Our Trade with China Philadelphia Museums to Send a Com Mission
A Philadelphia report notes a United States commercial commission will be sent to China to extend cultural and economic relations. The mission aims to inspect duties, packing, inland freight and to promote exchange of goods, with emphasis on manufactured and imported products for forwarding to Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiphia Apel M
Sert Imercial Commission
Ching
United States
Iman Harper
Bureau
Commercial Commission China
War revenue bill passes after party lines in House
Washington April 30 the house approved the war revenue bill with amendments favored by Republicans after a parliamentary maneuver. Democrats and Populists largely opposed the bond provisions while two Republicans sided with the minority. The bill's passage followed heated debate over bonds and coinage with central figures named including Dingley, Newlands, Grosvenor and Lanham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ways and Means
Dingley
Tila
Mesers
Cummings
McClellan
Griggs
New York
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
McAlcer
Pennsylvania
Wheeler
Alabama
Linney
North
Hand
Newlands
United States
Spain
Jana
Efe
Grosvenor
Stephen A. Doughes
Curtis
Kan
Shatreth
Cal
Imid Brows
Kerry
Dem. Iy
Gage
Matanzas
Sampana
Philippines
Dewey
Atlantic
Read
Havana
Porto Hico
Bingley
Lewis
Dem
Debated Reading on Tax Bond and Income Provisions
The session moved to recommit the DIT to strike the bond provision and invert the income tax clause. The bailiwick to add the income tax provision failed 134 to 172. Final passage of the bill succeeded 181 to Isl with Democrats Populists and four Republicans voting for the recommit motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland
McMillin
Bailey
Mesers Bartholdt
Hiromwell
Johnson
White
Boom in food prices shocks New York eateries
New York restaurateurs fear immediate cost hikes as war scare tightens supplies. Meat dishes will rise sharply due to scarce cattle and halted sales. Armour's Raphael notes beef barrels jump from 7 to 11.50. Sugar markets abroad climb as Cuban and Philippine supplies shrink, with domestic refiners adding 1 1 6 cents per pound across grades.
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New York
Raphael
Armour’s Company
Propean
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Spanish Plans Control San Francisco Harbor Secrets
The Call reports Spanish military and naval authorities possess plans for San Francisco harbor works. Captain Case, military attaché, visited last winter and examined batteries with no orders restricting him. Defenses have since been strengthened including rapid fire guns, and the Lime Point position is now more formidable.
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Frisco Harbor
San Francisco
San Frapelsea
Case
Washington
Tourist season opens in Colorado mountain towns
Denver April 2 reports show early tourist arrivals as mountain towns fill hotels. Visitors come from across the country with Henwood Springs and Hotel Colorado seeing rising numbers. Colorado Midland Railroad official Batley notes record visitor interest and predicts a peak season, with Texas visitors likely to stay long.
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Denver
Mountain Revere
Colorado
Aix
Batley
Colorado Midland Railroad
The
Midland
Twan
Henwood Springs
Calorod
Sumner
Texas
Tri
Texus
Few Cattle in Mexico Decline Due to Cuban Rebellion
St Louis reports a sharp drop in Mexican cattle as Cuba’s demand, driven by the Cuban rebellion, has drained herds from Chihuahua and Sonora. Exports to the United States have surged, with last year’s quarter value reaching 225 dollars per head and a duty around five dollars per head, while beef quality remains inferior to American product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mexico
Cuba
United States
Trade disruption prompts Florida trade memorials in Senate
In Washington on April 50 Senator Pasco Florida presented memorials from the Florida Board of Trade protesting interference with cartwise trade. He warned the issue is growing serious as American vessels are being forced to refuse wares. He urged the Senate Commerce Committee to consider the subject promptly and the memorials were referred to that committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Pasco
Fla
Florida Board of Trade
Pesce
Committee On Commerce
Rubber From Corn Discovery Reported in Chicago
Chemists of the Glucose Sugar Refining company claim a vulcanizing process for corn oil to produce rubber. They say the method could revolutionize the rubber trade and give control of bicycle tire manufacture. The vulcanized corn oil is described as more resilient and lasting than rubber from the South American tree, and said to reduce rust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Glucose Sugar Refining Company
Supreme Court allows recovery of excess loan interest
Indiana Supreme Court rules in Baum v Thum that borrowers who paid interest above 3 percent in the past eight years may recover the excess if the loan is repaid first. The decision affects money loans secured by chattel mortgages and high interest practices. Anna Held show at Crawford Theater tickets on sale Monday, features include the singer in French and English, plus The Cat and the Canary and A Gay Deco.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Indiianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Lewis Baum
Ella Thum
Anna
Crawford
Triple Dill
New York
Van Wyck Silent On Resignation Rumor In April News
New York Mayor Van Wyck laughed at a Philadelphia story claiming he would resign in the fall to seek a seat on the supreme bench now held by Justice Daly. He refused to discuss the report, saying he would not resign this year or next and would stay in office to avoid risking the city government with a change of control.
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New York
Magor van Wyck
Philadelphia
Supreme Bench
Joseph BH. Daly
Randolph Guegenheimer
Bald
Shother
The Army Mule Arrives in Chattanooga by Steam Calliope
A Chicago despatch from Chattanooga reports a startling awakening as Bragg's forces faced the Army of the Cumberland thirty five years ago. The arrival of four carloads of mules for the Tenth Cavalry, drawn by a thunderous steam calliope, drew crowds and evoked memories of Civil War clashes. The dramatic procession ended with a surge of panic and awe as the jack rabbits entered town and spurred bets of a future Harlem entry.
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Chicago
Chattanooga
Tenn
Army of the Cumberland
Pyne Suprand
Grant
Hrese
Beto
Chickamauga
Hayang
Blanco
Scott's Emulsion Promised Relief For Common Ailments
When blood is poor, flesh is lacking, or throat and lung weakness, Scott's Emulsion claims a single cure. It uses cod liver oil emulsion with hypophosphites and glycerine, promising faster relief and lasting benefit versus other remedies. Prices listed as 00, 1.00, and 0 draggiete.
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Scott
Short Grass Farmers Enter Seed Venture on Arkansas River
D. M. Jerry of Detroit has contracted with Kearney county farmers along the Arkansas River to plant about 400 acres of vegetable seeds for seed purposes. Farmers will receive a percentage of seeds produced, with Mr. Ferry noting the soil there is well suited for seed crops.
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D. M. Jerry
Ble Seed Cealer
Detroit
Mich
Kearney County
Arkansas River
Mr. Ferry
Confederate officer plans first Virginia negro brigade for Spain war
Col Marshall of Portsmouth arrives in Richmond to push eight Virginia negro companies into a first regiment with plans to form more across states. He seeks war department sanction, aims for Confederate gray uniforms, and says he will command the brigade under Lee’s division if approved. He visits General Pitshugh and Governor Taylor to gain support and heads to Washington for approval.
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Richmond
R. CO
Portsmouth
Bata Cubs
Spain
Pitshugh
Taylor
War Department
Washington
Virginia
Marshall
Lee
Boston & Maine to pay half wages during military service
The directors vote that any officer or employee who is a member of the National Guard, volunteer militia, or naval brigade and serves by volunteering or orders will receive one half of current pay during service. Upon honorable discharge, the employee will be restored to their former position or a comparable one.
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Poston
Boston & Maine Railroad
National Guard
Volunteer Militia
Naval Brigade
Shereran
Defaulter and death by own act shock New Beaford bank
Cashier Lemuel J. Terry of the Mechanica Nations Bank is found dead in the directors room, death due to apoplexy. An autopsy shows cyanide poisoning amid a defalcation of about 150,000 dollars. Terry had enriched himself in Calumet and Hetla Investments and then diverted bank funds and 200 trusts from the Sylvia A. Howland estate. The bank, capitalized at 100,000, shows a large loss as the board contemplates the crisis.
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New Beaford
Mass
Lemuel J. Terry
Mechanica Nations Bank
Custer Te
James W. Hersey
Terry
Calumet
Hetla Investments
Sylvia A. Howland
Dean
Hetty Green
America
Salon
Xwlliam WV
Cr Dolt
Ranufacturers
Horse Jockey's Ear Invasion At City Dispensary
In Terneon a patient at the city dispensary complained of a bug or insect burrowing in his ear. Dr Henry examined and found a forked substance lodged inside and removed it after repeated attempts. The man claimed a worm or insect had crawled into his ear while sleeping near horses in St Louis runs context.
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B.willkim Mansiey
Henry Teaig
Bannley
Relief in Six Hours by Great South American Cure
Distressing kidney and bladder disease reliever advertised to work in six hours. Claims prompt relief from pain in urinary passages for both men and women, with rapid alleviation of water retention. Sold by Geo. W. Stansfield and Sim Drug Company in Topeka. Also references to Union Pacific train schedules and Topeka connections.
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Geo. W. Stansflein
Kansas Avenue
Sim Drug Company
Kansas Avenue, Druggists
Topeka
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women and remedies
A historical advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the best medicine for women under strain from maternity age and illness. It claims to strengthen health, relieve pain, calm inflammation, and restore vitality, noting thirty years of use and Buffalo, New York as the physician's base. It also touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and liver issues, urging against substitutes.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
J. M. Mensler
Vanderbilt Avenue
New York
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Marvor
Orem
Hwe
Munrit
Pe Choice Investments
J.z. Hunt Investment Co
Columbian
China
Far East
Pueblo
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Kaneag City
Rock Island Etyor
Shafroth
Biand
Asue
Treasury
Lanham
Tex
Robinson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Epaaker
Ano Edge ‘Day
Jet Base
Balclfever
Florida
Congress
Max
van Wyck
Bianco
Draggiete
Scott & Bowne, Chemists
D. M Ferry & Co
Colored Brigade
48 Railroad
New England
Latle Laut
Palace
H. L. Larsh_.& Co
Kansas Av
Prescott & CO
Klauer
Borses
Sib
Topeka Aves
John Dudley
Rock Island
Piyer
Colorado Springs
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