Plan for Porto Rico and Cuban governance debate
Secretary of War Root outlines a phased plan for insular government in Porto Rico and Cuba, urges limited suffrage, civil service rules, and local councils, with a future general government in the hands of the United States. He also discusses tariff issues for Cuban sugar, and military reorganization including an army war college and better officer selection and training.
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Root
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Quartermaster’s Department
Ludington
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Spain
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Potomac
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National Park
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Secretary Hitchcock reports pension roll at 991,519 with reforms urged
The annual Interior Department report shows 991,519 pensioners at year end, down 2,193. Average pension value is $132.74. Spanish War likely raises rolls this year. Recommends delaying pension to claim date, redefining means of support, biennial checks, banning attorney fees, and free partial-letter delivery to pension offices.
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Wasumnetox
Hitchcock
Commissioner of Pensions
Congress
Pension Azenucies
Anti-Trust League to Fix Date for Conference in Chicago
Chicago December 2 members of the executive committee of the Ant-Trust League will meet to fix the date for an anti-trust conference. The gathering grows from dissatisfaction after anti-trust delegates to the Civic Federation conference here last fall declined to adopt resolutions or act. Invited are William Jennings Bryan and Governor Pingree of Michigan. MEADVILLE Pa December 2 James L McFarland 83 banker and former editor of The Crawford Democrat died after brief illness. He was president of Merchants National Bank and held local offices.
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Chicago
Ant-Trust Leagie
Chicag
Anti-Trust
Civic Federation
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Pingave
Michigan
Meadville
James 1. McFarland
Merchants’ National Bank
Crawford Democrat
Ree
Ex Mayor Schroeder Dead in New York Dec 2
Frederick A. Bobroeder former mayor of Broo lyn in 1876 and 1877 died after a long illness in New York on December 2. He served as mayor during those years and was a notable local figure in public service. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Schroeder
New York
Frederick A. Bobroeder
Broolyn
Investigation of Roberts Eligibility Prominent Republicans Meet
A Washington conference of about 25 prominent Republicans decided to investigate the eligibility of Representative-elect Roberts of Utah to seat in the House and to bar him from taking the oath pending the inquiry. The plan, drafted with Ohio's Mr. Taylor, provides for a special committee to review alleged violations of the laws and the Utah statehood compact, with precedents cited from postwar cases.
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Wassington
Capitol
Roberts
Utah
House of Representatives
Taylor
Ohio
Lins
Sne
Ilion Market Prices from Massillon Merchants
Daily prices show grain and hay rates in Massillon with Wheat and Oats listed among commodities. The item notes straw and hay per unit, plus barley and flax seed, reflecting a local market snapshot from December 2.
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Massillon
Church Congress Closes After Five Day Session
The Methodist Episcopal Church congress in St. Louis concluded its fifth and final day at Lindell Avenue Methodist church with discussions on denominationalism and Catholicity, church membership ethics, and religion and righteousness. Speakers included Rev. J. A. Duncan, Rev. Ira C. Cartwright, Prof. Borden F. Browne, Rev. Thomas H. Armstrong, Mr. Handford Crawford, Rev. George C. Elliott, and Prof. R. S. Copeland. The congress adjourned with no executive authority, having debated issues affecting Christian progress.
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St. Louis
Methodist Episcopal Church Congress
Lindell, Avenue Methodist Church
J. A. Duncan
Knoxville
Tenn
Ira C. Cartwright
Mexico
Borden F. Browne
Boston
Thomas H. Armstrong
East Palestine
Handford Crawford
George C. Elliott
Pottsville
R. S. Copeland
Ann Atricar
Mich
Pos
Will of Hobart Filed in Paterson Probate Case
Garret A Hobart the former vice president dies? executors named Mrs Hobart Col William Barbour T Belland A A Wilcox estate valued between 2 5 million and 3 3 million. Mrs Hobart and her son receive the bulk with one million to Mrs Hobart outright and the rest to the son Garret A Hobart after 95 000 in bequests. Hospitals two or more institutions and the children s day in Paterson receive 25 000. others get 20 000 or 10 000 for the two children and 10 000 for Hobart A Tuttle. Young Garret A Hobart to receive the estate at age 30. A $1 000 set aside for long time servants.
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Hobart
Garret A. Howart
Paterson
Miobart
Hobart A. Tuttle
Sirs. Iobart
A. A. Wilcox
Garret A. Hobart
Slo.ry
Salvation Army Mission Plan Moves South
Cratrascoca Tenn Dec 2 Commander Looth Tucker of the Salvation Army passed through on his way to New Orleans and then Mobile Montgomery Nashville and Atlanta to inaugurate his plan of mission work among southern negroes.
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Cratrascoca
Tenn
Looth Tucker
Salvation Army
New Orleans
Mobile
Montgomery
Nashville
Atlanta
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