Loud bill on second class mail buried by overwhelming House vote
The Loud bill to curb second class mail abuses was laid on the table by a 162 to 119 vote. Forty-seven Republicans joined Democrats and Populists. ten Democrats backed the motion. West criticized Alaska homesteading as the Senate considered the Alaskan rail plan and derided Rev Dr Jackson’s agricultural reports.
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West
Senate
Alaska
Canadian Pacific
Bond
Washington
House
Loud
Baker
Maryland
Barney
Wisconsin
Barrett
Massachusetts
Beach
Ohio
Bingham
Boutelle
Broder
Brown
Brownlow
Brumm
Bull
Rhode Island
Burleigh
Maine
Capron
Codding
Pennsylvania
Cooper
Curtis
Davenport
Davidson
Dayton
West Virginia
Dingley
Dovener
Gibson
Tennessee
Hopkins
Howell
New Jersey
Hurley
New York
Kerr
Kirkpatrick
Knox
Kulp
Linney
North Carolina
McEwa
Olmstead
Pitney
Powers
Vermont
Pugh
Kentucky
Robbins
Russell
Connecticut
Sauerhering
Southwick
Stewart
Sulloway
New Hampshire
Updegraf
Walker
Virginia
Weaver
White
Wilbur
Williams
Alen
Mississippi
Davey
Louisiana
Fleming
Georgia
Hinrichsen Howard
Love
Oeden
Taylor
Alabama
Enderwood
Young
Alsia
Sheldon Jackson
Agriculture of
Texas
Goorgia
Jackson
Mob murders postmaster family in South Carolina
Post master Baker of Lake City South Carolina and his infant were killed and most of his family maimed by a mob. Inspector Williams reports Lavania Baker 35 injured, Cora 14 shot, Rosa 15 arm broken, Lincoln 11 abdominal wound likely fatal, Millie 7 and Sarah 6 unharmed. Authorities doubt justice will be served.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Postoffice
Williams
Lake City
S. C
Baker
Inspector Williams
Lavania Baker
Cora
Rosa
Lincoln Baker
Millie
Sarah
Post Office
Domestic Merchandise Shipped in Bond Through Canada in 1897
Treasury reports 5,351,350 tons of U S goods moved in bond via Canada in 1897. Transportation required 443,875 cars. Classified by type and by points of shipment from Bangor to Pemina, totaling wide geographic participation across states and territories.
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Canada
Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
United States
Canadian
Union
Bangor
Portland
Island Pond
Newport
Richford
St. Albans
Buffalo
N. Y
Ogdensburg
Suspension Bridge
Detroit
Huron
Mich
Pembina
N. D
Denied by Miss Brown in Hedley murder trial
Miss Ella Brown testified for the defense in Hedley’s murder trial, denying Richards moral threats and insisting Hedley never kissed her. Captain Hedley, also a defense witness, described threats from Richards and said he prepared to die when they met, fearing Richards’ gun.
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Carlinville, Ills
Ella Brown
Hedley
Richards
Brown
Lizzie Kinyon
John R. Richards
McPherson's
Outlaws Kill Noted Stock Grower at Brown's Park
News from Vernal Utah reports V S Hoy a prominent stock grower was shot dead by outlaws during an attempted capture of Pat Johnson the gunman who killed Farmer Strange days earlier Hoy was killed instantly in the exchange Coffeyville Kansas reports James Brown an elderly man died in jail after a violent spree claiming Illinois as his home and wealth of family
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Evansville
Ind
James N. Pace
John S. Hopkin
Cave-in-Rock
Ils
John Adkins
Vernal
Utah
Brown's Park
V.S. Hoy
Hoy
Pat Johnson
Farmer Strange
Coffeyville
Kan
James Brown
Brown
Illinois
Openers Set for Chicago April 29 Against Louisville
The Chicago baseball season begins April 29 versus Louisville. President Dole of Hawaii has sent 500 dollars to Maine victims families. Negotiations continue for a U S hard rubber manufacturers alliance. Alderman Bainton of Buchanan Michigan indicted for bribery. China Gazette predicts Britain will occupy Wei Hai Wei if Japan withdraws. Epidemic black sister in Hyderabad India with fifty daily deaths. Mrs H S Pingree Michigan governor’s wife gravely ill at Mount Clemens baths. Three masked men tortured Dr Bise and wife at Ityan I T for 114 dollars. National baseball magnates vote on Maine day funds for a sailors’ monument. Adlai Stevenson and wife at Bloomingon Illinois plan permanent residence. Stevenson to resume law practice. Bergen Norway’s paper church seats 1000, waterproofed by lime milk and egg white. Paris artist, distressed by Zola trial, suicides believing pursued by police as Major Esterhazy. Mexican government and English contractor Sir Wetman Pearson arrange Tehuantepec railroad lease for 90 days.
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Chicago
Louisville
Dole
Hawaii
Maine
United States
Charles I. Bainton
Buchanan
Mich
China Gazette
Great Britain
Wei-Hai-Wei
Japan
Hyderabad
India
H. S. Pingree
Michigan
Mount Clemens
Ityan
Major Esterhazy
Wetman Pearson
Tehulantepec
Relief efforts proceed as Cuba's needs rise
Secretary Long said no court orders yet and the Maine's staff may test back Havana. Relief shipments reach Cuba with 100000 pounds to Santiago and 75000 to Havana while 100000 pounds go to Matanzas and Sagaz La Grande. Donations pour in from state and western committees including Oregon Omaha and Minneapolis offering multiple carloads.
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State Department
Cuban Relief Committee
New York
Santiago
Havana
Matanzas
Sagzna la Grande
Barton
Central Cuban Relief Committee
Oregon
Omaha
Minneapolis
Maine court of inquiry delayed by Havana wrecking work
Washington reports the Maine court of inquiry awaits the removal of debris from the Havana wreck. Derricks from Norfolk face storm delays, hindering repairs and the expected launch of the battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky.
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Washington
Maine Court of Inquiry
Havana
Boston
New York
Norfolk
Chesapeake Capes
Hatteras
Havana Harbor
Merritt
Maine
Vizcaya
Almiranta Oquendo
Casino
la Discusion
Matanzas
Parker
Senator Proctor
Colonel Parker
Navy Department
Newport News Ship Building Co
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Norfolk Navy Yard
Six Men Burned by Powder Explosion at London Mine
In London mine near Dubois Pennsylvania six men were badly burned by a keg of powder in an explosion yesterday. Injured are Thomas Billingham burned on face and body, Jas A Rhodes burned on face and neck and may lose sight, Edward Cryer, Mike Chask, Alexander Vardanis, and an unknown Pole burned though not seriously. Cryer tried to pry the keg lid with a pick.
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Dubois
London
Thomas Billingham
Jas
A. Rhodes
Edward Cryer
Mike Chask
Alexander Vardanis
Cryer
Nine Die As Speedwell Capsizes Off Florida Coast
The schooner Speedwell of Mareo Florida bound for Key West was struck by a squall eighteen miles off Marquesas Key West and capsized. Nine of thirteen aboard drowned including three Collier children and the Nichols family from Bridgeport Connecticut. Captain Collier and three crew survived with one passenger.
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Key West
Fla
Speedwell
Collier
Mareo
Marquesas
George
Tom
Wilbur
Nichols
Bradley Nichols
Bridgport
Conn
Captain Collier
Samuel Cates
Jesse Green
R. W. Bate
Myers, Fla
Cates
Green
Yates
Mighty Hard to Please Man Files Pitcher Request in Ottumwa
Warren Beckwith of Mount Pleasant husband of Jessie Lincoln seeks a pitcher position with Ottumwa. He claims readiness to sign with Ottumwa and play in the Western association if released from Dallas Texas league. His catcher Harry Gibson also applies, citing past solid work for Dallas.
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Ottumwa, Ja
Warren Beckwith
Mount Pleasant
Jessie Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Chicago
Pullman Palace Car Company
Beckwith
Ottumwa
Western Association
Dallas Club
Texas League
Harry Gibson
Dallas
Har ley defends Michigan City deputy warden
Charley Harley warden of the Michigan City state prison arrives in Indianapolis and says reports of cruelty by the deputy warden are false. He praises the deputy as one of the best prison men and notes reforms such as abandoning the cat as punishment, with solitary confinement and bread and water as the only punishments. Harley urges a state charities board inquiry into the stories.
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Indianapolis
Charley Harley
Michigan City
Chicago
Board of State Charities
Nails Advance In Price In Wire Nail Trust Move
Milwaukee reports a major price increase tied to a new wire nail trust based in Illinois with $68,000,000 capital. 20 to 60 penny nails rise 5 cents per keg, common 3 penny shingle nails up 7 cents, and 2 penny smooth finish nails jump from 2.30 to 2.99 per keg.
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Milwaukee
Ilinois
Boundary Dispute Customs Duties Spark Alaska Trade Tensions
Canadian officials value American gold claims as U S and Canadian tensions rise over duties at the White Pass and Chilkoot passes. American crews resist paying taxes while U S troops deter clashes. Steamships Utopia Hueneme Del Norte Protection and Queen arrive with updates on Skaguay Dyea labor, tramways, and Arctic transport. The Queen reports thaw causing a regional exodus and notes ship conditions including Cottage City Wrangel Narrows Corona being raised. Lucille carries a government party toward the north aboard Moloch tow.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Utopia
Hueneme
del Norte
Protection
Queen
Skaguay
Elon Dirk Stramer
Brattle
United States
White Pass
Chilkoot Pass
Dyea
Lake Bennett
Lindermann
Cottage City
Wrangel Narrows
Corona
Lewis Island
Lucille
Kennedy Island
Summit Lake Claim Sparks Canadian Victory in Border Dispute
Vancouver dispatch reports Commissioner Perry and E R Knapp confirming Summit Lake as Canadian soil with the British flag raised at Summit Lake and White Pass. Knapp says martial law not proclaimed at Skaguay and warns many death reports are exaggerated amid Skaguay Dyea rivalry. Venezuela also sees Revolution as Hernandez faces Andrade government.
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Vancouver
B. C
A. B. Perry
Northwest Mounted Police
Lake Bennett
Summit Lake
United States
Seattle
Wash
E. R. Knapp
Boston
Skaguay
White Pass
Amercan
Knapp
Humbert Transportation Company
Dyea
Dawson
Glasgow & Lytle ad offers drugs and teas for health
A jumble of patent medicine pitches from Glasgow & Lytle promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea Shiloh's Cure and Shiloh's Vital Liver Oil. Advertisements claim relief for nervous conditions constipation coughs and digestive issues with various tonics and laxatives. Local store contact details and pricing appear amid the product list.
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Karl
S A. Sweet
Hartford
Conn
Glasgow & Lytle
Caspow & Lytle
Glascow & Lyttle
Shiloh
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Indiana
Itixter
Justice Odge
Springfield
Ills
Auditor of Public Accounts
Miss Brown
Dida Raving Maniac
Admiral Sicard
Marana
Cuba
Long
Court of Inquiry
Sierd
Sicard
Montgomery
Nashville
Cuban
Mallory
Florida
Lansing
Pingree
Jeffersonville
Belle Berry
Miss Berry
Royal
ROYA
Royal Baking Powder CO
The
Klondike
Saye
Uncle Sam
Venezuela
Senor Hernandez
Andrade
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Bael 2Se
North Side Drug Store
Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Laddison
Cary
Miss
Cardus
J. Dr. Young
Pres
Wor
Jepprey
A. Anderson
Cash
J.T. Anderson
Agst Cash
Washington County Savings Bank
Jos. Krok
S A
Warrk, Cashier
TL Kaew
M, Kwok
Asst
First National Bank
Win. Biuk
A. JL. Wallace
Foxes
Ph Heek
Hh Keek
LD. Robinwen
Frank Stewert
J. 0. Henderson
H. M. Eicher
Auroreneyv-At-Law
Thess
Washington County
J. J. Kellogg
Penson
Pension
Treasury Departments
East Side Square
Chas. J. Wilson
Alberson's Grocery
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
Lidy
H. Sanford
Temple Building
Casey Bros
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
Iown
Bell Soap Manufacturing CO
Wabash Ave
Victor
Prigkhes
California
Bey Ns
Smuvpth
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