President backs Miles retirement amid senate hearing friction
President weighs General Miles testimony before the senate military affairs committee and discusses the matter with lawmakers. The White House signals possible retirement for Miles, aiming to end army friction as Root and the attorney general confer with the president.
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Senate Committee
General Miles
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Cuba Reciprocity Bill Aims 20 Percent Imports Concession
Washington March 20 Chairman Payne of the ways and means committee said he would frame a Cuban reciprocity bill in two sections. The first authorizes the president to negotiate a reciprocity agreement with Cuba granting 20 percent concessions on all imports. The second covers the Sibley amendment limiting the reciprocity period to December 1, 1903. The bill’s timing before the committee and the house was not set. Opponents of the plan planned a meeting to decide their next steps.
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Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Cuba
Sibley
House
Senate Repeals War Revenue Taxes Bill Passed
Washington March 22 The Senate concluded routine business and took up the war revenue repeal measure after amendments from the finance committee were approved. Senator Hoar contemplated a refund proposal for legacies to charities and schools but withheld it as out of scope. The bill was read a third time and laid aside after the president protection bill was addressed.
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Senate
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Hoar
Finance Committee
Patterson
River and Harbor Bill Sparks Debate in Congress
Washington March 20 The house opened with Mr. Mann of Illinois stating he would take up contested election cases after the river and harbor bill. Debate covered lower Mississippi appropriations, tariff revision, irrigation, Cumberland river improvements, and critiques of overall federal spending. Burton defended the bill's merits.
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Mann
Committee On Elections
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Rhea
Ransdell
Mississippi
Snook
Lewis
Powers
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Small
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Gaines
Tenn
Cumberland River
Burgess
Tex
Congress
Burton
Relief Bill for Chicago Postmaster Coyne Passes Senate
Washington reports the senate favorably reports and passes a house bill to relieve Chicago postmaster F. E. Coyne of a loss of 74 610 in stamps stolen by burglars on October 19 1901. Other measures include court terms for Utah and a Devils Lake reservation Indian agreement. Senator Spooner speaks on presidential protection questions.
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Senate
House
F. E. Coyne
Chicago
Mason
Coyne
District of
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Devils Lake Reservation
North Dakota
Spooner
Wis
Voalw
Dillon Suspension Shows Tense Commons Clash
London March 21 A fieryCommons scene ended with Irish Nationalist John Dillon suspended after he called Mr Chamberlain a damned liar during South African debate. Campbell Bannerman and Chamberlain exchanged accusations of slander as Dillon was led from the chamber amid Nationalist cheers. The suspension lasts up to one week.
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London
House of Commons
John Dillon
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Mr. Chamberlain
Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman
William Court Gully
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Dillon
Mr. Dillon
A. J. Balfour
Chamberlain
Elixir of Life Promises Miraculous Cures for All
Dr James W Kidd of Fort Wayne Indiana announces a free Elixir of Life that cures any disease after years of study and experiments. He claims remarkable testimonials of reduced pain and healed conditions, with free samples sent by mail to prove the remedy’s efficacy.
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James W. Kidd
First National Bank
Fort Wayne, Ind
James William Kidd
Boer delegates sail. Wessels on ammunition and uniforms
Boer delegates C A Wessels A D Wolmarans and J M de Bruyn depart aboard La Gascogne. Wessels says Hoboken fire ammo not for Boers, notes their lack of money and that they would seize British convoys for supplies. He suggests a commission to review the war and explains Boers reportedly wear captured British uniforms with insignia removed.
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New York
C. A. Wessels
A. D. Wolmarans
J. M. de Bruyn
la Gascogne
Canal land sale approved by court to United States
Paris March 21 on request by the Panama Canal company the civil tribunal consented to the eventual transfer of canal property to the United States. The approval is subject to Colombian government consent on articles 20 and 21 of the agreement.
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Panama Canal Company
United States
British trust makes sweeping offer to customers in London
Ogdens limited representing American Tobacco company says it will donate its entire net profit and 200000 pounds yearly for four years to customers who continue trading with the American concern. Imperial Tobacco offers 50000 pounds yearly bonus to boycott American goods. The move triggers industry debate as retailers weigh allegiance and big store notices hint at Imperial boycott resistance.
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Ogdens (Limited
American Tobacco Company
Associated Press
Imperial Tobacco Company
British Tobacco Combine
Great Britain
Metropolis
Russia Silent On Anglo Japanese Accord In Franco Russian Note
The Official Messenger prints the Franco Russian declaration with an imperial statement praising Russia’s policy in China and Korea. It asserts support for China’s independence, the status quo in the Far East, and the Great Siberian railway project while welcoming Britain and Japan’s aims with sympathy.
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Korea
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Manchuria
Great Britain
Japan
Secretaries and generals clash over war powers in congress
General Miles testifies that a proposed law would let a captain rise to brigadier and even head the army, claiming the bill serves favorites. He recounts dispatching orders to General Shafter about Santiago, while noting the secretary of war and adjutant general may advance personal allies. The committee did not seek names.
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Santiago
Secretary Long
Shafter
Tampa
Miles
Democratic House caucus votes to back Boer sympathy
In Washington on March 21 the Democratic members of the house unanimously adopted resolutions expressing sympathy for the Boer republics. They pledge to urge the committee to report such resolutions so Congress may act. The largely attended caucus showed no split, choosing between Randall Texas and Sulzer New York proposals.
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House
Congress
Randall
Texas
Sulzer
New York
Representative Burleson Seeks Copies on Miles Philippines Plan
Washington March 21 Representative Burleson of Texas has introduced a resolution asking the president to transmit to the house all correspondence and papers connected with Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles request to be assigned to duty in the Philippines and to implement a plan to bring an immediate cessation of hostilities without further loss of life.
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Washington
Burleson
Texas
House
Nelson A. Miles
Philippines
Voyage of the Cunarder Etruria Passengers Land in Southampton
On March 21 passengers and mail from the Cunarder Etruria were landed in Southampton after crossing from the Azores via the steamer Elbe. The Atlantic voyage from New York took two days.
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Etruria
Elbe
Azores
New York
Army appropriation bill reported as session opens
At the March 21 opening of the session in Washington Mr. Hull reported the army appropriation bill. The house then resumed consideration of the river and harbor bill.
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Washington
Hocuse
Hull
Mamma and Elsie quarrel over manners in Philadelphia scene
In a Philadelphia Press blurb a mother reproaches Elsie for noisy dress and behavior, contrasting her with Willie a quieter child as their father returns home late. The piece depicts domestic tension and parenting style in a casual, period voice.
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Willie
Papa
Philadelphia Press
Pittsburgh meeting eyed steel price hikes
Seventeen chain manufacturers, among the largest in the country, convene at the Lincoln hotel in Pittsburg. They discuss trade matters and the advisability of price increases. It is stated a $2 per ton steel price rise by United States Steel Corporation is expected on April 1.
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Lincoln
United States Steel Corporation
Fife acquitted in Richardson murder case in Savannah
The jury found Stewart Fife not guilty of the 1900 Christmas Eve murder of Frank Richardson after a single ballot, triggering a dramatic courtroom scene as Mrs. Fife celebrated. The case follows the widow Richardson’s earlier acquittal and leaves the sensational murder unsolved. Fife, from a wealthy St. Joseph family, was later arrested in North Yakima, Washington, and returned to Savannah, the county seat of Andrey County.
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Frank Richardson
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North Yakima
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Andrey County
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