Ambassadors Named for France and Britain
Washington March 17 President sends to the Senate nominations appointing General Horace Porter ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France. Also names Colonel John Hay to Great Britain with Henry White to British embassy secretary and Porter of New York to France. Over four hundred bills introduced to the Senate covering a wide range of subjects.
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John Hay
District of Columbia
New York
United States
Henry White
Rhode Island
Congress Debates Hundreds Of Bills In Extra Session
Washington March 17 In the senate yesterday four hundred thirty eight bills and eight joint resolutions were introduced covering many public affairs. Mr Allen’s batch included foreclosure of the government lien on the Union Pacific railroad and a measure against professional lobbying. Mr Hale tackled a cable between the United States Hawaii and Japan and the twelfth census. Several pensions measures drew laughter, including one for William J. Bryan. Other notable items included immigration law revisions, a Nica Tagua canal proposal, and a plan to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. A pension for Brigadier General Steven Canfield’s widow was passed as the session’s first bill. The chamber adjourned to Thursday with executive and committee business ahead.
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Japan
White
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Minnesota
Lindsay
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Thurston
Frye
Cockrell
Columbia
Civil Service Commission
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J. Henderson
Srormor
Florida
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Oregon
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Mississippi Floods Near Marion Ark Threaten Hundreds
Memphis dispatch reports the Mississippi River at Memphis rising over 36.5 feet with a worsening outlook. Two lives lost as two men crossing in a dugout near Marion Ark were swept away. About 1,000 refugees have arrived in Memphis, most of them Black, with 400 detained on a railroad track near Marion and more stranded along Island Forty.
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President's Island
Elephant Tip Strangled at Brive rport Show
Brivervont Conn March 17 Tip the elephant long shown nationwide was strangled to death today after displaying murderous tendencies. Feet chained to stakes menavith Slyck and Jackie drew a rope tight around his neck, ending the operation in thirteen minutes. Poison given yesterday had no marked effect.
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Russian ironclad turret explosion kills crew
The Russian ironclad Cessai Veliki suffered a gun burst during practice at Loypoxs on March 17. The blast tore off a turret top, killing fourteen sailors and one officer and wounding sixteen. Five men died later from their injuries. All turret occupants perished. debris killed and injured others.
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Cessai Veliki
Emperors Vagaries Worry Diplomats In London And Panic In Sedalia
A London Daily Mail note discusses anxiety over the Continental sovereign perhaps William II, with sharp judgments on his conduct. In Sedalia Missouri a theater panic breaks out after a reported fire, injuring a boy who falls from doors. A Creole man Percy Kersand is shot by Ed Need in Hanover Kansas over a dispute about fifty cents, Need held on bonds.
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Ed Need
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Floods in Mississippi River Reach New Record Heights
Memiuis reports the Mississippi River at 36.4 feet as floodwaters rise across the Arkansas and Mississippi valleys. The first levee breach near Nodena Arkansas endangers residents while a crevasse at Four Mile Bayou Bayou near Marion claims lives. West Memphis reports a drowning of Jake Carter and a child as waters submerge nearby islands and force rescues to Memphis.
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President McKinley Seen On Arbitration and Gold Standard
London reports George W. Smalley’s conversation with President McKinley. He notes support for the arbitration treaty as originally presented, no tariff return to Isu levels, and strong commitment to bimetallism while maintaining the gold standard. The interview portrays a confident leader balanced between protectionism and international agreement.
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No Respite for Walling as Pearl Bryan Murderers Await
Governor Bradley faced overwhelming public pressure to spare Alonzo Walling or delay his execution. He refused, writing that there is no reason to commute the sentence. Troops are ordered to Newport to aid in crowd control near the execution site, with preflight departures from Frankfort and Lexington ahead of the Saturday verdict.
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Lesington
Poisoning Death From Canned Fruit Reported
Miss Ella Sterrington daughter of H C Torrington a well to do farmer near Moun Ci Vo was poisoned Saturday by eating canned fruit. She was a popular teacher and well liked by the community.
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Robbery Claims Pension Money In Wicerta Hotel
John Waters of Butier county reported a theft of 30 pension funds last night as the robbers entered his hotel room while he slept in Wicerta Kansas. The incident follows a separate note of an elderly man, Dan Mack senior aged 70, who killed his wife aged 65 accidentally with a pistol he believed to be unloaded. The man is described as nearly crazy and the events occurred in Wirenta March 16.
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Butier County
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Itaven
Dan Mack
Legislature Minutes Show Quiet Session in Kin State
March 1 in Torexa Kin two houses met with under a dozen members each. Only resolutions for extra pay and minor committee appointments were introduced. The day closed after a 3 pm recess with no significant business conducted.
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Markets: grain and livestock prices and receipts
Kansas City markets report mixed grain prices for hard, spring, soft wheats and corn with various No. grades. White corn and oats ranges noted. hay and clover values listed. Cattle receipts since Saturday total 9,944 with 754 cattle and 59 calves shipped. hog receipts 7,535 with best hogs 2% to 6 cents steadier union grades. overall sale activity described.
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Train Wreck Near Hiawatha Kills Engineer and Fireman
A Missouri Pacific northbound passenger train collided with five horses near Wolf Creek east of Hiawatha at midnight. Engineer Ed Nye of Kansas City and fireman Patrick Connor died. Conductor and baggage staff injured along with several passengers. The accident left the sleeper derailed and the smoker crushed. Ed Nye had served fourteen years as an engineer.
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Garys Policy Postmasters Four Year Tenure Adopted
Postmasters of all kinds will serve four years under a new policy announced by the Postmaster General. Delinquency or other unsatisfactory conduct may trigger removal for cause, but otherwise postmasters of both fourth class and presidential appointment will complete four-year terms. The plan aims to standardize tenure across the service. In other local news from Kansas and Missouri, Sheriff Miller details a case involving a suspect linked to a Little Fannie Bacun incident as officials pursue leads and guard the suspect to Port Leuts.
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Julian Objects to Picture Receipts Split Dispute
Julian told Stuart at Carson that exhibition receipts should be divided three ways among Stuart Fitzsimmons and Julian, threatening to boycott fight reels unless his share is granted. Stuart, incurring losses over three years, sees the film earnings as crucial. In a separate item, Elisha Graham was convicted of second degree murder for killing his hired man Jacob Hopkins over a marriage proposal.
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The Coming Year in The Universal Verdict Magazine
The issue promises a diverse lineup for St Nicholas 1 including serials such as A Story of Shakespeare's Time and Master Skylark by John Bennett illustrated by Rich. Also planned are A Great War Story for North and South The List Three Soldiers by William H Shelton and stories for girls and boys along with poems, travel tales, finance features, puzzles, and more. Subscriptions are 83.00 yearly or 25 cents per number with ordering details to The Century Co New York.
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Yours for Health Climate Cures Consumption Claims
Expert physicians affirm climate may cure consumption and similar diseases. Ideal air, steady warmth, and steady sweating define the right climate found in the Santa Fe Route corridor and New Mexico regions. A descriptive pamphlet issued by the Passenger Department offers complete information for invalids, free copies from G T Nicholson at Chicago.
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T. Nicholson
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Gold Discoveries Spark California Excitement at New Camp
In California near Cramer station on the Santa Fe Route, 25 miles from the Atlantic and Pacific division, rich gold ore has been found at Ransberg creating widespread excitement. The new camp shows great promise and draws eager prospectors.
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Hugh Wynne Free Quaker Autobiography of a Revolutionary Officer
A Great Novel leading serial feature for 1897 and masterpiece by Dr H Weir Mitchell. The tale purports to be the hero’s autobiography as an officer on Washington’s staff. It vividly depicts Philadelphia society during the Revolution with figures like Washington Franklin Lafayette and others. The work promises historical accuracy and engaging wartime narrative. First chapters appear in the November issue Toward Pyte will illustrate it.
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Hugh Wynne
Washington
Philadelphia
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Lafayette
Campaigning With Grant by General Horace Porter
A preview notes that Grant era diary material forms the basis of a long prepared article by General Horace Porter. Porter, once on Grant’s staff, remains a close friend of his chief and provides striking pen pictures of campaign life. It will be fully illustrated, with the first installment appearing in the November Century.
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A Rose of Yesterday by Marion Crawford Begins in November
A notice announces a new Marion Crawford novel A Rose of Yesterday with American characters set in Europe. The first in a serial engravings series by T Cole of old Swedish masters is promised and features are to be announced. Subscriptions and payment methods are outlined by The Clatery Co. in Union Square, New York.
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