Senate Debates Ship Subsidy and War Tax Cuts This Week
Congress article notes Clay opposed ship subsidy in Senate on Dec 11 while a five member committee investigates ex Cadet Booz hazing death. Hanna spoke for subsidy. Hay-Pauncefote treaty debated. a holiday recess was set. War revenue reduction bill advances. pension bill of 145 million passes.
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Senate
Clay
Aem
House
Booz
West Point Military Academy
Hanna
United States
Congress
Housé
War secretary orders MacArthur to start Philippines troop return
The secretary of war directs Maj. Gen. MacArthur to begin returning volunteer troops from the Philippines. The move anticipates congressional authorization to enlist regular regiments to replace the recalled units.
Mining Sale Confirmed by Pennsylvania Coal Co to Erie Railroad
The Pennsylvania Coal Co sells 22 mine workings in Scranton and Pittston producing 2,000,000 tons of coal, employing 5,500 workers, with Erie Railroad Co officially confirmed on the 13th.
Burglars Blow Safe at Romney Union Supply Co
On the night of the 10th a gang dynamited the safe of the Union Supply Co in Romney West Virginia. They secured 1200 dollars and escaped in a stolen buggy.
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Union Supply Co
Romney
W. Va
Multiple incidents unfold across states in early 1900s
In Beloit 60 businessmen paid 325 dollars for a dinner but the hotel safe was emptied by an employee who fled after warning police. Jackson Michigan suffered a fire at Lewis springworks and its axle factory with losses estimated 50 to 60 thousand dollars insured. Northwestern University academy student Frank Lust was hazed by 12 masked students and forced to run a gauntlet. Michigan attorney general moves against fraudulent deben ture and toutine firms. Mary Mills steamer dock fire destroyed dock warehouse and 300 tons hay at Sturgeon Bay. California university building plans for 10 million dollars approved. Crawfordsville warrants issued for 43 men accused of vote selling. A Burlington railroad wreck at Murray Iowa killed John Doyle and injured four others.
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Beloit
Wis
Jackson
Mich
Lewis
Frank Lust
Northwestern University Academy
Evanston
University
Lake Shore
Oren
Michigan
McEachern
Sturgeon Bay
Mary Mills
Bernard
University of Californian
Crawfordsville
Ind
Benjamin
Thompson
Democratic County Committee
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Murray
John Doyle
Multitalented Mulhall Dies in Dublin at 77
Michael G Mulhall a noted writer on science and economics died in Dublin on the 13th. Born 1836 he was famed as a leading statistician and analyst of tariff money and economic questions. A British warship Terrible hit 76.8 percent in six inch gun target practice. Paris exposition finances show a 2 000 000 franc loss with 116 500 000 francs outlay and 114 500 000 francs receipts. Coal price and order scarcity drive Scottish iron and steel makers to consider January plant closures.
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Michael G. Mulhall
Dublin
Ireland
Mulhall
Iron and
Scotland
Beekman Dies in NYC at 55 While Leaving Court
Justice Henry R. Beekman of the supreme court died in front of his residence in New York City aged 55. Officials suspect heart disease from overwork. Born in New York, he lived there his whole life.
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Henry R. Beekman
Supreme Court
New York City
Vth
Beekman
New York
Norfolk (A.) Navy
Money Metals Report on 1899 Gold and Silver Output
The 1899 mint report shows gold production at 71,053,400 dollars and silver at 32,858,700 dollars at average year values. US gold output set a record surpassing 1898 by 6.59 million and Alaska Colorado and Utah drive gains. Silver production rose marginally to 54,764,000 ounces, with average silver price 60 cents per ounce. World gold output totals 306,584,000 dollars, led by Canada and Australasia while Africa falls due to Transvaal war. Klondike yields about 16,000,000 dollars. World silver output reaches 167,224,243 fine ounces, Mexico and the United States supplying two-thirds. Industrial consumption totals 72,658,500 dollars for gold and 24,595,600 for silver.
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Wshington
Mint
United States
California
Alaska
Cape Nome
Colorado
Utah
Canada
Klondike
Australasia
Africa
Transvaal
Mexico
Weekly Trade Bulletin Notes Stable Holiday Trade
R G Dun & Co reports modest holiday trade gains and steady wholesale staples. Collections remain strong, money rates stay high, and industrial activity holds steady with old orders filling into the new year. Pittsburg reports soft new business. Chicago mills resume, and rail orders for 1,200,000 tons are planned for next year.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Pittsburg
Chicago
United States
Canada
Severe San Francisco Storm Damages City Infrastructure
A historic San Francisco storm on Friday brought fierce gusts rain and thunder causing structural damage. Houses toppled fences fell and a gas tank at the San Francisco Gas and Electric Co was struck by lightning and demolished though no injuries were reported. Telegraph links to the world were severed as lines failed and only partial service is returned as repairs begin.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Telegraphers Strike Continues In Topeka
Santa Fe telegraphers have set up headquarters in Topeka with Order of Railway Telegraphers leadership in charge and vow to keep fighting until victory. Not all on the division are out yet but officers say they will strike before operations extend further. Mr Newman noted new men miss train reports on time, a point Third Vice President Barr has pressed.
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Topeka
Kan
Dee
Santa Fe
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Newman
Barr
Young Degenerate Sentenced for Manslaughter in First Degree
Alexander Stewart, 14, was sentenced in New York Pec on 20 years for manslaughter in the first degree. He killed playmate Edward Piesel by slitting his throat while pretending to shave him. The youth displayed a sneering smile at the verdict asserting a long history of viciousness since early childhood.
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New York
Pec
Alexander Stewart
Edward Piesel
Stewart
Two Negroes Lynched After Barber Murder in Rockport
In Rockport Indiana, December 17, a mob of about 1000 hanged two Black men, Jim Henderson and Bud Rowlands, after they confessed to murder and robbery of Hollie Simons, a white barber. The mob overpowered sheriffs, broke jail, and dragged the prisoners to a tree in the courtyard. Simons was slain near his barber shop, his skull crushed and a bag with about $40 taken. Debruler, a hotel porter involved, was cleared by alibi. The mob dispersed after the killings.
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Rockport
Ind
Jim Henderson
Bud Rowlands
Hollie Simons
Rowland
Clements
Union County
Rowlands
Anderson
Court House Yard
Debruler
Simons
Tugging Struggles As Cufie Is Brought Into Anchor
The White Star steamer Cufie bound from Liverpool to New York was towed to an anchorage at Queenstown by the Kansas Citys after sighting December 9, the day the Cufie lost her propeller. Heavy seas delayed connections from December 12 and the hawsers broke again Saturday night off Kinsale before towing resumed.
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Queenstown
White Star Line
Liverpool
New York
Kansas Citys
Kansas City
Kinsale
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
An old sale pitch explains catarrh as a blood or constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces, used as a regular prescription by leading physicians. The ad touts testimonials, Toledo Ohio makers, and nationwide drugstore availability at 75 cents.
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Hall
Cu. Ney & CO
Toledo
Stolen March Quip Echoes Rival Composer Rivalry
The Princeton Tiger reports a famed composer listening to a rival in an opera and shedding tears as the chorus sings a familiar air. He sighs that the rival has stolen a march on him, a remark understood by those familiar with the works.
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Princeton Tiger
Time to Go South on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company reports improved Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans Gulf Coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points. Perfect connections with steamer lines to Cuba Puerto Rico Nassau West Indies and Central American ports. Tourist and home seekers excursion tickets offered at low rates. Inquiries directed to C L Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
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Itg
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tampa
Palm Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
West Indian
Central American
C. L. Stone
Louisville, Ky
Very Cordial The Guest A Genteel Exchange at Dinner
A witty exchange describes a cordial visit where a guest speaks of a very cordial atmosphere and the hostess attributes it to pousse cafes. The anecdote ends with the guest returning home with a pocketful of cloves.
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Chicago Daily News
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Claims Quick Relief
An alleged health advertisement promises natural bowel relief for a range of ailments from headaches to cancer. It touts Cascarets as a genuine metal box product with C. O.¢ stamped on each tablet and warns against imitations while urging a 10 cent start to regain health.
The Worm's Turning In Witty Exchange
Comic exchange from the Philadelphia Press features Mrs Henpeck asking for a Christmas present and Henpeck replying he has no enemies on earth.
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
A compact ad promotes Jell O as a quick no bake dessert option. It highlights flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry and notes prepay in two minutes with boiling water to set as it cools. Available at grocers for 10c.
Statu quo question sparks debate in playful banter
A humorous exchange features Piper Say and Muggsy discussing the meaning of statu quo. Muggsy explains it as a situation where someone is controlled by a detective or “jay” while others sit nearby, framed in light newspaper banter.
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Piper
Muggsy
de Jay
Philadelphia
Lane's Family Medicine Promotes Daily Bowel Movement
An ad for Lane's Family Medicine claims it moves the bowels daily to keep health, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, and relieves sick headaches. The product is priced at 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
They Cannot Sing Glee Songs While They Yell
A Baltimore American quip notes college yells lack harmony as they shout. A testimonial from Mrs Thos Robbins of Maple Street Norwich New York dated February 17 1900 credits Piso's Cure for Consumption with saving her life three years prior.
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Baltimore American
Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
Quips and Notices From Puck and Chicago Journal Lines
A collage of humorous quotes and ads appears, including a quip about Mrs Brown Izaak Walton, a joke on spelling, a cold cure claim for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, a dog bark proverb, Beeman's Pepsin Gum recommendation, a frown quote from Chicago Journal, and a color dye product Pornan Fape ess Dyxs sold by druggists.
Restoration of hair after loss rare but reported
A Cincinnati ex superintendent Mrs S L Smith recounts hair loss over three years and baldness. He credits Palmer's Lotion with removing dandruff and scalp disease and restoring nearly full hair. He notes other skin benefits from Palmer's Lotion and Lotion Soap.
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Omnibus Line
Cincinnati
Ohio
Palmer
Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
A Lot About Abraham Parody From The London Jewish World
A schoolboy answered an exam question on Abraham by saying he was the father of Lot and had two wives Ishmale and Hagar. He claimed one wife stayed at home while the other was turned into a desert pillar of salt by day and a pillar of fire by night.
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Lot
Ishmale
Hagar
London
Excursion Sleepers via M K T Ry Schedule
Weekley paneer E Sleeptes depart St Louis and Kansas City for San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Katy Flyer and Geameien trains run every Saturday at 9 05 p m with connections to San Thapato and San Francisco markets.
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St. Louis
Katy
Joe & TL. Ry
San Antonio
Los Anges
Van
An Unjust Charge in The Denver Times
A Denver Times feature addresses a provocative accusation about Penelope described as abominably mannish. The piece includes a sharp exchange about appearance and manner, reflecting gendered criticisms and editorial stance on propriety.
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Penelope
Denver Times
Fighting in Panay Advances Reported by Manila Dispatch
Advices from Panay island say American troops move north and west over several days with detachments from the Sixth Eighteenth and Twenty-sixth regiments active near stations. Insurgent losses last ten days include five killed seven wounded and four prisoners. Americans suffer two killed and three wounded. Large numbers of natives swear allegiance to the United States.
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Manila
Fioilo
Island
Panay
United States
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