Industrial and political figures profiled in black and white
Henry Phipps rents Glen Quolch deer forest in Scotland and sits among America's steel titans as director of United States Steel, Carnegie company, Van Norden Tea Company and Mellon National Bank. Edward Rosewater of Nebraska rises from telegraph operator to editor and publisher of the Omaha Bee. Henry Clay Evans, Tennessee governor candidate and veteran, served in Civil War and held pension posts before West Point command. Dr. W J Patterson defends his crime as born of environment and instinct. Capt Bentley Mott pushes army reform with Allerabot as model. Major Hugh L Scott to succeed MINIS at West Point, a noted Philippine service veteran. Mount Auburn to host a monument for Charles Stewart Parnell. Yale class day features Metealf. Schwab to speculation about Nevada Senate bid denied by self, per rumor.
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Henry Phipps
Glen Quolch Deer Forest
Scotland
Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Company
van Norden Teast Company
Mellon W National Bank of
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Edward Rosewater
United States Senate
Nebraska
Bohemia
Rosewater
Military Telegraph Corps
Army
Pacific Telegraph Company
Omaha
The
Omaha Bee
Metealf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Yale University
Charles M. Schwab
Nevada
Chicago subway opens freight tunnel network for city
The Chicago freight tunnel system, built over five years at about 30 million dollars, connects 45 miles of tunnels with rails and overhead trolleys. It links 30 downtown businesses and nine railroad warehouses, enabling 380000 tons of merchandise moved daily and projecting annual gross income near 6500000 and net over 5000000. The project promises rapid freight shifts to the subway terminals once fully connected.
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Chicago
Ness
Loop
Hadey Wiry
A. G. Wheeler
Mannker
Mackson
Tilencia Tunnel
Mr Company
Rilivends
Titanet Company
Subiway
Chicaga
New York
Great Apple Crop Predicted to Break Records Nationwide
An immense apple harvest is forecast, with yields far surpassing 1893. Chicago leads the market as shipments flood in from Illinois, Michigan, California, and the eastern belt. Prices for early varieties hover around 1.70 a barrel, while choicest grades may fetch lower prices in fall.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Igke
Michigan
Illnois
California
Apple Authority
National
Apple Growers’ Association
United States
Brooklyn Double Fare Riots Prompt Fare Refusal Ruling
Justice Gaynor ruled a passenger may refuse to pay a second fare on Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines in a habeas corpus case. Crowds protested last Sunday, thousands were ejected, storefronts damaged, and suits for damages followed as tensions rose. The company issued rebate checks for the second fare pending higher court action.
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Brooklyn
Coney Islind
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Justice Gaynor
Supreme Court
Coney Island
Cynor
Unton Leader Hepadiated Strike Causes Railroad Tension
Second Grand Vice President Pitspat orders back to work the striking switchmen at New Braven Qoun asserting the brotherhood’s sincerity and legality of the action. In Connecticut, a summer resort at Plighland Lake holds congregations in boats with services conducted while afloat to avoid upsetting boat balance.
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Pitspat Pick
Brotherhood of Railroad
New Braven
Qoun
Filroadaust
Plighland Lake
Connecticut
Chicago Banks Worth More Increase by 11.7 Million Valuation
The board of review reports Chicago banks and fiduciary firms have an assessed value rise of 11,753,409 dollars over last year, reflecting higher valuations for financial institutions and related companies in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Review
Historic World Events and Bible Society Facts Summary
A collage of historical notes lists events from 1605 to 1904 across Europe and America, including executions, battles, fires, and political upheavals. It mentions the Bible Society’s global distribution in 400 languages, with arrowroot and other items used to purchase scriptures in places like the New Hebrides and Susa, and cites Sunday laws in France and Canada.
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British and Foreign Bible Society
London
Hebrides
Susa
British Solomon Islands
France
Canada
Bryan Welcomed Home After Global Campaign Tour
New York Harbor greeted William Jennings Bryan on his return from a world tour as crowds cheered. The Princess Irene docked for quarantine amid rival welcoming committees, and Bryan spent hours on shore greeting Nebraskans including Mayor Jim Dahlman. Flowers, roped embraces, and a broad smile marked the homecoming as the Democratic leader spoke with supporters about his travels and ongoing campaign.
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Nolac
Cardinalty
New York Bay
Upradue
Danis
Bryan
Nebraska
Jim" Dahlman
Omaha
Dahlman
Dawes County
Billy
Duhlman
Mr. Bryan
Jill
Mrs. Bryan
Nebraska State
Sin
Irene
St Culidcen
Steret
Bryan Returns Home in Madison Square Garders Riotous Welcome
William Jennings Bryan, idol of the anti trust forces, returns from world travel to a vast New York crowd at Madison Square Garden. He declares trusts the paramount issue and flags government ownership of railroads with dual national state operation, while urging tariff revision and broader monetary circulation. The reception is marked by a historic ovation as he maps a radical reform path ahead.
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William Jennings Bryan
Dnl
Madison Square
Grewing Agi
Bryan
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Hhu
Mankatean Isle
Madison Square Garden
New York
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
The
Platte
Stobert Burns
Carrer
Europe
Philipalia Islands
Congress
United States
Incom Tan
Sapitat
CAROR
Ireoparthea Bo
Republican Party
Underpaid Maine Teachers Highlight Low Wages
A Maine Pedagogical Association committee reports 4378 elementary teachers surveyed show women earning mainly 6 to 9 dollars weekly and half under 200 dollars a year. Men average 9.18 weekly versus 8.01 in mills, underscoring underpayment relative to costs of entering and living.
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Maine Pedagogical Association
Maine
Ecotton Mills
Big Railroad Outlays In New York For Central, New Haven, Pennsylvanias
More than 120 million dollars are to be spent in Manhattan by the New York Central, New York New Haven and Hartford, and Pennsylvania Railroad companies. Pennsylvania plans call for 300 million dollars, with New York Central and New Haven totaling 50 million for a terminal and 70 million for electrification. Four hundred buildings must be demolished for Pennsylvania, and New York Central will take six more blocks for its station and yards. Excavation depths reach 40 feet, with a rock system for below and above ground tracks. total cut and fill run to 2,500,000 cubic yards. This marks the fourth Grand Central reconstruction in 40 years.
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New York
Borough of
Manhattan
New York Central
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
New Haven Road
Merah Square
Grand Central Station
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William Wattnes
Smithfield
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Bosworth Field
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