Puerto Rican tariff bill passes Senate 40 to 31
The Puerto Rican tariff bill cleared the Senate by a 40 to 31 vote. Debates spanned policy on insular government and trade, with Mason urging restraint and opposition to annexation of territories while defending promises of equal rights for Puerto Rico. Final tally set the bill for further action.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Mason
Ddr. Culberson
Texas
Hiie
Senaate
Perthcule Biy
Hia
Davie
Minnesota
Puerto Rico
Internal Revenue District
Nelson
Internal Revenue
Milwaukee City Election Sees Heavy Vote Amid Rail Issue
Milwaukee voters rally to the polls as Mayor David S. Rose seeks a second term against Henry J. Baumgaertner. The city’s contest centers on the street railway question with aldermen, supervisors, and a county judge race also on the ballot amid clouded, threatening skies.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
David
Canal survey progress and new interoceanic company formed
Rear Admiral Walker and the Panama Nicaragua commission returned from Central America aboard the Atlas line steamer Allegheny. They report three months of data collection and plan a December report to President, while noting both routes have advantages and public sentiment favors a US canal. Separately, Inter Oceanic Canal Company in Trenton is formed with $100 million capital to build an Atlantic to Pacific canal through Central America, with Jersey City as the annual meeting location and broad powers to secure concessions, rail and telegraph lines, and other utilities.
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Associated Press
New York
Canal Commissioners
Walker
Samuel Pasco
Ernest
Emery H. Johnson
Atlas Line
Allegheny
Central America
Panama
Nicaragua
Bush
Congress
United States
Trenton
N. J
Inter Oceanic Canal Company
Pacific
Central
South America
Williamb. Crowell
Levi B. Gillchrist
James M. Rooney
James K. Traynor
George W. Bell
Charles P. Cadley
Richard W. Purcell
Jersey City
Cabinet meeting discusses Philippine war effort and revenue revisions
A dispatch from General Otis on Philippine army operations was read at the cabinet meeting. Congress revenue revision plans are debated with the administration favoring action but unlikely during this session. Webster Davis resignation discussions indicate the president may accept through the Interior Department.
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Jon
Associated Presa
Washington, D. C
General Otis
Philippines
Congress
Webster Davis
Secretary of the Interior
Congress Aakes to Investigate Canned Horse Meat
Representative Gilbert of Kentucky introduced a resolution asking the secretary of agriculture to report whether horse flesh is being canned or otherwise prepared for human food in this country and to specify places and extent of such activity. The wording reflects concerns over meat safety and supply.
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Congress
Associated Prega
Washington, D. C
Gilbert
Kentucky
Secretary of Agriculture
House
Goebel Murder Grand Jury Opens in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky April Grand jury today begins proceedings with physicians who conducted the autopsy on Governor Goebel among the principal witnesses. A German philosopher quip about sausage ends the report, adding a surreal note to the day.
Boers Hold Water Works as British Fire Fails
From Pretoria to London reports detail heavy fighting around Brandfort and Bloemfontein with 2,000 federals repulsing 3,000 British before reinforcements arrived. Casualties include nine federals, while British losses and gun captures are noted. Dispatches discuss Roberts delaying, gallantry, and the Boers marking time at water works amid ongoing operations and prisoner movements.
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Associated Press
Bushman
Kap
Pretoria
Brandfort
Bloemfontein
Wakkeratroom
Ermelo
Ine
Strandfort
Asright
London
Sannay
Lord Roberts
Roberts
War Office
Essex
Hunster
Shropshire and
Northumberland Mounted Infantry
Royal Horse Artillery
Taylor
Lord Roberta
French
Maseru
Basutoland
Earl of Rosslyn
Daily Mail
South Africa
Thaba N’ Chu
Purchase of Wolf River Boom Co. Stock Reported
Seymour W. Hollister of Hollister Amos & Co has purchased the stock of the Wolf River Boom company including the franchise rights and infrastructure at the Bay Boom. The original capitalization was 50000, with control of river logs and existing operations previously led by President L. O Rumery and officers J. Howard Jenkins and Frank Follett.
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Hollister- Amos & Co
Wolf River Boom Company
Bay Boom
Oshkosh
L. O Rumery
J. Howard Jenkins
Frank Follett
Little Wolf Co Competes For Oshkosh Phone Exchange
Little Wolf company touts new rival exchange in Oshkosh as it seeks subscribers while keeping list private to avoid tipping competitors. Proponents cite city-wide business benefits and potential franchise gains, with Wisconsin Tel Co pressing to retain Northwestern subscribers despite proposed switch. A mass meeting of business leaders may decide support for one system and prohibit partial upgrades between providers.
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Little Wolf Telephone Company
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Oshkosh Aay
Little Wolf Company
Little Wolf
Enuneil
Wisconsin
Oshkosh Northtwestern
Wisconsin Company
Oshkosh Northwestern
Northwestern Company
Prisoners Deplorable Typhoid Conditions At Simonstown
Four more Boer prisoners died last night as typhoid fever spreads in Simonstown. Medical authorities struggle to control the outbreak and panic grips the camp. Coffins are moved by wagon due to limited carriages. Tug Fox Launches At R% with crowd watching and four decorative flags.
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Associated Press
Simonstown
No Opposition as U S Forces Occupy Several Philippine Islands
General John Bates reports peaceful occupation of Suriago Cayagan Tagan Misamis and Mindanao with capture of rifles and cannon. Gunboats Yorktown Manila and Panay deterred resistance at Cayagan. Urgent atrocities in Cayagan and Carimines provinces continue amid reports of Spaniards Chinese and natives murdered.
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Luvon
Associated Press
Manila
John ©. Bates
Suriago
Cayagan
Tagan
Misamis
Mindanao
Yorktown
Manilla
Panay
Carimines
Mass Meeting at Cape Town Declares Dominion Incorporation
Twenty thousand people gathered at a mass meeting in Cape Town where a resolution was passed urging the incorporation of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State into the queen's dominions as essential for peace prosperity and public freedom in South Africa. The national anthem was sung after the resolution.
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Deaides
Orange Free State
Associated Praga
Cape Town
Carnegie buy of 10000 shares sparks railroad change
Pittsburg April 3 The Carnegie company purchased 10000 shares of the Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erle railroad from Col Samuel Dick chairman. The deal is said to total near 400000 dollars and Col Dick today retires from active management of the road.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Company
Pittsburg, Bessemer & Leke Erle Railroad
Samuel Dick
Robbers kill railroad operator in Winfield depot
April 3 Winfield Kansas robbers entered the Santa Fe depot last night shot and killed D Coates the night operator they seized only a few cents investigators believe the killing aimed to prevent identification. A photograph by Joseph Kitchell of this city New York city area shows motion speed of a train used in a legal suit with a rate calculated at 62 17 miles per hour.
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Associated Press
New York
the Journal and Advertiser
Reichman
Carl Reichman
United States Army
Winfield
Kansas
D. ©. Coates
Mlcomotion
Speen
Joseph Gray Klitchell
New York State
Wes
Pines
Kitchell
Indianapolis Journal
Police Seek Identification of Man Found Dead in Madson Station
In Madson Wisconsin on March 3 police struggle to identify George Burna the stranger who died in the station Sunday evening. He has been photographed and pictures will be sent to several cities where he is thought to have originated. A fragment of a prior item was found in his pockets and his burial is planned for three or four days.
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Simanatown
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van Wrycek
Cape Colony
Pretoria
Ladybrand
Nner Koenig
Lorenzo Marques
Tranavaal
the Gem
Kruger
Duchess of Fife
Prince of Wales
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Duke of Cambridge
The
Forces
Tam
Reichman
Frst
United States Army
United States
London
Wat
Associated Press
Sant Merlaon
Madson
Wis
George Burna
Strikes Sweep Across Indiana and Midwest Coal Fields
An Associated Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports nearly all building trades in the city out on strike over wage issues. Carpenters, plumbers, hod carriers and bricklayers walk off, with about 400 union carriers idle. Builders face a near standstill as talks promise movement within days. Pittsburgh reports 20,000 coal miners idle amid a larger strike spreading across the region including western Kentucky. St Louis and Cleveland also show partial settlements and idle workers as unions push for higher pay.
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Henderson
W.S. Kissinger
American Federation
St, Louts
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cordiny
Bids Opened for New Presbyterian Church in Neenah
Bids for the construction of the new Presbyterian church at Neenah were opened by the building committee Monday afternoon and not made public. Rumor places Thompson Brothers of Neenah as having the lowest bid for the mason work, with the balance of contracts likely to go to Neenah builders.
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Neenah
Neenah, Wie
Presbyterian Church
Publii Ih
Thompson Brothers of
Neenab
Neefab
Iowa Representative Nominated for U.S. District Judge
The President nominated Representative Smith McPherson of Iowa to be United States district judge for the southern district of Iowa. The announcement came from Washington on April 3.
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Smith McPherson
Lawsets
Washington, D. C
Iowa
United States
Southern
Prohibition Petition on Rapho Hovel Sales Arrives in Des Moines
A Des Moines petition seeks to ban book stores in the city from selling the work Rapho. The document was sent to the city attorney for action. In Glasgow a builder fired Malcolm Campbell for allegedly late start, paying him four days’ wages and prompting the foreman’s remark about the worker’s job hunt.
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Des Moines
Glasgow
Say
Waverly
Malcolm Campbell
Chip
London Faber
Queen Victoria Arrives at Kingstown in Rain
Dublin reacts to the premature arrival of Queen Victoria aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Kingstown amid heavy rain. The Duke of Connaught and Lord Mayor greet the Queen while sword bearer Sames Egan refuses to participate. Jewelry theft reported in Dublin adds to a tense day.
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Dublin
Royal Yacht
Victoria and Albert
Queen Victoria
Kingstown
Channel Squadron
Myal
Duke of Connaught
Ireland
Carl Gadogan
Victoria
Albert
Sames Egan
Mr. Egan
Neenah Yachtmen Syndicate Commission New Racing Sloop
Oshkosh boat builders Jones and Laborde, for a Neenah yacht syndicate, will start a new racing sloop modeled after the Aderyn with design by W. L. Davis. Departures from the Aderyn’s design aim for higher speed, hull work underway, with completion expected by late May. The Orm also builds a boat for Commodore Hertz of Pistakee Lake, Wisconsin.
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Laborde
Rawe
Yachtamen
Jones & Laborde
Oshkosh
Neenah Yachtamen
Aderyn
Neenah
W. L. Davis
Davis
Orm
Commodore Hertz
Pistakee Lake
Wis
Lectures On Rome At High School Begin
Prof Edward W Clark of Ripon College gave the opening lecture on Rome at the high school Monday evening. Next week the topic will be The Roman Forum and the Empire. The lectures combine instruction and entertainment with clear stereoptical views, and attendance is expected to rise over the next five Mondays.
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Edward W. Clark
Ripon Cottage
Rome
Edward Ty. Cark
Ripon College
Clark
Black man fatally harmed by mob near Berryville
Report says Allen Brooks, an African American man who accused Mrs. F W Hart near Bloomingtale, was killed by a mob near Berryville. Details are scattered with garbled OCR but indicate a fatal mob incident in early April with unclear timing and weather notes.
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Allen Brooks
F. W. Hart
Bloomingtale
Berryville
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