Congressional Notes on Senate Cuban Talks and Philippine Plan
Senate debates the Chinese exclusion bill with Foraker and McLaurin opposing. House debates Cuban reciprocity with Payne seeking to curb debate. Platt's Chinese exclusion substitute passes in Senate. House removes sugar differential from Cuban reciprocity. Several unrelated items follow, including burglaries, indictments, deaths, and public notices.
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Senate
Foraker
McLaurin
House
Payne
Platt
United States
Morgan
Nicaragua
Panama
Philippine Islands
Multiple Terrible Accidents and Legal Decisions Reported
A wide range of incidents and rulings are noted including a fatal head injury during a normal school drill, a director dividend at Amalgamated Copper, release of a Philadelphia woman jailed for forging a railroad certificate, and plans for a London banking office. Other items cover railway accidents, fires, political reforms, and notable deaths and trials across the United States and abroad.
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Penne
Kimmél
Amalgamated Copper Co
Marie Jospehine Eastwick
Philadelphia
London
International Banking Co
United States
Bishopsgate Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Burlington and
Mount Holly
N. J
Charles Fink
Mary McIntyre
Sacred Heart Church
Trenton
Missouri
John F. Butler
Supreme Court of Missouri
Continental Tobacco Co
Santa Fe Railroad Co
Point Richmond
Cal
Hiram Pope
James Mooney
Elmira Reformatory
West Ninety-third Street
New York
Samuel M. Scoville
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Japan
Wallace E. King
Wallin
Mich
Secretary of the Treasury
Indianapolis
Ind
John Pierce
New York City
Northern Pacific
Glendive
Mont
W. A. Wade
General
Sash and Door Manufacturers’ Association
Ralph D. Clark
Joseph White
Wm. Beacon
Philadelphia & Reading
Langhorne
Clark
White
Reading Company
Beacon
Amalgamated lodges settle strike assessments in convention
In Wheeling on April 19 the Amalgamated association reported a diplomatic compromise on unpaid strike assessments. Four lodges challenged legality. the convention upheld the assessments and endorsed executive action. Some lodges were exonerated or given time to pay, others adjusted. delegates expressed best feelings as adjournment occurred.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Associated Press
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Chinese Protest Over Philippine Exclusion Policy
The the United States secretary of state forwarded a Chinese protest to the Senate from United States Minister Conger. It denounces exclusion of Chinese in the Philippines as harsh and hopes the Philippines be withdrawn from such restrictions to ease Chinese emigrant tensions.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Conger
Philippine Islands
Kuang Hsu
Philippines
China
Revolutionary Sons Hold Meeting at Mount Vernon
The triennial conclave of the Sons of the Revolution met at Mount Vernon April 19 with about 200 delegates in the Manor house banquet hall. President Roosevelt greeted delegates at the White House at 9:30 a.m. Reports showed a 7000-strong membership. John Lee Carroll of Maryland was elected president general and Garrett Dorset Wall Vrooman of New Jersey general vice president.
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Manor House
Mount Vernon
Washington
General Society
Sons of the Revolution
Roosevelt
White House
United States
John Lee Carroll
Maryland
Garrett Dorset Wall Vrooman
New Jersey
Cummins posts $1200 reward for Peter son murders
Des Moines Iowa April 19 Governor Cummins announces a reward of 1200 dollars for the murderers of the Peter son children found dead in suburbs a week ago and vows to raise the sum if suspects are not apprehended within a week.
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Des Moines
Resignation of Rev Dr Rand from American Tract Society
Rev Dr Rand secretary of the American Tract Society resigns after 54 years as editor of its publications. the change takes effect in May.
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New York
Dr. Rand
The
American Tract Society
Thompson Will Gives $20,000 to Tuskegee Normal School
The will of Mrs. Cornelia C. Thompson filed in New York surrogate's office provides several charitable bequests, including $20,000 to the Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama founded by Booker T. Washington.
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New York
Cornelia C. Thompson
Tuskegee
Booker ‘T. Washington's College
San Francisco Street Railway Workers Vote to Strike
The local division of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes voted last night to strike Sunday morning, affecting all city lines except two.
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San Francisco
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Passenger train derailed near Charleroi injures six
A Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston passenger train No 10 derailed near Charleroi Pennsylvania yesterday morning. Six passengers were injured though none fatally. Officials believe a shoe brake caught on the rail and tore the tender front truck.
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Monongahela
Pittsburg
Virginia & Charleston
Charleroi
Bodies recovered in Negaunee mine disaster
The body of Angelo Carill, the last victim of the January 7 Negaunee mine disaster, was recovered Friday in Negaunee Michigan.
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Negaunee
Mich
Angelo Carill
Business Activity Rises As Trade Grips Markets
Weather favorable and strong demand boosted distribution and jobbing trade over the past week. Freight congestion eased, deliveries improved, and prices showed cautious gains with iron and steel inching up as producers secure future output.
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R. G. Dun & S Weele
Delivrey
United States
Canada
Colombia Seeks 500000 Yearly Rent for Canal Zone
The protocol outlines a lump payment of 7000000 to Colombia after ratifications as 14 years of 500000 rent with annual renewal by mutual agreement or arbitration. A joint Colombia United States commission will manage administration within the canal belt and policing by mixed constables.
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Colombia
Washington
State Department
Concha
Hay
United States
Canal
Panama Canal
Y M C A Semi Centennial Banquet Held at Grand Central Palace
New York on April 16 reports the YMCA semi centennial banquet at the Grand Central Palace attended by over 1,000 members and guests. Cleveland H. Dodge chaired the event with speakers including M Woolsey Stryker of Hamilton College Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler William E. Dodge and C F Cox of the Michigan Central railroad.
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New York
Young Men’s Christian Association
Grand Central Palace
Cleveland H. Dodge
M. Woolsey Stryker
Hamilton College
Theodore L. Cuyler
William E. Dodge
C. F. Cox
Michigan Central Railroad
Molders Union Walkout at General Electric Sparks Strike
Schenectady New York April 19 union molders at General Electric walked out in solidarity with metal polishers and screw makers on strike. Strikers claim about 1400 workers out while GE says 700 left. Two thousand machinists quit in the afternoon and hundreds of others joined as they departed.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Molders’ Union
General Electric Co
Baby Camel Dies at Wade Park Zoo
Cleveland dispatch reports the infant camel born at Wade Park zoo last week died Thursday night. The death closes a brief life for the newborn at the city exhibit.
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Cleveland
Wade Park Zoo
Two men hanged for murder in Ellis Washington and Phil Wallace
Ellis Washington and Phil Wallace, Negroes, were hanged in Donaldsonville for the murder of wealthy storekeeper Lee Geismar at Geismar on the night of January 12.
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Donaldsonville
Ellis Washington
Phil Wallace
Lee Geismar
Geismar
Fatal shooting in Kingston husband slain by young wife
Kingston Tennessee April 19 Abraham May aged 60 was shot and killed Thursday night by his wife of four months. She is 35 and has confessed to the shooting.
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Archibald A. McLeod
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
New York City
C. F. O’brien
Macon
O’brien
Paris Green
Julia Wise
Chicago
Dr. Wise
Albany
N. Y
Ann Arbor
Douglass Craft
Hammond
Ind
Arthur Meyer
Meyers
Winds Central Railway
Waterloo
John Cummings
Portland
Kan
Anna Dishman
Arkansas City
Kas
Cummings
Asaneth Turney
Joseph Turney
Cleveland
W. W. Gurley
Charles Pittser
Muncie
Pittser
Louis Toombs
Annie Larson
Peerless
Toombs
Senate
Kyle
Kingston, Tenn
Abraham May
May
Accident at corner stone laying in St Louis causes two injuries
At the cornerstone laying ceremony for a new Calbane Methodist Episcopal church in St Louis Miss Laura Heapes was fatally injured and Jesse L Boogher president of Boogher Force Goodbar Hat Co seriously hurt when a heavy derrick collapsed during the ceremony.
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St. Louis
Laura Heapes
Jesse L. Boogher
Boogher, Force & Goodbar Hat Co
New Cabanne Methodist Episcopal Church
Major Pruden Dies in Washington
Maj. Octavius L. Pruden assistant secretary to the president died at Garfield hospital shortly after 3 AM from a heart ailment.
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Washington
Maj
Octavius L. Pruden
Garfield Hospital
Havana City Plans 28 Million Loan For Bonds and Debts
The municipal council approves a 28 million dollar loan to redeem the citys first and second mortgage bonds. The funds will refinance floating debt and cover sewer payments and contract obligations.
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Havana
Woodworkers Strike At Baltimore & Ohio Shops In Keyser
In Keyser West Virginia on April 18 more than 200 woodworkers at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad shops went on strike in protest of the company attempting to enforce piece work scheduling.
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Keyser
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ohio Lawmakers Debate Memorial Arch and Local Bills
Ohio House adopted a resolution to authorize a memorial arch for President McKinley with a $25,000 state contribution and $25,000 from Columbus. House and Senate bills moved on taxes, roads, embalmers, and reformatories with new boards, bonds, and examinations amid April sessions in Columbus.
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Columbus
House
McKinley
Stone House
Dow
Common Pleas Court
Senate
Moore
Ohio
Reformatory
Board of Managers
Canal Commission
University
Cleveland
Common Pleas
Board of Examiners of
State Hospital
State House
Supreme Court Room
Continental Coal Co Buys W P Read Mines in Ohio Valley
The Continental Coal Co of Pittsburg has completed negotiations to acquire the six mines and extensive machinery of W P Read & Co in the Hocking Valley. The Chicago firm’s holdings produce over 1,000,000 tons annually. The purchase price was stated as roughly $750,000.
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Columbus
the State Journal
Continental Coal Co
Pittsburg
Ohio
W. P. Read & Co
Chicago
Hocking Valley
Lorain to Host $10 Million Steel Tube Plant
The Plain Dealer reports Lorain Ohio will host a $10 million steel tube plant backed by United States Steel Corporation. Lorain city officials plan a $150,000 harbor and river widening project to support the facility, which is expected to employ about 8,000 workers.
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Cleveland
the Plain Dealer Today
Lorain
United States Steel Corporation
Black River
Lorain Steel Plant
Japanese family survives on less than eight dollars a month
Final census indicates India houses 294,266,701 people. Portsmouth royal dock spans 293 acres, the largest in England. France shifts to automobile mail carts, replacing horse drawn transport. A French pianist played 27 hours 4 minutes before losing sanity.
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India
Royal Dock
Portsmouth
England
France
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Patient Letter
A genuine testimonial from Mrs Sophie Bryns describes relief from ovarian congestion and inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims health improvement within two months and urges others to avoid other medicines for menstrual and related symptoms.
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Sophie Binns
Young People’s Christian “Temperance Union
Fruitvale
Bar
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Sophie Bryns
Versatile students change shirts mid streetcar ride
Fourteen university boys on a Flatbush avenue streetcar hurriedly clean and re-dress to attend an engagement at the Flatbush clubhouse. A black haired banjo player produced changing clothes from his grip, transforming the group as the car jolted to a halt and re lit after a pole mishap. The troupe arrives in evening dress ready for entertainment.
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Flatbush Avenue
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Flatbush
Fulton Street
Duchess of Newcastle Improves Horses and Dogs at Clumber Park
The Duchess, an avid sportsman and animal lover, is devoted to bettering the lot of horses and dogs. Her pony Lady White receives constant care, and she has a lifelong equestrian expertise. Notable spinier trials occurred recently at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire.
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Duchess of Newcastle
Lady White
England
Duke and Duchess
Clumber Park
Nottinghamshire
Butterflies in Mexico and Central America Reach 185 Species
A field note records that no less than 185 butterfly species thrive across Mexico and Central American regions. The tally underscores rich biodiversity in the area.
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Mexico
Central America
Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Grain and Livestock Prices
New York markets show flour and wheat ranges with No 2 red at 87 cents and futures for oats near 52 1 2 cents. Cattle and hog activity limited in several cities with cattle gains in Cleveland and Toledo cash prices cited. East Buffalo notes strong cattle, hogs high, while Cincinnati lists steady hogs at about 6 to 7 dollars.
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New York
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Buffalo
East Liberty
Yale Bureau Seeks Loans to Aid Needy Students
Yale University’s bureau of self help, led by Prof. C L Kitchel, proposes interest bearing unsecured loans to needy juniors and seniors. A graduate offered to loan 100 dollars to a junior, another 100 to a senior, with a plan to repeat for future years and always aid a junior and senior. Notes would mature in five years at five percent interest with no indorser.
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C. L. Kitchel
Bureau of Self Help
Yale University
Yale
Britain to unite medical chiefs for cancer investigation
The heads of Britain's medical profession plan a systematic study into cancer causes prevention and treatment with royal support. The Royal College of Surgeons and Royal College of Physicians back a joint resolution authorizing delegates to devise a detailed work scheme. Sir William Church and Sir William Broadbent are named on the committee.
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Great Britain
London
New York Herald
Royal College of Surgeons
Royal College of Physicians
William Church
William Broadbent
Questioning Dr Mary Walker's status as a gentleman
The Chicago Tribune asks where Dr Mary Walker fits if only men with college educations are considered gentlemen. The remark contrasts gender and education in defining gentlemanly conduct.
Fire insurers hold that past profits don’t count
The Omaha Bee reports that fire insurance men say past profits are irrelevant when assessing current losses, emphasizing that only present financial setbacks matter for coverage and settlement decisions.
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Omaha Bee
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