Teller Amendment Defeated In Senate Debate
Washington April 28 The House debated the naval bill and the agricultural appropriation bill. Curtis of Kansas defended Fanston while Libery of Pennsylvania denounced General Jacob Smith calling him a "disgrace." Sibley and Williams of Mississippi supported Smith but urged striking the system, not the man, for war crimes. The Senate concurred in House amendments to the Oleomargarine bill and then took up the Philippines government bill with opposition from Fitzsimmons of North Carolina.
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Washington
Sibley
Williams
Mississippi
Smith
Senate
House
Kansas Millers’ Association
Committee On Foreign Relations
Teller
Philippines
Fitzsimmons
North Carolina
Five constabulary men ambushed near Manila
In Manila on April 28 five constabulary officers were attacked by bandits, with one killed and another wounded. A strong force is scouring the area for the assailants as Filipino fighters were reported to be well armed.
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Manila
Locomotive Explodes on Delaware Lackawanna Train
A locomotive attached to a passenger train on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad blew up near Dover New Jersey today. Engineer George Trim mer of Washington New Jersey and fireman Jos Mayberry of Port Murray New Jersey were killed. None of the passengers were hurt though the first two coaches were knocked to one side.
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Dover
New Jersey
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
George Trimmer
Washington, N. J
Jos. Mayberry
Port Murray
N. J
J Sterling Morton dies at 70 former secretary of agriculture
J Sterling Morton former secretary of agriculture during Cleveland's second term dies at Lake Forest at seventy after weeks of decline. A practical farmer and author of Arbor Day he championed plant trees and wrote frequent letters to farmers. He had a long career in journalism and politics including service in Nebraska and a rivalry with William Jennings Bryan.
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Chicago
J. Sterling Morton
Lake Forest
Washington
Judas Sterling Morton
Morton
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Jefferson County
New York
Michigan
Union College
N. Y
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Times
Belleville
Neb
Nebraska City News
Territorial
Territory
Thomas B. Cuming
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Samar's Fighting Men Testimony at Smith Court Martial
Manila April 28 General Jacob H Smith trial resumes Major Waller Marine Corps testifies he received from Smith the kill and burn and render Samar a howling wilderness order The natives of Samar described as treacherous compared to the Soadan Without Smiths drastic measures the war would not have ended yet Corporal Pritchard Ninth Infantry testifies to seeing boys twelve years old slashing with holos Others testify to the ferocity of the Samar natives
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Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Waller
Marine Corps
Smith
Samar
Soadan
Pritchard
Bread riots incendarism and terrorism in South Russia
April 28 dispatch reports rioting spreading in South Russia. The military cannot prevent incendiarism terrorism and plundering. Landed proprietors flee to cities for safety as police forces are increased in many cities.
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South
Russia
St. Petersburg
Governor Hunt and Land Office clash over land withdrawals
Idaho Governor Hunt seeks withdrawal via land surveys. Commissioner Hermann disputes the definition, arguing surveys imply entry delays and require appropriations. They note Idaho and four other states face funding gaps, with Idaho ready to fund surveys and reclaim costs via government certificates. Dockery reports positive records and simplifies future work.
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Hermann
Land Office
Idaho
Hunt
Wyoming
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montanas
Washington
Lunds
Northern Pacific
Congress
Idaho Reigslature ¢van
Dockery
Union
Naval program wary on 1903 ships and costs
The 1903 naval appropriation bill and report released by House Naval committee chair Foss argue most ships lack real fighting value, noting Germany and others' armaments. The total vessels built or building reach 138 at 235 million dollars, with battleships and cruisers forming the core strength, while overall appropriations hover just below last year’s level.
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Washington
Foss
House Naval Committee
Naval
Germany
Fos
U. S. Tars in Trouble for Disorderly Conduct
All members of the crew of the United States cruiser Chicago were arrested for disorderly conduct in Venice on April 28 and sentenced to three to four months in prison each.
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Venice
Italy
The
United
Train Collision Near Joliet Kills Three
A Santa Fe passenger train struck a carriage at a crossing south of Joliet in April. Three people in the carriage died, including Mrs. M. B. Malock and her daughter Ora, with Floyd Pearce also listed among the deceased.
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Joliet, al
Santa Fe
Joliet
M.B. Malock
Ora, Floyd
Pearce
Archbishop Corrigan Reports Stable After Night
New York April 28 Archbishop Corrigan passed a comfortable night and his relatives and physicians say he is now out of danger.
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New York
Corrigan
The Forrest Stock Company in A Spider's Web at the Auditorium
The Forrest Stock Company presents A Spider's Web this evening at the Auditorium. Local theatergoers are invited to enjoy a mystery comedy by its touring troupe with a cast including leading performers and a suspenseful plot.
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Forrest Stock Company
Cut-Off talk drifts between Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
President Hariman of the Southern Pacific, after a West trip, asks UP officials to meet in San Francisco on May 1 to discuss the Salt Lake Los Angeles cut off and other western improvements.
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West
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
United Copper Co Founded In Trenton To Mine Metals
Trenton New Jersey April 28 The United Copper Co has been incorporated with an authorized capital of eighty millions to mine melt and manufacture copper gold silver and other metals in the region.
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Trenton N. J
United Copper Co
Revolt Breaks Out in San Domingo Amid Port au Prince News
Reports say a new revolution has erupted in San Domingo with telegraphic links to Hayti entirely cut off. The April 28 dispatch from Port au Prince notes ongoing unrest and disrupted communications between the two republics.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
San Domingo
Free Panoramic Folder Passes Scenic Rail Route
Free illustrated pamphlet from the Denver Rio Grande and Rio Grande Western Railways invites travelers to request the Panoramic Folder. It promotes personally conducted excursions and daily sleeper and dining car services to Denver Omaha Kansas City St Louis Chicago via Salt Lake City and Denver with stopovers allowed. Applications directed to W C Meliride General Agent 47 KE Broadway Hut te and Geo Heintz Assistant General Passenger Agent Salt Lake City.
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Denver
Rio Grande and
Rio Grande Western Railways
Omaha
Kansas City
Louis
Chicago
Salt Lake City
W.C. Meliride
Broadway
Hutte
Geo
Heintz
Asat
Wassanger
Immorality Case Uncovered In East Side Shack
Police say a North Second Avenue shack was used by a gang of youths, sixteen to twenty, for immoral assignations with girls fourteen to eighteen. Two girls and two boys were detained. the girls sent home after lectures, the boys jailed briefly and warned of harsher penalties if repeated.
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Second Avenue
North Second Avenue
Death of Actor Sol Smith Russell in Washington
Sol Smith Russell, famed actor, died in Washington today after years of impaired health. The obituary notes his long career and current illness fading with his death.
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Washington
Sol Smith Russell
Samar Peace Declared as Insurgents Surrender
Manila reports that the insurgents on Samar have officially surrendered and the insurrection on the island is believed ended.
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Manila
Island
Samar
Senate backs conference report on Chinese Exclusion bill
The Senate agrees to the conference report, striking out the life of the existing bill, re enacting non treaty provisions, extending laws to island territories, allowing entry for exposition, and keeping certification in the Philippine Islands.
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Washinon
Senate
Philippine Islands
Fragmented OCR note on box labeling and text
A damaged OCR line notes unreadable labeling on a box with partial phrases. The readable fragment mentions the word eailve and indicates the text is incomplete and repeated across the item. No clear event or named entities are present in the legible portion.
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