New Hampshire Senator Accuses Pa Senator of Lying
Washington March 15 Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire accused Senator Penrose of false testimony in a Senate speech on the Puerto Rico appropriation bill. The exchange followed Penrose’s insinuations about obstructing a Quay vote as debate over the $2,095,000 aid bill continued. Hoar defended expansion views and urged swift action on the Puerto Rican measure, while Wellington urged constitutional cautions on Quay’s seating.
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Rep. N. H
Penrose
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Puerto Rico
Fairbanks
Quay
Mr. Gallinger
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New Hampshire
Jones
Ark
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Hoar
Philippines
Philippine
Wellington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rican bill moves through Senate caucus plans
March 15 in Washington. Senator Allison, Republican caucus chair, says he may appoint a special committee tomorrow for tariff legislation on Puerto Rico. Today the Senate tackles the appropriation bill and Gov ernment for the island and tariff issues. Some Republicans expect House bill support from Teller and McEnery, while others oppose provisions expanding administrative machinery.
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Foraker
Allison
Petinaien
Caucun
Puerto Rico
Teller
Senator McEnery
Dem
A Bride for Mr Townsend and Mediation News
The cable announces the marriage of Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett to Mr Stephen Townsend in Genoa after her Washington visit. Townsend, a physician turned stage colleague, aided Burnett during a family crisis and will travel with her before returning to England Maytham Hall. In Washington, President seeks mediation in South Africa, dispatching correspondence between the American consul in Pretoria, Secretary Hay, and Lord Salisbury, noting Britain's refusal to accept foreign intervention.
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Francis Hodgson Burnett
Stephen Townsend
F. R. Co
Inner Temple
Continental Club
London
St. Michael's
Duke of Northumberland
Tasmania
Royal College of Surgeons
Washington
Senate
South Africa
Pretoria
Hay
United States
White
Mr. Hay
Lord Salisbury
House Committee Sets Navy Warship Roll For Bill
Washington March 15 The House naval affairs committee approved the number and types of new warships for the upcoming naval appropriation bill. Two seagoing battleships about 13,500 tons each at roughly 3,000,000 dollars apiece three armored cruisers at about 4,000,000 dollars each and three protected cruisers around 1,141,000 dollars each. No gunboats. Armor price limited to 545 dollars per ton for emergency armor. Sheathing left to secretary of the navy discretion. Government yard building not specified. Formal language and remaining week of work expected.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Long
Admiral Dewey
General Otis
Secretary of the Navy
Maine
Missouri
Ohio
Brooklyn
Navy Department
Pacific cable project splits House on private vs public control
Four reports on a proposed Pacific cable to Hawaii the Philippines and Japan were filed by the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce. Sherman favors a privately built system with the government paying 500000 annually for twenty years, while Mann argues for a government cable. The majority contends a government line offers control mainly in war and would reduce the need for a duplicate system.
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Washington
Hawaii
Philippines
Japan
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Sherman
N. Y
Mann
Illinois
United States
Army supplies purchases denied by War Department
Washington reports state that press claims of quartermaster and commissary department buying in Australia China and Japan for the army are false. The department says most supplies for the Philippines and army are bought domestically, with American manufacturers benefiting.
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Washington
War Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Commissary Department
Australia
China
Japan
Department
Philippines
Returned to Spain 533 Spaniards Rescued by Otis
Cable from Gen Otis at Manila reports shipment today to Barcelona Spain of 533 Spaniards including 4 officers and 427 enlisted men of the Spanish army rescued from the Filipino insurgents along with the wives of eight officers and children of officers.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Barcelona
Spain
Commander Wainwright Takes Command at Naval Academy
Commander Wainwright today assumed duties as commander of the Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland. He will remain in current quarters aboard the Santee until about April 1 when Admiral McNair vacates the superintendent's house on shore.
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Annapolis
Wainwright
Naval Academy
Santee
Stranded Californian Effort Fails To Free Vessel
Portland March 14. An unsuccessful attempt was made to float the stranded steamer Californian which had been fast on Ram Island Ledge since February. The Boston reef company with four powerful engines worked for a full hour against a raging tide but could not make a perceptible impression. Crews will continue efforts until the hull is freed.
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Ram Island Ledge
Boston Pe Rcoat Company
The Smart Set First Number Proves Itself A Success
The Smart Set volume debuts with a fine lineup including H C Chatfield Taylor Reginald de Kayen and Oliver Herford The issue features stories poems and art by notable writers The magazine argues for affordable price and quality while other items discuss the Successful American and Art Amateur with plans for a Dewey Arch fund and a national subscription push
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Reginald de Koyen
Oliver Herford
Edgar Saltus
Phantom Duke
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Brussels
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March Art Amateur
Architectural League
National Sculptors’ Society
Rural Painters’ Society
Long-Distance Cavalry Rides Across Harsh Frontiers
Reports from South Africa detail long forced marches by British mounted troops and American cavalry endurance tests. Col. Dodge notes Capt. Fountain rode 84 miles in eight hours without changing horses, nearing the Natal record, while Thornburg’s rat hole relief feats covered 170 miles in under 18 hours.
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South Africa
Natal Mounted Rifles
Sam
Theodore Ayrault Dodge
United States Army
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8. F. Fountain
United States Cavalry
Thornburg
Merritt
Lawton
Pillippinea
Ned
Rie
Payne
Indiana
Merrill
Gough
Endurance of Cavalry Horses and Riders Compared
Military expert Col. Dodge notes endurance feats of American, Austrian, and British riders. He cites Fort Harney to Fort Warner 140 miles in 22 hours, plus a 90 mile rush in 14 hours, and a midnight relief ride with a Hotchkiss gun. He asserts horses carried heavy loads, with stamina tied to rider seat and care, comparing U.S. and European troopers.
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Fort Warner
Harney
Edmund F. Fechet
Sitting Bull
Fechet
Stahrenberg
Col. Dodge
el Paso
Chihuahua
Dodge
Philadelphia Times
India's Increasing Sterility and Agricultural Reform
The author argues India's soil is becoming sterile due to illiteracy and bad farming, urging scientific crop rotation, manuring, and farmer education. Behar is highlighted as a key region with poor literacy, lacking schools and agricultural colleges, and notes two landowners aiding progress alongside Tata's diffusion scheme.
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Europe
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Great Britain
Yore
Bengal Presidency
Bhagalpur
Patna
Gra
Sahabad
Durbhanga
Bengal
Maharaja Seshishekharessar
Bahadoor
Tahipur
Maharaja Ramessar
Unreadable Wartime Medical Claim Report Incomplete
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Dr Roehrer of Buffeio and a couple’s claim about sudden illness or treatment. The garbled lines obscure ages, dates, locations, and outcomes, leaving only scattered names Carter and ueodale and references to diet and timing.
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Roehrer
Buffeio
Carter and
Ueodale
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