Porto Rican Citizenship Debate Fails to Move Congress
Washington reports show efforts to grant Porto Ricans U S citizenship rights facing slim chances this session. Senate support led by Mr Foraker clashes with Spooner and others wary of extending constitutional protections. House Speaker opposes action. Porto Ricans remain classed as Spaniards with limited naturalization rights and no guaranteed U S status, fueling frustration from Gov Beekman Winthrop and local leaders.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Congress
Senate
Foraker
Committee On
Pacific Islands
Ohio
Spooner
House
Cooper
Beekman Winthrop
United States
Spain
Philippines
Dogfish Declared Palatable by English Fishermen
Plymouth reports that dogfish is now considered good to eat by English people. The Cornwall sea fisheries committee endorsed the Plymouth verdict on edibility and the name flake for the fish. Demand rises as fishermen complain of scarce fringe and prepare better gear for next season. Rail freight reductions from Plymouth to major centers are noted.
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Plymouth
England
Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee
Cew
Chinese Trolley Plan for 60 Mile Canton to San Wu Route
In Beijin, Columbia forms a $2,000,100 company to construct an electric trolley system in China from Canton to San Wu. It will be the first strictly Chinese project of its kind, with a government charter prohibiting non Chinese stockholders.
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China
Beijin
Columbia
Canton
San Wu
France's Purchases from the United States 1903 1906
In 1906 France bought from the United States goods totaling 107 million dollars, up from 93 million in 1904 and 104 million in 1903. The leading imports in 1905 were copper and machinery.
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France
United States
Gotton
Wager Against Death Wins for Captain Brolaski in Bet
In a storied wager from a May 27 1904 dinner aboard the Corwin H Spencer Capt H W Brolaski the veteran river captain outlived John Hay Marshall Field and Corwin H Spencer who arranged the bet. The trio had spoken of long life while Hay and Field have since died. Spencer was buried May 5. Brolaski now 70 declares he has fulfilled the contract and won the wager regardless of future years.
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St. Louis
H. W. Brolaski
John Hay
Marshall Field
Corwin H. Spacer
Corwin H. Spencer
Brolaski
Capt. Brolaski
Newbury
N. H
New York
Moose Jaw as a Gateway to Western Canada Settler Movement
Moose Jaw sits at the Soo Line and Canadian Pacific junction drawing American settlers into western Canada. With 75 percent of arrivals from the United States, long passenger delays occur. CP is surveying a northwest line toward the South Saskatchewan elbow, opening new homesteads while Portal struggles with customs backlogs as 200 carloads await inspection.
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Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Canada
Wesr
Soo Line
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Canadian Pacific
States
Alberta
Great Land Company
Board of Trade
South Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway
Portal
Boundary Point
Gamecock Kills Monkey in Elmwood Place Fight
In Elmwood place Cincinnati a monkey owned by an Italian organ grinder was killed after a short fight with a gamecock owned by a Linden avenue resident. The monkey chased teasing boys into a yard, sparking a furious struggle in which the bird blinded the primate and struck a vital spur wound.
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Cincinnati
Elmwood Place
Linden Avenue
Ultramicroscope Advances In Micro Scale Vision
Vienna professors Sledentopf and Zsigmondy unveil the ultramicroscope enabling examination of minutest particles beyond common microscopes. Report claims it can observe five million globules in a cubic centimeter of human blood as if spread on 18 square feet, and suggests the instrument could measure objects down to four millimillimeters.
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Soni Jth
Wolf Whelps Captured in Ontonagon County Roundup
Twenty seven wolf whelps, each valued at twenty dollars, were captured in Match Wool township Ontonagon County by two Wisconsin hunters drawn by a bounty to exterminate the animals. It stands as the largest roundup of its kind in northern Michigan.
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Matchwool
Ontonagon County
Wisconsin
Michigan
Drinks Match Gowas: Fashionable Women Choose Colored Sodas
New York soda fountains target women with pastel shaded drinks matching gowns and gloves. Fashions include Old Rose, Blueberry Tad, Cherry Cobbler and Silverade to harmonize with outfits. New drinks list features almond tickey, midzumar punch, Roman punch, claraque and Delaware filp, plus frappes and ice cream sundaes with fruit flavors.
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New York
Indians Responsible to Pay Debts Despite Citizenship
Judge Bayard T. Hainer in Pawhuska federal court ruled that an Indian cannot avoid contracts or debts by claiming lack of citizenship. The decision says Indians may contract, sue, and be sued except for land and annuity contracts, reflecting government policy to educate and enable self sufficiency. No federal law bars ordinary contracts by Indians or their enforcement in U S courts.
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Congress
United States
Honey boom in Texas bees lead nation in production
The Texas honey season outproduces most years due to favorable weather and more bee colonies. Uvalde county west of San Antonio tops U.S. production with more colonies than any other area. Open winter and heavy rains let bees store honey through the winter, enabling steady marketing in months usually unprofitable for beekeepers.
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Texas
Uvalde County
San Antonio
United States
America
Unconscious Millionaires Learn They Inherit Fortunes
Thomas McCarthy a Lincoln hotel bartender in New Castle Pennsylvania and his brother Michael a Pittsburg & Lake Erie foreman in Waupum learned they have each inherited one million dollars. Six years earlier their uncle who had made a fortune in Australia died in Denver and left them the bequest, a secret until recently revealed by chance.
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Thomas McCarthy
Lincoln Hotel
New Castle
Michael McCarthy
Waupum
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Australia
Denver
Thomas
Michael
Relcher
Governors to be elected in 25 states this year
Governors will be elected this year in 25 states. The list includes Alabama California Georgia Idaho Iowa Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New York New Hampshire North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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Alabama
California
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kanes
Maine
Masachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
New York
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Studebaker
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Milwaukee
Plano
Minnepolia
Huber
Eclipse
Ertresvaag Co
Bottineau
N. Dak
H. Wekseth
McBain
Eagle
Makewil
Wun
John H. Welch
Bottineau, N. D
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