Summary of World News Highlights From The Week
Recap covers John Oliver Hobbs asked to write Lord Beaconsfield biography. GE stockholders vote to raise capital to 45 million dollars. Beaumont Texas depot burns with loss of records and freight. Peter Mortensen on trial for murder of James Ro Hay. Richard Crocker letters to Tammany leaders hint at August return to New York. Havana American strike in Chicago over pay cut to three dollars per thousand. Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia on five week training cruise around British Isles. Bjornson seriously ill. Annapolis graduation. Roosevelt speaks. German iron works consolidation across empire planned. Restaryick accepts Honolulu postal bishop role. Russian govt to rebuild frontier fortifications costing 420 million roubles after Col Grimm betrayal.
American War Department Reports Cuban Trade Through February 1902
The War Department compares eight months to February 28 1902 and 1901 showing imports at 44.69 million dollars vs 42.92 million, exports at 28.49 million vs 34.01 million, a 4 percent rise in imports and 16 percent drop in exports. U S imports into Cuba total 19.49 million, up slightly from 1901, while exports to the United States fall about five million from 1901. Sugar shipments to the United States in February 1901 were 4.32 million, versus 1.39 million in the same period of the current year.
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Washington, D. C
Insular
War Department
Cuba
United States
Independent packing company proposed by retail meat dealers
Chicago. Hundreds of retail meat dealers nationwide begin forming an independent packing company with a 5 million dollar capital. A Chicago packing plant will be built to supply beef products for the trade. Subscriptions already cover much of the needed capital, with a maximum per contributor of 5000 dollars to prevent packer control. Skilled beef traders are to manage the venture as promoters seek 15000 to 20900 retailers to join.
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Chicago
Independent Packing Company
Boers advance meeting date for peace talks set
Pretoria reports a general Boer leaders meeting will be held at Vereeniging on May 15 to decide on peace negotiations instead of May 25. London dispatches say after Vereeniging the leaders will go to Pretoria to present their decision on terms to Lord Kitchener.
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Pretoria
Vereeniging
Transvaal
London
Vereeniginz
Lord Kitchener
Potter Palmer Dies Suddenly in Chicago at 78
Potter Palmer, a leading Chicago businessman for nearly fifty years, died at his Lake Shore Drive home. The exact cause is undetermined, though he had suffered a nervous disorder for several weeks and remained able to move about.
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Chicago
Evans Nomination as London Consul General Sent to Senate
Washington May 5 The president sent the nomination of H. Clay Evans to be consul general in London to the senate for confirmation.
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Washington
H. Clay Evans
London
Senate
Seattle jail conditions spur talk of new facility
Washington state dispatch notes the Seattle city jail reportedly unsanitary and stimulates discussion of constructing a new facility.
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Seattle
Knox Amends It Beef Combine Bill In Equity
United States Attorney S H Bethea and special assistant William A Day met with Attorney General Knox to review a bill in equity drafted under his guidance. Knox revised the bill in key details and it should be filed in Chicago court this week and made public after filing.
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Washington
S. H. Bethea
United States
Chicago
William A. Day
Knox
United States Court
Nine Drownings from Foss Cloudburst Strikes Oklahoma
A Foss Oklahoma wind storm Sunday night drowned nine people and left many homeless. Four bodies recovered. A mile of Choctaw railway washed out near the town. Property losses may reach 200000.
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Oklahoma City
I. T
The
Oklahoman
Foss
General Jacob Smith Trial Ends in Manila
The court martial proceeding of Gen. Jacob Smith concluded Saturday in Manila. Findings will be sent to Washington amid belief he will be acquitted since no evidence contradicts General Order No. 100.
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Manila
Jacob Smith
Washington
Bobs to Retire as Fort Roberts Likely Succeeded by Connaught
In military circles the retirement of Fort Roberts as commander in chief after the coronation is widely discussed. The London Herald dispatch says it is certain the Duke of Connaught will succeed him and will not return to Ireland.
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New York
Fort Roberts
Cholera Toll Rises in Manila and Provinces
In Manila 754 cases and 603 deaths are recorded, with the main water supply for whites unaffected. Provincial totals reach 2,153 cases and 1,533 deaths as of May 6.
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Manila
Filipino Captain Seizes Iron Cannon in Ma-tinduque Action
Inspector Brown reports capture of six usable cannon and 200 iron cannon balls on Ma tinduque. The seizure underscores ongoing efforts to curb armament in the region and prevent illicit weapon stockpiles from arming hostile groups.
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Manila
Island of
Matinduque
Brown
Prices Offered by Local Dealers for Farm Products in Seattle Area
The list shows producer prices for grains, feeds, eggs, poultry, live stock, hides, wool, and tallow in round lots on the dock and car at Seattle. Items include Grain oats 27.50, bran 16, hay Puget Sound 11.12, timothy 15.4, alfalfa 11, eggs strictly fresh 18c, live hens 14c, spring chickens 18c lb, beef cattle cows 3 4c, steers 4 5c, sheep 4 4c, hogs 6 6c, hides and pelts with varied weights and conditions, wool from Eastern and Western Washington, and tallow 2 4c.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Moros Suffer Heavy Loss as Fort Captured in Bayan Campaign
General Chaffee’s cable reports the Bayan campaign ending in a sur render after a fierce assault on the Moro fort. 84 survivors capitulated at 7 am while officers and many dattos were killed or wounded. American forces suffered casualties, and plans include retaining prisoners and occupying adjacent forts.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Sultan Bayan
Adjt
George W. Davis
Bayan
Raja Munda Bayan
Sultan Pandapatan
Frank D. Baldwin
Admiral Sampson Dead
Rear Admiral Sampson died at 5 o'clock in the afternoon of May 6 due to cerebral hemorrhages.
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Sampson
Washington
Scientists to Probe Mysterious Montana Fever Outbreak
Dr. M. L. Longway of Great Falls and a team of experts including Dr. Frank W. Traphagen Emil Storz and Earl Strain departed from Helena for Bitter Root valley to study the fatal spotted fever. The inquiry will involve invited New York scientists to help determine the disease’s cause and halt the panic.
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St. Luke
Utah
the Tribune
Helena
Mont
M. L. Longway
Great Falls
State Board of Health
Frank W. Traphagen
The
Agricultural College
Bozeman
Emil Storz
Earl Strain
Bitter Root Valley
New York
Appeals Court Decisions From Washington Docketed
The United States court of appeals decided several Washington cases in San Francisco on May 6. The Pacific Northwest Packing Company versus Henry F. Allen and John H. McGraw receivers saw the judgment affirmed with costs. United States versus Lee Kee and Lee Shung was reversed and remanded for a new trial. C F Gaffner owner of the steamer Mary E Pearley versus H C Piggott saw the judgment affirmed.
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San Francisco
United States Court of Appeals
Washington
Pacific Northwest Packing Company
Henry F. Allen
John H. McGraw
United States
Lee Kee
Lee Shung
C. F. Gaffner
Mary E. Pearley
H. C. Piggott
Court of Inquiry Ordered Over Chicago Officers Venice Arrest
At Captain Dayton's suggestion Secretary Moody authorizes a court of inquiry to examine matters connected with the arrest and imprisonment of Chicago officers at Venice. The court's personnel are not yet known.
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Washington
Dayton
Chicago
Moody
Venice
City to Spend 5000 on Cedar Falls Electric Plant
In a joint session the finance and the city lights and lighting plant committees recommended to the council approval of 5000 dollars for preliminary work toward installing a municipal electric light plant at Cedar Falls.
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Seattle
Cedar Falls
Turkish move to arm Tripoli amid Italian tensions
From Constantinople the Daily News correspondent reports the Turkish government, fearing Italian intentions toward Tripoli, plans to send 100000 rifles and to mobilize a strong army in the region.
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London
Constantinople
Daily News
Italy
Tripoli
Southern Pacific Freight Depot Burned at Beaumont
Beaumont Texas May 5 The Southern Pacific freight depot was burned yesterday destroying all records and about $60000 worth of freight.
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Southern Pacific
Beaumont
Texas
Venture Freighter Successfully Launched for Skagway Trade
Victoria B C May 6 The steamer Venture built for trade as a freighter to Skagway has been successfully launched.
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Victoria
B. C
Skagway
Sargent's Name Handed In for Immigration Post
Washington May 6 President Roosevelt nominates Frank P. Sargent for commissioner of immigration. The decision marks a key federal appointment and follows recent cabinet reshuffle discussions.
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Sargent
Washington
Roosevelt
Frank P. Sargent
Meaning of revolt in Southern Russia sparks peasant protests
The outbreaks in Southern Russia are a demand by peasants to fulfill emancipation promises from forty one years ago. Nobility blocked land ownership and kept peasants as tenants, replacing elective justice with district chiefs who wielded tyranny. Peasants revolt not against the Czar but against local rulers, burning noble mansions and seeking rights granted by the grandfather, Alexander II.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Alexander Tee
Central
Alexander Iti
Northern Securities Firm Denies Conspiracy Charges
In St Paul on May 6 the Northern Securities Company and related parties filed answers in the Knox anti merger suit. The firm denies conspiracy claims and asserts it does not own a majority of Great Northern or Northern Pacific shares, and explains the Burlington purchase aims to access a better East market for Western products.
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Great Northern
Everett
St. Paul, Minn
Northern Securities Company
Knox
United States
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
James J. Hill
W. P. Clough
D. Willis James
John S. Kennedy
George F. Baker
Great Northern Railway
J. P. Morgan
Robert Bacon
Daniel 8. Lamont
Northern Pacific Railway
Securities Company
Burlington
Carrying Fight Home
Three Imperial Tobacco Company officials voyage on the Cunard Saxonia to the United States to promote tobacco manufacture and challenge American Tobacco Company head J. B. Duke by organizing US and Canadian interests opposing Duke and his firm.
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Cunard
Saxonia
Imperial Tobacco Company
W. R. Clark
Liverpool
J. D. Player
Nottingham
H. M. Gunn
W. D
H. O. Wills
Bristol
United States
J. B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Canada
Hanna Leaves Haverford After Coal Region Talks
Senator Hanna, guest of Clement A. Griscom at his Haverford country seat, departed for Washington after an hour long conference with A. J. Cassat of the Pennsylvania Railway. Asked about the anthracite crisis, Hanna said the situation is very grave and declined further comment.
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Philadelphia
Hanna
Clement A. Griscom
Haverford
Washington
A. J. Cassat
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Treasury depository banks share nearly 3.5 million dollars
The secretary of the treasury distributed nearly three and a half million dollars Monday morning to national banks. Sixty two banks are recognized as government depositories in diverse regions of the United States.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Dominican President Refuges in French Consulate
Report from Jacmel Hayti that Santo Domingo surrendered yesterday to insurgents. President Jiminez of the Dominican Republic is said to have taken refuge in the French consulate following the capitulation.
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Hayti
Santo Domingo
Jiminez
Dominican Republic
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