United States plans Cuban minister envoy and Cuba treaty moves
Washington March 25. President Roosevelt and Cuban president elect Estrada Palma agree May 20 as the date for the Cuban republic and withdrawal of U S forces. A special message to Congress seeks emergency legislation to establish a US legation in Havana and appoint a diplomatic minister plenipotentiary. Training station for Chicago also eyed as naval base location.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Senor Estradama
Cuba
Palma
Abap Republic
Congress
Wana
United Wi
Wiill
Savana
Chicago
Foss
Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Hawley
Oleo Margerine Bill Faces Senate Test In March
In Kington on March 26 the Senate began discussion of oleomargarine tax reform. The bill would tax colored margarine at 10 cents a pound and reduce uncolored margarine tax to 1 cent. Proctor argues it protects honest profit from fraud while other bills, including a Keweenaw Point life-graving station and fisheries dynamite probe, move before adjournment.
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Senate
Kington
Proctor
E Committee On Agriculture
Eagle Harbor
Keweenaw Point
Mich
Wale
United States
House
Committee On Commerce
Frye
Messrs
Cullom
Warren and
Teller
Debate on Goebel law and Moss-Rhea case continues in Senate
In Washington on March 25 Mr Boreing from Kentucky attacked the Goebel election law during the Moss-Rhea contest debate. Mr Rhea refused to extend the discussion and paid respects to Mr Boreing. The House adjourned before Rhea finished his remarks as Senate concurred on war revenue tax repeal amendments and named conferees for the legislative, executive and judicial appropriations bill.
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Washington
Boresing
Moss
Howie
Ala
Mr. Powers
Mr. Fox
Miss
Senate
Messrs
Payne
N. W
Dalzell
Richardson
Tenn
Messrs. Bingham
Hemenway
Ind
Livingston
Chinese Exclusion Law Faces Close Renewal Debate
Washington reports a likely tight race to re enact the Chinese exclusion act before its May 5 expiration. Labor groups fear a gap between laws and warn of possible manipulation as six weeks remain to secure a new measure.
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Washington
Comptroller Ridgely Denies Brother Appointment
Washington March 25 Comptroller Ridgely denies a telegraphed report that his brother Edward Ridgely was appointed national bank examiner in New York City. He states no such appointment has been made or is under consideration by the comptroller of the currency.
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Ridgely
Brother
Washington
Springfield
Ill
Edward Ridgely
National Bank
New York City
Hepburn Pure Food Bill Favored by House Committee
The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce voted to report favorably the Hepburn pure food bill. The measure faced strong opposition from Chicago wholesale and retail grocers associations backing the Mann-Curtiss bill. Debate and action move to the house.
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Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Chicago
House
Washington Notes: March 25 German officials depart and others travel
Count Quadt leaves Washington to sail for Europe with Countess Quadt. Herr von Holleben will visit Germany in July. M Cambon entertained at dinner while a White House invitation altered plans. Secretary Hay notes censored dispatches cancelation. Ela and Noyes press commerce department bill before Congress. Hitchcock denies resignation. Irwin introduces freedmen inquiry bill. Miss Roosevelt to leave Cuba April 7 for Charleston trip with the President. Lord Pauncefote rents Newport cottage for embassy. Civil Service Commission to probe Wittler charges against Postmaster Coyne.
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Washington
Count Quadt
Europe
Germany
Countess Quadt
América
Herr von Holleben
M. Cambon
White House
Charleston
Roosevelt
Lord Pauncefote
Newport
Civil Service Commission
Theodore W. Wittler
Postmaster Coyne
Chicago
School board orders Rev. Emery Muncie from Brazil school
In Brazil Indiana on March 25 the city school board ordered Rev Emery Muncie the teacher charged with hugging and kissing 15 year old pupil Ethel Monce to abandon the school. He refused to resign and upon leaving the building pupils rose and left with him saying they will not return until he is reinstated.
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Brazil
Ind
Emery Muncie
Ethel Monce
Muncie
Accident Costs Three Lives Near Lake Hill
A helper engine on a west bound freight train exploded while climbing Lake Hill seventy miles west of Ogden. Engineer William Wilton of Ogden and brakeman E. A. Uphoff died along with an unknown tramp. Fireman Roy Munsey sustained severe burns and may die from injuries.
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Salt Lake City
Lake Hill
Ogden
William Wilton
E. A. Uphoff
Roy Munsey
To Study American Cotton Conference Proposal Berlin March
A conference of cotton experts in Berlin resolved to send a commission to the United States. The aim is to study cotton cultivation and establish experimental stations in German East Africa funded by American dimes.
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Berlin
Colonial
United States
German East Africa
Harvard Gets 150000 From Smith Adoptee Will
George Smith adopted son of James Smith founder of the Smith academy and Persis Smith left in his will filed for probate here 450000 to Harvard University the bulk of his estate for the university.
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Harvard
St. Louis
George Smith
James Smith
The
Smith Academy
Persis Smith
Harvard University
Cuban Post Office Thieves Sentenced in Havana Court
Rathbone Neely and Reeves were convicted of embezzling Cuban post office funds. Each received ten years in prison and fines of 36324 to 56701 dollars. Reeves testified for the prosecution, aiding the conviction amid a broader push for high offices in Cuba.
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Neely
Rathbone
Reeves
Havana
C. F. W. Neely
W. H. Reeves
Estes G. Rathbone
Cuba
Cuban Post Office Department
United States
Spain
Havana court findings spark declared Cuban justice critique
Edward Thompson, former Havana postmaster, arrived in Indianapolis and criticized the Havana court verdicts. He claimed witnesses were summoned to testify and then give personal opinions on guilt, calling the process a farcical Cuban system and asserting Rathbone Neely and Reeves were preordained to be convicted.
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Indianapolis
Edward Thompson
Havana
Rathbone
Neely
Reeves
Major Wallers Court Martial Trial Continues in Manila
Manila March 25 Major Littleton W T Waller of the marine corps faces a court martial on charges of executing natives in Samar. During proceedings Judge Advocate Major Henry P Kingsbury cross examined Captain David D Porter who testified General Smith gave Waller power of life and death over prisoners.
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Waller
Manila
Littleton W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Samar
Henry P. Kingsbury
Third Cavalry
David D. Porter
Topeka Mayor Flogged by Carrie Nation Affiliate
In Topeka Kansas mayor Parker was horsewhipped in his city hall office by Blanche Boise a protege of Carrie Nation. Boise struck him three times then he choked her tore the rawhide away and pushed her into the hall. She accuses the mayor of tolerated vice districts and claims she represents an organization with whips for Governor Stanley and Judge Hazen.
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Topeka
Kas
Parker
Blanche Boise
Carrie Nation
Miss Boise
Stanley
Hazen
American Warships to Visit Kiel During Regatta Week
Admiral Prince Kenry of Prussia learned in Washington that American warships on the European station under Rear Admiral Crowninshield would visit Kiel during regatta week. Several American steam yachts will also be present. The visitors and squadron officers will create a notable American feature.
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Kiel
Berlin
Prince Kenry
Prussia
Washington
Crowninshield
Dr. Talmage Is Seriously Ill After Illness in Mexico
Washington March 25 Rev. Dr. T. We Witt Talmage lies dangerously ill at his home with grip. He was attacked two weeks ago in Mexico and the long journey home worsened his condition. For years he has suffered throat trouble and the present attack has intensified it along with weak heart action.
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Talmage
Washingon
T. We Witt
Mexico
Griy
First McKinley Statue Delivered for Bronze Cast
The plaster model of the late President McKinley has arrived at a Providence foundry to be cast in bronze. It is ready for unveiling at Muskegon Michigan on Memorial Day.
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McKiniley
New York
McKinley
Providence
R. A
Muskegon
Mich
Reeves Passes Up Run for Re election in New District
Otawa March 25 Congressmns Walter Reeves of Streator announced at the county convention his decision not to seek a fifth term in Congress in the new twelfth district.
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Reeves
Otawa
Walter Reeves
Streator
Trains Collide in Fog Fatal Wreck in Pennsylvania
A fog bound collision on the Pittsburg Youngstown and Ashtabula division of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Road killed four men and injured three. Victims include Norman Graham and James Thomas both firemen, Charles Blackburn tender, and an unidentified brakeman. Injured are Carl Bishop Engineer George Weather Eric and Frank Brown with leg burns and minor injuries. Traffic halted as engines wrecked and cars piled up. Cause under investigation with orders to proceed reported by engineers.
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Cident
Pennsylvania
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Ashtabula
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Chicago Road
Norman Graham
Newcastle
James Thomas
Ashtavula
Charles Blackburn
Erie Road
Carl Bishop
George Weather
Eric
Frank Brown
Ashtabula Harbor
Frisco Meteor Cartilt Injures Four Near Francis I T
A Frisco Meteor southbound car left the track near Francis I T injuring four passengers William Atkins Mrs Maud Kivett Mrs M A Magowan and F Dutton The derailment occurred on a curve near a high embankment and trestle A special party of Frisco officials and reporters from St Louis and Kansas City witnessed the accident in the cafe with narrow escapes.
Evangelical Conference Chooses Delegates at Shannon
The Shannon Illinois evangelical conference elected lay delegates H Meriel Jacob Alt J B Frost T L Haines I J Vogelgesang C Hansinge and John Strickfaden to the general conference The body also opened conference territory to a Western Union college agent to enlarge the endowment fund Rev W H Foulke was chosen as delegate to the annual board of missions meeting in Williamsport PA in October 1902.
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Evangelical Conference
Shannon
Ill
H. Meriel
Jacob Alt
J. B. Frost
T. L. Haines
I. J. Vogelgesang
C. Hansinge
John Strickfaden
Western Union College
W. H. Foulke
Board of Missions
Williamsport
Mystery surrounds death of St. Marys hospital nun
Oshkosh Wisconsin March 25 An air of mystery surrounds the death of a Sister of Charity at St Marys hospital The Mother Superior refuses to disclose the decedent s name or any details The hospital has not filed a death notice with health authorities as required by law and the body will be buried at Marshfield
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Oshkosh
Wis
Sisters of Charity
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marshfield
Filipino Rebel Leader Surrenders After Cailles Influence
Manila March 25 General Cailles ex insurgent leader influenced the surrender of Colonel Baballes with sixty five armed men. Bell reports six field officers and 248 armed men have surrendered since Cailles began operating for the Americans. Province of Laguna now quieted.
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Manila
Cailles
Baballes
Bell
Laguna
Portland Tragedy: Husband Shoots Wife Then Self
George Shepherd of Red Key shot his wife and then killed himself in an unseen act. The 35 year old abused his wife who had returned to him after leaving four years ago. The 21 year old wife is expected to die from her injuries. Shepherd previously served two years for counterfeiting.
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Portland
Ind
George Shepherd
Red Key
Shepherd
Fortunes in Grain Traders Hit Big Profits in Chicago Exchange
St Louis traders reported substantial gains from the grain break on the Chicago exchange. John W. Kauffman reportedly earned about 250 000 dollars in two days, while William T. Haartstick supposedly gained as much as 500 000. Jacob Schreiner of Schreiner Flack & Co and Ed Price of T E Price & Co were also cited as large winners.
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St. Louis
St. Louisans
Chicago Exchange
John W. Kauffman
William T. Haartstick
Jacob Schreiner
Schreiner, Flack & Co
Ed” Price
T. E. Price & Co
Explosion Blasts Nitro at Hercules Magazine
John Duran a teamster for Hercules Torpedo Company was blown to atoms while loading a wagon at the magazine north of Vinlay. Seventeen hundred quarts of nitroglycerin exploded causing a shock felt for forty miles.
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Vinlay, O
John Duran
Hercules Torpedo Company
Students Start Disturbance at Plock Technical School
Newspapers report a students outbreak of revolutionary character at Plock in Russian Poland. They set fire to the technical school and attempted to lynch professors who escaped with difficulty. Mounted troops quelled the disturbance.
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Vienna
Plock
Russian Poland
Marinette School Board Upholds Flogging Verdict
The Marinette school board upholds a ruling in the trial of Frank Kennedy a teacher accused of assault and battery for whipping 14 year old George Roseotte in a Dunbar public school sentence March 25.
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Marinette
Wis
Frank Kennedy
Dunbar
George Roseotte
Italian Denies Malan Expedition Against Tripoli
Rumors of a Malan expedition against Tripoli fitted out at Naples and Syezia have circulated for two weeks but the Italian government has consistently denied the reports.
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Italy
Tripoli
Rome
Tuipoli
Naples
Syezia
American wins major St. Petersburg railway contract
D Verna, an American, secured the contract for erecting the St. Petersburg Underground Electric Railway. The project will cost 80,000,000 rubles about 41.2 million dollars.
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St. Petersburg
D. Verna
Miners Threaten Strike Over Wages as Civic Federation Talks
Shamokin Pa March 25. A strike of more than 140000 anthracite miners looms unless the National Civic Federation brokers a wage settlement with operators. The convention urged appointing a three district committee to present demands to Hanna’s conciliation panel and warned a general work stoppage may begin after April 1 if talks fail. A special Civic Federation session is slated in New York to address the crisis with Hanna and other leaders expected.
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Shamokin
National Civic Federation
Miners’ Convention
Hanna
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Industrial Department of Civic Federation
Industrial Department
Civic Federation
New York
Easley
Federation
Senator Hanna
Washington
Bishop Potter
Oscar Straus
Charles A. Moore
Frank P. Sargent
James Duncan
John Mitchell
Franklin MacVeagh
Dawes Transfers Lincoln Property to Ohio Banker Trustee
Charles G. Dawes of Evanston transferred most of his Lincoln realty to his uncle William M. Mills of Marietta Ohio as trustee. The five Lincoln business blocks valued at 175000 were conveyed for a nominal consideration of one dollar. In St Louis the first city council bribery case went to trial with Emile A Meysenburg charged in connection with the Suburban Railway deal.
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Dawes
Lincoln
Neb
Charles G. Dawes
Evanston
William M. Mills
Marietta
Ohio
Lincoln Realty
St. Louis
Emile A. Meysenburg
Irrigation Congress Postponed to October in Colorado Springs
The National Irrigation Association postponed the National Irrigation Congress from next August to October 6 to 9 in Colorado Springs Colorado. The move affects planners and participants awaiting details on sessions and schedules.
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Irrigation Congress
Colorado Springs
Colo
National Irrigation Congress
National Irrigation Association
Detroit Music Director Reported Drowned at Carey Lake
Word reached Detroit that J. H. Hahn, director of the Detroit Conservatory of Music, drowned at his country home Ingleside near Constantine. The incident occurred at Carey Lake.
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Manielun Jn Crowrad
Detroit, Mich
J. H. Hahn
Detroit Conservatory of Music
Ingleside
Carey Lake
Constantine
Importing Date Palms Boosts Southwest Agriculture
Date palms from Africa and Egypt arrive in the Southwest through Department of Agriculture agents. Past shipments from Algeria and a 1900 intake revealed 90 percent thriving. The effort aims to establish a homegrown date industry in Arizona and California, utilizing alkaline irrigable lands and meeting domestic demand.
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Africa
Egypt
Arizona
California
Department of Agriculture
Algeria
Sahara Desert
Is It Space Whinky
A satirical note recalls farmers in Corning New York discovering workers extracting fermented silo juice to make a strong drink. The piece mocks editor ignorance about farming and questions whether silos should stay.
Hawaiian sugar company average yield per acre
A Hawaiian sugar company will harvest an average of five tons of sugar per acre across its 4 600 acre tract.
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Hawaiian
Hawaii
Soil readiness and a Philadelphia plant fire loss
The article notes good soil is essential for orchards and virgin soil can be unsuitable until aerated. It also references a recent fire at a Philadelphia marble and granite plant causing about $50,000 in losses.
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Philadelphia
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Goebel Law
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Hepburn
Thompson
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Oklahoma Experiment Station
Stillwater
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