Session closes with spirited adjournment in Congress
Washington reports a jubilant adjournment of the Fifty-seventh Congress after a six and a half hour session. Speaker Henderson praised members for work done while General Hooker and others joined in a farewell song amid a cheering, patriotic crowd. Cannon and Livingston released major spending figures totaling about 1.01 billion dollars including isthmian canal contracts, with notes on anticipated reductions.
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Candler
Prison murder in city jail and other brief items
A dark report from the city jail describes a Black doctor William Trent slain by a White prisoner Joinershott or Hendersbott after being struck during a divine service. The slayer is said to be a ravings maniac. In Hazelton arrests followed for obstructing workers. London reports the king's doctors noting steady recovery from a wound. Christiana notes a big fire at Laurvig destroying 150 buildings with losses around 280000.
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Train delays mar wedding in Cupid area
July 2 report says a train upset the nuptial area near Cupid Carlinville delaying the ceremony of Chas M. Lewis a clerk at the National Bank of St. Louis. The couple postponed the wedding for the night until the county clerk could arrive and the marriage later took place.
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Forget Himself. She My Husband Is a Brute
The snippet portrays female speakers condemning male behavior with sharp comments about husbands and brutes. It features quoted dialogue about perceived beauty and moral judgments, attributed to New Yorks Weekly and Lan.
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New Yorks Weekly
Multiple Disasters Reported From Cyclone and Accidents
News notes recount a tunnel collapse near Lake Erie and a railroad trestle tragedy near Struthers with one killed and another severely hurt. Other items cover Philippine governance issues, amnesty talks, a Cebu trial, a cyclone wreck on an East Indian train, a Montreal express derailment near Bennington, and a Michigan roundhouse crash with several injuries and car detachment.
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Minnesota Republicans Nominate Van Sant and Ticket
The Minnesota Republican convention nominated Samuel Van Sant of Winona for governor along with Wm. Jones of Hennepin as lieutenant governor Peter B. Hanson for state auditor Samuel Iverson for treasurer and J. H. Iverson for attorney general Clay County and Wright County are named for supreme court and other posts The platform endorses Roosevelt policies supports heavier taxation on mergers and trusts advocates popular election of senators and a union label on state purchases The convention endorses eight hour workday on public works Sunday labor limits and Cuban independence appreciation.
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Winona
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Hennepin County
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Hanson
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Oswand
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Cuba
Plunge Through Bridge Heavily Loaded Trolley Car
A large interurban trolley car with about thirty passengers plunged through the Fox river bridge at St Charles near Elgin on July 1. No fatalities occurred though several were injured including Mrs William Hench of Dundee and Mrs Jacobson of St Charles with head and back injuries. The unsafe bridge had been flagged for weeks and may be replaced soon. News from a Lost Ship reports the Hudson vessel lost in Lake Superior last fall with crew missing. Governor Yates and labor leader Adam Meacie met in Springfield on July 2 to discuss prison labor matters ahead of next session.
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Danish West India islands sale report clears bribery claims
The House special committee on the Danish West Indies purchase submitted its report. It finds no bribery or corruption by any member of Congress or US officials, and says Captain Christians rejected the report underlying the charges. The bribery claim rests only in Christmas’s imagination.
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Elevated road ruling halts Lake Geneva line in Wisconsin
Milwaukee July 2. In a circuit court decision Judge Tarrant voids the Lake Geneva elevated road project. The suit by property owners argued no Wisconsin statute allowed a city franchise for an elevated road. The Lake Geneva line was incorporated by Clarence B Darrow Isabel A Du Boeher T N Wheeler Jacob N Bick and J L O Con with $100000 nominal capital.
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Chicago
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Toledo
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THREE ESCAPED PRISONERS AGAIN UNDER LOCK
Washington Indiana July 2 The three prisoners who escaped here yesterday were captured last sight and again locked up. The news item also notes Union Pacific strike activity with reports machinists and boiler makers from the east being brought to replace strikers. Joliet Illinois July 2 Daniel Kennedy 91 died yesterday in Joliet noted as Will County s oldest pioneer resident having resided there since 1835.
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Will Stop the Fight In St Louis Prize Bout Warned
Circuit Attorney Polk warns the West End Coliseum prize fight between Young Corbett and Dave Sullivan may violate Missouris mis son statutes. He states he will prosecute participants after full investigation while club president Haughton claims lawful operation with tickets limited to West End club members.
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Taft to deliver Vatican note on friars lands
Gov Taft was wired to Washington with the terms of the Vatican note on the disposition of the friars lands in the Philippines. The terms were prepared at yesterday's conference and, if approved, the note will be delivered tonight.
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Wa bash river flood threatens replanting and bridge danger
The Wa bash river has risen into bottom lands across thousands of acres of corn now too late to repl ant. A bridge over otter creek near the city has collapsed, throwing seven people into the water with injuries and probable drownings.
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Has a Bad Taste Chicago Juvenile Case Seized
A Chicago juvenile case involves a habitual drunkard child tied to Cook County authorities. The girl, named Sarah, was in juvenile court and placed in the care of the Children’s Home and Aid Society after investigations into her behavior and family conditions. The mother Nellie Taylor and father, a Dunning cook, are part of the case.
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World fair hopes and religious letters mix in St Louis notes
A July 2 dispatch reports Crown Prince of Siam may visit St Louis for the 1904 fair in September after touring Florence. Letters from ministers urge Sunday closings for the exposition, while Louisiana Purchase Exposition officials deny redress for the policy.
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