Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Congress in Washington
The opening of the second session of the Fifty-Sixth Congress drew crowds at the Capitol as 61 senators gathered. Tributes were paid to late members Gear and Davis while business began with appointments, messages from the President, and preliminary bills on war veterans, education for the blind, arid land reservoirs, and army reorganization.
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Bull
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Opening of the House Session Sets Formal Tone
The opening session ran formal with the usual gallery display and floor floral pieces. The reading of the President’s message lasted over two hours as lawmakers from both sides listened intently. Memorial notices were observed for Daly, Hoffecker, Davis, and Gear as the House adjourned to tomorrow. The census-based reapportionment would shift seats, increasing total members from 357 to 365 and granting Arkansas, Colorado, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, and others one extra seat each.
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House
Daly
New Jersey
Hoffecker
Delawie
Davis
Minnesota
Gear
Iowa
Crumperter
Indiana
Arkansas
Colorado
California
Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
War Dept Estimates Compare 1901 and 1902 Appropriations
The War Department sent a comparative statement to the House Appropriations Committee showing estimates for fiscal 1901 at 185,893,551 dollars and 1902 at 171,773,855 dollars, with present year appropriations at 148,205,934. Public works including rivers and harbor fortifications total 25,560,665 dollars, up 183,245 from 1901 and 24,710,851 from the current year. Increases reflect 20,000,000 for river and harbor work, plus higher gun and mortar battery and fortification armament budgets.
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Washington
Secretary of War
House Committee On Appropriations
War Department
Ship subsidy bill to lead Senate agenda this session
Washington Dec 3 The Republican senatorial committee decided the ship subsidy bill should displace the Spooner Philip pine bill as unfinished business. It also planned to alternate attention between the shipping bill and the Hay Pauncefote treaty, with the shipping bill given preference and executive session for treaty when speeches are not ready.
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Washington
Senatorial Committee
Senate
Breakwater Plan To Shield Galveston From Storms
Washington dispatch reports Representative Hawley of Texas introduced a bill to build a protective breakwater for Galveston and to secure a War Department report on suitable protective measures. The proposal aims to shield the city from devastating storms seen in the recent Galveston disaster.
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Galveston
Hawley
Texas
Redeeming Chicago Congregationalists Launch Crime Crusade
Chicago December plans marshal a December crusade by Congregational churches to raise moral tone. Five mass meetings will unite West Side South Side North Side Evanston and Oak Park congregations. Revival services begin January 1 under Chicago City Missionary Society leadership and Prof. Samuel L. Curtiss presides.
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Evanston
Oak Park
Congregational
Reform Movement
Chicago City Missionary Society
Samuel L. Curtiss
General Alava Reaches Cavite Safely Amid Typhoon Concerns
Admiral Remey informed the Navy Department that the General Alava, which departed Guam November 26 for Cavite, arrived safely at Cavite yesterday. The vessel carried marines and some Yosemite officers, easing earlier unease about encountering the Guam typhoon.
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Washington
Remey
Navy Department
Manager Charles Fletcher Resigns at Saranac Mill
Blackstone December 3. Charles Fletcher resigns as manager of the Saranac mill of the American Woolen Company and will depart for abroad at once. Mr Langwell of the American Company to succeed him.
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Charles Fletcher
Saranac Mill
American Woolen Company
Langwell
American Company
Army Report Highlights Philippine War and Restorative Reforms
Secretary Root’s annual report surveys field and home actions including suppression of the Philippine insurrection, the Manila administration, Cuban and Porto Rico governance, educational expansion, law and judiciary reforms, and ongoing army reorganization. It notes road and rail projects, currency issues, and calls for bond issues or loans to fund infrastructure while detailing Cuba’s growth, Puerto Rico civil improvements, and Alaska relief.
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Root
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Porto Rico
Philippines
Pekin
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U. S
Manila
Second
Philippine Commission
Taft
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War Department
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Military Academy
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Mills
Goul ds in Court Restraining Case Postponed in Castel l ane Suit
In New York the Dittmar suit against George J. Gould, Howard Gould, Edwin Gould and Helen M. Gould to stop them paying income to Count and Countess de Castellane was adjourned by Justice Leventritt as affidavits from France were sought. A second adjournment was urged to Dec 17 with arguments over an annual allowance for the Countess. An arrangement allows one twelfth of 250000 dollars to be paid monthly pending the injunction ruling.
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George J. Gould
Howard Gould
Edwin Gould
Helen M. Gould
Jay Gould
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Countess de Castellane
Guggenheimer, Untermeyer & Marshall
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Col. James
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Samuel Untermeyer
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Miss Cayvan Illness Fails to Yield Details
New York December 3 Inquiry at a Flushing sanitarium where actress Miss Georgia Cayvan is being treated yielded no definite information beyond a serious condition. Doctors refused to specify the illness while friends fear the worst, noting she suffers nervous prostration.
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Flushing
N. Y
Georgia Cayvan
Billion-dollar rise in New York certificates market
New York certificates surged today, advancing 30 points to 10. The Mail and Express notes the company with a $100 million capital now valued at about $810 million. John D. Rockefeller holds 43 percent, and his fortune could rise massively within a year. The firm reportedly paid about $45 million in dividends last year.
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Bec
Mail and Express
John D. Rockefeller
Boiler Blast Wrecks Chicago Power House
Five railroad workers died and twelve were injured in a boiler explosion at the Chicago and Northwestern railroad power house in Chicago. A central boiler burst, shattering the adjacent structure and damaging the Ashland limited train. Traffic halted for hours with property losses near $100,000.
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Hazing death claims at West Point linked patient dies in Bristol
Oscar Lh Roose, once a West Point cadet, dies at his Bristol home from throat consumption after alleged hazing over two years ago. His father claims cadets poured Tabasco down his throat, red pepper in eyes, hot grease on feet, a tooth knocked out, and other fiendish acts. Roose never named his assailants.
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Oscar Lh Roose
West Point Military Academy
Bristol
West Point Cadet Boose Death Clarified by Superintendent
The report of Oscar L. Boose a West Point cadet from June to October 1898 dying from hazing injuries is disputed by Col. A L Mills superintendent who says Boose was sick once and resigned for weak eyes. Classmates support Mills noting no ill treatment was ever complained of.
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Engineer Hall Injured by Falling Timber at Navy Yard
New York report says Lieut.-Com. Reynold T. Hall assistant engineer at the Brooklyn navy yard was struck on the head by a timber falling from the roof. The skull fracture likely proves fatal. Hall had recently served at the Boston navy yard.
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Navy Yard
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Diaz Inaugurated in Mexico City Grand Ball
A special to the Tribune from Mexico City reports the sixth inauguration of President Diaz culminating in a grand ball. The diplomatic corps and American colony attended, with high mass in the Cathedral and prayers for the president’s health and happiness. Illuminations and crowds filled Chapultepec streets to the national palace tonight.
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Mexico City
Diaz
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Grant Brothers stock brokers petitioned for involuntary bankruptcy
A petition filed in the United States district court seeks involuntary bankruptcy for Frederick Grant, Charles T. Grant, and John K. Van Sickle of Grant Brothers stock brokers who recently assigned. Creditors Theodore I. Hermann, Philip I. Foster, and Clarence C. Nash substantiate insolvency with claims totaling $110,927, $82,935, and $3,998 respectively.
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United States District Court Today
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Charles T. Grant
John K. van Sickle
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Theodore I. Hermann
Philip I. Foster
Clarence C. Nash
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