Hitt Talks on Cuban Policy as House Debates Belligerency
Washington dispatch reports Hitt of the foreign affairs committee delivering a significant speech on Cuba. He argues belligerent rights would not aid the insurgents and urges support for the president, while a minority pushes amendments. a final test on the Cuban resolution is scheduled for today.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Weyler
Spain
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Dinsmore
Arkansas
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Pennsylvania
Berry
Kentucky
Wheeler
Williams
Dem
Mississippi
Cleveland
United States
Beligerency
Sulzer
Mahony
Debate Precipitated by Hoar Silver Resolution in Senate
A spirited Senate debate arose yesterday after Hoar introduced a resolution calling for an inquiry by the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads into the recent order. The resolution spurred discussion of procedural and constitutional questions as lawmakers weighed the implications. The Washington scene centered on how the inquiry would proceed and who would be required to testify.
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Post Office Department
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Postof Ics
Allen
Nebraska
West
Finance Committee
United States
Vest
White
California
Morgan
Teller
Washington
Committee On Post Offices
Turple pushes survey for Lake Michigan ship canal
Washington, Jan. 20 Senator Turple introduced a joint resolution calling for the appointment of a commission to survey a ship canal from the lower shore of Lake Michigan to the Wabash River.
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Washington
Turple
Lake Michigan
Wabash River
Senate Confirms Two Foreign Ministers for Brazil and China
Washington January 20 the Senate yesterday confirmed nominations Charles Page Bryan to Brazil and EK EF Conger to China. The confirmations mark official appointments for these diplomatic posts.
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Washington
Charles Page Bryan
Brazil
EF. Conger
Town
China
Spencer Loses Six Buildings In Unchecked Fire
Indianapolis dispatch reports a spreading fire in Spencer Indiana gutting multiple businesses including B Allison grocery Hedrich shoe Sadler Bros clothing and Hardin saloon. Firemen could not confirm totals as communication broke down with the blaze continuing at 2 am. Nearby towns report separate fires and legislative activity in Iowa and Illinois areas.
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Indianapolis
Spencer
Ind
Owen County
Indianapolis and Vincennes
B. Allison
A. J. Hedrich
Sadler Bros
Hardin's Saloon
Tonia, Mich
Webber
Local tax measures fail while river floods rise in Indiana
In Indiana the McEniry gas bill and the La Monte grain tax measure were decisively defeated. The revenue committee reported a bill for first reading as rains swell rivers Patoka White and Wabash, pushing flood dangers. Thousands of bushels stored in bins risk damage as lowlands flood prompting evacuations and charity needs.
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McEniry
la Monte
Revenue Committee
Princeton
Ind
Knok
Gibson
Posey
Patoka
White
Wabash
Icg
Detroit to own all city street railway tracks
Detroit city council votes to draft a bill to give Detroit ownership and control of all street railway tracks in the city, aiming for passage during the upcoming special Michigan legislature session. Catton Defeats Spinks in billiards tournament. Catton 260 Spinks 249. Ives defeats Sutton 400 to 180.
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Catton
Spinks
Chicago
Chicago jury bias claim sparks race tension in city
The report cites Chicago Negro citizens alleging no person of their color serves on juries in Chicago. Other items note August Kallgren killed by a moving train near Ashland Wisconsin, a 20 mile bicycle route from Ashland to Washburn, Wisconsin, and Nicholas Brieske of LaCrosse Wisconsin dying from a horse kick. Also mentioned are Captain Murphy’s acquittal in Delaware, the 92nd anniversary of General Lee, a Wis candidate for postmistress Kinora Andrews, a billiard tournament prize, and various Michigan and regional notices.
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August Kallgren
Ashland
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Nicholas
Stephen Brieske
LaCrosse
Captain Murphy
Laurada
Stabert FE
Lee
South
Kinora Andrews
Pivansville
W. T. Boyd
Henry
Savinaw
Mich
Conger
Swensberg
Jerald
Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company
Herb Gorman
Downagiac
Slow Progress in Coal Operators and Miners Talks
Chicago, Jan 20. A nine-hour compromise may emerge as the union and operators seek uniform hours across the soft coal field. Ohio and Pennsylvania friction resurfaces as they withdraw to try to patch differences. Illinois and other states push for a differential scale while a permanent arbitration group is debated, with mixed support and a tentative path forward amid tensions.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Ddrth
Ilnois
Willnois
Indiana
Illinois
Matchford
Dalzell
North Carolina mills consume 60000 more bales than produced
An estimate shows North Carolina mills absorb 60 000 extra bales of cotton annually beyond state production. Other notes mention marketing names like C P Guenther Co Swarts Fleck and Emmert Burrell and a British guards battalion departing England on September 28 for duty in Gibraltar after 80 years.
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The
Guards
England
Gibraltar
Porch Talks and Portrayal of Voice Aids
Months of talks on a porch and car rear end hint at a vocal aid using Foley's Honey and Tar. The note notes its wide use by speakers and singers and cites H J Moogh Swartz and Fleck. A Berlin fire brigade ritual requires members to salute the captain before marching to respond. Des Moines clerk William H Penn testifies to Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieving indigestion with two doses. Price 25 and 50 cents. Emmert and Burrell sell it.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Swartz & Fleck
Wm. H. Penn
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Emmert & Burrell
Illinois Street Railways Seek 99 Year Franchises
Illinois street railway interests gathered at the Great Northern hotel on January 6 to draft a bill extending all state franchises to ninety nine years. C L Bonney of Chicago General Electric Railway prepared the measure and urged lawmakers to empower states to extend franchises. The bill challenges municipal limits by arguing state constitution and federal sovereignty allow franchise extensions. Governor Tanner may be asked to call another session to address street railway matters after the current special session ends.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Great Northern Hotel
C. L. Bonney
Chicago General Electric Railway Company
Thavis Street Railway Association
Bonney
Legislaature
Tanner
Special Assessment Notice in Stephenson County Illinois
Special warrant issued by Stephenson County court for a special tax on property from Exchange to North Galena Avenue with brick. Call and pay the assessed amount at the collector's office within thirty days. dated January 1898.
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Stephenson County
State of Illinois
Adams, Mechanic
Chicago
van Buren Streets
Galena Avenue
Fry’s Block
D. Ostorney
A Practical Puzzle Map Sent By Chicago Great Western
Readers may obtain a United States map puzzle on heavy cardboard from the Chicago Great Western railway. Each state or territory piece is colored with capitals and major rivers. The challenge is to assemble the map, offering educational value about state sizes and geography. Send 10 cents to Mr. F. H. Lord, G. P. & T. A., Chicago, IL.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
United States
Sitate
F. H. Lord
Chicago
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