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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
2
Congressional session progresses amid rising interest in the Isthmian Canal and naval policy. Senate debate focuses on tariff reductions and Wood’s expenditures while House members push restraint and deficiency appropriations. A night session addressed Indian affairs bills as July adjournment looms.
Washington June 19 seventeen Republican senators held a conference on Cuban reciprocity and adjourned without action. Seven opposed any reduction of the duty on Cuban sugars and two others not present pledged support. Platt and Spooner argued for the measure, but the opposition remained firm. The conference adjourned to Friday with no reciprocity legislation expected this session.
Interest grows as final vote on the isthmian canal approaches. Today at 2 o clock amendments to the Nicaragua canal bill are to be voted on with a final disposition expected afterward. The Senate devoted its entire session to the canal question with extended speeches by Spooner Hanna Pettus Teller and Jones weighing Panama versus Nicaragua routes.
Washington June 1 Major General MacArthur commanding the Department of the East has called officers of a general court martial convened at Fort Thomas Kentucky to account for their action in two desertion cases. One private was sentenced to two months confinement at hard labor and the other to a dishonorable discharge. MacArthur approved the sentences but called them manifestly inadequate.
In Jefferson City Missouri on June 19 the state supreme court adjourned to allow Packers for eight days to file briefs in the motion by Attorney General Crow to strike out the return. The case will be submitted without argument.
A mortgage for $1,000,000 has been filed by the Choctaw Oklahoma and Galf at Tecumseh Oklahoma. It is reported to fund the construction of the Choctaw extension from Guthrie southwest through Tecumseh Shawnee and Denison Texas to the Gulf.
Tam offers complete safe moving services and owns the only fully equipped Gist-chiss safe moving outfit in LeMars. Prompt, reliable dray work guaranteed. satisfaction assured.
The Sivas ity Journal questions state sufficiency for penitentiary space to deter those who adulterate milk for babies and jokes about banning births to avoid reliance on milk men. The Cherokee Democrat ponders prohibition as a dangerous expedient, warning it could spawn bootleg babies.
Yellowst[one] Park has seen notable improvements. Roads shortened and resurfaced, new concrete bridges and sparkling carts added. Hotels repainted and enlarged. A new geyser region hotel camp near Old Faithful. Park water systems upgraded. Government water works at Mammoth Tot Springs. Also mentions a Park booklet offer and a county sale notice in LeMars Iowa.
London reports that King Edward, under medical advice for coronation strain, will forego public engagements for several days. Physicians ordered rest to ease pressure ahead of the coronation schedule.
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