Forest reservations bill transfers control to agricultural department
The proposal from Representative Lacey shifts management of forest reservations from Interior to Agriculture and authorizes protection of forests and wildlife. It notes Roosevelt’s trust in agricultural leadership and cites Yellowstone as a cautionary example of wildlife preservation. The piece also discusses Podunk, women in civil service, and praise for Long, a key Ways and Means ally.
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Traneter
Awrtewltorat Department
Public Service
Podunk
WaAsttsorox
Lacey
Committee On Pub
Department of the Interior
Agricultural Department
Roosevelt
House
Balfour and Buller Clash Over Spionkop Dispatches
London reports a heated exchange between A J Balfour and General Buller over who commanded at Spionkop. Balfour claims Buller led the battle. Buller denies and calls for unedited dispatches. Balfour accuses manipulation. Buller counters that omissions were to spare feelings and protect reputation.
Taxation of Corporations Scheme Passes New York Senate
Albany March 26 The Krum bill taxing foreign corporations doing business in New York passed the senate. It imposes a tax of one mill on each dollar of gross assets for capital under 5 million unless dividends exceed 4 percent, then an extra fraction per percent of dividend. For capital at or above 3 million, tax on capital stock is 1000 dollars per million for the first three months, 0 for each additional million to 5 million, and 50 per million for each additional million.
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Albany
Krum Din
New York
Senate
Judge Torrance heads to Hot Springs to inspect sites
Judge EN Torrance commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic has left for Hot Springs Minnesota to examine prospective sites for the northern branch of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers.
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Judge Torrance
Hot Springs
Minneapolis
Judge EN Torrance
Grand Army of the Republic
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National Home For
Chicago Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep and Western Prices
Hogs receipts around 30 000 with bidding from 5 20 to 6 70 for various packing lots and bulk around 6 40 to 6 60. Cattle receipts about 6 500 with steers from 4 50 to 7 30 and fed westerns 5 21 to 6 70 plus cows and bulls listed. calves and veal noted. East Buffalo reports steady cattle veal tops 7 75 to 8 80 hogs 6 00 to 6 95 and lambs stronger. St Louis grain shows corn around 57 to 59 cents, wheat near 77 to 78 cents, oats weaker, rye stable. Milwaukee grain notes steady wheat prices and mixed rye and barley firmness.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis Grain
St. Louie
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Board of Trade Today
Chase
Wood Ordered to Transfer Cuba Rule May 20
Secretary Root orders General Wood to hand over Cuba to Cuban control by May 20 with a staged withdrawal of US forces. Cuba to assume treaty obligations, Wood to maintain coast artillery and convene a Cuban congress, while the US retains some defenses and emergency posts.
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Root
General Wood
Cala
Cuba
United States
Coast Artillery
William JT. Maskin
Artillery
Port Trumbull
Conn
Department of the East
Maor
Brooke
Leet Palma
Havana
Chinese Exclusion Bill Advances With Broad Scope
Washington report notes House Foreign Affairs Committee favorably reports a strengthened Chinese exclusion bill. It extends the prohibition to all Chinese laborers in the mainland and insular possessions including the Philippines and Hawaii. The Philippine commission is empowered to enforce the act, and San Juan Puerto Rico was removed from entry ports to prevent loopholes.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Philippine Commission
San Juan
Porto Rico
Attack on the Oleomargarine Bill in Senate
Senator Money of Mississippi attacked the oleomargarine bill calling it unconstitutional immoral and unjust. He said it taxes one industry to aid another and warned the secret ballot would yield few votes. The exchange included Spooner noting consumer harm and Money defending the working poor.
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Senate
Money
Mississippi
Spooner
Congress
Will Manufacture Corn Oil In New Large Scale Plant
Decatur March 20 work has begun on a corn oil plant with a $100000 investment. The Pratt Cereal Co develops a new process to extract nearly all oil from corn germs and aims to produce 125 barrels daily, the largest corn oil operation in the country. The plant joins three Decatur mills Shetlabarger Wratts Suffern Hout Co and forms part of the national American Hominy company trust uniting major corn mills and grinding capacity nationwide.
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Tombay Trust
Decatur Mills
Shetlabarger’a, Wratts and Suffern, Hout & Co's
Ceratine Manufacturing Company
Indianapolis
Todianapolis
Dates Mille
Hodnett
Mount Vernon
Terre Haute
Danville
American Hominy Company
Court Affirms Verdict in Rail Collision Case
The United States court of appeals upholds a lower court ruling in favor of Warren G Varry fireman against St Louis and San Francisco railway. Damages of 16066 were awarded for injuries from a collision caused by an operator failing to deliver an order. Arkansas fellow servant statutes debated. Thayer and Caldwell agree. Sanborn dissents.
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Ants of Harway Company
St. Louis
United States Court of Appeals
Warren G. Varry
Caldwell
Sanborn
Arkansas
Neely et al plan appeal to Cuba's Supreme Court
Reports from Havana indicate Rathbone Neely and Reeves sentenced to ten years and heavy fines for Cuban post office frauds will appeal to Cuba's Supreme Court on legal and procedural grounds. Fines total 127 536 pesos, with unanimous findings of embezzlement and conspiracy.
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Washington
Post Ofice Department
Director General of Posts of
Havana
Rathbone
Neely
Reeves
Supreme Court of Cuba
Iowa Supreme Court Decision Sparks Young Women Thinking
Des Moines March 26 The Iowa Supreme Court has handed down a decision that has stimulated the young women of Vileastute to consider new possibilities and reflect on the implications.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court of Towa
Hair falsity tale shocks 19th century romance case
A man named Strong proposed to Jennie Aster, attracted by her hair which he believed to be natural. After she confessed it was false, he broke the engagement. Jennie sued for breach of promise and won, but the supreme court reversed, ruling love based on hair deception invalidated the contract.
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Jennie Aster
Jeannie
Ennie
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Supreme Court
FOLLOWERS OF THE MASTER KILLING AT CUMBERLAND
Ardmore J T March 26 In Cumberland Cal vi n Van Winkle aged 24 a well to do citizen was killed by Holiness preacher Lamar in a churchyard altercation after Lamar accused Cirratian belief and hell for others William Van Winkle father of the slain man a Baptist supporter confronted Lamar outside and Calvin Van Winkle interceded and was shot multiple times Lamar fled the scene after an exchange of shots with the elder Van Winkle
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Calvin van Winkle
van Wiinkle
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Dawes makes a transfer of Lincoln properties valued at 175000
Charles G. Dawes of Evanston transfers to his uncle Willams W. Mills a Lincoln realty portfolio valued at 175000 with a 1 dollar consideration amid questions from business partners about a possible heirs trust. The properties were acquired over time and mostly free of encumbrance. Dorothy Harvey of Des Moines is linked to a Nelson bigamy case in St Joseph, sold her home to fund a stock farm plan and disappeared. Jacob Steinman, remanded for burglary in Waupun, alleges anarchist ties and involvement in a plot to assassinate President Mercy with Emma Goldman named among instigators.
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Charles G. Dawes
Evanstoy
Tle
Willams W. Milla
Marietta
Lincoln Realty
Tiwes
Lincoln
Dawes Business Block All Investment Company
Des Moines
Dorothy Harvey
Christian C. Nelson
St. Joseph
Nelson
Barahoo
Wis
Jacob Steinman
Waupun
Czoigess
Mercy
Emma Goldman
McKinley
Mob law in Colorado and fatal lynching near La Junta
March 26 report describes a black man identified as assailant of Mrs. Heneretta Miller in La Junta area. Mob at Fowler, 16 miles west, frees and lynches W. Wallace. Separate fires in Platteville incinerate Taylor Bros feed store. Incidents tied to unrest and vigilantism.
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Cole
Heneretta Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
Pueblo
Fowler
Wallace
Farr
Platteyville
Plattsville
Wis
Taylor Bros
Meyer & Metcalf
William Mainab
Schroeders
Fire ruins Francis business district. 40000 loss reported
A fire destroyed the business portion of Francis J T with total loss set at 40000. De Fo Gaines was cremated. Zeno Edman a 19 year old jockey was killed at Overland Park Denver by a horse. The Populist state central committee of Kansas calls for a state convention to be held June.
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News of rebel arms heading for southern China
Marcus COTM a Vokotura merchant arriving on the steamer Kaga Maru carries orders to New York for arms and ammunition for the rebels. Refugees report 100,000 insurgents in Kwange province and widespread destruction as a cyclone hits Japan.
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China
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America
End Wee
Toreach
Canton
Ly. Sunyateen
Kwang Tong
Kwanel
Nanning Fuh
Yulin Chow
Kwang Stra
Varbonwe
General Otis Retires After Forty Years in Army
Chicago March 26. General Elwell Otis ends forty years in the U S Army and hands command of the lakes and Dakotas to Colonel McCaskey. General Otis will travel home to Rochester New York with his wife and three daughters joining later. He says he is glad to be retired and will not travel or write a book.
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Elwell
Otis
United States Army
Department of the Lakes
Department of the Dakotas
McCaskey
Twentieth Infantry
Remaain
Arthur MacArthur
General Otis
Rochester
N.Y
Battleship Wisconsin Arrives in San Diego
The battleship Wisconsin has arrived in San Diego from the south. The Garfield law to curb election corruption is removed from Ohio statutes. A sailor lost both arms while saluting during the launch of the British battleship Prince of Wales. Five men badly burned by a Rankin blast furnace explosion, with one P. H. Ely believed fatally hurt.
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San Diego
Cal
P. H. Ely
Rankin
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