Rockhill report on China policy and Chinese exclusion bill
Washington reports Special Commissioner Rockhill submitted to Congress the Pekin negotiations results and protocol text, praising the United States for independence and moderation. A Pacific coast senators committee hears amendments to Chinese exclusion, including deportation criteria based on reputational testimony and measures restricting arrivals from the Philippines and Hawaii.
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Pekinas
Congress
Pacific Coast
Coombs
Immigration Bureau
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Senate Committee Backs Nicaragua Canal Route Report
Washington reports the Senate committee on isthmian canals favorably reviewed Senator Morgan’s bill to acquire from Nicaragua and Costa Rica the right of way for a Nicaragua route canal. Action on the construction bill was deferred. Morgan defended the project as essential, noting no nation or private interests should prevent its completion. He examined Britain’s stance, Panama Canal Company relations, and criticized the company’s bid to influence Congress and threaten Presidential information.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
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Britain
Panama Canal Company
United States
President Hutin
Panama Company
Hay
Hutin
Canal Commission
Mr. Morgan
Denver Loses Bid for G A R Encampment in Washington
The national Grand Army of the Republic executive committee chose Washington as the site for the next Civil War veterans encampment after seven ballots. Denver, Atlantic City, and Washington competed, with Denver eliminated on the seventh ballot and Washington winning unanimous support.
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National Council of the Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Hall
Washington
Denver
Atlantic City
National Capital
National Council
Eli Torrance
Silas H. Towler
Minneapolis
Charles Burrows
Rutherford
New Jersey
William H. Armstrong
Indianapolis
Edgar Allan
Richmond
Virginia
Loren W. Collins
St. Cloud
Minnesota
F. M. Sterrett
St. Louis
Thomas G. Sample
Allegher
Pennsylvania
Thomas W. Scott
Fairfield
Illinois
8. C. James
Centerville
Iowa
U. S. Hollister
Department of Colorado
C. F. Wilson
Denver Chamber of Commerce
IF. J. Chamberlain
Denver Real Estate Board
Grand Army
Mr. Hollister
Israel W. Stone
Department of the Potomac
Barry Buckley
Business Men’s Club
S. B. Hehe
Railroads
Object to Machinery in Northampton Riot
Riotous scenes erupted in Northampton as hundreds of shoe operatives protested against the new shoe lasting machines. They hurled objects at a leading manufacturer’s house, then held a meeting and threatened to strike if factories continue using labor saving appliances.
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London
Northampton
Labor Federation Seeks New Fields In Union Drive
Scranton Pa December 13 The American Federation of Labor debated organizing in nonunion fields and strengthening union support. A special committee handles trade autonomy with Gompers Duncan Mitchel Mulholland Hughes. Resolutions urge organizing school teachers and passing a national law protecting union labels. The Shaffer Gompers Mitchell dispute is omitted in the report. The council backs anti injunction and Chinese exclusion laws and McKinley memorial support. 916 charters granted this year. A move to organize female core makers was defeated.
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Organization of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
James Duncan
John Mitchel
John Mulholland
International Association of Metal
Federation
Executive Council
Shaffer-Gompers-Mitchell
McKinley
McKinley Memorial Fund
Congress
Western Federation of Miners
International Union
MacArthur Takes Command in Colorado Department
Denver December 18 Major General MacArthur one of six US Army generals will arrive in Denver this week to take command of the Department of the Colorado replacing Brigadier General Henry C Merriam. He has served at Washington on the board of army posts and provost board and led forces in the Philippines where Funston earned praise under his command.
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Department of the Colorado
Henry C. Merriam
General Merriam
Washington
Board of Army Posts
Provost Board
General MacArthur
Philippines
Funston
Teller
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South Dakota
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Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
School of Mines
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
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Women's Home Missionary Society
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Miss Dyson
Jack
St. Paul
West
Congress Debates Irrigation Reform and Canal Treaties
Representative Mondell pushes bills on desert land repayment and a Laramie public building funded at 100000. Senate work covers irrigation fund creation, state control of water in engineering states, and a revised Isthmian canal treaty objections. Lodge argues the new treaty abrogates the Ol ton Bulwer pact and details open wartime rights and fortification limits.
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Mondell
Wyoming
Laramie
Congress
Warren
Hansbrough
Gibson
Dietrich
Kearns
Dubois
Newroth
Reeder
Jones
Smith
Rodey
Secretary of the Interior
The Unearthly Twinsmysterious tale of twin brothers
The narrator recounts a curious life with his twin brother Jack Inskip born with bizarre linked fates. Their bond causes accidents and misadventures from childhood through adulthood including love entanglements and a fatal elevator crash that separates them. The story ends with the narrator pondering life after death and the fate of their magical tie.
Brakeman Quips On Town Names In Grand Opera Riches
A Baltimore American quip recounts a brakeman in Maine who refused to mispronounce town names for better pay in grand opera. He explains to an old lady that correct pronunciation would earn him a thousand a week in grand opera.
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Maine
Baltimore
A Milder Terror A Blunt Robbery Exchange
In a brief Chicago Tribune excerpt a belated pedestrian confronts a footpad wielding a revolver. The victim hands over valuables with a light heart, remarking he thought the assailant part of the Halloween gang. Separately, Missouri apple shipments reach St. Louis at 40 000 barrels daily.
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Chicago Tribune
St. Louis
Punctuality Won Reward For Insurance Man
A life insurance agent known for punctuality tracked a reluctant Anita resident for two years. He arranged a 3 o clock visit, arrived at 2 55, and rang the bell as scheduled. The homeowner, surprised by the precision, surrendered and completed a policy application.
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Anita
Jones
Swell German Farmer Indulging Luxuries Prompt Land Boom
William E. Curtis reports from Chicago that German agriculturists long on land now buy country seats to raise social status. Rich buyers finance castles, hunts, game preserves, and lavish stables, while claiming farms yield only one percent. Land values have surged four to fivefold since the empire.
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Germany
William E. Curtis
Cor
Chicago Record
The Professor's Story Pessimism Quip Spreads Across Lectures
A dinner honored Hamilton Wright Mabie spurs a quip about pessimists. Columbia student cites Professor Bran der Matthews who repeats the joke, claiming Mabie and Matthews heard it from Mark Twain two evenings earlier.
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
Columbia
Brander Matthews
Matthews
Mabie
Mr. Matthews
Mark Twain
Too Much for Reuben in a Brass Box Trick
Uncle Reuben admires a graphophone act as a youthful street performer demonstrates a trick. Reuben questions how a full brass band appears from the box, while the performer teases with more records. The scene captures a period comic exchange from the Indianapolis Sun with local wit and wonder at mechanical music effects.
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Reuben
Dear Good Natured Soul Exchange in Philadelphia Bulletin
A brief, humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Bulletin features Bridget denying a kitchen scene while Will defends his actions with modest language about using available materials. The dialogue reflects midcentury newsroom wit and domestic tone.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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Kird Olney
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Otero
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Jack Inskip
Orchard Ridge
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