Senate and House Updates From Late April Sessions
Weekly report notes debates on Quay rejection in the Senate and measures in the House. Highlights include the Foraker emergency resolution on Porto Rico, agricultural and census salary bills, post office funding, Hawaiian governance issues, and bills on pension claims and US Spain war claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Matthew S. Quay
Pennsylvania
Flouse
Foraker
cMcers
Porto Rico
Committee On Insular Affairs
Conference Committee
House
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Moody
Rep
Mass
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Nathan 8. Scott
West Virginia
N. B. Scott
Senate. April 28.—Mr. Pettigrew
United States
England
Committee On Foreign Relations
Wouse
Spain
Resignation of Gen Joseph Wheeler from Congress
A special agent of the treasury department is ordered to the Pacific coast to investigate the surge of Japanese coolies entering the United States. Immigration officials fear contract laborer schemes. Admiral Dewey received a delegation at Beauvoir on the 25th, representing 50,000 northwest children and was presented with a gold watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wheeler
Alabama
Congress
Treasury Department
Pacific Coast
United States
Admiral Dewey
Beauvoir
Washington
Northwest
Explosion Blasts Injure Several in Pa New York Incidents
A blast at Larimer Pa injures a man almost to atoms and seriously injures a girl and another man. The week ended April 27 saw 204 U S business failures vs 184 last year and 22 in Canada. A night rail accident near Bloomsbury N J killed two men. Coxswain Albert Hurley fell from the Lancaster and died. The Grammar inn in Bronxville burnt, losses about 150000. Mayor Van Wyck urged relief for Ottawa and Hull fire victims. Pillsbury played 20 simultaneous chess games in Philadelphia and won seven, lost one. Cigar makers in New York received strike benefits despite an injunction. Boiler explosion at Rankin Pa injured five men and burned eight others. Alfred M Jones, artist, was killed by a cab near the Waldorf Astoria. he was a renowned engraver and wealthy collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larimer
United States
Canada
Bloomsbury
N. J
Phillipsburg
Albert Hurley
Lancaster
Charlestown
Mass
Navy Yard
Bronxville
New York City
van Wyck
Ottawa
Hull
Harry Pillsbury
Philadelphia
Pillsbury
Justice Freedman
Supreme Court
Alfred M. Jones
Yonkers
Blossburg Oil Co Strikes Big Oil At Gaines Tioga County
The Blossburg Oil Co reports a record gush in Gaines on Pine Creek Tioga county claiming the largest strike in 18 years. In 24 hours the well yielded 4000 dollars worth of oil and shows no sign of slowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Blossburg Oil Co
Gaines
Pine Creek
Tioga County
Notable Losses and Local Labor Strikes Highlight News from the Era
Obituary notes A. Halldie builder of the first U S cable car system in San Francisco dies in that city. In Detroit 130 job pressmen strike to win a uniform wage scale. Watson endorsement stirs politics as he denounces any nomination. A Texas tornado damages Blum and injures residents. Chicago vaudeville theaters to face health dept rules for disinfection and two hours of staged shows. Nonunion clashes injure three in Chicago. Kittson county prairie fires destroy 30 to 40 houses. one man dies. Dimmick Pipe and Foundry Co building collapse kills two and injures 11. A southbound St Louis train is held up by a lone black bandit near Higginson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Watson
Georgia
South
Watson
Johnson
Hill Counties
Tex
Hill County
Blum
Dallas
Chicago
Kittson County
Minn
Beatton
Dimmick Pipe and Foundry Co
North Birmingham
Ala
St. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern
Higginson
Little Rock
Ark
Klondike Census Finds Population and Voter Totals
A census reports Daw son population at 5 044 and Klondike total 10 397 with Pawston at 1 120 voters and district total 1 944. British subjects number 2 767 and U S citizens 5 539. Japan notes gold findings in Nokkaido with 3 500 miles of gold bearing river beds and 1 760 000 acres of productive area. nuggets over half a pound found. Canada wages a crusade against American fraternal societies operating there.
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Klondike
Dawson
Pawston
United States
Japan
Nokkaido
Canada
Dominion
Multiple Global and Local News Items Across Port Rico to Alaska
Treasury agents in Porto Rico report the start of currency exchange on the 1st with 500000 dollars on hand and more to follow. Bridgeport workers win an eight hour day as unions concede, averting a strike. Panama Canal Co concession extended six years from April 1904. A fire destroys 16 buildings in an early incident causing 50000 dollars in losses and the death of Albert Bergen. New York court rules trusts must limit control of markets. guardians cannot invest in trust stocks. US Marine T. Hooper dies in Oakland after commanding cutters on Pacific coast. Jennie M Conklin, a noted girl author and Shut In Society founder, dies. Transvaal orders British subjects to leave after Johannesburg explosion. relief funds near 4000 pounds. Congress debates Boer sympathy resolution. Alaska bill aids agriculture and bans inter-state sale of game killed against state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Porto Rico
Bridgeport
Conn
Briecklayers
Bogota
I’anama Canal Co
Methodist Church
Michigan Central Depot
Brunswick Hotel
City
Albert Bergen
New York Supreme Court
Gladwin
Mich
Capto T. Hooper
United States Marine Service
Oakland
Cal
Pacific
Corwin
Bear
Bering Sea
New Vernon
Republic
M Pettgrew
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Laylin Named Delegates-at-Large At Ohio Nominating Convention
Columbus April 5 The Republican state convention named delegates-at-large to the National Convention and approved a platform endorsing the 1896 St Louis platform. Notables included Col Myron T Herrick Gen W P Orr and Gov Nash with Hon Charles Foster Myron Norris and others as alternates. The body adjourned after approving committees and a party lineup.
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Lewis C. Layn
John A. Shauck
Board of Public Works
Charles A. Goddard
L. D. Bonebrake
J. E. Blackburn
Col
Myron T. Herrick
W. P. Orr
Senator Foraker
Nash
Gros
Charles Foster
Myron O. Norris
W. C. Brown
George A. Myers
Columbus
Ohio
Hanna
New State Committee
Thompson
Ohio State University
State
Myron A. Norris
Youngstown
Robert M. Nevin
Dewey
McKinley
Washington
Blackburn
Grosvenor
Friends of
Bushnell
Foster
Foraker
At-Larre
St. Louis
Philippines
United States
Hannan
MacNhinley
Dawson miners face water shortage and wage relief plan
Arthur V. Curtis and two partners arrived from Dawson reporting water running low in all creeks and expected to be exhausted before cleanup. With water scarce, some claim owners pump from Bonanza creek while most plan to wash by rockers, creating road wage employment for the unemployed in Dawson until the lower river breaks and the Nome exodus begins.
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Victoria
B. C
Arthur VP. Curtis
Dawson
Bonanza Creek
Nome
Great flood devastates Waco Texas with fatalities
Waco Texas April 28 electric storm and torrential rains flood half the city. Two known and one unknown dead confirmed, five others perished. Barron street bridge collapses, boats used to rescue residents, Prov ident bank building basement four feet deep in water. Property losses set at fifty thousand dollars. A tornado hit Blum causing injuries and extensive wreckage along with crop damage.
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Waxco
Waco
Tex
Nancy Caudle
Emma Caudle
Waco Creek
Barron’s
Provident Bank
Rockdale
North Second
Barron Streets
Bosque
Brazos
Blum
Eunice Hanks
Robert McCluskey
I. Robertson
Robertson
Frosty reception for Porto Rico's new civil governor
Charles Allen arrived aboard the Dolphin in San Juan as 3 000 residents watched a subdued welcome. Gen. Davis, insular police, and Porto Rico regiment bands joined the reception. Allen wore a straw hat and blue coat, sparking disbelief among onlookers. The crowd remained unmoved amid expectations the civil government would not be active until May 1.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Dolphin
Charles Allen
New York
Texas
Machias
NewLork
Davis
Mr. Allen
Allen
Gen. Davis
Gen Davis
Americus Club Banquet in Pittsburgh Honors Julia Grant
The fourteenth annual Americus Republican club banquet honored Gen Grant’s birth with Mrs Julia Dent Grant as guest of honor. Notable attendees included Postmaster General Smith Congressmen Cousins Senator Hanna Gay Atkinson Col James E Barnett and Gen Charles F Dick.
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Pittsburg
Americus Republican Club
Acus Grant
Consolidation Formed by Wisconsin Lime and Cement Co
In Chicago on April 28 eight leading lime companies from Illinois and Wisconsin merged under the Wisconsin Lime and Cement Co absorbing ten Wisconsin plants. The combined capacity reaches 5000 barrels daily and the venture is valued at about 5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin Lime and Cement Co
Illinois
Wisconsin
Found Dead in the Road in Coloma Wisconsin
Levy My Bill and his wife were found shot dead in the road seven miles west of Coloma. The husband is suspected to have fired four shots and killed them both.
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Coloma
Wis
Levy My
Bill
Hera
Destructive Hull Ottawa Fire Levels City and Town
A massive fire raging April 28 swept Hull and Ottawa, burning over five square miles, destroying more than 2,000 buildings and leaving about 7,000 people homeless. Estimated losses reach $17,000,000 with many churches mills and offices destroyed. the catastrophe halted river communications and prompted wide emergency relief.
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Hull
2 River
Ottawa
Memperess
Favoriu New Creed
John Willis Baer of Boston National Christian Endeavor secretary and Presbyterian ruling elder says after ten years of youth work he favors a new creed. He is not a delegate to the ecumenical missionary conference. April 28 Boston report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Willis Baer
National Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church
Ecumenical Missionary Conference
Woman Auctioned in Galveston Near Federal Building
A woman named Margaret Connette was auctioned yesterday near the federal building in Galveston for 40 dollars. Police and federal authorities are seeking the bidders or accomplices involved. She is said to have been imported from Belgium.
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Galveston
Tex
Margaret Connette
Federal
Belgium
Cambridge Tragedy: German Family Found Hanged at Farm
A German family Carl Kernig his wife and son were found dead in their farm house seven miles from Cambridge Maryland last night each with a noose about the neckAuthorities reported a grim farm tragedy with no immediate motive or suspects as the investigation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Md
Carl Kernig
Wrong Impression. He Am I Fiebh in Presuming to Think
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer presents a tense exchange showing a misread affection. The speaker questions the other’s concern while the reply asserts distance and finality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grain-O Promises Healthy Family Beverage Substitute
An old advertisement extols Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims no nerve disturbance or digestion harm, resembles the best coffee in taste and appearance, and offers health and strength benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Grandma
New Colorado Book Issued by Illinois Line Official
A new Colorado book by James W. Steele is described as richly illustrated and well printed. It is promoted by P. S. Eustis of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad with requests for six cents postage to 209 Adams Street, Chicago. The Atchison Globe notes its value for travelers and readers interested in Colorado scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
P. S. Eustis
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
James W. Steele
Eustis
Chicago
Adams Street
Old time patent medicine blurbs and ad lines
A collage of 1900 era health ads and slogans. Various quack cures tout liver kidney relief headaches cough remedies and tonics with prices 25 and 50 cents. Includes claims about curing cold in one day and promotions from druggists and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Gained Pounds Headaches and Uterine Fall Described
A patient reports continual headaches backache and falling uterus and eye involvement. The text notes these symptoms as part of a medical observation without further details.
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