Senate debate on Philippines annexation and white supremacy
Senator Teller argues expansion rights to include distant territory and self government for Filipinos while preserving the American flag. Williams of Mississippi opposes annexation citing social and political costs and white supremacy concerns. House considers full army reorganization with party line vote.
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Washington
Teller
Senate
United States
Caffery
House
Philippines
Williams
Mississippi
Foreign Affairs Committee
Point. Co
Hull Army Bt
Sec
House Committee On
Miitary Affairs
Yeas
Hull
Marsh
Griffin
Ketcham
Fenton
Gerknap
McDonald
Brownlow
Sulzer
Cox
Lentz
Hay
Jett
Teller Sees Self-Government as Path to End Army Burden
In a Senate speech, Teller argues expansion rights hinge on consent of the governed. He recalls 1861 decisions and Appomattox, opposes imperial aims, and says granting self-government to new territories could avoid large military deployments in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Teller
Washington
Senate
United States
Appomatox
West
Cuba
Porto Rico
Presidential party returns after southern tour a success
Washington reports the presidential party arrived in the capital at 11 30 a m after seven days in the south. Except for Mrs McKinley who was slightly indisposed at Atlanta all members were in good health and the trip is described as very enjoyable and a splendid success in every way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
McKinley
Atlanta
Senator Butler Plans Amendment to Pension Bill
Senator Butler of North Carolina gave notice of an amendment to the pension appropriation bill. The change would deny back pensions and provide that pensions begin on the bill's passage.
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Washington
Butler
North Carolina
Secretary Hay Leaves State Department Sick
Secretary Hay was forced to depart the state department yesterday after a grip illness that has troubled him for several days. The illness appears to be widespread within the department.
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Washington
Hay
State Department
Illinois Man Nominated for Senate Seat
Washington December 21 The president sent the nomination to the senate of Solomon P Bethea attorney for the northern district of Illinois He was later confirmed by the senate.
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Washington
Senate
Solomon P. Bethea
Ilnois
Keely Motor Company Stockholders Convene After Keely Death
In Philadelphia the first stockholders meeting since inventor John W. Keely died was held. Charles S. Hill said Keely’s secret does not exist in manuscript and that T. B. Kinnaid of Boston could carry out the idea. Hill hinted at a further secret to encourage investors for one year. John J. Smith, a director, was to confer with the lawyer and reported mixed views on the best course.
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Philadelphia
Keely Motor Company
John W. Keely
Charles S. Hill
Keely
T. B. Kinnaid
Boston
Hill
Kinnaid
John J. Smith
Smith
Avalanche kills six on Chilkoot pass near Crater Lake
The steamer Al-Ki brings sparse details of an avalanche on the Chilkoot pass dated December 9 near Crater Lake. At least six were killed, five bodies recovered including Mrs. Darling and her two sons Bert Johns and Harry Shaw. The camp was buried under snow and debris after the slide. In Wisconsin a man called Big John murdered John Gullickson in Iowa then killed himself when pursued.
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Seattle
Wash
Al-Ki
Alaska
Chilkoot Pass
Darling
Lake Lindeman
Bert Johns
Juneau
Harry Shaw
Skagway
Crater Lake
LaCrosse
Wis
Spring Grove
Minn
Big John
John Gullickson
Iowa
Gullickson
Decorah
Smallpox Suspicions Hit Campbell Family In Briggsville
Springfield dispatch reports Dr. C S Nelson says three Campbell family members in Briggsville show early smallpox symptoms after farm laborer Wolf was taken ill at their home.
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Springfield
Ill
J. A. Egan
State Board of Health
C. S. Nelson
Briggsville
James Campbell
Wolf
Train Robbers Halt Southbound Express Near Popes Mississippi
Memphis dispatch reports Illinois Central train No. 10 was held up at Popes, Mississippi, just before midnight. Two robbers fired a few shots and attempted to enter the express car but fled into the night without securing any loot.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ilinois Central
Popes
Miss
Gompers Re-elected President of AFL At Convention
Samuel Gompers was re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor at the eighteenth annual convention in Kansas City. He won nearly unanimously with only Isaac Cowan voting against. The meeting adjourned with Detroit chosen as the next site, and officers were largely re-elected while amendments increased per capita dues to fund federation activities.
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Kansas City
Dee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Detroit
Mich
Wiliam J. O'Brien
New York
George E. McNeill
Boston
Gompers
Federation
McNeill
John Kirby
Ouray
Colo
West
Henry Lloyd
Massachusetts
Isaac Cowan
Cleveland
P. J. Metzaire
Philadelphia
Jas. Duncan
Baltimore
James O'Connell
Chicago
John F. Mitchell
Indianapolis
Max Morris
Denver
Thomas I. Kidd
Frank Morrison
John B. Lennon
Bloomington
Ills
Women and children workers tax measure killed in debate
A Massachusetts legislature debate over a U S Congress bill to tax factories employing women and children ends with the resolution killed. O'Sullivan argues for taxing factories to curb child labor while McNeill doubts the plan’s efficacy. The convention also hears farewell addresses from British delegates Inskip and Thorne.
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Cowan
J. F. O'Sullivan
Boston
Congress
Committee On Laws
O’sullivan
Massachusetts
O'Sullivan
George E. McNeill
Women Workers of the Land
Trades
Trade Cowan
King-Blatchford and Eyer
Financial
William Inskip
William Thorne
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Safe Digestion Aid
The ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a non patent remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the tablets digest all wholesome food without dieting, rest the stomach, and provide cure by aiding digestion. Sold by druggists for 50 cents per package from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werthier
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Soothing Witch Hazel Salve Ad Promises Fast Heal
The item extols De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a sure cure for piles burns and wounds claiming it never fails. It warns customers to avoid counterfeits and imitators and lists multiple shop names associated with the product.
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de Witt
H. J. Moogh
Emmert & Burrell
Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co
Statement on height differences and a cough cure ad
A brief note claims English women average two inches taller than American women. An advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure touts rapid, effective relief for coughs across ages, endorsed by H. J. Moogk and others.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Ely's Cream Balm Advertises Relief for Catarrh
A reader testimonial from Rahway New Jersey praises Ely's Cream Balm for curing catarrh and restoring taste smell and hearing. Mrs Franklin Reeman of Dover New Hampshire reports quick relief for her son and requests a 10 cent trial size mailed from Ely Brothers New York.
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Ely
Marcus G. Shantz
Rahway
N. J
Franklin Reeman
Dover
N. H
Ely Brothers
Warren St
N. Y
Burrell’s offers fine cranberries and seasonal produce
The advertisement lists cranberries, winter apples, boiled cider, canned pumpkins, seedless raisins, and pure spices available at Burrell’s. It promotes a complete Christmas dinner assortment with various fresh and preserved goods for the holiday season.
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Burrell’s
Queen and Crescent Route Car Line Through Cincinnati
The statement notes that Only Through Car Line operates via the Queen and Crescent Route and the Southern Railway from Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen & Crescent
R’y
Cincinnati
Superb service on Queen & Crescent trains to Cincinnati
Excellent service on the Queen and Crescent Route from Cincinnati South noted with focus on superb through trains and overall passenger experience.
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Queen & Crescent
Cincinnati
Fire at 280 West 73rd Street Kills Three in Morning Blaze
An early morning fire at 280 West Seventy third street, occupied by Charles H. Raymond of Mutual Life Insurance, killed three people and seriously injured several others. Victims include Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Victoria Underwood of Zanesville, Ohio, and Harriet Fee, a domestic. Mrs. Raymond died falling from a window sill before firefighters arrived. Other injured include Charles H. Raymond, driver William Doerte, and butler William Ferguson. Mrs. Raymond was a Red Cross leader and fundraiser.
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Charles. H. Raymond
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Charles IH. Raymond
Victoria
Underwood
Zanesville
iMra
Raymond
Harriet Fee
Charlies
William Doerte
William Ferguson
Spain
Red Cross
Texas
Abbreviated Telegrams From Across The World
A compressed digest reports Brice life insured for 1 million dollars. The pope refuses Don Carlos audience per Rome dispatch. Grip declared infectious by New York board of health. Searles resigns as American Sugar Refining treasurer. Admiral Sampson sails from Havana to New York with family. Jonas Poff dies from accidental gun discharge near Warren, Wisconsin. Lagonda arrives in Chicago after breaking ice thirty-five miles off Point Pelee. Dr. Frank T. A. Borcek murdered in Fayette County Texas. Walter Frickie (8) fatally struck by B and O freight train in Chicago. Sherman says talks with Spain over Cubs purchase amid rising war sentiment. Robbers bind and gag Mrs. Nancy Smith in Chicago then loot house. Plymouth church leaders seek Rev John Watson to fill Abbott’s soon vacated post. Cadets at Lexington fire a trap gun to threaten Major Jones.
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Grip
New York Board of Health
John E. Searles
American Sugar Refining Company
Admiral Sampson
Havana
New York
Jason Poff
Warrens
Wis
Hobson
Kansas City
Point Pelee
Chicago
Frank T. A. Borcek
Fayette County
Tex
Walter Frickie
Baltimore and Ohio
John Sherman
Spain
Nancy Smith
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
John Watson
Ian MacLaren
Lyman Abbott
State College
Lexington
M. &. Jones
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Boutherner
Witnins
Mississipi
Wiliams
Wwe
Islands
Dewey
Manila
THE
Wome
Hay Hans the Grip
Illinois
Kilin Wimaelf
Prairie State
London
Igec
Ihi
Madrid
Ust
Roine Bays
Vanderbilt
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Union Pacific
Samual Gompers
Niles
Niles, Mich
Board of Education of
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Castellano
Claus
Senator Wall
Carlinville, Ill
Spokane
Otto Mathias
H. W. Wall
Stanton
Mathias
L. A. W. Bulletin
Tommy
Paw
Mr. Figg
DeWitt
Emsere & Burrelly
Wm. F. Jungkunz
H. J. Moogk
Emmet & Burrell
Yonkers Statesman
Ature
Bigna Collett
Asheville
Kornia
Miners’ and Operators’ Convention
Pittsburg
M. D. Ratchford
Industrial Commission
United’ Mine Workers’ Association
John Mitchell
Helinots
Miners' Association
Pitsburze Coal Operators
Russell Harrison
Russell B. Harrison
Fort Azares
Maine
Harrison
Seventh Corps
Cerro
Azares
Jesus del Monte
John FE. White
Fessburg
White
Sylvester Love
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Iinois
Ludington
Flint
Pere Marquette
Federation of Labor
Melvin Runyan
Prospect
T. K. Sheldon
Gas City
Thd
R. E. Breed
Marton
Ind
Thos
Obear
St. Louis
Charles Boldt
Muncie
Calvin S. Brice
Rome
Don Carlos
Chiongo
SB Weix
MAN Hawne Company
SS. Louis
Harlow Business College
California
Oregon
Chicago, Union Pacific and
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Uncle Sam
Freeport Light & Fuel Co
Stephens
Boonst
Cardus
Garda
Ladies' Advisory Department
Indoius
Ladies Advisory Dep't
Chattansouus Medicine Coy
Chattanooga, Tenn
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