Population Center of United States Shifts in Indiana
The 1901 census bureau notes the nation's center of population, excluding Alaska and new territories, on June 1 lay six miles southeast of Columbus in Bartholomew County Indiana. President McKinley leaves Washington after signing commissions and approving wartime revenue act figures totaling $289,504,447 through March 31.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
McKinley
F Pruden
Army Census Bureau
United States
Alaska
Colmbus
Bartholomew County
Indiana
Coal and labor strife and stock market highs amid city notes
Retirement of Police Captain Josiah Westervelt after 25 years on the force with a $1 375 pension is announced as a case against him for neglect of duty is dismissed. Coal dealers notify a 50 cent per ton price hike by September, rising ten cents a month. Bridgeport carpenters and stone masons win an eight hour day with pay scales of 35 and 45 cents per hour. Yonkers workers strike for 55 cents hourly and Saturday half holiday. Rochester painters push to eight hour day with no wage cut. 160 depart. City of Washington brings crew from the Emma C Knowles. New York stock exchange seat sells for 70,000. Ex city attorney William C Moreland dies at 66. Large forest fire rages Somerset county Pa, with homes saved by neighbors. Standard Oil Co promises 20 percent dividend. Norfolk & Western declares 1 percent. Gloversville leather dressers destroyed in fire, loss 100,000. Paterson nurses raise funds by rubber boot drive. Mary Shannon wills 125,000 to charities. Shovel and spade manufacturers consider consolidation. Distillery and whisky market likely cornered by a large New York City firm.
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Jo-siah Westervelt
New York
Westervelt
New York City
Coal Trust
Bridgeport
Conn
Yonkers
N. Y
Rochester
Painters’ Union
City of Washington
Colon
Emma C. Knowles
Barnegat
Standard Oil Co
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Gloversville
Robinson Bros
Paterson
N J.) General Hospital
Mary Shannon
Newton
Mass
Middlesex
Sugar Prices Rise Ten Cents Per Hundred Pounds
On the third of the month all grades of refined sugar were advanced ten cents per 100 pounds.
West and South Warps of 1890s Rail and Steel Incidents
A stream of early 1890s disaster notes, including the Raymond Horner sinking 13 coal barges near Henderson Kentucky, a prosperous oil strike at Evanston Wyoming with capitalists buying land, a Buffalo and Southwestern derailment near South Dayton New York injuring several, the death of Congressman Rosseau E. Crump in Michigan, market moves on corn oats, widespread union strikes in Indianapolis, Nome stampede vanishings, a Danville Virginia woman driven to insanity by a prank, Armour & Co beef house fire at Chicago damaging stockyards, a big fire at Ewart Indiana destroying the town, and a Winston apartment roof collapse in Chicago injuring workers.
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Raymond Horner
Pittsburg
Henderson, Ky
Aspen
Union Pacific Railroads
Evanston
Wyo
Pennsylvania
California
Nebraska
Tocal
Buffalo & Southwestern
Dayton
N. Y
Kenner
Rosseau
E. Crump
Michigan
West Bay City
Crump
Congréss
Chicago Board, of Trade
George
H. Phillips
Indianapolis
H. T. Reed
B. F. Dyer
Port Townsend
Wash
Nome
R. K. Foster
Danville
Armour & Co
Chicago Stock Yards
Winston
Russian Chinese clash near Mukden reported in Pekin dispatch
The Pekin dispatch notes a recent battle between Russian and Chinese forces near Mukden. Russian casualties amount to 60 killed and wounded, with four Russian officers among the dead and General Zerpitzki among the wounded. The annual report of the English Boilermakers and Shipbuilders Society records a 100000 ton drop in vessels launched in 1900 versus 1899.
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Pekin
Mukden
Zerpitzki
Railroad unrest spurs revival rumors and wage strikes
Chicago rail officials report a plan to revive the American Railway union under a new name United Brotherhood of Railway Employees. California oil field returnees tell of springs flow oil as lubricant. Henry C Fry buys land near Monaca for a large glass factory. Sinois Central raises wages 5 percent for 1,000 to 2,000 workers, boosting payroll by about 300,000 annually. Major coal deal by Dravo Co covers 35,000 acres near Murrysville for nearly 4 million dollars. Philadelphia building wall collapse endangers 20 tenants with warnings from cracking ceilings. Scranton car shops strike in solidarity with Dover workers over union activity. Illinois reapportionment gives 25 congressional districts after census. The pope is said to have made a will designating a successor.
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Chicago
American Railway Union
United Brotherhood of Railway
Wyoming
Henry C. Fry
National Glass Co
South Monaca
Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Sinois Central
James W. Dravo & Co
Murraysville
Allegheny
Westmoreland Counties
Broad and
Market Streets
Philadelphia
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Scranton
Dover
N. J
Illinois
Ilinois
Rome
Ohio Court-Martial Clears Officers with Reduced Penalties
Gov Nash released findings from a court martial of Fifth regiment and Ninth battalion officers in Columbus on May 23. Col C X Zimerman was convicted on all charges but his sentence was mitigated to six months suspension and rank reduction to bottom of colonels. Captains Hiland S Wright and Burton O Squier were found guilty of falsification and dismissed, then reduced to one month suspension and bottom-of-line captain. Maj John C Fulton was guilty of allowing liquor sales in camp and received one year suspension with reprisal. Maj Wren was guilty and suspended for one year. Wren’s sentence suspended and clemency recommended for Zimerman, Wright, and Squier.
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National Guard
Columbus
Gov.Nash
C. X. Zimerman
Gov. Nash
Hiland S. Wright
Burton O. Squier
John C. Fulton
Ninth Battalion
Wren
Fulton
Zimerman
Wright
Squier
Victorian Kings Stub
A critique notes three recent British kings failed to elevate the monarchy. George III’s obstinacy hurt empire gains, George IV’s scandalous conduct alienated the people, and William IV’s plain manners and lack of ceremony drew ridicule. The Times condemns their legacies as unregretted.
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Victoria
Blackwood
George III
George IV
Times
William IV
Britain
Grain-O Promises Coffee Substitute In Stores
A new grain based drink Grain-O is marketed as a coffee substitute. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and be nearly indistinguishable from coffee while costing about 15 to 25 cents per package. Children may drink it with benefit.
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Burnham
Sign of a Man's Nerves on Forehead Incident
In the Yonkera Statesman a brief dialogue notes a man using a girl on the forehead as a sign. Patrice suggests it was a sign he was rattled.
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Patrice
Yonkera
Choate Address on Lincoln by Railway Publication
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway publishes Joseph Choates address on the career and character of Abraham Lincoln. The essay covers his early life struggles and later life and administration. Copies cost six cents postage to I A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill. Not an Expert. Miss Madderne I thought you understood French Bluffington Well er not fluently Puck.
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Joseph Choate
Great Britain
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
I. A. Miller
Chicago
Ill
Miss Madderne
Bluffington
Puck
Factory Closes As Strike Spreads At National Cash Register
Dayton May 4. Owing to difficulty with molders the factory will be closed till further notice. 2,300 workers sent home after four molders were discharged for cause and foundrymen struck for reinstatement. Polishers joined the demand and threatened a sympathetic strike. officers warn of indefinite closure if the strike continues. The story spans labor action and management response.
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Dayton
National Cash Register
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as universal remedy
The paper claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by a constitutional treatment taken orally. Proprietors offer one hundred dollars if it fails to cure and promise testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Sleep Baby Sleep Burglary Alarm Sparks Household Debate
A quarrel over placing a burglar alarm ensues between Mr. Popleigh and his wife in a Philadelphia Press snippet. He wants the alarm downstairs in the hall to avoid disturbing the bedroom, while she argues they would hear it. The baby’s absence of hearing is noted as the main point.
Sore about wearing big brother's pants
Quotations from a Philadelphia Record and Philadelphia Press excerpt reveal humor about clothing and relationships. The dialogue includes Tommy and Jimmy and Mrs Spendletz reacting to fashion, with mentions of bloomers and a planned diamond ring.
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Tommy
Jimmy
Philadelphia Record
Free Allen's Foot-Ease Sample Offer Ad
A Cleveland Plain Dealer style advertisement promotes a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease from Allen S. Olmsted in Leroy N Y. The powder claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen feet and makes tight shoes comfortable. It targets foot problems and notes 25c price and widespread druggist and shoe store sales.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy
Beeman’s Gum and Cascarets Featured in Satirical Ad
A Detroit Journal clippings roundup promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure all for bowel issues and Beeman’s Pepsin Gum for dyspepsia. The note mocks imitations and jokes about a minister at a wedding. The ad emphasizes affordability at ten cents and natural relief.
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Detroit Journal
Markets Across Cities Show Mixed Grain and Livestock Activity
May 6 reports list prices across New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo East Buffalo and Cincinnati. Wheat, corn and oats vary by grade, with bids for cattle and hogs ranging from modest to strong, and lamb values fluctuating in regional markets.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Chicago
Toledo
East
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Ruthven Reprieved Delays Executing Murder Sentence
Governor Nash issued a reprieve for murderer Ruthven, refusing commutation to life imprisonment. The statement cites the warden's father’s death and sets the execution for Friday May 31 after the reprieve ends.
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Ruthven
Columbus
Nash
Akron Grand Jury Indicts Seven in May Session
Akron report: grand jury returns seven indictments on Friday. Joseph R. Frantz is charged with bigamy, having wives in Cleveland and Akron. No bill was returned in the case of Charles Frey, who was killed by game wardens last week.
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Akron
Joseph R. Frantz
Cleveland
Charles Frey
Loudonville Fire Causes 75000 Dollar Loss
A blaze at the American House livery barn in Loudonville last night caused about 75000 in damages. The fire was started by a lantern upset in the hay loft. Many residents suffered loss of household goods though some insurance coverage existed.
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Loudonville
American House
Herrick Buys a Railroad at Salem
The Salem railroad seven miles long, sold at receiver's sale to Walter Johnson for Morton Trust Co., New York, was resold to Col. Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland for 125000. A 30 mile extension from Washingtonville to Youngstown is proposed to link coal mines near Salem.
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Salem
Salem Railroad
Washingtonville
Walter Johnson
Morton Trust Co
New York
Col
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Youngstown
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