House Begins Consideration of the Canal Bill
The House of Representatives opens debate on authorizing an inter oceanic canal with opposition from Burton Hitt and Cannon over treaty conflicts and timing. The measure may face a vote tomorrow as supporters defend the project amid warnings of delays and costs. The session also covers the Alaska civil code bill and an army appropriation bill amid a trusts debate.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Burton
Ohio
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Hitt
Illinois
Foreign Affairs Committee
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Canon
Admiral Walker
Shagelford
Missouri
Hepburn
Inter-State Commerce Committee
Lovering
Massachusetts
Corliss
Michigan
Fletcher
Minneapolis
Commerce Committee
Sherman
Senate
Carter
District of Alaska
Berry
Dem
Ark
Quartermaster's Department
President Signs Resolutions in Porto Rico
The President signed a joint resolution at 2:80 this afternoon to continue current administration officials in Porto Rico until new appointments are made under the civil government law. Washington observers note the action aligns with the two territories awaiting reorganization.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Chadwick Punished for Schley Talk
Secretary Long privately reprimands Capt. French E. Chadwick for derogatory remarks about Admiral Schley made to a newspaper reporter. The action is the lightest punishment possible under the circumstances, with Long noting Chadwick spoke as a friend to the correspondent.
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Washington, D. C
Long
French E. Chadwick
Admiral Schley
Capt
Chadwick
Capt. Chadwick
Naval officers back secretary to keep reprimand private
The secretary states no naval rule forbids an officer privately criticising a brother officer to a friend, and the reprimand letter will not be made public. Navy officers applaud Secretary Long's move and praise Captain Chadwick for standing by his interview at personal cost.
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Long
Capt
Chadwick
Lodge Denies Danish West Indies Purchase Ties
Senator Lodge dismissed stories linking Henry White and H H Rogers to Danish West Indies purchase. He stated White is not in Washington, visits irrelevant, no commissions are involved, and negotiations are between Denmark and the United States. He added Germany is not pursuing the islands.
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Washington, D. C
Lodge
Henry White
H. H. Rogers
Denmark
United States
Germany
Rogers Talks Refuting Danish Islands Sale Tale
Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil declined to comment on reports that agents offered the Danish government a sale of the Danish West Indian islands to the United States for a commission. He called the matter trivial and said nine-tenths of the story was untrue.
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New York
Standard Oily Company
Danish West India Islands
United States
New York Times
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Manila siege ends as 19 die near Catubig
Major Gilmore of the 48th volunteers reports from Calbayon Samar that a battalion detachment was besieged at Catubig for five days. Nineteen were killed and two wounded before relief arrived, as Gilmore made a forced march to relieve and rout the insurgents.
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New York
Sun
Manila
Maj. Gilmore
48D Volunteers
Calbayon
Samar
Catubig
Gilmore
Shut Out Chinese at Manila Under New Immigration Order
Major General Otis issues measures to stop evasion of Chinese immigration laws at Manila. Entry now requires cedulas proving former residence and current property or domestic interests in the Philippines, ending reliance on consular certificates. The order also alters Spanish criminal procedure, granting habeas corpus rights, open trials, bail, and removing priests exemptions. A full code revision awaits the commission.
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Manila
Otis
Philippines
Loubet Opens Paris Fine Arts Palaces At Expo
President Loubet inaugurated the fine arts palaces at the Paris exposition on May 1. He rode a troop lined route from the Elysee to the Champs Elysees section, touring rooms greeted by foreign commissioners. The American exhibit, placed between British and French sections, features valuable paintings loaned by U.S. museums and private collectors, presented in sage green surroundings.
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Paris
Loubet
the Elysee
Champs Elysees
N. Waldeck-Rousseau
United States
Mistaken Identity. Baltimore Man Freed in London
James McConnell of Baltimore was released in Bow Street on request of the U S embassy after being detained on board the Montana for being mistaken for Charles Ingersoll the Tompkins County treasurer. Magistrate Lushington absolved British authorities but noted possible damages for unjust incarceration. McConnell plans to sue and return to America as a cattle hand.
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London
James McConnell
Baltimore
American Transport Line
Montana
Charles Ingersoll
Tompkins County
New York
Bow Street
United States
Lushington
Atlantic
McConnell
America
Croker's Horse Third at Newmarket Opener
London May 1 The Newmarket first spring meeting opened with large crowds including the Prince of Wales Ameri can jockeys swept the first three of seven races J Reiff Rigby and J H Martin each won a race Sloan and L Reiff placed five times Richard Croker's Manhattan Boy ridden by I Reiff finished third in the maiden two year old race
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London
Newmarket
Prince of Wales
J. Reiff
Rigby
J. H. Martin
Sloan
L. Reiff
Richard Croker
I. Reiff
General Von Steuben Dead Reported in Berlin
Berlin reports the death of Gen Von Steuben who visited the United States during the Yorkton centennial celebration representing the Steuben family. The obituary notes his historic role and link to the Yorkton commemoration.
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Berlin
Gen. von Steuben
United States
Yorkton
Steuben
Boers Resist British Advance Near Thaba N'Chu
London dispatches report severe fighting imminent as Lord Roberts pursues Pretoria. Gen. French commands 15,000 to 30,000 troops against Boer rear guard, with Boer numbers estimated up to 10,000. Boers attack Methuen at Boshof. Warrenton guns shell their trenches. A native runner brings despatches from Mafeking. Rhodesians reinforced Plumer. German ship Koenig delivers war materiel to Beira. Lord Lansdowne notes clothing supplies adequate for troops.
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Ladysmith
Thaba N’chu
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Botha
Boshof
Lord Methuen
Warrenton
Mafeking
Otsi
Morning Post
Col. Plumer
Windsorton
Koenig
Beira
Transvaal
Lord Lansdown
House of Lords
Lourenzo Marques
British General Decorated With Victoria Cross for Gallantry
London May 1 Gen Sir George White visited Windsor where Queen Victoria decorated the Ladysmith defender with the cross and star of the Royal Victorian Order after a lengthy conference. The Queen was said to be enraged over the Spionkop despatches publication.
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London
George White
Windsor
Queen Victoria
Ladysmith
Royal Victorian Order
Spionkop
Secretary of State Reitz Warns of Exiles for Noncombatants
A Cape Town dispatch reports Secretary of State Reitz of the South African Republic told a Pretoria visitor that every Englishman and any foreigner not prepared to take up arms would be cleared out of the state.
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London
Cape Town
Reitz
South African Republic
Pretoria
Retreating to Winburg as Brandfort May Be Abandoned
Bloemfontein April 30 reports say Boers retreating from Wepener and De Wets Corp head toward Winburg while Thaba N'Chu blocks Brandfort, raising risk of a fight. A Victoria Cross award is announced for three Royal Horse Artillery personnel for actions at Laamas Post, names not given.
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Wepener
de ‘Wets Corp
Winburg
Thaba N’chu
Brandfort
Royal Horse Artillery
Lamas Post
Noitte
Hornby
Parker
Gunner Lodge
Victoria Cross Decorated Sergeant Recalls Sannas Post Disaster
A letter from Sergeant Parker, among Victoria Cross recipients, describes the Sannas Post disaster. He recounts galloping from the Spruit, losing his gun and two detachments, then manning two guns with Gunner Lodge for three hours under heavy fire and bringing both guns back into action. He and Lodge were recommended for the Victoria Cross.
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London
Parker
Sannas Post
Lodge
British Transport Lands 1099 Boer Prisoners at St Helena
Jamestown St Helena May 1 The British auxiliary transport Bararian has arrived from Cape Town with 1099 Boer prisoners All are in excellent health They will be landed as quickly as possible though wharfs are blocked with stores due to insufficient inland transport
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Jamestown
St. Helena
Bararian
Cape Town
Brakeman Wins $10,000 Verdict vs New York New Haven Hartford
In Providence Rhode Island on May 1 a common pleas court awarded James H. Benson ten thousand dollars against the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. Benson, a brakeman, was injured due to a faulty car.
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Providence
R. I
Common Press
James H. Benson
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Acquittal on insanity for Calais murder case
Frederick Reynolds was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the March murder of his wife and two children at Red Beach Calais Maine. The verdict came after a trial that revealed Reynolds showed distress when bodies were discussed and witnesses recounted the scenes of the crime and the fire. The judge will determine final disposition tomorrow morning.
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Calais
Frederick Reynolds
Reynolds
Red Beach
Wm. Calkins
Maxwell Jury Panel Selected in Maine Murder Trial
Elmer Maxwell of Sackville N B faces trial in U S court for the death of Capt. George E. Baisley aboard the J B Vandusen in the Bay of Fundy on Nov 14. A panel of 12 landsmen from towns including Brownfield Kennebunk Camden Cape Elizabeth Freeport and Lisbon was drawn. twenty seven jurors were examined. The defense used seven peremptory challenges and the government three. five more were excused for cause or due to views on capital punishment. The trial is expected to last several days and will argue the shooting stemmed from an altercation between captain and prisoner.
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Portland
Elmer Maxwell
Sackville
N. B
George E. Baisley
J. B. Vandusen
Bay of Fundy
United States
Charles H. Dennett
Brownfield
Fred W. Nason
Kennebunk
Ernest G. Lamb
Camden
Lewis C. Hannaford
Cape Elizabeth
Thomas L. Gilpatrick
Ernest E. Pinkham
Freeport
Levi C. Sawyer
Lewiston
Stewart W. Wil Jey
Cherryfield
Miller
Richard C. Hayes
Buxton
James L. Atwood
Lisbon
Henry E. Dyer
Ashford A. Sampson
Chelsea
Barnley
Woman Found Murdered in Burning Barn at Berwick Junction
May 1. Mrs Fannis Spriggs 30, a domestic in the Locke household at Berwick Junction, was murdered in a barn on the premises. The body was found in a mutilated state. authorities say the crime occurred about 10 o'clock this morning under indications of premeditation. The murderer had not been arrested by nightfall. The victim was from South Berwick, daughter of Thomas Abbott. The barn is owned by Florence J Knight.
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Eliot
Freemont Littlefield
South Berwick
Fannis Spriggs
Samuel Locke
Berwick Junction
Thomas Abbott
Florence J. Knight
The Tyrant Cupid Ends In A Remedy Claim
A colonial-era style notice praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments. It argues that women suffer under the tyranny of marriage and motherhood yet can reclaim health and vitality. The ad cites a Florida letter praising the medicine and advertises the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser offering.
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Cupid
A. F. Crenshaw
Panasoffkee
Sumter Co
Fla
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
M. D
Shaws Escapee Outlaws Spur Vermont Manhunt
Two incarcerated killers known as the Shaw father and son elude 200 constables and armed citizens in Vermont. Reports of sightings spread from Ripton to Breadloaf Inn as Sheriff Chapman and deputies chase false clues. In Barre and Barre county, deputies arrest two tramps mistaken for the fugitives, with further orders awaited to widen the search.
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Middlebury
Shaws
Hoffman
Ripton
Chapman
William H. Cobb
George Flanders
Flanders
Barre
Windsor County
Woodstock
C. C. Graves
Sheppard
French
Heck
Explosion at Pleasant Valley coal mine kills hundreds
A massive blast at Pleasant Valley coal mine No 4 in Schofield near Colton Utah reportedly kills over 190 workers with 85 bodies recovered so far. Rescue teams from the coal and railway companies rush to the scene as 250 miners were at work across two mines. Names of the dead include Roger Davis Jack Wilson R T Evans Pete Crockett Anders James Wilson Will Winstead Haddow and son. Several others are severely injured including John Kerton Wm Beweter Thomas Tilsley and son and Thomas Sellers. Officials Supt Sharp and Supt Welby travel to the site by special train to oversee relief. The blast is blamed on blasting powder kegs.
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Salt Lake, Utah
Pleasant Valley Company
Schofield
Rio Grande Western Railway
Colton
Utah
Sharp
Coal Company
Welby
Railroad Company
Roger Davis
Jack Wilson
R. T. Evans
Pete Crockett
Anders
James Wilson
Will Winstead
Haddow and Son
John Kerton
Wm. Beweter
Thomas Brown
Thomas Tilsey
Thomas Sellers
Pleasant Coal Company
No. 4
Striking Painters Hit Providence With Day One Walkout
Providence Rhode Island May 1 A Providence union of Painters and decorators reports fully 400 men striking after the first day. Of 80 master painters in the city ten concede to an eight hour day with a minimum pay of 2.50 dollars. Four large shops stay firm usually employing about 250 men with only about 50 workers active.
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Providence
R. I
Providence Union of Painters and Decorators
Flag Raising At Bath Honors Dewey Triumphs
A flag-raising at Bath Iron Works celebrates Admiral Dewey's Manila Bay achievements. The flag honored is the battle flag once flown on the gunboat Petrel and later raised over the Philippines by Dewey's command.
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Petrel
Manila
Bath. Me
Bath Ironworks
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Philippines
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