Chronicle of U S History Highlights and 19th Century Events
A compact list covers major 18th and 19th century milestones including the 1774 Peggy Stewart tea protest, 1803 Aeneas wreck, 1812 Moscow retreat, 1813 Perry and Harrison in Erie, 1814 Bulwark versus Harlequin, Erie Canal 1825, 1842 Croton works, 1844 Lucy Walker boiler disaster, 1850 Northwest Passage discovery, 1868 San Francisco earthquake, 1874 New York ritualism debate, 1883 Lansdowne as governor, 1884 Ohio elections, 1900s Roosevelt in the Carolinas and Birmingham, with scattered notes on anniversaries and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Stewart
Massachusetts
Newfoundland
Russia
Great Britain
Moscow
Perry
Harrison
Galves
Erie
United States
Congress
Rose
Bulwark
Albany
Rochester
N. Y
Croton Water Works
New York
Lucy Walker
New Albany
Northwest Passage
McClure
Investigator
Woman's Suffrage Party
Worcester
Mass
John Franklin
Great Fish River
Huck
Arctic Ocean
Grand Trunk Railway
Brockville
Ontario
L'etroleum
Monroe County
Michigan
Quebec
Stevenal
Episcopal
the Ton
Simon Hugh Holmes
Nova Scotia
Marquis of Lansdowne
Canaan
Unions and Labor notes in Australia and US shipyards
A collage of union actions and labor updates: Australia exploring a large emergency fund backed by twenty unions in shipping. Sydney forming a multinational union entity. Germany resolves a lockout at Stettin with riveters returning to work. In the US, typographers raise wages in San Francisco, engineers set a state convention date in Lowell, and long-serving union secretary honored in New Bedford. Pension payments begin for approved International Typographical Union claims. Millinery employment rises for women, while Oklahoma adopts a mining law enforcing child labor standards shifted to state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonia
Bor
Guar
Iea
Angranart
Spacey la Walla
Washi
Proposato
Ainagieimne Teanine
The
Steam Engineers’ Union
Lowell
International Cotton Spinners’ Union
Samuel Ross
New Bedford
Mas
International Typogra Union
America
United States
Lse
Mine Workers’ Union
Inbot
Settiig
Ite Bureau of Mercantile Inspection
Minnesota and national trade and industry notes
Minnesota plans for a million dollar gas plant to cut prices, state land sales eyed in Meade County, butter production climbs to 87 million pounds for 1907, and financial and commodity figures surface from national sources amid regulatory scrutiny and grain inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Law
Dokken
South Dakota
Meaden
Minnesota
Charles W. Morse
American Ice Pany
Consolidated Breamship Company
New York
United States
Sillegal Banking
Nesta
Prussian education move and university policy noted
The report discusses Prussia placing higher education on equal footing with other schools and allowing women to matriculate. It also notes plans for new projects in Minnesota including a pharmacy building at the State University and the S M C A building in Philadelphia with supplemental education aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pharmacists-of -Minnesota
The
State University
Philadelphia
Walter M Wood
Chicago
President Roosevelts Health Message in 1910s framing public health reform
A Roosevelt era health pledge urges Congress to pass a health law to protect the public. Dr Reed cites 219,000 doctors and argues a national health board would save money and support military needs, canal funding, and debt reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosévelttian
Congress
New York
Sea
Thea Yaw
Reed
Bobmaita
Hofmaita Shioe
Wits
National Board of Health
Army
Aity
Panama Canal
Two Pacific Pirates
Fiji official G C Alexander travels toward Callao Peru seeking a piracy tale. Belgian J Mortelmans and T Skerrett alleged pirates forced a captain and mate of the schooner Neu vre Tigre to walk the plank and rename the vessel White Rose before wrecking on a Gilbert? group reef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Alexander
Fiji Islands
Callao
Peru
J. Mortelmans
T. Skerrett
Servia
Neuvre Tigre
Anamparaa Lagoon
Gilbert Orelly
Skerret
Mortelmang
Various 1900s Sports Notes From Across The Nation
A collage of athletic updates includes South Dakota university football notes, Dickinson College quarterback news, Aqueduct track results, Brockton fair trial heats, Lillian R’s grand circuit speed, English Featherweight Mo vs Hanlon boxing, and a Newark Americano signing of Daniel A. Barry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota University
Huron College Core Ai
Aoata Te Fair
Blaim
Aqueduct
New- York
Batt
Woodmere
Frank ‘Mount ‘Pleasant
Carlisle
Dickinson College
Heda
Dickinnon
Brockton
Mass
George
Major Delmar
Ume
Uillians
David Shaw
Cleveland
Columbus
Margaret O
Lillian R
Moran
Eddie Hanlon
San Francisco
Hanlon
New York ‘Americans
Daniel A. Barry
Arthur Irwin
New York Americans
Berry
Irwin
Rube Vadagu
Tomsey
St. Lou
Job Finch
Bayard Barnett
Louise Rube
Giaf
Nts
Leeds
Ake
News of Povren extradition clash amid Roosevelt refusal
Readable items report that Jan Povren the Rus sigax evolutionist faced extradition to Russia as a political offender. Secretary of State Root sought a rehearing, while President Roosevelt reportedly refused petitions to allow refugee relief. Other notes address forest-fire losses, 2 cent postage with Britain, and naval wireless experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Povren
New York
Russia
Btate- Root
Poyren
America
Locust Plague Devastates South American Regions
Vast locust swarms devastate Argentina Bolivia southern Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay. Governments mobilize commissions with armed teams to destroy eggs and hoppers using arsenic sprays as swarms threaten wide areas and cattle and sheep livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Argentinas
Bolivia
Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
Amazon
Baste
Chace
Argentina
Republic
Neuquen
Patagonia
Evangelist Fined for Improper Language in Pulpit
The Rev. Walt Holcombe of Cartersville Georgia was fined $300 for using improper language in a pulpit with women in the congregation. The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court verdict, calling the minister’s conduct an indecent test of a man devoted to God before about 30000 worshipers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Holcombe
Bam P. Jones
Cartersville
Court of Appeals
Weekly Review of Chicago Traps Economic Overview
The Weekly Review of Chicago describes trade conditions, with declines in principal grains values and heavy flour sales. It notes improved weather and ample rain aiding winter wheat, stronger provisions and stock demand, and steady manufacturing, steel, rails, and rolling stock activity amid cautious investment ahead of the election. Bank clearings total 250,023,574, down 6 percent from 1907. district failures drop to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. G. Dun, & Cornes
Hesl
Business climate seen in New York trade report
New York retail and distributive centers report mixed signals from warm weather and election conservatism. Wheat movement, drought impacts on Ohio river traffic, and forest fires weigh on industry while textile, iron and steel show cautious improvement. US business failures 231 week to Oct 22, Canada 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwest
Ohio River
Chicago
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Chicago Cattle Hogs Hurdle Prices Across Markets
Summary of regional livestock and grain quote ranges from Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo and others. Cattle hogs sheep and various grains show varied price bands with No 2 wheat at about 1.01 to 1.05 and corn 63 to 69 cents plus oats and rye values across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Howe
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
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Rapughjirang
Ohio
Queen Victoria
Eugenie
Spain
Phillips Brooks
Massachusetta
Fourtel
Arctic
Roonevelt
North Carolina
Tooyevelt
Ireland
Ethbridge
Yorkshire
England
Union Rhea
Mabectt
Bricklayerg’ Itnet
Guelp
Ssa
Tocora
G “Oyinglal Association
Trade and Industry
Supt. Maxwell
New York Public Schools
Playground Association of America
Carnegie Libraries
Ifis
Thetore
Nein
Boy
Captain
Mate
W. J. McGee
Department of Agriculture
Forestry Bureau
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Navy Departiment
Washington
Striag
Algeria
Mourarro
Colorado
Double Bhat
Puget Sound
Bremerton Pavy Yard
Board of Immigration
Boston
Liverpool
Papama Canal
Ene
Arinor
Evangelist
Georgia Court of Appeals
Hedin
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Sven Hedin
Forbidden Land
Tibet
Simla
Tondon Times
Ile
Brahmaputri
Indus
Bonghba
Hich
Mount Everest
Himalayan Range
Trans Himalaya
Teest
Colorado Fuel and Ironmpany
Mena
Gould
Otenten
Cpa
Oka Mackey Aches Ns
Anne
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