Adjournment Scenes End Fifty Seventh Congress Session
Amid cheers and singing the House adjourned sine die after a long session with 70 million dollars in regular appropriations and plans for Isthmian canal funding. Presidents and speakers led a farewell in a festive close as Mississippi figures joined in Dixie and My Country Tis of Thee.
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West India Scandal Lacks Evidence of Bribery
Washington July 2 Chairman Dalzell of the house special committee reported there is not the slightest semblance of evidence that any member of Congress was offered or received a bribe or paid for influencing the Danish West India islands purchase. The committee rejects the bribery charges and asserts no corruption by U S officials in the negotiations.
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CANNOT BUILD THE ROAD
Judge Tarrant in the circuit court ruled against the Lake Geneva Elevated road in a quo warranto suit brought by Milwaukee property owners. The suit argued no Wisconsin statute allows a city to grant a franchise to an elevated road. The Lake Geneva road was incorporated by Clarence S. Darrow Isabel A. Du Bochet T N Wheeler Jacob N Bick and J L OConnell of Milwaukee and Toledo and Paris with a nominal $100000 capital stock-potential funds cited to follow after franchise approval.
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Charles Eades sues for divorce in circuit court
Chicago July 2 Charles V Eades president of the Charles V Eades Manufacturing company has begun suit for divorce from Clara B Eades in the circuit court He charges the statutory offense Mrs Eades is the daughter of Joseph H Rogers of Ottumwa Indiana The man in the case is Keese M Ling president of the McCabe Extension Nilling and Mining company of Prescott
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Youngest habit to be court record shocks Chicago readers
July 2 Chicago reports a case of a very young girl described as intoxicated and swearing while under the influence, with her mother Nettie Taylor and father a cook cited. The child was placed in the Children's Home and Aid Society to seek a home. Alpena scene notes a lighthouse keeper finding a sealed bottle aboard the Steamship Hadeon with a ghostly message. The Hudson vessel’s loss last autumn near Lake Superior is noted, alongside Lord Pauncefoote’s body recovered from the cruiser Brooklyn bound for England.
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Chaffee Demands Gardener Produce Proof Across Hostility Charge
General Chaffee sent a letter to the board over Major Gardener of Tabayas province denying the abandonment of a charge that U S officers were hostile to the local government. He said Gardener must produce witnesses, while Gardener's counsel refused to release witnesses. The board pressed for testimony on alleged hostility and Gardener promised to answer later.
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Amnest y Proclamation Terms Hinted For Philippines
Washington July 2 The general amnesty terms for Filipinos have been agreed and approved by authorities and Acting Governor Luke Wright. The proclamation will be public in both the Philippines and the United States, covering offenses under insurgent orders and directions. In Cebu Manila trial For Violating Oaths Also Reported.
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Two Freak Accidents Reported In Michigan and Iowa
Crystal Falls witnesses two locomotive mishaps as a switch engine and cars vanish into a sink hole. In Keokuk an Audubon Society honorees Chicago pastors for anti gun- or marksmen-related efforts. Saginaw baseball club moves to Jackson for better attendance. Des Moines rumors place S. T. Meservey as mint director successor to George K. Roberts.
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Minnesota Republicans name Van Sant ticket at St Paul
The Minnesota Republican convention nominated Governor Samuel Van Sant for governor and a full ticket including Ray W. Jones and Peter B. Tanner. The platform endorses Roosevelt, calls for heavier corporate taxation, supports union labels, eight hour work days, and popular election of solicitors. The convention mourned Kinsey and Davis and backs Roosevelts administration.
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Plunging Trolley Car Clears Bridge Disaster at St Charles
A large interurban trolley car with thirty passengers plunged from a bridge into the Fox River at St Charles yesterday. No fatalities were reported though several people were injured including Mrs William Thened and Mrs Charles J Smith. The bridge had been deemed unsafe for a month as authorities planned its replacement. Also Governor Yates appointed Richard J Shand as chief clerk in the adjutant general's office.
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Will Stop the Fight at West End Coliseum
Circuit Attorney Folk warns against the Corbett Sullivan prize bout in Bridge City St Louis predicting prosecution of participants under Missouri law after investigation. West End Club president Traughten says tickets sold only to members, fight to proceed within the law.
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Murder in a City Jail in Burlington Iowa
In Burlington a prisoner killed a fellow inmate by slashing his throat after a dispute over card games during a church service. The killer is restrained. the victim’s alleged disrespect prompted the act. Separate notes cover baseball scores and a labor meeting between Governor Yates and prison labor concerns.
Weather Bureau Crop Conditions Report Ends Week Of Last Week
The weekly weather bureau crop memo notes a cool week in the northern Rocky Mountain region with light rainfall, while southern states saw warmth and heavy rains in Texas and northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Drought grows in the east gulf. storms damaged central Indiana and southern Ohio. Corn growth slowed from low temps. rain hindered cultivation in northern corn states. Wheat harvests delayed in the west. central and eastern regions saw damage from storms. Spring wheat looks promising though with lodging from winds in South Dakota, oats show lodging in Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, and oats generally progress well. Date crops report includes large Oklahoma and Kansas harvests with excellent Nebraska prospects. Conditions cover to end of last week.
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Attendees and closures amid fair and state notes
In Florence and St Louis letters from Commissioner Zeggio note the crown prince of Siam plans a September visit to the World's fair. King Menelik of Abyssinia may receive a formal invitation. Sab bath Reform push seeks Sunday closing despite official plans. Other letters from ministers urge effort, and the exposition company shares proceedings. In Moline a mother fatal lamp fire kills her newborn. she dies soon after. In Lincoln the German State Bank of Murdock is closed by the state bank board for irregularities. In Flint the funeral of Judge Charles D Long draws about 2,000 at Glenwood cemetery with Gov Bliss present.
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Boiler repairers strike on Northwest ern railway for higher wages
Workers repairing boilers on the Northwestern railway went on strike demanding higher wages. The action disrupts locomotive maintenance and freight service across multiple routes.
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