Spooner Amendment Passes to Favor Panama Route
The Senate adopted the Spooner substitute directing the President to secure the Panama route by a 42 to 34 vote. Debate on the canal bill closed as the Nicaragua route and Spooner option clash surged toward conference. Analysts note possible delays from treaty needs with Colombia and renewed House battles next session.
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Spooner
Nicaragua
Roosevelt
Canan
Senate
Panama
Bacon
Morgan
Hae
Semator Allisot
Republican Caucus
Allison
Aliseg
United States
Washington
Congress
United States Senate
Riots in Paterson as Anarchists Lead Violent Strike
Wild mobs in Paterson New Jersey attacked mills and clashed with police after an anarchist meeting led to a citywide riot. Ten people endured gunshot and riot injuries as the mayor assumed command and police reserves were mobilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N.d
Bresei
Grant
Hinchliffe
Chen
William McQueen
Liberty
Galleany
Multiple tragic incidents reported across states in brief items
Whitmer's lumber yards in Keyser West Virginia burned with losses estimated at 75000 and 25000 insured. J F Kurth a wealthy miller from Crosby Missouri drowned while fishing on the Platte near his home. Rush Beft was shot and killed at Lafkin Texas. Andy Nelson surrendered and was jailed on a murder charge. Tom Dilly shot and killed Steve Chipman a prominent sheepman and wounded Chipman's Mexican herder eight miles north of Sunnyside Utah. Men quarreled over range rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitmer
Keyser
W. Va
J. F. Kurth
Crosby
Platte
Rush Be
Helen Gould Gifts Naval Y M C A Building in Brooklyn
Magnificent six story naval branch building for the Brooklyn Y M C A is nearing completion at a cost of 463000 funded entirely by Helen Gould. The stone brick and iron structure spans 100 by 75 feet with a roof garden for meetings. It honors her father and will be furnished by the Women's Auxiliary with 200 sleeping rooms at 50 each and include a restaurant bowling alley gymnasium bar ber shop and auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Naval Branch
Helen Gould
Y. M. CG
Mixx Jould
MITCHELL CALLS CONVENTION FOR MINE WORKERS
Secretary Treasurer Wilson issues a call for a special national convention of the United Mine Workers to meet in Indianapolis on July 17 to decide whether soft coal miners will strike to aid Pennsylvania’s anthracite miners. Delegates are apportioned by local membership, with Illinois Indiana and Ohio key, and Ohio largely opposed to a strike while Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Indian Territory are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coder
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
USO
Virginia
Michikan
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Viness
Towa
Dun & Co Weekly Review on Trade and Wages
The Dun and Co Weekly Review highlights robust overall prosperity with strong railway earnings and high demand in iron, steel, and agricultural sectors. It notes delivery delays, rising costs of living, and a bright crop outlook, especially for wheat, though shortages in textiles and cotton goods persist. The piece also praises India’s women’s beauty as described in a London journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. G. Dun & Co
Iron and Steel
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Woolf
India
London Journal
Rail and transit news from 1875 to 1901 and new railroad measures
Railroads report mileage totals for 1875 and 1901. Grain men lose a bid to extend transit privileges to nine months. Michigan Central speeds running times. Three lines incorporate at Charleston West Virginia. Cincinnati Southern plans twelve acre terminal switch yards at Chattanooga. Burlington and St Paul to add fast Chicago to Omaha service. Southern Pacific head Harriman cuts passenger rates in Oregon from four to three cents per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Grain
Michigan Central
Big Sandy, East Lynne and Gugan Railroad Company
Elk Valley and Midland Railroad Company
Charleston
W. Va
Cincinnati Southern
Chattanooga
Burlington
St. Paul
Rock Island
Chicago
Omaha
I. E. Harriman
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Chicago and Midwest Market Price Summary
Market prices list for cattle hogs sheep and grains across major cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee with ranges for cattle hogs sheep and various grain grades No 2 and No 3 mixed white and yellow corn oats rye barley and butter and eggs with notable prices such as hogs 4.00 to 7.55 cattle 3.00 to 7.65 wheat around 70c to 82c and corn 61c to 65c in multiple markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
The Secret of Health in Old Age
Sarah BE. Rowe of this place, 72, recounts severe kidney trouble with burning urine. She tried Dodd's Kidney Pills and says they cured her kidney disease and stopped the scalding sensation, leaving her feeling better than in twenty years.
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Sheperd
Sarah BE. Rowe
Dodd
Opened by mistake note ends surgery scare
In a courtroom exchange a judge recalls surgeons operating on Tom Archer for appendicitis only to find the diagnosis was wrong. Archer was sent home on Valentine’s Day with a note stating the condition was opened by mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Tom Archer
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Snow White Clothes
A grocer advertising pitch invites customers to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep fabrics white. The package sold in stores emphasizes whitening laundry and household cleaning.
Thought He Forgot Them Bobby Suay Mister Jackson Must Be Forgetful
Fragmentary notice-like text mentions Bobby Suay and Mister Jackson with remarks about a trip to Colorado for lungs. Includes advertising snippets for Eagle Linen Paper and nerve cure products, and a college reference to Newcomb College Mississippi with Prof Nunez de Villivicencio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Suay
Pop
Jackson
Colorado
Newcomb College
Mississippi
Nunez de Villivicencio
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Ad Promotes Comfort
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel Haag. Cures corns bunions swollen or sweating feet. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sampler sent free Address Allen Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Poet and Janitor Exchange on Ten Dollar Ad Poem
A cryptic exchange unfolds as a janitor reports a dead poet Ruyters Kramp insists the man is revived. The dialogue hints at a surreal scene involving a ten dollar bill used to buy an advertising poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruyters Kramp
Hall's Catarrh Cure in a constitutional cure
Hall's Catarrh Cure is marketed as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The ad promotes its effectiveness for catarrh and related ailments with a nationwide distribution claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Like His Master: A Dog's Obedience in the Home
Mrs Bill notes the dog mimics his master and guards the house from morning to night. Mrs Jill confirms the pet growsl and behavior reflects the owner's routines in a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Belf Inking Dating Stamp for 75 Cents Offered
An ad invites readers to obtain a Belf Inking Dating Stamp for 75 cents with mail response to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belf
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Rhy Wholesale and Public Praise in 1901 Note
Miss Shapely and Miss Old are discussed in a light social item about fishing for compliments. A testimonial claims Piso's Cure for Consumption is effective. Letter writer John W. Henry from Fostoria Ohio notes Oct 4 1901 and praises Daniel Boone's mother as sensible and wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shapely
John W. Henry
Fostoria
Ohio
Red Cross Ball Blue Sells At Leading Grocers
Advert says Good Housekeepers choose Red Cross Ball Blue for best results. It notes the product is sold in leading grocers for five cents. The copy playfully cites Adams original nature with a nod to his mental resources.
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Adam
Sunday Excursions to Chicago From Fort Wayne
Nickel Plate Road offers summer Sunday excursions Fort Wayne to Chicago and return for 2.00 dollars. Tickets valid on train No. 6 going and returning the same day. See Ticket Agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne ind No 126.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne
C. A. Asterlin
Ind
Printing Outfits and Stamps Catalog Request Fort Wayne
Advertisement for air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits. Includes address for catalog and price list. Quotation about the Secretary of the Treasury and a teething remedy for children claims. Ends with a humorous remark about lowering reputation and raising a disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Mitchell
Dun
Minnesota
Dakotas
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Rfl
Lt. Khoe
Line, Ltd
Arch &J
Philadelphia
D. Arnold
German Woman’s Club
Grand Pacific Hotel
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Daniel Boone
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