Quay Pushes for Statehood of New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma
In the December 17, 1902 issue the Senate debate on bills to admit New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma as states. The Senate committee favored against New Mexico and Arizona, with Quay as chief advocate for admission citing the party platform. He defends action amid insurgent criticism and vows to carry out the convention declaration.
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Congress
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Senate
Arisons
Quay
Republican Party
Mrs Julia Grant Dies in Washington Widow of President Grant
Mrs Julia Vent Grant widow of President Ulysses S Grant died at her Washington home Sunday night from heart failure after years of valvular disease. Born January 26 1826 in St Louis she married Ulysses Grant in 1848. Nellie Grant Sartoris her daughter was with her. sons had not arrived.
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Julia Vent Grant
A. 8. Grant
Washington
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Grant
St. Louis
Miss Dent
Leutenant
Jefferson Barracks
Mexico
California
United States
Frederick
Flest
Colonel Dent
Nellie
Congress Must Act Quickly Before Holiday Adjournment
Editorial notes Congress will adjourn for holidays with less than two months left. Senate faces three priority bills Immigration Militia and Territorial admission all require action this week. House to push appropriation bills and treaties in executive session. anti trust bill not yet produced raising risk of an extra session.
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Congress
Senate
House
Wheat Exports Steady but Startling Shift in Grain Movement
Last week wheat exports were similar to last year but down 9 million bushels from the prior week. European wheat stocks are very light and global stocks under five years. Corn exports rose to 1.3 million bushels. The winter wheat acreage is reported larger than ever before with conditions near average. Unusual foreign demand for wheat is expected this crop year. Oats and corn were slightly higher while flour receipts at Western points declined. Iowa grain crop value shows a $60 million drop from 1901 with 47 percent remaining.
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Europe
Iowa
Wall Street Slump Reflects Money Tightened Markets
The November foreign trade shows a worsening balance with imports up 13 million and exports 11 million, and the eleven month excess exports down by 194.459 million. Wall Street declined but not a broad panic, with low industrials and a cautious recovery. The crisis centers on tightened money, unlikely Treasury support.
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Wall Street
Treasury Department
State Librarian Seeks Funds for Larger Library
Dr. George E Reed forwards the annual report to Governor Stone detailing a year ending December 1 with 3275 volumes added and a total holdings of 116,078. Receipts reached 20,675 dollars used for purchases and salaries, and Reed petitions 6000 dollars for next year while noting crowded shelves and hopes for a new capitol library building.
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George E Reed
Stone
Reed
Pennsylvania
Still Trying to Change Inauguration Day
The article notes ongoing attempts in Congress to move inauguration to April 30 or January 8 following elections. It argues the change would ease weather concerns and avoid long delays, citing historical precedents and constitutional considerations while stressing the proposal’s convenience over principle.
Court voids store order tax act in Dauphin County ruling
Judge Simonton declares the store order tax act unconstitutional amid broad public debate. Democratic papers accuse the measure’s design and gains, while legislative authors defend the action as lawful and justified.
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Simonton
Dauphin County
Perrebee
Schuylkill
Miner Tax Law Foiled by Constitutional Objections
The 1897 legislature passed a bill urged by miners to tax company stores, but Governor Hastings vetoed for constitutional concerns. Governor Stone signed after revisions, yet miners found the measure ineffective even if constitutional, as stores decline and payments shift to cash.
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Hastings
Miners’ Committee
Stone
Claim Growling from a Man and a Monroe Doctrine Request
A Pennsylvanian constituent asks Representative Olmsted to use the Monroe Doctrine to collect a vast inheritance claim from his great grandfather. The letter, received today, asserts the claim amounts to 3357 000 000 000 and vows he won’t work another day if paid.
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Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Germany
Great Britain
The Cleveland Idea Debates Bond Debts and Rates
Economist argues over the Cleveland Free Trade idea comparing debt trends under Republican and Democratic administrations from 1865 to 1899. It notes bond sales in 1894 1895 and 1896, gold reserves, deficits, and the cost of redeeming debt, ending with questions about adopting the idea again.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic Free-Trade Congress
Benjamin Harrison
Democratic Free-Trade Administration
United States
McKinley
Treasury
Congress
Holiday Trade Booms as U S Firms Report Best Year Yet
Commercial agencies report holiday trade at an all time high with railroads up 20 percent from last year. Pittsburg surpasses last year in total business and crosses the 2 billion dollar annual transactions mark for the second time in history. Tight money in New York trims some volumes while wholesale markets run dull. The outlook favors a record year as spring trade stimulates the wholesale movement and Western crop earnings have yet to begin.
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United States
Pittsburg
New York
Grain markets strengthen as railroads expand freight movement
Railroads will be augmented to ease freight congestion and improve grain transport to markets. Crops have been good for years with strong foreign and domestic demand. Livestock markets remain robust, offering favorable prices, suggesting a strong financial outlook for the West as Christmas approaches.
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West
Pittsburg
Vivisection debate rages as columns recount horrors
The piece highlights a public debate on vivisection with physicians split and laymen largely opposed. It notes brutal animal torture by some experimenters and the tension between scientific aims and animal suffering, suggesting little progress toward prohibition despite strong opposition.
State Board of Charities Critiques Pennsylvania Jails and Elder Homes
The report criticizes Pennsylvania for weak jail conditions and calls for better separation of prisoners. It also flags elder care homes as revenue sources lacking bonds to guarantee proper care, urging stronger state guardianship for the aged and vulnerable.
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State Board of Charities
Pennsylvania
Union
F. J Torrance
Garman Denounces Gold Bug Democrats in 1904 View
Washington dispatch quotes John M. Garman of Nanticoke former Pennsylvania Democratic chairman criticizing gold bug Democrats. He says he would vote Republican over a Cleveland aligned Democrat in 1904, and even for the Republican nominee if that would ensure prosperity despite personal wrong. He argues Cleveland’s 1896 defection doomed the party and that most Bryan supporters share his stance.
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Washigton
Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
John M. Garman
Nanticoke
Democratic State Committee of
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Endorsement Urges Penrose Return to Senate
A Maritime News and Review praise from Baltimore endorses Hon Boies Penrose for re election to the U S Senate citing his steadfast support for maritime interests and river and harbor projects across coasts. The piece warns Pennsylvania should not replace him with an untried candidate stressing his proven stance on national issues and public needs.
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Maritime News and Review
Baltimore
United States
Penrose
Gulf
Pacific
Pennsylvania
Senate
Boies Penrose
Washington
Taxpayers' Association Targets Schulkill County Officials
The Taxpayers' Association of Schulkill County has launched action against former county officials from 1897, alleging they owe the county $104,000. Claims include $65,000 against the prothonotary. the group seeks recovery of illegally taken or withheld funds from the county treasury.
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Taxpayers’ Association of
Schulkill County
County Officials Accused in Schuylkill County Probe
Taxpayers Association cites salaries for county posts and accuses broad corruption in Schuylkill County government. Hearing set for Tuesday to determine admissible evidence and possible trials as officials face prosecutions amid claims of systemic plunder.
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Taxpayers’ Association of
Schuylkill
Schuylkill County
Taxpayers’ Association
A Long and Honorable Career by Galusha Grow
The House speech by Galusha A Grow, likely his last, reflects a 51 year Congressional career begun as a Free Soil Democrat. Grow served as Speaker in 1861 and remained a central Republican figure in Pennsylvania politics, known for plain direct speech and anti greenback stances. In Lancaster County, three elderly citizens died, aged 99, 89, and an unnamed third, totaling 288 years.
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House
Galusha A. Grow
Washington
Congress
Grow
Pennsylvania
Free Soil
David Wilmont
Russia
Hayes
United States
Lancaster County
John Yaley
Washington Borough
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