Rules Amended by the House in Admiralty Debate
After a stormy session the House adopted Fitzgerald's rule amendments by 211 to 172, replacing Clark's proposal. The changes include a calendar for unanimous consent, minority preference on motions to commit, a two thirds vote to set aside the calendar, and safeguards against favoritism by the rules committee. Cannon chose the committee. mood mixed as debate over recognition and procedure continued. Also notes: disease in meat case, a widow found dead at her husband’s grave, confiscation of St Petersburg newspaper for publishing an excerpt of Polstoi's work.
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Jon Cannon
Ilitols
Hole of Representatives
Fitzgerald
Renn
New York
Clark
Washington
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Congress
Missouri
Dal Zell
Committee On Rules
Cannon
Rulag
Bond Issues and Treasury Strains in Cleveland Era
Treasury strains mirror 1890s woes as bond issues rise to cover government expenses. Congress struggles with expanding war taxes from 1898 and new levies while pending demands total 80,000,600 dollars. Officials warn tariff proceeds won't meet immediate needs, risking deeper cash shortages.
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Wehgourées
Treasury
Cleveland
House Ways and Means
Grover Cleveland
Changes in the Tariff Proposals in Special Session
The Ways and Means Committee plans a tariff bill with no change to lead, copper, sugar, a free list for iron ore, substantial cuts for rails and billets, a 25 percent cut for pig iron, and graded textile duties. High grade cotton and silk would rise, medium grade unchanged, low grade reduced. Coffee duties split among committee members, currently four cents per pound. Lumber duties likely to rise from $1 due to strong lobbying.
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Ways and Means
Will Oppose Coffee Tax and Seek Legacies Tax
House Democrats oppose a coffee duty in the tariff bill for reestablishing the stamp tax on checks, bonds, and stocks. They threaten to push an inheritance levy on legacies if Republicans omit it, aiming to challenge the Republicans over Roosevelt and Taft recommendations.
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House
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Taft
Standard Oil angle Sam beaten by court verdict
A federal jury found Standard Oil Company of Indiana not guilty of accepting rebates from the Chicago and Alton railroad on shipments of oil from Whiting Indiana to East St Louis. Judge Anderson instructed a verdict of acquittal aligning with circuit court of appeals ruling, ending the case. Federal prosecutors say the ruling could invalidate class tariffs and hinder shipper convictions under tariff laws.
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Standard Oi' Company of
Indiana
Chicago ‘and Alton Railroad
Whiting
Ind
St. Louis
Anderson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Landis
Federal
Clasa
You Are Lucky Man Baye Judge In Sentencing
George Davis an electrician from Cone Mayeh in Ebeneburg Pa received twenty nine and a half years in the Western penitentiary for groan abuse of his two young daughters over several months. Davis is forty five. The court warned him he was lucky not to face lynch law in a different district. Charles Quimby Hanged at Lawrence County jail for murdering his wife Patella Quimby on Christmas.
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Baye
George Davis
Conemayeh
Ebeneburg
Western Penitentiary
Davis
Charles Quimby
Lawrence County
Quimby
Patella Quimby
Chylatmas
Lions Await Mighty Hunter Roosevelt’s East Africa Visit
Roosevelt arrives in Mombasa in late April for his African expedition. Local officials plan a grand welcome during a period of rich game prospecting with lions and leopards classified as vermin, while a special railcar awaits outfitting for his stay. Rainfall is late, hunting prospects look strong, and reports of large lion groups and other wildlife spread among settlers.
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Mombasa
British East Africa
Theodore Rouxevelt
Sir Jas
Hayes Sucher
Roosevelt
Gama
Nandi
Port Florence
Great Rift Valley
Makiniu
Uganda
Elburgon
Sabaki River
Duke of Mecklenburg
Duke of Connaught
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Joseph Chamberlain
Winston Spencer Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr.Roosevelt
Farewell Reception for Roosevelts in Oyster Bay
Ex President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt were hosted by Oyster Bay neighbors at a town hall reception. From 8 30 to 10 30 they stood behind the railing in the town clerk’s office as townspeople filed by to shake hands and offer farewell greetings.
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Roosevelts
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Justicie
Quadruplets Born to Cuba Cigarmaker’s Wife at Sagamore Hill
Sagamore Hill reports the wife of a poor cigarmaker in Wavana Cuba, mother of fourteen children, gave birth Thursday to quadruplets two boys and two girls. President Gomez sent congratulations praising her as a deserving mother of the republic with generous aid.
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Wavana
Cuba
Gomez
Republic
Doctors Paid for Attendance After McKinley Shooting
Government records reveal payments for the McKinley assassination death. Doctors received amounts from 10,000 to 200 dollars, undertakers 2,487, horses and miscellaneous 8,290, totaling 42,517. The top fees went to Dr Mann 10,000, Dr Mynter 6,000, Dr McBurney 5,000, and Dr Park 5,000.
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McKinley
Mann
Mynter
Dr.McBurney
Dr. Park
Poisoned drip buckets at farm in Wooater event
Report describes droppers used for collecting sap on George Gerstenschlager farm in Wooater Maine. Paris green suspected as poison. A crow’s nest near Norwalk Connecticut held a $220 cash pin found in Racsey’s nest. Likely cross jurisdiction theft and poultry exposure claims.
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George Gerstenschlager
Wooater
Racsey
John Gamblin
Haat Norwalk
Conn
Fine Shoes for Men and Boys Offer All America Pair
Sales ad notes a "Fine Shoes" offer for men and boys. It promises that purchasing one pair will lead to the next being labeled "All America." The notice emphasizes brand quality and a sequential incentive to buy.
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All America
Drapery Goods Sale Prices at Ten Cents to One Dollar
Readable fragment notes a sale on window drapery fabrics including dotted and plain swisses in ecru white and colored heavy mesh goods. Prices range from 10 cents to one dollar per yard with various finishes and colors mentioned.
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J. J. Schmidt
Chicago
Bath
Mia
Mary Kain
Erle
St. Petersburg
Russ
Leo Polstol
Sem
Angle Sam
Standard Oil
London
Sagamore Hill
James E'Armenthe
Indiana, Pa
Loughby’s
Ladies' Home Journal
Patterns
W.R. Loughry & Company
Stetson
America
Vogel Brothers
Garret
Oliver
Rossmoyne Flouring Mills
Frantz Brothers, Proprietors
Rossmoyne
White Palace
Farmer's Bank
John F. Steving
American Union
Hell
Union
Ofice
IGH Mag Pe
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