First Annual Report of the Military Governor of the Philippines
Washington December 9 The War Department releases Major General Adna R Chaffees first annual report as military governor. He cites Batangas Laguna Samar Mindoro Cebu and Bohol as disturbed areas and warns against large troop reductions before January 1903. He discusses civil action limits and Manila governance, and notes the Balangiga disaster blamed on overconfidence in pacified conditions.
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Washington
War Department
Adna R. Chaffee
Philippine Islands
Chaffee
Philippines
Batangas
Laguna
Luzon
Samar
Mindoro
Cebu
Bohol
Grad
Manila
Company C
Balangiga
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Foreigners urged to quit Tien Tsin by Chi Li viceroy
Peking reports Yuan Kai, new viceroy of Chi Li, arrived Dec 3 to press foreign powers to relinquish control of Tien Tsin. He pledges order maintenance and says Russia, United States, and Japan ministers are open to the move, though most foreign reps resist surrender of control until the Chinese court’s actions resume.
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Chi Li
Tien Tsin
Peking
Yuan Kai
Tien Yuan
Moody and Fleming clash over Massachusetts rights in Congress
Rep Moody of Massachusetts pushes for a congressional inquiry into Louisiana voting rights while Rep Fleming of Georgia counterposes with a resolution to probe Massachusetts eligibility. Crumpacker of Indiana seeks a constitutional amendment to the apportionment act basing seats on votes cast, reducing Southern representation and boosting the North.
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Washington
Moody
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Fleming
Georgia
Congress
Crumpacker
Indiana
House of Representatives
House session fills floor with Gaines oath and committee lineups
In Washington the house met with large attendance on the floor and Gaines from Tennessee took the oath of office. Speaker Henderson announced committee appointments with main party majorities increased while minority representation reduced, a policy to apply to other panels.
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Washington
Gaines
Tenn.j
Philippines
Henderson
Ways and Means
Payne
N. Y
Dalzell
Hopkins
Ills
Grosvenor
Democrats
Appropriations
Cannon
Illinois
Bingham
Hemenway
Ind
Barney
Wis
Moody
Mass
van Voorhis
McCleary
Minn
Littauer
Brownlow
Tenn
Gardner
Mich
Burkett
Neb
Republicans
Livingston
Great Father greeting as Ute delegation meets Roosevelt
Washington reports Commissioner Jones guiding a Ute delegation to meet President Roosevelt. The president warmly shakes hands with each man and notes his Spanish-American War regiment of 60 Indians who served well. One Ute spoke English and relayed the message to his people, pleasing the visitors.
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Washington
Jones
Roosevelt
Spain
Scott's Emulsion Helps Break Cycle of Weakness
An advertisement argues a cycle of attack and counterattack weakens the body and claims Scott's Emulsion strengthens the stomach, enriches the blood, and builds a stronger, self-sustaining frame. The copy asserts early effects and offers 50c and 1 dollar prices at druggists.
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Scott
Labor convention hears McSweeney on immigration and exclusion
At Scranton's AFL gathering Deputy Commissioner Edward F. McSweeney outlined enforcement of immigration laws and urged revision of statutes. He argued Japanese should be excluded as they are more undesirable than Chinese and cited labor contractors and media coverage as shaping policy.
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Scranton
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Edward F. McSweeney
Port of
New York
Michigan
California
MsSweeney
United States
Bureau of Immigration
Wu Ting Fang
Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Congress
Senators Debate Death Penalty for Assassins and Anarchist Export Plan
Senator Moe Comas argues congress can bar and punish presidential killers and deport alien anarchists. Senator Hoar proposes shipping anarchists to a desolate spot to live without government as a global remedy. The senate extends the industrial commission and names a committee to honor President McKinley.
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Washington
Moe Comas
Maryland
Senate
Hoar
Massachusetts
McComas
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Industrial Commission
McKinley
Cannot Touch the Defense Fund
Washington reports treasury comptroller Tracewell holds the remaining 300000 of the 50 million national defense fund may not be used for any purpose. No payments can be made on old contracts without a new appropriation from Congress.
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Washington
Treasury
Tracewell
Congress
Germany Faces Tariff Clash With United States
Berlin dispatch notes repeated references to American cotton in the Reichstag tariff debate. Speakers from Centrist and National Liberal parties argued Germany must defend self-respect and seek treaties, warning of damages if no commercial accord with the United States is reached.
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Berlin
United States
Reichstag
Herr Speck
Germany
America
United ‘Beyl Szce Herrnshel
National Liberal
Crazy Snake and Creek Seek Tribal Continuance Visit White House
Crazy Snake of the Creek Indian Nation and followers reached Washington and called at the White House and the interior department but were unable to see the president. Indian Affairs Commissioner Jones advised them to return home after earlier trouble at the agency.
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Washington
Crazy Snake
White House
Interior Department
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones
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