Year of upheaval and notable deaths in 1901 summarized
The year 1901 marks the deaths of Queen Victoria and President McKinley among many leaders, artists, and businessmen. It records fires, strikes, disasters, and wars with events listed by month, including McKinley’s assassination and Roosevelt’s rise, along with global incidents and notable fatalities.
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Queen Victoria
McKinley
Victoria
England
William Melxinley
Czolgosz
South Africa
United States
State
Lincoln
Neb
Roosevelt
Wolove
Rusia
Doremus Lanary
Chicago
Great Britain
Benj. Harrison
Cloverport
Aguinaldo
Fred Funston
Birmingham
Ala
Charlotte M. Yonge
Roland Reed
History of the Civil War total cost and scope
The government history of the Civil War, 128 volumes with maps, cost about 2.86 million dollars in direct spending and likely over 8 million including officer salaries. About 12,000 sets were printed for libraries and individuals.
Modern Ice Harvesting Techniques in Early Industry
A century-old overview explains how ice cutting transformed from simple hand sawing on frozen waters to a coordinated, multi‑person process. Teams sweep debris, mark lines with a plow‑like instrument, and use heavy cutting machines, with sand‑saws for thicker ice, while posters promote naval service and enlistment.
Cloths of Stone: Weaving Rock into Clothing
The Philadelphia Record notes future possibilities of stone fabrics such as granite trousers, black marble coats, and onyx waistcoats. It recalls existing asbestos curtains and chalk-made cloth as examples of rock based material advances.
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Philadelphia
Icehouse Construction and Mistletoe Propagation Separate Topics
The article describes icehouse design with double walls, air chambers, and an endless steam powered chain system to haul ice from water to storage rooms. It notes large packed storage in a house and details packing methods including hay or straw atop finished ice. It then shifts to a tale from Ladies' Home Journal about how mistletoe spreads via bird droppings, with robins passing berries that stick to branches and sprout into new plants in winter when sap is richest.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Navy recruitment poster aims to lure farmers to enlist
The Navy Department struggles to keep enlistments near the legal maximum. Washington reporters note officials headed by Admiral Crowninshield blame dull recruitment material. A new poster pattern is devised to entice young men away from farming toward naval service.
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Wisconsin
Queen of the Navy
Annaapolis
Navy Department
Washington
Pittsburg
Bureau of Navigation
Crowninshield
Department
Klubby and Mrs Klubby Curtain Lecture Clash
A Philadelphia Record excerpt shows Mrs. Klubby railing that men habitually place enemies in their mouths to steal brains, and Klubby retorts women should put an enemy in their brains to steal their mouths. The exchange highlights witty gendered banter in a domestic scene.
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James WH. Kyle
South Dakota
Fleven
Hicaro
Prince Vou Hobentohe
Versailles
Ohio
Cotision En Chierga and Alton Railroad
Norton
Corbin
Milioesare Pardon Board
Paul Krueger
Chicago
Porto Riva
Fl Reno
Klubby
Ketori
Mrs. Klubby
Philadelphia Record
Amateur sportsman’s bag sparks city manhunt
City Hunter reports an amateur sportsman boasts of killing, saying after one more and two more he will reach a tally of three. The piece notes police interest and the potential violent intent linked to the remark.
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Indianapolis
Protective tariff praised as foundation of American industry
An editorial defends the protective tariff as essential for American labor and manufacturers. It warns against reductions that could lower wages and harm employment, cites Germany's tariff battles, and recalls a warning about widespread retaliation and economic decline.
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United States
Germany
Signor Luzatti
Italy
The
New York Tribune
Des Moines Register
Reciprocity and Free Trade Talks Stir American Press
The Chicago Tribune discusses U S Canada reciprocity, weighing political risks and farm and coal industry impacts. It notes Canada as a major U S buyer and explains potential concessions and congressional opposition. It also critiques free trade rhetoric and highlights postal mail subsidies between Britain and the United States.
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Canada
Chambers of Commerce of
United States
Roosevelt
United Kingdom
Germany
Dominion
Congress
Oho
Indiana
Nova Scotia
New England
Publicists Highlight Mail Contract Figures
A fragment notes debate over mail contracts with steamer lines and questions whether publicists will draw attention to the cited figures. No further details are provided.
Wild Hunt for New Markets and Reciprocity Debate
The Paterson Press argues for a careful reciprocity plan to expand honest trade with France Germany Britain and Southern American nations. It defends Blaine McKinley and Republican aims against critics who warn of opening markets without gains.
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Robert
Massachusetts
Hale
Maine
James G. Blaine
Senate
France
Germany
America
Blaine
McKinley
Buffalo
Republican Party
Paterson
N. J
Carrying Kindness Too Far and Cuban Policy Debate
A column argues against annexation or special favors to Cuba arguing such moves would harm American beet sugar and broader industry. It questions reciprocity and tariff tinkering and warns against trusts influencing policy to free sugar and tobacco at the cost of U.S. manufacturing.
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Cuba
Apt French Proverb Collection Rendered in English
Translated by Margaret Harrington, a set of witty French proverbs adapted into English. Remarks include self deceit as the worst fraud, happiness needing forgetfulness, short ladders from good intentions, remedies time and silence, indifference as a sleeping heart, and the value of waiting to outlast sorrows.
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Margaret Harrington
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