sale notices describe multiple properties including a one and a quarter acre lot near the schoolhouse, a small cottage and tenant house, a six room house with ground on the west side, a four block from Main Street brick cistern residence, the N B Cole home place with two and a half lots, a quarter block near Allen Academy, and a two story Fa Pochila place. Prices range from 25 to 1600 dollars with easy terms offered on select parcels. Additional city property and partial or full sale of Otto Boehme's railroad frontage land noted.
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Allen Academy
N. B. Cole
Otto Boehme
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Washington Notes
Senato
DIXIE
Burt Norwood
Bryan
Coryingham
Powell
M. H. James & Company
Saparilla
THE
Equitable Life Insurance Company
R. T. Boyle
Bryan, Texas
Sika
Carrizo Springs
E. B. Lomax
Coss
Prin
John Wittman
Ames & Castles
Bilan
Cen
Tral
Texas
Monroe Edge
J. al Myers’ Store
H. E. Simimon
J. W. Peeler
Charlie Bibes
H. E. Simmons
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Houston & Texas Central
Ss. F. B. Morse
Pass. Tras. Mgr
Dallas, Austin
Waco, Ft., Worth
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
E Anderson
M. L. Robbins
Border
Tyler Haswell
Price
Dewitt
John W. Hicks
Henderson & Nall
VRS. Proctor
Berleson Streets
Washington and
Sax
Baptist Church
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos. W
Isg Thez
International
Great Northern Railroad
Directz
Longview
Laredo
Austin
ST. Louis
Memphis
D. C. Demaret
Bryan T. Trice
D.idj
Agen
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