Heated Senate debate on Island possessions policy in Cuba
In Washington May 24 heated discussion focused on the United States duty toward its Island possessions. Senator Bacon of Georgia defended a full, fearless inquiry into the Cuban affair and urged action to leave Cuba under a free government. The exchange included sharp remarks about Gen Otis and the Philippine war, with calls for honest government and eventual civil liberty for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. The Senate scheduled further discussion for tomorrow and Saturday.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Bacon
Georgia
Platt
Congress
Cuba
Mr. Allen
Army
Torres
Ger. Otis
Mr. Spooner
Spooner
Otis
Allen
Gen. Otis
Admiral Dewey
Lawton
Philippine
Philippines
Republican Party
Europe
Mr. Pettigrew
South Dakota
Porto Rico
Petitioned backlash over Tillman remarks in South Carolina
Washington May 24 Senator Chandler presented a petition from 16 ministers of South Carolina alleging disenfranchisement of colored residents. They cite Tillman’s remarks about white control and bulldozing blacks and urge federal action to curb representation and investigate state conditions.
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Washington
Chandler
South Carolina
Tillman
Congress
House committee votes to report Louisana Purchase bill
Washington May 24 The House committee on the Louisanna Purchase exposition to be held in St. Louis in 1903 voted to report the exposition bill to the House without recommendation favorable or unfavorable. A tie vote defeated postponement and a favorable report failed. The bill pledges a 5 million dollar government appropriation and shares in the enterprise.
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Washington
House
St. Louis
Steele
Indiana
Joy
Turkish Minister Called On Washington
Ali Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish minister, met with Secretary Hay for about 15 minutes in the state department. The discussion focused on the tone of Griscom’s note to the porte regarding American indemnity claims. No presentation date for Ahmed Pasha is set, and the Albany visit is described as diplomatically insignificant.
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Washington
Ali Ferrouh Bey
State Department
Hay
U. S
Griscom
Porte
Ahmed Pasha
Navy Department
Albany
Mediterranean
Brig. Gen. Schwan Arrives in St Paul Weakened
Brigadier General Schwan reaches St Paul from the Philippines with insomnia and severe nervousness after a hard campaign. He plans no war department orders until full recovery and will stay indefinitely. He commends Gen Otis for guiding the war and civil government as pacification nears. Rebel bands lack unity and operate independently.
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Otis
Price McCormick Co Fails in Cotton Market Panic
The firm Price McCormick and Co led by Theodore H Price and W G McCormick suspended payments amid a sharp cotton market drop. Assignees Curtis and Cromwell urged creditors to hold margined loans, while estimates of loss ranged from one to five million dollars. The failure triggered widespread selling on the New York Cotton Exchange and unsettled markets.
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New York
Price, McCormick & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Theodore H. Price
W. G. McCormick
R. M. Stuart-Wortley
Walter W. Price
George Crocker
Messrs. Stuart-Wortley
McCormick
Mr. Crocker
California
Chicago
Stuart-Wortley
Schley
Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Pree, McCormick & Co
Wall Street
Price
W. J. Curtis
W. N. Cromwell
William J. Curtis
William Neilson Cromwell
Price, McCormick & Company
George Fred Williams Denies VP Candidacy
George Fred Williams states he is not a vice presidential candidate. Willis J. Abbott, Bryan campaign bureau manager and a Nebraska ally, travels to Boston for talks, while some Democrats speculate on possible opponents if Secretary Long is chosen as Republican VP. Williams emphasizes two extensive interviews outlining his view on the presidency and allows reprinting.
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New York
Willis J. Abbott
Bryan Campaign Bureau
Nebraskan
Boston
Geo. Fred Williams
Long
Williams
Schley
Abbott
Mr. Williams
Hanna's Health Rumors Stir Talk of National Committee Plan
New York May 24 rumors say Senator Hanna may retire from the Republican national committee chairmanship at the Philadelphia convention due to ill health. An administration leader says Hanna is very ill though no successor is decided, with Stephen B. Elkins and Joseph H. Manley mentioned as possibilities and Major Dick likely to stay on as secretary.
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New York
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Philadelphia
Senator Hanna
Stephen B. Elkins
Joseph H. Manley
Major Dick
National Committee
Immigration official signals likely turnback for Dublin convicts
New York May 24 Assistant Immigration Commissioner Edward McSweeney said the law will be followed regarding two former convicts expected aboard the Cunard liner Lucania on Saturday. Joseph Mullet and James Fitzharris, imprisoned for life for involvement in the Phoenix Park murders of Lord Cavendish and Burke in Dublin in 1882, were released after serving part of their terms and are said to be traveling to America to raise funds.
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New York
Edward
McSweeney
Port of
Cunard
Lucania
Joseph Mullet
James Fitzharris
Methodists Elect Heads of Offices in Lively Chicago Conference
In Chicago on May 24 the Methodist conference held elections for western agents with Dr. Lewis Curtis retiring amid controversy. Samuel H. Pye and A. C. Jennings won Chicago and Cincinnati posts while Homer Eaton and Geo. P. Mains were re elected to New York. The body abolished the Epworth League secretary post and delayed adding secretaries for several benevolent societies amid bitter debate and parliamentary tangles. Presiding Bishop Winde urged decorum as adjournment was set for Tuesday at 12 80 o clock noon.
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Chicago
Lewis Curtis
Samuel H. Pye
A. C. Jennings
Cincinnati
Homer Eaton
Geo. P. Mains
New York
Epworth
League
Aldani Southern Education Society
Methodist conference adopts tobacco abstinence rule for ministers
Atlantic City May 24 The Methodist Protestant quadrennial conference approved an amendment to church discipline by two thirds requiring all ministry candidates to forswear tobacco in any form. Opposition was weak and the revision was accepted as far as reported with little debate.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist Protestant General Conference
General Young's Luzon Ride and Surge Against Aguinaldo
Washington May 24 Brig General Young commanding a provisional cavalry brigade reports his campaign in northern Luzon from October 11 to January 1. He rode around Aguinaldo and MacArthur's forces for about 150 miles and broke up insurgent resistance, enabling MacArthur to advance unopposed.
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Washington
War Department
Young
Luzon
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
Newspaper Man Louis Lewith Commits Suicide in Central Park
Louis Lewith, a New York newspaper man, shot himself in Central Park last night. A note requested cremation funded by a $200 life insurance policy and the rest of the policy proceeds paid to Miss Florence E Moore. A sealed letter to Miss Moore and a separate farewell note were left.
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New York
Louis Lewith
Central Park
Florence E. Moore
Louis
Unlawful Combination Eyeing Ice Business in New York
Attorney General J C Davies announced that the American Ice Company is an unlawful combination restraining trade and will face state proceedings to prohibit its operations. He would not disclose any plan for a special grand jury or inquiries into New York city officials’ ties to the firm.
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New York
J. C. Davies
American Ice Company
New York City
Favorite Prescription for Women By Dr Pierce
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is praised as a scientific woman's remedy for female diseases. The text claims it cures backache, inflammation, and related conditions by addressing their cause, improves vitality, and supports motherhood. It invites sick women to write for free confidential consultation to Dr R V Pierce, Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Old Enough to Elope Pearl Weber Elopes at Sixteen in New York
News from New York reports 16 year old Pearl Weber eloped with James Dwyer nickname Jimmy son of turfman Michael Dwyer. They reportedly sailed toward Charleston then Florida aboard the Clyde liner Comanche to join Jimmy who is to manage his father’s hotel at Rock Ledge Indian River.
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New York
Charles
James Dwyer
Michael Dwyer
Pearl Weber
May
Dwyer
Jimmy
Charleston
8. C
Florida
Rock Ledge
Indian River
Railways of Africa Compared With Europe and Australia
A Philadelphia Record piece notes Africa at 11.3 million square miles with about 140 million people, two great native states Morocco and Abyssinia, three republics Transvaal Orange Free State Liberia, and limited railways totaling about 9,925 miles. Europe has 167,400 miles and Australia 14,880 miles, while Morocco Abyssinia Liberia lack meaningful rail networks.
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Africa
Morocco
Abyssinia
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Liberia
Europe
Australia
Republic of Liberia
Philadelphia
Remarkable Wycombe Marsh Boy’s Survival Feats
A Wycombe Marsh resident’s son, just two years five months, has survived a string of dangerous adventures. He climbed stairs at seventeen months, opened a lamp, drank contents, and later fell into the river twice, escaping death each time. Most recently he fell twenty five feet from a window while mother watched other children, yet recovered quickly with only a small leg scar.
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High Wycombe
Wycombe Marsh
George
London Daily Mail
Foxy Sages Predict Ice Age Path Ahead
A witty exchange mocks scientists predicting two million years of endless ice as a vast future. The punchline notes scientists avoid forecasting on dog fights prize fights or elections, inviting a bet on uncertainties.
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Jimmy
Johnny
Puck
Shady piazza promised as blessing amid furnace blaze
A compact note compares a looming shady piazza as a blessing overshadowing a current furnace fire. The line hints at priorities and evolving concerns as the town weighs comfort against danger. The phrasing keeps a wary, literary tone.
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Committee On Privileges
Montana
Gen
Agunaldo
Secretary of War
Cape Nome
Hcense
Conference
Trouse
General Schwan
Manila
of Price, McCormick & Co
Portland
Atlantic Ocean
George Fred
Dedham
Phoenix Park
Muller and
Fitzharris
the Methodists
Methodist
Ipier
Johnson
Ellingwood & Co
Barristers’ Hall
Merrimack
Central Streets
Central Cor
Middlesex Street
D. W. Horne & Son
Central Street
Railways OF Africa
Harry Richardson
Merrimack Street
Harrison
X Harrison
C. B. Coburn & CO
Market Street
Maine
Taylor Roofing Company
Momto
Tavelvur Booking CO
Humphrey St
Prescott St
Arthur Rhodes
Merri Mmack
Lowell
Gorham Street
Lewis B. Gume
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