Congress Adjourning as Nebraska Chooses Senators
A roundup of political and world news notes includes Congress set to adjourn before Nebraska finishes its senate contest, Carlist agitation in Spain, a Savannah fire at Virginia-Carolin Chemical plant, and obituaries for Colonel Stone Calamity Jane and others. Also reports on treasury balances, Jamaica development plans, and a nurse of public notices.
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Congress
Nebraska
Count Castellano
Madrid el Heraldo
Barcelona
Savannah
Virginia-Carolin Chemical Company
T. Stone
Illinois
I. T
Huntington County
Echo de Paris
M. Pichon
China
Tunis
M Beau
M. Detcasse
Washington
R. S. Hatcher
Indiana
S. B. Hetzel
Virginia
Daughters of the American Revolution
Treasury
General Fund
Elder, Dempster & Co
Liverpool
England
Jamaica
Sophia
Bulgaria
Boris
Ferdinand
Senate Advances Deficiency and Naval Bills in Late Session
In Washington, March 4, the Senate resumed after a sunny day to push remaining appropriation bills. Conferees on the general deficiency bill reported, two bills passed granting a railroad right of way in North Dakota and a bridge in Oregon, and debate on railroad safety appliances continued. Hoar urged war department proof on the Manila massacre order, while naval and river and harbor conference reports progressed with further talks and the senate voting to recede on the submarine torpedo boat amendment 32 to 18.
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Washington
National
Senate
Hale
Allison
Teller
Cockrell
Devil's Lake Indian Reservation
North Dakota
Jamestown & Northern Railway Company
Portland, Mebalem & Tillamonk Railway Company
Mehalem Bay
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nelson
McMillan
Berry
Hoar
Secretary of War
Manila
Oe War Department
House
Wolcott
Post Office
Letter from Pat Crowe claims innocence in Eddie Cudahy case
A letter mailed March 2 from Denmark Indiana and received in Omaha asserts Pat Crowe is innocent of abducting Eddie Cudahy and says he has no knowledge of the crime beyond what newspapers report. The message repeats a claim similar to a prior communication to S A Cudahy Sr ten days earlier.
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Omaha, Neb
Pat Crowe
Denison
Omaha
A. Cudahy
Eddie Cudahy
Canadian Deportations Hit US Workers on Red Mountain Rail
FE B Bremner of Vancouver and Edward Williams of the dominion labor commission report sixteen men employed by Winters Parsons Boomer under contract for the Red Mountain railroad are ordered deported. The workers will be sent back to the United States where they were engaged.
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Canada
Rossland
B. C
B. Bremner
Vancouver
Edward Williams
Dominion Labor
Messrs. Winters
Parsons
Japanese Troops to Withdraw for New Reinforcements
London dispatch says Japan will pull troops this March and replace them with 2,000 fresh soldiers, 500 of whom will be stationed in Pekin.
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London
Pekin
Morning Post
Plague Spreading in Capetown Reports Five Deaths
Capetown reports bubonic plague worsening with five corpses found since yesterday. Ten colored residents and one European woman are believed infected and hospitalised, while many contacts have been isolated.
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Capetown
House Bills Pass Washington March 4 Unanimous Consent
Lawmakers approved a broad slate of measures including a DC code of laws reform, pension improvements for widows, incorporation of the Society of American Florists, reforms to real estate wills, and creditors relief for Aquila J. Daugherty. Other actions authorize national depositories, bridge projects in Nashville Monongahela Red River and Pigeon River, a foreign ship register, a national standard bureau, naval equipment loans to schools, and a Minnesota river project. Fifty four private pension bills also passed.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Society of American Florists
Aquila J. Daugherty
Internal Revenue
Putholinoss District
United States Depositories
Monongahela River
Charleyoi and
Monessen Bridge Company
Nashville
Nebraska Governor calls for extra session to elect two Republicans
Governor Dietrich told Nebraskans at Raleigh hotel he would convene an extraordinary session to keep lawmakers voting until they elect two Republican U S senators. National Committeeman Schneider warned against deadlock but urged timely action to avoid harming Republican standing.
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Washington
Dietrich
Schneider
Senate
Shortest Session in Years Shocks Washington Briefing
Washington reports the just-concluded congress met 197 days the shortest in years. Wakefield, the house clerk, notes 14 236 bills 3 000 reports 345 public acts 1 250 private acts 1 596 total acts 395 joint resolutions amid a compact session summary.
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Washington
Congress
House
Tally Clerk Wakefield
Stiff
Insurgents Lose the Day Near Maria la Baja
Government troops clash with 500 insurgents led by Rozles on February 20 near Maria la Baja. Government forces claim victory with thirty insurgents killed and ten wounded, while eight officers and seven soldiers die and many more are wounded.
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Colon
Columbia
Calveston
Maria la Baja
Irish Party Faces Irish Parliament Funds Shortfall
The Pall Mall Gazette notes a severe shortage of funds for the Irish parliamentary party and reports Irish members expect John Redmond will likely travel to the United States again to seek financial support as no American dollars reach the official exchequer.
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London
The
Pall Mail Gazette
John Redmond
United States
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul to issue 10 percent stock
Milwaukee Road directors decide to issue 4.3 million dollars of additional capital stock at par to stockholders on record March 11 to fund the Kankakee City cut‑off.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Kangag City
House Concurrs in Army Bill Amendments to Go to President
The House voted 159 to 134 to concur with Senate amendments to the army appropriation bill ending the prospect of an extra session. The vote was party along with a few crossovers. The measure now goes to the president.
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Washington
House
Senate
McCall
Massachusetts
Loud
Caifornia
Driscoll
New York
Mann
Iinois
Cooper
Wisconsin
Committee On Rules
Hull
Philippines
Bryan
Lentz
Ohio
Capitol
Elliott
Bull
Rhode Island
Joyce
Missouri
Bartlett
Georgia
Hepburn
Town
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Jepburn
Burton
Committee On
Fire destroys Nebraska state penitentiary in Lincoln
A late night blaze gutted the Nebraska state penitentiary in Lincoln. Guards and militia were mobilized to prevent escapes as convicts were moved to the yard under double guard. Fire crews struggled to contain the flames as the building burned rapidly. The origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State
Davis
Hoagland
Ringer
Armory
Burlington
Aguinaldo Edict Proclaims Summary Executions
Washington reports Aguinaldo’s November 20 1900 edict issued via Filipinas Anecropa declares extreme powers to punish by summary shooting all murderers brigands and traitors in the ongoing insurgent conflict.
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Washington
Filipinas Anecropa
Madrid
Aguinaldo
G A R Encampment Gets One Fare Round Trip Rate
Sioux City Iowa March 2 The Western Passenger Association grants the G A R Town department a one fare round trip rate for the state encampment to be held in Dubuque June 4 and 5 Colonel M P Davis department commander received the notice in a letter from Chairman Mac Leod and expresses gratification.
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Sioux City
Western Passenger Association
Dubuque
M. P. Davis
MacLeod
Infant Roasted to Death in New Sharon Home
In Cedar Falls Iowa March 2 the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs James White of New Sharon was found by the mother burned to death near the house. The mother had left the child in a chair with a 3 year old girl as caretaker and the baby fell near the fire. The infant was killed by the blaze.
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Cedar Falls
James White
New Sharon
House to Probe Speaker Charges on House Votes
Colorado lawmakers appoint a five member committee to investigate claims by Speaker Montgomery that money influenced votes on a pending bill. The panel has full power to compel testimony.
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Denver
House of Representatives
Montgomery
Remains of Hon. William M. Evarts Brought Home
The remains of Hon. William M. Evarts, who died in New York, were brought to Windsor in a special car last evening with his family, save Mrs. Evarts and Mrs. Baman. A brief service was held at the Evarts residence and police services were conducted at St. Pauls church at noon with Rev. J. N. Goddard officiating.
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Windsor
William M. Evarts
New York
Will Show the Farmers How
Chicago March 2 The National Good Roads association has arranged practical demonstrations of country road building along the Illinois Central route from New Orleans to Chicago. A special train with a commissary coach and road machinery will stop at twenty points enabling a mile of road to be built. Farmers supply materials while advance agents solicit interest in the program.
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Poses N Plian
Chicago
National Good Roads Association
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Union Pacific Announces 25 Dollar Colonist Rate
The Union Pacific said it will offer a colonist rate of 25 from Missouri river points to north Pacific coast points. The Chicago via St. Paul rate will remain in effect until April 1, benefiting Missouri and Iowa points most.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Missuri River
North Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Missouri
Iowa
Grain-O for Children and Household Health Claims
An advertisement assortment touts Grain-O as a delicious coffee substitute for children, promising health benefits with balanced nutrition. It also promotes Garfield Tea for digestion, Defiance Starch pricing, Carter's Luk soap, and notes Buffalo, New York population figures.
Catarrh Cure Claimed Effective Across All Stages
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claimed constitutional action via the bloodstream and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for any failure. Includes sales pitches for Ball's Family Pills and other products, plus miscellaneous quotes and prices.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CQ
Toledo
Ball
Cure a Cold in One Day and Other Quack Promises
A fragment list of patent medicines and claims appears, touting LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS and Wizard Oil as cures for colds and sore joints. It includes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and a certificate from N W Samuel praising Plso’s Cure for Consumption. Also mentions Putnam Faceless Dyes and a Treasury bond amount.
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W. Grove
President Opposes Delaying Peace Talks
Special Commissioner Rockhill at Pekin is instructed to stress to foreign ministers that the president strongly deprecates any move to delay or hinder ongoing negotiations and urges no further unnecessary bloodshed.
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Washington
Rockhill
Pekin
Farmer Dies in Arson Suicide at Denison Farm
Tenry Warn, a farmer six miles north of Denison, killed and cremated his son William, burned the house, barn, horses, cattle, grain, and farm implements, and $1,500 cash before dying in the blazing barn with the big horses nearby.
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Denison, Ja
Tenry Warn
Deniyon
William
Retired List Shifts Two Brigadier Generals
An order from the War department places Brigadier Generals Wilson and Lee on the retired list of the army. The announcement comes from Aassington dated March 1.
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Aassington
War Department
Wilson
Lee
Army
Conference on Louisiana Purchase Expo Bill Reaches Agreement
The conferees in Washington on March 1 agreed to an amendment closing gates on Sundays. They disagreed on the appropriation for the Charleston South Carolina exposition.
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Washington
Charleston, S. C
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