War trade figures show shifts in cotton and textiles
A historical report notes that home production rose while imports fell to 1,700 tons in 1598, with cotton manufactures exporting more than importing in 1898 by 6,000 tons for spun cotton and 10,000 tons for cotton textiles. It highlights Britain, Germany, and Switzerland monopolizing spun cotton and textiles, while Italy ships plain spun and twisted dyed cotton to the Americas. The piece also touches on calls in Congress to repeal war revenue taxes affecting small buyers of proprietary medicines, notes on industrial education efforts, and a social tidbit about Colonel Livingston’s Knights of Pythias milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avica
Great Britain
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Central
South America
Argentine
Republle
United States
Turckey
Brazil
Roumania
United
Juder Fartiett
House
Hay
Tocma
Congress
Hambler
Silver Dick
Richard Man
Silver Tie Filand
Missouri
Washington
William Vincent Byars
St. Touls
Blan
Bland
St. Louis
Byars
Archdeacon Watton
South
Doctor Wise
Virginia
General Grosvenor
Wise
Walton
Dr. Gurry
Blair
Ufe
Livingston
Knights of Pythias
Congressrian
Atlanta
Grand Lodge
Congressman Mercer
Nebraska
Republcan
Missouri Colonists Buy 200000 Acres in Chihuahua Valley
A Missouri colony of four farmers plans settlement in the Concho River valley in Chihuahua Mexico promoters have acquired 200000 acres of valley land. Some colonists have arrived and the rest will reach in time to plant this season's crop Entomologist Bolter Dies in Chicago a noted American entomologist Andrew Holter died today His beetle and butterfly collection was among the finest in the country He was advanced in age and may have attended the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Mexico
Concho River
Bolter
Chicago
Andrew Holter
America
University of Illinois
Machinists Union Threatens Broad Nationwide Strike
Chicago March 18. After a late conference, President James OConnell of the Union declared that strikes would be called immediately in all parts of the United States. The move would involve about 100,000 workers and halt plants with millions in capital. The dispute centers on arbitration terms between the International Association of Machinists and the National Metal Trades Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Association of Machinists
National Metal Trades Association
James O'Connell
United States
Machinists Union
Columbus
Paterson
N. J
Specters
International Association of Machindata
The
International Association
Jamnea O'Connell
International Union
Stuart Reed
Toledo
Hugh Doran
A. W. Holmes
Buffalo
P. J. Conlin
Brorx City
J. J. Connelly
Boston
Eric Lron Works
Erly
Watson-Stillman Company
New York
Chandler and ‘Taylor Company
Indianapolis
Dunne-Gurdon Company
Cincinnati
Gates Iron Works
American Tool and Machine Company
Watts
Kabor
O'Connell
Reed
Machinists Association
Hayr
Manufacturers’ Association
Machinists
Int Association of. Machinists
Offi
Typographical Union Expels 7 Teen Delegates in Chicago
Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, with 1800 members, voted to unseat thirteen delegates and expel seven teens from the federation to await apology. The action shields the federation from charges of constitutional violation over political offices and prompts an appeal to the American Federation of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameniecan Federation of Labor
Chicago Typographical Union
Medals From Spanish Guns in National Society Event
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will award medals to District of Columbia members who served in the Spanish War. Senator Lodge to speak after the congress decided to obtain an old Spanish gun and plate from a captured ship to strike the medals. The list shows 137 members from 30 states plus Arizona and DC, with ranks from private to major general including 18 generals and five field officers among them.
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National Society Sons of the American Revolution
Washington
District of Columbia Society Ag
Spain
Senator Lodge
Territory of
Arizona
District of Columbia
Territorial Expansion Law Argument Presented by New York Barrister
Randolph of the New York bar submitted to the senate judiciary committee a constitutional argument on territorial expansion with focus on the Philippines. The discourse covers title from Spain, federal constitution impacts on slavery and citizenship, civil rights and tariff, colonial governance, presidential and congressional powers in the Philippines, and the right to dispose of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Carman
Randolph
Senate
Philippines
Spain
Congress
New American Cemetery at Mexico City Opens for Interments
The new American cemetery in Mexico City is ready for interments, replacing the old government cemetery that has run out of space. Officials say it will be the most beautiful burial place in the valley of Mexico, with no room left for further new interments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Mexico
Mexico City
Valley of
Mexico
Bishop Potter Endorses McKinley Philippine Policy
Bishop Henry C. Potter in Grace Church lauded President McKinley for his Philippine policy and the Boxer crisis stance. He described his Honolulu and Philippine Islands trip as a mission to extend American Protestant Episcopal influence amid U S governance.
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Potter Indorses McKinley
New York
Henry C. Potter
Grace Church
Honolulu
Philippine Islands
United States
McKinley
China
Shangtung
Two Boys Burned to Death in Farmhouse Fire
Alfred, March 14. Two sons of Eugene Ferrin aged nine and three were burned to death in the Ferrin farmhouse in McHenry valley near this village today. Eugene Ferrin rescued his wife and the other two children but was driven back by flames and badly burned in a vain effort to save the two who died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Eugene Ferrin
Ferrin
McHenry Valley
Mr. Ferrin
Saloon Keeper Kills Son-in-Law and Daughter in Montana
In Bute Montana on March 18 Thomas Pooley a saloonkeeper shot and killed his son-in-law Thomas Littlejohn and Littlejohns wife Lydia during a street dispute. The killings stemmed from Pooleys disapproval of his daughters marriage to Littlejohn Pooley was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Bute
Mont
Thomas Pooley
Knight
Thomas Littlejohn
Lydia
Littlejohn
Marr
Pooley
Russia Could Pressure Turkey Over Railway Question
Berlin dispatch reports St. Petersburg says Russia backs Bulgarian independence in tone but holds back on action. It aims to leverage the railway dispute to force concessions from Turkey, warning Armenia refugee repatriation remains a strong diplomatic weapon if demands are not met.
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Russia
Turkey
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Neuste
Nachrichten
Balkans
Mrs Palmer Leaves for Paris for Exposition Work
Mrs Potter Palmer will depart Chicago on Wednesday for New York and then Paris to handle preliminary duties for her appointment by President McKinley as a commissioner to the exposition. She will represent American women in Paris. Insurrection Anniversary Observed in Berlin
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Mrs. Palmer
Paris
Chicago
Potter Palmer
New York
McKinley
Republicans seek caucus to harmonize on Puerto Rico bill
Washington March 15. Senate and House expect full week's work with no early vote. Republican caucus to harmonize the party on the Puerto Rican legislation dominates the agenda as appropriation bills and the Philippine question draw attention. Debate expected on hydrographic office at Manta and Davey commission expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Republican Caucus Committee
Committee On Appropriations
Manta
Davey Commission
Magon
Davis
W. D. Bynum
New York
Caucus
Foraker
District of Columbia
Joseph Wheeler
St. Louis
Published Reports Denied Over American China Interests
Washington reports deny conferences on dispatching warships to China and deny danger to American interests. Navy directed Admiral Watson to send a ship to Taku at China’s mouth, prompted by Minister Conger’s alerts on Boxer attacks. Officials say no extra conferences or troop plans occurred. German ambassador Vor Holleben was not discussing China affairs with the secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washington
United States
Navy Department
Watson
Philippines
Taku
Pieho River
State Department
Conger
Shan Tung
League of China
Long
Melkiejohn
War Department
British General Dies in Calcutta March 18
Calcutta reports General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart, commander in chief of British forces in India, died today. He was born in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Wiliam Stephen
Alexander Lockhart
Ommander
India
Congressional Temperance Society Elects Officers at Memorial Meeting
The sixty eighth annual meeting of the Congressional Temperance Society was held in Washington to honor Hon. Neal Dow on his ninety sixth birthday. Representative Grout of Vermont presided with addresses by Representatives Littlefield Maine, Lloyd Missouri, Talbert South Carolina, Greene Massachusetts, and Dahle Wisconsin. Officers elected: President W. W. Grout Vermont. vice presidents Senators Frye Maine and Kyle South Dakota and Representative Pugh Kentucky Littlefield Maine McCleary Minnesota Lamb Virginia Sandgrass Tennessee Loyd Missouri. secretary Rev. Frea D. Powers Memorial Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Temperance: Society
Washington
Congressional Temperance Society
Neal Dow
Grout
Vermont
Littlefield
Maine
Lloyd
Missouri
Talbert
Soth Carolina
Greene
Massachusetts
Dahle
Wisconsin
W. W. Grout
Frye
Kyle
South Dakota
Pugh
Kentucky
Kansas Semi-Centennial Exposition Planned in Topeka
The Kansas territory marks its fiftieth anniversary with a state exposition to be held in Topeka. A Kansas producers showcase will feature goods from across the state. The Topeka Commercial Club has asked the state executive council to form a county representative committee to organize the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Topeka
Kas
Kansan
Territory of
Kansas
Reichstag Blocks Legislation Obstruction Tactics Rise
Berlin reports say the 785 Henze bill stalls after last night’s failure to finish the third reading. A new rule requiring movants to stay in the chamber during votes aims to end obstruction. Government infighting and Count Posadowski-Wehner’s actions strain ties with the agrarians and cabinet allies. The chancellor’s son condemned the Lex Heinze plan, drawing sharp critique as parliament closes before Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
Berlin
Henze
Count Posadowski-Wehner
Prince von Hohenlone
Bundesrath
Prince von Hohenlohe
Baron von Thielmann
Prince Alexander
Nine Hurt in Ninth Street Elevated Car Collision
In New York a Ninth street elevated car derailed near Rector street injuring nine people. The most seriously hurt include David A. Findley with a skull fracture, Richard B. Bartow with scalp wounds, Thomas Shelvey with internal injuries, Alfred Alexander with internal injuries, James Manning with head injuries. A coal chute dropped as the train reached the station wrecking the roofs of the engine and two passenger cars. Dozen passengers were thrown in all directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Starcase
Ninth Street
Rector Street
David A. Findley
Richard B. Bartow
Yonkers
Thomas Shelvey
Alfred Alexander
James Manning
Cornell Team Starts South for Spring Baseball Trip
Ithaca N Y march 18 tomorrow Coach Jenkins will start the final week of practice with the Cornell baseball candidates before leaving Ithaca for a southern trip. Fifteen men selected exclude Jenkins and the squad departs March 26 for Calhoun South Carolina, with games as far south as Atlanta and the last contest set for April 5 in Washington against Georgetown University. The roster includes Fitchers Bole Sanders Lyon Bushong Whinery Riley Warner Wagner Hobertson Costello Brown Newton Mueler Young.
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Ithaca
N. C
Jenkins
Cornell
Tas Teans
Calhoun
S. C
Atlanta
Washington
Georgetown University
Fitchers
Bole
Sanders
Lyon
Bushong
Whinery
Riley
Warner
Wagner
Hobertson
Costello
Brown
Newton
Mueler
Young
Slight Trace of Gold Found in Copper Bar Scam
Two Englishmen lured to America by a forged mine sale fell prey to a trap involving six bars claimed as gold. Tests showed copper and zinc with only a trace of gold. The bars were in a Chicago trust company vault after being placed there by R. G. Miller and William Schroeder who advertised a $90,000 mine deal. The Englishmen, who paid travel costs, will receive the analysis results from England as one purported owner vanished in California and the other disappeared in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Chicago
Ao R. G. Miller
William Schroeder
London
Sir Frederick Vigor
T. D. G. Rayton
England
United States
California
New York
War Department bids for five buildings on Egmont Key
March 18 report states the War Department advertises bids to erect five structures on Egmont Key including an administration building, a baker’s shop, a hospital, a stable, and a large wagon shed. Fortifications work continues and extends.
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Egmont Key
War Department
G. Baker
Jefferson County Campaign Heats Up in Alabama Fight
In Birmingham four weeks before the Democratic primaries, Jefferson county becomes a battleground as Gov Johnston and Senator Morgan supporters clash. Morgan backers claim edges in the county while Johnston forces vow a strong push with speakers, newspapers, and organized clubs, amid tense, partisan activity.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Alabama
John T.morgan
Captain Johnston
Morgan
Johnston
Jines
B. F. Roden
Johnston County
Williams
Willams
Morris Hotel
J. B. Graham
Old Bowie
Dan Greene
Washingon
Montgomerial
Montgomery
Tate
The
Democrat
the Plain Dealer
Typographical Union of
Typographical Union
Knights of Labor
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cited In Child's Recovery From Scrofula
Washington letter recounts a mother’s account of her 16 month old boy diagnosed with measles then mumps and scrofula. After three doctors prescribed blood medicines, Hood's Sarsaparilla was used with improvement and eventual complete cure, though later flare returned briefly before final healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hood
Lood
Nettie Cuase
Prize Fighter Joins Boer Army Adjutant Role
Cape Town reports Jim Holloway, a prize fighter, has become an adjutant in the Boer forces. The article notes Plummer advancing toward Mafering with positions north of New Castle road and Dundeg road as trenches are dug.
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Biggsarsberg Range
New Castle Road
Dundeg Road
Cape Town
Jim" Holloway
Texan seeks war department reply on Wheeler inquiry
Dallas March 1 Davis a Confederate veteran who served with General Wheeler wrote to the War Department about reports concerning General Otis. John A Johnson assistant adjutant general responded stating officials normally cite units only when operating independently and MacArthur directed all operations. Wheeler’s brigade under MacArthur fought in four campaigns from September 6 to November 11 and no official reports naming brigade commanders have been received yet.
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Texan
War Department
Dallas
Tex
Davis
Wheeler
Otis
General Wheeler
Philippines
John A. Johnson
MacArthur
Wreck Attempt Foiled on Lake Shore Fast Train
In Cleveland on March 18 an attempt to wreck the Lake Shore fast mail westbound was thwarted when a rail was placed across the track near Olmsted Falls, twenty miles west. The engineer halted the locomotive before the obstruction caused a derailment, seeing three men flee the scene after the hit.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
Olmsted Falls
Here
Alabama Soldier Boy Describes War in Luzon Letter
Jesse Smelzer Billings of Decatur writes parents detailing first battle in Luzon. He describes Tagaloes’ accurate fire, rock shelter amid shrapnel, seven days of marching on two hard tacks and raw bacon, river crossings, and sleeping wet for a week. His Forty fourth United States volunteers guard Cebu.
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Alabama
New Decatur
Ala
Jeese Smelzer Billings
Luzon
Jesse
Billings’ Regiment
Fortyforth United States Volunteers
Cebu
Mob Attacks Joplin Jail Over Negro Suspect
In Joplin Missouri a mob of nearly two thousand gathered at the city jail at 1 AM seeking to seize a black man accused of assaulting a seven year old white girl. Officers resisted but the suspect was hurried away to Carthage for safety amid a chaotic scene. Later the mob moved toward Carthage, then redirected after learning the suspect had been moved. The incident underscores violent mob justice in the era. The other item notes Henrietta Fairfax Morris, daughter of Mrs Gouverneur Morris, wed Stephen Bonsal on March 14 at the U S Embassy in Mexico City.
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Joplin
Eure
Carthage
Miss Morris
Bonsal
New York
Henrietta Fairfax Morris
Gouverneur Morris
Stephen Hensal
United States
City of Mexico
First Baptist Church Extends Call to Rev Sparks Melton
Augusta Ga March 18 Special The First Baptist Church unanimously calls Rev Sparks Melton of Baltimore and it is believed the call will be accepted after assurances from the committee. Melton preached here recently and left a strong impression in the region. Charleston March 13 Major General Nelson A Miles and staff arrived from Washington aboard the Oceanic and will spend time in Charleston Port Royal and Savannah for the Dewey celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Melton
Augusta
First Baptist Church
Sparks Melton
Baltimore
Melton
Officer Kills a Negro Man in Blue Creek Arrest
In Birmingham Alabama on March 18 Deputy Sheriff Carroll shot and killed William McKinney a Black man during a resisting arrest by him and Policeman Cooper of Anniston at Johns Blue Creek mining region McKinney died from a pistol bullet Carroll joined the arrest and after a struggle fired striking McKinney causing unrest as deputies remain at the scene and two Black men were sought in Anniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Carroll
Birmingham
Ala
Johns
Blue Creek
Wiliam McKinney
Anniston
Cooper
Kicken Carroll
O’brien
Julia Arthur Retires From Stage In Surprise Move
Philadelphia reports actress Julia Arthur retires from the stage for the season and possibly permanently. B C Chenefr her husband confirms the curtain falls with all dates canceled and the company disbanded. In Santa Cruz a young boxer Cass dies after a bout with Bert Whidden ending in the eighth round. Manila reports a solitary commission to hang two men for murder as Filipinos face execution. CHENEY SE PECTORANT is suggested as a remedy for influenza and grippe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Arthur
Philadelphia
B. C. Chenefr
Santa Cruz
Cal
Cass
Levin Lakes
Bert Whidden
Whidden
Masked Men Attack. Bailey Shot During Escape Attempt
In Marietta Georgia masked men attacked a man named Bailey and fired shots injuring him in the leg. The assailants fled toward Bishop’s park as a crowd gathered hearing a shouted call to bring a special deputy. A wire was placed around the park, guards pursued, and reports described shots exchanged and the jail escape attempt foiled. Authorities moved to secure town and determine motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Bailey
Amanda
C. T. Nola
Bishop
Anderson
W. T. Dew
Doug
Ress
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Wille
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