Congress resumes amid tariff and Porto Rico debate
Washington April 11 12 13 reports show the Senate set to vote on Hon M S Quay for a Pennsylvania seat on April 24 at 4 pm. The body paid tribute to the late Hon Bla nd of Missouri. The House devoted time to the agricultural appropriation bill and boundless amendments by Mr Corliss Michigan and Latimer South Carolina. The Porto Rico tariff bill ended in the House 161 to 160 with Senate amendments. provisions widen free trade while imposing duties, plus a civil government plan for the island. Senate moves on Pacific cable and DC appropriation, while treasury depository rules and pension interests for Spanish American War dependents advance.
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Washington
Senate
Quay
Renate Fron
Corliss
Michigan
Bulletine
Agricultumd Department
Congress
House
Porto Rico
United States
Messrs
Heatwole
Minnesota
Drumpacker
Indiana
Latte
Town
Littlefield
Maine
McGail
Massachusetts
H. C. Smith
Warner
Illinois
Pletcher
Lorimer
Iliois
Davey and
Meyer
Louisiana
Thys
Sthrey
Einsylvants
de Vites
Stallings
Alabawa
Lee
Charles ©. Magoon
Dolilver
Yowa
Magoon & Clerk
War Department
Crumpacker
McCall
Massechusetts
Trilels
Benate
mMeasure
San Francisco
Honodu
Committee On Naval Affairs
District of Columbia
Insular Affairs Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Cuba
Philippines
Penatoria
Caval
Moss
Cummings
Hineelt
Krupp
Lberty
Kitchin
North Carolina
Direct Election of US Senators Passes House
The House approved a constitutional amendment by 240 to 15 to elect U S senators by direct vote of the people for six-year terms with one vote per senator. Fourteen Republicans and one Democrat voted no. The measure moves to state legislatures for ratification while private pension bills were also considered.
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Nour
Washington
House
United States
Senate
Mgr. Talbert
South Carolina
President McKinley to Visit New York and Canton
The presidential party including Mrs McKinley Secretary Cortelyou and Garret Hobart will depart Paterson N J by private car at 10 AM on Thursday to attend the foreign missions conference in New York. They will stay at the Manhattan hotel and then proceed to Canton Ohio for about three days before returning to Washington next week.
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Fie
Ala
New York
Canton
Washington
McKinley
Cortelyou
Barnes
Hobart
Garret A. Hobart
Presidet
Rixie
Paterson
N. J
Pennsylvania Road
Moa
Wobart
Ecumenical Conference On Foreign Missiong
Crernegls Hall
Manhattan
Ohio
Inauguration of Porto Rico Civil Government Planned
Washington April 18 Mr Allen the newly chosen governor of Porto Rico will sail with Mrs Allen and their daughter on the United States Brenvier Dolphin Captain Southerland to San Juan for a flying visit. He plans to set up the civil government within three weeks and return to the United States. The ceremony will be dignified and impressive to mark the event.
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Porto Algo Re
Washington
Mr. Allen
Porto Rico
San Juan
United States
Teut
San Juatt
Miller Found Guilty In Brooklyn Grand Larceny Trial
William Fr. Miller of the Franklin syndicate fame was found guilty by a Brooklyn jury of grand larceny in the first degree. He faces sentencing next Wednesday.
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Miller
New York
William Fr. Miler
Franklin Syndicate Fame
Brooklyn
Insurgents Assault Bataeo Garrison Repulsed
Gen. Young reports 800 insurgents attacked the American garrison at Bataeo North Ilocos yesterday. 460 men were repulsed with no American casualties.
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Manila
Young
Romen
Bose
Bataeo
North
Ilcos
Architect Delkimar Adler Dies in Chicago Home
Chicago April 18 Delkimar Adler an architect of national reputation died at his residence here Mr Adler designed the Auditorium hotel and several huge convention halls.
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Chicago
Delkimar Adler
Mr. Adler
Auditorium
Clark to Fight Senate Reseat Bid Amid Bribery Claims
Washington dispatch reports Senator Clark will not resign as allies press for a contest in the Senate. Senators Clay Bacon Mason and Holtfeld plan a floor fight, contending a two-thirds vote is needed to unseat him while Mason leads Clark’s defense against bribery charges.
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Montana
Mionnlye Wit
Butte
Mont
Washington
Clark
Bia
Anish
Clay
Bacon
Mason
Holtfeld
Senate
Amalgamated Copper Seeks Settlement With Heinze
A private New York message reports Amalgamated Copper officers and Augustus Heinze have been in conference in Butte for several days negotiating a settlement of their years long litigation. The talks reportedly include purchase of Heinze property by the Amalgamated company.
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Butte
Mont
New York
Amalgamated Copper Company
Augustus Heinze
Helnzec
Amalgamated Company
Northfield Fire Destroys New Auditorium Building
A fire in Northfield Minnesota gutted the Ware auditorium, a recently opened $20,000 structure. The blaze started in the basement and swept the first floor burning seats and stage areas. Total damage estimated around $6,000 with curtains and wings badly burned. firefighters earned praise for prompt response.
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Amthtorium
Northfield
Minn
Ware
Spranes
Strike at Athens Sawmill Demands Shorter Day
All workers at the Athens Manufacturing Company sawmill plant went on strike demanding a seven ten hour day with the same pay as twelve hours. They marched through the streets to other mills with flags, seeking interplant support amid fears of violence.
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Athens
Wis
Milwaukee extension plans to Janesville from Fox Lake
Milwaukee officials announce soon contracts for extending the Fox Lake branch line to Janesville Wisconsin. Work must finish by November 1. The line from Libertyville to Fox Lake opens soon. A 45 foot high fill along the Mcklenry County stretch involves 600000 cubic yards of earth.
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Milwaukee
Waukegan
Fox Lake
Til
Janesville
Wis
Tibertyville
Mcklenry County
Wisconsin Bell Linemen Seek Higher Wages and Shorter Hours
Two hundred Linemen employed by the Wisconsin Bell Telephone company seek a wage increase from 2.25 to 2.50 per day and a reduction of work hours from nine to eight. The request will be reviewed by officials, and workers will remain on the job. The raise allegedly mirrors demands in several other cities.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company
Sioux Falls Indians Plead Guilty to Horse Stealing
Antoine Rencountre and Charlie Long, Sioux Falls Indians, appeared before Judge Munger and pled guilty to horse stealing. Each fined 350 and sentenced to one year and two days in prison. The former is in the last stages of consumption and can live only a short time.
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Sioux Falls
Antoine Rencountre
Charile
Turkey
Munger
Duluth Man Pleads Guilty in Child Labor Case
Charles Hurd of the Hurd refrigerator works at New Duluth was arrested for violating the child labor law. He appeared in court with one representative and pleaded guilty, fined the minimum in each eye case, totaling $40.
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Duluth
Charles Hurd
Hurd Refrigerator Works
New Duluth
Efurd
Actor McDowell Breaks Down in Fedora at Sioux City
Melbourne McDowell collapsed during the third act of Fedora in Sioux City Iowa last night. Curtain fell and refunds were issued at the door with no official explanation from management.
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McDowell
Sioux City
Iowa
Melbourne McDowell
Generous Offer to Presbyterian Church for Building
Ted Wing of Minnesota on April 15 offered the Presbyterian church 5000 dollars to fund an addition if the congregation raises 2000 dollars more. The congregation has accepted the offer and work on the edifice will commence as soon as possible.
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Ted Wing
Minn
T James Yowther
Presbyterian Church
Tragic House Fire Claims Five Year Old Lives
Le Mars April 15 A five year old girl of H J Kramer of Marion township was badly burned while playing with fire and died. The mother left the child alone for a few minutes and returned to find it enveloped in flames.
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le Mars
Town
H. J. Kramer
Marion Township
Fire destroys Oconee business district near Pana
A blaze yesterday wiped out the business portion of Oconee, six miles south of Pana. Suspects were arrested on suspicion of incendiary origin. Loss estimated over 50,000 dollars.
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Pana
Oconee
Sawmill Destroyed in Hornerville Fire. Rebuilding Planned
Ernest Horner's sawmill in Hornersville burned completely. Fire gutted the plant, which was newly built and heavily insured. A large crew was set to start work today, with plans to rebuild after the loss.
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Davemill
Crosse
Wis
Ernest Horner
Hornersville
Horner
Explosion at Sylvester mill kills three in Michigan
In Sylvester, Michigan, the saw mill owned by John Egtter exploded last night, resulting in the deaths of David Zimmerman, age seventy, and James Moffitt, age twenty five. A third man died later from injuries, with one more man fatally injured.
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Boller Explanion
Big Rapids
Mich
Bollern
John Egtter
Sylvester
David Zimmerman
James Moffitt
Northwest Kirby case ends with not guilty verdict
After about eleven hours the jury acquitted Pasane Gulley of Sioux Malla in the Kirby case. It marks the fourth trial in a long federal case spanning more than three and a half years with prior disagreements, a conviction reversed for a new trial, and a juror briefly going insane under strain.
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Sioux Malla
Kirby
Northwest
United States Court
McDowell's Breake Down At Sioux Clix
Des Moines reports on McDowell, husband of the late Wanunye Davenport and co-star with Blanche Walsh, whose condition in Sioux City delayed the curtain in the third act of Dedora during Des Moines performances. Ells manager cites excessive nerve tonic use in Bronx City and notes rumors about his romance with Miss Walsh.
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McDowells
Sioux Clix
Des Moines
Belbourne
McDowell
Wanunye Davenport
Blanche Walsh
Sioux City
Dedora
Ells
McDonvell
Bronx City
Miss Walsh
Kim
Alleged Son Loses His Case in Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines April 17 The Iowa Supreme Court dismissed the petition for rehearing in the case of George Niles Watson who sought to prove he was the illegitimate son of Mott Watson of Maquoketa and claim a $300000 estate The court ruled Watson failed to establish the relation and awarded the estate to the deceased man’s heirs who never married
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Towa Supreme Court Deelles
Collatoralles
Mott Watson
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
George Niles Watson
Maquoketa
Young Watson
Niles
Colnters
Strike Of Mill Lands Causes Mill Closure At Jacobs Mill
Union men at Wackburne Wisconsin struck John A Jacobs mill after a foreman discharged a worker and refused reinstatement. The strike led to the first mill closure of the season as Jacobs threatened to shut boilers and nail the mill doors rather than concede the right to discharge for cause despite union affiliations.
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MHL
Hunter accidentally shoots two companions at Jackson Lake
Amboy Minnesota April 17 Roy Pish accidentally shot two of his companions Walter Merges and Claude Mallory at Jackson Lake while hunting yesterday. Merges received over thirty shots in the left side and Mallory a number in the right arm and head. The lake shores were crowded with hunters shooting pickerel weighing two to four pounds each with over 1000 pickerel taken from the lake.
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Amboy
Mlnn
Roy Pish
WU Merges
Claude Mallory
Jackson Lake
Merges
Mallory
Hunteya
Firiny
Wolves Plentiful Lead to Bounty Plan in Sparta Wisconsin
A hunter named Aughes delivered sixteen gray wolves to authorities in Sparta Wisconsin last week. He reports wolves are more plentiful and bold, preying on sheep and troubling farmers. A bounty of 10 dollars per head is proposed to rid the area of the pests.
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Sparta
Wis
Aughes
New Creamery Begins in Shett Lake Wisconsin
The new cooperative creamery started up for the first time on Saturday in Shett Lake Wis owned by local farmers. It is the first creamery in the county and has drawn strong local interest.
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Shett Lake
Wis
Boy and Gun Accident Claims Laverne Child
In Laverne Minnesota on April 17 the ten year old son of Henry Helling was instantly killed when a shotgun, believed unloaded, was played with by the boy and two younger children in a room. The tragedy occurred during a gameish moment as they handled the weapon.
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Laverne, Minn
Tve
Henry Helling
Death of a Pioneer in Mendota Wisconsin
Ajitll L7-TJoho W. Orrsley Sr a leading pioneer of Western Wisconsin and South Dakota died in Mendota yesterday at age 81 He was father of Mini Owsley of Watertown South Dakota and John J Owsley of Sparta Wisconsin.
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Mendota
Wis
Ajitll
Tjoho W. Orrsley
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Mini, Owsley
Watertown
John J. Owsley
Sparta
Iowa Railroad Extension Plans Growth from Growrle to Rockwell City
The Marshalltown and Dakota Railroad company announces an extension of its line this season from Growrle to Rockwell City. Surveyors will begin work at once.
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Iowa Stailroad
Yrout Dodge
Towa
Marshalltowne & Dakota Railroad Company
Sys
Growrle
Rockwell City
Ones
Acreage shifts in Minnesota farming outlook
In Albert Lea Minnesota on April 17 farmers are busy with seeding operations. Wheat acreage is already sown but overall acreage is down from last year while other grains show an increase.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Pioneer John Thurston Dies in Le Sueur County
John Thurston, a county pioneer and member of the Le Sueur Tigers during the early 1860s, died in Le Sueur Minnesota on April 17. He contributed to local settlement and community development since the 1860s.
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Iniligos
le Sueur, Minn
John Thurston
le Sueur Tigers
Charged With Murier In Botting Fish Nets Row
A seventy three year old Herman Moutzke was killed in a dispute over botting fish nets. Sixty five year old Rechultze was arrested on a warrant charging him with the murder. The incident occurred on April 17 in Mion. Grey Wagle reported the arrest.
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Murier
Grey Wagle
Mion
A Rechultze
Herman Moutzke
Market Quotations From Paw and Minneapolis Grain Centers
Summary of April 18 quotations across Paw, Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago markets. Wheat and corn prices plus oats and flax listed. Livestock prices for cattle, hogs, and sheep reported in St Paul, Sioux City, Chicago and Milwaukee. Bid and ask ranges shown for No 2 and No 1 varieties across multiple markets.
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Paw
Munneapolia
Duluth
Milwaukee
Wis
Novi
Sioux City
Town
Chicago
South St. Paul
Otelea
Eows
Cholee
Tornado wrecks Hamburg Iowa damaging homes and yards
A tornado hit Hamburg Iowa on April 14 causing heavy damage in the north part of town. Fred Johnson's brick yard and several residences including Lark Miller and John Crane were wrecked or severely damaged while sheds wind mills and corn cribs were piled in the yard. No serious injuries reported though property loss was extensive within about one mile.
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Hamburg
Fred Johnson
Hix
Lark Miller
John Crane
Frontal Attack Leaves Local Man Deadly Injured
Sioux Falls diary records a rural accident where N. Anderson, a loyal resident, was riding when his horse kicked, throwing him from the buggy. His glasses shattered, portions entered his eyes, his nose broken, a tooth knocked out, and he sustained serious injuries.
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South Dalhotn
Hin Horne
Sioux Walls
8. D
K. N. Anderson
Anderson
Governor Holds Control Of Fort Sisseton Parade Ground
The supreme court answers the governor has control of the Fort Sisseton military parade ground as commander in chief of the state militia without legislative legislation. He can lease and care for the buildings, placing authority in the governor.
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Pharre
8. D
Supreme Court
Fort Sisseton
Bank changes hands in Brainerd stock sale
Ex mayor Dr Werner Homestead and J J Mc Ginvis acquire 813 shares from the Northern Pacific bank stock held by C N Parker and others at par value. They gain a controlling interest. A stockholders meeting will be held April 24 to elect new directors and officers.
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Brainerd, Minn
Dr. Werner Homestead
J. J. McGinvis
Northern Pacific Bank of
C. N. Parker and Allers
Stewart May Retire From Ninth District Race
Private information from Ashland Wisconsin reports Alexander Stewart, three term representative of the Ninth district, will not seek re election. A. W. Sanborn will run in his place after Stewart supported the Porto Rican bill. The Senate passed a bill approving two hundred thousand dollars for a public building at Great Falls Montana.
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Stewart
Ashland
Wis
Alexander Stewart
Groseland
A. W. Sanborn
Automatic coaster brake tested as best yet by IM Smith & Bro
The article describes an automatic coaster brake device tested for efficiency by IM Smith & Bro of St. Cua. It outlines compact rear hub construction with sprocket clutch, four coaster balls, four brake balls, and a brake plate system activated by back pedal pressure. The mechanism aims for easy operation, long ride distance per effort, and universal fit. It also includes a digression about Rev. Thomas Beecher quarrel remarks and a quoted exchange with the Smith family.
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IM. Smith & Bro
St. Cua
Gtand
Weana Ea Py
Reat
Petit Delulsg
Chis
Macaulay the Wit at the Hustings
The passage recalls Lord Macaulay’s witty humor during campaigns in 1847 and 1852. He faced defeat, then won as the popular candidate, and once was struck by a dead cat at a hustings rally. The assailant apologized, claiming the cat targeted his opponent, prompting Macaulay to joke about being struck instead.
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Macauley
Lord Disrash
Lord Macaulay
Macaulay
Cotlier
A Mia understanding in a playful street scene
A dialogue between Mrs A and Mrs B about a nurse and a little girl, noting admiration from passing gentlemen. The exchange reveals affection and maternal pride, ending with a lighthearted clarification about who is admired.
Dialllusioned punster quotes puzzle of words
A clipped quip from a Chicago Tribune item discusses a professional punster as someone who works on words and thus plays on language. The fragment reflects a tongue in cheek distinction between clever wordplay and literal meaning.
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Tommy
Tucker
Iit
Chicago Tribune
Not a Man's Life
A quoted exchange from the Detroit Journal describes a man living a double life with harsh judgments. The at home life is labeled as "a dog's life" while the public life is questioned as manly or not.
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Detroit Journal
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