Maine disaster survivors seek damages in Spanish claims cases
Fifteen claims for survivors and families of Maine disaster victims have been filed with the Spanish claims commission in Washington. Damages total 270000 with 10000 per survivor and 20000 per deceased family. Also notes deaths and government statistics on cotton area and May receipts.
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Maine
Washington
Spanish Claims Commission
Francis Michler
Miles
West Point
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Treasury Department
Bureau of Navigation
United States
United States Steel plans refrigerating plant at Carnegie Co
The United States Steel Corporation prepares to erect a $100000 refrigerating plant at the Lucy furnaces of the Carnegie Company to reduce pig iron costs by freezing moisture before blowing air into the furnace. Other items include business failures, a 100 year old man missing, steel rail contracts, and a bridge-rail accident with high voltage danger.
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United States Steel Corporation
Liucy
Carnegie Co
United States
Canada
James Malley
Plymouth
Malley
East Cambridge
Mass
Blake Pump
Thomas Wilson
New York City
Tle
Raf
Maruski
Delaware River
Chester
Armenia Fire Insurance Co
Pittsburg
Westchester Fire Insurance Co
New York
Armenia
Pennsylvania
Tinos
Onin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Colorado
Trois
George
Ross
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Tarentum
Kelly
Paper Millain
Holyoke
Eagle Judge of
Tragedy at Carrollton as officer’s son dies aiding arrest
In Carrollton Missouri on the 28th alt Charles McKinney son of a police officer was killed while helping his father arrest a gang of tramps. Three tramps jailed. about six others fled but were pursued, surrounded, and two more captured after a fight. Immigrant Porto Kean detainees in Honolulu face starvation and require feeding before transfer to plantations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Charles McKinney
Honolulu
Colon
Multiple disasters and strikes reported in late month summaries
A hillside pavilion and power house burned in Duluth Minnesota sending a fire car down the incline into Superior Street with insurance losses of about 18000. In Oklahoma a well blew oil over an acre before flows ceased. Baltimore shipyard accident left crew rescued after the Hudson toppled in shallow water. Grand Rapids furniture consolidation faltered under Charles Flint. Wilmington trolley cars ran away killing one and injuring others including a man cut in two. Laurine explosion near Rocheport Missouri destroyed the boat with two missing workers. Denver strikes halted building. brick and mortar carriers seek higher pay for eight hour day. Joliet forger Gilbert Meyers hanged himself in Chicago cell. Wolcott Wyoming reports Union Pacific land rush with rapid staking of claims.
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Duluth
Minn
Imke Superior
Superior Street
Warmwly
Moscow
Oklahoma
Baltimore
William Skinner & Sons
Hudson
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles R. Flint
New York
People’s Street Railway
Wilmington
Del
Joshua Gilman
Laurine
Booneville
Rocheport
Missouri River
Denver
Col
Union
Joliet
Ill
Gilbert E. Meyers
Chicago
Wolcott
Union Pacific Railroad
Boer General Schoeman Killed in Pretoria Shell Blast
Boer General Schoeman and his daughter died when a shell exploded at the Schoeman home in Pretoria. His wife and two others were badly injured. Also reported: Count William Bismarck died at Warzin after a brief illness. English Admiralty orders limit wood in warship construction and require removal of wooden decks where feasible.
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Schoeman
Pretoria
William Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Warzin
Prussia
Strikes End as Hartford Shops Grant 9-Hour Day
Eighteen hundred workers return to six Hartford machine shops after management concedes a nine hour day with ten hours pay and allows local shop committees but not union committees.
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Hartford
Conn
Edward Foshay
Kansas City
Edna Stokes
Pittsburg, Ohio Valley & Cincinnati
Powhattan
Amelia Chan
John Meting
Tony Wetrine
Barney Metzowski
American Shirt and Collar Co
New York
Vatican
Ta'kim
Irving Institute
Towa State University
Caroline Jarvis
I. M. Pagan
Fagan
Miss Jarvis
Crocker- Wheeler Electric Co
Ampere
N. Jd
Wheeler
Japan
Oaxaca
Mex
Tehuuntepec
Memorial Day in Gotham Marks Hall of Fame Dedication
Memorial Day observances in New York included a Madison Square military parade reviewed by Gov. Odell and Mayor Van Wyck, a Grant’s Tomb ceremony with Wu Ting Fang, and the Hall of Fame dedication at New York University with an oration by Sen. Chauncey M. Depew. Tablets opened by numerous societies, honoring figures from Washington to Longfellow.
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Grants Touib
New York
Madison Square
Odell
van Wyck
Grant
Wu Ting Fang
Hall of Fame
New York University
Chauncey M. Depew
Old Guard
Gov. Odell
United States
United States Marines
Farragut
Li Hung
Chang
M.r Depew
Mac
Adams
Sons of the Revolution
Grand Army of the Republic
National Association of Naval Veterans
See
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Marshall
American Bar Association
Kent
Bar Association of New York
Story
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Peabody
Peabody Educational Fund
Cooper
Stuart
National Academy of Design
Fulton
American Society of Civil Engineers
Morse
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Whitney
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Audubon
American Society of Naturalists
Gray
Botanical Society of America
Edwards
John Willis Baer
Society of Christian Endeavor
Mann
National Educational Association
Beecher
Y. M. C. A. Channing
New England Society
Emerson
New York Normal College
Hawthorne
Irving
Wadleigh High School
Longfellow
Brooklyn Girls’ High School
Expensive pest threatens pea crops in United States
Washington reports warn that the green pea louse, first appearing in 1899 in Bridges Washington, will spread and cause greater crop losses. Estimated Atlantic coast damages rose from 3 million in 1899 to 4 million by mid 1900, with Maryland crops heavily devastated. Vigorous control efforts include a detailed bulletin on fighting the insect.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bridges
United States
Atlantic
Maryland
Rockefeller Institute Project to Study Milk and Medicine
New York reports the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research will start work in pathology labs at several universities in the United States and Canada including the University of Chicago. A $200,000 endowment is seen as a starting amount with plans to grow. Directors will oversee basic investigations over four years focusing first on the nation’s milk supply.
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J.D. Meckefeller
New York
the Herald
Science and Humanity
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Canada
Health Department
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
Interstate Physicians League
Land of Plenty
Piedley
Ottawa
M.V McInnes
Merrill Bill
Natrolt
Mich
E.T. HoLings
Big Four Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
Dowie's Blasphemy Sparks Outcry At Zion Rally
Chicago June 3 Dowie declares himself Elijah and restorer, repeating roles of prophet and ruler. More than 3 000 rise as he denounces pope Masonry banks and newspapers. He orders tithes to the storehouse of God amid chants and fury from 5 000 present.
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Chicago
Elijah
John the Baptist
John
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Masonry
City of Butte Reports Recurrent Ground Cracks
In Butte Montana on June 3 residents report five large earth cracks appearing in various city sections. The largest fissure runs on West Galena Street. others mark shifts on both west and east sides. Gas and water lines suffer damage as city engineers note rapid changes in elevations and bench marks, while cause remains unknown and concern grows.
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Butte
Mont
Galena Street
Rickenbach
Main Street
Broadway
Fierce Storm Roars Through Pittsburg Area Wrecks Shelter
A violent spring storm struck Sunday causing heavy damage and injuring four people. In Whittaker near Homestead a partly finished store and dwelling collapsed, burying three boys aged 13 to 16 and a man, Daniel Martin, who may die from head and spine injuries. The boys, George Marley 15 Frank Sturgiss 13 Daniel Ashton 16, were rescued in bad shape but expected to recover. they had sought shelter with 25 or 30 others from a ball game when the building fell.
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Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
Whittaker
Homestead
Daniel Martin
George Marley
Frank Sturgiss
Daniel Ashton
Marley
Fire destroys Jasper county seat town in Texas
The town of Jasper in Jasper County Texas was wiped out by fire destroying seventeen houses and all businesses. The post office safe and the county treasurer’s safe were blown open and robbed, leading residents to suspect arson to cover the theft.
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Beaumont
Tex
Jasper
Jasper County
Missouri Pacific Extends Double Daily Train Service
Missouri Pacific Railway operates double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado, Nevada, and the Pacific Coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 9:00 a.m. and 10:10 p.m., Kansas City at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., with through sleeping cars to San Francisco. Excursion tickets on sale. for details contact agents. H Townsend, Gen Pass and Ticket Agent, St. Louis.
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Calarcada
Aiew Wel Paalle
Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Nteh
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
H.C. Townsend
Gen. Pass
St. Louis, Mo
Equestrian Exercise Praised by Fogg Bass
A Boston Transcript commentary notes Fogg and Bass praise equestrian exercise while others doubt its value. It cites frequent riding by Bass as evidence against the claimed benefits.
Surgeon plans appendix operation as Croaker questions value
A dramatic dialogue cited from the Chicago Tribune shows a surgeon declaring the need to remove an appendix while a Chronic Croaker doubts the cost. The exchange captures a humorous, wartime style hospital banter.
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Chicago Tribune
Foot Ease Powder Ad from Allen S. Olmsted
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy, Cures Corns, Itching Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent free Ad dress Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N. Y.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
In the Presence of Greatness and Local Sayings
A compact collection of domestic and regional quips from readers and newspapers. It parrots light exchanges about babies fame luck and hair with brief, humorous remarks attributed to various local voices from multiple states.
Check That Ugly Couch With Hoxsie's Croup Cure
An Atchison Globe item advertises Noopium priced at 50 cents claiming a household remedy. A quip warns that a man who is cheated will forget a favor, reflecting the era's ad humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxsie
Atchison Globe
Market Snapshot Across Cities on June 4
Responsive prices show steady government bonds and varied livestock runs. Wheat, corn, oats futures mix across New York Cleveland Chicago markets with cattle, sheep, lambs and hogs reporting firm to strong bids in several regions and ranges.
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New York
Cleveland
York State
Chicago
Palmer’s Lotion Promises Cure After Twelve Years Suffering
A testimonial from Cincinnati recalls relief from a twelve year affliction using Palmer’s Lotion. The ad urges readers to request samples from Solo Palmer at 374 Pearl Street, New York, if their druggist does not carry it.
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T. B. Cutler
Cincinnati
Ohio
Palmer
Lee
Solo Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
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Americus
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James Atwell
National Association of Union ex-Prisoners of War
National Association of Union
Meriden
Genn
Dowie
Elijah, the
Prophet
Butte, Mont
Burghars
Him
Parke
Lane
Detroit Free Press
Janes Boyer
Trinity Springs
Bosadott
Hall É Ruckel
G &J
G & J Tire Company
Indianapols, Ind
Security
Carter
Hue Ittle Iver
U.S.A
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Pass. Dep't
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