Philippine tariff debates and Harper funeral noted in Congress
Congressional brief highlights include the Philippine tariff debate with speeches by Dalzell and Longworth, a Gardner child labor investigation, and a Dalzell Longfellow statue plan. News also covers the death of University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper, Harvard memorial prayers, and a West Hotel fire disaster with multiple deaths and extensive damage.
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Senate
Dalzell
Keifer
House
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
McCall
Longworth
Roosevelt
Poll
North Carolina
House Committee On Labor
Gardner
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hamilton
Henry Severens
Unite] States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Cassie L. Chadwick
Ohio Penitentiary
Cleveland
Citizens’ National Bank
Oberlin
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
Oakwoods Cemetery
Chicago
Appleton Chapel
Harvard University
William M. Harper
Harper
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
Board of Trustees
West Hotel
Minneapolis
Minn
Chas. H. Weat
Texas
Albert T. Patrick
New York
William Mareh Rice
Guayaquil
Beutdor
Panama
Thomas Nast
Warrenton
N. C
Lucy E. Polk
Co. Wiliam
Raymond Prefontaine
Insurance Bill Seeks Federal Control as Instrument of Commerce
Senator Dryden revises a bill for federal regulation of insurance and a controller of insurance. He cites New York inquiry findings as justification and aims for publicity and safeguards to detect and punish wrong doing. The measure defines policies as instrumentalities of commerce and seeks constitutional acceptance with endorsement from the president and officials.
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Washington
Dryden
Senate
New York Legislative Committee
New York
Congress
Joint Statehood bloc solid, hints of compromise rejected
Washington reports indicate statehood insurgents remain firm with leaders declaring no sign of weakening. A proposed referendum plan to let Arizona and New Mexico voters decide joint statehood was dismissed by House leaders as untenable, reflecting strained Republican unity amid the ongoing dispute.
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Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
House
Battle in San Domingo Forces Clash Near Guayubin
A bloody battle near Guayubin pits Gen. Caceres's government troops against Dominican insurgents. Both sides suffer casualties with several generals killed or wounded. The gunboat Independencia, now with the insurgents, plans to return to Santo Domingo to surrender if its officers and crew are safeguarded.
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W. T. Sanford
Rome
George Wright
Shaw
Roosevelt
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Morales
San Domingo
Caceres
Santo Domingo
San Juan
P. R
United States
Dubuque
New York
New Jersey
Samuel L. Russell
Hampton Roads
Jones
W. E. Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
W. 8. Cleveland
Columbus
Cape Haytien
Hayti
Sanguinary
Guayubin
Independencia
France and Venezuela sever relations over Taigny recall
The Venezuelan government will not renew ties with France through M. Taigny. On a note delivered by American minister Mr. Russell, France formally severs diplomatic relations with Venezuela. Taigny is recalled and communications via the French Cable Co. line are prohibited. dispatches must go by way of Trinidad.
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Aurelio Herrera
Bakersfield
Cal
Young Corbett
Los Angeles
Gliornale di Ialia
White
Algeciras
Trinidad
Port of Spain
Guadeloupe
St. Nela
Caracas
France
M. Taigny
Russell
Venezuela
Onidad
Marshall Field's Condition Worsens in New York
New York report says Marshall Field of Chicago, ill for days at a city hotel, is in worse condition as pneumonia resists treatment and the patient grows greatly exhausted. A Winnipeg fire kills three children and devastates the Brazil family farm, with parents narrowly escaping.
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L. W. Prior
Cleveland
Parsons, Snyder & Co
Hollenden Hotel
J. A. Smith
Cleveland Stock Exchange
Consolidated Exchange
New York
Leland W. Prior
Charles Augustus Seton
Norfolk & Western
Standard Safe Deposit Co
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Buffalo
Pinkerton
Ohio Interurban Railway Association
Indiana Electric Railway Association
Central Electric Railway Association
Des Moines
Frank R. Carson
South Bend
Ind
Central Baseball League
Norfolk (Va.) Storage Co
Julian Wilson
Williamsburg County
Kingstree
S. C
Robert Scott
Audenried
John W. Hill
Cincinnatian
Bureau of Filtration
Philadelphia
P. J. Hughes
Kansas City
J. H. Williamson
Hughes
Marshall Field
Chicago
Winnipeg
Man
H. A. Brazil
Portage la Prairie
Moroccan Conference to Convene in Algeciras January 16
The Moroccan conference will convene in Algeciras Spain on January 16 to seek settlement of the dispute between Germany and France. The United States will send representatives to the talks.
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Algeciras
Spain
Germany
France
United States
Weekaid Moral Victory by Clara Logan and Queen Titania
The Asbury Park baby parade figures Miss Clara Logan and Queen Titania share a tale by a log fire. A mother recalls a night scene where her daughter steals grapes then returns them with a whispered warning about time.
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Clara Logan
Titania
Asbury Park
Washington Post
Confrontation Over Hotel Prices Sparks Morning Fuss
A stout, irritable guest storms into a new hotel dining room at breakfast accusing staff of lacking conscience. He complains about high prices and poor service while the imported staff member calmly replies that any extra charges show on the bills.
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Pittsburg
Four Years of Acony with Cuticura Remedy
John M. Lloyd of Alliance Ohio describes a severe foot injury from 1899 that left his right foot severely damaged for years. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for seven months his leg healed fully and he recovered mobility. He notes doctors’ bills surpassed the remedy’s six dollar cost.
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John M. Lloyd
Arch Ave
Alliance
Ohio
Comrox weighs risk of notoriety in financial exposures
A fragment shows Mr. Comrox debating whether his name in the paper would matter at all, remarking that his mother and sisters might prefer any publicity to none, as cited by the Washington Star.
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Jesse Overstreet
Indianapolis
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Babcock
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Congress
Charles A. Gosa
Omaha
Irving F. Baxter
Jin Thet
San Francisco
Orient
Tuan Fan
Tai Hung ‘Trew
Traverse City
Mieh
Benjamin Robertson
Pritoes
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims Laxative Aid
An Atchison Globe item notes a local girl buys a six dollar hair brush as a Christmas present for her young man, earning three dollars weekly. The ad pledges refunds if the remedy fails to cure. E W Groves signature appears on each box.
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E.W. Grove
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Day by Day Struggle Ends After Kidney Pills
Mrs. E W Wright of 172 Main Street Haverhill Massachusetts describes four years of back pain dizzy spells irregular urinary flow and distressing monthly periods. After starting Dean's Kidney Pills she found relief quickly and says three boxes cured her permanently. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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E. W. Wright
Main Street
Haverhill
Mass
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Adv claims
A promotional piece touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female illnesses. It features testimonials to endorse the product and invites women to contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice, praising her twenty five years of study and support.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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