Reciprocity bill moves in Congress over Cuba tariff
The Ways and Means Committee reports the Payne Cuban reciprocity bill favorably by 12 to 5. Republicans Tawney and Metcalf vote against it. Grosvenor amendment to include contract labor laws adopted. Debates focus on sugar rates. final tally shows mixed party lines and a broader fight to come on the House floor.
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Killed by His Coachman in East Cleveland Yard
George Allen a coal and timber lands dealer was shot by his coachman John Hagesfeld in the rear yard of his Delmont Avenue home. Hagesfeld surrendered at Central police hours later claiming self defense after a quarrel over work. Allen died from a brain bullet with his wife as a witness.
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Dust Storm Ravages Cass County Wheat Areas
A sand and duststorm has raged for nearly ten days in Cass county near Louisville Nebraska. The worst occurred Sunday with loose soil piled 10 to 16 inches along roads. Fall plowing soil blown away has left the ground nearly bare and dust burying much fall wheat.
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Neb
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Victoria Agent General Clarke Dies at 97
London reports the death of Gen. Sir Andrew Clarke agent general for Victoria Australia. He was born in 1824 and died at an advanced age.
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London
Sir Andrew Clarke
Victoria
Australia
Laborers Hired in Christiana for Railroad Work
About 2000 workers are being recruited in Christiana Norway for railroad construction. An American congressman is associated with the hiring effort. The report notes the scale of the job and the involvement of maritime and labor interests.
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Norway
Mada
Rae
Flood Damage Tops Seventy Five Thousand Dollars in Knoxville Area
A Sentinel report states the Emory River flood receded and six of twelve industries resumed Monday with remaining ones back by Thursday. Total damage estimated at 75000, city impact 1500. About 25 families affected in the region, 15 entirely destitute. three houses destroyed, 22 residences damaged. Rabahatehee Inn partly flooded, Oakdale saw 13 houses washed away, occupants homeless. In Morgan County Petros area damage around 190000. bridges and roads suffered about 10000.
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Sentinel
Om Harriman
Claude Hendricks
Somerset
Chattanooga
Oakdale
the Sentinel
Petros
Morgan County
Wolf Creek
Brown
Senator Hanna Pushes Retrial Bill for Rathbone
The Post reports Senator Hanna may introduce a bill to retry Estes G. Rathbone, recently convicted in Cuba for postal fraud, in U S courts using American methods. The move rests on Rathbone’s honesty and seeks new admissible evidence not allowed under Cuban procedure.
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Ihe
Hanna
Estes G. Rathbone
United States
Post
Rathbone
Denesty
Alanna
Drowning Tragedy Halts Winter Trains in Snowbound North
A drowning occurred Friday morning near Wareton NOD. Two Great Northern Continental trains remain on a sidetrack as a snow blockade between Wheelrock and White Earth slows travel. Winds piled 15 foot drifts in cuts and a Japanese Count Matsukata group awaits passage to St Paul. Passengers with no money are fed by the railroad, last meat in Williston bought Sunday, with no eggs or butter available.
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unsettled senatorial race in Arkansas as Clarke supporters claim strong county returns
In Little Rock on April 1 the senatorial contest remains unsettled. Clarke backers report 44 counties signaling Clarke victory, with 75 assembly members, eight over a joint majority. Jones headquarters offers no firm claims but holds hope. All counties expected to report today.
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Alexander D Forbes dies at 70 in Rockford
Alexander D Forbes president of the People's Bank and Trust company dies in Rockford at age 70. Born in Scotland he established the first malleable iron works west of Cincinnati in 1864.
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Rockford, Ill
Alexander D. Forbes
People’s Bank and Trust Company
Scotland
Rockford
Cincinnati
Russian steamer Korniloff landed 60000 rifles in Persia
The Korniloff, a Russian subsidized steamer, reportedly landed 60,000 rifles at Bender Abbas on the Persian Gulf during its last voyage, with the seizure noted at the Persian gulf port of Bender Abbas.
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Bombay
Korniloff
Persian Gulf
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Peraig
Rathbone Bail Request Before Havana Supreme Court
Rathbone appeared before Havana's supreme court on a habeas corpus writ seeking bail under the postal code. Counsel argued for bail while the fiscal pressed denying bail and set a possible $100,000 amount if granted. decision expected today.
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Rathbone
Supreme Court
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Arbor Day Proclaimed in Michigan for McKinley Memorial
Governor Bliss designates April 25 as Arbor day urging every school to plant a tree in tribute to William McKinley, the late president known as a friend of the children, as Lansing notes.
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Lansing
Mich
Bliss
United States
William McKinley
Plague Rage in Simla and Punjab Death Toll Rising
Plague worsens in Punjab with reports of 70,000 deaths monthly as of April 1. Simla in 367ta faces escalating health crisis amid mounting fatalities and concern.
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Simla
India
Punjab
Death of Reichstag Leader Dr. Ernst Lieber
Berlin reports the death of Dr. Ernst Lieber a centrist Reichstag leader born in 1838 His passing on April 1 marks the loss of a veteran statesman whose long career shaped parliamentary politics in Germany.
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Berlin
Ernst Lieber
Reichstag
Meteor III Yacht Damaged While Towed From Berth
New York April 1 Meteor III yacht of the German emperor was damaged when being towed from Shooter Island for a trial spin. Tug A Sumner lost steering, Meteor collided with a pier, port rail stove in, stern dented. Rerouted to Stapleton Staten Island for surveys before Atlantic voyage.
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New York
Shooter Island
Sumner
Rea
Stapleton
Staten Island
Atlantic
Roosevelt Commutes Cherokee Inmate at Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus April 1 President Roosevelt commuted the life sentence of Steve Russell a Cherokee Indian from the territory who will be released today He had been serving for the crime connected to his uncle who died after killing several officers as they chased him Bussell a man linked to the uncle faced murder charges prior to Russell’s commutation and release and penance for his relative’s misdeeds.
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Columbus
Steve Russell
Ohio Penitentiary
Roosevelt
Bussell
Interior plans per capita distribution of Choctaw town site funds
The secretary of the interior considers a per capita distribution of town site money held in trust for Choctaw citizens in Indian Territory to alleviate destitution. The measure would award each Indian a substantial sum, addressing widespread distress.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Territory
Boy Rosenbecker Held Not Tried for Murder
In Toledo on April 1 a 13 year old boy Daniel Rosenbecker who confessed to killing his playmate Arthur Shanteau will not be tried for murder due to being under the legal accountability age of 14. He broke down Monday for the first time since arrest crying briefly but insisting he did not feel bad about killing Shanteau because of his incarceration.
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Toledo
Daniel Rosenbecker
Arthur Shanteau
Shantenu Buat
National Bank of Montana Reimbursed After Express Robbery
The National Bank of Montana in Helena reports United States Express Company has assumed liability and reimbursed the bank for the unrecovered 40 000 dollars stolen in the express robbery. The notes are payable on presentation and will be redeemed.
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Washington
National Bank of Montana
Helena, Mont
United States Express Company
Fire destroys six story building at Market and Nord Philadelphia
A large fire destroyed the six story structure at Market Street and Nord Pennsylvani a Avenue in Philadelphia. About 60 occupants mostly girls escaped unharmed. Loss estimated at 110000. In Annapolis Maryland the senate passed a bill admitting women to the bar with an anti discrimination amendment.
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Philadelphia
Market Street
Treatge de Seim Saddlery Company
Joel Barry Davis Company
Prisoners Escape Workhouse Using Wooden Key
Six inmates at a St Louis workhouse escaped after ten hours of failing shackles and breaking cell doors. They climbed the rear fence, took a skiff to the Illinois side of the Mississippi, and three were still in chains. Illinois authorities will be asked to apprehend the fugitives.
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Ilinois
Mississippi
Illinois
Aguinaldo testifies in Manila court halted by immaterial truth
Aguinaldo appeared in Manila court with Gen Chaffee's permission to testify in the libel suit against Benito Valdez editor of a Spanish weekly. The judge barred his evidence citing the truth of the article as immaterial. Dr de Tavera and Legarda were not called for the same reason.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
de Tavera
Legarda
Twenty Two Dead in Nelson Mine Explosion at Dayton Tenn
Dayton Tenn April 1 A gas explosion in the Nelson mine of the Day ton Coal and Iron company ignited coal dust killing twenty two men. Ten bodies recovered twelve remain in the mine. Firemen responsible for detonating blasts were Lark Hunter and John Harney. The disaster follows past mine accidents with warning on safety lamps and fuse rules.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nelson
Dayton Coal & Iron Company
Dayton
Welson
Lark Hunter
John Harney Thay
Shallicay
Sane Company
Menelay
Banking Scandal Ties Tempted Clerk to Flight in Arkansas
Johnson arrived in Tot Springs on Sunday March 2 and was found ill by his wife at a sick bed. His private search for Johnson uncovered alleged forged paper linked to a bank loan. Johnson plans to return to Anderson to face charges while family and local townspeople seek a settlement out of court through Anderson National Bank directors.
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Vreoe
Seromt Thien
Gbban
Nettervatle
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Johnson
Tot Springs
Netterville
Anderson
Anderson National Bank
Easter Monday egg rolling carnival at the White House
Washington residents join the annual Easter Monday egg rolling on the White House lawn. Children with baskets of colorful eggs enter with zest as skies switch between bright and overcast, but spirits stay high during the lively event.
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White House
Washington
Des Moines Elects Brenton Mayor in Republican Sweep
Des Moines voters chose James Brenton for mayor as Republicans appear to win the city ticket. Across Iowa many towns moved Democratic, including Denison and Recton. In Denison Secretary Shaw and Congressman Connor went Democratic by about 20 votes, while Recton saw a Democratic aldermanic victory.
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Des Moines
James Brenton
Denison
Treasury
Shaw
Connor
Gav Cummink
Recton
Markets Report From Chicago Trading Floor
The March 31 market notes show flour steady with various patent prices, wheat lower and unsettled with May July and September quotations, futures mixed. Corn and oats ease with spot and futures prices firmer for some positions, butter and cheese steady, eggs easing across regions.
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Chicago market cattle hogs and sheep steady with varied bids
Chicago reports a fairly active hog market with weak prices and mixed ranges for different hog classes. Cattle prices show prime beeves at 7.0 to 7.4, good to choice beef cattle 6.6 to 7.0, and various feeder and steer categories between 3.76 and 6.90. Sheep trading remains active with firmness noted, westerns at 3.60 to 6.40 and natives 3.80 to 6.60, with lambs around 4.60 to 6.00.
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