Army recruitment expands under reorganization plan
The War Department moves to recruit soldiers nationwide under a new reorganization act. Recruiting stations will open in major cities and territories including the Philippines and China as officers are assigned to establish depots. Discharges will occur as the force is rebuilt, with new terms taking effect upon law passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
War Department
Senate
Pere Siam
Phlippines
CIA
Sails For Shanila in Orient Assignment
The United States transport Wright sailed for the orient after fitting out as a hospital ship during the Spanish War. Originally a fruiter, it was converted for government service and later used by General Wood in Cuba for dispatch duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Poston Werner
Blewis
General Wood
Cuba
Matthew S Quay Welcomed to Senate Amid Thunderous Applause
Matthew S Quay was welcomed to the Senate with thunderous applause from a Pennsylvanian gallery. He was sworn in by Senator Frye and congratulated by fellow senators. He framed his election win as a victory for the regular party organization, not a personal gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew S.quay
Senate
Quay
Frye
Shipwrecked Passengers Reach Safety After Coast Treacherous
Passengers from the Vigilineia steamer ashore on Los Colorados reefs near Lies West reach the Orizaba with two tugs and pilots aiding. Wind veered south, seas calm, salvage chances hinging on consistent weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rite Steaaner Vigilineia
Los Colorados
Orizaba
Fatal Chicago apartment fire destroys Aberdeen building
A Chicago blaze nearly razed the Aberdeen apartment house with losses over 30000 dollars. Tenant Frank Crowell died in the fire, another unidentified man is believed to be trapped, and many occupants slept through the alarm. Panic aroused fears of greater harm, but no others were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Chicago
Frank Crowell
Duel in Paris Leaves Writer Severely Wounded
In Paris a duel with swords occurred between Urbain Golier, anti immigration writer of The Army Against the Nation, and journalist M. Lataiue. Golier was severely wounded in the abdomen during the first exchange and the duel was stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Urbain Golier
M. Lataiue
M. Gobier
Aurore
Indianapolis public building plans awarded to Rankin and Kellozy
The Treasury design committee has selected Rankin & Kellozy of Philadelphia to prepare the plans for the Indianapolis public building after reviewing the ten prominent architects' submissions. The decision was announced at the committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Secretary of the Treasury
Rankin & Kellozy
Philadelphia
Teller in Jail for Bank Embezzlement
J Prevost Mason, third teller at Continental National Bank of New York, is jailed on embezzlement charges. He stands accused of stealing $3,000 by false entries, with total peculations of $12,000, according to Fidelity and Casualty Company which insured Mason for $16,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Prevost Mason
Continental National Bank of New York
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Mason's Bend
Robert Juclet
Wairward
King
Edward Vmmann
Bread
Mvin
Io New York
Fron Bretuorm
Guddi
Middletown
N.Y
Wright
Jacob Coby
Fordham
Fordham Hospital
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Barney de Sie
Mirence Warrick
Devine
Jessie Morrison
Qlin Castle
Eldorado
Iran
Wichita
Kan
Leavenworth
Kun
Fred Alexander
Eva Roth
Pearl Forbes
Jamie Cratz
West Bluffs
Tenth Street
Union Depot
Kansas City
Ile
J. W. Ross Company
Pho
Lasonda
John Ludwig
Feenth Street
Turner Hall
Chicago
Denton Shoe Company
British Cruiser Sybil Wrecked Off Cape Town Coast
The British cruiser Sybil is reported wrecked at Lamberts Bay on the southwest coast. The crew were saved. The vessel had recently landed guns for the defense of Cape Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Sybil
Lamberts Bay
Hat Factory Blast Kills Ten near Manchester
A explosion at a hat factory in Jenton near Manchester, England, leaves ten dead and many injured. Rescue teams work amid the debris as investigators probe the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenton
Manchester
England
Vatican
Paris
Christian
Delgado
Iloilo
Japan
de Wet
Denton
West River
Samechau
Canton
China
Nice
France
Victor Nakudchidez
Russie
Oran
Algeria
Faraman
Bouches du Rhone
Clark Elected Senator by Montana Legislature
W. A. Clark was chosen by the Montana Legislature to fill the United States Senate seat, succeeding Senator Carter.
Kranzer May Visit America Amid undecided Travel Plans
Fragmentary notes indicate Kranzer may travel to America and manager Kroger hesitates about visiting Allevien. A potential trip hinges on assurances about Pression Mekindes and reception abroad, with unclear references to Transvaal and Gliisan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgr
Kroger
Allevien
Tle
Transvaal
Senator Tilbuan Re-elected in South Carolina Assembly
The South Carolina Senate assembly re elected Ti lbu an as United States Senator to succeed the incumbent. The vote confirms continued leadership for the state at the federal level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilbuan
Senegal
South Carolina
Tiem, Boon, Jilness
United States
Hiiyieeit
Newark Woman Dies Laughing In Public Scene
A Newark resident Mrs. Ann Laxe collapsed and died after excessive laughter. The report lists a series of disparate incidents including fires, murders, robberies, and legal actions from various U S cities, highlighting sudden deaths and crime across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Ann Laxe
Yale
Washington
Reading
Congresman Boutelle
Maine
Navy
Elsie ‘Re. French
Alfred Gwrnne Vanderbilt
Seabriskie Memorial Church of St. John the Evangelist
Newport, RL
Multiple Local and National Incidents Reported Across States
A Southern hunter finds a salt cave near Atlanta. Porch climbers rob a Louisville attorney’s residence of about 5 000 in jewelry and cash. Frank M. Brown, accused of 191 000 fraud against the German National Bank in Newport, is said to have fled to South America. Captain John C. Brain promotes a New York fertilizer project in Chattanooga costing 1 4000 000 with slag as a base. Texas congressman Bailey plans a cattle syndicate in Cuba via Jacksonville Florida. A C&O freight derailment near the Al Peron trestle kills two in Richmond workers. Samuel Flanagan, ex postmaster at Longview Texas, dies by ingesting prussic acid while under deputy marshal guard. Thirty-nine Knoxville men depart for unspecified reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Ill
National Point
Greene County
Arkansas
Chicago
Chicago Box Company
Box Trust
Alice Wilson
Detroit
Mich
McConnellsville
Walter Weinstock
Nellie Morris
Miss Morris
Weinstock
Henry Stroker
Versailles
Ono
Stroker
Grant
Cudahy
der Westbore Printing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Charles A. Koehendorfer
Jol
Henry Reinhardt
Hee Smith
Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis
Supreme Court
Rutherurd B. Hayes
James Hunt
Hayes
Mathild
Telstrom
Alice
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Bashtford
United States District Court
Kansas City
Rochester Brewing Company
United States
Atlanta
Aaron Wobn
Louisville
Frank M. Brown
German National Bank
Newport
South America
John C. Brain
Mobile
Ala
New York
Chattanooga
Congressmatd Bailey
Texas
Jacksonville
Pla
Cuba
Samuel Flanagan
Longview
Marshal Butler
Flanagan
Knoxville
Tenn
Ecuador to hire foremen and timekeepers for railway project
Plans call for James Mc Donald Contracting Company to build 300 miles of railway from Guayaquil to Quito over the Andes with ten thousand workers. A foreclosure sale of all Disston Land Company's Florida land, including mules wagons and implements, is set for February 4 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
James McDonald Contracting Company
Guayaquil
Quito
Andes Mountains
Disston Land Company
Florida
Vatican Budget for 1901 Shows Expenditures Plan
Vatican's 1901 budget proposes total expenditures of 1 450 000 dollars. The document outlines planned spending across religious and administrative needs for the year.
Alaska movement grows with ship arrivals and political shifts
The report notes a surge in Alaska movement with three vessels Exelsior Cortag and City and Rath sailing from Seattle carrying 175 passengers and 1500 tons of freight. National electors meet in state capitals to cast votes and appoint messengers to Washington with certified records. Plus Cuban town Ban es destroyed by fire leaving 60,000 dollars in damage. Alaska Sitka Indians agree to adopt American flag as totems fade from clan disputes. The American Cigar Company formed in New Jersey with James B Duke among incorporators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Excelsior
Cortag
City
Rath
Seattle
Washington
Banes
Gibara
Holguin
Sitka
American Cigar Company
Frenton N. J
James B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Milwaukee
Ik. Dun & Co
Australia
China
United States
Canada
Chicago to St Louis and Indianapolis wheat prices mixed
Commodity prices across multiple markets show erratic shifts with cattle hogs and sheep quoted alongside grain and butter rates. Regional totals for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo reflect varied levels for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and clover seed amid a broad snapshot of market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Polynesian Consonants and Global Notes Inspiring Headlines
A collage of curiosities appears from diverse locales with mentions of seven consonants in some Polynesian languages and corals on Florida shores. Reports note escapes in Quitman Mississippi, New Mexico gems, Yerkes palace plans, and rail transport shifts in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Quitman
Miss
New Mexico
England
Yerkes
Fifth Avenue
New York
Cape Nome
United States
St. Joseph
Boston
Russian Ministry of Communications
Indiana Legislature Open in Biennial Session With Mount Farewell
Indianapolis dispatch reports the Forty-second Indiana General Assembly convened in a sixty day session. Gov Mount’s farewell message urged stringent lynching laws, warned against mob justice, and supported popular election of U S Senators. Bills planned include primary reform, higher governor salary, city charters, and anti kidnapping measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Forty-second General Assembly of
Indiana
United States
Senate
Will R. Wood
Lafayette
W. W. Huffman
Anderson
Harmon Lutson
C. Pelzer
Boonville
Ihouse
Samuel BR
Artman
Lebanon
William Essman
Rh. B. J. Shater
South Bend
W. T. Murray
Llouse
C. E. Davis
R. F. Stewart
Ephraim Inman
Bayard Gray
House
M. JF. McCarty
Carroll County
Lambert
Columbus
Burns
Bishop of
Morgan
Elections
Minturn
Ways and Means
King
Bonham
Sparks
Scott
Clem
Bishop
Stout
Erdlitz
Beckman
Dudley
Neal
Stookey
Whitcomb
Miller of
Kosciusko
Kirkman
Vestal
Owen
Matthews
Temperance
Wesling
Davis of
Wayne
Roberts of
Jefferson
Mueller
Ohio
Perrett
Jodianapolis
Ostermeyer
Bell
Adamson
Thomas
Jack
Rogers
Gillett
Kelley
Johnson
Clarke
van Micet
Speaker
Statesman
Harris
Reagan
Jackways
Pritchard
Marshall of Fountain
Carmichael
Burried
Murton
Mummert
Global newspaper production and paper usage
The world prints about 12.0 billion newspapers annually requiring 781,240 tons of paper or 1,749,977,000 pounds. If printed on the fastest presses it would take 333 years to complete a single year’s edition, yielding a stack nearly fifty miles high.
Steel Used by Railways
Railways use over 2 000 000 tons of steel each year nearly half the world output.
Minnesota flax seed study compares to European imports
The experiment station concludes Minnesota grown flax seed is identical to Russian flax and likely as good as the expensive European imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Europe
Lunch Determines Shooting Edge in Cal Oper Practice
Quotation exchanges hint at timing for improved shooting in a practice session. The dialogue suggests lunch choice influences performance, with a playful back-and-forth about postmeal effects on accuracy. Key terms include Cal Oper and lunch.
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Corydon
Thomas & Ellis
Ailst
Shanila
Kranzer
America
M. A. Millican
New York Medical Journal
San Lanciseo
Thomas Clifford Moshier
Gorham
Michael Meagher
Savoy Club
Abraham L. Suydam
New Brunswick
Bridgeton
Arthur
Frederick
Edward Lloyd
Buckingham
Buffalou
N. Y
Dire
Mary Spitaman
Char Meyers
Louis Currier
Albany
Archie
Paris Green
Western
Skoens
Wiley Morzan
S. H. 2B
Snelling
West Union
Cincinnati Edison Electric Company
Bedard Moroney MH
Oak Park
Lima
Mes
Fielding Hall
Ueati
Princeton
Joseph D. Keith
Nora Kifer
Potts
Girard
Oho
Thomas Moss
Hiram Bronson
W. H. Osborne
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Kakima River
Ellensburg
Wash
Southern
Congress
Corliss
Michigan
Grosvenor
Hepburn
Cushman
Blill
Connecticut
Frank G. Clarke
New Hampshire
Teller
Colorado
Manila
Hawley
Senate Committee On Census
House of Representatives
Americus V. Rice
Rice
Vicksburg
Loud
California
Post Office Committee
Llease
Utah
Davis
Messrs. Teller
Pettigrew
District of Columbia
Cockrell
Missouri
Sewell
New Jersey
Philippines
Berry
Bacon
Georgia
Warren
Wyoming
Horatio N. Davis
Lafe
Messrs
Allen
Butler
McCumber
West Point Military Academy
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Joint Commission
de Armond
Gen. Chaffee
Indiana Legislature
Mount
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