Congress Passes Key Bills In Biennial Sessions
A weekly world roundup notes Senate actions on statehood riders, currency and sundry civil measures, pension bills, and naval, military academy, and fortifications appropriations. The House enacts conference reports on army and Indian measures, passing the District of Columbia and Alaska bills while seating Wagoner over Butler. Morgan opposes Panama canal treaty.
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Agricultural and Post Office
House
Conference
Washington
DeArmond
Canada
United States
Morgan
James J. Butler
Missouri
George C. B. Wagoner
District of Columbia
Military Academy
Post Office
Notable Crime and Labor Events Across the Nation
A wide survey shows Albert Knapp of Hamilton Ohio confessed to choking his wife and disposing of her body, while a Wabash railroad strike is planned to push higher wages. Major sports schedules announce opens in April, and antitrust enforcement proceeds under Knox’s guidance. A violent torture case near Toledo and a merger rumor link Rock Island to Frisco.
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Albert Knapp
Hamilton
Knox
Christian Joehlin
Toledo
Rock Island
Frisco
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Roosevelt
New York
Young Corbett
Eddie Hanlon
San Francisco
Republican National Editorial Association
Washington
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Alfred Knapp
United States
World bantamweight title won by Harry Forbes in Detroit
Harry Forbes of Chicago defeated Andy Tokell of England to claim the world bantamweight championship in Detroit. The day’s news also notes a series of events including a Greenville South Carolina hanging, Roosevelt receptions, robberies, strikes, and weather disasters across the country.
Personal and political deaths sweep across cities
Conrad N. Jordan assistant treasurer of the United States in New York died of the grip at 73. Dr Richard Jordan Gatling inventor of the gun died suddenly in New York at his daughter's home aged 84. John C Fellmore founder of the Order of United Commercial Travelers died in Columbus Ohio at 55. Former Congressman John Baker died in Belleville Illinois aged 41. Ex Congressmen Rodney Wallace died in Fitchburg Massachusetts. Gen William Farrar Smith known as Baldy Smith died in Philadelphia at 50.
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Conrad N. Jordan
United States
New York City
Richard Jordan Gatling
New York
John C. Fellmore
Order of
United Commercial Travelers
Columbus
John Baker
Belleville
Venezuela
Rodney Wallace
Fitchburg
Mass
William Farrar Smith
Baldy” Smith
Philadelphia
Venezuelan accuse Germans of looting battleship
Venezuelan authorities charge German agents with looting the warship Res taurador before delivering it to the government. Mabini, ex president of the Filipino supreme court, has sworn allegiance to the United States. Pedro Aalvarado of Mexico offers 50 million dollars for the national debt. Colima volcano eruptions create panic across regions within 26 miles of the mountain.
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Restaurador
Mabini
Filipino Supreme Court
United States
Pedro Aalvarado
Mexico
Colima
Cyclone devastates Britain and Ireland with heavy deaths
A cyclone across England Ireland and Wales leaves scores dead. A railroad train is blown from the track and the British steamer Otter sinks with 30 persons aboard. Five hundred Chinese troops are killed in ambushes by rebels in Yang Ning. The revolt spreads to Hunan and the US contemplates appealing to Bolivia to slow war risk with Brazil over Acre.
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England
Ireland
Wales
Yang-Ning
Hunan
United States
Bolivia
Brazil
Acre
Senate and House Pass Multiple Bills and Fiscal Updates
The Senate approved the general deficiency appropriation bill and conference reports on several bills including fortifications Alaska homestead post office and immigration. The House passed bills for a Porto Rico delegate and tobacco prize prohibition. February national bank circulation rose to $382,796,645 while coinage, government receipts, and public debt figures were reported.
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Conference
House
Congress
Porto Rico
Senate
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Pope Leo
Rome
Wabash
Indiana
National Bank
Edison
New Village
N. J
F. J. Ziemer
Milwaukee
Wis
Delaware
J. Frank Allee
Louis Heisler Ball
Mariquina
Manila
Major world and regional developments noted in brief
Western Canada holds 260 million acres of arable land awaiting plow. Union veterans to receive pension increase to 46 dollars. Columbia College to establish health and science department with a 250 thousand dollar gift. King Leopold may visit the U S during Easter next year. Prussia reports 70,829 insane patients in 279 asylums. Mount McKinley confirmed as North America's highest peak. Nickel Plate Railway raises wages about 7 percent for conductors and trainmen. Henry R Emerson of Buffalo elected president of the National Educational Association department of superintendence. French army bill amendment allocates 240 thousand dollars for wine for soldiers. Rock Island Railroad reportedly gains control of Frisco system. King Edward conferred grand cross on Sir Michael Herbert. First section of Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel project under East and North rivers progresses. New York bell boys plot to rob hotels reveals overseas correspondents and planned targets. Nebraska legislature suspends business for Arbor Day memorials. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans 7.6 mile cutoff through Alleghenies from Dexter to Irvin costing 20 million dollars.
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Columbia College
Department of Health and Science
Leopold
Belgium
United States
Prussian Statistical Office
Prussia
Mount McKinley
Alaska
North America
Department of
National Educational Association
Henry R. Emerson
Buffalo
French Chamber of Deputies
Rock Island Railroad
Frisco
King Edward
St. Michael and St. George
Sir Michael Herbert
Washington
East
North
New York City
New York Bell Boys
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Arbor Day
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Alleghany Mountains
Dexter
Irvin
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsed By Sterling Worker
A Sterling Illinois carriage wood worker testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills cured his backache and kidney related ailments after taking them in 1897. He states the cure has lasted three years with no need to revise his endorsement. A free trial offer is available by writing Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. price 50 cents per box.
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Bright
Doan
A.W. Lutz
17Th Ave
Sterling, IL
Dean
Mr. Lutz
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Financially Speaking Joke in the Chicago Daily News
A lightquoting exchange about Miss Winters with a joke that her father tried to erase Wall Street from the map. The humorous line highlights a financial backdrop and a family’s bold move, reflecting a satirical take in the Chicago Daily News.
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Miss Winters
Jack
Wall Street
Chicago Daily News
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Promises Quick Cure
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for colds in one day with a money back guarantee. It includes a quoted aphorism about love and justice attributed to R L Stevenson in the ad copy.
Hale Honey of Horehound and Tar Praised by Stars
Public figures including actors vocalists and speakers extol Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar while Pike's Toothache Drops are praised for fast one minute cures. A 1900 era quotation from Mrs Robbins inserts personal testimony about Pike's Cure for Consumption and a Norwich NY note.
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Hale
Pike
Thos. Robbins
Norwich, N. Y
Syrup of Figs Praised as Best Family Laxative
An timeless crusade for quality in commerce highlights Syrup of Figs as the premier family laxative. Praised for its plant-based ingredients and California Fig Syrup Co. production, it stresses purity and uniformity and warns buyers to purchase only genuine original-packaged remedies.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Western Canada Arousing Great Interest
The article notes strong interest in Canadian settlement north of the 49th parallel, with Americans migrating to Canada for 160 acre free homesteads. Immigration agencies in multiple U.S. cities are promoting colonization, promising practical farming opportunities and favorable rates, while Exmouth reports a Brahma pullet catching mice.
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Minnesota
Dakota
United States
Canada
St. Paul
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Letter from Mrs. Jladra L. Brewer of Crown Point Indiana testifies that after suffering two years from deranged female organs she found relief using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits it with renewed vitality and urges others to seek guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Yoin E.ham
Jladra L. Brewer
Crown Point
Indiana
Ladies Relief Corps
Plenty on Hand in a Quiet Exchange
A calm man tells his irascible friend to control temper, while the other retorts he keeps more temper in one day than his friend does in a year. The notes mention the Overland Limited from Chicago to the Coast and reference Chicago & North-Western rail service and a stage doubt, with a final quote about patience.
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The
Overland Limited
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
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