Statehood Bill Advance Faces Mixed Senate Committee Vote
In Washington on June 14 the omnibus Statehood bill for Oklahoma, Army, and New Mexico faced a divided Senate Territories Committee. Some Republicans opposed even debating the measure while Democrats urged immediate action. A compromise proposal by Nelson and Quay would postpone full consideration to the December meeting with a six to five lean toward favorable reporting.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Army
New Mexico
Union
Senate Committee On
Bailey
Texas
Ceare
Vill
Orman Beveridge
Ses
Com- the
Sena
Hornham and
Dillingham
Senate
Nelson
Minnesota
Quay
Hate
Heitfeld
Patterson
Strike Continues as Coal Miners Hold Fast in Daylight
Ill news wire reports from Ilkesbarre indicate the anthracite miners strike persists after five weeks with about 100,000 idle workers including 12,100 in West Virginia. In Pennsylvania a home attacked near West Hazelton involved a dynamite blast at Applegate’s residence and a hold up during the investigation, with a $500 reward for the dynamiters.
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Applegate
Cranberry
Liery
Prosecutor of Schley Retired for Health Reasons
Judge advocate general Hain C. Lemly left Washington to return home to Salem North Carolina after applying for retirement due to impaired health. A retiring board examined him yesterday and it is understood he will be formally retired.
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Washington, D. C
Hain
Lemly
Navy
Washington
Salem
North Irolina
Senate Bill Prospects Near Majority in Congress
It is believed the measure can secure a Senate majority and is expected to pass next winter as supporters rally around the bill.
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Iternia
Senate
Filipinos Felled by Rifle Butts in Philippine Campaign
Edward Spencer and Corporal Hansen report three years in the Philippines with Major Waller's command. They recount the water cure and killings of women and children under General Smiths orders. Spencer says rifle butts felled natives and villagers shot when running. Hansen presents photographs of a bound Filipino prepared for torture.
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Des Moines
Edward Spencer
Hansen
Manchester
Iowa
Philippines
Waller
Smith
Spencer
Alarming Cholera Toll Reported in Philippines
A June 14 report to Surgeon General Forwood notes Manila records 277 cases and 215 deaths from cholera up to April 15, with 453 additional cases and 308 deaths outside Manila. The outbreak is blamed on vegetables arriving from infected Chinese ports.
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Washington, D. C
Philippines
Forwood
Islands
Manila
Webster Davis to Leave Kansas City for New York Post
Webster Davis former assistant secretary of the Interior resigns over Boer War disputes and plans to move to New York for a reported $25,000 position. His brother disputes Boer fund rumors and notes Davis earned large sums from stock tips, a New York day gain, and a Kansas City investment total.
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Kansas City
New York
Davis
South Africa
Kansas
Webster
Yale Wins 1902 Baseball Championship Over Princeton
New York dispatch reports Yale defeats Princeton 5 to 4 in the decisive game securing the 1902 baseball championship after both teams split the earlier contest. Yale edges out Princeton in a tight final, confirming title claim.
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New York
Yale
Princeton
Not in the South This But in the Free North Not in the South
Bit ter war surrounds the Normal and Industrial Institute for Negroes at Eldorado as trustees plan to move the school amid strong race sentiment. Commencement set for tomorrow canceled as pupils and faculty flee. windows shattered and shots fired. President Alston and his son have left. The school, founded recently by the Cuban Libre Industrial association with public funds, mirrors Tuskegee’s Booker T. Washington model.
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Carbondale
Normal and Industrial Institute For Negroes
Eldorado
Alston
Cuban Libre Industrial Association
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Alabama
Metal and Money Market Report Today
New York markets note Mexican dollars at 94 and silver at 23. Copper remains unchanged.
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Metal and Money Market
New York
Foraker presses White House on Ohio election interference
Senator Foraker travels to Washington to urge a federal probe into the influence of office holders in Ohio politics. He cites prior representations by Representative Burton and notes his own vulnerable position in Buckeye State party battles as the President weighs whether to launch any investigation.
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Washington, D. C
Foraker
Ohio
Roosevelt
Hanna
White House
Burton
Cleveland
Senator Foraker
Buckeye
Will Make It Very Hot for Hanna Across Factional Fight
The report details a clash between Senator Hanna and Civil Service Commissioner James R. Garfield over civil service violations by Cleveland officials. Senator Foraker pushes action, while President remains entangled in the Hanna Foraker dispute. Burton’s possible Senate bid looms as charges await formal filing after his Virginia Hot Springs rest.
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Senator Hanna
Civil Service
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Clevelland
Senator Foraker
Collector Leach
Marshal Chandler
Marshal Hopkins
Postmaster Denstoe
Hanna
Hanna-Foraker
Burton
Foraker
Cleveland
Representative Burton
Virginia Hot Springs
Washington
Shieli
Burton Threatens Senate Run Over Federal Officials
The passage describes Burton as a strong river and harbor committee chair facing pressure from the President to remove partisan federal officials. If not removed, Burton may challenge Hanna for the Senate seat with Foraker backing, alarming Ohio Republican leaders who fear a fall loss.
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Apublican National Committee
Burton
Congress
River and Harbor Committee
House Republicans
Ohio
Hama
Hanna
Senate
Foraker
Contingent Fund Cases in Arizona Courthouse
In Phoenix on June 14 applications for new trials were denied in two Wilson vs Murphy and Wilson vs Vickers cases. Judge Kent ruled the governor not responsible for auditor actions when warrants are illegal, while finding warrants in the Vickers case legally drawn. Appeals to the territorial supreme court and possibly the U S Supreme Court will proceed.
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Phoenix
Ariz
T. F. Wilson
N. O. Murphy
George W. Vickers
Kent
Supreme Court of the Territory
Wilson
Murphy
Vickers
Supreme Court of the United States
Irrigation Bill Passed by the House
The House approved an amended irrigation bill by 146 to 55. It now goes to a conference committee with a likely path to presentation to the President early next week.
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Washington, D. C
House
Court to Appoint Inquiry Panel in Talbot Case
In Louisville on June 14 the Right Rev. T. A. Dudley will select sixteen bishops and sixteen laymen to form a court of inquiry into charges against Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of Central Pennsylvania. The pre sentment accuses Talbot of influence by Mrs Emma Elliott and falsehood in the excommunication of Mrs Elliott’s supporter, Rector Irvine. Possible lay member candidates include J Pierpont Morgan and W Bayard Cutting.
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Louisville
Ethelbert Talbot
Pennsylvania
Protestant Episcopal Church
T. A. Dudley
Kentucky
Talbot
Episcopal Church
W. J. Odell
J. Andrew Harris
Court of Inquiry
Bishop Dudley
House of Bishops
Emma Elliott
Huntingdon
Elliott
Ingram W. H
Irvine
St. John’s Church
Huntington
St. John's
Mrrs
Lynch faces treason charge at Bow Street Court
London June 14 The Bow Street police court opened the treason case against Colonel Arth Lynch former Boer army officer and Galway MP elect arrested on arrival from France. He was remanded until June 21. Also noted is the burial of Mrs. Alex Rossi in Los Angeles.
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London
Bow Street
Arth
Lynch
Galway
New Haven
France
Mustn't “set 'em up” after court is over
Syracuse June 14 County Judge Ross rebuked a jury court officers and attorneys for accepting and buying drinks and cigars after a favorable verdict. Charles E Cooney defense lawyer admitted treating but said it was customary and followed by others. Judge Ross warned future offenders would face harsher discipline.
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Syracuse
Ross
Pascver
Charles E. Cooney
Jealous husband and neighbor die in Falmouth duel
In Falmouth Indiana on June 14 John Bailey with a revolver and Oliver Cameron were killed in a gun duel sparked by Bailey's search for his wife. Cameron fired a shotgun and killed Bailey. both men died at the scene. Mrs Bailey appeared with their seven children after coroner arrival. Cameron, a retired farmer, was respected in the town.
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Rushville
Ind
Falmouth
John Bailey
Oliver Camera
Bailey
Fred Cameron
Oliver Cameron
Fia
Cameron
Worth
Eight Hours Sleep Provokes Zion City Sermon
John Alexander Dowie preached in Zion City urging obedience and early rising. He urged wives to awaken husbands and work, warned against late-night roving, and said those in the streets after ten would be jailed.
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Waukegan
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Columbia
Invites Cuba to the Union as a U S State
Senator Elkins introduces a resolution proposing the annexation of Cuba and its admission as a U S state. The plan grants Congress consent to establish the Republic of Cuba as the State of Cuba with a republican government and a constitution by deputies in convention, subject to imperial committee conditions. The act would await formal submission to Congress by January 1, 1904.
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Elkins
New Republic
Washington, D. C
Cuba
Congress
Republic of
Gailic
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Elbert Princeton
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Ime
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Arthur Lynch
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