Tebeero merchants fear price collapse amid trade fears
A garbled report outlines concerns among Tebeero merchants about American copper trade, manufacturing margins, and price pressures. The piece mentions John W. Sovder, a Delaware cheese merchant, and J. J. Snyder of Sprockville. It also notes a fatal crash near Gateway and a Seattle mayor missing in the woods, with survivors recounting hardships and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evers
John W. Sovder
Delaware
J. J. Sny
Sprocéwil
Gateway
Ceed Heath
Stockien
Cal
Thomas BK Homes
Seattle
Washaston
Turbulent Era News Amid Court, Tragedy and Fires
A chaotic montage reports a Jersey appeals court ruling on a stock plan, violent mob beating and derailment injuries in Wilkesbarre, a $1.5 million bequest to Princeton Theological Seminary, and deaths from notable figures like Maj. John Wester Powell. Ballooning tragedy, a Washington hotel dynamite incident, a dangerous street railway damage suit, a Kansas City elevator accident, bank collapse suicide, and wide weathered disasters across cities are sketched with names, places, and stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Kenwood Junction
Fpa
Fort Wayne
Mary J. Winthrop
New York City
Princeton Theological Seminary
John Wester Powell
Bureau of American Ethnology
Haven
Bie
Louis Girard
Taunton
Mass
Golden Eagle
Washington
Frank McRie
Louis Brandt
Chicas Las
Pittsburg
Chicago
Hart
Beechwood Improvement Company
South Sharon
Essh
Newton Stamp
George Harnes
Sarler
James Tapp
Wichita
John Madden
Emporis
Supreme Court
People's
Charles Heffner
Cleveland
Ludwig Sedlazyx
St. Joseph
Magdaline W. Rode
Walter B. Morris
E. J. Williams
Spring Valley
Minn
Jerome Stevens
Croctaw, Oklahoma and Golf Railroad
Shawnee
Marting and Union Iron and Steel Companies
Ironton
Ohio
Hanging Rock
Norman Barratt
Atchison National Bank of
Atchison
Kan
Byram
Horces
Nebraska Asylum For the Insane
Lincoln
Frank Ackerson
Ranaway
E. G. Sammers
St. Louis
Oscar Fulgar
City Hospital
Swift & Co
Chicago Stock Yards
Harry Stratton
Pasadena
Cal
Winfield S. Stratton
Stland
Colorado Springs
Emery Bird Traver
George Alfred Lamb
New York
Bucyrus,hio
Relef Department
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Crawford County
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Sheets
American Farm Company
New Jersey
Charles F. Schrader
Schrader
Excelsior Varnish Works
Wong
Grant County
Towdhana
Daniel Haines
Chicago Pipe Line Company
Standard Oil Company
Jonestoro Mining Company
Widespread 1900s News Digests Include Fires and Deaths
Miscellaneous items report wrecks on the Emin Pacific lines near Rawlins, a prominent speaker Rev Robert I Nourse dies in Falls Church, and Emile Zola found dead in Paris. Other notes include a marriage plan for Rath Hanna, managerial moves in Michigan politics, and a big lumber yard fire in Crawfordsville with townwide damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert I. Nourse
Falls Church
Robison editor shot in Winchester Tenn by lawyer
S E Robinson editor of the News Journal was shot and killed at Winchester Tennessee by attorney Heaaks over a political editorial. The incident is linked to a political dispute and an unresolved motive remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attomes General Sheets of
Ohio
American Farm Companys
James Shetler
Canton
Melvin R. Smith
Shetler
Smith
Indian Territory
Crawfordsville
Ind
J. W. Stroh & Soo
S E. Robinson
News Journal
Winchester
Tenn
Heaaks
American Christian Convention
The
Christian Church
Norfolk
W. A. Forbes
Illinois Central
Dyersburg
Tom Clark
Corinth
Miss
Kentucky approves $120,860 reimbursement for Spanish War troops
Carey Whitfield reports hundreds of excursionists arriving by train to view the scene as a burning bulletined in advance. The Comptroller of the Treasury has rendered a decision allowing the State of Kentucky a $120,860 reimbursement of expenses incurred in raising and equipping volunteer troops for the war with Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Whitfield
Comptroller of the Treasury
State of
Kentucky
Spain
Noted International Turmoil and Disasters
The dispatches report injuries to John Kensit in Liverpool from a thrown chisel, the death of German theologian Prof. Luthardt in Leipsic at age 80, and rumors of Korea’s Emperor dead in Seoul. Chinese carpenters strike in Hong Kong, cholera in Egypt, Bulgarian revolutionaries in Salonica, a proposed French sugar tax cut, a massive Mediterranean cyclone in Sicily, and a nonaligned German stance on Romania’s Jewish treatment. Emigration from Greece to the United States rises, and a powerful earthquake devastates Turkmenistan region with deaths and widespread destruction in Kashgar and Astyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kensit
Iiverpool
Prof
Luthardt
Germany
Leipsic
Hong Kong
Tacoma
Smith
Cairo
Egypt
Salonica
Mediterranean
Sicily
United States
England
Roumania
Athens
London Standard
United
Tashkent
Rusman Turkestan
Kashgar
Turkestan
Astyn
Janzi
Aksuksitche
Roosevelt Names Charlemagne Tower Ambassador to Russia
President Roosevelt selects Charlemagne Tower to succeed White as ambassador to Russia. The report also notes political warnings from Acting Secretary Sanger to War Department staff and various international dispatches including Manchuria evacuation by Russians. The piece covers a mix of appointments, accidents, and political actions across the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Charlemagne Tower
Russia
Mr. White
Sanger
War Department
Porto Rico
Frederico Degetan
Washinegton
Herosa
House of Delegates
State Department
United States
Conger
Pekin
Manchuria
Hoosevelt
City of Mexico
Puebla
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Alexandra Joseph
Canada
Isabel Hagner
Frances Randall Hagner
Nome
Basil Danieloff
John Slater
Goodhope
Ressel
Peary
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Castro
Restaurador
Orinoco
Ciudad Bolivar
Custom House
Bowen
Financial review notes steady demand and imports ease
The weekly trade review from BR G Dun & Co reports durable domestic demand, high money rates, and temporary stringency. Gold imports may relief confidence. crops advance though frost injures some. Labor strikes slim, coal dispute persists, and weekly output rises. Western rail shipments strained but earnings up. Exports to August show improvement, with iron and steel strength. wheat and corn exports rise modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Ues
BR. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Market Prices Across Cities Record Beef Hogs and Grain
Regional price lines show cattle values from $3.00 to $7.90 in multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis Saint Louis and Cincinnati with hogs ranging $2.50 to $7.75 and sheep $2.50 to $8.75. Wheat No 2 prices hover near 60 to 75 cents, corn around 59 to 68 cents, oats 26 to 33 cents, rye about 47 to 50 cents, and butter 20 to 22 cents per pound amid varied local baselines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bashel
Indianapolis
Catoe
Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Trees That Save Houses in Lightning Storms
A Canadian, John Hugh Ross, claims trees with long pointed leaves deter lightning. He asserts drooping willow like trees and certain other species resist strikes, while upright pines and oaks are more prone. Elm trees, tall yet rarely struck, are praised for shade and safety during storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hugh Ross
Canada
Bright Boy Cyclist Outwits Police Lantern Plan
A young rider without a light is stopped by a gruff officer who jokes about lighting a metal lamp. The boy pretends the lantern is lit, conducts a test by watching it glow red hot, then rides away, leaving the officer baffled as the boy continues on.
Donn's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Josiah Heller
Veteran Josiah Heller of Urbana Illinois testifies that Donn's Kidney Pills relieved his kidney trouble and back pain after using them since 1889. He notes occasional use for warnings of attacks and reports satisfactory results each time. A free trial offer is extended by Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY with a 50 cent price at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Heller
South
Walnut Street
Urbana
Donn
Cunningham’s
Champaign
Dean
Heller
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Quote on worry and fate from Life magazine excerpt
A conversation between Marius and Aurelius advocates acceptance that a thing happening is preferable to worrying about it. The testimonial from Miss Julia Filbridge of West Cornwall Conn claims Burdock Blood Bitters cured a severe skin condition, expressing gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marius
Aurelius
Burdock
Julia Filbridge
West Cornwell Conn
Must Be Millionaires Neighbors in News Item
A pasted item from Chicago News notes a butcher shop sighting of a neighbor’s girl who ordered three porterhouse steaks. The excerpt includes a dated testimonial from Buffalo in 1901 for Piso's Cure and an assortment of product pitches and curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Thompson
Chicago News
Fred Hermann
Box Avenue
Buffalo
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Philadelphia
St Leas
Jersey Court of Appeals
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S. J. Lewis
St Ps
Garcia Montes
Snance
Lis
Toe Chan
Iecums
Feer
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Joseph Medill McCormneck
Raj Fla
Rath Hanna, Sarge
Serato Hanna
Emile Zata
Paris
Duwaser
Mana Carina
Jaceo Ahreron
Topeka
Learcher Company
Big Stone Gap
Bes
Siutttia
Jamaica
Geerge Solemon
Ome
Greater Britain
Yokoshama
Japan
Berry
Minneapo- Ts
Otearm
Htawven
Potraza Maus and Smelter Company
Pours
Biasarre
Wenea
St Pauteras Tun
Leaszoe
Eters
Marcy Nove
Union Manu
Bot
Western
Gov
Bliss
Michigan
James McMillan
Russell A. Alger
Woodruff
St. Louis Quarantine Hospital
Berka
Omaha
John Spellman
Earl Catéwell
Union Pacific
Wallace Grant
Essex Peel
Newport, Ark
Jadze Iorze HL. Durand
Isdre B. P. Birdsall
Clarion
David B. Henderson
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Road
Frederick Wellington Buckstuh
Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking
J. Robison
Paul B. Cravath
Seoul
Corea
Paris Figaro
William J. Maher
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
RCIAL
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West
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Minneapolis
Mark
China
Putnam
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