National House in extraordinary session protests Senate rules
Washington March 6 The fifty eighth congress met in an extraordinary session to address critical clashes over Senate rules. Cannon criticized Senate leadership and defense of rule changes while Tillman denounced the address as indecent and an outrage and argued the South Carolina claim justified the failed payment.
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Senate
Tilman
Tillman
House
South Carolina
Jefferson
Committee On Appropriations
1903 March Rules Debate Cites Senate Overhaul
The passage notes a century old rule system under scrutiny with Allison warning changes require Senate action not external bodies. Teller calls Cannon remarks inappropriate and out of place during the conference committee discussions.
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Senate
Teller
Conference Committee
Cannon
Tillman Defends Motives Over Conference Room Clash
In a description of a tense budget debate, Tillman portrayed a dramatic scene in the conference room where a treasury “watchdog” shut his jaws on a claim as he argued against extra sessions. Hale denied any pressure or blackmail and defended the committee’s handling of the deficiency bill.
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Tillman
Treasury
Tilhman
Prat
Senate
Hale
Can‘gs
Culd
Senate and House clash over procedure and rules
Allison of the conference committee defends Senate independence and rules as he denounces attempted dictate from the House. He says the Senate will decide its own procedure and laments overreach tied to the current deficiency bill.
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Conerence
Hale
Senate
House
Syndicate Seeks Danville Coal for English Shipment
A New York dispatch reports English capitalists aiming to acquire coal fields in Danville Illinois to ship coal to England. A possible result is building a 125 mile Danville to Chicago railroad connecting with the Big Four and creating a through line from Chicago to Cairo to the gulf. John K Andrews confirms options but offers no details.
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New York Dispatch
Danville
Linois
England
Chicago and Astern Lines
Big Four
Cairo
Gulf
John K. Andrews
Celtic
Andrews
Westville Coal Company
Kellyville Coal Company
Michigan to Build 820000 Brick Fence Around New Athletic Field
The state-owned athletic complex in Ann Arbor will be enclosed by a $20 000 brick wall designed in a castle style. Donated by Dexter M Ferry the field measures about a half mile by a quarter mile and will be shaded by elms and oaks. The wall will guard both fields and exclude advertising peep holes. It aims to rival Harvard’s Soldiers Field in size and splendor.
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Mich
Michigan
Dexter M. Ferry
Detroit
Michigan Board of Control
United States
Soldiers’ Field
Harvard
Strike Waits Court Action In Wabash Dispute
In St Louis on March 6 the Wabash strike wait remains unresolved as President Ramsey reports no new developments. Union leaders add associate counsel K N Judson to aid Pinney and Irwin in motion and affidavits to dissolve Judge Adams sweeping injunction.
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Ramsey
United States
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Pinney and
Irwin
Dudge Adams
Dudge Adams’ Court
Mitchell to address Iowa miners convention in Des Moines
Des Moines Illinois March 6 John Mitchell national president of the United Mine Workers will speak at the Iowa state convention in session. A telegram from Springfield Illinois dated today congratulates Iowa miners on the mining conditions in the state.
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Ill
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Iowa
Springfield
Mitchell
Cantrell to testify on Chicago grave robberies
Indianapolis March 6 Sheriff Metger announced that Reafus Cantrell the self confessed Negro gh premier will be taken to Chicago to testify about grave robberies in and near the city.
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Metgger
Reafus Cantrell
Gheni
Chicago
Court Disposes Vote Selling Cases in Longoater Term
The circuit court this term disposed of forty three vote selling cases. Thirty pled guilty and thirteen were convicted. All defendants were disfranchised for ten years and fined the costs.
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Longoater
Ind
Circuit Court
Senate tables move to block Reed Smoot seating
Topeka Kansas March 6 the senate has tabled the concurrent resolution urging Kansas United States senators to use influence to prevent seating Reed Smoot the Utah senator.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
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Reed Smoot
Utah
Indiana miners reelect top officials in unanimous vote
In Terre Haute Indiana on March 6 President Geee Ltargrove and Vice President J vle were unanimously reelected to lead the Indiana State Miners' conference. The decisive ballot reflected strong support for the leadership amid ongoing labor matters.
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Indiana State Miners
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State Legislature Honors Vest on Retirement
A brief resolution passes congratulating G Vest on his retirement, recognizing long service and the dedication shown during his tenure with the state legislature. The gesture reflects official appreciation from lawmakers for his years of work.
British Officer Warns Canadians of Frontiers Risks
In Ottawa and London reports, Colonel Kitson and Lord Strathcona discuss Canadian defense under frontier pressure. They warn of ammunition shortages and rail vulnerabilities while urging Dundonald’s leadership and Ottawa arsenal expansion.
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Wasfour Voices on Food Supply Costs in War Britain
A large deputation urged the appointment of a royal commission to examine Britain s food security in wartime. Premier Balfour warned that the threat lay not in grain shortages but in the cost of obtaining essential imports and the country s ability to pay.
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Vinol Tonic for Growing Children Promoted in Ad Claims
An ornate promotional notice urges mothers to buy Vinol Vinol Wine of Cod Liver Oil as a modern tonic to aid growth in children. It touts appetite improvement stronger flesh and muscle development and cites a testimonial from Saran Pickerina. The ad promises refunds if customers disagree.
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Fall River
Mass
Armstrong Takes Oath as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Washington March Robert B. Armstrong, private secretary to Secretary Shaw, yesterday was sworn in as assistant secretary of the treasury succeeding General O J Spauldine. The oath saw the department’s top officers and many Armstrong friends in attendance.
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Robert B. Armstrong
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O. J. Spauldine
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Armstrong
Widow and friend die in gas tragedy in Denver
Mrs George Stanley widow of a former Canadian governor general’s son and half sister of Sir James Grant was found dying in her locked Denver home. Marshall Hurd, an old friend, also dead. Both likely planned to die by asphyxiation due to poverty and crippled state.
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George Stanley
Canada
James Grant
Toronto
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Hurd
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Maximum Freight Rate Law Sways Legislature Action
Lincoln Nebraska March 6 A bill introduces enforcement of the old maximum freight rate law directing the attorney general to obtain needed assistance. The measure notes circuit court decrees were amended to avoid conflicts and requires an estimate of enforcement costs to be presented to the legislature. The U S Supreme Court previously ruled the law temporarily inoperative but constitutional.
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Circuit Court of the
United States
United States Supreme Court
Trial witnesses identify Boone in Koonsman murder case
In South Bend on March 6 Melvin Boone and co defendants Joseph Mallory and Nathan Rankins testified Boone fired the three shots that killed German grocer John M Koonsman in his store the night of December 3 1902.
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Ind
Melvin Boone
John M. Koonsman
Joseph Mallory
Nathan Rankins
Chicago
Koonsman
Maine Prohibitory Law Resubmission Rejected by House
The Maine House debated whether to resubmit the prohibitory law passed over fifty years ago. A bill for resubmission was rejected, with 46 voting in favor and 54 opposed.
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Augusta
State of
Maine
House
Legislature to place Ingalls bust in Washington gallery
The legislature adopted a resolution to display a John J. Ingalls bust in the Capitol historic gallery at Washington. The vote was nearly unanimous in both houses.
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Topeka, Kar
John J. Ingalls
Capitol
Washington
Miners and Operators Deadlock on Northern Illinois Scale
The joint scale committee of Illinois miners and operators met until midnight to decide a scale for thin veins in northern Illinois and Williamson County, then adjourned without a decision. The miners passed a resolution urging the legislature to elect mine inspectors by popular vote.
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Als
Finois
Ilinois
Williamson County
Russian engineer arrested near Aden amid British certification attempt
A Russian engineer was arrested for attempting to enter British certifications at Aden in Arabia. The Amarrillo region of Texas has been blanketed by nearly two feet of snow for six days, isolating the town. Lloyd Sugar and Molasses plant, fifteen miles south of Alexandria, reported losses of $65,000.
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Arabia
Amarillo
Tex
Lloyd Sugar and Molasses Company
Alexandria
Livestock and grain markets report with mixed bids
The report covers cattle and hog quotations, with receipts around 6 500 head and 10 000 sheep and lambs. Prices vary by grade, including steers at about 4.00 to 7.00, cows near 2.40, heifers around 4.60, and hogs near 4.00. Grain futures show wheat down and corn mixed, with oats and rye also noted.
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Nettie
Texas
Farm Hands Scarcity Bites Alexandria Oil Region
Farmers in Alexandria Indiana seek help as oil field work drains labor away. Oil operators outbid farmers for men, risking reduced crop yields in the oil districts this year.
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Alexandria
Ind
Chicago youth confesses to murder in Detroit case
Edward Knapman, a Chicago boy, told police he shot Agnes Mooney about two weeks ago while intoxicated and then attempted suicide. He wounded himself in the breast, is improving, and a murder charge may follow if he recovers. initially he blamed the girl.
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Edward Knapman
Chicago
Agnes Mooney
Knapman
Delaware Legislature Adjourning Row Sparks Court Action
Dover March 6 Delaware judges examine if minority in adjourning the house for more than a day is constitutional. They ruled no adjournment occurred on Tuesday as only day to day adjournment is allowed. Governor Hunn facing possible call for a 30‑day extra session to restart stalled bills.
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Delaware
United States
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Bane
Wilmington
Hunn
Supreme Court
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Golden Medical
Victor L. Hayden
Blackstone, Nottoway Co
K. V. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Ple
Convention on Race Question Proposed in Senate
Madison paper reports a joint resolution urging the governor to call a national convention in Atlanta starting July 4 to address the race question. The measure seeks ten delegates from each state to discuss a just solution and better understanding of the issue. Harrisburg note mentions a bill to subsidize large families with gold medals for mothers and state education funding for large families.
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Wis
Merek
Senate
Hattan
Atlanta
Harrisburg
Blunile
Cameron County
Death of Fletcher Paper head machinist in Alpena
Cheorge Jenkinson aged 49 head machinist for Fletcher Paper company was crushed in a paper machine and died within an hour. He leaves a widow and one son. In Vienna Professor Lorenz stated that United States women are intellectual but cannot cook.
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Alpena, Mich
Cheorge Jenkinson
Fletcher Paper Company
Vienna
Lorenz
United States
Attorney Arrested for Embezzlement in Racine
Racine Wisconsin March 4 police report attorney George Elholm secretary treasurer of Racine Sash and Door company arrested on embezzlement charges amounting to 5000 dollars. He furnished bail of 2000 dollars.
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Wis
Racine Sash and Door Company
George Elholm
Elholm
House Congratulates Smoot on Senate Seat
The Utah house telegrams Senator Smoot congratulating him and the United States senate on his seating. The vote to extend congratulations was unanimous.
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Salt Lake City
House of Representatives
Smoot
United States Senate
Albany Bill Seeks to End State Department of Instruction
A senate bill introduced yesterday would abolish the state department of instruction and place control of the public school system under the state board of regents.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
State Department of Instruction
State Board of Regents
Senate extra session opens with Panama canal talk and roast
Washington March 6 The extra senate session opened with Frye presiding as questions were sworn in including Gorman and Smooth. The president's proclamation on the Panama canal and Cuban reciprocity treaties was read. The rest of the session was devoted to a roast of Representative Cannon. Adjourned to Monday.
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Senate
Frye
Gorman
Cannon
House
Painters Refuse to Work Over Wage Dispute
Seventy five painters in Jackson Michigan refuse to go to work over wage terms. They demand a minimum of 25 cents an hour while employers offer 26 cents. The Builders' Exchange backs the employers.
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Builders’ Exchange
Ex Deputy Sheriff Pursues Foot Racer Suspect
Former Deputy Sheriff Ryan who pursued the Springfield foot racers received word that William Leahy, a racer, was found in Florida. A telegram from Governor Yates prompted Ryan to travel to Jacksonville, where a later dispatch said Leahy was arrested on charges involving shoes.
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William Leahy
Florida
Yates
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