Diverse Global Facts Offer Curious Insights From Past
A collection of brief notes covers whale meat as a Japanese delicacy, a global Buddhist population estimate, English land value changes, naval reserve talk, and varied remarks on people and places. It mentions Jefferson Davis, Eu gene Field, D L Moody, New Orleans homes, and several economic and social curiosities across nations.
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England
Mags
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
William M. Evarts
New York
Erastus Lathrop
Westfield Mass
D. L Moody
France
St. Louis
Eugene Field
United States
Olympia
Wash
Naval Reserve
Vermont
Missouri
Treasury Department
Gage
Mexico
Stein
Orange Free State
New Mexico
Rarotonga
South Pacific
Senate
Baron Alderson
Secretary Root Report Highlights Insular Policy Cuba and Philippines
The annual Root report outlines army reorganization after Spanish-American War volunteers, notes new regiments in the Philippines, and details operations in Cuba and Puerto Rico. It praises troop courage amid hardships, describes Cuba’s orderly recovery and constrained sugar industry, and cites Puerto Rico’s civil government reforms despite hurricane and market woes.
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Washington
Cuba
Philippines
Root
Otis
Rio Grande
Gulf of Lingayen
Gulf
Dagupan
Porto Rico
Salvation Army Commander Booth Tucker Tours South
Cuattanooe a Tenn December 2 Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army passed through on Friday night en route to New Orleans. He will then go to Mobile Montgomery Nashville and Atlanta to inaugurate his plan of mission work among the southern Negroes.
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Cuattanooe
Tenn
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
New Orleans
Mobile
Montgomery
Nashville
Atlanta
Murder in Dormitory at Kane County Hospital
In Kankakee Illinois on December 3 a patient named William Wiley was found murdered in his bed in the Kane County hospital dormitory. He was stabbed through the heart with no sign of a struggle. Fifteen other patients slept nearby and authorities believe one of them committed the crime.
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Kankakee
Ill
William Wiley
Kanekkakee Hospital
Trust forms to consolidate iron enamel firms in middle west
Pittspuren Pa December 2 A move to unite all iron and enamelware manufacturers from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi is announced. Leading enamel ware producers may be consolidated and smaller shops bought out. Hospital stock valued around 19 099 090.
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Pittspuren
Middle West
Allegheny Mountains
Mississippi River
Maritime Canal and Nicaragua Route Contested by Congress
The report details the Maritime Canal project in Nicaragua with capitalization of 1,164,606.51 and liens totaling 6,705,000 in bonds. It notes the company’s assets, unpaid liabilities, and the impact of route disputes on construction. It also covers irrigation prospects, forest reserve proposals, and the Dawes commission finding no immediate territorial government in Indian Territory.
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Washington
Interior
Hitchcock
Nicaragua
Treasury
Nicaragua Canal
Coast Inter-Oceanic
Itn
Tral America
Costa Rig
United States
Dawes Commission
Indian Territory
Cancellation of stamps and new mutilation rule
The internal revenue commissioner issues a circular amending stamp cancellations for ten cent and larger denominations. Users must initial and date and mutilate the stamp with three parallel cuts unless already cancelled by existing methods. The rule takes effect December 15. Also reports Crippie Creek gold output for November at 98.5 million with a 25 percent rise.
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Wasumetox
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Crippie Creek
Wovemben
Cuire le Croix
Col
Business Portion of Town Destroyed in Fire
Cape Charles Virginia late Friday morning fire razed the entire business district of Onanocoke in Accomack County. Loss put at about 100000 with 985000 insurance to cover part of the damage.
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Cape Charles
Dea
Onanococoke
Acomac County
Navy Secretary Recommends New Armored Vessels
The secretary of the navy urges Congress to authorize three armored cruisers of about 13 000 tons twelve gunboats of about 900 tons and three protected cruisers of about 8 000 tons to bolster the fleet. He emphasizes the need for armor procurement reforms and urges early action in the next session to secure armor for the Maine Ohio and Missouri within the coming year.
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Wasurvetox
Secretary of the Navy
North Atlantic
Santiago
Long
Congress
United States Navy
Department
Dea
Maine
Ohio
Bissouri
Missouri
Thurston Memorial Fund Seeks Cuban Children Memorial
A movement to raise funds for a memorial in Madison to Cuban children was announced Sunday night at the Madison Ave Presbyterian church. The memorial will bear the name of Mrs. Thurs, the first wife of Senator John M. Thurston, who died soon after visiting Cuba.
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da Gephas
Thurs
John M. Thurston
Cuba
Madison Ae Presbyterian Church
Thurston
Chappelle in San Francisco FRANCISCO
A fragment notes a clerical figure visiting San Francisco en route to Manila to handle church affairs and meet with church officials. The terse item references Monsignor archbishop of New Orleans as apostolic delegate to Cuba and Porto in the Philippines and hints at upcoming duties in Manila.
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Chappelle
San Francisco
A Francisco
New Orleans
Cuba
Porto
Philippines
Manila
Con
Semean Treaty Signed at State Department Ceremony
Dec 4 a treaty signing occurred at the state department this Saturday afternoon involving the Samoan islands. Officials described the agreement as a significant step in regional diplomacy with attendees from multiple nations.
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Samoan Islands
Stage Department
Modder River Casualties and Diplomatic Move
Dispatches from Lonpoz, Dec 4, report Gen Gatacre’s forces near Modder River with reinforcements to Methuen and casualty tallies totaling 488 with 73 killed after the Modder River battle. An updated breakdown lists killed, wounded, and missing across regiments. Adelbert F. Hay is named to proceed to Pretoria as US consul replacement for Mr Macrum.
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Lonpox
War Office
Forestier- Walker
de Aar
Belmont
Modder River
Lancers
Engineers
Artillery
Coldstreams
Grenadiers
Scots Guards
Northumberland Fusiliers
Northumberlands
Yorkshire
North Lancashire
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
1St
South African
Medical Corps
Wasutkeron
Adelbert F. Hay
South Africa
State Department
Macrum
United States
Pretoria
Bayombong Capture Succeeds Through Bluff and Surrender
Manila reports Gen Conon forces surrender of 800 officers and men and 70 Spaniards at Bayombong after a ruse by Lieut Monroe. The town fell to a small guard as rebels believed Monroe had a large army behind him. bayombong’s surrender draws interest as insurgents hoped Aguinaldo would use the city as rebel capital.
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Manila
Conon
Saipan
Bayambong
Lieut
Monroe
Munroe
Hobart Will Leaves Major Estate to Widow and Institutions
The will of Vice President Garret A Hobart filed in Passaic county surrogates records estimates the estate near 2.5 million dollars. Widow Jennie Hobart receives 1 million and half of the remainder, son Garret A Hobart Jr. gets the other half at majority, and Paterson institutions receive 5 000 each. Hobart Tuttle Secretary to Gov Voorhees and Wilcox friend each get 20 000 and 10 000 respectively.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
General Hospital
Children’s Day Nursery
St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum
Paterson Orphan Asylum
Paterson
Hobart Tuttle
Gov. Voorhees
A. A. Wilcox
David Hobart
Philadelphia Upholstery Weavers Strike Hits 26 Mills
About 800 union upholstery weavers walked out Friday in Philadelphia, closing 26 mills and leaving nearly 8,000 workers idle. They seek a 55 hour week and 10 cent overtime pay plus a wage rise, aiming for roughly a five percent general increase after many already granted 15 percent raises.
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Philadelphia
Protracted Debate and Seat Drawing Mark Opening Week
Washington December 4 opening week of the Congress promises a crowded start with the speaker election and polygamy related Roberts case. Republicans plan a caucus to push the financial bill by week end before recess while Hobart’s death is noted with respect.
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Washiseton
House
Roberts
Utah
Atlantic City
Taylor
Ohio
Hobart
Committee On Rules
Senate
Sewall
Finance Committee
Aldrich
Novel boycott targets piano makers in Chicago labor dispute
The Chicago Federation of Labor on Sunday decided a new boycott against pianos from factories involved in a lockout. Renters will be asked to return tabooed instruments to warerooms and replace them with pianos from factories that did not join the lockout.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Printing press inventor Charles Potter Jr. dies in Plainfield
Charles Potter Jr. of Plainfield New Jersey died at home on Saturday after a long illness. Born in 1894 in Madison County New Jersey he moved to Westerly Rhode Island early in life and worked in the printing press trade. He later joined several firms making improvements before starting his own business.
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New York
Charles Potter, Jr
Plainfield
N. J
Mr. Potter
Madison County
Westerly
R. I
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