Congress approves life saving grant for Mississippi flood relief
The house passes an amended bill to grant 250000 for saving lives and property along the Mississippi. Denby reports China will open West river to commerce after British mediation. Spaulding introduces Hawaii annexation resolution. Reed arrested in New York over the T. F. Oakes voyage. Peru-US dispute over Ramacy worsens as Peru refusals persist. Incendiary fires threaten Altoona with losses estimated up to 60000. Samuel Aorneer dies in Central Africa from jungle fever. Washington militia funding shifts favor smaller towns. McKinley to Cuba plan rumored. Willapa wreck reported near Bella Bella. Grant Monument invitation to maritime nations issued. Japan to potentially shift to gold standard.
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Pekin
Department of State
China
West River
Canton
Hong Kong
Spaulding
Michigan
House
Hawaii
Sandwich Islands
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T. F. Oakes
New York
United States Court
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Peru
Ramacy
Ashlor
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Altoona
Brooklyn
Central
Africa
Samuel H. Armeer
Armeer
Laland College Hospital
Justice Walker
Ohio
Rogers
Washington
Seee Garce
Crrangusente
McKinley
Caba Te Pate
Spat
Meyers
Danube
Victoria
Bella Bella
Secretary of State
Grant Municipal Inaugural Committee
Grant Monument Association
City of
General Grant
Riverside Park
Secretary of the Treasury
Tokio
Japan
United Mates
Cyclone Devastates Chandler Causing Heavy Losses
The town of Chandler, Oklahoma, hit by a violent cyclone and flood, suffers widespread destruction. About 150 injured, several fatalities, with many missing or buried under wreckage as rescue workers operate through darkness. Local telegraph lines disrupted and hospitals rush aid.
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Golclock
Charmdler
Threy
John Woodman
Henry Mitchell
Tom Smith
John Dawson
Emma Foster
Baby
Chandler
Dead bodies and injuries flood Guthrie disaster ruins
The Journal reports from Guthrie that after the Chandler collapse at 1 am twenty one dead have been taken from the ruins and seventy five to one hundred are badly injured with several dying. Fires rage in multiple buildings as physicians rush to the scene amid widespread devastation.
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Kansas City
Journal
Guthrie
Chandler
Consideration of Arbitration Treaty and Cuban Information
Senator Morgan offered a resolution calling for more Cuban information including letters to public officials by Gomes. Allen of Nebraska spoke on the unconstitutionality of a tariff for protection. At 2 PM the arbitration treaty was reconsidered. The Chilton amendment requiring Senate review of all agreements was taken up as he argued it preserves Senate control of the treaty making power.
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Washington
Ayis
Morgan
Gomes
Allen
Nebraska
Chilton
Senate
Free hides debate in House stalls duty for cattle-raisers
In Washington on April 1 the House heatedly debated a duty on hides aimed at aiding cattle-raisers. Texas, Colorado, and Iowa members urged the measure, while Eastern manufacturers were accused of benefiting from the proposal. No action was taken. Steel strings for musical instruments may rise to 45 percent and bolting cloth for milling to 26 percent.
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Washington
Texas
Bel
Colorado
Hepburn
Iowa
Nominations Sent to Senate for Public Printer and Others
President transmits nominations to the senate including Frank W. Palmer of Illinois for public printer and Alexander M. Thackeray of Pennsylvania as consul at Havre France An assistant surgeon James H Oakley of Illinois is nominated to be passed assistant surgeon at the Marine Hospital Palmer previously served as public printer under the Harrison administration
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Washington
Senate
Frank W. Palmer
Iiinois
Alexander M. Thackeray
Pennsylvania
Havre
France
James H. Oakley
Illinois
The
Marine Hospital
Palmer
Harrison
Private presidential car project by railroad men
Washington March 31 a group of railroad men forms a committee to build a private car for the use of future presidents. The car will showcase American car-building with complete furnishings and decorations and be presented to the nation. Designs are prepared by twenty five leading car builders and motive power superintendents from various roads.
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Washington
United States
Var Ons Roads
Letter From General Gomez Urges McKinley to Stop Cuban Atrocities
A Havana era letter to President McKinley, with a February 9 copy to President Cleveland, denounces General Weyler as brutal and calls for U S intervention. Gomez pleads to halt Spanish crimes against Cuban peasants, women, and children and cites the Monroe Doctrine as a basis for action.
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Chicago
Gomez
McKinley
Cleveland
C. E. Crosby
Arroyo Blanco
Gomer
Sancti Spiritus
William McKinley
United States of America
Weyler
General Weyler
Grover Cleveland
United States
Gomes
Cuba
America
Spain
Balmaceda
M. Gomez
Duties May Go Up Under New Tariff Bill
Washington reports a likely amendment to tax imported goods after a set date under the tariff bill. The Ways and Means subcommittee approves a measure making all imports after April 2, 1897 dutiable at the final rate, with lawyers deeming it constitutional.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Dalzell
Tawny
Grosvenor
British Mint Produces More Coinage in 1896 than 1895
The British Mint struck 23,000,000 more coins in 1896 compared with 1895, indicating a rise in production and demand during the year.
Senate moves to curb kinetoscope prize fights in DC and territories
Senator Hoar reports favorably a bill banning kinetoscopic prize fight exhibitions in the District of Columbia and territories and prohibits mailing prizefight pictures via common carriers with heavy penalties. The Senate also adopts a resolution making 260000 dollars available for Mississippi River improvements from the head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio River.
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Washington
Hoar
Judiciary Committee
District of Columbia
Territories
Senate
Mississippi River
Ohio River
President Nominates Envoy to Austro Hungary and Officials
The president sent nominations to the senate including Charlemange Tower of Pennsylvania as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Austro-Hungary Anson Burlingame Johnson of Colorado as consul at Fuchan China William S Hallenburger of Pennsylvania as second assistant postmaster general Thomas Ryan of Kansas as first assistant secretary of the interior Henry Clay Evans of Tennessee as commissioner of pensions.
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Washington
Senate
Charlemange Tower
Pennsylvania
Austro-Hungary
Anson Burlingame Johnson
Colorado
Fuchan
China
William 8. Hallenburger
Thomas Ryan
Kansas
Henry Clay Evans
Tennessee
California Beet Sugar Producers Seek Congress Petition
California beet sugar interests circulate a memorial petition urging Congress to annul the 1875 Hawaiian treaty and oppose annexation. The petition argues the treaty drains U S revenue, favors Hawaii with free imports, and harms domestic beet sugar by subsidizing a largely foreign owned industry.
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California
Congress
San Francisco
United States
Hawaii
Mystery airship seen over Omaha again this night
The airship was observed by numerous reputable citizens for the third time, appearing after church near sunset. It glowed with a steady bright light, moved slowly across the southeastern horizon toward the northwest, and vanished behind houses and bluffs with only the light visible.
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Omaha
Untitled Presidency Moves Quietly Through Washington
A plain spoken inauguration sets the tone as President Kinley shows restraint and accessibility. Citizens from all sections observe his open-ship, with the White House doors wide for daily crowds and the old commander's spirit returning to public life.
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E. F. Parone
Washington, D. C
Kinley
White House
Twenty-Third Ohio
Unite
Washington
McKinley
Pennsylvania Avenue
U States
Plans of the Administrations in McKinley Inaugural
The inaugural address wins broad support across parties except for silver Republicans who split from the party. Former party members and Populists praise the speech and its principles, while recent deserters offer no favorable words.
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McKinley
McKinkey
Crates
Return of Senator Spurs Bimetallic Hope in 1897
The return of the senator and Presicer st ringing utterances in favor of national bimetallic policies boost sentiment. McKinley’s terse remarks signal no doubt about taking action soon to push war causes through, with expectations for results within weeks as discussions on the Continent gain unusual interest.
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Pa McKinley
Republicans aim to centralize appropriation bills control
The piece argues that Republicans seek to place appropriation bills under one committee, reversing Grover Cleveland era split between committees. It claims such consolidation would raise expenditures, push high tariffs, and increase national debt, then use revenue gains to pay it down, restoring past fiscal strategy.
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Congress
Grover Cleveltf
White House
Protection Gaining Grease In Tariff Debate
A revival of protectionist tariff ideas gains foothold across parties. Democrats Genatore McEnery Caffery Smith and others on the Senate rail strongly for the Republican tariff measure. Republicans nearly all aligned with protectionist principles as the party's long standing stance gains wider acceptance.
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Caffery
Smith
Senate
Pop
Kyle
Heitfeld
Republican Party
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