Denby Defends Immigrant Certifics in House Hearing
Sir Liang-Cheng contradicts Denby on Chinese immigration and certificates. He claims Denby misrepresents facts and accuses officials of forging papers while detailing official Chinese measures to certify visitors and the limits of state action. The exchange highlights diplomatic tensions and congressional scrutiny of immigration policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Wy Ting Fang Zhen
Liang Chemes
Wa ‘Fing-fung
Denby
Toreien Affoirs
Hansa
Controversy Over Chinese Certificate Fraud at Ports
A congressional dispute centers on the Bureau of Immigration records showing 893 applicants with Chinese certificates and claims of unreported fraudulent certificates. The minister is pressed about 386 unreported certificates and the high rejection rate at San Francisco. The speaker argues many affected individuals were native born or returning laborers and that Chinese officials issued a majority of the rejected certificates, urging balanced blame and continued friendly U.S.-China relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Immoration
San Francisco
China
Cones
United States
Contempt ruling hits J. Ham Lewis in Alton Waterworks case
Judge Humphrey in the United States Court holds Col Lewis Lewis as corporate counsel for Chicago in contempt for filing suits against Alton Waterworks despite a restraining order. He is sentenced to prison unless the suits are dismissed within days, amid efforts to foreclose on second mortgage bonds and protect a waterworks sale to a syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Waterworks
Springfield
Humphrey
Todas
Col Dames Hamalon
Trumphrey
Alton Waterworks Company
Toan and Trist Company
Col Laas
Waderworks
Pr Chase Cncage
Lewis
Uumphres
Hurmohres
Towicht
Washington
Humpmeys
Miss Nelle Emerson Weds at Johns Episcopal Church
Special to the Washington rose Wilmington NC April 16 This afternoon at St Johns Episcopal Church Miss Nelle Emerson daughter of President Thomas M Emerson of the Atlantic Coast Line and Cornelius Van Langen prominent Wilmington business man were married. They will make their home in this state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rine Washington
Cure of Skin Eruption with Cuticura Remedies
Claude Johnson from Walnut Kan writes of two years of itching eruptions finally relieved by Cuticura products after reading the Cuticura Book. He reports immediate relief from the first use of the Soap Ointment and Pills and offers permission to publish. Document dated June 15 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Claude Johnson
Mepla Grove Farm
Walnut Kan
Itch Itch Itch Cure Claim in Across Ads
An old time advertisement touts skin cures using warm baths with Cuticura Soap, Galore Cink meat, and Cuticura Resolvent pills. It promises relief when physicians fail, cites various tonics and pills, and lists Peter Drug & Chain Curp as a source with a salable Boston cape vera run phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil
Peter Drug & Cham
Boston
House Debates Extend Quarantine Bill and Trade Policy
A lively House discussion focused on extending the Philippine coastal trade law to April 21, 1900, amid filibuster and quorum questions. Separate measures passed include penalties for falsely stamped precious metal articles and authorization for study of female and child labor conditions. The House adjourned after ruling a 191-member quorum and a brief recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Philippine Islands
Littlefield
Cooper
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Payne and Chik
Mesas
Michigan
Srasyenai
Whitesme
Texas
Ryan
New York
Congress
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
United States
Dave
Senate
Georgia
Cannon
Uling
Messrs Patterson
Tennessee
Willamson
Oregon
Swanson
Virginia
National Academy of Sciences Opens Annual Session in City
Scientists convene as NAS begins its annual meeting with papers read at the National Museum Burding and a session at Arnold Hague’s residence. Reports cover logic from existential graphs, vegetative anatomy of North Central American species, temperature standards, and studies of interspecies interactions among marine life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Sciences
Arnold Hague
National Museum Burding
CS Felice
Commeilnocens
Theo Holm
Theo Gil
J M Crafts
Theo Gill
Academy
Alexander Agassiz
Cambridge
Mass
J McK Cattell
Agavaiz
H L Clark
Rocks
H F Osborn
Bridger
Wyong
W J Sinelair
H J Osborn
L Dutton
Shina
C D Walcott
Regent
George L Hale
W W Campbell
C D Perrine
M I Papin
Admial
John Rogers
Asaph Faall
George P Marsh
M Davis
Theo Grif
Postpone Patterson Case in Supreme Court Order
The Supreme Court yesterday issued an order postponing the motion to dismiss or affirm the case of the people of Colorado against United States Senator Patterson, charged with contempt of the Colorado Supreme Court. The action delays ruling pending further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Supeme
People of
Colorado
United States
Coloido Supréme ‘Ous
Supreme Vokrri
Charles H Moyer
W. D Haywood
George A Pettibone
Hamund F Richardgron
Denver
Idaho
Steunenbeg
Club Seeks Exclusive Title Ban in Court
The Buffalo Social and Charitable Club filed suit in District Supreme Court against the Buffalo Club of the Emberts of St John seeking an injunction to stop the defendant from using the word Buffalo in their title The Buffalo Club as a title is challenged as a potential trademark style dispute amid local club affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Social and Charitable Club
District Supreme Court
Buffalo Club
St John
Nord “Buffalo
Lecture on the Home of the Indo European Race
Dr George M Bolling, professor at the Catholic University, spoke before the National Geographic Society in Hubbard Memorial Hall about the Home of the Indo European, claiming Southern Russia as the original home of the Aryan race and noting the cradle of the white race had shifted from Central Asia per contemporary science. The lecture drew unusually large attendance and reflected growing interest in these ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bolling
National Geographic Society
George M Bolling
Catholic University
Hubbard Memorial Hall
Sixteenth
M Streets
Bolling
Washington
America
Russia
Max Muller
Central Asia
Hax Aye
Easter eye rolling festival violates grounds rules
Hundreds of Washington residents gathered on the White House lawns for an eye rolling festival amid a bizarre market outside the gates. Adults without children were barred, but some hired youths were sold to accompany them inside for a fee as a Marine Band concert played nearby.
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Washington
White House
Marine Band
Uhtess
Aveniian
Tully
Thousands attend egg rolling contest at Randle Highlands
Thousands of children joined in an egg rolling contest and rabbit hunt at Randle Highlands with music by the Naval Gun Factory Band. Crowded cars forced many away as crowds from across the city enjoyed the event plus rabbit and guinea hen hunts. Ernest Brooks and Miss J L Manon reported for the Washington Post from Annapolis on April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randle Highlands
Naval Gun Factory
Ernest Brooks
J. L. Manon, Spreigh
Washington Post
Annapolis
Jeanne Leonie Marian
Wenr. Marion
Department of Modern Laneuages
Naval Academy
New York
St Annes P E Church
Joseph P McComas
John Pierce Construction Company
Yate and Commelt
Ayer's Sursaparilia Endorsed For Nerves
A jumbled adv text touts sixty years of experience with Ayer's Sursaparilia claiming it cures thin blood and weak nerves. Readers are urged to consult their doctor for personal advice and to follow medical guidance precisely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Oi Ger Maridciaes
Supreme Court Original Docket Progress in Boundary Disputes 1877
The Supreme Court began its original docket after twenty nine years focusing on state boundary cases. New Jersey Delaware requested further continuance as Congress weighs a ratification agreement. Several cases show stipulations or settlements while others proceed or are dismissed.
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Fuller
New Jersey
Delaware
Gocketen
Jsit
Congress
Supreme Court
Towa
Whaois
Representaive Lacey
Iowa
Maryland
West Virginis
Missouri-Nebraska
Representative Hinshaw
Nebraska
Local Elks Banquet at Masonic Temple Delights 115 Members’ Families
Lodge Washington Lodge No 287 Elks invites over 500 wives mothers sisters daughters and sweethearts of 115 members to a banquet and entertainment at the Masonic Temple tonight. Top local theater talent will perform with speakers chosen from Elks in Congress. The meeting is chaired by Exalted Ruler R E Mattingly and includes officers and a committee roster of local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
BFP
O Elss
Masonic Temple
Addttion
Elks In Congress
Ruter
R E Mattingly
Hugh Harvey
E. W. Emery
Robert HE McWade
Richard A O Brien
MG McCormick
Clarkson
J.C Maxwell
F B Carpenter
Howard Voight
August Brill
Charles Uter«mehle
James A Burkett
Jesse Jackson
Has No Jurisdiction In Syracuse Case
Chief Justice Fuller ruled yesterday that the Siprame Court had no jurisdiction in the case of Skaneateles Paper Company and others versus the city of Syracuse New York. The city sought to condemn property for water supply improvements about seventeen miles above the city. Damages were assessed by a commission without considering water rights, totaling 224860 dollars for seven concerns. The case was appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justie Fuller
Skaneateles Paper Company
Syracuse
Supreme Court upholds murder verdict for Rawlings family
The Supreme Court, in a ruling by Justice Houlmes, upheld a Georgia court verdict sentencing J G Rawlings Ahston Rawlings and Jesse Rawlings to life, with Leonard Rawlings receiving a shorter term, in the murder of two young children in Lowndes County. The victims were slain in the Carter family yard after a feud with a neighboring family. A Black man named Moore was hired to commit the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Houlmes
Court of Georgia
J G Rawlings
Ahston Rawlings
Jesse Rawlings
Leonard Rawlings
Lowndes County
Carter
Moore
Sunday law violation case dismissed by Georgia Supreme Court
The Georgia Supreme Court dismissed the case of J. M Searle against the State for want of jurisdiction. Searle, superintendent of the Southern Railroad, contested the state law prohibiting freight trains on Sundays after a prior conviction. He contended the Georgia statute violated the Federal Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M Searle
State of
Georgia
Supreme Court
Searle
Southern Railroad
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Railroad Wins In The Michigan Tax Case
The Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad Company won a tax case against Perry Powers auditor general of Michigan. Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the company restraining the state from enforcing its ad valorem tax under a 1901 law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit, Grand Haven ‘and Milwaukee Railroad Company
Perry Powers
State of
Michigan
Justice Brewer
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds New York Milk Adulteration Verdict
The Supreme Court yesterday sustained New York in the case of Frederick St John against that State over selling adulterated milk. Fines issued in Buffalo totaled 200 dollars. The verdict was upheld by the New York Court of Appeals, with the matter sent to the United States tribunal.
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Supreme Court
New York
Frederick St John
Buffalo
New York Court of Appeals
United States
Woman Admitted to Practice in U S Supreme Court
In the Supreme Court yesterday attorney William Herring moved to admit his daughter Sarah Herring Sorin of Tucson Ariz to practice before the court. She becomes the twenty fifth woman admitted to this court. Bela Lockwood was the first woman secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Attottorney
William Herring
Sarah Herring Sorin
Tucson
Ariz
United States Supreme Court
Bela Lockwood
New Light Upon Niagara Excursions To Divert Falls
Testimony before the Rivers and Harbors Committee discussed Niagara Falls preservation while detailing Niagara County Irrigation and Water Supply Company plans to divert water. Engineers claim 17,200 cubic feet per second could yield 450000 horsepower and 298000 workers, with broad economic benefits and potential government savings on canal work. A second hearing set, with another case noting Ella C Short vs Marcus Notes for a January 29 store stairway incident.
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Niagara Falls
Rivers Anid Arbors Committee
House
Niagara County Irigation and Water Supply Company
Niagara River
International Waterways Commission
Barton
Niagara
Cooper
Veale, Cooper & Blackwell
New York
Magara
American Falls
Niagara, County Irrigation and Water Supply Company
Lake Ile Fram
Weile
Neork
Hanson
Burton
Will Blodgett Probate Filed for Estate Trust
The will of William Blodgett dated March 13, 1908 was filed for probate yesterday. The estate is placed in a trust to William B Colt of Chicago who may pay a $50 bequest to T Spencer Blodgett of Coopertown NM and divide personal property among nearby relatives. The remainder is to be divided by the trustee among William B Merrell J Colt and Mary Jane.
Woman Doctor Credits Postum With Relieving Coffee Poison Like Symptoms
A woman recounts twelve years of neuralgic headaches caused by coffee and says temporary relief from other doctors did not help. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she rapidly gained weight, headaches faded within weeks, and months later she remains headache free and mentally clear. Read The Road to Wellville in the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egory
Algne
Postum Co
Battle Creek Alton
Well le
Exhibit Swann Heirlooms at Sloan’s on G Street
Auction begins Wednesday selling the late Mrs J T Smann’s effects. Massive mahogany furniture rare china bronzes enamels cut glass paintings and historical items from Washington Maryland and Princeton. Highlights include a Gothic rosewood hallrack empire brass pieces Sheffield wares carved ivory tankards and early miniatures and daguerreotypes with landscapes by Turner and Temeraire era subjects.
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J T Smann
C G Sloan
G Street
Swann
Washington
Lfe
Maryland
Guv Swann
Princeton
WN. J
Sheffield
China
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Sit Chening Lang-€ Hong
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Jeter
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ATS Strond
Tee
Liam
Ae Piane-Cieng
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Durie
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Barides
Regin
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Crangu Wackes
Petrolone
Philippines
National Academy
Grntuing
Sault Ste Marie Canal
Georgia and Tennessee Copper Company
West Virginia
South Dakota
North Carolina
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Bowes
Bowers Calfornia Dredging Company
Ella C Short
Marcus Notes
Gittings & Chambertin
W P Williamson
Ninthenend
Blodgett
Wes
Heerhil
Wraeper
Bears
The
Law Reporter
Fifth Street
Wiepalo
P T Morgan
Wine Association of Forma
Lord Delawar
Joshua Eynolds
Charles II
Peter Lely
Grenlfele
Perue
Lady Hamilton
Romney Glover
Riggs Bank
Countess of Southerland
District OF
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Realty
District OF Columbia
Potomac
U.S. Realty CO
Firemen’s Ins. CO
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