Cuban Constitutional Convention Deliberates on Platt Amendment
Cuban constitutional delegates debatePlatt amendment's rights of intervention and coaling stations Senors Gomez Silva and Villuendas switch to majority report Sanguilly delivers two hour clash with radicals convention adjourns without a vote past May 22 in Havana
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Havana
Guilberto Gomez and Silva
Committee On Relations
Washington
Guilberto Gomez
Silva
Villuendas
Senor Gomez
Senor Villuendas
Senor Sanguilly
Senor Gomeg
United States
Cuba
Republic
Governor Allen Explains Porto Rico Government Form
Governor Charles H. Allen reports to the president after a year’s study that a colonial administration model used in the West Indies could be safely adapted with home-government variations. He argues against a standard U S territorial form for Porto Rico and favors continued local self-government to speed civic development and education.
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Washington
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
State Department
English West Indies
United States
Allen
Congress
Victor flood ruling out Glover drowning myth
In Victor Colorado on May 22 reports indicate former Congressman John M. Glover of St Louis was not drowned in the dam flood last Sunday. The horse linked to him has been traced to a man named Ws whose barns were washed away.
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Victor
Colo
John M. Glover
St. Louis
Victor Dam
Treasury Balances Show Cash and Gold in Treasury Fund
May 22 report from Washington lists general fund balances excluding the gold reserve. Available cash stands at 159,063,763 dollars while gold totals 95,299,837 dollars in the redemption division.
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Washington
Treasury
General Fund
Episcopal convention opens in Des Moines Iowa with sermon
The forty ninth annual diocesan convention of the Episcopal church of Iowa began in Des Moines with a 10 30 AM sermon delivered by Rev. J K Black. The gathering marks the church’s regional meeting and includes clergy and lay delegates from across the state.
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Town
Des Moines
The
Episcopal Church of Iowa
J. K. Black
General William Kapus Dies by Suicide at Age Six
Portland reports General William Kapus killed himself with a revolver during a temporary insanity. He was a longtime figure in Oregon and Washington affairs and a former United States consul at Sydney in 1890. He served as disbursing officer in the Civil War for Oregon and Washington and held posts in Montana and Utah as lieutenant.
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Portland
Ore
William Kapus
Oregon
Washington
Kapus
United States
Sydney
Australia
Montana
Utah
Storm centers of Sta ke machinists strike widen
Washington May 22 The storm centers of the general machinists strike are Cincinnati and the Pacific coast. About one hundred firms signed agreements today, bringing the total to around 1,000 in three or four days. President OConnell says roughly 50,000 workers are striking with favorable reports from sections and expected firm settlements by today or tomorrow.
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Machinista
Washington
Cincinnati
Pacific Coast
Scranton
O'Connell
National Association of Machinists
Association
Boutelle Suffering Ends Former Congressman dies in asylum
James A. Boutelle of Bangor Maine died at the McLean asylum in Waverly after a year with brain illness. He aged 62 and retired from Congress last winter and was on the navy retired list for Civil War service. His daughter Grace was at his bedside as three daughters survive. His illness began December 22 1899 after a hotel incident left him unconscious and delirious.
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Boston
James A. Boutelle
Bangor
Mclean Asylum
Waverly
Boutelle
Grace
Congress
Navy
Mr. Boutelle
Mrs McKinley Resting Easily After Illness
Reports from the Scott mansion say Mrs. McKinley rests easily and grows stronger in San Francisco. President McKinley reviewed San Francisco school children on Van Ness Avenue with the cabinet and Congressmen. thousands cheered as bouquets flags and streamers lined the route amid showers of banquets.
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San Francisco
Scott
McKinley
van Ness Avenue
Funeral of Mrs. Lyman J. Gage in Chicago
The remains of Mrs. Lyman J. Gage arrived from Washington with Secretary Gage and family members. Funeral services were held in Washington and will be repeated at Rose Hill cemetery tomorrow with Rev N D Hillis officiating. The body lies in the receiving vault in Chicago.
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Gage
Chicago
Ill
Lyman J. Gage
Washington
Pierce
Hendee
Yonkers
N. Y
D. H. Burnham
N. D. Hillis
Rose Hill Cemetery
Omaha Dentist Receives Army Appointment in Philippines
Dr. J. C. Whinnery Jr. of Omaha Nebraska is named dental surgeon in the army with the rank of first lieutenant and is assigned to the Philippines.
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Omaha
Washington
J. C. Whinnery, Jr
Neb
Philippines
Talk of Changing Creed at United Presbyterian Assembly
DES MOINES May 22 The forty third general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America opens tomorrow evening with an address by Rev J P Sankey of Rochester N Y the retiring moderator. Three hundred delegates have signified their intention of attending the assembly. The committee for revision of creed recommends that the restriction against secret societies be modified and the rule abolished.
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Des Moines
Forty Third General Assembly
The
United Presbyterian Church of North America
J. P. Sankey
Rochester
N. Y
Committee For Revision of Creed
Parliament Snub Sparks Banter Over Bull Phrase
In a London session Joseph Chamberlain was responding to a bill critic, turning toward the rival and declaring that the honorable gentleman shakes his head I am sorry to hear it. The remark drew lighthearted laughter from the chamber.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Short monarchs of Europe noted for height and weight
The text compares rulers across Europe noting King Edward VII stands five feet four inches tall and weighs 257 pounds, with the Italian king and Portuguese king also described as short or stout. It frames a humorous portrait of royal physiques.
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Italy
Europe
Portugal
Edward VII
Pasteboard Armor: Three Inches Thick Fails to Penetrate
Experiments at Copenhagen show millboard three inches thick was impenetrable to carbine bullets which pierced five inch wooden planks.
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Copenhagen
Connecticut Law Bans Pulling Arbutus Plants on Others’ Land
Legislature enacts a measure to protect the fragrant trailing arbutus by forbidding uprooting on land not owned by the puller. Violators face a $20 penalty under the new statute.
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Connecticut
Four Doctors Fail to Help Mrs Moore Before Dodd’s Kidney Pills Heal
In Aldrich Missouri on May 27, Mrs Mollie Moore suffered severe nervousness and kidney disease. Four local doctors predicted death. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she improved rapidly. Dark spots before the eyes and nerve collapse ceased, prompting wide praise for the remedy.
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Aldrich
Mollie Moore
Dodd
James J Hill Guided Milwaukee River Trade Years Ago
James J Hill, the railway magnate, once served as a Mississippi steamboat runner and became famed as a top river boat drummer in the early development of Milwaukee.
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James J. Hill
Milwaukee
Grain O and Coffee Substitute Ad and Railway Booklet
Try Grain Or the new grain based drink that replaces coffee and suits both children and adults with a rich mocha like color. Prices 15 and 25 cents per package. grocers sell it. Also notes a railway booklet South Dakota Farms from Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway with Aberdeen to Missouri River route and a request for a two cent stamp for a copy.
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Java
South Dakota Farms
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Aberdeen
Missouri River
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Western Canada's December Weather Impresses Minnesota Delegates
In December Calgary and western Canada offered warm May like weather with no snow. Delegates Thomas Regan and C Colus of Eden Valley Minnesota praised fertile lands, rich grazing and grain districts in Alberta Assiniboia and Yorkton. They reported wheat 45 bushels, oats 60, and urged others to seek opportunities in new districts opened by the Canadian government.
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Thomas Regan
C. Colus
Eden Valley
Minnesota
Canada
Calgary
Manitoba
Alberta
Yorkton
Assiniboia
Yorktowers
Saskatchewan
New Lands Seen To Open Proclamation Map Supplement
The notice references Moran's Manual with a May supplement and proclamation. It mentions a map showing no allotments and county seats, and advertises agents in Dick, Moran, Perry, Oklahoma Territory. It notes the basis of most indelible inks as silver nitrate.
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Oklanoma
Moran
Boc
Moruan
Perry
Beemums Pepsin Gum and Summer Travel Deals
Halts Catarrh Cure touted as constitutional. Price and sugar origin noted. Beemums Pepsin Gum promoted for digestion. Summer travel sale offers round trip tickets to San Francisco via Southern Pacific routes from July 6 to 13 with return by August 31. Through Pullman cars and stopovers available. DEFIANCE STARCH advertised as 16 oz for 10 cents with satisfaction guarantee.
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California
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Sunset
Ogden
Shasta
Pullman Palace
Pullman
Particwars
W G. Nefmyer
Clark Street
Chicago
Jil
Woman Recovers After Using Vegetable Compound
Mrs Huta Rucy of Chelsea Wisconsin describes years of womb illness with pain and weakness. After doctors failed, she followed Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Two bottles eased symptoms and five bottles fully restored her health, she urges other women to try the remedy.
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Dean
Proellani
Lydia E. Pinkham
Huta Rucy
Chelsea, Wis
George III Insanity and New Zealand Factory Figures
George III endured long years of insanity affecting royal welfare. New Zealand records report 6,438 factories employing 48,933 workers. Staich offers a 16 oz package for 10 cents with another 10 cent star en con teed or money refunded.
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Defiance
George III
New Zealand
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