Senate approves reciprocity and retaliation in tariff bill
Washington July 5 Senate debates the reciprocity and retaliation provisions of the tariff bill occupy the day. The retaliatory clause imposes an extra duty equal to any export bounty. the reciprocity clause lets the president negotiate treaties with a 20 percent duty cut or free list designation. Votes on reciprocity and related amendments run 30 to 18 and 33 to 19 with key party splits. Senator Wellington addresses federal appointments early in the day.
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Allison
Teller
Louisiana
Caffery
McEnery
Mills
West
Pettus
White
House of Representatives
Morgan
Gray
Chandler
Wellington
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Lodge plan for stamp tax on stocks and bonds approved
Senator Lodge prepared a tariff amendment proposing a stamp tax on stocks and bonds. The draft, approved by the Republican senatorial caucus, levies 5 cents per $100 on issuance and 2 cents per $100 on transfers, with exemptions for U.S. and state bonds and certain mortgage and mutual benefit securities. The amendment was sent to the finance and judiciary committees for form approval.
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Washington
Lodge
Republican Senatorial Caucus
Finance Committee
United States
Mutual Benefit
Judiciary Committee
Wall Street Opposes Stock and Bond Tax Plan
Washington proposed a tax on all stock and bond transactions. In New York Wall Street discussed it with conservatives in investment securities disfavor. President Eames of the stock exchange called the proposal ill advised. John T. Terry of the Western Union Telegraph and Manhattan Railway questioned constitutionality and fairness.
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New York
Washington
Wall Street
Eames
The
Stock Exchange
John T. Terry
Western Union Telegraph
Manhattan Railway Companies
Anti-Trust Bill Introduced in Senate Amendment
Senator Thurston introduces a bill to prohibit trusts based on a judiciary committee amendment to the tariff bill. The proposal draws on Nelson’s suggestion and was refined by a subcommittee of Thurston Davis and Spooner.
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Thurston
Judiciary Committee
Nelson
Davis
Spooner
President McKinley Leaves Washington for Canton
The president departed Washington at 7 10 P M by the Pennsylvania Railroad bound for Canton to visit his aged mother and take several days of rest. He was accompanied by Mrs McKinley and several family friends.
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Washington
President McKinley
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McKinley
Cabinet Discusses Appointments In Quiet Session
Washington July 5 cabinet meeting focused on pending appointments with no discussion of Cuba or other major issues.
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Washington
Culkin Appointed Duluth Land Office Register
The president named William E. Culkin as register of the land office at Duluth Minnesota. In Montana the gambling ban is enforced with even social card and dice games for prizes deemed unlawful under the attorney general’s interpretation.
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Montana
Weekly Trade Review Signals Positive Autumn Outlook
Bradstreets notes better weather lifting sales of seasonable goods like clothing hats and shoes. Fall delivery movement begins while prompt shipment orders fall. Merchants and manufacturers show confidence in higher prices and larger autumn volume, with general trade mixed across several cities nationwide.
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New York
Cleveland
Savannah
Galveston
Chicago
Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Charleston
Cincinnati
Detroit
Minor Items of Interest From the United States and Abroad
Robby Dobbs beat Jim Fernes in eight rounds in HartfordConnecticut. Don Doyle stopped Jack Crawford in two and a half rounds at Elmira New York. McKenzie and Alice Cleveland, Richmond Quebec, drowned when their canoe capsized. Anna Hegeman Chauncey Depew’s ward to wed Baron de Brisson in Paris on July 8. Frank L Campbell appointed first assistant attorney of the interior. Amelie Rives Troibetsky fully recovered and returned home to Virginia. Alfred Carr yacht Llewellyn struck a rock in Long Island Sound. crew rescued by Iselin yacht. U S Consul reports Havana: Augustine Clemente Betancourt released on condition he leave Cuba at once. Secretary Sherman renames bureau of statistics to bureau of foreign commerce and Frederic Emory accordingly. The Andrew H Church barge collided with the Golden Rod yacht. a few injured but none seriously.
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Minneapolis
Jim Fernes
Kansas City
Hartford
Conn
Don Doyle
Chicago
Jack Crawford
Canada
Elmira
Frank L. Campbell
Ohio
B. Gardner
Kentucky
Troibetsky
Amelie Rives
Virginia
Alfred Carr
Llewellyn
Long Island Sound
Carr
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United States
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Havana
Augustine Clemente Betancourt
Cuba
Sherman
Bureau of Statistics
State Department
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Frederic Emory
Andrew H. Church
Golden Rod
Hudson Yacht Club
West One Hundred and Twentieth Street
New York
Late Market Report from Milwaukee July 2
Flour steady with No 2 Spring at 70 71, No 1 Northern 75c, September 64 65b. Corn No 3 at 24. Oats No 2 white 20 3 25c. Barley No 2 at 35c.
Wheat futures quote session in Minneapolis
Wheat June quotes show July at 704%c, September at 62%c, Track-No. 1 hard at 72%c, No. 1 Northern Tic at 6%c, and No. 2 Northern at 6%c. Based on a Minneapolis report dated July 2.
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Chicago market update on poultry dairy and eggs
Live poultry steady with turkeys 6 to 7 cents and chickens 7 cents. Spring chickens quoted 10 to 15 cents while ducks range 7 to 8 cents. Butter prices firm across creameries and dairies 12 to 14 cents and 9 to 12 cents respectively. Eggs steady and fresh at 8 to 384 cents.
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Chicago
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report From Chicago
HOGS market fairly active and down about five cents from yesterday with light hogs 3.30 to 3.35, mixed at 3.30 to 3.40, heavy 3.05 to 3.30, rough 3.10 to 3.25. CATTLE market steady to strong with beeves 3.85 to 5.15, cows and heifers 1.75 to 3.45, Texas steers and stockers 2.85 to 4.15. SHEEP market strong with native sheep 2.25 to 4.74, Westerns 3.00 to 3.90, lambs 3.00 to 6.35.
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Cuhicago
Texas
Commodity Prices in July September December
Wheat shows July 68?c and December 66?c with September 64?c. Corn lists July 24?4c and September 25?3c with December 27c. Oats display July 17?c and September 16?c with May 20?0c. Pork quoted at 7.60 and 7.70 dollars in July and September.
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Chicago
A Mother's Friend Endorsed For Easier Childbirth
A Carmi Illinois mother testifies to the ease of childbirth using Mother’s Friend. The letter claims reduced danger to mother and child, noting experiences with multiple pregnancies and the relief felt during labor. It promotes the product as a blessing for expectant mothers and invites inquiries and orders.
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Lyiomer
Sliogsther
H&nperson Dale
Carmi
Mall
Atlanta
Harper's Magazine in 1897 fiction and features
Harper's Magazine presents a 1897 line up with fiction by Du Maurier Stockton Howells and Twain style short stories by prominent American authors. It includes science and psychology series by Williams Wilson and contributors Lummis Wilson MacMaster Barnes and Davis. Postage free to subscribers in the United States Canada and Mexico.
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Trilby
Frank R. Stockton
William Dean Howells
Mark Twain
Thomas Nelson Page
Richard Harding Davis
Owen Wister
John Kendrick Bangs
Ruth McMcEnery Stuart
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
John Bach MacMaster
James Barnes
Sheridan
Gen G . Forsyth
Howell
R. Caton Woodville
Queen Victoria
Harper & Brothers
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Canada
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Personally Conducted Excursions to California
The North Western Line offers personally conducted excursions to California via Francisco and Los Angeles highlighting scenic routes and modern sleeping cars. Expert conductors accompany travelers end to end. daily tourist sleeping cars run between Council Bluffs and California. Rates and details available from Chicago & North Western agents.
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Los Angeles
America
California
Council Bluffs
Notable deaths and events sweep across cities this week
Col C H Gatch of Des Moines dies while Very Rev Augustine F Hewitt nears death. Mail service to Mexico may begin by Jan 1. Queen mines in Negaunee resume work after two months idle. Pension vouchers mailed after department delay. Ornament wins Oakley derby with Tillo and Fleischman close behind. Catherine Moser enters Sisters of Mercy in San Diego. Mrs Bradbury and H Russell Ward elope from Los Angeles. Chicago Clan-na-Gael tests Illinois anti uniformed groups law. Japan imposes land and leaf tobacco taxes. George C Bidwell named collector of customs for New York district. Wilbur Wakeman appraiser in NY. Louis Gallet sentenced to eight years hard labor. case appeal noted. Copeland house in Cadillac struck by lightning killing three. Big Joe McAuliffe training for bout with Stelzner. National Retail Jewelers Association to meet in Detroit July 19–20. Kenney murdered aboard the battleship Indiana at Brooklyn navy yard.
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Mexico
Augustine F. Hewitt
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Queen Iron
Negaunee
Mich
Ornament
Tillo
Fleischman
Catherine Moser
St. Louis
Sisters of Mercy
San Diego
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H. Russell Ward
Los Angeles
Clan-na-Gael Guards
Chicago
Illinois
George C. Bidwell
District of New York
Wilbur F. Wakeman
Louis Gallet
New Orleans
George Copeland
Cadillac
Big Joe McAuliffe
Jack Stelzner
Pacific Athletic Club
National Retail Jewelers’ Association of the United States
Detroit
Thomas J. Kenney
Indiana
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philip F. Carter
Revolution Report in Honduras Under Martial Law
United States Consul Little reports from Tegucigalpa that a revolution has broken out in Honduras and the republic is under martial law. The item appears in a cable from Washington. Further details are sparse.
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Washington
United States
Little
Tegucigalpa
Harper's Bazar enters thirtieth year in 1897
The Bazar remains a premier women’s fashion periodical with Paris fashion letters by Katharine De Forest and New York fashion features. It includes patterns, latest designs, serials by Pool and Thanet, short stories by noted authors, health and etiquette columns, music reviews, embroidery, and personal notes. Subscriptions cost four dollars for one year via P O Box 959 New York City.
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Paris
New York
Mary E. Wilkins
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Marion Harland
Ruth McEnery Stewart
Viola Roseboro
Margaret Sutton Briscoe
Good Housekeeping
T. W. Higginson
Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Weekly looks to new year with enduring vision
Harper's Weekly marks forty years in 1897 and pledges continued zeal in politics science arts and manners. The issue previews January features including Mary E Wilkins New England story an uprising tale from E F a Bangs sequel to The House Boat on the Styx and serials with illustrations.
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Far East
Europe
New England
Mary E. Wilkins
E. F
The
Styx
John Kendrick Bangs
Peter Newell
W. D. Howell
E. S. Martin
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