Condensed Weeky World News Highlights Across Borders
Highlights of the past week cover repairs on the battleship Iowa now en route to Bahai Blanca. Secretary Shaw's bond purchases total about 11 million dollars. South Omaha board members Miller Kubat and Schroeder face district court for bribe charges. Tampa ports report a one million dollar tobacco import, largest to date. Parliament resumes without formalities. Golden Horn bridge collapse risks cited with about 100 lives lost. Harold Shafter Howard of Oakland suffers a fatal mental breakdown in New York. Glidden & Co bankrupts as oldest dry goods house. Sligo Champion editor P A McHugh jailed two months for conspiracy and intimidation. St Andrews regents name Rufus Choate Andrew Carnegie and Graham Bell for honorary DL degree.
Giant Beef Trust Chartered in New Jersey
The New Jersey corporation listed as United States Packing Company is chartered in Trenton with $1 million capital and plans to grow to $50 million. Dummy Jersey City trustees conceal real backers including Swift & Co and Armour Co while John D. Rockefeller and Kuhn Loeb co manage the trust.
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New York
Beef Trust
New Jersey
Trenton
United States Packing Company
Corporation Trust Company
Jersey City
Horace D. Gould
F. K. Howard
K. K. McLaren
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Cudahy & Co
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
John D. Rockefeller
J. W. Cudahy
Kuhn
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Pacific Ocean
Harriman
Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Europe
Philippines to boost St Louis fair funds by 100000
The civil commission may raise the Philippine appropriation for the St Louis exhibit to 350000. Fair Commissioner Barrett spoke to a Filipino gathering arranged by Governor Taft, and the sentiment favored the increase.
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Philippines
Manila
Civil Commission
St. Louis
Barrett
Taft
Increased Number of Pupils in U S Schools
The annual report of the commissioner of education shows 17 299 260 pupils in U S schools for the year ended June 30 1901, an increase of 278 250 over the previous year.
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Washington
Commissioner of Education
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Washington State News Highlights
Everett homicide reports Rene Arensbach shooting her husband then killing herself with domestic trouble cited as cause. Snoqualmie Power Company workers injured by live wires, Whalla Walla bridge collapse carries a small unoccupied house. Seattle Bank clearings exceed five million dollars. John Lathrum, Republican state senator nominee, dies from paralysis near Oaksdale. Spokane Building and Loan secretary Bogardus arrested for embezzlement. bail set at three thousand dollars.
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Rene Arensbach
Hoyt Avenue
Everett
John Lathrum
Oakesdale
New Labor Party launches in Chicago
The new labor party, formed in secret by Chicago labor leaders, plans a complete municipal ticket for spring elections. It advocates municipal ownership of utilities, state insurance, popular ballot legislation, and vigilance committees to ensure fair law enforcement. It urged labor voters next month to back the most favorable candidates regardless of party. Politicians fear its impact on the fall election.
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Chicago
Labor Party
San Francisco
Monopoly on meals planned for Chicago restaurants
Chicago plans a restaurant trust capitalized at 5 million dollars to centralize management of major city eateries. A grocery house bakeries central meat market and storage warehouses would supply cafes at wholesale rates, claimed to cut costs by 5 to 20 percent on annual supply outlays.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Airship Race Offers 50000 Dollar Prize London to Paris
An English syndicate offers a 50000 dollar prize to the winner of an airship race from London to Paris. Stanley Spencer, recently successful with his invention, will be the English contestant. Santos-Dumont, the French aeronaut, has been asked to enter but requests a year to prepare.
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London
Paris
Stanley Spencer
Santos-Dumont
Butler Indicted in Bribery Scheme Tied to City Lighting Bill
St Louis reports Ed Butler a Democratic boss and millionaire is indicted by the grand jury for alleged bribery linked to passage of the city lighting bill. He posts 20000 bond amid several other pending indictments. London reports a Canadian trust forming to supply breadstuffs and Canadian manufactures to England at 20 to 70 percent lower prices with retail shops planned in major cities.
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St. Louis
Ed Butler
Butler
London
Westminster Gazlette
England
Great Britain
Mob burns accused assailant after murder in Forest City
A white mob in Forest City Arkansas burned Charles Young a Black man for assaulting and killing Mrs Edward Lewis a white woman. The event occurred last night as vigilante justice was carried out following the crime.
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Forest City
Ark
Edward Lewis
Charles Young
Settlement Accepts Arbitration Terms By Wilkes Barre Convention
The Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania convention declared settlement terms with no dissent, approving arbitration and resumption of work. President Mitchell explained the agreement and emphasized restoring former employees only if included. The vote was unanimous, with multilingual explanations and a closing singing of America.
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Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Committee On
Committee On Resolutions
Thurdsay
Wilson
Arbitration Commission
America
Ancient Dock Unearthed in Everett Harbor
In Everett on October 20 the dredge Seat tle uncovered old piles eighteen to twenty feet underground, suggesting an ancient dock near the Everett Improvement Company's docks. Local engineer George Mentandon recalls no historic dock, while settlers report a native tradition of foreign ships docking here long ago, hinting at a premodern trading post.
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Everett
Seattle
Anchorage
Everett Improvement Company
Old Land Company
George Mentandon
Soufriere Volcano Erupts with Loud Thunder Amid Auspices
Kingston reports a major Soufriere eruption on Tuesday night after days of light tremors. Eruption began around 8 PM with roaring explosions and incandescent clouds. The activity continued until 4 AM with intermittent thunder and distant boiling sounds diminishing thereafter.
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Kingston
Archbishop Guidi to Enter Manila in Full State
Rome reports Archbishop Guidi apostolic delegate to the Philippines and Father O’Connor depart for Marseilles to sail to Manila. The archbishop takes all robes with him and plans to present himself in Manila in full ceremonial state.
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Rome
Guidi
Philippine Islands
Father O’connor
Marseilles
Manila
Merger Case Details Northern Securities Organization and Rates
J J Hill testifies in St Paul before Special Examiner Ingersoll outlining that Northern Securities exchange was driven by individual shareholders actions and that the merger aimed to protect Orient trade. He describes coal supply issues, use of the Burlington line to cut rates, and prospects for lower prices via unbroken train loads and a Chicago trunk route.
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Northern Securities Company
Orient
Northern Lines
Hill
Great Northern
Mr. Hill
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Burlington
Northwestern
Puget Sound
Spokane
British Columbia
St. Louis
Minnesota
Minnesota Ranges
Chicago
Northern Pacific
Ohio
Atlantic
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Celtic
Col. W. H. Clough
Frederick Weyerhauser
No Decisive Result In Venezuelan Battle
Washington reports from Caracas dated October 18 indicate revolutionary forces withdrew from near La Victoria while government troops held Valencia. A later dispatch at 10 45 Sunday forenoon says the battle ended with no decisive result.
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Washington
State Department
Caracas
Bowen
la Victoria
Valencia
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Wa Hington
Iowa
Bahai Blanca
Shaw
Alonzo Miller
J. L. Kubat
Theodore Schroeder
Board of Education of
South Omaha
Tampa
Fla
Golden Horn
Stamboul
Galata
Harold Shafter Howard
Oakland
Cal
Gen. Shafter
P. A. McHugh, M. P
Sligo Champion
St. Andrew’s University
Rufus Choate
Andrew Carnegie
Graham Bell
Giant Beef Trust
Corporation
Promnent Packing Mouses
Washington State. News
P. H. Knight
Paul Hoffman
Snoqualmie Power Company
Main Street
Mill Creek
Walla Walla
Bell
Cal. Hepner
Silver Lake Shingle Company
Grant
W. D. Scott
Cascade
H. E. Bryan
Scott
Montana
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Seatle
R. Bogardus
Spokane Building and Loan Association
NEW Labor Party
President Hill
Aberdeen Brewing Co
Telephone
B.C. Prima
W. B. Lowrie
Co. M. Demeree
Washington Abstract Company
Chehalis County
Grays Harbor
G Street
Aberdeen State Bank
Aberdeen
Wash
H Street
Churchill
Denver
Billingse
M. P. Benton
Pioneer Square
Seattle, Wash
Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
Prop
Pacific Hotel
H. A. Tereda & CO
Zelasko
Star Meat Market
James Barrett
Propr
F Street
S Transfer CO
W. T. McBride
Harbor
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