Boiler Explodes in Brooklyn Lifts New Lifeboat Crosses Lake
A Michigan village ordeal reports a boiler explosion at the L. W. Greene electric plant in Brooklyn. Engineer Will Stimm was thrown into the street. church hall walls shattered, hundreds of windows broken, and the town left in darkness. Other items note a court case, a murder mystery, railroad incidents, and civic issues across the state.
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Brooklyn
L. W. Greene
Will Stimm
Ile
Masons’ Hall
Opening of Fifty-seventh Congress and Henderson Re-elected Speaker
Washington dispatch describes the crowded Capitol for the opening of the Fifty-seventh Congress. Henderson is re-elected Speaker as work looms ahead. The renovated House and Senate interiors, with new green and old-gold decor, set a ceremonial tone as members arrive and discuss the session plan.
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Capitol
Henderson
Washington
Fifty-seventh Congress
Congress
Iowa
Allison
Sen
Committee On Appropriations
Jones
Arkansas
Senate
House
Hall of Representatives
Alexander McDowell
Pennsylvania
Congress Opens With Plan for a Busy Session
The new Congress convened with a reshaped chamber and fresh members sworn in. Senators Dietrich Millard Gibson Kittredge were seated as the body adjourned out of respect for Senator Kyle. House members organized and adjourned as the tariff, commerce, and foreign policy agenda began to loom large.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Frye
Henderson
Dietrich
Millard
Nebraska
Gibson
Montana
Kittredge
South Dakota
Kyle
House
Congress
President McKinley
McKinley
United States
Hay
Philipnes
Treasury
Porto Rico
Philippines
Department of Commerce and Industry
Union of
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
William McKinley
Benjamin Harrison
Cullom
Lincoln
New Lifeboat Proves Safety in Open Water Route
Captain R D Mayo and three aboard the Mayo lifeboat from Chicago landed safely at Grand Haven after a direct voyage aided by a southwest wind. The lifeboat rode heavy seas without water ingress, rolled but kept occupants upright, and the party accepted a tow from the Barry Line steamer Alice Stafford twenty miles from port before cutting loose twenty two miles from Grand Haven. All survived without damage in the test of the new design.
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R.D. Mayo
Mayo
Chicago
Grand Haven
Barry Line
Alice Stafford
Larson
Street Car Crash on Hawks Angus Line Leaves Motorman Injured
Two street cars collided on the Hawks Angus line at North Lansing due to a substitute motorman running beyond a switch. Motorman Fred Pike could not avoid the impact. he attempted to jump but became trapped as the vestibule tore away. Both legs below the knees were crushed and mangled, possibly requiring amputation.
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Hawks- Angus
North Lansing
Fred Pike
Pike
Over 400 Homesteads Taken Up in Michigan
Land Commissioner Wildey reports that in the current year more than 400 homesteaders have filed on lands in Michigan and received state licenses. Each homestead requires ten cents per acre and a five year residence before title is secured. The typical claim covers about 100 acres, with roughly 4,000 acres taken up this year.
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Wildey
Michigan
Shotgun attack on man in Ann Arbor sparks police probe
While walking on a street in Ann Arbor, C. H. Major was fired at from behind a woodpile. The shotgun blast narrowly missed him, knocking him over. The assailant fled, dropping the gun which the police recovered as a clue. Major suspects robbery as motive.
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C. H. Major
Ann Arbor
Mr. Major
Multiple tragedies and incidents from a Michigan paper
A 16 year old in Bad Axe loses an eye in a hunting accident. A tug and wreck details unfold at East Tawns with lifters and a boiler. An Augusta flour mill is leased for a health food factory. A Coral surgery ends in the death of 5 year old Ernest Ingraham during popcorn removal. Two skate fatalities occur in Flint with Roy and Willie Bingham perishing. Clara Meade survives. A Mende girl rescued after sled incident. Barnum mine change house burns at Ishpeming. James Tate dies from a flywheel burst at Muskegon Central Paper Co. A 19 year old woman suicides at Foster City citing domestic troubles.
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Third Michigan Infantry
Grand Rapids
Charles Ball
Lansing
Gaylord
St. Joseph
St. Daniels
Stockbridge
John Reirson
Ingersoll Township
Midland
Elmer Quimby
Sanilac
St. Clair
Plymouth
Pere Marquette Railway
David Ellenbaum
Deer
East Tawns
Baltimore
Flint
Roy
Willie Bingham
Clara Meade
Thread River
Mende
Wille
C. Johnson
Barnum
Cleveland Cliffs Company
Ishpeming
James Tate
Muskegon
Central Paper Company
Otto Fenke
Foster City
Gage Proposes Central Banking Reform In Annual Report
Treasury Secretary Gage urges a federated central banking system with local autonomy, proposing limited powers for the federation, banking note issuance tied to capital, and 30 percent of deposits in U S bonds plus 50 percent in legal tender. He also favors a ship subsidy, tax reductions, and reforms in coinage, immigration, and customs duties. Public works include 33 buildings at a minimum cost of 14.6 million.
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Treasury
Gage
United States
Mc. Gage
Ite
Nicaragua Route Favored by Isthmian Canal Commission
The commission backs Nicaragua as the canal route over Panama, estimating total construction costs at 1500 million in 1920 dollars. It projects a six year build time plus two preparatory years, offers a comparison with Panama’s 144 million operating costs, and suggests U.S. control of a ten mile wide sea to sea strip. It notes Panama has existing harbors but Nicaragua offers continuous water supply and better winds for sailing vessels.
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Ite
Comgresa
Nicaragua
SLSO
Panama
Commission
Nicaragua Canal
Yanuma
Panama Canal
South America
Gulf Ports
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Costa Rica
Panama Canal Company
Liverpool Declared Free From Plague by Medical Authorities
Medical officials announce Liverpool is free from the plague and all suspected cases have recovered. The declaration concludes a period of vigilance as authorities report no active cases and return to normal public health measures.
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Liverpool
Kansan Stanley Gay denies governor third term bid
In a candid interview Gay Stanley of Kansas said he is not a candidate for a third term as governor. He stated no plans to run and attributed speculation to misinterpretation of his recent remarks. Local observers note his influence within the state party remains significant.
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Gay
Stanley
Kansas
November Wheat Report Describes Conditions Across States
The official crop report details November weather across grain growing states. It notes dry conditions west of the Mississippi with above normal temperatures, and colder east of the river, affecting winter wheat moisture and growth. Kansas and California show promising conditions while the Ohio valley and mid Atlantic face less favorable prospects.
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Mississippi River
Mississippi
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Mid- Atlantic
Michigan
Pacific Coast
California
Climate and Crop Service
The
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Indiana
Cental
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Counsel Appears For Prisoner In Evansville Murder Case
Patrolman Wilbur S. Sherwell faced a preliminary trial before Justice Eben C. Poole on charges of murdering Lena Renner and Georgia Bailey in Evansville Indiana. He was bound over to the Circuit Court without bail. Old counsel Funkhouser and Funkhouser appeared at the last moment citing two Telegrams sent to Sherwell’s Ohio relatives to withhold aid from the prisoner. The State produced few witnesses. the defense offered no evidence.
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Wilbur
S. Sherwell
Lena Renner
Georgia Bailey
Evansville
Ind
Eben C. Poole
Sherwell
Funkhouser & Funkhouser
Ohio
Receipts From War Revenue Total Over 845 Million
A U S internal revenue bureau statement shows total receipts from the war revenue acts from June 13, 1898, to Oct 31, 1901 and including March 2, 1901 four months, totaling 343,838,034 in various taxes and duties. The breakdown lists documentary stamps, proprietary stamps, beer, special taxes, tobacco products, cigars, cigarettes, legacies, excise tax, mixed flour, and additional tobacco and beer taxes.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Lockjaw Panic in Camden Drives Citywide Alarm
In Camden New Jersey a tetanus outbreak linked to recent mass smallpox vaccinations has claimed nine lives and sparked fear. The Board of Health halted further vaccinations pending investigation and will test the lymph used. thousands of children have been vaccinated and more await, with potential school withdrawals if enforcement proceeds. Some doctors question whether meningitis rather than tetanus is involved.
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Talbot and
Dagger
Talbot
Nadeau
Escanaba
Elis
Republican
Hill
Bergenland
Liverpool
Nantucket
If. McNeed
Dr. McNeal
Ann Arbor
North Adams
Monroe
Milly Jennie Gilday
Camden
N. J
Board of Health
Board of Education
New Congress and Capitol Reforms Highlight Early Session
The article notes eighty eight fresh House members in the Fifty seventh Congress and a Republican majority. It highlights Richardson of Tennessee as Democratic leader and outlines post office service growth, Capitol repairs, and a proposed Nicaraguan canal bill. It also covers troop reductions in Cuba, post office fraud schemes, and possible Sherman anti trust actions.
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Richardson
Tennessee
Congress
Hepburn
Wts
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House
Post Office Department
Smith
Ilinois
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South Lyon
Walled Lake
George Oldfield
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State Tax Commission
Detroit
Port Iluron
John McCormick
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