Settlers Win It Ruling on Northern Pacific Land Grant
Supreme Court reverses earlier ruling, favoring Nelson settlers over Northern Pacific in Washington Territory land dispute. Decisions cover mapping control, priority of settlers, and federal authority prior to final location maps. Senate probes Panama contracts and race issues prompt council resolutions.
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United States Supreme Court
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Northern Pacific Railroad
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Henry Nelson
Northern Pacific
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New York
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Root
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James Brummett
Oklahoma
Homer Bird
Alaska
Canning Machinery and
D Association of America
Canada
White House
Senate Committee On
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Europe
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Andrew M. Smythe
United States Mint
New Orleans
Treasury
Smythe
Justice Packham
The
National Afro-American Council
Senate
W. D. Crum
Charleston
S. C
House Debates Filippine Coinage Bill in Washington
Washington reports the House spent Thursday debating a Philippine coinage bill. A substitute proposing introduction of the American currency system in the islands drew support from Mr Hill and claimed Treasury Secretary Shaw and other high officials back the position.
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Washington
Islands
Hill P
S@cretary Shaw
Treasury Department
Governors Letter Kills Leasing Bill In Nebraska
The governor of Nebraska says Senator Dietrichs land lease bill faces little chance of action in Congress this session. A memorial from the Nebraska legislature to support the bill is possible, or Congress could be asked to appoint a presidental commission to investigate public land questions for the next session. The president in his message to Congress urged consideration and the creation of a commission of experts to study the complex land issues.
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Puta
Washington
Mickey
Nebraska
Dietrich
Congress
Dislike the Cuban Treaty sparks British protest
London reports show English interests oppose the Cuba United States reciprocity treaty. A cabinet meeting was convened amid fears over commercial policy. The Chamber of Commerce of the United Kingdom pressured Secretary Lansdowne, drawing MPs and top business leaders from major industrial centers.
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Ats
United States
London
Cuba
Great Britain
Chamber of Commerce of the
United Kingdom
Lansdowne
Rosebud Agency Lands Open to Settlement Hope Grows
Washington reports rising prospects for passage of a bill to open the Rosebud Indian reservation in South Dakota to settlement. The plan, backed by South Dakota lawmakers, aims to throw Gregory county lands open this year if carried out, with Burke and Martin pushing a conference in public lands committee rooms to map methods.
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Washington
Rosebud
South Dakota
Community of Interests
Gregory County
House
Burke and
Martin
Public Lands Committee
Noted scout van Buren dies by own hand in Montana
George Van Buren aged 60 famed as a northwest character, scout under General Howard during the Nez Perces troubles, killed himself with a rifle in a cabin in Rattlesnake valley near Missoula. He claimed descent from President Van Buren and helped follow the massacre scene the day after.
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Custer
Debate on statehood bill dominates Senate week
The Senate faces a pivotal week over the statehood bill with a crucial test vote expected. Advocates claim a majority support while opponents say the vote is not decisive as debate intensifies on the diplomatic appropriation bill and potential amendments. The memorials for Senator McMillan and Cuba, Panama treaties loom as weeklong events unfold.
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Washington
Senate
Hale
Mel
Lodge
Mass
McMillan
Michigan
Callom
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Daredevil climbs Brooklyn Bridge tower for safety test
A crowd watched a man scale a Brooklyn Bridge cable to the Manhattan tower 140 feet above the roadway. Police retrieved him after a tense ascent and descent. He claimed he climbed to see if the tower was safe before being arrested.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Tower
Elkins Bill Favored by Senate Panel
Washington senate committee on interstate commerce on Monday unanimously agreed to report the Biking anti trust bill with amendments that a subcommittee is perfecting.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Unconfirmed report says Dix sank near Yokohama
Seattle dispatches say the transport Dix may have gone down with all aboard after sailing from Seattle December 31 bound for Manila via Nagasaki. No credible origin for the wreck has been found. Major Bingham confirms no word of loss. Captain Hopkins led Dix with Captain Sternberg in command. cargo includes 3.5 million feet of lumber and 998 tons of forage. Sternberg’s wife and daughter, from Ellsworth, Kan., traveled to Seattle to bid him goodbye. only AP news from Seattle confirms the sinking rumor.
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Wash
Dix
Yokohama
Manila
Nagasaki
Hopkins
Theodore Sternberg
Spain
United States
G. S. Bingham
Quartermaster’s Department
Ellsworth
Kan
Post Office Branch Planned Near Union Depot for Exposition
Washington First Assistant Postmaster Wynne travels to St Louis to discuss establishing a post office station across from Union depot. Plans include underground passage to tracks to speed mail transfers and a branch on exposition grounds. rental deemed excessive and to be settled this week. Wynne will also consider locating the post office at the railroad terminal on the exposition grounds.
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Washington
Wynne
St. Louis
Union Depot
Tariff for Philippines Senate panel recommend favorable report
A Senate committee on the Philippines Thursday approved a favorable report on the Philippines tariff bill recently passed by the House. The measure lowers duties on Philippine goods imported to the United States to 25 percent of Dingley rates, with sugar and tobacco at 50 percent. The bill also allows duty free import of all materials used in building steam and electric railways for five years, subject to commission discretion.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
House
United States
Senate
Rai
Fear Frisco Plague Spot Shuts San Francisco Vessel
Ecuador bars the Kosmos line steamer Harmonthis from San Francisco, citing fear of infection. Guayaquil health board seeks recall of the San Francisco consul and asks Dr. Fabcima Lopez of New York to act as consul until California plague subsides.
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Ecuador
San Francisco
Guayaquil
Board of Health
Kosmos Line
Harmonthis
Hamburg
President Plaza
Fabcima Lopez
New York
California
Life Sentence, for Lynch
LONDON It is generally conceded that the death sentence on Colonel Lynch will be commuted to penal servitude for life with possible further consideration after a term of years.
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Lynch
London
Lfe
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound Cure for Ovarian Ailments
A New York City woman describes severe ovarian pain and fatigue, attributing relief to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after doctors offered little help. She urges young women to try the remedy, noting relief within days and long term recovery, while a note warns of payment if authenticity is challenged.
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F. Wright
Oelwein
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
New York
Adelaide Prran
St. Ann’s Age
New York City
Allen's Foot-Ease and other winter use items
An advertisement urges Allen's Foot-Ease to ease uncomfortable feet and cold dampness, with a 25 cent price and free sample offer. It also touts Red Cross Ball brand whitening for yellow clothes, Defiance Starch, and a caution about inflated stocking prices in a playful warning about small boys and coal.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Defiance
Unclear ad promising catarrh cure from Omaha doctors
An odd advertisement from Dra Richards and Vanpaf at 10s Parnam Street Omaha promises a guaranteed cure for catarrh and offers free war cash and valuables information. It claims one month's treatment costs one dollar payable by postal order or money order. The text also notes odd remarks about a commonplace man grateful for his wife’s imagination.
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Dra
Lewis Single Binder Factory sales outpace four states population
The 1902 internal revenue count shows Lewis Single Binder Factory in Peoria sold 5,801,300 cigars and outpaced the combined populations of Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and South Dakota by 347,944 cigars. It claims the greatest sales year in its history aided by reliable quality and old associations. The item also mentions Mrs Winslow's teething syrup with a dated promotional line.
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Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Lewis
Peoria
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