Senate agenda, naval cuts, and oleomargarine fight.
Washington dispatch outlines ongoing Senate focus on the Alaska oil code and Philippine question, with policy battles over the Great Oleomargarine bill in the House. Navy orders reduce commissioned ships, while post office funding and overtime pay spar over eight hour clerk work. Havana customs receipts rise notably in early 1900.
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Washington
Senate
Philippine Islands
Friends of the
Nicaragua Canal
Morgan
Alabama
Frye and
Hanna
Hoar
Clark
Chandler
Turley
Todd
Marsh
Committee On
Miliia
Navy Department
United States
Detroit
Portamoutti Navy Vord
Marblehead
Mare Island
Neem
Admiral Watson
Bennington
Concord
Manila
San Francisco
Indiana
Massachusetts
League Island
Navigation Bureau
Committee On Agriculture
House
National Dairy Association
Charles Y. Wright
Chicago
Friends of the Bill
Congress
Mall
Oleomarga
Agricultural Committee
Post Office Department
Division of Customs and Insular Affairs
War Department
Havana Customs House
Postal Clerks Champion Eight-Hour Workday Push
Congressman Mann of Chicago backs a bill to limit postal clerks at first-class offices to an eight-hour day or 48 hours weekly. He cites prior carrier protections and argues postmasters should supervise overtime to prevent overwork and underpayment. The measure seeks to align clerks’ hours with carrier protections.
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Congressman Mann
Washington
Chicago
Senator Gear
Mann
Pain Balm Claims Quick Rheumatism Relief
An Ohio man reports rapid pain relief from rheumatism after using Chambarlair's Pain Balm recommended by local druggists Geo Parsons Co in Troy. He credits the remedy with freeing him from arm and shoulder pain and endorses it to friends as the best remedy available.
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D,n. Sinks
Troy
Ohio
Miessrs Geo
Parsons & Co
Chambarlair
Azros
A. O. Rowe
Nebraskan Wins ip Debate Between States
Lincoln Neb April 14 The first interstate debate between Nebraska and Colorado universities ended with Nebraska winning two to one The Nebraska team C C Crouch S C Hawthorne and F G Hawxby argued the negative on the motion England s policy toward the Transvaal is justifiable Colorado team F S Caldwell W C Browning and B M Rotstall spoke for the affirmative Gov Poynter presided Judges were A G Smith Nebraska D J Baxter of Omaha and Prof Powers of Doane college
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Caldwell
W.C. Browning
B. M. Rotstall
Gov. Poynter
Smith
Nebraska
Baxter
Omaha
Prof. Powers
Doane College
Fire in Tenement House Leaves Family in Peril
Fire at 67 Clinton Street in a five story tenement found in a tailor shop owned by Hyman Bellar. Firefighters rescued Bellar his wife and two young children as the injured man and his infant remain unconscious with physicians warning of possible death.
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New York
Hyman Bellar
Clinton Street
Hyman Belar
Bellar
Grain-O Promises Healthful Grain Beverage
A testimonial urges replacing coffee with Grain-O made from pure grains. A woman notes initial dislike turned to praise after a week, claiming Grain-O nourishes and feeds the system. Promotes that children may drink it freely and calls it a strengthening substance. Available for 15c and 25c at grocers.
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Wites
Sid
Iowa youth dies in Chicago gas asphyxiation incident
John Edwards a 17 year old Iowa youth seeking work in Chicago was found unconscious from gas in a hotel room at 172 Custom House Place. Hotel proprietor Frank Cleing turned on the gas. Edwards died after being taken to the county hospital. His father guards in Autimosa penitentiary. Edwards came from Newton, Iowa.
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Chicago
John Edwards
Iowa
Custom House Place
Edwards
Frank Cleing
Autimosa
Newton
Wanted district office managers in state to represent me
L. A. Park of Chicago seeks several persons to serve as district office managers in their counties and surrounding areas. Compensation four weekly payments totaling 600 dollars per year. Describes unusual opportunities and requests references. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope.
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L. A. Park
Caxton Building
Chicago
No Allegiance to Bolivar
Brazil reports a communication from Acre declaring independence of the territory donated to Bolivar. The ruler states the area is 25,000 Brazilians and the Brazilian government held no right to dictate procedures.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Acre
Bolivar
Mafeking Relief Hopes Fading Amid Strategic Shifts
London reports Mafeking is starving with only hope of relief from Gen Carrington. Roberts may pull forces from the south. Methuen’s troops face redeployment to Bloemfontein or to hold near Kroonstad as Dutch tactics evolve. Roberts seeks a northern move toward Pretoria, while Carrington’s column advances from Beira toward Umtali and Fort Tuli.
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London
Mafeking
Carrington
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Baden-Powell
Lord Methuen
Bloem
Beira
Umitali
Umtali
Fort Tt
Fort Tuli
Mat
Yendon
Gaden-Powell
Free State
Roberts
Norval’s Pont
Modder
Wepener
Smithfield
Thabanchu
Winburg
Noted healer in town promotes Banner Salve
An advertisement proclaims Banner Salve as the greatest healer of modern times, claiming cures for wounds sores piles and skin diseases with guaranteed results, located at Houseworth Broad.
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Houseworth Broa
Sumner Arrives at Gibraltar En Route to Malta and Manila
The U S transport Sumner arrived in Gibraltar on April 14 and will sail for Malta the next day. Departing New York March 31 it heads to Manila carrying sixty officers four nurses and enlisted men under Major Wirt Davis. The ship holds a large amount of money for paying troops in the far east.
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Sumner
New York
Manila
Tas
Wirt Davis
United States
Far East
Prince Ferdinand Seeks a Bulgarian Queen in France
Sofia reports Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria travels to France to visit Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia as part of a possible marriage plan. Widely anticipated yet doubted, a union would greatly impact Bulgaria's future.
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Sofia
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
France
Elena Pavlovna
Russia
DaWitts Little Early Risers Praised By Va Friar
A Virginia reader from Happy Creek promotes DaWitt's Little Early Risers as top pills for liver and bowel relief. The statement claims quick action with no griping and mentions care options at Houseworth Broa.
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DaWitt
Lake
Happy Creek
Houseworth
Fugitives Engage in Mountain Chase in New Mexico
A Lordsboro New Mexico dispatch reports a sheriff posse confronting fugitives Burt Ayard Bravo Johnson and William Stiles in the mountains southwest of Lordsboro Stiles was killed in a subsequent clash The trio had broken jail at Silver City a week earlier and ambushed killed Officer George Scarborough and wounded Officer Burchfield while pursued by officers.
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el Paso
Texas
Lordsboro
N. M
Burt Ayard
Bravo Johnson
William Stiles
Stiles
Ayard
Johnson
Silver City
George Scarborough
Burchfield
Morgantown resident cured by Foley's Kidney Cure
A. R. Bass of Morgentown Indiana suffered severe backache and kidney pain, waking ten to twelve times nightly, and was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure which is guaranteed. At Honuseworth Bres.
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Thos. W. Carter
Asboro
N. Y
Foley
Houseworth Bros
A. R. Bass
Morgentown
Ind
Honuseworth
Bres
Youth Accused of Embezzling Funds in Boston
Herbert F. Milli zan, bookkeeper at Union Loan and Trust, was arrested for embezzling 10300 dollars. He is understood to have confessed.
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Boston
Herbert F. Millizan
Union Loan and Trust Company
Report of Boer Defeat and Front News From April Fronts
London dispatch summarizes Boer clashes in April with reports of a possible Boer victory at Wepener and continued imperial skirmishes. Lord Rosslyn captured and sent to Kroonstad amid patrol losses. Kruger attends Brandfort conference amid plans to retire Transvaal forces if pressed. Casualties from Ladysmith siege listed: 1,751 total losses and 19,688 hospital admissions.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Telegraph
Brabant
Wepener
Reddersburge
Bloemfontein
Royal Irish
Lord Rosslyn
Kroonstad
Broemfontein
Roonstad
Lord Rossion
Sinatra
Royral Scede
Boercy
Hese Een
Cate
Orange Pirea
Daily News
Kruger
Brandfort
Transvaal
Vet River
Vaal
Free
Ladysmith
Explosion near Logansport kills one and injures five
An explosion caused by excessive pressure and a defective gas pipe four miles southeast of Logansport Indiana killed Michael Ellison Jr and injured five others who may die from their injuries. The Chicazpipe Line Co caused the blast and authorities investigate the accident.
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Logansport
Ind
Chicazpipe Line Company
Four Niles
Here
Michael Ellison, Jr
Grasshopper in Throat Reported in Wantington
W H Forrest underwent throat surgery in Wantington Indiana on April 16. The operation revealed a grasshopper corpse believed to have been swallowed while drinking from a spring and lodged in his throat for months.
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Wantington
Ind
W. H. Forrest
Grand Opera Season Opens Late 1900 in West
Maurice Gray announced the 1900 01 grand opera season will open in San Francisco on November 12 with a western list including Los Angeles Salt Lake City Denver Kansas City Lincoln St Paul and Minneapolis.
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Grand Opera
West New York
America
San Francisco
Maurice Gray
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Denver
Kansas City
Lincoln
St. Paul
Minneapolis
City to Own and Run Electric-Light Plant in Galena
Galena Illinois April 16 at a special city council session it was decided the city will own and operate its own electric light plant to be built at once. The purchase of the water works system will follow in order.
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Galena
Ill
Menelek to Visit Anna Gould in Paris
Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia will visit Countess de Castellane in Paris on April 16. The event marks a remarkable honor for an American, Anna Gould of New York, formerly known as Anna Gould.
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Menelek
Anna Gould
New York
Emperor Menelek of
Abyssinia
Countess de Castellane
Paris
Guardianship Petition Filed for Minor Heirs of Sarah Nichodemaus
Noah S. Miller has applied for letters of guardianship for the minor heirs of Sarah Nichodemaus, with court action pending to appoint a guardian.
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Noah S. Miller
Sarah Nichodemaus
Death of Ebenezer Ball, Last Washington Relative in D.C.
Ebenezer Burges Ball died in Washington at 84, unmarried, the nearest surviving relative of George Washington. Born in Loudon County, Virginia, he later became a western pioneer, scout, and Indian fighter before settling in Washington thirty years ago to run a tobacco stand in the pension office.
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George Washington
Washington
Ebenezer Burges Ball
Mr. Ball
Loudon County
Virginia
Parkhurst Urges Ending Presbyterian Confession
Dr Charles H Parkhurst in a New York sermon on Christian ity as Accepted by Many of Today urged obliteration of the Presbyterian confession of faith declaring it a libel on the infinite grace of God He spoke April 16 at an event in the city.
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Parkhurst
New York
Charles H. Parkhurst
God
Missing Waterbury Bank Teller Amid $25,000 Shortfall
John C. Farrar, a teller at Waterbury National Bank, vanished in Waterbury VI on April 16. Authorities report a bank fund shortage of $25,000 linked to his absence.
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Hank Feller
Waterbury, VI
John c. Farrar
Waterbury National Bank
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