Congress to End Early in July
Senate schedule pins hopes on limited actions. Senators discuss but may not press omnibus Statehood or Cuban reciprocity bills this session. Burton and Penrose push immigration and forest reserve measures while conference reports on appropriations loom ahead of possible adjournment between July 1 and 4.
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Washington
Senate
Quay
Committee On Territories
Congress
Bate
Burton
Appalachian Mountain Range
McComber
Stewart
Penrose
Friends
Cuba
House leaders target July 3 for final adjournment
Washington June 22 House leaders expect the current session to end next week with July 3 set as the likely sine die adjournment date. The Philippine government bill is expected to occupy the House agenda until adjournment.
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Washington
House
Congress
Conference notes hint at late adjournment near end of session
Reports indicate Thursday or Friday as deadline days with Republicans likely to pass a resolution for final adjournment. The week focuses on conference reports for appropriation bills and other disputed measures. Rules suspension motions may be allowed at any time to aid closing procedures.
Education of Our Filipino Charges
Washington report on the Philippine Civic Commission notes expansion to 6000 positions with salaries from 5 per month to 7 per year. Night schools in Manila attract 10000 adults, while 4000 of the roles are held by natives and 2000 by Americans. The commission aims to replace Americans with Filipinos and highlights women entering government service.
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Washington
W. Leon Pepperman
Philippine Civic Commission
Manila
Philippines
America
Geographical Dictionary of Islands Issued by War Department
War Department's Division of Insular Affairs releases A Pronouncing Gazateer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippines with maps charts and illustrations. The book compiles official data about the Philippine Islands in response to public appeals for information.
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Geographical Dictionary of Islands
War Department
Washington
Division of Insular Affairs
The
Philippines
Department For Information
Philippine Islands
Pension Certificates Issued Across States
A compiled notice lists individuals in Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland with pension certificates. Names include John Myers Jefferson Line George Fansey Isaac Strock Daniel Detrick Elizabeth Fell Mary Hummer Elisabeth Keppley Sophronia Craig Sadie Woodini Marie Lempe Emma Allegheny Alice Hench Friedericka Kirchoff Jane Lewis Hannah Bogert Seymour Horton Mary Foster Emma Morrison Elizabeth Caldwell Pierson Bateman and others. Amounts range from $5 to $25 with entries for Original Increase and special acts noted.
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John Myers
Stony Fork
George Fansey
Jefferson Line
Jacob Zell
Lancaster
Spain
William Roden
Patrick Dosian
Philadelphia
Isaac Strock
Harrisbn
Daniel Detrick
Gargol
David W. Garland
Duncanville
Daniel Hoover
Martinsburg
Wesley Bennett
Slaterun
Jesse D. Holton
Oxford
John Evans
Paoburg
Thomas V. Oviatt
Sugargrove
William L. . Lewis
Carbondale
Henry’ S Hamm
New Chester
John N. Neale
Enoch Conaway
Sandy Valley
George Shaner
Seeding
Richard Brennen
Ashland
Tilman Tolbert
Black Gap
James Dorle Royersford
Benjamin Beldleman
Brientgsville
Joseph Grim
Felton
Louis Bott
Allerbeny
Daniel Dotter
Albrightsville
Joseph Hummer
Manheim
Jena Keppley
Reading
Stephen L. Vogan
Mercer
Elizabeth FP. Fell
Mary A. Hummer
Elisabeth Keppley
Ochreristiana Rickley Rooting
Sophronia Craig
Corry
Sadie T. Woodini
Huntingdon
Marie Lempe
Mary Foster
Duncannon
Emma F. Allegheny
Alice 8
Hench
Anderson
Thomas Farrell
Ph Delphia
Ann E. Collier
Greencastle
Sarah FE
Buck
Chester
Abigail EK
Dean
Bradford
Mariah
Mariah City, Apollo, $12; S. Emma Morrison
Coatesville
Elizabeth Caldwell
Grove City
New Jersey
Engines Set In Their Ways On a Crooked Railroad
A retired engineer compares engines to people, noting how machines grow set in their routines. He recalls a crooked stretch of track on the W. and L. road where a new engine followed the old bed, then had to be trained to avoid old curves, illustrating how refits and management changes reshape stubborn machinery.
Americans At The Coronation Sightseers In London
Philadelphia readers learn that many prominent Americans arrive in London for the coronation. Notable guests include Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Miss Helen Roosevelt, James R. Keene, James Van Alen, Hugh Craig, Harry Lehr, Harry Travers, General Wilson, Admiral O Neil, Bishop Potter, Mrs. Kimball, Winans and Ross Winans, A. L. Barber, J. H. Handley, Richard A. Peabody, Patrick A. Valentine, Mrs. Eyre Nelson, Mrs. Bierstadt, and Mrs. Bliss, with wide social and financial implications for the British season.
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Philadelphia Times
London
England
Daily Express
Cowles
Helen Roosevelt
James Roosevelt Roosevelt
James R. Keene
Wall Street
King
Foxhall Keene
James van Alen
John Lee Saltonstall
Bouverie-Pusey
Henry Walker
Hugh Craig
Philadelphia
Washington
City
Waterloo
Harry Lehr
Baltimore
New York
Harry Travers
Mr. Travers
Billy’ Travers
Billy Travers
General Wilson
United States Army
Wilmington
Del
Eleanor Wilson
Admiral O'Neil
Berlin
Bureau of Ordnance
United States Navy
T. F. Wilson
Madrid
Wilson
Henry Codman Potter
D. D
Episcopal Church of America
Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of England
Potter
Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard
Kimball
Carlton Hotel
Mary Kimball
Uncle Sam's Republic
Winans
Ross Winans
Republic
A. L. Barber
United States
Mr. Barber
Edison
Wizard
Menlo Park
J. H. Handley
The
Savoy
Mr. Patterson
Chicago Tribune
Widener
Widener-Elkins-Dolan Syndicate
Standard Oil Group
Wideney
J. V Pierpont Morgan
Richard A. Peabody
Campania
Peabody
Boston
Patrick A. Valentine
John Eyre Nelson
Earl Nelson
A. Bierstadt
Rocky Mountain
George Bliss
Paderewski Receives Ovation Over Polish Bank Share Buy
A dispatch from Lemberg reports pianist Paderewski was given a great ovation on arrival for buying 5,000 shares in the Polish bank of Posen. The bank was formed to oppose Prussian policy of acquiring Polish assets.
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Berlin
Lemberg
Galicia
M. Paderewski
Posen
Coronation Week Programs for King and Queen
A detailed schedule for England's coronation week from June 23 to July 5 outlining receptions dinners and state events at Buckingham Palace Westminster Abbey St James's Palace Windsor and London venues. Highlights include arrivals receptions at rail stations state dinners royal garden party and the coronation dinner for the people.
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Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
St. James’ Palace
Westminster Abbey
London
Tribune
National Gallery
Lansdowne House
Portsmouth
Windsor Castle
Londonderry House
India Office
American Officer Convicted in Philippines For Reprimand
Manila June 22 Captain Frederick B. Wilde of the Thirteenth Infantry was reprimanded by court martial for burning a native cockpit at Lingayen Pangasinan. The action, tied to revenge after an attempted killing of two soldiers, drew criticism for violating a general order. General Chaffee noted disrespect to civil authorities. General Cailles offers to testify on Tayabas Province conditions before Major Gardener's inquiry. Cholera Rages. Ninety American soldiers die. Manila and provinces record 1 236 and 5 440 deaths respectively.
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Manila
Frederick
Wilde
Thirteenth Infantry
Lingayen
Pangasinan
Luzon
Johnston
Callies
Cornelius Gardener
Tayabas
Gardener
Cailles
Malvar
Agua Dulce Captured in Colombian Rebel Campaign
Panama dispatch reports Agua Dulce fell to government forces on June 19 after a fleet of gunboats reached the bay. About 300 head of cattle and a sailing vessel of produce were left behind as revolutionaries withdrew without resistance. Over 100 Liberal troops who had been recaptured by rebels joined General Berti.
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Panama
Colombia
Agua Dulce
Herrera
Liberal
Berti
Train collision injures forty nine in Italy
In Milan on June 22 a collision of two trains on the electric line between Brioschio and Porto Ceresio injured forty nine people, several seriously.
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Milan
Italy
Bionschio
Porto Ceresio
Cherry Sprout in Woman's Stomach Revealed
Mrs Matilda Jones of Pleasantville New Jersey claims she swallowed a cherry stone three years ago. After months of pain and sleeplessness she coughed up a spouted cherry pit with eight prongs. The incident follows years of eye and nasal pain and narcotic use.
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Matilda Jones
Henry Jones
Pleasantville
N. J
Balfour Sets Reform Path amid Education Bill Debates
London reports show Mr Balfour addressing a Nonconformist deputation on education reform. He argues the bill eases discord, rejects abolishing voluntary schools, and notes new religious issues require church aid and skill.
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Philadelphia Times
London
Balfour
Church of England
Pr. Fairbairn
Dragon Fly Protection Contested by Louisiana Racial Tensions
Report describes opponents in lower Louisiana hindering Army and Navy scientists investigating dragon fly benefits in mosquito control. In Louisiana the insect is called mosquito hawk, while elsewhere it bears other names. the piece notes disputes and claims amid local racial tensions affecting scientific progress.
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Army and Navy Hospital
Lower
Louisiana
United States
Warship of Lincoln relics designed by Springfield sailor
Captain James D Sinclair of Springfield Missouri, a veteran sailor, built a Maine model from Lincoln relics. The woodwork comes from the bedroom floor of Lincoln’s residence and a tree Lincoln used. The relics form a tabletop battleship Maine themed tribute.
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James
Sinclair
Springfield
Maine
Lincoln
Old and New Fit with Mohair Linings
A short note contrasts the old and new fits mentioning mohair linings as part of the updated designs. The message indicates both options are available but lacks complete details on availability or specifics.
Battleship Scene By Morro Castle Amid Havana Harbor
The crew were carved from the Lincoln tree. The scene shows the battleship at anchor near Morro Castle at the harbor entrance where the explosion occurred, as reported by the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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Morro Castle
Havana Harbor
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Tense encounter with snapping turtle on steamer load
A bystander narrowly escaped injury when a snapping turtle aboard the steamer Kitty Knight bit and tore a man’s trousers at the Sassafras River Line light street wharf. The creature grabbed cloth from the escaping loader, who fell back as the crowd watched the reptile struggle over the escaped trousers.
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Kitty Knight
Light Street
Sassafras River
Baltimore Herald
Wandering Jews Place unfinished stone at Rothschild homes
Home Notes describes a rough unfinished stone left in conspicuous spots at Lord Rothschilds houses in Piccadilly Tring and other residences as a token that Jews have no permanent abode until their return to the Holy Land, signaling the building is temporary.
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Lord Rothschild
Piccadilly
Tring
Rothschild
England
Holy Land
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Irvington
Friedericka Kirchoff
Paterson
Jane Lewis
Ater
Hannah FE
Bogert
Midland Park
Delaware
Seymour C
Horton
Maryland
Pierson
Blair
Havre de Grace
Edward LY Easton
John McNeal
Hampstead
Een
Becca Bateman
Centerville
Goronation
King Edward's Empire
Paderewski
J. Paul's Cathedral
Guildhall
Captain Wild
Cailies
Bill
Peeresses
House of Commons
Devonshire
Flora
Janet Goodridge
Clerkenwell
Arthur Pitson
Bond Street
DE Wet Parnell
Ireland
General de Wet
Mr. Parnell
South Africa
Christian de Wet
Michael Davitt
Beck
Mr. Davlitt
Parnell
de Wet
J. Parnell
London Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Pollock
Southampton
Cape Town
Leith
Pattisons
Chamber of Deputies
Serge
William H Wanamaker
Carlsbad
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