Hay Cabinet Status and White House Turkey Gift Notice
The piece notes Secretary Hay denying retirement rumors. It reports a White House gift of 87 turkeys to staff and servants on the 24th. It mentions a Chinese offer of a US adviser at 15000 dollars annually and talks of West Indies cession discussions and a plebiscite proposal. It ends with revenue data for November 1901 totaling 23,178,951 dollars, down from 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ektery Hay
Hay
White House
Washington
United States
Denk
West Indies
Internal Revenue
Widespread Accidents and Corporate Moves Reported
On the 20th Benjamin Elliott died and Peter Kennenberg was fatally injured in a Caledonia tale mines accident near Gouverneur New York. Articles of incorporation for Ray & Seavill Co. list a capital of 2 500 000. At Scott Haven Pennsylvania the Cumberland express collided with a freight caboose on a Baltimore Ohio line. Five New London Connecticut stores burned for about 100 000. Secretary Hay reportedly not retiring. Lilian Vickers burned to death at Bryn Mawr College. Wall Street seats trades near 177 500. one offered at 80 000. United States Steel Corp plans automatic doubling to cut labor. Fetched cannon from Rochester disappeared then reappeared. later found sold for 14 dollars. Northern Pacific injunction dissolved. sugar prices cut. Buffalo City Treasurer Gerst resigns amid investigation. New York comptroller reports 30 000 loss from defalcations. Yale receives 30 000 gift for memorial fund. Pillsbury plays 16 simultaneous games at Dayville Club. wins nearly all. Dayville Woolen Co. declared bankrupt with 390 000 liabilities. Andrew Carnegie donates 15 000 for Nyack library. Steeple climber Steeple Joe Lawler dies in New York at 40. Seventh NY district Republicans contest nominations. Earl Spencer and Lola Munsee injured after grade crossing collision in East Corry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Elliott
Peter Kennenberg
Caledonia Tale
nearGouverneur
N. Y
Albany
Ray & Seavill Co
Scovill & Adams
Cabinmet
Hay
Lilian Vickers
Los Angeles
Cal
Bryn Mawr College
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Attock Exchange
United States Steel Corporation
Cc. F. Williams
Rochester
Hong Kong
Manila
Park Commission
Justice Secor
Supreme Court
New York City
Northern Pacific Railway Co
American Sugar Refining Co
B. H. Howell & Sons
Arbuckles
Board of Aldermen of
Buffalo
Gerst
Coler
Finance Department
Charles P. Chipp
Edward 8. Taylor
Yale University
Herbert K. Smith
Melissa E. Smith
Ernest W. Smith
New York
Edward A. Smith
Corporation of the University
New York Athletic Club
H. N. Pillsbury
Dayville, Woolen Co
Danielson
Conn
Andrew Carnegie
Nyack
Joe” Lawler
Lawler
Jack
Fire Department
Ex-President Cleveland Joins National Civic Federation
Grover Cleveland accepts appointment to the industrial department of the National Civic Federation formed at the peace conference of labor and capital leaders. Christmas giving reaches a new high in New York City as large firms distribute over 1,000,000 dollars to their employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
National Civic Federation
Peace Conference of
Labor
New York City
Inventor claims 60 mile range wireless ship locator and underwater telephony
Charles Oscar Keller of Chattanooga asserts completion of a device that can locate ships within a 60 mile radius without wires and establish telephonic communication under all conditions including underwater. The claim follows 16 years of experimental work and awaits verification.
Russian Navy Reports First Torpedo Boat from Port Arthur Yard
The Russian navy records a success in the far east as the first torpedo boat built at the Port Arthur shipyard is completed. In Washington no decision on Mgr. Martinelli’s successor. Mer Falconio likely to replace the papal delegate in the United States. On the 26th a tornado struck Naples causing one death and 36 injuries with extensive building and railroad damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Port Arthur
Mgr. Martinelli
Washington
United States
Mer. Falconio
Canada
Naples
Italy
Numerous incidents span drowning burns and rail wrecks
Dueling calamities recount Conesus lake drownings of Walter and Gerald Doble near Livonia, a fatal Buffalo fire harming three Grzela children, a Colorado wreck injuring passengers, and deer shipments in Adirondack reports. Other items include Miss Ellen Stone hostage talks, a New York wardman’s prison sentence, and baccarat losses of Austrian nobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Gerald Doble
Conesus Lake
Livonia
N. Y
Commercial Athletic Club
South Bend
Ind
Samuel M. Robinson
Madary Grzela
Buffalo
Salonica
W. J W. Peet
Missionary Society
Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Miss Stone
Edward G. Glension
West Thirtieth Street
New York City
Goff
Glennon
T House
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Barles Station
Colorado
New York State Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Adirondack
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Francis Joseph
Austria
Vienna
Count Potocki
Pallavicini
John
Joseph Potocki
Russia
Engines Are Laid Up and Rail Traffic Crippled
Chicago dispatch reports congestion in railway traffic due to overworked locomotives. Managers aimed for January repairs after a heavy freight surge, but traffic stayed up, halving locomotive capacity and delaying improvements. Coke outlook worsens with eight iron furnaces likely closing this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iron and Steel
Europe
Mystery Diamond Chain Robbery Baffles Police
A diamond chain valued at 3500 disappeared between Sunday and Thursday after shipment from Washington to New York. The 200 gems were in a 54 inch platinum lorgnette chain, the package sealed and registered, with Adams Express Co or Shaw and Berry as likely victims. Detectives in Washington and New York investigate, suspecting an insider opened the package and resealed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adams Express Co
Shaw & Berry
New York
Joseph Frankel & Sons
Nassau Street
Express Company
Railroads raise pay for yard workers in Pittsburg district
All rail lines in the Pittsburg district granted wage increases for brake men yardmen and yard firemen. The raise totals two cents per hour for yard conductors and brake men and one cent for yard firemen with engineers exempt due to current higher pay. The change mirrors a prior strike attempt and reflects tougher yard work in the district. For the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road yard conductors rise from 25 to 27 cents by day and 26 to 28 by night. yard brakemen 18 to 20 by day and 19 to 21 by night. yard firemen 16 to 17 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Road
NEW LAWS FOR THE CHURCH
Chicago reports the Methodist Episcopal Church confirms the constitution adopted at the May 1900 general conference. Key changes grant women delegates in the general conference, allow laymen to vote on constitutional questions, and require two thirds rather than three fourths to amend the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Railroads Build Record Miles in 1901 Across Nation
Figures from the Railway Age indicate railroad construction in 1901 surpassed any of the prior 11 years, totaling about 5,057 miles. With this addition, U S rail line mileage reaches roughly 199,370 miles nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Railway Age
United States
Navy opens path for wireless signaling on battleships
The Navy Department moves toward wireless telegraphy for ship signaling. Admiral Bradford asks Pennsylvanias armored cruisers to have masts rigging redesigned to allow wireless installation, including longer masts and insulated metal rigging, with plans to secure test sets of current wireless systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Bradford
Bureau of Equipment
Pennsylvania
Mahoning Shenango Valley Bessemer Association Sells Pig Iron
The Mahoning and Shenango Valley Bessemer association sold 25 000 tons of pig iron to United States Steel Corporation at 15 75 per ton. Additional 50 000 tons were sold to independent interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Mahoning and Shenango Valley Bessemer Association
United States Steel Corporation
Robbers Loot Illinois Flour Mill Safe Christmas Night
Four men blew open the safe at H. A. Franze & Son flour mill office in New Douglass Illinois on Christmas night and escaped with 1500 dollars. Two watchmen were beaten and left tied to posts as the robbers fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
H.,a. Franze & Son
New Douglass
Ill
Shorter Workday for B and O Freight Trainmen
Baltimore officials announce January 1 the Baltimore and Ohio will cut freight trainmen's work day from 12 to 10 hours. Overtime pay begins after ten hours, increasing annual wages by about 50,000 to 60,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Coal Famine Threatens Detroit Factories
Detroit officials warn the soft coal shortage is dire and may force factory closures unless relief arrives soon as local dealers report no soft coal available to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Negro janitor testifies in tetanus serum deaths inquiry
Henry R. Taylor, janitor for the health department's chemical division, admits distributing the toxic anti-diphtheria serum blamed for 13 deaths. He says September 30 serum caused the fatalities and that earlier tests were misrepresented to protect the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Tetanus
Henry R. Taylor
Health Department
Taylor
Ravold
Desmond
Wells
Alabama town riot leaves four dead and wounded
In Childersburg a clash between white men and black residents ends with J Bird and his son Reuben dead and Tom Holley fatally wounded. George Bird and another white man are wounded as a negro gunman fires. Neighbors seize the suspects and move them to Talladega, averting a wider riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Childersburg
Talladega
J.bird
Reuben Bird
Tom Ho
Reuben
George
Holley
George Woods
Charner Woods
Bird
George Bird
Zionist Congress Opens in Basle with 1000 Delegates
The Zionist congress opened in Basle Switzerland with Dr Theodore Herzl presiding. About 1000 delegates from nearly every major country attended while Australia was absent. Herzl cited a recent meeting with the sultan who voiced sympathy and called Jews desirable colonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basle
Switzerland
Zionist Congress
Theodore Herzl
Vienna
Zionist Movement
Palestine
Australia
Herz
Herzl
Steel Crane Collapse Kills Three at Bridge Works
Three men died and four injured when a steel crane at the American Bridge Works collapsed in Chicago on Thursday afternoon. The crane, rated for 30 tons, was lifting 20 tons. likely chain flaw blamed. Names of the dead: John Swan John Traver and Albert Rock. About thirty workers were nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Bridge Works
John Swan
John Traver
Albert Rock
Swan
Traver
Rock
Body found in church steeple near Birmingham
The decomposed body of a well dressed man was found in the steeple of Mount Zion AME church along the Gate City streetcar line about three miles from Birmingham by two hunters. The coroner cannot determine race due to the condition. A large knife lay beside the body, which rested on three blankets. investigators noted only an 18 inch Belfry hole as the entry point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
Gate City
Assassination Shock Hits Paris Tex Preacher McClinton
Paris Texas December 27 Citizens in Paris and nearby areas react to the assassination of Rev J N McClinton a preacher and farmer near Deport His dying statement allegedly names two men One suspect Howard McGill has been arrested The other man remains at large and his horse wounded at the scene with buckshot in its shoulder
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tex
J. N. McClinton
Deport
McClinton
Howard McGill
Carnegie offers Kalispell 10000 for library site
Kalispell, Montana on December 27 reports Andrew Carnegie offered to give the city ten thousand dollars for a free library on condition that a suitable site is provided and the city pays a thousand dollars yearly for maintenance. The city already spends that maintenance sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Mont
Andrew Carnegie
Two Die After Collision With Express Near College
Mrs. Eugene Mills and her daughter Hulda Mills of Okemos were killed instantly when struck by a westbound Grand Trunk express while crossing a railroad track near the agricultural college in Lansing Michigan yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Eugene Mills
Hulda
Okemos
Grand Trunk Express
Agricultural College
Germany and Venezuela Face Naval Crisis Over Blockade
News from Washington describes Germany preparing a potential blockade of Venezuelan ports to starve the country into submission. The likely targets include La Guaira and Maracaibo, with Venezuela counting on guerrilla resistance and internal supplies as a defense. President Castro signals readiness for any outcome while foreign warships observe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Venezuela
Germany
United States
la Guiara
Maracaibo
Castro
la Guaira
Ormany
Review of Trade Highlights Prosperity From Christmas Spending
R G Dun & Co reports record Christmas gift expenditures showing national prosperity. Employee gifts rise up to 100 percent year over year with profit sharing at year end reaching unprecedented levels. Industrials face fuel and transport bottlenecks, coke shortages, and reduced pig iron output though wool and woolen goods markets stay strong. Fails total 250 in US and 23 in Canada versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Bessemer
United States
Canada
A New Fighting Machine Missouri Ship Launched Description
Washington December 28 Missouri, sister to Ohio and Maine, launches at Newport News. Cabinet guests attend with Senator Cockrell and daughter Marion Cockrell sponsor. Ship priced at 2 885 000 dollars. keel laid February 7 1900. 51 percent complete. Main battery includes four 12 inch rifles and 16 six inch guns with electric turrets. Two submerged torpedo tubes mark a new offensive feature. Water tube boilers, electric systems, and night signaling provide advanced naval tech. Displacement 12 230 tons. length 388 feet. speed 18 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattieship
Missouri
Washington
Navy Department
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Newport News
House
Cockrell
Marion Cockrell
Ohio
Maine
Missing Nell Cropsey found dead in Pasquotank River
In Elizabeth City North Carolina Nell Cropsey's body was recovered from the Pasquotank River five weeks after her disappearance with evidence suggesting she was struck on the left temple and drowned. James Wilcox is in custody as the suspected assailant and a coroner's inquest calls for further investigation while naval reserves are deployed to maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth City
N. C
Nellie Cropsey
Nell
Coronel Fearing
Ella M. Cropsey
Pasquotank
James Wilcox
Wilcox
Young ‘Wilcox
Coal train wreck kills four on Ontario & Western line
In Scranton, a coal train ran away on a steep grade east of Poyntell and derailed near Preston Park after passing a switch. The engine and 40 loaded cars plunged down a hill for about 100 feet, killing four men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Ontario & Western Railroad
Poyntell
Preston Park
Senator Depew and Miss Palmer wed in consulate ceremony
On December 28 a civil marriage ceremony took place in the United States consulate, linking Senator Chauncey M. Depew and Miss May Palmer. The event formalized their alliance in a diplomatic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Chauncey M. Depew
May Palmer
United States
Colombia War Report: Marin Attacks Honda With 1200
Gen. Marin, the Colombian revolutionary leader, led an assault on Honda on December 9 with 1200 fighters. The 430 man garrison held from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. receiving 200 reinforcements at 8 a.m. The clash ended near Caracoll nine miles from Honda with government forces victorious and about 400 killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Colombia
Marin
Honda
Magdalena River
Caracoll
Barboursville Oil Boom Follows Rumored Drilling Plot
In Barboursville Kentucky promoters allegedly sank wells to a depth where oil would appear profitable then plugged them to lower land lease values. After Christmas, drillers went too deep and a gusher six miles away produced about 2000 barrels daily. The oil ignited, destroying machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barboursville
Kruger Plans Letter to President Roosevelt via Wessels
Amsterdam dispatch reports C. M. Wessels will travel to the United States in January carrying a letter from Paul Kruger to President Theodore Roosevelt after talks with Rev. Broekhuyzen and Boer leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Ashe
Broekhuyzen
C. M. Wessels
United States
Kruger
Roosevelt
Lincoln to Erect McKinley Memorial Chimes
Lincoln city committee authorized a set of chimes to be installed in a local church as a William McKinley memorial. The project cost 6000 dollars, funded entirely by voluntary subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Memorial
Lincoln
Neb
William McKinley
Three Vessels Driven Ashore in Strait Storm
Port Townsend reports indicate three ships driven ashore during the recent storm. The schooner Minnie A Cline in tow with the tug Magic nearly collided with the tug as a hawser was cut to save it, then grounded on Smith Island. Packard grounded on Trial Island and Santa Clara on Discovery Island near Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
Minnie A. Cline
Magic
Smith Island
Packard
Trial Island
Vancouver
Santa Clara
Discovery Island
Collision on the CG H and D wrecks freight cars
A fog bound southbound Chicago express on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton line failed to stop at Hartwell and struck a freight crossing the track demolishing three freight cars. Four passengers and two trainmen were injured but expected to recover. A wrecking crane accident killed Patrick McCoy and fatally injured William Nippert and Louis Tenbrink as the crane chain broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Hartwell
Patrick McCoy
William Nipper
Louis Tenbrink
Ohio to tax corporations under new attorney general bill
Columbus December 27 a drafted measure at Gov Nash request calls for a general corporate tax in Ohio. The bill fuses Littlefield congressional ideas the New York law and new concepts from Nash and Laylin. It imposes annual tax on all Ohio business corporations domestic and foreign along with penalties for perjury on annual statements and requires publicity of corporate affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Attorney General
Gov. Nash
Ohio
Congress
New York
Laylin
Jury Unable To Reach Verdict In $50,000 Rail Case
Cleveland December 28 jury in the $50,000 damage suit of W R Sullivan against the C L V railway reported inability to agree after one week of deliberation and was discharged. Sullivan a fireman on the railroad lost both legs in a prior accident. Eleven jurors favored damages while one, John Daykin, held out for the railway causing a hung jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W. R. Sullivan
C.lt. V. Railway
Neff
Sullivan
John Daykin
Oberlin College Sees Shortfall on Rockefeller Gift
Oberlin trustees report insufficient funds to meet Rockefeller's $200,000 offer as part of a $300,000 goal. A remaining deficit of $28,700 persists with only $19,300 more announced yesterday. J. G. W. Cowles of Cleveland will travel to New York to seek Rockefeller's acceptance of the current subscription before the January 1 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Rockefeller
J. G. W. Cowles
Cleveland
New York
Six men fatally wounded in church fight at Pike Post Office
In Piketon on Wednesday night a religious meeting ended in a chaotic clash when Charles and Orin Day announced their intent to “clean out the Leggs.” A broad fight erupted inside and around the country church, leaving six men probably fatally wounded and worshippers in a panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piketon
Pike Post Office
Charles
Orin Day
Leggs
Rail report shows 607 killed and 6371 injured on railroads
The State Railroad Commissioner Morris report to Governor Nash records 607 deaths and 6,371 injuries from railroad incidents in the past year. One employee in 12 was injured. 66,249 were employed, down 1,589 from prior year. Seven passengers died and 304 were injured. 542 trespassers killed and 394 injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Morris
Nash
Notable Shelby Leader Dies at Card Party
Shelby resident Col. D. L. Cockley dies of heart failure Thursday night while hosting a young people's party at cards and dancing. He organized the Shelby Steel Tube Co. in 1890, the nation’s first of its kind, and served on ex-Gov. Bushnell's staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Col
D. L. Cockley
Col. Cockley
Shelby Steel Tube Co
United States
Bushnell
Vandal desecrates Powers family burial ground trees
In Youngstown on December 25 vandals entered the Powers family burial ground and cut down sixteen Christmas trees planted by the Powers heirs, one of the county’s oldest settler families. Warrants were issued for their arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Powers
Cleveland Jewelry Store Looted by Burglars
A. Goldstein, moved from Buffalo to 16 Central Avenue in Cleveland, opened a jewelry shop. Tuesday morning he discovered thieves had broken in and stolen about $500 worth of jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
A. Goldstein
Buffalo
No. 16
Central Avenue
Ambler Accepts Federal Judgeship in Philippine Islands
Salem reports B S Ambler of this city has been tendered and accepted a federal judgeship in the Philippines. He will depart in late March going first to Cebu then to Manila to take his post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
B. S. Ambler
Philippine Islands
Cebu
Manila
Toledo Proposal to Make Jail Escape a Felony
Toledo December 24 one member of the Lucas county legislative delegation will introduce a bill at the coming session to make escaping from jail a felony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Lucas County
Heirs Settle Mast Bequest Suit With Ohio Wesleyan
The Mast heirs settled the case to void the bequest of the homestead to Ohio Wesleyan University. The university relinquished its claim to the $100,000 homestead while keeping stock valued at $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
T. P. Mast
Mast
Ohio Wesleyan University
University
Gallipolis Fire Destroys Four-story Furniture Co Building
Gallipolis December 28 fire levels the Gallipolis Furniture Co four story building causing about 75000 in losses with 45000 insured. The blaze last night damaged adjacent structures and disrupted local business throughout the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Furniture Co
Senator Sewell Dies After Prolonged Illness in Camden
United States Senator William J. Sewell dies at his Camden home after two years of illness from diabetes with stomach and heart troubles. His condition worsened noticeably only in the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
United States
Wiliam J. Sewell
Explosion Kills Three at Sharpsville Furnace
An explosion at the old Sharpsville furnace in Pennsylvania yesterday wrecked the plant and killed three men. A fourth worker was fatally injured and others were endangered in the blast that rocked the facility near Sharpsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsville, Pa
Sharpsville
Premature Cannon Blast Injures Five at Charivari
In Galion, on December 27 a small cannon exploded during a charivari at William Gottner’s residence five miles southeast of town. Five young men were seriously hurt, with John Gottner possibly losing his sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galion
William Gottner
John Gottner
Pennsylvania Co. elects new fourth vice president
The Pennsylvania Co. directors meet in Philadelphia and elect E. B. Taylor as general superintendent of transportation. They declare a 3 percent dividend, the first since 1894, on the company’s railroad operations west of Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
E. B. Taylor
Leither Transit Co Incorporation Reported
Columbus news indicates the Leither Transit Co of Mentor was incorporated yesterday by the secretary of state with 225000 dollars in capital. The firm plans to build buy lease and operate vessels on the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Leither Transit Co
Mentor
Great Lakes
Fire truck crash kills captain in Toledo
A fire truck en route to a blaze collided with a street car in Toledo yesterday, killing Capt. J. B. Ward of the fire company and injuring Driver Peter Boudrie and Ladderman John Schultz. Boudrie is said to be in critical condition and may die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
J. B. Ward
Peter Boudrie
John Schultz
Boudrie
Warren Will Gives Nearly 150000 to Education and Charity
Boston news reports that in probate Friday the estate of Mrs. Susan Cornelia Warren of Boston allocates about 150000 dollars for educational and charitable purposes. The bequest comes from her will filed for probate in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Susan Cornelia Warren
Carnegie Offers Akron Gift for Free Public Library
Akron notes Andrew Carnegie has offered 70,000 dollars to build a free public library in the city with a guaranteed 7,000 dollars annually for maintenance. The proposal is expected to be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Akron
Andrew Carnegie
Larger School Buildings Required
With a population surge in Western Canada Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta require bigger school facilities. Many new buildings stand half empty reflecting confidence in growth and immigration and belief births will continue. Government agents promote settlement with ads in newspapers outlining lands and railway options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Government of Canada
Mrs Roosevelt Orders Linen from Porto Rico for White House
Mrs Roosevelt ordered a large supply of embroidered linen from Porto Rico for White House use. The items include sideboard covers tea cloths napkins doilies table cloths and other needed articles. She also ordered a pink satin silk evening gown for herself and a dress for her daughter Ethel and plans gifts from the same source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Mrs. Roosevelt
Telephone Industry Grows Across United States
The Electrical Review reports 4311 exchanges with 2 278 717 telephones in use and nearly 500 million dollars in invested capital. One company employs 33 000 people and handles 2 billion calls yearly. Manufacturing outputs 3000 telephones daily, with annual instrument value between 50 and 60 million dollars. The 22 year old industry is at the start of extended growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Review
United States
Force of Habit in a Coal Office Misfortune
A Yonkers Statesman item recalls a dry goods clerk who, after years of service, works behind a coal office counter. A woman asks for two tons of coal at once and the clerk offers delivery, smoking as he speaks, a moment seen as his undoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Handsomest Calendar of the Season Reproductions
The General Passenger Department of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway offers a ten color calendar featuring Moran paintings. Six sheets sized 10 by 12 inches depict six heads, costing twenty five cents. Send payment to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moran
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Chiccago
Quarantined porter claims misdiagnosis of smallpox
A colored porter from the Hanni bal and St Joe line quaran tined in Kansas City says his three week confinement was misdiagnosed. He insists the illness was not smallpox but nuftim and celluloid, a claim recounted to acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal & St. Joe
Kansas City
Chicago Chronicle
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Speech
An old advertisement claims Cascarets cure a wide range of ailments by restoring bowel health. It emphasizes natural, painless relief with easy movements, priced at 10 cents to begin, and warns against imitations with the C. C. C. stamp on each tablet.
When He Forgets the Cost of a Wife
A wry note from the New York Press on young lovers deciding if they can marry. It jokes that they count every expense except basic needs like rent, groceries, clothing, and incidentals. The quote reflects practical concerns in courting and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Baker’s chocolate and cocoa trade mark guidance
Consumers are advised to inspect packages of Baker's Chocolate or Baker's Cocoa for the distinctive trade mark of the chocolate girl. The notice warns against imitations and offers a free copy of Miss Parlon's recipes to housekeepers sent by Walter Baker & Company Limited of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker’s Chocolate
Baker’s Cocoa
Miss Parlon
Walter Baker & Rat Limited
Dorchester
Mass
Marriage and philosophy echoed in a comic aside
A playful quip from the Chicago Journal remarks on marriage and philosophy through a sharp aside about a husband and wife. The line jokes that a man may bow to the inevitable when wed to a philosopher wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Quote about cures and thermometers from Indiana readers
A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds. A line from the Indianapolis News asks if a thermometer can accurately register a low and a mean temperature citing a question about its reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Indianapolis News
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Quinine Tablets Ad
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee from druggists. It mentions a 25 cent price and a 10 cent Putnam Face Less product, plus a quip about success as avoiding chance and a note on high taxes from the Chicago Daily News.
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Nicholas Muller
Earl Spencer
Lola Munsee
Corry
East Corry
Charles Oscar Keller
Chattanooga
Tenn
Louisville
Evans
Reinecke Coal Co
Hopkins County
United Mine Workers
C O
Penne
John A. Hinsey
Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Dunne
Amberg
Wis
Len
Willie
Randall
Arthur Egan
Lake Michigan
Edward VII
England
Egan
Indiana Railway Co
Treasury Department
la Costa
Charlotte Harbor
Florida
Hamilton
Lucy Becker
Colby
New Lothrop
John McCartney
Hattiesburg
Miss
the Zionist Congress
Review OF Trade
Senator Depew
Kentucky
Roosvelt
Ohio State News
Senator Sewell
Porto Rico
Islands
Telephone Business
Putnam
Chicago Daily News
ST. Jacobs
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