Army Debate on Philippine Policy Shapes Capitol Day
At the Capitol the army reorganization bill dominated the House debate under a two hour limit. Rep. Hull led for the bill with Democrats McClellan Cox and others opposing. McCall of Massachusetts condemned the policy and warned against expanding military power while urging independence for the Philippines.
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United States Medical or Surgical Treatment Policy
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Army reform bill to face quick vote amid canteen clash
Washington December 5 Chairman Hull announced the army reorganization bill would be taken up under a special rule today, with the legislative appropriation bill getting priority. The rule allows movement toward a final vote before week’s end if possible, amid debate over the canteen provision restricting liquor sales by officers or soldiers.
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Navy chief urges 5000 more sailors for fleet drive
Admiral Crowninshield testified before the House naval affairs committee on the need for a large increase in the enlisted force. He said the navy is hampered by shortage of sailors as Congress authorizes more warships, and urged 5000 additional men plus funding for Annapolis and other bureau of navigation priorities.
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Mail service bids opened for New England to West Virginia routes
Bids opened today to carry mail through the New England states Maryland Virginia and West Virginia from June 30 1901 to July 1 1905 covering about 6000 routes with an estimated expenditure around 1 500 000 dollars.
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Firearm and Opium Trade Restriction and Boers Homestead Bill
Washington December 5 reports House bills and resolutions introduced. Maine's Littlefield proposes banning sale of firearms opium and intoxicants to aboriginal tribes in Pacific islands. Masss Fitzgerald proposes a government ship to bring Boers to the United States to use homestead laws.
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Military Funeral Arrangements for Col. E. H. Liscum
Washington observes full military honors for Col. E. H. Liscum Ninth Infantry at Arlington National Cemetery after his death at Tien-Tsin. Remains arrived in San Francisco aboard the Thommis and are led by Brig-Gen J H W Wilson with Gen Chaffee’s China forces. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. at St Paul M E church with escort by local troops and marine corps participation. Mrs Liscum widow and her brother travel to attend.
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Beer Tax Cut Proposed in Revenue Bill
Washington December 5 The ways and means committee Republicans finalize a revenue reduction bill with beer tax cut to 1.60 per barrel from 2.00 and 7 percent rebate down to 1.85. telegrams express and medicines taxes to be dropped. stamp taxes largely cut except on stocks. full committee to meet tomorrow to decide.
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President Receives Large Visitor Turnout at White House Dinner
President welcomed a large number of visitors today and many United States commissioners to the Paris expo were to be given a dinner at the White House tonight. Commissioner General Peck was absent, detained in Paris closing office affairs.
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Prominent horseman John Drew dies in New York
John Drew, a renowned retired horseman from Paterson New Jersey aged 67, died in New York from heart failure last night. He had arrived the day before to testify before the Board of Review of the National Trotting Association.
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Bulgarian cabinet quits in Sofia in December report
Sofia dispatch notes the Bulgarian cabinet resigns amid ministerial differences. The line cites a 1 par to ministerial disputes and marks the action as a government reshuffle in Bulgaria.
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BEP SPREADS AT LOW PRICES IN COURIER AD
The note advertises reduced prices on medium price toilet crochet quilts labeled as popular sellers at $1.23 and $1.50. About 950 are left, slightly damaged, offered at 79 cents and 8 cents each. Large selection promises real savings for buyers and urges advertisers that they saw the Courier ad.
Why Mrs Pinkham Promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
A historical notice extols Mrs Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted treatment for women’s health issues. It cites Mrs Chappell of Grant Park Texas sharing success and urges readers to seek her advice, noting free counsel from Lynn Mass.
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Hill and Croker Face Anti-Tammany Push in New York
Elliot Danforth reports ex-Senator David B. Hill will visit New York to back a citizens movement against Croker and Tammany Hall. Hill aims to operate openly, seeking cooperation with reformers and possibly forming a new Democratic group to promote Hill’s presidential ambitions. He sees Bryan’s defeat as opening his path to the presidency.
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Inf 15th Infantry Leaves China for Manila
Washington dispatches report Quartermaster General Ludington received word that the transport Rosecrans departed Nagasaki this morning carrying the 15th Infantry. The unit is the final American regiment to exit China aside from the legation guard under Gen Chaffee, and will be stationed in the Philippines while other troops are pulled back to the United States.
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Fights De Wet Knox Drives Boers from Positions
London reports four days of fighting at Bronkhorst Spruit east of Pretoria with 2500 Boers surrounded and 80 killed. War office notes belated info from Lord Kitchener. Knox drives De Wet near Bethulie and retreats. minor engagements, infantry drafts paused. Lord Roberts greeted with cheers in Durban as Irish association members disrupt carriage. streets decorated and many accolades.
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Powers Agree With Pekin Pact Details Hidden
Washington reports the foreign ministers at Pekin reached an agreement submitted to home offices. Secretary Hay authorized Conger to sign for the United States. Details are scarce but the two open issues indemnity and punishment favor US views. France’s proposal reportedly forms the basis of the accord.
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Chinese Regulars Hold Mountain Passes On Frontier
A field dispatch from von Waldersee dated Pekin reports Chinese forces under Gen Ma occupy Shan Li passes on the Chi Li frontier. An explosion at Pao Ting Fu during a powder magazine clearing killed one and wounded Lieut Weilgramin and four others.
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Queen's Speech to be shortest ever in Parliament
London December 5 The Queen's speech tomorrow will be the shortest on record. It will consist of a single sentence announcing Parliament has been summoned to provide supplies for the army. Foreign relations will be covered in the February session opening.
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London Papers Banter Mercier Speech In Senate
London papers treat General Mercier's French Senate outburst with banter while criticizing British defenses. The Daily Chronicle calls him a brave yet dangerous figure and questions France's leadership. The Daily Graphic urges sober French public opinion about nationalist excess. The Standard sees the episode as reassuring to English readers about stable Franco British relations.
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Ban on Saloons in Escolta and Downtown Plazas
Judge Taft criticizes a license bill section to banish saloons from Escolta and downtown plazas. He cites US court precedent on police power over liquor sales and calls the Escolta condition disgraceful. Licenses expire in January and removal provisions take effect in April.
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Tarte Advocates Pan-Continental French Canadian Union
Montreal December 5 Mr Tarte minister of public works and Laurier ally sparked a sensation at a political meeting by urging the union of the French Canadian race across America against Anglo Saxons He claimed 3,000,000 French Canadians on the continent 2,000,000 in Canada and 1,000,000 in the United States urging unity and brotherhood across the line.
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Kruger Walks Amid Rain As Waiting Crowd Cheers
Cologne on December 5 reports Mr. Kruger walking from his hotel to the cathedral in the rain. He was cheered enthusiastically by an assemblage that had long awaited his appearance, repeatedly raising his hat in acknowledgment before departing at 10 a m on a special train joining the Dutch express at Zevenaar.
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Fasig Tipton Horse Sale Closes with Strong Bids in New York
The Fasig Tipton auction ends in New York today with several consignors including William Scott of New York and J H Oscarhout of Troy selling horses. Notable lots include Dick Allerton a 1895 black gelding sold for 220 dollars, Nellista a 1894 mare at 610 dollars, Empress a 1894 mare at 510 dollars, Hazel Egbert a 1894 mare at 200 dollars, and Kitty Hudson a 1891 mare at 270 dollars.
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Wholesale Swinning Alleged Stock Brokers Arrested
New York December 5 C W Morgan trading as C W Morgan Co stock brokers and Morgan's bookkeeper Michael Hart were arrested on conspiracy and grand larceny charges. Police seized all books and papers from Morgan and from L F E Van Riper and John D McKenzie brokers offices. McKenzie and Van Riper operated a vast mailout scheme, sending up to a hundred thousand letters weekly about easy Wall Street money and directing funds to Morgan Co or C B Lawrence Jr.
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Injunction Sought Against Anglo American Savings Bank
Judge Lacombe in the United States circuit court issues an order for the Anglo American Savings and Loan association of New York to appear on December 7 and show cause why an injunction should not be granted and a receiver appointed. The order restrains the association from transfers or conveyances of property and from paying stockholders or withdrawing stockholders until further notice.
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Cotton in Asia expected to meet half of demand
Central Asia's cotton crop is forecast to be excellent this year says Vice-Consul Smith of Moscow. The crop is estimated to amount to about 7000 and 8000 poods, enough to meet roughly half of the general demand. Russia will need to import the rest for manufacturing.
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President attends wedding of Miss McComas and Clinton Edgar
President McKinley with Secretary Gage and Private Secretary Cortelyou witnessed the marriage of Miss Mary McComas daughter of Senator McComas Maryland and Clinton G Edgar at St Johns Episcopal church in Washington on December 5 with formal ceremony attended by notable officials.
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Rebels Attack in Santo Domingo Woods Fight Ends in Rebel Retreat
General Puhstoh reports a two hour clash in Santo Domingo woods as 90 American scouts under Lieut. Jernigan engage 300 rebels led by Sandico. Sixteen rebels died including leader Aguiar and an American, initially misidentified as Fagin. No American casualties.
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Weather forecast for North Atlantic December forecasts
The naval hydrographic office forecast for December predicts frequent gales and strong winds along trans Atlantic routes. Areas offshore from Bermuda and the Azores may extend south, with westerly and north westerly gales displacing the trades. Gales likely north of 25th parallel with occasional northerlies in lat 25 to 35 N and in the Gulf of Mexico. Some risk of unsettled winds east and northeast of Newfoundland, but south of 59th parallel not probable.
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Labor Commission's 179049 Expenditures Recorded
Washington reports the commission of laborers to Congress spent 179049 dollars in the last fleet period. The bill outlines accounting for wages and related expenses tied to fleet operations.
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Prominent Dramatist Abby Sage Richardson Dies in Rome
New York cable despatch reports the death in Rome of Abby Sage Richardson dramatist poet literary critic and translator widow of Albert Dean Richardson newspaper man She arrived with her son William Sage the novelist in November and her passing was unexpected to friends in Rome.
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Industrial Convention Opens With Church Leader Speech
Cardinal Gibbons opened the Southern Industrial convention in New York during the December session. Dr. Lyman Hall, president of the Georgia Tech, spoke at the morning meeting. N. B. Kelly of the Trade League of Philadelphia presented a paper on foreign and coastwise trade as a factor in Southern industrial development.
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Public Discussion on Manila Liquor License Bill Crowds Hall
A crowded United States commission hall in Manila hosted a public discussion of the Manila liquor license bill on December 5. The session drew residents and officials debating proposed licensing rules and enforcement measures for the city.
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First naturalization papers issued to two Africans in New York
In New York on December 5 two Africans applied for naturalization in district court, Hercules David Viljeon aged 41 and Reas Jacobus Leibenberg aged 55, both former residents of Cape Colony. After the papers were prepared they appeared before US Commissioner Shielde and foreswore allegiance to the Queen of England.
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Hood's Pills Liver Cure Headache Indigestion Remedy
Hood's Pills are promoted as a cure for liver ills biliousness throat cough indigestion and headache. The ad promises easy use and simple operation for daily relief and improved health.
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