Cuba Debates Amendments as Washington Misreads Motives
Havana June 3 press laments misunderstanding with the Washington government over congressional amendments. Delegates fear misinterpretation. some favor adjournment to dodge a crisis while municipalities push to pass the original amendment. Local news notes Havana sewer bid rejection and a four year mortgage extension. United States officers supervised the Santiago municipal elections with mixed results and over 100 arrests.
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Havana
Washington
la Lucha
United States
War Root
Committee On Relations
General Wood
Secretary Root
Wood
Root
Everal Wood
Onderdak, Maclellan & Dady
New York
Santiago de Cuba
Axe
US Chamber Delegates Meet King Edward at Windsor
Twenty two United States gentlemen wearing black mourning attended a royal audience with King Edward at Windsor. Delegates from the New York Chamber of Commerce, organized by London Chamber of Commerce, were received with the queen present. The king voiced warm favorable notes on US Britain relations and greeted each delegate, later sharing tea in the garden before departure.
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Windsor
England
United States
Edward
New York Chamber of Commerce
London Chamber of Commerce
Lord Brassey
Associated Press
Pelham Clinton
Victoria
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
Yorks
Indictment Sustained in Barnes Murder Case
In Morgan county court Judge Thompson overruled a motion to quash the indictment against Mamie Barnes and William Webb Ferguson jointly charged with poisoning Dr. James L. Barnes at the Central Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville. The incident occurred May 7 and the case proceeds in Jacksonville.
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Barnes
Springfield
Ill
Morgan County
Jacksonville
Thompson
Mamie Barnes
William Webb Ferguson
James L. Barnes
Monticello
Central Hospital For the Insane
Mrs Barnes Pleads Not Guilty in Court Action
Mrs Barnes replies not guilty after being asked to plead. Her attorney seeks a separate trial citing admissions by Ferguson as inadmissible against Barnes though they affect a joint trial. If Mrs McWilliams passes preliminary exam, cases may be continued. otherwise Barnes may face immediate trial.
Wedding and enlistment tale ties two Indiana lovers
In Kokomo Indiana Joshua Freeman and Nora East wed after a wartime banter about enlisting. Freeman, who had left for the Philippines, meets his bride again with her quip that he would rejoin if needed. A telegram halts the plan, and his Fort Sheridan re enlistment chances hover as they await his return.
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Kokomo
Ind
Joshua C. Freeman
Nora B. East
Vreeman
Philippines
Miss East
Squire de Haven
Fort Sheridan
Pest house turned music room in Wichita
In Wichita on June 3 the local pest house housing fifty inmates has become a music room as five visiting musicians from the Union hotel teach daily cornet banjo and guitar lessons for $1 each to be paid after release. None are seriously ill and all learn one lesson daily.
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Wichita
Kan
Union Hotel
Fatal Duel Ends in Rushville Fight Over Pin
Rushville reporter says Jesse T Hill ing, 25, shot and killed George Rutherford, 50, after a fight when Rutherford advanced with a drag pin. Rutherford had surrendered to authorities later. Separate item notes Lincoln mother’s grave monument arriving at Lincoln City Spencer county for immediate erection with elaborate ceremonies and state officials expected.
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Rushville
Ind
Jesse T Hilling
George Rutherford
Hilling
Rutherford
Evansville
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln City
Spencer County
Beloit President Eaton to Resume Milford Pastorship
Beloit Wisconsin reports that President Eaton, despite claims of withdrawing from the Milford Massachusetts church, sent a message stating he intends to begin his pastoral duties there on July 1. He had been expected to withdraw his acceptance of the call.
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Wis
Milford
Mass
Eaton
Indiana allows Knights of Pythias endowment rank to transact
Auditor Hart permits the Knights of Pythias endowment rank to transact business in Indiana by sufferance until the Illinois insurance department completes its examination.
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Indianapolis
Hart
Knights of Pythias
Indiana
Illinois Insurance Department
Senator Cullom Arrives in Chicago for Summer Stay
United States Senator Cullom traveled from Washington to Chicago and checked into the Moraine hotel in Highland Park where he will reside for the summer.
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Chicago
United States
Cullom
Washington
Moraine Hotel
Highland Park
Grand Rapids street railway workers strike for pay rise
Grand Rapids Michigan on June 3 The entire street railway employes walked out demanding a 25 cent raise or 2.50 dollars per day.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids Street Railway
Nine medical societies to hold annual conventions in St Paul
St Paul Minnesota June 3 Nine medical societies with nearly 5000 delegates will gather this week for their annual conventions in St Paul. Cummins delegations chosen for the state Republican convention as Buena Vista and Lyon counties pick Cummins on Saturday Sioux City Iowa June 8.
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Teadica
St. Paul
Minn
Cummins
Sioux City
Buena Vista
Lyon Counties
Snow on the Moon Skepticism Gains Ground in Britain
English scientists doubt reports of lunar snow while Rostand is elected to the French Academy. An official Turkish order bars naturalized Armenians from entering Turkey. China accepts 4 percent indemnity interest demand. Arthur Pearson plans U.S. visit to study papers. Peter Loughren returns from woods. Philip Schumacher indicted for embezzlement. Pittsburg capitalists form a 5 million trust for ice plants in several states.
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Edmond Rostand
Cyrano de Pergerac
French Academy
Porte
Turkey
Arthur Pearson
London
United States
Peter Loughren
Ironwood
Mich
Philip Schumacher
Teutonia Bank of
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Bryan Discusses Supreme Court Philippine Decision Forecast
Washington dispatch reports Walter Wellman predicts a divided court will rule the United States will win the Philippine case by October. The forecast hinges on undefined policy and wartime possession arguments as Bryan analyzes the court’s possible grounds and timing.
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Record-Herald
Washington
Supreme Court
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Philippine Archipelago
Philippines
Cuba
Walter Wellman
de Lima
Downes
Bryan attacks insular ruling as assault on constitutional liberty
From Lincoln June 3 Bryan denounces the Supreme Court insular decision as joining with president and Congress to alter the nation’s form of government. He argues it nullifies the written constitution, threatens liberty, and urges Republicans to awaken to imperialism. Separately Tillman refuses resignation and warns of two Senate vacancies in an off year.
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Lincoln
Neb
Emperor McKinley
W. J. Bryan
Supreme Court
Bryan
Congress
United States
Brown
Dred Scott
American Congress m
Sweeney
Senate
Republic
Ranavalona at Paris as exiled Madagascar queen
Paris reports Ranavalona the deposed Madagascar queen living in a government furnished apartment on Rue Pauguet. She was driven through the city in a landau drawn by white horses. crowds welcomed her despite official coldness. She is 39, modest, and says exile was unnecessary but longs for her people and country.
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Rue Pauguet
Ministry of the Colonies
Governor $5,000 reward for Lookout lynching suspects
Governor Gane offers a five thousand dollar reward for arrests and convictions of Lookout Modoc county lynchers after five men were hanged by masked mob. Coroner calls it execution by unknown persons. victims ranged from 15 to 72 years old. one man resisted and was dragged to the site.
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San Francisco
Gane
Lookout
Modoc County
Frank Hall
Hall
Death of Capt H W Howgate Ends A Veteran Signal Officer
Capt Henry W Howgate former U S army signal officer died suddenly Saturday afternoon of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Washington aged 67. The telegram notes his long service and final residence in the capital.
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Washington
Henry W. Howgate
United States Army
Richmond
Ind
Rufus F. McPherson
Green's Fork
Rufus
Riley McPherson
Good Water for St Louis
Chicago reports a state health board study by Dr. John Leng of Northwestern University finding no sewage trace in Mississippi waters up to 42 miles north of St. Louis. Tests cover years before the drainage channel and show river water remains unimpaired for nearly 50 miles north of the Missouri metropolis.
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Chicago
State Board of Health
John Leng
Northwestern University
St. Louis
Mississippi
Ilinois
Long
Missouri
Repudiated by Markham on Dr Herron wedding claim
A notice from Mrs. Edwin Markham says she and her husband were not present at Dr. Herron's wedding and refuse to discuss it. She condemns misrepresentation while supporting Dr. Herron’s aims to improve workers’ conditions.
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New York
Edwin Markham
Dr. Herron
Mixed early 20th century news briefs from across the nation
Word reached Platteville Wisconsin of Edward Otto murder in Idaho by sheep ranch partners. An oil well on Middle Bass Island shoots a six inch stream 100 feet high. Bass Foundry workers in Fort Wayne walk out. A lunatic youth fires at Efe Mercer in Des Moines. Girl strikers mob coworkers at Acheson Wardern Pasine NJ. Henry Wilson sentenced to three years for Manila thefts. Boers retreat. Cincinnati mayor blocks Eden Park religious meetings. Fifteen Maine disaster claims filed. Laur ie dynamite-laden boat exploded in Missouri River. Burt Cripe and Steve Wilson killed. Des Moines Evangelical Lutheran synod in session. Kaiser reviews Guards in Berlin. Lt. Col. Francis Michler dies at 52. A man calling himself Thomas L. Maxey dies by own action in St. Louis. Gov Stone signs demurrine restriction act. Meredith Stanley jumps bridge in Cincinnati. uninjured. Chicago machinists return to work on wage concessions. Danville Illinois National Bank opens. Captain Hancork officially “ceered” for drunkenness at Ma?a.
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Wis
Edward Otto
Idaho
Middle Bass Island
Bass Foundry
Fort Wayne
Ind
Efe Mercer
Des Moines
Acheson, Wardern & Co
Pasine
N. J
Henry Wilson
Manila
Cincinnati
Eden Park
Spanish Claims Commission
Maine
Lauriie
Missouri
Burt Cripe
Steve Wilson
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Kaiser
Berlin
Francis Michler
Miles
Thomas L. Maxey
Chicago
Lindell Hotel
St. Louis
Governor Stone
Pennsylvana
Sharp Issue Declares No Discrimination Yet Opposes Union Rules
Henry Devens of the National Metal Trades Association says machinists’ general strike violates a year-old agreement and employers reject arbitration with strikers. The declaration asserts employer discretion in hiring and wages, bans union influence on management, and threatens extended walkouts if needed. District No. 16 vows to fight the issue to a finish.
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T Henry PF. Devens
National Metal Trades Assolation
Machinists’ Union
Devens
International Association of Maachiists
Finteb
National Association of Machinists
Metal Trades Association
Abduction Confession and Marriage Plans Across States
Disjointed notices report Isaac Roth confessing abducting Rosie Geist from New York to marry. he seeks to take her to Buffalo for wedlock. Other items cover Dr. A M Unger’s bail in a life insurance conspiracy case, a Sioux Falls paper staff shakeup, a Minnesota school enumeration rise, Grand Rapids baseball releases, and other brief regional notices.
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Mich
Isadore Roth
Rosie Geist
New York City
Buffalo
Roth
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