Amended Cuban Amnesty Bill Targets Native Americans
The Cuban House of Representatives revises the amnesty bill to grant clemency only to native born Americans, excluding naturalized citizens who might reside in Cuba. The House also fixes presidential salary at 25 000 and congressional pay at 3600, while President Palma is angered by premature publication of his message. Detectives investigate how the message reached a local newspaper and a typist aide is in custody.
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House of Representatives
Cuba
Senate
House
The
Republic
Congress
Palma
NO BEGGARS IN CUBA Leonard Wood remarks
Leonard Wood asserts Cuba has virtually no beggars and a hard working populace. He notes less than two percent of residents are American and the population largely foreign to the United States. The speaker contends Cuban virtue is evident in this situation.
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Leonard Wood
Cuba
National Capital Dispatch on War and Politics
Washington authorities fear cholera in the Philippines as the President nominates Samuel Whiteside and Sumner Lincoln for brigadier generals. Representative Payne introduces a leaves of absence repeal resolution. McLaurin likely to be named Judge of the Court of Claims to fill the vacancy from Judge Davis. Navy orders Dixie's relief work mission back to New York.
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Washington
Philippines
Samuel M. Whiteside
Sumner H. Lincoln
Payne
New York
McLaurin
South Carolina
Court of Claims
John Davis
Navy Department
Dixie
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Richmond P. Hobson
France
Pierce
Bingham
Rodgers
Buencanino
Aguinaldo
General Whiteside
Santiago
Cuba
Guantanamo
Ranger
San Francisco
Panama
Philadelphia
House Committee On Library
Count Casimir Pulaski
Department of the Potomac
President McKinley
Canton
P. C. Knox
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Senate
Hay
Lord Pauncefote
War Department
Hancock
Sherman
Manila
Gaynor
Grete
United States
Congress Moves on Immigration and Prohibition Debate
In Senate action Tuesday Senator Patterson spoke long on the philippine question. A House vote on the army appropriation bill was not timed. The House passed the Shattuck immigration bill amid a sharp debate over barring alcohol at immigrant stations by an 83 to 18 tally. Key changes include raising the head tax for aliens arriving by land from 1.00 to 1.50, barring anarchists, and widening contract labor definitions to require reading ability for ages over 15 in some language.
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Senate
Patterson
House
United States
Senate sets June 3 for final vote on Philippine bill
The Senate reached an agreement to take up the final vote on the pending Philippine government bill and all amendments on June 3. A bill allowing G A R occupancy of the new public printing during the National encampment in October was passed. The Senate then moved to executive session after approving several outline bills. In the House, debate continued on a bill to increase the subsidy coinage by minting silver bullion in the Treasury and to recoin standard silver dollars for public needs, with Mr. Newlands proposing a pending amendment to make subsidiary silver legal tender.
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Senate
House
Newlands
Nevada
Subsidy Increase Favored in Senate Debate
The Senate continued the Philippine bill debate with Messrs. Morgan of Alabama and Spooner of Wisconsin speaking. The House passed the bill to increase subsidiary silver coinage and to convert portions of bullion purchased under the 1890 act into standard silver dollars, if repealed by the bill.
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Senate
Messrs. Morgan
Alabama
Spooner
Wisconsin
House
Wisconsin Senator Spooner Speaks for Philippine Government Bill
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin closed a lengthy session with his support speech on the Philippine government bill. Senator Carmack then spoke until 10:20 p m before the Senate adjourned for the day.
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Spooner
Wisconsin
Senate
Carmack
Quarantine Declared Between Kentucky and Indiana Over Smallpox
The Kentucky Board of Health orders a statewide quarantine against Indiana to take effect at noon Sunday June 1. No person may enter Kentucky from Indiana without a health certificate proving vaccination within the last five years.
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Kentucky Board of Health
Indiana
Kentucky
Train overturns near Buffalo station West Virginia
A Norfolk and Western passenger train derailed on a sharp curve near Buffalo station in West Virginia. The engine tender and baggage car overturned and four passenger coaches were demolished. Charles Watts of Wayne sustained injuries from a falling window but is expected to recover.
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Norfolk and Western
Volcanic Eruption Threatens Alaska Regions
Mount Redoubt, a major peak on the Southwestern Alaska coast, remains active with summit flames and lava flows. Ash fallout extends up to 100 miles, prompting abandonment of settlements within 20 miles by both native and white communities.
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Mount Redoubt
Alaska
Debris From St Pierre Drifts to Charleston Shores
A volcanic material resembling pumice drifts near Charleston and washes ashore. Fishermen report pieces from the sea. The dark brittle substance with colorful streaks is very light and floats on water. Believed Gulf Stream transport brought it to the area.
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St. Pierre
West Indies
Charleston, & C
Strike Cost Fifteen Millions In Three Weeks
The three week strike in the anthracite region caused total losses of thirteen and a half million dollars, based on figures from operators and miners. Miners lost 2.89 million in wages, operators lost 7.806 million in coal prices, other employees lost 904,500, and business men lost 2.25 million, totaling 14,850,500.
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Rosa
Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews Offered Wisconsin Post
Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews of the State University of Nebraska has been invited to lead the Wisconsin State University as head at a salary of 10000 dollars per year. The move would elevate his tenure and impact in higher education.
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E. Benjamin Andrews
The
State University
Nebraska
Wisconsin State University
United States Turkey dispute over Armenian arrests
A Constantinople dispatch reports a dispute between the United States and Turkey after two Armenian Americans were wrongful ly arrested at Smyrna and Beirut, straining diplomatic relations and prompting protest notes from Washington.
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Turkey
Constantinople
United States
Smyrna
Beirut
Railroad Kings Seek Control of Third National Bank
Report from St. Louis indicates the Jilli Merafiruvad interests plan to purchase a majority stake in the Third National Bank and already hold over 2,000 shares.
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St. Louis
Jilli- Merafiruvad
Third National Bank
Boers Sign Terms of Surrender Ending South African War
The surrender ends nearly three years of fighting and signals peace in South Africa. Kitchener and Lord Milner signed the terms with Boer delegates in Pretoria. King Edward proclaims satisfaction and calls for prosperity and cooperation among all South African subjects. London revels as crowds sing and march in jubilation. Estimated Boer forces were around 50,000. British at peak 280,000 with 500,000 overall in the field. British losses total about 1,020 officers and 20,031 men dead, plus thousands missing or invalided.
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Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
South Africa
Lord Milner
England
House of Commons
War Office
Kitchener
Edward
London
Minstrels Quarantined After Smallpox Outbreak Near Willimantic
Thirty six members of Hi Henrys Minstrel Company are quarantined on a railroad siding two miles from Willimantic Connecticut. They occupy three cars and may roam within a half acre under police lines. They are paupers supported publicly and cannot spend their money. Any escape would trigger a $500 fine and six months imprisonment under state law.
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Hi Henry’s Minstrel Company
Willimatic
Conn
Connecticut
Immigrant arrivals break records with 26000 on Atlantic
The Atlantic passenger ship carrier reports 26000 immigrants bound for New York City arriving Friday, boosting May totals toward 30000. Deportations rise with 760 ordered in the first 26 days of May, as most newcomers hail from Austria Hungary Italy and Russia.
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Atlantic
New York City
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Russia
Packers, Teamsters Clash Halt Chicago Coal Deliveries
Con ferences in Chicago failed to break the stalemate as packers refused to concede union demands. Teamsters' orders halted coal deliveries to firms making ice to refrigerate meat for what are called unfair butcher shops or packing houses, signaling a near total tie-up of teaming deliveries in the city.
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Teamsters’ Union
Chicago
Teamsters
Coal Strike Discussed At Harrisburg Conference
At Harrisburg Pennsylvania a conference was held Tuesday among Governor W A Stone Attorney General John P Elkin and United Mine Workers district presidents Thomas Duffy T D Nicholls and John Fahy The mine workers were invited by the governor to explain the strike region situation and prospects for an early settlement between operators and striking miners.
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Harrisburg
W. A. Stone
John P. Elkin
Thomas Duffy
T. D. Nicholls
John Fahy
United Mine Workers
Port Chester Woman Sentenced for Alienation by Phone
Police Justice Marshall in Port Chester New Jersey sentenced Alice Myers a young woman to 60 days in the county jail for attempting to alienate the affections of W. S. Wetmore from his wife by telephone.
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Marshall
Port Chester
N. J
Alice Myers
W. S. Wetmore
France Pushes Peace Efforts Over Kwang-Si Turmoil
Chinese papers report France has warned that the Kwang-Si insurrection harms Tonquin trade and that Paris will act to protect French interests if the violence is not quelled before July.
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France
Kwang-Si
China
Pythians Change Meeting Date In Ohio Grand Lodge
The Grand Lodge of Ohio Knights of Pythias moves its annual meeting from the last Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday in June.
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Pythians
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Knights of Pythias
Pueblo Flood Strikes City as Fountain River Rises
The severe Pueblo flood caused $300,000 in damage, mainly to railroads with washouts and bridge destruction halting through trains. No confirmed deaths, but several missing. Eastern slopes saw heavy rain slowing repairs to tracks and telegraph lines. Five hundred people are homeless as streetcar service remains halted for days. Arkansas River rose but stayed within banks.
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Pueblo
Col
Fountain River
East Pueblo
Arkansas River
Schley Delivers Memorial Day Address at Bangor
Rear Admiral Schley spoke at Bangor Maine delivering a brief Memorial Day address. He paid a graceful tribute to the defenders of the nation in the Civil War and the Spanish American War.
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Schley
Bangor
Fire at Fayette Miss lights $50,000 damage
Various notes report a fire in Fayette Mississippi causing about $50,000 in damages. The item is part of a broad roundup covering accidents, wrecks, and incidents across cities and sectors.
Strike threats loom as coal region braces for clash
President John Mitchell arrived in Chicago amid no Civic Federation talks, saying settlement in the anthracite dispute remains distant. Armored camp trains, armed special policemen, and 100 deputies are stationed across Schuylkill collars while colliery workers vote 122 to 4 to strike for an eight hour day. At Shamokin and Scranton meetings, operators push security measures and the eight colliery strike order gains approval by engineers and firemen.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Chicago
Indianapolis
Civic Federation
Schuylkill
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Hickory Ridge
Centralia
Shamokin
Colexies
West Virginia
Wilkesbarre
Hazleton
G. B.markle & Co
Coxe Brothers
Scranton
New York, Ontario and Western Company
Miners Guarded by Special Police Units Across Region
Deputies report coal firms around Pottsville mobilizing special police to shield property amid potential clashes. The Philadelphia and Reading Company swore in 125 officers to join its regular 150, while St Clair Coal and Gluck Mountain Coal issued commissions for additional guards. Lehigh Valley Coal and Pennsylvania Company each sanction 50 officers.
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Pottsville
Philadelphia and Reading Company
St. Clair Coal Company
Gluck Mountain Coal Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Pennsylvania Company
Committees Announced by the Presbyterian General Assembly
Stated Clerk Roberts announced in New York the special committee for inter denominational conferences on divorce and marriage with Rev. CG A Dickey Rev J W McKvain and others. A second committee to promote work among young people includes Rev W R Taylor Rev Charles Wood and more. The debt raising committee for the Presbyterian building was continued and reinforced, with new members John Wanamaker and Robert C Ogden.
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Roberts
Presbyterian General Assembly
New York
A. Dickey
D. D
J. W. McKvain
Baltimore
S. IF. Niccolls
W. J. MacCoughan
Paul F. Sutphen
John E. Parsons
W. M. Lanning
Trenton
N. J
S. P. Harbison
Allegheny
John W. Foster
W. R. Taylor
Charles Wood
John Stane
J. Ross Stevens
J. Willis Baer
Louis H. Severance
Cleveland O
A. F. McDonald
Presbyterian
John Wanamaker
Robert C. Ogden
Pennsylvania Railroad Tunneling Terms Enacted
The Pennsylvania Railroad must pay the city for tunneling under the city. For the first 10 years the rate is 50 cents per track foot annually and for the subsequent 15 years it is $1 per track foot. Payments apply to trunk lines and associated lines including saltings and turnouts. The city expects a large annual sum though a precise figure is not provided.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Sholes Wins Senior Single at Harlem Regatta
The thirty sixth annual Harlem Regatta Association event on the Harlem River Speedway featured a one mile straight away race. In the senior single, Sholes of Canada defeated Titus by one and a half lengths.
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Harlem Regatta Association
Speedway Course
Harlem River
Titus
Earthquake Felt in East Hampton Connecticut
Residents in the southern part of East Hampton reported feeling tremors on Thursday they believed were earthquake shocks. No injuries or damage are reported. Local officials urged calm as scientists investigate the event.
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East Hampton
Conn
Army cuts force in existing military establishment
By direction of the President Secretary Roothan issued a general order reducing the permanent army. Total strength drops from 77,287 to 66,497, affecting cavalry artillery and infantry. The plan divides the army into thirds, with one third stationed in the Philippines at all times.
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Roothan
Artillery Corps
War Departments
Philippines
Roosevelt Plans Two Western Tours Next Fall
President Roosevelt will undertake two trips through the Western country in the fall. One itinerary covers the Southwest and the other the Northwest with stops including Springfield Illinois and Detroit Michigan and possible others. In late October he may venture as far as San Antonio Texas and he is urged to accept a bear hunting invitation in Mississippi from the state governor.
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Roosevelt
Southwest
Northwest
Springfield
Iil
Detroit
Mich
San Antonis
Tex
Mississippi
Jennings Excited Gusher in Jennings Louisiana
A Jennings Louisiana gusher spouted Wednesday before about 2000 people. All Beaumont field oil majors attended. The well produced a four inch oil stream reaching two hundred feet, hailed as equal to the best Beaumont gushers. Bells in Lincoln Nebraska dedicated to William McKinley in St. Paul’s Methodist Church, with services and hymns Lead Kindly Light and Nearer My God to Thee.
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Jennings
Beaumont Field
Beaumont
McKinley
William McKinley
Lincoln
Neb
St. Paul’s Methodist
London Bequeaths Art to City in Historic Gift
Cable Flash es Charles Gasstrot of London bequeaths an art collection valued at 350 000 dollars to the city of London. The United States cruiser San Francisco sails from England after surveys and semi diplomatic talks about a coaling station in West Africa. The US consulate in London reports a 250 guinea offer for an American wife. President Palma wreaths Havana harbor for the Maine victims. Arch bishop Keane of Dubuque to be named in Rome. Waldeck Rousseau resignation announced as French cabinet collapses. Michael Henry Herbert to be British ambassador to the United States. Atrato reports heavy fighting at Boca del Toro with rebels mining Bovas. Berlin troops parade for the Shah of Persia. Philippine government creates three sub provinces under one Governor and two Lieutenants.
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United States
San Francisco
England
West African Republic of
Liberia
Richard Westacott
London
Palma
Havana
Cuba
Rome
Keane
Dubuque
Archibishop Corrigan
New York
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Waldeck- Rousseau
Michael Henry Herbert
Paris
Lord Pauncefote
Atrato
Stranger
Kingston
Jamica
Colon
Colombia
Bocaa del Toro
Bovas
Berlin
Germany
Tempelhof Field
United States Commission
Philippines
Eigil
Japanto
Bontoc
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Catholic Knights and Ladies of America
Low
Rockaway Beach
United States Steel Corporation
James A. Patton
Evanston, Ill
Mont Pelee
Ufe
Fort de France
Memphis
Tenn
Purdy
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Hardin County
Felip Buencamino
Tops
Forepaugh & Sells Circus
Joseph Blount
Brooklyn
N. Y
University of Cambridge
H. W. Parker
Yale
Clinton
Fraterville
Harvard
Edward ©. Pritchett
Herbert H. Matteson
First National Bank
Great Falls
Mont
Charles M. Schwab
Joseph
American Steel Foundries Company
Guy Potter Benton
Upper Iowa University
Yayotte
Miami University
Oxford
Great Northern Flyer
Cajata
N. D
Isere
Martinique
Charles D. Thompson
Supreme Finance
Supreme Tent
Knights of the Maccabees
Port Huron
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Pennsylvania
Una National Reform Association
General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
J. L. MacCartney
Charles E. Russell
Highth Infantry
Mitchell
Sholes
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Charles Gasstrot
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