Congress agrees to Spooner bill on Cuban reciprocity
Washington June 17 Republican senators on the Senate Committee on Relations with Cuba agree to accept the Spooner bill providing reciprocity with Cuba and plan a conference tomorrow night to discuss terms. Beet sugar leaders doubt any floor legislation. some Republicans oppose, others expect a committee report and possible treaty talks may extend beyond this session.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Committee On
Cuba
Spooner
Republic of Cuba
United States
Senate
Friends of
Hay
Quesada
Elkins, Burrows
Dietrich
Foraker
White House
Congress
Elkins
Senator Foraker
Statement on Expenditures for Reciproc ity Noted by War Dept
Washington June 17 Secretary Root asked Mr Steinhard War Department Havana for a detailed statement of expenditures on account of reciprocity during the Cuban military regime. Steinhard, chief clerk under General Wood, remained in Havana with clerks handling vouchers for Cuban Government inspection. Senator Pratt urged the inquiry to aid Senate discussion. report expected within ten days. Germany’s stance on Cuba unsettled as Berlin waits U S relations to guide policy and Baron Bruck arrives from Havana.
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Washington
Root
Steinhard
War Department
Havana
Cuba
General Wood
Pratt
Connecticut
Senate
Sen@tor Teller
Secretary of War
Isthmian Canal Debate Divides Senators on Nicaragua Route
Senate debate centers on isthmian canal with Perkins and Stewart backing Nicaragua and Gallinger favoring Panama. Morgan signals likely Thursday vote as discussions cover Costa Rica legality, Panama Company title, and climate health conditions affecting construction.
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Washington
Senate
Perkins
California
Gallinger
New Hempshire
Stewart
Nevada
Morgan
Alabama
Nicaragua
Panama
Panama Canal Company
Kittredge
Costa Rica
United States
Nicaragua Canal
South Dakota
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Deadlock on Army Bill Delays Barracks for Safety
Washington reports a Senate House stalemate over Army Appropriation amendments on barracks and quarters. Delays risk postponing essential construction and forcing regiments to stay in tents, with summer work plans in jeopardy. A conference deadlock follows House and Senate dispute over funding rules and statutory limits.
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Tribune
Washington
War Department
Senate
House
Proctor
Foraker
Tillman
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
House Passes Amended Bankruptcy Law Amid Debate
The House debated and then passed a bill amending the bankruptcy law in fifteen points to define preferences and add grounds for discharging refusals. Support for retention was overwhelming, while a minority urged repeal. The measure followed the Pirie decision and aims to strengthen proceedings and protect creditors and debtors alike.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Mittee
Supreme Court
Pirle
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Ray
Judiciary Committee
Pirie
Clayton
Alabama
DeArmond
Missouri
de Armond
United States
Senate
Spanish Claims Commission
Major Waller Explains Statements on Samar Campaign
Washington June 17 Major Waller of the Marine Corps who recently returned from the Philippines has received an inquiry from the Secretary of the Navy about published statements on the Samar campaign. He says he declined to oblige interviewers when pressed. Officials deem the explanation satisfactory and the case closed.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Department
Waller
Marine Corps
Philippines
Secretary of the Navy
Samar
Weather Bureau Crop Report Shows Varied Regional Conditions
The weekly crop summary notes favorable temperatures across core corn states with drought in Central and West Gulf areas. Heavy rains hit Upper Mississippi and Midwest regions, while South Atlantic states receive relief. Winter wheat progress varies by region with harvests under way in Kansas and Southern Illinois. oats and cotton face moisture and pest pressures in scattered areas.
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Ced
West Gulf States
Mi Ri
New England
Missouri
Upper Mississippi
Upper Lake Region
South Atlantic States
Central
Pacific
Oregon
Washington
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Tennessee
Middle
Texas
Rio Valley
Lake
Linors
Carolinas
California
South Dakota
Iinois
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Cotton
Middle Atlantic States
Virginia
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Emperors Invitation For U S Officers To Prussian Maneuvers
Secretary Root transmits praise for the German Emperor invitation to Major General Corbin Major General Young and Brigadier General Wood to attend Prussian Army maneuvers as guests. The note expresses gratitude and notes friendship dating from Prince Henry of Prussia’s visit.
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Washington
Root
Hay
Corbin
Young
Wood
War Department
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Cockran invited to speak at Wigwam Fourth of July
Fourth of July committee invites W Bourke Cockran to speak at the Wigwam celebration. He may be offered a Congress nomination or a possible Senate path, while Tammany figures press for Purroy Cantor to return. Sheehan is excluded as a rival in the renewed effort to placate Tammany factions.
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T. W. Bourke Cockran
Congress
Henry D. Purroy
Tammany
Jacob A. Cantor
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Richard Croker
Tammany Society
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Mr. Cockran
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Haffen
Bronx
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Featherson
Lewis Nixon
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Canter
Board of Aldermen
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Croker
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Asa Bird Gardiner
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Patrick Keenan
Charles F. Murphy
Daniel F. McMahon
Mr. Cochran
Senator Bailey
Texas
Cockran
Morgan J. O'Brien
Fitzgerald
John C. Sheehan
Sheehan
Braves
Silrey
Mr. Croker
Henry D. Purrey
John
Furrey
Tso
Tracy
van Wyck
Iss
Bryan
Shepard
Tilden Club
Navy officers named in dispute seek JAG opinion
The Judge Advocate General is asked for an opinion on a dispute involving Rear Admiral Taylor head of Navigation and Rear Admiral Bradford head of Equipment. It is understood the Secretary will rule with the officers’ positions on the general board remaining in the order they were named.
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Judge Advocate’s Office
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Bradford
Bureau of Equipment
General Board
Illinois Democratic State Convention Nominates Ticket
The Illinois Democratic State Convention adjourned after nominating John L. Pickering for Clerk of the Supreme Court George Duddleston for State Treasurer Anson L Bliss for Superintendent of Public Instruction and trustees Julia Holmes Smith J A White and S S Paxton for the States University A bitter plank fight over a pro Kansas City platform was settled with a broader declaration of fundamental Democratic principles John P Hopkins was re elected chairman defeating Mayor Carter Harrison
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Supreme Court
John L. Pickering
Springfield
George Duddleston
Chicago
Anson Ll. Bliss
Hillsboro
the States University
Julia Holmes Smith
J. A. White
Urbana
S. S. Paxton
Monmouth
John P. Hopkins
State Central Committee
Carter H. Harrison
Illinois
United States
Kansas City
John C. Richberg
Adolf D. Kraus
Democratic Party
Convention poised for national drama in Nebraska GOP
Lincoln Nebraska June 17 Republicans convene for a full state ticket with talk of Marcus A Hanna as President and Senator Charles H Dietrich for Vice President. Plans rumored to oppose President Roosevelt and back Dietrich and Millard over Cuban tariff battles, signaling intense intra party strife.
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Tribune
Lincoln
Neb
Marcus A. Hanna
Charles H. Dietrich
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Dietrich
Millard
Hanna
Maine Democrats Nominate Gould for Governor At State Convention
The Bangor convention nominated S. W. Gould of Skowhegan as governor and adopted a platform opposing imperialism in the Philippines and supporting immediate home rule for Filipinos. The same gathering backed free trade with insular territories and called for tariff abolition on trust-made articles. In other actions Elliot F. Benson of Bar Harbor was nominated for Congress in the II district, and Thomas White of Bangor named for Congress in the IV district. Republicans renominated Charles E. Littlefield in the Ioda District, and C. F. Wright was renominated for the XVth District in Scranton.
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W. J. Bryan
Philippines
Pena Treasury
Senate
United States
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Bangor
S. W. Gould
Skowheean
Champ Clark
Missouri
Maine
Elliot F. Benson
Bar Harbor
Thomas White
Congress
Ioda
Charles E. Littlefield
Chicago
John D. Fillburn
Scranton
Penn
C. F. Wright
Gherardi Davis Declares Senate Nomination Bid in XV District
Assemblyman Gherard Davis announced by friends plans to seek the Senate nomination in the NIth District, with N A Elsberg. Both candidates vie delegates from the XXVth XXVIIth and XXIXth districts, with Davis favored in XXVth. Davis and Elsberg supporters expect to contest the convention and control delegate selection.
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Senate
Nith
N. A. Elsberg
Davis
Elsberg
Erg
Albany
Fisberg
Trust regulation bill moves in Congress
Representative Bell of Colorado introduces a bill mirroring Industrial Commission recommendations. It demands annual public filings with the Treasury detailing business activities, classifies stock as cash paid or inflated, taxes secondary stock at 2t percent, and authorizes court receivership to fix railroad discrimination in interstate transport.
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Washington
Bell
Colorado
Industrial Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
United States Circuit Court
Secretary Moody to Decide on Navy General Board Precedence
Washington June 17 Secretary Moody will render a decision within a few days on the precedence question on the general board of the navy which has stirred debate recently.
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Washington
Moody
General Board of the Navy
Major Shaler In Tunnel Disaster Paralyzed
The article recounts Major Shaler's injury after a rock struck him in the Park Avenue tunnel section 4. It notes a string of crashes including a January dynamite explosion, armory fire and hotel damage, plus subsequent collapse events and arrests. Foremen Fraser Murphy Nash are injured in a later derrick accident.
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Mr. Parsons
Major Shaler
Park-ave
Thirty-ninth
Pitty
New-York Central Tunnel
Fifty-sixth St
Murray Hill
Shaler
71St Regiment
Park Avenue
Washington Square
Forty-first-st
Michael Murphy
East Seventieth St
John Nash
Valentine Ave
Murphy
Nash
New York Hospital
Blind Burglar’s Final Fall Cited in Batesville
A longtime Mississippi burglar who became blind after a background escape was found in a Batesville store shaft late at night. He had several pilfered packages and perished from his injuries hours later.
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Tribune
New Orleans
Riverside
Miss
Jonathan Jones
L. Marks
Jones
Batesville
R. P. Houston
Two Instalment Dealer Victims Reduced Jail Inmates
Sheriff OBrien reported Ludlow Street Jail holds only two prisoners tied to instalment debt actions. Under Sheriff Moen noted The Tribune and Legal Aid Society efforts have crushed the instalment dealers, who once crowded prisons with ten to twenty victims.
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O'Brien
Ludlow Street
Moen
The
Tribune
Legal Aid Society
Injunction against steel firm halts local expansion plans
McKeesport Pennsylvania June 17 The Chancellor Emery ruling makes the injunction permanent to stop the steel combination from retiring 200000 in preferred stock and issuing 25000000 in bonds. The decision likely ends the $1000 property option near the National Tube Works plant and the planned tube mill expansion with a $7500 expenditure. Officials warn delays may force abandonment of the improvements.
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Tribtte
McKeesport
Penn
Emery
National Tube Works
Montgomery County GOP Renominates Odell Delegates
In Amsterdam New York on June 17 the Montgomery County Republican Convention chose delegates to the State Convention and instructed them to back the renomination of Governor Odell.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Montgomery County
Odell
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