Senate Bill Seeks DC Inaugural Hall and Bureau Site
Sundry Civil appropriation moves through the Senate with changes placing care for Freedmen’s Hospital under the Interior. authorizes a site for a permanent International Bureau of American Republics building on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave NW. district building material provisions and revenue cutter duties also amended. bill totals show a net decrease of 2,181,470 from the House version with multiple project items listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Freedmen’s Hospital
Bureau of American Republics
Allison
Secretary of the Interior
Board of Charities of
District of Columbia
Commissioners
House
International American Bureau of Republics
Gorman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Third Street
Secretary of the Treasury
District At
Columbia
Teider
Washington, DC
United States
Sons
Washington DC
Secretary of War
Revenue Cutter Service
Committee On
Appropriations
Washington City
Rock of Ages
Alaska
Augusta
Portland Harbor
Sandy Hanker
International Bureau of American Republics
Freatmens Hospital
Danville
Senate Amends River and Harbor Bill in Senate Action
Senate adds amendments to the river and harbor appropriation bill, increasing total by 392000 with the largest boosts for the mouth of the Columbia River and Cumberland River. The supervisor of New York harbor tow length regulation was struck out on a point of order raised by Mr. Penrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Gallinger
Senate Committee On Commerce
Winyah Bay
S C
Charleston
S. C
Messrs Macon
Arkansas
Underwood
Alabama
Sulzer
New York
Maynard
Virginia
Baker
Swayne
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Burleson
Texas
Smith
Kentucky
Mann
Cochran
Bowel Poison Symptoms and Blood Taint Warning
Describes bowel poison as blood tainted by foul secretions from the bowels with symptoms including skin eruptions, fatigue, weak nerves, headaches, vision issues, cold feet, sweating hands, and general digestive organ dysfunction indicating stomach liver and bowels not working properly.
Jamestown Exposition Bill Cut Down By Substitute Move
A substitute Jamestown Exposition bill reported by House committees trims appropriation to 260,000 from 2,000,000 and aims to place the measure as a rider on the sundry civil bill. It provides for a five member government commission, naval and military participation, and 150,000 for official entertainment. An additional 350,000 funds a Jamestown monument, and 100,000 covers commission salaries. The Marine Corps increase remains a key issue in the naval bill as conferees iron out differences. The new battleship South Carolina is slated for naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leze
House
Senate
Jamestown Island
Marine Corps
House Naval Committee
Hale
South Carolina
Senate Bills Passed in Last Night Session
Senate convened for a night session approving several measures. The post office appropriation bill moved to conference with conferees Mesens Pen rose Dolliver and Clay. Bills authorized district assessments dam on Mississippi Bemidji Minnesota two Ashley River bridges Charleston Dorchester SC homestead law extensions for settlers ceded lands under Chippewa relief act and time extensions for Porto Rico duty claims. Conference on Shoshone Wind River reservation agreement reported and agreed. House joint resolution on two Chinese students at West Point faced opposition from Culberson.
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Senate
Mesens Penrose
Dolliver
Clay
District of Columbia
Mississippi River
Bemidji
Minn
Ashley River
Charleston
Dorchester
Minnesota
Porto Rico
Court of Claims
Clark
Wyoming
Wind River
Weat Point Military Academy
Warren
Culberson
Philippine Tariff Bill Passes Senate and House Accepts Amendments
The Philippine tariff measure cleared the Senate yesterday and, after the House quickly approved the Senate amendment dealing with the opium trade, the bill proceeds to the President for signature. Senator Lodge opened debate Monday evening. Hansbrough sought an amendment to revoke a Treasury wheat duty rebate, which was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Lodge
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Hansbrough
Secretary of the Treasury
Fortifications for Islands Agreement Reached on Estimates
Conferees from both houses reached final approval on the fortifications appropriation with a Senate idea for detailed estimates on insular fortification work. A substitute was agreed requiring Congress to see proposed expenditures for each harbor in each possession. A Marine pay bill proposes parity with Army noncommissioned officers and officers, and that at least half of Marines be rated first class.
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Senate
Insular
United States
Congress
Marine Corps
Jenkins
House
United States Marine Corps
Ordnance and Engineer Co
United States Army
Smith
Kentucky
Circuit Court of Appeals
Olmsted
Camp Keithley Memorializes Private Fernando Keithley
A temporary Mindanao military station near Marahai is named Camp Keithley in honor of Private Fernando Keithley of Company H Twenty-eighth Infantry who died in a night attack by Moros on November 14, 1903. He and a four-man outpost repelled about twenty attackers while he sustained multiple wounds before reaching safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindanao
Ma~rahul
Philippine Islands
Keithley
Fernando Keithley
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Marahai
Keithiey
Senate Passes Post Office Bill Debates Pneumatic Tube Service
The Senate approved the post office appropriation bill after a close 30 to 30 vote blocked a broader tube service amendment. Debate centered on funding the pneumatic tube system with a proposed increase to 800000, while supporters highlighted efficiency and city benefits and critics warned of mounting future costs and broader reach. The chamber also trimmed underground Chicago mail transport funds and set a one cent rate for certain mail, with the bill finally passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Foraker
House
Lodge
Boston
Dolliver
Treasury
Depew
Gorman
Chicago
Loving Cup for the Kentucky Presented by Newport Children
Albert S. Berry of Kentucky, former congressman and circuit court judge, asked President Roosevelt to arrange with the Navy Department for presenting a silver loving cup to the battleship Kentucky. A $400 fund raised by Newport, Kentucky schoolchildren will cover the cup, with the Navy Department’s consent secured for an early presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Berry
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Kentucky Circuit Court
Roosevelt
Washington
Navy Department
Newport
Beef Trust Report Submitted to Roosevelt and Congress
James H. Garfield completed the beef trust investigation report and submitted it to President Roosevelt. It will be sent to Congress Friday. Naval militiaman at White House. J Adam Bede presented Guy A Haton for transfer of the Fern to Duluth naval militia. The Fern undergoes repairs at Portsmouth Navy Yard, to be finished in about sixty days.
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Congress
James H. Garfield
Corporations
Roosevelt
White House
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Guy A Haton
Duluth
Fern
Naval Militia of
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Great Lakes
Congress Deficiency Bill Passage Sparks Heated Debate
Congress moves to curb executive deficiencies amid sharp clashes over spending. Senators and Representatives spar over pay for presidents, judges, and mileage, with amendments restricting per day expenses and requiring itemized bills. The bill, after lengthy floor fights, is approved amid wide lobbying and adjourns at 8 58 p m.
The Vest Pocket Doctor and Cascarets Health Claim
An advertisement touts a pocket enamel box of Cascarets as a portable health aid. It argues the tablets act as a gentle bowel and liver exercise, avoiding purging and future dependency, with warnings against harsher laxatives and bile drivers plus a request to seek genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Pocket
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago-or
Bew York
Sailed for Manila list of passengers on Transport Logan
The Military Secretary reports the Transport Logan sailed at noon on February 28 for Manila with Sixth Infantry unit of 864 enlisted men and the Eighth Cavalry head quarters and Second Squadron with 254 enlisted men, plus numerous named officers, medical staff, nurses, and casuals aboard.
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Logan
Department of California
Manila
Philippine Islands
Sixth Infantry
Eighth Cavalry
Col. Duncan
Loughborough
Bundy
Randolph
Kinzan
Simpson
Jones
Schindel
Belles
Collins
Welch
Cavenaugh
Howell
Liewis Schindal
Kemper
Armstrong
Agnew
Gordon
Page Burbank
Anderson
Young
England
Gayder
Smith
Stahl
Powell
Blackford
McGuinnews
Davis
Maubergue
Gregory
Elliott
Bagby
Pitts
Palmer
Hawley
Hoop
Barnum
8Todkle
Saxton
Norvell
Watson
Coxe
Sayles
Keller
Cunningham
Powers
Stanslift
Winter
Kendall
Yves
Medical Department
Grove
Morrison
Twentieth Infantry
Stark
Liegis Slattery
Engineer Corps
Weyrauch
Fourteenth Cavalry
Little
Philippine Scouts
Sandford, Anderson
Deaths in the Philippines Reported by Gen Corbin
Gen Corbin reports casualties to the War Department from the Philippines. The first deaths include William Andrews Nephritle of Troop C Mineineteenth Cavalry drowned February 1. Henry M. Stacy of Company B Twelfth Infantry February 24. Luciex McCaddless of Company I Twenty second Infantry February 11. Movements of naval vessels list several arrivals and ships in port. Laxative Bromo Quina claimed to end colds and pneumonia.
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Corbin
War Department
Philippines
William Andrews
Mineteenth Cavalry
Henry M. Stacy
Twelfth Infantry
Luciex McCaddless
Twenty-second Infantry
Seawright Magnesian Lithia Water Endorsed By Residents
Letters from JOHN McCLARY, MRS ROBERT B TENNEY, and LUCIUS F CARY praise Seawright Water for relief from rheumatism gout and associated conditions. Correspondence dated Feb 7 1905 from Hartford Conn Staunton Va and University of Virginia touts its purity and health benefits for sedentary living and overall wellness.
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Hartford
Conn
Edmondson
Seawright
Miss Cutler
Malden
Mass
John McClary
P St
Washington, DC
Robert B. Tenney
University of Virginia
E R Edmondson
Staunton, Va
Ithia
Lucius F Cary
Seawright Water Praised by Eastern Physicians
Reputed doctors from eastern cities extol Seawright Water for broad healing effects. They report success in diabetes, bladder inflammation, eruptive diseases, and severe skin eruptions, claiming rapid, remarkable improvements and urging wider medical adoption.
Army officers receive multiple duty and leave changes
Orders extend Maj Arthur Ducat's leave by two months while Capt Frederick W Phisterar remains detained on Wort Banke line. Capt Willam F Creery is relieved to sail for the Philippines with May 1 departure from San Francisco and report to Manila on arrival. Capt Pierre C Stevens to report after Creary's Philippines arrival. contract surgeon McCallum detained on Fort Washile board. Col Henry H Adams directed to report to Brig Gen Grant for retirement board examination at Governors Island, NY.
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Arthur @ Ducat
Wyo
Walter H Dade
USA
Henry H. Adams
Fifth Infantry
Frederick D Grant
Army Retiring Board
Governors Inland
New York City
Orders to Naval Officers in Early 20th Century
Orders assign Lt Mayo to duty as assistant to the Inspector in charge of the Twelfth lighthouse district in San Francisco on March 31, 1905, after detachment at Boston Navy Yard March 10, 1905. Detaching Capt Day Gilmore, Lt Commander, to New York Navy Yard March 4, 1906 for duty as assistant to the equipment officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ff T Mayo
Navy Yard
Boston
San Francisco
Cal
Gilimore
New York
Foreign Mails Schedule for Week Ending March 4 1905
Daily dispatches to world ports with closing times from New York and Boston for trans Atlantic and trans Pacific routes. Listed are sailings to Italy Brazil Jamaica Costa Rica and other regions with direct routes and parcel post notes. watches for Newfoundland and other colonies, plus rail transfers to steamer connections.
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Ciisea
Alroph
Philadelphia
York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Pers
New York
Nail
Central and
South America
West Indies
Thsursday
Brazil
Tyron
Pernambuca
Bahia
Rio Janeiro
Santos
Argentina
Urugeay
Paraglay
Diran
Santiago
LBA
Pernambiro Rio Janeiro
Trauglay
Paarl Gua
Princ
Porto Rio
Cltracaq
Vfnfitela
Sdra
Colommia
Cura
Caracas
Fortune Island
Jamaica
Cilombia
Cauca
Masdalena Nepar
Stolria
Costa
Santurce
Masaguez
Mericogaverland
North Sidnexv
Boston
Tia
Philadephia
MIG
ELON
Toston
Clase
British Honduras Honduras
Glatemala
New Orleano la
Copta Rica
New Orleans
Nicaragla
East Coast
Orleonega
Bahama
Miami Fla
Panama Canal Zone
Panava
Colombia
Sesmer
Hawaii
San Francisco
Japan
Korfa
China
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Tahiti
Marquesah Islands
Australia
Matla
West Australia
Ealand
Calfdonta
Samoa
Piji Islands
Sierra
Korea
Ctiina
Phil
Mongolia
Vancouver
Victoria BC
Diapateh Pet S & Ema Brees
India
Fist Islands
Nsw
Calfdonia
Victoria
Aorangi
Glam
Raa Francigea
Os Transport
NOTRE
Cochin China
Sinchwang
Port Arthur
Sipfria
Hawait
San
Joan
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Jamestown
NAVAL
Bill Agi
OF Kkeithley
Judge Berry
Gift of School Children
Beef Trust
Hay
Taft
Bobhu Root
Supreme Court
Setsin
Russia
Sisin
France
Saisin
Mexico
South Africa
Britain
Lee
Norton Potts
Sherman
Rana
Littlefield
Mr. DeArmond
Missouri
Payne
Maine
Dalzell
Hill
Connecticut
Ippines
Prairie
Alexandria
Brooklyn
Norfolk
Solace
Ban Batled
Whipple
Key
Pensacola
Massachusetts Avenue
Seawright Magnesian Lithia
Baltimore
Seawright Magnesian Lithia Spring Co
Browning & Middleton, Agts
Prioclets
Bradfield
Washington Post
Pa. Ave
4Th St
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