Senate Begins Grind as Many Bills Entered on Dec 5
Washington dispatch reports the senate spent nearly all session time introducing bills and resolutions. McComas and West tabled anarchist measures, Hoar pushed a death penalty bill for assassinations of presidents and officials, Hansbrough revived irrigation funding, Fairbanks proposed Oklahoma statehood with capital at McKinley named city.
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Washington
Senate
McComas
Maryland
West
Missouri
Morgan
Alabama
Hoar
United States
Hansbrough
Secretary of the Interior
Lund
Fairbanks
Oklahoma
McKinley
President's 1901 Message Printed In Brown Morocco
Washington December 5 The president's annual message to Congress went to both houses in print for the first time two copies were printed on paper sized like prior written copies The paper is a heavy white instead of the blue tint used before The bound copy is brown morocco with a simple gold border and lettering reading Message of the President of the United States 1901.
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Washington
Congress
Morocco
United States
President Sends Recess Appointments Include Kentucky Official
The president sent several recess appointments to the senate including General Lieberth of Kentucky named as collector of internal revenue for the Sixth district of Kentucky.
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Washington
Senate
Gen. Lieberth
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
Sixth
Populist Leader Rejects Move to Disband State Committee
Boise Idaho December 5. Chairman D H Andrews of the populist state committee sent to the press a sharp letter to Senator Heltfeld replying to a suggestion to summon the committee to disband the organization. The chairman refuses to consider the proposal and says he has statewide populist support for his stance.
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Heltifield
Boise
Idaho
D. H. Andrews
Samar Insurgents Offer Surrender Terms But Negotiations End
Advices from Catbalogan Samar report insurgent General Lukban offered surrender terms to General Smith. The American commander rejected negotiations stating the time for talks had passed. Frolics crew destroyed 147 smuggling boats in November and Major action forced male Filipinos inland for safety.
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Manila
dAdvices
Catbalogan
Samar
Lukban
Smith
James Helm
United States
Frolic
Compton
Bainese
Ninth Infantry
Lively Interest in House as Roosevelt Message Read
Members gather early in the House to hear President Roosevelt's first message and discuss forthcoming legislation. Speaker Henderson calls the house to order at noon and names the rules committee with Henderson Daltzell Grosvenor Richardson and Underwood.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Henderson
Payne
Committee On Rules
Iowa
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Ohio
Richardson
Tennessee
Underwood
Alabama
House in session as rep seats reopen in grand hall
The United States House of Representatives convened at noon with Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania calling the chamber to order. The refurbished hall features a repainted interior, regilded surfaces, new furnishings, a raised floor, and mahogany desks arranged in an amphitheater layout for comfort and visibility.
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Washington
Hall of Representatives
Capitol
Alexander McDowell
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Chaffee Warns Los Men by Professions of Faith
Washington dispatch reports General Chaffee issued a general order after the Batangaya disaster. He warns officers and men against trusting unproven professions of faith or friendship and directs persistent military vigilance to prevent future treachery and surprise.
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Washington, D. C
Ninth Infantry
Batangaya
Chaffee
Retiring Chicago grain house Schwartz Dupee & Co
John Dupree and his firm Schwartz, Dupee & Co announce retirement from business on January 1 as their partnership expires by limitation. The house known as Schwartz Dupee has long been the largest and most prosperous in speculative grain trade on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Chicago
John Dupree
Schwartz, Dupee & Co
West
Schwartz-Dupee
Board of Trade
Pan American Congress May Rule on Peru Bolivia Dispute
The Pan American congress will be asked to arbitrate the ongoing quarrel between Peru and Bolivia, seeking a peaceful settlement and a binding decision on their boundary questions.
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Pan-American Congress
Peru
Bolivia
Senators Await Roosevelt Message Readings
In Washington on December 4 senators gathered in the senate chamber and cloak rooms ahead of President Roosevelt's address. Many members, especially friends, already knew main features, yet the reading of the first significant State paper drew unusual interest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Roosevelt's First Message Delights House Readers
Members attention fixed as President Roosevelt's first message was read in the House. Applause ran through the chamber from McKinley’s death to hopes for world relations, with strong reaction to trusts and a Chinese exclusion law. The session adjourned to Friday.
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Washington
House
United States
Roosevelt
McKinley
Henderson
Payne
Majoritty
Committee On Rules
Iowa
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Ohio
Richardson
Tennessee
Underwood
Congress
Senate
Congress of the
Roosevelt hosts dinner with key Republicans at the White House
President Roosevelt entertained a group of Republican leaders at a dinner including Speaker Henderson and Senators Allison Platt Hanna Cullom Proctor Elkins Parkins Scott Beveridge Kean and Representatives Cannon Grosvenor Dalzell and General Leonard Wood. Afterward guests discussed Congress work in free exchange of views.
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Washington, Dee
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Henderson
Allison and
Platt
Connecticut
Hanna
Cullom
Proctor
Elkins
Parkins
Scott
Beveridge
Kean
Cannon
Grosvenor
Dalzell
Leonard Wood
Congress
Iowa Implement Dealers Open in Marshalltown
Fifteen hundred implement dealers manufacturers and jobbers attended the opening of the Iowa Implement Dealers association in Marshalltown Iowa yesterday. E R Moses of Great Bend Kansas delivered the principal address.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Implement Dealers’ Association
E. R. Moses
Great Bend
Kan
Million Lost in Blind Pools
Boston brokers J. M. Fisher and Frederick L. Betts of J. M. Fisher & Co. face a three count indictment for using the mails to defraud. The grand jury says New England investors lost more than a million dollars in blind pools and similar deals through the firm.
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Boston
Mass
United States Grand Jury
J. M. Fisher
Frederick L. Betts
J. M. Fisher & Co
New England
Opening Session Of Fifty Seventh Congress Draws Greeted Crowds
Washington December 3 The opening of the Fifty seventh congress drew a great throng to the capitol eager to witness the reassembly of national lawmakers. The marble gilt and decorations shone as crowds entered freely with many women among the attendees. Early arrivals included Senator Allison of Iowa and Senator Jones of Arkansas with Speaker Henderson briefed in his private office ahead of the session.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
Iowa
Allison
Senate
Committee On
Appropriations
Jones
Arkansas
Henderson
House
Floral flood transforms Senate chamber into flower show
A profusion of flowers filled the Senate chamber in Washington as nearly every member received blossoms. Chrysanthemums stood out among beautiful displays while the chamber’s decor was updated with a bright green and old gold carpet and enhanced desks and furnishings after a spring adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Bill to Expel Alien Anarchists Proposed by Senator Burrows
Senator Burrows of Michigan will introduce a bill to exclude and expel anarchist aliens. The board of inquiry would search incoming foreigners for anarchist ties and examine antecedents opinions and memberships. If found a menace, the alien may be deported to the country of origin.
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Washington
Burrows
Michigan
Board of Inquiry
Commissioner General of Inquiry
Supreme Court rules on insular rights in two tariff cases
The Supreme Court issued opinions on the Philippines and Porto Rico cases. It held diamond rings from the Philippines exempt from duty under the Paris treaty, and upheld a duty on New York to Porto Rico goods as a port revenue measure benefiting Porto Ricans. Dissenters included Justices Gray White Shiras and McKenna.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
Philippine Islands
Dooley
New York
Porto Rico
Fuller
Philippines
oDoley
Gray
White
Shiras
McKenna
Delima
Bidwell
Senate Committee
All Agree on Irrigation Canvass the Situation
A conference in Washington discussed arid land reclamation and irrigation with twenty senators and representatives. An organization formed with Senator Warren chairing and Representative Shallenberger as secretary, uniting to push large scale irrigation and a bill draft to be submitted later for consideration and amendment.
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Washington
Burkett
Nebraska
Senate Committee On Claims
House
Warren
Wyoming
Representative Shallenberger
Millard and Dietrich
Reeder
Kansas
Bell and Shafroth
Colorado
Newlands
Nevada
Tongue
Oregon
Burke
An Anarchist Heard From
Adjutant General Howe of the Grand Army of the Republic received an anonymous anarchistic letter dated Pendleton Oregon and mailed at Spokane Washington. The letter to Lincoln old soldiers discusses President McKinley politics and states he should have been shot twenty years ago and hints at erecting a monument to the president ship assassin when monuments are discussed.
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Lincoln
Howe
Grand Army of the Republic
Pendleton
Ore
Spokane
Wash
McKinley
Over Three Thousand Bills in House by Dec 3
Washington officials estimate more than 3,000 bills introduced before noon. Fifteen members vied for the first bill number with Mr McCleary's oleomargarine sales restriction likely to receive designation. The measures covered a wide range.
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Washington, D
Harvard Athletics Receipts Surpass Expenses Report
Cambridge December report shows Harvard athletics receipts for all branches at 117 318 with expenses 73 274. Football account brings in 55 510 with expenses 19 628, highlighting a strong surplus driven by major sports.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Gates Swing for the Public at South Carolina Exposition
Charleston opened the South Carolina and West Indian exposition with a presidential greeting and a ceremonial parade. Military and civic groups escorted dignitaries to the exposition grounds for a formal program. Afternoon brought a city holiday observed by all Charlestonians.
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Gates
Charleston
N. C
United States
Exposition
PROGRAM IN THE HOUSE Opener Follows Precedents
The first day in the house will mirror past customs with carded gallery admission and full seating. The clerk calls roll by states, the speaker is elected and escorted, Henderson delivers the address, and McDowell administers the oath to members elect. Temporary rules and seat drawing follow.
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Washington
Henderson
House
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Senate
McDowell
Congress
Comet Sighting Doubtful. Lick Observatory Finds No Comet
Director Campbell reports a thorough search of the heavens finds no comet. He offers two explanations for Chicago observers tale: a meteor caused the bright trail or the Pleiades constellation appearing comet like when misted.
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Campbell
Lick Observatory
San Francisco
Chicago
Senate to Honor McKinley with Public Resolution
Washington notes an early senate measure to honor the late president McKinley with a resolution and adjournment. The session focuses on Roosevelt's message, bills on ship subsidies and the Nicaragua canal, plus a proposed commerce department and a Hawaii cable link.
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Washington
Senate
McKinley
Foraker
Hanna
Roosevelt
Kyle
Lincoln
Garfield
House of Representatives
Frye
Morgan
Edmunds
Hepburn
Hawaii
Executive Department
Department of Commerce
United States
Aldrich
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Committee On Finance
Departments merged in Luzon high command reshuffle
Manila reports the northern and southern Luzon departments have been dissolved. Major General James F Wade moves to Cebu to command American forces there while Major General Lloyd Wheaton takes over the North Philippines. Small engagements occur in Batangas as Caballos rebel faction is demoralized and holds two American prisoners.
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Manila
Luzon
James F. Wade
Manilla
Cebu Island
Lloyd Wheaton
North Philippines
Batangas
Caballos
Caballos Holis
German Mews for Cre
Jacob W. Loeper secretary of the United German societies announced that the societies forty in number and with a membership of over 2000 will interest themselves in the cause of the Boers in Indianapolis.
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Cre
Indianapolis
Jacob W. Loeper
United German Societies
Rome Orders American Library Established by Royal Decree
A royal decree in Rome orders an American library to be created containing all publications about the New World since its discovery. The project aims to collect writings related to the Americas and their exploration.
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Rome
Der
New World
Queen Wilhelmina Aide Camp Illness Confirmed
AMSTERDAM December 2 The report that Queen Wilhelmina's aide de camp Major Van Tot is suffering from peritonitis rather than injuries from a duel with Prince Henry is confirmed.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Major van Tot
Prince Henry
Ice Company Clerk Slays Wife Then Kills Self
In St Louis on December 2 Joseph Flory a clerk with Graubner Ice company stabbed his wife Lena three times in the breast with a hunting knife and then cut his own throat dying instantly. They had argued over money earlier in the day. Their 10 year old son Willie witnessed the tragedy.
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Bimaeus
ST. Louis
Joseph Flory
Graubner Ice Company
Lena
Flory
Jed
Willie
No Opinion on Annexation Stated by General Wood on Arrival
General Leonard Wood and party arrived from Havana and headed to report to President Roosevelt. Wood said he had expressed no opinion on Cuba’s annexation, calling such talk impolitic and dismissing reports as electioneering. He planned to return by December 7 as Cuba readies for February elections.
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New York
Havana
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Wood
Michael J. Cady
William van Horne
W. Barden
Frank McCoy
Roosevelt
Chinese Officials Punish Offenses Against Foreigners
Pekin dispatch reports Chinese authorities have severely punished offenses against foreigners, prompting better conduct among locals. Senior officials show interest in improving ties with the diplomatic corps as settlement of claims with missionaries is arranged within indemnity terms.
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Pekin
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