Senate Debates Cuban Reciprocity and Chinese Exclusion Clash
In Washington the senate heard Cullom denounce the Chinese exclusion bill as contravening treaties with China while Patterson defended it. In the house the Cuban reciprocity bill opened with 114 Republicans and 63 Democrats voting aye to go into committee, 41 Democrats and 58 Republicans voting nay, highlighting party maneuvering before caucus. The nay list spans many states and includes numerous named senators.
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Washington
Senate
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
China
Heleed
United States
Congress
Patterson
Colorado
House
Allen
Kentucky
Aplin
Ball
Texas
Bankhead
Bartlett
Well
Bishop
Bowersock
Breazeale
Broussard
Brown
Burgess
Burleson
Butler
Maine
Clayton
Conry
Coombs
Corliss
Cushman
Darragh
Davey
Louisiana
Davis
Florida
Dayton
Beck
Freely
Fletcher
Fordney
Gaines
West Virginia
Gardner
Michigan
Gilbert
Glenn
Griffith
Griggs
Hamilton
Hepburn
Hooker
Hughes
Jenkins
Jones
Kahn
Kehoe
Kern
Kleberg
Littlefield
Lond
McCleary
McCulloch
Marshall
Metcalf
Meyer
Miers
Minor
Morris
Naphen
Needham
Newlands
Norton
Otey
Prince
Randell
Richardson
Alabama
Robertson
Shafroth
Shallenberger
Smith
Ilinois
H. C. Smith
W. Smith
W. A. Smith
Sparkman
Stark
Stevens
Minnesota
Sutherland
Tawney
Taylor
Ohio
Weeks
Wheeler
White
Woods
Zenor
Michigan Battle Over Cuba Sugar Policy in Congress
Payne faces Lloyd and Newlands in a lively debate on Cuba sugar awaiting congressional action. Michigan’s W A Smith recalls Payne’s Dingley bill remark while pressuring tariff neutrality. Newlands argues against concessions to Cuba without a US invitation and criticizes Platt amendment limits on Cuban sovereignty.
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Payne
Cuba
Congress
United States
Lloyd
Missouri
W. A. Smith
Michigan
Dingley
Smith
Newlands
Nevada
Republican Party
McKinley Advises Cuban Commissioners After Piatt Amendment Talk
McClellan of New York notes a meeting in which President McKinley urged Cuban commissioners to return home and secure acceptance of the Piatt amendment. The discussion centers on broader concessions to Cuba beyond the bill’s provisions and potential annexation hints.
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McClellan
New York
Cuba
McKinley
Boer colony plans along new Denver line and railroad company formed
A Boer sympathizer committee asks the state land board for information on lands along the Denver to Salt Lake and Shore Line route. In Madison Wis April a railroad line from Haleam Lake to St Croix Malla with a $25 000 capital stock was filed, the Balsam lake and Western Railroad Co. In Marshalltown Ia April 9 George W Makepeace a leading local attorney was indicted by the grand jury for concealing stolen property in a case involving a convict shoplifter sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
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Denver
Salt Lake
Shore Line
State Land Board
Pierce
New York
Madison
Wis
Balsam Lake and Western Rairoad Company
Haleam Lake
Polk County
St. Croix Malla
Sec
Marshalltown
George W. Makepeace
Burnham
Roosevelt Arrives Charleston Amid Cheers and Rain
President Roosevelt lands in Charleston to sunny reception after a soaking trip. He tours the harbor aboard the Algonquin, visits Fort Sumter, then attends a banquet at the Charleston hotel where Governor McSweeny speaks and Mrs. Roosevelt hosts a grand reception at St. John’s.
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Charleston
Roosevelt
Naval Station
Algonquin
Sumter
St. John's Hotel
McSweeny
St. John’s Hotel
Box Opens Reveals Mysterious Remains in Station
Remains of a man and a woman found in a railroad box left ten years earlier by rancher Jamison who vanished soon after. No identities. presumed double murder. Funeral held for Arthur Rood in Grand Rapids. crowd turned away. Burial planned in Iapeer.
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San Francisco
Gilroy
Cal
Jamison
Grand Rapids
Mich
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Arthur R. Rood
J. M. Fulton
Kent County
Iapeer
Markets Report Chicago Wheat and Live Stock Prices
Chicago market quotes show May wheat at around 8.11 to 8.14, with various futures and produce prices listed. Live stock in Chicago and East Buffalo ranges include hogs from 6.60 to 7.15, steers 4.80 to 6.90, and lambs 5.00 to 7.25, while Saint Louis reports mixed wheat prices and different cash and May values.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Hoge
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Cecil Rhodes Dream Could Bring World Peace If War For Markets
Cecil Rhodes outlines a program involving a secret Jesuit like society and a federation to develop the English speaking race. He urges a regime of commercial war against nations boycotting British manufactures and proposes potential union with America for lasting peace, asserting labor and trade depend on global markets.
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London
Cecil Rhodes
William T. Stead
American Review of Reviews
United States
Great Britain
W. T. Stead
Rhhedes
Rhodes
House of Commons
Pirat
America
England
Rhodes on a secret world government and England United States alliance
The passage reports on Cecil Rhodes proposing a secret society to absorb global wealth for a world government based in a dual parliament in Washington and London. He envisions an English speaking world bearing civilizational duties and criticizes tariff policies as risking England isolation if the United States pursues self interest and aligns with other nations.
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Rohdes
United States Assembly
House of Commons
Washington
London
Rhodes
America
Harrison
Canada
Argentina
Brazil
England
Portugal
Persia
Spain
United
Not Shy of Third Terms Dekota Towne in St Paul
A digest of city elections and notable races across several states. In St Paul the mayoral contest yielded a defeat for J A Johnson in Pargo, while Grand Forks re-elected John Dinnle for a fourth term. Other items cover Iowa’s Hubbard railway merger act, a Missouri farmer’s murder, Franklin post office revenues, and Mississippi war-flag petitions.
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St. Paul
Minn
Pargo
J. A. Johnson
W. JD. Sweet
Johnson
Grand Forks
John Dinnle
Michigan corporate fees surge records in Secretary of State report
Michigan's Secretary of State reports a quarterly rise in corporate fees totaling 22 973.14 dollars. New corporations paid 19 488.05 dollars in franchise fees and additional charges covered recording, copies for other states, and filing costs.
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Lansing
Mich
Secretary of State
Editor's charges spark prison reform ire in Indianapolis
An ex city editor who briefly served in the northern prison criticizes Barnard and the management. He recalls cruelty toward a prisoner beaten for a minor misdemeanor and choked, then found dead by hanging with the knot outside the cell door. He cites Dr Spinning supporting Dr Horne and predicts widespread mismanagement and rot in the institution.
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Indianapolis
Hhel
Barnard
Kruger Invitation and East St. Louis Name Change Sketch
An April dispatch reports an invitation to Kruger to visit Chicago with a city council resolution praising the Boer cause. Separate notes outline East St. Louis plans to rename the town and extend along the Mississippi, while Hadda Mullah meets the ameer in Cabul after his March advance.
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Chicago
Carter TL Harrison
Paul Kruger
Hague
Montagu White
East St. Louis
Ils
Kbast
St. Louisans
St. Louis
East St. Louisans
Mississippi
Peshawar
Punjab
Hadda Mullah
Cabul
Ameer
Woman Dies After Ptomaine Poisoning Suspected In Sausages
Mrs. Schurtz of GOS Pletcher Street died at German Hospital from suspected ptomaine poisoning after eating frankfurter sausages. Dr. Bruning said the poison is likely but not definite. Husband Tambert Schertz handed other sausages from the same lot to health department for analysis.
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Chicago
Schurtz
Gos Pletcher Street
H. FP. Bruning
Schurta
Motive in Cambridge Bank Robbery Case Questioned
Madison Wisconsin April story reports Madison man Christian Tollepon and five others named in a supposed Cambridge bank robbery on March 7. Tollepon and Abel Christianson were not present the night of the crime. Christianson arrested in Iron County. Tollepon admitted his prior tale was false and faces perjury charges. Lawton rumor of race runouts deemed a canard. no real threat or excitement remains.
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Madison
Wis
Christian Tollepon
Cambridge
Tollepon
Abel Christianson
Christianson
Iron County
Lawton
C. T
Strike Threat Looms in West Virginia Coal Fields
The United Mine Workers board weighs a strike as 2,500 miners in the West Virginia district face ongoing disputes with operators. A committee may seek reconciliation before any national action, with an order possibly affecting 80,000 to 125,000 workers if issued.
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Trndianapolis
National Executive Board
United Mine Workers
National Board
Rome
Weet Virgtaia
Tinntington
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hat Manufacturer Sues Alleged Hatters Conspiracy
Hat maker Roelofs of Philadelphia sues fifteen U S hatters association members for 200000 damages in federal court alleging conspiracy to publish defamatory circulars and boycott his goods after he refused to fully join the union. Plaintiffs claim loss of a 100000 sale and include circulars and boycott letters in filings.
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Philadelphia
Dmenry H. Roelofs
United States Circuit Court
United Hatters’ Association
Roelofs
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