Washington women lead drive to build American university
Volume V details a nationwide campaign led by Washington women to raise 250 000 for an administration building to form a nucleus of a national university. The plan targets public school pupils and adults, with a February 22 1899 kickoff and certificates for contributors. Notables include Mrs Hearst Mrs A Richardson Miss Rachel How and David Starr Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ident
Univer
Alfill Washington
the Hearst
A. Richardson
Boston
A R. Anthony
Rachel How
Louise Tincker
and Anthony, Jr
Massachus
Richardson
Bureau of Engraving Or Printing
Experts Reach Agreement On Bering Sea Question
Washington special reports that during the Bering Sea meeting representatives from Great Britain Canada and the United States reached a unanimous agreement among seal experts on the condition of the herds. They hope to use a later day to adjust the issue and other border controversies. No final decision on pelagic sealing was made. An international commission for broader elements was discussed and written views will be submitted from Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bering Sea
Washington
Ing Sea
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Internanal Commission
Ottawa
Retired Master Workman Seeks 1900 Presidency
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports in a Sunday feature that J. Poveregn, longtime master workman of the Knights of Labor, has signed his position to pursue the U S presidency in 1900. It notes cordial terms with W J Bryan and hints Sovereign supporters aim to win the prize Mr Bryan seeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Sovereign
J. * Poveregn
Mass
Knights of Labor
United States
W. J. Bryan
J. Sovereign
Mr. Tyan
Cotton Growers Set Southern Convention in Atlanta
A Columbia dispatch reports preparations for a cotton growers convention in Atlanta on December 13. J. C. Winnery calls for county courthouse meetings December 1 to form a permanent Southern union to improve control of production and sales. Gov. Ellerbe to solicit delegates from southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D.C
Atlanta
Wilburn
Farmers’ Alliance
South Carolina
J. C. Winnery
Cotton Growers’ Association
Wilborn
Ellerbe
Post Epidemic Crusade Aims to Prevent Yellow Fever Recurrence
With cold weather ending the epidemic, the Marine Hospital Service at Washington plans a post epidemic crusade. Officials will work with state health authorities to disinfect affected districts and ensure fumigation of every house where a fever case occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Postponement of Autonomy Decrees for West Indies
Madrid dispatch reports Marshal Blanco’s request leads to delaying publication of autonomy decrees for the West Indies until November 25. Government aims to publish all reforms together and allow Blanco to advance operations against insurgents and finish colony reorganization.
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Blanco
Madrid
London Standard
Marshal Blanco
West Indies
Government urged to fund Niagara canal from rail debts
San Francisco chamber of commerce trustees adopt a resolution asking the government to set aside money collected from debts of the Union Central and Kansas Pacific railroads for Niagara canal construction. They also seek a Yukon patrol and two extra artillery regiments stationed in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Pacific
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Union Central
Niagara Canal
Yukon River
San Francisco
Merry Comes Home as Nicaragua Minister Pick
Captain W. L. Merry of San Francisco, recently named by President McKinley as minister to Nicaragua Costa Rica and Salvador, has arrived in Washington. Representations by Central American states prevented him from taking office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Merry
San Francisco
McKinley
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Salvador
Washington
Bonds as Security for Union Pacific Funds
Secretary Gage will sign over $9,600,000 in United States bonds as security for the Union Pacific purchase money. The transfer of $13,645,250 in bonds in the Union Pacific sinking fund will require considerable labor by Secretary Gage as New York banks hold them to prevent circulatory contraction after the reorganization committee withdrew part of their bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Washington Dispatch
National City Bank of
New York
United States
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Road
Union Pacific Sinking Fund
Germans Seize Kiao Chau Forts in China War Crisis
Advices from Shanghai report German cruiser squadron commander landing 600 troops at Kiao-Chau on November 15. Forts held by 1,500 Chinese fall after German ultimatum. German flag replaces Chinese, with ships saluting. China considers this act war. American and British ships ordered to monitor. Australia and Li Hung Hing implicated in earlier murders. Emperor William follows the China situation closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Kiao-Chau
von Deiderich
Shanghia
Germany
Kiao Chau
Yen- Chu-Fu
Yeng-Tu
Li Hung Hing
Lee Chuoan
Sultan Will Apologize to Austria for Messina Incident
Vienna dispatch reports Baron de Calice says the sultan has promised full satisfaction to Austria over the Messina incidents and the Oriental railroad dispute linked to Turkish troop movements in the recent Turkey Greece war. Austria had pressed redress after insults to merchant Brazzatelli of Mersina. failure could have brought naval action on Mersina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan
Austria
Vienna
Baron de Calice
Constantinople
Messina
Oriental
Turkey
Greece
Mersina
Seamen Indicted for Murder in Olive Pecker Case
A Norfolk grand jury handed up true bills charging John Anderson with murder of Captain John W. Whitman and murder of Mate William Wallace Saunders. Indictments also include destruction of the vessel Olive Pecker. William Horsburgh John Lind and Manuel Barrial charged as accessories after the murders. Additional counts name destruction of the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Horeburgh
John Lind
Juan de Dois Barrial
Boycott Deemed Illegal By Missouri Court Of Appeals
An opinion from the United States Court of Appeals in St Louis holds that boycotts are not a legal weapon. The Oxley Stave Company of Kansas City sued H C Hoskins and twelve others, members of Coopers Union No 1, who objected to machinery use and instituted a boycott.
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Missouri Court of Appeals
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Oxley Stave Company of
Kansas City
H. C. Hoskins
Coopers’ Union No. 1
O Quinn Claims Innocence in Atlanta Policeman Killing
Walter O Quinn on trial for murder told the jury he is innocent and not connected to the shooting of Policeman Ponder. He testified he was behind the bar at his saloon during the crime and offered details about cigars and keys found at his home as explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter O'Quainn
Atlanta
Ponder
Wall Street
Steinan
O'Quinn
Mac Dyer
Parents Lock Children In As House Burns In Alabama
Three children aged twelve eight and six perished in a Saturday night fire at an old frame house on a hill near White Oak Alabama. Their parents Louis Brown and wife had left them locked inside for safety while they attended church. Police recovered remains buried in the charred mass, suggesting the youngsters huddled together in fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
White Oak
Calhoun County
Louis Brown
Smyth Takes Charge of Atlanta Post Office and Appoints Aide
Major W. H. Smyth became postmaster in Atlanta and named E. F. Blodgett assistant. Major Cooper resisted removal, obtaining a restraining order from Judge Newman claiming civil service protection and authority from Washington.
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W. H. Smyth
Atlanta, Ga
E. F. Blodgett
Major Cooper
Newman
Smyth
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Orders For Engines From Baldwin Works Keep Plant Busy
Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia has booked fifty six locomotives in recent days. The orders include twenty one for Finland state railway, the first large order from that country, twenty four broad gauge for Brazil, and ten for Canada’s Grand Trunk railway. All engines to be completed and delivered by January 1898.
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Baldwin Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Government State Railway
Finland
Brazil
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Postmaster General Gary Highlights 1897 Postal Costs and Reforms
The Gary annual report details a 1897 postal deficit of about $11.4 million due to depressed business and second-class mail abuses. It argues for reform, notes savings from government buildings, and reports on rural free delivery experiments started Oct 1896 with $40,000 allocated in 1896 97 and $50,000 for continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Eneral Gary
United States
Congress
Department
A Staunch Craft
Information from the lighthouse board in Washington states the new lighthouse vessel No. 69, placed on Diamond Shoal off Hatteras, rode out the recent severe storm successfully. Coastal reports say the gale was the worst in years and the vessel’s performance disproves the claim that such a position cannot be held in heavy seas.
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Lighthouse Board
Washington
Diamond Shoal
Hatteras
Georgia Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Atkinson
Governor W. Y. Atkinson proclaims November 25 as a day of Thanksgiving in Georgia. He notes blessings, peace, abundant harvests, and protection of rights, urging all secular labor to cease and families to give thanks at home and in worship. Written at the Atlanta capitol on November 17, 1897.
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Georgia
Atkinson
I. W. Y. Atkinson
United States
Heaven
Executive Department
Atlanta
W. Y. Arkinson
Colored ex congressman Langston dies in Washington
John M Langston, 68, once slave born in 1829 and educated at Oberlin, rose to prominence as a lawyer and the first colored man elected to a U S office by popular vote in Ohio He served at Howard University and as United States Minister to Hayti before leading the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute and serving in Congress via a contested seat.
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John M. Langston
Virginia
Washington
Oberlin
Ohio
United States
Howard University
Hayti
Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Petersburg
Langston
Georgia Dairymen Hold Annual Macon Meeting
The Dairymen's Association of Georgia met in Macon on Wednesday morning with Chairman R. J. Redding presiding. Hon. Minter Wimberly welcomed delegates, and Redding delivered an exhaustive annual address reviewing the association's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairymen’s Association of Georgia
Macon
R. J. Redding
Minter Wimberly
Bibb
Georgia Rail Road Lease Case Ends in Atlanta
The argument concluded in Atlanta last Tuesday before Judge Don A. Pardee. Henry Crawford, counsel for Thomas and Ryan, asks whether Thomas and Ryan hold a half interest in the Georgia railroad lease or if the Louisville and Nashville railroad owns the entire lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Railroad
Atlanta
Henry Crawford
Thomas and Ryan
Don A. Pardee
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Seth Low Resigns Then Withdraws Candidacy
New York report shows Seth Low, seeking Citizens' Union mayoral nomination, submits resignation as Columbia College resident. Trustees table the action, request withdrawal, and Low agrees to withdraw then rescinds the resignation at the next meeting.
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New York
Seth Low
Citizens’ Union
Columbia College
Low
Morgan Dix
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William
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Berlin
Daily Chronicle
Anzere
Wquinn
Post Office Department
Dairymen
Judge Pardee
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