Senate Works on Tariff Bill and Commerce Department
The Senate debated the Philippine tariff bill and the plan to establish a department of commerce. The House handled the urgent deficiency appropriation bill, including funds for Manila shelters, while later sessions advanced pension measures and rural mail carrier pay increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Department of Commerce
House
Andas
Lodge
Rawlins
Manila
Congress
Schley
Santiago Bay
Navy Surgeon General Nomination and Mail Free Transit Bill
The president nominates Dr Presley M Rixey for surgeon general of the navy as President Roosevelt signs a bill granting free transportation of all mail matter for Ida McKinley widow of the late President. A naval retiring board declines to recommend retirement for Capt Richmond P Hobson who cites eye problems from heat glare while working on Spanish ships at Santiago and in Hong Kong repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presley M. Rixey
Roosevelt
McKinley
Ia Naval Retiring Board
Richmond P. Hobson
Santiago
Hong Kong
Dewey
Bill to license ticket scalpers introduced in New York
A New York bill requires all individuals who traffic in railroad tickets to file a $2,000 bond with the railroad commission. If a license fee is issued, the cost is $500. In Ithaca Charles D. Norris pleads guilty to grand larceny, admitting $60,000 in bonds and valuables from a theater company's trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Railroad Commission
Ithaca
Charles D. Norris
Norris
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Reading Railway Co
Senate of Maryland
Maryland
Maclay
United States Navy
Herbert L. Cromwell
Bath
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Taylor’s Opera House
Trenton
Hazleton
Chancellor Day
Syracuse
N. Y.) University
John D. Rockefeller
Chambers Street
Harlem River
New York City
American Elevated Railway Co
American Sugar Refining Co
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Boston Harbor
Narragansett Bay
Weymouth
Breechton
Taunton
Mass
Massachusetts
Ruth Carney
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States Grand Jury
Boston
Harry H. Townsend
Bristol County National Bank
Townsend
Guily
Martin Melvin
Newark
N. C
Isaac Evans
Duryea
Melvin
Evans
Pan
Hartford
Keown
End of Mocanaqua Mine Strike
The Mocanaqua Pa strike by union miners ends as workers return to duty. The company pledges to discharge non union employees once ongoing improvements finish.
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West End
Mocanaqua
Counterfeiter Blair and wife arrested in San Francisco case
Ulysses G Blair and his wife were arrested in San Francisco for passing counterfeit coins. Blair admits guilt and says his wife aided him, disposing of about 600 dollars monthly. The coins are described as perfect.
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West
Ulysses G. Blair
San Francisco
Blair
James W. Plunkett
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Denny
Omaha
Minnesota
Cherokee
I. T
Chicago
Justice Richardson
State Board of Health
West Virginia
Pleasant County
America Stipe
Crawfordsville
Ind
Denver
Col
City Hall
Beulah Abbey
Sparta
Tenn
Cmef
Revenue Cutter Service
McCulloch
Condor
MacCulloch
Columbia River
Grant
Archduchess Elizabeth Renounces Claims in Austria
In Vienna on the 22nd the Archduchess Elizabeth took an oath renouncing any claims to the Austrian throne in anticipation of her marriage to Prince Otho von Windisch-Gratz who lacks royal blood. Sanguinary clashes reported in Armenia and nearby vilayets with casualties on both sides. Canadian Pacific Railroad plans large Montreal works employing about 7,000 and 250 acres. Japanese coasts struck by a gale. about 1000 fishermen missing.
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Elizabeth
Vienna
Otho von Windisch-Gratz
Armenia
Bitlis
Van
Kossovo
Canadian Pacific Railroad Co
Montreal
Japan
Carnegie gives 300000 to Cooper Union in New York
Andrew Carnegie donated 300000 to Cooper Union in New York City marking a second gift of the same amount to the institution. The day’s items report several other incidents including a Mobile fire causing 300000 in loss and two deaths, a Pittsburgh tunnel accident, counterfeit seizures in Porto Rico, and various bequests and corporate consolidation talks.
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Andrew Carnegie
Cooper Union
New York City
Carnegie
Mobile
Ala
Richard H. Vidmer
Bat Thomas
Vidmer
Thomas
Wabash
Mount Washington
Pittsburg
United States Marshal of
Porto Rico
Ponce
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
United States
Dorchester
Mass
William McClary
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Free Masons
Home For
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Washington, Ind
Round House
Mine Disaster Kills Twenty One at Lost Creek
A mining tragedy at Lost Creek in Oskaloosa Iowa leaves 21 men dead and eight others hospitalized after a dust explosion. Rescue efforts, grim scenes, and widespread family hardship follow the blast at the Lost Creek Fuel Co. mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Lost Creek
Denmark Cedes West Indian Islands to United States
Washington signs the treaty of cession with Denmark for the Danish West Indian islands, to be submitted for ratification by both US Congress chambers. The process includes a Danish plebiscite with islands retaining Danish identity, and St Thomas St John and St Croix are described in geographic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Washington
Uncle Sam
United States
St. Thomas
St. John
St. Croix
Santa Cruz
Olympia to Enter Commission at Charlestown Yard
The Olympia flagship of the Manila Bay fight enters commission at Charlestown navy yard with Capt. Henry W. Lyon taking command. Sailing day set for February 12 from Boston. The ship will later serve as flagship of Rear Admiral Higginson in West Indian and Central American waters after extensive overhaul costing $400,000 over 24 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Boston
Manila Bay
Charlestown Navy Yard
Henry W. Lyon
Prince Henry
Prussia
Higginson
Lady Cook to Endow Schools and Institutions
London January 25. Lady Cook formerly Tennessee Claflin has declared plans to devote the bulk of her fortune to founding schools and related institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lady Cook
Tennessee Claflin
Schoors
Indiana window glass firms likely to withdraw from Independent Glass Co
Hartford City Indiana reports indicate the independent window glass firms may exit the Independent Glass Co and adopt the Burns wage scale. The wage rise follows a 500000 box order at a very low price, suggesting independents may have to fulfill the order at a loss or risk losing their workers to the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
Independent Glass Co
Burns
Robbers Kill Two Men in Tecolote Store Raid
In Tecolote New Mexico robbers looted Gross and Richards general store and escaped with goods valued at 400 dollars. A sheriff posse pursued the gang after a gunfight in which Dick and John Spikes were killed and Fred Spikes wounded. The posse and robbers traded shots as pursuit continued. A deserted fortified cave filled with hides and supplies was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Gross & Richards
Tecolote
N. M
John Spikes
Fred Spikes
Police arrest striking teamsters in Boston riot clampdown
Boston officials activated a strict enforcement of city ordinances targeting any cries of scab or similar provocations. About twenty men and boys were rounded up by police as part of the crackdown yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miners Reelect Officers at Indianapolis Convention
Indianapolis January 25 miners convened Friday and re elected John Mitchell as president W B Wilson as secretary and J Lewis as vice president in the ongoing miners convention
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
W. B. Wilson
Lewis
Census Shows Liquor Industry Growth in 1900
The census preliminary report details United States liquor production in 1900. It lists increases across total establishments, capital, wages, and product value for combined liquor, distilled, malt, and vinous categories, with shifts in materials costs and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Dun's Trade Review notes steady conditions in 1902 outlook
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports little new in the past week with manufacturing plants busier, prices downward, and vast retail and jobber orders. Wages rise at some plants while hours shorten elsewhere. iron and steel show record production and expanding facilities. rail orders press for year end delivery. textile markets mixed and woolen mills working overtime. U S failures 30% higher than last year, Canada 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Supreme Court backs railroads in blacklist case
The Ohio Supreme Court reverses the Huron county circuit ruling in Nickel Plate Rail Co. vs. Frank Shaffer. Shaffer, discharged for striking, sued for damages claiming loss of employment due to lack of a service certificate. Court holds employers may bar former employees who strike and need not provide service records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U., van
Supreme Court
Nickel Plate Railroad Co
Frank Shaffer
Circuit Court of
Huron County
Shaffer
Circuit Court
Boers Gaining Ground in Cape Colony
Dispatch from The Hague reports growing Boer power in the Cape Colony. Rebellion spreading with colonists joining the Boers as British losses rise, including a dozen defeats from September to November 1901, not noted in Lord Kitchener's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily News
Hague
South Africa
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
Need 50,000 Men for Five Years
Manila authorities decry Schurman speech and tariff report as harmful to Filipinos. General Wheaton reports arrests for similar remarks and warns that meeting Schurman’s plan would require vast funds and bloodshed, stating 50,000 soldiers are needed there.
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Manila
Philippines
Schurman
Boston
Senate
Gen. Wheaton
Impostor Decision Impacts Bankrupt Policies
Milwaukee January 25 Judge Jenkins of the United States court of appeals issues a decision affecting bankrupts and creditors Insurance policies issued under the semi routine plan become part of the bankrupt estate and must be surrendered to creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Jenkins
United States Court of Appeals
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across St Louis Area
Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in St Louis and many adjoining towns early Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
American Chamber Urges Philippine Immigration Reform
Manila January 27 The American chamber of commerce urges Congress to enact laws allowing Chinese into the Philippine Islands under US Philippine commission rule. It argues immigration limits harm Philippine development and labor to support tobacco hemp and sugar lands. It cites harbor and river projects and notes unrest led by Papa Isio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
American Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Philippine Islands
United States Philippine Commission
Iloilo
Cagayan River
Luzon
Charles W. Miner
Sixth Infantry
Negros
Papa Isio
Felipe Buencamino
Federal Party
United States
China
Japan
Siam
Semeo
Real Estate Speculators Face Condemnation Over New York Terminal
Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad explains that speculators bought NY properties near the proposed terminal before the tunnel plan became public. He says the company may condemn property to obtain needed land, and that prices paid by speculators may be far higher than future awards, affecting compensation for their holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
New York
Two Rivers
Manhattan Island
Patrick Murder Trial Yields No Sensational Developments
New York January 25. The Albert T Patrick trial over Rice’s murder produced no sensational twists as five witnesses testified for the prosecution. Three Swenson banking house clerks swore the $25,000 check labeled as the Abert check appeared forged, citing spelling error in Patrick's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
S. M. Swenson & Son
Rice
S’atrick
Secretary Long in talks with President over Schley appeal
In Washington on January 27 Secretary of the Navy Long conferred with the president for more than an hour about the appeal of Rear Admiral Schley from the court of inquiry findings. Judge Advocate Lemly and Solicitor Hanna accompanied the secretary and argued before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Long
Schley
Navy Department
Lemly
Hanna
Schley Declares He Will Not Enter Politics
Rear Admiral Schley on Saturday stated three times that he has no intention of entering politics. He said no office, however high, would tempt him to jeopardize the public affection for him. The admiral spent the day receiving acknowledgments and thanks for the esteem shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Chicago
United States
Death of Gen Hobart recorded in Milwaukee
Gen. Harrison C. Hobart, last survivor of Wisconsin's constitutional convention and among the five who planned the Ross tunnel, died of old age at the Soldiers' Home on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE. C. Hobart
Milwaukee
Harrison C. Hobart
Ross Tunnel
Lobby
McKinley Memorial Services Across Two Cities
Memorial services for the late President McKinley were held in Pittsburg and another city to widespread attendance. In most churches the services were deeply impressive with mourners reflecting on the late president’s legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Pittsburg
President McKinley
Fire sweeps Montclair business district in New Jersey
A large fire in Montclair on January 26 destroyed several buildings and badly damaged others. Estimated losses range from 90000 to 100000 dollars with insurance covering about two thirds of the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Montclair
N. J
Mrs Richardson Acquitted in Savannah Murder Case
Plattsburg Mo January 27 Mrs Addie Richardson was acquitted of murdering her husband Frank W Richardson a wealthy Savannah merchant who was shot Christmas evening 1900 as he entered his home in Savannah Mo.
Arctic Wave Brings Severe Cold Threat to Oklahoma Cattle
A series of reports from Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Idaho describe extreme cold from January 27. Cattle losses loom in Oklahoma and Kansas ranges while wheat gains protection from packed snow. Nebraska and Idaho also report subzero temps with farming and transport disruptions.
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Guthrie
O. T
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Topeka
Kan
Phillipsburg
Mercury
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
la Crosse
Wis
Boise
Idaho
Bishop Coppin reports on South African conflict and church work
Rev. L. J. Coppin, an American bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, returns from South Africa where he organized two conferences south of the Zambesi. He reports 40 to 50 churches and 109 traveling ministers, a new Cape Town building, and plans for a college prep school despite wartime disruption. He warns the war is a slow extermination and predicts no arbitration or settlement acceptable to both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
L. J. Coppin
African Methodist Episcopal Church
South Africa
Philadelphia
Zambesi River
South African
Transvaal
Cape Town
England
Trains in Dense Fog Collide Near Keller
In a fog bound rear end collision near Keller Texas, stock train owners W. T. Stillwell and J. C. Adkins lost life and suffered injuries. Stillwell died burned when the caboose burned. Adkins was fatally hurt. The wreck damaged cattle en route to the St Louis market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Westerday
Keller
Fort Worth
W. T. Stillwell
J. C. Adkins
Stillwell
Rosebud
St. Louis
Stamp Thief Commits Suicide After Stamp Theft Arrest
London report says Diko Joseph a politician lawyer and newspaper director died by self inflicted action after arrest linked to government printing department stamp thefts totaling about 36000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sofia
The
Daily Express
Diko Joseph
Government Printing Department
Death of W G Nevin, Southern California railroad head
W G Nevin general manager of the Southern California San Joaquin Valley and Santa Fe Pacific railroad systems died suddenly last night in Los Angeles California He was 0 and held a key leadership role in multiple western rail networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
W. G. Nevin
Southern California
San Joaquin Valley
Santa Fe Pacific
Kruger to Begin American Tour Next April
The Daily Telegraph correspondent reports Mr. Kruger has fresh invitations from Chicago New York and Philadelphia to visit those cities and will probably start an American tour next April in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
London
Daily Telegraph
Brussels
Kruger
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Treasure Found Buried in Pekin Palace Vaults
Chinese officials report uncovering treasure valued at over 100,000,000 taels in gold and silver buried in the palace's women's quarter before the court fled Pekin. The discovery highlights a vast hoard hidden within the imperial complex earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Gen Viljoen Captured Near Lydeburg Transvaal
London dispatch from Lord Kitchener reports the capture of Gen Viljoen near Lydeburg in the Transvaal amid additional Boer party captures elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viljoen
London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
Pioneer Guide George Rea Nears Death in Wyoming Cabin
Cheyenne Wyoming January 27. George Rea famed guide and pathfinder lies dying in a solitary cabin beside the Snake River. One of the first explorers of Yellowstone Park he is often called the Daniel Boone of Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
George Rea
Snake River
Rea
Yellowstone Park
Daniel Boone
Wyoming
Duty to Cuba Urges Tariff Reduction for Cuban Trade
Secretary Root advocates a substantial reduction in U S tariffs on Cuban imports to promote peace and independence of Cuba in alignment with U S interests. President Roosevelt emphasizes ensuring Cuba’s material well being through commercial measures and closer relations with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Spain
Root
Roosevelt
Pioneer hunter nets Sullivan county’s famed big cat
Florence Hutchings of Mount Orange New York earned a reputation as a crack shot by killing the largest wildcat in Sullivan county in years. Alone at home Tuesday night she woke to a screech and, with her father’s Winchester, hunted the cat by sight and fired, striking it through the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Hutchings
Mount Orange
N. Y
Sullivan County
Miss Hutchings
Saskatchewan settler praises land and crops in Prince Albert letter
A Reed City Clarion excerpt from Henry Laughlin writing from Prince Albert Saskatchewan to Dr. C. T. Field describes strong crops, ripe potatoes, and excellent stock potential. He notes mild winter, log cabins, and plans to add land improvements and marry. He invites readers to apply through Canadian Government agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Canada
Henry Laughlin
C. T. Field
Chase
Michigan
Reed City
Clarion
Lake County
Iever
Auto Ambulance Project for Injured Horses Opens in Paris
Mile Chassegros left 2,000,000 francs to the Societe Protectrice des Animaux of Paris, funding an automobile van to remove injured horses from streets. A competition among automobile constructors has been opened, with a projected cost of 20,000 francs, Baron de Zuyler directing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chassegros
Societe Protectrice Des Animaux
Paris
Baron de Zuyler
Pin Engraving Tries to Solve Pin Shortage
A Baltimore jeweler engraved the alphabet in capitals on the head of an ordinary pin, a feat noted by the Chicago Tribune as a partial answer to what becomes of all the pins. The passage hints at public sentiment yet sounds oddly phrased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chicago Tribune
Mrs Hulda Jakeman Endorses Vegetable Compound For Menstrual Pain
Mrs Hulda Jakeman wife of President Jakeman of the Elders of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City Utah recommends Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's periodic pains. She recounts dreading the approach of her menstrual period before learning of the remedy.
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Jakeman
Elders of the Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pryxnam
Hulda Jakeman
Holpa Jakeman
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