Miles Plan to Philippines Draws Presidential Resistance
Washington March 31 1902 President sends to Congress Miles correspondence seeking to assign him to Philippine duty. Secretary Root disapproves Miles plan citing established progress under Chaffee Taft and insurrectionary government engagement. Roosevelt approves Secretary of War memo and notes dangers of publishing charges before inquiry.
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Congress
Root
War Department
Washington
Philippines
Chaffee
Elihu Root
Secretary of War
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Miles
Gov. Taft
Tayabas
Gen. Chaffee
Explosive Mine Disaster Kills Twenty Two at Dayton Coal
An April Dayton Tenn explosion at the Nelson mine of the Dayton Coal and Iron Co ignited dry coal dust after 4 45 pm blasts set by miners and firemen. Twenty two dead twelve still inside the mine seven burned. Firemen Lark Hunter and John Harney suspected. Three outside fatalities.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nelson
Dayton Coal and Iron Co
Dayton
Lark Hunter
John Harney
Sultan's Brother Dead in Constantinople Suspected Foul Play
London reports from Constantinople indicate Mohammed Rechad, believed to be the sultan's brother and presumptive successor, is dead. The Vienna Daily Mail correspondent notes foul play is suspected in his death.
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London
Constantinople
Vienna
The
Daily Mail
Mohammed Rechad
Garfield Son Accepts Civil Service Commissioner Post
James R. Garfield, son of the late President, accepts the civil service commissioner role offered by President Roosevelt about ten days earlier. He will fill the position vacated by William A. Rodenberg on April 1.
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Garfield
Washington
James R. Garfield
President Garfield
Presidert Roosevelt
William A. Rodenberg
Indian Statesman Dead in Ardmore Senate Veteran
Ardmore Indian Territory March 31. Hon. Lewis Keel aged 61, a prominent full-blood Chickasaw, is dead. Keel served 33 years in the Indian legislature and was an assessor of the senate at his death.
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Ardmore
I. T
Lewis Keel
Keel
Senate
Costly Fire Destroys Guthrie Businesses in Oklahoma
A Sunday blaze in Guthrie Oklahoma caused $350000 in damage destroying the State Capital printing plant the Hotel Capitol the St James hotel the Cammack livery barns and the Richey general merchandise store. Secretary John D Long favors christening the new cruiser Denver with water rather than wine.
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Guthrie, Okla
Guthrie
State Capital Printing Plant
Hotel Capitol
St. James Hotel
Cammack Livery Barns
Richey General Merchandise Store
United States Spain treaty await Bellamy Storer return
The treaty of friendship between the United States and Spain will be signed as soon as Bellamy Storer, the U S minister here, returns to Madrid. He is currently in the United States.
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Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Root
Storer
Madrid
Spain
Bellamy Storer
Inter-State Commission aims to curb tariff slashing
Chicago April 1 The inter state commerce commission pledges full effort to enforce the interstate act and begin hearings today. Commissioner Charles A Prouty explains the probe will establish what has been done and decide on criminal action if warranted. He cites past secret tariffs and seeks to compel publication of export rates, challenging railroad claims against disclosure.
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Chicago
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Charles A. Prouty
Prouty
Department of Justice
Missouri River
Seaboard
Monument planned for Sultana dead in Washington
A movement to erect a monument in Washington in memory of 1,457 soldiers and ex prisoners of war who died when the steamer Sultana exploded near Memphis on April 27, 1865. A bill to appropriate 50,000 dollars will be introduced in both houses of Congress.
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Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Arbor Day Proclaimed in Michigan for McKinley Memorial
Governor Bliss designates April 25 as Arbor Day and urges every Michigan school to plant a tree on that date in memory of President William McKinley, described as a friend of the children.
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Lansing
Mich
Bliss
United States
William McKinley
Indicted for Forging Papers Up to 100000 at Hot Springs
Manson A. Johnson of Anderson Indiana was arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas on a charge of forging documents totaling up to $100000. He was found ill in his hotel room and cannot leave bed for about a week. His wife and J J Netterville care for him as he recovers from stress of alleged flight and business troubles. Johnson arrived March 25 and was joined by his wife the following Saturday.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Manson A. Johnson
Anderson
Ind
Johnson
J. J. Netterville
Raglan Coat Critique Describes Awkward Fashion Trend
A Denver Post critique condemns the Raglan Coat as a long clumsy garment that hides graceful female form from neck to heels. The author imagines a future when fashion abandons the disguise and women reveal natural beauty and well-fitting lines.
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Denver Post
April Fools and Little Leaks in Daily Life
An assorted collection of quips and poetry excerpts on small missteps and unnoticed faults. Uncle Robert receives an April Fool note. a leaky barrel and milking pail warn of neglected care. rust from rain erodes tools. snowy purity gets tainted by life’s mud. moral reflection on a mortal soul cast down by circumstance.
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George B. Nevin
N. Y
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Saranac Lake Leader
Mrs Francis Podmore president W C T U of Saranac Lake New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of weakness and painful symptoms. She urges other women with menstrual disorders and related ailments to try the remedy and warns against inferior medicines.
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Francis Podmore
Saranac Lake
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Mirror of Alma by George Birdseye Boston Globe
The poem describes a silver mirror as Alma’s resting place and light, a circle of gold engravings reflecting her radiant eyes. The speaker, mourning, sees his own grief mirrored back, wondering if the image reveals the beloved who will no longer look upon him.
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Alma
George Birdseye
Boston Globe
Fair to middlin and homeward longing in verse
A fragment from poems by Charles W. Stevenson and F. L. Stanton contrasts steady endurance with hopeful rest. It frames daily resilience as a homely virtue and ends with a dream of returning home across a river.
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Charles W. Stevenson
Lippincott’s
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Love Lightens Labor In Martha Shepard Lippincott Poem
A Boston Budget verse by Martha Shepard Lippincott notes how love lightens toil and grants sweet purpose. It describes thoughts of comfort, shared burdens, and joy in work for the sake of loved ones, ending with gratitude for approbation.
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Martha Shepard Lippincott
Boston
Hall Caine Greeting and Travel Offers
Hall Caine described in contrast to Shakespeare as he arrived in New York during a America trip. The item notes a humorous encounter with Ignatius Donnelly. It also advertises Chicago and Northwestern Ry tourist car berths from Chicago for March and April at six dollars, with escorted excursions Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Woodward. Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike’s Toothache Drops are advertised for cold, bronchitis, and toothache relief.
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Hall Caine
Shakespeare
New York
America
Ignatius Donnelly
Lord Bacon
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Chicago
New England
A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Hale
Pike
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Santa Fe
Great Southwest
Arkansas Valle
Pecos and
Rio Grande Valleys
Salt River Valley
Joaquin Valley
Markets Report From Several Cities on April First
New York markets list patent flour and grain prices with wheat at 82 1/2 cents for No 2 red and corn at 67 cents. Cleveland shows similar grains plus butter eggs and cheese prices and cattle and sheep ranges. Toledo East Liberty and East Buffalo report cash and May prices for Wheat Corn Oats and livestock with hogs and lambs at various bid ranges.
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New York
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Liberty
East Buffalo
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Gen. Miles
House of Representatives
House
Burleson
Philippine Archipelago
Army
Philippine Commission
Aguinaldo
Manila
Dean
Dayton, Tenn
Sultan
Inter-State Commission
Robert
Abby F. C. Bates
St. Nicholas
William Gillen Rodgers
Farm Journal
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Oregon
Salzer
Salzers
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse, Wis
Varhiene
Homeseekers
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Prescott
Phoenix
Bevonshire &T
Mast
Anakesis
Tribune Building
Henry C. Blair
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
H. H. Queen
Box D
Atlanta
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