U S Plan to Withdraw From Cuba Set for May 20 1902
Washington reports a full U S evacuation of Cuba on May 20 1902 with no partial stay. President-elect Palma and advisers approved the schedule at the War Department, marking Cuba’s transfer of control and inauguration day. The plan calls for moving the entire U S contingent off the island, with no guard left behind.
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Washington
Cuba
Palma
Tamay
Quesada
War Department
United States
Assault in La Junta Lynching Threat Stirs Local Fear
Mrs. Henrietta Miller of Los Angeles, 76, was assaulted in the rail yard by a Pullman porter named W. H. Wallace. Bloodhounds traced him to a Chicago train. he had just washed his clothes when arrested. Sheriff escorted him to Pueblo to prevent violence.
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la Junta
Henrietta Miller
Los Angeles
Denver
Chicago
W. H. Wallace
Pueblo
Plan for a new Department of Commerce and Labor Hearings Begin
Washington on March 25 a large group of business leaders appeared before the House committee on commerce as hearings opened on a proposal to create a Department of Commerce and Labor headed by a cabinet officer.
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Washington
House Committee On Commerce
Department of Commerce and Labor
Talk of Lynching as Sheriff Murderers Stay Granted
Cheyenne March 25. Attorneys for Chase and Woodward under sentence to hang at Casper on March 28 for the murder of Sheriff Ricker filed a petition in error and the condemned man was granted a stay of execution pending the hearing. There is talk of lynching but officials expect law to run its course.
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Cheyenne
Chase
Woodward
Casper
Ricker
Chinese Exclusion Bill Approved by House Committee
The House Committee on Foreign Relations finished action on the Chinese exclusion bill and ordered a favorable report. The measure is set for consideration on Thursday.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Entertainments Tonight at Baptist Church Lyric Club
The Lyric Club performs a rehearsal of Evangeline at Trinity Episcopal Church as part of tonight's local entertainment lineup. The program showcases choral scenes and musical numbers from the opera Evangeline, with church venue hosting the event.
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Baptist Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Police Forc e Strike In Helena Candidate Mayors Ties
Helena Montana March 25 The entire police force resigned claiming orders from Mayor Frank J Edwards who seeks re election The primaries Thursday will be tight The police allege the mayor told them to arrest anti Edwards men Bribery charges are denied by the mayor s supporters
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Helena
Mont
Frank J. Edwards
Edwards
Moss vs Rhea election case resumes in Third Kentucky district
The House resumed consideration of Moss versus Rhea with Rhea unseated by 137 to 127 and Moss seated. In the Senate a Platt of Connecticut resolution asks for information on 1850 Oregon treaty negotiations and U S obligations to tribes. The body then moved to private pension bills and a DC code provision.
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Washington
Moss Vs. Rhea
Kentucky
House
Rdea
Moss
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
Secretary of the Interior
Oregon
United States
District of Columbia
Water Mains and Pocatello Memorial to Oregon Short Line
City council approves a memorial urging concessions on freight rates for James A. Murray to extend water mains to outlying blocks. The session also authorizes a street grader purchase and notes fire alarm oversight and electric utility franchise compliance.
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Turner
Oregon Short Line Railway Company
Church
James A. Murray
Pocatello
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Idaho
City of
Murray
Theo, Turner
T. O. Smith
Jondon
Baum
American Arrested in Domiciliary Search Story
In St. Petersburg on a Saturday, March 22, police, during home visits, arrested an American named Mrs. Gardner's son, a student. Nothing incriminating found, and she hopes he will be released on condition he goes to England to complete his education.
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St. Petersburg
Gardner
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Damaged in Gale at Portsmouth
The torpedo boat destroyers Zephyr Ferrent and Zebra arrived at Portsmouth badly damaged by the gale. Zebra lost steering gear while the others had torn seams and significant leaks requiring docking for repairs.
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London
Zephyr
Ferrent
Zebra
Portsmouth
Boer Envoys Move Toward Boer Surrender Talks
Acting President Schalkburger and party travel to Kronstad with General Kitchener staff. London reports no new mission details from Schalkburger as armistice talks surface and a temporary suspension of offensives against Dewet Delarey and Botha is suggested.
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Wolvehoek
Orange River Colony
Schalkburger
Kronstad
Transvaal
Marker
Kitchener
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Dewet
Delarey
Botha
Train Wreckers Fail Near Ashland Ohio
Ironton Ohio March 25 an attempt to wreck the Chesapeake and Ohio fast flyer west of Ashland Kentucky failed as the train passed over a heavy draw bar and a freight car door left on the track. No derailment occurred and no injuries reported.
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Ironton
Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio Fast Flyer
Ashland
They Walked Out After Strike Vote by Artists Group
Chicago march 25. Two hundred members of the Commercial Artists association who last night voted to strike walked out today signaling a labor action at their workplaces.
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Chicago
Commercial Artists’ Association
Eight men buried in cave-in at gas works
Eight workers were buried by a cave-in at the People's Gas Light Company on Main street Cleveland. Four men were taken out fatally injured, with at least four more still under sand. The disaster occurred twenty feet below ground at 2:30 p.m. six bodies had been recovered.
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Cleveland
People's Gas Light Company
Main Street
Two Teens Die in Tillamook Mountain Tragedy
The steamship Sue H Elmore delivered Arthur Ward from Tillamook after he and 17 year old Miles Kauffman of Portland were found frozen to death two miles apart in the mountains near Yamhill county on Sunday. Ward's parents reside in Astoria.
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Astoria
Ore
Sue H. Elmore
Arthur Ward
Tillamook
Ward
Miles Kauffman
Portland
Yamhill County
Cuban postal embezzlement cases yield heavy prison terms
Havana March 25. Trials before the audencia court result in ten year imprisonments for F W Neeley W H Reeves and Estes G Rathbone. Neeley fined 56701 Reeves 35516 Rathbone 35324 for embezzlement of Cuban postal funds.
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Havana
Audencia Court
F. W. Neeley
W. H. Reeves
Estes G. Rathbonen
Wireless telegraphy bid for Nome to St Michael route
General Greeley issued bids to supply a wireless telegraph system between Nome Alaska and St Michael Alaska a 104 mile crossing of Norton Sound Bidders must prove 60 mile test capacity along the Atlantic coast to qualify for the contract
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Washington
General Greeley
Nome City
St. Michael
Alaska
Norton Sound
Atlantic
Battle of Giants in three cornered financial clash
The Times reports a three way showdown among financial magnates in Los Angeles. A. E. Huntington and Senators Clark face E. H. Harriman who arrives to influence the dispute and seeks an alliance with Clark, aligning Huntington’s local and interurban trolley networks.
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Los Angeles
Cal
the Times
Financial Giants
A. E. Huntington
Clark
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Huntington
Railroads Hit With Temporary Restraint Order
Judge John F. Phillips issued a temporary restraining order against eight railroads Chicago Kansas City and St Louis to prevent deviation from published schedules. The order followed a request by Judge W A Day for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Kansas City
John F. Phillips
United States District Court
Chicago, Kansas City
St. Louis
W. A. Day
Interstate Commerce Commission
Postal Telegraph Wins Right of Way Fight to Ogden
The Postal Telegraph Co. won its suit against the Oregon Short Line for right of way from Butte to points in Montana and to Ogden Utah. Workers will begin stringing wires this week.
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Butte
The
Postal Telegraph Co
Oregon
Montanta
Ogden
Utah
Italian Expedition Rumors Stir Tripoli Region
Reports from Rome on March 25 describe persistent rumors of an Italian expedition against Tripoli from Naples and Spezia. The government denies these claims as Tripoli remains a longtime Italian sphere of influence, with France historically showing interest and sending expeditions into the interior.
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Rome
Tripoli
Naples
Spezia
Italy
France
Irrigators Postpone Natural Irrigation Congress
The natural irrigation congress scheduled for next August in Colorado Springs has been officially postponed to October 6 to 9. The decision affects participants and organizers planning events in that period.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Natural Irrigation Congress
Fort Hall Lands Opened With Rich Prospects for Indians and Settlers
H J Bibb reports on the ceded Fort Hall lands offering 6,300 acres to Indians and over 100,000 acres of agricultural land with 300,000 acres of mineral country. Seventy nine Indians received eighty acres each in the second allotment. improvements on ceded land valued at $5,851.50 will be sold at auction with 30 day entry preference. Prices vary by land class from 2.50 to 10 dollars per acre plus school sections.
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H. J. Bibb
Caldwell
Fort Hall
Pocatello
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
General Land Office
Idaho Canal Company
United States
Idaho
Cuban President-Elect Estrada Dines With Roosevelt at White House
President-elect Thomas Estrada of Cuba met President Roosevelt in an informal White House dinner. Palma, the Cuban candidate for next leadership, attended as guest of honor and thanked the President for the courtesy. Estrada and his party will stay several days, subject to the President's plans before returning to Cuba.
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Washington
Thomas Estrada
Cuba
Roosevelt
White House
Palma
Arbitration Court Formed in Sydney N W
A compulsory industrial arbitration court has been established in Sydney New South Wales with a membership comprising representatives of both employers and employees. The court aims to settle industrial disputes and regulate labor relations in the region.
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Sydney
N. W
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