First Wheat Car Reaches Kansas City Grading No. 8
A telegram notes the first car of new wheat arriving in Kansas City graded at No. 8. Other items include Madrid appointing a Cuban minister and Oregon election results showing Chamberlain leading by 256.
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Kansas City
Madrid
Oregon
Chamberlain
New York
House
Buffalo
Dlepatch
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Oara
Shirusawa
Japan
United States
Kogoro Takahira
Charles M. Waterman
Supreme Bench of
Iowa
Cumming
Warren City
Warren
Postmaster General
World's Cooperative League
Carrollton
Senor Gonzales de Quesada
White House
Peabody
Mas
Palma
Cuba
Roosevelt
House of Commons
Dublin
Edward
Ireland
Foraker
Porto Rico
House of Representatives
London
King Edward
Senate backs Panama route over Nicaragua by 42 to 34
The Senate adopted the Spooner substitute for the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill by 42 votes to 34, outlining presidential selection of the Panama route if clear title is obtained and authorizing $130 million in gold bonds for canal construction. Debates noted Costa Rica’s offer to negotiate terms for an isthmian canal. The vote followed amendments creating a construction commission and funding plan.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
Panama
Panama Canal Company
Nicaragua
House
Morgan
Alabama
Secretary of State
May
Kittridge
South Dakota
Costa Rica
United States
Clark
Montana
Statehood bill delayed in senate to next session
Senator Quay said he would not press to discharge the committee on territories from further consideration of the omnibus statehood bill when it comes up Monday. Republican leaders agreed the question shall go over until the next session with a report to allow fair Senate consideration.
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Washington
Quay
Committee On Territories
Senate
Italian ambassador visits State Department in Washington
Signor Mayor des Planches called at the state department in Washington. He told acting Secretary of State Dr. Hill that the published findings of the court of inquiry into the case of American naval officers of the Chicago Imprisoned caused him considerable annoyance.
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Signor Planches
Washington
Signor Mayor Des Planches
State Department
Hill
Hay
Ocourt
Chicago
Refined Sugars Marked Down in New York Trade
In New York on June 20 the market lowered refined sugar prices with reductions of 10 points for grades 5 6 and 7 and 5 points for all other grades.
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New York
Cleveland Letter Reveals tariff reform sympathy
A 1894 letter from Grover Cleveland to Hon. William L. Wilson surfaces at Washington and Lew Universitys monument unveiling. It expresses sympathy over political setbacks, affirms belief in tariff reform, and urges Wilson to care for his health amid stress and strain.
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Farmer
Lexington
Washington
Lew University
Inador Strauss
New York
William J., Wilson
University
Wilson
Cleveland
Strauss
Executive
Washington, D. C
Mr. Wilson
Grover Cleveland
William L. Wilson
Militia Ordered Out to Paterson to Preserve Order
At midnight, Gov Murphy ordered part of the First regiment and the entire First troop of cavalry to Paterson to maintain order. General Campbell assumes command and directs troop assembly and transport. Erie Railroad must send trains immediately. Guards will post at mills before opening at 8 o clock.
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Newark
N. J
Cov. Murphy
Firat
Paterson
Campbell
Erie Railroad
Bates for a Major General
Washington June 20 The Senate committee on military affairs ordered favorable reports on army promotions led by Brigadier Generals John C Bates and George W Davis to be major generals Colonels Theodore J Wint Frank D Baldwin Jesse M Lee William H Carter and H Biliss Colonel W H Forwood to be surgeon general with brigadier general rank Lieutenant Colonel Jacob A Augur and Lieutenant Charles H Noble to be colonels cavalry and infantry respectively
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Charles H. Noble
Cable progress in Vatican talks on Friar Lande titles
Washington June 20 cable from Governor Taft says negotiations with Vatican authorities for the Friar Lands titles are advancing satisfactorily. It is believed bases of agreement have been arranged and details are under discussion.
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Friar Lande
Washington
War Department
Taft
Vatican
Death of renowned Harla n cattle breeder Thomas Westrope
Thomas T. Westrope died Sunday morning in Harlan Iowa after a stroke following heavy drinking. A longtime noted stock breeder in the United States he won several national championships at major exhibitions. He leaves a large estate.
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Harlan
Thomas Tt. Westrope
United States
President nominates land office registrars and agents
The president sent nominations to the Senate listing Daniel Arma of Missoula Montana and William R Dunbear of Vancouver Washington for land office registrar posts and William Tf Logan of Fort Belknap Montana as agent for the Indiana.
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Washington
Senate
Registere of Land Omces
Daniel Arma
Missoula
Mont
William R. Dunbear
Vancouver
Wash
Indiana
William Tf
Logan
Fort Belknap
Silk Mills Shut Down in Hudson County New Jersey
All but three silk mills in Hudson county have closed, leaving about 10,000 workers unemployed and likely rising to 18,000 within a day. The shut down is caused by a dyers' strike in Paterson and most manufacturers plan to stay closed indefinitely.
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New York
Hudson County
New Jersey
Paterson
Hudson
Peach crop near total failure in Gage County Neb
Beatrice Nebraska reports a severe fruit season with the peach crop nearly ruined in Gage county. Cheries apples and other fruit also expected to meet about half a crop, signaling widespread agricultural impact this year.
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Gage
Beatrice
Neb
Gage County
Plan to the Pope Reported by Tribune Dispatch
A Rome dispatch says cardinals have submitted initial conclusions on the American Philippine proposition to the pope. Secrecy is strict but the focus is on yielding tactfully without appearing to concede or inviting reproach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tribune
Rome
Nebraska GOP Nomination At Lincoln Convention
The Nebraska Republican state convention nominated a full ticket led by Robertson for governor with McGilton gaining second place after a close roll call. Acclaimed posts included Marsh as secretary of state and Weston as auditor, while Fowler Prout and Follmer were renominated. The platform calls for constitutional revision, stronger public funds oversight, tax enforcement, and broadening state revenue through taxing non resident insurers.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Robertson
Black
Wilson
Mickey
Seara
Jessen
Dinamore
van Dusen
Savage
Dean
Rouse
Holbrook
McGilton
Armstrong
Breele
Sears
Cady
George W. Marsh
Charles Weston
United States
Saunders
Morensen
W. K. Fowler
F. N. Prout
C. D. Follmér
Spanish American Treaty Delayed Until Fall
Madrid reports the Spanish American treaty of friendship will not be ready for conclusion before autumn. The return of United States minister Bellamy Stor er is anticipated.
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Madrid
United States
Bellamy Storer
Former Cuban Post Director Rath Bone Sails to New York
E F Rath Bone once director of posts who faced a ten year sentence and $25000 fine for post office frauds sailed for New York today aboard the Niagara after amnesty was signed on June 9 restoring all Americans in or awaiting trial to sail or roam.
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Havana
E. F. Rathbone
Post Office
Cubs
New York
Niagara
Bishop Walters urges self defense for Negroes in Chicago
Bishop Alexander Walters of Ohio tells a Chicago gathering that Black residents must protect homes and families even unto death. He warns of a coming period of trouble and calls on Governor Yates to shield Black communities in Eldorado and Harrisburg after winter lynchings in Missouri.
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Chicago
Alexander Walters
Colored Church of Ohio
Walters
Oliver Baptist Church
Eldorado
Harrisburg
Louis Wright
Missouri
Yates
Ill
Government In Turmoil As Revolt Spreads From Venezuela
Port of Spain dispatch reports Castro regime woes as revolu tionary forces gain momentum. Four hundred troops land at Soro to retake Quira but are defeated by General Corcega with seventy killed and many wounded. General Mato's army moves toward Caracas en route to Guarico where reinforcements gather. Guarico falls to revolutionaries as Pedro Conde leads forces into Harabobo district.
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New York
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Castro
Venezuela
Revolutionista
Soro
Quira
Corcega
Mato
Caracas
Catines
Guarico
Harabobo
Pedro Conde
Surrenders in Transvaal and Orange River Colony Complete
Lord Kitchener's dispatch from Pretoria dated June 16 reports 915 additional Boer surrenders. It follows 700 Boers surrendering at Bloemfontein on June 17, completing all Transvaal and Orange River Colony surrenders. In total 11,225 Transvaal men and 6,395 Orange River Colony men surrendered. 10,819 and 6,280 rifles were turned in respectively. Cape Colony figures pending. Military operations cease and constabulary handed to civil authorities.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Transvaal
Representative Bell Proposes Publicity Trust Bill
Washington reports Representative Bell of Colorado introduced a trust bill based on Industrial Commission recommendations. It requires annual filings with the treasury detailing interstate public business and classifies stock as cash paid or inflated. Watered stock would be taxed at 2 percent annually.
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Washington
Bell
Colorado
Industrial Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Changes to Bankruptcy Law Passed by House
The House spent the day on judiciary committee bills, with the bankruptcy reform as the key measure. The minority’s bid to repeal the law failed 6 to 197, and the bill amends the law in fifteen points to address noted defects, aiming to align with the Pirie v. Chicago Title and Trust Co. ruling and adds four grounds to refuse a discharge.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Toto
Supreme Court
Pirie
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Oil field drilling resumes after water removal at Fossil
Water has been removed from the Utah Wyoming Oil company well in Fossil fields and drilling will resume. The Wyoming Lantern Oil company rig arrives at Fossil and will begin drilling in a few days. Work progresses rapidly on the Idaho Wyoming company well.
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Kremmerer
Wyo
Utah-Wyoming Oil Company
Wyoming-Rantern Oil Company
Hubbell & Griffin
Fossil
Idaho-Wyoming Company
Pocatello Described as Desolate After Land Rush
At noon 1300 men and boys surged across the ceded Fort Hall reservation line toward homesteads and mineral lands. Thousands rode in, many armed, with 2000 more arriving by special train to Blackfoot. Claims filed slowly and contests likely. authorities report no armed conflict.
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Pocatello
Fort Hall
Hogback
Oregon Short Line
McCammon
Blackfoot
Land Office
J. R. Mullen
F. EB. DeKay
Indians on Rosebud Harvest Rich Cattle Toll
Indians on the Rosebud reservation plan to cross 40 000 head of cattle to market at Westover within ten days. Cattlemen pay 0 cents per head for cattle rounded up south of White river, yielding about 20000 dollars to the tribes from the roundup on the reservation.
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White River
England to participate in world fair Exhibit
A cablegram from Ambassador Choate reported that Great Britain will take part in the exposition, conditional on the 1904 opening. Britain will be represented by an educational display and an exhibition of fine arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
State Department
Washington
Ambassador Choate
Great Britain
O Gorman Bishop Likely Apostolic Delegate in Philippines
Rome June 18. Archbishop Thomas O Gorman bishop of Sioux Falls South Dakota who has been in Rome several weeks is likely to be chosen as apostolic delegate to the Philippines.
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O'Gorman
Rome
At.ley
Thomas O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
S. D
Philippines
Isthmian Canal Debate Focuses on Routes
In Washington on June 18 the senate debated the isthmian canal question with speeches from Perkins Gallinger Stewart and Morgan. All supported the Nicaraguan route except Gallinger who argued for the Panama route noting it is the healthier choice.
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Washington
Senate
Messrs. Perkins
Cal
Gallinger
N. H
Stewart
Nevy
Morgan
Ala
Galliner
Panama
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William Hall
San Francisco
Oklahoma
Glass Mountains
Senator Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
Bailey
Texas
Murphy
Thomas Westrope
Mickey OF
POLK
Sues
John H. Mickey
E. G. McGillon
Peter Mortenson
G. A. Marsh
William K. Fowler
Commissioner Public Lands
Sanna
George D. Follmer
Tottering
England
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