Rights of American Citizens Property Taken in Colombia
The United States notes repeated complaints by American citizens over seizures of mules and gear during the Colombian revolution. Receipts fixed values at 1,000 pesos while replacement costs reached 5,000, prompting questions on justifications and delayed payments. Assistant Secretary Hill urges protest of foreign accusations and affirms U.S. readiness to hold Colombia responsible for proven seizures without compensation.
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Washington, DC
United States
Legation
Bogota
Department of State
Washington
Colombia
Beaupre
Hart
State Department
America
Menig
Hill
Michigan House Passes Direct Vote Primary Bill
By 79 to 120 the Michigan House approved the Colby-Stone Powell bill establishing direct voting on all nominations including state officials. An exchange over the bill noted Rep Wade of Allegan saying Rep William Alden Smith favors it and is a candidate for US senator, drawing applause.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Wade
Allegan
William Alden Smith
Smith
United States
Cable steamers sail to lay Pacific link to Manila
London report says the cable steamers An Giaim and Colonia left port to lay the final sections of the Pacific cable from San Francisco toward Manila. Completion is anticipated for Honolulu to Manila via Midway Island and Guam by July 4.
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Manila
London
Angiaim
Colonia
San Francisco
Honolulu
Midway Island
Island of
Guam
Promise to Keep Order Amid Albanian Tensions in Istanbul
Vienna reports say the sultan's Albanian commission held a satisfactory conference with Albanian leaders who promised to maintain order and send home protesters, assuring temporary peace. From Sofia comes word of another attempt to destroy a bridge on the Constantinople Salonica railway using dynamite.
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Vienna
Mitroviiza
Sofa
Constantinople-Salonica Ratirgad
Waterson warns against negro suffrage and looming class war
At the Hamilton club dinner in Chicago Henry Waterson denounces northern attempts to make the negro a citizen without genuine social integration. He warns of a renewed civil conflict between labor and capital and notes persistent constitutional clauses that could spur secession claims. He argues progress must be slow and that northern Republicans lack southern patience and understanding.
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Chicago
Hamilton Club
Auditorium Hotel
Henry Watterson
Mahomet
South
Pass a New Libel Law for Pennsylvania Newspapers
Harrisburg Pa the senate passed a new libel law requiring every Pennsylvania newspaper to publish on its editorial page the names of owner publisher and managing editor and if owned by a corporation the names of its officers. Civil actions may recover compensatory damages for negligence in fact finding or publication and failure to publish names is punishable by a fine of 500 to 2000 dollars.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Senate
Gradder
Trouble for China as French seize South China territory
Victoria British Columbia reports a new crisis as rebel gains in South China prompt fears of European intervention. French troops reportedly move into Kwangsi after a request from governor Wang Chi Hun, despite Chinese government countermand and concerns of Russia and others seizing the area.
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France
Victoria
B. C
South China
Kwangs
Assam
Wang Chi Hun
Hig
Tekin
Russia
Explosion at Canton powder factory kills hundreds
Hong Kong reports a massive blast at the Canton arsenal powder factory. About fifteen hundred people are said to have died in the explosion, with casualties likely to rise as rescue efforts continue.
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Hong Kong
Canton Arsenal
Prominent Hawaiian tycoon B Atherton dies at 66
Honolulu report from Pacific Cable via Associated Press states B Atherton a leading and wealthy figure in the Hawaiian islands died after a prolonged illness at age sixty six. He was among the islands most influential men.
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Honolulu
Associated Presse
Cad. B. Atherton
Hawaiian Islands
Matters in Iowa Adjutant General Byers Expects Early Inspection
Adjutant General Byers plans an early inspection of the Iowa National Guard after a recent Omaha visit to confer with Missouri department officers on the Dick law. He hoped the fifty fourth regiment would be inspected first, with possible aid from Iowa inspectors, while awaiting war department instructions. Also notes deaths and incidents around Marshalltown, Manchester, Council Bluffs, and other towns, plus local civic and business items.
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Omaha
Department of the Missouri
Iowa National Guard
Dick Law
McClernand
Bates
Chicago
St. Louis
Cummins
Secretary of War
West Liberty
Harry Lindsay
Rock Island
Abram Erwin Moore
Steepy & Steepy
Council Bluffs
Manchester
F. M. Hester
George A. Lincoln
Blue Like
Onawa
Charles Stewart
Creston
Union County
D. B. Staith
L. A. Worley
Osle
Charles City
G. S. Dick
W. H. Hopkins
Edwards, Wood & Co
Sioux City
West Baden
Ind
Iowa Grain Dealers' Association
Holden
Ames
H. L. McComb
DeSoto
W. R. Taylor
Alden
N. J. Milhaen
Miles
Christian Home
State College At
Peter Reicher
Emmetsburg
D. 4A
Kent
Jewell
Grundy County
Jower House of the General Assembly
D. E. Aykes
A. N. Wood
C. W. Reynolds
John Lister
Ida Montgomery
George Albers
Davenport
Albers
the Waldorf
the Magnificent
Ho G
The Incorporation Of Banks Reform By State Auditor
The state auditor moves to align bank capital with working capital. Dayton bank reduced authorized capital from 75000 to 40000 while raising actual working capital from 25000 to 40000. Many banks hold far higher authorized than actual capital, enabling unrecorded increases. Going forward banks must keep authorized and actual working capital closely matched.
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Dayton
State
Two Men Drowned in Cedar Falls River Incident
In Cedar Falls Iowa Roger Clay and Frank Boehmer, both prominent young Cedar Falls businessmen, were carried over the Cedar River dam in a sail boat and drowned. Their bodies remain unrecovered. Clay served as secretary and treasurer of the Cedar Falls and Janesville Light and Power company and was noted for exemplary character and early promise.
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Cedar Falls
Roger Clay
Frank Boehmer
Cedar River
Naval recruits enlist at Dubuque landsmen rank
In Dubuque the naval recruiting officer Lieutenant Williams opened a local HQ and by noon enlisted three recruits. The new landsmen are John G. Slocum from Dubuque Iowa Howard F Goodell from Spencer Iowa and Arthur W Nelson from Kingsley Kansas.
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Dubuque
Navy
Lieutenant Williams
John G. Slocum
Iowa
Howard Fpf
Goodell
Spencer
Arthur W. Nelson
Kingsley
Kansas
Big Woolstock Family Claims Sixteen Healthy Members
Mr and Mrs Paul Claude of Woolstock report a large family totaling sixteen members all in perfect health. The brood includes seven boys and five girls with ages ranging from one to seventeen years.
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Woolstock
Paul Claude
Poisoned by Milk In Formaldehyde Hoax Incident
In Muscatine a family of engineer William Mobley was poisoned by milk believed to contain formaldehyde. Prompt medical aid saved them, investigation details follow in local reports.
Death of Veteran Minister E B Vail in Des Moines
Rev E B Vail a veteran Methodist minister in Iowa for over four decades died at Methodist hospital Des Moines aged nearly 80. He long served Grace Methodist Episcopal Church and contributed 10000 to the hospital in life leaving a large bequest he intended for other charitable gifts.
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E. B. Vail
Iowa
Methodist
Des Moines
Grace Methodist Episcopal, Church
That City
Rich American Dies In London
John Temple Leader, an American by birth and very wealthy, has died in London. He owned Vincigilata Castle near Florence, described as magnificently fitted in medieval style. Global notices include horse imports and various product ads from the era with consumer tips and local promotions.
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London
John Temple Leader
Vincigilata
Florence
Veteran's Kidney Pills Story From Bath Home
A Bath New York veterans home report notes kidney trouble as a common ailment among old soldiers. Dodd’s Kidney Pills are praised for restoring health, with A B Ayers of Minneapolis cited as a case saved from Bright's Disease. The account boosts the pill’s popularity among the men.
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Bath
N. Y
Dodd
A. B. Ayers
Minneapolis
Mina
Bright
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