Tafts Philippine currency proposal and education push
Taft proposes using United States money as the currency of the Philippines to ensure continued US control. Meanwhile reports praise soldiers establishing a school system in the islands, with education expanding where parish schools once dominated. Receipts from customs under American administration rise, signaling a commerce rebound. Also notes Tok push in Mindanao by the Fortieth infantry, with Jemeniz and Langarin captured. In Middlesboro Kentucky a fatal dance hall fight leaves four dead and one wounded.
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Taft
Philippine Commission
United States
Philippines
Schoola
Philippine Islands
Contom
The
Philippine
Manila
Mindanas
Jemeniz
Langarin
Cagayan
Kobbe
Man Surrenders After Cheese-Knife Fatality in Warensburg
Decatur man Anderson Burnside, who killed Richard Bivens with a cheese knife in a Warensburg restaurant Sunday, escaped but surrendered in Decatur on Friday. He claims self-defense and prefers trial to remaining a fugitive.
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Decatur
Anderson Burnside
Richard Bivens
Warrensburg
Grain Crop for 1900 in Washington Report
Washington December 28 1900 wheat crop total 622 220 505 bushels with winter wheat area 30 282 564. The December 1 growing crop condition stood at 91.1 percent. Corn production for 1900 is estimated at 2 105 102 810 bushels.
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Washington
Captnro Selected for Boston America's Cup Boat
Captain Hank Haff chosen sailing master for the Boston yacht to defend the America's Cup. He brings Cup racing experience aboard the Volunteer and Defender in 487 and 1805 respectively. Nearby Porto Rico December 26 reports Ada Hill Street, wife of Julian Street, inherits 350000 dollars. Clemency extended to 40 prisoners in Porto Rican jails including 17 murderers. The Great Railway Combine rumor surfaced with Morgan and Harriman backed syndicate to control major railroads. Washington December 26 notes annual revenue receipts totaling 191,279,197.
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Hank Haff
Boston
Alang
San Juan
Porto Rico
Allen
Porto Rican
E Flas
Teachers Split Across States Embrace Education Reforms
Reports from Springfield Milwaukee Des Moines and Grand Rapids detail state teachers associations backing reform efforts. President changes mark leadership shifts as groups press for state aid certification changes rural school improvements and longer terms for county school commissioners while endorsing national educational principles and wildlife conservation.
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Springfield
David Feithley
Northern Illinois Hormal University
State Teachers’ Association
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
General Assembly
Snperintesident
Milwaukee
State Teachers' Association
W. H. Cheever
Deg Moines
Tay Dee
A. W. Stuart
Ottumwa
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dee
Michigan State Teachers’ Association
Lansing
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo
Ann Arbor
National Association
Big Claim for Mileage by Hawaiian Delegate Wilcox
Washington Dec 27 Robert Wilcox delegate from the Hawaiian Islands has been paid 1000 dollars mileage the largest claim of its kind. The sergeant at arms paid it promptly. Mileage is 20 cents per mile by the direct route from home to Washington and return. The Mondain Washington distance is 5000 miles so he will draw another 1000 dollars for the return trip.
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Washington
Robert 4. Wilcox
House of Representatives
Hawaiian Islands
House
Mondain
Wilcox
Bank Closed at White Pigeon by Comptroller Action
Washington December 25 The First National Bank of White Pigeon Michigan was closed Thursday by order of the comptroller of the currency after a telegram from National Bank Examiner J W Selden stating the bank board passed a resolution asking the comptroller to take charge Examiner Selden was in the bank when the resolution was adopted and has been appointed receiver
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Washington
First National Bank of
White Pigeon
Mich
National Bank
J. W. Selden
Decision Upholds Right of Sioux City Brewing in Iowa
In district court a dispute over the Martin liquor law centers on whether Sioux City Brewing Co and all saloons may continue operating. Eugene Latz claimed violations invalidated the consent petition allowing all saloons and the brewery to operate. the brewery won.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Brewing Company
Iowa
Martin Lquor
Eugene Latz
Plaintif T
Per Capita Wealth Estimate to Include New Territories
Washington December 29 reports that after January 1 the Nawalian islands Alaska and the Indian Territory will be added to the calculation of United States per capita wealth. The current figure is about 27 dollars and the change is expected to slightly reduce it.
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Washington
United States
Nawalian Islands
Alaska
Indian Territory
Chaplain Chadwick Assigned to Cruiser New York
Chaplain Father J. P. Chadwick, formerly aboard the Maine at Havana when she exploded, has been assigned to the cruiser New York. The ship Boon 10 is set to go into commission.
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Chaplin
Washington
J. P. Chadwick
Maine
Havana
New York
Boon
Fire claims mother and two daughters near Brookville
In Dubois Pa on December 28 a house near Brookville owned by Mrs Harriger burned. The mother and two daughters aged five and seven perished in the blaze. The incident adds to a grim Christmas season tragedy in western Pennsylvania.
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Dubois
Consumption Cores and Contagion Debates at Naples Congress
The Naples medical congress debated measures to curb consumption. Speakers urged government actions and compulsory health checks for workers, disinfecting carriages, and separate carriages for consumptives. A climate study suggested that conditions like a cellar may affect disease evolution, while an urban census joke highlighted bureaucratic oddities.
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Medical Congress
Naples
New York Herald
Vokos
Athens
Russel
Lille
Ues
Italy
Wr. Sanare?li
Saranelli
Sannelongne
Montana Baseball Fever Shapes Love and Politics
A Montana baseball passion described in a Chicago hotel tale links sport to a dramatic state championship. Helena’s victory in the closing series fueled public excitement, with a catcher’s homer sealing the title and a police pitcher’s romance leading to marriage, amid civic theatrics and charity games.
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Chicago
Tte
Ian
Monttana
Helena
Roperwenzer
Efty
Tramp Claims Past Legislative Ties in Odd Exchange
A vagabond asserts he once served in a legislature and tries to persuade a skeptical woman, offering a curious mix of lines about information and trust as North American terminology surfaces in the dialogue.
Woman in Red Coat Causes Commotion on Streetcar
A Chicago Evening News item recounts a woman in a red automobile coat who with a counterfeit half-dollar and a delay caused a streetcar to stop. She handed a conductor a half-dollar, claimed it was real, and demanded her change back, sparking a humorous exchange before alighting at the next stop. The episode ends with the conductor discovering the coin and returning her ordinary fare.
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Chicago Evening, News
Graduation Day in Treeville Ends in Joy and Support
Jimmie Gilligan, a bashful graduate from Treeville High, overcomes loneliness as classmates, teachers, and townsfolk rally with flowers and applause. Edna Taylor helps reveal his need for encouragement, and the valedictory ends with a moving, communal welcome from the town.
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Uwuzi
Dimmie Vulligan
Jimmie
Owl
Muton
Pretty Kenny Naylor
John Denton
Karan-searum Ved
Hdny Taylor
Edna Taylor
Pat Poodle
Jimmie Gilligan
Mrs. Belden
Edna
Mrs. Helden
Sisters Pym
Jones
Mia
Peters
Tors
Armand
Treeville
Mr. Faraton
Mrs. Belew
Liessie Payson
Billie Jones
Tremont Evans
Ted Denton
James Henry Gillian
Ellen
Mrs. Perkins
Baby May
Mr. Waraton
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