Examiners Report on Civil Service Exams and Public News
Washington notes include 45 641 persons taking competitive civil service exams in the year ended June 30 1900. Claims for Maine disaster survivors and families total 270 000 with 10 000 per survivor and 20 000 per death. Also reports death of Lieut Francis Michler and possible retirement request by Rear Admiral Sampson. The piece covers oil booms near Jamestown Tenn deaths in Maryland and Illinois accidents and a fire at Duluth Minnesota with substantial loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis Michler
Miles
West Point
Pennsylvania
Sampson
Navy Department
Boston Navy Yard
Department of Agriculture
Cottton
Laurine
Blainville
Rocheport
Missouri River
Chicago
Thomas I. Porter
United States Secret Service
Porter
Carrollton
Charles McKinney
Marks
Hickmarth
Columbia
Murphy
McGinnis
Baltimore
Lake Huron
Great Lakes
Honolulu
Colon
Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Superior Street
William Skinner & Sons
Hudson
Watseka
Nil
Hershberger
Mattie Magee
Calvin Magee
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles R. Flint
New York
Kentucky Line
Jamestown
Tenn
People’s Street Railway
Wilmington
Del
Joshua Gilman
Bayonne Strikes and Rail Leadership Rumors in May News
The Bayonne boilermakers at Babcock & Wilcox Co strike for a nine hour day with full wages, joined by 100 machinists on a broader labor wave. NY Central directors weigh three presidential candidates, and Guam reports natives enlisting for U S service. Justice Gildersleeve rules the anti scalping law unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayonne
N. J
Babcock & Wilcox Co
New York Central Railroad Co
Samuel R. Callaway
Edgar Vanetten
Central
E. Dickinson
Union Pacific
United States
Schroeder
Guam
Gildersleeve
New York Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Billings & Spencer
Martford
Conn
A Machinists
Hartford
Manuel Maruski
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Maruski
United States Steel Corporation
Lucy
Carnegie Co
Canada
James Malley
Plymouth
Malley
East Cambridge
Mass
Mana
Blake Pump Works
Thomas Wilson
New York City
John Murphy
Youngstown
Philippine commission sets salaries for central government workers
The Philippine commission anticipates civil government starting July 1 and enacts a law fixing salaries for central government officials and employees. The rough estimate totals about 200,000 dollars, with broader costs in pro-mainistrative and judicial administration reaching several million dollars. Striking machinists at San report 22 shops signing the union agreement and workers who struck have had their demands met at 3 dollars per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Commission
Ivil
Sani
Ters
Disorder in Kutais over anti-Semitic play sparks riot
In Kutais crowds stormed a theater after the anti-Semitic play the Smugglers provoked unrest. Cossacks and police clashed, injuring thirteen policemen and fifty three Cossacks. Reports also note the Pretoria shell explosion killing Boer General Schoeman and injuring his wife and others. Count William Bismarck dies after brief illness in Warzin. English admiralty orders reduce wood use in new warships, with wooden decks removed where feasible.
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Russia
Kutais
Schoeman
Pretoria
William Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Warzin
Prussia
South Alt
Waters of Labor Conflicts and Industry News
Reports of strikes in Holyoke Massachusetts and Denver Colorado disrupt mill and building operations. Union demands rise to eight hour days and higher brick and mortar carrier pay. A Delaware river shipbuilding plant project seeks a 3 million dollar capital and Chester Pennsylvania site. Government fiscal May receipts exceeded expenditures by 10.4 million, with 58.6 million year to date surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
Eagle Lodge of
Bureau of Navigation
United States
Denver
Col
Delaware River
Chester
Gilbert E. Meyers
Chicago
Joliet
Armenia Fire Insurance Co
Pittsburg
Westchester Fire Insurance Co
New York
Armenia
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Colorado
George S. Ross
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Tarentum
Kelly
Politeness Fails Over a Tiny Dog at Tea Time
Mrs Becker and Mrs Cassell, once good friends, clash over a yellow dog that disrupts furniture and attire. Misunderstanding escalates until the pet is condemned, revealing fragile courtesy and pride amid their social ritual at the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Northwestern Professor Brands Society Girl a Parasite
Professor J Scott Clark told his English class that society girls rely on their fathers, offer no domestic help, and harm marriages. A Chicago report claiming he advised against marrying college bred women was denied as false. he teaches coeds and holds no such view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Scott Clark
Northwestern University
Prof. Clark
Solomon
Chicago
Errektous
Women and political power in public life
Mary A Livermore argues in the Chicago Tribune that women organize and influence politics more than ever. They mobilize for liquor bans, back candidates like Bates, and shape debates, yet face limits in school committee suffrage and nomination processes within political structures.
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Massachusetts
Union
Bates
Brigham Roberts
Congress
Utah
J.J. Ingalls
Mary A Livermore
Chicago Tribune
Absent Man in Blue Remembers Civil War Heroes
A poem in alternately mournful and reverent tone honors veterans from Malvern Hill Gettysburg and Seven Points. The speaker imagines brave old men marching past and recalls friends who fought alongside the departed, closing with a tribute to a fallen comrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Will
Fair Oaks
Gaines’ Mill
Bloody Seven Points
Gettysburg
Malvern Hill
War Experience From the Fifty-second Ohio
S M Pyle recalls Civil War service with McCook’s brigade. He describes Lexington 1862 retreat, green troops under fire, and a hat incident with Col. Dan McCook. A servant boy named Tom aids them at Kenesaw and a cotton-turpentine blaze threat follows the charge.
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McCook
S. M. Pyle
Fifty-second
Ohio
Chicago
Col
Dan McCook
Company G
Col. McCook
Dr. Pyle
Col. Dan
Kenesaw
Tom
Dan
Columbus
Tennessee
Chickamauga
Rival Hand Fan Promises Cool Air In Mechanical Form
A man patents a mechanical hand fan as a rival to traditional gauze lace. The device, wood and brass, resembles an eggs beater and glove stretcher, claims up to 8000 rpm, and can project air like a compact electric fan. He has sold about 4000 units and envisions men using it in heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Tee in the Sick Room Ice Keeping Tip
A method to preserve ice in a sick room uses a flannel lined deep tin pan or pail so the fabric sags without touching the bottom. Small ice pieces can be cut and wrapped to exclude air, and when breaking pieces a hat pin can be used.
Horrid Brete Romantic Drama Debate
A brief cartoonish exchange from the Indianapolis Press contrasts two styles of drama as a light topic, noting preferences between romantic drama and tragedy. The dialogue captures a witty back-and-forth about entertainment tastes.
The Captain-Shocking Atlantic Crossing
A comic exchange recalls anxious crossings as a mother recounts teaching her children to swim. The King comments on fear and resilience during perilous sea travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
States
Brooklyn Life dances delight drive family scene
Daughter complains of a change in attitude since yesterday while the mother suspects jealousy over four dances given to Harry Trottles last night. The exchange ends with the daughter expressing happiness in Brooklyn Life style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Trottles
Brooklyn
A Fool. A Fool Can Answer Any Question
A short quotation from the Chicago Daily News notes that a fool believes he can satisfy himself by answering any question, reflecting on self assurance and certainty in opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
The Confederate Veteran and the Dying Zouave’s Purple Fez
A New Orleans Times-Democrat tale recalls a Confederate veteran recounting a post Manassas episode. While scavenging for water, he meets a wounded New York Zouave boy who asks for water, offers his purple fez as a gift, and dies soon after, the fez later lost in war debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Manassas
New York Zouaves
Hood
Controlling the Asparagus Beetle in Early Spring
Orange Judd Farmer advises persistent control of the asparagus beetle to protect current and next year's crop. Methods include spraying with Paris Green mixtures, dusting when plants leaf out, and manual removal of early larvae. Boys with pails can aid in catching beetles, while destroying early broods reduces later generations.
Rain and Sunshine Shape Fruit Flavor in Wet Seasons
The article notes rainfall and sunshine determine fruit flavors with strawberries and melons showing lower sugar in wet years. It cites Prof. Troop on rain reducing sugar content, links large crops to poorer flavor, and claims drainage and fertilizers boost quality. variety selection also helps preserve flavor in wet seasons.
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Troop
Indiana
Good Calf Muzzle Instructions From Farm and Home
A simple calf muzzle recipe uses a scantling 3 by 3 by 14 inches with a hole near each end and two more holes. A one inch bow string ties under the calf’s nose, while two wooden horn pieces are shaped and inserted to form the muzzle.
Objectionable Blouse Story From Kentucky Soldier
A First Kentucky sergeant recounts a dress parade incident where his blouse faded in rain. The colonel scolded then allowed a replacement, noting the blouse’s color fault was a service disgrace. The colonel later said his own blouse had faded similarly.
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Kentucky
Chicago
Inter Ocean
When Not to Complain Never Make a Complaint While Angry
An Atchison Globe note advises delay in complaint making during anger. It emphasizes cool handling to avoid rash accusations and to seek calm, thoughtful response instead.
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Atchison Globe
A Point Worth Considering on Birds and Garden Plants
A close observer notes birds prefer bitter or sour fruit and argues against destroying species like wild cherry wild grape elder mulberry and dogwood. He suggests encouraging such plants to benefit both birds and cultivated fruit, noting birds mainly damage areas with limited food besides farmers gardens.
Remarkable Recovery After Spine Operation at Ja maicca Hospital
Joseph Lennon broke his back dancing in Glendale last August and underwent a four hour vertebrae removal operation by Dr. Herbert K. Noble. Initially paralyzed, Lennon gradually regained movement and by mid March could stand, then walk the ward length and take four steps unaided.
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Glendale
S. P
Joseph Lennon
Jamaicca
Lennon
Herbert K. Noble
Duchess Courting Controversy Over Suit for Breach of Promise
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph quotes a conversation about a duke being sued for breach of promise. The American duchess says she is not annoyed and takes pleasure in his past broken engagements, claiming the duke paid damages as a result of his “good taste.”
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Palmer's Lotion Credited With Curing Longstanding Ailment
Testimony from TB Cutler of Cincinnati claims Palmer's Lotion relieved a twelve year affliction after all other remedies failed. The notice urges readers to obtain samples via Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir. TB. Cutler
Cincinnati
Ohio
Palmer
Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
Too Earnest Man Alarm in Summer Romance
A Chicago Post sample quotes a blue girl warning a gray girl about a man who is too earnest and unsophisticated. The dialogue cites his tendency to ruin a possible summer resort flirtation by proposing within two weeks of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue
Girl In Blue
Chicaco Post
New Fast Train to Colorado via Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific Railway offers double daily service from St. Louis and Ocean City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific Coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 9 am and 10 10 pm Kansas City at 6 pm and 10 am with sleeping cars between St. Louis and San Francisco. Excursion tickets on sale. Address agents for info. H C Townsend Gen Pass and Ticket Agent St Louis Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Ocean City
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
Kansas City
San Francisco
H.C. Townsend
Gen. Pass
Surgeon Weighs Appendectomy Operation
A humorous exchange in the Chicago Tribune features a doctor proposing an appendectomy for a patient and a chronic complainer joking about growing another vermiform appendix. The light exchange captures a punchy newspaper tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New hoes Feel Easy Cures Corns Itching Swollen Hot Callous Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 25c Sample sent FREE Ad dress Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N
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Allen
Newhoes
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Equestrian Exercise Debate Cited By Boston Transcript
In a puckish exchange Boston Transcript quotes locals debating an equestrian drill. A Trinity Springs reader from February 15 1900 disputes a claim about a coveted exercise and mocks the apparent time shortage of a named individual in horse riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogg
Bass
Havely
Fenderson
H’m
Boston Transcript
Ohn F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
In the Presence of Greatness
A brief dialogue reflects parental hopes for a newborn, contrasting modest feelings with a sense of insignificance when facing a child of remarkable promise. The excerpt captures voice and sentiment from an old Detroit Free Press item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke
Detroit Free Press
Bonnet Fashion Fuss Cited by Mr and Mrs Mann
A light exchange from the New York Mail and Express notes Mr Mann praising bonnet trimming and Mrs Mann replying that any available adornment will do. The quip underscores frugal fashion humor.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Pace
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