Great Increase in Southern Mills
The State will print statistics from the Secretary of State showing that in 1900 South Carolina chartered 31 new cotton mills and 14 old mills enlarged capital, with aggregate capital of 7.8 million dollars. From 1890 to 1900, 42 new mills and enlargements totaled 13 million dollars, excluding 12 mills commissioned in 1900 but not yet organized with proposed capital of 1.5 million dollars. This record is unmatched in the South or nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Secretary of State
South Carolina
Diphtheria Germ Study Plans Thousands Of Child Cultures
Massachusetts boards launch a major trial testing throats of thousands of Newton pupils to detect the presence of the diphtheria germ in individuals not yet exposed. Dr Hibbard W Hill leads the bacteriology effort with 1000 throat cultures sought from Newton public schools. The current Newton school committee referred the request to the 1901 physical culture committee as their term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Association of Th Boards
Hibbard W. Hill
Boston
Newton
F. G. Curtis
Board of Health
Committee of Physical Culture
Bryan Urges Persistent Fight For Policy Goals
Speech excerpts reveal William Jennings Bryan urging continued opposition to perceived overreach. He defends bimetallism against monometallism, antitrust restraint, and imperial policy, arguing for adherence to foundational government principles. Kern of Indiana introduces “The Rank and File” as Bryan plans a tour of Kansas and Texas with a Gulf hunting trip, returning to speak in Omaha and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn W. Kern
Indiana
Bryan
Kansas
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Omaha
Chicago
General Dudley III Ill at Dorchester Home
General Dudley III is reported to be seriously ill at his Dorchester residence. The family has requested privacy as physicians monitor his condition.
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N/A. M. Dudley
Dorchester
Gongor Hopeful On China Crisis Says Envoys Will Not Recognize Empress
Pekin dispatch in Morning Post quotes Mr Conger as hopeful a settlement will come, though envoys will not recognize the Empress Dowager officially. Reforms are seen possible, Senor de Cologan fears the joint note discussion may drag on. Reports mention villages east of Pekin rumored to burn native Christians. Kiang Hung Chang is slightly recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Conger
Pekin
Morning Post
China
Senor de Cologan
More Christians Burned Reported Near Pekin
Rev Mr Kelly, Presbyterian missionary, reports to Minister Conger confirmation of burning native Christians by Boxers. He now cites twenty one killed, with thousands of armed Chinese seen in the San Ho Onur. Conger forwards the letter to Field Marshal Waldersee as Japanese and German troops are dispatched to verify. Christmas is observed by troops of various nations in their own ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Americans First In Pekin Enter Forbidden City
Washington December 26 Brighol leral General Heywood commander of the marine corps forwarded to the Nar Department a letter from Captain Jes D Long serving with the marines in China stating that the American marines were the first to enter the Forbidden City There has been controversy over whether Russians British Germans or Americans were first inside the sacred precincts and this letter is seen as supporting American claims to have been first on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brigholler
Heywood
Marine Corps
Nar Department
Jes D. Long
China
Forbidden City
Roosevelt declines Rockefeller extradition request
Governor Roosevelt of New York refused a Texas request to extradite John D. Rockefeller and other Standard Oil officials to face anti trust charges in McLennan County. He stated he would grant the application only if it could be shown conclusively the fugitives were in Texas when the crime occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Gayers
Roosevelt
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
District Court
McLennan County
Texas
Water Association Proposes Alternative Boston Rates Schedule
The Water Improvement Association at 6 Beacon Street urges a joint committee to adopt new water rate changes for Boston. It calls for annual owner payments by January 1, with dwelling valuations and apartment rents determining rates. It expands meter based charges to small manufactories and stables, plus a tiered per 10 cubic feet rate, under a proposed system to aid consumers until broader taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Improvement Association
Beacon Street
Common Council
Water Department
City of
Boston
Ci Hall
Aldermen Back Warland Street Extension Hearing
Cambridge Board of Aldermen last night approved a hearing outcome favoring the Warland street extension from Pleasant to Howard. Only T. H. Raymond supported the proposal while about ten citizens opposed it. Petitioners for extension were allowed to withdraw. A land taking for sewer purposes on Charles street between First and Second streets was favorably reported.
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Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Warland Street
Pleasant Street
Howard Street
T. H. Raymond
Charles Street
First
Cond
Cordiner Case Placed On File In Superior Court
Charles Cordiner, a young medical student who pleaded guilty months ago to breaking and entering Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was formerly connected, had his case placed on file with payment of costs by Judge Bond in the Superior Criminal Court yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cordiner
Massachusetts General Hospital
Byudge Bond
Superior Criminal Court
Man Fights for Life After Nighttime Stabbing in City
Paolo Dribasso, stabbed on a North End street corner Christmas night, was conscious at Massachusetts General Hospital. An interpreter said Dribasso could not live and asked to name his attacker, but he claimed he had never seen the man, noting the assault came so suddenly as the assailant was jostled by the crowd. The assailant turned and stabbed the man nearest to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paolo Dribasso
North End
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dribasso
Ini
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Promoted as Safe Cure
An advertisement touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as the purest safe treatment for catarrh. It claims the internal remedy acts on blood and mucous membranes with ingredients like sanguinaria and red gum, sold by druggists for fifty cents, promising relief and warning of dangers from untreated catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Joy for a Thousand at Hebrew Ladies' Dinner
One thousand Hebrew children enjoyed a festive annual dinner at Fanueil Hall hosted by the Hebrew Ladies Sewing Society for Chanukah. Despite inviting six hundred, preparations fed a thousand with gifts including clothing parcels. Committee leaders praised organizers and volunteers who arranged meals decorations and distributions to ensure no child was turned away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Ladies’ Sewing Society
Faneuil Hall
Josie Cohen
Stella Williams
Lena
Bessie Anthony
Hattie Springer
Mary Kronberg
Lillie Lasker
Amy Friedlander
San Francisco
Rosnosky
Charles Hertz
Rose Hecht
A. Greenbaum
Isaac Well
Edugh Pickett
Sophie Friedman
Ehrenfield
Carrie Levy
Louis Frank
Hannah Lestner
Fan
State His Debtor and Honors Gorace Wolcott
The Executive Council yesterday adopted resolutions eulogistic of the late Gorace Wolcott. They declared the State his debtor and praised his manliness courtliness and devotion to duty calling him a noble descendant and fitting representative of Pilgrim and Puritan.
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Gorace Wolcott
Assault With Axe Leaves Man Critical in Lowell Hospital
Frank La Roux was arrested in Tewksbury on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly striking Philips Couture of Tewksbury with an axe. Couture is in critical condition at Lowell General Hospital with three fractured ribs and a perforated right lung.
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Lowpla
Frank la Roux
Tewksbury
la Roux
Philips Couture
Couture
Lowell General Hospital
Nagle Wife Held On Assault Charge In Worcester
Mary Nagle was held in custody today for court on Wednesday on a charge of assaulting her husband Joseph Nagle. He is in a serious hospital condition following a family row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mary Nagle
Joseph Nagle
Nagle
Fall From Fourth Floor Balustrade Ends in Death at Cambridgeport
Archibald Cameron of 9 Cottage Street Cambridgeport fell from a fourth floor landing at 7 ai Street. He died from a skull injury after being found by barber Saul Beaumont and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Companion Robert Wallace 11 Hampden Street Roxbury was taken to Station 2. authorities deem him not at fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Cameron
Cottage Street
Cambridgeport
Ai Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Robert Wallace
Hampden Street
Roxbury
Wallace
Cameron
Saul Beaumont
Beaumont
Mrs. Park
Mendenhall resigns as Worcester Polytech president
Thomas C. Mendenhall, president for seven years, resigns effective July 1, 1901, the trustees confirm in a public release. Poor health cited as cause. He previously served with the U S Geodetic Survey and later chaired Massachusetts Highway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Thomas C. Mendenhall
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mendenhall
United States Geodetic Survey
Washington
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Note Found in Spy Pond Bottle Sparks Mystery in Cambridge
A pint bottle with a folded note was found embedded in a Spy Pond tee by skaters Lucius Prentice and George Willett near the pond’s northern edge. The note asks to notify police and hints at a person named H. H. Z. being in Spy Pond, with the bottle taken to Station 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spy Pond
Cambridge
Lucius Prentice
George Willette
Station 1
City Briefs: Steamship, Shoplifting, Fires and Death
Thomas Scullay, 35, aboard the steamship Pomeranian at Stic Wharf, treated for a sprained arm after being caught in a rope at Massachusetts Ceval Hospital. Inspector Douglass arrested Anthony Adina, 20, of 144 Prince Street for shoplifting. he served four years in reform school for truancy. Matches caused a box alarm at 45 Gold Street, a three story wooden building owned by Patrick Geary, with an incipient blaze extinguished by Engine 88. John H. Kiley, 44, arrested for breaking into Henry Murphy’s shop at 13 Way Street and stealing $1.50 in rags. resides on Orchard Street. George Moore, 60, found dead from natural causes in his room at 80 Dover Street. Civil War veteran, Grand Army Post No. 7 to manage remains.
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Thomas Scullay
Stic Wharf
Massachusetts Ceval Hospital
Hull Street
Douglass
Anthony Anadina
Prince Street
Reform School
Gold Street
Patrick Geary
Engine 88
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
John H. Kiley
Henry Murphy
Way Street
Orchard Street
George Moore
Dover Street
Moore
Grand Army Post No. 7
Chelsea Mayor vetoes health board and hose wagon purchase
At the Chelsea Board of Aldermen meeting Mayor Gould vetoed Alderman Hixon’s bill requiring city treasurer payments be approved by the Board or a committee. He also vetoed Alderman Beck’s order to buy a $1600 combination chemical hose wagon to replace Hose 3. Both measures were laid on the table until next Monday’s meeting.
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Chelsea
Washington Letter Ball Shines Amid Society Circles
A grand Letter Ball at a Du Pont Circle mansion marked the social season with high glamour. Invitations were widely extended and many attended the reception honoring Misses Nannie Daisy Tin, sister of the viceroy of India’s wife, Mrs. Ma DB. The event reportedly cost over 960000.
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Washington
Nannie
Daisy Tin
Indie
India
Omega Oil Promises Fast Pain Relief For Aches
Society notes promote Omega Oil as a universal liniment to cure lame backs sore shoulders and aching limbs. Advertisers claim a warm bath beforehand aids absorption and urge readers to buy from Omega Chemical Co at 257 Broadway New York with mail order available nationwide for six cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Omega Oil
Omega Chemical Co
Broadway
New York
United States
Soc
Judge Dewey Clears West in Liquor Case at Back Bay Raid
In Municipal Court Judge Dewey found Margaret West guilty of keeping intoxicating liquor for sale without a license and fined her. He acquitted her of maintaining a disorderly house at 49 Providence Street and discharged eight inmates. The Dec 15 raid by Sergeant Guard and Division 16 aimed to purify Back Bay. the judge condemned police methods for evidence gathering and warned against spotter testimony while stressing proper proof of idle and disorderly behavior and immoral conduct.
Child Crushed by Electric Car at Union and Travers
Five year old Rosina Luzzo of 19 Snow Hill North End was fatally struck by an electric car at the corner of Union and Travers streets shortly after noon yesterday. Motorman Andrew G Riley of 32 Wensley street Henbury was arrested. Eyewitnesses differ on fault with some saying the motor man is blameless while others think the car could have been stopped sooner. Medical Examiner Harris will report after investigation. The child was badly mangled and removed in a sack to her home.
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Rosina Luzzo
Snow Hill
North End
Union and
Travers Streets
Andrew.g. Riley
Wensley Street
Henbury
Harris
Pst
Mayor-elect Pickard to donate salary to charity
Newton mayor-elect Edward L. Pickard will devote his $200 salary to charitable purposes and has already given the hospital $300 for a free bed. Asked how he would distribute the remaining funds, he said the plan had not yet been settled.
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Newton
Edward L. Pickard
Post
Addicks v Boston Gas Light case adds Delaware gas firm as party
Judge Lowell allowed Bay State Gas Company of Delaware to join the suit in J Edward Addicks v Boston Gas Light et al as it owns one share in the Boston firm. The action seeks to set aside a contract with Massachusetts Line Company to supply gas for fifty years at 20 cents per 1000 cubic feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Addicks
Boston Gas Light Company
Lowell
Bay State Gas Company of Delaware
Boston Company
Boston Gas Comy
Massachusetts Pe Line Company
Boston
Gas dispute prompts citizen plan to curb company power
Local resident Jacob Tarplin of 16 State Street vows to mobilize about 200 signatories to urge lawmakers to limit the gas utility’s powers. He cites a weekly billing after a restaurant tenant was harmed by shutoffs, accusing the Boston company of arbitrary, high-handed practices and lack of notice.
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Jacob Tarplin
State Street
Boston
Jplin
Fleasant Street
Cozens to Leave Boston Salvation Army Chief Transferred to Philadelphia
The Salvation Army will stage a farewell rally at Berkeley Hall on January 10 in honor of LieutCol William J. Cozens who is reassigned to Philadelphia. He expressed fond memories of Boston after four and a half years here and noted the army shifts officers to avoid stagnation. He is expected to depart for his new field around January 15 or 16.
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Salvation Army
Berkeley Hall
William J. Cozens
Philadelphia
Boston
Cozens
Post
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Dudley III
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
J. Newnan & Sons
Tremont St
Grant
Needham
J. H. Grant
Mestian
Meus
Nin
Dennis J
Jeremiah
Ann Cronin
Division
Morrissy
James Joseph Morrieay
Isie Morrissy
Eral
Cambridge Street
Kness
Wren
A. Sawyer
Bpec
Laliat
Boriston Ae
Ooe
Hanea
Gonger
Mr. Kelly
Rockefeller
Improvement Association
Cordiner
Wolcott
Nagle Low
Perrins
Jons Duncan
Nanmie Leiter
Dupont Circle
Daisy Lester
Leiter
USS Daisy
Leiterr
Dewey
Police
Margaret West
Pickard
Tarplin
Hunter
Baltimore
AL Jene
Lanahan
Weng Tn Boake
Rochester
N. H
Fortier
Cocheco
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