Congress confronts Pe Canal bill and expands voting reform
In the House yesterday Mr. Burton blocked Mr. Hepburn's effort to bring the Pe Canal bill to consideration. The House passed a resolution amending the Constitution to elect Senators by popular vote and approved fifty three pension bills. The report also notes foreign updates from the Boer war, the Paris Exposition, and political shifts including changes in Oregon and Puerto Rico tariff effects.
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Congress
Burton
Hepburn
Glene ‘Ve
Bloemfontein
Hoer
Reichmann
Kimberley
Wepener
Loubet
Vienna
Mary Jane Hickman Dead Sister of Beau Hickman in Warren County
Special to Vice New York Times reports Miss Mary Jane Hickman, sister of Beau Hickman, dies at the family home in Warren County North Carolina. The note recalls Beau Hickman's society career in Washington and New York between 1845 and 1855 and his later celebrity as a spendthrift with a clever anecdote about paying a hotel bill with a single cent.
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New York
Times
Charlotte
N. C
Mary Jane
Hickman
Beau Hickman
Washington
London
Warren County
T Beau
Brummell
Beau Brummell
Ilius- Br- Nix
New York City
Beau
Astor House
Social Science Association Meeting in Washington May 7 11
The American Social Science Association holds its general meeting at Columbian University in Washington from May 7 to 11. Welcome address by President Whitman. annual address by Charles Dudley Warner. Speakers include William A Hall Adele M Rickey surgeon general Wyman Seaborn Howe Lindsay and others.
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New York Times
Washington
American Social Science Association
Columbian University
Whitman
Columbbian University
Charles Dudley Warner
Association
William A. Hall
Adele M.rickey
New York
Wyman. Frank 8
Wyman. Frank 8. Seaborn of Concord, Mass.; Julia: Ward Howe
Kate Sanborn
S. M.lindsay
Jacob L. Greene
Hartford
Stock Quotations For Pennsylvania Limited
The advertisement notes stock quotations for the Pennsylvania Limited. It claims travelers can stay in touch with market data and that quotations are posted three times daily in the smoking lounge area.
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Pennsylvaania Limited
Populists Plan at Kansas City Show Sectional Feud
Kansas City hosts a national political convention as Populists push to frame the East as not the whole country. The piece notes sectional tensions, hotel pressure, high lodging costs, and railroad objections to July dates, with local committees juggling accommodations and costs while the city expects a convention boom.
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Uate
Kansas City
Bryan
Alton
Control of Jamaica Bank by New York syndicate
A New York syndicate led by John Alvin Young has purchased the Jamaica Bank of Jamaica L I with 251 of 500 shares. After the stockholders meeting on April 24 new directors will be chosen. The bank began in 1859 with 50 000 capital and 50 000 surplus and about 6 000 to 7 000 in undivided profits. Possible future branches at Richmond Hill and Elmhurst are discussed.
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John Alvin Young
Atlantic Trust Company
George W. Young
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
A. C. Bedford
Long Island Railroad Company
Jamaica Bank of Jamaica, L.I
Jamaica Bank
Richmond Hill
Elmhurst
van Wyck
Rapid Transit Commission
Commission
Brooklyn
Municipal Assembly
Long Island Terminal Railroad Company
Featherson
City of
New York
Rapid Transit Board
State Railroad Commission
New York and Brooklyn Union Transportation Company
New York and Brooklyn and
Jersey City Rapid Transit Company
Fifth Avenue Hotel
National Union Bct Liquidation and Bank Merger Near
The National Union Bct is rapidly liquidating as a merger with the National Bank of Commerce may be completed next week. Reports say Vie President E. O. Leech of the National Union would become First Vice President of the future Bank of Commerce. Leech is at Mount Sinai hospital recovering from appendicitis surgery.
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National Union Bct
National Bank of Commerce
Vie
E. O. Leech
The
National Union
Bank of Commerce
Leech
Mount Sinai Hospital
International Agricultural Trust Aims to Curb Wheat Output
World farmers seek a 20 percent production cut and a minimum price of $1 a bushel. J C Hanley and Prof. G Ruhland spearhead the plan with aims to persuade the Paris conference July 9 16 to endorse a permanent international grain growers' association and end price competition.
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Paris
J. C. Hanley
St. Paul
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
National Cotton Growers’ Association
Farmers’ Federation of the
Mississippi Valley
National Grain Growers’ Association
International Agricultural Trust
America
G. Ruhland
University of Fribourg
Switzerland
Europe
Hanley
Farmers
Ruhland
International Agricultural Congress
Liverpool
Army officer disappears from Louisville recruiting office
Lieut. J. L. Donovan in charge of the local recruiting office has vanished from Louisville. A friend of his wife reported the matter to police after Donovan was last seen opening a new office in Somerset. Wounded in the Philippine campaign, he was assigned to Louisville due to incapacity for field duty.
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New York Times
Louisville
J. L. Donovan
Sixty
New York
Lieut
Donovan
New York firm buys Mitchell mill for glazed paper plant
Louis De jonge & Co. of New York have purchased the Mitchell mill property in Fitchburg Massachusetts and will convert it into a glazed paper mill. Work to remove current machinery and prepare the site will start soon. The ten acre property will receive extended alterations and modern machinery for fine glazed paper production.
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New York Times
Fitchburg
Mass
Louis Dejonge & Co
New York
Mitchell Mill
Dining Car Service on the Pennsylvania Limited Wins Praise
The dining car service on the Pennsylvania Limited receives universal approval for its menu, which features the choicest metropolitan market selections.
Republicans eye western running mate for McKinley ticket
Washington reports a maturing push by Western Republicans to place a western stranger on the ticket as McKinley’s vice presidential candidate. Names discussed include Mercer of Nebraska and Cannon of Illinois, with Woodruff’s opposition noted and New York’s Sherman viewed as a possible regional pick.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Woodruff
Cornelius N. Bliss
Long
Navy Department
Gen. Wood
Massachusetts
Cuba
Wood
Sherman
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cannon
Illinois
Middle West
Mercer
Nebraska
Bryan
Congress
West
McKinley
Henderson
Alleghanies
Platt
Platt Denies Sherman Vice Presidential Boom After Return
Senator Thomas C. Platt arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and dismissed a Sherman boom for vice president as untrue. He says he has not endorsed any candidate and that the convention will not endorse anyone for vice president or other offices. He adds he may meet with Governor Roosevelt if he comes to town. Odell notes Roosevelt not expected at the City Convention.
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Thomas C. Platt
Washington
Fifth Avenue
James S.S. Sherman
Sherman
Gov. Roosevelt
Odell
Dark horse theory for Republican Vice President nominee
Charles A. Hess voiced that Gen. F W Greene could be a formidable dark horse for the Republican vice presidency. Greene dismissed the idea as unreliable and said New York could produce a nominee if the party unites on one man, but he doubts rallying support for himself. He favors a statesman rather than a soldier and doubts Roosevelt or Bliss accepting the nomination. He expects a pick west of the Mississippi and notes many names have been floated.
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Charles A. Hess
Gen
F. W. Greene
TIMES
Gen. Greene
New York
Gazette to Back Wolcott for Vice Presidency
The Colorado Springs Gazette will endorse Senator Wolcott for Vice President in its tomorrow edition. It is the only Colorado daily that backed McKinley in 1896 and argues a Far West choice balances the East Cabinet representation.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Colorado Springs Gazette
Wolcott
Gazette
Colorado
McKinley
Far West
Bryan
Republicans elect delegates in Seventh District race
Columbia Tenn April 15 Republicans of the Seventh Congressional District chose delegates to the national convention. They instructed for Congressman Brownlow for National Committeeman and for Timothy L. Woodruff of New York for Vice President. The meeting produced several party endorsements.
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Columbia, Tenn
Seventh Congressional District
Coausman Brownlow
Timothy L. Woodruff
New
Dining Car Service Earns High Traveler Praise
Experienced travelers say meals in the dining cars of the New York Central are the best they have found East or West. Pintsch Light in all cars.
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New York Central
Admiral Dewey Not Ready to Release Political Views
April 13 dispatch reports Admiral Dewey delaying his political statements while awaiting a favorable moment. He spends time at Beauvoir with friends and admirers, amid supportive notes from naval allies praising his leadership and diplomacy.
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New York Times
Washington
Dewey
Beauvoir
Navy
Manila
Secretary Long
Hay
United States
Dewey sentiment grows among Democrats in Brooklyn
Congressman Edmund H. Driggs reports shifting views in Washington on Admiral Dewey as a possible presidential candidate. He notes conservative support rising and predicts a potential convention nomination may become advisable in the months before Kansas City. He praises Dewey as a capable diplomat and strong candidate.
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Edmund H. Driggs
Brooklyn
Washington
Democratic
Willoughby Street
Admiral Dewey
Kansas City
Dewey
Levy urges Dewey bid for presidency and urges Bryan withdraw
Representative Jefferson M. Levy visited Admiral Dewey at Beauvoir to pledge support and urged Dewey as Democratic presidential nominee. Levy praised Dewey's Manila heroism, argued for an uninstructed Kansas City delegation, and predicted Eastern states would back Dewey over Bryan. He stated Dewey could unite business interests and secure victory, urging Bryan to withdraw.
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New York Times
Washington
Jefferson M. Levy
New York City
Beauvoir
Admiral Dewey
Levy
Navy
Dewey
Mediterranean
Kansas City
Mr. Bryan
Jones
Decatur
Perry
Goldsborough
Farragut
Manila Bay
McKinley
Bryan
Admiral Dewey Candidacy Boosted by Convention Support
The text notes strong backing at a convention for Admiral Dewey’s nomination and suggests the country may hear more about his candidacy soon. It reflects optimism about Dewey receiving notable support and momentum toward a possible run.
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Admiral Dewey
Dewey and Bryan to Meet at Lakeside Club May 1
Admiral Dewey and William Jennings Bryan will attend Lakeside Club celebration in Chicago on May 1 as Bryan joins the event after canceling other engagements. Officials coordinated the guest list with both men and both welcomed the gathering.
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Chicago
Admiral Dewey
William Jennings Bryan
Manila
Mr. Bryan
Max J. Riese
Lakeside Club
Bryan
Altgeld Opposes Pattison as Democratic Vice Pick
Chicago April 13 The Democrats struggle to name a VP candidate pleasing all factions. Altgeld criticizes Pattison saying the Pennsylvania man lacks alignment with progressive principles and would disappoint most Democrats while stressing the party needs a principled, forceful leader aligned with the ticket’s ideals.
New Mexico Delegates Endorse Bryan for President
The Territorial Democratic Convention in Albuquerque elected six delegates to the National Convention and instructed them to vote for William J. Bryan. Ex-Delegate Fergusson was chosen National Committeeman. Bryan arrived for speeches tomorrow. Santa Fe shops will close for employees to hear him.
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Albuquerque
N. M
William J. Bryan
Fergusson
Bryan
Miss Nellie M Lewis Wins 50 000 Breach of Promise Suit
In Colorado Springs on April 13 a jury awarded Miss Nellie M Lewis 50 000 in a breach of promise case against Samuel Strong, a reputed millionaire, from a 200 000 suit. Jurors split only on damages. Strong faces a similar suit by Miss Vance.
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Colorado
Samuel Strong
J. L. Donovan
Louisville
Admiral Dewey
Beatvoir
Washington
van Wyck
Rapid Transit Board
Brooklyn
Kansas City
International Farmers’ Trust
New York Times
Colorado Springs
Col
Nellie M. Lewis
J. D. Sarven Will Filed In White Plains
The will of James D. Sarven of Tarry town filed with Surrogate Silkman dates Sept. 18, 1899. It leaves $20,000 to John H. Sarven and George H. Sarven each, $20,600 to Iona Nichols, $1,000 to Helen Content, $500 to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery trustees, and various sums to Williams and Hawes family members. Residue shares divide among Presbyterian Hospital New York American Bible Society St. Luke's Hospital and American Tract Society. Executors named are Richard Courant Frank V. Millard and William D. Humphreys.
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White Plains
N. Y
James D. Sarven
Tarrytown
Silkman
John H. Sarven
George H. Sarven
Iona Nichols
Helen Content
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Howard Williams
James S. Williams
Sarah M. Trowbridge
Mollie Wiliams
Nellie Williams Foster
Sadie Williams Carter
George E. Carter
Ruth Williams
Mary Williams
Sarah Ha
American Tract Society
Richard Courant
Frank V. Millard
William D. Humphreys
Terminal Transfer expands control by absorbing West Pullman road
The Chicago Terminal Transfer Company has absorbed the Chicago West Pullman and Southern Road and will take possession Monday. The line unites all West Pullman industries, expanding the Terminal Transfer system to control traffic and connect with Chicago's remaining manufacturing hub.
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New York Times
Chicago
Chicago Terminal Transfer Company
West Pullman
Southern Road
West Pullman and
Marshall Field Wins Big G A R Cots Contract in Chicago
Marshall Field & Co. received a major contract for 20,000 canvas cots at 77 cents each for the Grand Army encampment. The cots will be used in schoolhouses and armories citywide under the Committee on Free Quarters.
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New York Times
Chicago
Marshall Field & Co
Committee On
Easter Hats at O Neill’s New Styles and Prices
New Easter hat arrivals at O Neill’s on Sixth Avenue and the 20th, featuring Nevel and Stylish lines plus imported designs. Local shoppers are urged to view the latest millinery at affordable prices.
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O'Neill's
Zisi
Adv
West Side Appeals to Save Boulevard Parkway Amid Transit Plan
West Side residents press to preserve Central Parkway as Rapid Transit plans extend tunnels under the Boulevard. The council debates exclusive tunnel franchises and a two tunnel option to spare the parkway while addressing water mains and construction costs. The hearing ends without action as engineers outline impacts on trees and the central parkway. President Orr and Cyrus Clark lead the critique, urging plan changes to protect the parkway and its 400000 residents.
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Rapid Transit Commissioners
West Side Association
Central Parkway
Mr. Rives
Parsons
Edward F. Shepard
Alexander E. Orr
Supreme Court
Cyrus Clark
Fifty-ninth Street
One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Central Park
Clark
John C. Coleman
John McDonald
Cassius M. Wicker
West Siders
Boulevard
Hady
Commission
Canal Street
Elm
McDonald
Poland and Eland Bottles: Ady Quotation Sparks Debate
A fragment quoting Ady highlights talk of Poland and immense bottle prescriptions annually, signaling a cultural or political spark in a public discourse context. The line implies grand quantities and national focus without full context.
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Poland
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