Senate and House Debates Highlight Ol o Margarine and Chinese Exclusion
The Senate devoted the day to oleomargarine legislation with speeches by Simons, Dillingham, and McCumber. In the House, sundry civil and revenue measures moved forward as Cuban reciprocity and Chinese exclusion were debated, with Bailey and Depew exchanging pointed remarks. the oleomargarine bill passed the Senate and revenue cutter reforms advanced in both chambers.
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Simmons
Messrs. Dillingham
McCumber
N. D
House
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
OP Balt
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Bailey
Tex
Seeman Moat
Perate
Revenue Cutter Service
Revenue Service
Mc. Mitchell
Ore
Topeka chosen for populist state convention on June 24
A Topeka Kansas selection sets the populist state convention for June 24. Other items note Northern Pacific mortgage activity in Minneapolis and new Allied People's Party of the United States formed in Louisville.
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Northern Pacific
Register of Deeds
Minneapolis
Minn
Mercantile Trust Co
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co
People's Party of the United States
Louisville
Granville Lowther
McPherson
Confernee
M. FE
Atlantic City
N. J
Luray
Berkeley
New Holland
Norwood
Stickny
Stratford
Rio Grande
St Mervine
Bryn Mawr
Elord
Tarlton
Windsor
Traymore
Kenilworth
R. G. Dun & Co
New York
United States
Canada
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Quorn
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Melton- Mowbray
Treasury
General Fund
Washington
T. de Witt Talmage
Indianapolis
Ind
Grand Arch Council
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Navy Department
H.T. Weight
Port Said
Egypt
Delarey
Kemp
Transvaal
Iiam
R. Day
Hos
Myron T. Hee- Mick
Cleveland
State report on Luna massacre order and authenticity
The State Department, after more than a year of searching, forwards a photo reproduction of the alleged February 7 1599 Luna massacre order for Manila residents. It includes corroborating notes from Aguinaldo and mentions Sandico, Leyba, and Luna staff connections, linking to the February 23 1899 insurrection attack in Manila.
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Senate
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Manila
Malolos
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Sandico
Luna
Jose Leyba
Philippine
Caloocan
Tarlac
Insurrectos
Resolution of Inquiry on British base of supplies in Louisiana
Representative Sulzer introduced a resolution asking the secretary of state to transmit the Louisiana governor’s report and affidavits about a British base of supplies in Louisiana. The report alleges contraband shipments and recruitment of Americans into the British army for actions in South Africa.
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Washington
Sulzer
New York
Louisiana
State Department
South Africa
South African
Orange Free State
Transvaal
House of Representatives
Old Capitol and Its Memories From Jackson History
Col J L Power recounts Mississippi Capitol history from Natchez to Jackson, covering moves of seat of government, landmark legislatures, secession, the 1861 convention, Confederate and Reconstruction eras, and notable figures. He notes flood damage and recent high water impacts on crops and infrastructure.
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Daily Press
Substitute motion for Chinese exclusion bill discussed in Senate
Washington on April 5 Senator Platt of New York proposed a substitute extending current Chinese exclusion laws until December 7, 1904 and keeping treaty terms in force. Enid reports Judge John L. McAtee has forwarded his resignation as associate justice to Washington amid charges investigated by an inspector. In Washington April 4 Farquhar and Litchman urged forming a Department of Commerce and Industry and discussed moving the consular service from the State Department and broad reciprocity to absorb South American trade.
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Platt
New York
United States
China
Enid
Okla
John L. McAtee
Oklahoma
McAfee
Department Commerce and Industry
Messrs. Farquhner and
Litchman
Industrial Commission
House Committee On Commerce
Department of Commerce and Industry
Farquhar
State Department
South America
Requisition Issued for P. 3 Adams in Embezzlement Case
Gov Dockery issued a requisition on the Louisiana governor for P 3 Adams sought in Fulton Missouri for embezzling 17000 from the Commercial Bank where he was cashier He is under arrest at Shreveport Death of Fay Director Wright Navy reports Pay Director Wright died at Port Said Egypt on the 5th of last month
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Jefferson City
Fay
Wright
Washington
Navy Department
H. T. Wright
Port Said
Egypt
Mississippi Exposition Push Encourages Early Exhibits
A Mississippi column urges readers to participate in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition by planning early for state displays. It calls for farmers and artisans to showcase corn cotton grains fruits and beekeeping efforts while urging educational institutions to prepare creditable exhibits. The piece appeals to unity and timely effort to demonstrate the state's progress and value of a $50,000 appropriation.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Hadn't Forgotten Him
Eph King a Missouri Pacific freight conductor recovering from illness meets Joe Plumb on the road. Plumb, smoking a five cat cigar, admits he planned to attend the funeral, after King asks why he did not visit during illness.
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Missouri Pacific
Joe Plumb
Plumb
King
Atchison Globe
Public School Pupils Tackle Multiplication Problem
A Gentleman's Magazine writer notes several pupils working multiplication with varied success in a public school. One boy, John, grows upset and quips he wishes to be a rabbit because his papa says rabbits multiply fast. The anecdote is cited alongside a London tourist tale from Brooklyn Life.
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Gentleman's Magazine
John
Lawless Town Quoted in Piadeipaia Record
A stranger warns this town is lawless while Rattlesnake Pete echoes the claim with a folk canard about lynch law and mob justice. The brief exchange captures frontier sufficiency and local bravado in comic cadence.
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Pete
Tuscumbia Tragedy Ends With Desperate Shooting
A night of rampage in Tuscumbia Alabama left Sheriff Gassway mortally wounded and multiple others injured or killed as a lone armed man with a Winchester held the town captive. Wheeler Rifles and local forces fired on the building to force surrender, ending with the shooter's death and a city in shock.
Lynch Law Executed Quietly in Amherst County Virginia
April 6 report of James Carter a young black man who shot Don Thomas near New Glasgow Amherst County was taken from Amherst jail by a masked mob of about 200 and lynched half a mile north of the village. They hanged him to a tree and fired 35 bullets. Coroner's jury says death by hanging and gunshot wounds.
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Lynchburg
James Carter
Don Thomas
New Glasgow
Amherst County
Amherst Courthouse
Cliffords
Mr. Thomas
Amherst
John Jones
Carter
Thomas
Jan
Japanese Geologist Studies Beaumont Oil Methods
Imperial geologist I Otenka from Japan arrived in Beaumont to study oil prospecting methods, focusing on rotary drilling and the use of heavy cushers. He plans a three to four day stay and says American fields impress him with modern sinking machinery after visiting Pennsylvania.
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Beaumont
Tex
I. Otenka
Imperial
Imperial Steelworks
Japan
Otsuka
Pennsylvania
The Advance in Cotton Sparks Patchy Market Move
Liverpool cotton prices rose briefly after Easter, but buyers held back and sellers offered no concessions. Limited Indian demand and some China inquiries kept activity weak, with bleached and print cloths selling below demand. Yarns followed cotton up, yet buyers and sellers remained distant.
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Manchester
Liverpool
India
China
Destructive Texas Storm Hits Prattville Area
A fierce April storm swept Prattville Delta county last night between 6 and 7 o clock. No lives were lost but extensive property damage reported. The storm moved from the north, bringing a twenty minute downpour of rain and hail. It mainly affected Prattville to Paolo eight miles apart, with minor touches at Lake Creek.
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Tex
Prattville
Delta County
Paolo
Lake Creek
Boy Shot by Girl Hunter Dies in Mississippi Incident
In Water Valley Mississippi on April 6 a 17 year old boy, son of Bud Williams, was shot and killed by a young daughter of William Harrison. While resting by the roadside after a day of hunting, he handed the gun to the girl who asked to shoot a bird. The gun fired as she stepped away, the charge tearing his fore head and killing him instantly.
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Prentiss
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Edward Turner
James L. Alcorn
Walker Brooke
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J. M. Acker
Locke E. Houston
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State Historical Society
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James J. George
Constitutional Convention
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HR. H. Thompson
A. J
Gasaway
William Gassway
Prout
Payne
Finney
Jones
Wheeler Rifles
Florence
Water Valley
Miss
Bud Williams
William Harrison
Williams
Lawton Negroes Face Uncertain After Deportation Deadline
Guthrie Oklahoma April 6 reports the final day for blacks to stay passed with no direct attacks. Many left unable to secure protection while others remain. Some own property or run businesses, stirring white sentiment as county officials mobilize to keep order amid potential trouble.
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Guthrie
Okla
Lawton
Smith Arrives in Manila as Samar Armistice Cited
General Jacob H. Smith arrives in Manila confirming the Samar armistice with rebel leader Guevarra set to surrender April 15. He reports satisfactory conditions in Batangas and Laguna with daily rifle turnovers and notes 166 cholera cases and 119 deaths since the outbreak began.
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Jacob H. Smith
Samar
Smith
Gueverra
Batangas
Laguna
Luzon
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