Pardon to Rebels May Be Issued Within Sixty Days
A Washington correspondent reports the President plans a Philippine amnesty proclamation within thirty days to end the insurrection. Insurgents who lay down arms within sixty days will be pardoned, while holdouts are to be treated as outlaws. Gen. Otis reports scattered forces in Luzon and looting of towns by insurgents as Gen. Schwan pursues operations in Cavite Batangas.
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Washington
Philippine
Otis
Luzon
Manila
Schwan
Cavite
Batangas
War Department
Parliament in Session Signals Tumultuous UK War Debate
Parliament convened at Westminster with a tense mood as Queen Victoria laments losses and calls for more war funding. Analysts assess Liberal leaders and Dilke’s stance against Salisbury, forecasting a possible dissolution and election if a cross‑party majority forms to topple the ministry. The public remains wary but not eager to quit the war.
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Britain
Westminster
William Court Gully
House of Commons
Guy Fawkes
Parnell
Aberdeen
South Africa
G Gladstone
Gladstone
Rosebery
Campbell-Bannerman
Edward Grey
Charles Dilke
Liberal Party
Dilke
Salisbury
Bannerman
Asquith
Fowler
Senate and House Debates on Policy andternational Treaties
Senate debates resolutions on the Clayton Bulwer treaty and the Sultan of Sulu pact while handling race and labor questions. House actions include Roberts case tributes, a census bill, and a Manila cable cost proposal. A February session mix of foreign policy, pensions, and weather bureau reform unfolds.
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Senate
Mr. Kyle
Labor
Pettigrew
J. C. Bate
Sultan of Sulu
Caffery
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Company
France
Allen
Secretary of Treasury
National City Bank of New York
Old Custom House
National City Bank
Turner
Rose
McEnery
South
House
Roberts
Taylor
Rep
Ohio
Littlefield
Sultan of
Sulu
Appropriations Committee
United States
Messrs. Landis
Crumpacker and Miers
Indiana
Lacey
Iowa
Wilson
Idaho
Powers
Vermont
Snodgrass
Tennessee
Brigham H. Hoberts
Utah
Hobart
Manila
Dewey
Representative Baird
Louisiana
Mason
New Orleans
Transvaal
Hoar
Lodge
Tillman
Sulzer
Guage
Committee On
Ways and Means
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
United States Weather Bureau
Lawmakers propose bills on coinage, Hawaii, veterans homesteads
National Capital sees Little of Arkansas push free coinage of gold and silver. Hitt of Illinois seeks territorial government for Hawaii. Flynn of Oklahoma favors homestead lands for Spanish War veterans. Curtiss of Michigan urges a dam project to raise water levels in the Great Lakes region. Rodenberg of East St. Louis proposes a five member nonpartisan commission to settle Spain war claims. Harris of Kansas introduces a plan to grant Fort Hay lands for Kansas State Agricultural College and State Normal School branches.
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Arkansas
Hitt
Ilinois
House
Hawaii
Flynn
Oklahoma
Curtiss
Michigan
Congress
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Lake St. Clair
St. Clair River
Rodenberg
East St. Louis
Spain
Harris
Kansas
State of Kansas
Fort Hay Military Reservation
Kansas Agricultural College
Kansas State Normal School
Detroit Telephone Consolidation Ends War Between Firms
The Detroit News notes the absorption of the younger Bell subsidiary by the older firm ends a city duel of two telephone systems. It argues competition in this natural monopoly creates more annoyance and higher costs, singling out benefits from a single, consolidated service.
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Detroit
Bell
Detroit News
Self swearing as witness ends in legal rebuke
In northwest Missouri Judge Beasley, a longtime justice of the peace, swore an affidavit before himself to avoid paying costs. The judge overrules the self swearing, asking how he appeared before himself. Beasley explains he used a looking glass to identify his own signature, and the objection is sustained.
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Himachi
Beasley
Missouri
Kelley
Imperial Empress Accused of Focusing on Dressmaking
The New York Tribune notes the German Empress is seen as a hausfrau but practically leaves palace housekeeping to the Emperor. Her daughter learns domestic arts while the Empress supervises dressmaking, with needleworkers and repeated copies of gowns.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Frederick
Princess Royal
England
New York ‘Tribune
Western Canada described in a Beaver Hills letter 1890
Mrs S A Brigham writes from Ross Creek Alberta to the Mason City Republican detailing Beaver Hills farming life. She notes hay-rich bottom lands, Beaver Lake, rich black soil, abundant vegetables and berries, long June July days, light thunder, cool nights, and practical farming conditions including log cutting permits, roads, and winter haying. She mentions neighbors from Canada and the United States, a large single-men presence, and a call for matrimony assistance.
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Mason City
Iowa
Republican
Mra
A. Brigham
Ross Creek
Alberta
Canada
N. W.T
Mason City Republican
Beaver Hills
Fort Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Beaver Lake
Rosa Creek
MUS. S. A. Brigham
A Great Mind
A playful dialogue contrasts a man of muscle with a man of brains as Pearl and Ruby weigh strength versus wit in choosing a partner. The exchange hints at practical wisdom about sourcing meat versus physical power.
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Pearl
Ruby
Wabash Mexican Tour 1900 Begins Travel Package
The train offers Pullman drawing room and compartment cars with observation and dining service for a 50 person party over a 30 day 7000 mile itinerary. Dining will be refined and drawing rooms provide hotel like comfort at about $10 per day. R G Thompson will oversee the tour and C S Cran handles descriptive material and rates in St Louis.
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Pullman Company
Mexico
R. G. Thompson
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