Porto Rican relief bill passes house and moves to president
The conference report on the Porto Rican relief bill was approved by the House in a 135 to 87 vote with 20 not voting, sending the measure to the president for approval. Debates focused on open-door policy in China and plans for a Grant memorial in Washington.
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Republican caucus to revise Porto Rican tariff bill
Washington March 26 another Republican caucus will convene Monday to consider amendments to the Porto Rican tariff bill. The proposal would free trade for US exports to Porto Rico while preserving a 15 percent duty on Porto Rican imports. If substantial unanimity forms, the measure will be pushed to a vote.
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Boy buried alive found in old Mullica Hill grave
Philadelphia reports that an undertaker exhuming Smitzer family graves near Mullica Hill N J uncovered a coffin containing a boy’s skeleton. The body showed signs of an awful struggle with legs drawn up and arms crossed over the face, the coffin glass broken, suggesting a death in agony.
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Mob lynching and other late March incidents
Richmond reports mobs lynched a white man named O Grady and hanged a black man Cotton in Emporia and Greensville amid unrest. Other items note 5000 plus women registering to vote in Cleveland, court sentences in Fort De France, Dewey visit to Jacksonville, Danish cabinet resigning pressure, Clinton fire damage, Reno inheritance, Muncie fatalities, and Israel Brown’s death.
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Death of Gen Edward Woodgate in Mooi Hospital
London dispatches report the death Friday in Mooi hospital of Gen Sir Edward Woodgate who was wounded at Spit Kop on January 24. Other items note Roberts and Plumer movements in South Africa with trains for Mafeking, anticipated relief, and ongoing Boer resistance amid a tense war outlook.
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