Weekly Review Highlights Senate and House Actions
A Digest of the past seven days in Congress details senate passage of bills on Indian reservations, pension and river harbor appropriations, and the Panama Canal Zone government. The house approved a statehood measure for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma and the New York Indian lands allotment.
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Senate
Devil’s Lake
Rosebud
Flathead
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
House
Hitt
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Coalliver
New York
Panama Canal Zone
Notable District Judge Ward Dies at 90 in Kentucky
Obituary notes Judge Andrew Harrison Ward of Cynthiana Ky who served the district in Congress after the Civil War. Also reported: Howard Griffith pleads guilty in a Great Bend Kan theft of a $5069 registered package. Ohio backs a tuberculosis hospital bill. DAR cornerstone found in Washington. Prof Thomas R Vickrey dies in St Louis. St Paul court rules for James J Hill in merger suit. Marramee Oklahoma destroyed by fire with $20000 loss. Senator David Parris acquitted over Lake Michigan water scandal. MLB season opens. national wartime casualty totals for Oct-Dec show 14885 deaths and 1987 passengers injured.
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Andrew Harrison Ward
Cynthiana
Congress
Howard Griffith
Great Gend
Kan
Kansas City
Great Bread
Ohio House
Senate
Washington
Thomas R. Vickrey
St. Louis
St. Paul
James J. Hill
Harriman
Marramee
Okla
David Parris
Lake Michigan
American Baseball Association
United States
Frank Hayes
Richard Barcce
Orohondo
Lead
S. D
Jury convicts Emil Roeski in bank bandit murder
In Chicago a jury finds Emil Roeski guilty and sentences him to life imprisonment for the murder of Otto Bander during a July 3 1903 robbery attempt. Other items note David Rothschild’s grand jury status in New York, a restraining order on Northern Securities, a St Louis world’s fair delay from an April blizzard, a Clay City bank burglary with $6000 stolen, a Cleveland physician killed in a streetcar collision, and John E Pound’s death at Lockport New York.
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Chicago
Emil Roeski
Otto Bander
David Rothschild
Federal Bank
New York
Kirkpatrick
Trenton
N. J
Northern Securities
Ignatz Friedman
Cleveland
John E. Pound
United States
The
Royal Arcanum
Lockport
N. Y
Political and Personal Election Highlights Across States
The report notes Democratic sweeps in Louisiana with N. C. Blanchard named governor and broad legislative gains. It covers Republican congressional nominations in North Carolina Missouri and Michigan, indicts impersonation fraud in New York, and mentions electors for Roosevelt and Massachusetts backing Olaey.
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Louisiana
N. C. Blanchard
Iinois
Columbia
Cairo
H. C. Ewart
Congress
North Carolina
William
Mount Etna
Missouri
Henry S. Canfield
Grand Rapids
Michigan
William Alden Smith
Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
Robert B. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Albany
Massachusetts
Richard Olaey
James H. Davidson
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
J. N. Abeel
Miss Anderson
J. Ogden Goelet, Jr
Russian Far East Viceroy Alexieff Relieved Amid Port Arthur Moves
Telegraphic reports state Viceroy Alexieff asked the czar to be relieved as Skrydioff is named to command the Port Arthur fleet. The action aims to curb Russian naval pressure as Japan moves troops toward Port Arthur. The telegram notes Russia’s war costs rising to about 100 million by June and 46.25 million through April.
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Alexieff
Far East
Skrydioff
Port Arthur
Russia
Spitzhorn
Muehlbach
Switzerland
Vladivostok
Toronto
Can
Liasetung
Yinkow
London Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Avalanche Buries About 100 Miners Near Pragelato Italy
A massive avalanche near Pragelato Italy buries around 100 miners. In the Russo Japanese war arena Russians expect a Japanese land attack north of Port Arthur on Newchwang and report a bombardment there with troops landing to join forces with the Yalu expedition.
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Pragelato
Italy
Port Arthur
Newchwang
Newchwange
St. Petersburg
Yalu
Senate and House Pass Key Measures Amid War News
Senate approves general deficiency bill and limits China exclusion to 1902 laws. House agrees to pension rider. conference on naval bill adopted. Debates include Cochran defense against Dalzell, Smoot inquiry witness claims Mormon church controls utilities, and a Newark fire deaths toll. Includes church conference, congressional output totals, and various international incidents.
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Senate
House
Bourke Cochran
Dalzell
Smoot
Mormon Church
Newark
N. J
Weimer & Co
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
Cal
Hanna
Congress
Marcus A. Hanna
C. W. Thompson
Ala
W. W. Skiles
Henry Eggert
St. Louis
Eggert
McPherson
Kan
Edward Henry Lee
Chicago
Chicago Athletic Association
George Gray
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Gallinger
Cullom
Kitchen
N. C
Roosevelt
South
Frank Rose
State Penitentiary
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nebraska
Strandman
St. Petersburg
Palma
United States
Port Arthur
Pell
Niedermeier
Marx
van Dine
Chicago City Railway Company
Manchuria
Liaoyarg
Antun
Yalu River
Wiju
Yalu
Toronto Flame Sweeps Wholesale District in Major Fire
A massive blaze in Toronto destroyed the wholesale district, causing 13 million dollars in losses and 10 million in insured value. About 250 firms were erased, 14 acres burned, and Bay Wellington Front Esplanade and surrounding streets suffered extensive damage.
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Toronto
Bay Street
Melinda Street
Esplanade
Wellington
Front Streets
East Side
West Side
Wellington Street
South Side
Front Street
Piper Street
Blizzard Disrupts St Louis World Fair Preparations
An unprecedented April blizzard dumps six inches of snow on St Louis hindering opening plans for the world’s fair. Officials intend to boost labor to 14 000 to meet the schedule. no major damage expected to flora. Filipinos mistook snow for sugar. Separate reports note blizzard conditions in central and northern New York and snow in Vermont with zero point temps.
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St. Louis
New York
New York State
Lyons
N. Y
Lake Ontario
Sodus Bay
Ogdensburg
Adirondacks
Montpelier
Vermont
Salt Lake City executes wife killer Frank Rose
Frank Rose, convicted of murdering his wife, was shot to death at 10:09 Friday morning in the yard of the state penitentiary. He was strapped to the execution chair as five guards concealed behind a curtain carried out the sentence with a rifle loaded with a blank cartridge. Rose faced death with notable calm, continuing his composed demeanor since surrendering to police.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Frank Rose
State Penitentiary
Rose
Peter Mortensen
Disaster in Mexico Train Wreck Near Zacatecas
Mexico City report says north bound fast passenger train No 1 on the Mexican Central jumped the track four kilometers north of Zacatecas Tuesday. Eight dead and 35 to 40 injured as locomotive express baggage and coaches plunged down an embankment and were demolished.
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Mexico City
Mexican Central
Zacatecas
Miss Waite Seeks Sudden Change as Mr Plane Proposes
A Philadelphia Press snippet portrays Mr Plane urging an intelligent dog to guard Miss Waite, who replies with surprise and hesitation. The exchange mixes social timing with a light note on pet companionship.
Living proof of Bright's Disease cure claims
A Monticello Minnesota reader, D W Moore, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing Bright's Disease after doctors warned of a one year prognosis. He recounts severe swelling and near death until the remedy restored his health, declaring he is now "as sound as a dollar."
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Monticello
Minn
D. W. Moore
Bright
Moore
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin A Gentle Laxative
Advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a corrective laxative that assists nature without harsh drugs. It promises gentle, non sickening action suitable for children and adults with pleasant taste and availability in 50c and $1.00 sizes. Also notes Dowager Queen Margherita lace hankie value and Puck cartoon gag and a dye that does not stain hands.
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Dr. Caldwell
Competition proves life of trade yet harms later
A Washington Iowa editorial notes that a man who claims competition is the lifeblood of business soon learns its harsher side leading to unsteady ventures and caution about open markets.
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Washington (Ia
Democrat
Almanac 1904 for Kansas City Southern Railway readers
The EK C S Almanac for 1904 announces readiness for distribution. It includes monthly calendars and household hints, with information on Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Texas and Louisiana. Write to S G Warner General Passenger Ticket Agent Kansas City Southern Ry Kansas City Mo for a copy.
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Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Louisiana
S. G. Warner
Kansas City
Jlo
Officeholder Needs Little Push If He Has a Pull
A concise political adage from the Chicago Daily News noting that strong backers lessen effort for an officeholder seeking election or support. The remark underscores influence and popular backing as key to leadership success.
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Chicago Daily News
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