Isthmian Canal Debate Weighs Cuba Pact and Panamanian Route
In Washington today Republican senators advanced the Spooner bill proposing Cuban reciprocity with an 80 percent duty rate for Cuban exports to the United States subject to the presidents proclamation. A conference of Republicans is planned to decide support. Separately the isthmian canal debate split over Panama versus Nicaragua with Perkins and Stewart urging Nicaragua for health and climate reasons, while Gallinger and Morgan favored Panama citing title and financial concerns.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Cuba
Spooner
Republic of Cuba
United States
Senate
Friends of
Perkins
California
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Stewart
Nevada
Morgan
Alabama
Nicaragua
Panama
Panama Canal Company
Kittredge
Costa Rica
Nicaragua Canal
South Dakota
Arth
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Amending Bankruptcy Law Debate Ends in Narrow Vote
Washington June 17 The House focused on the Judiciary Committee's bankruptcy bill with a decisive 5 to 137 defeat of repeal advocates. The measure amends the law in fifteen points to curb preferences and adds four grounds for discharging restraints, reflecting expert testimony from business groups and officials.
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House
Judiciary Committee
Pirie
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Ray
Supreme Court
Clayton
Alabama
DeArmond
Missouri
de Armond
United States
General Land Office
Supreme Court of the
Diet of Columbia
Society of the Army of Santiago
Senate
Spanish Claims Commission
Cockran invited to speak at Wigwam Fourth of July
Tammany leaders invite W Bourke Cockran to deliver a long Fourth of July oration at the Wigwam and to consider a Congress nomination or a possible mayoral bid. Purroy Cantor and others are urged to return to Tammany while John C. Sheehan is notably excluded. Cockran's appearance aims to ease Croker-era tensions and present a knifeless era for six months.
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Congress
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Tammany
Jacob A. Cantor
Meiers
Whitney
Crimmins
John C. Sheehan
Richard Croker
Tammany Society
Justice O’gorman
W. Bourke Cockran
Cockran
Platt
Haffen
Bronx
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Purroy
Sullivan
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Lewis Nixon
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Aldermen
Tammany Democrats
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O'Gorman
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Croker
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John F. Carroll
Asa Bird Gardiner
Randolph Guggenheimer
Patrick Keenan
Charles F. Murphy
Daniel F. McMahon
Mr. Cochran
Senator Bailey
Texas
Morgan J. O'Brien
Sheehan
Mr. Sheehan
Braves
Mr. Croker
Gilroy
Henry K. Purroy
Mr. Sheeran
Tracy
van Wyck
JSUS
Bryan
Shepard
Tilden Club
Expenditures Report Promoting Reciprocity in Cuba
Secretary Root has asked War Department rep Steinhard in Havana for a detailed statement of expenditures on reciprocity during Cuba’s military regime. Steinhard, former chief clerk to General Wood, stayed to oversee vouchers for Cuban government accounting officers. A report expected within ten days will go to Senator Platt for Senate discussion. Berlin observers note Germany seeks U S Cuba relations clarity before policy shifts as Baron Bruck arrives in Berlin.
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Senate
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Teller
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Berlin
Cuban Republic
United States
Baron Bruck
Deadlock on Army Bill Delays Barracks Construction
Washington reports a Senate House deadlock over Army Appropriation amendments delaying planned barracks and quarters funding. Dispute centers on permanent versus temporary buildings, risking a lost year and tents for northern posts as Congress nears fiscal year start.
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Tribune
Washington
War Department
Senate
House
Proctor
Foraker
Tillman
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Epe
Cuba
Chickamauge
A Compliment to Secretary Hay
Congress passes praise for Secretary Hay after his McKinley eulogy. Foraker and Grosvenor present an engrossed vote of thanks, with a joint letter requesting a copy for a memorial volume. The vellum document is bound in sealskin with gold highlights. Secretary Hay thanks them and promises a formal reply.
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Foraker
Grosvenor
Hay
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McKinley
Major Waller Receives Navy Inquiry Over Samar Claims
Washington June 17 Major Waller of the Marine Corps who just returned from the Philippines has received an inquiry from the Secretary of the Navy about published statements on the Samar campaign. He reports that he declined interviews when pressed by press representatives. Officials say the explanation satisfies them and the case is closed.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Department
Waller
Marine Corps
Philippines
Secretary of the Navy
Samar
Weather Bureau Crop Report Sounds Widespread Drouth Relief
The weekly Weather Bureau summary notes favorable temperatures for central corn regions while the Central and West Gulf States face extreme heat and drought. Rain boosts Missouri Valley and lake-region crops but gaps remain in Texas and parts of the South Atlantic, with corn, wheat, oats, and cotton showing mixed conditions across states.
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West Gulf States
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Missouri
Lake Region
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Nebraska
Kansas
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Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
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Texas
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Lake
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Carolinas
Washington
California
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South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Cotton
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Secretary Root Thanks German Emperor for Army Maneuvers Invite
Secretary Root acknowledges a June 2 letter and German Embassy invitation for Major General Corbin Major General Young and Brigadier General Wood to attend Prussian Army maneuvers as guests of the German Emperor. He expresses appreciation for the Emperor's courtesy and notes Prince Henry of Prussia's recent visit fostered friendship.
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Root
Hay
Corbin
Young
Wood
War Department
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Gherards Davis Seeks Senate Nomination in XVth District
Gherards Davis and N A Elsberg vie for the Senate nomination in the XVth District now led by Elsberg. Davis’s backers target the XXVth and XXVIIth districts with hopes of securing delegates, while Elsberg’s camp plans to control the convention despite recent tensions in the XXVth.
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Gherards Davis
Senate
Gherard Davis
N. A. Elsberg
Davis
Elsberg
Albany
Bill to Regulate Trusts Proposed by Representative Bell
Washington June 17 Representative Bell of Colorado introduces a trust bill based on Industrial Commission recommendations. The measure requires annual corporate disclosures to the Treasury, stock classification for watered shares taxed at 20 cents annually, and empowers courts to receivership railroads obstructing interstate transport with federal enforcement.
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Washington
Bell
Colorado
Industrial Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
United States Circuit Court
Navy Board Precedence Decision Soon By Moody
Washington June 17 Secretary Moody plans a ruling within days on the long debated precedence on the general board of the navy. The move aims to settle a matter that has stirred discussions across the service and government circles.
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Washington
Moody
General Board of the Navy
Naval dispute questions officers on the general board
The Judge Advocate's office is asked for an opinion on a dispute involving Rear Admiral Taylor head of the Bureau of Navigation and Rear Admiral Bradford head of the Bureau of Equipment. It is understood the Secretary's decision will keep the officers in the order they are named on the board.
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Judge Advocate's
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Bradford
Bureau of Equipment
General Board
Democratic State Convention Nominates Illinois Ticket
Springfield June 17 the 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. John P Hopkins reelected state central committee chair amid a bitter plank fight over a declaration on national issues.
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Supreme Court
John L. Pickering
George Duddleston
Chicago
Anson L. Bliss
Hillsboro
The
State University
Julia Holmes Smith
J. A. White
Urbana
S. S. Paxton
Monmouth
John P. Hopkins
State Central Committee
Carter H. Harrican
Nebraska Republicans brace for hot convention over ticket and Roosevelt clash
Lincoln dispatch notes heightened activity as Nebraska Republicans prepare for a state convention to name a full ticket. Rumors link Marcus A. Hanna for president and Charles H. Dietrich for vice president, with anticipated resolutions praising Dietrich Millard actions on Cuban tariff and opposing Roosevelt. The dispute reflects intra party feuding over reciprocity and Dietrich Hanna ties.
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Tribune
Lincoln
Neb
Marcus A. Hanna
Charles H. Dietrich
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Dietrich
Millard
Hanna
Friends
Gould Nominated for Governor by Maine Democrats
The Maine Democratic State convention at Bangor nominated S. W. Gould of Skowhegan for governor. It adopted a platform denouncing imperialist policies in the Philippines and calling for home rule and independence for Filipinos, as well as immediate tariff abolition on trust articles and free trade with insular territories.
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Senate
United States
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Bangor. Me
S. W. Gould
Skewheen
Champ Clark
Missouri
Nominations in Maine New York and Pennsylvania Conventions
In Bangor and Bar Harbor Maine the Third District Democratic caucus nominated Eliiet F Benson of Bar Harbor for Congress. The Fourth District Democratic convention in Bangor unanimously endorsed Thomas White for Congress. The Republican side renominated Charles E Littlefield in the First District. In Chicago John D Fillburn was named by the Democratic Xth District, and in Scranton Pennsylvania C F Wright was renominated by Republicans in the XIVth District.
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Tiird
Maine
Eliiet F. Benson
Bar Harbor
Thomas White
Congress
Ilda
Charles E. Littlefield
Chicago
John D. Fillburn
Scranton
Penn
C. F. Wright
Tunnel Disaster Strikes Major Shaler and Crew
The article recounts a string of subway and tunnel accidents in New York’s Section 4, noting Major Shaler’s fall and injuries to foremen Fraser Murphy and Nash. It details prior blasts, fires, and collapses that damaged properties, cost contractors dearly, and led to legal actions and arrests linked to the January dynamite explosion and ensuing investigations.
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Major Shaler
Park-are
New-York Central
Fifty-sixth-st
Murray Hill
Shaler
Park Ave
Washington Square
Forty-first-st
Michael Murphy
East Seventieth St
John Nash
Valentine Ave
Murphy
Nash
New-York Hospital
Blind burglar dies after fall from shaft in Batesville
Two years after a burglary left him blind in Mississippi, Jonathan Jones moved to Batesville where he relied on charity. Last night he attempted a break in a store, fell through a chimney shaft while carrying stolen packages, and died a few hours later.
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Tribune
New Orleans
Riverside
Miss
Jonathan Jones
L. Marks
Jones
Batesville
R. P. Houston
Two Instalment Debtors Held at Ludlow Jail
Sheriff OBrien said Ludlow Street Jail holds only two prisoners jailed for instalment debt actions. Under Sheriff Moen noted the Tribune and Legal Aid Society work effectively crushed instalment dealers, who formerly crowded the prison with ten to twenty victims.
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Ludlow Street
Moen
The
Tribune
Legal Aid Society
Injunction Increases Pressure on Steel Plan in McKeesport
Chancellor Emery rules the injunction against the steel combination is permanent. The decision blocks retirement of 200000 in preferred stock and 25000000 in bonds. Locals fear the $1 million in nearby property options and plans for two new tube mills and plant expansion may be canceled or delayed.
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Tribune
McKeesport
Penn
Emery
National Tube Works
Altogethe
Montgomery County GOP Renominates Odell Backing Delegates
In Amsterdam on June 17 the Montgomery County Republican Convention chose delegates to the State Convention and instructed them to support Governor Odell for renomination.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Montgomery County
Odell
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