China indemnity debate dulls hopes for peace
London reports a renewed push for an international instrument to distribute indemnity after Chinese settlement talks. Lord Cranborne and peers debate control versus open measures while South Africa peace drags on. Labori hosts in Lincoln's Inn as English barristers note the foreign orator’s skill.
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London
Foreign Office
China
Lord Cranborne
Walton McArthur
Lord Lansdowne
England
M. Labori
Lincoln's Inn
France
Cuban Conservatives Deflect Platt Amendment Reconsideration
In Havana the Cuban Constitutional Convention debated reconsi deration of the Platt amendment. Conservatives argued no need to revisit the vote since the form passed was unsatisfactory to the United States. The convention then agreed not to reconsider, adjourned until tomorrow, and planned a 9 o'clock meeting to set the afternoon agenda.
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United States
Cuba
Seflor Moran Delgado
Mecrrow
New Cuban Tax Regulations Take Effect July First
Acting Secretary Sanger received from General Wood the new Cuban taxation rules effective July 1. Destruction in the war shifts tax burden. destroyed plantations face a reduced rate not above a small percent of untampered property tax. Urban property will see updated tax lists while territorial rates apply with a 2 percent deduction for repairs and idle periods.
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Washington
Sanger
Wood
Cuba
Cuban official arrives at Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo
Elberto Farres Deputy Commissioner for Cuba at the Pan-American Exposition arrived from Havana aboard the steamer Mexico accompanied by Cuban friends. Passengers included Captain C R Bartlett R Seymour Condit Smith and Dr E Van Ness. Seventy two non immune passengers were sent to the Lower Quarantine for observation.
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Cuba
Buffalo
Havana
Mexico
Farres
C. R. Bartlett
R. Seymour
Condit Smith
E. van Ness
Islanders abandoned on Navassa Island return after dispute
The Atlas Line steamship Andes brought back James A. Woodward W. T. Humphrey and John Hillard John A. Hell of Baltimore from Navassa Island in the West Indies where they were left to steward the phosphate property from October 13 to May 28 amid a wage dispute between island owner Captain Owen and Dr. Jefferson. Provisions failed their 90 day supply and relief came in sporadic fashion from visiting ships and the Mayflower. The case intertwined with Navassa Phosphate Company stockholders contesting the island sale valued at about 500000 versus 325000.
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Atlas Line
James A. Woodward
John Hillard
John A. Hell
Baltimore
Navassa Island
West Indies
Navassa Phosphate Company
Woodward
ISWS
Wyatt Owen
John B. H. Jefferson
Owen
Dr. Jefferson
Buzzard
McKinley
San Juan
Captain Owen
Princetons Graduation Day Opens Bright with Civic Gifts
Princeton University holds commencement with 215 undergraduates to begin breadwinning training. Alumni and seniors gather for events, including Phi Beta Kappa and Clio Wig society meetings. Henry Little donates 100000 for dormitory expansion Little Hall. plans for a gymnasium and a graduate school noted. Lynde debate underway with senators elected by popular vote as favored topic. prizes offered for top debaters.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Patton
School of Science
Phi Beta Kappa
Clio
Wig
University Hall
Henry Stafford Little
Little Hall
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Magie
Paterson
J. i. Emory
William B. Hornblower
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Harlan
J. H. Gaines
Edgar A. Poe
Alexander Hall
United States
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Wesler E. Hope
Franklin W. Fort
Rupert W. Sutton
Thomas L. Thompson
William A. Babson
Charles V. Joline
Richard M. Hodge
T. L. Stevenson
Federal Office Or Government Certification Scam Debunked
A reporter questions if the United States Board of Health runs a private certificate business. Lawyer E. J. Crandall says no, the entity is a New York State corporation formed January 31 with 32000 capital. He asserts no government connection and notes limited endorsements issued.
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New York State
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Jocelyn L. Mortimer
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New York
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Governor Odell Addresses Union Alumni Dinner Bright Prospects For Young Men
Schenectady June 11 Governor Odell spoke at Union University alumni dinner in Nott Memorial Hall urging that opportunities for young men are unlimited. He praised Dr Nott for land grant and noted Union should continue producing leaders. A train schedule notice for Thousand Islands trip appended.
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New York
J. Nott
Mosquito Army Attacks Fort McHenry Repulsed
Baltimore reports a first mosquito assault on Fort McHenry repelled by 60 soldiers led by Surgeon Alexander Stark. Mosquitoes trapped in three unfinished magazines after kerosene and fumes. many perished. Stark previously fought them in Cuba, method praised by city health authorities.
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Serera
Talk of Candidates From Washington Gossip on 1900 Republican Hopefuls
President McKinley’s stance against a third term has stirred Washington chatter about the next Republican standard bearer. Possible candidates include Fairbanks, Roosevelt,Taft, Foraker, Hanna, Spooner, Cullom, Platt, and Lodge with others likely to emerge as campaigns take shape.
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Fairbanks
Indiana
New York
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Governordell
Ohio
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Hanna
William E. Taft
Philippine Commission
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Senate
Mason
Ilinois
Shelby M. Cullom
Chicago
New England
Platt
Connecticut
Lodge
Massachusetts
Jilted Girl Hurls Oxalic Acid At Fiancé In Brooklyn
Mamie Collins twenty two of No State street Brooklyn waited at the Fourteenth street station of the Ninth Avenue elevated and threw oxalic acid into Patrick Hawkins face wounding him and likely blinding him. police arrested her as doctors treated Hawkins at the eye infirmary. Collins sobbed for her lover while her mother feared she might harm herself.
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Hoboken
Fourteenth-st. Ferry
Brooklyn Bridge
Collins
Frent St
Manhattan
Hiwkins
Mayer
West Twentieth-st
New-York Hospital
Cornell
New-York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Thirteenth-st
Second-ave
Charles St
Harvard Student Killed by Fire Engine at Harvard
Harvard freshman basketball captain H. S. Bigelow of Buffalo was killed in Cambridge when a Cambridge Fire Department chemical engine, arriving after a false alarm at the new Harvard architectural building, struck him in Quincy Street. He died minutes later after being carried to Dean Wright's house. Also noted is a timetable change for the Adirondack Montreal line from Grand Central, moving 6:25 p.m. departure with a dining car.
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H. S. Bigelow
Harvard
Cambridge Fire Department
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Bigelow
Dean Wright
Buffalo
President McKinley Declines Third Term Nomination
Washington reports President McKinley signed a statement denying any third term, saying he would not accept a nomination even if offered. The move follows Cabinet consultation and signals a clear stance against a future renomination.
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Executive Mansion
Washington
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