Carnegie Gift for Education Discussed by Cabinet Panel
Washington December meeting notes mention Andrew Carnegie proposing a 10 million dollar endowment to fund advanced study for deserving students. The plan aims to support research at home or abroad via government representatives, not build a Washington university. Carroll D. Wright commented on the Washington Memorial Institute and the shift from a national university to a private research foundation.
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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
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Carnegie plan signals Washington influence on memorial projects
The text notes that the speaker credits Washington organizations for the general plan and suggests the Washington Memorial Institute may suspend operations. It states Mr. Carnegie's plan extends beyond the institute's proposed activities and aligns with the broader design developed in the capital.
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Washington
Washington Memorial Institute
Carnegie
Upsets at Oakland Highlight Narrow Wins and Favorites Failing
At Oakland several upsets occurred with O'Connor riding three winners. El Bano led the first race for W B Jennings who also took a purse with Redward. Bedeck beat Wyoming in the rare close contest in the fourth race as Honiec faltered.
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San Francisco
Fitzkaner
Redwald
Oakland
Bedeck
Wyoming
Honiec
el 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
In Boise Idaho on December 10 a suit over the Golden Chariot property sought by the Golden Chariot Mining company against Timothy Regan and War Eagle Consolidated Mining. The action claims fraudulent conspiracy to relocate the mine and recover title after the vein and old workings were left idle since 1873.
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Boise
Idaho
Golden Chariot
United States
Golden Chariot Mining Company
San Francisco
Indian Soldier In Tientsin Mutiny Attacks Germans
Official report details an Indian infantryman from Punjab running amuck at the German commissariat in Tientsin. He fatally wounded a quartermaster and injured three others before a German sentry shot him down.
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Berlin
Tientsin
Punjab Infantry
Amuck
Payne Philippine tariff bill advances in House Ways and Means
Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee endorse a Philippine tariff measure drafted by Congressman Payne. Colonel Edwards testifies on rates and U S preference in Philippine imports while the committee votes tentative on Dingley rate comparisons and export taxes. Democrats join for formal organization and schedule of subcommittees including customs and internal revenue panels.
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Washington
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
Philippine Arch
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Dalzell
Hopkins
Grosvenor
Richardson
Robertson
Steele
Babcock
Swanson
McClellan
Steele, Hopkins
Long, McClellan and
Newlands
McCall
Richardson and
Cooper
Democratic Ways and Means Meeting on Philippine Tariff
Members Grosvenor Steele McCall Long Metcalf Robertson and others met to discuss revenue measures beyond customs and excises and miscellaneous subjects in advance of the tariff bill debate. After two hours of debate the group adjourned without agreement on a course of action.
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Ies
Hopkins
Dalzell
Tawney
Long
Babcock
Swanson
Cooper
Grosvenor
Steele
McCall
Metcalf
Robertson
Newlands
Ways and Means Committee
Kitchener Reports Week of Success in Transvaal
Lord Kitchener reports 31 Boers killed 17 wounded 352 captured 83 surrendered and supplies seized as British lines advance near Ermelo and Carolina. Columns clear southeastern Orange River district and push north of the Thaba Nchu line while Boers remain strong in western Cape Colony. Maritz wounded after attack on Tontenbosch Kop.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretocia
Prisor
Transvaal
Kitchener
Ermelo
Carolina
Protocol Not a Treaty on Nicaragua Canal Accord
Washington reports that the Minegua agreement between United States Minister Merry and the foreign minister is a protocol not a treaty. It serves as a definition of a future treaty with the United States and Great Britain should the Hay-Pauncefote pact be ratified, with similar steps likely with Costa Rica to secure San Juan river rights for canal purposes.
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Washington
Minegua
United States
Merry
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Costa Rica
San Juan River
Explosion at Sharon Steel Plant Injures Nine Men
An explosion at the Sharon Steel company plant in South Sharon during casting injured nine workers, two possibly fatally. Metal contacting water caused a blast, shattering windows, moving buildings from foundations, and wrecking the casting house.
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Sharon
South Sharon
Sharon Steel Company
Despondent man kills family then ends his life in Calumet
In Calumet on December 10 John Kinonen, despondent over unemployment, fatally slashed his wife and two sons, seriously wounded a third, then killed himself by cutting his own throat. Kinonen died. the wife and two sons survived in serious condition.
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Calumet, Mich
John Kinonen
Kinonen
Wayne Fire Destroys Eight Businesses and Three Homes
Wayne West Virginia reports a morning blaze heavily damaged eight business buildings and three dwellings. Estimated loss reaches about ten thousand dollars with dozens displaced. Fire crews battled the flames as the town faced extensive property destruction.
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Wayne
W. Va
The Illusion of Alcohol Based Tonics
The piece argues alcohol laden tonics are harmful in the long run and that true tonics come from wholesome food. It praises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for aiding digestion and nerve restoration by supplying natural peptone and diastase after meals.
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Stuart
Struck Snag On Japan At Labor Convention
Delegates of the American Federation of Labor wrestled with Asiatic exclusion, ticket scalping, and universal label proposals in Scranton Pa. Chinese exclusion passed. Japanese exclusion was defeated with Gompers warning against rushing anti Japanese law. Debate on autonomy and secretary's report filled the day as resolutions moved to define jurisdiction and union power.
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Scranton
American Federation of Labor
Japan
Pacific Coast
Committee On
Duncan
Congress
Tanquary
Railread Telewranhers’ Union
John Brennan
Bloomingdale
Journeymen Tailors’ Union
Lennon
Lee Hart
Chicago
Navial Alliance
A. Ehingard
Fairbury
Executive Council
James O'Connell
Washington, D. C
The
Machinists’ Union
Federation
J. T. Morgan
Federated Trades Council of
Portland
Ore
Andrew Furuseth
National Seamen's Union
San Francisc
Max Hayes
Socialist
Cleveland
T. F. Tracey
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union
Mr. Hayes
Washington
Gompers
Empire of China
Thomas Westabey
San Francisco
J. C. Darnell
Cigarmakers’ Union
District of Columbia
Actors’ Protective Union
Reward Offer After Bank Cashier Fleeces 100000
Tisalah W Heiman president of the Farmers Merchants bank arrived in Los Angeles from San Francisco and assumes supervision there. Fleischman, the cashier, absconded with 100000, with officials delaying any large withdrawals or disruption of bank operations. Hellman offers a total reward of 4000 for arrest and return of the stolen funds.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tisalah W. Heiman
Farmers ~Merchants Bank
H. J. Fleischman
San Francisco
Fleischman
Hellman
Elk out of season killing arrested in Bozeman
Deputy Game Warden Ferguson pursued violators of the game law in recent weeks. Today FE C Alderson was arrested on a warrant charging him with killing an elk out of season, according to Special Dispatch.
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Standard
Bozeman
Ferguson
FE. C. Alderson
Alderson
Bond Set Later in the Day at Five Hundred Dollars
A bond was posted later in the day totaling 500 dollars. The event reflects a judicial proceeding with the amount specified as the bond. No additional context from the original text is available.
Coronation Date Set for King Edward in June 1902
London reports King Edward fixed June 26, 1902 as the coronation date at a Privy Council session. The same meeting set Parliament to convene January 16.
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Coronation
London
Privy Council
Edward
Mergenthaler Declares Regular and Extra Dividends
The Mergenthaler Linotype company announces a regular quarterly dividend of 2 percent and an additional 3 percent extra dividend, effective immediately.
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New York
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Mystery surrounds Washington dressmaker attack
Ada Gil bert Dennis, 47, prominent dressmaker and widow of actor Walter Dennis, was found badly injured in her room at 5 am. A possible break in the assault remains unlikely as police, with detectives, question a male acquaintance while a robbed pocketbook and bloodied plane indicate a forced entry via a window. Her condition is grave with uncertain recovery prospects.
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Washington
Ada Gilbert Dennis
Bonine
Garfield Hospital
Mia
Dennis
Walter Dennis
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