Crop Report Signals Mixed Progress Across Regions
Agricultural Department notes rain improves corn planting in central valleys and winter wheat holds steady in the Ohio valley. Favorable temperatures boost early sown spring grains in the southern plains while Dakota and Iowa face excessive moisture and Florida endures drought. Frosts damage fruit in New England and the middle Atlantic, with peaches dropping in the east gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Dakotas
Minnessia
Iowa
Lake Region
Upper Hill Valley
New Englland
Lower Mite
Mississippi
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Garth
Towa
Learius
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Mansis
Texas
Middle Atlantic
Ohio
Arkansas
Kansas
Pacific Coast
Toaquina Valley
Red Niver
Lake
Secretary Root Alters Cuban Law for Rathbone Trial
Secretary Root’s order lets the Cuban Supreme Court review all questions of fact and procedure and grant a new trial or dismiss proceedings. Rathbone’s attorneys seek new evidence to prove his innocence in the Cuban postal fraud case. General Wood summoned the court and Rathbone’s attorney filed for a retrial and attendance of nine witnesses including four army officers and named captains.
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Root
Supreme Court of Cuba
Estes G. Rathbone
Rathbone
Guy
Gen. Wood
Supreme Court
Senor Lenuza
Burien
Patterson
Slocum
Fultz
Postoffice Department
A Soldier's Funeral for General Rosecrans
Impressive ceremonies marked the reinterment of Maj Gen William S Rosecrans at Arlington Cemetery now in the plot of memory. The body arrived from Los Angeles in a draped caisson and was escorted by Engineers Marines and cavalry. The Arlington hotel escort, Society of the Army of the Cumberland, and attendance of the President and Cabinet framed the event led by Speaker Hoendersen.
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Rosecrans
Arlington Cemetery
William
Los Angeles
Iosecrans
Corlege
Arlington Hotel
Engineers
Marine Corps
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
United States
Hoendersen
Fires destroy Santa Fe ice houses in Argentine Kansas
Far and near reports say Santa Fe ice houses in Argentine are nearly wiped out by fire with losses around 410000. The comptroller approves Joote Lemon National Bank organization in St. Joseph with 200000 capital. Missouri Pacific shops in Kansas City may move to Topeka due to high county taxes.
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Santa Fe
Argentine
Kan
Comptroller of the Currency
Joote-Lemon National Bank
St. Joseph
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
Topeka
Bomb found in Emperor Francis Josephs train compartment
Budapest correspondent reports a thwarted plot against Emperor Francis Joseph on a Vienna to Budapest night train. In Vienna the imperial train was inspected ten minutes before arrival when a paper wrapped bomb was found in the Emperor’s compartment. This marks a second unsuccessful assassination attempt during his fifty eight year reign.
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Budapest
Francis Joseph
Vienna
Franz Josef
Austria
Assassination Trial and Tragic Line in Swiss Case
A four year old stabbing on a steamship deck in Switzerland ends with the Italian assassin confessing anarchist ties and enduring solitary confinement. The killer’s son Rudolph dies in a tavern brawl with Baroness Veteert’s brother, while others in the imperial family face repeated misfortune and death. The episode deepens the ruler’s estrangement from his people as a new attempt compounds the sorrow.
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Emmy Elizabeth
Switzerland
Iitself
Erie
Rudolph
Veteert
Maximilian
Mexico
Coal Creek Mine Disaster Claims Vast Toll in Tennessee
The Prayerville mine explosion on Coal Creek near Coal Creek Tennessee leaves at least 175 dead with fears of a higher count. Rescue crews report a death chamber below as 225 workers were trapped or dead within minutes, leaving families crushed by loss and despair.
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Coal Creek
Tenn
Prayerville
Penn
Mumber
Alire
Lown
United States
Rail speed records mark progress in passenger service
Railway progress in 1900 is advancing fast as managers push to cut running times. The New York Central and Snake River lines reduce Chicago to New York time by six hours, while the Chicago and Northwestern speeds up to the Missouri River. The transmissouri line posts a Missouri River to Chicago run of eleven hours, with a near one mile per minute pace after engine changes. A double track and block signal system enable the new acceleration, signaling a notable year in railway development.
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New York Central
Snake Shore
Chicago
New York
Chicago and Northwestern
Cncago
Missouri River
Northwestern
Transmissouri
United States
Free mail delivery for Mexico Missouri after July first
Local residents will receive free mail delivery beginning July 1 as part of a new municipal service. The Berkshire Britain Commons advanced the finance bill on its second reading by 224 to 134. Kansas hosts thirty eight building loan associations with combined assets over 4 million dollars. An oil strike occurred at Water Station near Austin Texas with oil found at ninety feet depth.
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Mexico
Clause of Commons
Kansas
Waters Station
Austin
Texas
Meat Trust Faces Temporary Injunction in Chicago Case
The United States won a temporary injunction in the Chicago Circuit Court against major meat packers over alleged price fixing. The order bars further operations under the disputed agreements while the case proceeds, with the defendants not admitting the charges and seeking a full hearing later.
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United States
Chicago
Peter S. Grosseup
John S. Miller
Mr. Miller
D. W. Meredith
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Meredith
Jude Grosseup
J. I. Richards
8. H. Bethea
Carnegie on steamship merger and trade patriotism
Andrew Carnegie in London discusses the recent steam ship merger and trusts. He comments on free ocean passage and normal sailings for passengers, says he is retired from business and cannot judge the merger's exact impact. He asserts the combine is about money, not patriotism, and favors US industrial strength over costly wars.
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Andrew Carnegie
Inondon
New York
Mr. Carnegie
Navigation Syndicate
Great Britain
United States
Pope Leo XIII and church notes on missions and wills
Pope Leo XIII is 92. Bishop Potter salary discussed. Warne of India seeks a missionary superintendent for an industrial and agricultural mission. Egyptologist Wallis Budge near completion of Egypt history. New York Baptists plan a $1,000,000 drive. Tremont Temple style building contemplated. St Clement's choirmaster resigns after fines dispute with boys. Ursuline nun Mother St. Gabriel of Cleveland dies. born Annette MacAndrews. Leo named in over 700 wills last year with about $600,000 in legacies.
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Leo XIII
Potter
Warne
India
Wallis Budge
Egypt
New York Baptists
Tremont Temple
Boston
St. Clement’s Church
Brooklyn
Mother St. Gabriel
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Annette MacAndrews
Leo
Farmers and Tariffs Stir Oregon and Washington
An Oregonian view argues farmers rely on flour mills and tariffs, while Kansas millers warn of shutdowns without better foreign market access. The piece links meat tariffs to monopolies, criticizes packers, and questions GOP trade aims and subsidies in Congress.
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Oregon
Washington
Congress
Central Federated Union of New York
American Beef Trust
Tariffs, Farmers, and Foreign Markets Debate
The piece argues farmers are hurt by high meat prices under trust control and tariffs. It contends farmers export products, want foreign access, and that tariffs on American grain and meat depress earnings. Free trade in meat risks imports, but tariffs should be lowered via concessions on European goods to aid farmers.
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Europe
Death of the Ship Subsidy Grab
The Hanna Payne subsidy bill is counted out for the current session as Congress pivots from the subsidy idea to the steamship merger. Lawmakers agree that voting money for subsidies is no longer prudent amid the prevailing merger developments.
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Congress
Still Grebbing for Plunder and The Beef Trust Prices
A historical excerpt contrasts U S iron and steel growth with subsidy beggars and tariffs that favored mill owners. It notes the shift to exporting and the predicted rise of American shipbuilding. It also remarks that extortion does not pay and low prices can drive large sales for monopolies.
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Beef Trust
Milwaukee Journal
Household Bookkeeper noted as real solution for managing estates
A society woman lauds a businesslike household bookkeeper system. She cites a railroad magnate’s wife who uses a full books and vouchers, pays every bill by check, and runs her country place and town house like a business. The method saves time and curbs excess.
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Philadelphia Record
Emerson in Concord Notes on Deafness and Cheerfulness
A reader cites classic authors to frame a discussion of perception and mood. The piece surveys attitudes toward hearing and contentment, tying ideas to Concord's literary atmosphere and a commentary titled Deafness and Cheerfulness by A W Jackson.
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Macaulay
Tennyson
Concord
Emerson
Hey
A. W. Jackson
Blissful elopement described in 1901 Brooklyn notice
A transcribed verse item mentions a colonel questioning a fiancé, the lieutenant praising the match, and a product claim for Piso's Cure for Consumption. The short note cites Miss L A Pearce of 23 Pilling Street Brooklyn New York dated October 2 1901.
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Piso
Croup
L. A. Pearce
Pilling Street
Brooklyn, N. Y
Calamus plants and old superstition in medicine
The passage notes wild calamus growing on damp soils worldwide, its ancient medicinal use predating written history, and medieval superstitions about its remedies. It then shifts to a household ad for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product priced at 5 cents per 2 oz package, plus a geographic comparison stating Korea equals Kansas in size at 2,000 square miles.
All Kinds of Stamps and Printing Outfits for Sale
A catalog and price list is offered for stamps and printing outfits including daters. Readers may request details by sending to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Surgeon's Knife Claim Sparks Medicine Ad Testimonial
Mrs Louis Stevenson of Salt Lake City writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her six year womb and ovary inflammation within three months, avoiding surgery. The ad invites women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance and support.
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Obj
Lydia Ei Pinkham
Louis Stevenson
Salt Lake City
Utah
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