Trade Conditions Show Higher Failures In 1900 Preliminaries
R G Dun reports preliminary 1900 trade failures around 10 630 with liabilities 137 million up from 9 393 and 123 million in 1899. Despite downturns, cotton and silk expect better January, rail earnings up 8 4 percent from last year and 10 9 from 1898. Iron and steel stay steady as demand outpaces supply and loading times lengthen.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
Chicago
Stolen Valuable Mail Pouch Traced Along Railroad
Detroit reports a mail pouch valued at 100000 in negotiable papers and cash stolen from Wyandotte Michigan Central station. The thief left a trail of letters drafts and checks along the tracks as post office and J B Ford officials investigated the missing pouch and a pending 40000 draft from New York.
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Detroit
Wyandotte
John McCleary
George“Bessy
J. B. Ford Alkali Works
Johnson
J. B. Ford Company
J B. Ford Company
J. B. Ford, Jr
New York
Cape Town Dispatch on Kirchner's Reconcentrado Policy
London photographer Bassano reports from Cape Town on General Lord Kirchner enforcing a reconcentrado system against the Barrhera, echoing Weyler's approach in Cuba.
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Bassano
London
Cape Town
Lord Kirchner
Weyler
Cuba
Inventor Wentinke Dead in Brooklyn Home
William Westake an inventor died at his Brooklin home. He began as a roller boy in Milwaukee and became famed for railroad innovations including the Westlakes car heater and the first practical car lamp. The note covers his early life, apprenticeship, and key patents culminating in his fame.
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Wentinke
New York
Dee
Willian’ Westake
Brooklin
Commwall
England
Westiake
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Westlakes
Intercollegiate Chess Match Nears Final Result
The ninth annual intercollegiate chess match in New York saw Columbia lead after the penultimate round with 344 games won of 4, Harvard Yale and Princeton still in contention for the trophy long held by Hayward.
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New York
Calbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Hayward
Cleveland Council Exonerated Trial Ends in Guilty Verdicts
Cleveland police records show the city council members D. B. Stoner A. W. Henry and Lee N. Purdy found guilty of bribe charges after a brief trial with 13 of 22 members present and no prosecutor in attendance.
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Cleveland
D. B. Stoner
A. W. Henry
Lee N. Purdy
Ihé
Brave Americans Sailors Commended for Heroism
The Navy Department praised two American sailors for heroism in Algiers and Manila Bay. Captain Chester cited Paul Aysperessen and Hugh Patrick Mullin for rescuing a French seaman in Algiers. Lieutenant Commander Jesse M. Roper highlighted EL. J. Coxe, J. D. Fuller, BR. Parsons and J. Ward for risking their lives during a smallpox case aboard a ship in Manila Bay. They faced danger, endured 30 days quarantine, and had their clothes destroyed as punishment. Acting Secretary Hackett sent testimonials of appreciation.
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Navy Department
Washington
Chester
Kentucky
Servan
Algiers
Paul “Aysperessen
Hugh Patrick Mullin
Sadngler
Jesse M. Roper
Petrel
EL. J. Coxe
J.D. Fuller
A. Courser
BR. Parsons
J. Ward
Manila ‘Bay
Luk
Hackett
Roper
Wasenberg Blizzard Rages As Lines Extend And Noted Incidents
A 36 hour blizzard lashes Wasenberg Colorado. Rock Island directors plan extending lines to El Vaso Texas. The Pegasus foundered in the English Channel with five drowned. American Sugar and Xtr buckles reach a compromise. A lone highwayman robs a stage near Hot Springs Junction Reeuring about 50 dollars. Scranton official Lidstone dies while delivering a Mason banquet address. In St Joseph Missouri, inquest into millionaire Frank Richardson murder yields two sensations: innocence of the partner and possible blame on a woman and traveling man for enticement of funds.
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Wasenberg
Colo
Rock Island
el Vaso
Tex
Bark Pegasus
English Channel
American Sugar Company
Xtrbuckles
Hot Springs Junction
A.E
Express
Box
A. B. Lidstone
Scranton
Dee
Hiram Judge
Masons
Navy Bowles chosen to head Bureau of Construction and Repairs
The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Tiffany Bowles, born October 7 1858 in Springfield Massachusetts, is selected to succeed Rear Admiral Hichborn as head of the Bureau of Construction and Repairs in Washington upon his retirement next March. Bowles, grandson of Samuel Bowles, studied naval architecture in Greenwich England and at the Royal Naval College, contributing to major ship designs and modernizing yards including Brooklyn. A panther attack near Cartwright Wisconsin claims an eight year old girl, bodies not fully recovered, triggering a regional hunt.
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Francia
Tiffany Bowles
Brooklyn ‘Navy
Yard
Hichborn
Buréau of Construction and Repairs
Washington
Springfield
Mass
Samuel Bowles
New, England
Bowles
Naval Academy
Annapolis
School of Naval Architecture
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
England
Richard Gatewood
Royal,naval College
United States
William White
British Admiralty
Scotch
Naval Advisory Board
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Naval. Advisory
Secretary of the Navy
Whitney
Mr. Bowles
Walker
Newark
Charleston
Yorktown
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy
Texas
Raleigh
Bow
Brooklyn, Navy, Yard
Herbert
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Society
of. Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Ite Incorporation
C. F. Riley
Cartwright
Wis
Mad Brook
Eden
Market Summary from New York and Midwestern Reports
The report shows mixed demand with grain and staple items steady to dull. Corn and oats are quiet to steady, pork and lard hold at midrange levels, butter mixed with state and western supplies, and general market activity subdued amid construction and shipping notes.
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New York
Western
East ‘Cay
New, York
Prime Western
Peceri State Dairy
Pennsylvania
Jae Haw
Dowling poised to become Minnesota House Speaker
Retired politician M J Dowling, famed for losing both feet and most of his hands in a blizzard, is expected to be elected speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He resides in Renville and runs an insurance business. Dowling is noted for influence and popularity across Minnesota. He sends flowers to his wife each morning. Potatoes are now grown from the stem rather than as underground tubers with excellent flavor.
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Quay
Harrisburg
Dee
Senate
House
Penrose
M. J. Dowling
Minnesota
Ady
Dowlng
Mr. Dowling
Minnesota House
National League of Republican Clubs
Dowling
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Chairman Smith
Gondensed Dispatches
Senator. Fairbanks
Indianola
Uncle Sam
High International Commission
The
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Ards
Wien
Adbi
Francis T. Bowles
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Mechahge Toons
Princi
Qure
Ballantine
Spring Lake
WN. J
William Griffin, JR
West Wanamasea
Bettonee
Asbury Park, N. J
A. Blizzard
House of He
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Mattison. Avenue
Col
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Falmouth
Portland
Maine
C. A. List & CO
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Mail
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Agid Avenue
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Grand Avenue
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