Tariff Bill Passes in House After Heated Debate
Washington March 31 The House approved the Dingrey tariff bill 205 to 121 with 21 present or not voting. Speaker Reed voted aye as Republicans and several Democrats supported the measure, while Democrats and fusionists largely opposed. The bill includes a new section setting April 1 as the effective date and enables collection of duties on imported goods not yet sold. The measure now moves toward Senate consideration.
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Washington
McKinley
Fifty-Fifth Congress
House of Representatives
Reed—yeas
Messrs. Broussard, Davey and Meyer
Louisiana
Kieberg and Slayden
Texas
Howard
Alabama
Mrr. Reed
Messrs Baker
Llinois
Marshall
Simpson
Todd
Japan
Hawaii
Mr. Allen
Mississippi
Clarke
Missouri
Johnson
Indiana
House
Senate
McMillin and Richardson
Tennessee
Robbins
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Ohio
Messrs
Richardson
Bland
Bailey
Gt Ag
United States
Unitedtates
Anic
DAY IN THE SENATE AND GOMEZ LETTERS DEBATED
In Washington on March 31 the Senate debated Mills resolution on Cuba and US obligations to hinder European control. Discussion touched Gomez letters to presidents, naturalization revisions, and tariff amendments. Senate later met in executive session to discuss the treaty of arbitration and potential arbitration principle votes pending tomorrow.
Britain Backs Down Over Crete Blockade Demands
Vienna dispatch reports Britain does not seek continuation of the Crete port blockade. Admirals of foreign fleets favor keeping the blockade and establishing one in the Aegean Gulf. Continental Powers likely to back the plan if England consents.
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Vienna
March
Great Britain
Crete
Cretan
Aegan Gulf
England
European Governor Proposal Over Crete Autonomy Plan
St Petersburg March 31 discussion shows not all powers accept appointing a European governor for Crete or withdrawing Turkish troops. The general view is unlikely to pass. some powers demand Greek force withdrawal first to establish an autonomous regime proposed by the powers to replace Turkish rule.
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St. Petersburg
Crete
Liiely
Greek guerrillas on Greek Turkish frontier loom war
Dispatch from Larissa reports Greek guerrillas marching along the hills near the Turkish frontier with an oppressive stance. The dispatch says open warfare between Greece and Turkey may follow and Greek regulators could be ordered to advance as soon as an outbreak occurs.
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London
The
Evening News
Larissa
Greece
Turkey
Powers plan near term blockade of Greece confirmed
Paris dispatches report that the Powers have decided on a partial blockade of Greece to begin almost immediately, a confirmation received from an authority considered highly reliable. The move underscores growing European pressure amid regional tensions.
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Paris
Greece
Bezih
Celal
Cretan Refugees Plead for End to Blockade
Crete refugees in Athens appeal to European heads to lift port blockades by warships to allow food, warning of famine for thousands. Red Cross issues international appeal as armed insurgents gain coastal food access while inland residents face destitution.
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Athens
Crete
Red Cross Society
Tale Cretans Are Resolute In Crete Insurgency
A dispatch from Retimo Crete reports the Nussian Consul visited Atsipopulo to relay a proclamation by the six great Powers offering autonomy. Insurgents rejected the plan, preferring to fight the Turks until Crete is liberated, and refused concessions or armistice.
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Athens
Retimo
Crete
Atsipopulo
Greek-Turkish talks stymied by Porte land ban
The Daily News reports a committee led by Said Pasha and Alexander Karatheodor Pasha planned to visit Greece but could not land after Porte warning. Russia warned of occupying Anatolia if talks fail. The Porte also braces to impede Greek emigration and plans a census of Greeks in the empire.
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London
Daily News
Said Pasha
Council of State
Alexander Karatheodor Pasha
Greece
Porte
Russia
Anatolia
Turkey
Empire
Desperate Flood Strains Mississippi Valley Towns
Desperate situation described as levees hold or fail along the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Rescue steamboats evacuate towns like Laconia and MIlAN reportedly saving hundreds, while breaks threaten Rosedale and Greenville. Traffic on the river system disrupted as communities brace for rising waters amid stormy weather.
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Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Vicksburg
Natchez
Mississippi River improvement funds approved for Yazoo district
General Wilson received a telegram from Lieutenant Newcomer reporting three crevasses in the lower Yazoo region and other openings along Deerfield Lake Lee Island Seventy and Choctaw Bend. The Mississippi River Commission, in New Orleans, asks to be informed promptly when McKinley signs the $350,000 joint resolution for river work from the Gulf head to the Ohio mouth. The President signed the appropriation to aid Mississippi River improvement and to cover deficiencies in the prior fiscal year.
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Washington
Wilson
Liewensant Newcomer
Army
Memphis
Lower
Yazoo Jevee
Deerfield
Lake Lee
Stop Landing
Choctaw Bend
Mississippi River Commission
New Orleans
McKinley
Congress
Penge
Mississippi
Gulf
Ohio River
Crevasse Breaks Trigger Widespread Mississippi Flood Fears
Weather Bureau bulletin reports severe breaks along the Mississippi front from Gunnison Mississippi to Vicksburg and Helena Arkansas with crevasses causing major flooding risks. Levees hold below Helena while upper river cities face rising waters and destruction. No further rises expected at Memphis though conditions worsen downstream.
Weather signals show rising rivers after stormy winds
Winds bring rain and wave wash with no image yet. Over four hours rainfall totals in tenths of inches are given for Central and Missi sippi basins while rivers including the Ohio Cumberland Tennessee and lower Arkansas fall slowly. The Mississippi rises from St Paul to Dubuque 1.1 ft above danger level at Lacrosse and falls from Davenport to Cairo, with a slight rise Memphis to the mouth except at Arkansas City where it drops 0.7 ft after a levee break. The Red and Upper Arkansas rise as noted by Willis L. Moore Chief of Weather Bureau.
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Indies
Central
Miss
Arkansas
Missouri
Ohio
Cumberland
Tennessee
Mississippi
St. Aul
Dubuque
Lacrosse
Davenport
Cairo
Memphis
Arkansas City
Red
Willis L. Moore
Onreau
Mississippi flood worsens. Bolivar and Greenville hit hard
Jackson Miss March 8 The Mississippi Wakley situation grows daily more exciting with two more breaks, one 1000 feet wide, in Bolivar county. Waters from the new join with three streams rushing toward the South, destroying houses barns fencing and livestock. Delta residents saved horses and cattle on high ground or foothills. Governor Blackstone and officials report eleven state farms underwater or threatened as convicts labor to shore banks. Greenville so far holds, with no breaks within ten miles and river receding two feet, offering hope against a feared calamity.
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Lower Valley
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mpealphis
Tenn
Gunnison
Miss
Mississippi
Australia
Vicksburg
Helena
Rosedale
Greenville
St. Francis
Memphis
Aric
Win
Camro
Ill
ST. Iquis
Jackson
Delta
J. HH. Mvans
State Railroad Commission
McLaurin
Greenvillc
Snowbound rails halt Nebraska and surrounding region
Snowbound rails block Nebraska and nearby states as twenty four hours pass without a turning wheel. Eastbound Rock Island limited stalled at Limon Colorado. Westbound fast Wits and other trains halted. Burlington service mirrors the disruption with the Denver limited stuck near McCook Neb. Rotary plows expected to clear drifts tomorrow.
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St. Joe
Burlington
Denver
McCook
Neb
Flooding Across Sioux City Area After Prolonged Rain
Hard rain began last night in Sioux City Iowa and continues. Streams and rivers including the Sioux and Missouri rise, with reports of fresh overflows from South Dakota towns nearby. The Jim River above Vermillion is troublesome. Many miles of railroad tracks are underwater, delaying service for days.
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Erates
Sioux City
Sioux
Missouri Rivera
South Dakota
American released from steel steamer Orizaba
On the Ward Line steamer Orizaba arriving from Mexico, Carlos J. B Scott was cleared after fourteen days in custody on charges linked to Cuba Libre postage stamps and allowed to depart. His father founded an iron foundry in Mayan. Passenger Ridward Nelson of New York was arrested in Havana attempting to join the Cuban army but released to return to New York after consular intervention.
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New York
Mexico
Carlos J. B Scott
Cuba Libre
Prson
Orizaba
Scott
Ridward Nelson
New York City
Havin
Lee
Havana
Deputy Marshall Aboard in Filibuster Log Book Evidence
A deputy marshal on the steamer Three Friends during a recent alleged filibustering expedition supplied a voyage log now in the hands of the Attorney General. The log is said to show the ship’s involvement but falls short of being conclusive, tempering earlier hopes.
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Marshaal
Washington, D. C
United States
A Close Shave On Hoosac Tunnel Railroad Accident
An early morning crash on the Hoosac Tunnel line near Readsboro Vermont caused cars to overturn and lodge on a 25 foot bank. Several passengers were injured as the spread raise contributed to the accident ahead of the 9 36 train.
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North Adams
Mass
Hoosac Tunnel
Wilmington, Railroad
Readsboro
Floosac Tunnel
Devastating Cyclone Triggers Losses Near Chandler
A powerful cyclone struck Chandler Oklahoma forty miles east of Guthrie last evening. Reports indicate up to nineteen dead and many injured. Fires spread through wreckage as rescuers recovered bodies and battled blazes. unknown children among the victims.
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Guthrie
Okl
Maren SL
Chander
Here
Chandler
Destruction After Wind Wrecks Town Hurts Dozens
A late-night windstorm laid waste to a town headline includes collapsed buildings and fires. Rescue teams from Guthrie and nearby towns rushed in while the main street lay littered with dead and injured as a courthouse and several businesses burned. A family tragedy struck in Eldorado with fatalities and a severely injured child. John Dawson of Lincoln Nebraska perished in the blaze. Chief Justice Dale and his wife escaped unharmed after taking shelter.
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Guthrie
Belugy
Strebls
Naly Street
bostoMlie
News Mnt Democratic
Lincoln County Bank
New York
James Woodyard
Eldorado
Visitie
John Dawson
Lincoln, Neb
Sawyer
Dale
Laurada Vessel Suspected of Neutrality Violation
Inspectors notify Wilmington port officials that the steamship Laurada may have violated U S neutrality laws. A communication reports the Laurada left Anselmore on an expired permit for repairs and allegedly arrived in Delaware River from a Cuba expedition, potentially triggering proceedings.
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Philavedphia
Thompson and West
Government Steam Vessel Inspection Service
Wilmington
Del
Lauradia
Delaware
Ateam
Laurada
Anselmorevcn
Philadelphia
Pbs
Delaware River
Cuba
United States
Insurgents Hold Hidden Suda Bay Position This Night
A force of insurgents occupied a hillside south of Busda Bay near Canea, but withdrew under heavy fire from British, Austrian, and Russian ships. This afternoon the insurgents tried to regain ground, and the fighting intensified with heavy fire.
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Canea
Bus da Bay
German Navy reshuffles amid indefinite furloughs and retirements
Taking a Fear Berlin March 31 Vice Admiral Sollmann head of the German Naval Department is granted an indefinite furlough and Rear Admiral Tirpfin chief in command of the cruiser division is relieved and appointed to succeed him. Vice Admiral Pluedemann relieved from presidency of the Nautical Section of the Admiralty.
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Berlin
Sollmann
Naval Department
Tirpfin
Navy
Ofce
Titear
Plueddemann
Admiralty
Herbert Gladstone debunks bicycle hoax about father
London report says Herbert Gladstone denies a published claim that his father has learned to ride a bicycle. The statement calls the tale a hoax and clarifies the family’s position on the rumor dated March 31.
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London
Herbert Gladstone
Learn Your Future From Professor Paseo at Bank Street
An advertisement urges readers to consult the renowned clairvoyant Professor Paseo for future insights at 60 Bank Street apartment 21. The notice promoting painless tooth extraction claims the patient is the best advertisement for the “Newest Discovery” in New York Dental Rooms, with a new number at 234 Main Street.
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Paseo
Bank Street
N.Y
Main Street
Mazapura Tea Advertises Strong Aroma and Purity
A damaged ad-like fragment touts Mazapura Ceylon India tea praised for strength and aroma. Mentions pure quality, package sizes, and a price point around 40 cents per pound, with scattered brand and store references.
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Mazapura
Dell Ae Hayoe
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