Croats Come to America as Immigrants Rise
The article notes Croatia's historic status within Austria and tracks immigrant trends to the United States. It cites port arrival counts for Croats rising from 6,837 in 1598 to 13,574 in 1899, with January 1900 figures incomplete. It also highlights larger flows from Syria, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, northern Africa, and Finland as U.S. immigration grows.
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Croatia
Austria
Slavonia
Hungary
United States
Luxemburg
New York
Turkey
Portugal
Africa
Finland
Vultures of Charleston Keep Sabbath With Birds
In Charleston, a city known for strict Sabbath observance, buzzards roam daily to clean streets of filth. The birds appear six days a week and disappear Saturday night, aligning with local religious sentiment and the Fourth Commandment.
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Charleston
D. C
Washington
Chicago Record
The Lobster Named Joe on a Marble Slab Side
A New York Sun report describes a live lobster named Joe marked on its body. The dealer shows a customer the leg inscription J O E and notes other lobsters with names like Jim Jack John and Julia.
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New York Sun
Joe
Jim
Jack
John
Julia
What Might Have Been A Dramatic Civil War What If
A Chicago News quote recalls a near miss that could have altered history. Engineers led by Sir Bevans Edwards survived to recount an event where a shaft and gallery housed gunpowder and a candle hazard nearly caused a catastrophic explosion at Sebastopol. The mishap might have changed dynasties in China and the fate of Lord Kitchener’s Khartoum ascent.
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Chicago News
Bevans Edwards
Sebastopol
Gordon—after
China
Khartoum
Gordon
Kitchener
Postage Stamp Use Confusion Clarified by Washington Star Interview
A Washington Star interview clarifies stamp handling. A man and a lawyer discuss trimming stamps from envelopes. Adhesive unused stamps remain valid if affixed properly, while impressed stamps cut from envelopes are invalid for postage.
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Washington Star
English Officers Killed In Natal Conflicts Raise Debate
The article argues officers face higher casualties due to exposure at the front and suggests arming officers with rifles to reduce mortality. It notes the myth that enemies selectively target officers and counters other common war beliefs while discussing practicality and potential risks of the proposal.
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Scribner’s
Natal
Piping Sugar Juices Across Slicing and Diffusion Lines
A Cassier's Magazine note highlights a 25 mile sugar juice piping system linking a Utah beet sugar plant near Springfield to a Lehi refinery. The system transports diffusion extracts with impurities to the factory for refining. Germany has long used similar piping for potteries thinning clay paste between departments, showing broader pipeline use.
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Cassier
Springfield
Utah
U. S
Lehi
Germany
BC Bill Regulating Hair Length for Workers Aims at Chinese Labor
A British Columbia bill to regulate hair length for workers in metalliferous mines is said to target Chinese labor by forcing short hair to deter the long queue tradition. An earlier exclusionary measure against Chinese was vetoed by the home government to avoid straining a friendly power.
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British Columbia
Cuban Workwomen Aid Soldiers Through Small Garment Production
Cuban women, aided by an American-led society, craft duck trousers at seven cents each and underclothing at 40 cents a dozen for soldiers. A recent census lists 2,000 names, with many in need of further aid and many others in comparable poverty.
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Cuba
What Wer Means. During the last two years 41,275 men have been killed
A stark assertion notes that over two years a grim toll of 41,275 soldiers has died in battle, reflecting ongoing conflict and human cost. The remark emphasizes the scale of losses and the impact on military families and national morale.
Debs and Harriman Nominated for Presidency
Indianapolis reports Eugene Debs consented to run for President on the Social Democrats ticket but asked withdrawal due to personal reasons. He was nominated with Job Harriman of California for Vice President. Friends say Debs has used earnings to pay a debt of several thousand dollars for the American Railway Union and will rest three months before the campaign.
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Indianapolis
Eugene Debs
Social Democrats
United States
Job Harriman
California
Debs
American Railway Union
Penitentiary Sets Twine Price at Ten Cents a Pound
Topeka March 9 The penitentiary board after consulting Gov Stanley set the binding twine plant price at ten cents a pound or as near as production costs permit Deputy warden W A Thompson is in Central America negotiating sisal contracts Farmers in Central Kansas paid 12 to 15 cents for twine last year.
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Topeka
Gov. Stanley
W. A. Thompson
Central America
Central
Kansas
Will Equip New Militia In Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate reconsidered Senator Triplett’s resolution to spend 10 for arming a state militia and recovering arms moved to London. The arsenal’s remaining military property was loaded onto cars and shipped to London, amid applause after a vote of 19 to 15 with Puryear and Jones changing their votes.
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Frankfort
Senate
London
Triplett
Puryear
Jones
Whistling Stranger Accuses Cheating Scot in Nap Game
A traveling man arrives in Edinburgh on Sunday and seeks amusement. He joins a Nap game with Seotechmen, suspects cheating, and a cheating Scot storms out declaring he plays cards with no man who whistles on the Sabbath.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Horrible cigarette warning from Springfield about a boy
A Springfield dispatch reports 9 year old David Hurley died from cigarette use. His father said the boy smoked 5 worth of cigarettes weekly. Doctors found the main artery dried and blood absent. the case is shared to warn other boys.
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Inn Dispatch
Springfield
David Hurley
Virginia Items Report From Town And County News
Local notes cover Free Methodists meeting at Nestlerode school house March 22 and Sabbath, Elder Higene attending. Back pay of 32 dollars to W B Metlure of Co B. Pilgrim moved to Wyatt place in Elkhart township. City streets crowded Saturday. Mrs John Cuzick had measles. Mrs James Cuzick ill. Fern Raybourn from Jefferson City visiting Virginia. O M Drysdale in store after five weeks absence. Obituary for Anna Hensley nee Nickell born 1868 Bath county Kentucky died March 6 1900 at W C Hensley home aged 32. Funeral by Bro Ishmael with Psalms 23 and Rev 14 13. Anna cherished as patient and faithful. Dr Lamb tearing down barn. M E minister preached last sermon of conference year. Aaron.
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Virginia
Free Methodists
Nestlerode School House
Higeine
W. B. Metlure
Co. B
A.J. Pilgrim
Wyatt Place
Elkhart Township
John Cuzick
Jesus
W. C. Hensley
Anna Hensley
Nickell
J. W. Hensley
Anna
Bath County
Christian Church
Holden
Holly
Bro
Ishmael
Lamb
M. E
Aaron
Kansas City Penitentiary twine plan shocks market
Kansas City officials announce a new state penitentiary factory will supply twine directly to farmers at 10c per pound, undercutting regular dealers who pay 11c to 12c. The move risks upsetting a market that uses about 7 million pounds yearly, with wholesale and retail prices already down from last year. Local wholesalers express inability to match the penitentiary price, noting fiber sisal costs and Chicago and Ohio imports.
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Kansas City
Board of Control
Kansas
State Penitentiary
Kansas Penitentiary
Chicago
Ohio
James Baley Slain by Malta Bend Editor’s Son in Missouri
In Malta Bend Marshall Mo March 11 1900 about 5 pm Thomas Purcell son of William Purcell editor and justice of the peace shot and killed James Bailey a 23 year old prominent local man after a prior fight. Bailey died within an hour. Both men were leading figures in rival town factions. Purcell was arrested and to be moved to Marshall for a preliminary trial.
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Marshall
Malta Bend
Here
Missouri Pacific
Thomas Purcell
William Purcell
James Bailey
Purcell
Bailey
Malta
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Ucsive Stamps
H. L. Tucker
Geo. W. Ellis
J. F. Ludwick
East Side Square
Butler, WO
Debs and
Harriman
Labor
The
James Cuzick
Fern Raybourn
Jefferson City
M. Drysdale
James Baley
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