Nicaragua Canal Bill Passes the House in Dramatic Debate
Washington May 2 The house passed the Nicaragua canal bill 225 to 35 after a stormy session. Hepburn and Cannon clashed over fortifying the canal with harsh words and a “liar” remark. The measure authorizes selecting route for the president, with ten million dollars appropriated and total cost not to exceed 140 million.
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Washington
House
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Hepburn
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Burton
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Wheeler
Dem
Kentucky
Secretary of War
McCullough
Arkansas
Shafroth
Colorado
Williams
Mississippi
Nourishing Food Guards Health and Beauty Says Ad
The advertisement asserts women need sufficient nourishing food to gain health and a good complexion. It claims Hermist aids digestion, yielding clear bright skin, and lists price as 50 cents and 7 1/2 cents at H L Tucker's drug store.
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Hermist
H. L. Tucker's Drug Store
Morse Convicted of Fraud in Mail Stock Scheme
Benjamin H. Morse was found guilty in the U S Circuit Court of using the mails to run an illegal mining stock scheme. He targeted widows of prominent men, sending stock certificates after their deaths to collect overdue assessments. The case drew on testimony from Mrs. Morse and the Bland family connection.
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Kansas City
Benjamin H. Morse
United States Circuit Court
Morse
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
Democratic State Convention Chooses Delegates in Concord
The New Hampshire Democratic convention selected True L. Norris Jeremiah J. Doyle Samuel Hepage and Henry C. Kent as national delegates to Kansas City with alternates Henry F. Marston George W. McCarthy Frank Russell. Delegates are instructed to back William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination and endorsed the Chicago platform in full.
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Concord
N. H
Democratic Party
Kansas City
Chicago
Republican Party
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippine Islands
United States
True L. Norris
Portsmouth
Jeremiah J. Doyle
Nashua
Samuel Hepage
Haverhill
Henry C. Kent
Lancaster
Henry F. Marston
Berlin
George W. McCarthy
Franks. Russell
William J. Bryan
Natural remedy advertised for constipation
An ad promotes Berbine as a natural healthful remedy for constipation. It claims a few small doses promptly regulate excretory functions so they operate unaided. Price 500cts. At H L Tucker's.
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H. L. Tucker
Filipinos Active Again In Panay Fight
A dispatch from Iloilo reports a desperate fight at Leambano in Panay. Four Americans were killed and sixteen wounded after being surrounded by Filipino forces. reinforcements arrived from Halio and the Filipinos retreated to mountain strongholds. Insurgent plans include mounted bands of 100 and coordinated movements across islands.
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Maila
Iloilo
Leambano
Panay
Hailo
Luzon
War Department
Philippines
Zambeles
Boer Woman's Plea Seeks U S Help for Transvaal
A Boer woman, Mrs Reitz wife of the Transvaal secretary of state, writes to Consul Hollis's wife at Lourenzo Marques asking America to aid the struggling republics. She hopes Webster Davis can influence the U S president to hear the cries of children being murdered by a stronger power.
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Washington
Webster Davis
Interior
America
Reitz
Transvaal
Consul Hollis
Lourenzo Marques
Davis
Publishers Seek Relief Over Higher Paper Prices
Washington May 3 Representatives of the American Publishers' association presented a memorial to the senate finance committee seeking relief from rising newsprint costs. The delegation, claiming 22 000 papers, urged inquiry into paper price increases alleged to be driven by a trust, and asked for legislation to remedy the situation while noting fixed newspaper prices prevent passing costs to consumers.
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Washington
American Publishers’ Association
Senate Finance Committee
Allison
Aldrich
Congress
Republican Trickery in Chicago Dispatch Editorial
A Chicago Dispatch piece argues Republican leaders fear the people more than trusts and seek a delaying constitutional amendment over trusts. It claims Griggs protects trusts and dismisses federal remedies, calling the plan a mere trick to gain time and fail.
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McKinley
Griggs
The
New York Journal
Mob Lynches a Black Person in Liberty Justice
In Liberty Missouri on May 2 a mob fatally harmed Henry Parley a Black man accused of attempting to assault a white woman Verna Armstrong. Parley was brought from Excelsior Springs where the alleged crime occurred.
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Liberty
Henry Parley
Verna Armstrong
Excelsior Springs
Goebel Plot Details Emerged In Kentucky Testimony
Frankfort May 3 W H Coulton resumed testimony in the Goebel murder investigation. He said Governor Taylor authorized him to pay Youtsey to leave Kentucky. A Lexington conference planned seating Berry to block Goebel ally Van Meter, with Powers telephoning Taylor. Coulton said sergeant at arms Haley signed subpoenas and he deputized men to serve them. He could not locate Powers or Youtsey when Goebel was shot. last talk had Youtsey saying the plan had been abandoned.
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Frankfort
W. H. Coulton
Goebel
Taylor
Youtsey
Kentucky
Lexington
William Goebel
Henry Berry
House of Representatives
van Meter
Caleb Powers
Coulton
Arms Haley
Powers
Richland Mo Faces Racial Tension In Town Row
A Black family moved into a vacant John Evans house in Richland Missouri 3 May. Townspeople harassed them and urged eviction. Evans confronted a man named John Marks. Evans stabbed Marks behind the ear and was arrested as the Black family moved out amid unrest.
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Richland
John ©. Evans
Stoutland
Evans
John Marks
Marks
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W. A. Coulton
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Savannah
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