Carnegie Gift Proposal for National Education Discussed
Washington meeting reports a $10,000,000 Carnegie endowment to fund deserving students and support research at home or abroad. President to consult Congress before terms are public. Carroll D. Wright lauds Carnegie plan, tracing Washington Memorial Institute and research focus over a national university aim.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Congress
Carroll D. Wright
United States Department of Labor
National University At
National University In
Washington Academy of Sciences
George Washington Memorial Association
Washington Memorial Institute
Governmet
Danial C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Washington Plan Drives Carnegie Institute Action
It is unclear how much the individual relied on Washington organizations but his move suggests faith in the general plan formed there. It is probable the Washington Memorial Institute will suspend operations as Carnegie's plan expands beyond the institute's proposed activities.
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Washington
Washington Memorial Institute
Carnegie
Upsets Mark Oakland Race Day At San Francisco Meet
At Oakland several favorites fell as Bedeck upset Wyoming in the fourth race and O Connor rode three winners. E Bano won the maiden race for W B Jennings who also took a purse with Redward. Other winners included Fitzkaner, Commissioner Forster, Be deck, Red ward and Redner with times listed for each, and several horses finishing behind.
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San Francisco
Fitzkaner
Redwald
Oakland
Bedeck
Wyoming
Boniec
E Bano
W. B. Jennings
Redward
Sir Lewis
O'Connor
E! Bano
Schwarzwald
Rosario
Florenso
King Dellis
Commissioner Forster
Landseer
Flo Culver
Rich Mine at Stake in Boise Mining Suit
Golden Chariot mine worth vast value faces a court fight in Boise. Golden Chariot Mining Co to regain title from Timothy Regan and War Eagle Consolidated Mining Co amid claims of fraudulent relocation after 1873 crash and ongoing tunnel work to reach a vein.
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Boise
Idaho
Golden Chariot
United States
Golden Chariot Mining Company
San Francisco
Indian soldier runs amuck in Tientsin clash
Official report describes a Punjab infantryman firing at German commissariat quarters in Tientsin. He mortally wounding a quartermaster and injuring three others before a German sentry shot him.
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Berlin
Tientsin
Punjab Infantry
Amuck
Philippine tariff plan advances in Ways and Means
Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee voted on Dingley rate benchmarks for Philippine imports and heard Colonel Edwards discuss tariff framing. The Payne bill proposes revenue rules for the Philippine islands with duties and tonnage taxes to fund island government and intent to bypass general treasury funds. Democratic members later organized and prepared to review the measure, with Cuban reciprocity on hold pending Philippine action.
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Ways and Means Committee
Edwards
Insular
War Department
Philippines
United States
Russell
Conn
Philippine Commission
Messrs
Long
Kan
Tawney
Minn
Payne
Philippine Islands
Philippine Archipelago
United States Philippine Commission
Treasury
House
Dalzell
Hopkins
Grosvenor
Richardson
Robertson
Russell, Payne
Steele
Babcock
Swanson
McClellan
Steele, Hopkins, Russell, Tawney, Long, McClellan and
Newlands
McCall
Richardson and
Cooper
Ies
Metcalf
Result Of The Week's Work From Pretoria
London dispatch reports Lord Kitchener stating the week yielded 21 Loerse killed, 17 wounded, 852 prisoners, 33 surrendered and captured supplies. He advances the line near Ermelo and Carolina enabling systematic operations, with zones cleared in Orange River colony and moving north of the Thana Nbu line. Boers in Cape Colony's west under Maritz suffered defeat and Maritz was seriously wounded.
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London
Lod Kitchener
Pretocia
Tlerkhouses
Transvaal
Kitchener
Ermelo
Carolina
Orange River Colony
Thana Nbu
Cape Colony
Marits
Tontenlbosch Kop
Mariuz
Protocol Not a Treaty on Canal Rights Weighs on Nicaragua Pact
Washington describes a Minegzuan protocol between United States Minister Merry and Nicaragua's foreign minister as non treaty in character. It signals a future treaty option if the Hay-Pauncefote agreement with Great Britain is ratified. A parallel arrangement with Costa Rica covers San Juan river rights for canal use, possibly under Costa Rican sovereignty.
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Washington
Minegzua
United States
Merry
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Costa Rica
San Juan River
Explosion at Sharon Steel Plant Injures Nine in South Sharon
A blast at the Sharon Steel company's plant in the casting department injured nine men, two possibly fatally, after molten metal poured into water caused a massive explosion that shattered windows, toppled buildings, and wrecked the casting house in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
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Sharon
South Sharon
Sharon Steel Company
Despondent husband kills wife and two sons then himself
In Calumet Michigan John Kinonen attacked his family in a despondent act over unemployment. He killed his wife and a 16 year old son, severely wounded a younger son, and then fatally slashed his own throat. Kinonen died. other family members survived in serious condition.
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Calumet, Mich
John Kinonen
Kinonen
Wayne Fire Destroys Eight Businesses And Three Homes
A morning blaze in Wayne West Virginia nearly wiped out the town, destroying eight business buildings and three dwellings with losses pegged at forty thousand dollars. Fire crews battled the flames through the night, preventing further spread.
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Wayne
W. Va
Real tonics versus alcohol in medicines weighed
The piece argues that alcohol containing tonics weaken health over time and that true tonics restore the nervous system through wholesome digestion. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe aid after meals, claiming they aid digestion and build tissue without stimulants.
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Stuart
Gompers Warns Slow Action on Asian Exclusion At AFL Talks
Delegates at the American Federation of Labor sessions in Scranton debated Chinese exclusion versus Japanese and other Asiatic immigration. Chinese exclusion passed. Japanese exclusion stalled amid concerns it could hinder the Chinese act. Ticket scalping rules and a universal label for union made goods were also considered, with other resolutions on autonomy and district of Columbia suffrage debated and adopted where feasible.
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American Federation of Labor
Japan
Pacific Coast
Congress
Committee On
Duncan
Tanquary
Railroad Telegraphers’ Union
John Brennon
Bloomingdale
Journeymen Tailors’ Union
Lennon
Lee Hart
Chicago
Naonal Alliance
A. Kagard
Feirbury
Executive Council
James O'Connell
Washington
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Machinists’ Union
Federation
J. T. Morgan
Federated Trades Council of
Portland
Ore
Andrew Furuseth
National Seamen's Union
San Francisc
Max Hayes
Cleveland
T. Fr. Tracey
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union
Mr. Hayes
Gompers
Empire of China
Thomas Westabey
San Francisco
J. C. Darnell
Cigarmakers’ Union
District of Columbia
Actors’ Protective Union
Reward Offered After Bank Cashier Flees With 100000
Tsalah W. Heiman, president of Farmers Merchants Bank in Los Angeles, arrived from San Francisco to take charge after cashier H. J. Fleischman absconded with about 100000. No indication of business disruption as withdrawals rise. Heiman offers 2500 dollars for Fleischman’s arrest and 2400 dollars for the return of the money.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tsalah W. Heiman
Farmers - Merchants Bank
H. J. Fielischman
San Francisco
Depoa
Fleischman
Hellman
Fielschman
Bozeman Deputy Warden Nabs Hunter Out of Season
Deputy game warden Ferguson arrested BBC Alderson on a warrant charging him with killing game out of season. The incident follows weeks of enforcement action against hunters suspected of violating the game law in Bozeman.
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Bozeman
Ferguson
BBC
Alderson
Hik
Bond Set Later in Day for $500
A bond of five hundred dollars was posted later in the day to secure release. The action followed an initial arrest. No additional details are provided in the readable text.
Coronation Date Set for King Edward in 1902
At a Privy Council session King Edward fixed June 26 1902 as the coronation date. It was also decided Parliament will meet January 16.
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London
Privy Council
Edward
Mergenthaler Declares Quarterly and Extra Dividends
Mergenthaler Linotype Co announces a regular quarterly dividend of 2 percent and an extra dividend of percent. The declaration was made in New York on December 10.
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New York
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Mystery surrounds Washington dressmaker assault
Ada Gilbert Dennis, a prominent Washington dressmaker, was found badly injured in her room with a fractured skull and severe wounds. Detected clues include a stained stool, a bloodied piano lid, and an open window. Police pursue a male suspect while considering robbery unlikely. Dennis, age about 47, widow of actor Walter Dennis, remains in critical condition.
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Washington
Ada Gilbert Dennis
Boniie
Garfield Hospital
Dennis
Walter Dennis
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