Fifty fifth Congress reshapes nation and Navy buildup
The Fifty fifth Congress enacted the Dingley law and open the path to Americanization of new territories. It funded executive departments, promoted industrial recovery, and limited misrule while preparing for future naval construction and broader expansion. The session ended amid high ceremony and strong partisan framing.
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Commercial Tribune
Erbcan
McKinley
America
Senate
House
Reed
Nicaragua
Boutelle
Congress
Naval Administration
Fifty Fifth Congress Ends With Farewell Respects
Vice President Hobart adjourned the session without pay amid a crowd of hold-over Senators bidding farewell to retiring colleagues including White of California Gray of Delaware Mitchell of Wisconsin and Allen of Nebraska. New Senators Kean Clark Quarles and McCumber were warmly welcomed as the Fifty-Fifth Congress closes its term reflecting on omissions and the promise of future events.
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Hobart
White
California
Gray
Delaware
Mitchell
Wisconsin
Allen
Nebraska
Kean
New Jersey
Clark
Montana
Quarles
McCumber
North Dakota
Miners Hold Out At Huntington and Nearby Mines
Report from Fort Smith Arkansas on March 4 says Huntington miners refuse to work demanding terms. Old miners are out at Govern Indiana and Wilburton Oklahoma lines show idle mines. Mass meetings approve returning to work by large margins while Western Coal and Mining Company reports resumed shipments after strikes.
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FT. Smith
Ark
Huntington
Govern
I. T
Oklahoma
Wilburton
A. H. Mond
Western Coal and Mining Company
W. T. Clemand
Osage
Krebs
Western,Coal and Mining Company
British offer of a warship for Sir Herschell’s funeral falls through
London reports Lady Herschell accepted a British offer of a warship to convey her husband Lord Herschell’s remains to England. The funeral is set for March 21 at Clyffe Dorchester with services at Westminster Abbey. The US offer cannot be used due to prior British acceptance. the Talbot will transport the coffin from Bermuda to New York then to Portsmouth.
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London
Herschell
Great Britain
England
Clyffe
Dorchester
Westminster Abbey
France
British Foreign Office
United States
Lord Herschell
Talbot
Bermuda
New York
Portsmouth
False friend claim in Langtry brother divorce case
Mr. P. M. Lebreton, Lily Langtry's brother, won a decree nisi in the divorce courts today over his wife's alleged misconduct with Lord Grantley. Lord Grantley and Lebreton were longtime friends. the couple used aliases and stayed in various London hotels as Mr. and Mrs. Gray. The suit was not defended.
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London
P. M. Lebreton
Lily Langtry
Lord Grantley
Katherine McVickar
William H. McVickar
New York
Snowslide Kills Five In Granite Mountain Tragedy
Advices from Tomichi report a snowslide on Granite Mountain killing Mrs. Alta Stout, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Swazee and one child. The disaster wrecked $200000 of Granite Mountain Mining Company property.
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Denver
Col
Tomichi
Granite Mountain
Alta Stout
Wm. Swazee
Granite Mountain Mining Company
Bribe Offer Reported in Monroe Ohio Case Against Monnett
A Cleveland businessman allegedly offered 400000 to Attorney General Frank S. Monnett to drop Standard Oil cases. Monnett declined to comment while confirming discussions and indicating no proof the offer was bona fide. Names and full details await further investigation and possible Supreme Court action.
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Windsor Hotel
New York
Cleveland
Columbus
Mr. Monnett
George Rice
Marietta
Monnett
Rice
Supreme Court
Ann Arbor
Mr. Rice
Standard
Messrs. Mennett
Bennett
Standard Company Sued Over Malicious Prosecution
W H Clark sues Standard Oil Co and agents E C Lockwood B A Matthews and William Fleming in Newark Ohio for 15000 dollars claiming false charges of forgery aimed at destroying his career after leaving Standard Oil for a competitor. He was a former trusted employee across several cities and testified before Attorney General Monnett’s committee. Further suits are expected in Licking County records.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Newark
W. H. Clark
Standard Oil Company
E. C. Lockwood
B. A. Matthews
William Fleming
Clark
Springfield
Urbana
Columbus
Marietta
Monnett
Standard
Licking County
Silvela forms new cabinet in Spain aims to regenerate nation
Madrid dispatch reports Senor Silvela sworn as Premier with Dato and Villa Verde among ministers. He says the Queen Regent can ratify a US peace treaty without chamber votes, while excitement follows cabinet announcement. In Indiana, seven year old James Peters commits suicide after mourning his wife.
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United States
Madrid
Senor Silvela
Senor Dato
Marquis Villa Verde
Pidal
Chamber of Deputies
Silvera
Commercial Tribune
Tipton
Ind
James Peters
Shaville
Boiler explosion kills man at Stone Quarry near Myerstown
Reading report states Monroe Billinger aged 27 died instantly in a quarry boiler blast at Franks Smaltz stone quarry near Myerstown. Irving Firestoke and Frank Smaltz houses were wrecked by the blast occurring this afternoon.
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Reading
Frank Smaltz
Myerstown
Monroe Billinger
Irving Firestoke
White With Fear Face Shows Weakness
Essay on how fear affects appearance and spirit contrasts with idealized strength. critiques expose the pressure to look strong in public figures and how fear undermines confident demeanor.
Molineux verdict spurs wild notes on crime and vanity
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribute reports on the coroner inquest into Roland Burnham Molineux's murder case. The piece mix es sensational adjectives about Molineux with future indictments and remarks on Mrs. Molineux, peering at public perception and the press. It contrasts courtroom drama with mayoral antics of Van Wyck and ends noting Toledo politics.
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New York
Roland Burnham Molineux
Adams
Molinéux
Metropolis
Couple Married on a Dare Divorced by Court Decree
In Chicago on March 4 a Duluth merchant George C. Reaper and Chicago resident Etta Sablotzky wed in Butte Montana on December 4. She filed for divorce upon return to Chicago and the court promptly set aside the marriage after evidence was heard.
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Chicago
George C. Reaper
Duluth
Minn
Etta Sablotzky
Butte
Mont
Bob Brown Reprieved From Scheduled Hanging
Glasgow reports that Johnson Franklin will be hanged on March 10 in Frankfort Kentucky while Bob Brown is reprieved and postponed to April 3 by order of the Governor. Brown killed his father in law and wounded others. Franklin killed his mother in law.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Kentucky River Rising Fast Threatens Frankfort Flood
The Kentucky River is rising at a rate of a foot and a half an hour with reports from Beattyville and upstream towns that the river rose 33 feet today. Forecasters expect a flood tide by tomorrow night that could submerge the lower part of Frankfort as all small streams overflow their banks.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Kentucky
Beattyville
Hyde Discharged in Grave Desecration Case
The charge against Dr. B C Hyde of desecrating Michael Kellys grave was dismissed today in Kansas City Missouri. State witness Chas Perry, the cases strongest witness, has disappeared leaving the prosecution without its key testimony.
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Kansas City, Mo
B. C. Hyde
Kansas City
Pope Leaves Bed as He Improves After Illness
In Rome on March 4 nine thirty A.M. the Pope passed a tranquil night and felt well. There is nothing fresh to report regarding his wound and all functions are normal. He sat in an alm chair from noon to eight and enjoyed good appetite. By nine P.M. his condition was satisfactory and officials say he remains past danger. He told Monsignor Angeli he had read articles about his illness and was pleased by respectful coverage.
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Missouri River
Warren
House
Burton
Molineux
Aross
van Wyck
Cv- van
Battery Park
Tammany
Richard
Manhattan Company
George Gould
Manhattan
Tammary
City of
New York
Brown
Russell
Jones
Dr. R
Monsignor
Angeli
Prince of Walles
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
British Empire
Victoria
Celestial Kingdom
The
London Times
Will Prosecute Hooley Promoter In Bankruptcy Case
London March 4 The Registrar of the bankruptcy division of the High Court of Justice has ordered the prosecution of Ernest Terah Hooley the company promoter. A receiving order in bankruptcy was issued early in June last.
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London
High Court of Justice
Ernest Terah Hooley
Alonzo Smiley Dies in Ohio Prison Hospital
Alonzo B. Smiley a Hamilton County prisoner serving a five year term for bigamy died tonight at the Columbus prison hospital from tuberculosis of the hip. A portion of the bone had been removed by prison physicians but he did not recover. Relatives in Cincinnati have been notified.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Alonzo B. Smiley
Hamilton County
Smiley
Cincinnati
Open Door Menace Sparks British Alarm
Britain frets over possible concessions to Germany as fears grow that Salisbury could yield. Germany heightens tension by advancing demands, widening the crisis and complicating diplomacy.
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Salisbury
Germany
Sympathy for Kipling and China Open Door Crisis Looms
A London cable reports China loaned £2.5 million to fund the Chiang railway, provoking Russian protest and fears of open door confinement. The piece notes Germany Italy Japan and the United States weigh in, with Kipling illness triggering wide sympathy and editorial comment.
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