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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1902
Page
1
The report notes President Roosevelt signed the canal bill as Congress nears adjournment. Observers say the session will close with clean campaigns and broad support for the measure, while debates on related appropriation and naval bills continue.
A lengthy overview of laws and bills before Congress touches on the Philippine duties and the pure food act, irrigation and land sales funding, Chinese exclusion, and anti anarchist measures following McKinley's assassination. It reports stalled or advancing status for Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma statehood, ship subsidies, direct senator elections, and other financial and regulatory proposals, with canal and public building appropriations shaping the year's totals.
Washington lawmakers held a Sunday memorial session for Amos Cummings of New York and Peter J. Otey of Virginia with Marine Band music in the lobby. Delegations from Typographical union No. 6, the Letter Carriers association, and the New York Pilots’ association attended and the journal notes this as a rare Sabbath legislative day. The service recalled past precedents from 1811 as the House observed a Sunday session to fulfill public business.
Public Administrator P. H. O'Donnell C. B. Simon James T Brady and others were found guilty after five hours in the jury room in the Union Traction transfer suit. Gallagher received a prison sentence while O'Donnell Brady and Simon faced $2000 fines. John O'Donnell H T Lawrence and Herbert others were fined $200 each. Motions for a new trial were filed by all defendants.
Pittsburg reports a nationwide shutdown hit the plate and window glass industries with about 10,000 workers idled as plants idle for two months and one month respectively. The stoppage follows a rough agreement among producers and impacts national markets.
The hearing records Admiral Dewey before the Senate committee on the Philippines. He discusses Aguinaldo, pressure from Consul Pratt, and the possibility of Manila falling if 5,000 troops had been available May 1. Dewey defends his actions while noting native allies and the role of money and influence.
Severe storms across Illinois Indiana Kentucky and nearby states bring historic rainfall and damaging winds. Reports from Evangville St Wendel and other towns note casualties and widespread flooding. Denver drought relief follows heavy rains with substantial storm damage estimated at tens of thousands.
London reports a quiet night at Buckingham Palace with the king undergoing an operation. The official bulletin notes gradual recovery despite earlier wound fears and crowds thinning after the news bulletin posted at four o clock.
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