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Newspaper
Lime Springs Sun
Location
Lime Springs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
3
The senate met in a special session with Allen proposing a tariff amendment to abrogate the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty. Morgan offered a resolution to transmit wartime Cuban correspondence to the Senate. adjourned to May 3 with limited home business and May 2 adjournment.
The itemized notes cover a Methodist conference refusing to ordain a healing believer, meteorologist Douglas Archibald predicting a hot northern summer, Sidney Smith in Argo Ga demanding his funeral sermon before death at 118, tobacco rewards for Canadian convicts halted, a Lewiston woman living beyond doctors’ expectations, Sol Miller’s obituary and influence, Minnesota Indian hunting rights ruling, a theft tale in Tipton Vt with ensuing prosecutions, Elwood Kan river erosion threatening the town, Media Pa political candidate Ladie Gault tied to McKinley era education, Curtis Gull’s 50 years in the Boston Commercial Bulletin, death of Thomas G Bull of Pottsville Pa and his service with the First Defenders.
In Des Moines April and May reports show the Senate and House contending on an anti Sunday baseball amendment while moving ahead on hog cholera stamping and insurance tax changes. A Sunday game ban for General baseball is debated with exemptions for Seventh Day Adventists. The legislature also advances a cigarette license bill and a retail desler fine, with Gov Drake approving select agricultural measures and school book cost investigations.
Washington May 3 The comparative statement for April shows town receipts of 37 812 135 and expenditures of 32 072 007 leaving a monthly surplus of 5 740 039. Customs brought in 24 454 331 Internal revenue 11 447 213 and miscellaneous 1 010 670. The April 1896 deficit was 24 704 488 and the ten month deficit stands at 35 166 690. Receipts from customs rose by 12 638 620 versus April 1896, over 100 percent, internal revenue gains were about 221 500.
Frederick Cromberger 14 of Newtown I I died after lodging a delirious claim that his teacher Miss Jennie E Schouler struck him. Authorities seek to confirm whether the demise was caused by the alleged blow. Miss Schouler denies the accusation and is held on bond while the coroner investigates.
May 3 report states President McWooley welcomed Chinese Minister Wu Ting Fang to the Blue Parlor at the White House. The formal ceremony included three secretaries for Wu and Yang Yu with two secretaries, while Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secretary Rockhill accompanied them arriving in formal attire.
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