Congress News Notes Thread Through Early 1900s Session
Congressional activity during the period included the House and Senate meeting with little business aside from a coal strike commission appropriation of 50 000 dollars and considerations of Oklahoma statehood. Reports cover ship line plans, fires, closures, disasters, counterfeiting raids, and political appointments amid a broad set of domestic and international events.
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Congress
House
Coal Strike Commission
Senate
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Notable Appointments and Disasters in 19th Century Reports
Reports include Henry Butler named reporter of decisions for the U S Supreme Court succeeding Bancroft Davis. Fires destroy Mead building in Rockford with $275000 loss. Volcano deaths near 3000. Gold standard disasters and mutinies aboard ships. Bank robbery in Eagle club Idaho. Deaths and arson in Arkansas and Tennessee.
Poverty witnesses tell commission coal miners barely live
Scranton reports detail grim conditions in Hazleton and middle coal fields as the anthracite strike commission hears testimonies from miners, clergymen, and families. Witnesses describe wages, living quarters as mere habitats, and dangerous conditions with long shifts and unpaid relief time.
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Scranton
Anthracite
Mitchell
Hazleton
Coxe Brothers & Co
Jeton
Coxe
Middle
Jackson Amsbach
Mr. Darrow
James V. Hussie
St. Gabriel’s Roman
J. J. Curran
Wilkesbarre
Father Curran
Father Hussie
Will Sell to the Big Fellows
Ground for belief grows that negotiations will lead to the sale of 67 independent coal operators to large coal carrying companies. The total estimated purchase price for the collieries is about 145 million dollars, with completion seen in the not distant future.
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Scranton
Jury finds J C Brownfield guilty of perjury in Morrison case
Eldorado Kansas December 4 a jury convicted J C Brownfield the principal defense witness in Miss Jessie Morrison murder trial for perjury The penalty carries not less than seven years in prison Sentence was deferred and an appeal may follow Morrison already sentenced to ten years after her second trial and is out on bail pending appeal
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Eldorado
Kan
J. C. Brownfield
Miss Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Brownfield
Miss Morrison
Bishop urges rename to American Catholic Church
Springfield December 4 Bishop Seymour told the synod of the Springfield diocese that the Episcopal church should change its name from Protestant to American Catholic Church to reflect a broader national identity.
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Springfield, Ill
Seymour
Diocese of
Springfield
Episcopal Church
Julian Ralphs Illness Shocks New York Writer
Julian Ralph a famed New York correspondent is critically ill at the Southern hotel in St Louis from a sudden violent hemorrhage. His physician warns a repeated attack could be fatal.
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Julian Ralph
St. Louis
New York
Southern Hotel
Four-masted Wesley M Oler Lost Off Cape Hatteras
Weather observers report the schooner Wesley M Oler founder after surf pounding at Hatteras Inlet. All hands presumed lost. life savers could not reach the crew. Other vessels William D Hilton Melville Phillips and Ida Lawrence faced peril in the gale. the German steamer Koln reports a rescued crew aboard an abandoned schooner.
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Wesley Oler
Hatteras
N. C
Weather Bureau
Wesley M Oler
Hatteras Inlet
Norfolk
Wesley M. Qler
Koln
Bremen
Baltimore
Capes
William D. Hilton
Melville Phillips
Railroad Pension System Inaugurated By Harriman
President Harriman of Southern Pacific announces a pension plan for longtime workers. Eligible employees age 70 with 20 years service receive 1 percent of their ten year average salary per year of service, up to 30 percent for 30 years. Retirees between 61 and 70 for incapacity may also qualify with 20 years in service. No employee contributions. the company funds pensions in full and may pursue other business afterward.
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San Francisco
Harriman
Southern Pacific Railroad Co
Pennsylvania
Illinois Central
Chicago & Northwestern
Pension Board
Denny Convicted In Suburban Bill Perjury Case
Charles J. Denny a St Louis brewer and former delegate was found guilty of perjury after a two day trial in the Suburban bill doodle case. He received a two year penitentiary sentence amid arguments over knowledge of a 75000 deposit intended to secure votes.
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St. Louis
Charles J. Denny
Suburban Street Railway Co
House of Delegates
Bill Doodle
Krum
Denny
Lincoln Trust Co
Grand Jury
Circuit
Folk
Quarantine Debate Ends with Call to Lift Ban on Cattle
Albany reports foot and mouth disease confined within 100 miles of Boston but Gov Stone urges Illinois not to quarantine Pennsylvanian cattle and argues no disease in New York New Jersey or Pennsylvania. London notes willingness to lift embargo on New England cattle if US finds outbreak suppressed while imports reroute via New York.
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Harrisb
Gov. Stone
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
United States
Boston
Albany
N. Y
Charles
New England
American Department of Agriculture
Catttle
Liverpool
London
West
Business activity exceeds prior years amid lower prices
Dun's Weekly Review reports trade continuing in excess of last year despite winter weather, with manufacturing plants busy and Fall River dividends higher. Prices show a small year over year decline in dairy, garden, and foodstuffs, while iron and steel display mixed activity and cautious order-shaping.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Fall River
Dun
Millions of Bacteria on Fruit Warned by Scientist
Washington report cites Dr. Ehrlich showing twelve million bacteria on a half-pound of cherries, eleven million on currants, and eight million on grapes. The German scientist advises cleaning all fruit before eating. the findings were sent to the state department via United States Consular Clerk Murphy in Frankfort.
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Washington
Ehrlich
State Department
United States
Murphy
Frankfort
Six Day Bicycle Race Opens Tenth Annual Championship
Eight thousand spectators witness the start of the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden as teams from France Germany Belgium Alsace California and more compete for the 142 hour event. Riders may ride or rest but no rider may exceed 12 hours on track in any 24 hour period.
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Madison Square Garden
NYW
New York
Jean Gougoltz
Paris
Karl Kaser
Hamburg
Emil Doerflinger
Berlin
Richard Heller
Vienna
Petit Breton
Louis Darragon
Vichy
Belgium
Emile Loutens
Brussels
Gratien Bataquin
Vervier
Raoul Brisson
Alsace
Victor Bruni
Lorraine
California
Floyd McFarland
San Jose
Cal
Otto Mayo
Erie
Baddie Bald
Buffalo
Harry Elkes
Glens Falls
Boston
Will Stinson
Jimmy Moran
Chelsea
Long Island
John Bedell
Menus Bedell
Lynbrook
Jed Newkirk
Chicago
John B. Jacobson
New Haven
Nat Butler
Cambridge
Mass
Charles Turville
Philadelphia
George Leander
Floyd Krebs
Joliet
Brooklyn
Charles A. Barclay
Franz Krebs
Patrick Keegan
Lowell
Willie Fenn
Bristol
Conn
Alex Peterson
Woody Headspeth
Indianapolis
J. Frank Galvin
Hartford
E. M. Root
Army canteen debate cited by Gen Bates figures
Gen Bates argues against abolishing the army canteen citing paymaster records. He says fines and forfeitures rose after the canteen’s end, with $462,698 collected from about 75,060 enlisted men under canteen operation and $632,125 from about 70,000 after abolition, blaming liquor traffic for the increase.
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Bates
Washington
Adjt
Corbin
War Department
Blondin Murder Trial Gathers Shape in Boston
The Wilfrid Blondin murder case advances with the prosecution arguing Mrs. Blondin was strangled and her head severed after death. Evidence includes identification of the woman and a letter to her from her niece Miss Casey that was returned stamped gone to Canada in Blondin's handwriting.
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Boston
Wilfrid Blondin
Canada
Blondin
Carrie Nation Held in Topeka Jail on Disorder Charge
Topeka Kansas December 6 Mrs Carrie Nation is jailed on a peace disturbance charge after being forcibly expelled from multiple drug stores and a leading hotel. Though some saloons allowed entry she made no public disruptions, while a rowdy mob mocked her as she faced barricaded doors.
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Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kan
Dickinson Burglar Convicted in Philadelphia. 15 Year Sentence
George Dickinson, arrested after a fierce struggle with a policeman, was tried and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. Police tied him to about sixty robberies, securing evidence for twenty five cases. about ten thousand dollars of loot was recovered.
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Philadelphia
George Dickinson
Dickinson
Must Not Give Away Liquor Decision Denies Bail
In St Paul, Justice Lovely of the Minnesota Supreme Court rules that a man who gives drinks to a prospective customer without a license violates the liquor laws. Harry Krebs of Perham, acting as an agent for a liquor firm, distributed sample drinks and was jailed on a no license charge. He sought habeas corpus to avoid jail and bail, but the court orders him kept in custody pending grand jury action.
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New York
Far East
American and Oriental Transport Line
Charles Loddy
Albuquerque
N. M
Allentown
Asia
Australia
Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Goebel
L. S. Johnson & Co
Boston
Theodore C. Graves
Roxbury
Graves & Phelps
C. K. Pratt
Walton
N. Y
Elmer Kirschner
Gustave Strack
Hazleton
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
New England
Samuel Carson
Santa Monica
Cal
Carson
Kit Carston
Glen Eyre
Pixe County
Tung. Fuh. Liang
Ho Chen Tze
Pekin
Michigan Central
Delaware
Virginia Rulon
Lewes, del
New York Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
New York City
United States Secret Service
William J. Burns
J. C. Dick
Detroit
Trades Council of
Plainfield
N. J
American League of Workingmen
League
New Jersey
Howard T. Goodavin
Columbia Mining Co
J. G. Cassatto& Co Bankers
Philadelphia
St.Paul
Minn
Justice Lovely
State Supreme Court
Harry Krebs
Perham
Krebs
Pershing locates sunken Spanish gunboats in Lake Lanao
Cant. Pershing has found remains of small gunboats sunk by Spaniards in 1898 in Lake Lanao Mindanao. Moros guided his party from Tiglaan to a spot where wreck portions appeared.
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Manila
Pershing
Lake Lanao
Mindanao
Tligan
Camp Vicars
Moros
Shamrock Grand Champion Sold At Exposition Auction
Shamrock grand champion livestock sold for 56 cents per pound on the hoof to Richard Weaver of New York City. Weighing 1,805 pounds, Shamrock brought 1,010.80 dollars. The grand champion carload, 15 Angus steers owned by Escher of Vatna Ta, sold to a Pittsburg firm for 14 1 2 cents per pound, weighing 22,650 pounds for a total of 3,284.25 dollars.
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Chicago
Shamrock
Richard Weaver
New York City
Pittsburg
Escher
Vatna
Judge enforces board of trade market quotation rights
In Springfield Illinois Judge Humphrey issued an injunction against 40 bucketshop keepers in the southern district from obtaining selling distributing Chicago board of trade market quotations and from aiding others in distributing them. They must answer by January 1 1903.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Humphrey
United States
Springfield
Illinois
Chicago Board of Trade
Rescue of Ruth Crew After 39 Days Afloat
The British steamer Darlington arrived in Savannah with Capt Rasmussen and ten members of the Ruth crew aboard. The Ruth, en route from Demarara to Greenock, was wrecked in a late October storm and drifted for 39 days with provisions nearly exhausted before rescue.
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Savannah
Darlington
Rasmussen
Ruth
Greenock
Demarara
Injunction Granted for Straining Painters Union Name
Supreme Court Justice Wesley C. Howard in Schenectady New York granted an injunction against Union No. 62 restraining actions that imply William Potter is not a union member Potter was expelled for militia membership and the order blocks further disciplinary steps while the dispute proceeds
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Union
Schenectady
N. Y
Supreme Court
Wesley C. Howard
Union No. 62
William Potter
Potter
A City Without Water in Nebraska City
The Missouri river shifted to the Iowa side cutting Nebraska City’s water supply. Water works mains are drained and all basins are empty.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Missouri River
Iowa
Severe European Winter Grips London and Continent
Telegrams report severe weather across Europe with frozen canals and packed harbors. Copenhagen harbor is iced over and many ships icebound while heavy snow isolates Alpine regions and some Swiss villages.
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Europe
London
Duten
Copenhagen
Alps
Riot Hits Rostoff Workmen in Russia
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports that during rioting at Rostoff troops fired on workers, killing twenty. The casualty figure comes from contemporary telegrams describing the unrest and its deadly suppression.
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London
St. Petersburg
Rostoff
Hotel Windsor collapse leaves 40 guests unharmed
Baltimore police say the Hotel Windsor collapsed late last night after a small wall crack prompted Building Inspector Preston to condemn the building. All 40 guests escaped without injuries.
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Baltimore
Hotel Windsor
Preston
CPR Increases Pay for East Line Conductors and Trainmen
Montreal Dec 6 The Canadian Pacific Railway Co raises wages for conductors and train men east of Fort William by an average of 14 percent adding about 250000 dollars yearly to the payroll.
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Warx
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Fort William
Saxon Steamship Destroyed By Dock Fire
The Saxon of the Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Co. burned at her dock at midnight and is a total loss. She is a sister ship of the Norman, which ran aground Thursday in the Delaware river near Chester.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Department
Utah
Salt Lake
Pinemore
Ashington County
Bard
Philadelpha
Saxon
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Co
Norman
Delaware River
Chester
New York Syndicate Offers $50 Million for Mexican Gold Standard
Mexico City reports a powerful New York syndicate is prepared to supply the government with sufficient gold to firmly establish a gold standard. The amount named is 50 million dollars.
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Mexico
Mexico City
New York
Pickerin Manufacturing Co. Fails With Large Liabilities
Lowell Mass December 5 The Picker ing Manufacturing Co announced its failure last night with liabilities exceeding 300000 The firm produced all grades of cotton underwear and other garments in its line.
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Lowell
Mass
Pickering Manufacturing Co
Phopany
Tragic Rail Crossing Fatal for Two Teens in Greensburg
Lizzie Ewitt and Mayme Myers both about 15 were struck by a fast mail train at Southwest Junction on December 4. Ewitt died instantly while Myers suffered fatal injuries and is in critical condition.
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Fast Mail
Greensburg
Lizzie Ewitt
Mayme Myers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southwest Junction
Miss Ewitt
Miss Myers
Two Miners Die in Coal Fall at Johnstown Mine
Johnstown Pennsylvania December 5 two Berwind White Co miners Dominick Dundriski aged 18 and Adam Lepansky aged 28 were killed yesterday when coal fell in Mine No 31 at Wipdber near Johnstown.
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Johnstown
Dominick Dundriski
Adam Lepansky
Berwind-White Co
Wipdber
Striking Sailors Reject Shipowners Compromise
In Marseilles on December 5 the syndicate of ship owners offered a compromise to the strikers. The strikers' committee said the proposal failed to meet the majority of their demands and was not acceptable.
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Marseilles
President Denies Pardon for Kentucky Bank Embezzler
Washington dispatch reports the president refused to pardon J. M. McKnight who was convicted of embezzling funds while serving as president of the German National Bank of Louisville Kentucky.
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Washington
J. M. McKnight
German National Bank of
Lowieville
St Jacobs Oil Demonstrated In Wide Roster Of Endorsements
Doctors astonished by cures and a booming sale of St Jacobs Oil. Readers from Wisconsin to New York report relief from rheumatic pains, back pain, and swelling after few applications. Testimonials include publishers, clergymen, merchants, and physicians praising its effects.
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Rieu
Scleyer
Wis
Volksbote
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
B. Pick
Rochester
N.Y
F. Radder
Cleveland
Ohio
C. L. Brundage
Muskegon
Mich
St. Jobs
Louis Hinkel
East
Poesten
Kill
N. Y
Herman Rittner
Manchester
N. H
O. G. Eiffle
Palestine
Otto Fuls
Reading
Sillicus and Cynicus Mirror Beauty in Verse Exchange
The Philadelphia Record notes a witty back and forth where a pretty woman’s impact is debated with sharp humor. A clever exchange explores how beauty is perceived and remembered in costume and character.
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Sillicus
Cynicus
Philadelphia
Valuable Pointers About Texas Book Promotion
A 144 page illustrated book on Texas day conditions and prospects, free on request. James Barker Gen's Pass Agent M K F P Ry Led Wainwright Bdg St Louis. Men who pursue impossibilities enjoy the activities of life and none of its rewards.
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Texas
James Barker
Wainwright Bidg
St. Louis
Chicago Journal
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement promises cure in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AB ists refund money if it fails to cure. A 25 cent price is listed. The source includes a Chicago Daily News motto about tenants and movement.
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AB Ists
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
An old advertisement hails Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy. It emphasizes natural ingredients and personal health benefits.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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