Senate and House Announce Actions After McKinley Death
Reports from December indicate both chambers met regarding McKinley’s death. The Senate appointed a committee to act on the funeral and other measures. the House formed a cross state committee and adjourned to December 6. Subsequent sessions focused on legislation and appropriations. Mr. McComes of Maryland urged harsher penalties for anarchists. The chambers then adjourned, with limited sessions in the following days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
McKinley
House
McComes
Maryland
Henderson
Cotton Production Projection for United States 1901 02
The Agriculture Department estimates 9 674 000 bales as probable cotton output for the United States in 1901 02. Treasury reports show money in circulation rose nearly 5 million dollars in November despite 18 million in gold exports and a dip in national bank circulation. State reports a 6000 pound draft from Britain to settle claims of Americans expelled from South Africa during the Boer War. Navy notes Col Meade acquitted on drunkenness and restored to duty at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Department of Agriculture
United Pulse
Easury Department
Department of State
Government of
Great Britain
South Africa
Navy Department
Robert L. Meade
Marine Corps
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Multiple Incidents and Advances Documented Across United States
A wide range of events reported include a fatal kitchen gas accident in Brooklyn involving Hester Plotkin and her 70 year old mother, the death of Capt Joseph P Sanford U S N, and a 85 year old Stamford resident. Dividend news from Granite State Provident assoc follows 1896 collapse. Texas crude oil showcased at ice plant in New York. Budderow arrested over a $530 robbery in Collingswood. Norwegian families acquire 1000 acres near Rowlands Pa for a lumber and quarry colony. Muller released after remark about President Roosevelt not a crime. Centenary Collegiate Institute dedication at Hackettstown. Bank clearings rise in November with rail earnings up. Baltimore & Ohio freight collision kills Conductor I C Kelley. Alabama freight rear-end collision injures 12. Gen Chaffee closes ports in Laguna and Batangas to curb insurgent funding. Eastern States steamer launched at Wyandotte. Indianapolis schools push Roosevelt message reading. Fifth Illinois district reports record tax intake. Chicago milk market project backed by a $2 million company. Breckinridge attorneys sue former Ky officials for $28,128.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Hester Plotkin
Joseph P. Sanford
Stamford
Conn
Sanford
Farragut
Granite State Provident Association
Texas
New York City
Wilmer D. Budderow
Collingswood
N. J
South Jersey Gas Electric and Tracton Co
Budderow
Rowlands
A. T W. Muller
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Muller
Martin
Centenary Collegiate Institute
Hackettstown
M J
Tittsbore
B. J. Matthews
American District Telegraph Co
Valley Forge
I.a
George Tbissert
Sing Sing
Baltimore & Ohio
Aroundsville
W. Va
I. C. Kelley
Marietta
Bessemer
Ala
Birmingham Mineral Railroad
Chaffee
Laguna
Batangas
Wyandotte
Mich
Eastern States
Great Lakes
Detroit and Buffalo Navigation Co
Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Indianapolis
Ilinois Internal Revenue
United States
Chicago
Columbus
Breckinridge
Frankfort
Walter R. Day
John S. Sweeney
James Argy Smith Dies in Jackson Mississippi
James Argy Smith former state superintendent of public education and brigadier general in the Confederate army and marshal of the supreme court of Mississippi died in Jackson on the 6th.
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James Argy Smith
Supreme Court of
Mississippi
Jackson
DM Miss
Chilian government buys two torpedo boat destroyers in England
The Chilian government purchased two torpedo boat destroyers in England for £70,000. Yuan Shi Nai of Chi Li proposes reorganizing provincial forces under American instructors into an army corps of 100000 with foreign leadership. In Arabia near Loheia Turkish soldiers are killed in clashes with rebelling tribes over taxation. Berlin a U S tool works manager compares wages and tool costs with American plants and finds American workers yield 25 percent more product per same wage unit.
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England
Yuan Shi Nai
Chi Li
Loheia
Arabia
Berlin
Baptisms in icy Androscoggin amid river dangers near Lisbon Falls
Thirty people were baptized in icy waters of the Androscoggin river near Lisbon Falls Maine under Shiloh Bible school auspices. A woman died from shock and others fell ill as children were dunked in the partially iced river prompting warnings about the perilous event.
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Androscoggin
Lisbon Falls
Holy Ghost and
Us” Bible School
Shiloh
Wall Street
Cornelius van Cott
New York
Scotland
England
Freetends
Village of
Gables
Meh
Evanston
Frank Ely Rogers
Florence Ely
Wabash Screen Door Co
Rhinelander
Wis
Johnson
Newton
Miss
Texas
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
McLaurin
Chaffee Urges Caution on Troop Reductions in Philippines
The War Department releases Maj. Gen. Chaffee’s annual report as military governor of the Philippines. He warns against further troop cuts before January 1903, cites rebels’ tactics and civilian fear, and outlines costs for new permanent posts near Manila. He also notes the Balangiga disaster and records Filipino surrender and captured rates through Sept. 15, 1901.
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Philippines
Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Batangas
Iaguna
Luzon
Samar
Mindoro
Cebu
Bohol
Manila
Ninth Infantry
Balangiga
McArthur
Jane Toppan Pleads Not Guilty in Mass Murder Indictments
Miss Jane Toppan of Lowell faced the Barnstable superior court as a grand jury indicted her on three counts for the deaths of Mrs. Mary Gibbs, A. P. Davis, and Mrs. Genevieve Gordon. She answered not guilty each time, and awaits trial next spring with counsel appointed for her.
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Barnstable
Mass
Jane Toppan
Lowell
Superior
Mary D. Gibbs
A. P. Davis
Cataumet
Genevieve A. Gordon
Chicago
Gibbs
Mason
Loppan
Locomotive Drops 300 Feet Into River Fatal Crash
A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed on a curve above the Fraser River near Vancouver when a rock slide forced the engine backward off the track. Engineer Randall and Fireman Petruit were killed as the engine and three cars plunged 300 feet to the river. Elsewhere Chicago hosts cattle sale with 33 Galloways averaging 285 dollars and top prices near 9100.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dee
Canadian Pacific
Frazer River
Randall
Eagineer Randall
Petruit
Chicago
Scranton Session of AFL Opens Largest U S Labor Congress
In Scranton Pennsylvania the twenty first annual American Federation of Labor convention opened with 285 delegates representing over 1 500 000 workers. Gompers chaired as the executive reports showed 313 new local unions formed, 364 410 members gained, and 4 056 charters issued while 1 150 unions disbanded. A central union for colored workers was created after seating disputes in Richmond Virginia. Notable strikes included San Francisco river and dock workers victory and machinists gains under a nine hour rule benefiting 60 000 workers with 75 000 others set for a 25 cent daily wage increase. Treasurer Lennon reported 126 422 receipts and 118 708 expenses. Secretary Morrison noted 1 056 total strikes affecting 153 503 members benefited, 12 707 not benefited, at a cost of 548 008.
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Scranton
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
St Thomas Colege Hall
United Mine Workers
Central Labor Union
Richmond
Federation
City Central
State Federations of Labor
San Francisco
Amalgamated Association
International Association of Machinists
Lennon
Morrison
Fire destroys National Starch Plant in Des Moines
A fire at the National Starch Manufacturing Co plant in southeast Des Moines destroyed the building and contents, with losses estimated at 200000. Water shortages limited suppression despite several hours of flames, while hundreds of workers escaped safely and the plant’s ownership ties to a New York based starch trust was noted.
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Trust
Des Moines
National Starch Manufacturing Co
New York
Starch Manufacturing Trust
New York City
Arrest of a Counterfeiter in Kansas City
Jacob Brill of Louisville Kentucky was arrested in Kansas City on December 6 charged with counterfeiting He tried to pass counterfeit five dollar gold pieces and silver dollars at his room police found a complete toolkit for counterfeiters Brill says he was recently released from the Kentucky penitentiary after a six year term and claims no confederates while admitting past passes of fake currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jacob Brill
Loursville
Brill
Kentucky
Is Prepared to Fight a Mob
Andalusia Alabama December 6 Sheriff Bradshaw returned to Andalusia with 22 negroes accused in the killing of J W Dorsey a merchant and Fale Atkinson city marshal at Opp Wednesday evening The posse pursued with bloodhounds and captured the men The sheriff says precautions will be taken to resist a mob if one forms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andalusia
Ala
Bradshaw
J. W. Dorsey
Fale Atkinson
Boston Museum Buys Frans Hals Portrait for 30000
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts purchased Frans Hals Portrait of a Woman for 30000 from T. J. Blakeslee of New York. The painting, 40 by 50 inches, likely dated about 1650, was a Buckingham collection treasure and will hang in the main gallery after the trustees vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beston Museum of Fine Arts
Brans Hale
Worms
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
T. J. Blakeslee
Blakeslee Galleries
New York City
Frans Hals
Frans ‘Hals
Duke of Buckingham
Wubby Wielded a Point and the Names of a Baby
A fragment from Tit Bits and Town Topics quotes debate on male authority in marriage and a wife conceding on naming their baby Henry. It includes witty lines about gender roles and aging expectations from George Eliot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Mason—dHiow
Henry
Markets Show Mixed Prices Across Regions
New York reports prices for flour corn oats and cattle with varied ranges. Cleveland notes steady wheat and higher cattle values while East Buffalo East Liberty and Cincinnati show softer sheep and steady to mixed hogs and cattle markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
East Buffalo
East Liberty
Endorsement by Princess Viroqua for Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Dr P Vinoqua of Lansing Michigan cites Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a blessing for women’s health, claiming cures for ovarian trouble and barrenness and noting it prevents dangerous operations. The letter urges readers to obtain a bottle and contact Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
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Dean Mus
Porraamu
Lydia IE. Pinkham
Princess Viroqua
P. Vinoqua
Lansing, Mich
Lydia FE. Pinkham
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Princess Viroqua, M. D
Lydia KE
Pinkham
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Speria
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Trans
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Pike Statost
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Great Platte Valley
Nebraska
Jas. H. Casselman
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