Turner Attacks Philippine Policy in Senate Speech
Washington January 22 Senate session featured lively debate beyond routine. Turner of Washington condemned administration policy on the Philippines, accusing it of perfidy and dishonor, arguing for a self governing Philippines and warning against annexation harming American labor and citizenship. Pritchard spoke on southern race questions challenging NC constitutional amendment. Depew reported on Lafayette statue unveiling. Paris expo representation debated. Senate adjourned after executive session.
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Washington
Senate
Pritchard
N. C
South
North Carolina
Turner
Wash
Philippine Islands
Islands
American Senate
Mr. Turner
United States
Manila
Spain
Philippines
Paris
Mr. Beveridge
Congress
Depew
N. Y
Daughters of the Revolution
Lafayette
Cockrell
Allison
House Session Passes Minor DC Matters
The House met today and the session produced no major action. A dispute over jurisdiction between the appropriations and military affairs committees was referred to the speaker for settlement regarding the estimate for small arms manufacture at Rock Island and Springfield arsenals. Both committees claim jurisdiction. A few minor District of Columbia items were passed.
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Appropriations and Military Affaires Committee
Rock Island
Springfield Arsenala
District of Columbia
Washington Journal Reading Sets Up Five-Elect Hoberte Debate
Washington January 22 A special session aims to set the agenda for tomorrow's debate after the journal reading. The committee plans to discuss a major reform proposal to exclude certain elements and advance the agenda, with Mr Taylor leading the discussion in favor.
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Washington
T'Tah
Teylor
Seating and Expulsion Argument Before the House
Mr. Littlefield of Maine will present the argument in favor of seating and then expelling Mr. Roberts. Mr. Roberts will be given opportunity to address the House. He will have as much time as he desires within reasonable limits. The vote is set for 4.30 p.m. Thursday.
Shaw Calls for Clearer Pension Law For G A R
General Albert D. Shaw commander in chief of the G A R and pension committee chair testified before the House committee on invalid pensions. He urged amending the June 27 1890 act to remove mis construction and make the law unmistakably clear, with Chairman R B Brown of Zanesville Ohio and General Daniel E Sickles presenting main arguments.
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Washington
Albert D. Shaw
House Committee On
Shaw
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Daniel E. Sickeles
Henry bill seeks form of government for Puerto Rico
In Washington on January 22 Rep. Henry of Texas introduced a bill to establish a territorial government for Puerto Rico. It would create an executive branch with a governor and secretary and a bicameral legislature consisting of a three member council and a 26 member house of representatives. It grants voting rights to all male inhabitants over 21 who can read and write in English or Spanish.
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Washington
Rep
Henry
Texas
Puerto Rico
House of Representatives
Hawaii land disposition debated by House committee
Washington January 22 The House committee on territories held a hearing on the disposition of public lands in Hawaii. Commissioner Hermann urged placing the lands under the public land office while Hawaii Attorney General William Owen Smith and other Hawaiians opposed the plan.
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Washington
House Committee On Territories
Hawaii
Hermann
Public Land Office
William Owen Smith
Subcommittee Advances on Spain Territory Customs Issue
A Ways and Means subcommittee in Washington held another meeting today to decide whether U S customs and revenue laws should extend over the former Spanish territory. The panel reached a conclusion after the session.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Customs and Revenue
United States
Spain
South African republic envoy question tests U.S. neutrality
Washington notes no South African diplomat has presented credentials since October. O Beirne was rejected as American, and no accredited non American has appeared. The piece discusses conventions of 1881 1884 British suzerainty and the difficulty of recognizing a minister from a country without treaty making power while at war with Britain, stressing strict neutrality.
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Washington
State Department
James R. O’beirne
Department
O'Beirne
South African Republic
Montagu White
Great Britain
Transvaal
Portugal
United States
Supreme Court Allows Foreclosure Of 39 Paper Mill Trust
The United States Supreme Court today affirmed a Seventh Circuit decree foreclosing a trust deed on 39 paper mill properties in nine states. Justice Brown noted the paper company’s original organization could not become material, and the trust remained valid as long as the corporation existed with power to mortgage. The Trust Company filed the bill in equity in the Northern District of Illinois against Columbia Straw Paper Company.
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United States Supreme Court
Harry W. Dickerman
The
Northern Trust Company
Circuit Court
Northern District of Illinoia
Columbia Straw Paper Company
of Appeale
Seventh Circuit
Justice Brown
Bo Long
Elections of Senators debated in Washington report
The report filed today on the Howse bill for electing United States senators by the people reviews arguments for the change and cites unfortunate conditions in Kentucky and Delaware under the current system. It leaves to legislatures the discretion to continue the present method or adopt popular choice.
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Washington
United States
Kentucky
Delaware
Favor Memorials for Revolutionary Heroes in North Carolina
Washington January 21 favorable reports were today made by the committee on library for a memorial to President John Trier at Richmond Ya and to General French Nach and William Lee Davidson revolutionary heroes in North Carolina.
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Washington
Committee On Library
John Trier
Richmond
Ana
Generale Frenche Nach
William Lee Davidson
North Carolina
Senate committee hearings report Clark bribery charges in Montana
The Senate privileges and elections committee met in Washington to continue the Clark bribery inquiry. Ex Senator Faulkner noted that the Ector letters had not yet arrived. A. L. Smith of the Montana National Bank testified on banking ties to Clark and legislators. Patrick W. Murray testified of vote solicitation and refused influence. The day ended with no more witnesses and the panel adjourned. In Nome City the bulletin describes local prices and living costs, including rent, labor wages, and common goods.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Clark
Montana
Faulkner
Butte
A. L. Smith
Montana National Bank
Helena
Smith
Senator Clark
Wellcome
Bank of Clark & Bros
Patrick W. Murray
Senate
Daly
Nome City
Anvil City
Cape York
Port Clarence
Cape Nome
Forecaster Hazen fatally injured in bicycle accident
Washington January 22 Henry A Hazen professor of meteorology and chief weather forecaster for the weather bureau was thrown from his bicycle at 16th and N streets on his way to the bureau. The skull was cracked and a brain hemorrhage followed surgeons removed a blood clot but recovery seems unlikely. Hazen, 55, has long served in government meteorology after earlier work with Yale.
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Washington
Henry A. Hazen
Weather Bureau
16Th
N Streets
Hazen
Loomis
Yale University
Indiana
Gold Fever Rages as Nome Gold Fields Draw Natives and Ships
Washington January 22 Abra ham E Smith United States consul at Victoria B C reports to the State department a big spring rush to the Cape Nome Alaska fields Transportation firms from Victoria and Puget Sound are preparing steamers and have booked first trips May 1 fare Seattle to Victoria to Cape Nome 109 first class 40 a ton freight The Atlin and Ailendike districts are less promising but beach diggings near Cape Nome yield substantial sums with reports of cleanups from 28 to 158 and even higher sums from rich diggings Consul Smith notes many diggers showing specimens and the prospect of large passenger and freight movement to Nome
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Washington, D. C
Abraham E. Smith
United States
Victoria
B. C
State Department
Cape Nome
Alaska
Puget Sound
Benk
Representa- Abas Ggaeeferenee Dasred
Seattle
Coneur
Atlin
Eilendike
Payne
Bnew Gulch
Chaime Ett
Algeria
England
France
Germany
Russia
Europe
Howard
America
Massachusetts
Trouvelot
Harvard University
Myrtle Street
Medford
Dr. Howard
H. H. Atherton, JR
Sherman rescuer Patch dies in Galesburg at 98
William Wallace Patch born October 14, 1823 near Ludlow Vermont died Sunday in Galesburg after pneumonia. Civil War conductor who saved General Sherman and staff from capture by jumping to the engine amid gunfire on a Memphis run. Sherman later recognized him in public. Patch sustained injuries during the war.
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Galesburg
Til
William Wallace Patch
Ludlow
Vermont
South
General Sherman
Patch
Memphis
Luka
Corinth
Mr. Patch
Day of Prayer In Frankfort Churches Unite For Humiliation
Frankfort clergy from Episcopal Baptist Methodist two Presbyterian Christian and Roman Catholic announce a day of humiliation next Tuesday with three services at the Episcopal Church. Prayers seek wisdom and moderation amid political tensions and fears of further bloodshed tied to last week’s Colson Savett tragedy. Attorneys work through next week on evidence and witness examinations.
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Frankfort
Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Colson-Scvett
State Master Helder Publicly Debates Party Lines
The State Master Helder released a public statement critiquing partisan politics and urging nonpartisan progress. He argues for steady growth over six years, warning against disruption of political elements and calling for careful, well considered policy development.
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Helder
Orange
New Hampshire
Naval Intelligence Shakeup Signals Command Changes
Navy announces captain William C. Giveen succeeds Ospiaion aboard the battleship in a fleet-wide reshuffle. Captain Bigsbee to assume charge of the Lyog barca as the department races to improve state of ships and readiness following injuries.
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New York
William C. Giveen
Ospiaion
Senatar
Bigsbee
Navy Department
Ihe
Tog
Stow
White House in Need of a New Presidential Home
Washington, Jan 22 The nation debates a new, larger executive mansion on Meridian Hill to replace the aging White House. Plans envision white marble, 52 acre grounds, and a crest higher than the Capitol site, costing about 5 009 000. The piece notes past lobbying amid broader issues like free silver and civil service reform.
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Washington, D. C
United States
White House
Washington
Parthenon
Alhambra
the Rhine
Capitol
Meridian Hill
Sixteenth Street
Potomac
Oen
Executive Mansion
Washington Monument
iVreinia
Maryland
Congress
Senator Jones to Reconsider Samoan Treaty Ratification
Washington January 22 Senator Jones Arkansas gave notice in the Senate executive session that at the next session he will call up his motion to reconsider the vote by which the Samoan treaty was ratified.
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Sen. Jones
Washington
Senate
Jones
Ark
Half a Million Naval Repair Plan for Olympia
The board on naval construction estimates half a million dollars to repair the Olympia. Work will take place at the Boston navy yard and require about a year to complete.
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Washington
Olympia
Board On Naval Construction
Boston Navy Yard
Missouri Sues Illinois Over Chicago Drainage Canal
In a state case heard by the United States Supreme Court the Missouri attorney general was allowed to use his bill to issue a summons returnable April 3 regarding the injunction against the Chicago drainage canal. The decision centers on the petition filed by Missouri against Illinois.
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Washington
State of Missouri
Iinoia
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Missouri
Customs Collections Estimation for Next Fiscal Year
Secretary Gage has sent to Congress an estimate of 7 872 000 dollars as the cost of collecting the customs during the next fiscal year. The figure reflects anticipated expenses for enforcement, administration, and related operations within the Treasury Department.
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Washington
Gage
Congress
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Seen as Cure for Croup
A Liberty West Virginia man endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a universal preventive and cure for croup after years of use in his family. The advertisement claims it has saved children’s lives and is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
M. ¥. Fisher
Liberty
W. Va
Sheridan
J. S. Johnson & CO
Boston
Mass
MNOD'S PILLS Core Liver Tite Remedy Adverts
A compact advert claims MNOD'S PILLS ease liver trouble indigestion and headaches. Marketed as simple to use with easy operation and quick relief, the terse copy emphasizes health benefits and consumer ease. Targeted at readers seeking quick dietary aid from a small remedy brand.
A Woman’s Polly on Folly and Fashion Advice
A fragmented note discusses women clinging to old habits while dressing, praising natural beauty and care. It mentions a beekeekin bat and a harmless tea, claiming a guarantee and familiarity with Gasteton e TM, though details are unclear.
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DAY OF Prayer
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