Naval appropriation talks and armor plant debate review
A week of Senate and House actions centers on the naval appropriation bill. May 8 9 10 12 feature armor and armament debates and proposals for a government armor plant while private pension bills pass and political speeches spar over defense policy and tariffs.
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Senate
Committee On Claims
Crawford
North Carolina
Clark
Montana
Idr
Gallinger
Rep
Representative Baird
Louisiana
House
Pearson
Lodge
Massachusetts
Germany
Navy Department
Chandler
Messrs
Spooner
Yale
Paris Exposition Commission Costs and Wheat Cultivation
The statement to the Senate shows salaries totaling 167 768 dollars and traveling expenses 53 397 dollars from its organization to December 31, 1899. Returns to the Agriculture Department by May 1 indicate winter wheat in cultivation covered about 26 585 000 acres, down 11.8 percent from last fall's seeding.
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Senate
Department of Agriculture
Cold snap dries Catskill crops. losses around $100000
Weather on the night of the 10th dropped to 20 below, destroying fruit and berry crops in Catskill area. Immediate losses estimated at $100,000. Other notes include steamer Quito sailing to Bombay with 200,000 bushels of corn for India famine relief, and a York Pa chainmakers strike demanding ten cents per hundred links.
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Catskill
N. Y
Pacific Coast
Bering Sea
American Steel and Wire Co
Quito
New York City
Bombay
India
United States
Kansas India Relief Committee
Mennonites
J.C Schmidt & Co
York
Ness Works
Philadelphia
Puttsburg
Galusha A. Grow
Drennss Ivana
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church In
Wilkesharre
Buttonwood
Parrish Coal Co
New York
Buffao
Business failures rise in the United States for week ended May 11
For the week ended May 11 the United States saw 192 business failures, up from 165 the prior year, while Canada recorded 15 failures versus 20 in 1899. On May 9 the thermometer fell to 28 above zero in parts of Ulster and Orange counties, New York, causing notable fruit damage, especially to peaches that promised a large crop.
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United States
Canada
Auteriess
Ulster Counties
New York
Various State and National Notices Across Regions
A Chinese society gathers funds in western states to aid an army for China. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers pledges 50 000 to aid indigent members. A southern and West Indian exposition is proposed for Charleston starting December 1901. The National Chair association now includes sixty chair factories representing the industry. The populist national committee plans Lincoln as headquarters with J H Edmiston in charge. A deadly fire in South Omaha claims Lena Anderson and Mary Enison, eight, amid gas ignition. Chicago labor talks fail as building contractors refuse settlement without dissolving the building trades council.
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China
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Milwaukee
Wis
Charleston
S.C
National Chair Association
Detroit
National Committee
Lincoln
Neb
J. H. Edmiston
Lena Anderson
Mary Enison
Axel Olsen
Mary
South Omaha
Anderson
Chicago
Building Trades Council
Labor Unions
Dismasted Norwegian Vessel Rescued Off English Coast
The Norwegian ship Superba was dismasted and abandoned on a voyage from Rio Janeiro to Middlesborough. Crew were rescued by the British bark Sea farer and landed at Portland England aboard the Oceanica. Florid trade notes report wine production leaders France Italy and Spain in 1899.
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Rio Janeiro
Middlesborough
England
Superba
Seafarer
Oceanica
Portland
Europe
France
Italy
Spain
Manila
Hong Kong
Germany
Mixed U S Trade, Labor Strife, and Military Funding Report
A U S Bureau of Statistics report notes rapid growth in Chinese trade via new rail routes. Miners at Spring Valley Coal Co refuse work over nonmember engineers. Cholera worsens famine relief in India. An assassination attempt targets Rev Blavnoski in Walkesbarre. April exports and imports figures show notable duty details. Chicago nonunion conflict leaves injuries. Senate approves defense funding including armor and five torpedo boats. House passes the tree homes bill amid a long deficiency appropriation debate.
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Treasury Department
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Thomas A. Kdison, Jr
Spring Valley
Fl) Coal Co
Engineers’ Association
Bombay
Tidia
Orly
Blavnoski
Polish Independent Church
Walkesbarre
Chicago
Seeley Avenue
Senate
DNL
Navy
Maine Oto
Missouri
Donnelly Nominated for Vice President at Midate Populists Meet
Cincinnati crowds witness a middle-of-the-road Populist convention as Ignatius Donnelly and Wharton Barker vie for the vice presidency and Howard withdraws from the presidential race while Barker leads the ticket. The platform endorses direct election and public ownership. Judge Williams and Barker supporters clash amid tense floor fights.
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Ignatius Donnelly
Proceedings of the Midate of the
Rand Populists
Cincinnai
Man Jumped From Brooklyn Bridge Into River
A mulden aged single man named Robert Wetzel leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge on May 10. He was rescued by a tug boat, brought to a pier, then conveyed to a hospital where he soon lost consciousness. This marks the third bridge jump in three weeks.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Robert Wetzel
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Convention Report
Milwaukee May 10 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met here with 909 delegates examined for credentials.
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L. EE
Milwaukee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The Blight of India Depths of Drought and Loss
Sir Francis Mac Lean appeals to London for aid as India faces a severe drought. Reports from Nagpore detail paralyzed agriculture, massive crop losses, and cattle mortality across Gujarat and Bombay. Government costs reach £68.5 million with wheat and cotton losses running into millions.
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London
Francis MacLean
Bengal
Relief Committee
India
Nagpore
Central Provinces
Ard
Bombay
Ahmedabad
Lodge Speech Signals Naval Build Up and Peace Insurance
Senator Lodge argues for a strong navy as a peace guarantee and warns that European powers could challenge American control of the Danish West Indies. He mentions protecting the Monroe Doctrine in Brazil or elsewhere and favors a fleet no power would dare confront. The discussion centers on the armor plate provision of the naval bill and potential war.
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Senator Lodge
Germany
United States
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Danish West India Islands
Brazil
Burglary Suspects Captured After High-Speed Chase
Chicago May 12 Officer Frank J McNamara nabbed two ex convicts Jim Demmitt and George Thompson after a nearly mile pursuit amid gunfire. The pair admit 12 Iowa burglaries between May and 7 and claim a third gang member is at large with Des Moines and South Omaha loot valued at 10000.
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Chicago
Frank J. McNamara
Des Moines
South Omaha
Jim Demmitt
George Thompson
Iowa
Bromwell Resolution Seeks Cuba Postal Revenue Restitution
Representative Bromwell of Ohio introduced a resolution directing the secretary of war to determine any misappropriated postal revenue of Cuba held by U S officials. The measure requires certification of the amount to the secretary of the treasury who would transfer the sum to the secretary of war for reimbursement to the postal revenue fund.
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Bromvmwwell
Washington
Bromwell
Ohio
Secretary of War
Cuba
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Postal Revenue Fund
Hostile Reception in Mashete and Murindugnue
Manila May 12 insurgent actions against Col. Hardin’s expedition show Mashete natives unfriendly while Murindugnue hosts hold three hundred rebels in neighboring towns. Helena bombarded trenches near Valance with three companies landed to take them with little resistance. One Filipino was killed.
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Manila
Mashete
Col
Hardin
Murindugnue
Valance
Helena
Engineers Endorse Chicago for Permanent Headquarters
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers special committee on permanent headquarters met Friday. A Cleveland building purchase was discussed at about 323000 dollars while another option proposed building on a Cleveland site for 500000 to 700000 dollars. A substantial number of delegates favor Chicago as the HQ site.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Populist Convention Opens in Sioux Falls and Nation Vote Drama
The Sioux Falls gathering of the People party began with a large, orderly attendance and diverse delegation including women. Gov. Lee of South Dakota addressed the opening, P. M. Stingdale of Minnesota chaired, and Thomas Fatterson named permanent chairman. The second day featured organization work, Bryan supporters, and a heated debate over vice presidential nominations ending with Towne's acclamation and the convention adjourning sine die.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
People’ S Party
Colorado
Kansas
Idaho
District of Columbia
Butler
O’gorman
Edgerton
Gov. Lee
South Dakota
P. M. Stingdale
Minnesota
Thomas Fatterson
Fifty-First Iowa Regiment
M. D
T M
Patteron
Orsan
Bryan
Allen
Gen Weaver
Iowa
Kerry Simpson
Yelene” Davis
Texas
North Carolina
Hegan
Kansas City
Kelly
Bunco
Patterson
Howard S Taylor
Tlinois
John Breidenthal
J H Davis
John J. Lentz
Ohio
T. T Rynder
Pennsylvania
Charles £.Towne
Towne
Forest fires in Corbett cause heavy losses and missing residents
Galeton Pa May 10 Four are Missine The property loss from forest fires at Corbett and vicinity is about 200000 Mr and Mrs George Loucks, reported burned to death, were found alive and well after rescue Four other residents of Corbett are still missing and feared dead The body of Samuel George was found by the roadside He had been burned while fighting the fire Ten buildings were destroyed in the village
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Galeton
Corbett
George Loucks
Samuel George
Letter on Canadian homesteading charms and cautions
A long letter by W H Kinkade of Alameda Assiniboia Western Canada is reprinted, explaining genuine statements about land for homesteading in Assiniboia with costs and timelines. It notes prairie conditions six to twenty miles from stations, land prices three dollars per acre, and the need for hard work, saving, and mobility for success. Also included are brief humor items and school dialogue snippets.
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Canseda
W. H. Kinkade
Alameda
Assiniboia
Canada
Homestead
To Win Undying Fame in a Fenceless Park Vision
A Pittsburgh Times reflection imagines a future where a fenceless baseball park will grant a boy lasting fame by guiding him to an earthly paradise, a dream of enduring renown through sport.
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Pittsburgh Times
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News OF the
Congress
Wharton Barker
Cincinnati
Deaver
Tafel
Parker
People’s Party
Senator Allen
Stoward
Alabama
Howard
Burkhard
Indiana
W. L. Peek
Georgia
Ignatius Vonnelly
Boyce
Nebraska City
M. W Howard
Gen. Phillips
Williams
Vincennes
Barker
Donnelly
J. A. Norton
Dr Crowe
Waite
South
Weaver
West
Crowe
Norton
RM Chenault
Genatias Donnelly
Oon Parker
Kentucky
Chicagro
Bryan and Towne
Kineade
George
Looby
Cleveland Pla
Columbia
Chicago Chronicle
Hood
Sean W. E. Baker
Milford
C I Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Asia
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