Historian Maclay discharged from the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Edgar Stanton Maclay, the historian at the Brooklyn navy yard, was summarily dismissed after a telegram from Washington. The Civil Service Commission notified him the removal did not violate civil service law, stating the navy secretary ordered the resignation and the president directed the removal.
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Maclay
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York
Edgar Stanton Maclay
Navy Yard
Putnam
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Edgards. Maclay
President Proctor
Commission
Civil Service
Proctor
Secretary of the Navy
Civil Service Act
Tribute From Guam Isle Recites Sympathy Over McKinley Death
Naval Governor on Guam expresses condolences in a formal tribute to the Philippines people over the death of President William McKinley. The remark reflects U S relations and shared grief in the Pacific territory.
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McKinley
Guam Leaders Send Condolence Over Death of President
Leading Guam citizens sign a condolence letter to Governor Schroeder amid reports of Filipino prisoners of war being fed in a show of sympathy for the late president. Sincere sorrow expresses from officials and residents.
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cKinley
Guam
Schroeder
Diamond Chain Hidden Theft In New York Shipment
A diamond chain valued at 3500 disappeared from a shipment sent by Shaye & Berry to New York. The chain was found missing when the package was opened in New York today, with Adams Express co suspected as a possible victim. Detectives are investigating the case.
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Washington
Del
Adams Express Company
Shaye & Berry
New York
Miles resumes command with measured stance at War Dept
Lieutenant General Miles resumes the duties of command of the army at the War Department in Washington. He is said to accept the situation with grace and will not engage further in the controversy.
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Washington
Miles
War Department
Insurgent Chief Samson Surrenders at Matason Island
The War Department reports cable from Manila that insurgent chief Samson and all officers and men surrendered at Matason. They left Cebu and operated in Bohol with 28 cannons and 45 rifles.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Samson
Matasaron
Bohol
Cebu
Elopement of Peoria Couple Stirs Local Attention
The wife of railroad man John Kirkman left with W G Clarke a barber ten years her senior. Clarke recently opened a barber shop in Peoria and boarded with Kirkman. After a stormy interview with Kirkman they disappeared.
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Peoria
Ill
John Kirkman
W. G. Clarke
Clarke
Kirkman
Notable Follies and Finances Across the Nation
Oscar Brennan dies at 55 at his Christmas dinner in New York City. Cato Sells explores land holdings in Iowa with plans to start a national bank in Texas. The czar may attend Edward VII’s coronation if the czarina is well. A Baltimore mother and child die saving a child from a railroad track. A Brooklyn bank messenger is arrested in Montreal after absconding with 2000. Thompson labeled Jesse James by Denver associates. New record NYSE seat price hits 80000. Carnegie gives 5200000 for New York libraries. Sioux City pioneer Luther Sanborn dies. Frisco Railway moves Goodland depot to Hugo. Chicago bank retires 600000 circulation. Colombian victory near Honda kills hundreds. Grimmins misidentified in NY Catholic country quip. Astor donates 10000 for British rifle promotion. Hartford bicycle plant bought for 300500. Maud Miller dies in Oakland. Carnegie offers Akron 70000 for free library. Clerical talks send Wessels to US on Kruger to Roosevelt letter. Injunction news from Newark and Alaska market notes. Congress to send delegation to King Edward VII coronation. Kentucky whisky valued at 8 a barrel for taxes. Kron ironclad decommissioned. Mondovi looters sentenced in Wisconsin. Salonica dispatches tie Ellen Stone kidnap to brigands.
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Oscar Brennan
West Eighty-fourth Street
New York City
Cato Sells
Vinton
Cleburne
Tex
Edward
Baltimore
Lacey M. Brass
A. J. Ayers
Union Bank of
Brooklyn
N. Y
Montreal
George W. Thompson
Denver
Jesse James
Missouri
New York Exchange
Board of Estimate
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Luther C. Sanborn
Sioux City
Frisco Railway Company
Goodland
I. T
Hugo
National Bank of the Republic
Chicago
Honda
Bogota
Marin
John D. Grimmins
Eny DD
Crimming
William Waldorf Astor
United Kingdom
Columbia
Hartford
Conn
American Cycle Manufacturing Company
Maud McCormick
Maude Miller
Joaquin Miller
Oakland
Cal
Akron
Broekhuysen
Amsterdam
C. M. Wessels
United States
Kruger
Roosevelt
Newark
N. J
Supreme Court
London
Russia
Congress
Cullom
England
John Chaney
Charles Hunt
William Rumstick
Mondovi Bank
Black River Falls
Wis
Waupun
O'Neil
Salonica
W. W. Peet
Missionary Society
Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Sewing machines factory planned at Celle Germany
The German government plans to shift production of Singer sewing machines to a new factory at Celle Hanover to dodge tariffs. One thousand workers will be employed. The government also moves to use agricultural experts at key German consulates and send the first expert to the United States for observation. Senator Quay remains in Florida for health reasons. Edward G. Glennon, ex-wardman, faces six months in prison for neglect of duty at a disorderly house. Imports to Denmark grow with new popular goods like billiard tables. Rumor states Chicago may add a school of technology at the University, with a $375,000 gift possibly used as seed money. Tourists arriving at New York will face stricter exactions and duty on extra wearables. Kansas millers protest railways raising flour shipments out of state from 24 000 to 80 000 pounds. Returning Yokohama visitors say May Yohe expects to be a mother next March. Strong and Yohe plan to stay in Yokohama and then move to Manila for more stage work.
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Singer Sewing Machines
Celle
Hanover
United States
Senator Quay
Washington
Florida
Quay
Edward G. Glennon
West Thirtieth Street
New York
Goff
Glennon
Denmark
Chicago
University of Op
School of
Harper
Parpesky
School of Technology
Kansay Miller
Topeka
Putnam Bradlee Strong
May Yohe
Yokohama
Strong
Manila
Various 1900s World News Briefs Including Labor, Suicides and Contracts
Reports note a plan to list Italian bonds on New York exchanges and other markets. Ezra Parker of Chicago offers his body for sale due to illness. Baltimore & Ohio to cut freight train hours from twelve to ten, boosting annual wages by about fifty to sixty thousand dollars. Major General S B M Young will take command of the lakes department in March. Hugh Carlander, writer of love songs, commits suicide in Kansas after illness and financial trouble. Simpson Clothing of St Joseph assigns for about thirty thousand dollars. Lincoln, Nebraska orders bells for a William McKinley memorial church at six thousand dollars. Navy issues a reserve for Culébra Island east of Porto Rico. J H Bridges of Uvalde Texas reports Havana pavement and sewer contract worth twelve million dollars over five years. Chicago claims eight to ten thousand lawyers. about half practice law, the rest work in trade.
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New York
Ezra Parker
Clark Street
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
S. B. M. Young
Department of California
Department of the Lakes
Hugh Carlander
Weddington
Kas
Simpson Clothing Company
St. Joseph
City of Lincoln
Neb
William McKinley
Navy Department
Culebra Island
Naval Commission
Porto Rico
J. H. Bridges
Uvalde Asphalt Company
San Antonio
Tex
Havana
Cuba
Senator Depew Marries Miss May Palmer in Nice
The marriage was celebrated at the American church in Nice after Catholic rites at Notre Dame. The ceremony lasted about a quarter hour with a guard of honor from the cruiser Albany. Attendees included Consul Van Buren, Baroness De Rocourt, and Gen McClellan’s widow. The couple will sail for New York January 4 aboard the St Louis.
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Nice
Senator Depew
May Palmer
Notre Dame
Father Crepaux
Adamson
United States
Albany
Mensdelssohn
Countess de Sers
Harold S. van Buren
van Buren
Baroness de Rocourt
Major Brevort
Baroness de Bresson
Hegeman
Nashville
Senators
Depew
New York
St. Louis
Cherbourg
May Yohe May Join Stage In San Francisco Dispatch
Honolulu reports Captain Strong in financial trouble as May Yohe may join him on stage. The note lists returning tourists and Yokohama links with the actress in a Tokyo leading role and a possible appearance in San Francisco.
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Captain Strong
Financial Straits
Honolulu
San Francisco
Trade records mark 1901 as a peak year in all sectors
Bradstreet's annual review reports 1901 as a record breaker for U.S. trade finance and industry, noting major gains across coal, ore, iron, steel, leather, lumber and transportation. It cites high bank clearings, stock activity, and escalating holiday business despite strikes, panics, price fixing attempts and McKinley’s assassination.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
United States
McKinley
Aoe
Strong’s Manila Move Sparks Debut Hopes and Rumors
The passage notes Strong planning a move to Manila with intent to stage work with May Yohe. Observers doubt the money for the venture, suggesting lack of funds. Some guests fear deteriorating judgment and claim he exaggerates his statements with frequent outbursts.
Death in Fire Hits Calvert Texas Disastrous Blaze
A deadly fire in Calvert Texas on December 28 left two dead, two seriously injured as walls collapsed. Losses reached about $150,000 with $75,000 insured. Deceased include Dr. C. C. Garrett aged 43 and Oscar Lane. Injured were Daniel Lane and a second unnamed man.
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Calvert
Tex
C. C. Garrett
Oscar
Daniel Lane
Eeean
Yale Wins Chess Tourney
Yale won the intercollegiate chess tournament in New York with Columbia finishing second, Harvard third, and Princeton fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
New York
Columbia
Harvard
Princeton
Desertions on the Increase in Otis Report
Major General Elwell S Otis reports rising desertions and the need for more prison space in the Lakes department. In the year 20 829 applied for enlistment with 5 180 accepted. Navy enlistments reached 1 140 versus 975 last year.
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Chicago
Elwell S. Otis
Department of the Lakes
Otis
Chicago Iowa & Dakota railway purchased in Iowa
Chicago and Northwestern officials announce the Chicago Iowa and Dakota road has been bought and will operate after January 1. The line runs from Eldora Junction to Alden in this county.
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Iowa Road
Towa Falls
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Iowa & Dakota Road
Eldora Junction
Alden
Miners Strike Over Sunday Work Hits Wheeling Creek Mill
In Bridgeport Ohio 400 miners walked out at Wheeling Creek Mill after a fellow worker violated Miners' union rules by working on Sunday prompting a mass protest action today.
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Bridgeport
Wheeling Creek Mill
Suspected Murder Arrests in Illinois Farm Case
St Louis Dec 28 John Weber of Nineta was arrested in connection with the murder of Eichborn a farmer near Duquoin Illinois on the 7th A memorandum book with Weber s name was found in a woodshed behind the house where the body lay Weber says he knows nothing of the crime
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St. Louis
John Weber
Nineta
Eichborn
Duquoin
Weber
Coal and woolen industry outputs rise amid varied farming gains
The report notes a 10 percent higher anthracite coal production than last year and heavier output than the record, with bituminous coal also promising gains. Woolen manufacturing has started up due to cheaper material and strong cloth demand, while cotton profits in the South and New England face complaints. Agricultural gains offset lower yields with strong farm product advances and a continued export margin despite hesitant trade.
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South
England
Roosevelt Considers Chicago 1904 Olympic Presidency
Paris December 27 Baron Conbertin reports Roosevelt replied to an invitation to head the 1904 Olympic Games in Chicago. Roosevelt will present the matter to his cabinet and expressed strong interest in the project. He aims to make Chicago’s meeting as successful as Athens.
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Roosevelt
Paris
Outlawed Race Participants At Charleston Fair
The Jockey Club affirmed that all owners trainers and jockeys who raced at the Charleston industrial fair have been outlawed. Officials said offenders were warned beforehand and advised of the consequences if they raced at Charleston, with the ruling applying to those who continued to participate.
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New York
Jockey Club
Charleston Industrial Fair
Charleston
Commuters Back East River Tunnel Plan for Brooklyn Line
The five commissioners named in September to study rapid transit extension to Brooklyn advocate building a road along the proposed route and a tunnel beneath the East River for the system.
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New York
Brooklyn
East River
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Maligner of
Schley
Guam Isle
Adam’s Express Company
Associated Press
Statesman
Miss Palmer
Yohe
Ran Eafi
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