Philippine and Hawaiian affairs dominate Senate and House activity
Congress debate covered the Philippine question with Depew supporting administration policy. Hawaiian form of government bill moved. Porto Rican tariff arguments featured Dolliver and Bailey. Senate March 1 saw Hawaii bill passage. Porto Rican tariff passage awaited. House sessions noted contested elections, tariff focus, and later routine pension bills with little else.
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Congress
Senate
Depew
New York
Turley
House
J. Dolliver
Iowa
Bailey
Texas
Aldrich
Conference Committee
McLaurin
Hawaii
Clay
Philippines
Job Bacon
Robbins
Alabama
Ross
M.S. Quay
Tellerie
Alaska dog sled mail route to cut 1200 miles
Postal officials plan a new shorter Alaska overland route using dog sleds from Katmai to Cape Nome via Nagushak reducing distance by 1200 to 1300 miles. Secretary of the Treasury authorized 1,225,000 to relieve Porto Rico hurricane distress per president and Maj. Gen. Davis report. Bubonic plague reported on Cozumel island off Yucatan. quarantine ordered in Mexico Gulf states Cuba and Porto Rico.
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Alaska
Katmai
Sitka
Cape Nome
Nagushak
Porto Rico
Hoot
Davis
Marine Hospital Service
Cozumel
Yucatan
Brazil
Mexico
Gulf States
Cuba
Barre Granite Cutters Accept 35 Cents Hour Pact
Barre Vermont granite cutters vote to accept 35 cents per hour for an eight hour day after the union had suggested 35 cents in response to a 30 cent offer. The New England strike begun March 1 under the national union has not halted business as badly as expected and a compromise seems likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
New England
National Union
New York City
Galveston
Anna K. Ketcham
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Fla
New York
Conemaugh
Johnstown
Jd Sanuel Detaviler
Taylor Township
Fulton County
Pao Detwiler
Detwiler
Russia
Baltic
Casein Companys of America
Trenton
Joans
Brooklyn
Hay-Budden Co
United States
Congressman Sibley Donates Salary to Five Pennsylvan ia Hospitals
Hon. Joseph Sibley, congressman from the Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania district, divides his salary among the five district hospitals. The National Bank of Port Jervis N Y, suspended December 19 1899, has resumed business after meeting comptroller conditions and restoring capital to full strength.
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Joseph Sibley
Pennsylvania
National Bank of
Port Jervis
N. Y
Pittsburgh Connellsville & Wheeling Railway chartered
West Virginia secretary of state grants a charter to the Pittsburg Connellsville and Wheeling Railway Company with $3,000,000 capital to build a line Connellsville Pennsylvania to Wheeling to supply coke and link east to west routes via Wheeling Bridge and Terminal and the Baltimore and Ohio network. It aims a shorter east–west connection with its connections. The piece notes additional labor unrest and various incidents across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pittsburg, Connellsville & Wheeling” Railway, Co
Connellsville
Wheeling
Wheeling Industries
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago
Gates Iron Works
Link’ Belt and Machinery Co
Excelsior Iron Works
Julius Dewalle
Peter Vanderviere
Grand Trunk
South Bend
Ind
Redding
Cal
Iron Mountain
Hattie Martin
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Hilo
Louisiana
Federal Grand Jury
Louisville
Filipino Envoys to Seek European Funds for War Effort
The Filipino junta at Madrid announces Aguinaldo envoys will travel from Paris to London and Berlin to secure European aid for continuing guerrilla warfare against American supremacy. On March 3 Robert J. Thompson presented the Lafayette dollar first installment in a $700 casket to President Loubet at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Aguinaldo
Paris
London
Berlin
Europe
Robert J. Thompson
Lafayette Monument Commission
United States
McWinley
Loubet
France
Lafayette
Elysee Palace
Inquiry Tries to Pin Wreck Charleston Officers
Secretary Long asks for a full probe into intoxication charges against Charleston officers, but doubts the allegations. A farmer and family burned to death near Richmond Virginia on the 4th, while his son escaped. No new 2 percent bonds will be sold, shifting premiums on new issues. Central Federated Labor Union expels Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance members from the De Leon branch. A collision near Craoul Ind kills two miners and injures forty, with several deaths expected. American Clay Manufacturing transfers 10 million dollar consolidation assets across 27 plants. New York sub-treasury certifies bonds to convert to 2 percent pending currency law. Carter defends Quay in senate. pension bill passes amid house action on various measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Charleston
Long
John Westerfelt
Richmond
Central Federated Labor Union of
New York City
Socrlist Trade and Labor Alliance
Federated Union
de Leon
Sochailist Labor Party
Crazul
Ind
Chicago & Easterno Thies
Sun
Wall
American Clay Manufacturing Co
Industrs
New York Sub-Treasury
Carter
Mont
Quay
Senate
Fairbanks
Indiana
Butler
North Carolina
Therederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association
Batley
Texas
British Forces Take Ladysmith Position in War Updates
Dispatches report Gen Dundonald entering Ladysmith with Watal Carbineers and a composite regiment, claiming the area clear to Nelthorpe. Buller details Pieters Hill capture with about 60 prisoners, plus tactics at Tugela and Pieters Hill, noting heavy fighting and lower British losses.
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London
War Office
Buller
Tugela
Col. Sandbach
Royal Engineers
Barton
Sixth Brigade
Dublin Fusileers
Pieters
Norcott
Kitchener
Warren
South Lancashire Regiment
Bulwana Mountain
Royal Oe
Nata! Naval
Industrial Commission backs stronger trust controls and IC reforms
Washington reports the industrial commission has forwarded a preliminary trust study to Congress. It urges full disclosure for promoters, audited annual reports for large corporations, access to records, and protections for members against misuse of property. It also calls for broad IC powers to inspect accounts, set classifications, and enforce penalties. dissenting views on appeal timing and transportation rates are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Industrial Commission
Congress
Meme
Lsts
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Lorimer
Commission
Clarke
Banks Buying Bonds In Refunding Move
A slight advance in government bonds was reported as out of town banks seek bonds for refunding into proposed new two percent notes. One banker bought over a million dollars for such banks, with fresh orders. Predictions span bank note circulation from fifty million to three hundred million. Many state banks consider converting to national banks to gain circulation benefits, with over 25 institutions noted. A bank is circulating to state banks highlighting advantages and offering to act as agent. Two large city banks are said to plan full use of the refunding measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Floods in Pennsylvania Halt Coal Mines and Damages
Unusually heavy rain and melting snow flood central Pennsylvania and the anthracite region. The Susquehanna river branches overflow, many creeks are flooded, and numerous industries suspend work including many coal mines. Two drownings reported and damage totals run into thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Death of Charles L. Davis Alvin Joslin Actor
Charles L. Davis known as Alvin Joslin and owner of the Alvin theater in Pittsburgh died Thursday after several weeks of illness from peritonitis and throat paralysis. Davis rose to fame portraying a New England farmer character he originated in the early 1860s which brought him wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Charles L. Davis
Alvin Joslin
Alvin Theater
Mr Davis
Alvin Jaslin
Detective arrests Cecil Leslie in Franklin syndicate swindle
Cleveland reports Detective McConville of New York arrested Cecil Leslie on Thursday as a suspect in the Franklin syndicate swindle. Leslie, arriving with his wife en route to Akron, admitted he was the man but denied involvement, claiming he only served as advertising manager for Miller Dropped Dead Turminghan.
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Cleveland
McConville
New York
Cecil Leslie
Franklin Syndicate
Leslie
Akron
Miller
Siege of Mafeking Rumor Fails to Confirm British Relief
A Brussels Boer report claims Mafeking siege raised but is unconfirmed. London dispatches note Lord Roberts confronting 5 000 to 6 000 Boers near Paardeberg with heavy rains aiding movement. Reports detail Osfontein camp, reinforcements, and Cronje’s surrender context amid Ladysmith actions.
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New York
Brussels
Mafeking
London
Lord Roberts
Osfontein
Paardeberg
Ladysmith
Leyds
Blomfontein
Dewet
Delarey
Joubert
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
Ao High Kopje
Botha
Natal
Cronje
Free sample powder marketed for foot ailments
An early ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to cure chilblains sweat damp swollen and aching feet and ease tight shoes. It claims to treat corns and bunions and lists druggists and shoe stores as sellers. Also includes a light humor excerpt and a note about a Texas map offered by the International and Great Northern Railway.
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Allen
Olmsted
Leroy
WN. Y
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Colenso
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Northcote
Railway Hill
Nek
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Cape Town
Africa
House of
Times
Winston Churchill
Dead
Turminghan
Ala
F Y Lipscomb
Bessemer
Circuit Court
Lipscomb
Waterloo
A. I. Breckenridge
Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Frorces
Quiantein
Modder Spruit Station
Crupe Town
Pietrus Cronje
Frederick Forestier-Walker
Alfred Milner
Bntish High
Genduller
Springfield
Jsl
Gov. Tanner
L. C. Taylor
Boston
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Marie Rose
Elsie
Adam
Marie
Rose
International & Great Northern Railway
D. J. Price
Palestine
Fortit
Chicago Dispatch
Hood
Orno B
Moore
Mount Hope
Wis
Dent
Uss Kemp
Ron Rakeee
Henry LaMar
Hiram
Palmer
W. L. Douglas
Gepine
W. L. Doug
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Brockton, Mass
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