National Live Stock Assn Re-elects Officers and Plans Portland Meet
Kansas City Jan 17 The sixth annual National Live Stock association convention adjourned after re electing all officers and launching a legislative drive against a proposed packing house merger. William M Springer outlined a tariff and anti monopoly bill. A fund of 7500 was raised in minutes. Frank M Stewart led a protest against the merger. Jerry Simpson urged tariff reform while Warren of Wyoming debated wool pricing. Herbert S Hadley warned removal of meat tariffs would harm farmers.
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Kansas City
National Live Stock Association
Portland
Ore
Packing House
William M. Springer
Senate
John W. Springer
Judge Springer
Association
Springer
Chicago
San Francisco
Jerry Simpson
Germany
Wool Growers’ Association
London
Liverpool
Warren
Wyoming
Ravages of the Plague Strikes Mazatlan City
In Mazatlan on January 19 a plague toll reaches 107 deaths since January 1. A worker’s mother dies at home, inspectors seize the corpse, and the man is placed under observation. His wife and sister vanish, fearing the lazaretto, while another woman is later found dead. The survivor has gone insane as elite women flee the city. Tradé sunk to rock bottom conditions.
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Mazatlan
Department of Observation
Lazaretto
China Silent on Indemnity Note as Indebtedness Grows
Peking reports no reply to a note signed by all foreign ministers except the U S minister, warning China that failing to pay the war indemnity on a gold basis will bring grave consequences. The government faces money pressures, but honest provincial revenue could cover the indemnity.
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China
Peking
United States
Conger
Memorial Arch to German Minister Dedication in Peking
The Von Ketteler memorial arch dedication in Peking drew a brilliant diplomatic assembly. Baron von Der Goltz spoke for Germany and Prince Chun represented China as crowds filled streets and rooftops.
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Peking
von Ketteler
China
Baron von Ketteler
Baron von der Goltz
Germany
Prince Chun
Carbondale Residents Turn to Candles Amid Kerosen Scarcity
In Carbondale region, candles and tallow dips replace kerosene due to scarcity. Kerosene is sold only in small quantities at 300 cents a gallon. Superintendent of the local ...
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Carbondale
Oil Supply Trouble Hits Carbondale Office
Standard Oil's Carbondale office is unable to secure a supply of oil, according to reports. The note cites difficulty obtaining crude for distribution and storage constraints affecting local operations.
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Standard Oil Company
Carbondale
Indianapolis Honors Miners Leader at Reception
Indianapolis and organized labor groups united in a torch light reception for United Mine Workers of America President Mitchell at Tomlinson hall. Mayor Bookwalter and labor leaders welcomed him as 2,000 marched. Mitchell praised workers and urged cooperative labor capital relations and education for breaker boys.
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Indianapolis
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Tomlinson Hall
Bookwalter
Feltman
Central Labor Union
Duffy
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Forty Five Coal Dealers Indicted In Chicago
A true bill was returned against forty five coal operators and retailers for conspiracy to restrain trade. The indictments name corporations and individuals in Minnesota and Indiana with bond set at 1500 dollars. The grand jury says dealers exploited a coal shortage from a strike to limit supply and raise prices.
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Chicago
Minjors
Indiana
Kansas Bank Closes Doors in Toronto Kansas
The State Bank of Toronto closed Saturday with liabilities estimated around 35 000 dollars. The temporary shutdown follows financial difficulties and the situation is being reviewed by local authorities and creditors.
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Kansas Bank
Toronto
Kan
State Bank of
Bank in Woodson County Faces Limited Deposit Payout
A Woodson county bank, one of the oldest in the area, can pay only a small portion of deposits amounting to $15,000. The cashier is W. P. Dickerson.
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Woodson County
W. P. Dickerson
Famine Strikes Northern Sweden Sparking Early Preventive Appeals
Telegrams from Stockholm report famine in northern Sweden affecting about 30,000 people. The hunger extends from latitude 61 to 67, from the Gulf of Bothnia to the Russian border, forcing people to eat bark and famine bread. Fish shortages and vanishing margins aggravate distress, with an estimated $6.3 million needed to avert decimation. only $200,000 has been subscribed, including over $12,500 from Swedes in America.
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Sweden
London
Stockholm
Gulf of Bothna
Iceland
America
Filipino Torture Testimony at Glenn Court Martial
A Spaniard testified at Major Glenn's court martial in Manila that a former American prisoner in General Lukban's quarters was roasted alive on a spit until death and his body left for hogs. He did not know the victim's name but thought he was an officer captured in Samar in 1901.
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Glenn
Manila
Samar
Lukban
Nonunion Sailors Beaten in Aberdeen Saloon Clash
In Aberdeen Washington five nonunion sailors were injured after a series of five scrimmages driven by a dispute with union sailors over the schooner Solano due to sail for Australia. Clubs stones and feuding crowds marked the night with police failing to quell the frenzy.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Union
Solano
Australia
More Shopmen Join Strike With Union Pacific
Omaha January 20 workers at Union Pacific shops walkout expanding the strike. President Burt’s push to enforce piecework on remaining employees sparked the newest wave of union action.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Burt
Chicago Grain and Provisions Trading and Closing Quotes
Chicago reports a firmer wheat market with May closing above Saturday. Corn and oats were idle. May options closed with small shifts. Provisions ended mostly unchanged with notable price levels for pork lard ribs and cash grain quotes across wheat and corn grades.
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Chicago
Chicago Cattle and Hogs Markets Advance and Slip in Receipts
Chicago reports cattle receipts around 30 000 with Texans among them and prices drifting 10 to 15 cents lower for various grades. Hog receipts total 60 000 with a 10 cent drop, closing dull and trading 6.20 to 6.50 for butcher and heavy cuts. Sheep receipts near 25 000 show lambs and wethers steady to firm with native lambs at 4.25 to 6.00.
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Castor
Kansas City Livestock Prices Mixed on Sluggish Demand
Cattle receipts 8000 with varied quotations across classes. Beef steers and native cattle fluctuated while stockers and feeders showed modest gains. Hogs receipts 4000 with lower top and most sales around 6.30 to 6.60. Sheep receipts 5500 steady to firm with lambs 8.85 to 6.85 and ewes, wethers trading between 3.00 and 4.60.
South Omaha Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report
South Omaha January 19 reports cattle receipts at 8 000 with prices for native steers 3.30 to 5.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.20, canners 1.75 to 2.85, stockers 2.90 to 4.20, calves 4.00 to 6.25, bulls 2.50 to 3.80. hog receipts 000 to 5 10 steady to lower with heavy 6 40 to 6 55, mixed 6 35 to 6 40, light 6 25 to 6 40, pigs 5 25 to 6 10, bulk 6 35 to 6 45. sheep receipts 5 000 strong with fed muttons 4.25 to 5.10, wethers 4.00 to 4.83, ewes 3.50 to 4.25, common and stockers 1.00 to 8.25, lambs 4.50 to 6.10.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Kansas City
Texas
South Omaha
Cattle and hog receipts reported at St Joseph market
The St Joseph market reported cattle receipts of 1 728 with prices for natives Texans and westerns cows and heifers and stockers and feeders. Hog receipts reached 4 387 with prices for light mixed medium and heavy hogs and pigs.
Wine of Cardus Promises Health to Beauty in Women
An advertisement extols beauty as a function of health for women, claiming clear blood yields a rosy complexion and good temper. It says Wine of Cardus strengthens female organs to enhance attractiveness and promises friends will hardly recognize you in a month.
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Cardus
Cash Prize for a Name for New Rock Island California Train
A $4100 cash prize is offered for naming the Rock Island System and Southern Pacific Company’s new Daily Limited train to California. The service is set to begin November 1, 1902 via the El Paso Short Line. Open to the public with no fees. applications to Rock Island System Chicago address.
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California
Rock Island System
Southern Pacific Company
Elpaso
Jnc
Sebastian
Rock, Islan
Chicago
Dyspepsia Cure Ad Promises Free Trial by Mail
An advertisement lists digestive symptoms and offers a free trial of PEPSIKOLA TABLETS claiming to cure dyspepsia. It provides pricing 25 cents and directs readers to mail order or purchase through a druggist. The LAXAKOLA COMPANY advertises agents and lists its New York address at 45 Vesey Street.
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Thoma
Laxakola Company
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Monte Carlos
Braida
Gibson
Beppe
WAR ON Beef Trust
Herbert S. Hadley
National Butchers’ Association
St. Joseph
Vesey Street
New York
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